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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: June 30

 

 

Registrant is making a filing for 16 of its series:

Wells Fargo California Limited Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund, Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund, Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund, Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund, and Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund.

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2016

 

 

 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    26   

Statement of operations

    27   

Statement of changes in net assets

    28   

Financial highlights

    29   

Notes to financial statements

    33   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    37   

Other information

    38   

List of abbreviations

    44   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index1, a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     3   

state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with capital preservation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Terry J. Goode

Adrian Van Poppel

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (SFCIX)   11-18-1992     1.48        2.46        3.05        3.54        2.87        3.26        0.83        0.80   
Class C (SFCCX)   8-30-2002     1.76        2.10        2.48        2.76        2.10        2.48        1.58        1.55   
Administrator Class (SCTIX)   9-6-1996                          3.78        3.09        3.48        0.77        0.60   
Institutional Class (SFNCX)   10-31-2014                          3.79        3.10        3.49        0.50        0.50   
Barclays Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index4                            2.60        1.93        3.30                 
Barclays California Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index5                            2.46        1.99        3.35                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 2.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to California municipal securities risk and high-yield securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect the Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for the Institutional Class would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays Municipal Bond 1–5 Year Blend Index is the 1–5 Year Blend component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays California Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index is the 1-5 Year Blend Component of the Barclays California Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index and the Barclays California Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 2.00%.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/ or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund outperformed its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond 1–5 Year Blend Index and the Barclays California Municipal Bond 1–5 Year Blend Index, during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   The main contributors to results were the Fund’s longer duration and its yield-curve positioning because interest rates fell and municipal bonds rallied.

 

n   The Fund’s sector and credit allocation also helped. It was overweight A-rated and BBB-rated credit categories, which outperformed because medium-quality credits outperformed higher-quality ones.

 

n   Security selection in the housing and transportation sectors detracted from results because the Fund’s holdings underperformed those in the index.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. As a result, we positioned the Fund to benefit from a flattening yield curve, which benefited results. The Fund was underweight the front end of the curve in maturities less than 3 years and overweight the 10-year segment. Longer-term maturities

 

outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin as the municipal curve flattened more than 110 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between 2- and 10-year maturities. The Fed raised the federal funds target rate in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual and data dependent. With the Fed likely on hold for an extended period, we kept the Fund’s duration longer than the index, and this contributed to results.

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20168
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We kept the Fund overweight A-rated and BBB-rated bonds, which was beneficial as lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds amid strong demand from investors for yield. The Fund’s overweight allocations to the special tax, local general obligation (GO), and appropriation-debt sectors contributed to results. Issue selection detracted from results, however, because the Fund’s holdings in housing and transportation underperformed those in the index.

California benefited from economic growth and strong legal protections for bondholders.

California’s economy continues to improve, becoming the sixth-largest economy in the world in 2015 and

 

moving ahead of Brazil and France in ranking. The California 2016–2017 state budget was enacted, with $2 billion added to the rainy day fund, leaving the fund just over half its goal of being 10% of revenues. This was the second year in a row that California did not need to issue revenue anticipation notes for cash-flow purposes. California has a strong legal framework for municipal bonds, which we believe may benefit investors by increasing bondholder security. One example of this is legislation that California passed in July 2015 that requires voter-approved local GO bonds to be secured by a statutory lien on all revenues received for the purposes of repaying the principal and interest on the bonds. An important aspect of this legislation is that it clarifies that bondholders are secured by law and can expect to be first in line for repayment should a municipality enter bankruptcy. In addition to improving bondholder protection in the event of a bankruptcy, it contributed to a tightening in credit spreads in the local GO sector.

 

 

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Rates may be lower for longer, making issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. We expect volatility in rates but don’t see any catalyst for materially higher rates or a steeper yield curve in the near term. In terms of Fund positioning, we expect to remain long duration relative to the index and to focus purchases on the steeper part of the yield curve to benefit from the roll down, the natural decline in yields as maturities shorten. We also expect to maintain an overweight to the A-rated and BBB-rated credit tiers. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.72       $ 4.02         0.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.89       $ 4.02         0.80

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.92       $ 7.77         1.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.16       $ 7.77         1.55

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.94       $ 3.02         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.53       $ 2.50         0.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.39       $ 2.50         0.50

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 98.65%

         
California: 95.65%          

Acalanes CA Union High School Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00     8-1-2022       $ 2,685,000       $ 3,311,780   

Adelanto CA School District CAB Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2018         1,800,000         1,644,678   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2019         3,000,000         2,906,487   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         750,000         956,453   

Alameda County CA Joint Powers Authority Multiple Capital Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,108,310   

Alameda County CA Joint Powers Authority Multiple Capital Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         1,000,000         1,205,200   

Albany CA Limited Obligation Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.75        9-2-2019         1,305,000         1,314,735   

Alvord CA Unified School District Election of 2007 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) 

    6.50        8-1-2017         155,000         162,728   

Alvord CA Unified School District Election of 2007 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) 

    6.50        8-1-2018         475,000         522,244   

Alvord CA Unified School District Election of 2007 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) 

    6.50        8-1-2020         1,605,000         1,916,482   

Alvord CA Unified School District Election of 2007 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         305,000         304,823   

Anaheim CA PFA CAB Sub Lien Public Improvements Project Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2018         3,245,000         3,171,176   

Anaheim CA PFA Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         1,250,000         1,295,763   

Anaheim CA Redevelopment Agency Merged Project Area Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.50        2-1-2018         875,000         923,965   

Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations Children’s Hospital (Health Revenue)

    4.25        12-1-2016         1,305,000         1,325,906   

Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations Episcopal Senior Community (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         1,045,000         1,045,115   

Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations Jackson Laboratory (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         730,000         815,242   

Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations O’Connor Woods (Health Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2019         955,000         1,031,314   

Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations Sharp Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         500,000         564,595   

Banning CA Unified School District Refunding (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2027         510,000         656,380   

Bassett CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2019         420,000         474,810   

Bassett CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2021         550,000         657,916   

Bassett CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2023         725,000         907,881   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.50        4-1-2047             14,000,000         14,141,120   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.22        4-1-2045         5,000,000         5,002,400   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.88        4-1-2047         10,500,000         10,741,920   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series E (Transportation Revenue) ±

    2.00        4-1-2034         5,000,000         5,202,350   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Brentwood CA Infrastructure Financing Authority Sub Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00     9-2-2017       $ 3,825,000       $ 3,951,378   

Brentwood CA Infrastructure Financing Authority Sub Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2017         995,000         1,020,472   

Brentwood CA Infrastructure Financing Authority Sub Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2018         1,030,000         1,077,905   

Brentwood CA Infrastructure Financing Authority Sub Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        9-2-2021         1,135,000         1,291,006   

California (GO Revenue) ±

    4.00        12-1-2027         9,015,000         9,297,710   

California (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         10,000         10,041   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2021         6,795,000         8,180,365   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         2,240,000         2,756,656   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2022         2,500,000         3,090,800   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         10,730,000         13,520,015   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         8,400,000         10,605,672   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2025         9,000,000         11,700,810   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2022         2,750,000         3,433,485   

California Community College Financing Authority Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint District Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.25        5-1-2017         435,000         439,672   

California Communities Transportation Total Road Improvement Certificate of Participation Series B (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        6-1-2017         380,000         386,433   

California Communities Transportation Total Road Improvement Certificate of Participation Series B (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2018         390,000         410,771   

California Department of Veterans Affairs Home Purchase Series A (Housing Revenue)

    3.50        12-1-2021         1,795,000         1,997,081   

California Department of Water Resources Central Valley Project Water System Series AM (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         6,595,000         7,019,256   

California Economic Recovery Refunding Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         3,800,000         4,133,944   

California Health Facilities Financing Refunding (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2027         450,000         590,535   

California HFA AMT Home Mortgage Series E (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2042         15,000         15,053   

California HFA AMT Home Mortgage Series G (Housing Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2042         60,000         61,500   

California HFA Home Mortgage Series A (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    3.75        8-1-2020         745,000         813,354   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2019         700,000         779,268   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2023             4,000,000         4,763,200   

California HFFA Chinese Hospital Associates (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         200,000         222,746   

California HFFA Fellowship Homes Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,135,000         1,225,289   

California HFFA Memorial Health Services Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         2,475,000         3,034,870   

California HFFA St. Joseph Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    5.00        7-1-2043         2,000,000         2,108,880   

California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Albert Einstein Academies Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        8-1-2023         805,000         891,425   

California Municipal Finance Authority Community Medical Centers Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2023         735,000         886,138   

California Municipal Finance Authority Community Medical Centers Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2024         500,000         614,295   

California Municipal Finance Authority Mobile Senior Caritas Affordable Housing Incorporated Projects Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2019         515,000         571,284   

California Municipal Finance Authority Northbay Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    2.49        11-1-2027         5,000,000         5,001,850   

California Municipal Finance Authority Palmdale Aerospace Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.00        7-1-2026         2,000,000         2,144,900   

California Municipal Finance Authority Peppertree Senior Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured, FHLMC LIQ)

    2.80        6-1-2023         2,500,000         2,678,250   

California Municipal Finance Authority Village Grove Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured, FHLMC LIQ)

    3.10        12-1-2021         1,000,000         1,084,590   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

California PCFA Republic Services Incorporated Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    5.25     6-1-2023       $ 3,245,000       $ 3,433,632   

California Public Works Board Capital Project Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         3,000,000         3,517,680   

California Public Works Board Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.50        9-1-2017         835,000         866,563   

California Public Works Board Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2018         1,625,000         1,726,465   

California Public Works Board Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         1,500,000         1,841,340   

California Public Works Board Judicial Council Projects Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         500,000         613,780   

California Public Works Board Judicial Council Projects Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,139,680   

California Public Works Board Refunding Department General Service Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2023         1,595,000         1,981,405   

California Public Works Board Various Capital Projects Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         1,250,000         1,465,700   

California Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2022         4,000,000         4,982,040   

California School Finance Authority Coastal Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         375,000         413,629   

California School Finance Authority Refunding Aspire Public School (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        8-1-2022         1,545,000         1,816,101   

California School Finance Authority Refunding Aspire Public School (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        8-1-2023         800,000         955,488   

California School Finance Authority Refunding Aspire Public School (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        8-1-2024         350,000         423,668   

California School Finance Authority Rocketship Education Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        6-1-2021         400,000         440,172   

California School Finance Authority Rocketship Education Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        6-1-2026         500,000         563,965   

California State Index Series E (GO Revenue) ±

    1.16        12-1-2029             5,000,000         5,002,000   

California Statewide CDA Adventist Health Systems West Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2024         800,000         997,976   

California Statewide CDA American Baptist Homes West Series B-3 (Health Revenue)

    2.10        10-1-2019         2,930,000         2,931,875   

California Statewide CDA California Baptist University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.13        11-1-2023         715,000         791,276   

California Statewide CDA California Baptist University Series B (Education Revenue)

    3.50        11-1-2018         705,000         718,148   

California Statewide CDA Episcopal Communities and Services (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2017         450,000         462,200   

California Statewide CDA Eskaton Properties Incorporated Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2016         1,000,000         1,010,370   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series F (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.52        7-1-2040         1,000,000         1,000,000   

California Statewide CDA Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2021         500,000         589,725   

California Statewide CDA Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2022         395,000         474,861   

California Statewide CDA Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2023         500,000         610,315   

California Statewide CDA Kaiser Permanente Series E (Health Revenue) ±

    5.00        4-1-2044         4,000,000         4,142,320   

California Statewide CDA Redwoods Project (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2018         400,000         421,896   

California Statewide CDA Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2019         250,000         283,908   

California Statewide CDA Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2020         210,000         245,072   

California Statewide CDA Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2021         200,000         238,610   

California Statewide CDA Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2022         200,000         243,542   

California Statewide CDA School Facilities (Education Revenue)

    5.88        7-1-2022         1,735,000         1,952,257   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

California Statewide CDA Senior Living Health Facilities Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Series B (Health Revenue)

    3.00     8-1-2021       $ 5,200,000       $ 5,234,944   

California Statewide CDA Senior Living Health Facilities Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Series D (Health Revenue)

    4.75        8-1-2020         2,000,000         2,009,340   

California Statewide CDA St. Joseph Hospital (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.50        7-1-2018         400,000         412,896   

California Statewide CDA University of California Irvine East Campus Apartments Phase I (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2017         1,000,000         1,037,280   

California Statewide Community Loma Linda University Medical Series A (Health Revenue) 144A

    5.00        12-1-2025         2,465,000         3,007,054   

California Statewide Community Refunding University California Irvine East (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2025         1,000,000         1,265,520   

California Statewide Community Refunding University California Irvine East (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2026         1,000,000         1,284,570   

California Statewide Community Refunding University California Irvine East (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2027         1,000,000         1,277,960   

California Statewide HFFA Casa Colina Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2017         400,000         406,740   

California Statewide HFFA Casa Colina Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2018         400,000         421,836   

Campbell CA Union High School Capital Projects and Refinancing (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         350,000         365,722   

Campbell CA Union High School Capital Projects and Refinancing (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025         350,000         365,586   

Campbell CA Union High School Capital Projects and Refinancing (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2026         375,000         391,699   

Campbell CA Union High School Capital Projects and Refinancing (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2027         300,000         313,242   

Carlsbad CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2017         415,000         425,130   

Carlsbad CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2018         300,000         313,290   

Carlsbad CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2019         540,000         571,412   

Carson CA RDA Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2020         775,000         892,374   

Carson CA RDA Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2021         855,000         1,006,771   

Carson CA RDA Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2022         600,000         720,612   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020             2,295,000         2,645,263   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         2,425,000         2,861,233   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         2,550,000         3,071,526   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2023         1,735,000         2,127,821   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2024         1,770,000         2,221,545   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Merged Redevelopment Project Series B (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2017         435,000         450,099   

Central California Unified School District Refunding (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        7-1-2020         500,000         563,010   

Central California Unified School District Refunding (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2021         400,000         478,748   

Central California Unified School District Refunding (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2022         750,000         918,735   

Centralia CA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2018         375,000         399,975   

Chino CA PFA Local Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         1,830,000         2,189,339   

Chino CA PFA Local Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2024         660,000         818,631   

Chula Vista CA Certificate of Participation Refunding Bond Police Facility Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2021         720,000         857,441   

Chula Vista CA Elementary School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2024         1,370,000         1,730,927   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Coachella Valley CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00     8-1-2020       $     2,455,000       $ 2,745,206   

Coachella Valley CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2021         2,230,000         2,538,119   

Coachella Valley CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2022         1,000,000         1,156,600   

Colton CA PFA Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2019         415,000         450,433   

Commerce CA Community Development Commission Refunding Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2026         1,710,000         2,204,139   

Commerce CA Community Development Commission Refunding Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,760,000         2,236,256   

Commerce CA RDA CAB Project #1 (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2021         2,110,000         1,655,633   

Compton CA Community College District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,225,000         1,271,893   

Compton CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2002 Series D (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2017         3,075,000         3,040,652   

Corcoran CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    2.70        12-1-2039         4,500,000         4,532,085   

Corona Norco CA Unified School District Junior Lien Series B (Tax Revenue)

    2.50        9-1-2016         445,000         446,375   

Cotati Rohnert Park CA Unified School District Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         2,275,000         2,639,978   

Culver City CA Redevelopment Agency CAB Tax Allocation Series A (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        11-1-2019         2,575,000         2,388,467   

Cypress CA Elementary School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        5-1-2017         335,000         338,229   

Cypress CA Elementary School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.25        5-1-2018         455,000         466,020   

Delano CA Certificate of Participation Delano Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2017         1,305,000         1,322,604   

Delano CA Financing Authority Police Station Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2016         1,040,000         1,054,144   

Desert Sands CA Unified School District Certification of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2024         1,500,000         1,867,725   

Deutsche Bank SPEARS/LIFERS Trust Series DB-649 (GO Revenue, National Insured, Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.63        6-1-2031         8,501,000         8,501,000   

Dinuba CA RDA Successor Agency Merged City Project #2 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        9-1-2019         210,000         229,142   

Dinuba CA RDA Successor Agency Merged City Project #2 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         250,000         296,595   

Dinuba CA RDA Successor Agency Merged City Project #2 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         250,000         302,955   

Dixon CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2021         1,210,000         1,442,114   

Dixon CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2022         1,285,000         1,566,197   

El Centro CA Financing Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    2.50        10-1-2016         460,000         462,139   

El Centro CA Financing Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    2.50        10-1-2017         475,000         485,222   

El Centro CA Financing Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    2.50        10-1-2018         485,000         502,761   

El Cerrito CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         355,000         355,742   

El Dorado CA Community Facilities District #19-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         1,000,000         1,063,610   

El Dorado CA Community Facilities District #92-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         1,135,000         1,174,021   

El Monte CA Union High School Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2021         1,315,000         1,562,575   

Encinitas CA Community Facilities District Ranch Public Improvements Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         1,180,000         1,222,020   

Fairfield CA RDA Successor Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         1,000,000         1,160,430   

Fairfield CA RDA Successor Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         3,170,000         3,763,995   

Fairfield CA RDA Successor Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         2,395,000         2,898,788   

Fairfield CA RDA Successor Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2023         1,025,000         1,264,020   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Florin CA Resource Conservation District Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00     9-1-2019       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,124,680   

Florin CA Resource Conservation District Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,000,000         1,153,910   

Florin CA Resource Conservation District Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,250,000         1,476,800   

Florin CA Resource Conservation District Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         1,250,000         1,507,663   

Foothill-Eastern CA Transportation Corridor Agency Series B1 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    5.00        1-15-2053         8,750,000         9,085,038   

Fowler CA Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District #1 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.20        7-1-2020         1,420,000         1,517,100   

Fremont CA Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2024         1,000,000         1,216,050   

Fresno County CA Financing Authority Lease Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        8-1-2019         970,000         1,035,941   

Fullerton CA Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    3.50        9-1-2017         565,000         581,153   

Fullerton CA Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         610,000         647,716   

Fullerton CA Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2019         665,000         722,576   

Fullerton CA School District Financing Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        9-1-2018         400,000         425,444   

Fullerton CA School District Financing Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2017         450,000         460,557   

Garden Grove CA Agency Community Refunding Garden Grove Community Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2021         770,000         882,374   

Garden Grove CA Agency Community Refunding Garden Grove Community Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2022             3,015,000         3,680,260   

Goleta CA Water District Certificate of Participation Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         125,000         142,931   

Goleta CA Water District Certificate of Participation Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2020         140,000         164,741   

Hawthorne CA School District CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         155,000         154,907   

Hawthorne CA School District CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2017         165,000         163,055   

Hayward CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2017         705,000         720,031   

Hayward CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2018         725,000         755,697   

Hayward CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2019         750,000         795,803   

Hayward CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2022         500,000         606,800   

Hayward CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2023         805,000         996,373   

Hemet CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.06        10-1-2036         4,905,000         4,904,804   

Huntington Beach CA City School District Election of 2002 (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2019         2,875,000         3,164,426   

Huntington Beach CA City School District Election of 2002 (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2021         505,000         581,518   

Huntington Beach CA City School District Election of 2002 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         3,150,000         3,679,389   

Imperial Beach CA RDA Palm Avenue Commercial Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2020         775,000         855,530   

Imperial CA PFA Wastewater Facility (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        10-15-2016         265,000         267,390   

Inglewood CA PFA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,000,000         1,003,570   

Irvine CA Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds Reassessment District #12-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        9-2-2018         1,325,000         1,413,338   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Irvine CA Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds Reassessment District #15-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     9-2-2023       $ 800,000       $ 968,488   

Irvine CA Limited Obligation Improvement Bonds Reassessment District #15-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-2-2024         850,000         1,040,808   

Irwindale CA CDA City Industrial Development Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2020         320,000         372,170   

Irwindale CA CDA City Industrial Development Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2021         340,000         406,620   

Irwindale CA CDA City Industrial Development Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2022         365,000         446,833   

Irwindale CA CDA City Industrial Development Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2023         375,000         470,573   

Jurupa CA PFA Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         550,000         636,350   

Keyes CA Unified School District CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         155,000         154,881   

La Habra CA School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         950,000         1,073,975   

La Habra CA School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         1,045,000         1,219,243   

La Habra CA School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         805,000         965,525   

La Quinta CA Redevelopment Agency Project Areas #1 & 2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,150,000         1,292,094   

La Quinta CA Redevelopment Agency Project Areas #1 & 2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,045,000         1,202,617   

La Quinta CA Redevelopment Agency Project Areas #1 & 2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         565,000         675,723   

La Quinta CA Redevelopment Agency Project Areas #1 & 2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         615,000         749,470   

Lake Elsinore CA School Financing Authority (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         1,420,000         1,423,223   

Lee Lake CA Public Financing Authority Senior Lien Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         1,620,000         1,675,696   

Los Alamitos CA Unified School BAN School Facilities Improvement (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2016         1,000,000         999,140   

Los Angeles CA Convention & Exhibit Center Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2020         2,000,000         2,185,640   

Los Angeles CA Municipal Improvement Corporation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         3,000,000         3,624,240   

Los Angeles CA Municipal Improvement Corporation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2023         475,000         589,722   

Los Angeles CA Municipal Improvement Corporation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2021         300,000         355,836   

Los Angeles CA Municipal Improvement Corporation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2022         350,000         424,603   

Los Angeles CA Municipal Improvement Corporation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2023         350,000         434,532   

Los Angeles CA Public Works Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,575,000         2,033,246   

Los Angeles CA Public Works Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2027         1,605,000         2,060,290   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation Headquarters Building Projects Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,875,000         2,276,794   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District Election of 2004 Series F (GO Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         2,500,000         2,500,300   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026             10,430,000         13,585,701   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         2,500,000         3,238,000   

Los Angeles CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         6,180,000         7,769,434   

Los Angeles County CA Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2016         3,285,000         3,359,767   

Los Angeles County CA Certificate of Participation CAB Disney Package Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2017         675,000         672,017   

Los Angeles County CA Community Facilities District #5 Rowland Heights Area (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2019         615,000         619,914   

Los Angeles County CA Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         7,880,000         8,236,728   

Los Angeles County CA Public Works Financing Authority Master Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2018         400,000         403,024   

Los Angeles County CA Public Works Multiple Capital Projects II (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         500,000         582,840   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Los Angeles County CA Redevelopment Refunding Authority Hollywood Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     7-1-2019       $ 1,780,000       $ 2,001,948   

Los Angeles County CA Redevelopment Refunding Authority Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         2,570,000         2,799,116   

Los Angeles County CA Redevelopment Refunding Authority Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         2,545,000         2,859,460   

Los Angeles County CA Regional MonteCedro Incorporated Project Series B1 (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2021         2,750,000         2,756,655   

Los Angeles County CA Schools Regionalized Business Services Corporation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2017         595,000         608,959   

Los Angeles County CA Schools Regionalized Business Services Corporation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2017         1,010,000         1,048,016   

Lynwood CA Unified School District BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         3,000,000         3,141,480   

Mendocino County CA Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.25        6-1-2018         1,115,000         1,168,453   

Mendocino County CA Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2017         1,085,000         1,108,414   

Menifee CA Union School District Public Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2022         540,000         620,854   

Merced CA Union High School CAB Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2019         2,190,000         2,095,348   

Modesto CA Community Facilities District #2004-1 Village One #2 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         595,000         632,848   

Modesto CA Community Facilities District #2004-1 Village One #2 (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        9-1-2019         605,000         666,758   

Modesto CA Irrigation District Electric Refunding Bond Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         500,000         583,100   

Monrovia CA RDA Subordinated Central Project #1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2016         725,000         727,291   

Monrovia CA RDA Subordinated Central Project #1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2017         755,000         782,127   

Monrovia CA RDA Subordinated Central Project #1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2018         785,000         835,766   

Monrovia CA RDA Subordinated Central Project #1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2019         815,000         890,502   

Montclair CA PFA Public Facilities Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2017         500,000         519,770   

Mountain View Whisman CA Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,135,670   

Mountain View Whisman CA Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,600,000         1,876,432   

Murrieta CA PFA (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2017         870,000         910,586   

Murrieta Valley CA Unified School District Refunding (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2027         2,000,000         2,605,960   

Natomas CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2017         955,000         981,816   

Natomas CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2018         1,025,000         1,076,117   

Natomas CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,069,890   

Newhall CA School District BAN School Facilities Improvement (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2017         9,000,000         8,932,770   

Newhall CA School District CAB BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2018             14,680,000         14,486,518   

North City CA West School Facilities Financing Authority Series C (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2018         1,125,000         1,218,611   

Norwalk CA Community Facilities Financing Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2019         280,000         303,447   

Norwalk CA Community Facilities Financing Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2020         350,000         386,369   

Norwalk CA Community Facilities Financing Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2018         610,000         646,826   

Norwalk CA Community Facilities Financing Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2019         625,000         677,338   

Norwalk CA Community Facilities Financing Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2020         650,000         717,542   

Oak Valley CA Hospital District Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2020         500,000         554,140   

Oak Valley CA Hospital District Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         950,000         1,124,268   

Oak Valley CA Hospital District Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         750,000         906,383   

Oak Valley CA Hospital District Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         755,000         927,518   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Oakland CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25     1-1-2017       $ 1,885,000       $ 1,928,751   

Oakland CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Sub Housing Set-Aside Series A (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2018         2,000,000         2,015,120   

Oakland CA Successor Agency Refunding Sub Lien Central District Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         3,215,000         3,432,656   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2006 Series A (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2016         540,000         541,021   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         3,425,000         3,437,364   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         2,250,000         2,346,300   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         750,000         888,113   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         600,000         736,446   

Orange County CA Community Facilities #2015-1 Esencia Village Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2023         375,000         464,959   

Orange County CA Community Facilities #2015-1 Esencia Village Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2025         335,000         419,092   

Orange County CA Development Agency Santa Ana Heights Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         200,000         218,420   

Orange County CA Development Agency Santa Ana Heights Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,085,000         1,226,104   

Orange County CA Development Agency Santa Ana Heights Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2020         1,110,000         1,267,132   

Orange County CA Development Agency Santa Ana Heights Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,140,000         1,318,980   

Orange Cove CA Irrigation District (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    3.15        2-1-2019         660,000         661,525   

Oxnard CA Financing Authority Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2021         735,000         865,845   

Oxnard CA Harbor District Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018             2,275,000         2,447,422   

Palm Springs CA Financing Authority Convention Center Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        11-1-2017         1,280,000         1,315,891   

Palo Alto CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 University Area Off-Street Parking Assessment District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.50        9-2-2016         330,000         330,878   

Palo Alto CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 University Area Off-Street Parking Assessment District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        9-2-2018         415,000         430,749   

Palo Alto CA Improvement Bond Act of 1915 University Area Off-Street Parking Assessment District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        9-2-2021         450,000         501,170   

Palo Verde CA Unified School District FlexFund Program (Education Revenue)

    4.80        9-1-2027         736,393         784,531   

Palomar CA Palomar County CAB Election of 2006 Series B (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         250,000         249,890   

Palomar CA Palomar County CAB Election of 2006 Series B (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2017         880,000         872,854   

Palomar Pomerado CA Health System CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2017         2,000,000         1,977,920   

Palos Verdes Peninsula CA Refunding Series B (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-1-2023         740,000         932,718   

Perris CA Community Facilities District Refunding #01-2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    2.00        9-1-2016         635,000         636,410   

Perris CA Community Facilities District Refunding #01-2 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    2.00        9-1-2017         670,000         675,199   

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District California Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2017         810,000         837,232   

Pittsburg CA Successor Agency Los Medanos Community Development (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2021         1,885,000         2,234,121   

Pittsburg CA Successor Agency Los Medanos Community Development (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         2,000,000         2,369,460   

Pittsburg CA Successor Agency Los Medanos Community Development (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2022         1,305,000         1,579,507   

Pittsburg CA Successor Agency Los Medanos Community Development (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2023         780,000         963,066   

Pittsburg CA Successor Agency Los Medanos Community Development (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025             3,500,000         4,413,465   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Placentia CA Redevelopment Agency Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00     8-1-2019       $ 580,000       $ 631,753   

Placentia CA Redevelopment Agency Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         600,000         688,014   

Placentia Yorba Linda CA Refunding Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2024         1,000,000         1,264,720   

Placentia Yorba Linda CA Refunding Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2026         400,000         506,204   

Pomona CA Public Financing Authority Unrefunded Balance Merfed Redevelopment – Series AH (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2018         725,000         727,973   

Pomona Valley CA Educational Joint Powers Authority Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2016         805,000         807,399   

Pomona Valley CA Educational Joint Powers Authority Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2017         1,635,000         1,693,517   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-15-2017         625,000         639,694   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-15-2018         755,000         786,023   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-15-2020         335,000         370,483   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2020         300,000         333,597   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2021         185,000         208,523   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA Series B (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2024             1,115,000         1,374,104   

Poway CA Unified School District PFA Series B (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025         775,000         970,595   

Poway CA Unified School District Special Community Facilities District #6-4S Ranch (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         495,000         512,018   

Poway CA Unified School District Special Community Facilities District #6-4S Ranch (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         445,000         472,514   

Rancho Santa Fe CA Community Services District Superior Lien Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.50        9-1-2016         725,000         728,292   

Redondo Beach CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series E (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         225,000         224,876   

Redondo Beach CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series E (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2018         345,000         336,182   

