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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-09253

Wells Fargo Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

C. David Messman

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-222-8222

Date of fiscal year end: January 31, 2012

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2012

 

 

 


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Wells Fargo Advantage

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

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Annual Report

January 31, 2012

 

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    28   

Statement of Operations

    29   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    30   

Financial Highlights

    31   

Notes to Financial Statements

    35   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    39   

Other Information

    40   

List of Abbreviations

    43   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  ¡  NO BANK GUARANTEE  ¡   MAY LOSE VALUE

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

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Karla M. Rabusch,

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The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

If one term could be used to describe the prime money markets over the past 12 months, it would be “fear of contagion.” During the first half of the year, the markets were relatively untouched by the situation in Greece. The largest eurozone countries—Spain, Italy, Germany, and France—enjoyed access to the capital markets on all economic levels despite growing negative publicity. Although Greece sporadically shocked the markets with its ongoing struggle to balance social policy, funding needs, and austerity measures, the U.S. money markets remained relatively unaffected; this was primarily based on the perception that Greece posed little immediate risk in the money market funds space. The benchmark three-month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) started the period at 0.24% on January 31, 2011, and sank to its low of 0.18% on June 15, 2011, reflecting a very liquid funding market. However, at mid-year, this all changed.

In June, Fitch Ratings published a report highlighting prime money market funds’ exposure to European credits. Not only did the report neglect to emphasize that overall levels of exposures were not very different from previous years, it also did not comment on the beneficial effects of diversification among individual credits, countries, and regions; instead, it lumped all exposures into one bucket and sounded the alarm that Fitch believed money market funds were at risk for losses based on these issuers’ indirect exposure to Greece. As a result, the liquidity of short-term funding markets began to dry up. This trend accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2011, as the rating agencies began to contemplate the idea that the relative strength of countries’ banks might be affected by the credit quality of the respective sovereign entity. As a result, a number of eurozone countries and their banks were placed on credit watch negative and were subsequently downgraded during December. Stress in the funding markets for all European credits continued to mount, with the three-month LIBOR climbing 0.34% from its low on June 15, 2011, to a high of 0.52% on January 5, 2012. It was only after the introduction of the European Central Bank’s three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) in late December that liquidity concerns eased and a handful of money market funds re-entered the European funding markets.

Against this backdrop, prime money market fund shareholders, in general, voted with their feet and exited the space, primarily to invest in the relative safety of government money market funds. From January 31, 2011, to January 31, 2012, the assets of all prime money market funds declined 8.5%, to $1.4 trillion, while those of government money market funds increased by 16.6%, from $755 billion to $881 billion. At the same time, the total supply of prime money market instruments declined 14.7%, or $291 billion; the bulk of that was driven by declines in negotiable certificates of deposit, as one would expect with the wholesale exit from European funding; in comparison, secured and unsecured commercial paper decreased by only 8.4%, or $89 billion.

Normally one would expect this activity to lead to rising rates on all money market eligible securities. However, unlike past cycles, during this cycle, rising LIBOR has not necessarily translated to higher rates on these instruments. As headline risk made European credits less attractive, the rotation out of European sectors into alternative sectors—such as Canadian, Australian, Japanese, and industrial credits—has increased demand for those securities and has driven down rates, resulting in a bifurcated market based largely on geography.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented.

Despite the soothing effects of the LTRO, the situation within the eurozone—and Greece, in particular—still has not been resolved, and until a resolution is reached, there continues to be some likelihood that ongoing uncertainty may cause increasing stress on European funding markets. Greece is again coming to the table to renegotiate previous bailouts, asking for new money, and attempting to once again increase haircuts that existing bondholders should take on a negotiated bailout. The talks they are engaged in are once again described as Greece being on “the razor’s edge”; the difference this time for the short-term funding markets is that reaction has been relatively muted. We interpreted the market’s reaction as a sign that the market may have accepted that there will be an orderly Greek default and that the credit markets have already absorbed the bad news.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

If this has a familiar ring, it is because we faced a similar situation at the beginning of the past 12-month period. However, because we have managed our funds with relatively short weighted average maturities and a high degree of liquidity, we have been able to not only quickly adapt to a fluid situation but also meet our shareholders’ liquidity requirements and change the funds’ risk profiles to adapt to changing risk tolerances. As we move forward this year, we do not anticipate making any changes to our fundamental goals of managing to safety of principal and liquidity because we believe the risks are clearly asymmetrically skewed to the downside in credit and to the upside in interest rates. This suggests that we maintain our strategy of seeking relatively high-quality investments with relatively short weighted average maturities and continue carrying a relatively high degree of liquidity.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

October 14, 1987

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
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EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

28 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

40 Days

 

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Administrator Class (WFAXX)

    07/31/2003        0.01        0.01        1.54        1.91        0.35%        0.35%   

Institutional Class (WFIXX)

    10/14/1987        0.02        0.06        1.65        2.06        0.23%        0.20%   

Select Class (WFQXX)

    06/29/2007        0.06        0.13        1.72        2.09        0.19%        0.13%   

Service Class (NWIXX)

    10/14/1987        0.01        0.01        1.44        1.81        0.52%        0.50%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)
   Administrator Class      Institutional Class      Select Class      Service Class  

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.02%         0.09%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.02%         0.09%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.02%         0.09%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.02%         0.09%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Select Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown above. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.13)%, (0.01)%, 0.03% and (0.30)% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Select Class and Service Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.21         0.24

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.00       $ 1.22         0.24

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.24       $ 1.01         0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.20       $ 1.02         0.20

Select Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.59       $ 0.66         0.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.55       $ 0.66         0.13

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.21         0.24

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.00       $ 1.22         0.24

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Certificates of Deposit: 15.08%

         

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27     02/03/2012       $ 40,000,000       $ 40,000,000   

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27        02/08/2012         38,000,000         38,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.09        02/03/2012         31,000,000         31,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.12        02/16/2012             150,000,000         150,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         26,000,000         26,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         40,000,000         40,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/29/2012         105,000,000         105,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.29        02/01/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.74        06/11/2012         10,000,000         10,007,721   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.31        02/03/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.33        04/10/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.79        03/12/2012         46,000,000         46,014,910   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.14        02/06/2012         180,000,000         180,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.40        02/13/2012         132,000,000         132,007,220   

Barclays Bank plc (New York)±

    0.69        04/16/2012         49,000,000         49,000,000   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.52        02/17/2012         6,000,000         5,999,870   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.58        03/01/2012         31,000,000         30,998,821   

Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.20        02/10/2012         31,000,000         31,000,000   

Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited

    0.14        02/02/2012         180,000,000         180,000,000   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.37        03/06/2012         104,000,000         104,000,491   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.38        03/05/2012         8,000,000         8,000,584   

National Australia Bank Limited (New York)±

    0.43        04/18/2012         54,000,000         54,000,000   

National Bank of Canada

    0.10        02/15/2012         41,000,000         41,000,000   

National Bank of Canada±

    0.49        03/01/2012         6,250,000         6,251,332   

Nordea Bank plc

    0.94        09/13/2012         48,400,000         48,430,624   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/03/2012         110,000,000         110,000,000   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/07/2012         150,000,000         150,000,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV

    0.37        04/24/2012         60,000,000         59,999,307   

Royal Bank of Canada±

    0.69        12/17/2012         53,000,000         53,000,000   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.14        02/01/2012         140,000,000         140,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.10        03/09/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.18        04/04/2012         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.21        05/04/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Union Bank of California

    0.10        02/01/2012         140,000,000         140,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corporation±

    0.60        04/04/2012         2,000,000         2,001,263   

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $2,137,712,143)

            2,137,712,143   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Paper: 47.25%

         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 25.67%          

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/08/2012         35,000,000         34,997,550   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/15/2012         26,000,000         25,996,181   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         42,000,000         41,998,180   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.15        02/06/2012         17,000,000         16,999,575   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         32,000,000         31,996,640   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        04/16/2012         55,000,000         54,979,375   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         95,000,000         94,994,673   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         20,000,000         19,997,189   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/20/2012         11,000,000         10,993,000   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         44,000,000         43,997,800   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         107,000,000         106,993,580   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         37,000,000         36,997,040   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.18     02/02/2012       $ 25,000,000       $ 24,999,750   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         54,000,000         53,997,300   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         60,000,000         59,995,200   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.34        02/14/2012         55,000,000         54,992,651   

Collateralized Commercial Paper Company LLC(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012             140,000,000         139,982,033   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/09/2012         30,000,000         29,983,567   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/26/2012         17,000,000         16,988,360   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         50,000,000         49,997,500   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         27,000,000         26,998,380   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.33        02/14/2012         51,000,000         50,993,370   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.39        02/15/2012         66,000,000         65,990,484   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.07        02/02/2012         3,000,000         2,999,988   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        03/26/2012         13,000,000         12,997,075   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         7,000,000         6,999,265   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        02/14/2012         12,000,000         11,999,004   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/05/2012         10,399,000         10,396,903   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         18,035,000         18,031,143   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/03/2012         27,000,000         26,999,741   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        02/10/2012         20,000,000         19,999,150   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/16/2012         27,054,000         27,051,971   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/23/2012         68,000,000         67,992,520   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/24/2012         38,000,000         37,995,630   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        03/01/2012         30,000,000         29,995,650   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.18        02/17/2012         9,191,000         9,190,224   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/22/2012         7,000,000         6,996,986   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/23/2012         7,000,000         6,996,926   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/19/2012         85,000,000         84,944,750   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/23/2012         20,000,000         19,986,333   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/27/2012         21,000,000         20,984,950   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/30/2012         24,000,000         23,982,200   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         55,000,000         54,996,700   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/27/2012         9,000,000         8,995,463   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/28/2012         6,000,000         5,996,920   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.41        02/27/2012         16,000,000         15,995,147   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         42,000,000         41,998,180   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         34,000,000         33,996,430   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         20,000,000         19,997,300   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         10,000,000         9,999,144   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        03/08/2012         40,000,000         39,991,200   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.25        04/02/2012         63,000,000         62,973,313   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/02/2012         12,000,000         11,999,920   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/16/2012         29,000,000         28,998,308   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/17/2012         45,000,000         44,997,200   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         4,000,000         3,999,060   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/20/2012         11,000,000         10,997,360   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/13/2012         30,000,000         29,993,850   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         20,000,000         19,995,300   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/20/2012         16,000,000         15,996,160   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/21/2012         65,000,000         64,984,075   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.19        02/27/2012         19,000,000         18,997,256   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         8,750,000         8,749,358   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20     02/14/2012       $ 15,000,000       $ 14,998,808   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         6,000,000         5,999,463   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        04/11/2012         26,000,000         25,989,383   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/26/2012         7,000,000         6,996,535   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.14        02/06/2012         4,500,000         4,499,894   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.15        02/07/2012         49,000,000         48,998,612   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.12        03/23/2012         15,000,000         14,997,450   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.16        03/16/2012         10,000,000         9,998,044   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/10/2012         21,000,000         20,998,845   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         50,000,000         49,996,333   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         95,000,000         94,988,390   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         20,000,000         19,997,433   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         24,016,000         24,012,772   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         30,723,000         30,718,682   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         8,000,000         7,996,780   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        03/27/2012         15,000,000         14,994,958   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        04/02/2012         16,000,000         15,994,036   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         26,000,000         25,991,680   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/05/2012         90,000,000         89,984,325   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/28/2012         20,000,000         19,994,089   

Straight-A Funding LLC(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         1,000,000         999,641   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         10,000,000         9,996,411   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/13/2012         6,252,000         6,249,624   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/20/2012             146,000,000         145,939,126   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/23/2012         130,000,000         129,943,739   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/27/2012         18,000,000         17,991,830   

Sydney Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.34        03/15/2012         15,000,000         14,993,730   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/08/2012         35,000,000         34,998,502   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         10,000,000         9,999,267   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         38,000,000         37,995,356   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         14,000,000         13,998,203   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         20,000,000         19,997,311   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         60,153,000         60,144,545   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/27/2012         20,000,000         19,996,822   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         50,000,000         49,989,306   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         13,000,000         12,994,768   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        03/26/2012         23,000,000         22,992,410   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         20,000,000         19,993,600   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.09        02/02/2012         21,129,000         21,128,894   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.12        02/03/2012         53,000,000         52,999,470   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.15        02/07/2012         60,000,000         59,998,200   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.16        02/08/2012         32,814,000         32,812,852   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.16        02/09/2012         29,010,000         29,008,840   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.16        02/10/2012         30,000,000         29,998,650   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/14/2012         34,920,000         34,917,730   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/15/2012         6,958,000         6,957,513   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/16/2012         16,385,000         16,383,771   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         17,000,000         16,998,215   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/06/2012         6,000,000         5,996,317   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/08/2012         6,000,000         5,996,100   

Working Capital Management Company 144A(z)

    0.25        02/07/2012         50,000,000         49,997,583   
            3,637,602,269   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper: 17.68%          

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.31     03/02/2012       $ 20,000,000       $ 19,994,667   

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/23/2012         35,000,000         34,982,646   

ASB Finance Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        02/21/2012         74,000,000         73,984,789   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.56        05/31/2012         64,000,000         64,000,000   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.57        06/08/2012         63,000,000         62,998,179   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/21/2012         73,000,000         72,989,861   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/22/2012         40,000,000         39,994,167   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/28/2012         25,000,000         24,995,313   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/29/2012         43,000,000         42,991,639   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012         30,000,000         29,993,958   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         50,000,000         49,989,583   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/05/2012         25,000,000         24,994,271   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.27        03/23/2012         40,000,000         39,984,700   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.46        02/17/2012         9,000,000         8,998,040   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.57        03/26/2012         30,000,000         29,973,900   

Axis Bank Limited Dubai(z)

    0.57        03/20/2012         35,000,000         34,972,933   

Axis Bank Limited Dubai(z)

    0.59        03/13/2012         10,000,000         9,993,167   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.20        03/14/2012         26,000,000         25,993,933   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.26        04/19/2012         30,000,000         29,983,100   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        03/01/2012         12,000,000         11,996,520   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/10/2012         40,000,000         39,998,800   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.10        02/06/2012         23,000,000         22,999,617   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/09/2012         51,000,000         50,998,640   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/13/2012         51,000,000         50,997,960   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/17/2012         41,000,000         40,997,813   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/24/2012         19,000,000         18,998,543   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/27/2012         3,000,000         2,999,740   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/29/2012         5,000,000         4,999,533   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.13        02/07/2012         35,000,000         34,999,125   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.18        03/08/2012         23,000,000         22,995,860   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.19        02/06/2012         53,000,000         52,998,307   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012             107,000,000         106,977,920   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         25,000,000         24,994,792   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/06/2012         64,000,000         63,985,191   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.26        02/21/2012         80,000,000         79,988,000   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/19/2012         45,000,000         44,979,438   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/21/2012         45,000,000         44,978,563   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/01/2012         43,000,000         42,960,225   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/03/2012         17,000,000         16,983,926   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/16/2012         60,000,000         59,940,000   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/18/2012         78,000,000         77,919,920   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         50,000,000         49,993,250   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.27        02/29/2012         41,000,000         40,991,071   

ICICI Bank Limited(z)

    0.53        02/27/2012         12,000,000         11,995,233   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.27        02/10/2012         36,000,000         35,997,300   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.39        03/05/2012         24,000,000         23,991,200   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/07/2012         27,000,000         26,999,415   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.56        04/10/2012         48,000,000         47,947,560   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        02/28/2012         37,000,000         36,991,120   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.42        02/06/2012         10,000,000         9,999,306   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        03/12/2012         10,000,000         9,994,500   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper (continued)          

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.18     02/08/2012       $     115,000,000       $ 114,995,304   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.19        02/10/2012         115,000,000         114,993,963   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.25        03/12/2012         13,000,000         12,996,244   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.36        02/08/2012         13,000,000         12,998,951   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.37        02/09/2012         27,000,000         26,997,510   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.44        03/08/2012         35,000,000         34,984,250   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.27        03/05/2012         64,000,000         63,983,573   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.29        03/01/2012         71,000,000         70,982,842   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A(z)

    0.28        04/19/2012         20,000,000         19,987,867   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.45        04/11/2012         42,000,000         41,999,691   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.63        04/16/2012         55,000,000         55,000,000   
            2,506,317,429   
         

 

 

 
Other Commercial Paper: 3.90%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/28/2012         3,000,000         2,999,550   

BP Capital Markets plc 144A(z)

    0.24        02/17/2012         87,000,000         86,990,333   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.07        03/23/2012         18,000,000         17,998,215   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.10        02/22/2012         15,000,000         14,999,125   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/20/2012         18,000,000         17,995,655   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/23/2012         29,000,000         28,992,734   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/25/2012         10,000,000         9,997,433   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/13/2012         15,000,000         14,997,779   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/19/2012         55,000,000         54,990,665   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        02/13/2012         22,000,000         21,998,900   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/12/2012         103,000,000         102,983,978   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/15/2012         10,000,000         9,998,328   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.08        02/14/2012         50,000,000         49,998,375   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.13        03/28/2012         43,000,000         42,991,304   

Proctor & Gamble 144A

    0.00        02/01/2012         35,000,000         35,000,000   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.13        02/02/2012         12,000,000         11,999,917   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/03/2012         12,000,000         11,999,833   

University of Washington

    0.27        04/02/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.05        02/13/2012         10,000,000         9,999,833   
            552,931,957   
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $6,696,851,655)

            6,696,851,655   
         

 

 

 

Government Agency Debt: 2.06%

         

FHLB±

    0.23        02/05/2013         27,500,000         27,488,751   

FHLB±

    0.26        03/07/2013         42,000,000         41,986,016   

FHLB±

    0.26        05/09/2013         8,000,000         7,996,907   

FHLB±

    0.27        03/28/2013         42,000,000         41,989,864   

FHLB±

    0.27        05/02/2013         20,000,000         19,994,914   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/01/2013         37,000,000         37,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        05/17/2013         41,000,000         41,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.31        05/17/2013         15,000,000         15,000,000   

FHLMC±

    0.22        02/02/2012         60,000,000         59,999,868   

Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $292,456,320)

            292,456,320   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 22.09%

         

Alabama: 0.09%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.09%          

Birmingham AL Special Care Facilities Finance Authority Ascension Health Series 2006-C (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.13     11/15/2046       $     12,625,000       $ 12,625,000   
         

 

 

 

Arizona: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

Phoenix AZ IDA (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        10/01/2029         11,500,000         11,500,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 5.13%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.22%          

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        08/01/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.80        11/01/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        02/01/2013         7,000,000         7,000,000   

San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        03/06/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

San Jose CA International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    0.61        03/13/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Turlock Irrigation District California (Housing Revenue)

    0.22        02/01/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            32,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 4.91%          

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Marin Country Day School (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2037         3,000,000         3,000,000   

California CDA Dublin Ranch Senior Apartments (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        12/15/2037         14,900,000         14,900,000   

California CDA Ivy Hill Apartments Project Series I (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        02/01/2033         11,337,000         11,337,000   

California CDA Oakmont Senior Living Series Y (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2031         3,000,000         3,000,000   

California CDA Pravillions Apartments Series M (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        08/15/2034         7,700,000         7,700,000   

California CDA Series 2554 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        07/01/2047         10,000,000         10,000,000   

California Economic Recovery Series C-5 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2023         19,425,000         19,425,000   

California Floating Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Soctia LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         21,000,000         21,000,000   

California HFA Home Mortgage Series M (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2034         12,100,000         12,100,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series C (Health Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.07        07/01/2020         18,000,000         18,000,000   

California PCFA Pacific Gas & Electric Project Series 97-B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2026         51,800,000         51,800,000   

California Series I (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2035         22,000,000         22,000,000   

California Variable Series B Subseries B1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2040         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Camarillo CA Hacienda de Camarillo Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        10/15/2026         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Contra Costa County CA Creekview Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        07/01/2036         10,500,000         10,500,000   

East Bay California MUD Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Irvine Ranch CA Water District Series A (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2035         39,900,000         39,900,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3966 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         7,570,000         7,570,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Los Angeles CA Beverly Park Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07     08/01/2018       $     12,000,000       $ 12,000,000   

Los Angeles CA Community RDA Academy Village Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        10/01/2019         16,000,000         16,000,000   

Los Angeles CA DW&P Subseries B-5 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.03        07/01/2034         32,000,000         32,000,000   

Los Angeles CA Sub Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2028         14,000,000         14,000,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3965 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         7,265,000         7,265,000   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2027         8,800,000         8,800,000   

Newport Beach CA Hoag Memorial Hospital Series F (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2040         21,180,000         21,180,000   

Pasadena CA COP Series A (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        02/01/2035         53,650,000         53,650,000   

Riverside CA COP Riverside Renaissance Project Series 2008 (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2037         71,195,000         71,195,000   

Riverside CA Series C (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        10/01/2035         15,725,000         15,725,000   

Roseville CA Electric System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Natomas Park Apartments Issue B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        07/15/2035         15,550,000         15,550,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Shadowood Apartments Project Issue A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2022         7,945,000         7,945,000   

Sacramento County CA Sanitation District Financing Authority Subordinate Lien Sacramento Regulation Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2030         21,140,000         21,140,000   

San Diego CA HFA MFHR Stratton Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        01/15/2033         11,325,000         11,325,000   

San Diego CA Housing Authority MFHR Hillside Garden Apartments
Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        01/15/2035         8,500,000         8,500,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Finance Corporation Moscone Center Project Series 2008 (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2030         2,775,000         2,775,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        06/15/2034         8,700,000         8,700,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Community Facilities District # 4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        08/01/2032         14,000,000         14,000,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Series B001 (Lease Revenue) 144A

    0.32        11/01/2041         2,000,000         2,000,000   

San Leandro CA Carlton Plaza Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        09/15/2032         5,800,000         5,800,000   

Santa Clara County CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3976 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         25,800,000         25,800,000   

Simi Valley CA MFHA Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        07/01/2023         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Southern California Public Power Authority Magnolia Power Project Series 2009-1-A (Utilities Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2036         10,000,000         10,000,000   
            695,582,000   
         

 

 

 

Colorado: 0.73%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.73%          

Colorado HFA Class I Series A-2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2026         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Colorado HFA Taxable MFHR Project B-2 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.15        05/01/2050         34,655,000         34,655,000   

Denver CO City & County Airport Department (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        11/15/2022         16,500,000         16,500,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Denver CO City & County Subseries G1 (Airport Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08     11/15/2025       $ 9,000,000       $ 9,000,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G2 (Airport Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         9,550,000         9,550,000   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-4 (Lease Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, AGM Insured)

    0.12        12/15/2037             16,000,000         16,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4024 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/27/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   
            103,705,000   
         

 

 

 

Connecticut: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.15%          

New Britain CT Taxable Pension Series C (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.35        02/01/2026         21,800,000         21,800,000   
         

 

 

 

Delaware: 0.16%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.16%          

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1002 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    1.95        03/15/2012         22,275,000         22,275,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.48%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.06%          

District of Columbia Metropolitan Airport Authority (Airport Revenue)

    0.22        02/13/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.20        03/12/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   
            9,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.42%          

District of Columbia The American University Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2038         42,400,000         42,400,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4026 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        09/28/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TN-033 (Education Revenue) 144A

    0.52        10/01/2035         11,585,000         11,585,000   
            58,985,000   
         

 

 

 

Florida: 0.48%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.48%          

Florida HEFAR Ringling College of Arts & Design Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2038         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Palm Beach County FL Pine Crest Preparatory School Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        06/01/2032         14,260,000         14,260,000   

Pinellas County FL Health Facilities Authority Series B1 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        11/15/2033         34,715,000         34,715,000   

Sarasota County FL Public Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    0.06        07/01/2037         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2013         4,805,000         4,805,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2032         4,735,000         4,735,000   
            67,515,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Georgia: 0.11%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.11%          

Columbus GA Housing Development Authority PFOTER Series TN-024 (Housing Revenue, ACA Insured) 144A

    0.52     10/01/2039       $     13,000,000       $ 13,000,000   

Wayne County GA IDA Various Rayonier Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        05/01/2020         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            16,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 0.76%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.76%          

Chicago IL Water District Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-A (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2014         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Cook County IL Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         46,600,000         46,600,000   

Cook County IL Series D-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         17,400,000         17,400,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Elmhurst Healthcare Series B (Health Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2048         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Transportation Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2030         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Transportation Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2030         7,000,000         7,000,000   
            108,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Indiana: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.20%          

Richmond IN Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Incorporated (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.08        01/01/2040         5,730,000         5,730,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2008D-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        12/01/2034         17,000,000         17,000,000   

Indiana Financing Authority Duke Energy Project A-3 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            27,730,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.07%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.07%          

Iowa Finance Authority Student Housing Des Moines LLC Project A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2039         9,915,000         9,915,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 0.11%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.11%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4012 (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/12/2012         16,000,000         16,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 0.42%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.42%          

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition PFOTER Series TN-013 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        07/01/2036         17,690,000         17,690,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 A-1 (IDR)

    0.08     11/01/2040       $ 6,500,000       $ 6,500,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 B-1 (IDR)

    0.10        11/01/2040         5,000,000         5,000,000   

St. James Parish LA PCRB Texaco Project Series 1988B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.04        07/01/2012         31,000,000         31,000,000   
            60,190,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 0.27%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.27%          

Maryland CDA Series 2006-G (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        09/01/2040             13,700,000         13,700,000   

Maryland Health & HEFAR Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        01/01/2029         24,635,000         24,635,000   
            38,335,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.20%          

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Babson College Series B (Education Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC)

    0.11        10/01/2031         24,575,000         24,575,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Children’s Hospital Project Series N-3 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2038         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            28,575,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 0.56%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.56%          

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014         75,000,000         75,000,000   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.10        10/01/2037         3,935,000         3,935,000   
            78,935,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 0.32%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.32%          

Bloomington Associates MN (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.40        08/01/2037         20,500,000         20,500,000   

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Supplemental Student Loan Project Series B (Education Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2046         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Ramsey County MN Housing & Redevelopment MFHR Gateway Apartments LP Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2038         6,000,000         6,000,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2042         7,200,000         7,200,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2042         6,000,000         6,000,000   
            45,700,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 0.89%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.89%          

Jackson County MS Port Facility Chevron USA Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.04        06/01/2023         13,000,000         13,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series 2009B (IDR)

    0.04     12/01/2030       $ 9,200,000       $ 9,200,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series A (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030             41,000,000         41,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series B (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         5,640,000         5,640,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series E (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         15,050,000         15,050,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series H (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2035         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Mississippi Nissan Project Series A (Tax Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.17        11/01/2028         30,730,000         30,728,816   
            125,618,816   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.07%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.07%          

Kansas City MO IDA Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Nebraska: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.24%          

Central Plains NE Nebraska Gas Project #2 Series 2009 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2039         34,635,000         34,635,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.24%          

Las Vegas NV EDFA Andre Agassi Foundation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2035         17,630,000         17,630,000   

Las Vegas NV EDFA Keep Memory Alive Project Series 2007A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2037         15,800,000         15,800,000   
            33,430,000   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 0.57%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.57%          

New Jersey EDA Lawrenceville School Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2026         16,950,000         16,950,000   

New Jersey EDA NUI Corporation Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2026         7,000,000         7,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Pivotal Utility Holdings Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2032         9,000,000         9,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Princeton Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        11/01/2034         9,525,000         9,525,000   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2048         34,575,000         34,575,000   

Salem County NJ PCFA Atlantic City Electric Company Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        04/15/2014         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            81,050,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 2.28%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.28%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4011Z NY Liberty Development Corporation (Port Authority Revenue, GO of Authority Insured) 144A

    0.08        06/15/2019         7,000,000         7,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Nassau County NY Interim Finance Authority Series E (Tax Revenue)

    0.08     11/15/2014       $     10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Multi-Family Rental Housing The Balton Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2049         10,875,000         10,875,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.26        06/15/2044         8,000,000         8,000,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series B3 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.05        06/15/2025         40,200,000         40,200,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.03        06/15/2044         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries B-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.04        06/15/2024         6,998,000         6,998,000   

New York City NY Subseries B (Tax Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2027         9,000,000         9,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries C-4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2020         12,000,000         12,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries L-3 (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        04/01/2036         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New York City NY Transitional Financing Authority Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.09        07/15/2036         30,500,000         30,500,000   

New York HFA Biltmore Tower Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.14        05/15/2034         10,400,000         10,400,000   

New York HFA Clinto Green South Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.14        11/01/2038         12,000,000         12,000,000   

New York HFA Multi-Family Housing Second Mortgage Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/01/2029         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York HFA Series L (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        09/15/2021         18,000,000         18,000,000   

New York HFA Taxable 600 West 42nd Series B (Housing Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.18        11/01/2041         4,260,000         4,260,000   

New York HFA Victory Housing Project Series 2000-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2033         4,500,000         4,500,000   

New York HFA Victory Housing Series 2004-A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2033         2,700,000         2,700,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        11/01/2041         26,560,000         26,560,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ROC RR-II-R-11645 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.23        11/15/2025         805,000         805,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Series 144 (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        10/01/2037         15,000,000         15,000,000   

New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Series CC-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.02        06/15/2038         13,800,000         13,800,000   

New York PFOTER Series TN-012 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        06/15/2053         23,000,000         23,000,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TN-037 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        10/01/2046         22,340,000         22,340,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1004 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    1.10        12/01/2026         14,595,000         14,595,000   
            323,533,000   
         

 

 

 

North Carolina: 0.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.17%          

Charlotte Mecklenburg NC Hospital Authority Health Care System (Health Revenue)

    0.03        01/15/2038         9,895,000         9,895,000   

North Carolina Education Care Community Health Care Facilities University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series 2008 B-2 (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2036         13,980,000         13,980,000   
            23,875,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Ohio: 0.61%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.61%          

Allen County OH Hospital Facilities Catholic Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07     10/01/2031       $     29,355,000       $ 29,355,000   

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County OH Carnagie 89th Garage & Service Center LLC Project Series 2007 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2037         4,595,000         4,595,000   

Lake County OH Hospital Facilities Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        08/15/2041         3,980,000         3,980,000   

Montgomery County OH Catholic Health Series C-2 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        10/01/2041         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Ohio HFA Residential Management Taxable Series I (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.21        09/01/2039         24,462,000         24,462,000   

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Revenue (Housing Revenue)

    0.11        09/01/2036         20,000,000         20,000,000   
            86,392,000   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.19%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.19%          

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2028         26,190,000         26,190,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.25%          

Forest City OR Residential Management Incorporated PFOTER (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        07/26/2012         22,075,000         22,075,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3989 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         13,000,000         13,000,000   
            35,075,000   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 1.48%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.48%          

Allegheny County PA IDA Longwood Oakmont Incorporated Series 2011-A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2041         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Royal Bank of Canada Floater Certificates Series C-15 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.16        11/01/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Delaware River Port Authority PA Series B (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2026         60,000,000         60,000,000   

Doylestown PA Hospital Authority Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2037         20,400,000         20,400,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA Series 3238 (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.11        08/01/2030         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Series 95-C (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        04/01/2026         19,180,000         19,180,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 88B (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        10/01/2036         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        06/01/2032         8,765,000         8,765,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1003 (Education Revenue) 144A

    1.10        06/01/2047         76,335,000         76,335,000   
            209,680,000   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 0.26%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.15%          

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/26/2012         3,200,000         3,200,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/27/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.22        03/20/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Other Municipal Debt (continued)          

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45     03/01/2012       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-3 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            21,200,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.11%          

South Carolina Public Service Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.26        01/01/2050             15,000,000         15,000,000   
         

 

 

 

South Dakota: 0.04%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.04%          

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Series C (Airport Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/01/2037         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.20%          

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2034         14,730,000         14,730,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         5,130,000         5,130,000   

Nashville & Davidson County TN Metropolitan Government Stewarts Ferry Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        01/01/2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Nashville & Davidson County TN Metropolitan Government Weatherly Ridge Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2041         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            27,860,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 3.46%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.27%          

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/01/2012         32,000,000         32,000,000   

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/07/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

University of Texas Permanent University Fund (Education Revenue)

    0.01        02/03/2012         3,500,000         3,500,000   
            37,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.19%          

Austin TX Airport System Series A (Airport Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2017         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Bexar County TX Health Facilities El Centro Del Barrio Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2032         2,395,000         2,395,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2025         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series A (IDR)

    0.05        06/01/2030         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         17,000,000         17,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series D1 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2029         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Harris County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Baylor
Series A2 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        11/15/2047         20,725,000         20,725,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park Refining LP Series 2004 A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2023         6,000,000         6,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3942 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08     08/30/2012       $     50,995,000       $ 50,995,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3945 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         32,000,000         32,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3946 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         33,660,000         33,660,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3964 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         39,000,000         39,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3984 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Lower Neches River Valley Authority Texas Industrial Development Corporation Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series B (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2029         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Mission TX Economic Development Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2022         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Pasadena TX Independent School District Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.14        02/01/2035         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         3,700,000         3,700,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010A (IDR)

    0.06        04/01/2040         12,100,000         12,100,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010D (IDR)

    0.06        11/01/2040         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Tarant County TX Housing Finance Corporation PFOTER Evergreen at Keller Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2049         8,890,000         8,890,000   

Texas Department of Housing Providence at Rush Creek II Apartments Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        01/01/2044         8,570,000         8,570,000   

Texas TAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3953 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         87,435,000         87,435,000   

Texas Taxable Product Development Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/01/2045         13,500,000         13,500,000   

Tyler TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center Project Series 1997 B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        07/01/2020         8,500,000         8,500,000   
            452,470,000   
         

 

 

 

Utah: 0.13%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.13%          

Utah State Transit Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        06/15/2042         19,000,000         19,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 0.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.17%          

Norfolk VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority Old Dominion University Project (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        08/01/2033         13,615,000         13,615,000   

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Series B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2037         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Hampton University Series 2008 A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            24,615,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 0.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.25%          

Seattle WA Water System (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA-CR, MBIA Insured) 144A

    0.08        09/01/2012         9,530,000         9,530,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Washington HCFR Swedish Health Services Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09     11/15/2039       $ 15,000,000       $ 15,000,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission (Housing Revenue)

    0.01        06/01/2037         6,960,000         6,960,000   

Washington ROC RR-II-R-12285 (Tax Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.08        01/01/2031         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            35,490,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.08%          

Cabell County WV University Facilities (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2039         8,995,000         8,995,000   

Monongalia County WV Building Commission General Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2040         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            11,995,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 0.04%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.04%          

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Home Ownership Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2035         4,040,000         4,040,000   

Wisconsin State HEFAR Medical College Series B (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2033         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            6,040,000   
         

 

 

 

Wyoming: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.15%          

Wyoming CDA (Housing Revenue)

    0.25        12/01/2032             20,000,000         20,000,000   

Wyoming Student Loan Corporation Series A-1 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2035         1,180,000         1,180,000   
            21,180,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $3,131,195,816)

            3,131,195,816   
         

 

 

 

Other Instruments: 1.12%

         

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Asset Backed Security Floating Rate Note

    0.49        01/16/2013         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Austin TX Municipal Commercial Paper(z)

    0.12        02/23/2012         9,134,000         9,133,274   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.85        04/27/2012         17,000,000         17,010,041   

GBG LLC Custody Receipts±144A§

    0.10        09/01/2027         12,027,000         12,027,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.94        02/02/2012         42,000,000         42,000,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.95        02/10/2012         40,000,000         40,000,000   

MetLife Global Funding Insurance Company Funding Agreement±144A

    1.08        04/10/2012         20,000,000         20,010,624   

Westpac Banking Corporation Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.62        04/03/2012         3,000,000         3,001,967   

Total Other Instruments (Cost $158,182,906)

            158,182,906   
         

 

 

 

Other Notes: 5.02%

         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 5.02%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated§

    0.30        11/15/2029         12,004,000         12,004,000   

Bank of America Corporation

    2.38        06/22/2012         28,647,000         28,897,475   

Bank of America Corporation

    3.13        06/15/2012         77,000,000         77,852,611   

Bank of the West (San Francisco CA)

    2.15        03/27/2012         20,000,000         20,062,631   

Bear Stearns LLC±

    0.62        02/01/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   


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26   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Corporate Bonds and Notes (continued)          

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated

    1.40     02/10/2012       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,868   

Citibank NA

    1.88        06/04/2012         36,000,000         36,213,503   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.00        03/30/2012         25,000,000         25,076,992   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.74        03/12/2012         25,000,000         25,006,749   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.20        06/08/2012             112,000,000         112,813,123   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.25        06/15/2012         56,000,000         56,645,892   

John Deere Capital Corporation

    2.88        06/19/2012         22,000,000         22,230,021   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        11/16/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        01/18/2013         29,000,000         28,994,431   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.78        06/15/2012         15,000,000         15,015,230   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    1.07        09/21/2012         22,000,000         22,069,849   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.13        06/22/2012         15,305,000         15,423,971   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.20        06/15/2012         70,000,000         70,536,353   

Key Bank NA

    3.20        06/15/2012         14,000,000         14,158,892   

LTF Real Estate LLC±144A§

    0.27        06/01/2033         15,400,000         15,400,000   

Morgan Stanley

    1.95        06/20/2012         42,421,000         42,717,655   

PNC Funding Corporation

    2.30        06/22/2012         50,415,000         50,841,130   

Total Other Notes (Cost $710,961,376)

            710,961,376   
         

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements^^: 1.86%

         

BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $25,000,111 (1)

    0.16        02/01/2012         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Credit Suisse Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $11,000,049 (2)

    0.16        02/01/2012         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $107,050,714 (3)

    0.24        02/01/2012         107,050,000         107,050,000   

JPMorgan Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $21,000,128 (4)

    0.22        02/01/2012         21,000,000         21,000,000   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $5,000,025 (5)

    0.18        02/01/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $21,000,128 (6)

    0.22        02/01/2012         21,000,000         21,000,000   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $14,000,089 (7)

    0.23        02/01/2012         14,000,000         14,000,000   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $60,000,025 (8)

    0.15        02/01/2012         60,000,000         60,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $264,050,000)

            264,050,000   
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Treasury Debt: 5.64%          

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.03        03/01/2012         50,000,000         49,998,951   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        02/23/2012         108,000,000         107,997,030   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        04/12/2012         97,000,000         96,991,870   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        05/17/2012         75,000,000         74,991,167   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        02/09/2012         60,000,000         59,999,200   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        05/24/2012         90,000,000         89,986,158   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        04/19/2012         135,000,000         134,981,719   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        02/16/2012         133,000,000         132,996,153   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        05/31/2012         51,000,000         50,987,675   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $798,929,923)

            798,929,923   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $14,190,340,139)*      100.12        14,190,340,139   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.12        (17,479,331
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 14,172,860,808   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 


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± Variable rate investment.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 0.125% to 2.375%, 12/31/2013 to 9/30/2014, market value including accrued interest is $25,500,003.

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 0.25% to 4.25%, 8/15/2013 to 2/28/2015, market value including accrued interest is $11,220,042.

 

  (3) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 7.00%, 8/1/2038 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $110,261,500.

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.50%, 6/1/2014 to 9/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $21,630,023.

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.50%, 11/30/2012 to 11/15/2016, market value including accrued interest is $5,100,000.

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 3.49% to 6.50%, 8/1/2025 to 10/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $21,630,000.

 

  (7) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.50%, 12/1/2031 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $14,420,000.

 

  (8) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.00%, 2/1/2041 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $61,800,000.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 14,190,340,139   

Cash

    57,270   

Receivable for investments sold

    10,510,054   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,442,949   

Receivable for interest

    4,011,659   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    69,046   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    14,206,431,117   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    110,619   

Payable for investments purchased

    29,363,352   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,098,923   

Advisory fee payable

    233,541   

Due to other related parties

    1,394,642   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,369,232   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    33,570,309   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 14,172,860,808   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 14,176,655,769   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (6,475

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (3,788,486
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 14,172,860,808   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 600,737,488   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    600,748,390   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 6,246,114,208   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    6,246,421,978   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Select Class

  $ 5,325,712,831   

Shares outstanding – Select Class

    5,325,906,488   

Net asset value per share – Select Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 2,000,296,281   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    2,000,351,348   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

 

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund     29   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 45,549,506   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    17,369,585   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    6,710,875   

Administrator Class

    684,376   

Institutional Class

    6,255,132   

Select Class

    2,675,653   

Service Class

    2,612,450   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Administrator Class

    679,067   

Service Class

    5,419,459   

Custody and accounting fees

    899,222   

Professional fees

    43,190   

Registration fees

    22,477   

Shareholder report expenses

    15,000   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    10,578   

Other fees and expenses

    303,227   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    43,700,291   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (12,180,591
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    31,519,700   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    14,029,806   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    187,407   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 14,217,213   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 14,029,806        $ 23,412,743        $ 68,948,804   

Net realized gains on investments

      187,407          3,948,898          1,305,502   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      14,217,213          27,361,641          70,254,306   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Administrator Class

      (68,440       (283,173       (3,197,134

Institutional Class

      (4,892,027       (12,418,004       (36,416,120

Select Class

      (8,851,628       (10,392,091       (21,381,205

Service Class

      (217,711       (319,475       (7,953,067

Net realized gains

           

Administrator Class

      (2,003       (3,449       (17,127

Institutional Class

      (22,782       (39,822       (130,942

Select Class

      (21,361       (28,406       (64,816

Service Class

      (6,608       (13,653       (59,895
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (14,082,560       (23,498,073       (69,220,306
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Administrator Class

    2,274,713,526        2,274,713,526        5,107,054,074        5,107,054,074        2,254,684,919        2,254,684,919   

Institutional Class

    40,078,946,700        40,078,946,700        45,806,193,396        45,806,193,396        52,907,799,957        52,907,799,957   

Select Class

    62,838,029,797        62,838,029,797        52,309,085,388        52,309,085,388        32,433,686,427        32,433,686,427   

Service Class

    10,514,808,864        10,514,808,864        33,567,738,393        33,567,738,393        45,102,274,340        45,102,274,340   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      115,706,498,887          136,790,071,251          132,698,445,643   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Administrator Class

    52,228        52,228        240,723        240,723        2,808,526        2,808,526   

Institutional Class

    2,656,637        2,656,637        6,927,909        6,927,909        18,872,660        18,872,660   

Select Class

    7,057,838        7,057,838        8,102,833        8,102,833        3,522,975        3,522,975   

Service Class

    96,294        96,294        131,403        131,403        15,869,130        15,869,130   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      9,862,997          15,402,868          41,073,291   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Administrator Class

    (2,438,629,355     (2,438,629,355     (5,355,821,692     (5,355,821,692     (2,659,762,118     (2,659,762,118

Institutional Class

    (42,103,783,387     (42,103,783,387     (49,008,978,375     (49,008,978,375     (54,171,372,667     (54,171,372,667

Select Class

    (65,113,277,192     (65,113,277,192     (49,620,548,019     (49,620,548,019     (34,780,768,334     (34,780,768,334

Service Class

    (10,799,228,968     (10,799,228,968     (35,299,088,279     (35,299,088,279     (43,954,038,008     (43,954,038,008
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (120,454,918,902       (139,284,436,365       (135,565,941,127
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisition

           

Institutional Class

    0        0        2,576,607,084        2,572,517,911        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (4,738,557,018       93,555,665          (2,826,422,193
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (4,738,422,365       97,419,233          (2,825,388,193
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      18,911,283,173          18,813,863,940          21,639,252,133   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 14,172,860,808        $ 18,911,283,173        $ 18,813,863,940   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (6,475     $ (6,475     $ (6,470
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Administrator Class       2012             20111          2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.03     0.24     2.19     4.92     4.96

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.35     0.35     0.38     0.38     0.37     0.37

Net expenses

    0.25     0.32     0.34     0.34     0.33     0.35

Net investment income

    0.01     0.04     0.25     2.23     4.77     4.87

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $600,737        $764,595        $1,013,058        $1,415,264        $2,249,470        $1,364,223   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.06     0.15     0.36     2.32     5.06     5.12

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.23     0.23     0.26     0.26     0.25     0.25

Net expenses

    0.20     0.20     0.22     0.21     0.20     0.20

Net investment income

    0.06     0.16     0.37     2.28     4.94     5.01

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $6,246,114        $8,268,232        $8,887,844        $10,132,093        $9,194,540        $7,830,847   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Select Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20082  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.13     0.21     0.43     2.40     3.31

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.19     0.19     0.22     0.23     0.20

Net expenses

    0.13     0.13     0.15     0.15     0.13

Net investment income

    0.13     0.22     0.41     2.29     4.81

Supplemental data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $5,325,713        $7,593,851        $4,897,725        $3,733,381        $3,025,485   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. For the period from June 29, 2007 (commencement of class operations) to February 29, 2008.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.14     2.02     4.75     4.80

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.52     0.52     0.56     0.56     0.54     0.54

Net expenses

    0.25     0.35     0.46     0.52     0.50     0.50

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.16     1.99     4.64     4.71

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $2,000,296        $2,284,605        $4,015,237        $6,358,514        $7,374,749        $6,328,867   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to- market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

As of January 31, 2012, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards, which are available to offset future net realized capital gains, in the amount of $3,788,486 expiring in 2018.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the


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Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Administrator Class

     0.10

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Select Class

     0.04   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.13% for Select Class and 0.50% for Service Class.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Service Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average daily net assets. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITION

After the close of business on November 5, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Existing shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust received Institutional Class shares of the Fund in the reorganization. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust for 2,576,607,084 shares of the Fund valued at $2,572,517,911 at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for Institutional Class shares. The investment portfolio of Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust with a fair value of $2,621,390,044 and amortized cost of $2,621,390,044 at November 5, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. The aggregate net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust and the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $2,572,517,911 and $16,493,176,644, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $19,065,694,555. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Trust was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 25,883,533   

Net realized losses on investments

   $ (3,855,630

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 22,027,903   


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6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
January 31,
    

Year Ended

February 28,
2010

 
     2012      2011*     

Ordinary Income

   $ 14,082,531       $ 23,498,044       $ 69,220,306   

Long-term Capital Gain

     29         29         0   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
       Capital Loss
Carryforward
 
$ 104,144         $ (3,788,486

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

March 26, 2012


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $29 was designated as long-term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $14,285,123 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $52,724 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

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Wells Fargo Advantage

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

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Annual Report

January 31, 2012

 

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    11   

Statement of Operations

    12   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    13   

Financial Highlights

    14   

Notes to Financial Statements

    18   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    22   

Other Information

    23   

List of Abbreviations

    26   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

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Karla M. Rabusch,

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 


 

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

The 12-month period was characterized by low interest rates and the expectation that rates would remain low for an extended period of time. A number of technical and fundamental factors affecting both the supply and demand sides of the Treasury market contributed to the trend of steadily lower interest rates throughout the period. Most important, the Federal Reserve (Fed) set the tone by repeatedly taking steps to emphasize its commitment to its very accommodative monetary stance. Within that context, the issue that had the greatest impact on the markets was the continuing financial trouble emanating from Europe. What began in 2010 with concerns over the sovereign debt burdens of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal grew in 2011 to include questions about Spain and Italy. This in turn prompted doubts about the creditworthiness of nearly all of the eurozone’s major banks, which own the sovereign debt in varying amounts.

In the second half of 2011, these concerns prompted investors’ flight to relative quality—i.e., U.S. Treasury securities and other U.S. government obligations. This increase in demand kept the yields on all securities in the U.S. government sector notably lower than earlier in the period. In addition to the European issues, the market was also affected by the uncertainty that surrounded raising the U.S. statutory debt ceiling, as well as the rating downgrade of the U.S. long-term debt by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) following shortly after the debt ceiling was raised. While the demand for U.S. government securities briefly lessened at the height of the debt-ceiling debate, it returned immediately afterward, despite the S&P downgrade. Investors continued to prefer the relative safety of U.S. Treasuries over the uncertainty of European investments.

The beginning of the period saw adequate Treasury supply and the highest yields of the period. The first reduction in supply, which began the steady erosion in yields that would characterize the period, began in the first quarter of 2011 as U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills) issued under the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP) were allowed to roll off. The Treasury wound down the SFP as the amount of outstanding U.S. debt approached the statutory debt ceiling in the spring. As supply tightened, the yield on 3-month T-bills dropped from 0.15% in January 2011 to 0.10% by the end of March 2011.

The next event to reduce yields was the change by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in its fee assessment methodology. Previously, the FDIC charged banks a fee based on their total deposit base. However, beginning April 1, 2011, the FDIC changed its calculation to include a bank’s total assets minus its tier one capital, effectively the bank’s total liabilities. This new calculation resulted in some banks—especially larger, more complex banks—paying significantly larger fees than before. In turn, these larger fees made it uneconomical for some banks to continue to participate in the repurchase agreement (repo) market to the same degree they had, resulting in lower repo rates and, ultimately, lower interest rates on all short-term government securities. This reduction of repo supply dropped repo rates sharply, from the 0.12% to 0.15% range to the low single digits. As a result of this and other factors, the yield on 3-month T-bills dropped from 0.10% in March 2011 to 0.04% in June 2011.

In the third quarter of 2011, the concerns over the European sovereign debt situation referenced above drove investors into the U.S. government securities markets. As the relative safe haven of choice, T-bills were in heavy demand. For much of the fourth quarter of 2011, T-bills of maturities three months or less often traded at negative yields. At times, the only way for investors to buy 3-month bills at a positive yield was to buy them at the regular auctions conducted by the U.S. Treasury. In January 2012, there were signs of an easing in the risk aversion toward Europe that dominated the last half of 2011. As some investors left the U.S. government securities markets, 3-month T-bill yields increased from effectively 0% in December 2011 to 0.05% at the end of the period. Our investment strategy remained consistent throughout the period, as we invested in T-bills and U.S. Treasury notes, while taking into account the Fund’s overall level of liquidity and average maturity.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. 2012 is also an election year, which could have political and regulatory ramifications that may affect money market funds. It is quite possible that another debate on raising the debt ceiling could take place not too long after the elections, and as we saw in August of last year, those debates could lead to meaningful dislocations in the


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markets. Finally, housing reform looms on the horizon, and the future of the housing agencies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae remains unclear. The markets look to a resolution for direction but to expect one this fiscal year might be in vain. In the face of these challenges, we believe that our portfolio strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and portfolio liquidity, will enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income exempt from most state and local individual income taxes, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

December 3, 1990

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

54 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

54 Days

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (WFTXX)

    11/08/1999        0.01        0.02        0.98        1.38        0.80%        0.65%   

Administrator Class (WTRXX)

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.02        1.04        1.49        0.53%        0.30%   

Service Class (NWTXX)

    12/03/1990        0.01        0.02        1.04        1.49        0.70%        0.50%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.02        1.04        1.49        1.15%        1.05%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)
   Class A      Administrator
Class
     Service
Class
     Sweep
Class
 

7-Day Current Yield

     0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.00%         0.00%         0.00%         0.00%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. The U.S. Government guarantee applies to certain of the underlying securities held by the Fund and not to shares of the Fund itself.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown above. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.58)%, (0.48)%, (0.66)% and (1.11)% for Class A, Administrator Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period1
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.10       $ 0.10         0.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.10       $ 0.10         0.02

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  

Treasury Debt: 106.96%

         

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01     02/09/2012       $     597,610,000       $ 597,608,759   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01        02/23/2012         708,114,000         708,108,698   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01        03/08/2012         654,820,000         654,811,214   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01        03/15/2012         618,920,000         618,914,456   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01        03/29/2012         700,000,000         699,981,792   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.01        04/05/2012         776,230,000         776,203,587   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.02        03/22/2012         705,110,000         705,103,948   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.02        04/12/2012         750,000,000         749,972,940   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.03        02/02/2012         799,600,000         799,599,405   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.03        03/01/2012         720,000,000         719,984,133   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.03        04/19/2012         750,000,000         749,953,184   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.04        04/26/2012         750,000,000         749,923,340   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.05        05/03/2012         750,000,000         749,897,119   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.06        05/24/2012         50,000,000         49,990,583   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.07        02/16/2012         641,735,000         641,730,699   

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.07        05/31/2012         50,000,000         49,987,917   

U.S. Treasury Note

    0.63        06/30/2012         166,620,000         166,993,793   

U.S. Treasury Note

    0.63        07/31/2012         50,000,000         50,135,188   

U.S. Treasury Note

    0.88        02/29/2012         204,200,000         204,331,611   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.00        03/31/2012         200,000,000         200,296,964   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.00        04/30/2012         50,000,000         50,111,561   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.38        02/15/2012         50,000,000         50,024,780   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.38        03/15/2012         50,000,000         50,077,606   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.38        04/15/2012         100,000,000         100,271,580   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.38        05/15/2012         136,000,000         136,509,296   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.50        07/15/2012         90,000,000         90,574,268   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.75        08/15/2012         50,000,000         50,447,785   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.88        06/15/2012         150,000,000         150,990,374   

U.S. Treasury Note

    4.88        02/15/2012         100,000,000         100,183,861   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $11,422,720,441)

            11,422,720,441   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $11,422,720,441)*      106.96        11,422,720,441   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (6.96        (743,358,190
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 10,679,362,251   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund     11   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 11,422,720,441   

Cash

    5,891   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,383,285   

Receivable for interest

    6,132,872   

Receivable from adviser

    3,513,236   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    58,500   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    11,433,814,225   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for investments purchased

    749,897,119   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    617,574   

Distribution fees payable

    87,854   

Due to other related parties

    1,515,987   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    2,333,440   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    754,451,974   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 10,679,362,251   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 10,679,367,730   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (5,010

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (469
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 10,679,362,251   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 230,581,907   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    230,570,345   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 1,636,768,692   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    1,636,782,371   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 8,502,741,225   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    8,502,227,270   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 309,270,427   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    309,276,449   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 6,385,068   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    27,833,345   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    4,653,627   

Class A

    476,480   

Administrator Class

    1,344,121   

Service Class

    10,507,613   

Sweep Class

    475,839   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    343,026   

Administrator Class

    1,323,895   

Service Class

    21,598,119   

Sweep Class

    540,726   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    757,016   

Custody and accounting fees

    422,697   

Professional fees

    34,675   

Registration fees

    108,807   

Shareholder report expenses

    70,120   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    17,327   

Other fees and expenses

    148,273   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    70,655,706   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (65,220,187
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    5,435,519   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    949,549   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    633,449   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,582,998   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund     13   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 949,549        $ 783,699        $ 683,644   

Net realized gains on investments

      633,449          402,741          360,468   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      1,582,998          1,186,440          1,044,112   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (19,382       (23,261       (26,382

Administrator Class

      (117,917       (31,383 )2        NA   

Service Class

      (793,445       (727,528       (657,259

Sweep Class

      (18,805       (1,527 )2        NA   

Net realized gains

           

Class A

      (14,373       (5,976       (61,610

Administrator Class

      (105,018       (16,757 )2        NA   

Service Class

      (503,314       (225,828       (1,569,437

Sweep Class

      (17,440       (1,348 )2        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,589,694       (1,033,608       (2,314,688
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    273,877,092        273,877,092        344,729,879        344,729,879        373,885,007        373,885,007   

Administrator Class

    3,919,579,326        3,919,579,326        1,512,300,388 2      1,512,300,388 2      NA        NA   

Service Class

    34,746,578,862        34,746,578,862        37,849,862,686        37,849,862,686        18,506,252,685        18,506,252,685   

Sweep Class

    2,446,887,644        2,446,887,644        204,563,566 2      204,563,566 2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      41,386,922,924          39,911,456,519          18,880,137,692   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    31,066        31,066        28,088        28,088        85,089        85,089   

Administrator Class

    112,703        112,703        25,081 2      25,081 2      NA        NA   

Service Class

    529,017        529,017        368,241        368,241        757,091        757,091   

Sweep Class

    36,245        36,245        2,875 2      2,875 2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      709,031          424,285          842,180   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (268,823,265     (268,823,265     (391,614,560     (391,614,560     (407,974,452     (407,974,452

Administrator Class

    (2,945,750,306     (2,945,750,306     (1,356,794,570 )2      (1,356,794,570 )2      NA        NA   

Service Class

    (34,679,588,361     (34,679,588,361     (37,668,051,986     (37,668,051,986     (17,985,525,624     (17,985,525,624

Sweep Class

    (2,250,291,605     (2,250,291,605     (91,922,276 )2      (91,922,276 )2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (40,144,453,537       (39,508,383,392       (18,393,500,076
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisition

           

Administrator Class

    0        0        507,309,749        507,326,387        0        0   

Service Class

    0        0        91,148,028        91,202,804        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          598,529,191          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting
from capital share transactions

      1,243,178,418          1,002,026,603          487,479,796   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      1,243,171,722          1,002,179,435          486,209,220   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      9,436,190,529          8,434,011,094          7,947,801,874   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 10,679,362,251        $ 9,436,190,529        $ 8,434,011,094   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (5,010     $ (5,010     $ 0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class A   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.03     0.74     3.81     4.29

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.69     0.75     0.80     0.83     0.83     0.84

Net expenses

    0.05     0.14     0.18     0.58     0.65     0.65

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.68     3.75     4.23

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $230,582        $225,499        $272,399        $306,451        $298,220        $256,430   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Administrator Class   2012     20111  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.51     0.52

Net expenses

    0.04     0.14

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,636,769        $662,873   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.03     0.86     3.97     4.44

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.68     0.70     0.73     0.73     0.73     0.74

Net expenses

    0.05     0.14     0.17     0.46     0.50     0.50

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.74     3.85     4.36

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $8,502,741        $8,435,170        $8,161,612        $7,641,351        $6,039,209        $4,049,964   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class   2012     20111  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    1.14     1.14

Net expenses

    0.04     0.14

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $309,270        $112,648   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

As of January 31, 2012, the Fund had $469 of current year deferred post –October capital losses, which will be treated as realized for tax purposes on the first day of the succeeding year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and


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losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2012 the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.26% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual


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fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class Level
Administration Fee
 

Class A, Sweep Class

     0.22

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.50% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter of the Fund, at an annual rate 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITION

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund for 598,457,777 shares of the Fund valued at $598,529,191 at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class I and Class IS shares of Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund received Administrator Class and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. The investment portfolio of Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund with a fair value of $598,561,496 and amortized cost of $598,561,496 at July 9, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. The aggregate net assets of Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund and the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $598,529,191 and $8,130,274,496, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $8,728,803,687. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen Institutional 100% Treasury Money Market Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 889,744   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 421,602   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,311,346   


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6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during following periods were as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,      Year ended
February 28,
2010
 
     2012      2011*     

Ordinary Income

   $ 1,589,694       $ 1,033,608       $ 2,314,688   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The fund changed its fiscal year from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital Loss
Carryforward*
 
$1,629      $ (469

 

* This amount includes the post-October loss, which will reverse on the first day of the following fiscal year.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

March 26, 2012


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $995,992 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $640,145 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

For California income tax purposes, the Fund designates 100% of its distributions paid from net investment income during the year as California exempt-interest dividends under Section 17145 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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26   Wells Fargo Advantage 100% Treasury Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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More information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, e-mail, visit the Fund’s Web site, or call:

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. This and other information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds can be found in the current prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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Government Money Market Fund

 

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Annual Report

January 31, 2012

 

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    16   

Statement of Operations

    17   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    18   

Financial Highlights

    20   

Notes to Financial Statements

    25   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    30   

Other Information

    31   

List of Abbreviations

    34   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to

 

 

 

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spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

The 12-month period was characterized by low interest rates and the expectation that rates would remain low for an extended period of time. A number of technical and fundamental factors affecting both the supply and demand sides of the Treasury market contributed to the trend of steadily lower interest rates throughout the period. Most important, the Federal Reserve (Fed) set the tone by repeatedly taking steps to emphasize its commitment to its very accommodative monetary stance. Within that context, the issue that had the greatest impact on the markets was the continuing financial trouble emanating from Europe. What began in 2010 with concerns over the sovereign debt burdens of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal grew in 2011 to include questions about Spain and Italy. This in turn prompted doubts about the creditworthiness of nearly all of the eurozone’s major banks, which own the sovereign debt in varying amounts.