Redondo Beach CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series E (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2020         460,000         432,179   

Riverside CA Community College District Election of 2004 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2020         535,000         506,688   

Riverside CA PFA Local Measure Certificate of Participation Riverside Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2023         845,000         1,020,583   

Riverside CA Unified School District Financing Authority Superior Lien Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         1,735,000         1,842,275   

Riverside County CA Asset Leasing Corporation County Administrative Center Refunding Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2016         640,000         647,379   

Riverside County CA Asset Leasing Corporation County Administrative Center Refunding Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2017         490,000         511,418   

Riverside County CA Asset Leasing Corporation Riverside Hospital Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2019         1,000,000         960,270   

Riverside County CA PFA Indian Wells Project Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,610,000         1,871,818   

Riverside County CA Public Financing County Facilities Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2018         810,000         855,368   

Riverside County CA Public Financing County Facilities Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2020         795,000         876,424   

Riverside County CA Public Financing County Facilities Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2019         840,000         933,878   

Robla CA School District Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2018         320,000         312,922   

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Romoland CA School District Community Facilities District #2004-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00     9-1-2019       $ 850,000       $ 926,466   

Roseville CA Special Tax Refunding Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2019         875,000         956,585   

Roseville CA Special Tax Refunding Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,050,000         1,220,762   

Roseville CA Special Tax Refunding Community Facilities District (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         500,000         597,810   

Sacramento CA City Financing Refunding Master Lease Program Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2022         800,000         983,336   

Sacramento CA City Schools Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2019         1,050,000         1,164,272   

Sacramento CA City Schools Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2020         1,185,000         1,355,048   

Sacramento CA City Schools Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2021         830,000         974,188   

Sacramento CA City Schools Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2022         775,000         930,535   

Sacramento CA City Schools Joint Powers Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2023         815,000         1,000,429   

Sacramento CA District Refunding Series D (Utilities Revenue) %%

    5.00        8-15-2027             3,250,000         4,329,033   

Sacramento CA Regional Transportation District Farebox (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2019         500,000         552,080   

Salinas CA Union High School District CAB (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2020         5,000,000         4,688,900   

San Bernardino County CA Certificate of Participation Arrowhead Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2020         1,000,000         1,143,420   

San Bernardino County CA Certificate of Participation Justice Center Airport Improvements (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         430,000         430,047   

San Bernardino County CA Certificate of Participation Medical Centre Financing Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        8-1-2017         590,000         603,240   

San Buenaventura CA Community Mental Health System (Health Revenue)

    6.00        12-1-2019         2,000,000         2,260,020   

San Buenaventura CA Community Mental Health System (Health Revenue)

    6.50        12-1-2021         2,585,000         3,143,489   

San Diego CA Community Facilities District #3 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         415,000         418,357   

San Diego CA Public Facilities Financing Authority Refunding Ballpark (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2026         1,500,000         1,931,370   

San Diego CA Public Facilities Financing Authority Refunding Ballpark (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2027         500,000         638,420   

San Diego CA RDA CAB Tax Allocation Center Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2018         635,000         616,509   

San Diego CA RDA Naval Training Center Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         380,000         382,094   

San Diego CA RDA Naval Training Center Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        9-1-2017         345,000         359,097   

San Diego CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2025         2,750,000         3,584,378   

San Diego CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2026         1,500,000         1,936,260   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Successor Agency Community Facilities District #6 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2016         400,000         401,012   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Successor Agency Community Facilities District #6 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2017         205,000         209,895   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Successor Agency Community Facilities District #6 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2017         885,000         915,957   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Successor Agency Community Facilities District #6 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         500,000         544,610   

San Francisco CA City & County RDA Successor Agency Community Facilities District #6 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         555,000         624,436   

San Francisco CA City & County RDFA Mission Bay North Redevelopment Series C (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        8-1-2016         310,000         311,076   

San Francisco CA City & County RDFA Mission Bay South Redevelopment Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         500,000         579,705   

San Francisco CA City & County RDFA Mission Bay South Redevelopment Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         375,000         455,588   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

San Francisco CA City & County RDFA San Francisco Redevelopment Project Series B (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25     8-1-2018       $ 1,155,000       $ 1,164,667   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         275,000         325,562   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         500,000         604,120   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare Refunding (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2023         1,000,000         1,230,480   

San Joaquin Hills County CA Transportation Corridor Agency Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-15-2017         1,500,000         1,535,385   

San Jose CA Airport Series A (Airport Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        3-1-2018             4,350,000         4,672,727   

San Jose CA Airport Series A (Airport Revenue, AGM/Ambac Insured)

    5.50        3-1-2019         5,220,000         5,390,851   

San Jose CA Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2023         1,465,000         1,725,843   

San Jose CA Libraries & Parks Project (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2017         715,000         717,881   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    4.36        8-1-2016         400,000         401,376   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    4.54        8-1-2018         1,035,000         1,038,571   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2017         2,000,000         2,007,840   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2019         1,125,000         1,129,613   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series A-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         800,000         913,920   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Tax Refunding Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series D (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2021         2,635,000         2,749,254   

San Jose CA Union Elementary School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         1,000,000         1,028,480   

San Luis & Delta-Mendota CA Water Authority Delta Habitat Conservation & Conveyance Program Development Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2019         100,000         110,305   

San Luis & Delta-Mendota CA Water Authority Delta Habitat Conservation & Conveyance Program Development Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2020         100,000         113,511   

San Marcos CA PFA Series B (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         445,000         446,700   

San Marcos CA PFA Series B (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         455,000         465,674   

San Marcos CA PFA Series B (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         1,000,000         1,061,830   

San Marcos CA Unified School District Community Facilities District #5 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2020         220,000         255,908   

San Marcos CA Unified School District Community Facilities District #5 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         270,000         321,716   

San Marcos CA Unified School District Community Facilities District #5 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         250,000         304,608   

San Mateo County CA Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2018         270,000         261,185   

San Mateo Foster City CA School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2020             2,000,000         2,341,520   

San Pablo CA Redevelopment Agency Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2021         1,775,000         2,104,014   

San Pablo CA Redevelopment Agency Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2022         1,865,000         2,261,797   

San Pablo CA Redevelopment Agency Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2023         1,945,000         2,406,782   

Santa Ana CA Community Redevelopment Agency Merged Project Area Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,130,000   

Santa Ana CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2020         1,815,000         1,709,095   

Santa Clara County CA Financing Authority Capital Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2024         6,000,000         6,857,880   

Santa Cruz County CA Capital Financing Public Facilities Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2020         150,000         167,115   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Santa Cruz County CA Capital Financing Public Facilities Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     8-1-2021       $ 125,000       $ 148,151   

Santa Cruz County CA Capital Financing Public Facilities Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2022         165,000         199,708   

Santa Cruz County CA Redevelopment Agency Live Oak Soquel Community Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        9-1-2016         495,000         498,698   

Santa Cruz County CA Redevelopment Agency Live Oak Soquel Community Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        9-1-2017         495,000         519,869   

Santa Cruz County CA Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Refunding (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2019         625,000         707,331   

Santa Cruz County CA Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Refunding (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,000,000         1,166,790   

Santa Fe Springs CA Community Development Commission Consolidated Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2017         750,000         784,988   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2016         215,000         215,617   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2017         220,000         226,807   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2018         230,000         243,145   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2019         225,000         243,209   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2021         345,000         386,780   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2022         425,000         482,694   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2023         405,000         464,535   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care Refunding (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2024         420,000         486,952   

Signal Hill CA Redevelopment Project #1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.13        10-1-2016         550,000         554,912   

Simi Valley CA Unified School District Refunding and Capital Improvement Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2017         380,000         388,926   

Solana Beach CA School District Special Tax PFA (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         450,000         451,697   

Solana Beach CA School District Special Tax PFA (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         330,000         350,404   

Solana Beach CA School District Special Tax PFA (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2019         735,000         798,636   

South Monterey County CA Joint Union High School District (GO Revenue) ##

    3.00        8-1-2016             1,345,000         1,347,717   

South Monterey County CA Joint Union High School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2017         1,485,000         1,519,304   

South San Francisco CA Unified School District BAN Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        5-15-2017         3,000,000         2,981,940   

South Western CA Community College District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         1,250,000         1,458,975   

South Western CA Community College District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         2,710,000         3,250,401   

Southern CA Mono Healthcare District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2016         615,000         616,082   

Southern CA Mono Healthcare District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2017         300,000         304,974   

Southern CA Mono Healthcare District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2019         845,000         906,482   

Southern CA Public Power Authority Refunding Canyon Power Project Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,000,000         1,195,520   

Southern CA Public Power Authority Refunding Canyon Power Project Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         1,000,000         1,193,500   

Stanislaus County CA Schools Infrastructure Financing Agency (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,300,000         1,540,149   

Stanton CA Redevelopment Agency Consolidated Project Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2017         400,000         416,944   

Stanton CA Redevelopment Agency Consolidated Project Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2018         410,000         438,798   

Successor Agency to the Morgan Hill CA Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,055,000         1,261,569   

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Sub Lien Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        4-1-2017         460,000         470,897   

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Sub Lien Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2018         400,000         428,380   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Sub Lien Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00     4-1-2019       $ 580,000       $ 643,000   

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        4-1-2018         750,000         790,200   

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2018         550,000         589,023   

Successor Agency to the Rancho Mirage CA Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2019         1,450,000         1,607,499   

Successor Agency to the Richmond CA Community Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.50        9-1-2025         160,000         191,426   

Successor Agency to the Richmond CA Community Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2021         310,000         364,380   

Successor Agency to the Richmond CA Community Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         300,000         359,688   

Successor Agency to the Richmond CA Community Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2023         265,000         322,852   

Successor Agency to the Richmond CA Community Redevelopment Agency Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025         150,000         188,297   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Desert Communities Project Area Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         405,000         471,679   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Desert Communities Project Area Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         445,000         541,400   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Desert Communities Project Area Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         470,000         582,274   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         365,000         425,094   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         240,000         291,991   

Successor Agency to the Riverside County CA Redevelopment Agency Project Area #1 Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         460,000         569,885   

Successor Agency to the Vacaville CA Redevelopment Agency Projects (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         600,000         694,200   

Successor Agency to the Vacaville CA Redevelopment Agency Projects (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         600,000         710,838   

Successor Agency to the Vacaville CA Redevelopment Agency Projects (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         1,050,000         1,266,437   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School CAB Anticipation Notes Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2018             2,750,000         2,714,360   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Prerefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         75,000         75,326   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Prerefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         150,000         154,349   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Prerefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2018         275,000         289,080   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Prerefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2019         295,000         315,871   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Unrefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         75,000         75,287   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Unrefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         150,000         153,519   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Unrefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2018         280,000         291,822   

Sulphur Springs CA Union School District SPL Unrefunded Community Facilities District #2002-1-Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2019         300,000         316,674   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Sutter Butte CA Flood Agency Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00     10-1-2023       $ 1,280,000       $ 1,582,797   

Sutter Butte CA Flood Agency Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2024         715,000         900,178   

Sutter Butte CA Flood Agency Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,575,000         2,014,724   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District Public Financing Authority Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2018         2,500,000         2,728,375   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District Public Financing Authority Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,128,920   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2021         620,000         740,292   

Temecula CA PFA Crown Hill Community Facilities District #3-1 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         380,000         381,452   

Temecula CA PFA Crown Hill Community Facilities District #3-1 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         395,000         404,267   

Temecula CA PFA Crown Hill Community Facilities District #3-1 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2018         405,000         422,099   

Temecula CA PFA Wolf Creek Community Facilities District #3-3 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2018         870,000         906,592   

Temecula Valley CA Unified School District Community Facilities District #89-1 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         1,185,000         1,189,385   

Temecula Valley CA Unified School District Community Facilities District #89-1 (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2017         1,250,000         1,278,488   

Torrance CA RDA Referendum Senior Lien Series C (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.45        9-1-2018         845,000         848,034   

Tracy CA Community Development Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2024         400,000         508,088   

Tracy CA Community Development Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2026         750,000         961,613   

Tracy CA Community Development Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,000,000         1,268,150   

Tustin CA Community Facilities District Refunding #06-1 Legacy Columbus Villages Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2024         1,145,000         1,415,953   

Twin Rivers CA Unified School District Facility Bridge Funding Program (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    3.20        6-1-2027         4,150,000         4,157,470   

Twin Rivers CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2019         385,000         423,015   

Twin Rivers CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         510,000         593,829   

Union City CA Community Redevelopment Agency Sub Lien (Tax Revenue)

    4.38        12-1-2016         475,000         482,158   

University of California Series AK (Education Revenue) ±

    5.00        5-15-2048             10,000,000         12,509,700   

Upland CA Successor Agency Merged Project Tax Allocation (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2023         1,000,000         1,223,340   

Vacaville CA Unified School District Series C (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2022         675,000         824,999   

Val Verde CA Unified School District (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2020         350,000         388,584   

Val Verde CA Unified School District (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2021         375,000         422,681   

Val Verde CA Unified School District (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2022         665,000         798,678   

Val Verde CA Unified School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2018         5,000,000         5,011,100   

Vallejo CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.90        2-1-2018         2,065,000         2,222,952   

Vallejo CA Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         790,000         792,678   

Vallejo CA Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,500,000         1,504,050   

Ventura County CA Public Financing Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         375,000         427,583   

Ventura County CA Public Financing Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         250,000         293,738   

Visalia CA Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2020         250,000         280,853   

Visalia CA Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2021         250,000         284,950   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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24   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Visalia CA Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2022       $ 335,000       $ 408,311   

Walnut CA Energy Center Authority Refunding Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         500,000         588,325   

Walnut CA Improvement Agency Refunding Walnut Improvement Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        3-1-2017         850,000         867,289   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,125,000         1,168,403   

Washington Township CA Health Refunding Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         600,000         717,738   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,055,000         1,059,104   

West Covina CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2017         325,000         337,002   

West Covina CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2018         575,000         614,537   

West Sacramento CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.25        9-1-2016         265,000         265,766   

West Sacramento CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.25        9-1-2017         270,000         274,884   

West Sacramento CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.50        9-1-2018         275,000         285,093   

West Sacramento CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.75        9-1-2019         285,000         301,370   

West Sacramento CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         290,000         335,530   

Western Riverside County CA Regional Wastewater Authority Series A-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         560,000         563,293   

Western Riverside County CA Regional Wastewater Authority Series A-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         570,000         592,162   

Western Riverside County CA Regional Wastewater Authority Series A-1 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2019         1,830,000         2,003,612   

Western Riverside County CA Water & Wastewater Refunding-Local Agency Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         1,940,000         2,466,264   

Windsor CA Redevelopment Successor Agency Windsor Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        9-1-2017         615,000         630,787   

Yuba City CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025         750,000         955,155   
            778,982,124   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.28%          

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         400,000         472,152   

Guam Power Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2019         1,640,000         1,851,084   
            2,323,236   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 0.37%          

JPMorgan Chase PUTTER/DRIVER Trust Series 3888 Indianapolis IN Industry Local Public Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.69        2-1-2019         3,000,000         3,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.89%          

Puerto Rico HFA Capital Funding Program (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,815,000         1,840,864   

Puerto Rico HFA Subordinated Capital Fund Modernization Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2016         825,000         838,910   

Puerto Rico HFA Subordinated Capital Fund Modernization Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2017         2,045,000         2,159,275   

Puerto Rico HFA Subordinated Capital Fund Modernization Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2018         1,250,000         1,363,350   

Puerto Rico HFA Unrefunded Balance Capital Funding Program (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,027,850   
            7,230,249   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 1.46%          

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039             11,900,000         11,900,000   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $771,798,630)

            803,435,609   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     25   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Other: 0.31%

         

Nuveen California AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A§

    0.88     7-1-2018       $ 2,500,000       $ 2,490,300   
         

 

 

 

Total Other (Cost $2,500,000)

            2,490,300   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         

Short-Term Investments: 0.50%

         
Investment Companies: 0.50%          

Wells Fargo California Municipal Money Market Fund Premier Class (l)(u)##

    0.26               4,095,697         4,095,697   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,095,697)

            4,095,697        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $778,394,327) *     99.46        810,021,606   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.54           4,366,729   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 814,388,335   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

§ The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $778,395,149 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 32,142,380   

Gross unrealized losses

     (515,923
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 31,626,457   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
    

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $774,298,630)

  $ 805,925,909   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $4,095,697)

    4,095,697   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $778,394,327)

    810,021,606   

Receivable for investments sold

    2,518,009   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    1,943,518   

Receivable for interest

    8,386,697   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    31,261   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    822,901,091   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    532,938   

Payable for investments purchased

    5,123,053   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    2,405,888   

Management fee payable

    222,907   

Distribution fee payable

    24,565   

Administration fees payable

    72,291   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    131,114   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    8,512,756   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 814,388,335   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 783,192,520   

Undistributed net investment income

    414,304   

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (845,768

Net unrealized gains on investments

    31,627,279   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 814,388,335   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 196,629,330   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    17,812,575   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.04   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.27   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 40,098,464   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    3,633,118   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.04   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 226,580,607   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    20,844,398   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $10.87   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 351,079,934   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    32,315,960   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $10.86   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/98 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     27   
    

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 18,912,155   

Income from affiliated securities

    12,337   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    18,924,492   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    3,135,144   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    319,088   

Class C

    58,217   

Administrator Class

    270,921   

Institutional Class

    236,775   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    498,574   

Class C

    90,964   

Administrator Class

    676,196   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    272,893   

Custody and accounting fees

    46,926   

Professional fees

    40,842   

Registration fees

    56,496   

Shareholder report expenses

    29,635   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    23,384   

Other fees and expenses

    16,935   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,772,990   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (516,515
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    5,256,475   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    13,668,017   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    307,165   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    15,198,116   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    15,505,281   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 29,173,298   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 13,668,017        $ 14,078,386   

Net realized gains on investments

      307,165          364,309   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      15,198,116          (3,311,723
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      29,173,298          11,130,972   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (3,106,736       (3,064,591

Class C

      (293,867       (256,497

Administrator Class

      (4,753,577       (8,823,966

Institutional Class

      (5,513,837       (1,933,332 )1 
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (13,668,017       (14,078,386
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    3,717,168        40,622,538        6,964,431        75,889,938   

Class C

    1,111,875        12,161,519        553,959        6,036,972   

Administrator Class

    7,716,091        82,975,726        32,948,716        353,805,157   

Institutional Class

    18,822,453        202,617,124        36,280,587 1      389,651,041 1 
 

 

 

 
      338,376,907          825,383,108   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    255,259        2,791,230        244,994        2,670,137   

Class C

    24,387        266,691        21,405        233,181   

Administrator Class

    392,993        4,230,319        408,698        4,385,625   

Institutional Class

    36,473        393,272        4,520 1      48,377 1 
 

 

 

 
      7,681,512          7,337,320   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (4,482,841     (49,048,097     (7,599,782     (82,821,193

Class C

    (643,275     (7,027,894     (649,944     (7,074,821

Administrator Class

    (16,255,503     (174,866,159     (55,804,196     (599,212,171

Institutional Class

    (12,821,779     (137,811,298     (10,006,294 )1      (107,468,540 )1 
 

 

 

 
      (368,753,448       (796,576,725
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (22,695,029       36,143,703   
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (7,189,748       33,196,289   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      821,578,083          788,381,794   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 814,388,335        $ 821,578,083   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 414,304        $ 408,545   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.83        $10.86        $10.66        $10.70        $10.51   

Net investment income

    0.17        0.16        0.18        0.21        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.21        (0.03     0.20        (0.04     0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.38        0.13        0.38        0.17        0.46   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.16     (0.18     (0.21     (0.27

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.04        $10.83        $10.86        $10.66        $10.70   

Total return1

    3.54     1.22     3.61     1.59     4.41

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.83     0.82     0.83     0.83     0.84

Net expenses

    0.80     0.80     0.80     0.80     0.80

Net investment income

    1.56     1.49     1.70     1.95     2.51

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    21     31     31     32     56

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $196,629        $198,402        $203,306        $156,366        $162,381   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.83        $10.86        $10.65        $10.70        $10.51   

Net investment income

    0.09        0.08        0.10        0.13        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.21        (0.03     0.21        (0.05     0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.30        0.05        0.31        0.08        0.38   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.08     (0.10     (0.13     (0.19

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.04        $10.83        $10.86        $10.65        $10.70   

Total return1

    2.76     0.47     2.94     0.73     3.63

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.58     1.57     1.58     1.58     1.59

Net expenses

    1.55     1.55     1.55     1.55     1.55

Net investment income

    0.81     0.74     0.95     1.19     1.77

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    21     31     31     32     56

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $40,098        $33,996        $34,920        $35,309        $33,414   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.66        $10.70        $10.49        $10.53        $10.34   

Net investment income

    0.19        0.18        0.20        0.23        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.21        (0.04     0.21        (0.04     0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.40        0.14        0.41        0.19        0.48   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.19     (0.18     (0.20     (0.23     (0.29

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.87        $10.66        $10.70        $10.49        $10.53   

Total return

    3.78     1.33     3.95     1.79     4.65

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.77     0.76     0.77     0.77     0.77

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    1.75     1.69     1.90     2.14     2.72

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    21     31     31     32     56

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $226,581        $309,120        $550,156        $388,872        $269,980   

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.66        $10.75   

Net investment income

    0.20        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.20        (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.40        0.04   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.20     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.86        $10.66   

Total return2

    3.79     0.35

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.50     0.50

Net expenses

    0.50     0.50

Net investment income

    1.86     1.82

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    21     31

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $351,080        $280,061   

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015

 

2  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 California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund     33   

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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


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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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Undistributed net

investment income

  

Accumulated net

realized losses

on investments

$5,759    $(5,759)

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains in the amount of $844,942 with $734,586 expiring in 2018; $110,356 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. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 803,435,609       $ 0       $ 803,435,609   

Other

     0         2,490,300         0         2,490,300   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     4,095,697         0         0         4,095,697   

Total assets

   $ 4,095,697       $ 805,925,909       $ 0       $ 810,021,606   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.80% for Class A shares, 1.55% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.50% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.


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Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $2,844 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $161,189,004 and $169,274,132, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid was $13,668,017 and $14,078,386 of tax-exempt income for the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Unrealized

gains

  

Capital loss

carryforward

$947,238    $31,626,457    $(844,942)

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund) as of June 30, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

For federal and California income tax purposes, the Fund designates 100% of its distributions paid from net investment income during the fiscal 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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other public
company or

investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other public
company or

investment company
directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond 1-5 Year Blend Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than,in range of, or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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44   Wells Fargo California Limited-Term Tax-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    20   

Statement of operations

    21   

Statement of changes in net assets

    22   

Financial highlights

    23   

Notes to financial statements

    28   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    33   

Other information

    34   

List of abbreviations

    40   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful

 

 

 

1 The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     3   

step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and California individual income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Terry J. Goode

Robert J. Miller

Adrian Van Poppel

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (SCTAX)   10-6-1988     3.83        6.07        4.92        8.77        7.06        5.40        0.83        0.75   
Class B (SGCBX)*   12-15-1997     3.10        5.96        4.86        8.10        6.28        4.86        1.58        1.50   
Class C (SCTCX)   7-1-1993     7.02        6.26        4.62        8.02        6.26        4.62        1.58        1.50   
Administrator Class (SGCAX)   12-15-1997                          9.06        7.28        5.63        0.77        0.55   
Institutional Class (SGTIX)   10-31-2014                          9.14        7.30        5.64        0.50        0.48   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays California Municipal Bond Index5                            7.70        6.10        5.38                 
*   Class B shares are closed to investment, except in connection with the reinvestment of any distributions and permitted exchanges.

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to California municipal securities risk, high-yield securities risk, and non-diversification risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and is not adjusted to reflect the Institutional Class expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for the Institutional Class would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays California Municipal Bond Index is the California component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays California Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total long-term investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/ or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund outperformed both its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays California Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   Security selection was the biggest contributor to the Fund’s outperformance, followed by duration and credit. The Fund’s exposure to the highest-quality segment underperformed that of the index, but its overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated bonds benefited from spread tightening as investors continued their search for income. Additionally, zero-coupon and 4%-coupon bonds were among the best performers during the period.

 

n   Fear of a global economic slowdown and mixed economic data within the U.S. pushed Treasury and municipal yields sharply lower and flattened both curves.

Ultralow yields continued throughout the period

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. Therefore, early in the period, we extended the Fund’s duration in anticipation of lower yields and positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight short-term and intermediate-term maturities and overweight long-term maturities, helped results. Longer-term maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin because the municipal curve flattened almost 150 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between the 2- and 30-year maturities.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. We kept the Fund’s duration longer than the benchmark’s and held more stable structured bonds. In addition to the flight-to-quality trade in Treasuries, municipals were also supported by the combination of strong demand from positive fund flows and lighter new-issue supply. The Fund benefited as 30-year municipals rallied almost 90 bps from the December 2015 Fed tightening until the end of the period.

 

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20168
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The Fund’s overweight to bonds rated A and below contributed to results as lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin. The Fund’s overweight to the local general obligation, special tax, and lease revenue sectors performed well. Although the industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue and resource recovery sectors were among the best-performing sectors in the index, our issue selection within those sectors detracted from results. Additionally, we added longer-term, 4%-coupon bonds whose yield added to the income component of the Fund’s total return.

 

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     7   

California’s economy continues to improve, becoming the sixth-largest economy in the world in 2015 and moving ahead of Brazil and France in ranking. Higher taxes from Proposition 30 (temporary higher taxes were enacted amid the Great Recession and may be extended in November) and improving fundamentals for many issuers have tightened spreads for both state and local bonds. The Fund does not own any Puerto Rico bonds.