In the second half of 2011, these concerns prompted investors’ flight to relative quality—i.e., U.S. Treasury securities and other U.S. government obligations. This increase in demand kept the yields on all securities in the U.S. government sector notably lower than earlier in the period. In addition to the European issues, the market was also affected by the uncertainty that surrounded raising the U.S. statutory debt ceiling, as well as the rating downgrade of the U.S. long-term debt by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) following shortly after the debt ceiling was raised. While the demand for U.S. government securities briefly lessened at the height of the debt-ceiling debate, it returned immediately afterward, despite the S&P downgrade. Investors continued to prefer the relative safety of U.S. government securities over the uncertainty of European investments.

The market for U.S. government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) securities began the period on a relatively calm note, with yields at what would be the highest of the period. In January 2011, the yield on three-month GSE discount notes was 0.17%, while the yields on six- and 12-month discount notes were 0.20% and 0.30%, respectively.

As the period progressed, GSE discount note yields began to decline largely due to events in the U.S. Treasury bill (T-bill) market. In the first quarter of 2011, T-bills issued under the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP) were allowed to roll off. The Treasury wound down the SFP as the amount of outstanding U.S. debt approached the statutory debt ceiling in the spring. Three-month T-bill yields dropped 0.05% from January 2011 to March 2011, and GSE discount notes followed suit, falling to 0.12% by the end of March 2011.

The next event to reduce yields was the change by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in its fee assessment methodology. Previously, the FDIC charged banks a fee based on their total deposit base. However, beginning April 1, 2011, the FDIC changed its calculation to include a bank’s total assets minus its tier one capital, effectively the bank’s total liabilities. This new calculation resulted in some banks—especially larger, more complex banks—paying significantly larger fees than before. In turn, these larger fees made it uneconomical for some banks to continue to participate in the repurchase agreement (repo) market to the same degree they had, resulting in lower repo rates and, ultimately, lower interest rates on all short-term government securities. This reduction of repo supply dropped repo rates sharply, from the 0.12% to 0.15% range to the low single digits. Investors seeking higher yields moved from the repo market to other markets, increasing the demand for T-bills and GSE discount notes—the three-month yields of which declined to 0.04% and 0.06%, respectively, by the end of June 2011.

In the third quarter of 2011, the concerns over the European sovereign debt situation referenced above drove investors into the U.S. government securities markets. For much of the fourth quarter of 2011, T-bills of maturities three months or less often traded at negative yields. Agency discount notes traded at depressed yields for the entire fourth quarter, with three-month yields in the 0.01% to 0.04% range and six-month yields in the 0.04% to 0.08% range. In January 2012, there were signs of an easing in the risk aversion toward Europe that dominated the last half of 2011. As some investors left the U.S. government securities markets, three-month GSE discount note yields increased to 0.07%. The discount note yield curve remained relatively flat, with six- and 12-month yields at 0.09% and 0.15%, respectively. Repo rates also increased, from the single digits that predominated in the fourth quarter to the low teens in January 2012. Our portfolio strategy continues to emphasize maintaining both a stable $1.00 net asset value and adequate liquidity to meet shareholder


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redemptions. To achieve these goals, we have maintained a shorter weighted average maturity and higher degree of liquidity than most of our peers.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. 2012 is also an election year, which could have political and regulatory ramifications that may affect money market funds. It is quite possible that another debate on raising the debt ceiling could take place not too long after the elections and, as we saw in August of last year, those debates could lead to meaningful dislocations in the markets. Finally, housing reform looms on the horizon, and the future of the housing agencies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae remains unclear. The markets look to a resolution for direction but to expect one this fiscal year might be in vain. In the face of these challenges, we believe that our portfolio strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and portfolio liquidity, will enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

November 16, 1987

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

33 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

65 Days

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (WFGXX)

    11/08/1999        0.01        0.01        1.18        1.57        0.62%        0.62%   

Administrator Class (WGAXX)

    07/31/2003        0.01        0.01        1.31        1.77        0.35%        0.35%   

Institutional Class (GVIXX)

    07/28/2003        0.01        0.01        1.38        1.87        0.23%        0.20%   

Service Class (NWGXX)

    11/16/1987        0.01        0.01        1.24        1.69        0.52%        0.50%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.01        1.24        1.69        0.97%        0.97%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Class A      Administrator
Class
     Institutional
Class
     Service
Class
     Sweep
Class
 

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. The U.S. Government guarantee applies to certain of the underlying securities held by the Fund and not to shares of the Fund itself.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at 0.65% for Class A, 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.50% for Service Class, and 1.05% for Sweep Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.48)%, (0.20)%, (0.09)%, (0.38)% and (0.83)% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period1
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.06       $ 0.55         0.11

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.65       $ 0.56         0.11

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.06       $ 0.55         0.11

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.65       $ 0.56         0.11

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.06       $ 0.55         0.11

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.65       $ 0.56         0.11

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.06       $ 0.55         0.11

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.65       $ 0.56         0.11

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.06       $ 0.55         0.11

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.65       $ 0.56         0.11

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Commercial Paper: 4.95%

         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 4.95%          

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.16     02/07/2012       $ 66,000,000       $ 65,997,910   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.14        02/14/2012         24,174,000         24,172,691   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.10        02/02/2012         40,000,000         39,999,789   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/27/2012         182,468,000         182,415,034   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/03/2012         130,000,000         129,957,461   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/13/2012             110,000,000         109,958,200   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/17/2012         40,160,000         40,143,891   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/09/2012         28,000,000         27,998,818   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/16/2012         33,000,000         32,992,337   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/05/2012         47,804,000         47,787,853   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/18/2012         11,085,000         11,080,495   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/22/2012         40,023,000         40,018,564   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/21/2012         62,000,000         61,983,966   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/02/2012         90,000,000         89,971,025   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/25/2012         75,309,000         75,275,613   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/03/2012         44,000,000         43,999,536   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/12/2012         40,000,000         39,991,556   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/11/2012         20,000,000         19,992,611   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/13/2012         50,215,000         50,204,134   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/19/2012         65,100,000         65,083,852   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/05/2012         25,015,000         25,006,550   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/10/2012         78,000,000         77,971,595   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/18/2012         25,051,000         25,040,820   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/26/2012         75,116,000         75,094,592   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         119,000,000         118,957,292   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/23/2012         30,000,000         29,987,017   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/02/2012         97,000,000         96,968,771   

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,648,051,973)

            1,648,051,973   
         

 

 

 

Government Agency Debt: 43.01%

         

FFCB(z)

    0.02        03/26/2012         100,000,000         99,997,000   

FFCB(z)

    0.04        05/11/2012         25,000,000         24,997,222   

FFCB(z)

    0.04        05/17/2012         75,000,000         74,988,223   

FFCB(z)

    0.06        05/18/2012         50,000,000         49,991,083   

FFCB(z)

    0.06        05/23/2012         50,000,000         49,990,667   

FFCB(z)

    0.06        05/24/2012         50,000,000         49,990,583   

FFCB(z)

    0.07        03/07/2012         25,000,000         24,998,299   

FFCB(z)

    0.08        03/14/2012         67,000,000         66,993,747   

FFCB(z)

    0.08        03/27/2012         40,000,000         39,995,111   

FFCB(z)

    0.08        03/28/2012         25,000,000         24,996,889   

FFCB(z)

    0.08        09/11/2012         100,000,000         99,950,444   

FFCB(z)

    0.10        03/06/2012         25,000,000         24,997,639   

FFCB(z)

    0.10        03/09/2012         65,000,000         64,994,553   

FFCB±

    0.16        03/20/2013         50,000,000         49,986,110   

FFCB±

    0.17        02/22/2012         26,500,000         26,498,325   

FFCB±

    0.19        06/27/2013         50,000,000         49,992,839   

FFCB±

    0.21        08/28/2013         100,000,000         99,969,488   

FFCB±

    0.22        06/18/2012         50,000,000         49,998,270   

FFCB±

    0.23        10/15/2013         35,000,000         34,951,753   

FFCB±

    0.24        09/24/2012         125,000,000         124,991,785   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Government Agency Debt (continued)

         

FFCB

    0.25     04/02/2012       $ 7,350,000       $ 7,351,561   

FFCB±

    0.25        10/28/2013         15,000,000         15,009,555   

FFCB±

    0.26        03/06/2013         125,000,000         124,958,475   

FFCB±

    0.27        11/06/2012         150,000,000         149,988,425   

FFCB±

    0.27        09/28/2012         90,000,000         90,021,159   

FFCB

    0.28        03/01/2012         85,000,000         85,010,384   

FFCB

    0.29        06/22/2012         100,000,000         100,085,343   

FFCB±

    0.30        08/22/2013         33,235,000         33,267,687   

FFCB±

    0.30        02/13/2012         50,000,000         50,000,164   

FFCB±

    0.31        09/20/2012         26,712,000         26,723,225   

FFCB±

    0.32        11/05/2012         52,550,000         52,570,392   

FFCB±

    0.47        03/14/2012             200,000,000         199,996,422   

FFCB±

    0.48        04/15/2013         25,000,000         24,991,167   

FFCB

    2.13        06/18/2012         10,035,000         10,112,667   

FFCB

    2.25        02/17/2012         12,400,000         12,411,510   

FFCB

    3.10        03/27/2012         21,405,000         21,501,637   

FHLB(z)

    0.06        02/01/2012         90,000,000         90,000,000   

FHLB(z)

    0.02        03/14/2012         100,000,000         99,997,667   

FHLB(z)

    0.03        02/10/2012         250,000,000         249,998,125   

FHLB(z)

    0.03        02/17/2012         123,188,000         123,186,357   

FHLB(z)

    0.04        02/03/2012         155,000,000         154,999,484   

FHLB(z)

    0.05        03/21/2012         150,000,000         149,988,771   

FHLB(z)

    0.06        04/11/2012         60,000,000         59,992,417   

FHLB(z)

    0.07        04/04/2012         100,000,000         99,987,750   

FHLB

    0.07        07/18/2012         150,000,000         149,978,188   

FHLB(z)

    0.08        05/16/2012         141,422,000         141,389,002   

FHLB(z)

    0.08        05/18/2012         114,500,000         114,472,403   

FHLB(z)

    0.10        04/13/2012         189,600,000         189,562,080   

FHLB(z)

    0.10        04/18/2012         250,000,000         249,946,528   

FHLB(z)

    0.10        05/30/2012         117,000,000         116,960,515   

FHLB

    0.14        06/06/2012         70,000,000         70,014,239   

FHLB

    0.17        04/02/2012         15,000,000         15,001,195   

FHLB±

    0.22        02/21/2012         10,000,000         10,000,694   

FHLB±

    0.23        10/25/2012         117,500,000         117,482,325   

FHLB±

    0.23        02/05/2013         190,000,000         189,922,274   

FHLB±

    0.26        03/07/2013         69,000,000         68,977,026   

FHLB±

    0.27        03/28/2013         306,000,000         305,926,149   

FHLB±

    0.27        05/02/2013         100,000,000         99,973,979   

FHLB±

    0.27        06/14/2013         150,000,000         150,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        02/25/2013         43,200,000         43,218,631   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/01/2013         67,000,000         67,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/12/2013         25,000,000         25,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        05/17/2013         100,000,000         100,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.30        03/12/2013         75,000,000         75,008,434   

FHLB±

    0.31        05/17/2013         28,000,000         28,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.40        02/28/2012         250,000,000         249,993,587   

FHLB

    1.11        03/15/2012         150,000,000         150,191,327   

FHLB

    2.25        04/13/2012         16,795,000         16,867,281   

FHLMC(z)

    0.03        02/13/2012         162,500,000         162,498,375   

FHLMC(z)

    0.03        02/21/2012         250,000,000         249,994,166   

FHLMC(z)

    0.04        05/09/2012         50,000,000         49,994,556   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Government Agency Debt (continued)

         

FHLMC(z)

    0.05     02/27/2012       $ 250,000,000       $ 249,990,972   

FHLMC(z)

    0.05        03/06/2012         50,000,000         49,997,639   

FHLMC(z)

    0.05        04/19/2012         200,000,000         199,978,333   

FHLMC(z)

    0.05        04/20/2012         100,000,000         99,989,028   

FHLMC(z)

    0.05        05/02/2012         150,000,000         149,981,042   

FHLMC(z)

    0.07        04/11/2012         200,000,000         199,972,778   

FHLMC(z)

    0.07        04/12/2012         225,000,000         224,968,938   

FHLMC(z)

    0.07        06/11/2012             163,000,000         162,955,515   

FHLMC(z)

    0.08        03/12/2012         54,857,000         54,852,123   

FHLMC(z)

    0.08        03/13/2012         115,000,000         114,989,522   

FHLMC(z)

    0.08        05/21/2012         122,900,000         122,869,958   

FHLMC(z)

    0.10        04/02/2012         44,300,000         44,292,494   

FHLMC(z)

    0.10        04/03/2012         25,000,000         24,995,694   

FHLMC(z)

    0.10        04/09/2012         52,300,000         52,290,121   

FHLMC(z)

    0.10        04/16/2012         300,000,000         299,934,896   

FHLMC(z)

    0.10        05/15/2012         157,000,000         156,954,644   

FHLMC(z)

    0.12        04/10/2012         157,000,000         156,963,890   

FHLMC±

    0.22        02/02/2012         23,007,000         23,006,950   

FHLMC±

    0.24        11/02/2012         250,000,000         249,942,843   

FHLMC±

    0.26        08/10/2012         120,000,000         120,000,204   

FHLMC±

    0.28        05/11/2012         150,000,000         149,979,460   

FHLMC

    1.13        04/25/2012         63,131,000         63,276,360   

FHLMC

    2.13        03/23/2012         364,131,000         365,154,590   

FHLMC

    4.75        03/05/2012         63,481,000         63,747,319   

FNMA(z)

    0.00        02/01/2012         185,000,000         185,000,000   

FNMA(z)

    0.01        02/10/2012         10,000,000         9,999,975   

FNMA(z)

    0.02        03/07/2012         256,000,000         255,995,022   

FNMA(z)

    0.02        03/19/2012         250,000,000         249,993,472   

FNMA(z)

    0.03        02/08/2012         127,273,000         127,272,258   

FNMA(z)

    0.04        04/02/2012         100,000,000         99,992,375   

FNMA(z)

    0.03        04/26/2012         200,000,000         199,985,833   

FNMA(z)

    0.06        05/07/2012         100,000,000         99,984,000   

FNMA(z)

    0.06        05/08/2012         200,000,000         199,967,667   

FNMA(z)

    0.06        06/04/2012         150,000,000         149,969,000   

FNMA(z)

    0.06        06/05/2012         150,000,000         149,968,750   

FNMA(z)

    0.06        06/07/2012         160,000,000         159,966,133   

FNMA(z)

    0.07        04/17/2012         195,000,000         194,971,183   

FNMA(z)

    0.07        06/18/2012         150,000,000         149,959,750   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/01/2012         64,262,000         64,249,148   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/01/2012         155,918,000         155,886,816   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/01/2012         121,993,732         121,969,333   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/01/2012         105,188,000         105,166,962   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/16/2012         88,975,000         88,954,239   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/23/2012         100,000,000         99,973,556   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        05/30/2012         246,770,000         246,700,665   

FNMA(z)

    0.08        07/11/2012         150,000,000         149,942,979   

FNMA(z)

    0.10        03/01/2012         148,000,000         147,988,078   

FNMA(z)

    0.10        03/02/2012         200,000,000         199,983,334   

FNMA(z)

    0.10        03/05/2012         81,758,000         81,750,506   

FNMA(z)

    0.10        04/04/2012         120,260,000         120,238,955   

FNMA(z)

    0.10        04/11/2012         100,000,000         99,980,556   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Government Agency Debt (continued)

         

FNMA±

    0.30     11/23/2012       $ 88,900,000       $ 88,936,320   

FNMA±

    0.31        10/18/2012         103,645,000         103,693,859   

FNMA±

    0.32        09/17/2012         43,345,000         43,362,991   

FNMA

    1.00        04/04/2012         72,636,000         72,747,702   

FNMA

    1.25        06/22/2012         200,000,000         200,895,181   

FNMA

    1.88        04/20/2012         129,157,000         129,648,515   

Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $14,328,973,754)

            14,328,973,754   
         

 

 

 

Other Notes: 4.77%

         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 4.77%          

Bank of America Corporation±

    0.85        04/30/2012         146,835,000         146,959,077   

Bank of America Corporation

    2.10        04/30/2012         35,800,000         35,977,988   

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation±

    0.74        06/29/2012         25,000,000         25,025,546   

Citibank NA±

    0.47        05/07/2012         131,220,000         131,253,729   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated±

    0.88        03/30/2012         30,315,000         30,345,808   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated±

    0.88        04/30/2012         21,485,000         21,504,610   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.00        03/30/2012         10,000,000         10,031,409   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.13        07/12/2012         287,649,000         290,197,295   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    1.88        05/07/2012         88,350,000         88,769,078   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.39        05/08/2012         60,045,000         60,049,231   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.63        04/24/2012         65,000,000         65,016,668   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.70        06/01/2012         96,100,000         96,178,019   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.74        03/12/2012         50,000,000         50,013,498   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.20        06/08/2012         18,235,000         18,369,210   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.25        03/12/2012         20,000,000         20,045,853   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.25        06/15/2012         70,000,000         70,807,315   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.78        06/15/2012         125,000,000         125,127,115   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.82        12/26/2012         62,000,000         62,186,864   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.95        06/22/2012         10,800,000         10,820,288   

Morgan Stanley±

    0.72        02/10/2012         115,000,000         115,018,201   

Morgan Stanley±

    0.91        06/20/2012         46,795,000         46,877,021   

State Street Corporation

    2.15        04/30/2012         53,215,000         53,480,340   

US Bancorp

    2.25        03/13/2012         15,000,000         15,036,022   

Total Other Notes (Cost $1,589,090,185)

            1,589,090,185   
         

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements^^: 45.16%

         

Bank of America NA, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,005,833(1)

    0.21        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,005,417(2)

    0.13        02/06/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,008,750(3)

    0.18        02/07/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $500,003,056(4)

    0.22        02/01/2012         500,000,000         500,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $593,452,967(5)

    0.18        02/01/2012         593,450,000         593,450,000   

BNP Paribas Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,006,667(6)

    0.24        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Citibank NA, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,006,111(7)

    0.22        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Citigroup Global Markets, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,006,111(8)

    0.22        02/01/2012             1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Repurchase Agreements^^ (continued)

         

Credit Suisse Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $400,001,778(9)

    0.16     02/01/2012       $ 400,000,000       $ 400,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,006,667(10)

    0.24        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,000,972(11)

    0.14        02/01/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,001,944(12)

    0.14        02/02/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,002,917(13)

    0.14        02/03/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $449,202,745(14)

    0.22        02/01/2012         449,200,000         449,200,000   

JPMorgan Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,210,007,394(15)

    0.22        02/01/2012         1,210,000,000         1,210,000,000   

Merrill Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,001,111(16)

    0.16        02/01/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Merrill Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $100,000,556(17)

    0.20        02/01/2012         100,000,000         100,000,000   

Merrill Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $875,005,104(18)

    0.21        02/01/2012         875,000,000         875,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $100,000,556(19)

    0.20        02/01/2012         100,000,000         100,000,000   

RBC Capital Markets, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,005,556(20)

    0.20        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

RBS Securities Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,006,111(21)

    0.22        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Societe Generale New York, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,210,007,394(22)

    0.22        02/01/2012             1,210,000,000         1,210,000,000   

Societe Generale New York, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,001,250(23)

    0.18        02/01/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

UBS Securities LLC, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $860,005,256(24)

    0.22        02/01/2012         860,000,000         860,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $15,047,650,000)

            15,047,650,000   
         

 

 

 

Treasury Debt: 3.41%

         

U.S. Treasury Bill(z)

    0.05        02/02/2012         200,000,000         199,999,722   

U.S. Treasury Note

    0.88        02/29/2012         250,000,000         250,158,667   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.00        03/31/2012         300,000,000         300,464,740   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.38        03/15/2012         100,000,000         100,154,026   

U.S. Treasury Note

    4.88        02/15/2012         250,000,000         250,458,632   

U.S. Treasury Note

    4.50        03/31/2012         35,000,000         35,252,700   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $1,136,488,487)

            1,136,488,487   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $33,750,254,399)*      101.30        33,750,254,399   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (1.30        (432,838,950
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 33,317,415,449   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 


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144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

± Variable rate investment.

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 4.50%, 7/20/2041 to 8/20/2041, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,000.

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 5.50%, 1/1/2022 to 10/20/2041, market value including accrued interest is $257,500,000.

 

  (3) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 6.75%, 2/10/2012 to 4/1/2026, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,943.

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 3.375% to 8.125%, 11/15/2019 to 5/20/2061, market value including accrued interest is $511,752,388.

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 0.75%, 9/15/2013 to 8/15/2015, market value including accrued interest is $605,319,052.

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 5.50%, 1/1/2027 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,000.

 

  (7) U.S. government securities, 2.28% to 7.50%, 4/1/2018 to 12/1/2047, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,001.

 

  (8) U.S. government securities, 1.75% to 6.29%, 6/1/2015 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,001.

 

  (9) U.S. government securities, 0.25% to 4.25%, 8/15/2013 to 2/28/2015, market value including accrued interest is $408,001,522.

 

  (10) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 7.00%, 11/1/2019 to 10/1/2047, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,000.

 

  (11) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 5.00%, 1/1/2032 to 4/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $257,500,000.

 

  (12) U.S. government securities, 3.13% to 6.00%, 7/1/2026 to 2/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $257,500,000.

 

  (13) U.S. government securities, 4.00% to 6.00%, 11/1/2038 to 12/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $257,500,001.

 

  (14) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.50%, 4/11/2012 to 11/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $461,776,182.

 

  (15) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.50%, 6/1/2014 to 9/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $1,246,301,340.

 

  (16) U.S. government security, 4.125%, 5/15/2015, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,002.

 

  (17) U.S. government security, 4.00%, 12/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $103,000,000.

 

  (18) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.91%, 4/28/2015 to 8/20/2041, market value including accrued interest is $901,245,389.

 

  (19) U.S. government securities, 4.50% to 5.00%, 12/1/2035 to 5/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $103,000,000.

 

  (20) U.S. government securities, 1.41% to 10.00%, 11/1/2012 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,000,000.

 

  (21) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 6.00%, 1/1/2027 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $1,030,001,794.

 

  (22) U.S. government securities, 3.49% to 6.50%, 8/1/2025 to 10/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $1,246,300,001.

 

  (23) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.50%, 11/30/2012 to 11/15/2016, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,001.

 

  (24) U.S. government securities, 2.50% to 6.50%, 12/1/2017 to 1/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $885,800,000.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 18,702,604,399   

In repurchase agreements, at amortized cost

    15,047,650,000   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at amortized cost

    33,750,254,399   

Cash

    28,985   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    264,977   

Receivable for interest

    19,205,956   

Receivable from adviser

    1,817,636   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    23,399   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    33,771,595,352   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    152,346   

Payable for investments purchased

    447,272,260   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    404,342   

Distribution fees payable

    25,511   

Due to other related parties

    3,667,527   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    2,657,917   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    454,179,903   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 33,317,415,449   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 33,317,447,540   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (32,091
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 33,317,415,449   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 937,172,442   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    937,178,858   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 608,948,067   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    608,949,119   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 26,412,568,156   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    26,412,696,280   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 5,256,816,228   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    5,256,775,197   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 101,910,556   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    101,909,990   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     17   

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 38,632,457   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    29,383,884   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    10,315,165   

Class A

    2,090,416   

Administrator Class

    539,435   

Institutional Class

    17,548,225   

Service Class

    7,012,213   

Sweep Class

    254,032   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    2,251,237   

Administrator Class

    538,400   

Service Class

    14,577,223   

Sweep Class

    288,673   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    404,141   

Custody and accounting fees

    1,344,962   

Professional fees

    39,825   

Registration fees

    63,423   

Shareholder report expenses

    160,449   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    12,607   

Other fees and expenses

    581,029   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    87,405,339   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (51,721,943
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    35,683,396   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,949,061   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    512,083   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 3,461,144   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 2,949,061        $ 6,880,736        $ 27,921,421   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      512,083          (173,048       43,897   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      3,461,144          6,707,688          27,965,318   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (95,021       (90,131       (91,755

Administrator Class

      (53,944       (57,540       (315,227

Institutional Class

      (2,204,200       (6,281,889       (26,978,458

Service Class

      (584,349       (441,454       (535,979

Sweep Class

      (11,547       (9,722 )2        N/A   

Net realized gains

           

Class A

      (4,965       (362       (1,173

Administrator Class

      (2,834       (185       (1,273

Institutional Class

      (147,011       (7,100       (25,269

Service Class

      (29,234       (1,640       (6,849

Sweep Class

      (524       (52 )2        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (3,133,629       (6,890,075       (27,955,983
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    1,838,568,173        1,838,568,173        1,799,814,679        1,799,814,679        372,562,738        372,562,738   

Administrator Class

    4,876,710,130        4,876,710,130        7,166,336,947        7,166,336,947        6,962,786,773        6,962,786,773   

Institutional Class

    174,485,337,964        174,485,337,964        149,069,477,734        149,069,477,734        151,931,715,902        151,931,715,902   

Service Class

    36,731,533,107        36,731,533,107        35,059,498,304        35,059,498,304        31,167,330,727        31,167,330,727   

Sweep Class

    632,350,626        632,350,626        347,512,112 2      347,512,112 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      218,564,500,000          193,442,639,776          190,434,396,140   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    97,091        97,091        88,954        88,954        91,388        91,388   

Administrator Class

    26,218        26,218        26,226        26,226        168,503        168,503   

Institutional Class

    1,112,563        1,112,563        2,809,820        2,809,820        13,377,226        13,377,226   

Service Class

    44,175        44,175        36,315        36,315        65,367        65,367   

Sweep Class

    12,071        12,071        9,774 2      9,774 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,292,118          2,971,089          13,702,484   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (1,980,377,857     (1,980,377,857     (2,006,438,358     (2,006,438,358     (697,095,949     (697,095,949

Administrator Class

    (4,815,072,662     (4,815,072,662     (7,407,543,227     (7,407,543,227     (7,954,771,554     (7,954,771,554

Institutional Class

    (167,834,417,712     (167,834,417,712     (151,297,225,953     (151,297,225,953     (173,677,551,165     (173,677,551,165

Service Class

    (37,295,525,738     (37,295,525,738     (33,933,581,717     (33,933,581,717     (32,914,867,678     (32,914,867,678

Sweep Class

    (658,245,099     (658,245,099     (389,336,456 )2      (389,336,456 )2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (212,583,639,068       (195,034,125,711       (215,244,286,346
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     19   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Capital share transactions (continued)

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisitions

           

Class A

                               0      $ 0        507,981,859      $ 507,924,424                              0      $ 0   

Institutional Class

    0        0        1,324,050,351        1,323,902,436        0        0   

Service Class

    0        0        99,516,216        99,469,544        0        0   

Sweep Class

    0        0        169,606,962        169,618,707        N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          2,100,915,111          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      5,982,153,050          512,400,265          (24,796,187,722
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      5,982,480,565          512,217,878          (24,796,178,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      27,334,934,884          26,822,717,006          51,618,895,393   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 33,317,415,449        $ 27,334,934,884        $ 26,822,717,006   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (32,091     $ (27,043     $ 31,023   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompany notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class A   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.22     4.38     4.61

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.60     0.58     0.65     0.64     0.64     0.64

Net expenses

    0.12     0.22     0.28     0.64     0.64     0.64

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.29     4.39     4.57

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $937,172        $1,078,873        $777,462        $1,101,904        $1,921,647        $2,866,700   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     21   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Administrator Class       2012             20111          2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.02     1.50     4.68     4.92

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.34     0.35     0.39     0.37     0.37     0.37

Net expenses

    0.12     0.21     0.28     0.36     0.35     0.35

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.03     1.42     4.55     4.82

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $608,948        $547,278        $788,478        $1,780,294        $1,944,435        $1,179,768   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.03     0.08     1.65     4.83     5.07

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.22     0.23     0.27     0.26     0.25     0.25

Net expenses

    0.12     0.20     0.21     0.22     0.20     0.20

Net investment income

    0.01     0.03     0.10     1.42     4.54     5.00

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $26,412,568        $19,760,296        $20,661,470        $42,393,921        $23,265,323        $7,766,684   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     23   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.35     4.52     4.76

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.51     0.52     0.56     0.54     0.54     0.54

Net expenses

    0.12     0.22     0.28     0.51     0.50     0.50

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.31     4.42     4.66

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $5,256,816        $5,820,697        $4,595,307        $6,342,777        $6,350,025        $5,656,867   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class       2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized and gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.96     0.94

Net expenses

    0.12     0.22

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $101,911        $127,791   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operation) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for period of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statement.


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Notes to Financial Statements   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund     25   

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

The timing and character of distributions made during the period from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. To the extent that these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. At January 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Paid-in
Capital
   Overdistributed
Net Investment
Income
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Losses on
Investments
$1,314    $(5,048)    $3,734


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Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

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Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.


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Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee at 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Class A, Sweep Class

     0.22

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.50% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITIONS

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund. The purpose of the transactions was to combine three funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisitions were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class A and Class S shares of Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund received Class A and Sweep Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. Shareholders holding Class IS, Class I, Class IN, and Class P shares of Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund received Service Class, Institutional Class, Institutional Class and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. The investment portfolio of Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund with fair values of $677,045,951 and


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$1,421,726,121, respectively, and amortized costs of $677,045,951 and $1,421,726,121, respectively, at July 9, 2010, were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The value of net assets acquired and number of shares issued were as follows:

 

Acquired Fund    Value of Net
Assets Acquired
       Number of Shares Issued

Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund

   $ 677,543,131           507,981,859      Class A
          169,606,962      Sweep Class

Evergreen Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund

   $ 1,423,371,980           99,516,216      Service Class
          1,324,050,351      Institutional Class

The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before and after the acquisitions were $25,563,224,306 and $27,664,139,417, respectively.

Assuming the acquisitions had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 7,686,752   

Net realized losses on investments

   $ (179,078

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 7,507,674   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

     Year ended January 31,    Year ended
February 28,
2010
 
     2012    2011*   

Ordinary Income

   $3,133,629    $6,890,075    $ 27,955,983   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $196,874 of undistributed ordinary income.

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or


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honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $2,981,736 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $180,840 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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34   Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

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Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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Letter to Shareholders

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Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    33   

Statement of Operations

    34   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    35   

Financial Highlights

    36   

Notes to Financial Statements

    41   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    45   

Other Information

    46   

List of Abbreviations

    49   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  ¡  NO BANK GUARANTEE  ¡   MAY LOSE VALUE

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch,

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe

 

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

Many of the same themes we saw in prior years continued to dominate the municipal money market landscape during the 12-month period. Low absolute yields across the space certainly highlighted the challenges faced by municipal money market funds during the period. Across the municipal curve, yields continued to fall, reaching historical lows along the way. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index1 (SIFMA Index), which began the 12-month period at 26 basis points (bps) on February 2, 2011, trended as low as 6 bps before ultimately concluding the period at 8 bps. This contrasts with the prior period’s SIFMA Index average of 27 bps and reset range of 17–35 basis points. Longer municipal money market rates followed suit with the Municipal Market Data six-month index of AAA-rated2 notes at 13 bps by period-end, while one-year AAA-rated2 notes fell from 37 bps at the beginning of the period to 20 bps dropping to the end. Several factors contributed to the continued downward pressure on short-term municipal rates.

First, the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of maintaining an extremely low federal funds rate set the stage for the overall environment in the money markets. Variable-rate demand note (VRDN) issuance was down roughly 25% from the prior period and down around 85% from the 2008 highs. Historically low long-term interest rates continued to encourage issuers to finance their debt beyond the maturity range of money market eligibility. Flight-to-quality trades saw nontraditional variable-rate investors amass significant quantities of municipal money market floating-rate securities. The tumultuous sovereign debt crisis in Europe served to further reduce municipal supply as many money market participants retreated from European banks. This was somewhat offset by new issuances backed by well-regarded U.S., Canadian, and Pacific Rim bank liquidity and letter-of-credit providers, but not enough to completely offset the declines. The Fed’s August 2011 announcement of exceptionally low rates through mid-2013 only served to lock in those low yields across the municipal money market space for the duration of the period. As a result, aggregate municipal money market fund assets continued to decline during the period as investors invested in longer term debt in an effort to capture more yield. Industrywide, municipal money market fund assets fell by 10% to $291 billion at the end of the period. This represented a return to municipal money market assets last seen in 2002.

The beginning of the period saw some sense of normalcy returning to the municipal money market space as reason overtook the extremely exaggerated reports issued by certain well-known analysts predicting a rash of municipal defaults occurring over the course of 2011. The first quarter was particularly notable for a round of letter-of-credit (LOC) and liquidity facility replacement activity. The replacement activity was especially beneficial to the municipal money market funds as Canadian and Pacific Rim banks, largely immune to the issues then facing the eurozone, entered the municipal market providing both LOCs and liquidity while also providing some additional diversity to the funds.

The second quarter ushered in significant downward pressure on municipal money market rates as global and domestic economic and political issues emerged. Anxiety in June 2011 over European sovereign debt came to the forefront of market concerns. As many domestic money market participants retreated from Europe, municipal money market securities, particularly VRDNs, became a popular investment alternative for these investors who were seeking both high-quality and very liquid investments. As demand from these crossover buyers increased, short-term municipal yields experienced a significant drop, ultimately leading the SIFMA Index to a range of 7–10 bps through the end of July 2011. Rates managed a modest rebound to around 20-bps in late August due to increased dealer activity.

The fourth quarter saw a gradual decline in the SIFMA Index from a high of 14 bps on November 26 to 8 bps at the close of 2011 as demand from crossover buyers outstripped supply, keeping continued downward pressure on short-term municipal money market rates. By year-end, crossover buyers accounted for almost 20% of the VRDNs outstanding. January 2012 arrived with fairly traditional beginning-of-the-calendar-year cash inflows. These inflows pushed the SIFMA Index to a historical low of 6 bps in the beginning of 2012, before inching up slightly to 8 bps at the close of the 12-month period.

 

 

1. The SIFMA Index, produced by Municipal Market Data (MMD), is a seven-day high-grade market index composed of tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations from MMD’s extensive database. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2. The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). To the extent that the Fund holds assets rated by Standard & Poor’s or other credit rating agencies, such ratings apply only to those assets and not to the Fund itself.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money funds industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. Looking toward the next period in municipal money markets, many other challenges remain. If the Fed follows through on its stated intention to keep rates exceptionally low—now extending into 2014—we believe it will result in continued low yields in the municipal money markets. We also believe supply constraints will continue to be an issue, as the historical longer-term rates provide an incentive for issuers to finance municipal debt in longer-term issues. As uncertainty continues to affect the markets, we consider it most appropriate to continue to focus our investments on highly liquid VRDNs in the daily and weekly maturity mode. We fully expect to continue to take advantage of relatively high-quality, diversified LOC and liquidity providers as they come to the market. We believe that this philosophy should afford investors the security and liquidity they expect.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

James Randazzo

FUND INCEPTION

January 7, 1988

SECTOR DISTRIBUTION1
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)
    
LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

11 Days

    

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

11 Days

    
 

 

 

1. Sector distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (NWMXX)

    07/28/2003        0.01        0.02        0.90        1.13        0.64%        0.64%   

Administrator Class (WNTXX)

    04/08/2005        0.01        0.02        1.08        1.35        0.37%        0.30%   

Institutional Class (WFNXX)

    11/08/1999        0.01        0.04        1.16        1.48        0.25%        0.20%   

Service Class (MMIXX)

    08/03/1993        0.01        0.02        1.00        1.28        0.54%        0.45%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.02        0.90        1.16        0.99%        0.99%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7
(AS OF JANUARY  31, 2012)
  Class A     Administrator Class     Institutional Class     Service Class     Sweep Class  

7-Day Current Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class A shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to the Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and is adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver, excluding certain expenses, at 0.65% for Class A, 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class, and 1.05% for Sweep Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.52)%, (0.25)%, (0.14)%, (0.42)%, and (0.88)% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.14       $ 0.71         0.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.50       $ 0.71         0.14

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.14       $ 0.71         0.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.50       $ 0.71         0.14

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.14       $ 0.71         0.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.50       $ 0.71         0.14

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.14       $ 0.71         0.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.50       $ 0.71         0.14

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.14       $ 0.71         0.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.50       $ 0.71         0.14

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 100.06%

         

Alabama: 2.89%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.89%          

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Gulf Opportunity Zone Power South Energy Cooperative Projects Series 2011 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.24     08/01/2041       $ 7,900,000       $ 7,900,000   

Homewood AL Educational Building Authority Samford University Series 2008 A-2 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2043         14,795,000         14,795,000   

Mobile AL Downtown RDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Austal USA LLC Project Series A (IDR, National Australia Bank LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2041         33,000,000         33,000,000   

Mobile AL Downtown RDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Austal USA LLC Project Series B (IDR)

    0.06        05/01/2041         30,770,000         30,770,000   

Mobile AL Industrial Development Board Alabama Power Company Project Series C (IDR)

    0.07        08/01/2017         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Mobile AL Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Series 2006 A (Health Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2040         6,300,000         6,300,000   

Pell City AL Special Care Facilities Authority Noland Health Services Incorporated Project Series 2009 A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2039         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Hunt Refining Project Series 2011 J (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2028         7,900,000         7,900,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Hunt Refining Project Series 2011 G (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2028             20,000,000         20,000,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Tax Exempt Gulf Opportunity Zone Hunt Refining Project Series 2008 C (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.12        12/01/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   
            146,665,000   
         

 

 

 

Alaska: 0.29%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.29%          

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Series 2006-0022 (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2030         14,735,000         14,735,000   
         

 

 

 

Arizona: 1.76%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.76%          

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Banner Health Series 2008 B (Health Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.06        01/01/2035         28,110,000         28,110,000   

Maricopa County AZ IDA Gran Victoria Housing LLC Project Series 2000 A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        04/15/2030         10,300,000         10,300,000   

Mesa AZ Utility System Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust 2009-33 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2024         35,055,000         35,055,000   

Pima County AZ IDA Charter School Delaware Military Academy Project Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        09/01/2038         4,900,000         4,900,000   

Salt River AZ Pima Maricopa Indian Community Series 2005 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2025         10,975,000         10,975,000   
            89,340,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 10.44%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 10.44%          

California CDA Gas Supply Series 2010 (Energy Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2040         85,850,000         85,850,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series 2009 A (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2026         300,000         300,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series 2009 C (Utilities Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.04     12/01/2016       $     31,850,000       $ 31,850,000   

California State 2011-12 Revenue Anticipation Notes Series A-2 JPMorgan Chase Putters Series 4023 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2013         39,800,000         39,800,000   

California State GO Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Series 2003 A-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2033         15,650,000         15,650,000   

California State GO Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Series 2003 A-3 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         20,800,000         20,800,000   

California State GO Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Series 2005 A Subseries A1-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2040         15,950,000         15,950,000   

Newport Beach CA Memorial Hospital Series E (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2040         7,000,000         7,000,000   

East Bay CA MUD Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan PUTTER Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         70,000,000         70,000,000   

Golden State California Tobacco Securitization Corporation Tobacco Settlement ROC RR-II-R-11442 (Tobacco Revenue, AGC-ICC Insured)

    0.28        06/01/2035         3,055,000         3,055,000   

Hartnell CA Community College District PUTTER Series 2966 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        06/01/2014         4,800,000         4,800,000   

Kings County CA Housing Authority Edgewater Apartments Series 2001 A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        02/15/2031         7,310,000         7,310,000   

Los Angeles CA Department Water & Power System Series A Subseries A-2 ROC RR-II-R-12322 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM-CR, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    0.07        07/01/2015         6,800,000         6,800,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3965 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         20,185,000         20,185,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN PUTTER Series 3931 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        08/12/2012         42,955,000         42,955,000   

Metropolitan Water District Southern California Series 2011 A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.10        07/01/2036         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Oceanside CA Ace-Shadow Way Apartments Project Series 2009 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2049         1,300,000         1,300,000   

Sacramento County CA River Pointe Housing Authority Apartments Series 2007 B (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        08/15/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   

San Diego CA Community College District GO Election of 2006 Series 2011 Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series O-8 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.05        08/01/2019         900,000         900,000   

San Diego CA Unified School District TRAN PUTTER Series 3934 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/07/2012         38,740,000         38,740,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series C (Tax Revenue)

    0.06        04/01/2038         63,935,000         63,935,000   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Fillmore Center Series B1 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2017         18,600,000         18,600,000   

Santa Clara County CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3976 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         5,110,000         5,110,000   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District ROC RR-II-R-11484 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.20        02/01/2013         1,880,000         1,880,000   

Vacaville CA MFHR Quail Run Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        07/15/2018         7,200,000         7,200,000   

Westminster CA Redevelopment Agency Westminster Tax Allocation Project # 1 Morgan Stanley Floaters Series 2008-3009 (Tax Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.13        11/01/2045         3,475,000         3,475,000   
            529,945,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Colorado: 1.27%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.27%          

Aurora CO Centretech Metropolitan District Remarketed Series A (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10     12/01/2028       $ 2,605,000       $ 2,605,000   

Aurora CO Centretech Metropolitan District Remarketed Series B (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2017         2,765,000         2,765,000   

Colorado ECFA National Jewish Program F-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2041         2,080,000         2,080,000   

Colorado HCFR Catholic Health Initiatives Series 2004 B-6 (Health Revenue)

    0.06        03/01/2044         7,300,000         7,300,000   

Colorado HFA Winridge Apartments Series 1998 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        02/15/2028         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Commerce City CO Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District GO Series 2006 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2028         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Commerce City CO Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District GO Series 2008 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2038         8,625,000         8,625,000   

Cornerstone CO Metropolitan District #2 Limited Tax GO Series 2010 B (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.14        12/01/2046         6,090,000         6,090,000   

Denver CO City & County Cottonwood Creek Series 1989 A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.13        04/15/2014         6,850,000         6,850,000   

Meridian Ranch CO Metropolitan District GO Series 2009 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2038         4,230,000         4,230,000   

Mountain Village CO Housing Authority Facilities Apartments Project Series 2010 (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2040         6,440,000         6,440,000   

Southeast Colorado Public Improvement Metropolitan District Series 2004 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        11/15/2034         3,865,000         3,865,000   
            64,350,000   
         

 

 

 

Connecticut: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.24%          

Connecticut State HFA Subseries 2011 E-3 (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.05        11/15/2041         12,000,000         12,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Delaware: 0.48%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.48%          

Delaware State EDA YMCA Delaware Projects Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2036         3,900,000         3,900,000   

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2039             12,105,000         12,105,000   

Delaware State River & Bay Authority Series 2008 (Transportation Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        01/01/2030         2,100,000         2,100,000   

University of Delaware Series 2005 (Education Revenue)

    0.07        11/01/2035         6,340,000         6,340,000   
            24,445,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.09%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.09%          

District of Columbia Wesley Theological Seminary Issue Series 2008 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2048         4,815,000         4,815,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Florida: 3.43%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.42%          

Hillsborough County FL Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11     04/05/2012       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   

JEA Florida Electric System Series 2000 F-1 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.12        03/01/2012         11,000,000         11,000,000   

JEA Florida Electric System Series 2000 F-2 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.10        03/06/2012         5,500,000         5,500,000   
            21,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.01%          

Alachua County FL HFA MFHR Santa Fe Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2041         7,400,000         7,400,000   

Bay County FL Solar Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-0103 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2014         9,965,000         9,965,000   

Clay County FL DRIVER Trust Series 3439 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA-CR, XLCA Insured) 144A

    0.18        11/01/2015         3,700,000         3,700,000   

Florida Gulf Coast University Finance Corporation Parking Project Series A (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.06        02/01/2039         7,665,000         7,665,000   

Florida HFA Huntington Project 1985 Series GGG (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2013         7,100,000         7,100,000   

Highlands County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group Series 2003 B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/15/2012         1,965,000         1,965,000   

Highlands County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group Series 2003 C (Health Revenue)

    0.05        11/15/2021         12,095,000         12,095,000   

Highlands County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group Series 2006 C (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.18        11/15/2036         6,445,000         6,445,000   

Jacksonville Electric Authority FL Electrical System Revenue Series A (Utilities Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2035         17,315,000         17,315,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Educational Facilities Authority Eagle-20070043 Class A (Education Revenue, BHAC-CR, AMBAC Insured)

    0.09        04/01/2037         9,900,000         9,900,000   

Orange County FL HFFA Adventist Health System Sunbelt Obligated Group Series 1995 (Health Revenue)

    0.05        11/15/2026         19,205,000         19,205,000   

Orlando & Orange County FL Expressway Authority Revenue Series 2003 C-4 (Transportation Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC, AGM Insured)

    0.06        07/01/2025             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Orlando FL Utilities Commission Series A (Utilities Revenue)(i)

    0.19        10/01/2027         6,745,000         6,745,000   

Palm Beach County FL Children’s Home Project Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.25        05/01/2038         3,915,000         3,915,000   

Palm Beach County FL Jupiter Medical Center Incorporated Series B (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2020         6,015,000         6,015,000   

Palm Beach County FL Norton Gallery and School of Art Incorporated Series 1995 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC, GO of Institution Insured)

    0.17        05/01/2025         1,465,000         1,465,000   

Palm Beach County FL Pine Crest Preparatory School Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        06/01/2032         500,000         500,000   

Palm Beach County FL Zoological Society Incorporated Project Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2031         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Pinellas County FL IDR Neighborly Care Network Project Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2028         4,755,000         4,755,000   

Polk County FL IDA HCFR Winter Haven Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2034         5,170,000         5,170,000   

Polk County FL IDA HCFR Winter Haven Hospital Series C (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2036         4,540,000         4,540,000   

Sarasota County FL Planned Parenthood Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Health Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.11        10/01/2041         4,290,000         4,290,000   
            152,650,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Georgia: 2.70%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.70%          

Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge & Subordinate Lien Term Series 2004 C (Airport Authority Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.23     01/01/2013       $ 12,650,000       $ 12,650,000   

Atlanta GA Development Authority Perkins Will Incorporated Project Series 2010 (IDR, Harris NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2030         9,330,000         9,330,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-10 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11        01/01/2016         8,795,000         8,795,000   

Fulton County GA Development Authority Shepherd Center Incorporated Project Series 2009 (Health Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2035         13,055,000         13,055,000   

Fulton County GA Development Authority The Lovett School Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2033         11,400,000         11,400,000   

Gwinnett County GA Development Authority Goodwill North Georgia Incorporated Project Series 2009 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Gwinnett County GA Hospital Authority Series A (Health Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2036         9,690,000         9,690,000   

Gwinnett County GA School District PUTTER Series 2007-1011 (Education Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2041         2,785,000         2,785,000   

Macon-Bibb County GA Hospital Authority Anticipation Note Medical Center Series B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2028         5,450,000         5,450,000   

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series A (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2040         37,655,000         37,655,000   

Private Colleges & Universities Authority of Georgia Mercer University Project Series 2003 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2032         10,180,000         10,180,000   

Private Colleges & Universities Authority of Georgia Mercer University Project Series 2006-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2036         11,000,000         11,000,000   
            136,990,000   
         

 

 

 

Hawaii: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.20%          

Hawaii GO Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2009-62 (GO- State, State Street Corporation LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2018         9,995,000         9,995,000   
         

 

 

 

Idaho: 0.38%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.38%          

Jerome County ID Economic Development Corporation Davisco Foods International Project Series 2009 (IDR, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2029             19,420,000         19,420,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 5.29%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 5.29%          

Aurora IL Economic Development Aurora University Series 2004 (Education Revenue, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.09        03/01/2035         4,225,000         4,225,000   

Austin IL Trust Series 2008-1098 (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.24        08/15/2047         18,322,000         18,322,000   

Chicago IL Eclipse Funding Trust Solar Eclipse Project Series 2006-0003 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        01/01/2026         9,185,000         9,185,000   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport ROC RR-II-R-605PB (Port Authority Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured)

    0.28        01/01/2014         10,390,000         10,390,000   

Chicago IL ROC RR-II-R-11940 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.11        07/01/2028         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Chicago IL Subseries 04-3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2031         3,155,000         3,155,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Illinois Health Facilities Authority Centegra Health System Series 2002 (Health Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08     09/01/2032       $ 40,000       $ 40,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Chicago Academy of Sciences Project New Museum Facilities Series 1998 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2033         5,480,000         5,480,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Cook Communications Ministries Project Series 2002 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.36        03/01/2017         4,500,000         4,500,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Lake Forest Academy Series 2000 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        12/01/2024         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority McCormick Theological Seminary Project Series 2001-B (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2035         22,435,000         22,435,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Metropolitan Family Services Project Series 1999 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.36        01/01/2029         3,803,000         3,803,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Presbyterian Homes Two Arbor Lane Project Series 2001 (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        04/01/2035         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority St. Ignatius College Series 1994 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2024         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Illinois State Development Finance Authority Village of Oak Park Residence Corporation Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2041         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Illinois State Development Finance Authority Village of Oak Park Residence Corporation Project Series 2006 (Housing Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        09/01/2046         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority YMCA Metropolitan Chicago Project Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2029         23,700,000         23,700,000   

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo Project Series 1995-B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        12/15/2025         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Newberry Library Project Series 1988 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.08        03/01/2028         2,100,000         2,100,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Advocate Health Care Network Series 2011- B (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.20        04/01/2051         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Children’s Museum Greater Chicago Incorporated Project Series 2004 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2034         1,800,000         1,800,000   

Illinois Finance Authority DRIVER Trust Series 3420 (Tax Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.08        01/01/2016         3,030,000         3,030,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Series 2008 D (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        01/01/2048         11,600,000         11,600,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Lake Forest County Day School Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2035         12,750,000         12,750,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Presbyterian Homes Lake Forest Project Series 2006 (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        09/01/2024         21,345,000         21,345,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Richard H. Driehaus Museum Project Series 2005 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        02/01/2035             10,100,000         10,100,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Series 2008 A-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.22        11/01/2030         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority The Catherine Cook School Project Series 2007 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2037         5,820,000         5,820,000   

Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Series 3219 (Port Authority Revenue) 144A

    0.13        06/15/2050         12,600,000         12,600,000   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority Priority Series A 2A (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2030         14,500,000         14,500,000   

Schaumburg IL GO ROC RR-II-R-11698 (Tax Revenue, BHAC-CR, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2032         400,000         400,000   

Warren County IL Monmouth College Project Series 2002 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2032         8,815,000         8,815,000   
            268,595,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Indiana: 2.67%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.23%          

Indiana Bond Bank Advance Funding Program Series 2012 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25     01/03/2013       $ 11,600,000       $ 11,695,622   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.44%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-02 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11        07/01/2023         26,140,000         26,140,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust Indiana Solar Eclipse Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.05        07/15/2026         12,285,000         12,285,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Community Health Network Project Series 2009 (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2039         8,800,000         8,800,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Health Systems Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Incorporated Project Series 2009 A (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.14        11/01/2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Northshore Health Center Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Health Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2038         5,205,000         5,205,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Parkview Health System Obligation Group Project Series 2009 C (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2039         16,060,000         16,060,000   

Indiana Finance Authority University Health Obligated Group Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series 2011 E-23 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        03/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Indianapolis IN Canal Square Apartments Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        04/01/2033         11,905,000         11,905,000   

Indianapolis IN Industrial MFHR Washington Pointe Project Series 2009 A (Housing Revenue, Fleet National Bank LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2039         8,430,000         8,430,000   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank ROC RR-11-R-1179 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.20        01/01/2017             24,825,000         24,825,000   
            123,650,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.99%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.99%          

Iowa Finance Authority Cedarwood Hills Project Series 2001-A (Housing Revenue)

    0.08        05/01/2031         2,960,000         2,960,000   

Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Archer Daniels Midland Company Project Series 2011 (IDR)

    0.11        12/01/2051         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Chrisbro III Incorporated Project Series 2011 (IDR)

    0.09        08/01/2041         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Private Colleges Ambrose University Project Series 2003 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2033         11,540,000         11,540,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Private Colleges University of Dubuque Project Series 2004 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2029         6,370,000         6,370,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Private Colleges University of Dubuque Project Series 2007 (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2035         11,265,000         11,265,000   
            50,135,000   
         

 

 

 

Kansas: 0.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.25%          

Kansas Development Finance Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series 2004 C (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.05        11/15/2034         9,735,000         9,735,000   

Kansas Development Finance Authority Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series O-11 (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.08        11/15/2038         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            12,735,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Kentucky: 0.92%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.03%          

Kentucky Rural Water Finance Corporation Public Program Series 2012 A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.25     02/01/2013       $ 1,300,000       $ 1,309,685   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.89%          

Fort Mitchell KY League of Cities Funding Trust Program Series 2002 A (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2032         7,160,000         7,160,000   

Kentucky EDFA Goodwill Industries Kentucky Incorporated Project Series 2007 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2037         9,750,000         9,750,000   

Kentucky EDFA Hospital Ashland Hospital Corporation King Daughter Medical Center Project Series 2008 B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2038             15,000,000         15,000,000   

Williamstown KY League of Cities Funding Trust Lease Series 2008-A (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2038         7,795,000         7,795,000   

Williamstown KY League of Cities Funding Trust Lease Series 2008-B (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2038         5,660,000         5,660,000   
            45,365,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 2.51%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.51%          

Louisiana HFA The Reserve at Jefferson Crossing Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC, FHLMC Insured)

    0.11        07/01/2040         4,095,000         4,095,000   

Louisiana HFA Woodward Wright Apartments Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2033         8,955,000         8,955,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Christus Health Project Series B-3 (Health Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2047         5,835,000         5,835,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 A-1 (IDR)

    0.08        11/01/2040         56,300,000         56,300,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 B-1 (IDR)

    0.10        11/01/2040         52,000,000         52,000,000   
            127,185,000   
         

 

 

 

Maine: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.24%          

Maine Finance Authority Foxcroft Academy Issue Series 2008 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         12,000,000         12,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 1.37%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.29%          

Anne Arundel County MD Series 97-A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10        03/05/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.08%          

Maryland CDA MFHR Hopkins Village Apartments Series 2008 F (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2038         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Maryland HEFA Johns Hopkins University Project Series 1003 (Education Revenue)

    0.18        07/01/2033         6,665,000         6,665,000   

Maryland HEFA Suburban Hospital Issue Series 2008 (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2029         5,790,000         5,790,000   

Maryland HEFA University of Maryland Medical System Series D (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2041         8,000,000         8,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Maryland HEFA University of Maryland Medical System Series E (Health Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.07     07/01/2041       $ 7,500,000       $ 7,500,000   

Maryland Stadium Authority Sports Facilities Football Stadium Series 2007 (Lease Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2026         15,090,000         15,090,000   

Montgomery County MD Housing Opportunities Series 2002 C (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2032         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Montgomery County MD Housing Opportunity Commission Series 2011 A (Housing Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.05        01/01/2049         3,600,000         3,600,000   
            54,645,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.73%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.73%          

Massachusetts State College Building Authority Series 2011 (Education Revenue, State Guaranteed)(i)

    0.17        11/01/2034         7,045,000         7,045,000   

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Cushing Academy Issue Series 2004 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2034         12,045,000         12,045,000   

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Fay School Issue Series 2008 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2038         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency Shady Hill School Issue Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         9,645,000         9,645,000   

Massachusetts State PUTTER Series 2007 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, NATL-RE, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.21        05/01/2037         3,330,000         3,330,000   
            37,065,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 2.94%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.89%          

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2008-C (Hospital Revenue)

    0.05        02/07/2012         23,400,000         23,400,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2009-C (Hospital Revenue)

    0.08        02/09/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2009-C (Hospital Revenue)

    0.09        02/09/2012         18,420,000         18,420,000   
            44,820,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.05%          

Detroit MI ROC RR-II-R-11941 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) 144A

    0.20        01/03/2028         20,980,000         20,980,000   

Green Lake Township MI Economic Development Corporation Interlochen Center Arts Project Series 2004 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2034         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014             73,000,000         73,000,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Senior Credit Group Series 2010-6 (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.17        11/15/2049         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Senior Credit Group series 2010-7 (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.17        11/15/2049         4,200,000         4,200,000   
            104,180,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 4.50%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.66%          

Minnesota Rural Water Finance Authority Public Projects Construction Series 2011 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.25        04/01/2012         2,800,000         2,802,733   

Rochester MN HCFR Mayo Foundation Series 2000 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.06        02/13/2012         30,600,000         30,600,000   
            33,402,733   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.84%          

Andover MN Senior Housing Presbyterian Homes Incorporated Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08     11/15/2033       $ 9,545,000       $ 9,545,000   

Arden Hills MN Northwestern College Project 2011 (Education Revenue, Harris Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        11/30/2030         7,695,000         7,695,000   

Bloomington MN Bristol Village Apartments Project Series 2002 A-1 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        11/15/2032         8,480,000         8,480,000   

Bloomington MN Presbyterian Homes Project Series 2008 (Health Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        07/01/2038         5,725,000         5,725,000   

Brooklyn Center MN Brookdale Corporate Center II Project Series 2001 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2014         500,000         500,000   

Burnsville MN Berkshire Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2030         4,145,000         4,145,000   

Burnsville MN Bridgeway Apartments Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        10/15/2033         400,000         400,000   

Crystal MN MFHR Crystal Apartments Limited Partnership Project Series 1997 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2027         3,250,000         3,250,000   

Dakota County MN RDA Series MT-321 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.21        06/01/2029         4,600,000         4,600,000   

East Grand Forks MN Solid Waste Disposal American Crystal Sugar Company Project Series 2009 (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.09        12/01/2021         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Eden Prairie MN Eden Glen Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        02/15/2031         990,000         990,000   

Eden Prairie MN Refunding MFHR Park At City West Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2031         300,000         300,000   

Edina MN Edina Park Plaza Project Series 1999 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        12/01/2029         3,940,000         3,940,000   

Forest Lake MN Kilkenny Court Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        08/15/2038         4,100,000         4,100,000   

Inver Grove Heights MN Inver Grove Incorporated Project Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2035             10,035,000         10,035,000   

Maple Grove MN MFHR Basswood Trails Apartment Project Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        03/01/2029         1,620,000         1,620,000   

Maplewood MN Educational Facilities Mounds Park Academy Project Series 2003 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2023         1,810,000         1,810,000   

Maplewood MN Educational Facilities Mounds Park Academy Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2031         2,840,000         2,840,000   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Metropolitan Airports Commission Series 2010 A (Airport Revenue) 144A

    0.14        01/01/2035         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Minneapolis MN Housing Development Symphony Place Project Series 1988 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2014         500,000         500,000   

Minneapolis MN People Serving People Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2021         2,055,000         2,055,000   

Minnesota State Concordia University Series P-1 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        04/01/2027         2,255,000         2,255,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR Carleton College Series 3-L2 (Education Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2012         9,250,000         9,250,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR Carleton College Series 5-G (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2029         6,430,000         6,430,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR Hamline University Series 6-E1 (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2016         1,820,000         1,820,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR MacAlester College Series 3-Z (Education Revenue, GO of Institution Insured)

    0.13        03/01/2024         4,525,000         4,525,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR MacAlester College Series 5-Q (Education Revenue)

    0.11        03/01/2033         3,460,000         3,460,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Minnesota State HEFAR Olaf College Series 5-M2 (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.07     10/01/2020       $ 1,745,000       $ 1,745,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR Series 6-E2 (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2025         3,285,000         3,285,000   

Minnesota State University of St. Thomas Series 4O (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2021         4,870,000         4,870,000   

Minnesota State University of St. Thomas Series 5-C (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        04/01/2025         7,365,000         7,365,000   

Minnesota State University of St. Thomas Series 6-H (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2032         8,200,000         8,200,000   

Minnetonka MN Housing Facilities Beacon Hill Project Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2034         6,025,000         6,025,000   

Minnetonka MN Minnetonka Hills Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2031         2,665,000         2,665,000   

Oak Park Heights MN Boutwells Landing Project Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2035         9,100,000         9,100,000   

Pine City MN Senior Housing Agency Lakeview Project Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        04/15/2036         5,700,000         5,700,000   

Plymouth MN Lancaster Village Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        09/15/2031         2,865,000         2,865,000   

Spring Lake Park MN Senior Housing Oak Crest Apartments Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        02/15/2033         1,100,000         1,100,000   

St. Anthony MN Autumn Woods Housing Project Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2032         2,550,000         2,550,000   

St. Cloud MN Health Care System Project Series 2008 C (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.07        05/01/2042         1,950,000         1,950,000   

St. Louis Park MN Knollwood Place Apartment Project Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2035         11,300,000         11,300,000   

St. Louis Park MN MFHR Parkshore Senior Campus Project Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        08/01/2034         1,045,000         1,045,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Highland Ridge Project Series 2003 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2033         1,000,000         1,000,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA The Science Museum of Minnesota Series 1997-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2027         300,000         300,000   

St. Paul MN Port Authority MFHR Bigos Sibley Project Series 2004 I (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        02/01/2034         5,680,000         5,680,000   

St. Paul MN Port Authority Tax Increment Westgate Office & Industrial Center Project Series 1991 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2015         7,210,000         7,210,000   
            195,225,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 0.50%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.50%          

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Solar Eclipse Project Series 2006-0153 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2014         6,400,000         6,400,000   

Mississippi State Series 2003A Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2007-32 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        11/01/2018             18,960,000         18,960,000   
            25,360,000   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 3.79%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.23%          

Curators of the University of Missouri Series A (Education Revenue)

    0.07        02/06/2012         11,500,000         11,500,000   
         

 

 

 
            11,500,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.56%          

Independence MO IDA The Mansions Project Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08     08/01/2035       $ 5,110,000       $ 5,110,000   

Kansas City MO H. Roe Bartle Convention Center Project Series 2008F (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2025         20,865,000         20,865,000   

Kansas City MO IDA Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Series 1997 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         1,905,000         1,905,000   

Kansas City MO IDA Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         250,000         250,000   

Kansas City MO Special Obligation Roe Bartle Series E (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2034         27,375,000         27,375,000   

Missouri Development Finance Board Association of Municipal Utilities Lease Financing Program Series 2003 (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2033         7,225,000         7,225,000   

Missouri Development Finance Board Ewing Marion Kauffman Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        06/01/2037         9,525,000         9,525,000   

Missouri Development Finance Board Kauffman Center Performing Arts Project Series 2007 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        06/01/2037             52,960,000         52,960,000   

Missouri HEFA Ascension Health Series C-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.06        11/15/2039         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Missouri HEFA Ascension Health Series C-3 (Health Revenue)

    0.06        11/15/2039         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Missouri HEFA Southwest Baptist University Project Series 2003 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2033         330,000         330,000   

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Power Prairie Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2007-0111 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        01/01/2032         12,030,000         12,030,000   

St. Charles County MO Public Water Supply District #2 Series 2011 (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2028         5,500,000         5,500,000   

St. Louis County MO IDA Heatherbrook Gardens Apartment Project Series 1992 (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.27        03/01/2022         1,765,000         1,765,000   

St. Louis County MO IDA The Pelican Cove Project Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        03/15/2034         18,000,000         18,000,000   
            180,840,000   
         

 

 

 

Nebraska: 0.68%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.68%          

Central Plains NE Nebraska Gas Project #2 Series 2009 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2039         34,630,000         34,630,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 1.41%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.41%          

Clark County NV Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Series 2010 F-2 (Port Authority Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2022         4,800,000         4,800,000   

Clark County NV Limited Tax GO Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-0146 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2032         6,100,000         6,100,000   

Las Vegas NV EDFA Keep Memory Alive Project Series 2007-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2037         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Reno NV Senior Lien Transportation Rail Access Corridor Project Series 2008-A (Tax Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2042         44,490,000         44,490,000   

Washoe County NV Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-0142 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        03/01/2036         8,345,000         8,345,000   
            71,735,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

New Hampshire: 0.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.40%          

New Hampshire HEFA Frisbie Memorial Hospital Issue Series 2006 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07     10/01/2036       $ 12,250,000       $ 12,250,000   

New Hampshire HEFA Tilton School Issue Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2036         7,900,000         7,900,000   
            20,150,000   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 3.52%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.52%          

Burlington County NJ Bridge Lutheran Home Project Series 2005-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Commerce Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2025         935,000         935,000   

Camden County NJ Improvement Authority Health Care Redevelopment The Cooper Health Systems Project Series 2004-B (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2032         22,740,000         22,740,000   

Garden State Preservation Trust New Jersey Open Space & Farmland Bonds 2005 Series A PUTTER Series 2865 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2024         3,185,000         3,185,000   

New Jersey EDA Gas Facility Pivotal Utilities Holdings Incorporated Project Series 2005 (Energy Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.04        10/01/2022         4,500,000         4,500,000   

New Jersey EDA Motor Vehicle Surcharges Series 2004 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, BHAC-CR NATL-RE Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2026         2,190,000         2,190,000   

New Jersey EDA Princeton Day School Incorporated Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2035         3,800,000         3,800,000   

New Jersey EDA Princeton Day School Incorporated Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2047         200,000         200,000   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction 2007 Austin Trust Series 2008-3302 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.18        09/01/2032         5,800,000         5,800,000   

New Jersey EDA The Peddie School Project Series 2004-B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.05        02/01/2029         7,105,000         7,105,000   

New Jersey EDA Various The Peddie School Project Series 1994 B (IDR, U.S. Bank NA Insured)

    0.05        02/01/2019         995,000         995,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Defense Analyses Issue Series 2000-D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2030         2,300,000         2,300,000   

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Composite Program Fitness First Oradell LLC Project Series 2006 A-6 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2031         5,665,000         5,665,000   

New Jersey HFFA Bayshore Community Hospital Project Series 2004 A-1 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2014         2,645,000         2,645,000   

New Jersey HFFA Various Somerset Medical Center Series 2008 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2024         3,265,000         3,265,000   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Series A (Housing Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.25        05/01/2027         3,385,000         3,385,000   

New Jersey State Transportation Trust Fund Authority PUTTER Series 2009-70 (Transportation Revenue)

    0.08        12/15/2023         71,725,000         71,725,000   

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-40 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        06/01/2032             26,460,000         26,460,000   

New Jersey Transportation Authority Series 2009 D (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2024         3,200,000         3,200,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Refunding Various Series 2009 B (Transportation Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2024         3,550,000         3,550,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Series 2009 C (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2024         4,950,000         4,950,000   
            178,595,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

New Mexico: 1.28%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.28%          

New Mexico Finance Authority State Subseries 2008 A-1 (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.04     06/15/2024       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Series 2009 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2039         59,830,000         59,830,000   
            64,830,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 4.81%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.14%          

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/06/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 4.67%          

Brookhaven NY IDAG Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10        11/01/2037         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Dutchess County NY IDA Marist College Civic Facilities Series 1999 A (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2028         3,890,000         3,890,000   

Long Island NY Power Authority Electric Subseries B-1 (Utilities Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2033         10,700,000         10,700,000   

Nassau County NY Health Care Corporation Series 2009 Subseries B-2 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC, County Guaranty Insured)

    0.04        08/01/2029         9,500,000         9,500,000   

Nassau County NY Local Economic Assistance Corporation Adults & Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities Incorporated Project Series 2011 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2041         7,300,000         7,300,000   

New York NY Series F-4B (Tax Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2035         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York NY Subseries B (Tax Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2027         8,170,000         8,170,000   

New York NY Subseries C-4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2020         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York NY Subseries H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    0.03        03/01/2034         5,050,000         5,050,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Subseries 2003 A-4 (Tax Revenue)

    0.04        11/01/2029         9,200,000         9,200,000   

New York NY Trust Cultural Research Lincoln Center For the Arts Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2038         1,750,000         1,750,000   

New York Convention Center Development Corporation New York Hotel Unit Fee Secured Series 3095 (Tax Revenue, BHAC-CR AMBAC Insured) 144A

    0.13        11/15/2044         32,335,000         32,335,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ROC RR-II-R-11645 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.23        11/15/2025         7,280,000         7,280,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2002 G-1 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.05        11/01/2026             43,600,000         43,600,000   

New York NY Capital Resource Corporation Loan Enhanced Assistance Program Maimonides Medical Center Series 2006 A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        01/01/2026         2,155,000         2,155,000   

New York NY DRIVER Trust Series 3477 (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/15/2017         4,000,000         4,000,000   

New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series 2009 C-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        05/01/2029         6,620,000         6,620,000   

New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series C-4 (Housing Revenue)

    0.06        05/01/2015         9,045,000         9,045,000   

New York NY Municipal Water & Sewer Finance Authority ROC-RR-II R-11697 (Water & Sewer Revenue, BHAC-CR Insured) 144A

    0.09        06/15/2016         4,200,000         4,200,000   

New York NY Municipal Water & Sewer Finance Authority Subseries B-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Lloyds TSB Bank LLC LOC)

    0.04        06/15/2024         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries B-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.04        06/15/2024         4,525,000         4,525,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

New York NY Subseries A-5 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04     08/01/2031       $ 2,205,000       $ 2,205,000   

New York NY Subseries C-5 (Tax Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.04        08/01/2020         13,500,000         13,500,000   

New York NY Subseries F-4 (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.05        09/01/2035         4,300,000         4,300,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series 3-F (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        11/01/2022         900,000         900,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority Long Island University Subseries 2006 A-2 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2026         2,200,000         2,200,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority Long Island University Subseries 2006 A-2 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2036         7,000,000         7,000,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority North Shore Long Island Jewish Series B (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2039         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority Northern Westchester Association Series 2009 (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        11/01/2034         2,885,000         2,885,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority NY Law School Series 2009 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2038         4,500,000         4,500,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority PUTTER 2009-35 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.08        11/15/2026         2,500,000         2,500,000   

New York State Thruway Authority PUTTER Series 3600-Z (Tax Revenue, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.18        01/01/2016         7,145,000         7,145,000   
            236,955,000   
         

 

 

 

North Carolina: 1.64%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.64%          

Durham County NC COP Series 2009 B (Lease Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2034             23,000,000         23,000,000   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Campbell University Series 2009 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2034         5,710,000         5,710,000   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Educational Guilford College Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2024         3,405,000         3,405,000   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Educational High Point University Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2030         3,875,000         3,875,000   

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Sterling Montessori Academy & Charter School Project Series 2010 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2031         10,610,000         10,610,000   

North Carolina Education Care Community Health Care Facilities University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series 2008 B-1 (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2036         9,190,000         9,190,000   

North Carolina Education Care Community Health Care Facilities University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series 2008 B-2 (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2036         4,890,000         4,890,000   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Wayne Memorial Hospital Series 2009 (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2036         4,680,000         4,680,000   

North Carolina Port Authority Facilities Series 2008 (Port Authority Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2036         3,500,000         3,500,000   

Piedmont Triad NC Airport Authority Series 2008-A (Airport Authority Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2032         14,560,000         14,560,000   
            83,420,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

North Dakota: 0.76%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.69%          

Mercer County ND PCR Series 2009-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.25     02/16/2012       $ 35,000,000       $ 35,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.07%          

Richland County ND Recovery Zone Project Series 2010 C (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2028         3,500,000         3,500,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 1.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.20%          

Butler County OH Capital Funding Low Cost Capital Series 2005 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2035         2,390,000         2,390,000   

Columbus OH Regional Airport Authority Municipal Pooled Financing Program Series 2004 A (Airport Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2030         3,420,000         3,420,000   

Lancaster OH Port Authority Gas Supply Series 2008 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        05/01/2038         27,050,000         27,050,000   

Parma OH Community General Hospital Association Series 2006 A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2029         10,860,000         10,860,000   

Warren County OH Cincinnati Electricity Corporation Project Series 1985 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.28        09/01/2015         2,810,000         2,810,308   

Warren County OH Health Care Facilities Otterbein Homes Series 1998 B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2023         14,430,000         14,430,000   
            60,960,308   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.34%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.34%          

Oklahoma State Municipal Power Authority PUTTER Series 1880 (Utilities Revenue, AGC-ICC, FGIC Insured)

    0.18        01/01/2015         10,090,000         10,090,000   

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2028         7,400,000         7,400,000   
            17,490,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.62%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.62%          

Oregon State Veterans Welfare Series 84 (Tax Revenue)

    0.06        06/01/2040         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Oregon State Veterans Welfare Series 85 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        06/01/2041             15,140,000         15,140,000   

Oregon State Veterans Welfare Series 90-B (Tax Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2045         9,785,000         9,785,000   
            31,425,000   
         

 

 

 

Other: 1.84%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.84%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2004-05 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.13        05/01/2014         14,500,000         14,500,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2006-04 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        05/01/2013         4,420,000         4,420,000   

PFOTER Series PPT-10011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.34        03/01/2040         74,700,000         74,700,000   
            93,620,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Pennsylvania: 8.42%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 8.42%          

Allegheny County PA Hospital Authority University of Pittsburg Medical Center Series 2010C Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series E-29 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08     04/25/2014       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,000,000   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PFOTER Series MT-633 (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.27        02/01/2031         5,150,000         5,150,000   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Project Series 2007 B-2 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        04/15/2039         29,070,000         29,070,000   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Senior Community Incorporated Series 2003 (Health Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2028         8,605,000         8,605,000   

Allegheny County PA IDA Longwood Oakmont Incorporated Series 2011 A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2041         14,100,000         14,100,000   

Allegheny County PA IDA Watson Institute Friendship Academy Project Series 2010 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        08/01/2040         3,750,000         3,750,000   

Beaver County PA IDA Electric Company Project Series 2005 A (Utilities Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2020         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Beaver County PA IDA Metropolitan Edison Company Project Series 2005 A (Utilities Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        07/15/2021         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Education Center Project Series 2009 A-1 (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.09        02/01/2012             14,665,000         14,665,000   

Bethlehem PA Area School District Authority Project Series 2010 Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series 2011 E-31 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        05/01/2014         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Floater Certificates Series 2004 (Tax Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.09        01/04/2029         6,900,000         6,900,000   

Butler County PA General Authority North Allegheny School District Project Series 2011 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of District Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2021         14,245,000         14,245,000   

Butler County PA General Authority North Allegheny School District Project Series 2011 B (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of District Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2022         10,220,000         10,220,000   

Central Bradford Progress Authority Robert Packer Hospital Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series C-14 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2041         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Chester County PA IDA Archdiocese of Philadelphia Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2031         12,675,000         12,675,000   

Emmaus PA General Authority Series 1989 D-27 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.06        03/01/2024         4,100,000         4,100,000   

Emmaus PA General Authority Series 1989 H-23 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2024         6,400,000         6,400,000   

Erie County PA Sewer Authority Series 2011 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.13        12/01/2021         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Geisinger Authority Pennsylvania Health System Series C (Health Revenue)

    0.04        08/01/2028         7,810,000         7,810,000   

Lehigh County PA General Purpose Authority St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem PFOTER (Health Revenue)

    0.34        08/15/2042         18,140,000         18,140,000   

Mercer County PA GO Series 2011 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.13        10/01/2031         12,805,000         12,805,000   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority William Penn Charter School Series 2001 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        09/15/2031         4,830,000         4,830,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA LaSalle College High School Series 2007 A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2037         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA New Regional Medical Center PFOTER (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.14        08/01/2038         10,700,000         10,700,000   


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Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Montgomery County PA IDA ROC RR-II-R-11856 (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.09     02/01/2018       $ 10,425,000       $ 10,425,000   

Montgomery County PA Lower Merion School District GO Series 2009 A (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC, State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.07        04/01/2027         7,480,000         7,480,000   

North Pennsylvania Water Authority Series 2008 (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2024         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Philadelphia Area Independent School Business Officers Association Financing Program LaSalle College High School Project Series 2000 J-1 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2030         1,225,000         1,225,000   

Pennsylvania HEFA Association of Independent Colleges & University of Pennsylvania Finance Program University of Scranton Project Series 1999 E-3 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2014         5,200,000         5,200,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance PUTTER Series PT-4653 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14        10/01/2039         13,725,000         13,725,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 2004 (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        01/01/2034         9,700,000         9,700,000   

Pennsylvania State Public School Building Authority ROC RR-II-R-11396 (Lease Revenue, FSA State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.13        12/01/2023         6,100,000         6,100,000   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ROC RR-II-R-12259 (Transportation Revenue, BHAC-CR, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    0.07        10/01/2013         41,065,000         41,065,000   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series 2011 C-1 Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series E-22 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2038             19,445,000         19,445,000   

Pennsylvania University Project Series 2009 B (Education Revenue)

    0.30        06/01/2031         6,450,000         6,450,000   

Philadelphia PA Gas Works Series E (Energy Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2031         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Philadelphia PA IDR Chestnut Hill Academy Series 2005 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2035         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Philadelphia PA IDR Chestnut Hill Academy Series 2007 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2037         7,400,000         7,400,000   

Quakertown PA General Authority Pooled Financing Program Series 1996 A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2026         5,165,000         5,165,000   

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Series 2007 (Tax Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        03/01/2022         22,940,000         22,940,000   

Washington County PA Hospital Authority Monongahela Valley Hospital Project Series 2011 B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2041         3,390,000         3,390,000   

Westmoreland County PA IDA Excela Health Project Series 2010 B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2030         5,300,000         5,300,000   
            427,175,000   
         

 

 

 

Puerto Rico: 1.81%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.81%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Floaters Series 2601 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2047         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth ROC RR-II-R-185 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.08        07/01/2013         1,715,000         1,715,000   

Puerto Rico HFA Series 2984 (Housing Revenue, HUD Loan Insured)

    0.08        06/01/2012         7,480,000         7,480,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corporate Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11761 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corporate Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11779 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         4,700,000         4,700,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corporate Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11760 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA Insured) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         3,200,000         3,200,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series 11829 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) 144A

    0.20     02/01/2034       $ 3,100,000       $ 3,100,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series 3036 (Tax Revenue)

    0.18        08/01/2057         58,756,546         58,756,546   
            91,951,546   
         

 

 

 

Rhode Island: 0.06%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.06%          

Rhode Island State & Providence Plantations GO TAN Fiscal Year 2012 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        06/29/2012         3,000,000         3,020,715   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 0.94%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.46%          

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012             12,000,000         9,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-2 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         9,000,000         12,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-3 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         2,500,000         2,500,000   
            23,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.48%          

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency Series 2011 C (Utilities Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        01/01/2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority MFHR Brookside Crossing Apartments Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        06/01/2046         4,680,000         4,680,000   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Institutional Business & Home Safety Project Series 2009 (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2034         3,000,000         3,000,000   

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Series 1283 (Miscellaneous Revenue, BHAC-CR, AMBAC Insured)

    0.12        04/01/2012         11,600,000         11,600,000   
            24,280,000   
         

 

 

 

South Dakota: 0.31%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.31%          

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Homeownership Mortgage Series 2009 A (Housing Revenue)

    0.05        05/01/2039         4,730,000         4,730,000   

South Dakota Housing Development Authority LaCrosse Investment Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        02/15/2031         6,495,000         6,495,000   

South Dakota State HEFA Sioux Valley Hospital & Health System Series 2004 B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2034         4,630,000         4,630,000   
            15,855,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 1.57%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.07%          

Sevier County TN Public Building Authority Public Projects Construction Interim Loan Project Series B-3 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25        05/01/2012         3,500,000         3,505,132   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.50%          

Alcoa Maryville Blount County TN Industrial Development Board Maryville Civic Arts Center Project Series 2009 A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2036         1,000,000         1,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Blount County TN Public Building Authority GO Series E-5-B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07     06/01/2042       $ 4,760,000       $ 4,760,000   

Blount County TN Public Building Authority Local Government Public Import Series E-1-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC, County Guaranty Insured)

    0.07        06/01/2037         6,450,000         6,450,000   

Clarksville TN Public Building Authority Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County HEFA Lipscomb University Project Series 2009 (Education Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2028         12,400,000         12,400,000   

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Health Alliance Series 2011 B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2033         6,665,000         6,665,000   

Tennergy Corporation Tennessee PUTTER Gas Project Series 1258Q (Energy Revenue)

    0.26        05/01/2016         20,445,000         20,445,000   

Tennessee Municipal Energy Acquisition Corporation PUTTER Gas Project Series 1578 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        12/01/2016         24,260,000         24,260,000   
            75,980,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 8.40%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.12%          

San Antonio TX Water System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        02/15/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 8.28%          

Bexar County TX Housing Finance Corporation Palisades Park Apartments Project Series 2009 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2039         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Bexar County TX Housing Finance Corporation Vista Meadows Fredencksburg Place Apartments Project Series 2006 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2036             12,335,000         12,335,000   

Brazos County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Franciscan Services PUTTER Series MT-636 (Health Revenue, NATL-RE Insured) 144A

    0.34        01/01/2028         30,860,000         30,860,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-44 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        09/01/2014         28,780,000         28,780,000   

Collin County TX Housing Finance Corporation Huntington Apartments Project Series 1996 (Housing Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2015         12,305,000         12,305,000   

Dallas TX Waterworks & Sewer System Clipper Tax Exempt Certificate Trust 2009-52 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        10/01/2018         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Del Valle TX GO Independent School District Building PUTTER Series 1946 (Tax Revenue, Permanent School Fund Guaranteed)

    0.11        08/15/2014         9,090,000         9,090,000   

Galveston County TX Housing Finance Corporation Village By The Sea Apartments Project Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        02/15/2032         5,090,000         5,090,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park Refining LP Series 2004 A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2023         21,100,000         21,100,000   

Houston TX Utilities Systems Authority Series 2010-B (Water & Sewer Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        05/15/2034         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Panhandle Texas Regional Housing Finance Corporation Jason Avenue Residential Apartments Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC)

    0.08        08/01/2041         7,500,000         7,500,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Various Refunding Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series 2010 C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        04/01/2040         2,400,000         2,400,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Total Petrochemicals USA Incorporated Project Series 2011 (IDR)

    0.11        06/01/2041         45,000,000         45,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District of Jefferson County Multi Mode ATOFINA Petrochemicals Incorporated Project Series 2003 C (IDR)

    0.11        04/01/2027         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2002 B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.09        07/01/2029         11,700,000         11,700,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Floater Certificates Series E-18 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08     06/01/2032       $ 34,395,000       $ 34,395,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Floater Certificates Series E-27 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        06/01/2027         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Texas Department Housing & Community Affairs Costa Ibiza Apartments Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        08/01/2041         13,550,000         13,550,000   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Morgan Stanley Floaters Series 2848 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        12/15/2026         92,000,000         92,000,000   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Morgan Stanley Floaters Series 2849 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        12/15/2026         11,578,947         11,578,947   

Texas TAN JPMorgan PUTTER Series 3953 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         28,100,000         28,100,000   

Tyler TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center Project Series 1997-B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        07/01/2020         2,800,000         2,800,000   
            420,583,947   
         

 

 

 

Utah: 0.62%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.62%          

PFOTER Series PPT-1008 Class A (Tax Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.34        01/01/2032         17,705,000         17,705,000   

South Valley Sewer District Utah ROC RR-II-R-11919 (Water & Sewer Revenue, BHAC Insured) 144A

    0.08        07/01/2016         3,990,000         3,990,000   

West Jordan Utah Multi-Family Housing Broadmoor Village Apartments Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2034         9,675,000         9,675,000   
            31,370,000   
         

 

 

 

Vermont: 1.32%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.32%          

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Project Series 2008 A (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2028         2,065,000         2,065,000   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Fletcher Allen Health Care Project Series 2008 A (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2030             21,690,000         21,690,000   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Landmark College Project Series 2008 A (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2033         3,140,000         3,140,000   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency North County Hospital Project Series 2007 A (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2034         10,025,000         10,025,000   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Project Series 2004 A (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2029         1,975,000         1,975,000   

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Various Norwich University Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2038         28,255,000         28,255,000   
            67,150,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 1.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.20%          

Arlington County VA IDA Refunding MFHR Woodbury Park Apartments Project Series 2005 A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        03/01/2035         800,000         800,000   

Fairfax County VA IDA Inova Health System Project Series 2010 A-17 (Miscellaneous Revenue)(i)

    0.20        05/15/2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Fauquier County VA IDA Highland School Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07     12/01/2033       $ 3,950,000       $ 3,950,000   

Fauquier County VA IDR Wakefield School Incorporated Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2038         9,425,000         9,425,000   

James City County VA IDA Chambrel Williamsburg Project Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2032         12,715,000         12,715,000   

Montgomery County VA IDA Series 2009 A (Education Revenue)

    0.09        02/01/2039         11,380,000         11,380,000   

Norfolk VA EDA Sentara Healthcare Series 2010 B (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.20        11/01/2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Smyth County VA IDA Health Alliance Series 2011 D (Health Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2031         12,675,000         12,675,000   

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Series 2008 A (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2037         110,000         110,000   
            61,055,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 1.10%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.10%          

Everett WA Limited Tax GO Series 2001 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America Corporation LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2021             10,600,000         10,600,000   

King County WA Housing Authority Series 2005 A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        07/01/2035         5,200,000         5,200,000   

King County WA Public Hospital District Limited Tax GO ROC RR-II-R-11412 (Tax Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.20        12/01/2015         6,930,000         6,930,000   

King County WA Sewer Morgan Stanley Floater Series 3090 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.13        01/01/2039         9,400,000         9,400,000   

Seattle WA Water & Sewer Systems Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-0002 (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2029         6,655,000         6,655,000   

Washington State HCFR Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Series 2011 C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2041         7,190,000         7,190,000   

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Lake City Senior Apartments Project Series 2009 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.09        07/01/2044         4,250,000         4,250,000   

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Revenue Tacoma Art Museum Project Series 2002 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2032         5,775,000         5,775,000   
            56,000,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.50%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.50%          

Kanawha County WV Kroger Company Series 2004-B (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.15        04/01/2013         6,850,000         6,850,000   

Weirton WV Municipal Hospital Building Commission Weirton Medical Center Incorporated Series 2001-B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2031         8,885,000         8,885,000   

West Virginia State Hospital Finance Authority Cabell Hospital Incorporated Series 2008 A (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        01/01/2034         9,720,000         9,720,000   
            25,455,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 4.13%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.67%          

Wisconsin State HEFA Aurora Health Care Incorporated Series 2008 B (Health Revenue)

    0.20        07/05/2012         34,000,000         34,000,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.46%          

Appleton WI Recovery Zone Facilities Foremost Farms Project Series 2010 (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.08     05/01/2037       $ 30,000,000       $ 30,000,000   

Hull WI Welcome Dairy Incorporated Project Series 2010 B (IDR, Associated Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        01/01/2027         3,435,000         3,435,000   

Milwaukee WI RDA University of Wisconsin Kenilworth Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        09/01/2040         7,550,000         7,550,000   

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Health Facilities Series 2001 (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.25        07/01/2016         6,380,000         6,380,000   

Public Finance Authority Wisconsin Midwestern Disaster Area Program Series 2011 (IDR, Farm Credit Services LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Wisconsin HEFA Ministry Healthcare Incorporated Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    0.07        08/01/2022         15,485,000         15,485,000   

Wisconsin HEFA St. Camillus Health Center Project Series 2005 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         2,275,000         2,275,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series 2011 A (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        09/01/2043         9,100,000         9,100,000   

Wisconsin Public Power PUTTER Series 1232 (Utilities Revenue, BHAC-CR, AMBAC Insured)

    0.12        07/01/2013         19,220,000         19,220,000   

Wisconsin State Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 1 2009-36 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        05/01/2020         26,755,000         26,755,000   

Wisconsin State Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 1 2009-6 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        05/01/2013         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Wisconsin State HEFA Hess Memorial Hospital Incorporated Series 2007 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2024             11,390,000         11,390,000   

Wisconsin State HEFA Meriter Retirement Services Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        03/01/2038         6,150,000         6,150,000   

Wisconsin State Housing & EDA Series 2012 B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        05/01/2055         8,000,000         8,000,000   
            175,740,000   
         

 

 

 

Wyoming: 0.31%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.31%          

Wyoming CDA Series 2001 A (Housing Revenue)

    0.25        12/01/2035         9,545,000         9,545,000   

Wyoming CDA Series 2003 B (Housing Revenue)

    0.25        12/01/2033         2,300,000         2,300,000   

Wyoming Student Loan Corporation Series A-3 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2043         3,850,000         3,850,000   
            15,695,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $5,079,184,688)

            5,079,184,688   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $5,079,184,688)*      100.06        5,079,184,688   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.06        (2,928,500
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 5,076,256,188   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     33   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 5,079,184,688   

Cash

    41,508   

Receivable for investments sold

    4,955,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    24,299   

Receivable for interest

    727,987   

Receivable from adviser

    959,289   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    95,664   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,085,988,435   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    22,265   

Payable for investments purchased

    7,700,444   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    466,536   

Distribution fees payable

    169,460   

Due to other related parties

    699,135   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    674,407   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    9,732,247   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,076,256,188   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,076,059,962   

Undistributed net investment income

    18   

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    196,208   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,076,256,188   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 518,948,921   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    518,876,791   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 281,127,509   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    281,098,627   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 3,036,274,526   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    3,036,027,482   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 673,404,534   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    673,356,386   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 566,500,698   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    566,493,116   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 8,866,629   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    4,708,928   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    2,351,687   

Class A

    1,599,288   

Administrator Class

    313,397   

Institutional Class

    2,162,286   

Service Class

    760,838   

Sweep Class

    729,721   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    1,749,423   

Administrator Class

    308,294   

Service Class

    1,572,863   

Sweep Class

    829,228   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    1,160,919   

Custody and accounting fees

    241,578   

Professional fees

    36,062   

Registration fees

    10,356   

Shareholder report expenses

    63,386   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    10,578   

Other fees and expenses

    114,498   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    18,723,330   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (10,954,818
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    7,768,512   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,098,117   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    548,316   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,646,433   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     35   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 1,098,117        $ 3,147,350        $ 9,561,850   

Net realized gains on investments

      548,316          133,587          329,201   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      1,646,433          3,280,937          9,891,051   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (72,688       (89,245       (556,154

Administrator Class

      (31,557       (135,401       (910,229

Institutional Class

      (897,306       (2,832,178       (6,501,763

Service Class

      (63,398       (90,345       (1,593,687

Sweep Class

      (33,168       (178 )2        N/A   

Net realized gains

           

Class A

      (49,111       (22,813       (84,941

Administrator Class

      (24,818       (8,587       (38,014

Institutional Class

      (211,146       (65,322       (169,665

Service Class

      (59,138       (21,744       (90,859

Sweep Class

      (47,043       (262 ) 2        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,489,373       (3,266,075       (9,945,312
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    1,289,900,552        1,289,900,552        1,395,771,868        1,395,771,868        1,205,818,801        1,205,818,801   

Administrator Class

    192,875,256        192,875,256        296,173,817        296,173,817        470,840,097        470,840,097   

Institutional Class

    12,035,015,509        12,035,015,509        12,910,627,926        12,910,627,926        8,019,262,600        8,019,262,600   

Service Class

    1,112,744,849        1,112,744,849        1,294,037,180        1,294,037,180        1,614,119,092        1,614,119,092   

Sweep Class

    1,722,795,827        1,722,795,827        14,993,156 2      14,993,156 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      16,353,331,993          15,911,603,947          11,310,040.590   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    120,235        120,235        110,580        110,580        644,234        644,234   

Administrator Class

    50,360        50,360        127,177        127,177        916,869        916,869   

Institutional Class

    335,925        335,925        1,410,010        1,410,010        3,701,725        3,701,725   

Service Class

    17,019        17,019        13,322        13,322        248,690        248,690   

Sweep Class

    80,211        80,211        440 2      440 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      603,750          1,661,529          5,511,518   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (1,717,015,064     (1,717,015,064     (1,468,465,692     (1,468,465,692     (1,756,338,646     (1,756,338,646

Administrator Class

    (273,543,487     (273,543,487     (354,495,225     (354,495,225     (569,314,030     (569,314,030

Institutional Class

    (11,887,717,946     (11,887,717,946     (12,180,378,396     (12,180,378,396     (8,355,250,035     (8,355,250,035

Service Class

    (1,091,356,421     (1,091,356,421     (1,697,327,637     (1,697,327,637     (2,433,961,093     (2,433,961,093

Sweep Class

    (1,161,374,500     (1,161,374,500     (10,002,018 )2      (10,002,018 )2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (16,131,007,418       (15,710,668,968       (13,114,863,804
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisition

           

Institutional Class

    0        0        107,938,955        107,942,643        0        0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      222,928,325          310,539,151          (1,799,311,696
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      223,085,385          310,554,013          (1,799,365,957
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      4,853,170,803          4,542,616,790          6,341,982,747   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,076,256,188        $ 4,853,170,803        $ 4,542,616,790   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 18        $ 18        $ 15   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class A       2012             20111          2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.05     1.32     2.91     2.92

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.62     0.61     0.67     0.67     0.65     0.65

Net expenses

    0.19     0.32     0.46     0.67     0.65     0.65

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.05     1.27     2.86     2.89

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $518,949        $945,917        $1,018,470        $1,568,362        $1,562,483        $1,164,801   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Administrator Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.04     0.18     1.68     3.27     3.28

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.36     0.36     0.40     0.40     0.38     0.38

Net expenses

    0.18     0.29     0.31     0.32     0.30     0.30

Net investment income

    0.01     0.04     0.18     1.63     3.24     3.23

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $281,128        $361,735        $419,954        $517,520        $517,666        $541,840   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.04     0.12     0.27     1.78     3.37     3.39

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.24     0.25     0.29     0.28     0.26     0.26

Net expenses

    0.16     0.20     0.23     0.22     0.20     0.20

Net investment income

    0.03     0.13     0.28     1.77     3.31     3.35

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $3,036,275        $2,888,542        $2,048,774        $2,381,083        $1,403,838        $1,146,902   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.10     1.52     3.12     3.13

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.53     0.53     0.58     0.57     0.55     0.55

Net expenses

    0.18     0.32     0.40     0.47     0.45     0.45

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.12     1.47     3.07     3.09

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $673,405        $651,984        $1,055,420        $1,875,018        $1,674,047        $1,303,728   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class       2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.98     0.98

Net expenses

    0.14     0.32

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $566,501        $4,992   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund     41   

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends


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are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

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annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

      

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Class A and Sweep Class

       0.22

Administrator Class

       0.10   

Institutional Class

       0.08   

Service Class

       0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITION

After the close of business on November 5, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Existing shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust received Institutional Class shares of the Fund in the reorganization. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust for 107,938,955 shares of the Fund valued at $107,942,643 at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for Institutional Class shares. The investment portfolio of Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust with a fair value of $107,514,791 and amortized cost of $107,514,791 at November 5, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. The aggregate net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust and the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $107,942,643 and $4,602,060,727, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $4,710,003,370. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Trust was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 3,264,021   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 131,645   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 3,395,666   


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6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

    Year Ended January 31,    

Year Ended

February 28, 2010

 
    2012     2011*    

Ordinary Income

  $ 354,747      $ 66,836      $ 211,556   

Exempt-Interest Income

    1,097,787        3,147,347        9,560,333   

Long-term Capital Gain

    36,839        51,892        173,423   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
income
 
$196,208      $ 22,286   

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage National Tax-Free Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $36,839 was designated as long-term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $330 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $354,416 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 99.97% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. This and other information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds can be found in the current prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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Letter to Shareholders

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Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    25   

Statement of Operations

    26   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    27   

Financial Highlights

    28   

Notes to Financial Statements

    30   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    34   

Other Information

    35   

List of Abbreviations

    38   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  ¡  NO BANK GUARANTEE  ¡   MAY LOSE VALUE

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2045 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

 
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch,

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

If one term could be used to describe the prime money markets over the past 12 months, it would be “fear of contagion.” During the first half of the year, the markets were relatively untouched by the situation in Greece. The largest eurozone countries—Spain, Italy, Germany, and France—enjoyed access to the capital markets on all economic levels despite growing negative publicity. Although Greece sporadically shocked the markets with its ongoing struggle to balance social policy, funding needs, and austerity measures, the U.S. money markets remained relatively unaffected; this was primarily based on the perception that Greece posed little immediate risk in the money market funds space. The benchmark three-month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) started the period at 0.24% on January 31, 2011, and sank to its low of 0.18% on June 15, 2011, reflecting a very liquid funding market. However, at mid-year, this all changed.

In June, Fitch Ratings published a report highlighting prime money market funds’ exposure to European credits. Not only did the report neglect to emphasize that overall levels of exposures were not very different from previous years, it also did not comment on the beneficial effects of diversification among individual credits, countries, and regions; instead, it lumped all exposures into one bucket and sounded the alarm that Fitch believed money market funds were at risk for losses based on these issuers’ indirect exposure to Greece. As a result, the liquidity of short-term funding markets began to dry up. This trend accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2011, as the rating agencies began to contemplate the idea that the relative strength of countries’ banks might be affected by the credit quality of the respective sovereign entity. As a result, a number of eurozone countries and their banks were placed on credit watch negative and were subsequently downgraded during December. Stress in the funding markets for all European credits continued to mount, with the three-month LIBOR climbing 0.34% from its low on June 15, 2011, to a high of 0.52% on January 5, 2012. It was only after the introduction of the European Central Bank’s three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) in late December that liquidity concerns eased and a handful of money market funds re-entered the European funding markets.

Against this backdrop, prime money market fund shareholders, in general, voted with their feet and exited the space, primarily to invest in the relative safety of government money market funds. From January 31, 2011 to January 31, 2012, the assets of all prime money market funds declined 8.5%, to $1.4 trillion, while those of government money market funds increased by 16.6%, from $755 billion to $881 billion. At the same time, the total supply of prime money market instruments declined 14.7%, or $291 billion; the bulk of that was driven by declines in negotiable certificates of deposit, as one would expect with the wholesale exit from European funding; in comparison, secured and unsecured commercial paper decreased by only 8.4%, or $89 billion.

Normally one would expect this activity to lead to rising rates on all money market eligible securities. However, unlike past cycles, during this cycle, rising LIBOR has not necessarily translated to higher rates on these instruments. As headline risk made European credits less attractive, the rotation out of European sectors into alternative sectors—such as Canadian, Australian, Japanese, and industrial credits—has increased demand for those securities and has driven down rates, resulting in a bifurcated market based largely on geography.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented.

Despite the soothing effects of the LTRO, the situation within the eurozone—and Greece, in particular—still has not been resolved, and until a resolution is reached, there continues to be some likelihood that ongoing uncertainty may cause increasing stress on European funding markets. Greece is again coming to the table to renegotiate previous bailouts, asking for new money, and attempting to once again increase haircuts that existing bondholders should take on a negotiated bailout. The talks they are engaged in are once again described as Greece being on “the razor’s edge”; the difference this time for the short-term funding markets is that reaction has been relatively muted. We interpreted the market’s reaction as a sign that the market may have accepted that there will be an orderly Greek default and that the credit markets have already absorbed the bad news.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

If this has a familiar ring, it is because we faced a similar situation at the beginning of the past 12-month period. However, because we have managed our funds with relatively short weighted average maturities and a high degree of liquidity, we have been able to not only quickly adapt to a fluid situation but also meet our shareholders’ liquidity requirements and change the funds’ risk profiles to adapt to changing risk tolerances. As we move forward this year, we do not anticipate making any changes to our fundamental goals of managing to safety of principal and liquidity because we believe the risks are clearly asymmetrically skewed to the downside in credit and to the upside in interest rates. This suggests that we maintain our strategy of seeking relatively high-quality investments with relatively short weighted average maturities and continue carrying a relatively high degree of liquidity.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

September 2, 1998

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

26 Days

    

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

36 Days

    
 

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Institutional Class (PIIXX)

    07/28/2003        0.02        0.05        1.60        1.96        0.24%        0.20%   

Service Class (NWRXX)

    09/02/1998        0.01        0.01        1.38        1.73        0.53%        0.53%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Institutional Class      Service Class  

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

 

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver, excluding certain expenses, at 0.20% for Institutional Class, and 0.55% for Service Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.04)%, and (0.33)% for Institutional Class and Service Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 
           

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.18       $ 1.01         0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.20       $ 1.02         0.20

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.08       $ 1.11         0.22

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.10       $ 1.12         0.22

 

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Certificates of Deposit: 14.88%

         

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27     02/03/2012       $ 9,000,000       $ 9,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.09        02/03/2012         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.12        02/16/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/29/2012         17,000,000         17,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.29        02/01/2012         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.74        06/11/2012         2,000,000         2,001,544   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.31        02/03/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.14        02/06/2012         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.40        02/13/2012             40,000,000         40,002,181   

Barclays Bank plc (New York)±

    0.69        04/16/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.58        03/01/2012         6,000,000         5,999,772   

Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.20        02/10/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited

    0.14        02/02/2012         46,000,000         46,000,000   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.37        03/06/2012         26,000,000         26,000,123   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.38        03/05/2012         5,000,000         5,000,365   

National Australia Bank Limited (New York)±

    0.43        04/18/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   

National Bank of Canada

    0.10        02/15/2012         11,000,000         11,000,000   

National Bank of Kuwait

    0.17        02/01/2012         16,000,000         16,000,000   

Nordea Bank plc

    0.94        09/13/2012         10,000,000         10,006,327   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/03/2012         28,000,000         28,000,000   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/07/2012         35,000,000         35,000,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV±

    0.37        04/24/2012         20,000,000         19,999,769   

Royal Bank of Canada±

    0.69        12/17/2012         14,000,000         14,000,000   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.14        02/01/2012         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.10        03/09/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.18        04/04/2012         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.21        05/04/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Union Bank of California

    0.10        02/01/2012         95,000,000         95,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corporation±

    0.60        04/04/2012         1,000,000         1,000,631   

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $575,010,712)

            575,010,712   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Paper: 41.68%

         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 23.16%          

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        05/02/2012         8,000,000         7,994,136   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/08/2012         2,000,000         1,999,860   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/15/2012         24,000,000         23,996,119   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         11,000,000         10,999,523   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/15/2012         18,000,000         17,999,090   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.15        02/06/2012         18,000,000         17,999,550   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         18,000,000         17,998,110   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        04/16/2012         4,000,000         3,998,500   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         5,000,000         4,999,950   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/20/2012         12,000,000         11,992,363   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         6,000,000         5,999,700   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         7,000,000         6,999,440   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         4,000,000         3,999,960   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         23,000,000         22,998,850   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         8,000,000         7,999,360   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.34        02/14/2012         5,000,000         4,999,332   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        02/03/2012         15,000,000         14,999,700   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.29     04/26/2012       $ 5,300,000       $ 5,296,371   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         12,000,000         11,999,280   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.33        02/14/2012         10,000,000         9,998,700   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.39        02/15/2012         12,000,000         11,998,176   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.07        02/02/2012         2,000,000         1,999,992   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        03/26/2012         4,000,000         3,999,100   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        02/14/2012         1,000,000         999,917   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/05/2012         3,000,000         2,999,395   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         10,000,000         9,997,861   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.12        02/03/2012         10,000,000         9,999,903   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        02/10/2012         5,000,000         4,999,788   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/23/2012         13,000,000         12,998,570   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/24/2012         14,000,000         13,998,390   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        03/01/2012         9,000,000         8,998,695   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.18        02/17/2012         5,000,000         4,999,578   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/02/2012         10,000,000         9,999,897   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/22/2012         4,000,000         3,998,278   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/23/2012         4,000,000         3,998,243   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/19/2012         19,000,000         18,987,650   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/23/2012         3,000,000         2,997,950   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/27/2012         6,000,000         5,995,700   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/30/2012         20,000,000         19,985,167   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012             23,000,000         22,998,620   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/27/2012         5,000,000         4,997,479   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/28/2012         3,000,000         2,998,460   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         11,000,000         10,999,523   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         15,000,000         14,998,425   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         15,000,000         14,997,975   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.00        02/01/2012         14,000,000         14,000,000   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/02/2012         4,000,000         3,999,973   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/16/2012         11,000,000         10,999,358   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         20,000,000         19,995,300   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/20/2012         4,000,000         3,999,040   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/13/2012         7,000,000         6,998,565   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/21/2012         5,000,000         4,998,775   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.19        02/27/2012         17,000,000         16,997,184   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         8,000,000         7,999,413   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/14/2012         3,000,000         2,999,762   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         3,000,000         2,999,732   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        04/11/2012         8,000,000         7,996,733   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/20/2012         8,000,000         7,996,480   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/26/2012         2,000,000         1,999,010   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/10/2012         8,000,000         7,999,560   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         5,000,000         4,999,633   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         6,000,000         5,999,267   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         5,000,000         4,999,358   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         10,000,000         9,998,656   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         17,000,000         16,997,610   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         2,000,000         1,999,195   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        03/27/2012         5,000,000         4,998,319   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        04/02/2012         8,000,000         7,997,018   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24     03/20/2012       $ 5,000,000       $ 4,998,400   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/05/2012         20,000,000         19,996,517   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/26/2012         15,000,000         14,995,725   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/28/2012         15,000,000         14,995,567   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/02/2012         4,000,000         3,998,712   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         20,000,000         19,992,822   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/20/2012         25,000,000         24,989,576   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/23/2012         10,000,000         9,995,672   

Sydney Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.34        03/15/2012         4,000,000         3,998,328   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         10,000,000         9,998,717   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         10,000,000         9,998,656   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         22,000,000         21,996,908   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/27/2012         5,000,000         4,999,206   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         5,000,000         4,998,931   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/05/2012         2,000,000         1,999,253   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/09/2012         2,000,000         1,999,207   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         2,033,000         2,032,182   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/12/2012         10,000,000         9,995,858   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         4,000,000         3,998,720   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.09        02/02/2012         26,000,000         25,999,870   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.12        02/03/2012         30,000,000         29,999,700   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.16        02/08/2012         2,000,000         1,999,930   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         5,000,000         4,999,475   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.18        02/13/2012         5,000,000         4,999,683   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/06/2012         2,000,000         1,998,772   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/08/2012         2,000,000         1,998,700   

Working Capital Management Company 144A(z)

    0.25        02/07/2012         12,000,000         11,999,420   
            895,153,074   
         

 

 

 
Financial Company Commercial Paper: 15.41%          

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        03/02/2012         5,000,000         4,998,667   

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/23/2012         10,000,000         9,995,042   

ASB Finance Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        02/21/2012         14,000,000         13,997,122   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.56        05/31/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.57        06/08/2012         14,000,000         13,999,595   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/22/2012         10,000,000         9,998,542   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/29/2012         5,000,000         4,999,028   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012         9,000,000         8,998,188   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         20,000,000         19,995,833   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/05/2012         6,000,000         5,998,625   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.27        03/23/2012         10,000,000         9,996,175   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.46        02/17/2012         2,000,000         1,999,564   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.57        03/26/2012         9,000,000         8,992,170   

Axis Bank Limited Dubai(z)

    0.57        03/20/2012         5,000,000         4,996,133   

Axis Bank Limited Dubai(z)

    0.59        03/13/2012         2,000,000         1,998,633   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.20        03/14/2012         2,000,000         1,999,533   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.26        04/19/2012         5,000,000         4,997,183   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        03/01/2012         4,000,000         3,998,840   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.10        02/06/2012             14,000,000         13,999,767   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/03/2012         7,000,000         6,999,938   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/13/2012         18,000,000         17,999,280   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper (continued)          

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12     02/27/2012       $ 5,000,000       $ 4,999,567   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.13        02/07/2012         5,000,000         4,999,875   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.18        03/08/2012         2,000,000         1,999,640   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.19        02/06/2012         10,000,000         9,999,681   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/06/2012         17,000,000         16,996,066   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.25        03/01/2012         61,000,000         60,987,474   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.26        02/21/2012         15,000,000         14,997,750   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/19/2012         7,000,000         6,996,801   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/21/2012         8,000,000         7,996,189   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/01/2012         18,000,000         17,983,350   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/03/2012         8,000,000         7,992,436   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/16/2012         10,000,000         9,990,000   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/18/2012         14,000,000         13,985,627   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         10,000,000         9,998,650   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.27        02/29/2012         9,000,000         8,998,040   

ICICI Bank Limited(z)

    0.53        02/27/2012         3,500,000         3,498,610   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.27        02/10/2012         9,000,000         8,999,325   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.39        03/05/2012         6,000,000         5,997,800   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/07/2012         7,000,000         6,999,848   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.39        02/07/2012         28,000,000         27,997,900   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.56        04/10/2012         5,000,000         4,994,538   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        02/28/2012         15,000,000         14,996,400   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.42        02/06/2012         3,000,000         2,999,792   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        03/12/2012         5,000,000         4,997,250   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.18        02/08/2012         15,000,000         14,999,388   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.19        02/10/2012         15,000,000         14,999,213   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.22        02/09/2012         20,000,000         19,998,889   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.29        02/24/2012         20,000,000         19,996,167   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.36        02/08/2012         6,000,000         5,999,516   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.37        02/09/2012         12,000,000         11,998,893   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.44        03/08/2012         5,000,000         4,997,750   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.27        03/05/2012         5,000,000         4,998,717   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.29        03/01/2012         10,000,000         9,997,583   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A(z)

    0.28        04/19/2012         6,000,000         5,996,360   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.45        04/11/2012         10,000,000         9,999,927   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.63        04/16/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            595,342,870   
         

 

 

 
Other Commercial Paper: 3.11%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/27/2012         2,000,000         1,999,711   

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/28/2012         1,000,000         999,850   

BP Capital Markets plc 144A(z)

    0.24        02/17/2012         9,000,000         8,999,000   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.07        03/23/2012         5,000,000         4,999,504   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.10        02/22/2012         5,000,000         4,999,708   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/20/2012         5,000,000         4,998,793   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/25/2012         5,000,000         4,998,717   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/13/2012         6,000,000         5,999,112   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        02/13/2012         5,000,000         4,999,750   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/12/2012             41,000,000         40,993,622   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/15/2012         3,000,000         2,999,498   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.08        02/14/2012         5,000,000         4,999,838   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Other Commercial Paper (continued)          

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.13     03/28/2012       $     13,000,000       $ 12,997,371   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.13        02/02/2012         4,000,000         3,999,972   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/03/2012         4,000,000         3,999,944   

University of Washington(z)

    0.27        04/02/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.05        02/13/2012         6,000,000         5,999,900   
            119,984,290   
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,610,480,234)

            1,610,480,234   
         

 

 

 

Government Agency Debt: 2.25%

         

FHLB±

    0.23        02/05/2013         6,000,000         5,997,546   

FHLB±

    0.26        03/07/2013         10,000,000         9,996,670   

FHLB±

    0.26        05/09/2013         2,000,000         1,999,227   

FHLB±

    0.27        03/28/2013         11,000,000         10,997,345   

FHLB±

    0.27        05/02/2013         5,000,000         4,998,728   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/01/2013         9,000,000         9,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        05/17/2013         10,000,000         10,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.31        05/17/2013         4,000,000         4,000,000   

FHLMC±

    0.22        02/02/2012         30,000,000         29,999,934   

Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $86,989,450)

            86,989,450   
         

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 22.12%

         

Alabama: 0.26%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.26%          

Mobile AL Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Series 2006-A (Health Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2040         10,000,000         10,000,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 3.57%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.62%          

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.80        11/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        02/01/2013         2,000,000         2,000,000   

San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        03/06/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

San Jose CA International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    0.61        03/13/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Turlock Irrigation District California (Housing Revenue)

    0.22        02/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            24,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.95%          

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Marin Country Day School (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2037         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series A (Transportation Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2045         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series C2 (Transportation Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2045         8,000,000         8,000,000   

California HFA Program Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        08/01/2036         3,000,000         3,000,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series L (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2033         3,000,000         3,000,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series 2009 C (Utilities Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2016         9,310,000         9,310,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

California State Floating Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Soctia LOC)

    0.04     05/01/2033       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,000,000   

California Statewide CDA Series 2554 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        07/01/2047         5,000,000         5,000,000   

East Bay California MUD Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3966 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Loma Linda CA Loma Linda University Series B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2037         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3965 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         1,615,000         1,615,000   

Newport Beach CA Hoag Memorial Hospital Series F (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2040         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Roseville CA Electric System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         1,800,000         1,800,000   

San Bernardino County CA Flood Control District (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2037         4,500,000         4,500,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Series B001 (Lease Revenue)144A

    0.32        11/01/2041         1,000,000         1,000,000   

San Jose CA Financing Authority Taxable Land Series F (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        06/01/2034         11,000,000         11,000,000   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2026         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Santa Clara County CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3976 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         2,630,000         2,630,000   

Southern California Public Power Authority Magnolia Power Project
Series 2009-1-A (Utilities Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2036         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Whittier CA Whittier College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038             21,005,000         21,005,000   
            113,860,000   
         

 

 

 

Colorado: 0.64%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.64%          

Colorado HFA Series A2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2026         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Colorado HFA Taxable MFHR Project B-2 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.15        05/01/2050         9,790,000         9,790,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G1 (Port Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G2 (Port Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-4 (Lease Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, AGM Insured)

    0.12        12/15/2037         4,000,000         4,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4024 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/27/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            24,790,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.40%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.05%          

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.20        03/12/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.35%          

District of Columbia The American University Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority Subseries D-1 (Port Authority Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07     10/01/2039       $     12,570,000       $ 12,570,000   
            13,570,000   
         

 

 

 

Florida: 0.50%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.50%          

Florida HEFAR Ringling College of Arts & Design Incorporated Project
Series 2008 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2038         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Florida Municipal Power Agency All Requirements Supply Series C (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2035         8,435,000         8,435,000   

Sarasota County FL Public Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    0.06        07/01/2037         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2013         1,995,000         1,995,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2032         2,990,000         2,990,000   
            19,420,000   
         

 

 

 

Georgia: 0.10%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.10%          

Fulton County GA Series 1474 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGC-ICC, FGIC Insured)

    0.12        07/01/2012         1,995,000         1,995,000   

Wayne County GA IDA Various Rayonier Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        05/01/2020         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            3,995,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 1.44%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.44%          

Chicago IL Deutsche Bank Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts/Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts Trust Series DB-393 (Tax Revenue)

    0.07        01/01/2034         10,355,000         10,355,000   

Chicago IL Water District Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-A (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2014         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         2,300,000         2,300,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Cook County IL Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         6,400,000         6,400,000   

Cook County IL Series D-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         3,600,000         3,600,000   

IIlinois Health Facilities Authority Centegra Health System Series 2002 (Health Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2032         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue (Health Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2048         2,895,000         2,895,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue University of Chicago (Education Revenue)

    0.06        07/01/2038         11,490,000         11,490,000   

Springfield IL PUTTER Series 1314 (Utilities Revenue, BHAC-CR, MBIA Insured)

    0.08        03/01/2014         7,555,000         7,555,000   
            55,595,000   
         

 

 

 

Indiana: 0.18%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.18%          

Indiana Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2008D-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        12/01/2034         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Indiana State Health Facilities Financing Authority (Health Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2029         960,000         960,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Richmond IN Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Incorporated (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.08     01/01/2040       $ 2,865,000       $ 2,865,000   
            6,825,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.40%          

Iowa State Finance Authority Health Facilities (Health Revenue)

    0.06        02/15/2035         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Iowa Financial Authority SFMR Series C (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.17        01/01/2039             12,400,000         12,400,000   
            15,400,000   
         

 

 

 

Kansas: 0.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.17%          

Kansas State Department of Transportation Series C-2 (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06        09/01/2019         6,400,000         6,400,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 0.10%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.10%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4012 (Water & Sewer Revenue)144A

    0.08        12/12/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 0.96%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.96%          

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Road & Street Improvement Project Series A (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2030         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority RB Dynamic Fuels LLC Project
Series 2008 (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.05        10/01/2033         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Louisiana State Gas & Fuel Series ROC RR-II-R-661 (Energy Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2014         7,365,000         7,365,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone
Series 2010 A-1 (IDR)

    0.08        11/01/2040         2,000,000         2,000,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone
Series 2010 B-1 (IDR)

    0.10        11/01/2040         2,000,000         2,000,000   

St. James Parish LA PCRB Texaco Project Series 1988B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.04        07/01/2012         6,600,000         6,600,000   
            36,965,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 0.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.25%          

Baltimore MD Package Systems Facilities (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        07/01/2032         4,775,000         4,775,000   

Maryland Health & HEFAR Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        01/01/2029         4,825,000         4,825,000   
            9,600,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.54%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.54%          

Massachusetts State Department of Transportation Series A6 (Transportation Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.06        01/01/2029         10,000,000         10,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Massachusetts State HEFA Boston University Project Series N (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.16     10/01/2034       $ 2,590,000       $ 2,590,000   

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Series E (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2037         8,435,000         8,435,000   
            21,025,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 0.39%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.39%          

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment
Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014             15,000,000         15,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 0.55%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.55%          

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series L (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2046         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Supplemental Student Loan Project Series B (Education Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2046         1,800,000         1,800,000   

Minnesota State HFA Residential Housing Series E (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.20        07/01/2038         7,720,000         7,720,000   

Minnesota State HFA Residential Housing Series T (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.20        07/01/2048         8,755,000         8,755,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2042         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            21,275,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 1.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.15%          

Jackson County MS Port Facility Revenue Chevron USA Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.04        06/01/2023         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series 2009B (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series A (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series B (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series H (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2035         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Series K (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Mississippi Nissan Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        11/01/2028         17,640,000         17,639,320   
            44,639,320   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.15%          

Missouri Development Finance Board Nelson Gallery Foundation Series A (IDR)

    0.06        12/01/2033         6,000,000         6,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.20%          

Las Vegas NV EDFA Andre Agassi Foundation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2035         7,835,000         7,835,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

New Jersey: 0.35%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.35%          

New Jersey EDA NUI Corporation Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09     06/01/2026       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Pivotal Utility Holdings Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2032             10,600,000         10,600,000   
            13,600,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 1.70%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.70%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER (Port Authority Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)144A

    0.08        06/15/2019         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Mortgage Thessalonica Court Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2036         3,880,000         3,880,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries B-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.04        06/15/2024         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries B (Tax Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2027         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries J-10 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries L-3 (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        04/01/2036         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York HFA Biltmore Tower Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York HFA Clinto Green South Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2038         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York HFA Remeeder Houses Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        05/01/2039         8,815,000         8,815,000   

New York HFA Victory Housing Series 2004-A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2033         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York HFA West 31st Street Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2038         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        11/01/2041         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ROC RR-II-R-11645 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured)144A

    0.23        11/15/2025         4,025,000         4,025,000   

New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Series CC-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.02        06/15/2038         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            65,720,000   
         

 

 

 

North Carolina: 0.13%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.13%          

Charlotte Mecklenburg NC Hospital Authority Health Care System Revenue (Health Revenue)

    0.03        01/15/2038         4,945,000         4,945,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 0.05%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.05%          

Ohio HFA Mortgage Revenue (Housing Revenue)

    0.07        09/01/2036         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.05%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.05%          

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2028         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Oregon: 0.21%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.21%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3989 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08     06/29/2012       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

Port of Portland OR Special Obligation Rate (Port Authority Revenue)

    0.06        03/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            8,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 1.26%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.26%          

Allegheny County PA IDA Longwood Oakmont Incorporated Series 2011 A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2041             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Royal Bank of Canada Floater Certificates Series C-15 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        11/01/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Lancaster County PA Hospital Authority Health System Lancaster General Hospital (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2041         8,840,000         8,840,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA Series 3238 (Health Revenue, FHA Insured)144A

    0.11        08/01/2030         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Series 94-B (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        04/01/2027         4,880,000         4,880,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 85C (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        10/01/2035         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        06/01/2032         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Philadelphia PA Series C (Airport Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.06        06/15/2025         7,000,000         7,000,000   
            48,720,000   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 0.52%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.34%          

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.22        03/20/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/27/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/26/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-3 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            13,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.18%          

PFOTER Series 730 (Lease Revenue)144A

    0.14        12/01/2028         7,000,000         7,000,000   
         

 

 

 

South Dakota: 0.35%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.35%          

South Dakota HEFA Avera Health Subseries A1 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2038         10,470,000         10,470,000   

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Series C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/01/2037         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            13,470,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 0.46%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.46%          

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        07/01/2033         7,830,000         7,830,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23     07/01/2033       $ 725,000       $ 725,000   

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board Health Alliance Series 2011A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2033               2,000,000         2,000,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2034         4,500,000         4,500,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         2,570,000         2,570,000   
            17,625,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 3.85%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.26%          

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/01/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

University of Texas Permanent University Fund (Education Revenue)

    0.01        02/03/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            10,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.59%          

Austin TX Airport System Series A (Port Authority Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2017         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/15/2032         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2025         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.05        06/01/2030         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series A (IDR)

    0.05        06/01/2030         1,500,000         1,500,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series D2 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2029         2,000,000         2,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3942 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3945 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3946 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         17,620,000         17,620,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3964 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         9,000,000         9,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3984 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         20,565,000         20,565,000   

Lower Neches River Valley Authority Texas Industrial Development Corporation Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series B (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2029         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Mission TX Economic Development Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2022         3,000,000         3,000,000   

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Series D (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        01/01/2049         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Pasadena TX Independent School District Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.14        02/01/2035         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010A (IDR)

    0.06        04/01/2040         4,000,000         4,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010D (IDR)

    0.06     11/01/2040       $ 6,200,000       $ 6,200,000   

Texas TAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3953 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        08/30/2012             19,880,000         19,880,000   

Texas Taxable Product Development Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/01/2045         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            138,765,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 0.03%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.03%          

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Hampton University
Series 2008 A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 0.70%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.70%          

Washington GO PUTTER Series 2640 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        01/01/2016         9,995,000         9,995,000   

Washington HCFR Swedish Health Services Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2039         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission (Housing Revenue)

    0.29        06/01/2037         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            26,995,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.03%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.03%          

Monongalia County WV Building Commission General Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2040         1,000,000         1,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 0.47%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.47%          

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Home Ownership Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2035         2,425,000         2,425,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series F (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.16        05/01/2030         6,870,000         6,870,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series F (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.16        11/01/2030         8,725,000         8,725,000   
            18,020,000   
         

 

 

 

Wyoming: 0.01%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.01%          

Wyoming Student Loan Corporation Series A-1 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2035         580,000         580,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $854,634,320)

            854,634,320   
         

 

 

 

Other Instruments: 0.81%

         

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Asset Backed Security

    0.49        01/16/2013         3,000,000         3,000,000   

American Honda Finance Floating Rate Note 144A

    0.74        03/27/2012         2,000,000         2,001,600   

ANZ National Limited Yankee Corporate Bond 144A

    3.25        04/02/2012         3,000,000         3,015,270   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.85        04/27/2012         4,000,000         4,002,363   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note 144A

    0.94        02/02/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note 144A

    0.95        02/10/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Merrill Lynch PFOTER Series TNP-003±144A§

    0.47        04/01/2026         2,470,000         2,470,000   

MetLife Global Funding Insurance Company Funding Agreement±144A

    1.08        04/10/2012         6,000,000         6,003,187   

Westpac Banking Corporation Floating Rate Note 144A

    0.62        04/03/2012         1,000,000         1,000,656   

Total Other Instruments (Cost $31,493,076)

            31,493,076   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Other Notes: 4.33%

         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 4.33%          

Bank of America Corporation

    2.38     06/22/2012       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,061,203   

Bank of America Corporation

    3.13        06/15/2012             20,000,000         20,221,457   

Bank of the West

    2.15        03/27/2012         5,000,000         5,015,658   

Bear Stearns LLC±

    0.62        02/01/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated

    1.40        02/10/2012         1,000,000         1,000,289   

Citibank NA

    1.88        06/04/2012         9,000,000         9,053,376   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.00        03/30/2012         7,000,000         7,021,558   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.20        06/08/2012         30,000,000         30,217,801   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.25        06/15/2012         14,000,000         14,161,473   

John Deere Capital Corporation

    2.88        06/19/2012         6,231,000         6,296,148   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        11/16/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        01/18/2013         8,000,000         7,998,465   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    1.07        09/21/2012         6,000,000         6,019,050   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.13        06/22/2012         3,000,000         3,023,320   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.20        06/15/2012         18,000,000         18,137,919   

Key Bank NA

    3.20        06/15/2012         3,000,000         3,034,048   

Morgan Stanley

    1.95        06/20/2012         11,000,000         11,076,924   

PNC Funding Corporation

    2.30        06/22/2012         10,000,000         10,084,525   

Total Other Notes (Cost $167,423,214)

            167,423,214   
         

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements^^: 9.18%

         

BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $52,000,231(1)

    0.16        02/01/2012         52,000,000         52,000,000   

Credit Suisse Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $22,000,098(2)

    0.16        02/01/2012         22,000,000         22,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $75,750,505(3)

    0.24        02/01/2012         75,750,000         75,750,000   

JPMorgan Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $69,045,206(4)

    0.22        02/01/2012         69,044,785         69,044,785   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $11,000,055(5)

    0.18        02/01/2012         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $45,000,275(6)

    0.22        02/01/2012         45,000,000         45,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $30,000,192(7)

    0.23        02/01/2012         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $50,000,208(8)

    0.15        02/01/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $354,794,785)

            354,794,785   
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      
Treasury Debt: 5.05%          

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.03        03/01/2012         13,000,000         12,999,728   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        02/23/2012         27,000,000         26,999,258   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        04/12/2012         23,000,000         22,998,072   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        05/17/2012         22,000,000         21,997,409   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        02/09/2012         15,000,000         14,999,800   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        05/24/2012         24,000,000         23,996,312   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        02/16/2012         36,000,000         35,998,982   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        04/19/2012         22,000,000         21,997,021   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        05/31/2012         13,000,000         12,996,858   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $194,983,440)

            194,983,440   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $3,875,809,231)*      100.30        3,875,809,231   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.30        (11,718,940
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 3,864,090,291   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 


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24   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 0.125% to 2.375%, 12/31/2013 to 9/30/2014, market value including accrued interest is $53,040,006.