Rates may be lower for longer, making issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union (E.U.), prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. We expect volatility in rates but don’t see any catalyst for materially higher rates or a steeper yield curve in the near term. Expectations for future federal funds rate increases remain muted and data dependent. Global growth concerns in Europe and uncertainty regarding the effects of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. will likely keep rates low for some time. In terms of Fund positioning, we expect to remain long duration relative to the index and to focus purchases on the steeper part of the yield curve to benefit from the roll down. We also expect to maintain an overweight to the A-rated and BBB-rated credit tiers. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,050.89       $ 3.82         0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.13       $ 3.77         0.75

Class B

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,047.08       $ 7.63         1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40       $ 7.52         1.50

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,047.11       $ 7.63         1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40       $ 7.52         1.50

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,051.85       $ 2.81         0.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.13       $ 2.77         0.55

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,052.21       $ 2.45         0.48

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.48       $ 2.41         0.48

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 98.92%

         
California: 96.67%          

ABC California Unified School District CAB Election of 1997 Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00     8-1-2018       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,467,735   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2018         2,955,000         2,899,742   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2018         940,000         912,749   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2019         2,780,000         2,696,044   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2019         220,000         210,443   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2021         3,000,000         3,175,380   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series B (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2037         2,215,000         2,450,388   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2037         1,500,000         1,838,775   

Alameda CA Joint Powers Authority Multiple Capital Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2034         1,005,000         1,243,939   

Alhambra CA Unified School District Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    6.00        8-1-2029         4,100,000         5,134,102   

Alisal CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2006 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2017         1,105,000         1,092,812   

Alvord CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2037         1,620,000         1,965,028   

Anaheim CA PFA CAB Sub Lien Public Improvements Project Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2018         4,455,000         4,353,649   

Anaheim CA PFA CAB Sub Lien Public Improvements Project Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2025             10,000,000         8,108,300   

Anaheim CA PFA Convention Center Expansion Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2039         3,000,000         3,664,290   

Anaheim CA PFA Convention Center Expansion Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2046         3,000,000         3,632,730   

Antelope Valley CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2046         3,000,000         3,268,590   

Banning CA Financing Authority Refunding Bond Electric System Project (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2037         5,000,000         6,020,350   

Bassett CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,050,000         1,333,994   

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Toll Bridge Series S-4 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2030         2,000,000         2,459,440   

Bay Area CA Water Supply & Conservation Agency Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2034         6,000,000         7,300,680   

Belmont CA Community Facilities Special Tax District #2000-1 Library Project Series A (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.75        8-1-2030         3,190,000         4,470,115   

Brea CA PFA Tax Allocation Series A (Housing Revenue)

    7.00        9-1-2023         1,000,000         1,030,890   

Cabrillo CA Unified School District CAB Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2021         1,500,000         1,375,200   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.25        8-1-2038         1,925,000         2,099,328   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-1-2040         3,000,000         3,535,470   

California AMT Department of Veterans Affairs Series BZ (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.35        12-1-2021         5,000         5,015   

California Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations O’Connor Woods Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2043         5,000,000         5,974,600   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

California Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations Odd Fellows Home Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00     4-1-2042       $ 1,100,000       $ 1,312,817   

California Educational Facilities Authority Pepperdine University Refunding Bond (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2046         3,000,000         3,751,530   

California Educational Facilities Authority Pepperdine University Refunding Bond (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2049         5,000,000         6,216,500   

California Financial Authority Charter School Palmdale Aerospace Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        7-1-2046         1,665,000         1,808,856   

California Financial Authority Charter School Rocketship Education Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        6-1-2036         945,000         1,014,543   

California Financial Authority Charter School Rocketship Education Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        6-1-2046         2,100,000         2,223,837   

California HFA AMT Home Mortgage Series E (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2042         80,000         80,284   

California HFA AMT Home Mortgage Series G (Housing Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2042         165,000         169,125   

California HFA AMT Home Mortgage Series K (Housing Revenue)

    5.30        8-1-2023         2,520,000         2,581,236   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2023         3,000,000         3,572,400   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.00        7-1-2029         4,000,000         4,586,360   

California HFFA Nevada Methodist Homes (Health Revenue, California Mortgage Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2030         1,830,000         2,316,432   

California HFFA Nevada Methodist Homes (Health Revenue, California Mortgage Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2035         1,000,000         1,241,390   

California HFFA Nevada Methodist Homes (Health Revenue, California Mortgage Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2045         4,500,000         5,519,880   

California HFFA Prerefunded Bond Providence Health Services Series C (Health Revenue)

    6.50        10-1-2038         100,000         113,048   

California HFFA Sutter Health Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2043         1,250,000         1,519,450   

California HFFA Sutter Health Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2031         3,100,000         3,789,564   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development King City Joint Union High School (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        8-15-2029         2,150,000         2,490,775   

California Municipal Finance Authority California Baptist University Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        11-1-2025         1,025,000         1,144,771   

California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Albert Einstein Academies Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.75        8-1-2033         1,525,000         1,739,080   

California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Albert Einstein Academies Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.13        8-1-2043         1,000,000         1,159,030   

California Municipal Financing Authority Certificate of Participation Community Hospitals of Central California (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2020         415,000         425,512   

California Municipal Financing Authority Certificate of Participation Community Hospitals of Central California (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2020         585,000         598,824   

California PFOTER PT-2802 (GO Revenue, National Insured, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.62        2-1-2025         9,975,000         9,975,000   

California PFOTER Series DCL-009 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027             24,375,000         24,375,000   

California PFOTER Series DCL-010 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027         27,265,000         27,265,000   

California PFOTER Series DCL-011 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027         14,550,000         14,550,000   

California Public Works Board California State University Projects Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.70        3-1-2035         2,210,000         2,593,943   

California Public Works Board Judicial Council Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2038         7,000,000         8,367,660   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

California Public Works Board Judicial Council Projects Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25     12-1-2025       $ 4,000,000       $ 4,844,360   

California Public Works Board Various Capital Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2037         4,925,000         5,823,862   

California Public Works Board Various Capital Projects Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2037             23,000,000         27,601,610   

California Public Works Board Various Capital Projects Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        11-1-2033         2,000,000         2,542,600   

California Public Works University of California Board of Regents Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2030         9,850,000         11,931,010   

California Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025         5,000,000         5,128,450   

California School Finance Authority School Green Dot Public Schools Projects (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.00        8-1-2025         475,000         516,463   

California School Finance Authority School Green Dot Public Schools Projects (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        8-1-2035         2,525,000         2,832,166   

California School Finance Authority School KIPP Louisiana Projects Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        7-1-2035         1,000,000         1,133,140   

California Special District Association Finance Corporation Program Series MM (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        6-1-2021         615,000         617,153   

California Statewide CDA Adventist Health System Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2045         2,500,000         3,036,200   

California Statewide CDA Catholic Healthcare West Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2030         2,940,000         3,087,764   

California Statewide CDA Certificate of Participation Internext Group (Health Revenue)

    5.38        4-1-2017         100,000         100,418   

California Statewide CDA Enloe Medical Center (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        8-15-2033         1,650,000         2,068,259   

California Statewide CDA Enloe Medical Center (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        8-15-2035         1,000,000         1,244,610   

California Statewide CDA Enloe Medical Center (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        8-15-2038         3,000,000         3,707,400   

California Statewide CDA Loma Linda University Medical Center Refunding Bond Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2044         5,150,000         5,890,982   

California Statewide CDA Poway Retirement Housing Foundation Housing Incorporated Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2035         1,500,000         1,855,875   

California Statewide CDA Redwoods Projects (Health Revenue)

    5.13        11-15-2035         1,500,000         1,834,860   

California Statewide CDA School Facility Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools (Education Revenue)

    6.75        7-1-2031         1,625,000         1,890,541   

California Statewide CDA School Facility Aspire Public Schools (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,275,000         1,347,165   

California Statewide CDA School Facility Aspire Public Schools (Education Revenue)

    5.20        7-1-2020         270,000         286,016   

California Statewide CDA Senior Living Health Facilities Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Series D (Health Revenue)

    4.75        8-1-2020         1,000,000         1,004,670   

California Statewide CDA St. Joseph Health System (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2021         1,775,000         1,931,431   

California Statewide CDA Water & Wastewater Pooled Financing Program Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2027         1,040,000         1,044,316   

California Statewide Community Devauth Student Housing CHF-Irvine LLC Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2032         1,250,000         1,559,113   

California Statewide Community Devauth Student Housing CHF-Irvine LLC Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2040         1,500,000         1,832,175   

California Statewide Community Development Authority John Muir Health Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        8-15-2051         3,000,000         3,281,730   

California Statewide Community Development Authority John Muir Health Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2051         2,000,000         2,464,580   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2045         1,500,000         1,721,220   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2029         1,475,000         1,767,389   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00     10-1-2029       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,956,550   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2032         5,100,000         6,328,488   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2037         4,215,000         4,388,826   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2038         5,000,000         6,030,800   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2045         1,000,000         1,263,230   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.13        4-1-2033         6,735,000         7,244,570   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2028         5,000,000         6,059,500   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2029         800,000         915,736   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.25        4-1-2035             12,640,000         15,351,659   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2038         2,300,000         2,465,692   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.60        3-1-2036         8,715,000         10,186,615   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.75        4-1-2029         1,600,000         1,818,016   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    5.75        4-1-2031         3,380,000         3,843,533   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    6.00        4-1-2035         2,140,000         2,441,419   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    6.00        4-1-2038         23,465,000         26,770,045   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Merged Redevelopment Project Area Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2032         1,450,000         1,743,277   

Cathedral City CA Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Merged Redevelopment Project Area Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2033         880,000         1,055,824   

Center California Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2021         5,000,000         4,559,150   

Centinela Valley CA Union High School District Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue)

    6.00        8-1-2036         2,500,000         3,233,125   

Centinela Valley CA Union High School District Election of 2008 Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2035         2,000,000         2,449,220   

Central Valley CA School District Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    6.45        2-1-2018         870,000         901,799   

Cerritos CA Community College CAB Election of 2004 (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2029         1,750,000         1,241,065   

Cerritos CA Community College CAB Election of 2004 (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         1,500,000         917,160   

Chico CA PFA Redevelopment Project Area (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.13        4-1-2021         3,000,000         3,093,000   

Chula Vista CA Redevelopment Agency (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        10-1-2027         1,480,000         1,898,648   

College of the Sequoias Tulare Area Improvement District #3 California CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2024         1,000,000         857,860   

Compton CA Community College CAB Election of 2002 Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2035         3,445,000         1,737,038   

Compton CA Community College RDA Project 2nd Lien Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         1,140,000         1,253,350   

Contra Costa County CA Community College District Election of 2006 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2038         3,250,000         3,975,238   

Contra Costa County CA Home GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Program (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured)

    7.75        5-1-2022         160,000         191,573   

Delano CA Union High School Election of 2010 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ##

    5.75        8-1-2035         4,510,000         5,359,594   

Deutsche Bank SPEARS/LIFERS Trust Series DB-649 (GO Revenue, National Insured, Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.63        6-1-2031         4,170,000         4,170,000   

Dinuba CA Redevelopment Agency Merged City Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2033         1,500,000         1,827,465   

Duarte CA RDA CAB Sub-Merged Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2016         460,000         458,261   

East Bay CA Municipal Utility District Water System Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2045         2,160,000         2,456,417   

El Dorado CA Irrigation District Refunding Bond Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        3-1-2039         2,000,000         2,458,380   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Elk Grove CA Financing Authority Special Tax Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00     9-1-2038       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,820,610   

Elsinore Valley CA Municipal Water District Financing Authority Refunding Bond Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         2,500,000         3,253,000   

Emeryville CA PFA Assessment Distribution Refinancing (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.90        9-2-2021         1,750,000         1,755,355   

Escondido CA Union High School CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2027         8,385,000         6,401,780   

Evergreen CA School District Election of 2014 (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2041         5,365,000         6,043,297   

Florin CA Resource Conservation Refunding Bond Second Senior Lien Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2032         2,000,000         2,439,980   

Fontana CA RDA Jurupa Hills Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2017         1,295,000         1,311,408   

Fontana CA RDA Jurupa Hills Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.60        10-1-2027         4,785,000         4,844,286   

Foothill-Eastern Corridor CA Transportation Agency Sub Series B-3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    5.50        1-15-2053         8,000,000         9,595,440   

Fremont CA Community Facilities District #1 Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2040         2,700,000         3,102,732   

Fullerton CA Joint Union High School Project Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2035         1,385,000         1,684,853   

Garden Grove CA Unified School District Election of 2010 Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.25        8-1-2037         2,000,000         2,481,120   

Gilroy CA Unified School District Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        8-1-2027         1,000,000         1,162,460   

Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority (Lease Revenue) ±

    0.91        5-1-2017         5,000,000         4,998,500   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2040         22,100,000         26,986,310   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Enhanced Asset Backed Refunding Bond Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2045             10,500,000         12,727,050   

Hayward CA Unified School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2038         6,000,000         7,213,560   

Hollister CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Wastewater Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2036         1,270,000         1,582,763   

Hollister CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Wastewater Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2037         5,000,000         6,061,850   

Imperial CA Irrigation District Electric System Refunding Bond Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2040         3,715,000         4,613,287   

Imperial CA Irrigation District Electric System Refunding Bond Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2045         1,060,000         1,312,259   

Imperial CA Irrigation District Electric System Refunding Bond Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2037         2,500,000         3,121,025   

Imperial CA Irrigation District Electric System Refunding Bond Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2038         1,800,000         2,248,956   

Imperial CA Irrigation District Series B-1 (Utilities Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-1-2046         7,000,000         8,767,640   

Independent Cities California Finance Refunding Bond Sanitary Juan Mobile Estates (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2030         1,000,000         1,185,780   

Inland Valley CA Development Agency Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2037         4,000,000         4,815,840   

Irvine CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 Limited Obligation Reassessment District Number 15-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-2-2025         725,000         893,621   

Irvine CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 Limited Obligation Reassessment District Number 15-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-2-2026         400,000         489,320   

Irvine CA Improvement Bond Act 1915 Limited Obligation Reassessment District Number 15-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-2-2042         1,500,000         1,721,220   

Jefferson CA Union High School CAB Election of 2006 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         7,000,000         2,459,730   

Jefferson CA Union High School CAB Election of 2006 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2034         9,905,000         3,200,702   

Jefferson CA Union High School CAB Election of 2006 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2036         11,130,000         3,051,067   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Lafayette CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Bond Lafayette Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     8-1-2033       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,821,930   

Lafayette CA Redevelopment Agency Refunding Bond Lafayette Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2038         1,635,000         1,957,667   

Lancaster CA RDA Tax Allocation Combined Redevelopment Project Areas (Tax Revenue)

    6.50        8-1-2029         2,000,000         2,308,640   

Lancaster CA Redevelopment Agency Non-Housing Program Series A-1 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,300,000         1,661,894   

Lodi CA Unified School District School Facility Election of 2006 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2030         2,000,000         2,097,140   

Long Beach CA Financing Authority Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    6.00        11-1-2017         490,000         500,971   

Long Beach CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2035         2,000,000         1,112,520   

Long Beach CA Unified School District Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2026         1,435,000         1,645,787   

Long Beach CA Unified School District Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2026         95,000         109,002   

Los Angeles CA Certificate of Participation Sonneblick del Rio Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    6.00        11-1-2019         2,000,000         2,009,720   

Los Angeles CA Community Redevelopment Vermont Manchester Social Services Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025         2,310,000         2,318,616   

Los Angeles CA Department of Airports Ontario International Series A (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2024         1,565,000         1,570,837   

Los Angeles CA Department of Airports Ontario International Series A (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2025         3,425,000         3,437,501   

Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2045         2,450,000         3,052,014   

Los Angeles CA Department of Water & Power Series E (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2044             12,475,000         15,333,522   

Los Angeles CA Harbor Department (Airport Revenue)

    7.60        10-1-2018         45,000         48,715   

Los Angeles CA Public Works Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2039         2,860,000         3,492,031   

Los Angeles County CA Public Works Financial Authority Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2040         2,000,000         2,236,100   

Los Angeles County CA Public Works Financial Authority Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2045         7,400,000         9,111,472   

Lynwood CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2033         5,000         5,957   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    7.00        11-1-2034         4,000,000         6,236,200   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    6.13        11-1-2029         1,060,000         1,432,993   

Merced CA City School District Election of 2014 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2045         1,000,000         1,231,290   

Merced CA Community College School Facilities Improvement Project District #1 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2031         1,635,000         1,641,426   

Merced CA Irrigation District Water & Hydroelectric System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2038         4,000,000         4,884,800   

Merced CA Union High School District CAB Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2018         2,135,000         2,080,429   

Merced CA Union High School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         3,380,000         2,127,034   

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

    4.00        7-1-2045         3,855,000         4,388,532   

Modesto CA Irrigation District Financing Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2040         3,500,000         4,263,910   

Montclair CA PFA Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2035         2,400,000         2,896,488   

Morongo Band of Mission Indians California Enterprise Casino Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    6.50        3-1-2028         2,100,000         2,274,027   

Mount San Antonio CA Community College District CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2024         1,610,000         1,381,155   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Natomas CA Unified School District Series 1999 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.95     9-1-2021       $ 835,000       $ 911,219   

Northern California Power Agency Public Power Prerefunded Bond (Utilities Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    7.50        7-1-2023         50,000         60,984   

Norwalk-La Mirada CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2002 Series D (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2023         1,500,000         1,308,060   

Oakland CA Redevelopment Successor Agency Refunding Bond Subordinated Series TE (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2035         2,545,000         3,091,310   

Oakland CA Redevelopment Successor Agency Refunding Bond Subordinated Series TE (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2036         4,000,000         4,836,640   

Oakland CA Unified School District Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2023         500,000         612,025   

Oakland CA Unified School District Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    6.63        8-1-2038         7,750,000         9,555,595   

Oakland CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2040         3,500,000         4,204,060   

Orange County CA Community Facilities District #2015-1 Esencia Village Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2045         2,000,000         2,365,580   

Oxnard CA School District Election of 2012 Series D (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2034         1,695,000         2,083,901   

Pajaro Valley CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2038         1,700,000         2,070,464   

Palm Springs CA Palm Springs International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    6.00        7-1-2018         125,000         125,243   

Palm Springs CA Palm Springs International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    6.40        7-1-2023         500,000         501,035   

Palo Verde CA Unified School District FlexFund Program (Education Revenue)

    4.80        9-1-2027         1,398,611         1,490,038   

Palomar CA Community College District Election of 2006 Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2044             15,120,000         18,687,262   

Paramount CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2006 (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         2,500,000         1,424,700   

Pasadena CA Old Pasadena Parking Facilities Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        1-1-2018         385,000         403,218   

Pico Rivera CA Water Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        5-1-2019         1,265,000         1,347,630   

Pico Rivera CA Water Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2032         4,830,000         4,896,461   

Pioneer CA Union Elementary School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2029         1,635,000         1,674,060   

Pomona CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    6.55        8-1-2029         1,480,000         2,040,609   

Poway CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Improvement District 07-1-A (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2024         1,800,000         1,559,070   

Rancho Cucamonga CA Redevelopment Agency Rancho Redevelopment Project Area (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2032         1,870,000         2,284,523   

Redding CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Election System Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2032         440,000         540,927   

Redwood City CA RDA CAB Redevelopment Project Area 2-A (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-15-2030         3,505,000         2,278,741   

Rialto CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2010 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2026         3,320,000         2,588,637   

Richmond CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Civic Center Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.88        8-1-2037         5,000,000         5,659,650   

Richmond CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Point Potrero Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2024         7,500,000         8,597,025   

Riverside County CA Asset Leasing Corporation Riverside County Hospital Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2026         10,000,000         8,082,800   

Riverside County CA Palm Desert Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        5-1-2022         4,105,000         4,485,862   

Roseville CA Natural Gas Financing Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2025         1,930,000         2,323,797   

Sacramento CA Airport System AMT Senior Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.75        7-1-2024         2,000,000         2,196,940   

Sacramento CA Certificate of Participation Animal Care & Youth Detention Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,085,000         1,138,078   

Sacramento CA City Financing Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.40        11-1-2020         2,135,000         2,343,312   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Sacramento CA City Financing Refunding Bond Master Lease Program Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2035       $ 1,300,000       $ 1,598,194   

Sacramento CA City School Joint Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2040         2,165,000         2,568,773   

Sacramento CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2033         1,000,000         1,215,920   

Sacramento CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2033         2,735,000         3,393,041   

San Bernardino CA Community Election of 2008 Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2045         2,000,000         2,466,300   

San Bernardino City CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2040         8,000,000         9,732,560   

San Bernardino County CA Certificate of Participation Arrowhead Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2020         6,000,000         6,860,520   

San Bernardino County CA Certificate of Participation Medical Center Financing Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2028         5,815,000         5,833,899   

San Buenaventura CA Public Facilities Financing Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2042         4,000,000         4,777,960   

San Clemente CA Special Tax Community Facilities District #2006-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2040         1,000,000         1,157,800   

San Clemente CA Special Tax Community Facilities District #2006-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2046         1,200,000         1,384,680   

San Diego CA Community College Election of 2002 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2031         4,000,000         4,974,240   

San Diego CA PFFA Ballpark Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        2-15-2026         4,950,000         5,096,124   

San Diego CA PFFA Ballpark Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        2-15-2032         3,825,000         3,937,914   

San Diego CA PFFA Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2039         3,750,000         4,722,150   

San Diego CA RDA CAB Tax Allocation Centre (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2023         885,000         765,693   

San Diego CA RDA Centre City Sub Parking Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.30        9-1-2020         1,060,000         1,064,314   

San Diego CA RDA Naval Training Center Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2025         575,000         652,211   

San Diego CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series F (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2045         14,370,000         17,838,774   

San Francisco CA City & County Certificate of Participation Multiple Capital Improvement Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.20        4-1-2026         3,000,000         3,349,080   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project Series C (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        8-1-2016         250,000         250,868   

San Francisco CA City & County Redevelopment Agency Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2043         2,500,000         2,963,000   

San Francisco CA Municipal Transportation (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2039         3,000,000         3,655,950   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2032         1,750,000         2,093,945   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare (GO Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2028         2,525,000         3,199,907   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare Election of 2006 Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.63        8-1-2038         5,000,000         5,022,300   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare Election of 2006 Series C (GO Revenue)

    7.10        8-1-2033         3,000,000         3,214,170   

San Joaquin Delta CA Community College District Election of 2004 Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2033         3,195,000         3,947,582   

San Joaquin Delta CA Community College District Election of 2004 Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2034         3,315,000         4,076,290   

San Jose CA Libraries & Parks Project (GO Revenue)

    5.13        9-1-2031         2,040,000         2,048,262   

San Jose CA RDA Tax Allocation Refunding Bond Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series C (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2025         1,845,000         1,929,114   

San Jose CA RDA Tax Allocation Refunding Bond Merged Area Redevelopment Project Series C (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2026         950,000         992,674   

San Jose CA Unified School District CAB (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2021         1,205,000         1,135,688   

San Jose CA Unified School District CAB (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2026         3,175,000         2,695,575   

San Marcos CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District #4 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2034         1,725,000         2,094,374   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

San Marcos CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District #5 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00     9-1-2028       $ 1,290,000       $ 1,599,690   

San Marcos CA Unified School District Special Tax Community Facilities District #5 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2029         1,345,000         1,660,618   

San Mateo CA Foster City School District Election of 2015 Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2045         3,215,000         3,621,472   

San Rafael CA City High School District CAB Election of 2002 Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2023         1,260,000         1,109,039   

San Rafael CA Elementary School District Election of 2015 Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2041         2,000,000         2,244,180   

Sanger CA Unified School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.60        8-1-2023         1,710,000         1,886,113   

Santa Ana CA Community Redevelopment Merged Project Area Series A (Tax Revenue)

    6.00        9-1-2022         2,000,000         2,417,420   

Santa Ana CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2038         15,000,000         7,945,350   

Santa Cruz County CA RDA Live Oak Soquel Community Improvement Project (Tax Revenue)

    6.63        9-1-2029         2,100,000         2,487,597   

Santa Rosa CA High School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         1,005,000         1,224,472   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2028         1,000,000         1,239,120   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2032         1,500,000         1,827,600   

Sierra Kings CA Health Care District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2037         1,750,000         2,105,180   

Simi Valley CA Unified School District Capital Improvement Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2022         1,970,000         2,218,969   

Sonoma CA Community Development Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Sonoma Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2033         1,325,000         1,647,306   

Sonoma Valley CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2010 Series A (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2027         1,020,000         758,564   

South Pasadena CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    5.55        11-1-2020         500,000         567,530   

Southern California Public Power Authority Natural Gas Project #1 Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        11-1-2025         1,000,000         1,249,410   

Southwest California Community Finance Authority Riverside County (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.38        5-1-2033         3,065,000         3,374,810   

Stockton CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2038         1,025,000         1,232,317   

Sutter Butte CA Flood Control Agency (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2040         3,545,000         4,276,156   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2042             10,000,000         11,235,100   

Sweetwater CA Union High School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2036         2,500,000         3,114,200   

Torrance CA Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        6-1-2039         5,385,000         6,634,212   

Tracy CA Operating Partnership Joint Powers Authority Capital Improvement Projects (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.25        10-1-2033         1,000,000         1,120,040   

Tulare CA PFFA Capital Facilities Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        4-1-2027         3,000,000         3,235,560   

Tulare CA Sewer Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2041         1,500,000         1,828,440   

Turlock CA Irrigation District Revenue Refunding Bond Subordinated First Priority (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2041         2,000,000         2,329,980   

Tustin CA Community Facilities District Special Tax #2014-1 Legacy/Standard Pacific Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2040         750,000         865,538   

Tustin CA Community Facilities District Special Tax #2014-1 Legacy/Standard Pacific Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2045         1,000,000         1,149,740   

Union City CA Community RDA (Tax Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2033         8,000,000         9,459,680   

Union City CA Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Community Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2035         1,250,000         1,547,425   

Union City CA Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency Tax Allocation Community Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2036         1,000,000         1,233,220   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

University of California Regents Medical Center Series J (Health Revenue)

    5.00     5-15-2033       $ 2,265,000       $ 2,732,972   

University of California Regents Medical Center Series J (Health Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2038             10,000,000         12,176,600   

University of California Series AI (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2038         2,000,000         2,432,280   

University of California Series K (Education Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2046         17,000,000         19,282,420   

Vacaville CA Unified School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.50        12-1-2034         1,260,000         1,438,126   

Vallejo CA Unified School District Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.90        2-1-2017         1,000,000         1,029,510   

Vallejo CA Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2031         1,000,000         1,218,080   

Ventura County CA PFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2038         4,250,000         5,142,968   

Walnut CA Energy Center Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2034         3,115,000         3,865,302   

Washington Township Health Care District Election of 2004 Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2038         1,500,000         1,886,325   

Washington Township Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,190,000         1,449,956   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2024         1,350,000         1,629,653   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2005 Series B (GO Revenue)

    6.00        8-1-2027         1,080,000         1,544,843   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2005 Series C-1 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2021         6,000,000         5,536,560   

Wiseburn CA School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2027         1,525,000         1,172,527   

Yorba Linda CA RDA CAB Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2019         2,010,000         1,802,447   
            1,094,334,316   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.52%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,142,140   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2046         2,500,000         2,988,975   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2033         1,500,000         1,781,505   
            5,912,620   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 0.51%          

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2027         5,000,000         5,800,350   
         

 

 

 
New York: 0.24%          

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2A (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø

    0.60        11-1-2022         500,000         500,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2B (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.56        11-1-2022         1,000,000         1,000,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series C3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.56        8-1-2031         1,225,000         1,225,000   
            2,725,000   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 0.58%          

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         1,500,000         1,500,000   
            6,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.40%          

Virgin Islands PFA Matching Fund Loan Note Senior Lien (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2029         4,000,000         4,553,360   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $998,765,316)

            1,119,825,646   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     19   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Other: 0.22%

         

Nuveen California AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A§

    0.88     7-1-2018       $ 2,500,000       $ 2,490,300   
         

 

 

 

Total Other (Cost $2,500,000)

            2,490,300   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.48%          
Investment Companies: 0.48%          

Wells Fargo California Municipal Money Market Fund Premier Class ##(l)(u)

    0.26               5,467,738         5,467,738   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,467,738)

            5,467,738        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $1,006,733,054) *     99.62        1,127,783,684   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.38           4,245,930   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,132,029,614   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued and/or unfunded loans.

 

§ The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,006,827,615 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 121,122,007   

Gross unrealized losses

     (165,938
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 120,956,069   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $1,001,265,316)

  $ 1,122,315,946   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $5,467,738)

    5,467,738   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $1,006,733,054)

    1,127,783,684   

Receivable for investments sold

    4,258,675   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    2,008,043   

Receivable for interest

    12,213,364   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    50,606   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,146,314,372   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    560,417   

Payable for investments purchased

    11,892,814   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    1,193,231   

Management fee payable

    259,751   

Distribution fees payable

    39,500   

Administration fees payable

    117,278   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    221,767   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    14,284,758   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,132,029,614   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,020,055,065   

Undistributed net investment income

    61,771   

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (9,137,852

Net unrealized gains on investments

    121,050,630   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,132,029,614   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 528,238,055   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    42,412,545   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $12.45   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $13.04   

Net assets – Class B

  $ 119,782   

Shares outstanding – Class B1

    9,425   

Net asset value per share – Class B

    $12.71   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 66,427,466   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    5,229,829   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $12.70   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 344,090,161   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    27,569,855   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $12.48   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 193,154,150   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    15,477,659   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $12.48   

 

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     21   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 36,853,068   

Income from affiliated securities

    13,508   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    36,866,576   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    3,839,848   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    797,688   

Class B

    224   

Class C

    89,882   

Administrator Class

    270,122   

Institutional Class

    134,169   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    1,246,387   

Class B

    350   

Class C

    140,441   

Administrator Class

    675,305   

Distribution fees

 

Class B

    1,050   

Class C

    421,322   

Custody and accounting fees

    56,873   

Professional fees

    53,806   

Registration fees

    90,420   

Shareholder report expenses

    14,984   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    22,996   

Other fees and expenses

    16,537   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    7,872,404   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (997,814
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    6,874,590   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    29,991,986   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    1,334,393   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    55,001,083   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    56,335,476   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 86,327,462   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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22   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 29,991,986        $ 27,212,446   

Net realized gains on investments

      1,334,393          2,254,786   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      55,001,083          (760,677
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      86,327,462          28,706,555   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (14,775,252       (15,140,747

Class B

      (3,113       (7,112

Class C

      (1,242,347       (1,189,812

Administrator Class

      (8,542,089       (8,899,925

Institutional Class

      (5,429,185       (1,974,850 )1 
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (29,991,986       (27,212,446
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    7,403,254        89,174,570        4,711,161        56,157,629   

Class C

    1,564,126        19,286,269        775,910        9,442,120   

Administrator Class

    15,429,582        186,582,017        11,314,902        135,638,547   

Institutional Class

    6,601,583        79,772,864        13,920,921 1      167,143,717 1 
 

 

 

 
      374,815,720          368,382,013   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    1,127,394        13,600,711        1,156,627        13,795,754   

Class B

    231        2,839        546        6,640   

Class C

    90,135        1,109,354        87,749        1,067,361   

Administrator Class

    634,427        7,682,854        487,746        5,829,813   

Institutional Class

    40,832        495,242        6,023 1      71,726 1 
 

 

 

 
      22,891,000          20,771,294   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (6,028,808     (72,871,296     (5,715,891     (68,058,187

Class B

    (4,785     (58,475     (28,490     (345,266

Class C

    (650,067     (7,959,797     (477,683     (5,795,267

Administrator Class

    (6,300,064     (76,074,940     (17,223,780     (206,068,914

Institutional Class

    (3,813,661     (46,003,940     (1,278,039 )1      (15,297,220 )1 
 

 

 

 
      (202,968,448       (295,564,854
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      194,738,272          93,588,453   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      251,073,748          95,082,562   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      880,955,866          785,873,304   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,132,029,614        $ 880,955,866   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 61,771        $ 63,314   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.79        $11.73        $11.21        $11.37        $10.53   

Net investment income

    0.36        0.38        0.42        0.40        0.45   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.66        0.06        0.52        (0.16     0.84   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.02        0.44        0.94        0.24        1.29   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.36     (0.38     (0.42     (0.40     (0.45

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.45        $11.79        $11.73        $11.21        $11.37   

Total return1

    8.77     3.74     8.58     2.06     12.46

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.82     0.83     0.83     0.83     0.83

Net expenses

    0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75

Net investment income

    2.96     3.17     3.71     3.46     4.08

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     30     41     23     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $528,238        $470,368        $466,411        $506,770        $512,957   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS B   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.02        $11.97        $11.44        $11.60        $10.74   

Net investment income

    0.27 1      0.30 1      0.34 1      0.32 1      0.38 1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.69        0.04        0.53        (0.16     0.86   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.96        0.34        0.87        0.16        1.24   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.27     (0.29     (0.34     (0.32     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.71        $12.02        $11.97        $11.44        $11.60   

Total return2

    8.10     2.87     7.76     1.33     11.66

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.57     1.58     1.58     1.58     1.58

Net expenses

    1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50

Net investment income

    2.22     2.45     2.97     2.72     3.37

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     30     41     23     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $120        $168        $502        $966        $1,618   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.02        $11.96        $11.43        $11.59        $10.74   

Net investment income

    0.27        0.29        0.34        0.32        0.38   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.68        0.06        0.53        (0.16     0.85   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.95        0.35        0.87        0.16        1.23   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.27     (0.29     (0.34     (0.32     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.70        $12.02        $11.96        $11.43        $11.59   

Total return1

    8.02     2.96     7.77     1.33     11.56

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.57     1.58     1.58     1.58     1.58

Net expenses

    1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50

Net investment income

    2.21     2.42     2.96     2.70     3.31

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     30     41     23     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $66,427        $50,787        $45,934        $46,050        $44,920   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.81        $11.75        $11.23        $11.39        $10.55   

Net investment income

    0.38        0.40        0.44        0.43        0.48   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.67        0.06        0.52        (0.16     0.84   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.05        0.46        0.96        0.27        1.32   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.40     (0.44     (0.43     (0.48

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.48        $11.81        $11.75        $11.23        $11.39   

Total return

    9.06     3.95     8.79     2.27     12.67

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.76     0.77     0.77     0.77     0.76

Net expenses

    0.55     0.55     0.55     0.55     0.55

Net investment income

    3.16     3.39     3.91     3.65     4.26

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     30     41     23     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $344,090        $210,265        $273,026        $231,383        $179,670   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.81        $11.99   

Net investment income

    0.39        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.67        (0.18
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    1.06        0.09   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.39     (0.27

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.48        $11.81   

Total return2

    9.14     0.72

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    0.49     0.50

Net expenses

    0.48     0.48

Net investment income

    3.24     3.35

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    17     30

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $193,154        $149,368   

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from October 31, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015

 

2  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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”) which is a non-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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.