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 0.25% to 4.25%, 8/15/2013 to 2/28/2015, market value including accrued interest is $22,440,084.

 

  (3) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 7.00%, 8/1/2038 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $78,022,500.

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.50%, 6/1/2014 to 9/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $71,116,205.

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.50%, 11/30/2012 to 11/15/2016, market value including accrued interest is $11,220,000.

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 3.49% to 6.50%, 8/1/2025 to 10/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $46,350,000.

 

  (7) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.50%, 12/1/2031 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $30,900,000.

 

  (8) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.00%, 2/1/2041 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $51,500,000.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund     25   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 3,875,809,231   

Cash

    29,843   

Receivable for investments sold

    10,150,000   

Receivable for interest

    997,584   

Receivable from adviser

    103,016   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    53,520   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,887,143,194   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    25,874   

Payable for investments purchased

    22,048,764   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    4,460   

Due to related parties

    449,929   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    523,876   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    23,052,903   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 3,864,090,291   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,864,087,380   

Undistributed net investment income

    1,278   

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    1,633   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 3,864,090,291   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 3,239,581,041   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    3,239,586,338   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 624,509,250   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    624,508,504   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

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26   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 11,597,440   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    4,563,988   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    2,266,319   

Institutional Class

    2,980,026   

Service Class

    1,006,745   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Service Class

    2,097,173   

Custody and accounting fees

    297,630   

Professional fees

    25,621   

Registration fees

    15,000   

Shareholder report expenses

    10,000   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    7,676   

Other fees and expenses

    130,765   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    13,400,943   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (4,011,495
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    9,389,448   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,207,992   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    70,709   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,278,701   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund     27   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 2,207,992        $ 11,212,443        $ 30,910,277   

Net realized gains on investments

      70,709          155,696          191,889   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      2,278,701          11,368,139          31,102,166   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

      (2,124,098       (11,104,930       (29,986,894

Service Class

      (83,894       (107,513       (922,105

Net realized gains

           

Institutional Class

      (96,132       (104,612       (289,017

Service Class

      (22,124       (8,815       (25,091
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (2,326,248       (11,325,870       (31,223,107
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Institutional Class

    25,396,197,861        25,396,197,861        59,603,512,646        59,603,512,646        88,393,755,276        88,393,755,276   

Service Class

    45,468,215,349        45,468,215,349        72,055,123,815        72,055,123,815        87,384,178,808        87,384,178,808   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      70,864,413,210          131,658,636,461          175,777,934,084   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Institutional Class

    670,408        670,408        3,141,542        3,141,542        10,209,420        10,209,420   

Service Class

    5,413        5,413        3,332        3,332        51,310        51,310   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      675,821          3,144,874          10,260,730   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Institutional Class

    (27,099,580,029     (27,099,580,029     (64,789,164,200     (64,789,164,200     (87,701,480,100     (87,701,480,100

Service Class

    (45,699,276,109     (45,699,276,109     (72,100,051,190     (72,100,051,190     (87,710,524,485     (87,710,524,485
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (72,798,856,138       (136,889,215,390       (175,412,004,585
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (1,933,767,107       (5,227,434,055       376,190,229   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (1,933,814,654       (5,227,391,786       376,069,288   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      5,797,904,945          11,025,296,731          10,649,227,443   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 3,864,090,291        $ 5,797,904,945        $ 11,025,296,731   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 1,278        $ 1,278        $ 1,278   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.05     0.13     0.30     2.22     4.99     5.10

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.24     0.24     0.27     0.28     0.25     0.26

Net expenses

    0.20     0.20     0.22     0.23     0.20     0.20

Net investment income

    0.06     0.13     0.29     2.13     4.87     5.06

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $3,239,581        $4,942,329        $10,124,807        $9,422,441        $7,525,254        $7,088,329   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.07     1.87     4.63     4.74

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.53     0.53     0.56     0.57     0.55     0.55

Net expenses

    0.24     0.33     0.45     0.57     0.55     0.55

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.06     1.83     4.55     4.64

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $624,509        $855,576        $900,490        $1,226,787        $1,402,557        $1,190,293   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Notes to Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.


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Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Institutional Class

     0.08

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through May 31, 2012 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.20% for Institutional Class and 0.55% for Service Class.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Service Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

    Year Ended
January 31,
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 
    2012     2011*    

Ordinary Income

  $ 2,326,222      $ 11,325,818      $ 31,223,107   

Long-term Capital Gain

    26        52        0   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis consisted of $28,785 of undistributed ordinary income.

6. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.


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In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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34   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

March 26, 2012


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $26 was designated as long-term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $2,529,591 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $118,230 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

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38   Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

 

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January 31, 2012

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    12   

Statement of Operations

    13   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    14   

Financial Highlights

    15   

Notes to Financial Statements

    20   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    25   

Other Information

    26   

List of Abbreviations

    29   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe

 

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

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This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

The 12-month period was characterized by low interest rates and the expectation that rates would remain low for an extended period of time. A number of factors, both technical and fundamental, affecting both the supply and demand sides of the Treasury market contributed to the trend of steadily lower interest rates throughout the period. Most important, the Federal Reserve (Fed) set the tone by repeatedly taking steps to emphasize its commitment to its very accommodative monetary stance.

Within that context, the issue that had the greatest impact on the markets was the continuing financial trouble emanating from Europe. What began in 2010 with concerns over the sovereign debt burdens of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal grew in 2011 to include questions about Spain and Italy. This in turn prompted doubts about the creditworthiness of nearly all of the eurozone’s major banks, which own the sovereign debt in varying amounts. In the second half of 2011, these concerns prompted investors’ flight to relative quality—i. e., U.S. Treasury securities and other U.S. government obligations. This increase in demand kept the yields on all securities in the U.S. government sector notably lower than earlier in the period. In addition to the European issues, the market was also affected by the uncertainty that surrounded raising the U.S. statutory debt ceiling, as well as the rating downgrade of the U.S. long-term debt by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) following shortly after the debt ceiling was raised. While the demand for U.S. government securities briefly lessened at the height of the debt-ceiling debate, it returned immediately afterward, despite the S&P downgrade. Investors continued to prefer the relative safety of U.S. Treasuries over the uncertainty of European investments.

The beginning of the period saw adequate Treasury supply and the highest yields of the period. The first reduction in supply, which began the steady erosion in yields that would characterize the period, began in the first quarter of 2011 as U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills) issued under the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP) were allowed to roll off. The Treasury wound down the SFP as the amount of outstanding U.S. debt approached the statutory debt ceiling in the spring. As supply tightened, the yield on 3-month T-bills dropped from 0.15% in January 2011 to 0.10% by the end of March 2011.

The next event to reduce yields was the change by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in its fee assessment methodology. Previously, the FDIC charged banks a fee based on their total deposit base. However, beginning April 1, 2011, the FDIC changed its calculation to include a bank’s total assets minus its tier one capital, effectively the bank’s total liabilities. This new calculation resulted in some banks—especially larger, more complex banks—paying significantly larger fees than before. In turn, these larger fees made it uneconomic for some banks to continue to participate in the repurchase agreement (repo) market to the same degree they had, resulting in lower repo rates and, ultimately, lower interest rates on all short-term government securities. This reduction of repo supply dropped repo rates sharply, from the 0.12% to 0.15% range to the low single digits. As a result of this and other factors, the yield on 3-month T-bills dropped from 0.10% in March 2011 to 0.04% in June 2011.

In the third quarter of 2011, the concerns over the European sovereign debt situation referenced above drove investors into the U.S. government securities markets. As the relative safe haven of choice, T-bills were in heavy demand. For much of the fourth quarter of 2011, T-bills of maturities three months or less often traded at negative yields. At times, the only way for investors to buy 3-month bills at a positive yield was to buy them at the regular auctions conducted by the U.S. Treasury. In January 2012, there were signs of an easing in the risk aversion toward Europe that dominated the last half of 2011. As some investors left the U.S. government securities markets, 3-month T-bill yields increased from effectively 0% in December 2011 to 0.05% at the end of the period. Repo rates also increased, from the single digits that predominated in the fourth quarter to the low teens in January 2012. Our investment strategy remained consistent throughout the period, as we invested in T-bills, U.S. Treasury notes, and Treasury collateralized repos while taking into account the Fund’s overall level of liquidity and average maturity.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. 2012 is


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also an election year, which could have political and regulatory ramifications that may affect money market funds. It is quite possible that another debate on raising the debt ceiling could take place not too long after the elections, and as we saw in August of last year, those debates could lead to meaningful dislocations in the markets. Finally, housing reform looms on the horizon, and the future of the housing agencies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae remains unclear. The markets look to a resolution for direction but to expect one this fiscal year might be in vain. In the face of these challenges, we believe that our portfolio strategy, with its focus on capital preservation and portfolio liquidity, will enable the Fund to continue to meet its objectives.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund     7   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

October 1, 1985

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

25 Days

    

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    

25 Days

    
 

 

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (PIVXX)

    07/28/2003        0.01        0.01        1.02        1.46        0.62%        0.62%   

Administrator Class (WTPXX)

    03/31/2008        0.01        0.01        1.12        1.65        0.35%        0.35%   

Institutional Class (PISXX)

    08/11/1995        0.01        0.01        1.18        1.76        0.23%        0.20%   

Service Class (PRVXX)

    10/01/1985        0.01        0.01        1.07        1.56        0.52%        0.45%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.01        1.02        1.48        0.97%        0.97%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Class A      Administrator
Class
     Institutional
Class
    

Service

Class

    

Sweep

Class

 

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. The U.S. Government guarantee applies to certain of the underlying securities held by the Fund and not to shares of the Fund itself.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown for the Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class A shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to the Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at 0.65% for Class A, 0.35% for Administrator, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class, and 1.05% for Sweep Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.56)%, (0.27)%, (0.17)%, (0.45)% and (0.91)% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 0.20         0.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 0.20         0.04

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 0.20         0.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 0.20         0.04

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 0.20         0.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 0.20         0.04

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 0.20         0.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 0.20         0.04

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 0.20         0.04

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 0.20         0.04

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Repurchase Agreements^^: 55.33%

         

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/26/2012, maturity value $200,003,500(1)

    0.09     02/02/2012       $ 200,000,000       $ 200,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/25/2012, maturity value $250,004,375(2)

    0.09        02/01/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $250,007,778(3)

    0.16        02/07/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Barclays Capital Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $406,552,033(4)

    0.18        02/01/2012         406,550,000         406,550,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,005,000(5)

    0.18        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Credit Suisse Securities USA, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,005,000(6)

    0.18        02/01/2012         1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/30/2012, maturity value $225,003,938(7)

    0.09        02/06/2012         225,000,000         225,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/27/2012, maturity value $250,004,375(8)

    0.09        02/03/2012         250,000,000         250,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $400,002,222(9)

    0.20        02/01/2012         400,000,000         400,000,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $100,000,333(10)

    0.12        02/01/2012         100,000,000         100,000,000   

Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $125,000,556(11)

    0.16        02/01/2012         125,000,000         125,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $150,000,708(12)

    0.17        02/01/2012         150,000,000         150,000,000   

Societe Generale NY, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $1,000,005,278(13)

    0.19        02/01/2012             1,000,000,000         1,000,000,000   

UBS Securities LLC, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $300,001,500(14)

    0.18        02/01/2012         300,000,000         300,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $5,656,550,000)

            5,656,550,000   
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      

Treasury Debt: 45.49%

         

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        02/02/2012         150,000,000         149,999,927   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        02/09/2012         200,000,000         199,999,680   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        02/16/2012         350,000,000         349,998,442   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        02/23/2012         400,000,000         399,997,357   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        03/08/2012         300,000,000         299,997,376   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        03/15/2012         350,000,000         349,996,865   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        03/22/2012         400,000,000         399,997,979   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.02        03/29/2012         450,000,000         449,988,520   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.02        04/05/2012         400,000,000         399,986,169   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.02        04/12/2012         250,000,000         249,988,354   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.03        03/01/2012         350,000,000         349,992,658   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.03        04/19/2012         300,000,000         299,981,275   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        04/26/2012         200,000,000         199,979,558   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        05/03/2012         100,000,000         99,986,287   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        05/24/2012         50,000,000         49,990,897   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        05/31/2012         100,000,000         99,975,833   


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Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund     11   

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Treasury Debt (continued)

         

U.S. Treasury Note

    0.63     06/30/2012       $ 150,000,000       $ 150,338,700   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.00        03/31/2012         50,000,000         50,072,507   

U.S. Treasury Note

    1.88        06/15/2012             100,000,000         100,658,776   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $4,650,927,160)

            4,650,927,160   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $10,307,477,160)*      100.82        10,307,477,160   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.82        (83,578,503
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 10,223,898,657   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 2.375% to 6.25%, 2/28/2015 to 8/15/2023, market value including accrued interest is $204,000,016.  

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 0.875% to 6.00%, 2/29/2012 to 2/15/2039, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,007.  

 

  (3) U.S. government security, 1.125%, 6/15/2013, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,085.  

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 0.75%, 9/15/2013 to 8/15/2015, market value including accrued interest is $414,681,036.  

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 2.25% to 3.75%, 6/30/2018 to 11/15/2018, market value including accrued interest is $1,020,000,065.  

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 1.25% to 4.50%, 2/15/2013 to 7/15/2020, market value including accrued interest is $1,020,004,335.  

 

  (7) U.S. government securities, 2.125% to 3.875%, 4/15/2029 to 2/15/2041, market value including accrued interest is $231,416,297.  

 

  (8) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 8.875%, 1/31/2013 to 1/15/2025, market value including accrued interest is $255,000,068.  

 

  (9) U.S. government securities, 0.75% to 1.375%, 6/15/2014 to 11/30/2018, market value including accrued interest is $408,000,008.  

 

  (10) U.S. government security, 2.00%, 1/15/2026, market value including accrued interest is $102,000,101.  

 

  (11) U.S. government securities, 0.125% to 1.25%, 8/31/2013 to 10/31/2015, market value including accrued interest is $127,500,016.  

 

  (12) U.S. government security, 2.375%, 10/31/2014, market value including accrued interest is $153,000,071.  

 

  (13) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 2.75%, 2/23/2012 to 11/30/2016, market value including accrued interest is $1,020,000,036.  

 

  (14) U.S. government securities, 2.00% to 4.25%, 7/15/2012 to 1/15/2014, market value including accrued interest is $306,000,126.  

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund   Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 4,650,927,160   

In repurchase agreements, at amortized cost

    5,656,550,000   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at amortized cost

    10,307,477,160   

Cash

    32,517   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    17,146,911   

Receivable for interest

    533,067   

Receivable from adviser

    1,820,455   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    148,426   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    10,327,158,536   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    55,860   

Payable for investments purchased

    99,986,287   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    348,639   

Distribution fees payable

    13,161   

Due to other related parties

    1,352,895   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,503,037   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    103,259,879   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 10,223,898,657   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 10,226,475,795   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (381,312

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (2,195,826
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 10,223,898,657   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 1,692,130,709   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    1,692,197,324   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 209,512,657   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    209,518,437   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 6,393,891,117   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    6,394,131,207   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 1,885,503,193   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    1,885,578,308   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 42,860,981   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    42,864,104   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund     13   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 7,560,672   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    10,602,819   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    4,678,702   

Class A

    3,822,937   

Administrator Class

    186,265   

Institutional Class

    5,163,229   

Service Class

    2,593,044   

Sweep Class

    140,686   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    4,269,949   

Administrator Class

    182,157   

Service Class

    5,353,099   

Sweep Class

    159,871   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    223,819   

Custody and accounting fees

    589,722   

Professional fees

    36,109   

Registration fees

    158,395   

Shareholder report expenses

    68,838   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    14,180   

Other fees and expenses

    214,437   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    38,458,258   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (31,957,910
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    6,500,348   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,060,324   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    36,368   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,096,692   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
    

Year Ended

January 31, 2012

   

Year Ended

January 31, 20111

   

Year Ended

February 28, 2010

 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 1,060,324        $ 1,083,226        $ 1,502,924   

Net realized gains on investments

      36,368          3,159,002          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      1,096,692          4,242,228          1,502,924   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (173,778       (168,872       (202,070

Administrator Class

      (18,627       (13,852       (12,911

Institutional Class

      (645,429       (749,161       (1,209,797

Service Class

      (216,095       (145,636       (78,147

Sweep Class

      (6,395       (5,705 )2        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,060,324       (1,083,226       (1,502,925
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    7,437,770,255        7,437,770,255        9,813,502,631        9,813,502,631        9,129,776,256        9,129,776,256   

Administrator Class

    783,225,197        783,225,197        452,676,086        452,676,086        580,986,791        580,986,791   

Institutional Class

    30,134,617,076        30,134,617,076        33,972,670,035        33,972,670,035        35,941,648,948        35,941,648,948   

Service Class

    9,283,414,528        9,283,414,528        8,319,611,259        8,319,611,259        7,688,485,834        7,688,485,834   

Sweep Class

    84,523,996        84,523,996        129,816,763 2      129,816,763 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      47,723,551,052          52,688,276,774          53,340,897,829   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    61,801        61,801        63,420        63,420        71,085        71,085   

Administrator Class

    17,560        17,560        13,731        13,731        12,674        12,674   

Institutional Class

    242,061        242,061        232,649        232,649        530,506        530,506   

Service Class

    22,750        22,750        14,960        14,960        8,743        8,743   

Sweep Class

    6,395        6,395        5,705 2      5,705 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      350,567          330,465          623,008   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (7,651,772,462     (7,651,772,462     (9,650,275,158     (9,650,275,158     (10,011,375,553     (10,011,375,553

Administrator Class

    (708,731,591     (708,731,591     (497,703,527     (497,703,527     (533,401,775     (533,401,775

Institutional Class

    (29,048,349,946     (29,048,349,946     (36,042,906,467     (36,042,906,467     (36,943,126,319     (36,943,126,319

Service Class

    (9,624,205,462     (9,624,205,462     (8,387,318,907     (8,387,318,907     (7,848,817,003     (7,848,817,003

Sweep Class

    (132,968,472     (132,968,472     (181,259,627 )2      (181,259,627 )2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (47,166,027,933       (54,759,463,686       (55,336,720,650
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisitions

           

Class A

    0        0        142,146,383        141,953,899        0        0   

Institutional Class

    0        0        3,285,966,433        3,284,567,301        0        0   

Service Class

    0        0        1,591,650,644        1,590,081,984        0        0   

Sweep Class

    0        0        142,739,344        142,590,103        N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          5,159,193,287          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      557,873,686          3,088,336,840          (1,995,199,813
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      557,910,054          3,091,495,842          (1,995,199,814
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      9,665,988,603          6,574,492,761          8,569,692,575   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 10,223,898,657        $ 9,665,988,603        $ 6,574,492,761   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (381,312     $ (381,312     $ 20,213   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class A   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.79     3.99     4.54

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.62     0.62     0.65     0.66     0.65     0.65

Net expenses

    0.06     0.18     0.17     0.48     0.65     0.65

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.75     3.95     4.46

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,692,131        $1,906,066        $1,600,619        $2,482,147        $2,636,076        $2,891,708   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Administrator Class        2012               20111                2010               20092        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01   

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.01

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.84

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    0.35     0.36     0.38     0.39

Net expenses

    0.05     0.18     0.16     0.30

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.73

Supplemental data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $209,513        $135,001        $180,021        $132,423   

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. For the period from March 31, 2008 (commencement of class operations) to February 28, 2009.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.02     1.08     4.45     5.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.23     0.24     0.26     0.28     0.26     0.26

Net expenses

    0.06     0.18     0.15     0.20     0.20     0.20

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.02     0.81     4.19     4.93

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $6,393,891        $5,307,359        $4,091,490        $5,092,437        $2,951,408        $1,822,046   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.04        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.04     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.88     4.14     4.70

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.52     0.52     0.55     0.56     0.55     0.55

Net expenses

    0.06     0.19     0.17     0.41     0.50     0.50

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     0.93     4.11     4.61

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,885,503        $2,226,264        $702,363        $862,686        $1,187,468        $1,283,813   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class        2012               20111        

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.97     0.97

Net expenses

    0.07     0.19

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $42,861        $91,299   

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

As of January 31, 2012, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards, which are available to offset future net realized capital gains, in the amount of $2,195,826 with $2,176,255 expiring in 2013 and $19,571 expiring in 2017.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees


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paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class Level
Administration Fee
 

Class A, Sweep Class

     0.22

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITIONS

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund. The purpose of the transactions was to combine three funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisitions were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class A, Class I and Class S shares of Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund received Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. Shareholders holding Class AD, Class IS, Class I, Class IN and Class P shares of Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund received Institutional Class, Service Class, Institutional Class, Institutional Class and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. The investment portfolio of Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund with fair values of $912,239,952 and $4,245,469,766, respectively, and amortized costs of $912,239,952 and $4,245,469,766, respectively, at July 9, 2010, were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund and Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and


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unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The value of net assets acquired and number of shares issued were as follows:

 

Acquired Fund    Value of Net
Assets Acquired
     Number of Shares Issued

Evergreen Treasury Money Market Fund

   $ 912,250,676         142,146,383      Class A
        628,695,032      Service Class
        142,739,344      Sweep Class

Evergreen Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund

   $ 4,246,942,611         3,285,966,433      Institutional Class
        962, 955,612      Service Class

The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before and after the acquisitions were $6,570,292,760 and $11,729,486,047, respectively. Assuming the acquisitions had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,417,483   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 3,159,002   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,576,485   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

    Year Ended
January 31,
    Year Ended
February 28,
2010
 
    2012     2011*    

Ordinary Income

  $ 1,060,324      $ 1,083,226      $ 1,502,925   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

    

Capital Loss

Carryforward

$52,510      $(2,195,826)

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a


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repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Treasury Plus Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $1,070,903 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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More information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, e-mail, visit the Fund’s Web site, or call:

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. This and other information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds can be found in the current prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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January 31, 2012

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    27   

Statement of Operations

    28   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    29   

Financial Highlights

    31   

Notes to Financial Statements

    37   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    42   

Other Information

    43   

List of Abbreviations

    46   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

 

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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Letter to Shareholders   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     3   

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

Notice to Shareholders

The Board of Trustees for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds has unanimously approved the following modifications to certain net asset value (NAV) waiver privileges and commission schedules:

 

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Effective May 1, 2012, discretionary rights to waive the upfront commission for Class C share purchases will no longer be granted to broker/dealers. However, we will continue to waive the Class C shares contingent deferred sales charge for redemptions by employer-sponsored retirement plans where the dealer of record waived its commission at the time of purchase.

 

Please contact your investment professional or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222 if you have any questions on this Notice to Shareholders.


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

If one term could be used to describe the prime money markets over the past 12 months, it would be “fear of contagion.” During the first half of the year, the markets were relatively untouched by the situation in Greece. The largest eurozone countries—Spain, Italy, Germany, and France—enjoyed access to the capital markets on all economic levels despite growing negative publicity. Although Greece sporadically shocked the markets with its ongoing struggle to balance social policy, funding needs, and austerity measures, the U.S. money markets remained relatively unaffected; this was primarily based on the perception that Greece posed little immediate risk in the money market funds space. The benchmark three-month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) started the period at 0.24% on January 31, 2011, and sank to its low of 0.18% on June 15, 2011, reflecting a very liquid funding market. However, at mid-year, this all changed.

In June, Fitch Ratings published a report highlighting prime money market funds’ exposure to European credits. Not only did the report neglect to emphasize that overall levels of exposures were not very different from previous years, it also did not comment on the beneficial effects of diversification among individual credits, countries, and regions; instead, it lumped all exposures into one bucket and sounded the alarm that Fitch believed money market funds were at risk for losses based on these issuers’ indirect exposure to Greece. As a result, the liquidity of short-term funding markets began to dry up. This trend accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2011, as the rating agencies began to contemplate the idea that the relative strength of countries’ banks might be affected by the credit quality of the respective sovereign entity. As a result, a number of eurozone countries and their banks were placed on credit watch negative and were subsequently downgraded during December. Stress in the funding markets for all European credits continued to mount, with the three-month LIBOR climbing 0.34% from its low on June 15, 2011, to a high of 0.52% on January 5, 2012. It was only after the introduction of the European Central Bank’s three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) in late December that liquidity concerns eased and a handful of money market funds re-entered the European funding markets.

Against this backdrop, prime money market fund shareholders, in general, voted with their feet and exited the space, primarily to invest in the relative safety of government money market funds. From January 31, 2011, to January 31, 2012, the assets of all prime money market funds declined 8.5%, to $1.4 trillion, while those of government money market funds increased by 16.6%, from $755 billion to $881 billion. At the same time, the total supply of prime money market instruments declined 14.7%, or $291 billion; the bulk of that was driven by declines in negotiable certificates of deposit, as one would expect with the wholesale exit from European funding; in comparison, secured and unsecured commercial paper decreased by only 8.4%, or $89 billion.

Normally one would expect this activity to lead to rising rates on all money market eligible securities. However, unlike past cycles, during this cycle, rising LIBOR has not necessarily translated to higher rates on these instruments. As headline risk made European credits less attractive, the rotation out of European sectors into alternative sectors—such as Canadian, Australian, Japanese, and industrial credits—has increased demand for those securities and has driven down rates, resulting in a bifurcated market based largely on geography.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented.

Despite the soothing effects of the LTRO, the situation within the eurozone—and Greece, in particular—still has not been resolved, and until a resolution is reached, there continues to be some likelihood that ongoing uncertainty may cause increasing stress on European funding markets. Greece is again coming to the table to renegotiate previous bailouts, asking for new money, and attempting to once again increase haircuts that existing bondholders should take on a negotiated bailout. The talks they are engaged in are once again described as Greece being on “the razor’s edge”; the difference this time for the short-term funding markets is that reaction has been relatively muted. We interpreted the market’s reaction as a sign that the market may have accepted that there will be an orderly Greek default and that the credit markets have already absorbed the bad news.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

If this has a familiar ring, it is because we faced a similar situation at the beginning of the past 12-month period. However, because we have managed our funds with relatively short weighted average maturities and a high degree of liquidity, we have been able to not only quickly adapt to a fluid situation but also meet our shareholders’ liquidity requirements and change the funds’ risk profiles to adapt to changing risk tolerances. As we move forward this year, we do not anticipate making any changes to our fundamental goals of managing to safety of principal and liquidity because we believe the risks are clearly asymmetrically skewed to the downside in credit and to the upside in interest rates. This suggests that we maintain our strategy of seeking relatively high-quality investments with relatively short weighted average maturities and continue carrying a relatively high degree of liquidity.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

July 1, 1992

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

27 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

37 Days

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (STGXX)

    07/01/1992        0.01        0.01        1.31        1.60        0.81%        0.70%   

Class B**

    07/01/1992                1.56%        1.45%   

Without Sales Charge

      0.01        0.01        1.00        1.14       

Including Sales Charge

            (4.99     (4.99     0.62        1.14                   

Class C

    06/30/2010                1.56%        1.45%   

Without Sales Charge

      0.01        0.01        1.00        1.14       

Including Sales Charge

            (0.99     (0.99     1.00        1.14                   

Daily Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.01        1.31        1.60        1.06%        1.03%   

Investor Class (WMMXX)

    04/08/2005        0.01        0.01        1.37        1.65        0.84%        0.65%   

Service Class (WMOXX)

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.01        1.37        1.65        0.71%        0.50%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

** Class B shares are closed to investment, except in connection with the reinvestment of any distributions and permitted exchanges.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY6

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

  Class A     Class B     Class C     Daily Class     Investor Class     Service Class  

7-Day Current Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

    0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%        0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s website – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.

Class A shares, Daily Class shares, Investor Class, and Service Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) is 5.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum CDSC is 1.00%. Performance including sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Service Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Investor Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class B shares. Class B and Class C shares have the same expenses. Historical performance shown for the Daily Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class A shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Daily Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for the Investor Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Class A shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown above. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.58)%, (1.30)%, (1.17)%, (0.83)%, (0.61)% and (0.48)% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Daily Class, Investor Class and Service Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as any contingent deferred sales charges. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

Class B

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

Daily Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

Investor Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.26         0.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.95       $ 1.28         0.25

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Certificates of Deposit: 12.69%

         

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27     02/03/2012       $ 14,000,000       $ 14,000,000   

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27        02/08/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.09        02/03/2012             30,000,000         30,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.12        02/16/2012         40,000,000         40,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         28,000,000         28,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/29/2012         26,000,000         26,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.29        02/01/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.74        06/11/2012         4,000,000         4,003,088   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.31        02/03/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.33        04/10/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.79        03/12/2012         11,000,000         11,003,566   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.14        02/06/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.40        02/13/2012         54,000,000         54,002,952   

Barclays Bank plc (New York)±

    0.69        04/16/2012         17,000,000         17,000,000   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.52        02/17/2012         2,450,000         2,449,947   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.58        03/01/2012         11,000,000         10,999,582   

Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.20        02/10/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited

    0.14        02/02/2012         72,000,000         72,000,000   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.37        03/06/2012         39,000,000         39,000,184   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.38        03/05/2012         3,000,000         3,000,219   

National Australia Bank Limited (New York)±

    0.43        04/18/2012         20,000,000         20,000,000   

National Bank of Canada

    0.10        02/15/2012         18,000,000         18,000,000   

National Bank of Canada±

    0.49        03/01/2012         6,000,000         6,001,278   

National Bank of Kuwait

    0.17        02/01/2012         26,000,000         26,000,000   

Nordea Bank plc

    0.94        09/13/2012         18,000,000         18,011,390   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/03/2012         45,000,000         45,000,000   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/07/2012         50,000,000         50,000,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV

    0.37        04/24/2012         14,000,000         13,999,838   

Royal Bank of Canada±

    0.69        12/17/2012         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.14        02/01/2012         53,000,000         53,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.18        04/04/2012         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.21        05/04/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Westpac Banking Corporation±

    0.60        04/04/2012         7,000,000         7,004,420   

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $786,476,464)

            786,476,464   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Paper: 46.95%

         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 27.78%          

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/08/2012         10,000,000         9,999,300   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.39        02/15/2012         60,500,000         60,490,274   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         16,000,000         15,999,307   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        04/16/2012         15,000,000         14,994,375   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         45,000,000         44,997,200   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         10,000,000         9,998,594   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         10,000,000         9,999,900   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         14,000,000         13,999,300   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         16,000,000         15,999,040   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         16,000,000         15,998,720   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         15,000,000         14,999,850   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         35,000,000         34,998,250   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         13,000,000         12,998,960   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.34     02/14/2012       $ 19,000,000       $ 18,997,461   

Collateralized Commercial Paper Company LLC(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         50,000,000         49,993,583   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        02/03/2012         15,000,000         14,999,700   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/09/2012         28,000,000         27,984,662   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         18,000,000         17,998,920   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.33        02/14/2012         22,000,000         21,997,140   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.39        02/15/2012         33,000,000         32,994,999   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.07        02/02/2012         2,000,000         1,999,992   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        03/26/2012         11,466,000         11,463,420   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         21,637,000         21,634,728   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        02/14/2012         3,000,000         2,999,751   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/05/2012         5,000,000         4,998,992   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         20,000,000         19,995,722   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/03/2012             17,000,000         16,999,836   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        02/10/2012         25,000,000         24,998,938   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/16/2012         14,000,000         13,998,950   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/23/2012         40,000,000         39,995,600   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/24/2012         24,000,000         23,997,240   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        03/01/2012         9,000,000         8,998,695   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.18        02/17/2012         18,000,000         17,998,480   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/02/2012         10,000,000         9,999,897   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/22/2012         7,000,000         6,996,986   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/23/2012         7,000,000         6,996,926   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/19/2012         10,000,000         9,993,500   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/27/2012         15,000,000         14,989,250   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.31        02/07/2012         35,000,000         34,997,900   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/27/2012         9,000,000         8,995,463   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/28/2012         6,000,000         5,996,920   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.41        02/27/2012         50,000,000         49,984,833   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         16,000,000         15,999,307   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         15,000,000         14,997,975   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         10,000,000         9,999,144   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        03/08/2012         10,000,000         9,997,800   

Kells Funding LLC±144A

    0.56        02/21/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A

    0.00        02/01/2012         27,000,000         27,000,000   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/02/2012         2,000,000         1,999,987   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/16/2012         28,000,000         27,998,367   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.13        02/17/2012         15,000,000         14,999,067   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         25,000,000         24,994,125   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/20/2012         11,000,000         10,997,360   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/13/2012         10,000,000         9,997,950   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         10,000,000         9,999,267   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/14/2012         10,000,000         9,999,206   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         2,000,000         1,999,821   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        04/11/2012         22,000,000         21,991,017   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/20/2012         15,100,000         15,093,356   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/26/2012         3,000,000         2,998,515   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.14        02/06/2012         20,000,000         19,999,528   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.15        02/07/2012         10,000,000         9,999,717   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/27/2012         10,000,000         9,997,250   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.12        03/23/2012         12,000,000         11,997,960   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.16     03/16/2012       $ 11,000,000       $ 10,997,849   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/10/2012         3,000,000         2,999,835   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         24,000,000         23,997,066   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         12,049,000         12,047,454   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         28,049,000         28,045,229   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         19,000,000         18,997,329   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         3,000,000         2,998,793   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        03/27/2012         10,000,000         9,996,639   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        04/02/2012         10,000,000         9,996,272   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         6,000,000         5,998,080   

Straight-A Funding LLC(z)

    0.19        03/26/2012         35,000,000         34,990,025   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/02/2012         4,198,000         4,196,648   

Straight-A Funding LLC(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         1,000,000         999,641   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         20,000,000         19,992,822   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/20/2012         45,000,000         44,981,238   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/23/2012             45,000,000         44,980,525   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/27/2012         22,000,000         21,990,014   

Sydney Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.34        03/15/2012         16,000,000         15,993,311   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/08/2012         5,000,000         4,999,786   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         5,000,000         4,999,633   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         10,000,000         9,998,778   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         15,000,000         14,998,075   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         20,000,000         19,997,311   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         25,000,000         24,996,486   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        03/07/2012         15,067,000         15,063,777   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/05/2012         5,000,000         4,998,133   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/09/2012         14,000,000         13,994,447   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         15,000,000         14,993,963   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         5,000,000         4,998,400   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.09        02/02/2012         41,000,000         40,999,795   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.12        02/03/2012         38,000,000         37,999,620   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/14/2012         30,000,000         29,998,050   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/15/2012         5,000,000         4,999,650   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/16/2012         10,000,000         9,999,250   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         8,000,000         7,999,160   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/06/2012         2,000,000         1,998,772   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/08/2012         2,000,000         1,998,700   

Working Capital Management Company 144A(z)

    0.25        02/07/2012         20,000,000         19,999,033   
            1,721,757,862   
         

 

 

 
Financial Company Commercial Paper: 15.91%          

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        03/02/2012         7,000,000         6,998,133   

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/23/2012         13,000,000         12,993,554   

ASB Finance Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        02/21/2012         32,000,000         31,993,422   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.56        05/31/2012         24,000,000         24,000,000   

ASB Finance Limited±144A

    0.57        06/08/2012         24,000,000         23,999,306   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/21/2012         17,000,000         16,997,639   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/22/2012         15,000,000         14,997,813   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/28/2012         18,000,000         17,996,625   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/29/2012         28,000,000         27,994,556   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012         13,000,000         12,997,382   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper (continued)          

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24     03/02/2012       $ 10,000,000       $ 9,997,917   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/05/2012         9,000,000         8,997,938   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.27        03/23/2012         12,000,000         11,995,410   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.46        02/17/2012         28,000,000         27,993,902   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.57        03/26/2012         5,000,000         4,995,650   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.20        03/14/2012         16,000,000         15,996,267   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.26        04/19/2012         10,000,000         9,994,367   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        03/01/2012         5,000,000         4,998,550   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.10        02/06/2012         17,000,000         16,999,717   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/03/2012         6,500,000         6,499,942   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/09/2012         10,000,000         9,999,733   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/13/2012         38,191,000         38,189,472   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/17/2012             25,000,000         24,998,667   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/24/2012         6,000,000         5,999,540   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/27/2012         11,000,000         10,999,047   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.13        02/07/2012         10,000,000         9,999,750   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.18        03/08/2012         3,000,000         2,999,460   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.19        02/06/2012         20,000,000         19,999,361   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012         41,000,000         40,991,542   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         7,000,000         6,998,542   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/06/2012         24,000,000         23,994,447   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.26        02/21/2012         25,000,000         24,996,250   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/19/2012         12,000,000         11,994,517   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/21/2012         13,000,000         12,993,807   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/01/2012         22,000,000         21,979,650   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.37        05/03/2012         10,000,000         9,990,544   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/16/2012         16,000,000         15,984,000   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/18/2012         22,000,000         21,977,413   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         25,000,000         24,996,625   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.27        02/29/2012         15,000,000         14,996,733   

ICICI Bank Limited(z)

    0.53        02/27/2012         5,000,000         4,998,014   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.27        02/10/2012         22,000,000         21,998,350   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.39        03/05/2012         10,000,000         9,996,333   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/07/2012         12,000,000         11,999,740   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.39        02/07/2012         28,000,000         27,997,900   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.56        04/10/2012         27,000,000         26,970,503   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        02/28/2012         20,000,000         19,995,200   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.42        02/06/2012         4,000,000         3,999,722   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        03/12/2012         5,000,000         4,997,250   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.18        02/08/2012         30,000,000         29,998,775   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.19        02/10/2012         30,000,000         29,998,425   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.22        02/09/2012         9,000,000         8,999,500   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.29        02/24/2012         9,000,000         8,998,275   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.25        03/12/2012         9,000,000         8,997,400   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.36        02/08/2012         9,000,000         8,999,274   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.37        02/09/2012         18,000,000         17,998,340   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.44        03/08/2012         10,000,000         9,995,500   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.27        03/05/2012         15,000,000         14,996,150   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.29        03/01/2012         16,000,000         15,996,133   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A(z)

    0.28        04/19/2012         8,000,000         7,995,147   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.45        04/11/2012         16,000,000         15,999,882   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper (continued)          

Westpac Securities NZ Limited±144A

    0.63     04/16/2012       $ 10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   
            986,443,003   
         

 

 

 
Other Commercial Paper: 3.26%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/27/2012         3,000,000         2,999,567   

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/28/2012         3,000,000         2,999,550   

BP Capital Markets plc 144A(z)

    0.24        02/17/2012         31,000,000         30,996,556   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.07        03/23/2012         10,000,000         9,999,008   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.10        02/22/2012         5,000,000         4,999,708   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/20/2012         10,000,000         9,997,586   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/25/2012         10,000,000         9,997,433   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/13/2012         12,000,000         11,998,224   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/19/2012         19,000,000         18,996,775   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        02/13/2012         5,000,000         4,999,750   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/12/2012         35,000,000         34,994,555   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/15/2012         4,000,000         3,999,331   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.08        02/14/2012         20,000,000         19,999,350   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.13        03/28/2012         20,000,000         19,995,956   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.13        02/02/2012         2,000,000         1,999,986   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/03/2012         2,000,000         1,999,972   

University of Washington

    0.27        04/02/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.05        02/13/2012         9,000,000         8,999,850   
            201,973,157   
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $2,910,174,022)

            2,910,174,022   
         

 

 

 

Government Agency Debt: 1.90%

         

FHLB±

    0.23        02/05/2013         10,000,000         9,995,909   

FHLB±

    0.26        03/07/2013         16,000,000         15,994,673   

FHLB±

    0.26        05/09/2013         3,000,000         2,998,840   

FHLB±

    0.27        03/28/2013         16,000,000         15,996,139   

FHLB±

    0.27        05/02/2013         7,000,000         6,998,220   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/01/2013         15,000,000         15,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        05/17/2013         16,000,000         16,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.31        05/17/2013         6,000,000         6,000,000   

FHLMC±

    0.22        02/02/2012             29,000,000         28,999,936   

Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $117,983,717)

            117,983,717   
         

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 20.59%

         

Alabama: 0.16%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.16%          

Birmingham AL Special Care Facilities Finance Authority Ascension Health Series 2006-C (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.13        11/15/2046         10,000,000         10,000,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 3.83%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.57%          

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.80        11/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        02/01/2013         3,000,000         3,000,000   

San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        03/06/2012         20,000,000         20,000,000   

San Jose CA International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    0.61        03/13/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Other Municipal Debt (continued)          

Turlock Irrigation District California (Housing Revenue)

    0.22     02/01/2012       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   
            35,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.26%          

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations California MFHR Geneva Pointe Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        03/15/2037             11,145,000         11,145,000   

California CDA Oakmont Senior Living Series Y (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2031         3,500,000         3,500,000   

California CDA Pravillions Apartments Series M (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        08/15/2034         3,500,000         3,500,000   

California CDA Series 2554 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        07/01/2047         9,000,000         9,000,000   

California Economic Recovery Series C-5 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2023         12,000,000         12,000,000   

California HFA Program Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        08/01/2036         2,000,000         2,000,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series C (Health Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.07        07/01/2020         2,000,000         2,000,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series H (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2035         200,000         200,000   

California Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Camarillo CA Hacienda de Camarillo Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        10/15/2026         5,065,000         5,065,000   

Contra Costa County CA Creekview Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        07/01/2036         4,000,000         4,000,000   

East Bay California MUD Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3966 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Los Angeles CA Beverly Park Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2018         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Los Angeles CA Community RDA Academy Village Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        10/01/2019         500,000         500,000   

Los Angeles CA Sub Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2028         6,105,000         6,105,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3965 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         3,230,000         3,230,000   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2027         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Pasadena CA COP Series A (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        02/01/2035         21,000,000         21,000,000   

Riverside CA COP Riverside Renaissance Project Series 2008 (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2037         22,955,000         22,955,000   

Riverside CA Series C (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        10/01/2035         7,135,000         7,135,000   

Roseville CA Electric System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Shadowood Apartments Project Issue A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2022         4,000,000         4,000,000   

San Bernardino County CA Flood Control District (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2037         7,000,000         7,000,000   

San Diego CA HFA MFHR Stratton Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        01/15/2033         3,500,000         3,500,000   

San Diego CA Housing Authority MFHR Hillside Garden Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        01/15/2035         3,500,000         3,500,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Finance Corporation Moscone Center Project Series 2008 (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2030         1,940,000         1,940,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency 3rd Mission C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06     06/15/2034       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Community Facilities District # 4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        08/01/2032         5,000,000         5,000,000   

San Leandro CA Carlton Plaza Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        09/15/2032         1,800,000         1,800,000   

Simi Valley CA MFHA Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        07/01/2023         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Southern California Public Power Authority Magnolia Power Project Series 2009-1-A (Utilities Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Whittier CA Whittier College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038             14,730,000         14,730,000   
            202,305,000   
         

 

 

 

Colorado: 0.64%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.64%          

Colorado HFA Taxable MFHR Project B-2 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.15        05/01/2050         15,535,000         15,535,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G1 (Airport Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G2 (Airport Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         8,050,000         8,049,999   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-4 (Lease Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, AGM Insured)

    0.12        12/15/2037         7,000,000         7,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4024 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/27/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            39,584,999   
         

 

 

 

Connecticut: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

New Britain CT Taxable Pension Series C (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.35        02/01/2026         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Delaware: 0.29%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.29%          

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1002 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    1.95        03/15/2012         18,025,000         18,025,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.38%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.17%          

District of Columbia Metropolitan Airport Authority (Airport Revenue)

    0.22        02/13/2012         7,500,000         7,500,000   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.20        03/12/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            10,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.21%          

District of Columbia The American University Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2038         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TN-033 (Education Revenue) 144A

    0.52        10/01/2035         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            13,000,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Florida: 0.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.40%          

Florida HEFAR Ringling College of Arts & Design Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06     03/01/2038       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   

Palm Beach County FL Pine Crest Preparatory School Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        06/01/2032         6,015,000         6,015,000   

Pinellas County FL Health Facilities Authority Series B1 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        11/15/2033             13,000,000         13,000,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2013         1,995,000         1,995,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2032         1,995,000         1,995,000   
            25,005,000   
         

 

 

 

Georgia: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.20%          

Columbus GA Housing Development Authority PFOTER Series TN-024 (Housing Revenue, ACA Insured) 144A

    0.52        10/01/2039         5,265,000         5,265,000   

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series A (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2040         6,995,000         6,995,000   
            12,260,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 0.56%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.56%          

Chicago IL Midway Airport Series A2 (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        01/01/2025         935,000         935,000   

Chicago IL Water District Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-A (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2014         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Cook County IL Series D-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Resurrection Health Project Series 2005-B (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        05/15/2035         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Quincy IL Blessing Hospital (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        11/15/2029         10,690,000         10,690,000   

Springfield IL PUTTER Series 1314 (Utilities Revenue, BHAC-CR Insured, MBIA Insured)

    0.08        03/01/2014         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            34,625,000   
         

 

 

 

Indiana: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.15%          

Indiana Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2008D-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        12/01/2034         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Indiana Housing & CDA (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        07/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            9,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.11%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.11%          

Iowa Finance Authority Student Housing Des Moines LLC Project A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2039         6,940,000         6,940,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Kansas: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.15%          

Kansas State Department of Transportation Series C-2 (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06     09/01/2019       $ 9,420,000       $ 9,420,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 0.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.17%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4012 (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/12/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Warren County KY IDA Series B-1 (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.58        12/01/2018         4,200,000         4,200,000   
            10,200,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 0.45%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.45%          

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition PFOTER Series TN-013 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        07/01/2036         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Louisiana State Gas & Fuel Series ROC RR-II-R-661 (Energy Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2014             10,000,000         10,000,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 A-1 (IDR)

    0.08        11/01/2040         7,000,000         7,000,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 B-1 (IDR)

    0.10        11/01/2040         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            28,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 0.22%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.22%          

Maryland CDA Series 2006-G (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        09/01/2040         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Maryland Health & HEFAR Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        01/01/2029         9,855,000         9,855,000   
            13,855,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.14%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.14%          

Massachusetts Department of Transportation Series A6 (Transportation Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.06        01/01/2029         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Babson College Series B (Education Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC)

    0.11        10/01/2031         2,330,000         2,330,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Boston University Project Series N (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.16        10/01/2034         475,000         475,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Children’s Hospital Project Series N-3 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Series E (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2037         2,810,000         2,810,000   
            8,615,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 0.27%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.27%          

Michigan HEFAR Calvin College Project Series B (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2037         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.10        10/01/2037         7,555,000         7,555,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Wayne County MI IDA Rayonier Project Series 2000 (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17     05/01/2020       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   
            16,555,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 0.10%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.10%          

Ramsey County MN Housing & Redevelopment MFHR Gateway Apartments LP Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2038         4,100,000         4,100,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2042         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            6,100,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 0.88%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.88%          

Jackson County MS Port Facility Chevron USA Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.04        06/01/2023         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series 2009B (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series A (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series B (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series E (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series H (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2035         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Mississippi Nissan Project Series A (Tax Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.17        11/01/2028             25,440,000         25,439,019   
            54,439,019   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.12%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.12%          

Kansas City MO IDA Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Series 2001 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Missouri Development Finance Board Nelson Gallery Foundation Series A (IDR)

    0.06        12/01/2033         4,635,000         4,635,000   
            7,635,000   
         

 

 

 

Nebraska: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

Central Plains NE Nebraska Gas Project #2 Series 2009 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2039         4,940,000         4,940,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.29%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.29%          

Clark County NV Southwest Gas Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        03/01/2038         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Las Vegas NV EDFA Andre Agassi Foundation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2035         7,835,000         7,835,000   

Las Vegas NV EDFA Keep Memory Alive Project Series 2007A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2037         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            17,835,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

New Hampshire: 0.06%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.06%          

New Hampshire HEFA St. Anselm College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, RBS Citizens NA LOC)

    0.06     06/01/2038       $ 3,920,000       $ 3,920,000   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 0.52%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.52%          

New Jersey EDA Lawrenceville School Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2026         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New Jersey EDA NUI Corporation Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2026         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Pivotal Utility Holdings Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2032         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2048         1,980,000         1,980,000   

Salem County NJ PCFA Atlantic City Electric Company Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        04/15/2014             13,200,000         13,200,000   
            32,180,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 2.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.24%          

Abraham Joshua Hesehal School New York Series 2010 (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.20        01/01/2040         3,710,000         3,710,000   

Merrill Lynch PFOTER Series TN-019 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        07/26/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Nassau County NY Interim Finance Authority Series E (Tax Revenue)

    0.08        11/15/2014         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Multi-Family Rental Housing The Balton Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2049         4,000,000         4,000,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Via Verde Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.12        01/01/2016         1,600,000         1,600,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.03        06/15/2044         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries B-3 (Tax Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2027         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries C-4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2020         12,000,000         12,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries L-3 (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        04/01/2036         4,770,000         4,770,000   

New York City NY Transitional Financing Authority Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA-CR Insured, FGIC Insured, State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.09        07/15/2036         13,300,000         13,300,000   

New York HFA Biltmore Tower Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.14        05/15/2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York HFA Clinto Green South Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2038         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York HFA Multi-Family Housing Second Mortgage Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/01/2029         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York HFA Remeeder Houses Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        05/01/2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York HFA Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        11/01/2037         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York HFA Series L (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        09/15/2021         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York HFA Taxable 600 West 42nd B (Housing Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.18        11/01/2041         2,575,000         2,575,000   

New York HFA Victory Housing Project Series 2000-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2033         2,000,000         2,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

New York HFA Victory Housing Series 2004-A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06     11/01/2033       $ 10,400,000       $ 10,400,000   

New York HFA West 31st Street Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/15/2038         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ROC RR-II-R-11645 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.23        11/15/2025         4,830,000         4,830,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Series 144 (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        10/01/2037         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Series CC-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.02        06/15/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York PFOTER Series TN-012 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        06/15/2053         7,710,000         7,710,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TN-037 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        10/01/2046         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1004 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    1.10        12/01/2026         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            138,895,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 0.45%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.45%          

Allen County OH Hospital Facilities Catholic Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2031             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Lake County OH Hospital Facilities Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        08/15/2041         4,975,000         4,975,000   

Montgomery County OH Catholic Health Series C-2 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        10/01/2041         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Ohio HFA Residential Management Taxable Series I (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.21        09/01/2039         7,169,000         7,169,000   

Ohio State University Hospitals Health System Incorporated Project Series 2008D (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        01/15/2035         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            28,144,000   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.38%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.38%          

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series F (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        01/01/2028         20,535,000         20,535,000   

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        01/01/2028         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            23,535,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3989 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 1.88%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.88%          

Allegheny County PA IDA Longwood Oakmont Incorporated Series 2011-A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2041         3,900,000         3,900,000   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Nuclear Series B (IDR, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2035         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Royal Bank of Canada Floater Certificates Series C-15 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        11/01/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Delaware River Port Authority PA Series B (Port Authority Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2026         19,000,000         19,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Doylestown PA Hospital Authority Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06     07/01/2037       $ 14,000,000       $ 14,000,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA Series 3238 (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.11        08/01/2030         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Series 88-C (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        04/01/2037         7,460,000         7,460,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Series 94-B (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        04/01/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Series 95-C (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        04/01/2026             12,000,000         12,000,000   

Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue Series 2005 C-2 (Port Authority Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.06        06/15/2025         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Puttable Floating Option Taxable Notes Series TNP-1003 (Education Revenue) 144A

    1.10        06/01/2047         31,995,000         31,995,000   
            116,355,000   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 0.39%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.39%          

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/26/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.20        03/27/2012         9,000,000         9,000,000   

South Carolina Public Service Authority (IDR)

    0.22        03/20/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-3 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            24,000,000   
         

 

 

 

South Dakota: 0.03%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.03%          

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Series C (Airport Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/01/2037         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 0.34%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.34%          

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2034         6,445,000         6,445,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         3,420,000         3,420,000   

Nashville & Davidson County TN Metropolitan Government Stewarts Ferry Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        01/01/2034         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Nashville & Davidson County TN Metropolitan Government Weatherly Ridge Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2041         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Tennessee Municipal Energy Acquisition Corporation PUTTER Gas Project Series 1578 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        12/01/2016         8,090,000         8,090,000   
            20,955,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 3.89%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.33%          

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/01/2012         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/07/2012         3,450,000         3,450,000   

University of Texas Permanent University Fund (Education Revenue)

    0.01        02/03/2012         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            20,450,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.56%          

Austin TX Airport System Series A (Airport Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.09     11/15/2017       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

Bexar County TX Health Facilities El Centro Del Barrio Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2032         9,830,000         9,830,000   

Bexar County TX Housing Finance Corporation Multi-Family Apartments Project Series A PFOTER (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.41        05/01/2032         4,990,000         4,990,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust Northwest Texas Independent School District (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/15/2032         7,185,000         7,185,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2025         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series A (IDR)

    0.05        06/01/2030         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series D1 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2029         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Harris County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Baylor Series A2 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        11/15/2047         9,925,000         9,925,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park Refining LP Series 2004 A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2023         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Houston TX Utilities System Series 2004B (Water & Sewer Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.04        05/15/2034         6,000,000         6,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3942 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012             26,000,000         26,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3945 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3946 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         12,870,000         12,870,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3964 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3984 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Lower Neches River Valley Authority Texas Individual Development Corporation Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series B (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2029         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Mission TX Economic Development Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2022         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010A (IDR)

    0.06        04/01/2040         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010D (IDR)

    0.06        11/01/2040         5,000,000         5,000,000   

San Antonio TX Housing Finance Corporation PFOTER Rosemont at Pleasanton Apartments Project Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        07/01/2048         7,025,000         7,025,000   

Tarant County TX Housing Finance Corporation PFOTER Evergreen at Keller Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2049         3,985,000         3,985,000   

Texas TAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3953 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         33,885,000         33,885,000   

Texas Taxable Product Development Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/01/2045         4,480,000         4,480,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Tyler TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center Project Series 1997 B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13     07/01/2020       $ 3,500,000       $ 3,500,000   
            220,675,000   
         

 

 

 

Utah: 0.16%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.16%          

Utah State Transit Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        06/15/2042             10,000,000         10,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 0.11%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.11%          

Norfolk VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority Old Dominion University Project (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        08/01/2033         3,885,000         3,885,000   

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Series B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2037         2,790,000         2,790,000   
            6,675,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 0.33%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.11%          

Port of Seattle Washington (IDR)

    0.29        02/01/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.22%          

Seattle WA Water System (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA-CR Insured, MBIA Insured) 144A

    0.08        09/01/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Washington HCFR Swedish Health Services Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Series 1430-R (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.00        06/01/2037         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Whisperwood Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        05/15/2035         4,650,000         4,650,000   
            13,650,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.03%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.03%          

Monongalia County WV Building Commission General Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2040         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 0.03%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.03%          

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Home Ownership Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2035         1,620,000         1,620,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,275,893,018)

            1,275,893,018   
         

 

 

 
Other Instruments: 1.79%          

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Asset Backed Security Floating Rate Note

    0.49        01/16/2013         5,000,000         5,000,000   

American Honda Finance Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.74        03/27/2012         11,000,000         11,008,800   

ANZ National Limited Yankee Corporate Bond 144A

    3.25        04/02/2012         10,000,000         10,050,900   

Austin TX Municipal Commercial Paper(z)

    0.12        02/23/2012         3,000,000         2,999,762   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Other Instruments: (continued)          

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.85     04/27/2012       $ 6,000,000       $ 6,003,544   

GBG LLC Custody Receipts 144A§

    0.10        09/01/2027         9,894,000         9,894,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.94        02/02/2012             20,000,000         20,000,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.95        02/10/2012         30,000,000         30,000,000   

MetLife Global Funding Insurance Company Funding Agreement±144A

    1.08        04/10/2012         8,000,000         8,004,250   

Westpac Banking Corporation Floating Rate Note±144A

    0.62        04/03/2012         8,000,000         8,005,246   

Total Other Instruments (Cost $110,966,502)

            110,966,502   
         

 

 

 

Other Notes: 5.02%

         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 5.02%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated§

    0.30        11/15/2029         2,781,000         2,781,000   

Bank of America Corporation

    2.38        06/22/2012         11,000,000         11,096,178   

Bank of America Corporation

    3.13        06/15/2012         29,000,000         29,321,113   

Bank of the West (San Francisco CA)

    2.15        03/27/2012         7,000,000         7,021,921   

Bear Stearns LLC±

    0.62        02/01/2012         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated

    1.40        02/10/2012         1,000,000         1,000,289   

Citibank NA

    1.88        06/04/2012         14,000,000         14,083,029   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated±

    0.88        04/30/2012         17,000,000         17,016,183   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.00        03/30/2012         9,000,000         9,027,717   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.74        03/12/2012         18,000,000         18,004,859   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.20        06/08/2012         42,368,000         42,675,593   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.25        06/15/2012         20,000,000         20,230,676   

John Deere Capital Corporation

    2.88        06/19/2012         8,000,000         8,083,644   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        11/16/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        01/18/2013         13,000,000         12,997,506   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.78        06/15/2012         6,000,000         6,006,092   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    1.07        09/21/2012         8,000,000         8,025,400   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.13        06/22/2012         4,000,000         4,031,093   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.20        06/15/2012         25,000,000         25,191,555   

Key Bank NA

    3.20        06/15/2012         5,000,000         5,056,747   

LTF Real Estate LLC 144A§

    0.27        06/01/2033         15,245,000         15,245,000   

Morgan Stanley

    1.95        06/20/2012         15,000,000         15,104,897   

PNC Funding Corporation

    2.30        06/22/2012         15,000,000         15,126,787   

UBS AG±

    1.60        02/23/2012         16,000,000         16,008,263   

Total Other Notes (Cost $311,135,542)

            311,135,542   
         

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements^^: 6.52%

         

BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $104,000,462(1)

    0.16        02/01/2012         104,000,000         104,000,000   

Credit Suisse Securities, dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $45,000,200(2)

    0.16        02/01/2012         45,000,000         45,000,000   

JPMorgan Securities, dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $84,199,822(3)

    0.22        02/01/2012         84,199,307         84,199,307   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $22,000,110(4)

    0.18        02/01/2012         22,000,000         22,000,000   

Societe Generale (New York), dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $89,000,544(5)

    0.22        02/01/2012         89,000,000         89,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 1/31/2012, maturity value $60,000,383(6)

    0.23        02/01/2012         60,000,000         60,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $404,199,307)

            404,199,307   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Yield     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Treasury Debt: 4.94%

         

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.02     03/01/2012       $ 19,000,000       $ 18,999,601   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        02/23/2012         31,000,000         30,999,148   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        04/12/2012             40,000,000         39,996,647   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        05/17/2012         33,000,000         32,996,113   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        02/09/2012         25,000,000         24,999,667   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        05/24/2012         37,000,000         36,994,311   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        04/19/2012         43,000,000         42,994,177   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        02/16/2012         59,000,000         58,998,281   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        05/31/2012         19,000,000         18,995,408   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $305,973,353)

            305,973,353   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $6,222,801,925)*      100.40        6,222,801,925   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.40        (24,921,311
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 6,197,880,614   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 0.125% to 2.375%, 12/31/2013 to 9/30/2014, market value including accrued interest is $106,080,013.