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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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Undistributed net
investment income
   Accumulated net
realized losses
on investments
$(1,543)    $1,543

Capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards that expire. As of June 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

2018

     No expiration
       Short-term
$4,667,645      $4,375,648

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 1,119,825,646       $ 0       $ 1,119,825,646   

Other

     0         2,490,300         0         2,490,300   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     5,467,738         0         0         5,467,738   

Total assets

   $ 5,467,738       $ 1,122,315,946       $                 0       $ 1,127,783,684   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.39% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual 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

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.75% for Class A shares, 1.50% for Class B shares, 1.50% for Class C shares, 0.55% for Administrator Class, and 0.48% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.


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Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class B and Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class B and Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $33,137 from the sale of Class A shares and $1,784 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class B, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $379,562,717 and $153,405,944, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid was $29,991,986 and $27,212,446 of exempt-interest income for the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Unrealized

gains

  

Capital loss

carryforward

$623,498    $120,956,069    $(9,043,293)

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.


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9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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Report of independent registered public accounting firm   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund     33   

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 California Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage California Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 California Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust

Peter G. Gordon

(Born 1942)

  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust

Judith M. Johnson

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships

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

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

C. David Messman

(Born 1960)

  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    

Michael Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than or in range of the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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40   Wells Fargo California Tax-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    13   

Statement of operations

    14   

Statement of changes in net assets

    15   

Financial highlights

    16   

Notes to financial statements

    19   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    23   

Other information

    24   

List of abbreviations

    30   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     3   

on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Colorado individual income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Terry Goode

Adrian Van Poppel

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (NWCOX)   7-31-1995     3.64        4.93        4.25        8.53        5.90        4.73        0.93        0.85   
Class C (WCOTX)   3-31-2008     6.71        5.11        3.93        7.71        5.11        3.93        1.68        1.60   
Administrator Class (NCOTX)   8-23-1993                          8.80        6.16        4.99        0.87        0.60   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays Colorado Municipal Bond Index5                            8.87        6.32        5.65                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to Colorado municipal securities risk, high-yield securities risk, and non-diversification risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  Historical performance shown for Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays Colorado Municipal Bond Index is the Colorado component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Colorado Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified


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6   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The Fund underperformed the Barclays Colorado Municipal Bond Index during the same period.

 

n   The main contributors to performance included security selection, longer duration, yield-curve positioning, and an overweight to BBB-rated bonds. Within security selection, the E-470 Toll Road and Colorado Springs Utility bonds did well.

 

n   Detractors from performance included an underweight to the industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue sector and poor security selection in the hospital sector.

 

n   Benign inflation expectations, global growth concerns, and the shape of the yield curve influenced our decision to extend duration and focus on bond purchases in the steeper portion of the yield curve. This resulted in an overweight to maturities 20 years and longer.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential rise in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight the area less than 10 years and overweight the 20-year and greater area, helped results. Longer-term maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide

 

margin because the municipal curve flattened almost 150 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) between the 2- and 30-year maturities.

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. With the Fed likely on hold for an extended period and continued benign inflation, we extended the Fund’s duration longer than the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, which contributed to results as yields fell.

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20168
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. Sector allocation also contributed to results due to the Fund’s overweight to strong-performing appropriation, education, and special tax sectors. The Fund’s underweight to the industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue sector detracted from results. Finally, issue selection was helped by E-470 Toll Road and Colorado Springs Utility bonds but certain hospital issues held by the Fund lagged.

 

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     7   

Colorado felt the effect of weakness in energy but benefited from growth elsewhere.

With its status as seventh in the nation for oil production and ninth for concentration of oil- and gas-related employment, Colorado did experience weaker growth over the period. However, growth in other industries offset the decreases in the oil sector and the unemployment rate trended lower in the state. Migration to the state continued with 2015 marking the state’s largest increase since 2000.

Rates may be lower for longer, making issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. We expect volatility in rates but don’t see any catalyst for materially higher rates or a steeper yield curve in the near term. Strong demand for municipals from both U.S. and global investors in search of yield alongside favorable supply/demand factors may continue to support the municipal market. In terms of Fund positioning, we expect to remain long duration relative to the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and to focus our purchases on the steeper part of the yield curve to benefit from the roll down, or the natural decline in yields as maturities shorten. We also expect to maintain an overweight to the A-rated and BBB-rated credit tiers. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,050.68       $ 4.33         0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.64       $ 4.27         0.85

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,046.72       $ 8.14         1.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91       $ 8.02         1.60

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,051.99       $ 3.06         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

 

 

 

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 Obligations: 100.99%

         
Arizona: 1.02%          

Phoenix AZ IDA Rowan University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.25     6-1-2034       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,175,070   
         

 

 

 
California: 2.19%          

Inglewood CA Unified School District (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        10-15-2021         1,000,000         1,204,720   

Norco CA Redevelopment Agency Project Area #1 (Tax Revenue)

    6.00        3-1-2036         1,120,000         1,312,786   
            2,517,506   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 91.83%          

Adams County CO 12 Five Star Schools Certificate of Participation Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2027         1,200,000         1,590,576   

Adams County CO Certificate of Participation Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2034         500,000         613,735   

Adams County CO North Range Metropolitan District No. 1 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2038         1,000,000         1,184,660   

Adams County CO Rangeview Library District Certificate of Participation Series 2015 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-15-2029         1,000,000         1,250,680   

Arapahoe County CO Centennial 25 Metropolitan District (GO Revenue)

    6.38        12-1-2016         70,000         70,505   

Arapahoe County CO Copperleaf Metropolitan District (GO Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2045         500,000         536,615   

Arapahoe County CO Water & Wastewater Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2033         500,000         528,560   

Arvada CO Jefferson Center Metropolitan District (Tax Revenue)

    4.75        12-1-2026         1,000,000         1,047,380   

Aspen Valley CO Hospital Refunding Bonds District Series 2012 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2033         600,000         678,222   

Aurora CO Certificate of Participation Refunding Bonds Series 2009A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2027         2,000,000         2,264,340   

Aurora CO E-470 Public Highway Authority Colorado CAB Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2034         4,000,000         2,357,960   

Aurora CO Eagle Bend Metropolitan District No. 2 Refunding Bonds (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2037         1,000,000         1,236,330   

Aurora CO First Lien Water Improvement Bonds Series 2007A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2039         1,000,000         1,043,580   

Canon City CO Finance Authority Certificate of Participation Series 2008 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2032         150,000         163,529   

Colorado Board of Governors State University System Enterprise Bonds Series 2013C (Education Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2033         725,000         893,816   

Colorado Board of Governors State University System Enterprise Bonds Series E1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2040             2,000,000         2,437,980   

Colorado ECFA Alexander Dawson School LLC Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2040         1,000,000         1,106,960   

Colorado ECFA Charter School American Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    7.25        12-1-2028         1,000,000         1,172,120   

Colorado ECFA Charter School American Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    7.38        12-1-2028         1,000,000         1,175,110   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Aspen Ridge School Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.13        7-1-2026         625,000         657,163   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Banning Lewis Ranch Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.13        12-15-2035         425,000         426,925   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Ben Franklin Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2036         750,000         879,848   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Collegiate Project (Education Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2019         660,000         662,554   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Collegiate Project (Education Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.25        6-15-2024         1,140,000         1,144,480   

Colorado ECFA Charter School District Montessori Charter School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2037         1,150,000         1,317,912   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Colorado (continued)          

Colorado ECFA Charter School Pinnacle High School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.13     12-1-2039       $ 500,000       $ 534,275   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Refunding and Improvement Bonds Flagstaff Academy Project 2015 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2036         335,000         397,421   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Refunding and Improvement Bonds Frontier Academy Project 2015 (Education Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-1-2036         540,000         639,058   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Refunding and Improvement Bonds Skyview Academy Project Series 2014 (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.13        7-1-2024         500,000         532,970   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Refunding and Improvement Bonds University Laboratory School Project 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        12-15-2028         600,000         662,772   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Refunding and Improvement Bonds University Laboratory School Project 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.00        12-15-2025         535,000         561,654   

Colorado ECFA Cheyenne Mountain Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2029         590,000         616,066   

Colorado ECFA Refunding Bonds Regis University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2034             2,000,000         2,358,180   

Colorado ECFA Refunding Bonds The University Corporation for Atmosphere Research Project Series 2010 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2032         1,265,000         1,436,306   

Colorado ECFA Refunding Bonds The University Corporation for Atmosphere Research Project Series B (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         1,770,000         2,103,840   

Colorado ECFA Student Housing Campus Village Apartment (Miscellaneous Revenue) ##

    5.50        6-1-2033         1,735,000         1,871,423   

Colorado ECFA Twin Peaks Charter Academy (Education Revenue)

    6.75        11-15-2028         750,000         856,253   

Colorado Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees Series B (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2036         1,735,000         2,164,222   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series A (Health Revenue) %%

    4.00        11-15-2046         1,000,000         1,097,840   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series C (Health Revenue) %%±

    5.00        11-15-2036         500,000         645,350   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2027         1,000,000         1,017,040   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Adventist Health Sunbelt Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2035         1,000,000         1,017,040   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Catholic Health Initiatives Series D1 (Health Revenue)

    6.25        10-1-2033         1,000,000         1,121,540   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Children’s Hospital Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2044         2,000,000         2,438,780   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Covenant Retirement Communities Series 2012C (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,000,000         1,176,360   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2040         1,000,000         1,150,410   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Sisters of Charity Leavenworth Health System Series 2013A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2035         1,000,000         1,236,440   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Sunny Vista Living Center Series A (Health Revenue) 144A

    5.00        12-1-2025         670,000         700,706   

Colorado HFA Waste Management Incorporated Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.70        7-1-2018         500,000         546,480   

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise U.S. 36 and I-25 Managed Lanes (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2044         1,200,000         1,317,756   

Colorado Park Creek Metropolitan District Refunding Bonds Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2045         500,000         590,510   

Colorado Regional Transportation District Certificate of Participation Series 2014A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2044         2,000,000         2,342,180   

Colorado Regional Transportation District Certificate of Participation Tax-Exempt Bonds Series 2010A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.38        6-1-2031         2,500,000         2,877,075   

Colorado Regional Transportation District Certificate of Participation Transit Vehicles Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,000,000         1,057,490   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Colorado (continued)          

Colorado Regional Transportation District Fastracks Project Revenue Bonds Series 2013A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     11-1-2031       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,223,640   

Colorado Springs CO Utilities System Improvement Bonds Series 2013 B-2 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2038         3,000,000         3,662,490   

Commerce City CO Sales & Use Tax Bonds Series 2014 (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2044         1,250,000         1,487,550   

Denver CO City & County Department of Aviation Airport System Bonds Series 2012B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2030         2,000,000         2,413,240   

Denver CO City & County Excise Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        9-1-2021         2,000,000         2,327,080   

Denver CO City & County Refunding and Improvement Bonds Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2044         500,000         625,495   

Denver CO Convention Center (Tax Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2030         1,205,000         1,217,050   

Denver CO School District No. 1 Certificate of Participation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2035         1,000,000         1,230,230   

Denver CO School District No. 1 Certificate of Participation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2045         1,200,000         1,456,932   

Douglas County CO Stonegate Village Metropolitan District (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2045         525,000         619,085   

Eagle County CO Eagle River Water and Sanitation District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2045             1,360,000         1,684,238   

East Cherry Creek Valley CO Water and Sanitation District (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2032         750,000         939,270   

El Paso County CO Lorson Ranch Metropolitan District No. 2 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2041         855,000         1,014,603   

El Paso County CO School District #49 (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        12-15-2027         1,430,000         1,522,078   

Fountain CO Urban Renewal Authority South Academy Highlands Project Series 2015-A (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        11-1-2029         1,330,000         1,468,546   

Fremont County CO Finance Corporation Certificate of Participation Series 2013 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2038         1,265,000         1,457,482   

Garfield County CO Public Library District Lease Purchase Financing Program (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         715,000         808,000   

Glendale CO Certificate of Participation Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,000,000         1,018,950   

Longmont CO Certificates of Participation Series 2014 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2034         1,000,000         1,194,470   

Park Meadows CO Business Improvement District (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         105,000         109,657   

Platte Valley CO Fire Protection District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2036         325,000         351,868   

Regents of the University of Colorado Certificate of Participation Series 2013A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2028         2,000,000         2,443,820   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Colorado HCFR Series 2015-XF1001 (Health Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.64        1-1-2045         2,360,000         2,360,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Colorado HCFR Series 2016-XG0068 (Health Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.58        12-1-2032         2,185,000         2,185,000   

Thornton CO Development Authority East 144th Avenue and I-25 Project Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2034         1,375,000         1,653,011   

University of Colorado Enterprise System Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2026         1,000,000         1,193,660   

University of Colorado Hospital Authority Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.00        11-15-2029         2,000,000         2,314,760   

Weld County CO Eaton Area Park and Recreation District Series 2015 (GO Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2038         1,075,000         1,166,730   

Westminster CO Certificate of Participation Series 2015A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2035         2,000,000         2,451,136   

Wheatlands CO (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2030         500,000         613,775   
            105,722,823   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 2.52%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,142,140   

Guam Government Limited Obligation Section 30 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2034         500,000         569,490   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2046         1,000,000         1,195,590   
            2,907,220   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Maryland: 0.42%          

Maryland Economic Development Corporation Salisbury University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00     6-1-2027       $ 235,000       $ 264,518   

Maryland Economic Development Corporation Salisbury University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         200,000         222,804   
            487,322   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 1.50%          

East Hempfield Township PA IDA Student Services Incorporated Student Housing Project of Millersville University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         500,000         570,295   

Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority Indiana University Student Housing Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2032             1,000,000         1,155,430   
            1,725,725   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 0.52%          

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         600,000         600,000   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.99%          

Virgin Islands PFA Matching Fund Loan Note Senior Lien (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2029         1,000,000         1,138,340   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $106,024,174)

            116,274,006   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.51%          
Investment Companies: 0.51%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class ##(l)(u)

    0.30           583,158         583,158   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $583,158)

            583,158       
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $106,607,332) *     101.50        116,857,164   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.50        (1,728,049
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 115,129,115   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $106,607,130 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 10,279,104   

Gross unrealized losses

     (29,070
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 10,250,034   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $106,024,174)

  $ 116,274,006   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $583,158)

    583,158   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $106,607,332)

    116,857,164   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    48,821   

Receivable for interest

    835,524   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    13,320   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    117,754,829   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    109,131   

Payable for investments purchased

    2,355,988   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    96,216   

Management fee payable

    10,718   

Distribution fee payable

    5,056   

Administration fees payable

    11,711   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    36,894   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,625,714   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 115,129,115   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 106,054,298   

Undistributed net investment income

    298,072   

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (1,473,087

Net unrealized gains on investments

    10,249,832   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 115,129,115   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 41,341,392   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    3,595,670   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.50   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $12.04   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 8,503,207   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    738,853   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.51   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 65,284,516   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    5,678,009   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $11.50   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 3,822,834   

Income from affiliated securities

    1,399   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,824,233   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    395,503   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    58,100   

Class C

    8,816   

Administrator Class

    57,053   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    90,782   

Class C

    13,776   

Administrator Class

    142,632   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    41,327   

Custody and accounting fees

    10,808   

Professional fees

    45,572   

Registration fees

    19,687   

Shareholder report expenses

    12,364   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    21,537   

Other fees and expenses

    6,964   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    924,921   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (185,783
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    739,138   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,085,095   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (27,079

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    5,358,174   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    5,331,095   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 8,416,190   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     15   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 3,085,095        $ 2,765,609   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (27,079       239,821   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      5,358,174          235,851   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      8,416,190          3,241,281   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (1,095,590       (1,059,973

Class B

      N/A          (102 )1 

Class C

      (124,324       (86,629

Administrator Class

      (1,865,181       (1,618,905
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (3,085,095       (2,765,609
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    696,674        7,784,831        195,576        2,149,912   

Class C

    422,886        4,750,010        106,467        1,175,015   

Administrator Class

    1,447,561        16,128,508        1,336,343        14,710,217   
 

 

 

 
      28,663,349          18,035,144   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    95,642        1,066,603        92,820        1,022,854   

Class B

    N/A        N/A        9 1      102 1 

Class C

    10,332        115,562        7,438        82,034   

Administrator Class

    58,589        653,646        50,754        559,409   
 

 

 

 
      1,835,811          1,664,399   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (285,488     (3,174,098     (433,987     (4,763,158

Class B

    N/A        N/A        (1,826 )1      (20,041 )1 

Class C

    (76,234     (855,123     (71,751     (781,903

Administrator Class

    (618,076     (6,860,160     (678,121     (7,490,164
 

 

 

 
      (10,889,381       (13,055,266
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      19,609,779          6,644,277   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      24,940,874          7,119,949   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      90,188,241          83,068,292   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 115,129,115        $ 90,188,241   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 298,072        $ 298,072   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2014 to January 6, 2015. Class B shares of the Fund were no longer offered to shareholders effective January 7, 2015.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.92        $10.85        $10.46        $10.72        $10.15   

Net investment income

    0.34 1      0.34 1      0.35 1      0.34        0.38   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.58        0.07        0.39        (0.26     0.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.92        0.41        0.74        0.08        0.95   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.34     (0.34     (0.35     (0.34     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.50        $10.92        $10.85        $10.46        $10.72   

Total return2

    8.53     3.82     7.26     0.65     9.51

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.93     0.93     0.94     0.91     0.91

Net expenses

    0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Net investment income

    3.02     3.12     3.35     3.10     3.64

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     23     33     36     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $41,341        $33,722        $35,088        $46,069        $53,185   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.93        $10.86        $10.47        $10.73        $10.16   

Net investment income

    0.25        0.26        0.28        0.26        0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.58        0.07        0.38        (0.26     0.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.83        0.33        0.66        0.00        0.87   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.25     (0.26     (0.27     (0.26     (0.30

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.51        $10.93        $10.86        $10.47        $10.73   

Total return1

    7.71     3.05     6.46     (0.10 )%      8.69

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.68     1.68     1.69     1.67     1.66

Net expenses

    1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60

Net investment income

    2.26     2.35     2.60     2.34     2.89

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     23     33     36     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $8,503        $4,173        $3,689        $4,460        $4,012   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.92        $10.85        $10.46        $10.72        $10.15   

Net investment income

    0.36        0.37        0.38        0.36        0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.58        0.07        0.39        (0.26     0.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.94        0.44        0.77        0.10        0.98   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.36     (0.37     (0.38     (0.36     (0.41

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.50        $10.92        $10.85        $10.46        $10.72   

Total return

    8.80     4.08     7.53     0.90     9.78

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.87     0.87     0.88     0.86     0.84

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    3.27     3.36     3.60     3.34     3.89

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     23     33     36     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $65,285        $52,294        $44,272        $49,549        $43,876   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     19   

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”) which is a non-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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.


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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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards that expire. As of June 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

          No expiration
2018    2019    Short-term
$548,785    $57,793    $829,427

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $37,285 in long-term losses which will be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     21   

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant

unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 116,274,006       $ 0       $ 116,274,006   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     583,158         0         0         583,158   

Total assets

   $ 583,158       $ 116,274,006       $ 0       $ 116,857,164   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class C shares, and 0.60% for Administrator Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.


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In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $11,949 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $40,504,987 and $12,367,858, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid was $3,085,095 and $2,765,609 of exempt-interest income for the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Unrealized
gains
  

Post-October
capital

losses

deferred

   Capital loss
carryforward
$407,204    $10,250,034    $(37,285)    $(1,436,005)

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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Report of independent registered public accounting firm   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund     23   

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 Colorado Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Colorado Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Colorado Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other public

company or investment
company directorships

William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other public

company or investment
company directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967)   Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1 (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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1  Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2  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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under reviewexcept the ten-year period under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were in range of or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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30   Wells Fargo Colorado Tax-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    18   

Statement of operations

    19   

Statement of changes in net assets

    20   

Financial highlights

    21   

Notes to financial statements

    25   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    31   

Other information

    32   

List of abbreviations

    38   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund     3   

state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, and capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Dennis Derby

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA®, CPA

Terry J. Goode

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 2016

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     Since inception     1 year     Since inception     Gross     Net2  
Class A (WHYMX)   1-31-2013     4.49        5.23        9.44        6.66        1.08        0.86   
Class C (WHYCX)   1-31-2013     7.62        5.87        8.62        5.87        1.83        1.61   
Administrator Class (WHYDX)   1-31-2013                   9.65        6.79        1.02        0.76   
Institutional Class (WHYIX)   1-31-2013                   9.71        6.92        0.75        0.61   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index3                     7.65        3.93                 
Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index4                     12.09        4.69                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.01% in acquired fund fees and expenses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

2  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 0.85% for Class A, 1.60% for Class C, 0.75% for Administrator Class, and 0.60% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

3  The Barclays 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.

 

4  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares since inception with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

6  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The Fund, however, underperformed the Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index over that same period.

 

n   Investors continued their search for income in this low-yield environment, which caused lower-quality bonds to perform very well. The Fund’s overweight to A-rated, BBB-rated, and out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade debt was the biggest contributor to excess returns.

 

n   The Fund began the period with a duration that was longer than the benchmark. As rates rallied, we slowly reduced its duration and are now positioned for higher rates. We also began reducing the Fund’s bias for a flatter yield curve in the second quarter of 2016 given the amount of flattening that had already occurred.

 

n   Issue selection within the special tax, education, health care, and transportation sectors contributed to results, while corporate-backed and resource recovery holdings detracted. Our largest state overweight was to Illinois debt, and it was one of the best-performing states despite its prolonged budgetary crisis.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20166
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Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities between one and five years appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to the potential for them to rise. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. We, therefore, extended the Fund’s duration in anticipation of lower yields and also positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight maturities between 1 and 7 years

 

and overweight the 10-year area, helped results. Longer-term maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin because the municipal curve flattened almost 150 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between the 1- and 30-year maturities.

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. We initially kept the Fund’s duration long but started to reduce it as the market rallied. The Fund’s short duration positioning hurt relative performance during the second half of the reporting period as U.S. rates continued to move lower in sympathy with declining global interest rates.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to BBB-rated debt and its holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin. The Fund’s holdings within the special tax, education, and transportation sectors performed well. Notably, within the education sector, smaller private universities outperformed. On the other hand, issue selection within resource recovery and corporate-backed sectors detracted from results. While we have been cautious about the health care sector because we believe credit fundamentals have peaked, the Fund’s lower-rated health care issues contributed to performance. Although taxable corporate bond spreads

 

increased dramatically during late 2015 and early 2016 as global fears spooked the market, spreads for corporate-backed municipal debt declined. We sold into this rally, but continued new-money flows into high-yield and longer-term municipal bonds funds caused these spreads to move even tighter. Issue selection within Illinois, Colorado, and Michigan added to results. Regarding sector allocations, we reduced exposure to Illinois debt, added New York debt, and increased exposure to senior care

Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds since the Fund’s inception because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit issues. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should ultimately lead to tighter spreads. During the past 12 months, Puerto Rico had several widely anticipated defaults on its debt. The lack of clarity surrounding the federal government’s restructuring legislation for Puerto Rico debt, the lack of financial statements, and a declining economy make it very hard to develop an investment opinion for the territory. As a result, we had minimal exposure to Puerto Rico bonds. Finally, the Fund ended the year with no exposure to tobacco bonds. While the sector continued to outperform, recent developments highlighted longer-term risks within the sector. Fitch recently withdrew its credit ratings on all tobacco issues, citing the problematic modeling of revenues going forward.