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 0.25% to 4.25%, 8/15/2013 to 2/28/2015, market value including accrued interest is $45,900,171.

 

  (3) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.50%, 6/1/2014 to 9/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $86,725,380.

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.50%, 11/30/2012 to 11/15/2016, market value including accrued interest is $22,440,000.

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 3.49% to 6.50%, 8/1/2025 to 10/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $91,670,000.

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.50%, 12/1/2031 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $61,800,000.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     27   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 6,222,801,925   

Receivable for investments sold

    4,855,045   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    944,814   

Receivable for interest

    1,760,903   

Receivable from adviser

    2,341,709   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    154,718   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    6,232,859,114   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    37,032   

Payable for investments purchased

    27,159,470   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    2,726,718   

Due to custodian bank

    39   

Distribution fees payable

    580,608   

Due to other related parties

    1,384,746   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    3,089,887   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    34,978,500   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 6,197,880,614   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 6,202,730,547   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (482,582

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (4,367,351
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 6,197,880,614   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 3,110,020,405   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    3,110,177,449   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Class B

  $ 400,677,183   

Shares outstanding – Class B

    400,692,629   

Net asset value per share – Class B

    $1.00   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 18,910,219   

Shares outstanding – Class C

    18,910,857   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $1.00   

Net assets – Daily Class

  $ 1,564,826,860   

Shares outstanding – Daily Class

    1,564,887,288   

Net asset value per share – Daily Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Investor Class

  $ 630,684,486   

Shares outstanding – Investor Class

    630,703,803   

Net asset value per share – Investor Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 472,761,461   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    472,780,128   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 19,025,190   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    19,098,827   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    3,315,812   

Class A

    8,269,538   

Class B

    989,836   

Class C

    41,959   

Daily Class

    3,658,372   

Investor Class

    1,625,602   

Service Class

    598,218   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    9,176,170   

Class B

    1,098,469   

Class C

    37,746   

Daily Class

    4,157,241   

Investor Class

    1,613,611   

Service Class

    1,246,074   

Distribution fees

 

Class B

    3,374,442   

Class C

    143,044   

Daily Class

    4,157,241   

Custody and accounting fees

    372,498   

Professional fees

    13,191   

Registration fees

    44,724   

Shareholder report expenses

    850,826   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    14,268   

Other fees and expenses

    123,435   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    64,021,144   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (45,699,935
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    18,321,209   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    703,981   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    80,715   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 784,696   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     29   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 703,981        $ 776,319        $ 4,175,816   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      80,715          (408,292       207,089   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      0          15,379,410          19,484,069   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      784,696          15,747,437          23,866,974   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (375,905       (467,318       (3,393,805

Class B

      (44,994       (50,035       (80,042

Class C

      (1,907       (1,645 )2        N/A   

Daily Class

      (166,296       (152,204 )2        N/A   

Investor Class

      (65,026       (63,394       (701,288

Service Class

      (49,853       (41,723 )2        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (703,981       (776,319       (4,175,135
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    4,660,952,539        4,660,952,539        3,802,546,469        3,802,546,469        2,932,633,470        2,932,633,470   

Class B

    605,005,674        605,005,674        824,615,875        824,615,875        928,457,413        928,457,413   

Class C

    15,936,028        15,936,028        5,009,393 2      5,009,393 2      N/A        N/A   

Daily Class

    6,255,183,944        6,255,183,944        8,494,124,953 2      8,494,124,953 2      N/A        N/A   

Investor Class

    276,409,375        276,409,375        288,916,090        288,916,090        380,245,373        380,245,373   

Service Class

    2,437,493,083        2,437,493,083        1,504,488,495 2      1,504,488,495 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      14,250,980,643          14,919,701,275          4,241,336,256   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    365,212        365,212        465,402        465,402        3,413,309        3,413,309   

Class B

    44,458        44,458        50,825        50,825        81,382        81,382   

Class C

    1,656        1,656        1,135 2      1,135 2      N/A        N/A   

Daily Class

    107,591        107,591        87,251 2      87,251 2      N/A        N/A   

Investor Class

    52,900        52,900        51,978        51,978        684,872        684,872   

Service Class

    3,898        3,898        2,075 2      2,075 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      575,715          658,666          4,179,563   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (6,460,081,692     (6,460,081,692     (4,972,609,447     (4,972,609,447     (6,635,071,816     (6,635,071,816

Class B

    (747,072,959     (747,072,959     (953,063,137     (953,063,137     (1,537,359,752     (1,537,359,752

Class C

    (17,011,914     (17,011,914     (13,078,915 )2      (13,078,915 )2      N/A        N/A   

Daily Class

    (6,788,474,703     (6,788,474,703     (8,686,289,762 )2      (8,686,289,762 )2      N/A        N/A   

Investor Class

    (314,677,938     (314,677,938     (353,707,978     (353,707,978     (568,956,833     (568,956,833

Service Class

    (2,541,454,832     (2,541,454,832     (1,477,823,038 )2      (1,477,823,038 )2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (16,868,774,038       (16,456,572,277       (8,741,388,401
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111
    Year Ended
February 28, 2010
 
    Shares           Shares           Shares        

Capital share transactions (continued)

           

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisitions

           

Class A

    0      $ 0        847,570,175      $ 847,772,251        0      $ 0   

Class B

    0        0        41,175,793        41,185,718        0        0   

Class C

    0        0        28,053,474        28,057,477        N/A        N/A   

Daily Class

    0        0        2,290,148,014        2,290,021,972        N/A        N/A   

Service Class

    0        0        550,070,447        550,243,434        N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          3,757,280,852          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (2,617,217,680       2,221,068,516          (4,495,872,582
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (2,617,136,965       2,236,039,634          (4,476,180,743
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      8,815,017,579          6,578,977,945          11,055,158,688   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,197,880,614        $ 8,815,017,579        $ 6,578,977,945   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (482,582     $ (482,582     $ 680   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See footnotes on page 29.

 


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     31   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class A   2012     20111     2010     2009     20082     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.04        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.04        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.04     (0.04

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.04     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.01     0.01     0.04     1.74     4.48     4.54

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.80     0.79     0.88     0.83     0.81     0.82

Net expenses

    0.26     0.35     0.58     0.79     0.76     0.76

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.05     1.75     4.37     4.46

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $3,110,020        $4,908,741        $5,218,601        $8,894,795        $11,659,129        $8,430,922   

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Year ended February 29.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Class B       2012             20111          2010     2009     20082     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01        0.04        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.01     (0.04     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.03     3.71     3.76

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    1.55     1.56     1.62     1.58     1.57     1.57

Net expenses

    0.26     0.35     0.62     1.49     1.51     1.51

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.04     3.66     3.70

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $400,677        $542,695        $628,445        $1,238,714        $1,438,346        $1,431,103   

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Year ended February 29.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     33   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Class C       2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    1.51     1.52

Net expenses

    0.26     0.36

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $18,910        $19,984   

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Daily Class   2012     20111  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    1.06     1.04

Net expenses

    0.26     0.36

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,564,827        $2,097,990   

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund     35   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Investor Class       2012             20111          2010     2009     20082     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.01     0.01     0.08     1.85     4.60     4.65

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.84     0.84     0.92     0.90     0.94     0.99

Net expenses

    0.26     0.35     0.52     0.68     0.65     0.65

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.08     1.82     4.50     4.56

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $630,684        $668,894        $731,932        $921,649        $926,851        $764,268   

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Year ended February 29.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Service Class       2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.71     0.69

Net expenses

    0.26     0.35

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $472,761        $576,714   

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to-market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

As of January 31, 2012, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards, which are available to offset future net realized capital gains, in the amount of $4,367,351 with $3,959,065 expiring in 2017 and $408,286 expiring in 2019.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.27% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees


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paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Class A, Class B, Class C, Daily Class

     0.22

Investor Class

     0.25   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.70% for Class A, 1.45% for Class B, 1.45% for Class C, 1.03% for Daily Class, 0.65% for Investor Class and 0.50% for Service Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Class B, Class C and Daily Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class B, Class C and Daily Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Daily Class shares.

For the year ended January 31, 2012, Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC received $245, $64,106 and $2,163 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby each class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITIONS

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Money Market Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express Sweep Fund. The purpose of the transactions was to combine three funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisitions were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen Money Market Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express Sweep Fund at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class S shares of Evergreen Money Market Fund received Class A, Class B, Class C, Service Class and Daily Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. Existing shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express Sweep Fund received Daily Class shares of the Fund in the reorganization. The investment portfolio of Evergreen Money Market Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express Sweep Fund with fair values of $2,358,958,301 and $1,410,238,573, respectively, and amortized costs of $2,358,958,301 and $1,410,238,573, respectively, at July 9, 2010, were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen Money Market Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express


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Sweep Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The value of net assets acquired and number of shares issued were as follows:

 

Acquired Fund    Value of Net
Assets Acquired
       Number of Shares Issued

Evergreen Money Market Fund

   $ 2,351,836,661           847,570,175      Class A
          41,175,793      Class B
          28,053,474      Class C
          884,677,740      Daily Class
          550,070,447      Service Class

Wells Fargo Advantage Overland Express Sweep Fund

   $ 1,405,444,191           1,405,470,274      Daily Class

The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before and after the acquisitions were $5,906,118,088 and $9,663,398,940, respectively.

Assuming the acquisitions had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 1,129,808   

Net realized and unrealized gains on investments

   $ 15,040,859   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 16,170,667   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid for the following periods were as follows:

 

     Year Ended
January 31,
    

Year Ended
February 28,

2010

 
     2012      2011*     

Ordinary Income

   $ 703,981       $ 776,319       $ 4,175,135   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital Loss
Carryforward
$83,845      $(4,367,351)

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.


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In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

March 26, 2012


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $683,777 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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46   Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

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January 31, 2012

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    19   

Statement of Operations

    20   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    21   

Financial Highlights

    22   

Notes to Financial Statements

    27   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    32   

Other Information

    33   

List of Abbreviations

    36   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe

 

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

Many of the same themes we saw in prior years continued to dominate the municipal money market landscape during the 12-month period. Low absolute yields across the space certainly highlighted the challenges faced by municipal money market funds during the period. Across the municipal curve, yields continued to fall, reaching historical lows along the way. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index1 (SIFMA Index), which began the 12-month period at 26 basis points (bps) on February 2, 2011, trended as low as 6 bps before ultimately concluding the period at 8 bps. This contrasts with the prior period’s SIFMA Index average of 27 bps and reset range of 17–35 basis points. Longer municipal money market rates followed suit with the Municipal Market Data six-month index of AAA-rated2 notes dropping to 13 bps by period-end, while one-year AAA-rated2 notes fell from 37 bps at the beginning of the period to 20 bps at the end. Several factors contributed to the continued downward pressure on short-term municipal rates.

First, the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of maintaining an extremely low federal funds rate set the stage for the overall environment in the money markets. Variable-rate demand note (VRDN) issuance was down roughly 25% from the prior period and down around 85% from the 2008 highs. Historically low long-term interest rates continued to encourage issuers to finance their debt beyond the maturity range of money market eligibility. Flight-to-quality trades saw nontraditional variable-rate investors amass significant quantities of municipal money market floating-rate securities. The tumultuous sovereign debt crisis in Europe served to further reduce municipal supply as many money market participants retreated from European banks. This was somewhat offset by new issuances backed by well-regarded U.S., Canadian, and Pacific Rim bank liquidity and letter-of-credit providers, but not enough to completely offset the declines. The Fed’s August 2011 announcement of exceptionally low rates through mid-2013 only served to lock in those low yields across the municipal money market space for the duration of the period. As a result, aggregate municipal money market fund assets continued to decline during the period as investors invested in longer term debt in an effort to capture more yield. Industrywide, municipal money market fund assets fell by 10% to $291 billion at the end of the period. This represented a return to municipal money market assets last seen in 2002.

The beginning of the period saw some sense of normalcy returning to the municipal money market space as reason overtook the extremely exaggerated reports issued by certain well-known analysts predicting a rash of municipal defaults occurring over the course of 2011. The first quarter was particularly notable for a round of letter-of-credit (LOC) and liquidity facility replacement activity. The replacement activity was especially beneficial to the municipal money market funds as Canadian and Pacific Rim banks, largely immune to the issues then facing the eurozone, entered the municipal market providing both LOCs and liquidity while also providing some additional diversity to the funds.

The second quarter ushered in significant downward pressure on municipal money market rates as global and domestic economic and political issues emerged. Anxiety in June 2011 over European sovereign debt came to the forefront of market concerns. As many domestic money market participants retreated from Europe, municipal money market securities, particularly VRDNs, became a popular investment alternative for these investors who were seeking both high-quality and very liquid investments. As demand from these crossover buyers increased, short-term municipal yields experienced a significant drop, ultimately leading the SIFMA Index to a range of 7–10 bps through the end of July 2011. Rates managed a modest rebound to around 20-bps in late August due to increased dealer activity.

The fourth quarter saw a gradual decline in the SIFMA Index from a high of 14 bps on November 26 to 8 bps at the close of 2011 as demand from crossover buyers outstripped supply, keeping continued downward pressure on short-term municipal money market rates. By year-end, crossover buyers accounted for almost 20% of the VRDNs outstanding. January 2012 arrived with fairly traditional beginning-of-the-calendar-year cash inflows. These inflows pushed the SIFMA Index to a historical low of 6 bps in the beginning of 2012, before inching up slightly to 8 bps at the close of the 12-month period.

 

1. The SIFMA Index, produced by Municipal Market Data (MMD), is a seven-day high-grade market index composed of tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations from MMD’s extensive database. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2. The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). To the extent that the Fund holds assets rated by Standard & Poor’s or other credit rating agencies, such ratings apply only to those assets and not to the Fund itself.


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Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money funds industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. Looking toward the next period in municipal money markets, many other challenges remain. If the Fed follows through on its stated intention to keep rates exceptionally low—now extending into 2014—we believe it will result in continued low yields in the municipal money markets. We also believe supply constraints will continue to be an issue, as the historical longer-term rates provide an incentive for issuers to finance municipal debt in longer-term issues. As uncertainty continues to affect the markets, we consider it most appropriate to continue to focus our investments on highly liquid VRDNs in the daily and weekly maturity mode. We fully expect to continue to take advantage of relatively high-quality, diversified LOC and liquidity providers as they come to the market. We believe that this philosophy should afford investors the security and liquidity they expect.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax and California individual income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

James Randazzo

FUND INCEPTION

January 1, 1992

SECTOR DISTRIBUTION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
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EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

    
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

7 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

7 Days

 

 

 

1. Sector distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (SGCXX)

    01/01/1992        0.01        0.02        0.86        1.08        0.63%        0.63%   

Administrator Class (WCMXX)

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.02        1.04        1.27        0.36%        0.30%   

Institutional Class (WCTXX)

    03/31/2008        0.01        0.03        1.05        1.27        0.24%        0.20%   

Service Class (WFCXX)

    11/08/1999        0.01        0.02        0.95        1.22        0.53%        0.45%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.02        0.95        1.22        0.98%        0.98%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Class A      Administrator Class      Institutional Class      Service Class      Sweep Class  

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

 

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect higher expenses applicable to the Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Sweep Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Sweep Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at 0.65% for Class A, 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class, and 1.05% for Sweep Class . Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.54)%, (0.27)%, (0.16)%, (0.40)% and (0.90)% for Class A, Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.60         0.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.60       $ 0.61         0.12

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.60         0.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.60       $ 0.61         0.12

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.60         0.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.60       $ 0.61         0.12

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.60         0.12

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.60       $ 0.61         0.12

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.66         0.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.55       $ 0.66         0.13

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 99.98%

         

California: 96.03%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 1.79%          

California State University Institute Series A (Education Revenue)

    0.10     04/03/2012       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

Riverside County CA Teeter Financing Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        04/05/2012         4,900,000         4,900,000   

Sacramento CA MUD Series K-1 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.07        02/06/2012             18,500,000         18,500,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Commission Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    0.14        02/22/2012         12,900,000         12,900,000   

San Diego County CA School District Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of Participants Insured)

    2.00        04/30/2012         750,000         753,201   
            40,053,201   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 94.24%          

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Branson School (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2038         6,700,000         6,700,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Jewish Community Center (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        06/01/2029         4,515,000         4,515,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Menlo School (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        09/01/2033         15,000,000         15,000,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California MFHR Acton Courtyard Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        04/01/2037         1,300,000         1,300,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California MFHR Fine Arts Building Projects Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2035         9,200,000         9,200,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California San Francisco University Series A (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2035         1,040,000         1,040,000   

ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporation California Valley Christian Schools (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        07/01/2039         19,480,000         19,480,000   

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Zoological Society of San Diego (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2034         13,985,000         13,985,000   

ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporation San Francisco University High Series A (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2036         6,835,000         6,835,000   

Alameda CA PFA MFHA Eagle Parrot Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        05/15/2035         1,565,000         1,565,000   

Anaheim CA Housing Authority Cobblestone Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        03/15/2033         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Anaheim CA Housing Authority Sea Wind Apartments Project Series C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2033         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Arcadia County CA Unified School District Series 2679 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        08/01/2013         8,680,000         8,680,000   

Austin Trust Bank of America Certificates Series 2008-3312 (Tax Revenue, FSA-CR, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.28        08/01/2032         5,350,000         5,350,000   

Bakersfield CA Wastewater Revenue Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        09/01/2034         12,500,000         12,500,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2047         30,250,000         30,250,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge (Transportation Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        04/01/2047         20,810,000         20,810,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series A (Transportation Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2045         25,100,000         25,100,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series A2 (Transportation Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2047         9,400,000         9,400,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series B2 (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.03     04/01/2047       $ 5,270,000       $ 5,270,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series E3 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2047             14,600,000         14,600,000   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Series 2049 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.09        02/01/2027         9,305,000         9,305,000   

California Alternative Energy Source Financing Authority GE Capital Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2020         25,330,000         25,330,000   

California CDA Aegis Moraga Project C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        07/01/2027         7,255,000         7,255,000   

California CDA Aegis Pleasant Hill Series H (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/01/2027         6,270,000         6,270,000   

California CDA Arbor Ridge Apartments Series B (Tobacco Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        11/01/2036         9,500,000         9,500,000   

California CDA Avian Glen Apartment Project CC (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        08/01/2039         5,190,000         5,190,000   

California CDA Belmont Project Series F (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        06/15/2038         9,390,000         9,390,000   

California CDA Charter Court Apartments Series L (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        09/01/2040         3,555,000         3,555,000   

California CDA Gas Supply Series 2010 (Energy Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2040         54,180,000         54,180,000   

California CDA Grande Apartments Series TT (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        12/15/2034         1,925,000         1,925,000   

California CDA Health Facility Community Monterey Peninsula Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        06/01/2033         8,500,000         8,500,000   

California CDA La Puente Apartments Series JJ (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2031         6,775,000         6,775,000   

California CDA Livermore Valley Arts Center Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2036         11,995,000         11,995,000   

California CDA MFHR Canyon Country Apartments Series M (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        12/01/2034         10,500,000         10,500,000   

California CDA MFHR Glen Haven Apartments Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        04/15/2035         7,000,000         7,000,000   

California CDA MFHR Granite Oaks Apartments Series R (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        10/15/2030         3,985,000         3,985,000   

California CDA MFHR Imperial Park Apartments Series 00 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        11/01/2040         10,620,000         10,620,000   

California CDA MFHR PFOTER Series MT-381 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2050         14,000,000         14,000,000   

California CDA MFHR PFOTER Series MT-381 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2053         11,000,000         11,000,000   

California CDA Motion Picture & Television Fund Series A (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2031         12,000,000         12,000,000   

California CDA Multi-Family Housing Desert Palms Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC)

    0.08        08/01/2045         7,000,000         7,000,000   

California CDA Multi-Family Housing PUTTER Series 2680 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.16        05/15/2018         21,700,000         21,700,000   

California CDA Multi-Family Housing PUTTER Series 2681 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.24        05/15/2018         1,300,000         1,300,000   

California CDA Multi-Family Housing Seasons at Lakewood Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/15/2037         3,200,000         3,200,000   

California CDA Oakmont Senior Living Series Y (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2031         7,840,000         7,840,000   

California CDA Olympus Park Apartments Series Y (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        10/15/2030         6,440,000         6,440,000   


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12   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

California CDA Pennsylvania Valley Apartment Authority Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32     08/01/2033       $ 1,665,000       $ 1,665,000   

California CDA ROC RR-II-R-11621 (Health Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.09        08/15/2032         12,825,000         12,825,000   

California CDA Seasons Senior Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2037         5,265,000         5,265,000   

California CDA Series 3102 (Health Revenue, FHLMC Insured) 144A

    0.13        11/15/2048             25,422,423         25,422,423   

California CDA Series 3108 (Health Revenue, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    0.13        08/15/2038         6,000,000         6,000,000   

California CDA Sunrise of Danville Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2027         5,665,000         5,665,000   

California CDA Tyrella Gardens Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        06/01/2036         1,255,000         1,255,000   

California CDA Villa Paseo Senior Project MM (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2035         4,000,000         4,000,000   

California CDA Village at Hesperia Series CCC (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        11/15/2039         2,300,000         2,300,000   

California CDA Village at Ninth Apartments Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2035         4,375,000         4,375,000   

California CDA Village at Shaw Apartments Series E (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        11/15/2035         3,605,000         3,605,000   

California DWR Series 3019 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        06/01/2016         4,885,000         4,885,000   

California Educational Facilities Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2043         15,000,000         15,000,000   

California Enterprise Development Authority Pocino Foods Company Project Series A (IDR, City National Bank LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2038         7,665,000         7,665,000   

California Finance Authority Kehillah Jewish High School Series 2009 (Education Revenue, California Bank & Trust LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2039         13,790,000         13,790,000   

California HFA Home Mortgage Series H (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.06        02/01/2036         4,900,000         4,900,000   

California HFFA California Presbyterian Homes (Health Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2034         24,240,000         24,240,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series B (Health Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2047         6,725,000         6,725,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.04        03/01/2047         8,500,000         8,500,000   

California HFFA Children’s Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2042         2,300,000         2,300,000   

California HFFA Series C (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.04        10/01/2040         8,000,000         8,000,000   

California HFFA St. Joseph Health System Series B (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2041         10,000,000         10,000,000   

California HFFA St. Joseph Health System Series C (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2041         23,700,000         23,700,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank California Academy Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2040         4,940,000         4,940,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Contemporary Jewish Museum (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2036         11,550,000         11,550,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank J. Paul Getty Trust Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.03        10/01/2023         10,000,000         10,000,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Le Lycee Francias de Los Angeles Project (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2036         2,865,000         2,865,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series A (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2026         16,760,000         16,760,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series B (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2026         28,145,000         28,145,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series C (Utilities Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2016         4,250,000         4,250,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank ROC RR-II-R11527 (Transportation Revenue, AMBAC Insured)

    0.08     07/01/2030       $ 9,900,000       $ 9,900,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Society for the Blind Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        01/01/2037         2,150,000         2,150,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The Bay Institute Aquarium Foundation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Pacfic Capital Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        06/01/2025         6,400,000         6,400,000   

California Municipal Finance Authority Pacific Institute Series A (Housing Revenue, California Bank & Trust LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2037         21,055,000         21,055,000   

California Municipal Finance Authority San Francisco Planning Project (IDR, FHLB LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2042         6,935,000         6,935,000   

California PCFA Burney Forest Products Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue, Union Bank of California LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2020         14,700,000         14,700,000   

California PCFA Solid Waste John B. & Ann M. Verwey Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.12        05/01/2028         3,400,000         3,400,000   

California PCFA Solid Waste Milk Time Dairy Farms Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.12        11/01/2027         6,000,000         6,000,000   

California PCFA Waste Connection Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.15        08/01/2018         10,100,000         10,100,000   

California Refunding Branch Banking & Trust Company Municipal Trust Series 2000 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.10        07/10/2027         15,610,000         15,610,000   

California Scripps Health Series F (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.04        10/01/2031         4,030,000         4,030,000   

California Series A Subseries A-1-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2040             40,425,000         40,425,000   

California Series A Subseries A-1-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2040         20,000,000         20,000,000   

California Series A-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2033         20,900,000         20,900,000   

California Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Camarillo CA Hacienda de Camarillo Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        10/15/2026         1,755,000         1,755,000   

Central Basin California Municipal Water Distribution Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        08/01/2037         10,620,000         10,620,000   

Corona CA Household Bank Project B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        02/01/2023         11,000,000         11,000,000   

East Bay California MUD Water System Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.04        06/01/2038         50,820,000         50,820,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0002 Solar Eclipse Los Angeles (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2030         25,665,000         25,665,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0065 Solar Eclipse Pepperdine (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2013         2,175,000         2,175,000   

Eclipse Funding Trust 2007-0079 Solar Eclipse Los Angeles (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2032         10,185,000         10,185,000   

Elsinore Valley CA Municipal Water District COP Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2035         6,750,000         6,750,000   

Golden State CA Tobacco Securitization Corporation Series 3123 (Tobacco Revenue) 144A

    0.18        06/01/2045         21,290,000         21,290,000   

Golden State CA Tobacco Securitization Corporation Tobacco Settlement ROC RR-II-R-11442 (Tobacco Revenue, AGC-ICC Insured)

    0.28        06/01/2035         6,255,000         6,255,000   

Hayward CA MFHR Shorewood Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2014         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Highland CA RDA Jeffrey Court Senior Apartments (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.10        03/01/2028         6,620,000         6,620,000   

Irvine CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 A1 Ressessment District #85-7 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.06        09/02/2032         11,755,000         11,755,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3164 (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        08/01/2015         18,145,000         18,145,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Series 3750Z (Water & Sewer Revenue,

AGM Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.08     01/01/2015       $ 4,125,000       $ 4,125,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3763Z (Education Revenue, AGM, FGIC Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) 144A

    0.08        11/15/2015         4,700,000         4,700,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3903Z (Tax Revenue, NATL-RE Insured) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2027         5,000,000         5,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3931 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JP Morgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.08        08/12/2012         3,140,000         3,140,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3934 (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) 144A

    0.08        08/07/2012         9,160,000         9,160,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4023 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012             20,000,000         20,000,000   

Kings County CA Housing Authority Edgewater Isle Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        02/15/2031         6,100,000         6,100,000   

Lancaster CA Redevelopment Agency MFHR 20th Street Apartments Project Series C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2026         5,500,000         5,500,000   

Los Angeles CA Airport PUTTER Series 2000-A (Port Authority Revenue) 144A

    0.14        11/15/2025         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Los Angeles CA CDA MFHR Met Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.05        12/15/2024         635,000         635,000   

Los Angeles CA Community RDA Security Building Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        12/15/2034         6,290,000         6,290,000   

Los Angeles CA COP Notre Dame High School Series 2006-A (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        09/01/2036         6,650,000         6,650,000   

Los Angeles CA COP Samuel A Fryer Yavney Series A (Education Revenue, California Bank & Trust LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2038         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Los Angeles CA DW&P ROC RR-II-R-11531 (Water & Sewer Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.08        01/01/2013         10,505,000         10,505,000   

Los Angeles CA DW&P ROC RR-II-R-12322 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) 144A

    0.07        07/01/2015         9,200,000         9,200,000   

Los Angeles CA Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series C3 (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2025         13,600,000         13,600,000   

Los Angeles CA Mission Village Terrace Apartments (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2027         3,540,000         3,540,000   

Los Angeles CA Waste Water System Series 2254 (Miscellaneous Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.08        06/01/2013         5,775,000         5,775,000   

Los Angeles CA Waste Water System Series G (Water & Sewer Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2032         8,330,000         8,330,000   

Los Angeles CA Watts Athens Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank (West) FSB LOC)

    0.08        08/15/2030         4,300,000         4,300,000   

Los Rios CA Community College District Series 2972 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        02/01/2013         5,065,000         5,065,000   

Manteca CA RDA Amended Merger Project (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2042         10,530,000         10,530,000   

Menlo Park CA CDA Las Pulgas Community Development (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        01/01/2031         29,105,000         29,105,000   

Metropolitan Water District Southern California Waterworks Class A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2037         29,800,000         29,800,000   

Metropolitan Water District Southern California Waterworks ROC RR-II-R-12261 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LOC) 144A

    0.08        02/01/2015         12,515,000         12,515,000   

Metropolitan Water District Southern California Waterworks Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2027         11,900,000         11,900,000   

Modesto CA MFHR Live Oak Apartments Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        09/15/2024         5,675,000         5,675,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Modesto County CA Multi-Family Housing Shadowbrook Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08     05/15/2031       $ 700,000       $ 700,000   

Morgan Hill CA RDA Tax Allocation Ojo de Agua Redevelopment Project A (Tax Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2033             54,365,000         54,365,000   

Napa CA Water Utility Improvements (Water & Sewer Revenue, AMBAC Insured) 144A

    0.08        11/01/2015         10,585,000         10,585,000   

Oakland CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Revenue Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2033         11,620,000         11,620,000   

Oakland CA Redevelopment Authority MFHR (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        10/01/2050         54,500,000         54,500,000   

Oceanside CA Ace-Shadow Way Apartments Project Series 2009 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        03/01/2049         1,050,000         1,050,000   

Orange County CA Apartment Development Authority Project Class A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.10        12/15/2028         6,070,000         6,070,000   

Orange County CA Apartment Development Revenue Park Ridge Villas Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        11/15/2028         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Orange County CA Apartment Development Revenue Villas Aliento Series E Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.05        08/15/2028         2,640,000         2,640,000   

Orange County CA Water District Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2042         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Petaluma CA CDS MFHR Oakmont at Petaluma Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        04/01/2026         500,000         500,000   

Poway CA School District Series 3063 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.13        08/01/2030         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Rancho CA Water District Financing Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        08/15/2031         7,000,000         7,000,000   

Roseville CA Electric System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         23,100,000         23,100,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series E-17 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        03/01/2034         35,985,000         35,985,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series O-4 (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.05        08/01/2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series O-8 (Tax Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.05        08/01/2019         4,100,000         4,100,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Shenandoah Apartments Series F (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        09/15/2036         5,205,000         5,205,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority River Series C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        07/15/2029         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Arlington Creek Apartment Series I (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2034         8,350,000         8,350,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Logan Park Apartments Series E (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        05/01/2042         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority MFHR Cascades Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        09/15/2035         6,535,000         6,535,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority MFHR Normandy Park Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        02/15/2033         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Seasons at Winter Series C2 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        08/01/2034         2,900,000         2,900,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Shadowood Apartments Project Issue A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2022         6,555,000         6,555,000   

Sacramento County CA Sanitation District Financing Authority Subordinate Lien Sacramento District E (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2040         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Sanitation District Financing Authority Subordinate Lien Sacramento Regulation Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2030         11,520,000         11,520,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Sacramento County CA Sanitation Districts Financing Authority PUTTER Series 2821 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured)

    0.08     05/16/2015       $ 6,620,000       $ 6,620,000   

San Bernardino CA RDA Silver Woods Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/01/2026         7,000,000         7,000,000   

San Bernardino County CA Flood Control District (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2037         5,500,000         5,500,000   

San Bernardino County CA MFHR Green Valley Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2029         6,115,000         6,115,000   

San Bernardino County CA Parkview Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        02/15/2027         1,500,000         1,500,000   

San Diego County CA Burnham Institute (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2030         3,490,000         3,490,000   

San Diego County CA Housing Authority Multifamily Housing Studio 15 Series B (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2039         5,395,000         5,395,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2038         4,600,000         4,600,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series B (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.04        04/01/2038         3,925,000         3,925,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series C (Tax Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2038             58,990,000         58,990,000   

San Diego County CA Water Authority COP Series 2873 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2013         1,545,000         1,545,000   

San Francisco CA Bay Area Rapid Transit District ROC RR-II-R-I12318 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA LOC) 144A

    0.07        08/01/2030         7,500,000         7,500,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Airports Commission Second Series 36C (Airport Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2026         14,070,000         14,070,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Airports Commission Series 36-B (Airport Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2026         12,310,000         12,310,000   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Community Facilities District Hunters Point Series A (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2036         9,450,000         9,450,000   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Fillmore Center Series B1 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        12/01/2017         28,900,000         28,900,000   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Notre Dame Apartments Series G (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2033         12,640,000         12,640,000   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Orlando Cepeda Place Series D (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.19        11/01/2033         8,225,000         8,225,000   

San Jose CA MFHR Raintree Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.10        02/01/2038         10,600,000         10,600,000   

San Jose CA Turnleaf Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.09        06/01/2036         4,230,000         4,230,000   

San Leandro CA Carlton Plaza Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        09/15/2032         1,120,000         1,120,000   

Santa Clara Valley CA Transportation Authority Measure A Project Series C (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2036         30,485,000         30,485,000   

Santa Clara Valley CA Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.02        06/01/2026         25,385,000         25,385,000   

Santa Clara Valley CA Transportation Authority Series C (Tax Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        06/01/2026         12,495,000         12,495,000   

Santa Rosa CA Alderbrook Heights Apartments (Housing Revenue, Exchange Bank LOC)

    0.13        05/01/2040         3,120,000         3,120,000   

Sequoia CA Union High School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        07/01/2014         2,025,000         2,025,000   

Simi Valley CA MFHA Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        07/01/2023         695,000         695,000   

Simi Valley CA Shadowridge Apartments Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2019         5,700,000         5,700,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Southern California Public Power Authority Magnolia Power Project Series 2009-1-A (Utilities Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05     07/01/2036       $ 18,350,000       $ 18,350,000   

Stockton CA HCFR Series A (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2032         5,575,000         5,575,000   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District ROC RR-II-R-11484 (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.20        02/01/2013         8,220,000         8,220,000   

Tahoe Forest California Hospital District (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2033         2,540,000         2,540,000   

Tustin CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District # 07-1 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2050             15,400,000         15,400,000   

Upland CA Community RDA Sunset Ridge Apartments (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2037         18,000,000         18,000,000   

Vacaville CA MFHR Sycamore Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        05/15/2029         2,350,000         2,350,000   

Vallejo CA Housing Authority Multi-family Mortgage Refunding (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        05/15/2022         885,000         885,000   

Walnut Creek CA Creekside Drive (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        04/01/2027         620,000         620,000   

Western California Municipal Water District Facilities Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        10/01/2032         15,425,000         15,425,000   

Westminster CA Redevelopment Agency Series 3009 (Tax Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC) 144A

    0.13        11/01/2045         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Whittier CA Health Facilities Presbyterian Intercommunity Project Series C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        06/01/2036         900,000         900,000   

Whittier CA Whittier College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038         7,515,000         7,515,000   
            2,111,397,423   
         

 

 

 

Other: 0.55%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.55%          

FHLMC Multi-Family Certificates (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        08/15/2045         2,055,925         2,055,925   

FHLMC Multi-Family Certificates (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        11/15/2034         10,196,589         10,196,589   
            12,252,514   
         

 

 

 

Puerto Rico: 3.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.40%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, Bank of Nova Sotia LOC)

    0.05        07/01/2028         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation Authority Series 2148 (Transportation Revenue, AGC-ICC CIFG Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2041         26,760,000         26,760,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11760 (Tax Revenue, Citibank NA Insured) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         2,800,000         2,800,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11763 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         12,750,000         12,750,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation ROC RR-II-R-11851 (Tax Revenue, BHAC-CR, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.08        02/01/2016         7,500,000         7,500,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series 3033 (Tax Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC) 144A

    0.18        08/01/2057         14,450,000         14,450,000   


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18   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series 11829 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) 144A

    0.20     02/01/2034       $ 1,900,000       $ 1,900,000   
            76,160,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,239,863,138)

            2,239,863,138   
         

 

 

 
                            
            
Total Investments in Securities             
(Cost $2,239,863,138)*     99.98              2,239,863,138   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

    0.02                 488,604   
 

 

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 
Total Net Assets     100.00            $ 2,240,351,742   
 

 

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     19   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 2,239,863,138   

Cash

    96,165   

Receivable for investments sold

    245,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    131   

Receivable for interest

    371,169   

Receivable from adviser

    620,741   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    3,890   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,241,200,234   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    8,820   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    9,825   

Distribution fees payable

    37,051   

Due to other related parties

    401,931   

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    286,142   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    104,723   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    848,492   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,240,351,742   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,240,349,092   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (152

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    2,802   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,240,351,742   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 1,128,321,088   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    1,128,324,674   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 100,033   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    100,033   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 884,792,918   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    884,779,282   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 106,229,145   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    106,231,447   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 120,908,558   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    120,902,187   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 4,253,611   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    2,589,497   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    1,294,749   

Class A

    2,871,327   

Administrator Class

    99   

Institutional Class

    725,642   

Service Class

    130,599   

Sweep Class

    590,400   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    3,208,174   

Administrator Class

    99   

Service Class

    266,709   

Sweep Class

    670,909   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    939,272   

Custody and accounting fees

    125,617   

Professional fees

    29,258   

Registration fees

    40,818   

Shareholder report expenses

    1,314   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    17,327   

Other fees and expenses

    64,891   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    13,566,701   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (9,671,604
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,895,097   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    358,514   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    147,183   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 505,697   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     21   
    

Year Ended

January 31, 2012

   

Year Ended

January 31, 20111

   

Year Ended

February 28, 2010

 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 358,514        $ 798,376        $ 1,446,118   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      147,183          0          (4,878
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      505,697          798,376          1,441,240   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Class A

      (130,513       (155,827       (321,031

Administrator Class

      (11       (16 )2        N/A   

Institutional Class

      (190,269       (580,733       (765,282

Service Class

      (10,885       (34,310       (359,805

Sweep Class

      (26,836       (27,487 )2        N/A   

Net realized gains

           

Class A

      (67,718       0          (123,014

Administrator Class

      (6       0 2        N/A   

Institutional Class

      (50,466       0          (17,769

Service Class

      (6,958       0          (27,272

Sweep Class

      (8,645       0 2        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (492,307       (798,373       (1,614,173
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    1,829,259,476        1,829,259,476        1,758,649,756        1,758,649,756        2,402,281,400        2,402,281,400   

Administrator Class

    0        0        100,000 2      100,000 2      N/A        N/A   

Institutional Class

    2,448,893,444        2,448,893,444        1,947,266,295        1,947,266,295        1,790,297,628        1,790,297,628   

Service Class

    133,322,261        133,322,261        602,791,622        602,791,622        742,085,161        742,085,161   

Sweep Class

    607,512,369        607,512,369        948,753,970 2      948,753,970 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      5,018,987,550          5,257,561,643          4,934,664,189   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    187,924        187,924        143,754        143,754        417,490        417,490   

Administrator Class

    17        17        16 2      16 2      N/A        N/A   

Institutional Class

    29,683        29,683        311,627        311,627        464,816        464,816   

Service Class

    10,362        10,362        7,386        7,386        108,140        108,140   

Sweep Class

    35,481        35,481        27,487 2      27,487 2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      263,467          490,270          990,446   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (2,188,008,598     (2,188,008,598     (2,228,327,432     (2,228,327,432     (3,746,180,886     (3,746,180,886

Institutional Class

    (2,395,240,429     (2,395,240,429     (1,747,941,455     (1,747,941,455     (1,924,963,024     (1,924,963,024

Service Class

    (128,403,873     (128,403,873     (899,182,277     (899,182,277     (1,053,686,469     (1,053,686,469

Sweep Class

    (889,485,688     (889,485,688     (983,907,411 )2      (983,907,411 )2      N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (5,601,138,588       (5,859,358,575       (6,724,830,379
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisitions

           

Class A

    0        0        8,219,387        8,208,874        0        0   

Institutional Class

    0        0        395,086,399        395,098,848        0        0   

Service Class

    0        0        134,479        134,798        0        0   

Sweep Class

    0        0        437,965,979        437,916,409        N/A        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          841,358,929          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (581,887,571       240,052,267          (1,789,175,744
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (581,874,181       240,052,270          (1,789,348,677
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      2,822,225,923          2,582,173,653          4,371,522,330   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,240,351,742        $ 2,822,225,923        $ 2,582,173,653   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (152     $ (5,862     $ (1,037
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28  
Class A   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      0.00        (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Distribution to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      0.00        (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.02     1.22     2.85     2.85

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.63     0.69     0.87     0.85     0.83     0.84

Net expenses

    0.16     0.32     0.44     0.66     0.65     0.65

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.01     1.19     2.79     2.81

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,128,321        $1,486,876        $1,948,313        $3,291,922        $3,837,463        $3,064,445   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

       Year Ended January 31,    
Administrator Class    2012     20111  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

     0.00 2      0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

    

Net investment income

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )2      (0.00
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distribution to shareholders

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

     0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

    

Gross expenses

     0.36     0.37

Net expenses

     0.15     0.30

Net investment income

     0.01     0.03

Supplemental data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $100        $100   

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28  
Institutional Class        2012             20111              2010             20092       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

     0.00 3      0.00        (0.00 )3      0.00 3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.01   

Distributions to shareholders from

      

Net investment income

     (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.01

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )3      0.00        (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.01

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

     0.03     0.12     0.20     1.47

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

      

Gross expenses

     0.24     0.28     0.48     0.46

Net expenses

     0.14     0.20     0.24     0.22

Net investment income

     0.02     0.12     0.23     1.59

Supplemental data

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $884,793        $831,108        $236,353        $370,572   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. For the period from March 31, 2008 (commencement of class operations) to February 28, 2009.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28  
Service Class       2012             20111          2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 2      0.00        (0.00 )2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03        0.03   

Distribution to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      0.00        (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01     0.06     1.42     3.05     3.06

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.53     0.62     0.77     0.75     0.73     0.73

Net expenses

    0.15     0.32     0.38     0.47     0.45     0.45

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.07     1.43     2.94     3.01

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $106,229        $101,301        $397,508        $709,029        $970,945        $500,024   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class       2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.98     0.98

Net expenses

    0.17     0.29

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $120,909        $402,840   

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to Financial Statements   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund     27   

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

The timing and character of distributions made during the period from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. To the extent that these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. At January 31, 2012, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Overdistributed
Net Investment
Income
     Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains on
Investments
$5,710      $(5,710)

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.


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Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Class A, Sweep Class

     0.22

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.45% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITIONS

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund for 446,319,845 shares of the Fund valued at $446,260,081 at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class A, Class S and Class I shares of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund received Class A, Sweep Class and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization.

The investment portfolio of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund with a fair value of $445,550,863 and amortized cost of $445,550,863 at July 9, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. The aggregate net assets of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund and the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $446,260,081 and $2,586,576,466, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $3,032,836,547. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Notes to Financial Statements

Assuming the acquisition had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 455,272   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 28,076   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 483,358   

In addition, after the close of business on November 5, 2010, the Fund also acquired the net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. Existing shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust received Institutional Class shares of the Fund in the reorganization. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust for 395,086,399 shares of the Fund valued at $395,098,848 at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for Institutional Class shares.

The investment portfolio of Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust with a fair value of $394,896,500 and amortized cost of $394,896,500 at November 5, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the Fund. The aggregate net assets of Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust and the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $395,098,848 and $2,730,601,555, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $3,125,700,403. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Assuming the acquisitions of Evergreen California Municipal Money Market Fund and Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Trust had both been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 850,232   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 28,242   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 878,474   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

     Year Ended January 31,     

Year Ended

February 28, 2010

 
     2012      2011*     

Ordinary Income

   $ 6,320       $ 0       $ 168,055   

Exempt-Interest Income

     358,023         798,373         1,446,118   

Long-term Capital Gain

     127,964         0         0   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
$2,256      $15,486      $546

7. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state, therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt mutual fund.


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8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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32   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $127,964 was designated as long-term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $5,829 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

For federal and California income tax purposes, the Fund designates 100% of its distributions paid from net investment income during the year as exempt-interest dividends under Section 852(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and under Section 17145 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).  

Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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36   Wells Fargo Advantage California Municipal Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

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Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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January 31, 2012

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

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Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    31   

Statement of Operations

    32   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    33   

Financial Highlights

    34   

Notes to Financial Statements

    38   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    42   

Other Information

    43   

List of Abbreviations

    46   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

Not part of the annual report.


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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch,

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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Letter to Shareholders   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     3   

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

If one term could be used to describe the prime money markets over the past 12 months, it would be “fear of contagion.” During the first half of the year, the markets were relatively untouched by the situation in Greece. The largest eurozone countries—Spain, Italy, Germany, and France—enjoyed access to the capital markets on all economic levels despite growing negative publicity. Although Greece sporadically shocked the markets with its ongoing struggle to balance social policy, funding needs, and austerity measures, the U.S. money markets remained relatively unaffected; this was primarily based on the perception that Greece posed little immediate risk in the money market funds space. The benchmark three-month LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) started the period at 0.24% on January 31, 2011, and sank to its low of 0.18% on June 15, 2011, reflecting a very liquid funding market. However, at mid-year, this all changed.

In June, Fitch Ratings published a report highlighting prime money market funds’ exposure to European credits. Not only did the report neglect to emphasize that overall levels of exposures were not very different from previous years, it also did not comment on the beneficial effects of diversification among individual credits, countries, and regions; instead, it lumped all exposures into one bucket and sounded the alarm that Fitch believed money market funds were at risk for losses based on these issuers’ indirect exposure to Greece. As a result, the liquidity of short-term funding markets began to dry up. This trend accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2011, as the rating agencies began to contemplate the idea that the relative strength of countries’ banks might be affected by the credit quality of the respective sovereign entity. As a result, a number of eurozone countries and their banks were placed on credit watch negative and were subsequently downgraded during December. Stress in the funding markets for all European credits continued to mount, with the three-month LIBOR climbing 0.34% from its low on June 15, 2011, to a high of 0.52% on January 5, 2012. It was only after the introduction of the European Central Bank’s three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO) in late December that liquidity concerns eased and a handful of money market funds re-entered the European funding markets.

Against this backdrop, prime money market fund shareholders, in general, voted with their feet and exited the space, primarily to invest in the relative safety of government money market funds. From January 31, 2011, to January 31, 2012, the assets of all prime money market funds declined 8.5%, to $1.4 trillion, while those of government money market funds increased by 16.6%, from $755 billion to $881 billion. At the same time, the total supply of prime money market instruments declined 14.7%, or $291 billion; the bulk of that was driven by declines in negotiable certificates of deposit, as one would expect with the wholesale exit from European funding; in comparison, secured and unsecured commercial paper decreased by only 8.4%, or $89 billion.

Normally one would expect this activity to lead to rising rates on all money market eligible securities. However, unlike past cycles, during this cycle, rising LIBOR has not necessarily translated to higher rates on these instruments. As headline risk made European credits less attractive, the rotation out of European sectors into alternative sectors—such as Canadian, Australian, Japanese, and industrial credits—has increased demand for those securities and has driven down rates, resulting in a bifurcated market based largely on geography.

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money market industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented.