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. In the (we would hope unlikely) event of a materially weaker U.S. economy, that could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,049.19       $ 4.33         0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.64       $ 4.27         0.85

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,045.28       $ 8.14         1.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91       $ 8.02         1.60

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,050.67       $ 3.82         0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.13       $ 3.77         0.75

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,050.48       $ 3.06         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 99.79%

         
Alabama: 1.13%          

Alabama State University General Tuition and Fee Revenue Bonds (Education Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.25     8-1-2032       $     1,000,000       $     1,000,260   

Jefferson County AL Sewer Warrants CAB Senior Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2027         920,000         595,866   
            1,596,126   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 1.54%          

Florence AZ IDA Legacy Traditional School Project Queen Creek & Casa Grande Campuses (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         250,000         275,723   

Phoenix AZ IDA Great Hearts Academies Project (Education Revenue)

    5.20        7-1-2022         160,000         172,522   

Phoenix AZ IDA Legacy Traditional Schools Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.50        7-1-2034         500,000         596,975   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.13        7-1-2041         500,000         501,515   

Pima County AZ IDA Refunding Bond Desert Heights Charter School Facility (Education Revenue)

    6.00        5-1-2024         580,000         634,073   
            2,180,808   
         

 

 

 
California: 3.61%          

Anaheim CA PFA Convention Center Expansion Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2046         500,000         605,455   

California CDA Baptist University Series B (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.75        11-1-2017         100,000         103,442   

California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Albert Einstein Academies Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.13        8-1-2043         250,000         289,758   

California School Finance Authority View Park Elementary & Middle Schools Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.88        10-1-2044         1,000,000         1,115,360   

California Statewide CDA Loma Linda University Medical Center Refunding Bond Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2044         1,000,000         1,143,880   

California Statewide CDA Senior Living Health Facilities Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging Series D (Health Revenue)

    4.75        8-1-2020         1,000,000         1,004,670   

California Student Education Loan Marketing Corporation Series IV-D1 (Education Revenue)

    5.88        1-1-2018         500,000         499,940   

Compton CA Community College RDA Project 2nd Lien Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.75        8-1-2019         225,000         241,558   

Compton CA Community College RDA Project 2nd Lien Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         100,000         109,943   
            5,114,006   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 5.47%          

Arapahoe County CO Copperleaf Metropolitan District (GO Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2045         500,000         536,615   

Arvada CO Jefferson Center Metropolitan District (Tax Revenue)

    4.75        12-1-2026         1,280,000         1,340,646   

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise U.S. 36 and I-25 Managed Lanes (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2044         500,000         549,065   

Colorado Springs CO Utilities System Sub Lien Improvement Series B (Utilities Revenue, Bayerische Landesbank SPA) ø

    0.56        11-1-2036         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Eaton CO Area Park & Recreation District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2023         810,000         885,136   

Eaton CO Area Park & Recreation District (GO Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2030         475,000         524,015   

Fountain CO Urban Renewal Authority South Academy Highlands Project Series 2015-A (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        11-1-2029         1,725,000         1,904,693   
            7,740,170   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Delaware: 0.73%          

Delaware EDA Odyssey Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    7.00     9-1-2045       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,037,980   
         

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 2.10%          

District of Columbia Population Services International (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        11-1-2042             2,535,000             2,535,000   

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation (Tobacco Revenue)

    6.75        5-15-2040         435,000         437,297   
            2,972,297   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 4.06%          

Crossings At Fleming Island Florida Community Development District Refunding Bond Senior Lien Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2024         1,000,000         1,044,440   

Florida Development Finance Corporation Educational Facilities Renaissance Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.50        6-15-2044         250,000         296,683   

Holmes County FL Hospital Corporation Doctors Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2038         250,000         250,678   

Miami-Dade County FL IDA Youth Co-Op Charter Schools Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.00        9-15-2045         1,000,000         1,060,110   

Orange County FL Health Facilities Authority Lakeside Health Facility (Health Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        7-1-2027         2,150,000         2,150,000   

Trout Creek Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.88        5-1-2025         920,000         953,700   
            5,755,611   
         

 

 

 
Georgia: 2.59%          

Cobb County GA Development Authority Student Housing Refunding Bond Kennesaw State University Foundation Project Series C (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2028         800,000         922,064   

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority Toll Revenue Convertible CAB I-75 South Expressway Lanes Project Series B (Transportation Revenue) 144A±

    0.00        6-1-2049         1,000,000         615,000   

Savannah GA EDA Calvary Day School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.50        11-1-2026         2,130,000         2,130,000   
            3,667,064   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.23%          

Guam International Airport Authority Series C (Airport Revenue)

    6.38        10-1-2043         260,000         318,128   
         

 

 

 
Idaho: 0.34%          

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Idaho Arts Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.50        12-1-2038         200,000         213,316   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Legacy Public Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        5-1-2043         250,000         274,095   
            487,411   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 14.60%          

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2023         500,000         386,985   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2024         1,000,000         741,530   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2025         500,000         354,210   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2028         1,000,000         610,610   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    4.39     3-1-2032       $ 1,000,000       $ 980,410   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2021         250,000         253,470   

Chicago IL Midway Airport Refunding Bond Second Lien Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,176,800   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Bond Series B (Airport Revenue)

    6.00        1-1-2041         150,000         179,864   

Chicago IL Sales (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2032         1,500,000         1,657,275   

Chicago IL Sales Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2041         1,000,000         1,063,680   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2033         310,000         311,181   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2023         500,000         509,760   

Chicago IL Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2032         700,000         718,634   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2044         1,000,000         1,182,070   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2030         600,000         609,414   

Chicago IL Water Revenue Second Lien Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2032         500,000         506,925   

Cook County IL School District #144 Prairie Hills CAB Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2025         350,000         297,091   

Cook County IL School District #144 Prairie Hills CAB Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2025         730,000         519,380   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2033             2,000,000             2,150,840   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2025         525,000         626,173   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2025         250,000         289,213   

Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Aid Intrinsic Schools Belmont School Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.25        12-1-2025         800,000         830,680   

Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Refunding Bond Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.88        10-1-2031         725,000         804,692   

Illinois Finance Authority Educational Facility Senior Rogers Park Montessori School (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        2-1-2034         680,000         740,806   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2024         500,000         581,255   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2025         1,000,000         783,400   

Lake County IL Community Unit School District #187 North Chicago Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023         590,000         466,637   

Sangamon County IL School District #186 Certificate of Participation Hay-Edwards Elementary School Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, ACA Insured)

    5.88        8-15-2018         85,000         83,554   

Sangamon County IL School District #186 Certificate of Participation Hay-Edwards Elementary School Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, ACA Insured)

    6.13        8-15-2023         250,000         240,748   

Will County IL Communty High School District #210 Lincoln-Way Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         1,000,000         1,027,350   
            20,684,637   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 1.88%          

Indiana Business Finance Authority Refunding Bond Marquette Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2030         1,100,000         1,264,989   

Indiana Finance Authority AMT-I-69 Development Partners LLC (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2034         250,000         284,840   

Indiana Finance Authority AMT-I-69 Development Partners LLC (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2040         1,000,000         1,116,590   
            2,666,419   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.71%          

Coralville IA Certificate of Participation Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        6-1-2026         1,000,000         1,000,590   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Kansas: 1.85%          

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Special Obligation Vacation Village Project Area 4 - Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project CAB Series 2015 (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00     9-1-2034       $ 4,400,000       $ 1,598,828   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Special Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds Plaza Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2028             1,000,000         1,023,550   
            2,622,378   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 2.16%   

Kentucky EDFA Refunding Bond Rosedale Green Project (Health Revenue)

    5.50        11-15-2035         1,000,000         1,072,580   

Kentucky EDFA Senior Revenue Bonds Next Generation Information Highway Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2037         700,000         819,742   

Kentucky EDFA Senior Revenue Bonds Next Generation Information Highway Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2045         1,000,000         1,164,140   
            3,056,462   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 0.74%   

Prince Georges County MD Charter School Chesapeake Lighthouse Obligated Group Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.90        8-1-2041         1,000,000         1,048,220   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 9.10%   

Charyl Stockwell Academy Michigan Public School Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.88        10-1-2023         500,000         519,455   

Detroit MI Distribution of State Aid (GO Revenue)

    4.50        11-1-2023         275,000         300,955   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2020         285,000         239,582   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2021         170,000         138,009   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2024         20,000         13,937   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2025         580,000         382,029   

Detroit MI Wayne County Stadium Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         1,000,000         1,000,660   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Public School Academy Cesar Chavez Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2022         250,000         252,640   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program City of Detroit Financial Recovery Series F (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        10-1-2029         1,000,000         1,120,460   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D4 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2031         1,015,000         1,202,866   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2036         1,000,000         1,170,030   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bonds Local Government Loan Program Public Lighting Authority Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2044         1,000,000         1,148,250   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bonds Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         1,000,000         1,113,900   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program CAB Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        5-1-2017         300,000         294,018   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.75        5-1-2027         950,000         961,885   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Chandler Park Academy (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.35        11-1-2028         225,000         225,473   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Bradford Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.50        9-1-2037         200,000         160,004   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Crescent Academy (Education Revenue)

    7.00        10-1-2036         322,500         341,973   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13     7-1-2045       $     1,000,000       $ 1,026,830   

Oakland County MI Economic Development Corporation The Academy of The Sacred Heart Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.50        12-15-2036         250,000         254,065   

Wayne County MI Building Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    6.75        11-1-2039         960,000         1,024,762   
            12,891,783   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 1.38%   

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series 2015-A (Education Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2037         240,000         260,604   

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.40        7-1-2025         160,000         170,808   

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.75        7-1-2028         500,000         536,720   

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2030         195,000         211,926   

Minneapolis MN Student Housing Refunding Bond Riverton Community Housing Project (Housing Revenue)

    4.70        8-1-2026         335,000         355,763   

Minneapolis MN Student Housing Refunding Bond Riverton Community Housing Project (Housing Revenue)

    4.80        8-1-2027         400,000         424,976   
            1,960,797   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 1.41%   

Perry County MS PCR Leaf River Forest Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia-Pacific LLC LOC) 144Aø

    0.60        2-1-2022         2,000,000         2,000,000   
         

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.68%   

Blue Springs MO Special Obligation Tax Refunding and Improvement Adams Farm Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2026         915,000         956,248   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 3.92%   

Essex County NJ Improvement Authority Lease Newark Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        11-1-2030         200,000         216,564   

New Jersey EDA Continental Airlines Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.25        9-15-2029         250,000         280,705   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2030         1,000,000         1,103,500   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2031         1,000,000         533,990   

New Jersey TTFA Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2032         2,000,000         2,292,120   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2027         1,000,000         1,130,490   
            5,557,369   
         

 

 

 
New York: 10.51%   

Green Island NY Power Authority Power System (Utilities Revenue)

    6.00        12-15-2020         890,000         907,756   

Hempstead NY Local Development Corporation The Academy Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.65        2-1-2044         1,000,000         1,146,230   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Agency Continuing Development Services Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC) ø

    0.65        7-1-2027         2,725,000         2,725,000   

New York NY American Airlines John F. Kennedy International Airport IDA (Industrial Development Revenue, American Airlines Guaranty Agreement)

    7.63        8-1-2025         300,000         304,116   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series AA3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.60     6-15-2032       $     3,000,000       $ 3,000,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2E (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         3,000,000         3,000,000   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         1,000,000         1,000,400   

Oyster Bay NY BAN Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2018         2,000,000         2,026,720   

Oyster Bay NY Public Improvement Bonds (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-15-2020         500,000         492,595   

Westchester County NY Local Development Corporation Pace University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2034         250,000         286,725   
            14,889,542   
         

 

 

 
Ohio: 1.94%   

Maple Heights OH City School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2028         500,000         540,555   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority AMT Refunding Bond Pollution Control 1st Energy Series C (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.95        11-1-2032         1,000,000         1,023,570   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2039         1,000,000         1,177,440   
            2,741,565   
         

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.53%          

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Health Care System Series 2006 (Health Revenue, ACA Insured) 144A

    4.60        12-1-2021         740,000         748,939   
         

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.77%          

Multnomah County OR Hospital Facilities Authority Refunding Bond Mirabella South Waterfront Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         455,000         494,021   

Polk County OR Hospital Facility Authority Revenue Bond Dallas Retirement Village Project Series 2015-A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         550,000         598,609   
            1,092,630   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 4.49%          

Allegheny County PA IDA Propel Charter School Sunrise Project (Education Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2023         155,000         166,884   

Chester County PA Health and Education Facilities Immaculata University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.50        10-15-2025         1,000,000         1,021,470   

East Hempfield Township PA IDA Student Services Incorporated Student Housing Project of Millersville University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         500,000         570,295   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2026         1,655,000         2,019,100   

Philadelphia PA IDA Tacony Academy Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    6.88        6-15-2033         375,000         431,741   

Philadelphia PA State Public School Building Authority School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2031         1,000,000         1,082,910   

Scranton PA Redevelopment Authority Guaranteed Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Municipal Government Guaranty Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2021         1,000,000         1,070,350   
            6,362,750   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 2.51%          

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series LL (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         700,000         724,899   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)          

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series MM (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00     7-1-2016       $ 50,000       $ 50,005   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2017             1,000,000         964,000   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue) ##

    5.00        7-1-2018         1,275,000         1,325,975   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Tax Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)

    6.00        8-1-2024         1,175,000         135,125   

Puerto Rico Public Improvement Refunding Bond Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         210,000         210,021   

Puerto Rico Series PA-650 (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        7-1-2016         150,000         150,017   
            3,560,042   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 1.06%          

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Series D (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        7-1-2037         500,000         598,255   

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Series D (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        7-1-2041         750,000         900,293   
            1,498,548   
         

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.83%          

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2017         152,230         137,767   

Jasper County SC School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2020         30,000         31,618   

Lee County SC School Facilities Incorporated Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2031         215,000         230,770   

South Carolina Jobs EDA York Preparatory Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        11-1-2023         185,000         198,942   

South Carolina Jobs EDA York Preparatory Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.25        11-1-2045         500,000         569,300   
            1,168,397   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 1.77%          

Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Methodist Le Bonheur Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA SPA) ø

    0.42        6-1-2042         2,500,000         2,500,000   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 7.97%          

Arlington TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Universal Academy Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        3-1-2034         320,000         341,773   

Hackberry TX Special Assessment Revenue Public Improvement District #3 Phase #13 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        9-1-2026         225,000         236,070   

Lewisville TX Combination Contract Castle Hills Public Improvement Bonds Project #5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    6.50        9-1-2034         1,000,000         1,054,290   

New Hope TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Cardinal Bay Incorporated Village On The Park Carriage Inn Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2046         2,500,000         2,848,150   

New Hope TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Collegiate Housing San Antonio I LLC A&M Universiity Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2036         1,000,000         1,154,260   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        4-1-2040         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        4-1-2040         1,500,000         1,500,000   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00     11-15-2030       $     1,000,000       $ 1,157,930   

Texas Gas Supply SA Energy Acquisition Public Facilities Corporation (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2027         190,000         245,102   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation Project NTE Mobility Partners Segments LLC (Transportation Revenue)

    7.00        12-31-2038         200,000         254,658   
            11,292,233   
         

 

 

 
Utah: 0.73%          

Utah Finance Authority Charter School Revenue Spectrum Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        4-15-2030         1,000,000         1,031,250   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 2.77%          

Albemarle County VA Industrial Development Revenue Jefferson Scholars Foundation Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        10-1-2037         2,300,000         2,300,000   

Stafford County & Staunton VA IDA Community Services Boards League/Central Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.50        8-1-2028         1,555,000         1,623,364   
            3,923,364   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 0.92%          

Skagit County WA Public Hospital District #1 Skagit Valley Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2025         250,000         279,990   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Revenue Bonds Heron’s Key Senior Living Series B3 (Health Revenue) 144A

    4.38        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,015,410   
            1,295,400   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.20%          

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority (Health Revenue)

    6.25        10-1-2023         270,000         287,504   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 2.19%          

Wisconsin Center District Refunding Bond Junior Dedicated Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2028         1,000,000         1,164,610   

Wisconsin PFA Charter School Voyager Funding Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.13        10-1-2024         325,000         340,304   

Wisconsin PFA Coral Academy Science Las Vegas Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2024         500,000         555,640   

Wisconsin PFA Research Triangle High School Project Series 2015-A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.63        7-1-2045         1,000,000         1,042,650   
            3,103,204   
         

 

 

 
Wyoming: 0.37%          

Sweetwater County WY Solid Waste Disposal Refunding Bond FMC Corporation Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.60        12-1-2035         525,000         527,048   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $134,531,794)

            141,336,920   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.23%          
Investment Companies: 0.16%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional
Class ##(l)(u)

    0.30           226,858         226,858   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.07%          

Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.22     9-15-2016       $     100,000       $ 99,954   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $326,802)

            326,812        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $134,858,596) *     100.02        141,663,732   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.02        (27,257
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 141,636,475   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $134,858,596 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 6,881,227   

Gross unrealized losses

     (76,091
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 6,805,136   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $134,631,738)

  $ 141,436,874   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $226,858)

    226,858   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $134,858,596)

    141,663,732   

Receivable for investments sold

    310,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    286,003   

Receivable for interest

    1,370,638   

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    6,563   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    39,165   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    143,676,101   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    61,067   

Payable for investments purchased

    1,485,280   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    412,208   

Management fee payable

    36,927   

Distribution fee payable

    6,135   

Administration fees payable

    12,595   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    25,414   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,039,626   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 141,636,475   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 133,975,589   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (5,389

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    962,488   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    6,703,787   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 141,636,475   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 38,018,118   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    3,483,386   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $10.91   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.42   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 10,572,515   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    968,632   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $10.91   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 25,178,901   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    2,306,441   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $10.92   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 67,866,941   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    6,219,367   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $10.91   

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.
2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund     19   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 4,898,604   

Dividends

    63,304   

Income from affiliated securities

    2,836   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,964,744   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    596,970   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    43,549   

Class C

    9,885   

Administrator Class

    19,430   

Institutional Class

    53,254   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    68,045   

Class C

    15,446   

Administrator Class

    47,385   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    46,337   

Custody and accounting fees

    12,716   

Professional fees

    45,580   

Registration fees

    94,210   

Shareholder report expenses

    7,825   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    20,174   

Other fees and expenses

    9,971   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,090,777   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (215,439
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    875,338   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4,089,406   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    967,864   

Futures transactions

    (5,355
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    962,509   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    6,205,509   

Futures transactions

    (101,349
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    6,104,160   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    7,066,669   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 11,156,075   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 4,089,406        $ 2,965,276   

Net realized gains on investments

      962,509          833,386   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      6,104,160          (372,294
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      11,156,075          3,426,368   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (894,513       (567,578

Class C

      (154,285       (103,763

Administrator Class

      (659,408       (468,922

Institutional Class

      (2,387,200       (1,825,014

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (78,573       (132,615

Class C

      (16,949       (34,119

Administrator Class

      (60,643       (126,197

Institutional Class

      (205,261       (425,024
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (4,456,832       (3,683,232
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    2,125,225        22,523,949        2,202,847        22,891,217   

Class C

    634,079        6,747,929        316,623        3,299,033   

Administrator Class

    1,668,935        17,660,288        2,186,625        22,789,956   

Institutional Class

    1,691,722        17,947,276        6,997,943        73,016,661   
 

 

 

 
      64,879,442          121,996,867   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    88,701        939,044        63,922        668,808   

Class C

    14,306        151,701        11,333        118,567   

Administrator Class

    56,332        597,072        45,410        475,587   

Institutional Class

    166,900        1,762,332        153,261        1,603,296   
 

 

 

 
      3,450,149          2,866,258   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (771,697     (8,162,455     (617,789     (6,419,871

Class C

    (117,144     (1,224,951     (117,137     (1,215,465

Administrator Class

    (750,383     (7,978,247     (1,220,440     (12,812,718

Institutional Class

    (3,003,097     (31,534,674     (2,820,561     (29,381,761
 

 

 

 
      (48,900,327       (49,829,815
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      19,429,264          75,033,310   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      26,128,507          74,776,446   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      115,507,968          40,731,522   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 141,636,475        $ 115,507,968   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income

    $ (5,389     $ 611   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     20131  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.34        $10.25        $9.52        $10.00   

Net investment income

    0.35        0.34        0.40        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.60        0.18        0.75        (0.49
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.95        0.52        1.15        (0.36

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.35     (0.34     (0.40     (0.12

Net realized gains

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.02     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.38     (0.43     (0.42     (0.12

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.91        $10.34        $10.25        $9.52   

Total return2

    9.44     5.06     12.41     (3.61 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    1.07     1.07     1.90     3.45

Net expenses

    0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Net investment income

    3.28     3.26     3.98     3.21

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

    61     62     65     69

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $38,018        $21,100        $4,022        $998   

 

 

1  For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013

 

2  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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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     20131  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.34        $10.25        $9.52        $10.00   

Net investment income

    0.27        0.26        0.33        0.09   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.60        0.18        0.75        (0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.87        0.44        1.08        (0.39

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.27     (0.26     (0.33     (0.09

Net realized gains

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.02     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.30     (0.35     (0.35     (0.09

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.91        $10.34        $10.25        $9.52   

Total return2

    8.62     4.28     11.58     (3.89 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    1.82     1.82     2.58     4.05

Net expenses

    1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60

Net investment income

    2.49     2.50     3.15     2.25

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

    61     62     65     69

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,573        $4,522        $2,323        $481   

 

 

1  For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013

 

2  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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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     20131  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.34        $10.26        $9.52        $10.00   

Net investment income

    0.36        0.35        0.41        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.61        0.17        0.76        (0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.97        0.52        1.17        (0.35

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.36     (0.35     (0.41     (0.13

Net realized gains

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.02     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.39     (0.44     (0.43     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.92        $10.34        $10.26        $9.52   

Total return2

    9.65     5.07     12.63     (3.57 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    1.00     1.00     1.80     3.24

Net expenses

    0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75

Net investment income

    3.39     3.35     4.14     3.10

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

    61     62     65     69

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $25,179        $13,768        $3,282        $482   

 

 

1  For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013

 

2  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 June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     20131  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.34        $10.25        $9.52        $10.00   

Net investment income

    0.38        0.37        0.42        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.60        0.18        0.75        (0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.98        0.55        1.17        (0.35

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.37     (0.42     (0.13

Net realized gains

    (0.03     (0.09     (0.02     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.41     (0.46     (0.44     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.91        $10.34        $10.25        $9.52   

Total return2

    9.71     5.33     12.70     (3.52 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    0.74     0.74     1.53     2.97

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    3.58     3.51     4.26     3.25

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

    61     62     65     69

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $67,867        $76,118        $31,105        $8,204   

 

 

1  For the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013

 

2  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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Interests in non-registered investment vehicles that are redeemable at net asset value are fair valued at net asset value when available.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security loans

The Fund may lend its securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. The Fund continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. The Fund receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of the Fund will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of the instrument in which collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by the Fund fluctuates from time to time. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, the Fund may be prevented from recovering the loaned securities or gaining access to the collateral or


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may experience delays or costs in doing so. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

The Fund lends its securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with its securities lending transactions is invested in Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Securities Lending Fund”). The Securities Lending Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Funds Management and is subadvised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“WellsCap”), an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). Funds Management receives an advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Securities Lending Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to WellsCap for its services as subadviser. The Securities Lending Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Securities Lending Fund investments are fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique. Income earned from investment in the Securities Lending Fund is included in securities lending income on the Statement of Operations.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the


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Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in :

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 141,336,920       $     0       $ 141,336,920   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     226,858         0         0         226,858   

U.S. Treasury securities

     99,954         0         0         99,954   
     326,812         141,336,920         0         141,663,732   

Futures contracts

     6,563         0         0         6,563   

Total assets

   $ 333,375       $ 141,336,920       $ 0       $ 141,670,295   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to the Fund at that date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1 or Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds


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Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.50% and declining to 0.38% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. WellsCap is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.20% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class C shares, 0.75% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.60% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $5,591 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $72,132,384 and $65,711,558, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the portfolio.


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At June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Contracts      Type        Contract
value at
June 30, 2016
       Unrealized
losses
 

9-21-2016

     JPMorgan      10 Short        U.S. Treasury Bonds         $ 1,723,438         $ (101,349

The Fund had an average notional amount of $471,414 in futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized losses on futures contracts in the amount of $101,349 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The realized losses and change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type   Counterparty   Gross amounts
of assets in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
  Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
    Collateral
received
    Net amount
of assets
 

Futures – variation margin

  JPMorgan   $6,563   $ 0      $ 0      $ 6,563   

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 361,426       $ 699,045   

Tax-exempt income

     4,095,406         2,965,277   

Long-term capital gain

     0         18,910   


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As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

ordinary

income

  

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Undistributed

long-term

gain

  

Unrealized

gains

$324,047    $55,678    $537,092    $6,805,136

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage High Yield Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013. 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 High Yield Municipal Bond Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from January 31, 2013 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2013, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

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 June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $361,426 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue 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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance


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Universe. The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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38   Wells Fargo High Yield Municipal Bond Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Summary portfolio of investments*

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    15   

Statement of operations

    16   

Statement of changes in net assets

    17   

Financial highlights

    18   

Notes to financial statements

    22   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    27   

Other information

    28   

List of abbreviations

    34   

 

* A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of the report date may be obtained, free of charge, by accessing the following website: https://www.wellsfargofunds.com/assets/edocs/regulatory/holdings/intermediate-tax-amt-free-ann.pdf or by calling Wells Fargo Funds at 1-800-222-8222. This complete schedule, filed on Form N-CSR, is also available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     3   

state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA®, CPA

Robert J. Miller

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WFTAX)   7-31-2007     2.81        3.84        4.26        5.99        4.47        4.58        0.80        0.70   
Class C (WFTFX)   7-31-2007     4.20        3.69        3.81        5.20        3.69        3.81        1.55        1.45   
Administrator Class (WFITX)   3-31-2008                          6.09        4.58        4.68        0.74        0.60   
Institutional Class (WITIX)   3-31-2008                          6.26        4.76        4.84        0.47        0.45   
Barclays Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index4                            6.12        4.22        4.75                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 3.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares (except during those periods in which expenses of Class A shares would have been higher than those of the former Investor Class shares, no such adjustment is reflected). Historical performance shown for Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. Historical performance shown for Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to Class A shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amount shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays Municipal Bond 1–15 Year Blend Index is the 1–15 Year Blend component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index composed of tax-exempt bonds with maturities between six and eight years and a minimum credit rating of Baa. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond 1–15 Year Blend Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%.

 

6  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond 1–15 Year Blend Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   The Fund was short duration compared with the benchmark, which detracted from results as the market rallied.

 

n   Investors’ search for income, which favored higher yielding, lower-quality bonds in this low-yield environment, caused lower-quality bonds to perform very well. Consequently, the Fund’s overweight to A-rated, BBB-rated, and out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade debt was the biggest contributor to returns.

 

n   Sector and issue selection also contributed to performance. Our overweight to the essential service revenue bonds and local general obligation (GO) bonds was positive as these sectors outperformed. Our largest state overweight continues to be to Illinois, and it was one of the best-performing states.

Ultralow-yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential for higher short-term yields. Subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. We, therefore, positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. While we owned bonds across the curve, the Fund had a concentration of positions in bonds with 20 years or more to maturity and in securities with less than 1 year to maturity. Overall, the Fund benefited from its flattening bias, with the longer-dated securities performing well. However, our allocation to the very short end of the yield curve somewhat muted performance.

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. We began the period short duration relative to the benchmark, but with the Fed likely on hold for an extended period, we extended duration to near neutral. Less-than-benchmark duration hurt relative performance, especially during the second half of the period as U.S. rates continued to move lower in sympathy with declining global interest rates.

 

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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its out-of-benchmark holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. The Fund’s holdings within the local GO, electric, transportation, water and sewer, leasing, and special tax sectors performed well. On the other hand, the health care and industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue (corporate-backed municipals) sectors within the index performed well, but our issue selection within those sectors lagged, largely because of their shorter duration profile. We have been

 

cautious within the health care sector for quite some time because we believe credit fundamentals have peaked. Our largest state overweight continues to be to Illinois, and it was one of the best-performing states. Issue selection within Illinois, California, and Michigan contributed to results, while issue selection within New Jersey detracted from results, even though the state did well. Although taxable corporate bond spreads increased dramatically during late 2015 and early 2016 as global fears spooked the market, spreads for corporate-backed municipal debt declined. We sold into this rally, but continued new-money flows into high-yield and longer-term municipal bond funds caused these spreads to move even tighter.

Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds for several years because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit issues. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should ultimately lead to

 

 

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tighter spreads. New Jersey bonds also performed well as spreads tightened; however, issue selection within the state detracted from results, primarily due to our exposure to longer-dated floating-rate notes that repriced to reflect a protracted rate-hike cycle. During the past 12 months, Puerto Rico had several widely anticipated defaults on its debt. The lack of clarity surrounding the federal government’s restructuring legislation for Puerto Rico debt, the lack of financial statements, and a declining economy make it very hard to develop an investment opinion for the territory. As a result, we continue to have minimal exposure to Puerto Rico bonds.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. In the (we would hope unlikely) event of a materially weaker U.S. economy, that could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,031.88       $ 3.54         0.70

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.38       $ 3.52         0.70

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,028.05       $ 7.31         1.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.65       $ 7.27         1.45

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,032.37       $ 3.03         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,033.12       $ 2.27         0.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.63       $ 2.26         0.45

 

 

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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Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

The Summary portfolio of investments shows the 50 largest portfolio holdings in unaffiliated issuers and any holdings exceeding 1% of the total net assets as of the report date. The remaining securities held are grouped as “Other securities” in each category.