Despite the soothing effects of the LTRO, the situation within the eurozone—and Greece, in particular—still has not been resolved, and until a resolution is reached, there continues to be some likelihood that ongoing uncertainty may cause increasing stress on European funding markets. Greece is again coming to the table to renegotiate previous bailouts, asking for new money, and attempting to once again increase haircuts that existing bondholders should take on a negotiated bailout. The talks they are engaged in are once again described as Greece being on “the razor’s edge”; the difference this time for the short-term funding markets is that reaction has been relatively muted. We interpreted the market’s reaction as a sign that the market may have accepted that there will be an orderly Greek default and that the credit markets have already absorbed the bad news.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

If this has a familiar ring, it is because we faced a similar situation at the beginning of the past 12-month period. However, because we have managed our funds with relatively short weighted average maturities and a high degree of liquidity, we have been able to not only quickly adapt to a fluid situation but also meet our shareholders’ liquidity requirements and change the funds’ risk profiles to adapt to changing risk tolerances. As we move forward this year, we do not anticipate making any changes to our fundamental goals of managing to safety of principal and liquidity because we believe the risks are clearly asymmetrically skewed to the downside in credit and to the upside in interest rates. This suggests that we maintain our strategy of seeking relatively high-quality investments with relatively short weighted average maturities and continue carrying a relatively high degree of liquidity.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     7   

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

Laurie White

FUND INCEPTION

June 29, 1995

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

28 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

41 Days

 

 

 

1. Portfolio composition is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Administrator Class (SHMXX)

    06/29/1995        0.01        0.01        1.53        1.89        0.34%        0.34%   

Institutional Class (SHIXX)

    03/31/2000        0.01        0.05        1.64        2.06        0.22%        0.20%   

Select Class (WFJXX)

    06/29/2007        0.05        0.12        1.70        2.09        0.18%        0.13%   

Service Class (WHTXX)**

    06/30/2010        0.01        0.01        1.53        1.89        0.51%        0.43%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

** Service Class shares are closed to new investors.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

     Administrator Class        Institutional Class        Select Class        Service Class  

7-Day Current Yield

       0.01        0.01        0.07        0.01

7-Day Compound Yield

       0.01        0.01        0.07        0.01

30-Day Simple Yield

       0.01        0.01        0.07        0.01

30-Day Compound Yield

       0.01        0.01        0.07        0.01

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Select Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Institutional Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Service Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares and has not been adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at 0.35% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.13% for Select Class, and 0.43% for Service Class. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.14)%, (0.02)%, 0.02% and (0.28)% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class, Select Class and Service Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period¹
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.11         0.22

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.10       $ 1.12         0.22

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.15       $ 1.01         0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.20       $ 1.02         0.20

Select Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.49       $ 0.66         0.13

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.55       $ 0.66         0.13

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.11         0.22

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.10       $ 1.12         0.22

 

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Certificates of Deposit: 14.07%

         

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27     02/03/2012       $ 61,000,000       $ 61,000,000   

Banco Del Estado De Chile

    0.27        02/08/2012         56,000,000         56,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.09        02/03/2012         33,000,000         33,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.12        02/16/2012         140,000,000         140,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         113,000,000         113,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/27/2012         170,000,000         170,000,000   

Bank of Montreal

    0.23        02/29/2012         127,000,000         127,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.29        02/01/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

    0.74        06/11/2012         24,000,000         24,018,530   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.31        02/03/2012         145,000,000         145,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.33        04/10/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia (Houston)

    0.79        03/12/2012         64,000,000         64,020,745   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.14        02/06/2012         80,500,000         80,500,000   

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi LLC

    0.40        02/13/2012         269,000,000         269,014,699   

Barclays Bank plc (New York)±

    0.69        04/16/2012         101,000,000         101,000,000   

Credit Suisse (New York)±

    0.58        03/01/2012         61,961,000         61,958,644   

Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.20        02/10/2012         32,000,000         32,000,000   

Mizuho Corporate Bank Limited

    0.14        02/02/2012             342,000,000         342,000,000   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.37        03/06/2012         233,000,000         233,001,100   

National Australia Bank Limited

    0.38        03/05/2012         14,000,000         14,001,022   

National Australia Bank Limited (New York)±

    0.43        04/18/2012         115,000,000         115,000,000   

National Bank of Canada

    0.10        02/15/2012         91,000,000         91,000,000   

National Bank of Kuwait

    0.17        02/01/2012         181,000,000         181,000,000   

Nordea Bank plc

    0.94        09/13/2012         106,000,000         106,067,069   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/03/2012         214,000,000         214,000,000   

Norinchukin Bank

    0.18        02/07/2012         152,000,000         152,000,000   

Rabobank Nederland NV

    0.37        04/24/2012         248,000,000         247,997,138   

Royal Bank of Canada±

    0.69        12/17/2012         116,000,000         116,000,000   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Corporation

    0.14        02/01/2012         268,000,000         268,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.10        03/09/2012         143,000,000         143,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.18        04/04/2012         18,000,000         18,000,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank

    0.21        05/04/2012         147,000,000         147,000,000   

Union Bank of California

    0.10        02/01/2012         22,600,000         22,600,000   

Westpac Banking Corporation±

    0.60        04/04/2012         7,700,000         7,704,862   

Total Certificates of Deposit (Cost $3,911,883,809)

            3,911,883,809   
         

 

 

 

Commercial Paper: 33.66%

         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper: 17.57%          

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        05/02/2012         10,000,000         9,992,669   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/08/2012         32,000,000         31,997,760   

CAFCO LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/15/2012         10,000,000         9,998,561   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         92,000,000         91,996,013   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         77,731,000         77,726,546   

Chariot Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         51,000,000         50,992,832   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        02/03/2012         50,000,000         49,999,000   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         35,000,000         34,999,650   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.27        03/15/2012         50,000,000         49,983,278   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/20/2012         25,000,000         24,984,090   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/23/2012         68,000,000         67,955,082   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         4,000,000         3,999,800   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.31     02/07/2012       $ 14,000,000       $ 13,999,160   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/08/2012         75,000,000         74,994,750   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         11,000,000         10,999,120   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.34        02/14/2012         100,000,000         99,986,639   

Charta LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/13/2012         90,000,000         89,988,600   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        02/02/2012         25,000,000         24,999,750   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        02/09/2012         58,000,000         57,995,360   

Ciesco LLC 144A(z)

    0.34        02/14/2012         25,000,000         24,996,660   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.27        03/15/2012         50,000,000         49,983,278   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.29        04/26/2012         54,000,000         53,963,025   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        02/06/2012         50,000,000         49,997,500   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.33        02/14/2012         15,000,000         14,998,050   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/13/2012         75,000,000         74,990,500   

CRC Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.35        02/15/2012         33,000,000         32,995,252   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.07        02/02/2012         4,025,000         4,024,984   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        03/26/2012         30,524,000         30,517,132   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         7,000,000         6,999,265   

Fairway Finance Corporation 144A(z)

    0.21        02/14/2012         8,030,000         8,029,333   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/03/2012         51,000,000         50,999,514   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.15        02/10/2012         18,000,000         17,999,235   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/23/2012         98,092,000         98,081,210   

Gotham Funding Corporation 144A(z)

    0.17        02/24/2012         78,609,000         78,599,960   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/02/2012         88,000,000         87,999,096   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/22/2012         8,500,000         8,496,340   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        03/23/2012         9,000,000         8,996,048   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/19/2012         72,000,000         71,953,200   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/23/2012         23,500,000         23,483,942   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/27/2012         53,000,000         52,962,017   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.30        04/30/2012         52,000,000         51,961,433   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/27/2012         12,000,000         11,993,950   

Govco LLC 144A(z)

    0.32        03/28/2012         6,000,000         5,996,920   

Jupiter Securitization Company LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/13/2012         91,000,000         90,996,057   

Kells Funding LLC±144A

    0.56        02/21/2012             229,000,000         229,000,000   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.12        02/02/2012         24,000,000         23,999,840   

Liberty Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         10,000,000         9,997,650   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.16        02/21/2012         50,000,000         49,995,278   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.29        02/28/2012         30,000,000         29,993,250   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.29        03/01/2012         25,000,000         24,993,958   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/13/2012         52,000,000         51,989,340   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/19/2012         29,000,000         28,993,185   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/20/2012         15,000,000         14,996,400   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/21/2012         72,000,000         71,982,360   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         7,000,000         6,999,487   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.20        02/14/2012         19,170,000         19,168,477   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        02/15/2012         11,825,000         11,823,942   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.21        04/11/2012         58,000,000         57,976,317   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.29        02/27/2012         12,000,000         11,997,400   

MetLife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.32        03/26/2012         16,000,000         15,992,080   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.15        02/07/2012         39,000,000         38,998,895   

MetLlife Short Term Funding 144A(z)

    0.18        03/27/2012         48,864,000         48,850,562   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/10/2012         41,757,000         41,754,703   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (continued)          

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20     02/13/2012       $ 23,069,000       $ 23,067,308   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         123,610,000         123,594,893   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         39,026,000         39,020,992   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         59,752,000         59,743,967   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         63,243,000         63,234,111   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/28/2012         53,468,000         53,459,178   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/10/2012         16,000,000         15,993,560   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.22        03/27/2012         14,041,000         14,036,281   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         29,457,000         29,447,574   

Old Line Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.25        04/02/2012         181,779,000         181,706,149   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.00        02/01/2012         100,119,000         100,119,000   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.10        02/02/2012         260,118,000         260,116,627   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.18        03/05/2012         190,000,000         189,966,908   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        03/28/2012         15,052,000         15,047,551   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/09/2012         22,000,000         21,992,104   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/20/2012         10,000,000         9,995,831   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/23/2012         28,000,000         27,987,882   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/26/2012             134,178,000         134,117,806   

Straight-A Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        04/27/2012         58,059,000         58,032,648   

Sydney Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.34        03/15/2012         24,000,000         23,989,967   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.19        02/08/2012         40,043,000         40,041,288   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.20        02/13/2012         19,035,000         19,033,604   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/21/2012         51,000,000         50,993,767   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/22/2012         17,255,000         17,252,786   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/23/2012         26,006,000         26,002,504   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/24/2012         52,578,000         52,570,610   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        02/27/2012         49,932,000         49,924,066   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/05/2012         28,023,000         28,012,538   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/09/2012         11,000,000         10,995,637   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.21        04/12/2012         41,000,000         40,983,019   

Thunder Bay Funding LLC 144A(z)

    0.24        03/20/2012         22,366,000         22,358,843   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.09        02/02/2012         24,000,000         23,999,880   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.12        02/03/2012         65,000,000         64,999,350   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.15        02/07/2012         93,272,000         93,269,202   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/10/2012         43,911,000         43,908,994   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/22/2012         42,092,000         42,087,581   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.17        02/23/2012         28,000,000         27,996,920   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.18        02/13/2012         18,500,000         18,498,828   

Victory Receivables 144A(z)

    0.18        02/16/2012         43,312,000         43,308,571   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/06/2012         14,659,000         14,650,001   

White Point Funding Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.63        03/08/2012         14,581,000         14,571,522   

Working Capital Management Company 144A(z)

    0.25        02/07/2012         17,000,000         16,999,178   
            4,886,234,711   
         

 

 

 
Financial Company Commercial Paper: 13.64%          

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        03/02/2012         38,000,000         37,989,867   

ANZ National Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/23/2012         82,000,000         81,959,342   

ASB Finance Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        02/21/2012         21,000,000         20,995,683   

ASB Finance Limited 144A±

    0.56        05/31/2012         139,000,000         139,000,000   

ASB Finance Limited 144A±

    0.57        06/08/2012         139,000,000         138,995,982   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/21/2012         104,000,000         103,985,556   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Financial Company Commercial Paper (continued)          

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24     02/22/2012       $ 94,000,000       $ 93,986,292   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/28/2012         105,000,000         104,980,313   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        02/29/2012         105,000,000         104,979,583   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/01/2012         68,000,000         67,986,306   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         98,000,000         97,979,583   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.24        03/05/2012         40,000,000         39,990,833   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.27        03/23/2012         64,000,000         63,975,520   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.46        02/17/2012             114,000,000         113,975,174   

Axis Bank Limited(z)

    0.57        03/26/2012         24,000,000         23,979,120   

Axis Bank Limited (Dubai)(z)

    0.57        03/20/2012         32,000,000         31,975,253   

Axis Bank Limited (Dubai)(z)

    0.59        03/13/2012         13,000,000         12,991,117   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.20        03/14/2012         19,000,000         18,995,567   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.26        04/19/2012         29,000,000         28,983,663   

BNZ International Funding Limited 144A(z)

    0.35        03/01/2012         19,000,000         18,994,490   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/10/2012         60,000,000         59,998,200   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.10        02/06/2012         23,000,000         22,999,617   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/09/2012         61,000,000         60,998,373   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.11        02/13/2012         48,000,000         47,998,080   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/27/2012         29,000,000         28,997,487   

Caisse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec 144A(z)

    0.12        02/29/2012         70,000,000         69,993,467   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.19        02/06/2012         131,000,000         130,995,815   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/02/2012         37,000,000         36,992,292   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.24        03/06/2012         145,000,000         144,966,449   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.25        03/01/2012         117,000,000         116,975,495   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 144A(z)

    0.26        02/21/2012         156,000,000         155,976,600   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/19/2012         40,000,000         39,981,722   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.34        03/21/2012         50,000,000         49,976,181   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/16/2012         60,000,000         59,940,000   

DBS Bank Limited 144A(z)

    0.48        04/18/2012         79,000,000         78,918,893   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.27        02/29/2012         91,000,000         90,980,182   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/28/2012         115,000,000         114,984,475   

ICICI Bank Limited(z)

    0.53        02/27/2012         6,000,000         5,997,617   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.27        02/10/2012         26,625,000         26,623,003   

Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC(z)

    0.39        03/05/2012         22,000,000         21,991,933   

New York Life Capital Corporation 144A(z)

    0.11        02/07/2012         57,000,000         56,998,765   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited(z)

    0.56        04/10/2012         59,000,000         58,935,543   

Suncorp Group Limited 144A(z)

    0.42        02/06/2012         23,000,000         22,998,403   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.18        02/08/2012         80,000,000         79,996,733   

Toronto-Dominion Holdings Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.19        02/10/2012         80,000,000         79,995,800   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.22        02/09/2012         105,000,000         104,994,167   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.29        02/24/2012         105,000,000         104,979,875   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.25        03/12/2012         13,000,000         12,996,244   

UOB Funding LLC(z)

    0.44        03/08/2012         35,000,000         34,984,250   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.27        03/05/2012         172,000,000         171,955,853   

Westpac Banking Corporation 144A(z)

    0.29        03/01/2012         75,761,000         75,742,691   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A(z)

    0.28        04/19/2012         43,000,000         42,973,913   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A(z)

    0.31        03/16/2012         9,700,000         9,696,206   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A±

    0.45        04/11/2012         93,000,000         92,999,317   

Westpac Securities NZ Limited 144A±

    0.63        04/16/2012         129,000,000         129,000,000   
            3,792,232,885   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Other Commercial Paper: 2.45%          

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19     02/27/2012       $ 10,000,000       $ 9,998,556   

ACTS Retirement Life Communities Incorporated(z)

    0.19        02/28/2012         8,000,000         7,998,800   

BP Capital Markets plc 144A(z)

    0.24        02/17/2012         39,000,000         38,995,667   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.07        03/23/2012         34,000,000         33,996,628   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/20/2012         34,000,000         33,991,793   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/23/2012         100,000,000         99,974,944   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.11        04/25/2012         39,000,000         38,989,990   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.13        03/13/2012         19,000,000         18,997,187   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        02/13/2012         45,000,000         44,997,750   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/12/2012         68,000,000         67,989,422   

Coca-Cola Company 144A(z)

    0.14        03/15/2012         23,000,000         22,996,154   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.08        02/14/2012         49,000,000         48,998,408   

General Electric Capital Corporation(z)

    0.13        03/28/2012             119,000,000         118,975,936   

Proctor & Gamble 144A(z)

    0.00        02/01/2012         23,000,000         23,000,000   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.13        02/02/2012         24,000,000         23,999,833   

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation(z)

    0.17        02/03/2012         24,000,000         23,999,667   

University of Washington

    0.27        04/02/2012         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated 144A(z)

    0.05        02/13/2012         12,000,000         11,999,800   
            681,900,535   
         

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper (Cost $9,360,368,131)

            9,360,368,131   
         

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 27.57%

         

Alabama: 0.12%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.12%          

Mobile AL Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities
Series 2006-A (Health Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2040         23,700,000         23,700,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Tax Exempt Gulf Opportunity Zone Hunt Refining Project Series 2008-A (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.12        03/01/2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   
            33,700,000   
         

 

 

 

Arizona: 0.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.17%          

Glendale AZ IDA Thunderbird Garvin School Series A (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.21        07/01/2035         6,725,000         6,725,000   

Glendale AZ IDA Midwestern University (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2041         40,000,000         40,000,000   
            46,725,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 4.95%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.20%          

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        02/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.80        11/01/2012         16,000,000         16,000,000   

Orange County CA Pension Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        02/01/2013         13,000,000         13,000,000   

San Francisco CA Public Utilities Commission (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        03/06/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

San Jose CA International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    0.61        03/13/2012         6,940,000         6,940,000   

Turlock Irrigation District California (Housing Revenue)

    0.22        02/01/2012         5,405,000         5,405,000   
            54,345,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 4.75%          

ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporation California Marin Country Day School (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05     07/01/2037       $ 18,175,000       $ 18,175,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series A (Transportation Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2045         31,600,000         31,600,000   

Bay Area Toll Authority California Toll Bridge Series C2 (Transportation Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.03        04/01/2045         83,525,000         83,525,000   

California Economic Recovery Series C-5 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2023         40,000,000         40,000,000   

California GO Series B Subseries B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2040         45,000,000         45,000,000   

California HFA Home Mortgage Series M (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2034         13,390,000         13,390,000   

California HFA Program Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        08/01/2036         10,500,000         10,500,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series H (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2035             64,765,000         64,765,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare Series L (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2033         9,000,000         9,000,000   

California Housing Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.14        08/01/2036         5,895,000         5,895,000   

California PCFA Pacific Gas & Electric Project Series 97-B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2026         26,200,000         26,200,000   

California PCFA Pacific Gas & Electric Series C (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.04        11/01/2026         31,000,000         31,000,000   

California PCFA Pacific Gas & Electric Series F (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.04        11/01/2026         10,800,000         10,800,000   

California State Floating Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         8,000,000         8,000,000   

California State Variable Series B Subseries B1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2040         47,000,000         47,000,000   

California Statewide CDA Rady Children’s Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        08/15/2047         63,845,000         63,845,000   

California Statewide CDA Series 2554 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.13        07/01/2047         14,190,000         14,190,000   

California Statewide CDA Sweep Loan Program Series A (Health Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2035         17,460,000         17,460,000   

East Bay California Municipal Utilities District Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         38,995,000         38,995,000   

El Dorado CA Irrigation District & El Dorado Water Agency Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2036         41,595,000         41,595,000   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation CA Series 3107 (Tobacco Revenue) 144A

    0.13        12/01/2045         25,710,000         25,710,000   

Loma Linda CA Loma Linda University Series B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2037         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Los Angeles CA Multi-Family Housing Fountain Park (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.05        03/15/2034         32,615,000         32,615,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3965 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         17,765,000         17,765,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3931 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        08/12/2012         33,570,000         33,570,000   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District COP Administration Building Project Series A (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        10/01/2024         9,730,000         9,730,000   

Los Angeles CA Wastewater Systems Subseries F-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04        06/01/2028         28,900,000         28,900,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Los Angeles CA Wastewater Systems Subseries F-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.04     06/01/2032       $ 24,515,000       $ 24,515,000   

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2027         26,570,000         26,570,000   

Morgan Hill CA RDA Tax Allocation Ojo de Agua Redevelopment Project A (Tax Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2033         14,585,000         14,585,000   

Newport Beach CA Hoag Memorial Hospital Series F (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2040         31,400,000         31,400,000   

Northern California Power Agency RB Hydroelectric Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2032         77,560,000         77,560,000   

Roseville CA Electric System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2035         18,000,000         18,000,000   

Sacramento CA MUD Series K (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        08/15/2028         48,900,000         48,900,000   

Sacramento County CA Sanitation District Finance Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2037         18,500,000         18,500,000   

San Diego CA Unified School District
JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3966 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/12/2012         18,000,000         18,000,000   

San Diego CA Unified School District TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3934 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/07/2012         13,345,000         13,345,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2038         44,695,000         44,695,000   

San Diego County CA Regional Transportation Community Limited Tax Series B (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.04        04/01/2038         76,200,000         76,200,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Finance Corporation Moscone Center Project Series 2008 (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2030         20,765,000         20,765,000   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Series B001 (Lease Revenue) 144A

    0.32        11/01/2041         4,000,000         4,000,000   

San Jose CA Financing Authority Taxable Land Series F (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        06/01/2034         10,000,000         10,000,000   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        07/01/2026         16,095,000         16,095,000   

San Luis Obispo County CA Financing Authority Series 3030 (Water & Sewer Revenue, BHAC-CR MBIA Insured) 144A

    0.13        09/01/2038         23,570,000         23,570,000   

Santa Clara County CA Financing Authority Multiple Facilities Projects Series M (Lease Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        05/15/2035         10,725,000         10,725,000   

Santa Clara County CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3976 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         11,610,000         11,610,000   

Santa Clara Valley CA Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.03        04/01/2036             27,200,000         27,200,000   

Whittier CA Health Facilities Presbyterian Intercommunity Project Series C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        06/01/2036         4,900,000         4,900,000   
            1,322,360,000   
         

 

 

 

Colorado: 1.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.40%          

Colorado HFA Class I Series A-1 (Housing Revenue)

    0.21        10/01/2033         13,665,000         13,665,000   

Colorado HFA Class I Series A-1 (Housing Revenue)

    0.21        11/01/2036         1,655,000         1,655,000   

Colorado HFA Class I Series A-2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2026         12,240,000         12,240,000   

Colorado HFA Class I Series A-2 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.14        05/01/2038         10,185,000         10,185,000   

Colorado HFA Class I Series B-3 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2036         25,445,000         25,445,000   

Colorado HFA Taxable MFHR Project B-2 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.15        05/01/2050         81,385,000         81,385,000   

Denver CO City & County Subseries G1 (Port Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        11/15/2025         19,905,000         19,905,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Denver CO City & County Subseries G2 (Port Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08     11/15/2025       $ 19,000,000       $ 19,000,000   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-1 (Lease Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        12/15/2037         14,845,000         14,845,000   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-2 (Lease Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        12/15/2037         15,300,000         15,300,000   

Denver CO Public Schools Series A-4 (Lease Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, AGM Insured)

    0.12        12/15/2037         46,000,000         46,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4024 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/27/2012         25,245,000         25,245,000   

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Reservation (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.07        04/01/2040         62,735,000         62,735,000   

University of Colorado Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        11/15/2031         40,745,000         40,745,000   
            388,350,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.29%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.08%          

District of Columbia Metropolitan Airport Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.22        02/13/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.20        03/12/2012         17,200,000         17,200,000   
            22,200,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.21%          

District of Columbia Georgetown University Series B2 (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.05        04/01/2041         9,645,000         9,645,000   

District of Columbia The American University Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2038         28,000,000         28,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4026 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        09/28/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Metropolitan Washington DC Airports Authority Subseries D-1 (Port Authority Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2039         16,430,000         16,430,000   
            59,075,000   
         

 

 

 

Florida: 0.58%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.58%          

Florida HEFAR Ringling College of Arts & Design Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2038         5,795,000         5,795,000   

Florida Municipal Power Agency All Requirements Supply Series C (Utilities Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2035         49,500,000         49,500,000   

Orlando FL Utilities Commission Series 1 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.04        10/01/2033         47,000,000         47,000,000   

Palm Bay FL Special Obligation Variable Taxable Pension Funding Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.45        10/01/2037             24,260,000         24,260,000   

Sarasota County FL Public Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    0.06        07/01/2037         12,900,000         12,900,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2013         11,970,000         11,970,000   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, FSA Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2032         10,970,000         10,970,000   
            162,395,000   
         

 

 

 

Georgia: 0.31%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.31%          

Fulton County GA Series 1474 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGC-ICC FGIC Insured)

    0.12        07/01/2012         10,085,000         10,085,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series A (Energy Revenue)

    0.08     08/01/2040       $ 25,270,000       $ 25,270,000   

Savannah GA College of Art & Design Series 2004 BD (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.22        04/01/2024         42,500,000         42,500,000   

Wayne County GA IDA Various Rayonier Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        05/01/2020         8,000,000         8,000,000   
            85,855,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 1.62%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.62%          

Chicago IL Deutsche Bank Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts/Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts Trust Series DB-393 (Tax Revenue)

    0.07        01/01/2034         11,945,000         11,945,000   

Chicago IL Midway Airport 2nd Lien Series A-2 (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        01/01/2025         5,135,000         5,135,000   

Chicago IL Midway Airport 2nd Lien Series C-1 (Airport Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.13        01/01/2035         20,040,000         20,040,000   

Chicago IL Water District Eclipse Funding Trust Series 2006-A (Water & Sewer Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2014         17,805,000         17,805,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue Subseries 2001-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.08        11/01/2030         27,000,000         27,000,000   

Cook County IL Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.20        11/01/2023         25,680,000         25,680,000   

Cook County IL Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Cook County IL Series D-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        11/01/2030             28,000,000         28,000,000   

IIlinois Health Facilities Authority Centegra Health System Series 2002 (Health Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2032         12,400,000         12,400,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Bradley University Series A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        04/01/2033         24,635,000         24,635,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Resurrection Health Project Series 2005-B (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        05/15/2035         14,785,000         14,785,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Elmhurst Healthcare Series B (Health Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2048         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue University of Chicago (Education Revenue)

    0.06        07/01/2038         46,534,000         46,534,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue University of Chicago Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2044         46,250,000         46,250,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Spertus Institute (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        09/01/2035         43,570,000         43,570,000   

Illinois Finance Authority St. Ignatius College (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        12/01/2036         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Larkin Village Project Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.13        01/01/2027         13,090,000         13,090,000   

Illinois International Port District (Port Authority Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2023         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Transportation Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2030         16,000,000         16,000,000   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority (Transportation Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2030         25,000,000         25,000,000   
            449,869,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Indiana: 0.63%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.63%          

Indiana State Health Facilities Financing Authority (Health Revenue)

    0.06     01/01/2029       $ 8,740,000       $ 8,740,000   

Richmond IN Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Incorporated (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.08        01/01/2040         49,450,000         49,450,000   

Indiana Financing Authority Duke Energy Project A-3 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2039         54,125,000         54,125,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Hospital Revenue University Health Series K (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        03/01/2033         20,800,000         20,800,000   

Indiana Finance Authority Hospital Revenue University Health Series J (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.11        03/01/2033         15,625,000         15,625,000   

Indiana Finance Authority University Health Obligated Group Series 2011C (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        03/01/2033         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Indiana Housing & CDA (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        07/01/2036         14,060,000         14,060,000   
            175,800,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.10%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.10%          

Iowa State Finance Authority Health Facilities (Health Revenue)

    0.06        02/15/2035             27,040,000         27,040,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 0.31%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.31%          

Carroll County KY Environmental Facility Revenue Series A (Utilities Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2034         26,000,000         26,000,000   

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency Series B002 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.32        09/01/2037         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Logan County KY Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management LLC Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        03/01/2021         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Louisville & Jeffeson County Sewer District, JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4012 (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/12/2012         35,000,000         35,000,000   
            87,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 0.70%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.70%          

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Road & Street Improvement Project Series A (Tax Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2030         71,440,000         71,440,000   

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sewerage Commission Revenue Series B005 (Water & Sewer Revenue) 144A

    0.32        02/01/2045         16,280,000         16,280,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority RB Dynamic Fuels LLC Project Series 2008 (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.05        10/01/2033         43,600,000         43,600,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 A-1 (IDR)

    0.08        11/01/2040         39,200,000         39,200,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series 2010 B-1 (IDR)

    0.10        11/01/2040         18,700,000         18,700,000   

St. James Parish LA PCRB Texaco Project Series 1988B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.04        07/01/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            194,220,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 0.35%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.35%          

Baltimore MD Package Systems Facilities (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        07/01/2032         45,910,000         45,910,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Maryland Health & HEFA Anne Arundel Health System B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08     07/01/2043       $ 44,500,000       $ 44,500,000   

Maryland HEFA Suburban Hospital Issue Series 2008 (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2029         7,890,000         7,890,000   
            98,300,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.68%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.68%          

Massachusetts Department of Transportation Series A6 (Transportation Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.06        01/01/2029         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Boston University Series U-6E (Education Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        10/01/2042         13,670,000         13,670,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Boston University Project Series N (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.16        10/01/2034         9,855,000         9,855,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Children’s Hospital Project Series N-3 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2038         49,000,000         49,000,000   

Massachusetts State HEFA (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2049         16,450,000         16,450,000   

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2037         19,675,000         19,675,000   

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Series A-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.05        08/01/2037         12,500,000         12,500,000   

Massachusetts State Water Resources Authority Series C-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        11/01/2026         20,085,000         20,085,000   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Series E (Water & Sewer Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.07        08/01/2037         32,810,000         32,810,000   
            189,045,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 1.71%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.71%          

Michigan Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.16        09/01/2050             100,000,000         100,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        09/01/2050         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.16        09/01/2050         22,000,000         22,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014         175,000,000         175,000,000   

Michigan HEFAR Calvin College Project Series A (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2037         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Michigan HEFAR Calvin College Project Series B (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2037         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.10        10/01/2037         57,620,000         57,620,000   

Wayne County MI Airport Authority Series E-1 (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2028         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Wayne County MI Airport Authority Series F (Airport Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2033         37,320,000         37,320,000   
            476,940,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Minnesota: 0.31%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.31%          

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Supplemental Student Loan Program Series A (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06     09/01/2046       $ 10,500,000       $ 10,500,000   

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Supplemental Student Loan Project Series B (Education Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2046         9,200,000         9,200,000   

Minnesota State HFA Residential Housing Series E (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.20        07/01/2038         4,205,000         4,205,000   

Minnesota State HFA Residential Housing Series T (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.20        07/01/2048         4,750,000         4,750,000   

St. Anthony MN Landings Silver Lake Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2037         13,400,000         13,400,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2042         20,000,000         20,000,000   

St. Cloud MN CentraCare Health System Series A (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2042         13,000,000         13,000,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Bridgecreek Place Limited Project Series 2004-A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        06/15/2037         10,750,000         10,750,000   
            85,805,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 1.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.20%          

Jackson County MS PCR Chevron USA Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2016             16,500,000         16,500,000   

Jackson County MS Port Facility Revenue Chevron USA Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.04        06/01/2023         30,325,000         30,325,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Chevron USA Incorporated Series K (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         52,500,000         52,500,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series 2009B (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series A (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2030         93,955,000         93,955,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series B (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         19,700,000         19,700,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series H (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2035         24,135,000         24,135,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Chevron USA Incorporated Project Series L (IDR)

    0.06        11/01/2035         13,200,000         13,200,000   

Mississippi Nissan Project Series A (Tax Revenue, GO of Commonwealth Insured)

    0.17        11/01/2028         415,000         415,000   

Mississippi State Business Finance Commission Gulf Opportunity Chevron Series F (IDR)

    0.04        11/01/2035         14,165,000         14,165,000   

Mississippi State Nissan Project Series B (Tax Revenue)

    0.17        11/01/2028         37,995,000         37,995,000   
            332,890,000   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.24%          

Missouri Development Finance Board Nelson Gallery Foundation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2037         50,600,000         50,600,000   

Missouri State HEFA Series-A (Health Revenue)

    0.06        05/15/2038         15,355,000         15,355,000   
            65,955,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Nevada: 0.18%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.18%          

Clark County NV Southwest Gas Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10     03/01/2038       $ 29,000,000       $ 29,000,000   

Las Vegas NV EDFA Keep Memory Alive Project Series 2007A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2037         20,300,000         20,300,000   
            49,300,000   
         

 

 

 

New Hampshire: 0.20%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.20%          

New Hampshire HEFA St. Anselm College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, RBS Citizens NA LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2038         25,350,000         25,350,000   

New Hampshire HEFA Taxable Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.18        12/01/2032         29,671,000         29,671,000   
            55,021,000   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 0.14%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.14%          

New Jersey EDA NUI Corporation Project Series A (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2026         16,000,000         16,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Pivotal Utility Holdings Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Energy Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.09        06/01/2032         24,000,000         24,000,000   
            40,000,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 2.68%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.68%          

Abraham Joshua Hesehal School New York Series 2010 (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.20        01/01/2040         25,910,000         25,910,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Mortgage Thessalonica Court Series A (Housing Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2036         9,220,000         9,220,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation Via Verde Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.12        01/01/2016         7,000,000         7,000,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series B3 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.05        06/15/2025         57,360,000         57,360,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.03        06/15/2044         35,980,000         35,980,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Subseries B-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.04        06/15/2024             157,277,000         157,277,000   

New York City NY Subseries B (Tax Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        09/01/2027         17,170,000         17,170,000   

New York City NY Subseries C-4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2020         30,000,000         30,000,000   

New York City NY Subseries H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    0.03        03/01/2034         9,315,000         9,315,000   

New York City NY Subseries J-10 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2027         15,600,000         15,600,000   

New York City NY Subseries L-3 (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        04/01/2036         15,000,000         15,000,000   

New York City NY Transitional Finance Authority Subseries 2003 A-4 (Tax Revenue)

    0.04        11/01/2029         18,000,000         18,000,000   

New York HFA Multi-Family Housing Second Mortgage Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/01/2029         74,505,000         74,505,000   

New York HFA Victory Housing Project Series 2000-A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06        11/01/2033         8,000,000         8,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

New York HFA Victory Housing Project Series 2004-A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.06     11/01/2033       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority ROC RR-II-R-11645 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.23        11/15/2025         16,100,000         16,100,000   

New York Municipal Water Finance Authority Series CC-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.02        06/15/2038         11,855,000         11,855,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority St. John University Series B-1 (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        07/01/2034         19,525,000         19,525,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency Affordable Housing 8 East 102 2nd Street (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2044         35,000,000         35,000,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.05        11/01/2037         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2044         32,500,000         32,500,000   

New York State Liberty Development Corporation JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 4011Z (Port Authority Revenue, GO of Authority Insured) 144A

    0.08        06/15/2019         20,750,000         20,750,000   

New York State Urban Development Corporate Revenue Series A3A (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        03/15/2033         24,150,000         24,150,000   

New York State Urban Development Corporate Revenue Series A3B (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        03/15/2033         74,615,000         74,615,000   

New York State Urban Development Corporate Revenue Series A3D (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        03/15/2033         18,500,000         18,500,000   
            745,332,000   
         

 

 

 

North Carolina: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

Charlotte Mecklenburg NC Hospital Authority Health Care System (Health Revenue)

    0.03        01/15/2038         21,065,000         21,065,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 0.84%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.84%          

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County OH Port Authority Carnagie 89th Garage & Service Center LLC Project Series 2007 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2037         32,765,000         32,765,000   

Cuyahoga County OH Euclid Avenue Housing Corporation Series A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2042         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Franklin County OH Health Care Facilities Revenue Presbyterian Series A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2036         11,450,000         11,450,000   

Hamilton County OH Parking System (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2026         11,900,000         11,900,000   

Lake County OH Hospital Facilities Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        08/15/2041         9,945,000         9,945,000   

Lancaster OH Port Authority Gas Supply Series 2008 (Energy Revenue)

    0.08        05/01/2038         18,925,000         18,925,000   

Montgomery County OH Catholic Health Series C-2 (Health Revenue)

    0.04        10/01/2041         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Ohio HFA Mortgage Revenue (Housing Revenue)

    0.07        09/01/2036         19,850,000         19,850,000   

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Mortgage Revenue (Housing Revenue)

    0.11        09/01/2036             54,700,000         54,700,000   

Ohio State Higher Education Facilities Ohio Dominican University Project (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2037         12,655,000         12,655,000   

Ohio State University Hospitals Health System Incorporated Project Series 2008D (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        01/15/2035         13,225,000         13,225,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Wood County OH Hospital Facilities Wood County Hospital Association Project Series 2008 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10     03/01/2039       $ 34,100,000       $ 34,100,000   
            233,515,000   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.05%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.05%          

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue)

    0.06        01/01/2028         14,100,000         14,100,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.24%          

Oregon State Department PFOTER (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.52        05/01/2035         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Oregon State JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3989 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/29/2012         26,875,000         26,875,000   

Port of Portland Oregon Special Obligation Rate (Port Authority Revenue)

    0.06        03/01/2036         27,300,000         27,300,000   
            66,175,000   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 0.77%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.77%          

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Nuclear Series B (IDR, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2035         25,105,000         25,105,000   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Royal Bank of Canada Floater Certificates Series C-15 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        11/01/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Doylestown PA Hospital Authority Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2037         17,700,000         17,700,000   

Lancaster County PA Hospital Authority Health System Lancaster General Hospital (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2041         11,510,000         11,510,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA Series 3238 (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.11        08/01/2030         8,500,000         8,500,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 81C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        10/01/2034         14,900,000         14,900,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 85C (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.06        10/01/2035         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 88B (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        10/01/2036         6,390,000         6,390,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series C (Housing Revenue)

    0.07        07/01/2020         11,195,000         11,195,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority Series 100-C (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        04/01/2038         40,000,000         40,000,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority Series 93-B (Housing Revenue)

    0.10        04/01/2037         37,185,000         37,185,000   

Philadelphia PA IDA Series B (Lease Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2030             21,500,000         21,500,000   
            213,985,000   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 0.25%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.06%          

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-3 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         10,550,000         10,550,000   
            17,550,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.19%          

Greenville County School District Installment Purchase PFOTER Series 730 (Lease Revenue) 144A

    0.14        12/01/2028         52,115,000         52,115,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

South Dakota: 0.18%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.18%          

South Dakota HEFA Avera Health Subseries A1 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08     07/01/2038       $ 24,240,000       $ 24,240,000   

South Dakota HEFA Sioux Valley Hospital & Health Systems Project Series 2001-C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        11/01/2019         15,000,000         15,000,000   

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Series C (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        05/01/2037         10,800,000         10,800,000   
            50,040,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 0.65%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.65%          

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        07/01/2033         7,585,000         7,585,000   

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        07/01/2033         1,660,000         1,660,000   

Johnson City TN Health & Educational Facilities Board Health Alliance Series 2011A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2033         13,085,000         13,085,000   

Knox County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2033         9,945,000         9,945,000   

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County TN Stewarts Ferry Apartments Project (IDR, FHLMC Insured)

    0.07        01/01/2034         13,985,000         13,985,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2034         33,145,000         33,145,000   

Montgomery County TN Public Building Authority Pooled Financing Revenue (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         15,465,000         15,465,000   

Sevier County TN Public Building Authority Local Government Public Improvement Series VI-L-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured)

    0.10        06/01/2020         26,870,000         26,870,000   

Sullivan County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Wellmont Health System Project (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2032         28,625,000         28,625,000   

Tennessee Municipal Energy Acquisition Corporation PUTTER Gas Project Series 1578 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        12/01/2016         31,925,000         31,925,000   
            182,290,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 4.45%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.24%          

Austin TX Series A (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        02/01/2012             63,880,000         63,880,000   

University of Texas Permanent University Fund Series B (Education Revenue)

    0.01        02/03/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            66,880,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 4.21%          

Austin TX Airport System Series A (Airport Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2017         13,200,000         13,200,000   

Gregg County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Series B (Health Revenue, Radian Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2029         21,200,000         21,200,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.04        12/01/2025         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project (IDR)

    0.05        06/01/2030         23,000,000         23,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority Texas Environmental Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series A (IDR)

    0.05     06/01/2030       $ 10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         23,800,000         23,800,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series D2 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2029         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hermann Health Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2038         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Harris County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation YMCA Greater Houston Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2038         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park Refining LP Series 2004 A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2023         59,800,000         59,800,000   

Houston TX Utilities System Series 2004B (Water & Sewer Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.04        05/15/2034         20,100,000         20,100,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3942 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012             110,000,000         110,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3945 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         90,000,000         90,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3946 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         86,820,000         86,820,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3964 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         91,000,000         91,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3984 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         104,595,000         104,595,000   

Lower Neches River Valley Authority Texas Individual Development Corporation Facilities Revenue Exxon Mobil Project Series B (IDR)

    0.05        11/01/2029         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Mission TX Economic Development Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2022         9,000,000         9,000,000   

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Series A (Transportation Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LOC)

    0.09        01/01/2051         12,500,000         12,500,000   

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Series D (Transportation Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        01/01/2049         21,000,000         21,000,000   

Pasadena TX Independent School District Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.14        02/01/2035         63,095,000         63,095,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         19,000,000         19,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         9,000,000         9,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         13,400,000         13,400,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010A (IDR)

    0.06        04/01/2040         15,300,000         15,300,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2010D (IDR)

    0.06        11/01/2040         7,750,000         7,750,000   

Texas TAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Series 3953 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/30/2012         200,710,000         200,710,000   

Texas Taxable Product Development Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/01/2045         2,100,000         2,100,000   

Texas Veterans Housing Class ID (Housing Revenue)

    0.11        06/01/2020         4,585,000         4,585,000   

Texas Veterans Housing Class II Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11        12/01/2026         20,560,000         20,560,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Tyler TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care Center Project Series 1997 B (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13     07/01/2020       $ 18,000,000       $ 18,000,000   
            1,170,515,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 0.18%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.18%          

Norfolk VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority Old Dominion University Project (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        08/01/2033         19,265,000         19,265,000   

Smyth County VA IDA Health Alliance Series 2011 C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2031         13,290,000         13,290,000   

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Series B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2037         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Hampton University Series 2008 A (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2038         8,000,000         8,000,000   
            51,555,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 0.47%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.02%          

Port of Seattle Washington Series D-1 (IDR)

    0.29        02/01/2012         7,000,000         7,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.45%          

Port of Tacoma Washington Series B (Port Authority Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        12/01/2044         51,400,000         51,400,000   

Seattle WA Municipal Light & Power JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series T0001 (Utilities Revenue) 144A

    0.30        02/01/2040         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Washington HCFR Swedish Health Services Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.09        11/15/2039             20,000,000         20,000,000   

Washington ROC RR-II-R-12285 (Tax Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC
Insured) 144A

    0.08        01/01/2031         7,625,000         7,625,000   

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Merrill Gardens Kirkland Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        04/15/2041         29,240,000         29,240,000   

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Regency Park Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.12        06/01/2027         7,805,000         7,805,000   
            124,070,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.08%          

Cabell County WV University Facilities (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        07/01/2039         15,995,000         15,995,000   

Monongalia County WV Building Commission General Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2040         5,655,000         5,655,000   
            21,650,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 0.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.25%          

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Home Ownership Series D (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2035         7,010,000         7,010,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series F (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.16        05/01/2030         8,235,000         8,235,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series F (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.16     11/01/2030       $ 14,290,000       $ 14,290,000   

Wisconsin State HEFA Aurora Health Care Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.04        04/01/2028         21,950,000         21,950,000   

Wisconsin State HEFAR Medical College Series B (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        12/01/2033         18,700,000         18,700,000   
            70,185,000   
         

 

 

 

Wyoming: 0.21%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.21%          

Wyoming Student Loan Corporation Series A-1 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2035         22,375,000         22,375,000   

Wyoming Student Loan Corporation Series A-3 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2043         36,150,000         36,150,000   
            58,525,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $7,668,737,000)

            7,668,737,000   
         

 

 

 

Other Instruments: 1.62%

         

Ally Auto Receivables Trust Asset Backed Security

    0.49        01/16/2013         26,000,000         26,000,000   

American Honda Finance Floating Rate Note 144A±

    0.74        03/27/2012         27,000,000         27,021,600   

ANZ National Limited Yankee Corporate Bond 144A

    3.25        04/02/2012         15,295,000         15,372,852   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Floating Rate Note 144A±

    0.85        04/27/2012         38,000,000         38,022,445   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note 144A±

    0.94        02/02/2012         154,000,000         154,000,000   

ING Bank NV Floating Rate Note 144A±

    0.95        02/10/2012         121,000,000         121,000,000   

Merrill Lynch PFOTER Series TNP-003 Floating Rate 144A±§

    0.47        04/01/2026         15,360,000         15,360,000   

MetLife Global Funding Insurance Company Funding Agreement 144A±

    1.08        04/10/2012         46,000,000         46,024,435   

Westpac Banking Corporation Floating Rate Note 144A±

    0.62        04/03/2012         9,000,000         9,005,902   

Total Other Instruments (Cost $451,807,234)

            451,807,234   
         

 

 

 

Government Agency Debt: 2.23%

         

FHLB±

    0.23        02/05/2013         57,000,000         56,976,684   

FHLB±

    0.26        03/07/2013         84,000,000         83,972,031   

FHLB±

    0.26        05/09/2013         18,000,000         17,993,042   

FHLB±

    0.27        03/28/2013         87,500,000         87,478,883   

FHLB±

    0.27        05/02/2013         45,000,000         44,988,556   

FHLB±

    0.29        04/01/2013         88,000,000         88,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.29        05/17/2013         94,000,000         94,000,000   

FHLB±

    0.31        05/17/2013         33,000,000         33,000,000   

FHLMC±

    0.22        02/02/2012         115,000,000         114,999,746   

Total Government Agency Debt (Cost $621,408,942)

            621,408,942   
         

 

 

 

Other Notes: 6.59%

         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 6.59%          

Bank of America Corporation

    2.38        06/22/2012         63,000,000         63,550,840   

Bank of America Corporation

    3.13        06/15/2012             177,871,000         179,840,543   

Bank of the West (San Francisco CA)

    2.15        03/27/2012         47,295,000         47,443,106   

Bear Stearns LLC±

    0.62        02/01/2012         5,170,000         5,170,000   

Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated

    1.40        02/10/2012         7,000,000         7,002,025   

Citibank NA

    1.88        06/04/2012         81,323,000         81,805,298   

Citigroup Funding Incorporated±

    0.88        04/30/2012         145,000,000         145,138,034   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Corporate Bonds and Notes (continued)          

Citigroup Funding Incorporated

    2.00     03/30/2012       $ 58,000,000       $ 58,178,622   

General Electric Capital Corporation±

    0.74        03/12/2012         96,000,000         96,025,917   

General Electric Capital Corporation

    2.20        06/08/2012         252,000,000         253,829,526   

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    3.25        06/15/2012         124,101,000         125,532,354   

John Deere Capital Corporation

    2.88        06/19/2012         49,000,000         49,512,318   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        11/16/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.59        01/18/2013         62,500,000         62,488,011   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    0.78        06/15/2012         52,000,000         52,052,799   

JPMorgan Chase & Company±

    1.07        09/21/2012         43,000,000         43,136,524   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.13        06/22/2012         26,000,000         26,202,107   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    2.20        06/15/2012         156,274,000         157,471,401   

Key Bank NA

    3.20        06/15/2012         29,413,000         29,746,821   

Morgan Stanley

    1.95        06/20/2012         95,000,000         95,664,346   

PNC Funding Corporation

    2.30        06/22/2012         112,000,000         112,946,674   

UBS AG±

    1.60        02/23/2012         128,795,000         128,861,513   

Total Other Notes (Cost $1,831,598,779)

            1,831,598,779   
         

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements^^: 7.28%

         

BNP Paribas Securities Corporation, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $511,002,271(1)

    0.16        02/01/2012         511,000,000         511,000,000   

Credit Suisse Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $219,000,973(2)

    0.16        02/01/2012         219,000,000         219,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $17,200,115(3)

    0.24        02/01/2012         17,200,000         17,200,000   

Goldman Sachs & Company, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $800,005(4)

    0.22        02/01/2012         800,000         800,000   

JPMorgan Securities, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $438,002,677(5)

    0.22        02/01/2012         438,000,000         438,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $110,000,550(6)

    0.18        02/01/2012         110,000,000         110,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/31/2012, maturity value $438,002,677(7)

    0.22        02/01/2012         438,000,000         438,000,000   

Societe Generale, dated 01/312012, maturity value $291,001,859(8)

    0.23        02/01/2012             291,000,000         291,000,000   

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $2,025,000,000)

            2,025,000,000   
         

 

 

 
    Yield                      

Treasury Debt: 6.91%

         

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.01        02/16/2012         47,000,000         46,999,790   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.03        03/01/2012         166,000,000         165,996,518   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        02/23/2012         106,000,000         105,997,085   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        04/12/2012         415,000,000         414,965,206   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.04        05/17/2012         188,000,000         187,977,858   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        02/09/2012         143,000,000         142,998,093   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.05        05/24/2012         261,000,000         260,959,854   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.06        04/19/2012         430,000,000         429,941,771   

U.S. Treasury Bill

    0.07        05/31/2012         165,000,000         164,960,125   

Total Treasury Debt (Cost $1,920,796,300)

            1,920,796,300   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $27,791,600,195)*      99.93        27,791,600,195   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     0.07           19,416,987   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 27,811,017,182   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

^^ Collateralized by:

 

  (1) U.S. government securities, 0.125% to 2.375%, 12/31/2013 to 9/30/2014, market value including accrued interest is $521,220,064.

 

  (2) U.S. government securities, 0.25% to 4.25%, 8/15/2013 to 2/28/2015, market value including accrued interest is $223,380,833.

 

  (3) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 7.00%, 8/1/2038 to 1/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $17,716,000.

 

  (4) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 5.50%, 4/11/2012 to 11/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $822,397.

 

  (5) U.S. government securities, 3.00% to 7.50%, 6/1/2014 to 9/1/2048, market value including accrued interest is $451,140,485.

 

  (6) U.S. government securities, 0.00% to 1.50%, 11/30/2012 to 11/15/2016, market value including accrued interest is $112,200,001.

 

  (7) U.S. government securities, 3.49% to 6.50%, 8/1/2025 to 10/1/2041, market value including accrued interest is $451,140,000.

 

  (8) U.S. government securities, 3.50% to 4.50%, 12/1/2031 to 2/1/2042, market value including accrued interest is $299,730,000.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     31   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 27,791,600,195   

Cash

    52,256   

Receivable for investments sold

    47,410,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    962,202   

Receivable for interest

    10,075,702   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    69,973   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    27,850,170,328   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    575,537   

Payable for investments purchased

    15,537,167   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    17,732,594   

Advisory fee payable

    1,138,486   

Due to other related parties

    2,421,824   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,747,538   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    39,153,146   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 27,811,017,182   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 27,820,242,533   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (519,010

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (8,706,341
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 27,811,017,182   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 374,370,891   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    374,391,511   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 11,089,557,040   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    11,089,828,300   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Select Class

  $ 15,353,756,236   

Shares outstanding – Select Class

    15,354,229,194   

Net asset value per share – Select Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 993,333,015   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    993,362,884   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

 

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 102,694,869   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    40,835,276   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    13,750,582   

Administrator Class

    604,246   

Institutional Class

    11,259,404   

Select Class

    10,034,278   

Service Class

    1,285,298   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Administrator Class

    604,246   

Service Class

    2,607,772   

Custody and accounting fees

    1,881,866   

Professional fees

    51,724   

Registration fees

    120,848   

Shareholder report expenses

    57,410   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    14,180   

Other fees and expenses

    1,300,999   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    84,408,129   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (19,836,257
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    64,571,872   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    38,122,997   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    560,750   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 38,683,747   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund     33   
    

Year Ended

January 31, 2012

   

Year Ended

January 31, 20111

   

Year Ended

February 28, 2010

 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 38,122,997        $ 62,703,788        $ 70,206,954   

Net realized gains on investments

      560,750          1,448,131          344,536   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      38,683,747          64,151,919          70,551,490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Administrator Class

      (60,427       (292,223       (2,111,671

Institutional Class

      (7,283,767       (14,725,776       (26,527,153

Select Class

      (30,671,556       (47,598,524       (41,563,658

Service Class

      (107,247       (87,265 )2        NA   

Net realized gains

           

Administrator Class

      (1,107       (2,865       (25,105

Institutional Class

      (39,864       (43,512       (140,895

Select Class

      (57,745       (80,550       (339,065

Service Class

      (2,536       (4,072 )2        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (38,224,249       (62,834,787       (70,707,547
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Administrator Class

    1,729,301,118        1,729,301,118        2,460,151,577        2,460,151,577        5,342,787,207        5,342,787,207   

Institutional Class

    79,868,865,049        79,868,865,049        51,065,345,232        51,065,345,232        38,369,402,627        38,369,402,627   

Select Class

    181,368,899,601        181,368,899,601        151,485,998,729        151,485,998,729        88,025,965,787        88,025,965,787   

Service Class

    4,705,951,971        4,705,951,971        2,528,674,572 2      2,528,674,572 2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      267,673,017,739          207,540,170,110          131,738,155,621   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Administrator Class

    24,310        24,310        100,779        100,779        1,025,956        1,025,956   

Institutional Class

    1,705,105        1,705,105        4,562,596        4,562,596        12,573,701        12,573,701   

Select Class

    16,489,304        16,489,304        28,303,847        28,303,847        25,785,354        25,785,354   

Service Class

    21,546        21,546        21,311 2      21,311 2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      18,240,265          32,988,533          39,385,011   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Administrator Class

    (2,049,786,165     (2,049,786,165     (2,966,523,373     (2,966,523,373     (5,061,246,976     (5,061,246,976

Institutional Class

    (83,725,804,748     (83,725,804,748     (50,573,905,288     (50,573,905,288     (36,448,408,534     (36,448,408,534

Select Class

    (192,662,513,528     (192,662,513,528     (147,372,639,869     (147,372,639,869     (71,628,706,815     (71,628,706,815

Service Class

    (4,944,176,567     (4,944,176,567     (2,593,348,482 )2      (2,593,348,482 )2      NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (283,382,281,008       (203,506,417,012       (113,138,362,325
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisitions

           

Institutional Class

    0        0        6,653,453,383        6,650,861,250        0        0   

Service Class

    0        0        1,296,218,533        1,296,200,072        NA        NA   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      0          7,947,061,322          0   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (15,691,023,004       12,013,802,953          18,639,178,307   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (15,690,563,506       12,015,120,085          18,639,022,250   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      43,501,580,688          31,486,460,603          12,847,438,353   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 27,811,017,182        $ 43,501,580,688        $ 31,486,460,603   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (519,010     $ (519,010     $ 4,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Class commenced operations on June 30, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Administrator Class       2012             20111          2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.03     0.21     2.19     4.90     4.91

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.34     0.34     0.37     0.38     0.38     0.40

Net expenses

    0.24     0.31     0.33     0.34     0.34     0.38

Net investment income

    0.01     0.03     0.17     2.09     4.68     4.80

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $374,371        $694,823        $1,201,158        $918,595        $608,865        $287,293   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20084     2007  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.05        0.05   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.05     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.05     0.13     0.33     2.32     5.06     5.12

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.22     0.22     0.25     0.27     0.26     0.28

Net expenses

    0.20     0.20     0.21     0.22     0.20     0.18

Net investment income

    0.05     0.14     0.31     2.09     4.77     4.98

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $11,089,557        $14,944,657        $7,795,659        $5,862,075        $1,579,225        $353,755   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Select Class   2012     20111     2010     2009     20082,5  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00        0.00 3      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00        0.00        0.00        0.02        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.12     0.19     0.40     2.40     3.30

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.18     0.18     0.20     0.23     0.22

Net expenses

    0.13     0.13     0.14     0.15     0.13

Net investment income

    0.12     0.21     0.30     2.14     4.58

Supplemental data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $15,353,756        $26,630,573        $22,489,644        $6,066,768        $1,368,330   

 

 

 

 

1. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

2. For the period from June 29, 2007 (commencement of class operations) to February 29, 2008.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Service Class   2012     20111  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.01     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.51     0.51

Net expenses

    0.24     0.34

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $993,333        $1,231,527   

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from June 30, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   Notes to Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements

The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other funds advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to- market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to the Fund in the event that the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However,


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any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

As of January 31, 2012, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards, which are available to offset future net realized capital gains, in the amount of $8,706,341 expiring in 2017.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees


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paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Administrator Class

     0.10

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Select Class

     0.04   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.35% for Administrator Class , 0.20% for Institutional Class , 0.13% for Select Class and 0.43% for Service Class.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Service Class and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% and 0.10% of their average daily net assets, respectively.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITIONS

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund. The purpose of the transactions was to combine three funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisitions were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund at an exchange ratio of 1.00 for each class. Shareholders holding Class AD, Class I, Class IS, Class IN and Class P shares of Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund received Institutional Class, Institutional Class, Service Class, Institutional Class and Service Class shares, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganizations. The investment portfolio of Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund with fair values of $5,242,726,421 and $2,728,433,070, respectively, and amortized costs of $5,242,726,421 and $2,728,433,070, respectively, at July 9, 2010, were the principal assets acquired the Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund and Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. The value of net assets acquired and number of shares issued were as follows:

 

Acquired Fund    Value of Net
Assets Acquired
     Number of Shares Issued  

Evergreen Institutional Money Market Fund

   $ 5,222,659,584         4,163,101,010        Institutional Class   
        1,059,054,086        Service Class   

Evergreen Prime Cash Management Money Market Fund

     2,724,401,738         2,490,352,373        Institutional Class   
        237,164,447        Service Class   


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The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before and after the acquisitions were $34,308,360,606 and $42,255,421,928, respectively.

Assuming the acquisitions had been completed March 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the period ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 64,213,256   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 1,591,210   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 65,804,466   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

    Year Ended
January 31,
    Year Ended
February 28,
 
    2012     2011*     2010  

Ordinary Income

  $ 38,224,249      $ 62,834,787      $ 70,707,547   

 

* For the eleven months ended February 28, 2010. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Capital Loss
Carryforward
 
$558,311        (8,706,341

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $39,775,057 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $101,252 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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46   Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market Fund   List of Abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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More information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, e-mail, visit the Fund’s Web site, or call:

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. This and other information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds can be found in the current prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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January 31, 2012

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    25   

Statement of Operations

    26   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    27   

Financial Highlights

    28   

Notes to Financial Statements

    33   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    37   

Other Information

    38   

List of Abbreviations

    41   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch,

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year,reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Diversification does not assure or guarantee better performance and cannot eliminate the risk of investment losses.


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Letter to Shareholders   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     3   

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds


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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

Many of the same themes we saw in prior years continued to dominate the municipal money market landscape during the 12-month period. Low absolute yields across the space certainly highlighted the challenges faced by municipal money market funds during the period. Across the municipal curve, yields continued to fall, reaching historical lows along the way. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index1 (SIFMA Index), which began the 12-month period at 26 basis points (bps) on February 2, 2011, trended as low as 6 bps before ultimately concluding the period at 8 bps. This contrasts with the prior period’s SIFMA Index average of 27 bps and reset range of 17–35 basis points. Longer municipal money market rates followed suit with the Municipal Market Data six-month index of AAA-rated2 notes dropping to 13 bps by period-end, while one-year AAA-rated2 notes fell from 37 bps at the beginning of the period to 20 bps at the end. Several factors contributed to the continued downward pressure on short-term municipal rates.

First, the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of maintaining an extremely low federal funds rate set the stage for the overall environment in the money markets. Variable-rate demand note (VRDN) issuance was down roughly 25% from the prior period and down around 85% from the 2008 highs. Historically low long-term interest rates continued to encourage issuers to finance their debt beyond the maturity range of money market eligibility. Flight-to-quality trades saw nontraditional variable-rate investors amass significant quantities of municipal money market floating-rate securities. The tumultuous sovereign debt crisis in Europe served to further reduce municipal supply as many money market participants retreated from European banks. This was somewhat offset by new issuances backed by well-regarded U.S., Canadian, and Pacific Rim bank liquidity and letter-of-credit providers, but not enough to completely offset the declines. The Fed’s August 2011 announcement of exceptionally low rates through mid-2013 only served to lock in those low yields across the municipal money market space for the duration of the period. As a result, aggregate municipal money market fund assets continued to decline during the period as investors invested in longer term debt in an effort to capture more yield. Industrywide, municipal money market fund assets fell by 10% to $291 billion at the end of the period. This represented a return to municipal money market assets last seen in 2002.

The beginning of the period saw some sense of normalcy returning to the municipal money market space as reason overtook the extremely exaggerated reports issued by certain well-known analysts predicting a rash of municipal defaults occurring over the course of 2011. The first quarter was particularly notable for a round of letter-of-credit (LOC) and liquidity facility replacement activity. The replacement activity was especially beneficial to the municipal money market funds as Canadian and Pacific Rim banks, largely immune to the issues then facing the eurozone, entered the municipal market providing both LOCs and liquidity while also providing some additional diversity to the funds.

The second quarter ushered in significant downward pressure on municipal money market rates as global and domestic economic and political issues emerged. Anxiety in June 2011 over European sovereign debt came to the forefront of market concerns. As many domestic money market participants retreated from Europe, municipal money market securities, particularly VRDNs, became a popular investment alternative for these investors who were seeking both high-quality and very liquid investments. As demand from these crossover buyers increased, short-term municipal yields experienced a significant drop, ultimately leading the SIFMA Index to a range of 7–10 bps through the end of July 2011. Rates managed a modest rebound to around 20-bps in late August due to increased dealer activity.

The fourth quarter saw a gradual decline in the SIFMA Index from a high of 14 bps on November 26 to 8 bps at the close of 2011 as demand from crossover buyers outstripped supply, keeping continued downward pressure on short-term municipal money market rates. By year-end, crossover buyers accounted for almost 20% of the VRDNs outstanding. January 2012 arrived with fairly traditional beginning-of-the-calendar-year cash inflows. These inflows pushed the SIFMA Index to a historical low of 6 bps in the beginning of 2012, before inching up slightly to 8 bps at the close of the 12-month period.

 

 

1. The SIFMA Index, produced by Municipal Market Data (MMD), is a seven-day high-grade market index composed of tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations from MMD’s extensive database. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2. The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). To the extent that the Fund holds assets rated by Standard & Poor’s or other credit rating agencies, such ratings apply only to those assets and not to the Fund itself.