 

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 

Municipal Obligations: 101.06%

            
Alabama: 0.24%             

Other securities

          $ 6,360,725         0.24
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.17%             

Other securities

            4,546,002         0.17   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Arizona: 1.50%             

Other securities

            40,060,617         1.50   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
California: 10.03%             

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66     4-1-2036       $ 20,000,000         19,757,800         0.74   

California PFOTER Series DCL-009 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027         14,975,000         14,975,000         0.56   

California Public Works University of California Board of Regents Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2030         12,110,000         14,668,480         0.55   

San Jose CA MFHR Casa Del Pueblo Apartments Project Series D (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        12-1-2017         10,000,000         10,003,100         0.37   

University of California Limited Project Series G (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2037         10,390,000         12,274,019         0.46   

University of California Medical Center Series J (Health Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2030             15,000,000         18,427,800         0.69   

Other securities

            178,326,770         6.66   
            268,432,969         10.03   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Colorado: 0.80%             

Colorado Springs CO Utilities System Sub Lien Improvement Series B (Utilities Revenue, Bayerische Landesbank SPA) ø

    0.56        11-1-2036         12,000,000         12,000,000         0.45   

Other securities

            9,453,342         0.35   
            21,453,342         0.80   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Connecticut: 3.00%             

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series A (Education Revenue) ±%%

    1.00        7-1-2042         25,000,000         25,072,500         0.94   

Connecticut HEFAR Yale University Issue Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.38        7-1-2035         10,000,000         10,119,300         0.38   

Other securities

            45,013,709         1.68   
            80,205,509         3.00   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.08%             

Other securities

            2,069,980         0.08   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.56%             

Other securities

            14,862,743         0.56   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Florida: 4.85%             

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 4 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.79        9-25-2024         12,705,000         12,705,000         0.47   

Other securities

            116,989,022         4.38   
            129,694,022         4.85   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Georgia: 0.94%             

Other securities

          $ 25,219,538         0.94
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Guam: 0.42%             

Other securities

            11,138,901         0.42   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Illinois: 16.32%             

Chicago IL Board of Education (GO Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.25     12-1-2020 to 3-1-2036       $     44,170,000         40,176,331         1.50   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien (Airport Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2032         8,755,000         10,588,822         0.40   

Chicago IL (GO Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.25        1-1-2019 to 1-1-2037         32,310,000         32,226,292         1.20   

Chicago IL Series G (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2024         16,865,000         17,158,788         0.64   

Chicago IL Second Lien Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2032         10,000,000         10,138,500         0.38   

Illinois (Various Revenue) µ

    4.75-5.50        9-1-2016 to 7-1-2026         18,985,000         21,281,264         0.79   

Illinois (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2023         16,050,000         19,563,345         0.73   

Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare System Series F (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø##

    0.42        11-15-2037         20,000,000         20,000,000         0.75   

Illinois Regional Transportation Authority (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    6.50        7-1-2026         7,815,000         10,693,421         0.40   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         10,625,000         11,516,013         0.43   

Other securities

            243,342,859         9.10   
            436,685,635         16.32   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Indiana: 2.39%             

Indiana HEFA Ascension Health Series B3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.26        11-15-2031         15,000,000         15,000,150         0.56   

Other securities

            49,079,317         1.83   
            64,079,467         2.39   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.44%             

Other securities

            11,794,576         0.44   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.23%             

Other securities

            6,235,310         0.23   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kentucky: 0.46%             

Other securities

            12,213,528         0.46   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Louisiana: 2.02%             

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series B-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø##

    0.70        11-1-2040         25,000,000         25,000,000         0.94   

Other securities

            29,024,369         1.08   
            54,024,369         2.02   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maryland: 1.53%             

Maryland Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2024         15,000,000         18,141,600         0.68   

Other securities

            22,860,864         0.85   
            41,002,464         1.53   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Massachusetts: 2.23%             

Massachusetts HEFA Various Partners Healthcare Series G-6 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.29     7-1-2038       $     14,000,000       $ 13,998,740         0.52

Other securities

            45,591,939         1.71   
            59,590,679         2.23   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Michigan: 3.69%             

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2030         12,000,000         14,269,080         0.53   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045         11,500,000         11,808,545         0.44   

Other securities

            72,806,072         2.72   
            98,883,697         3.69   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.28%             

Other securities

            7,601,084         0.28   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Mississippi: 0.54%             

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Water & Sewer System Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2030         10,000,000         11,918,300         0.44   

Other securities

            2,652,866         0.10   
            14,571,166         0.54   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.29%             

Other securities

            7,667,993         0.29   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.12%             

Other securities

            3,229,996         0.12   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nevada: 1.32%             

Other securities

            35,320,350         1.32   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Hampshire: 0.08%             

Other securities

            2,229,752         0.08   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Jersey: 4.07%             

New Jersey EDA School Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue) µ

    2.01-5.00        6-15-2026 to 3-1-2028         13,380,000         13,936,479         0.52   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Refunding Bond Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021         15,035,000         16,649,158         0.62   

New Jersey HEFAR Student Assistance Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         9,860,000         10,842,549         0.40   

New Jersey TTFA Series DC8033 (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.59        12-15-2022         19,850,000         19,850,000         0.74   

Other securities

            47,732,711         1.79   
            109,010,897         4.07   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
New Mexico: 0.65%             

Clayton NM Jail Project Improvement & Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00     11-1-2028       $ 9,265,000       $ 11,199,717         0.42

Other securities

            6,247,030         0.23   
            17,446,747         0.65   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New York: 10.92%             

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York (Transportation Revenue) µ

    5.00-5.25        11-15-2025 to 11-15-2031             20,450,000         25,835,815         0.96   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2029         11,100,000         14,417,568         0.54   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2030         8,350,000         10,824,773         0.40   

New York Convention Center Development Corporation (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2028         8,000,000         10,219,040         0.38   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series AA-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.50        6-15-2032         15,475,000         15,475,000         0.58   

New York NY Series J-4 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.96        8-1-2025         10,000,000         10,000,300         0.37   

New York NY Sub Series H-5 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC) ø

    0.60        3-1-2034         16,660,000         16,660,000         0.62   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2B (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø##

    0.56        11-1-2022         23,400,000         23,400,000         0.87   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         14,940,000         14,945,976         0.56   

Suffolk County NY TAN (GO Revenue) ##

    2.00        7-27-2016         20,855,000         20,875,438         0.78   

Other securities

            129,715,891         4.86   
                292,369,801         10.92   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.60%             

Other securities

            16,044,558         0.60   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.18%             

Other securities

            4,711,677         0.18   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Ohio: 2.43%             

Ohio Water Development Authority Pollution Control First Energy Nuclear Generation Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    3.75        6-1-2033         10,000,000         10,278,900         0.38   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033         15,000,000         15,427,050         0.58   

Other securities

            39,446,522         1.47   
            65,152,472         2.43   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 1.88%             

Other securities

            50,286,783         1.88   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.05%             

Other securities

            1,312,992         0.05   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Pennsylvania: 8.19%             

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.93     11-1-2039       $ 10,000,000       $ 10,079,100         0.38

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        12-1-2030         8,300,000         10,243,694         0.38   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Sub Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2029         10,000,000         12,276,200         0.46   

Other securities

            186,708,743         6.97   
            219,307,737         8.19   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.05%             

Other securities

            1,350,135         0.05   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.18%             

Other securities

            4,722,369         0.18   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
South Carolina: 1.36%             

South Carolina Public Service Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2037         12,215,000         15,015,380         0.56   

Other securities

            21,333,832         0.80   
            36,349,212         1.36   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
South Dakota: 0.04%             

Other securities

            1,035,083         0.04   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Tennessee: 0.34%             

Other securities

            9,063,211         0.34   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Texas: 9.69%             

Cypress-Fairbanks TX Independent School District Series B-2 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2040         11,010,000         11,493,779         0.43   

Harris County TX Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         8,445,000         10,763,068         0.40   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039             15,000,000         15,000,000         0.56   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         14,600,000         14,600,000         0.55   

Other securities

            207,577,704         7.75   
            259,434,551         9.69   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Utah: 0.17%             

Other securities

            4,422,423         0.17   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.29%             

Other securities

            7,889,696         0.29   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Virginia: 1.63%             

Virginia College Building Authority Educational Facilities Series A (Education Revenue) %%

    3.00        9-1-2025         13,630,000         15,303,219         0.57   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Virginia (continued)             

Virginia Public School Authority Special Obligation Financing & Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     8-1-2026       $ 10,000,000       $ 13,332,800         0.50

Other securities

            15,073,487         0.56   
            43,709,506         1.63   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Washington: 2.85%             

Washington Various Purpose Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         8,000,000         10,338,160         0.39   

Other securities

            66,061,016         2.46   
            76,399,176         2.85   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.28%             

Other securities

            7,384,543         0.28   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 0.68%             

Other securities

            18,199,742         0.68   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,552,799,827)             2,704,777,725         101.06   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares                
Short-Term Investments: 0.76%             
Investment Companies: 0.74%             

Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund Premier Class ##(l)(u)

    0.27               19,871,388         19,871,388         0.74   
                 Principal                
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.02%             

Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.22        9-15-2016       $ 500,000         499,772         0.02   
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,371,151)             20,371,160         0.76   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total investments in securities
(Cost $2,573,170,978) *
            2,725,148,885         101.82   

Other assets and liabilities, net

            (48,712,056      (1.82
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total net assets           $ 2,676,436,829         100.00
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

µ All or some of these obligations have credit enhancements or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.
(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,573,233,309 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 156,105,295   

Gross unrealized losses

     (4,189,719
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 151,915,576   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     15   
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $2,553,299,590)

  $ 2,705,277,497   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $19,871,388)

    19,871,388   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $2,573,170,978)

    2,725,148,885   

Cash

    356,063   

Receivable for investments sold

    36,444,144   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    2,866,166   

Receivable for interest

    25,559,133   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    85,172   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,790,459,563   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    1,235,146   

Payable for investments purchased

    107,313,784   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    4,158,683   

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    38,081   

Management fee payable

    643,226   

Distribution fee payable

    34,825   

Administration fees payable

    227,443   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    371,546   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    114,022,734   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,676,436,829   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,522,494,283   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (52,331

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    1,977,961   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    152,016,916   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,676,436,829   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 556,672,587   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    46,816,676   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.89   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $12.26   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 56,600,877   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    4,760,205   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.89   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 802,527,153   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    67,451,075   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $11.90   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 1,260,636,212   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    105,881,870   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $11.91   

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/97 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   Statement of operations—June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 72,161,645   

Income from affiliated securities

    21,862   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    72,183,507   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    9,001,446   

Administration fees

  

Class A

    742,329   

Class C

    90,350   

Administrator Class

    764,986   

Institutional Class

    836,950   

Investor Class

    252,894 1 

Shareholder servicing fees

  

Class A

    1,159,225   

Class C

    141,171   

Administrator Class

    1,912,464   

Investor Class

    332,755 1 

Distribution fee

  

Class C

    423,513   

Custody and accounting fees

    136,302   

Professional fees

    53,725   

Registration fees

    162,943   

Shareholder report expenses

    119,938   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    23,768   

Other fees and expenses

    24,302   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    16,179,061   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (1,936,534
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    14,242,527   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    57,940,980   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    2,232,112   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

  

Unaffiliated securities

    86,223,661   

Futures transactions

    39,009   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    86,262,670   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    88,494,782   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 146,435,762   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     17   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

  

 

Net investment income

    $ 57,940,980        $ 51,156,829   

Net realized gains on investments

      2,232,112          6,324,555   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      86,262,670          (20,839,190
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      146,435,762          36,642,194   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

  

 

Net investment income

  

Class A

      (10,348,026       (4,728,054

Class C

      (835,135       (830,216

Administrator Class

      (17,804,373       (16,785,583

Institutional Class

      (26,049,426       (19,241,370

Investor Class

      (2,904,150 )1        (9,569,866
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (57,941,110       (51,155,089
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    39,565,308        458,186,456        5,045,158        58,687,151   

Class C

    603,319        7,044,101        960,317        11,184,212   

Administrator Class

    20,607,008        240,192,483        21,365,779        248,531,364   

Institutional Class

    52,291,609        610,662,188        43,496,123        505,863,626   

Investor Class

    1,416,573 1      16,288,070 1      7,046,199        81,897,022   
 

 

 

 
      1,332,373,298          906,163,375   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

  

Class A

    848,840        9,927,258        382,977        4,450,514   

Class C

    63,902        745,237        62,813        729,984   

Administrator Class

    1,448,279        16,905,947        1,357,124        15,782,218   

Institutional Class

    1,258,565        14,714,093        929,789        10,821,859   

Investor Class

    195,909 1      2,256,316 1      808,378        9,391,930   
 

 

 

 
      44,548,851          41,176,505   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

  

Class A

    (12,323,773     (144,035,345     (9,666,672     (111,817,381

Class C

    (848,510     (9,891,073     (1,075,380     (12,489,765

Administrator Class

    (21,996,551     (255,465,209     (13,275,704     (154,374,644

Institutional Class

    (24,133,951     (281,891,835     (19,902,760     (231,743,877

Investor Class

    (39,753,597 )1      (459,096,510 )1      (8,797,973     (102,040,606
 

 

 

 
      (1,150,379,972       (612,466,273
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      226,542,177          334,873,607   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      315,036,829          320,360,712   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      2,361,400,000          2,041,039,288   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,676,436,829        $ 2,361,400,000   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (52,331     $ (52,201
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.47        $11.53        $11.31        $11.53        $10.94   

Net investment income

    0.26        0.25        0.30        0.28        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.42        (0.06     0.29        (0.18     0.59   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.68        0.19        0.59        0.10        0.94   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.26     (0.25     (0.30     (0.28     (0.35

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        (0.07     (0.04     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.26     (0.25     (0.37     (0.32     (0.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.89        $11.47        $11.53        $11.31        $11.53   

Total return2

    5.99     1.68     5.37     0.82     8.71

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.80     0.80     0.81     0.80     0.81

Net expenses

    0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Net investment income

    2.23     2.19     2.66     2.36     3.07

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    14     38     29     24     38

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $556,673        $214,880        $264,796        $289,931        $307,991   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.47        $11.53        $11.31        $11.53        $10.94   

Net investment income

    0.17        0.17        0.22        0.19        0.27   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.42        (0.06     0.29        (0.18     0.59   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.59        0.11        0.51        0.01        0.86   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.17     (0.22     (0.19     (0.27

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        (0.07     (0.04     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.17     (0.17     (0.29     (0.23     (0.27

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.89        $11.47        $11.53        $11.31        $11.53   

Total return2

    5.20     0.92     4.59     0.07     7.90

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.55     1.55     1.56     1.55     1.56

Net expenses

    1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45

Net investment income

    1.48     1.44     1.92     1.61     2.32

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    14     38     29     24     38

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $56,601        $56,703        $57,580        $72,106        $67,598   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.48        $11.54        $11.32        $11.54        $10.95   

Net investment income

    0.27        0.27        0.31        0.29        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.42        (0.06     0.29        (0.18     0.59   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.69        0.21        0.60        0.11        0.95   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.27     (0.27     (0.31     (0.29     (0.36

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        (0.07     (0.04     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.27     (0.27     (0.38     (0.33     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.90        $11.48        $11.54        $11.32        $11.54   

Total return

    6.09     1.78     5.47     0.92     8.81

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.74     0.74     0.75     0.74     0.75

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    2.33     2.29     2.76     2.46     3.18

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    14     38     29     24     38

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $802,527        $773,770        $668,517        $621,627        $494,528   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.49        $11.55        $11.32        $11.54        $10.96   

Net investment income

    0.29        0.29        0.33        0.31        0.38   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.42        (0.06     0.30        (0.18     0.58   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.71        0.23        0.63        0.13        0.96   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.29     (0.33     (0.31     (0.38

Net realized gains

    0.00        0.00        (0.07     (0.04     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.29     (0.29     (0.40     (0.35     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.91        $11.49        $11.55        $11.32        $11.54   

Total return

    6.26     1.97     5.75     1.10     8.91

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.47     0.47     0.48     0.48     0.49

Net expenses

    0.44     0.42     0.42     0.42     0.42

Net investment income

    2.49     2.47     2.94     2.65     3.32

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    14     38     29     24     38

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,260,636        $878,585        $599,686        $461,403        $326,772   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

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22   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares became Class A shares in a tax-free conversion. Shareholders of Investor Class received Class A shares at a value equal to the value of their Investor Class shares immediately prior to the conversion. Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     23   

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, etc.)

 

n   Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


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The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in :

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 2,704,777,725       $ 0       $ 2,704,777,725   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     19,871,388         0         0         19,871,388   

U.S. Treasury securities

     499,772         0         0         499,772   

Total assets

   $ 20,371,160       $ 2,704,777,725       $ 0       $ 2,725,148,885   

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 38,081       $ 0       $ 0       $ 38,081   

Total Liabilities

   $ 38,081       $ 0       $ 0       $ 38,081   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due from the Fund at that date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.37% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Investor Class

     0.19   


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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.70% for Class A shares, 1.45% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.45% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to November 1, 2015, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.42% for Institutional Class shares.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C 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 C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $15,906 from the sale of Class A shares and $500 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C share.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Administrator Class, and Investor Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $787,876,437 and $293,412,851, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the Fund.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Contracts      Type      Contract
value at
June 30, 2016
       Unrealized
gains
 

9-30-2016

     JPMorgan      625 Short      5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes      $ 76,352,539         $ 39,009   

The Fund had an average notional amount of $734,722 in short futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized gains on futures contracts in the amount of $39,009 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while


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collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type   Counterparty  

Gross amounts

of liabilities in the

Statement of Assets

and Liabilities

   Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
     Collateral
pledged1
     Net amount
of liabilities
 

Futures – variation margin

  JPMorgan   $38,081    $ 0       $ (38,081    $ 0   

 

  1 Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty.  

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Tax-exempt income

   $ 57,941,110       $ 51,155,089   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Undistributed
long-term
gain
  

Unrealized
gains

$1,257,535

   $2,015,768    $151,915,576

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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, 100% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1 (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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund (the “Fund”):(i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than or in range of the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than or in range of its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend Index, for all periods under review except the one-year period.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other Benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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34   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Wells Fargo Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

Email: fundservice@wellsfargo.com

Website: wellsfargofunds.com

Individual investors: 1-800-222-8222

Retail investment professionals: 1-888-877-9275

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This report and the financial statements contained herein are submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    15   

Statement of operations

    16   

Statement of changes in net assets

    17   

Financial highlights

    18   

Notes to financial statements

    21   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    25   

Other information

    26   

List of abbreviations

    32   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     3   

state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Minnesota individual income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Wendy Casetta

Bruce R. Johns

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 2016

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net2  
Class A (NMTFX)   1-2-1988     0.98        3.51        3.89        5.74        4.46        4.37        0.89        0.85   
Class C (WMTCX)   4-8-2005     3.95        3.68        3.60        4.95        3.68        3.60        1.64        1.60   
Administrator Class (NWMIX)   8-2-1993                          6.10        4.72        4.64        0.83        0.60   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index3                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays Minnesota Municipal Bond Index4                            6.35        4.54        4.89                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to Minnesota municipal securities risk and high-yield securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

2  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

3  The Barclays 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.

 

4  The Barclays Minnesota Municipal Bond Index is the Minnesota component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Minnesota Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

6  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed both its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Minnesota Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   While we opportunistically extended the Fund’s duration when opportunities presented themselves, the Fund remained short duration and underweight the long end of the curve during the entire reporting period. This detracted from performance as rates moved lower and the curve flattened.

 

n   The Fund was overweight lower-rated investment-grade bonds (A-rated and BBB-rated), which outperformed higher-rated credit tiers (AAA-rated and AA-rated) and contributed to performance.

 

n   Sector allocation contributed to performance because we were overweight outperforming revenue bonds and underweight general obligation (GO) and prerefunded bonds.

Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20166
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Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
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With the Fed likely on hold for an extended period, we initially purchased some longer-dated, national municipal securities to extend the Fund’s duration but later allowed duration to shorten as the market rallied and U.S. inflation measures started to move higher. Our below-benchmark duration exposure hurt relative performance during the period as U.S. interest rates continued to move lower in sympathy with declining global interest rates.

Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. Its exposure to lower-quality Minnesota health care issuers and a local charter school were some of our best-performing issues. Other issues that performed well included longer-dated, double-exempt Minnesota municipal securities and several national issues we purchased, such as city of Chicago GO bonds and Chicago Board of Education bonds. While the national municipal debt did not generate state-exempt income, it produced some of the Fund’s highest total returns. We sold some of these national names as we found opportunities to reinvest in double-exempt issues, such as the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     7   

Minnesota’s financial position was supported by its strong economy, stable debt and pension liabilities, and recent tax reform. The state’s economy is characterized by low unemployment, diversity in the employer base, and above-average income levels. Economic expansion and the implementation of a new tax bracket for the highest earners resulted in increased income-tax collections and allowed the state to operate with a balanced budget. The improved revenue collections have also allowed the state to build reserves and pay down deferred liabilities to local governments. The paydown of deferred liabilities has directly improved the liquidity position of school districts throughout the state. Looking ahead, low commodity prices and a strong dollar are expected to pressure Minnesota’s mining and manufacturing sectors, potentially dampening the state’s economy expansion. The municipal market within Minnesota is dominated by the state GOs and the health care sector. Health care debt has performed well because of the state’s election to participate in Medicaid expansion as well as the additional income the sector offered. At the end of the reporting period, the state of Minnesota credit ratings were Aa1/AA+/AA+ by Moody’s Investors Service, Incorporated; Standard & Poor’s; and Fitch, respectively. Citing a reduction in deferred liabilities and improved structural balance, Standard & Poor’s assigned a positive outlook to the state’s rating in mid-to-late 2015.

With the economy continuing to improve and the Fed wanting to normalize monetary policy but concerned with overall global growth and interest rates, we are monitoring macroeconomic trends and municipal-specific events for tactical opportunities. We expect the process of interest-rate increases will be slower than past cycles. If economic growth continues to accelerate and global markets remain constant, we expect the Fed could raise its target rate in early 2017. As a result, we anticipate having a more neutral duration compared with the Barclays Minnesota Municipal Bond Index and being overweight medium- and lower-quality bonds.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period1
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,033.14       $ 4.30         0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.64       $ 4.27         0.85

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,029.30       $ 8.07         1.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91       $ 8.02         1.60

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,034.42       $ 3.03         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 99.10%

         
Guam: 1.26%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     11-15-2022       $ 500,000       $ 594,335   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project Series 2013 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2022         865,000         1,033,277   

Guam International Airport Authority Series 2013A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         200,000         210,836   

Guam International Airport Authority Series 2013A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         100,000         108,946   

Guam International Airport Authority Series 2013B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         300,000         316,584   
     2,263,978   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 0.54%          

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.39        3-1-2032         1,000,000         980,410   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 96.25%          

Anoka County MN Capital Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2024         500,000         532,670   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.40        6-1-2019         225,000         230,344   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.65        6-1-2020         185,000         191,421   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.75        6-1-2021         245,000         254,822   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2027         510,000         558,511   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2032         300,000         326,661   

Anoka County MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2043         1,100,000         1,188,264   

Anoka Hennepin MN Independent School District #11 Certificates of Participation Series 2014A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2034         1,000,000         1,201,590   

Austin MN Housing & RDA Courtyard Residence Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,500,000         1,600,980   

Baytown Township MN St. Croix Preparatory Academy Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        8-1-2038             2,150,000         2,198,031   

Brooklyn Park MN Charter School Athlos Leadership Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2020         245,000         248,714   

Brooklyn Park MN Charter School Athlos Leadership Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2040         750,000         778,020   

Brooklyn Park MN Charter School Prairie Seeds Academy Project Series 2015A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2034         1,500,000         1,627,200   

Center City MN Health Care Facilities Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2041         1,400,000         1,516,452   

Center City MN Health Care Facilities Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project Series 2014 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2026         750,000         929,955   

Center City MN Health Care Facilities Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project Series 2014 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2027         500,000         615,420   

Center City MN Health Care Facilities Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Project Series 2014 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2029         300,000         367,491   

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Brookings Southeast Twin Cities Transmission Project Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2042         1,500,000         1,728,315   

Cologne MN Charter School Cologne Academy Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         590,000         661,803   

Cologne MN Charter School Cologne Academy Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2034         500,000         551,585   

Columbus MN Charter School New Millennium Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2030         1,000,000         1,047,700   

Dakota County MN Community Development Agency SFMR (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    5.30        12-1-2039         51,600         53,385   

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series 2015-A (Education Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2037         500,000         542,925   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Minnesota (continued)          

Deephaven MN Charter School Eagle Ridge Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    5.25     7-1-2040       $ 500,000       $ 543,710   

Duluth MN Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2034         1,000,000         1,069,540   

Duluth MN Housing & RDA Public School Academy Series 2010A (Education Revenue)

    5.60        11-1-2030         2,000,000         2,134,880   

Forest Lakes MN Charter School Lakes International Language Academy Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2036         500,000         549,425   

Glencoe MN HCFR Glencoe Regional Health Services Project Series 2013 (Health Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2022         735,000         813,233   

Goodhue County MN Education District #6051 Red Wing Certificates of Participation Series 2014A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2029         750,000         899,835   

Ham Lake MN Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds DaVinci Academy Project Series 2012A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2028         370,000         373,652   

Ham Lake MN Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds DaVinci Academy Project Series 2016A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2031         625,000         676,644   

Hayward MN HCFR St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    2.75        11-1-2017         500,000         503,275   

Hugo MN Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds Noble Academy Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         600,000         638,628   

Hutchinson MN Public Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2012A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         700,000         846,853   

Maple Grove MN HCFR North Memorial Health Care Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         655,000         802,775   

Maple Grove MN Maple Grove Hospital Corporation (Health Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2024         1,735,000         1,797,408   

Meeker County MN Memorial Hospital Project Series 2007 (Health Revenue)

    5.63        11-1-2022         800,000         834,232   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Children’s Health Care Facilities Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2025         1,000,000         1,157,110   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Children’s Health Care Facilities Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2035         1,000,000         1,157,260   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthSpan Series B (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.59        11-15-2017         1,620,000         1,603,800   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Metropolitan Airports Commission Sub Series 2014A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2029         500,000         613,395   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Metropolitan Airports Commission Sub Series 2014B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         500,000         612,610   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Metropolitan Airports Commission Sub Series B (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         1,000,000         1,022,620   

Minneapolis MN Charter School Yinghua Academy Project Series 2013A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         300,000         323,865   

Minneapolis MN Development Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Series 2A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2028         1,115,000         1,140,277   

Minneapolis MN Development Limited Tax Supported Common Bond Series 2A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        12-1-2040         1,000,000         1,189,390   

Minneapolis MN Fairview Health Services Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    6.63        11-15-2028         1,000,000         1,139,240   

Minneapolis MN Health Care System Fairview Health Services Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2033         2,000,000         2,436,040   

Minneapolis MN Health Care System Revenue Prerefunded (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.50        11-15-2038         345,000         392,024   

Minneapolis MN Health Care System Revenue Unrefunded (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.50        11-15-2038         1,890,000         2,121,752   

Minneapolis MN Plymouth Stevens House Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        12-1-2017         1,000,000         1,000,560   

Minneapolis MN Seward Towers Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.10        1-1-2018             2,000,000         2,003,380   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Minnesota (continued)   

Minneapolis MN Student Housing Riverton Community Housing Project Series 2014 (Housing Revenue)

    5.00     8-1-2032       $ 860,000       $ 913,389   

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Health Care Essentia Health Series C1 (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.00        2-15-2020         50,000         55,101   

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Health Care Essentia Health Series C1 (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        2-15-2030         2,000,000         2,246,800   

Minnesota Agricultural & Economic Development Board Health Care Essentia Health Series E (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        2-15-2037         4,030,000         4,244,839   

Minnesota Certificates of Participation Legislative Office Facility Project Series 2014 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         435,000         538,012   

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriation Bonds Series 2012B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2027         2,000,000         2,393,700   

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriation Bonds Series 2012B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2028         2,000,000         2,417,340   

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriation Bonds Series 2012B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2029         2,000,000         2,411,260   

Minnesota General Fund Revenue Appropriation Bonds Series 2014A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2033         1,000,000         1,220,390   

Minnesota HEFAR Bethel University Series 6R (Education Revenue)

    5.50        5-1-2025         1,535,000         1,566,514   

Minnesota HEFAR Carleton College Series 7D (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2030         2,000,000         2,207,960   

Minnesota HEFAR College of St. Scholastica Incorporated Series 7R (Education Revenue)

    4.25        12-1-2027         400,000         434,732   

Minnesota HEFAR Hamline University Series 7E (Education Revenue)

    4.50        10-1-2021         300,000         329,457   

Minnesota HEFAR Hamline University Series 7E (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2029         500,000         546,945   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Benedict College Series 7M (Education Revenue)

    5.13        3-1-2036         275,000         303,661   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Benedict College Series 7V (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2018         635,000         674,103   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Olaf College Series 7F (Education Revenue)

    4.50        10-1-2030         500,000         548,355   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 6W (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         1,100,000         1,112,518   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 6W (Education Revenue)

    6.00        10-1-2025         1,030,000         1,044,327   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 6W (Education Revenue)

    6.00        10-1-2030         1,000,000         1,013,910   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 6X (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2029         1,000,000         1,033,030   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 7U (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         750,000         920,138   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 8-L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2024         750,000         933,360   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 8-L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2028         920,000         1,163,653   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 8-L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2029         750,000         943,155   

Minnesota HEFAR St. Thomas University Series 8-L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2035         750,000         917,903   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Residential Housing Series 2007Q (Housing Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2033         685,000         699,570   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Residential Housing Series 2009E (Housing Revenue)

    4.20        7-1-2021         1,035,000         1,080,706   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Residential Housing Series 2012D (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    4.00        7-1-2040         725,000         755,994   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Series 2009B (Housing Revenue)

    5.90        7-1-2028         65,000         67,233   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Series 2015A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,665,000         2,087,977   

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2007 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2037         1,200,000         1,258,548   

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2010A & Series 2010B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         2,335,000         2,663,698   

Minnesota Prerefunded Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         100,000         104,801   

Minnesota Refunded Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022             2,400,000         2,515,224   

Minnetonka MN Independent School District #276 Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2022         175,000         208,976   

Minnetonka MN Independent School District #276 Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2023         185,000         226,270   

Minnetonka MN Independent School District #276 Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2024         195,000         237,247   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Minnesota (continued)          

Minnetonka MN Independent School District #276 Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     2-1-2025       $ 205,000       $ 251,937   

Mounds View MN Independent School District #621 Series A (GO Revenue, South Dakota Credit Program Insured)

    4.00        2-1-2022         530,000         577,324   

Northeastern Minnesota Metropolitan Intermediate School District #916 Certificates of Participation Series 2013A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2024         1,100,000         1,251,415   

Northeastern Minnesota Metropolitan Intermediate School District #916 Certificates of Participation Series 2015B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2034         1,000,000         1,206,670   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured) ##

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,000,000         1,021,950   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         820,000         871,726   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2021         50,000         53,022   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2013A (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2028         450,000         505,499   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2016 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         520,000         652,865   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2016 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         350,000         437,367   

Otsego MN Charter School Kaleidoscope Charter School Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    4.15        9-1-2024         600,000         635,358   

Otsego MN Charter School Kaleidoscope Charter School Project Series 2014A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2034         1,100,000         1,180,718   

Plymouth MN Certificate of Participation Intermediate School District #287 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2024         250,000         278,680   

Red Wing MN Senior Housing Deer Crest Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2032         660,000         710,404   

Red Wing MN Senior Housing Deer Crest Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2042         560,000         598,080   

Rice County MN Educational Facilities Shattuck-St. Mary’s School Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        8-1-2022         990,000         1,074,130   

Rochester MN Electric Utility Revenue Series 2007C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2030         1,000,000         1,018,279   

Rochester MN Electric Utility Revenue Series 2013B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2023         815,000         1,024,822   

Rochester MN Electric Utility Revenue Series 2013B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2025         315,000         394,752   

Rochester MN Electric Utility Revenue Series 2013B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         250,000         313,278   

Sartell MN Independent School District 748 St. Stephen Public Schools GO Series 2016A (GO Revenue, South Dakota Credit Program Insured) %%

    5.00        2-1-2027         1,250,000         1,570,038   

Shakopee MN St. Francis Regional Medical Center Series 2014 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         700,000         859,110   

Shakopee MN St. Francis Regional Medical Center Series 2014 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2029         725,000         881,455   

South St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Airport Project Series 2007 (Industrial Development Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.70        9-1-2019         300,000         302,121   

South St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Airport Project Series 2007 (Industrial Development Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.13        9-1-2029         500,000         504,055   

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 1994A (Utilities Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2020         5,100,000         4,846,632   

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2009A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2030         2,000,000         2,223,260   

St. Cloud MN Charter School Lease Revenue Bonds Stride Academy Project Series 2016A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2036         750,000         783,510   

St. Cloud MN Health Care Prerefunded Revenue Bonds CentraCare Health (Health Revenue)

    5.13        5-1-2030         1,890,000         2,193,515   

St. Cloud MN Health Care Revenue Bonds Series 2016A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2030             2,000,000         2,512,960   

St. Cloud MN Health Care Revenue Bonds Series 2016A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2031         2,000,000         2,504,880   

St. Cloud MN Health Care Unrefunded Revenue Bonds CentraCare Health (Health Revenue)

    5.13        5-1-2030         125,000         142,480   

St. Louis Park MN Nicollett Health Services Series 2009 (Health Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2029         1,000,000         1,140,780   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Allina Health Systems Series A1 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2024         2,350,000         2,658,555   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Minnesota (continued)          

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Charter School Lease Revenue German Immersion School Project Series 2013A (Education Revenue)

    4.00     7-1-2023       $ 250,000       $ 257,548   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Charter School Lease Revenue Twin Cities Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2035         925,000         975,033   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Charter School Nova Classical Academy Project Series 2011A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.63        9-1-2042         865,000         1,005,071   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Health Care Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         250,000         316,100   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthEast Care Systems Project Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2017         550,000         570,994   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthEast Care Systems Project Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2027         1,000,000         1,225,210   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthPartners Obligated Group Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2031         2,010,000         2,467,376   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hmong Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        9-1-2026         650,000         651,898   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hmong Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        9-1-2036         500,000         501,530   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hope Community Academy Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2034         1,645,000         1,781,124   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Parking Facilities Project Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2035         875,000         962,106   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA St. Paul Academy & Summit School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2024         2,000,000         2,096,740   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2028         150,000         154,602   

St. Paul MN Housing RDA Healtheast Care System Project Series 2015A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2025         1,000,000         1,137,590   

St. Paul MN Port Authority Lease Revenue Freeman Office Building Series 2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2024         2,000,000         2,480,080   

Todd Morrison Cass & Wadena Counties MN United Hospital District Lakewood Health System Series 2004 (GO Revenue)

    5.13        12-1-2024         1,000,000         1,003,560   

University of Minnesota Series 2009A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2021         1,180,000         1,311,830   

University of Minnesota Series 2009A (Education Revenue)

    5.13        4-1-2034         1,000,000         1,116,790   

University of Minnesota Series 2016A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2032         2,470,000         3,179,137   

University of Minnesota State Supported Biomedical Science Series 2011B (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2036         1,000,000         1,170,810   

University of Minnesota State Supported Stadium Debt Series 2006 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025             5,000,000         5,019,650   

Virginia MN Housing & RDA HCFR Series 2005 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2025         2,085,000         2,090,484   

Washington County MN Capital Improvement Plan Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2021         2,495,000         2,610,319   

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         1,565,000         1,912,931   

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         1,000,000         1,216,080   

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,264,390   

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2032         1,250,000         1,531,525   

Willmar MN Rice Memorial Hospital Project Series 2012A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2026         1,000,000         1,169,790   

Winona MN Health Care Facilities Refunding Bond Series 2012 (Health Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2018         295,000         302,815   

Winona MN Health Care Facilities Refunding Bond Series 2012 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2034         500,000         552,740   

Woodbury MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.15        12-1-2018         190,000         194,951   

Woodbury MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.90        12-1-2022         220,000         235,215   

Woodbury MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2027         215,000         234,470   

Woodbury MN Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2032         220,000         238,971   
            173,511,555   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Puerto Rico: 0.74%          

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series KK (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50     7-1-2016       $     1,305,000       $ 1,305,131   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)

    5.50        8-1-2031         250,000         28,750   
            1,333,881   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.31%          

Virgin Islands PFA Matching Fund Loan Notes Senior Lien Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2025         500,000         563,845   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $167,386,909)

            178,653,669        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $167,386,909) *     99.10        178,653,669   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.90           1,626,461   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 180,280,130   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $167,385,091 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 11,312,258   

Gross unrealized losses

     (43,680
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 11,268,578   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     15   
         

Assets

 

Investment in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $167,386,909)

  $ 178,653,669   

Cash

    919,752   

Receivable for investments sold

    125,138   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    186,242   

Receivable for interest

    2,343,699   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    14,358   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    182,242,858   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    92,457   

Payable for investments purchased

    1,570,038   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    201,068   

Management fee payable

    24,470   

Distribution fee payable

    6,267   

Administration fees payable

    17,338   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    51,090   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,962,728   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 180,280,130   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 168,155,656   

Undistributed net investment income

    625,178   

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    232,536   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    11,266,760   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 180,280,130   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 45,437,206   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    4,104,238   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.07   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.59   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 10,358,189   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    935,677   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.07   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 124,484,735   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    11,248,030   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $11.07   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 6,554,660   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    682,871   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    71,822   

Class C

    15,949   

Administrator Class

    115,861   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    112,221   

Class C

    24,920   

Administrator Class

    289,653   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    74,761   

Custody and accounting fees

    9,793   

Professional fees

    46,669   

Registration fees

    38,961   

Shareholder report expenses

    13,769   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    20,320   

Other fees and expenses

    9,827   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,527,397   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (291,187
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,236,210   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5,318,450   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    288,003   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    4,267,904   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    4,555,907   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 9,874,357   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 5,318,450        $ 5,061,230   

Net realized gains on investments

      288,003          467,383   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      4,267,904          (1,118,830
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      9,874,357          4,409,783   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (1,342,912       (1,363,496

Class B

      N/A          (612 )1 

Class C

      (223,290       (215,214

Administrator Class

      (3,752,248       (3,481,908

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (15,554       (138,361

Class C

      (3,355       (28,745

Administrator Class

      (39,659       (319,450
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (5,377,018       (5,547,786
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    361,762        3,948,616        469,808        5,128,940   

Class C

    96,385        1,052,616        184,666        2,013,042   

Administrator Class

    2,631,468        28,640,215        2,675,608        29,172,385   
 

 

 

 
      33,641,447          36,314,367   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    123,205        1,342,193        135,870        1,482,869   

Class B

    N/A        N/A        54 1      592 1 

Class C

    20,786        226,424        22,312        243,436   

Administrator Class

    241,208        2,627,645        233,860        2,551,103   
 

 

 

 
      4,196,262          4,278,000   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (592,484     (6,450,893     (491,780     (5,365,514

Class B

    N/A        N/A        (7,573 )1      (82,744 )1 

Class C

    (114,142     (1,239,380     (81,777     (890,891

Administrator Class

    (1,961,032     (21,337,031     (1,644,985     (17,973,787
 

 

 

 
      (29,027,304       (24,312,936
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      8,810,405          16,279,431   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      13,307,744          15,141,428   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      166,972,386          151,830,958   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 180,280,130        $ 166,972,386   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 625,178        $ 573,849   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2014 to December 9, 2014, Class B shares of the Fund were no longer offered to shareholders effective December 10, 2014.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.79        $10.86        $10.74        $11.08        $10.68   

Net investment income

    0.33        0.33        0.35        0.32        0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.28        (0.04     0.20        (0.31     0.55   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.61        0.29        0.55        0.01        0.92   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.33     (0.35     (0.32     (0.37

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )1      (0.03     (0.08     (0.03     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.33     (0.36     (0.43     (0.35     (0.52

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.07        $10.79        $10.86        $10.74        $11.08   

Total return2

    5.74     2.72     5.29     (0.01 )%      8.80

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.89     0.89     0.89     0.88     0.89

Net expenses

    0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Net investment income

    2.99     3.03     3.28     2.87     3.35

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %3      20 %3      15 %3      14 %3      36

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $45,437        $45,437        $44,499        $49,535        $52,550   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.79        $10.86        $10.74        $11.08        $10.68   

Net investment income

    0.24        0.25        0.27        0.24        0.28   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.28        (0.04     0.20        (0.31     0.55   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.52        0.21        0.47        (0.07     0.83   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.24     (0.25     (0.27     (0.24     (0.28

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )1      (0.03     (0.08     (0.03     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.24     (0.28     (0.35     (0.27     (0.43

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.07        $10.79        $10.86        $10.74        $11.08   

Total return2

    4.95     1.96     4.50     (0.76 )%      7.99

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.64     1.64     1.64     1.63     1.64

Net expenses

    1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60

Net investment income

    2.24     2.28     2.53     2.12     2.58

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %3      20 %3      15 %3      14 %3      36

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,358        $10,061        $8,768        $8,972        $9,144   

 

 

 

 

1 Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2 Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3 Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.78        $10.86        $10.74        $11.07        $10.68   

Net investment income

    0.35        0.36        0.38        0.35        0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.29        (0.05     0.20        (0.30     0.54   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.64        0.31        0.58        0.05        0.93   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.35     (0.36     (0.38     (0.35     (0.39

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )1      (0.03     (0.08     (0.03     (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.35     (0.39     (0.46     (0.38     (0.54

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.07        $10.78        $10.86        $10.74        $11.07   

Total return

    6.10     2.88     5.55     0.32     8.97

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.83     0.83     0.83     0.82     0.83

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    3.24     3.28     3.53     3.11     3.59

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %2      20 %2      15 %2      14 %2      36

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $124,485        $111,475        $98,483        $98,992        $109,637   

 

 

 

1 Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     21   

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.


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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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent difference causing such reclassification is due to market discount. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Undistributed
net investment
income
   Accumulated
net realized
gains on
investments
$51,329    $(51,329)

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     23   

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 178,653,669       $ 0       $ 178,653,669   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class C shares, and 0.60 for Administrator Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.


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In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $4,408 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $41,427,030 and $27,198,046, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 13,326       $ 130,687   

Tax-exempt income

     5,318,450         5,061,230   

Long-term capital gain

     45,242         355,869   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Undistributed

long-term

gain

  

Unrealized

gains

$717,631

   $230,722    $11,268,578

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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Report of independent registered public accounting firm   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund     25   

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 Minnesota Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Minnesota Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Minnesota Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $45,242 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $13,326 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

* Michael Whitaker became Chief Compliance Officer effective May 16, 2016.


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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than or in range of the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were in range of or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or equal to the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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32   Wells Fargo Minnesota Tax-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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June 30, 2016

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Summary portfolio of investments*

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    16   

Statement of operations

    17   

Statement of changes in net assets

    18   

Financial highlights

    20   

Notes to financial statements

    25   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    31   

Other information

    32   

List of abbreviations

    38   

 

* A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of the report date may be obtained, free of charge, by accessing the following website: https://www.wellsfargofunds.com/assets/edocs/regulatory/holdings/municipal-bond-ann.pdf or by calling Wells Fargo Funds at 1-800-222-8222. This complete schedule, filed on Form N-CSR, is also available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted

 

 

 

1 The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA®, CPA

Robert J. Miller

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WMFAX)   4-8-2005     3.21        5.29        5.18        8.04        6.26        5.66        0.80        0.75   
Class B (WMFBX)*   4-8-2005     2.13        5.14        5.11        7.13        5.47        5.11        1.55        1.50   
Class C (WMFCX)   4-8-2005     6.14        5.47        4.87        7.14        5.47        4.87        1.55        1.50   
Administrator Class (WMFDX)   4-8-2005                          8.10        6.42        5.86        0.74        0.60   
Institutional Class (WMBIX)   3-31-2008                          8.35        6.56        5.92        0.47        0.47   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
*   Class B shares are closed to investment, except in connection with the reinvestment of any distributions and permitted exchanges.

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to high-yield securities risk and municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 0.75% for Class A, 1.50% for Class B, 1.50% for Class C, 0.60% for Administrator Class, and 0.48% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

6  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund (Class A, excluding sales charges) outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   Investors continued their search for income in this low-yield environment, which caused lower-quality bonds to perform very well. The Fund’s overweight to A-rated, BBB-rated, and out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade debt was the biggest contributor to excess returns.

 

n   The Fund began the period with a duration that was longer than the benchmark. As rates rallied, we slowly reduced its duration and are now positioned for higher rates. We also began reducing the Fund’s bias for a flatter yield curve in the second quarter of 2016 given the amount of flattening that had already occurred.

 

n   The Fund’s exposure to local general obligation (GO), education, special tax, and transportation issues did well, while corporate-backed and health care holdings didn’t perform as well. Our largest state overweight continues to be to Illinois, and it was one of the best-performing states.

Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. We, therefore, extended the Fund’s duration in anticipation of lower yields and also positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight maturities between 1 and 7 years and overweight the 10-year area, helped results. Longer-term maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin because the municipal curve flattened almost 150 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between the 1- and 30-year maturities. The Fund also held variable-rate demand notes, which provided liquidity but weighed on results.

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%, and we reduced duration as the market rallied. The Fund’s short duration hurt results in the second half of the reporting period because yields continued to decline.

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20166
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its out-of-benchmark holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. The Fund’s holdings within the local GO, special tax, education, and transportation sectors performed well. On the other hand, issue selection within the health care and corporate-backed sectors detracted from results, largely because of their shorter duration profile. We have been cautious within the health care sector for quite some time because we believe credit fundamentals have peaked. Although taxable corporate bond spreads increased dramatically during late 2015 and early 2016 as global fears spooked the market, spreads for corporate-backed municipal debt declined. We sold into this rally, but continued new-money flows into high-yield and longer-term municipal bond funds caused these spreads to move even tighter.

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds for several years because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit issues. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should ultimately lead to tighter spreads. New Jersey bonds also performed well as spreads tightened; however, issue selection within the state detracted from results, primarily due to our exposure to longer-dated floating-rate notes that repriced to reflect a protracted rate-hike cycle. During the past 12 months, Puerto Rico had several widely anticipated defaults on its debt. The lack of clarity surrounding the federal government’s restructuring legislation for Puerto Rico debt, the lack of financial statements, and a declining economy make it very hard to develop an investment opinion for the territory. As a result, we continue to have minimal exposure to Puerto Rico bonds.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,040.86       $ 3.81         0.75

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.13       $ 3.77         0.75

Class B

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,035.99       $ 7.59         1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40       $ 7.52         1.50

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,036.02       $ 7.59         1.50

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.40       $ 7.52         1.50

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,041.62       $ 3.05         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,042.34       $ 2.34         0.46

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.57       $ 2.32         0.46

 

 

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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Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund     9   

      

 

 

The Summary portfolio of investments shows the 50 largest portfolio holdings in unaffiliated issuers and any holdings exceeding 1% of the total net assets as of the report date. The remaining securities held are grouped as “Other securities” in each category.

 

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 

Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.50%

            

Consumer Discretionary: 0.50%

            
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.50%             

Toll Road Investors Partnership II 144A¤

    0.00     2-15-2028       $ 30,780,000       $ 14,660,083         0.50
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $15,367,850)

            14,660,083         0.50   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations: 98.14%

            
Alabama: 1.07%             

Other securities

            31,670,438         1.07   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.45%             

Other securities

            13,266,993         0.45   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Arizona: 0.80%             

Other securities

            23,725,487         0.80   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
California: 10.30%             

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66        4-1-2036         28,000,000         27,660,920         0.94   

California HFFA Children’s Hospital of Orange County Series C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.39        11-1-2038         14,900,000         14,900,000         0.51   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    6.13        11-1-2029         15,925,000         21,528,689         0.73   

Northern California Gas Authority #1 LIBOR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.14        7-1-2027         27,660,000         25,234,495         0.86   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Palomar CA Pomerado Health Series XG0017 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.69        8-1-2037         31,250,000         31,250,000         1.06   

Other securities

            183,072,138         6.20   
            303,646,242         10.30   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Colorado: 1.78%             

Other securities

            52,353,470         1.78   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Connecticut: 0.44%             

Other securities

            13,052,687         0.44   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.86%             

Other securities

            25,260,703         0.86   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.59%             

Other securities

            17,330,331         0.59   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Florida: 3.31%             

Florida Development Finance Corporation Educational Facilities Revenue Renaissance Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.50        6-15-2044         13,290,000         15,771,642         0.54   

 

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10   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Florida (continued)             

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 4 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.78     9-25-2024       $ 15,000,000       $ 15,000,000         0.51

Other securities

            66,730,084         2.26   
            97,501,726         3.31   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Georgia: 0.76%             

Other securities

            22,350,005         0.76   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Guam: 0.14%             

Other securities

            4,203,314         0.14   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Hawaii: 0.11%             

Other securities

            3,203,091         0.11   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Idaho: 0.63%             

Other securities

            18,432,311         0.63   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Illinois: 19.21%             

Chicago IL (Various Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.56        1-1-2021 to 1-1-2038         74,125,000         71,426,015         2.42   

Chicago IL Board of Education (GO Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.25        12-1-2020 to 12-1-2031         57,930,000         38,647,209         1.31   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2028         24,270,000         14,819,505         0.50   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport (Airport Revenue) µ

    5.00-5.75        1-1-2025 to 1-1-2044         30,290,000         35,956,716         1.22   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2033         12,730,000         13,060,089         0.44   

Cook County IL (GO Revenue) µ

    5.00-5.25        11-15-2022 to 11-15-2027         9,705,000         11,210,012         0.38   

Cook County IL Series G (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2028         27,000,000         29,765,610         1.01   

Illinois (Various Revenue) µ

    5.00-6.00        4-1-2021 to 7-1-2038         68,135,000         75,370,843         2.56   

Illinois Finance Authority (Various Revenue) µ

    0.42-7.13        9-1-2018 to 10-1-2041         68,460,000         74,029,289         2.52   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.25        6-15-2021 to 6-15-2032         33,040,000         36,095,326         1.23   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2024         17,510,000         14,214,443         0.48   

Kane-Cook-DuPage Counties IL School District #46 CAB Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023         15,025,000         12,750,666         0.43   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois Series 2015-XM0036 (Airport Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    1.00        6-15-2050         12,640,000         12,640,000         0.43   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        4-1-2038         14,000,000         15,893,220         0.54   

Other securities

            110,486,579         3.74   
            566,365,522         19.21   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Indiana: 1.37%             

Rockport IN AEP Generating Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.43        7-1-2025         16,200,000         16,200,000         0.55   

Other securities

            24,201,566         0.82   
            40,401,566         1.37   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Iowa: 0.17%             

Other securities

          $ 4,899,250         0.17
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kansas: 1.20%             

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Sales Tax Special Obligation Vacation Village Project Area 4—Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project CAB Series 2015 (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00     9-1-2034       $ 97,000,000         35,246,890         1.20   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Unified Government Special Obligation Second Lien CAB Series B (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2021         45,000         34,244         0.00   

Other securities

            70,610         0.00   
            35,351,744         1.20   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kentucky: 1.69%             

Kentucky EDFA (Various Revenue) µ

    0.00-0.73        8-15-2024 to 10-1-2028         24,605,000         21,372,462         0.73   

Kentucky EDFA Catholic Health Initiatives Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.79        2-1-2046         22,715,000         22,343,610         0.76   

Other securities

            6,081,928         0.20   
            49,798,000         1.69   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Louisiana: 0.78%             

Other securities

            23,091,116         0.78   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maine: 0.08%             

Other securities

            2,241,385         0.08   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maryland: 0.31%             

Other securities

            9,255,493         0.31   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Massachusetts: 0.73%             

Other securities

            21,446,658         0.73   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Michigan: 5.74%             

Michigan Finance Authority (Various Revenue) µ

    4.50-8.25        10-1-2020 to 10-1-2040         52,735,000         62,189,171         2.10   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Notes Local Government Loan Program Public Lighting Authority Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2044         12,625,000         14,496,656         0.49   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045         15,500,000         15,915,865         0.54   

Other securities

            76,695,006         2.61   
            169,296,698         5.74   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.03%             

Other securities

            766,755         0.03   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Mississippi: 1.01%             

Perry County MS PCR Leaf River Forest Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia-Pacific LLC LOC) 144Aø

    0.60        2-1-2022         20,000,000         20,000,000         0.68   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Mississippi (continued)             

Other securities

          $ 9,719,374         0.33
            29,719,374         1.01   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.59%             

Other securities

            17,507,363         0.59   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.04%             

Other securities

            1,189,657         0.04   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nevada: 0.67%             

Washoe County NV Series 2011-001 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.76     12-9-2030       $ 13,555,000         13,555,000         0.46   

Other securities

            6,282,000         0.21   
            19,837,000         0.67   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Jersey: 5.44%             

New Jersey EDA (Various Revenue) µ

    1.64-5.00        9-1-2025 to 10-1-2040         18,195,000         17,764,807         0.60   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.96        9-1-2027         22,245,000         19,992,916         0.68   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2026         15,000,000         16,738,500         0.57   

New Jersey TTFA (Various Revenue) µ

    0.00-6.00        6-15-2023 to 6-15-2044         60,215,000         57,937,479         1.96   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        6-15-2025         10,000,000         12,550,800         0.43   

Other securities

            35,348,340         1.20   
            160,332,842         5.44   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.36%             

Other securities

            10,718,481         0.36   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
New York: 11.77%             

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Subseries E-2 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.40        11-15-2050         15,000,000         15,000,000         0.51   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series AA (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2044         17,400,000         20,342,514         0.69   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series BB (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2044         30,265,000         35,834,971         1.22   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) µ

    0.37-5.75        6-15-2026 to 6-15-2044         28,055,000         31,169,353         1.05   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series DD (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    6.00        6-15-2040         11,625,000         12,815,749         0.43   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2038         36,650,000         38,150,818         1.29   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority (Tax Revenue) µ

    0.64-5.75        11-1-2022 to 1-15-2039         24,030,000         25,552,686         0.87   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Bonds Fiscal 2007 Series A (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.60        8-1-2022         20,500,000         20,500,000         0.70   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bonds Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2031         17,075,000         21,432,369         0.73   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
New York (continued)             

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series C3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.56     8-1-2031       $ 24,200,000       $ 24,200,000         0.82

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         20,920,000         20,928,368         0.71   

Other securities

            81,030,600         2.75   
            346,957,428         11.77   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.64%             

Other securities

            18,968,770         0.64   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Ohio: 2.73%             

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2035         12,000,000         14,202,720         0.48   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033         18,000,000         18,512,460         0.63   

Other securities

            47,627,209         1.62   
            80,342,389         2.73   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.40%             

Other securities

            11,711,778         0.40   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.18%             

Other securities

            5,338,980         0.18   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 7.66%             

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    1.93        11-1-2039         20,000,000         20,158,200         0.68   

Bristol Township PA School District Series 27W Residual Interest Bonds Trust (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144Aø

    0.78        6-1-2031         12,790,000         12,790,000         0.44   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue) µ

    5.75-7.75        7-1-2027 to 7-1-2032         8,975,000         12,760,990         0.43   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        8-1-2028         16,420,000         21,281,634         0.72   

Montgomery County PA IDA Exelon Generation Company LLC Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.55        12-1-2029         15,530,000         15,967,014         0.54   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series DCL-016 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.88        6-1-2023         15,710,000         15,710,000         0.53   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Motor License Series B1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2040         12,410,000         14,050,478         0.48   

Philadelphia PA Series B (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.42        8-1-2031         15,000,000         15,000,000         0.51   

Other securities

            97,984,990         3.33   
            225,703,306         7.66   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.39%             

Other securities

            11,591,053         0.39   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Rhode Island: 0.19%             

Other securities

          $ 5,655,482         0.19
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.63%             

Other securities

            18,584,308         0.63   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
South Dakota: 0.26%             

Other securities

            7,686,117         0.26   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Tennessee: 0.49%             

Other securities

            14,530,000         0.49   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Texas: 7.66%             

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54     11-1-2040       $ 25,000,000         25,000,000         0.85   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017         8,405,000         8,374,490         0.28   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Sub Lien Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.88        12-15-2026         28,780,000         26,458,030         0.90   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation Project NTE Mobility Partners Segments LLC (Transportation Revenue)

    7.00        12-31-2038         12,500,000         15,916,125         0.54   

Texas Transportation Commission Highway Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2028         7,280,000         9,129,047         0.31   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026         20,650,000         20,650,000         0.70   

Other securities

            120,137,379         4.08   
            225,665,071         7.66   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Utah: 0.52%             

Other securities

            15,324,560         0.52   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Vermont: 1.38%             

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series B Class A2 (Education Revenue) ±

    3.68        12-3-2035         16,800,000         17,451,000         0.59   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series B Class B (Education Revenue) ±

    1.46        6-2-2042         23,782,086         23,353,533         0.79   
            40,804,533         1.38   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.32%             

Other securities

            9,455,481         0.32   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Virginia: 0.22%             

Other securities

            6,498,874         0.22   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Washington: 0.26%             

Other securities

            7,671,676         0.26   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.43%             

Other securities

            12,570,836         0.43   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Wisconsin: 0.56%             

Other securities

          $ 16,619,853         0.56
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Wyoming: 0.79%             

Sweetwater County WY PCR Refunding PacifiCorp Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.52     1-1-2017       $     21,000,000         21,000,000         0.71   

Other securities

            2,429,981         0.08   
            23,429,981         0.79   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,679,389,675)

            2,893,326,178         98.14   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares                
Short-Term Investments: 0.19%             
Investment Companies: 0.08%             

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)##

    0.30           2,204,064         2,204,064         0.08   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
                 Principal                
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.11%             

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.26        9-15-2016       $ 3,325,000         3,323,480         0.11   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,527,197)             5,527,544         0.19   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total investments in securities (Cost $2,700,284,722) *              2,913,513,805         98.83

Other assets and liabilities, net

            34,457,016         1.17   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total net assets           $ 2,947,970,821         100.00
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

µ All or some of these obligations have credit enhancements or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,701,438,187 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 221,205,311   

Gross unrealized losses

     (9,129,693
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 212,075,618   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $2,698,080,658)

  $ 2,911,309,741   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $2,204,064)

    2,204,064   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $2,700,284,722)

    2,913,513,805   

Cash

    783,750   

Receivable for investments sold

    31,592,483   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    5,218,165   

Receivable for interest

    24,469,801   

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    148,859   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    250,185   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,975,977,048   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    1,008,811   

Payable for investments purchased

    12,744,237   

Payable for floating-rate notes issued

    5,025,000   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    7,459,260   

Interest and fee expense payable

    15,912   

Management fee payable

    785,882   

Distribution fees payable

    113,386   

Administration fees payable

    307,847   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    545,892   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    28,006,227   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,947,970,821   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 2,730,019,358   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (270,939

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    6,808,151   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    211,414,251   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 2,947,970,821   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 1,529,883,568   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    143,020,541   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $10.70   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.20   

Net assets – Class B

  $ 457,865   

Shares outstanding – Class B1

    42,777   

Net asset value per share – Class B

    $10.70   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 186,036,106   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    17,395,562   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $10.69   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 270,304,289   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    25,258,262   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $10.70   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 961,288,993   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    89,872,485   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $10.70   

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations —year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund     17   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 112,091,383   

Dividends

    645,148   

Income from affiliated securities

    32,870   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    112,769,401   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    10,895,512   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    2,650,509   

Class B

    1,706   

Class C

    274,588   

Administrator Class

    279,526   

Institutional Class

    597,984   

Investor Class

    295,966 1 

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    4,141,421   

Class B

    2,666   

Class C

    429,044   

Administrator Class

    689,207 1 

Investor Class

    388,782   

Distribution fees

 

Class B

    7,996   

Class C

    1,287,131   

Custody and accounting fees

    160,842   

Professional fees

    72,197   

Registration fees

    134,077   

Shareholder report expenses

    129,467   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    6,479   

Interest and fee expense

    42,771   

Other fees and expenses

    32,025   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    22,519,896   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (1,135,612
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    21,384,284   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    91,385,117   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    27,481,533   

Futures transactions

    (1,695,499
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    25,786,034   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    119,086,904   

Futures transactions

    (1,814,832
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    117,272,072   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    143,058,106   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 234,443,223   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

        