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6   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Money Market Overview

Strategic outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money funds industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. Looking toward the next period in municipal money markets, many other challenges remain. If the Fed follows through on its stated intention to keep rates exceptionally low—now extending into 2014—we believe it will result in continued low yields in the municipal money markets. We also believe supply constraints will continue to be an issue, as the historical longer-term rates provide an incentive for issuers to finance municipal debt in longer-term issues. As uncertainty continues to affect the markets, we consider it most appropriate to continue to focus our investments on highly liquid VRDNs in the daily and weekly maturity mode. We fully expect to continue to take advantage of relatively high-quality, diversified LOC and liquidity providers as they come to the market. We believe that this philosophy should afford investors the security and liquidity they expect.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

James Randazzo

FUND INCEPTION

November 2, 1988

SECTOR DISTRIBUTION1
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)
LOGO

 

EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)
LOGO

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

11 Days

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4
(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

11 Days

 

 

 

1. Sector distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense Ratios6  
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Class A (WMUXX)

    01/05/1995        0.01        0.02        0.94        1.15        0.84%        0.65%   

Institutional Class (WMTXX)**

    07/09/2010        0.02        0.05        1.11        1.38        0.45%        0.20%   

Investor Class (WMVXX)

    07/09/2010        0.01        0.02        1.08        1.37        0.87%        0.64%   

Service Class (WMSXX)

    11/02/1988        0.01        0.02        1.08        1.37        0.74%        0.45%   

Sweep Class

    06/30/2000        0.01        0.02        0.81        0.93        1.19%        1.05%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

** Institutional Class shares are closed to new investors.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Class A      Institutional Class      Investor Class      Service Class      Sweep Class  

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

 

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Service Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for the Investor Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Service Class shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to the Investor Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 12, 2010 is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown above. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.63%), (0.28)%, (0.69)%, (0.57)% and (1.02)% for Class A, Institutional Class, Investor Class, Service Class and Sweep Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period1
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.96         0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.25       $ 0.97         0.19

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.15       $ 0.96         0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.25       $ 0.97         0.19

Investor Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.96         0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.25       $ 0.97         0.19

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 0.96         0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.25       $ 0.97         0.19

Sweep Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.11       $ 1.01         0.20

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.20       $ 1.02         0.20

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 100.18%

         

Alabama: 0.98%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.98%          

Calhoun County AL Economic Development Council Southern BAG Expansion Project Series 1998 (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.37     03/01/2013       $ 600,000       $ 600,000   

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Gulf Opportunity Zone Power South Energy Cooperative Projects Series 2011 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.24        08/01/2041         2,600,000         2,600,000   

Mobile AL Downtown RDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Austal USA LLC Project Series B (IDR)

    0.06        05/01/2041         1,370,000         1,370,000   

Mobile AL Industrial Development Board Project Series 2006 (IDR)

    0.11        08/01/2031         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Gulf Opportunity Zone Hunt Refining Project Series 2011 J (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2028         2,600,000         2,600,000   
            13,170,000   
         

 

 

 

Arizona: 0.86%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.86%          

Maricopa County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Ambian Dairy LLC Project Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services of America LOC)

    0.23        11/01/2033         3,600,000         3,600,000   

Maricopa County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services of America LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2026         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Maricopa County AZ IDA Trans-Matic Manufacturing Production Project (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        10/01/2026         2,995,000         2,995,000   

Pinal County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Feenstra Investments LLC Project Series 2002 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Farm Credit Services of America LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2027         1,250,000         1,250,000   

Pinal County AZ IDA Solid Waste Disposal Sorio Bravo Dairy Farm LLC Series 2002 (IDR, Farm Credit Services of America LOC)

    0.16        05/01/2027         1,250,000         1,250,000   
            11,595,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 1.72%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.72%          

California CDA Refunding MFHR PUTTER Series 2680 (Housing Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.16        05/15/2018         900,000         900,000   

California Refunding GO Branch Banking & Trust Company Municipal Trust Series 2000 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.10        07/10/2027         1,555,000         1,555,000   

East Bay California MUD Water System Series 2011A-2 JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 4032 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    0.08        06/26/2012             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Los Angeles CA TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3931 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        08/12/2012         5,600,000         5,600,000   

Sacramento County CA Housing Authority Arlington Creek Apartment Series I (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        05/15/2034         1,650,000         1,650,000   

San Diego CA Unified School District TRAN JPMorgan Chase PUTTER Trust Series 3934 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/07/2012         815,000         815,000   

San Leandro CA Carlton Plaza Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        09/15/2032         2,500,000         2,500,000   
            23,020,000   
         

 

 

 

Colorado: 1.36%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.36%          

Colorado HFA Ready Foods Incorporated Project Series A (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        01/01/2032         3,640,000         3,640,000   


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Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     11   

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Colorado HFA Worldwest LLP Project Series 1999-A (IDR, Mercantile Bank LOC) 144A

    0.43     09/01/2023       $ 3,230,000       $ 3,230,000   

Colorado State HFA AMT SFMR Class I (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2026         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Denver CO City & County Western Stock Show Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.15        07/01/2029         1,770,000         1,770,000   

Harvest Junction CO Metropolitan District GO Series 2006 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.17        12/01/2036         3,285,000         3,285,000   

Town of Hudson CO Series A (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        11/01/2020         1,250,000         1,250,000   
            18,175,000   
         

 

 

 

Delaware: 0.13%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.13%          

Delaware State River & Bay Authority Series 2008 (Transportation Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        01/01/2030         1,700,000         1,700,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.64%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.64%          

District of Columbia Enterprise Zone 14th & Irving (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.51        05/01/2022         1,795,000         1,795,000   

District of Columbia TRAN PUTTER Series 4026 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        09/28/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Metropolitan Washington DC Airport Authority Series 2855 (Airport Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured)

    0.18        10/01/2014         3,755,000         3,755,000   
            8,550,000   
         

 

 

 

Florida: 4.91%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.18%          

Hillsborough County FL Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11        04/05/2012         500,000         500,000   

JEA Florida Electric System Series 2000 F-1 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.12        03/01/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

JEA Florida Electric System Series 2000 F-2 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.10        03/06/2012             1,000,000         1,000,000   
            2,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 4.73%          

Alachua County FL Florida Rock Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.81        11/01/2022         1,850,000         1,850,000   

Alachua County FL HFA MFHR University Cove Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        06/15/2034         4,175,000         4,175,000   

Brevard County FL HFA MFHR Shore View Apartments Project Series 1995 (Housing Revenue, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2015         2,200,000         2,200,000   

Escambia County FL Daw’s Manufacturing Company Incorporated Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        02/01/2017         1,625,000         1,625,000   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Brentwood Club Apartments Series A-1 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.08        01/15/2035         4,545,000         4,545,000   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation MFHR Mariner’s Cay Apartments Series 2008-M (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        12/15/2041         1,860,000         1,860,000   

Greater Orlando FL Aviation Authority Flight Safety International Project Series A (Airport Revenue)

    0.07        10/01/2035         6,380,000         6,380,000   

Hillsborough County FL Aviation Authority Tampa International Airport PUTTER Series 2008-A (Airport Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.16        10/01/2032         8,645,000         8,645,000   

Jacksonville FL HFA MFHR Christine Cove Apartments (Housing Revenue, California Bank & Trust LOC)

    0.11        09/15/2038         1,220,000         1,220,000   

Jacksonville FL HFA MFHR St. Augustine Apartments Project Series 2006 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2033         3,300,000         3,300,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Lee County FL HFA SFHR Series 2908-Z (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.16     09/01/2015       $ 3,365,000       $ 3,365,000   

Lee County FL HFA SFHR Series 2909-Z (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.16        09/01/2015         3,370,000         3,370,000   

Miami-Dade County FL IDA Reflectone Incorporated Project Series 2000-A (IDR, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.14        03/01/2024         400,000         400,000   

Orange County FL HFA MFHR Lakeside Pointe Apartments Series B (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.10        05/15/2038         6,930,000         6,930,000   

Orange County FL HFA MFHR Marbella Pointe Series 2007-A (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.11        04/15/2040         7,650,000         7,650,000   

Pasco County FL PAC-MED Incorporated Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.46        08/01/2017         900,000         900,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Series E2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.11        01/01/2034         1,560,000         1,560,000   

Sarasota County FL Planned Parenthood Incorporated Project (Health Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.11        10/01/2041         1,700,000         1,700,000   

Tallahassee FL Rose Printing Company Incorporated Project Series A (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.14        10/01/2015         1,635,000         1,635,000   
            63,310,000   
         

 

 

 

Georgia: 2.17%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.17%          

Atkinson & Coffee Counties GA Joint Development Authority Solid Waste Langboard Incorporated Project Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        11/01/2033             16,800,000         16,800,000   

Carroll County GA Development Authority Royal Metal Products Incorporated Project Series 2007 (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.14        01/18/2027         2,355,000         2,355,000   

Cobb County GA IDA Standex International Corporation Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.81        01/01/2018         3,300,000         3,300,000   

Georgia Port Authority Adjusted Colonels Island Terminal Project (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.15        10/01/2023         3,360,000         3,360,000   

Georgia Port Authority Colonels Island Terminal Project (Port Authority Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.15        06/01/2022         3,300,000         3,300,000   
            29,115,000   
         

 

 

 

Idaho: 0.15%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.15%          

Cassia County ID Industrial Development Corporation OAK Valley Heifers LLC (Resource Recovery Revenue, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.18        06/01/2027         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 3.47%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.47%          

Austin IL Trust Series 2008-1098 (Health Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.24        08/15/2047         3,178,000         3,178,000   

Chicago IL Enterprise Zone Gardner Gibson Project (IDR, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.15        07/01/2033         2,810,000         2,810,000   

Chicago IL ROC RR-II-R-11940 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.11        07/01/2028         1,400,000         1,400,000   

Cook County IL PUTTER Series 559 (Tax Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)

    0.10        05/15/2012         2,665,000         2,665,000   

East Peoria IL Commercial Development Kroger Company Project Series 2003 (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        12/01/2013         3,125,000         3,125,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority Glenwood School for Boys Series 1998 (Education Revenue, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.09        02/01/2033         650,000         650,000   

Illinois Development Finance Authority MCL Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.33        06/01/2017         1,895,000         1,895,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Illinois Finance Authority Easter Seals Metro Chicago Incorporated Project Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.10     04/01/2037       $ 400,000       $ 400,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Merug LLC Series B (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.33        12/01/2018         590,000         590,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Homeowner Mortgage (Housing Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2035         8,600,000         8,600,000   

Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Series 3219 (Port Authority Revenue) 144A

    0.13        06/15/2050         2,400,000         2,400,000   

Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Series 3221 (Port Authority Revenue) 144A

    0.13        06/15/2050             12,500,000         12,500,000   

Lake County IL Brown Paper Goods Project (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.33        10/01/2021         1,025,000         1,025,000   

Lake County IL Northpoint Association (IDR, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.13        07/01/2029         2,600,000         2,600,000   

Skokie IL Economic Development Revenue Skokie Fashion Square Project Series 1984 (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.48        12/01/2014         1,850,000         1,850,000   

West Frankfort IL Kroger Company Series 2004 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.15        11/01/2012         800,000         800,000   
            46,488,000   
         

 

 

 

Indiana: 1.25%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.08%          

Indiana State Bond Bank Advance Funding Program Series 2012 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25        01/03/2013         1,000,000         1,008,243   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.17%          

Crawfordsville City IN Economic Development Performance Master LLC Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.12        10/01/2018         1,400,000         1,400,000   

Greensburg IN MFHR Community Partners Village II Project Series 2002 (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.11        09/01/2029         2,540,000         2,540,000   

Indiana HFFA Fayette Memorial Hospital Association Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2032         945,000         945,000   

Indiana State Development Finance Authority Goodwill Industries Central Project Series 1996 (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.15        06/01/2016         585,000         585,000   

Indiana State Development Finance Authority Shelby Gravel Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.13        10/01/2017         1,560,000         1,560,000   

Noblesville IN Greystone Apartments Project Series B (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.11        03/01/2041         1,490,000         1,490,000   

St. Joseph County IN Economic Development Revenue Hannah & Friends Project Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue, LaSalle Bank Midwest LOC)

    0.41        11/01/2035         2,030,000         2,030,000   

St. Joseph County IN Midcorr Land Development LLC Project (IDR, National City Bank LOC)

    0.13        10/01/2023         2,430,000         2,430,000   

Wabash IN Economic Development Revenue Martin Yale Industries Project Series 1998 (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.33        09/01/2028         2,700,000         2,700,000   
            15,680,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 1.88%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.88%          

Des Moines IA Elliot Aviation Project (Port Authority Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2027         5,145,000         5,145,000   

Iowa Finance Authority Powerfilm Incorporated Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.41        06/01/2028         1,425,000         1,425,000   

Iowa Finance Authority Interwest Project Series 2001 (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        11/01/2016         1,700,000         1,700,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Archer Daniels Midland Company Project Series 2011 (IDR)

    0.11     12/01/2051       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

Iowa Finance Authority SFHR Series 2006-F (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.10        07/01/2036             10,620,000         10,620,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Private Colleges Ambrose (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2033         2,700,000         2,700,000   

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority University of Dubuque (Education Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2035         600,000         600,000   
            25,190,000   
         

 

 

 

Kansas: 0.40%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.40%          

Kansas Development Finance Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series 2004 C (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.05        11/15/2034         865,000         865,000   

Olathe KS Insulite Project Series 2000 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.18        06/01/2020         910,000         910,000   

Olathe KS ISL LLC Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.18        08/01/2027         3,540,000         3,540,000   
            5,315,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 1.36%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.36%          

Bardstown KY Industrial Building Linpac Materials Handling Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        10/01/2019         2,790,000         2,790,000   

Jefferson County KY Industrial Building Dant Growth LLC Project Series 2002 (IDR)

    0.13        09/01/2022         2,550,000         2,550,000   

Kentucky EDFA Madonna Manor Project PUTTER (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.34        12/01/2039         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Kentucky State Housing Corporation Series B (Housing Revenue)

    0.51        07/01/2032         1,715,000         1,715,000   

Kentucky State Housing Corporation Series M (Housing Revenue)

    0.11        01/01/2033             6,000,000         6,000,000   

Logan County KY Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management LLC Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        03/01/2021         1,450,000         1,450,000   

Montgomery County KY Industrial Building Facilities Fineblanking Corporation Project Series 1996 (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.41        08/01/2015         1,185,000         1,185,000   
            18,190,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 1.05%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.05%          

Louisiana HFA Arbor Place Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.14        03/01/2043         8,015,000         8,015,000   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities CDA Honeywell International Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.28        12/01/2036         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Christus Health Series 2009-B-1 (Health Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2047         2,000,000         2,000,000   
            14,015,000   
         

 

 

 

Maine: 0.29%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.29%          

Maine Housing Authority Mortgage Purchase Program Series 2004 D-3 (Housing Revenue)

    0.12        11/15/2039         3,900,000         3,900,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Maryland: 0.74%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.37%          

Anne Arundel County MD Series 97-A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10     03/05/2012       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.37%          

Montgomery County MD Housing Opportunities Community MFHR (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2040         2,000,000         2,000,000   

University System of Maryland COP College Business School Project Series 2000 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.13        06/01/2015         2,920,000         2,920,000   
            4,920,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 6.26%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.15%          

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2009 C (Hospital Revenue)

    0.08        02/09/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series 2009 C (Hospital Revenue)

    0.09        02/09/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            2,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 6.11%          

Green Lake Township MI Economic Development Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2034         800,000         800,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Michigan Higher Education Authority Student Loan Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Trust Incorporated Certificate Series L-33 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.11        09/01/2026         40,495,000         40,495,000   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Group Series 2010-8 (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.17        11/15/2049         7,100,000         7,100,000   

Michigan State Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.10        10/01/2037             12,505,000         12,505,000   

Michigan State Housing Development Authority AMT Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        04/01/2040         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Michigan State Strategic Fund Fitz Land LLC Project (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        08/01/2025         800,000         800,000   

Michigan State Strategic Fund Limited Methodist Children’s Home Project Series 1995 (Health Revenue, Bank One Michigan LOC)

    0.48        08/01/2015         200,000         200,000   
            81,900,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 5.71%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.52%          

Minnesota Rural Water Finance Authority Public Projects Construction (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.25        04/01/2012         2,000,000         2,001,952   

Rochester MN HCFR Mayo Foundation Series 2000 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.06        02/13/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            7,001,952   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 5.19%          

Becker MN Plymouth Foam Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.26        05/01/2019         1,560,000         1,560,000   

Bloomington MN Refunding MFHR Norlan Partnership Series A-1 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        07/15/2032         5,090,000         5,090,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Coon Rapids MN Drake Apartments Project A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12     06/15/2038       $ 2,755,000       $ 2,755,000   

Dakota County MN CDA View Pointe Apartments Project Series 2007-A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        01/15/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Forest Lake MN Kilkenny Court Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        08/15/2038         400,000         400,000   

Hennepin County MN Housing & RDA Stone Arch Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        04/15/2035         2,800,000         2,800,000   

Mahtomedi MN Briarcliff Manor Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        06/15/2038         3,645,000         3,645,000   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Health Care Facilities Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        08/15/2034         450,000         450,000   

Minneapolis MN CDA C&G Partners Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        12/01/2015         160,000         160,000   

Minneapolis MN Driftwood Apartments Project A (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        10/01/2024             4,240,000         4,240,000   

Minneapolis MN MacPhail Center for Music Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        08/01/2036         930,000         930,000   

Minneapolis MN MFHR Stone Arch Apartments (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        04/15/2035         3,600,000         3,600,000   

Minneapolis MN Minnehaha Academy Project (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2026         636,000         636,000   

Minneapolis MN People Serving People Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2021         130,000         130,000   

Minnesota Agriculture & EDA Como Partnership Project Series 1996 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        05/01/2016         690,000         690,000   

Minnesota Bond Securitization Trust Certificate Carleton Lofts Project Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        12/01/2048         7,945,000         7,945,000   

Minnesota Bond Securitization Trust Series S1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        02/01/2027         1,455,000         1,455,000   

Minnesota State HFA Residential Housing Finance Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10        07/01/2036         300,000         300,000   

Oakdale MN Cottage Homesteads of Aspen (Housing Revenue, FHLMC LOC)

    0.12        06/01/2045         1,150,000         1,150,000   

Ramsey County MN Housing & Redevelopment MFHR Gateway Apartments LP Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2038         2,600,000         2,600,000   

St. Anthony MN Landings Silver Lake Project Series 2007 (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.25        10/01/2037         1,400,000         1,400,000   

St. Anthony MN Landings Silver Lake Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2037         3,600,000         3,600,000   

St. Louis Park MN Refunding MFHR Newport on Seven Apartments Project Series 2001 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        09/15/2031         8,620,000         8,620,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hampden Square Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        06/01/2032         2,140,000         2,140,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Leased Housing Association Series A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.25        09/01/2035         2,595,000         2,595,000   

Stevens County MN Solid Waste Disposal Riverview Dairy Project Series 2007 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AgCountry Farm Credit Services LOC)

    0.19        08/01/2032         2,650,000         2,650,000   

Swift County MN Solid Waste Disposal East Dublin Dairy LLP Project Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AgCountry Farm Credit Services LOC)

    0.19        04/01/2033         6,950,000         6,950,000   
            69,491,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Mississippi: 1.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 1.08%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-60 Partner Mississippi (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13     02/01/2016       $     14,500,000       $ 14,500,000   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.97%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.97%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-12 Certificate Partner Multi-State (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        03/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Kansas City MO IDA Revenue Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Series 1997 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         2,495,000         2,495,000   

Missouri State HEFA Ascension Health Series C3 (Health Revenue)

    0.06        11/15/2039         3,000,000         3,000,000   

St. Charles County MO IDA Craftsmen Industries Project Series 1998-A (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.21        12/01/2019         4,570,000         4,570,000   

St. Charles County MO IDA Kuenz Heating & Sheet Metal Series 2001 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.26        04/01/2026         1,910,000         1,910,000   
            12,975,000   
         

 

 

 

Nebraska: 0.34%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.34%          

Douglas County NE James Skinner Company Project Series 1999 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.18        12/01/2012         300,000         300,000   

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority MFHR Apple Creek Associates Project Series 1985-A (Housing Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.19        09/01/2031         4,310,000         4,310,000   
            4,610,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.62%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.62%          

Eclipse Funding Trust 2006-0146 Solar Eclipse Clark (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        11/01/2032         825,000         825,049   

Nevada State Housing Division Vista Creek Apartments (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2041         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Reno NV Senior Lien Transportation Rail Access Corridor Project Series 2008 A (Tax Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2042         4,425,000         4,425,000   
            8,250,049   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 3.56%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.56%          

Clipper Tax Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-32 Certificate Partner (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Insured)

    0.13        01/01/2018         7,650,000         7,650,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Defense Analyses Issue Series 2000-D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2030         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Loan ROC RR-II-R-11571 (Education Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.23        06/01/2016         1,650,000         1,650,000   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Loan ROC RR-II-R-11853 (Education Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured) 144A

    0.23        06/01/2016         15,900,000         15,900,000   

New Jersey EDA New Jersey National Gas Company (Energy Revenue)

    0.09        08/01/2041         11,200,000         11,200,000   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency AMT SFMR Series Y (Housing Revenue)

    0.08        10/01/2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

New Jersey TTFA PUTTER Series 2005-D (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.18     12/15/2013       $ 2,780,000       $ 2,780,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Refunding Various Series 2009-B (Transportation Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2024         1,450,000         1,450,000   

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-40 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        06/01/2032         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            47,630,000   
         

 

 

 

New Mexico: 0.26%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.26%          

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured)

    0.09        04/01/2034         3,470,000         3,470,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 9.01%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.22%          

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/06/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 8.79%          

Monroe County NY PFOTER Series PT-4564 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2046         12,115,000         12,115,000   

New York Dormitory Authority Tax Exempt Certificate St. John’s University Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        07/01/2025             26,020,000         26,020,000   

New York Housing Finance Agency West 23rd Street Series 2002-A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        05/15/2033         7,100,000         7,100,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2005-A ROC RR-II-R-594PB (Transportation Revenue, AGC-ICC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.23        11/15/2013         21,145,000         21,145,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2006-B ROC RR-II-R-11711 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.23        11/15/2027         15,300,000         15,300,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner ROC RR-II-R-11704 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14        10/01/2031         5,430,000         5,430,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Series 71 ROC RR-II-R-11706 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14        10/01/2024         3,970,000         3,970,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Series 106 ROC RR-II-R-11708 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.13        04/01/2034         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Series 73-A ROC RR-II-R-11707 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14        10/01/2024         7,895,000         7,895,000   

New York NY City Housing Development Corporation West End Towers Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2034         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York NY City Municipal Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.03        06/15/2043         2,200,000         2,200,000   

New York NY City Trust Cultural Research Lincoln Center for the Arts Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series 143 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14        11/01/2040         1,275,000         1,275,000   

New York NY Subseries F-4 (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.05        09/01/2035         900,000         900,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series 3F (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        11/01/2022         2,190,000         2,190,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority PUTTER 2009-35 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Corporation LOC)

    0.08        11/15/2026         2,500,000         2,500,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency Weyant Green Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2037         3,700,000         3,700,000   
            117,740,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

North Carolina: 0.96%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.96%          

North Carolina HFA Homeownership ROC RR-II-R-11858 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.14     01/01/2033       $ 3,955,000       $ 3,955,000   

Rockingham County NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA Innofa USA Project Series 2007 (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.14        12/01/2026         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Stanly County NC Industrial Facilities & PCFA Chicago Tube Company (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.13        04/01/2018         5,880,000         5,880,000   
            12,835,000   
         

 

 

 

North Dakota: 2.92%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.37%          

Mercer County ND PCR Series 2009-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.25        02/16/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.55%          

North Dakota State HFA Home Mortgage Financing (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        01/01/2030         1,430,000         1,430,000   

North Dakota State HFA Home Mortgage Program Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.10        07/01/2037         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Richland County ND Recovery Zone Project Series 2010-C (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2028         2,315,000         2,315,000   

Traill County ND IDR American Crystal Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.12        09/01/2017             27,330,000         27,330,000   
            34,075,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 1.14%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.14%          

Franklin County OH Lifeline Shelter Systems Project (IDR, Bank One NA LOC)

    0.28        10/01/2021         1,015,000         1,015,000   

Hamilton County OH Health Care Life Enriching Community Project Series 2006-B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        01/01/2037         940,000         940,000   

Madeira OH Economic Development Kroger Company Series 2004 (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        11/01/2012         2,050,000         2,050,000   

Montgomery County OH Cambridge Commons Apartments A (Housing Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.10        04/01/2038         1,145,000         1,145,000   

Pike County OH HCFR Traditions Health Care Obligation Group Series 2007 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2033         2,100,000         2,100,000   

Stark County OH Kroger Company Series 2004 (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        09/01/2012         3,100,000         3,100,000   

Tuscarawas County OH Port Authority Plymouth Foam Incorporated Project Series 2008 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2038         4,890,000         4,890,000   
            15,240,000   
         

 

 

 

Oklahoma: 0.09%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.09%          

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Industrial Development Tracker Marine Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.51        03/01/2018         1,200,000         1,200,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.05%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note §: 0.05%          

Oregon State Beef Northwest Feeders Incorporated Series 1999 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.22        01/01/2016         735,000         735,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Other: 10.84%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 10.84%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2007-19 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23     09/01/2039       $ 9,028,000       $ 9,028,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-10 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        12/01/2035         2,163,000         2,163,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-26 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        07/01/2037         1,444,000         1,444,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificate Trust Series 2009-54 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        05/01/2017         28,243,000         28,243,000   

FHLMC MFHR Series M019 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.13        05/01/2017         18,734,000         18,734,000   

FHLMC MFHR Series M021 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.13        06/15/2036         33,345,000         33,345,000   

FHLMC Multi-Class Mortgage Certificates (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        08/15/2045         8,223,699         8,223,699   

PFOTER Series PPT 1005 Term A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.41        05/15/2035             43,970,000         43,970,000   
            145,150,699   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 5.82%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 5.82%          

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center PFOTER Series MT-633 (Health Revenue) 144A

    0.27        02/01/2031         2,770,000         2,770,000   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Senior Community Incorporated Series 2003 (Health Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        07/15/2028         2,275,000         2,275,000   

Allegheny County PA IDA United Jewish Federation Project Series A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2026         1,333,000         1,333,000   

Allegheny County PA Residential Finance Authority Mortgage SFHR Series 2005-SS (Housing Revenue)

    0.12        05/01/2036         2,815,000         2,815,000   

Beaver County PA IDA Daily Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.24        09/01/2032         6,300,000         6,300,000   

Butler County PA IDA Mine Safety Appliances Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.21        05/01/2022         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Central Bradford Progress Authority Robert Packer Hospital Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series C-14 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2041         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Emmaus PA General Authority Series 1989 D-27 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.06        03/01/2024         1,500,000         1,500,000   

Geisinger Authority Pennsylvania Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    0.04        08/01/2022         700,000         700,000   

Geisinger Authority Pennsylvania Health System Series C (Health Revenue)

    0.04        08/01/2028         100,000         100,000   

Lancaster PA IDA Purple Crow Partners LLC Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.12        09/01/2026         3,965,000         3,965,000   

Lehigh County PA General Purpose Authority St. Luke’s Hospital Bethlehem PFOTER (Health Revenue)

    0.34        08/15/2042         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Lehigh County PA PFOTER Series MT-566 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.34        08/15/2042         15,415,000         15,415,000   

Manheim Township Pennsylvania School District Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Certificates Series E-28 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        12/12/2014         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA New Regional Medical Center PFOTER (Health Revenue, FHA Insured) 144A

    0.14        08/01/2038         3,300,000         3,300,000   

Moon PA IDA Community Facilities YMCA Greater Pittsburgh Project Series 2005 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        06/01/2025         1,310,000         1,310,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series D7 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        08/01/2022         1,300,000         1,300,000   

Pennsylvania HEFA Association of Independent Colleges & University of Pennsylvania Finance Program Keystone College Project Series 2002 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        05/01/2027         1,600,000         1,600,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Pennsylvania HEFA Association of Independent Colleges & University of Pennsylvania Finance Program University of Scranton Project Series 1999-E3 (Education Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08     11/01/2014       $ 1,150,000       $ 1,150,000   

Pennsylvania HFA SFHR Series 3297 (Housing Revenue) 144A

    0.17        10/01/2019         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority School District of Philadelphia Project Series 2006-B (Lease Revenue, FSA State Aid Withholding Insured) 144A

    0.18        06/01/2015         3,465,000         3,465,000   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority ROC RR-II-R-11396 (Lease Revenue, FSA State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.13        12/01/2023         1,500,000         1,500,000   

Pennsylvania University Project Series 2009 B (Education Revenue)

    0.30        06/01/2031         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Philadelphia PA Airport Subseries C-1 (Airport Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        06/15/2025         9,400,000         9,400,000   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Floater Certificates Series 2004 (Tax Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.09        01/04/2029         680,000         680,000   

Washington County PA Hospital Authority Monongahela Valley Hospital Project A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2041         2,540,000         2,540,000   
            77,918,000   
         

 

 

 

Puerto Rico: 0.53%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.53%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth ROC RR-II-R-185 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FGIC Insured) 144A

    0.08        07/01/2013             1,000,000         1,000,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corporate Financing ROC RR-II-R-11778 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        08/01/2047         4,875,000         4,875,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Corporate Financing ROC RR-II-R-11779 (Tax Revenue) 144A

    0.08        12/01/2047         1,300,000         1,300,000   
            7,175,000   
         

 

 

 

Rhode Island: 0.37%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.37%          

Rhode Island State Student Loan Series 3235 (Education Revenue, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured) 144A

    0.23        12/01/2023         5,020,000         5,020,000   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 1.61%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.45%          

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-1 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   

York County SC PCR Series 2000 B-2 (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Guaranteed)

    0.45        03/01/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            6,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.16%          

South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority for Private Non-profit Institutions Higher Learning Educational Facilities Spartanburg Methodist Series 2005 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.10        08/01/2025         2,535,000         2,535,000   

South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority Newbury College Series 2008 (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2035         2,275,000         2,275,000   

South Carolina Jobs EDA South Carolina Generating Company Incorporated Project (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2038         4,600,000         4,600,000   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Blue Ridge Log Cabins LLC Series 2007 (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.14        03/01/2032         6,110,000         6,110,000   
            15,520,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Tennessee: 1.51%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.51%          

Franklin County TN HEFA Board University of the South Project Series 1994 (Education Revenue)

    0.12     01/01/2013       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,500,000   

Huntingdon TN Industrial Development Board Behlen Manufacturing Company Project (IDR, LaSalle Bank NA LOC)

    0.20        05/01/2020         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Pulaski & Giles County TN Lomar Development Company Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.18        01/01/2017         1,235,000         1,235,000   

Springfield TN Industrial Development Board Kroger Company Series 2004 (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        02/01/2012         4,500,000         4,500,000   

Tennergy Corporation Tennessee PUTTER GAS Project Series 1258Q (Energy Revenue)

    0.26        05/01/2016         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            20,235,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 17.41%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.08%          

San Antonio TX Water System Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        02/15/2012         1,000,000         1,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 17.33%          

Bexar County TX Housing Finance Corporation Multi-Family Apartments Project Series A PFOTER (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.41        05/01/2032         3,230,000         3,230,000   

Brazos River TX Harbor Naval District Brazoria County BASF Corporation Project Series 2001 (IDR)

    0.22        07/01/2022         4,900,000         4,900,000   

Brazos River TX Harbor Naval District Brazoria County BASF Corporation Project Series 2001 (IDR)

    0.25        05/01/2036         500,000         500,000   

Calhoun Port Authority Texas Formosa Plastics Corporation Project J (IDR, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC) 144A

    0.10        09/01/2039         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Dallam County TX Industrial Development Corporation Economic Development Revenue Dallhart Jersey Ranch Incorporated Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.13        08/01/2039         1,700,000         1,700,000   

First Rio Grande Regional Water Authority Economic Development Corporation Rio Grande Valley Sugar (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.09        03/01/2032             14,660,000         14,660,000   

Fort Bend County TX GO PFOTER Series 1326 (Lease Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    0.10        09/01/2012         2,725,000         2,725,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.09        03/01/2023         7,500,000         7,500,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Deer Park Refining LP Series 2004 A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.05        03/01/2023         26,200,000         26,200,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises Project Subseries 2009C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         12,800,000         12,800,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Industrial Development Corporation Total Petrochemicals USA Incorporated Project Series 2011 (IDR)

    0.11        06/01/2041         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District of Jefferson County Multi Mode ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Incorporated Project Series 2003 C (IDR)

    0.11        04/01/2027         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.12        01/01/2030         25,500,000         25,500,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2007 (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.12        01/01/2032         10,200,000         10,200,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Flint Hills Resources Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.12        04/01/2028         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Floater Certificates Series E-27 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.08        06/01/2027         1,000,000         1,000,000   

San Marcos TX Industrial Development Corporation Butler Manufacturing Company Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.32        04/01/2015         6,250,000         6,250,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Series 2848 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18     12/15/2026       $     71,130,000       $ 71,130,000   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Series 2849 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        12/15/2026         9,842,105         9,842,105   
            232,137,105   
         

 

 

 

Utah: 0.60%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.60%          

Juab County UT Intermountain Farmers Association Project (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2012         400,000         400,000   

Juab County UT Intermountain Farmers Association Project (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        10/01/2021         2,000,000         2,000,000   

South Valley Sewer District UT ROC RR-II-R-11919 (Water & Sewer Revenue, BHAC Insured) 144A

    0.08        07/01/2016         2,080,000         2,080,000   

Utah State Board of Regents Series A (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2045         3,500,000         3,500,000   
            7,980,000   
         

 

 

 

Vermont: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Note§: 0.08%          

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency North County Hospital Project Series 2007 A (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        10/01/2034         1,095,000         1,095,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 1.09%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.09%          

Henrico County VA EDA Residential Care Facilities Westminster-Cantebury Richmond Series 2008 (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2037         2,630,000         2,630,000   

Norfolk VA EDA Hospital Facilities Sentra Healthcare Series C (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.20        11/01/2034         9,250,000         9,250,000   

Salem VA IDA MFHR Oak Park Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        08/15/2043         2,745,000         2,745,000   
            14,625,000   
         

 

 

 

Washington: 1.52%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.52%          

King County WA Housing Authority Summerfield Apartments Project for YWCA of Seattle-King County Series 2005 (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.12        09/01/2035         1,630,000         1,630,000   

King County WA Sewer Series 3090 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA Insured)144A

    0.13        01/01/2039         3,700,000         3,700,000   

Washington Finance Authority Smith Brothers Farms Incorporated Series 2001 (IDR, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.23        09/01/2021         3,300,000         3,300,000   

Washington GO Austin Trust Variable Certificate Series 2007-A (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured) 144A

    0.14        07/01/2014         4,640,000         4,640,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Revenue Gonzaga Preparatory School Project (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.25        09/01/2033         1,655,000         1,655,000   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Whisperwood Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        05/15/2035         1,590,000         1,590,000   

Yakima County WA Public Corporation Revenue Valley Processing Project Bank of America (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.51        02/01/2015         1,300,000         1,300,000   


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24   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Yakima County WA Solid Waste Disposal George Deruyter & Son Project Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.23     08/01/2026       $ 2,500,000       $ 2,500,000   
            20,315,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 0.79%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.79%          

Kanawha County WV Kroger Company Series 2004-A (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        02/01/2012         4,500,000         4,500,000   

Marmet WV Commercial Development Kroger Company Series 2004 (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.15        11/01/2012         3,100,000         3,100,000   

West Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Appalachian Power Company (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         3,000,000         3,000,000   
            10,600,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 1.68%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.38%          

Wisconsin State HEFA Aurora Health Care Incorporated Series 2008 B (Health Revenue)

    0.20        07/05/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.30%          

Belgium WI Trimen Industries Incorporated Project Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.21        02/01/2026         3,610,000         3,610,000   

Hull WI Welcome Dairy Incorporated Project Series 2010-A (IDR, Associated Bank NA LOC)

    0.14        01/01/2027         325,000         325,000   

Manitowoc WI CDA Regency House Project (Housing Revenue, Bank First National LOC)

    0.32        11/01/2020         1,365,000         1,365,000   

Newton WI Stecker Machine Company Incorporated Project Series 2001 (IDR, FHLB LOC)

    0.16        09/01/2021         1,945,000         1,945,000   

Sheboygan WI Alaark Manufacturing Corporation Project Series 2000 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.17        12/01/2021         1,505,000         1,505,000   

Sheboygan WI Vortex Liquid Color Project (IDR, Bank First National LOC)

    0.12        11/01/2020         1,340,000         1,340,000   

Two Rivers WI Riverside Foods Incorporated Project (IDR, Bank First National LOC)

    0.13        12/01/2022         1,870,000         1,870,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDFA Series 2879 (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.19        03/01/2015         2,070,000         2,070,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDFA Zero Zone Incorporated Project Series 1999 (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.46        08/01/2019             3,420,000         3,420,000   
            17,450,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $1,341,715,048)

            1,341,715,048   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $1,341,715,048)*      100.18        1,341,715,048   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.18        (2,423,850
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 1,339,291,198   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     25   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 1,341,715,048   

Cash

    23,352   

Receivable for investments sold

    2,816,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    211,776   

Receivable for interest

    365,675   

Receivable from adviser

    732,870   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,345,864,721   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    4,172   

Payable for investments purchased

    5,002,558   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    162,042   

Distribution fees payable

    286,158   

Due to other related parties

    253,205   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    865,388   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,573,523   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,339,291,198   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,339,320,821   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (123,932

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    94,309   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,339,291,198   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 102,081,768   

Shares outstanding – Class A

    102,084,294   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 17,896,115   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    17,898,020   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Investor Class

  $ 179,884,358   

Shares outstanding – Investor Class

    179,887,667   

Net asset value per share – Investor Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 119,313,267   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    119,315,485   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Sweep Class

  $ 920,115,690   

Shares outstanding – Sweep Class

    920,165,729   

Net asset value per share – Sweep Class

    $1.00   

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 6,255,445   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    7,429,817   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    1,305,421   

Class A

    255,189   

Institutional Class

    38,434   

Investor Class

    479,815   

Service Class

    131,888   

Sweep Class

    4,718,956   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    284,640   

Investor Class

    476,963   

Service Class

    273,276   

Sweep Class

    5,362,450   

Distribution fees

 

Sweep Class

    7,507,430   

Custody and accounting fees

    131,004   

Professional fees

    44,304   

Registration fees

    15,000   

Shareholder report expenses

    96,909   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    98,849   

Other fees and expenses

    154,933   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    28,805,278   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (22,835,351
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    5,969,927   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    285,518   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    159,721   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 445,239   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     27   
    

Year Ended

January 31, 2012

      

Year Ended

January 31, 20111

 

Operations

                

Net investment income

       $ 285,518              $ 323,526   

Net realized gains on investments

         159,721                193,881   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

         445,239                517,407   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

                

Net investment income

                

Class A

         (11,600             (12,772

Institutional Class

         (29,231             (113,677 )2 

Investor Class

         (19,193             (10,247 )2 

Service Class

         (10,991             (14,309 )3 

Sweep Class

         (214,503             (356,908 )4 

Net realized gains

                

Class A

         (6,943             (2,337

Institutional Class

         (1,309             (1,998 )2 

Investor Class

         (11,733             (3,868 )2 

Service Class

         (7,456             (2,281 )3 

Sweep Class

         (71,497             (60,742 )4 
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

         (384,456             (579,139
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares                Shares        

Proceeds from shares sold

                

Class A

    311,378,558           311,378,558           338,694,969           338,694,969   

Institutional Class

    222,045,609           222,045,609           435,018,169 2         435,018,169 2 

Investor Class

    57,489,195           57,489,195           45,678,331 2         45,678,331 2 

Service Class

    140,648,565           140,648,565           91,720,582 3         91,720,582 3 

Sweep Class

    4,261,256,065           4,261,256,065           12,432,288,193 4         12,432,288,193 4 
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
         4,992,817,992                13,343,400,244   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

                

Class A

    17,165           17,165           16,511           16,511   

Institutional Class

    30,501           30,501           120,970 2         120,970 2 

Investor Class

    29,636           29,636           15,747 2         15,747 2 

Service Class

    7,029           7,029           8,208 3         8,208 3 

Sweep Class

    286,000           286,000           416,642 4         416,642 4 
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
         370,331                578,078   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

                

Class A

    (339,854,956        (339,854,956        (357,429,599        (357,429,599

Institutional Class

    (310,367,604        (310,367,604        (448,541,602 )2         (448,541,602 )2 

Investor Class

    (86,678,324        (86,678,324        (62,794,956 )2         (62,794,956 )2 

Service Class

    (117,684,493        (117,684,493        (149,853,701 )3         (149,853,701 )3 

Sweep Class

    (6,575,010,709        (6,575,010,709        (12,726,232,651 )4         (12,726,232,651 )4 
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
         (7,429,596,086             (13,744,852,509
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value of shares issued in acquisition

                

Class A

         0                100,000   

Institutional Class

         0                119,591,229   

Investor Class

         0                226,146,551   

Service Class

         0                100,000   

Sweep Class

         0                100,000   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
         0                346,037,780   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting
from capital share transactions

         (2,436,407,763             (54,836,407
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

         (2,436,346,980             (54,898,139
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets

                

Beginning of period

       $ 3,775,638,178              $ 3,830,536,317   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

       $ 1,339,291,198              $ 3,775,638,178   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

       $ (123,932           $ (123,932
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund which became the accounting and performance survivor in this transaction. The information for the period prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. Class commenced operations on July 9, 2010.

 

3. Class I shares of the Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund became Service Class shares on July 12, 2010.

 

4. Class S shares of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund became Sweep Class shares on July 12, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Class A   2012     20111     20101     20091     20081  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

    $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00        $1.00   

Total return

    0.02     0.01     0.08     1.63     2.97

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.82     0.84     0.86     0.84     0.85

Net expenses

    0.22     0.35     0.61     0.81     0.82

Net investment income

    0.01     0.01     0.09     1.58     2.92

Supplemental data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $102,082        $130,539        $149,162        $329,511        $391,651   

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund which became accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the periods prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Class A of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     29   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Institutional Class        2012             20111       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

     0.00 2      0.00 2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

    

Net investment income

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

     0.05     0.09

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

    

Gross expenses

     0.44     0.45

Net expenses

     0.19     0.20

Net investment income

     0.06     0.16

Supplemental data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $17,896        $106,186   

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from July 9, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Investor Class      2012         20111    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

     0.00 2      0.00 2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distributions to shareholders from

    

Net investment income

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

     0.02     0.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

    

Gross expenses

     0.85     0.89

Net expenses

     0.22     0.35

Net investment income

     0.01     0.01

Supplemental data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $179,884        $209,041   

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from July 9, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Financial Highlights   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund     31   

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Service Class    2012     20111     20101     20091     20081  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.02        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

          

Net investment income

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.02     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return

     0.02     0.01     0.20     1.94     3.28

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

          

Gross expenses

     0.72     0.64     0.56     0.54     0.55

Net expenses

     0.21     0.35     0.46     0.51     0.52

Net investment income

     0.01     0.01     0.23     1.88     3.22

Supplemental data

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $119,313        $96,341        $154,410        $265,743        $363,542   

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund which became accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the periods prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Class I of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund   Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year Ended January 31,  
Sweep Class    2012     20111     20101     20091     20081  

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03   

Net realized gains on investments

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2      0.01        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

          

Net investment income

     (0.00 ) 2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 ) 2      (0.01     (0.03

Net realized gains

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00        0.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.01     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return

     0.02     0.01     0.03     1.34     2.67

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

          

Gross expenses

     1.18     1.17     1.15     1.15     1.15

Net expenses

     0.23     0.35     0.63     1.11     1.12

Net investment income

     0.01     0.01     0.03     1.29     2.50

Supplemental data

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

     $920,116        $3,233,532        $3,527,022        $2,485,601        $1,731,950   

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund which became accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the periods prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Class S of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends


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are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution, shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee starting at 0.30% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended January 31, 2011, the advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.28% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund


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level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Class A, Sweep Class

     0.22

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Investor Class

     0.25   

Service Class

     0.12   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.65% for Class A, 0.20% for Institutional Class, 0.64% for Investor Class, 0.45% for Service Class and 1.05% for Sweep Class.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Sweep Class shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Sweep Class shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.35% of its average daily net assets.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Investor Class, Service Class and Sweep Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of each class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. ACQUISITION

After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund, which is the legal survivor, acquired the net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund, the accounting and performance survivor. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of all of the shares of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund. Shareholders holding Class A, Class S and Class I shares of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund received Class A, Sweep Class and Service Class, respectively, of the Fund in the reorganization. The exchange ratio and number of shares issued to the Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund were as follows:

 

Acquired Fund              Exchange
Ratio
       Number of Shares Issued

Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund

           1.00           133,242,290      Class A
           1.00           3,408,031,308      Sweep Class
           1.00           128,556,109      Service Class

The investment portfolio of the Fund with a fair value of $345,316,204 and amortized cost of $345,316,204 at July 9, 2010 were the principal assets acquired by the accounting and performance survivor. The shares and net assets of the Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were 346,040,015 shares and $346,037,780. The aggregate net assets of Evergreen Municipal Money Market Fund immediately prior to the acquisition were $3,669,614,294. The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately after the acquisition were $4,015,652,074. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.


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Assuming the acquisition had been completed February 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period for the Fund, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended January 31, 2011 would have been:

 

Net investment income

   $ 535,222   

Net realized gains on investments

   $ 191,695   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 726,917   

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended January 31, 2012 and January 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
        2012             2011      

Ordinary Income

  $ 65,546      $ 899   

Exempt-Interest Income

    285,518        507,014   

Long-term Capital Gain

    33,392        71,226   

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
       Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
       Undistributed
Long-Term
Gains
 
$ 67,833         $ 10,396         $ 26,476   

7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

8. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $33,392 was designated as long-term capital gain distributions for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

Pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code, $65,546 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 100% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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P.O. Box 8266

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Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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Wells Fargo Advantage

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

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Annual Report

January 31, 2012

 

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to Shareholders

    2   

Money Market Overview

    5   

Performance Highlights

    7   

Fund Expenses

    9   

Portfolio of Investments

    10   

Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

    25   

Statement of Operations

    26   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    27   

Financial Highlights

    28   

Notes to Financial Statements

    31   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    35   

Other Information

    36   

List of Abbreviations

    39   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of January 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Advantage Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements; the views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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WELLS FARGO INVESTMENT HISTORY

 

1932   Keystone creates one of the first mutual fund families.
1971   Wells Fargo & Company introduces one of the first institutional index funds.
1978   Wells Fargo applies Markowitz and Sharpe’s research on Modern Portfolio Theory to introduce one of the industry’s first Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) models in institutional separately managed accounts.
1984   Wells Fargo Stagecoach Funds launches its first asset allocation fund.
1989   The Tactical Asset Allocation (TAA) Model is first applied to Wells Fargo’s asset allocation mutual funds.
1994   Wells Fargo introduces the LifePath Funds, one of the first suites of target date funds (now the Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM ).
1996   Evergreen Investments and Keystone Funds merge.
1997   Wells Fargo launches Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder PortfoliosSM, a fund-of-funds suite of products that includes the use of quantitative models to shift assets among investment styles.
1999   Norwest Advantage Funds and Stagecoach Funds are reorganized into Wells Fargo Funds after the merger of Norwest and Wells Fargo.
2002   Evergreen Retail and Evergreen Institutional companies form the umbrella asset management company, Evergreen Investments.
2005   The integration of Strong Funds with Wells Fargo Funds creates Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, resulting in one of the top 20 mutual fund companies in the United States.
2006   Wells Fargo Advantage Funds relaunches the target date product line as Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds.
2010   The mergers and reorganizations of Evergreen and Wells Fargo Advantage mutual funds are completed, unifying the families under the brand of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds.

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds skillfully guides institutions, financial advisors, and individuals through the investment terrain to help them reach their financial objectives. Everything we do on behalf of investors is backed by our unique combination of qualifications.

Strength

Our organization is built on the standards of integrity and service established by our parent company—Wells Fargo & Company—more than 150 years ago. And, because we’re part of a highly diversified financial enterprise, we offer the depth of resources to help investors succeed.

Expertise

Our multi-boutique model offers investors access to the independent thinking of premier investment managers that have been chosen for their time-tested strategies. While each team specializes in a specific investment strategy, collectively they provide investors a wide choice of distinct investment styles. Our dedication to investment excellence doesn’t end with our expertise in manager selection—risk management, analysis, and rigorous ongoing review seek to ensure each manager’s investment process remains consistent.

Partnership

Our collaborative approach is built around understanding the needs and goals of our clients. By adhering to core principles of sound judgment and steady guidance, we support you through every stage of the investment decision process.

Carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this and other information, visit wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

“Dow Jones®” and “Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME Group Index Services LLC (“CME Indexes”) and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by Global Index Advisors, Inc, and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date FundsSM based on the Dow Jones Target Date IndexesSM, are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, CME Indexes or their respective affiliates and none of them makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s).

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds offers more than 110 mutual funds across a wide range of asset classes, representing over $217 billion in assets under management, as of January 31, 2012.

 

Equity Funds        

Asia Pacific Fund

 

Equity Value Fund

 

Precious Metals Fund

C&B Large Cap Value Fund

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Premier Large Company Growth Fund

C&B Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Growth Fund

 

Small Cap Opportunities Fund

Capital Growth Fund

 

Index Fund

 

Small Cap Value Fund

Common Stock Fund

 

International Equity Fund

 

Small Company Growth Fund

Disciplined U.S. Core Fund

 

International Value Fund

 

Small Company Value Fund

Discovery Fund

 

Intrinsic Small Cap Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Core Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

 

Intrinsic Value Fund

 

Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified International Fund

 

Intrinsic World Equity Fund

 

Special Mid Cap Value Fund

Diversified Small Cap Fund

 

Large Cap Core Fund

 

Special Small Cap Value Fund

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Specialized Technology Fund

Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Large Company Value Fund

 

Strategic Large Cap Growth Fund

Endeavor Select Fund

 

Omega Growth Fund

 

Traditional Small Cap Growth Fund

Enterprise Fund

 

Opportunity Fund

 

Utility and Telecommunications Fund

Bond Funds        

Adjustable Rate Government Fund

 

Inflation-Protected Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund

California Tax-Free Fund

 

International Bond Fund

 

Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

Colorado Tax-Free Fund

 

Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

Government Securities Fund

 

Municipal Bond Fund

 

Total Return Bond Fund

High Income Fund

 

North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Income Fund

High Yield Bond Fund

 

Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

Income Plus Fund

 

Short Duration Government Bond Fund

 

Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund

Asset Allocation Funds        

Absolute Return Fund

 

WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2020 Fund

Asset Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio

 

Target 2025 Fund

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2030 Fund

Diversified Capital Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio

 

Target 2035 Fund

Diversified Income Builder Fund

 

WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio

 

Target 2040 Fund

Growth Balanced Fund

 

Target Today Fund

 

Target 2045 Fund

Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

Target 2010 Fund

 

Target 2050 Fund

Moderate Balanced Fund

 

Target 2015 Fund

 

Target 2055 Fund

WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   
Money Market Funds        

100% Treasury Money Market Fund

 

Heritage Money Market Fund

 

National Tax-Free Money Market Fund

California Municipal Money Market Fund

 

Money Market Fund

 

Prime Investment Money Market Fund

Cash Investment Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund

 

Treasury Plus Money Market Fund

Government Money Market Fund

 

Municipal Money Market Fund

 
Variable Trust Funds1        

VT Discovery Fund

 

VT Intrinsic Value Fund

 

VT Small Cap Growth Fund

VT Index Asset Allocation Fund

 

VT Omega Growth Fund

 

VT Small Cap Value Fund

VT International Equity Fund

 

VT Opportunity Fund

 

VT Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Wells Fargo Advantage Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund.

 

1. The Variable Trust Funds are generally available only through insurance company variable contracts.

 

In this report, the Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Endeavor Select FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Opportunity FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Allocation PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Growth Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage WealthBuilder Tactical Equity PortfolioSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Today FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2010 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2015 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2020 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2025 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2030 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2035 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2040 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2045 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2050 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target 2055 FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage Heritage Money Market FundSM, Wells Fargo Advantage VT Discovery FundSM, and Wells Fargo Advantage VT Opportunity FundSM are referred to as the Discovery Fund, Endeavor Select Fund, Enterprise Fund, Opportunity Fund, WealthBuilder Conservative Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Equity Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Allocation Portfolio, WealthBuilder Growth Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Moderate Balanced Portfolio, WealthBuilder Tactical Equity Portfolio, Target Today Fund, Target 2010 Fund, Target 2015 Fund, Target 2020 Fund, Target 2025 Fund, Target 2030 Fund, Target 2035 Fund, Target 2040 Fund, Target 2045 Fund, Target 2050 Fund, Target 2055 Fund, Heritage Money Market Fund, VT Discovery Fund, and VT Opportunity Fund, respectively.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

 

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Karla M. Rabusch,

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Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

 

 

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We’re pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund for the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

For the entire 12-month period, most of the major fixed-income indexes posted solid positive returns. However, the market’s 12-month total return figures mask the uneven path that the financial markets traced since last spring as investors had to contend with a variety of global and domestic headwinds. Whatever the future holds, we continue to believe that most investors can benefit from adhering to a well-diversified1, high-quality investment strategy that is focused on liquidity and capital preservation. Over the long-term, such a strategy may allow you to balance risks and opportunities as you pursue your financial goals in a dynamic market landscape.

The economic recovery gained traction as the year progressed.

The U.S. economic recovery that began in mid-2009 gained some traction during the second half of the 12-month period, especially the fourth quarter 2011, after slowing during the summer months. Nonetheless, the rate of growth remained subpar compared with previous recovery cycles.

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a mere 0.4% in the first quarter 2011 and 1.3% in the second quarter. GDP growth accelerated during the second half of the year, reaching a reported annual growth rate of 1.8% in the third quarter, which reignited hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. Those hopes were buoyed further by the advanced estimate of fourth quarter GDP, which showed growth accelerated to a 2.8% annual rate. While few leading economists now believe that the U.S. economy is in danger of sliding back into recession, many continue to expect a tepid growth environment in 2012.

The struggling housing and labor markets slowed growth.

As has been the case throughout the recovery, the housing and labor markets continued to restrain economic momentum over the past year.

The beleaguered housing market has arguably exerted the biggest drag on growth. Despite intermittent signs of improvement, ongoing weakness in sales of both new and existing homes has put considerable downward pressure on prices. On the other hand, the labor market took a decided turn for the better in the latter half of the year: initial unemployment claims have eased in recent months, and the private sector has been steadily adding jobs. The pace of hiring, while not brisk, was sufficient to push the U.S. unemployment rate down to 8.3% as of January 2012—still well above its historical average but at its lowest level since February 2009. Many observers expect the unemployment rate to decline further in 2012, which could act as a tailwind for consumer spending—widely viewed as one of the keys to long-term economic growth.

 

 

 

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The Federal Reserve announced that it will keep rates low until 2014.

Oil prices skyrocketed in early 2011 before retreating later in the year, only to spike again during the fourth quarter. Yet, “core” inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, remained fairly benign throughout the year.

With inflation appearing to be in check, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range for the federal funds rate—a proxy for short-term interest rates—steady at 0% to 0.25%. Following its August 9, 2011 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a statement explaining that economic conditions were likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate through at least mid-2013—a timetable that was later revised to late-2014 following the FOMC meeting on January 25, 2012. Additionally, in September 2011, the Fed launched yet another stimulus program—dubbed “Operation Twist”—that was designed to keep intermediate- and longer-term yields relatively low. By keeping longer-term yields low, lending activity may potentially spark business investments and home purchases, which, in turn, may provide support for a more sustainable economic recovery.

Market volatility was a dominant theme during the final six months of the year.

Early on in the period, the market climate shifted to one of anxiety over the increasingly fragile state of the U.S. and global economies. Investors not only worried that the U.S. might be on the brink of recession, but also that Europe’s sovereign debt problems could spiral out of control if a Greek default triggered financial contagion across the continent. In July and August, investor sentiment was further undermined by disagreement among legislators about raising the federal debt ceiling and the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Standard & Poor’s. The barrage of unsettling headlines led to heightened market volatility and an increase in risk aversion, which translated into sharply falling stock prices and higher demand for “safer” assets such as Treasuries and municipals in the third quarter of 2011. Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

For the entire 12-month period, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index2, which represents the universe of investment-grade bonds, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index3 added 8.66% and 10.31%, respectively. By comparison, the Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index4 gained 14.10% during the same period.

Recent events have not altered our message to shareholders.

The market turmoil of 2011 and an uncertain outlook going forward have left many investors questioning their resolve—and their investments. Yet, it is precisely at such times that the market may present opportunities—as well as challenges—for prudent investors. We believe that for many investors, we believe simply building and maintaining a well-diversified investment plan focused on clear financial objectives is the best long-term strategy.

 

 

 

Although market volatility persisted into the fourth quarter, the financial markets were able to rebound amid improved U.S. economic data and hopes for a resolution to the European crisis.

 

 

 

 

 

2. The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Barclays Capital Government/Credit Index and the Mortgage-Backed Securities Index and includes U.S. Treasury issues, agency issues, corporate bond issues, and mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3. The Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index is an index of U.S. Treasury securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4. The Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Letter to Shareholders

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs. For current information about your fund investments, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

 

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President

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Money Market Overview   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     5   

This portfolio manager commentary for the Fund covers the 12-month period that ended January 31, 2012.

Overview

Many of the same themes we saw in prior years continued to dominate the municipal money market landscape during the 12-month period. Low absolute yields across the space certainly highlighted the challenges faced by municipal money market funds during the period. Across the municipal curve, yields continued to fall, reaching historical lows along the way. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index1 (SIFMA Index), which began the 12-month period at 26 basis points (bps) on February 2, 2011, trended as low as 6 bps before ultimately concluding the period at 8 bps. This contrasts with the prior period’s SIFMA Index average of 27 bps and reset range of 17–35 basis points. Longer municipal money market rates followed suit with the Municipal Market Data six-month index of AAA-rated2 notes dropping to 13 bps by period-end, while one-year AAA-rated2 notes fell from 37 bps at the beginning of the period to 20 bps at the end. Several factors contributed to the continued downward pressure on short-term municipal rates.

First, the Federal Reserve (Fed) policy of maintaining an extremely low federal funds rate set the stage for the overall environment in the money markets. Variable-rate demand note (VRDN) issuance was down roughly 25% from the prior period and down around 85% from the 2008 highs. Historically low long-term interest rates continued to encourage issuers to finance their debt beyond the maturity range of money market eligibility. Flight-to-quality trades saw nontraditional variable-rate investors amass significant quantities of municipal money market floating-rate securities. The tumultuous sovereign debt crisis in Europe served to further reduce municipal supply as many money market participants retreated from European banks. This was somewhat offset by new issuances backed by well-regarded U.S., Canadian, and Pacific Rim bank liquidity and letter-of-credit providers, but not enough to completely offset the declines. The Fed’s August 2011 announcement of exceptionally low rates through mid-2013 only served to lock in those low yields across the municipal money market space for the duration of the period. As a result, aggregate municipal money market fund assets continued to decline during the period as investors invested in longer term debt in an effort to capture more yield. Industrywide, municipal money market fund assets fell by 10% to $291 billion at the end of the period. This represented a return to municipal money market assets last seen in 2002.

The beginning of the period saw some sense of normalcy returning to the municipal money market space as reason overtook the extremely exaggerated reports issued by certain well-known analysts predicting a rash of municipal defaults occurring over the course of 2011. The first quarter was particularly notable for a round of letter-of-credit (LOC) and liquidity facility replacement activity. The replacement activity was especially beneficial to the municipal money market funds as Canadian and Pacific Rim banks, largely immune to the issues then facing the eurozone, entered the municipal market providing both LOCs and liquidity while also providing some additional diversity to the funds.

The second quarter ushered in significant downward pressure on municipal money market rates as global and domestic economic and political issues emerged. Anxiety in June 2011 over European sovereign debt came to the forefront of market concerns. As many domestic money market participants retreated from Europe, municipal money market securities, particularly VRDNs, became a popular investment alternative for these investors who were seeking both high-quality and very liquid investments. As demand from these crossover buyers increased, short-term municipal yields experienced a significant drop, ultimately leading the SIFMA Index to a range of 7–10 bps through the end of July 2011. Rates managed a modest rebound to around 20-bps in late August due to increased dealer activity.

The fourth quarter saw a gradual decline in the SIFMA Index from a high of 14 bps on November 26 to 8 bps at the close of 2011 as demand from crossover buyers outstripped supply, keeping continued downward pressure on short-term municipal money market rates. By year-end, crossover buyers accounted for almost 20% of the VRDNs outstanding. January 2012 arrived with fairly traditional beginning-of-the-calendar-year cash inflows. These inflows pushed the SIFMA Index to a historical low of 6 bps in the beginning of 2012, before inching up slightly to 8 bps at the close of the 12-month period.

 

 

1. The SIFMA Index, produced by Municipal Market Data (MMD), is a seven-day high-grade market index composed of tax-exempt variable-rate demand obligations from MMD’s extensive database. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2. The ratings indicated are from Standard & Poor’s. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). To the extent that the Fund holds assets rated by Standard & Poor’s or other credit rating agencies, such ratings apply only to those assets and not to the Fund itself.


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Strategic Outlook

As we look to the next fiscal year, many uncertainties remain for the money funds industry. Regulators continue to discuss the potential for further tightening of standards and practices for money market funds beyond those already implemented. Looking toward the next period in municipal money markets, many other challenges remain. If the Fed follows through on its stated intention to keep rates exceptionally low—now extending into 2014—we believe it will result in continued low yields in the municipal money markets. We also believe supply constraints will continue to be an issue, as the historical longer-term rates provide an incentive for issuers to finance municipal debt in longer-term issues. As uncertainty continues to affect the markets, we consider it most appropriate to continue to focus our investments on highly liquid VRDNs in the daily and weekly maturity mode. We fully expect to continue to take advantage of relatively high-quality, diversified LOC and liquidity providers as they come to the market. We believe that this philosophy should afford investors the security and liquidity they expect.


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Performance Highlights (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     7   

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax, while preserving capital and liquidity.

ADVISER

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

SUB-ADVISER

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

David D. Sylvester

James Randazzo

FUND INCEPTION

November 20, 1996

SECTOR DISTRIBUTION1

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

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EFFECTIVE MATURITY DISTRIBUTION2

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

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WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY3

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

14 Days

    

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE FINAL MATURITY4

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

14 Days

    
 

 

 

 

1. Sector distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.

 

2. Effective maturity distribution is subject to change and is calculated based on the total investments of the Fund.
3. Weighted Average Maturity (WAM): WAM is an average of the effective maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by each security’s percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. WAM calculations allow for the maturities of certain securities with demand features or periodic interest rate resets to be shortened. WAM is a way to measure a fund’s sensitivity to potential interest rate changes.

 

4. Weighted Average Final Maturity (WAFM): WAFM is an average of the final maturities of all securities held in the portfolio, weighted by their percentage of total investments. The maturity of a portfolio security is the period remaining until the date on which the principal amount is unconditionally required to be paid, or in the case of a security called for redemption, the date on which the redemption payment is unconditionally required to be made. The calculation of WAFM allows for the maturities of certain securities with demand features to be shortened, but unlike the calculation of WAM, does not allow shortening of the maturities of certain securities with periodic interest rate resets. WAFM is a way to measure a fund’s potential sensitivity to credit spread changes.


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8   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Performance Highlights (Unaudited)

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN5 (%) (AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

 

                                  Expense
Ratios6
 
    Inception Date     6 Months*     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year     Gross     Net7  

Administrator Class (WUCXX)

    07/09/2010        0.01        0.02        1.28        1.61        0.38%        0.30%   

Institutional Class (EMMXX)

    11/20/1996        0.01        0.05        1.30        1.62        0.26%        0.20%   

Service Class (EISXX)

    11/20/1996        0.01        0.01        1.12        1.40        0.55%        0.45%   

 

* Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

FUND YIELD SUMMARY7

(AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012)

   Administrator
Class
     Institutional
Class
    

Service

Class

 

7-Day Current Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

7-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Simple Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

30-Day Compound Yield

     0.01%         0.01%         0.01%   

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment returns will fluctuate. The Fund’s yield figures more closely reflect the current earnings of the Fund than the total return figures. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available at the Fund’s Web site – wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Each class is sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Other fees and expenses apply to an investment in the Fund and are described in the Fund’s current prospectuses.

An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in a money market fund. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state and/or local income taxes or the alternative minimum tax (AMT).

 

5. Historical performance shown for the Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and has not been adjusted to include the higher expenses applicable to the Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had been adjusted, returns would be lower. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to July 12, 2010 is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

6. Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses.

 

7. The Adviser has committed through July 11, 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, excluding certain expenses, at the amounts shown above. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Without waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, the Fund’s 7-day current yield would have been (0.20)%, (0.08)% and (0.29)% for Administrator Class, Institutional Class and Service Class, respectively.


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Fund Expenses (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     9   

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012.

Actual Expenses

The “Actual” line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Actual” line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” for your applicable class of shares to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The “Hypothetical” line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
08-01-2011
     Ending
Account Value
01-31-2012
     Expenses
Paid During
the Period1
     Net Annual
Expense Ratio
 

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.11         0.22

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.10       $ 1.12         0.22

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.12       $ 0.96         0.19

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.25       $ 0.97         0.19

Service Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,000.05       $ 1.16         0.23

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,024.05       $ 1.17         0.23

 

1. Expenses paid is equal to the annualized expense ratio of each class multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (to reflect the one-half year period).


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10   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Municipal Bonds and Notes: 100.27%

         

Alabama: 1.00%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.00%          

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Powersouth Energy Cooperative Project (Utilities Revenue)

    0.24     08/01/2041       $ 4,500,000       $ 4,500,000   

Homewood AL Educational Building Authority (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2043         9,860,000         9,860,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Series A (IDR)

    0.12        09/01/2020         6,700,000         6,700,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA Series J (IDR, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.07        04/01/2028         4,500,000         4,500,000   
            25,560,000   
         

 

 

 

Arizona: 0.49%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.49%          

Arizona PFOTER Series O-1 (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) 144A

    0.06        12/01/2026         3,300,000         3,300,000   

Maricopa County AZ Desert Eagles Estate Project Series 2003A-1 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        07/01/2036         9,300,000         9,300,000   
            12,600,000   
         

 

 

 

Arkansas: 0.04%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.04%          

Arkansas Development Finance Authority Stratton Seed Company Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.51        03/01/2014         900,000         900,000   
         

 

 

 

California: 8.27%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 8.27%          

California CDA PUTTER Series 2680 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.16        05/15/2018             23,000,000         23,000,000   

California CDA PUTTER Series 2681 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.24        05/15/2018         7,300,000         7,300,000   

California CDA PUTTER Series 3931 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.08        08/12/2012         22,115,000         22,115,000   

California PFOTER Series 1007 Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.45        06/01/2032         7,510,000         7,510,000   

California Series A-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.06        05/01/2033         15,700,000         15,700,000   

California Series A-3 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.04        05/01/2033         22,200,000         22,200,000   

California Statewide CDA Olympus Park Apartments Series Y (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        10/15/2030         2,200,000         2,200,000   

FHLMC Series M001 Class A (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        08/15/2045         21,929,863         21,929,863   

FHLMC Series M002 Class A (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        01/15/2047         4,346,280         4,346,280   

FHLMC Series M008 Class A (Housing Revenue)

    0.14        02/15/2035         19,811,044         19,811,045   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Series 4023 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/26/2012         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Newport Beach CA Hoag Memorial Hospital Series E (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        12/01/2040         5,500,000         5,500,000   

Oakland CA Redevelopment Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        10/01/2050         19,800,000         19,800,000   

Southern CA Metropolitan Water District Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.10        07/01/2036         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Tustin CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District # 07-1 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2050         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Westminster CA Redevelopment Agency Series 3009 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)144A

    0.13        11/01/2045         3,400,000         3,400,000   
            211,312,188   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Colorado: 3.77%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.77%          

Arapahoe County CO Cottrell Printing Project (IDR, KeyBank NA LOC)

    0.28     10/01/2019       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   

Aurora CO Centretech Metropolitan District Series 1998-C (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        12/01/2028         3,015,000         3,015,000   

Colorado ECFA National Jewish Federation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        02/01/2039         950,000         950,000   

Colorado ECFA Vail Valley Foundation Project Series 2007 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        12/01/2037         5,600,000         5,600,000   

Colorado HFA Class I Series B-2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        05/01/2038         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Colorado HFA SFMR Class I Series C-2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        11/01/2026         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Denver CO City & County Refunding MFHR Garden Court Community Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        12/15/2038         8,050,000         8,050,000   

Denver CO PFOTER Series E-25 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.11        11/15/2025         20,000,000         20,000,000   

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Series 4024 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/27/2012             20,750,000         20,750,000   
            96,365,000   
         

 

 

 

Connecticut: 1.38%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.38%          

Connecticut HFA Series C-2 (Housing Revenue)

    0.08        05/15/2034         35,205,000         35,205,000   
         

 

 

 

Delaware: 5.64%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 5.64%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2004-10 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        12/01/2035         2,862,000         2,862,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2005-30 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        06/01/2038         11,760,000         11,760,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2005-31 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        01/01/2036         10,280,000         10,280,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2006-02 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        10/01/2036         12,840,000         12,840,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2006-06 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        07/01/2037         8,841,000         8,841,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2006-10 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        09/01/2013         1,175,000         1,175,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-26 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        05/01/2017         92,207,000         92,207,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-40 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        02/01/2013         4,067,000         4,067,000   
            144,032,000   
         

 

 

 

District of Columbia: 0.45%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.45%          

District of Columbia HFA PFOTER Carver Senior Apartments Project Series 4566 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        10/01/2049         7,130,000         7,130,000   

District of Columbia HFA PFOTER Galen Terrace Project Series 4568 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        02/01/2049         4,300,000         4,300,000   
            11,430,000   
         

 

 

 

Florida: 7.94%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.50%          

Hillsborough County FL Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.11        04/05/2012         2,500,000         2,500,000   

JEA Florida Series F-1 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.10        03/06/2012         3,500,000         3,500,000   

JEA Florida Series F-2 (Utilities Revenue)

    0.12        03/01/2012         6,750,000         6,750,000   
            12,750,000   
         

 

 

 


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12   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 7.44%          

Alachua County FL HFA MFHR University Cove Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11     06/15/2034       $ 3,320,000       $ 3,320,000   

Bay County FL Sales Tax Solar Eclipse Project Series 2006-0103 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2014         2,965,000         2,965,000   

Brevard County FL HFA Shore View Apartments Project Series 1995 (Housing Revenue, Harris Trust & Savings Bank LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2015         800,000         800,000   

Duval County FL Camri Green Apartments (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.10        11/15/2036         6,800,000         6,800,000   

Florida HFA Vizcaya Villas Project Series 1996-M (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.11        07/25/2015         5,575,000         5,575,000   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Brentwood Club Apartments Project Series A-1 (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.08        01/15/2035         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Brook Haven Apartments Multi-Family Mortgage Project Series 2006-H (Miscellaneous Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.11        04/15/2039         6,295,000         6,295,000   

Greater Orlando FL Aviation Authority Flight Safety Project Series A (Port Authority Revenue)

    0.07        10/01/2023         5,800,000         5,800,000   

Marion County FL HFA Paddock Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.08        10/15/2032         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Series 1339 (Transportation Revenue, AGC-ICC, FGIC Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2012         10,075,000         10,075,000   

Miami-Dade County FL IDA Reflectone Incorporated Project Series 2000-A (IDR, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.14        03/01/2024         10,600,000         10,600,000   

Miami-Dade County FL International Airport Aviation Series 2008-1139X (Port Authority Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.35        04/01/2028         7,500,000         7,500,000   

Orange County FL Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health Systems Project Series 237 (Health Revenue, AMBAC Insured)

    0.23        11/15/2025             96,195,000         96,195,000   

Orange County FL HFA Landings on Millenia Boulevard Apartments Project Series 2002-A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC)

    0.10        08/15/2035         7,060,000         7,060,000   

Orlando FL Utilities Commission Series A (Utilities Revenue)(i)

    0.19        10/01/2027         6,745,000         6,745,000   

Palm Beach County FL Finance Authority DRIVER Trust Series 3419 (Resource Recovery Revenue, BHAC Insured)144A

    0.08        04/01/2017         2,275,000         2,275,000   

Palm Beach County FL Jewish Community Campus Corporation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.17        03/01/2027         4,000,000         4,000,000   

South Broward FL Hospital District Solar Eclipse Project Series 2006-0043 (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)144A

    0.07        11/01/2013         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            190,005,000   
         

 

 

 

Georgia: 0.27%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.27%          

Atlanta GA Housing Authority Villages at Carver Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        12/15/2039         3,425,000         3,425,000   

Fulton County GA Development Authority Shepherd Center Project (Health Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        09/01/2035         1,620,000         1,620,000   

Gwinnet County GA Development Authority Ole Mexican Foods Incorporated Project (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.15        05/01/2031         1,765,000         1,765,000   
            6,810,000   
         

 

 

 

Illinois: 3.21%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.21%          

Chicago IL Education Marine Project Series 1984 (IDR, FHLB LOC)

    0.09        07/01/2023         4,200,000         4,200,000   

Chicago IL Enterprise Center Project Series IX (IDR, LaSalle Bank NA LOC)

    0.41        06/01/2022         3,146,000         3,146,000   

Chicago IL Enterprise Center Project Series X (IDR, LaSalle Bank NA LOC)

    0.41        06/01/2022         4,300,000         4,300,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Chicago IL Midway Airport 2nd Lien Series C-1 (Port Authority Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC)

    0.13     01/01/2035       $     19,520,000       $ 19,520,000   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport ROC RR-II-R-605PB (Port Authority Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured)

    0.28        01/01/2014         9,720,000         9,720,000   

Chicago IL P.S. Greetings Incorporated Project (IDR, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC)

    0.16        05/01/2024         1,135,000         1,135,000   

Chicago IL PFOTER Series O-6 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.08        01/01/2041         5,665,000         5,665,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Advocate Healthcare Project Series A-1 (Health Revenue)

    0.22        11/01/2030         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Advocate Healthcare Project Series B (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.20        04/01/2051         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority DRIVER Trust Series 3302 (Education Revenue)144A

    0.08        06/01/2014         4,070,000         4,070,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Rush University Education Center Obligation Group Series 2008-A (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2045         3,500,000         3,500,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Florida House Project Series C (Housing Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.13        01/01/2027         5,270,000         5,270,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Homeowner Mortgage A3 (Housing Revenue)

    0.08        08/01/2035         10,400,000         10,400,000   

Southwestern Illinois IDA Mattingly Lumber Project Series 2005-A (IDR, First Bank LOC)

    0.23        12/01/2035         3,080,000         3,080,000   
            82,006,000   
         

 

 

 

Indiana: 1.22%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.26%          

Indiana Bond Bank Interim Advance Funding Program Notes Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25        01/03/2013         6,550,000         6,603,993   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.96%          

Spencer County IN American Iron Oxide Company Project (IDR)

    0.28        09/01/2018         8,600,000         8,600,000   

Gary IN Grant Street Project (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.18        07/01/2034         5,555,000         5,555,000   

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Indiana University Hospital Series E-23 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        03/01/2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Saint Joseph County IN Grace Christian Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.01        12/01/2016         900,000         900,000   

Indiana HFFA Fayette Memorial Hospital Association Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2032         4,475,000         4,475,000   
            24,530,000   
         

 

 

 

Iowa: 0.76%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.76%          

Iowa Finance Authority Archer Daniels Midland Company Project (IDR)

    0.11        12/01/2051         7,900,000         7,900,000   

Iowa Finance Authority Chrisbro III Incorporated Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        08/01/2041         4,250,000         4,250,000   

Scott County IA Nichols Aluminum Recycling Project (Resource Recovery Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    1.46        06/01/2014         600,000         600,000   

Iowa HFA SFHR Series N (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.10        01/01/2039         6,665,000         6,665,000   
            19,415,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Kansas: 0.32%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.32%          

Kansas PFOTER Series O-11 (Health Revenue)144A

    0.08     11/15/2038       $ 6,000,000       $ 6,000,000   

Nemaha County KS Midwest AG Services LLC Project (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        11/01/2020         2,265,000         2,265,000   
            8,265,000   
         

 

 

 

Kentucky: 1.25%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.04%          

Kentucky Rural Water Finance Corporation Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.25        02/01/2013         1,000,000         1,007,450   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.21%          

Christian County KY Association of County Leasing Series B (Lease Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2037         2,695,000         2,695,000   

Hopkins County KY Industrial Building J-Lok Corporation Project Series 2007 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2017         5,750,000         5,750,000   

Kentucky Rural Water Finance Corporation Series H (Housing Revenue)

    0.51        07/01/2036         7,385,000         7,385,000   

Kentucky Rural Water Finance Corporation Series M (Housing Revenue)

    0.11        01/01/2033             15,000,000         15,000,000   
            30,830,000   
         

 

 

 

Louisiana: 0.58%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.58%          

Ascension Parish LA BASF Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.24        03/01/2025         7,900,000         7,900,000   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority PC Allied Signal Incorporated Project (IDR)

    0.15        08/01/2017         6,815,000         6,815,000   
            14,715,000   
         

 

 

 

Maryland: 0.57%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.39%          

Anne Arundel County MD Series 97-A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10        03/05/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.18%          

Baltimore County MD Cross Creek Apartments Project Series 2008 (Housing Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2033         4,445,000         4,445,000   
         

 

 

 

Massachusetts: 0.72%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.72%          

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Series 2970 (Housing Revenue, FSA Insured)144A

    0.23        07/01/2025         9,520,000         9,520,000   

Massachusetts State Industrial Finance Agency Constitution Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.46        06/01/2018         1,800,000         1,800,000   

University of Massachusetts Building Authority (Education Revenue, State Guaranteed Insured)(i)

    0.17        11/01/2034         7,045,000         7,045,000   
            18,365,000   
         

 

 

 

Michigan: 4.48%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.78%          

Michigan HFA Series 8-C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.05        02/07/2012         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Michigan HFA Series 9-C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.08        02/09/2012         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Michigan HFA Series 9-C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        02/09/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   
            20,000,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.70%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Series 4026 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.08     09/28/2012       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority ROC RR-II-R-11988 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.08        12/01/2033         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Citibank NA LOC)

    0.11        07/01/2014         42,000,000         42,000,000   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Rental Housing Project Series 2010-F (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.17        11/15/2049         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.09        04/01/2040         28,645,000         28,645,000   

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Senior Credit (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.17        11/15/2049         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Missouri Development Finance Board Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        06/01/2037         1,200,000         1,200,000   
            94,345,000   
         

 

 

 

Minnesota: 3.12%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.66%          

Minnesota Rural Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.25        04/01/2012         2,000,000         2,001,952   

Rochester MN Series 00-A (Health Revenue)

    0.06        02/13/2012         15,000,000         15,000,000   
            17,001,952   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.46%          

Bloomington MN Norlan Partners Series B (Housing Revenue, LaSalle Bank NA LOC)

    0.25        07/15/2032         2,410,000         2,410,000   

Dakota County MN CDA View Pointe Apartments Project Series 2007-A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        01/15/2038             15,865,000         15,865,000   

Forest Lake MN Kilkenny Court Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.09        08/15/2038         750,000         750,000   

Maplewood MN Educational Facilities Mounds Park Academy Project (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.09        10/01/2031         2,235,000         2,235,000   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HCFR Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.10        08/15/2034         750,000         750,000   

Minneapolis MN MFHR Driftwood Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        10/01/2024         235,000         235,000   

Minneapolis MN Minnehaha Academy Project (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        05/01/2026         1,100,000         1,100,000   

Minneapolis MN People Serving People Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2021         600,000         600,000   

Minnesota Bond Securitization Trust Certificate Carleton Lofts Project Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        12/01/2048         300,000         300,000   

Minnesota Bond Securitization Trust Certificate Series S1 Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        02/01/2027         1,505,000         1,505,000   

Minnesota Bond Securitization Trust Certificate Series S2 Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        11/01/2028         3,040,000         3,040,000   

Minnesota HFA Residential Housing Finance Project Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.10        07/01/2036         11,700,000         11,700,000   

Minnesota HFA Series C (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.10        07/01/2048         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR MacAlester College Series 5-Q (Education Revenue)

    0.11        03/01/2033         500,000         500,000   

Minnesota State HEFAR Trustees Hamline University Series 6E3 (Education Revenue, Harris NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2016         950,000         950,000   

Oakdale MN MFHR Cottage Homesteads of Aspen Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.12        06/01/2045         1,150,000         1,150,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Plymouth MN MFHR The Lake Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.12     08/01/2034       $ 1,900,000       $ 1,900,000   

Ramsey County MN MFHR Gateway Apartments LP Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        10/01/2038         300,000         300,000   

Sherburne County MN Housing & RDA Apperts Incorporated Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        12/01/2021         2,340,000         2,340,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hampden Square Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.12        06/01/2032         700,000         700,000   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Science Museum of Minnesota Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2027             2,040,000         2,040,000   

Stevens County MN Riverview Dairy Project Series 2007 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AgCountry Farm Credit LOC)

    0.19        08/01/2032         3,350,000         3,350,000   

Swift County MN East Dublin Dairy LLP Project Series 2008 (Resource Recovery Revenue, AgCountry Farm Credit LOC)

    0.19        04/01/2033         3,050,000         3,050,000   
            62,770,000   
         

 

 

 

Mississippi: 0.04%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.04%          

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Solar Eclipse Project Series 2006-0153 (Tax Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.07        03/01/2014         1,055,000         1,055,000   
         

 

 

 

Missouri: 0.78%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.78%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2005-14 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.23        03/01/2038         5,706,000         5,706,000   

Greene County MO Stasbourg Estates Project (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.16        08/01/2038         2,160,000         2,160,000   

Kansas City MO IDA Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        04/01/2027         4,700,000         4,700,000   

Missouri State Development Finance Board Ewing Marion Kauffman Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.07        06/01/2037         3,475,000         3,475,000   

St. Charles County MO United Handicap Services (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.23        07/01/2023         3,900,000         3,900,000   
            19,941,000   
         

 

 

 

Montana: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.24%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2009-22 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.20        12/01/2036         6,105,000         6,105,000   
         

 

 

 

Nebraska: 0.24%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.24%          

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Apple Creek Associates Project Series 1985-A (Housing Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC)

    0.19        09/01/2031         6,190,000         6,190,000   
         

 

 

 

Nevada: 0.62%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.62%          

Nevada Housing Development Authority MFHR Vintage at Laughlin Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, East West Bank LOC)

    0.08        04/15/2041         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Reno NV Refunding Senior Lien Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor Project (Tax Revenue, Bank of New York LOC)

    0.06        06/01/2042         4,900,000         4,900,000   
            15,900,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

New Hampshire: 1.18%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.18%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2005-03 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.20     02/01/2013       $     23,740,000       $ 23,740,000   

New Hampshire HEFA Dartmouth College Project Series 3069 (Education Revenue)144A

    0.13        06/01/2039         6,330,000         6,330,000   
            30,070,000   
         

 

 

 

New Jersey: 2.93%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.93%          

Camden County NJ Improvement Authority Health Care Redevelopment The Cooper Health Systems Project Series 2004-B (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2032         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series A-2006 (Transportation Revenue)

    0.08        12/15/2023         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2009-32 (Miscellaneous Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust LOC)

    0.13        01/01/2018         2,400,000         2,400,000   

Garden State Preservation Trust New Jersey Open Space & Farmland Bonds PUTTER Series 2865 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2024         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New Jersey EDA Natural Gas Company Series A (Energy Revenue)

    0.07        09/01/2027         3,345,000         3,345,000   

New Jersey EDA Natural Gas Company Series C (Energy Revenue)

    0.09        08/01/2041         17,900,000         17,900,000   

New Jersey EDA Princeton Day School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        08/01/2035         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New Jersey EDA The Peddie School Project Series 1996 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.05        02/01/2026         2,250,000         2,250,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Various Institute Defense Analyses Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.08        10/01/2030         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Loan ROC RR-II-R-11571 (Education Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.23        06/01/2016         13,350,000         13,350,000   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Loan ROC RR-II-R-11853 (Education Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)144A

    0.23        06/01/2016         20,595,000         20,595,000   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency SFHR Series Y (Housing Revenue)

    0.07        10/01/2039         9,000,000         9,000,000   

New Jersey Transportation Authority Series D (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04        01/01/2024         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            74,840,000   
         

 

 

 

New Mexico: 1.25%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.25%          

New Mexico Educational Authority PFOTER Series 637 (Education Revenue, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured)

    0.21        04/01/2037         21,110,000             21,110,000   

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation Series A-2 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured)

    0.10        04/01/2034         5,420,000         5,420,000   

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation Series A-1 (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC, Guaranteed Student Loans Insured)

    0.10        04/01/2034         5,415,000         5,415,000   
            31,945,000   
         

 

 

 

New York: 7.60%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.19%          

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.14        06/06/2012         5,000,000         5,000,000   
         

 

 

 


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 7.41%          

Austin Trust Various State Certificates Series 2008-1067 (Port Authority Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.21     10/01/2030       $ 1,415,000       $ 1,415,000   

Brookhaven NY IDAG (Miscellaneous Revenue, Capitol One Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2037         1,250,000         1,250,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2009-85 (Miscellaneous Revenue)144A

    0.23        09/01/2034         10,950,000         10,950,000   

Erie County NY IDA School Facilities Series 2946 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.09        11/01/2012         3,050,000         3,050,000   

Long Island NY Power Authority Electric Subseries 1B (Utilities Revenue, State Street Bank & Trust Company LOC)

    0.05        05/01/2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Nassau County NY Interim Finance Authority Series D-1 (Tax Revenue)

    0.10        11/15/2017         2,185,000         2,185,000   

New York & New Jersey Port Authority PFOTER Series O-19 (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)144A

    0.09        10/15/2041         8,000,000         8,000,000   

New York City NY Capital Resource Corporation Loan Enhanced Assistance Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        01/01/2026         1,460,000         1,460,000   

New York City NY Capital Resource Corporation Loan Enhanced Assistance Series A (Education Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.17        05/01/2037         3,600,000         3,600,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation 1904 Vyse Avenue Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        01/15/2038         4,035,000         4,035,000   

New York City NY Housing Development Corporation West End Towers Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2034         3,500,000         3,500,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.02        06/15/2038         300,000         300,000   

New York City NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.03        06/15/2044         7,640,000         7,640,000   

New York City NY Subseries C-4 (Tax Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ LOC)

    0.05        08/01/2020         2,000,000         2,000,000   

New York City NY Transitional Finance Authority Subseries F-5 (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)

    0.05        02/01/2035         2,200,000         2,200,000   

New York City NY Trust for Cultural Resources Lincoln Center for the Arts Project Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2038         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York Convention Center Development Corporation New York Hotel Unit Fee Secured Series 3095 (Tax Revenue, BHAC-CR, AMBAC Insured)144A

    0.13        11/15/2044         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York Environmental Facilities Waste Management Incorporated Project Series 2002-B (IDR, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.10        05/01/2019         3,700,000         3,700,000   

New York HFA Ocean Park Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2035         12,420,000         12,420,000   

New York HFA ROC RR-II-R-11700 Series B (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.14        05/01/2038         6,810,000         6,810,000   

New York Housing Finance Agency Eleventh Avenue Housing Project Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.06        05/15/2041         41,000,000         41,000,000   

New York Housing Finance Agency West 23rd Street Series 2002-A (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.07        05/15/2033         7,100,000         7,100,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2005-A ROC RR-II-R-594PB (Transportation Revenue, AGC-ICC, AMBAC Insured)

    0.23        11/15/2013         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series 2006-B ROC RR-II-R-11711 (Transportation Revenue, FSA Insured)144A

    0.23        11/15/2027         8,000,000         8,000,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner ROC RR-II-R-11703 (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.13        10/01/2031         9,560,000         9,560,000   

New York Mortgage Agency Homeowner Series 71 ROC RR-II-R-11706 (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.14        10/01/2024         2,680,000         2,680,000   

New York NY DRIVER Trust Series 3381 (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.17        10/01/2023         2,970,000         2,970,000   

New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series 143 ROC RR-II-R-11699 (Housing Revenue)144A

    0.14        11/01/2040             6,120,000         6,120,000   

New York NY Series I Subseries I-7 (Tax Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        04/01/2036         2,700,000         2,700,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

New York NY Subseries A-5 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of Nova Scotia LOC)

    0.04     08/01/2031       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   

New York NY Subseries F-4 (Tax Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC)

    0.05        09/01/2035         4,700,000         4,700,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series 3-H (Tax Revenue)

    0.05        11/01/2022         5,260,000         5,260,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority North Shore Long Island Jewish Series B (Health Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2039         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York State Dormitory Authority Rockefeller University Series B (Education Revenue)

    0.03        07/01/2040         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New York State Housing Finance Agency Avalon Bowery Place Series II-A (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.15        11/01/2039         1,500,000         1,500,000   

New York State Thruway Authority PUTTER Series 3600-Z (Tax Revenue, FGIC Insured)144A

    0.18        01/01/2016         2,100,000         2,100,000   
            189,205,000   
         

 

 

 

North Carolina: 0.54%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.54%          

Piedmont NC Triad Airport Authority Series B (Port Authority Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2029         4,470,000         4,470,000   

North Carolina Healthcare Facilities Authority Hospice Alamance Project (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        12/01/2033         4,800,000         4,800,000   

North Carolina Educational Facilities Authority Hill Center Project (Education Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        07/01/2028         4,530,000         4,530,000   
            13,800,000   
         

 

 

 

North Dakota: 1.48%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.98%          

Mercer County ND Series 9-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.25        02/16/2012         25,000,000         25,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.50%          

Fargo ND IDA Cass Clay Creamery Incorporated Project (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        12/01/2012         350,000         350,000   

Richland County ND Recovery Zone Facility Minnesota-Dakota Farmers Cooperative Project Series 2010C (IDR, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.09        11/01/2028         3,000,000         3,000,000   

North Dakota State HFA Home Mortgage Program Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.10        07/01/2037         7,210,000         7,210,000   

Mandan ND IDA Cloverdale Foods Company Project (IDR, BNC National Bank LOC)

    0.27        12/01/2022         2,380,000         2,380,000   
            12,940,000   
         

 

 

 

Ohio: 2.21%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.21%          

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Andersons Marathon Ethanol LLC Project Series 2007 (Resource Recovery Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        09/01/2037             49,500,000         49,500,000   

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Series N (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.10        09/01/2036         7,000,000         7,000,000   
            56,500,000   
         

 

 

 

Oregon: 0.52%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.52%          

Oregon Beef Northwest Feeders Project (IDR, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.22        01/01/2016         725,000         725,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Oregon Beef Northwest Feeders Project Series 207 (IDR, Northwest Farm Credit LOC)

    0.22     01/01/2019       $ 710,000       $ 710,000   

Oregon Behlen Manufacturing Company Project (IDR, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.20        06/01/2017         5,500,000         5,500,000   

Oregon Health & Science University Series B-2 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        07/01/2027         3,130,000         3,130,000   

Oregon State Veterans Welfare Series 84 (Tax Revenue)

    0.06        06/01/2040         3,200,000         3,200,000   
            13,265,000   
         

 

 

 

Other: 3.59%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.59%          

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust Series 2007-14 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.23        03/01/2012         11,030,000         11,030,000   

Merrill Lynch PFOTER Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.41        05/01/2032         25,385,000         25,385,000   

Merrill Lynch PFOTER Class A (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.41        05/15/2035         55,400,000         55,400,000   
            91,815,000   
         

 

 

 

Pennsylvania: 3.93%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.93%          

Allegheny County PA IDA United Jewish Federation Project Series A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2026         3,177,000         3,177,000   

Beaver County PA IDA BSF Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.24        09/01/2032         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Berks County PA IDA Fleetwood Business Trust (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.12        05/15/2025         3,815,000         3,815,000   

Berks County PA PFOTER Series C-15 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        11/01/2012         5,500,000         5,500,000   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Floater Certificates Series 2004 (Tax Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.09        01/04/2029         3,430,000         3,430,000   

Butler County PA IDA Mine Safety Appliances Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.21        05/01/2022         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Central Bradford County PA PFOTER Series C-14 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        12/01/2041         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Delaware County PA College Authority Eastern College Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        10/01/2025         3,400,000         3,400,000   

Emmaus PA General Authority Series F24 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, State Aid Withholding Insured)

    0.06        03/01/2024         4,900,000         4,900,000   

Fayette County PA IDA Coastal Lumber Company Project (IDR, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.24        09/01/2018         1,500,000         1,500,000   

Franconia Township PA IDA Ashers Chocolate Project Series A (IDR, Commerce Bank NA LOC)

    0.33        05/01/2017         985,000         985,000   

Geisinger Authority Pennsylvania Health System Series C (Health Revenue)

    0.04        08/01/2028             21,490,000         21,490,000   

Lehigh County PA PFOTER (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.34        08/15/2042         9,900,000         9,900,000   

Manheim Township PA Unified School District PFOTER Series E-28 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        12/12/2014         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Montgomery County PA IDA Girl Scouts Southeastern (IDR, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2025         1,350,000         1,350,000   

Northampton County PA Higher Education Authority Lehigh University Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    0.06        11/15/2021         4,075,000         4,075,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Fitzpatrick Container Company Project (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2023         1,500,000         1,500,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Ganflec Corporation Project Series E (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.12        11/01/2019         1,000,000         1,000,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Pennsylvania EDFA Series B1 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.19     05/01/2015       $ 200,000       $ 200,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series B2 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.19        08/01/2014         300,000         300,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series G10 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.11        12/01/2025         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series G12 (Miscellaneous Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.19        12/01/2013         100,000         100,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series H4 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.19        12/01/2012         200,000         200,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Series J1 (IDR, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.19        05/01/2015         400,000         400,000   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Series 82-B (Miscellaneous Revenue, GO of Agency Insured)

    0.07        04/01/2034         8,575,000         8,575,000   

Pennsylvania State University Project Series B (Education Revenue)

    0.30        06/01/2031         6,400,000         6,400,000   

Philadelphia PA IDA 1100 Walnut Street Project (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC)

    0.28        12/01/2014         600,000         600,000   

Philadelphia PA IDA Series B (Lease Revenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank LOC)

    0.07        10/01/2030         500,000         500,000   

Philadelphia PA Subseries C-1 (Port Authority Revenue, TD Bank NA LOC)

    0.06        06/15/2025         4,100,000         4,100,000   
            100,397,000   
         

 

 

 

Puerto Rico: 1.74%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.74%          

Puerto Rico HFA Series 2984 (Housing Revenue, HUD Loan Insured)

    0.08        06/01/2012         700,000         700,000   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Series 2574 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2047         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Series 2601 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Assured Guaranty Insured)

    0.18        07/01/2047         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth ROC RR-II-R-185 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FGIC Insured)144A

    0.08        07/01/2013         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Finance Corporation Series 3033 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.18        08/01/2050         8,880,000         8,880,000   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Finance Corporation Series 3036 (Tax Revenue)

    0.18        08/01/2050             22,960,387         22,960,387   
            44,540,387   
         

 

 

 

Rhode Island: 0.12%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.12%          

Providence RI TAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        06/29/2012         3,000,000         3,020,715   
         

 

 

 

South Carolina: 1.99%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.58%          

York County SC Series 00B1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.45        03/01/2012         5,500,000         5,500,000   

York County SC Series 00B2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.45        03/01/2012         8,000,000         8,000,000   

York County SC Series 00B3 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.45        03/01/2012         1,400,000         1,400,000   
            14,900,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.41%          

Berkeley County SC Nucor Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.12        09/01/2028         24,000,000         24,000,000   

South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority PFOTER Wyndham Pointe Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        03/21/2019         6,895,000         6,895,000   

South Carolina EDA AnMed Health Project Series C (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.08        02/01/2033         4,980,000         4,980,000   
            35,875,000   
         

 

 

 


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22   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

South Dakota: 0.08%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.08%          

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Homeownership Mortgage Series C (Housing Revenue)

    0.09     05/01/2037       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,000,000   
         

 

 

 

Tennessee: 3.33%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.14%          

Sevier County TN Public Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25        05/01/2012         3,500,000         3,505,133   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 3.19%          

Clarksville TN Public Building Authority Tennessee Municipal Building Fund (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2035         23,000,000         23,000,000   

Franklin County TN HEFA Board University of the South Project Series 1998B (Education Revenue)

    0.12        09/01/2018         6,430,000         6,430,000   

Nashville & Davidson Counties TN HEFA Lipscomb University Project (Education Revenue, FHLB LOC)

    0.06        11/01/2028         1,100,000         1,100,000   

Sevier County TN Public Building Authority Public Improvement Project Series B-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.07        06/01/2035         4,735,000         4,735,000   

Tennessee Gas Project PFOTER Municipal Energy Acquisition Corporation Series 1578 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        12/01/2016         28,410,000         28,410,000   

Tennessee PUTTER Tennergy Corporation Series 1258-Q (Utilities Revenue)

    0.26        05/01/2016             18,000,000         18,000,000   
            81,675,000   
         

 

 

 

Texas: 12.00%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.12%          

San Antonio TX Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.09        02/15/2012         3,000,000         3,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 11.88%          

Calhoun County TX Formosa Plastics Corporation Project Series A (IDR, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)144A

    0.10        09/01/2039         7,300,000         7,300,000   

Calhoun County TX Formosa Plastics Corporation Project Series B (IDR, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)144A

    0.10        09/01/2041         11,200,000         11,200,000   

Calhoun County TX Formosa Plastics Corporation Project Series C (IDR, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation LOC)144A

    0.10        09/01/2031         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Clipper Tax-Exempt Certified Trust COP Series 2007-23 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.13        10/01/2018         1,460,000         1,460,000   

Harris County TX Industrial Development Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Deer Park Refining Project (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.09        03/01/2023         10,800,000         10,800,000   

Houston TX Housing Finance Corporation PFOTER Kensington Place Apartments Series 2004 (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.28        02/01/2048         12,020,000         12,020,000   

Houston TX Housing Finance Corporation PFOTER Sterlingshire Apartments Project Series 2003 A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.32        04/01/2040         2,870,000         2,870,000   

Jewett Economic Development Corporation Nucor Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.12        08/01/2038         6,200,000         6,200,000   

Nueces County TX Port Corpus Christi Authority Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2006 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Flint Hills Resources Guaranteed)

    0.12        01/01/2030         16,500,000         16,500,000   

Nueces County TX Port Corpus Christi Authority Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2007 (Resource Recovery Revenue, Flint Hills Resources Guaranteed)

    0.12        01/01/2032         19,800,000         19,800,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities BASF Corporation Project (IDR)

    0.24        05/01/2033         12,900,000         12,900,000   


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Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§ (continued)          

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities BASF Corporation Project Class A (IDR)

    0.25     04/01/2037       $ 15,000,000       $ 15,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series 2002 (IDR)

    0.12        12/01/2027         22,035,000         22,035,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (IDR)

    0.06        11/01/2040         2,450,000         2,450,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         2,600,000         2,600,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.06        12/01/2039         1,400,000         1,400,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series 2005 (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.12        01/01/2030         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Port Corpus Christi TX Solid Waste Disposal Flint Hills Resources Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    0.12        04/01/2028         16,500,000         16,500,000   

San Antonio TX Drury Southwest Hotel Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        10/01/2035         21,900,000         21,900,000   

San Antonio TX PFOTER Series 4590 (GO - Local, FHLMC LOC)

    0.28        03/30/2019         5,760,000         5,760,000   

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs SFHR Series A (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2038         7,355,000         7,355,000   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Series 2848 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        12/15/2026         58,000,000         58,000,000   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Series 2849 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.18        12/15/2026         11,578,948         11,578,948   

Texas PFOTER Series E-27 (Health Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)144A

    0.08        06/01/2027         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Texas PFOTER Series O-5 (Tax Revenue)144A

    0.08        11/01/2041         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            303,628,948   
         

 

 

 

Utah: 0.68%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§:0.68%          

Utah Board of Rights Senior Series A (Education Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.10        11/01/2045         17,500,000         17,500,000   
         

 

 

 

Vermont: 0.38%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.38%          

Vermont HFA Series A (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.14        05/01/2037         4,200,000         4,200,000   

Vermont HFA Series C (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    0.14        11/01/2037         5,500,000         5,500,000   
            9,700,000   
         

 

 

 

Virginia: 2.61%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 2.61%          

Alexandria VA Redevelopment & Housing PFOTER Series C-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC)

    0.15        01/01/2014         16,965,000         16,965,000   

Fairfax County VA IDA Inova Health Project Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)(i)

    0.20        05/15/2039         7,000,000         7,000,000   

FHLMC Series M020 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.13        11/15/2036             24,706,000         24,706,000   

FHLMC Series M025 Class A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.12        09/15/2038         9,945,000         9,945,000   

Norfolk VA EDA Sentra Healthcare Project (Health Revenue)(i)

    0.20        11/01/2034         5,905,000         5,905,000   

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Series B (Health Revenue, Branch Banking & Trust LOC)

    0.04        07/01/2037         2,175,000         2,175,000   
            66,696,000   
         

 

 

 


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24   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Portfolio of Investments—January 31, 2012

      

 

 

Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date      Principal      Value  
         

Washington: 0.71%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 0.71%          

King County WA Series 3090 (Water & Sewer Revenue, FSA Insured)144A

    0.13     01/01/2039       $ 4,790,000       $ 4,790,000   

Pierce County WA Economic Development Corporation Truss Company Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        01/01/2020         2,475,000         2,475,000   

Port Tacoma WA ROC RR-II-R-12056 (Port Authority Revenue, FSA-CR, FGIC Insured)

    0.14        06/26/2014         9,900,000         9,900,000   

Washington Series 2650-Z (Tax Revenue, FSA Insured)

    0.08        07/01/2013         1,000,000         1,000,000   
            18,165,000   
         

 

 

 

West Virginia: 1.30%

         
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.30%          

West Virginia EDA Appalachian Power Company Series B (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC)

    0.10        02/01/2036         7,000,000         7,000,000   

West Virginia EDA Collins Hardwood Company LLC (Miscellaneous Revenue, CoBank ACB LOC)

    0.16        10/01/2017         4,000,000         4,000,000   

West Virginia EDA Collins Hardwood Company LLC (IDR)

    0.16        10/01/2031         2,700,000         2,700,000   

West Virginia EDA Morgantown Energy (IDR, Union Bank NA LOC)

    0.10        04/01/2027             19,600,000         19,600,000   
            33,300,000   
         

 

 

 

Wisconsin: 2.70%

         
Other Municipal Debt: 0.82%          

Wisconsin HEFA Series 8-B (Health Revenue)

    0.20        07/05/2012         21,000,000         21,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Variable Rate Demand Notes§: 1.88%          

Brodhead WI Stoughton Trailers Incorporated Project (IDR, Bank One NA LOC)

    0.13        08/01/2020         6,800,000         6,800,000   

Menomonee Falls WI Mero Structures Incorporated Project (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    0.13        09/01/2021         1,430,000         1,430,000   

West Bend WI Bestech Tool Corporation Project Series A (IDR, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    1.46        09/01/2019         810,000         810,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.08        09/01/2022         27,020,000         27,020,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority Insured)

    0.18        05/01/2035         4,580,000         4,580,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    0.08        05/01/2055         4,440,000         4,440,000   

Wisconsin PFA Midwestern Disaster Area Series A (IDR, Farm Credit Services LOC)

    0.07        09/01/2036         2,800,000         2,800,000   
            47,880,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,561,622,766)

  

          2,561,622,766   
         

 

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities        
(Cost $2,561,622,766)*      100.27        2,561,622,766   

Other Assets and Liabilities, Net

     (0.27        (6,932,348
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total Net Assets      100.00      $ 2,554,690,418   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

§ These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same as for financial reporting purposes.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of Assets and Liabilities—January 31, 2012   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     25   
         

Assets

  

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at amortized cost

  $ 2,561,622,766   

Cash

    69,110   

Receivable for investments sold

    4,989,000   

Receivable for interest

    790,658   

Receivable from adviser

    89,841   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    150,781   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,567,712,156   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    16,799   

Payable for investments purchased

    12,004,604   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    5,002   

Due to related parties

    291,894   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    703,439   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    13,021,738   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,554,690,418   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,554,496,701   

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    193,717   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,554,690,418   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE1

 

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 3,532,760   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class

    3,532,554   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 2,337,777,540   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class

    2,337,562,600   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $1.00   

Net assets – Service Class

  $ 213,380,118   

Shares outstanding – Service Class

    213,398,539   

Net asset value per share – Service Class

    $1.00   

 

 

 

 

1. The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund   Statement of Operations—Year Ended January 31, 2012
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 8,184,439   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    3,263,688   

Administration fees

 

Fund level

    1,631,844   

Administrator Class

    4,017   

Institutional Class

    2,370,811   

Service Class

    355,390   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Administrator Class

    4,017   

Service Class

    655,368   

Custody and accounting fees

    168,964   

Professional fees

    45,443   

Registration fees

    65,646   

Shareholder report expenses

    29,684   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    17,794   

Other fees and expenses

    22,618   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    8,635,284   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (2,225,263
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    6,410,021   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,774,418   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    337,817   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,112,235   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     27   
     Year Ended
January 31, 2012
    Year Ended
January 31, 20111,2
    Year Ended
February 28, 20101
 

Operations

           

Net investment income

    $ 1,774,418        $ 7,347,096        $ 27,544,592   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      337,817          593,145          (85,931
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      2,112,235          7,940,241          27,458,661   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

           

Administrator Class

      (723       (904 )3        NA   

Institutional Class

      (1,827,427       (7,308,872 )4        (26,535,443 )4 

Service Class

      (29,618       (37,325 )5        (1,625,517 )5 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (1,857,768       (7,347,101       (28,160,960
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Administrator Class

    0        0        9,625,910 3      9,625,910 3      NA        NA   

Institutional Class

    9,313,833,219        9,313,833,219        14,257,502,953 4      14,257,502,953 4      19,649,803,982 4      19,649,803,982 4 

Service Class

    1,004,481,308        1,004,481,308        1,392,635,202 5      1,392,635,202 5      1,225,199,778 5      1,225,199,778 5 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      10,318,314,527          15,659,764,065          20,875,003,760   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Administrator Class

    717        717        904 3      904 3      NA        NA   

Institutional Class

    560,947        560,947        2,354,719 4      2,354,719 4      9,620,692 4      9,620,692 4 

Service Class

    8,327        8,327        14,614 5      14,614 5      1,057,889 5      1,057,889 5 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      569,991          2,370,237          10,678,581   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Administrator Class

    (6,094,977     (6,094,977     0 3      0 3      NA        NA   

Institutional Class

    (11,092,077,575     (11,092,077,575     (14,868,373,142 )4      (14,868,373,142 )4      (21,230,923,159 )4      (21,230,923,159 )4 

Service Class

    (1,103,766,077     (1,103,766,077     (1,647,501,899 )5      (1,647,501,899 )5      (1,492,774,645 )5      (1,492,774,645 )5 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (12,201,938,629       (16,515,875,041       (22,723,697,804
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (1,883,054,111       (853,740,739       (1,838,015,463
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (1,882,799,644       (853,147,599       (1,838,717,762
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      4,437,490,062          5,290,637,661          7,129,355,423   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,554,690,418        $ 4,437,490,062        $ 5,290,637,661   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 0        $ 83,350        $ 83,355   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the period prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

3. Class commenced operations on July 9, 2010.

 

4. Class I, Class AD and Class IN shares of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund became Institutional Class shares on July 12, 2010.

 

5. Class IS and Class P shares of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund became Service Class shares on July 12, 2010.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,  
Administrator Class     2012         20111    

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Net realized gains on investments

    0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 2      0.00 2 

Distribution to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return3

    0.02     0.03

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.36     0.38

Net expenses

    0.24     0.30

Net investment income

    0.01     0.07

Supplemental data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $3,533        $9,627   

 

 

 

 

 

1. For the period from July 9, 2010 (commencement of class operations) to January 31, 2011.

 

2. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Institutional Class   2012     20111,2     20101     20091     20081,5     20071  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.05     0.16     0.40     2.20     3.49     3.47

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.24     0.24     0.23     0.22     0.21     0.22

Net expenses

    0.19     0.21     0.23     0.22     0.21     0.22

Net investment income

    0.06     0.18     0.40     2.10     3.44     3.40

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)

    $2,337,778        $4,115,192        $4,580,024        $6,154,387        $5,671,591        $7,122,239   

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the periods prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Class I of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year Ended January 31,     Year Ended February 28,  
Service Class   2012     20111,2     20101     20091     20081,5     20071  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.00 )      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

    0.00 3      0.00 3      (0.00 )3      0.00        0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.00 3      0.00 3      0.00 3      0.02        0.03        0.03   

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.00 )3      (0.02     (0.03     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   

Total return4

    0.01     0.01     0.20     1.95     3.23     3.21

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Gross expenses

    0.50     0.50     0.48     0.47     0.46     0.47

Net expenses

    0.25     0.37     0.44     0.47     0.46     0.47

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.01 )%      0.01     0.21     1.85     3.16     3.15

Supplemental data

           

Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)

    $213,380        $312,671        $564,325        $830,779        $732,031        $676,614   

 

 

 

 

1. After the close of business on July 9, 2010, the Fund acquired the net assets of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the periods prior to July 12, 2010 is that of Class IS of Evergreen Institutional Municipal Money Market Fund.

 

2. For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

 

3. Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5. Year ended February 29.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Fund, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Securities valuation

As permitted under Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act, portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, the fair value of portfolio securities will be determined under procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income are accrued daily and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by distributing substantially all of its investment company taxable and tax-exempt income and any net realized capital gains (after reduction for capital loss carryforwards) sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes was required.

The Fund’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years which began after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. However, any losses incurred are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in shareholder servicing and administration fees. Shareholders of each class bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund, earn income from the portfolio, and are allocated any unrealized gains and losses pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gains and losses are allocated to each class pro rata based upon the net assets of each class on the date realized. Differences in per share dividend rates


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generally result from the relative weightings of pro rata income and realized gain allocations and from differences in separate class expenses, including shareholder servicing and administration fees.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Fund’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:

 

n  

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

n  

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

n  

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

At January 31, 2012, all of the Fund’s investments in securities carried at fair value were designated as Level 2 since the primary inputs include credit quality of the issuer and short-term interest rates which are observable.

Further details on the major security types can be found in the Portfolio of Investments.

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the year ended January 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers into/out of Level 1 and Level 2.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Advisory fee

The Trust has entered into an advisory contract with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the sub-adviser, who is responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management may retain the services of certain sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees related to sub-advisory services are borne directly by Funds Management and do not increase the overall fees paid by the Fund. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the sub-adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration and transfer agent fees

The Trust has entered into an administration agreement with Funds Management. Under this agreement, for providing administrative services, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers, Funds Management is entitled to receive from the Fund an annual fund level administration fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.03% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase and a class level administration fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class Level

Administration Fee

 

Administrator Class

     0.10

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Service Class

     0.12   


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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed advisory and administration fees to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Fund. Waiver of fees and/or reimbursement of expenses by Funds Management were made first from fund level expenses on a proportionate basis and then from class specific expenses. Funds Management has committed through July 11, 2013 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.30% for Administrator Class, 0.20% for Institutional Class and 0.45% for Service Class.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Service Class of the Fund is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of its average daily net assets. Administrator Class is charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of its average daily net assets.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the following periods were as follows:

 

     Year ended
January 31,
    

Year ended

February 28,

2010

 
     2012      2011*     

Tax-Exempt Income

   $ 1,850,530       $ 7,346,026       $ 28,022,647   

Ordinary Income

     7,238         1,075         55,563   

Long-Term Capital Gain

     0         0         82,750   

 

* For the eleven months ended January 31, 2011. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from February 28 to January 31, effective January 31, 2011.

As of January 31, 2012, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
 

$243,760

     $ 193,717   

6. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

7. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The ASU is effective prospectively for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management expects that adoption of the ASU will result in additional disclosures in the financial statements, as applicable.

In April 2011, FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements”. ASU No. 2011-03 amends FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, specifically the criteria required to determine whether a repurchase agreement (repo) and similar agreements should be accounted for as sales of financial assets or secured borrowings with commitments. ASU No. 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control by focusing on the transferor’s contractual rights and obligations and removing the criterion to assess its ability to exercise those rights or honor those obligations. This could result in changes to the way entities account for certain transactions including


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repurchase agreements, mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The ASU will become effective on a prospective basis for new transfers and modifications to existing transactions as of the beginning of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. Management has evaluated the impact of adopting the ASU and expects no significant changes.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     35   

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SHAREHOLDERS OF WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST:

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of January 31, 2012, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2012, by correspondence with custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund as of January 31, 2012, the results of its operations for the year then ended, changes in its net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

March 26, 2012


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 99.61% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com, or visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge on the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com or by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available on the Fund’s Web site (wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available without charge by visiting the SEC Web site at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) of the Trust and Officers of the Trust. This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information1 of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers listed below acts in identical capacities for the Wells Fargo Advantage family of funds, which consists of 137 funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). All of the Trustees are also Members of the Audit and Governance Committees of each Trust in the Fund Complex. The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. Each Trustee and Officer serves an indefinite term, however, each Trustee serves such term until reaching the mandatory retirement age established by the Trustees.

Independent Trustees

 

Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005 (Lead Trustee since 2001)   Co-Founder, Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Crystal Geyser Water Company. Trustee Emeritus, Colby College   Asset Allocation Trust
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
(Born 1952)
  Trustee, since 2009   Retired. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant.   CIGNA Corporation; Deluxe Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Leroy Keith, Jr.
(Born 1939)
  Trustee, since 2010   Chairman, Bloc Global Services (development and construction). Trustee of the Evergreen Funds from 1983 to 2010. Former Managing Director, Almanac Capital Management (commodities firm), former Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc. (private equity fund), former Director, Obagi Medical Products Co. and former Director, Lincoln Educational Services.   Trustee, Virtus Fund Complex (consisting of 40 portfolios as of 12/31/11); Asset Allocation Trust
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of Corporate Governance Research Program and Senior Faculty of The Rock Center for Corporate Governance since 2006. From 2005 to 2008, Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Prior thereto, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 2005.   Asset Allocation Trust
Olivia S. Mitchell
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2006   International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania since 1993. Director of Wharton’s Pension Research Council and Boettner Center on Pensions & Retirement Research, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Cornell University Professor from 1978 to 1993.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and

Year of Birth

 

Position Held and

Length of Service

  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years  

Other

Directorships During
Past Five Years

Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007 and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota since 1995. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   Asset Allocation Trust
Michael S. Scofield
(Born 1943)
  Trustee, since 2010  

Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Chairman of the IDC from 2008-2010. Institutional Investor (Fund Directions) Trustee of Year in 2007. Trustee of the Evergreen Funds (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield and former Director and Chairman, Branded Media Corporation (multi-media branding company).

  Asset Allocation Trust
Donald C. Willeke
(Born 1940)
  Trustee, since 1996   Principal of the law firm of Willeke & Daniels. General Counsel of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1984 until its consolidation into the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association on June 30, 2010. Director and Vice Chair of The Free Trust (non-profit corporation). Director of the American Chestnut Foundation (non-profit corporation).   Asset Allocation Trust

Officers

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  Position Held and
Length of Service
  Principal Occupations During Past Five Years    
Karla M. Rabusch
(Born 1959)
  President, since 2003   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2003. Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2001 to 2003.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Counsel, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Vice President and Managing Senior Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 1996.    
Kasey Phillips
(Born 1970)
  Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2006 to 2010. Treasurer of the Evergreen Funds from 2005 to 2010.    
David Berardi
(Born 1975)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Assistant Vice President of Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma
(Born 1974)
  Assistant Treasurer, since 2009   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010. Vice President, Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
Debra Ann Early
(Born 1964)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2007   Chief Compliance Officer of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2005 to 2007. Chief Financial Officer of Parnassus Investments from 2004 to 2007 and Senior Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1998 to 2004.    

 

 

1. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222 or by visiting the Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com.


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List of Abbreviations   Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Cash Management Money Market Fund     39   

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities which may have appeared in this report.

 

ACB —  Agricultural Credit Bank
ADR —  American Depository Receipt
ADS —  American Depository Shares
AGC-ICC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation - Insured Custody Certificates
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC —  American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
AMT —  Alternative Minimum Tax
AUD —  Australian Dollar
BAN —  Bond Anticipation Notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazil Real
CAB —  Capital Appreciation Bond
CAD —  Canadian Dollar
CCAB —  Convertible Capital Appreciation Bond
CDA —  Community Development Authority
CDO —  Collateralized Debt Obligation
CHF —  Swiss Franc
COP —  Certificate of Participation
CR —  Custody Receipts
DKK —  Danish Krone
DRIVER —  Derivative Inverse Tax-Exempt Receipts
DW&P —  Department of Water & Power
DWR —  Department of Water Resources
ECFA —  Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
EDA —  Economic Development Authority
EDFA —  Economic Development Finance Authority
ETF —  Exchange-Traded Fund
EUR —  Euro
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Bank
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Authority
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British Pound
GDR —  Global Depository Receipt
GNMA —  Government National Mortgage Association
GO —  General Obligation
HCFR —  Healthcare Facilities Revenue
HEFA —  Health & Educational Facilities Authority
HEFAR —  Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue
HFA —  Housing Finance Authority
HFFA —  Health Facilities Financing Authority
HKD —  Hong Kong Dollar
HUF —  Hungarian Forint
IBC —  Insured Bond Certificate
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Industrial Development Revenue
IEP —  Irish Pound
JPY —  Japanese Yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea Won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LLC —  Limited Liability Company
LLP —  Limited Liability Partnership
LOC —  Letter of Credit
LP —  Limited Partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multi-Family Housing Revenue
MSTR —  Municipal Securities Trust Receipts
MTN —  Medium Term Note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican Peso
MYR —  Malaysian Ringgit
NATL-RE —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NOK —  Norwegian Krone
NZD —  New Zealand Dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Finance Authority
PCR —  Pollution Control Revenue
PFA —  Public Finance Authority
PFFA —  Public Facilities Financing Authority
PFOTER —  Puttable Floating Option Tax-Exempt Receipts
plc —  Public Limited Company
PLN —  Polish Zloty
PUTTER —  Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts
R&D —  Research & Development
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real Estate Investment Trust
ROC —  Reset Option Certificates
SAVRS —  Select Auction Variable Rate Securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SEK —  Swedish Krona
SFHR —  Single Family Housing Revenue
SFMR —  Single Family Mortgage Revenue
SGD —  Singapore Dollar
SKK —  Slovakian Koruna
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
TAN —  Tax Anticipation Notes
TBA —  To Be Announced
TIPS —  Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TRAN —  Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes
TCR —  Transferable Custody Receipts
TRY —  Turkish Lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
XLCA —  XL Capital Assurance
ZAR —  South African Rand
 


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FOR MORE INFORMATION

More information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, e-mail, visit the Fund’s Web site, or call:

Wells Fargo Advantage Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

E-mail: wfaf@wellsfargo.com

Web site: wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

Institutional investment professionals: 1-866-765-0778

This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. For a prospectus containing more complete information, including charges and expenses, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s Web site at wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com. Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment carefully before investing. This and other information about Wells Fargo Advantage Funds can be found in the current prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

As of the end of the period, January 31, 2012, Wells Fargo Funds Trust has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its President and Treasurer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Board of Trustees of Wells Fargo Funds Trust has determined that Judith Johnson is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mrs. Johnson is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

(a)

Audit Fees - Provided below are the aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012, the Audit Fees were $1,173,060 and $4,019,199, respectively.

(b)

Audit-Related Fees – There were no audit-related fees incurred for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012 for assurance and related services by the principal accountant for the Registrant.

(c)

Tax Fees - Provided below are the aggregate fees billed for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the Registrant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012, the Tax Fees were $148,800 and $164,200 respectively. The incurred Tax Fees are comprised of excise tax review services.

For the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012, the Tax Fees were $205,730 and $288,505, respectively. The incurred Tax Fees are comprised of tax preparation and consulting services.

(d)

All Other Fees – There were no other fees incurred for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012.

(e)(1)

The Chairman of the Audit Committees is authorized to pre-approve: (1) audit services to the mutual funds of Wells Fargo Funds Trust; (2) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services provided to the Funds by the independent auditors (“Auditors”) if the fees for any particular engagement are not anticipated to exceed $50,000; and (3) non-audit tax or compliance consulting or training services provided by the Auditors to a Fund’s investment adviser and its controlling entities (where pre-approval is required because the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) if the fee to the Auditors for any particular engagement is not anticipated to exceed $50,000. For any such pre-approval sought from the Chairman, Management shall prepare a brief description of the proposed services. If the Chairman approves of such service, he or she shall sign the statement prepared by Management. Such written statement shall be presented to the full Committees at their next regularly scheduled meetings.


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(e)(2)

Not Applicable.

(f)

Not Applicable.

 

(g)

Non-Audit Fees – There were no non-audit fees billed for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2012, by the principal accountant for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

(h)

The Registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has determined that non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of the Regulation S-X, does not compromise the independence of the principal accountant.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEMS 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Trustees of the registrant (the “Trust”) has adopted procedures by which a shareholder of any series of the Trust may submit properly a nominee recommendation for the Committee’s consideration.

The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Shareholder Recommendation”) in writing to the Trust, to the attention of the Trust’s Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Trust.


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The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Trust not less than forty-five (45) calendar days nor more than seventy-five (75) calendar days prior to the date of the Committee meeting at which the nominee would be considered.

The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) the series (and, if applicable, class) and number of all shares of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Trust); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Trust to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder’s name as it appears on the Trust’s books; (iv) the series (and, if applicable, class) and number of all shares of the Trust owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the candidate to interview in person and furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve as a Trustee of the Trust.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 10a.

(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust
By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President
Date: March 26, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President
Date: March 26, 2012
By:   /s/ Kasey L. Phillips
  Kasey L. Phillips
  Treasurer
Date: March 26, 2012