Net investment income

    $ 91,385,117         $ 86,557,165   

Net realized gains on investments

      25,786,034           29,866,649   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      117,272,072           (32,280,612
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      234,443,223           84,143,202   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

      (49,506,305        (44,193,043

Class B

      (24,157        (52,448

Class C

      (3,837,158        (3,216,672

Administrator Class

      (8,790,709        (11,782,289

Institutional Class

      (24,426,383        (13,405,172

Investor Class

      (4,799,469 )1         (13,894,674

Net realized gains

        

Class A

      (9,166,267        (13,650,951

Class B

      (5,119        (23,225

Class C

      (776,529        (1,383,944

Administrator Class

      (1,141,943        (3,527,595

Institutional Class

      (3,376,986        (3,771,405

Investor Class

      0 1         (4,402,074
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (105,851,025        (113,303,492
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares      

Proceeds from shares sold

        

Class A

    64,653,820        669,764,488        23,973,044         250,012,763   

Class B

    27        279        117         1,222   

Class C

    3,347,238        35,008,106        3,143,375         32,806,096   

Administrator Class

    10,079,801        104,821,922        20,246,598         211,455,411   

Institutional Class

    55,658,632        579,421,682        41,693,219         434,469,984   

Investor Class

    1,789,189 1      18,389,280 1      11,800,968         123,113,464   
 

 

 

 
      1,407,405,757           1,051,858,940   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

        

Class A

    5,096,119        53,145,243        5,027,417         52,416,400   

Class B

    2,442        25,421        5,886         61,452   

Class C

    375,341        3,915,284        372,563         3,884,533   

Administrator Class

    922,285        9,615,221        1,393,587         14,546,594   

Institutional Class

    1,934,077        20,220,148        1,139,701         11,881,442   

Investor Class

    339,015 1      3,486,525 1      1,628,050         16,974,411   
 

 

 

 
      90,407,842           99,764,832   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund     19   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 
    Shares           Shares        

Capital share transactions (continued)

       

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (83,965,428     (877,180,351     (32,551,574     (338,551,266

Class B

    (122,606     (1,277,115     (196,214     (2,047,558

Class C

    (2,393,610     (24,976,011     (2,440,156     (25,378,976

Administrator Class

    (23,257,159     (239,883,451     (19,225,008     (200,313,517

Institutional Class

    (18,804,492     (196,444,238     (16,438,142     (171,254,683

Investor Class

    (50,409,942 )1      (520,861,783 )1      (17,852,131     (185,133,597
 

 

 

 
      (1,860,622,949       (922,679,597
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (362,809,350       228,944,175   
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (234,217,152       199,783,885   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      3,182,187,973          2,982,404,088   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 2,947,970,821        $ 3,182,187,973   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (270,939     $ (271,875
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.24        $9.54   

Net investment income

    0.31        0.28        0.33        0.27        0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.50        0.01        0.40        (0.08     0.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.81        0.29        0.73        0.19        1.07   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.31     (0.28     (0.33     (0.27     (0.37

Net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.07     (0.16     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.36     (0.37     (0.40     (0.43     (0.37

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.70        $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.24   

Total return2

    8.04     2.81     7.60     1.70     11.45

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.79 %3      0.80 %3      0.80 %3      0.80 %3      0.81 %3 

Net expenses

    0.75 %3      0.75 %3      0.76 %3      0.75 %3      0.75 %3 

Net investment income

    2.99     2.71     3.36     2.56     3.72

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     27     37     54     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,529,884        $1,612,212        $1,661,362        $1,807,790        $1,759,128   

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2015

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2014

  0.01%

Year ended June 30, 2013

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2012

  0.00%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS B   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.26        $10.34        $10.00        $10.24        $9.54   

Net investment income

    0.24 1      0.20 1      0.26 1      0.19        0.29   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.48        0.02        0.41        (0.08     0.71   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.72        0.22        0.67        0.11        1.00   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.21     (0.26     (0.19     (0.30

Net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.07     (0.16     (0.00 )2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.28     (0.30     (0.33     (0.35     (0.30

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.70        $10.26        $10.34        $10.00        $10.24   

Total return3

    7.13     2.05     6.90     0.94     10.62

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.54 %4      1.54 %4      1.55 %4      1.54 %4      1.56 %4 

Net expenses

    1.50 %4      1.50 %4      1.51 %4      1.50 %4      1.50 %4 

Net investment income

    2.26     1.94     2.66     1.83     3.05

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     27     37     54     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $458        $1,671        $3,650        $7,604        $14,723   

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

4  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2015

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2014

  0.01%

Year ended June 30, 2013

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2012

  0.00%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.23        $9.53   

Net investment income

    0.23        0.20        0.26        0.19        0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.49        0.01        0.40        (0.07     0.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.72        0.21        0.66        0.12        1.00   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.23     (0.20     (0.26     (0.19     (0.30

Net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.07     (0.16     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.28     (0.29     (0.33     (0.35     (0.30

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.69        $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.23   

Total return2

    7.14     2.05     6.80     1.04     10.63

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.54 %3      1.55 %3      1.55 %3      1.55 %3      1.56 %3 

Net expenses

    1.50 %3      1.50 %3      1.51 %3      1.50 %3      1.50 %3 

Net investment income

    2.24     1.97     2.60     1.82     2.95

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     27     37     54     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $186,036        $164,703        $154,863        $168,658        $168,883   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2015

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2014

  0.01%

Year ended June 30, 2013

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2012

  0.00%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.26        $10.34        $10.01        $10.24        $9.54   

Net investment income

    0.33        0.30        0.35        0.28        0.39   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.49        0.01        0.40        (0.07     0.69   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.82        0.31        0.75        0.21        1.08   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.30     (0.35     (0.28     (0.38

Net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.07     (0.16     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.38     (0.39     (0.42     (0.44     (0.38

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.70        $10.26        $10.34        $10.01        $10.24   

Total return

    8.10     2.97     7.75     1.96     11.62

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.73 %2      0.73 %2      0.74 %2      0.74 %2      0.74 %2 

Net expenses

    0.60 %2      0.60 %2      0.61 %2      0.60 %2      0.60 %2 

Net investment income

    3.15     2.86     3.49     2.72     3.74

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     27     37     54     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $270,304        $384,884        $362,896        $451,005        $227,942   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2015

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2014

  0.01%

Year ended June 30, 2013

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2012

  0.00%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.24        $9.54   

Net investment income

    0.34        0.31        0.36        0.30        0.40   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.50        0.01        0.40        (0.08     0.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.84        0.32        0.76        0.22        1.10   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.34     (0.31     (0.36     (0.30     (0.40

Net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.09     (0.07     (0.16     (0.00 )1 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.39     (0.40     (0.43     (0.46     (0.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.70        $10.25        $10.33        $10.00        $10.24   

Total return

    8.35     3.11     7.90     2.00     11.76

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.46 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2 

Net expenses

    0.46 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2      0.47 %2 

Net investment income

    3.27     3.02     3.58     2.85     4.15

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     27     37     54     63

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $961,289        $523,736        $255,112        $143,062        $151,285   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2015

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2014

  0.01%

Year ended June 30, 2013

  0.00%

Year ended June 30, 2012

  0.00%

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares became Class A shares in a tax-free conversion. Shareholders of Investor Class received Class A shares at a value equal to the value of their Investor Class shares immediately prior to the conversion. Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The


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primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Inverse floating-rate obligations

The Fund may participate in inverse floating-rate obligation (“Inverse Floater”) structures whereby a fixed-rate bond (“Fixed-Rate Bond”) purchased by the Fund is transferred to a tender option bond trust (“TOB Trust”). The TOB Trust issues floating-rate notes (“Floating-Rate Notes”) to third-parties, which are collateralized by the Fixed-Rate Bond, and the Fund buys a residual interest in the TOB Trust’s assets and cash flows. The Inverse Floater held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating-Rate Notes to tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the Fixed-Rate Bond held by the TOB Trust transferred back to the Fund, thereby collapsing the TOB Trust. The Fund accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Fixed-Rate Bond in its Portfolio of Investments, and by recording the Floating-Rate Notes as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund also records the interest paid on Floating-Rate Notes as interest expense. The Floating-Rate Notes have interest rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes for redemption at par at each reset date. Inverse Floaters held by the Fund are securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. At June 30, 2016, 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    Accumulated net
realized gains
on investments
$(50,229)    $50,229


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As of June 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

2017    2018    2019
$5,924,646    $5,924,646    $130,027

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

    

Quoted prices

(Level 1)

     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ 0       $ 14,660,083       $ 0       $ 14,660,083   

Municipal obligations

     0         2,893,326,178         0         2,893,326,178   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     2,204,064         0         0         2,204,064   

U.S. Treasury securities

     3,323,480         0         0         3,323,480   
     5,527,544         2,907,986,261         0         2,913,513,805   

Futures contracts

     0         148,859         0         148,859   

Total assets

   $ 5,527,544       $ 2,908,135,120       $ 0       $ 2,913,662,664   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to the Fund at that date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.


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4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.36% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual 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

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Investor Class

     0.19   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.75% for Class A shares, 1.50% for Class B shares, 1.50% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.48% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class B and Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class B and Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $61,000 from the sale of Class A shares and $266 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class B, Class C, Administrator Class, and Investor Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.


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A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $420,264,951 and $1,071,548,125, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the portfolio.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Contracts      Type       

Contract

value at

June 30, 2016

       Unrealized
gains
(losses)
 

9-21-2016

     JPMorgan      200 Short        U.S. Treasury Bonds         $ 34,468,750         $ (1,832,441

9-30-2016

     JPMorgan      600 Short        5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes           73,298,438           17,609   

The Fund had an average notional amount of $279,000 in long futures contracts and $69,364,673 in short futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized losses on futures contracts in the amount of $1,814,832 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The realized losses and change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type

     Counterparty      Gross amounts
of assets in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
       Collateral
received
       Net amount
of assets
 

Futures – variation margin

     JPMorgan      $148,859      $ 0         $ 0         $ 148,859   

7. BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the


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unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund participated in Inverse Floaters which are accounted for as a secured borrowing. At June 30, 2016, the value of Floating-Rate Notes outstanding and the related collateral were $5,025,000 and $11,373,484, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund held Floating-Rate Notes that had an average daily balance outstanding of $5,025,000 and incurred interest and fee expense in the amount of $42,771.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30,  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 2,352,986       $ 883,048   

Tax-exempt income

     89,031,195         85,661,250   

Long-term capital gain

     14,466,844         26,759,194   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
  

Unrealized

gains

  

Undistributed
long-term

gain

   Capital loss
carryforward
$906,459    $212,075,618    $18,063,743    $(11,979,319)

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Municipal Bond Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $14,466,844 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $1,816,740 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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North Carolina Tax-Free Fund

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    12   

Statement of operations

    13   

Statement of changes in net assets

    14   

Financial highlights

    15   

Notes to financial statements

    18   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    22   

Other information

    23   

List of abbreviations

    29   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The

 

 

 

 

1 The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund     3   

state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and North Carolina individual income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Bruce R. Johns

Robert J. Miller

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (ENCMX)   1-11-1993     0.67        4.05        3.62        5.43        5.01        4.10        0.94        0.85   
Class C (ENCCX)   3-27-2002     3.65        4.23        3.33        4.65        4.23        3.33        1.69        1.60   
Institutional Class (ENCYX)   2-28-1994                          5.76        5.34        4.40        0.61        0.54   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays North Carolina Municipal Bond Index5                            6.09        4.51        4.87                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to North Carolina municipal securities risk, high-yield securities risk, and non-diversification risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  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 North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays North Carolina Municipal Bond Index is the North Carolina component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays North Carolina Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed both of its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays North Carolina Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   We focused on defensively structured bonds in credits that we believed would outperform if interest rates rose. A short duration detracted from performance as yields fell and the market rallied. Yield-curve positioning also detracted from performance because it was underweight the long end of the yield curve, which was the best-performing part.

 

n   Investors reached for income in an ultralow-yield environment, which resulted in a strong technical rally in credit. The Fund’s overweight to BBB-rated and A-rated bonds was the largest contributor to performance for the period. Sector allocation and security selection contributed to performance.

The period was marked by the long-term bonds outperforming.

The period began with the federal funds target rate expected to increase by late 2015, which made shorter maturities between one and five years less attractive due to a potential backup in municipal rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment dropped below 5% and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. Municipal yields declined with longer-dated maturities outperforming by a significant margin. Less new-issue supply and strong demand (as evidenced by positive inflows to municipal bond funds) helped support the market. As investors reached for yield, credit spreads fell to near their lowest historical levels and the long end rallied to an all-time low of 2% on June 27, 2016.

 

Credit quality as of as of June 30, 20167
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The Fund’s credit positioning contributed to performance.

The Fund’s overweight to bonds A-rated and below was beneficial as lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds. As credit spreads contracted, we moved up in credit quality because we believed higher-rated bonds represented better relative value compared with lower-rated bonds. Many state-specific funds have exposure to Puerto Rico debt due to its triple tax exemption; however, we hold no Puerto Rico debt in the Fund. While the credit performed well over the past year, significant challenges remain and additional defaults are highly likely. The Fund was overweight essential-service revenue bonds, which outperformed, and underweight general obligation (GO) bonds, which underperformed. We saw more relative value in revenue bonds with predictable revenue streams that offered higher income than we did in GO bonds.

 

 

 

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Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20168
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The Fund was positioned in a defensive manner, which was a detractor to performance.

We kept the Fund’s duration short throughout the period, which detracted from results as yields declined. Yield-curve positioning was suboptimal. The Fund was concentrated in the 10-year to 20-year part of the curve because we felt it offered the best risk-adjusted returns. While this part of the curve performed well, it was not enough to offset our underweight to the long end of the yield curve, which was the best-performing part of the curve.

 

 

North Carolina continues to improve in credit quality.

The state of North Carolina is rated Aaa/AAA/AAA (stable) by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings, respectively, based on conservative fiscal practices, moderate debt levels, and a well-funded pension system. The governor serves as the budget director, which allows for quick response when needed to balance operations. The state’s debt burden is a low 1.7% of personal income at $656 per capita with 80% of principal retired in 10 years. The state’s savings reserve account (rainy day fund) improved to 5% of operating expenses in 2016. Sales tax revenue is forecast to increase 6.1% in fiscal-year 2017, with income tax budgeted to increase 1.3%. We expect the state’s economy to continue to recover and expand while maintaining moderate debt levels.

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,029.43       $ 4.29         0.85

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.64       $ 4.27         0.85

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.59       $ 8.06         1.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.91       $ 8.02         1.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,031.01       $ 2.73         0.54

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.18       $ 2.72         0.54

 

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 98.74%

         
California: 1.12%          

University of California Limited Project Series G (Education Revenue)

    5.00     5-15-2037       $     1,000,000       $ 1,181,330   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 4.51%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,142,140   

Guam Government Hotel Occupancy Series A (Tax Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2026         2,000,000         2,408,600   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2023         1,000,000         1,220,170   
            4,770,910   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 0.93%          

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.39        3-1-2032         1,000,000         980,410   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 1.16%          

Indiana Finance Authority Clean Water Act Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2031         1,000,000         1,225,450   
         

 

 

 
New York: 1.68%          

New York Dormitory Authority Personal Income Tax Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2042         1,500,000         1,781,100   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 80.71%          

Cape Fear NC Public Utility Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2035         3,000,000         3,270,930   

Carolina Beach NC Enterprise System (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2029         250,000         320,065   

Carolina Beach NC Enterprise System (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2031         245,000         311,081   

Charlotte Mecklenburg NC Hospital (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ±

    0.44        1-15-2037         2,500,000         2,500,000   

Charlotte NC Airport Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2034         2,500,000         2,884,475   

Charlotte NC Airport Series D (Airport Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.46        7-1-2034         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Charlotte NC AMT Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,480,000         1,704,161   

Charlotte NC AMT Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2024         810,000         933,371   

Charlotte NC Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,160,000         1,388,242   

Charlotte NC Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         1,000,000         1,235,130   

Charlotte NC Certificate of Participation Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         3,650,000         4,090,446   

Charlotte NC Douglas Airport Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         1,645,000         1,908,151   

Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC Hospital Authority (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-15-2027         1,885,000         2,058,665   

Cumberland County NC Limited Obligation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2025         1,000,000         1,208,310   

Cumberland County NC Limited Obligation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2026         1,000,000         1,204,370   

Fayetteville NC Public Works Commission Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2023         600,000         667,662   

Jacksonville NC Enterprise System (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2028         500,000         673,425   

Johnston County NC Memorial Hospital Authority (Health Revenue, AGM/FHA Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2036         1,960,000         2,117,035   

Mecklenburg County NC Public Facilities Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         1,035,000         1,151,137   

New Hanover County NC New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2026         1,000,000         1,191,900   

New Hanover County NC New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2028         3,000,000         3,501,960   

New Hanover County NC New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.13        10-1-2031         1,800,000         2,008,782   

North Carolina Capital Improvement Limited Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2026         3,000,000         3,237,600   

North Carolina Department of Transportation (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-30-2028         1,275,000         1,486,854   

North Carolina Facilities Finance Agency (Housing Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2027         1,000,000         1,206,820   

North Carolina HFA Series 25-A (Housing Revenue)

    4.65        7-1-2021         1,735,000         1,738,886   

North Carolina HFA Series B (Housing Revenue)

    4.25        1-1-2028         2,860,000         2,960,643   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Baptist Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    5.25        6-1-2029         2,000,000         2,300,360   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
North Carolina (continued)   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Cleveland County Health Care System (Health Revenue)

    5.00     1-1-2018       $ 500,000       $ 533,020   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Presbyterian Homes Project (Health Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2031         2,000,000         2,013,980   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Presbyterian Homes Project (Health Revenue)

    5.60        10-1-2036         1,500,000         1,509,810   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Southeastern Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2026         385,000         446,065   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Southeastern Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2032         500,000         566,315   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Stanley Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2033             1,000,000         1,040,140   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series D (Health Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2033         1,500,000         1,700,340   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,950,000         2,375,061   

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1 Catawba Nuclear Power Project Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         2,720,000         3,111,789   

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1 Catawba Nuclear Power Project Prerefunded Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         1,105,000         1,222,384   

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1 Catawba Nuclear Power Project Unrefunded Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         445,000         488,770   

North Carolina Port Authority Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2025         3,540,000         3,944,480   

North Carolina Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Series B-1 (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2028         1,500,000         1,717,920   

Onslow County NC Water and Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2027         495,000         642,956   

Onslow County NC Water and Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2028         505,000         654,233   

Orange County NC Public Facilities Company Limited Obligation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2026         1,000,000         1,201,480   

Pitt County NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2027         875,000         1,111,758   

Raleigh NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2028         600,000         774,966   

Raleigh NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2029         900,000         1,157,850   

Raleigh NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2033         1,000,000         1,241,760   

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2033         2,000,000         2,432,060   

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2039         1,620,000         1,944,194   

Wilmington NC Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2029         2,580,000         2,795,198   

Wilmington NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         400,000         512,868   
     85,399,858   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 3.41%          

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2026         1,020,000         1,287,209   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2021         2,000,000         2,320,660   
     3,607,869   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 2.97%          

Virgin Islands PFA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.75        10-1-2019         2,890,000         3,139,841   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 1.17%          

Tumwater Office Properties Washington Office Buildings (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,000,000         1,243,000   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 1.08%          

Wisconsin PFA Carolina International School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.75        8-1-2033         1,000,000         1,139,400   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $94,972,588)

            104,469,168   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund     11   

      

 

 

Security name   Yield            Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments: 0.14%

         
Investment Companies: 0.14%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)

    0.30        143,783       $ 143,783   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $143,783)

            143,783   
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $95,116,371) *     98.88        104,612,951   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    1.12           1,190,262   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 105,803,213   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $95,116,370 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 9,516,171   

Gross unrealized losses

     (19,590
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 9,496,581   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities —June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $94,972,588)

  $ 104,469,168   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $143,783)

    143,783   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $95,116,371)

    104,612,951   

Receivable for investments sold

    110,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    39,986   

Receivable for interest

    1,294,084   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    24,830   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    106,081,851   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    130,038   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    75,693   

Management fee payable

    26,166   

Distribution fee payable

    3,742   

Administration fees payable

    9,588   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    33,411   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    278,638   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 105,803,213   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 106,655,671   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (59,574

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (10,289,464

Net unrealized gains on investments

    9,496,580   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 105,803,213   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 36,889,820   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    3,481,001   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $10.60   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.10   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 6,120,669   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    577,526   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $10.60   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 62,792,724   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    5,925,228   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $10.60   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.
2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund     13   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 3,866,238   

Income from affiliated securities

    1,573   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    3,867,811   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    401,302   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    56,494   

Class C

    7,817   

Institutional Class

    48,105   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    88,273   

Class C

    12,214   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    36,641   

Custody and accounting fees

    10,375   

Professional fees

    47,156   

Registration fees

    49,972   

Shareholder report expenses

    9,005   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    22,770   

Other fees and expenses

    8,465   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    798,589   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (95,585
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    703,004   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,164,807   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (55,699

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    2,346,419   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    2,290,720   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 5,455,527   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

     

Net investment income

    $ 3,164,807        $ 3,380,153   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (55,699       901,303   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      2,346,419          (448,372
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      5,455,527          3,833,084   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (1,060,689       (1,066,500

Class C

      (109,808       (102,579

Institutional Class

      (1,994,310       (2,211,074
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (3,164,807       (3,380,153
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    424,558        4,432,275        66,427        692,635   

Class C

    186,322        1,956,171        53,420        558,887   

Institutional Class

    1,135,937        11,925,410        976,885        10,167,225   
 

 

 

 
      18,313,856          11,418,747   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    94,806        992,485        92,637        968,218   

Class C

    9,754        102,165        8,722        91,170   

Institutional Class

    39,018        408,587        35,923        375,472   
 

 

 

 
      1,503,237          1,434,860   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (317,128     (3,313,134     (468,709     (4,906,152

Class C

    (46,145     (483,983     (76,563     (796,737

Institutional Class

    (1,122,422     (11,750,628     (2,156,709     (22,473,470
 

 

 

 
      (15,547,745       (28,176,359
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      4,269,348          (15,322,752
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      6,560,068          (14,869,821
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      99,243,145          114,112,966   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 105,803,213        $ 99,243,145   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (59,574     $ (59,574
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34        $9.71   

Net investment income

    0.31        0.32        0.33        0.32        0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.24        0.03        0.25        (0.26     0.63   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.55        0.35        0.58        0.06        0.97   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.31     (0.32     (0.33     (0.32     (0.34

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.60        $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34   

Total return1

    5.43     3.35     5.92     0.51     10.09

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.96     0.94     0.94     0.91     0.90

Net expenses

    0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85     0.85

Net investment income

    3.00     3.01     3.32     3.06     3.34

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    7     12     15     15     48

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $36,890        $33,969        $37,067        $41,879        $44,082   

 

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34        $9.71   

Net investment income

    0.24        0.24        0.26        0.24        0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.24        0.03        0.25        (0.26     0.63   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.48        0.27        0.51        (0.02     0.89   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.24     (0.24     (0.26     (0.24     (0.26

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.60        $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34   

Total return1

    4.65     2.58     5.13     (0.24 )%      9.27

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.71     1.69     1.69     1.66     1.65

Net expenses

    1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60     1.60

Net investment income

    2.25     2.26     2.56     2.31     2.59

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    7     12     15     15     48

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $6,121        $4,431        $4,566        $5,164        $5,523   

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34        $9.71   

Net investment income

    0.35        0.35        0.36        0.35        0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.24        0.03        0.26        (0.26     0.63   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.59        0.38        0.62        0.09        1.00   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.35     (0.35     (0.37     (0.35     (0.37

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.60        $10.36        $10.33        $10.08        $10.34   

Total return

    5.76     3.67     6.25     0.82     10.43

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.63     0.61     0.61     0.58     0.57

Net expenses

    0.54     0.54     0.54     0.54     0.54

Net investment income

    3.32     3.32     3.61     3.37     3.65

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    7     12     15     15     48

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $62,793        $60,844        $72,479        $77,926        $90,439   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”) which is a non-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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


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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 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards that expire. As of June 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

          No expiration
2017    2018    Long-term
$6,610,328    $3,623,438    $21,451

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $34,248 in long-term losses which will be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
    

Other significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 104,469,168       $ 0       $ 104,469,168   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     143,783         0         0         143,783   

Total assets

   $ 143,783       $ 104,469,168       $ 0       $ 104,612,951   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.85% for Class A shares, 1.60% for Class C shares, and 0.54% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.


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In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $3,365 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A and Class C of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $11,242,248 and $6,639,692, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Tax-exempt income

   $ 3,164,807       $ 3,345,284   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Unrealized

gains

  

Post-October

capital losses

deferred

  

Capital loss

carryforward

$84,678    $9,496,581    $(34,248)    $(10,255,217)

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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22   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free 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 North Carolina Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage North Carolina Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 North Carolina Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or
investment company
directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1 (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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Class A) was higher than or in range of the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was in range of its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review except the one, five and ten-year periods.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or in range of the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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28   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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List of abbreviations   Wells Fargo North Carolina Tax-Free Fund     29   

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo
Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    14   

Statement of operations

    15   

Statement of changes in net assets

    16   

Financial highlights

    17   

Notes to financial statements

    21   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    25   

Other information

    26   

List of abbreviations

    32   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund     3   

meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Pennsylvania individual income tax.     

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Bruce R. Johns

Robert J. Miller

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (EKVAX)   12-27-1990     1.85        4.84        4.45        6.62        5.82        4.93        0.90        0.74   
Class B (EKVBX)*   2-1-1993     0.83        4.71        4.38        5.83        5.04        4.38        1.65        1.49   
Class C (EKVCX)   2-1-1993     4.83        5.04        4.14        5.83        5.04        4.14        1.65        1.49   
Institutional Class (EKVYX)   11-24-1997                          6.88        6.08        5.19        0.57        0.49   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index5                            8.03        5.61        5.33                 
*   Class B shares are closed to investment, except in connection with the reinvestment of any distribution and permitted exchanges.

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to Pennsylvania municipal securities risk and high-yield securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  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 Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index is the Pennsylvania component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed both of its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   The Fund was positioned to help protect against higher interest rates. The Fund also maintained a defensive credit positioning, moving up in credit quality as credit spreads contracted. We kept the Fund’s duration short compared with both its benchmarks, which detracted from performance as yields fell and the market rallied. Yield-curve positioning also detracted from performance because the Fund was underweight the longest part of the yield curve, which was the best-performing part.

 

n   Investors reached for income in an ultralow-yield environment, which resulted in a strong rally in higher-yielding bonds. The Fund’s overweight to BBB-rated and A-rated bonds as well as a modest allocation to high yield were the largest contributors to performance.

The period was marked by the long-term bonds outperforming.

At the beginning of the period, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) was expected to begin raising its federal funds target rate by late 2015, which made shorter-term maturities less attractive due to a potential backup in rates. The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. Municipal yields declined with longer-dated maturities outperforming by a significant margin.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20167
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The Fund was positioned in a defensive manner, which detracted from performance.

We kept the Fund’s duration short relative to the benchmark, which detracted from performance as the market rallied. Yield-curve positioning proved to be suboptimal. The Fund was concentrated in the 6- to 17-year part of the curve because we felt it offered the best risk-adjusted returns. While this part of the curve performed well, it was not enough to offset an underweight to the best-performing long end of the yield curve.

The Fund’s credit positioning contributed to performance.

The Fund was overweight A-rated and BBB-rated bonds, which contributed to results. As credit spreads contracted, we moved up in quality because we believed higher-rated bonds represented better relative value than lower-rated bonds. Many state-specific funds have exposure to Puerto Rico debt due to its triple tax exemption; however, we hold no Puerto Rico debt in the Fund. While the credit performed well over the last year, significant challenges remain and additional defaults are highly likely.

Sector allocation also benefited results. The Fund was overweight essential-service revenue bonds, which outperformed, and underweight general obligation (GO) bonds, which underperformed. We saw more relative value in revenue bonds with predictable revenue streams that offered higher income than we did in GO bonds.

While the Fund remained underweight state and local GOs, we selectively added some local GOs that represented relative-value opportunities.

 

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund     7   

Pennsylvania remained challenged by political gridlock.

The commonwealth of Pennsylvania is rated Aa3/AA-/ AA- by Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings, respectively. With 12.8 million people, Pennsylvania is the sixth-largest state by population. Its economy is supported by the relative stability of the health care and higher education sectors, primarily in the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, which account for 40% of state population. Revenue growth was a modest 2.5% in 2016 with a moderate debt structure at 2.3% of personal income and $1,116 per capita. Political negotiations were contentious in 2016, and a budget was not approved until nine months into the fiscal year. The magnitude of structural budget challenges is not insurmountable, in our view; however, political gridlock calls into question lawmakers’ ability to resolve structural imbalances and continues to be a credit risk and the reason for our negative outlook.

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,035.85       $ 3.75         0.74

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.18       $ 3.72         0.74

Class B

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,032.95       $ 7.53         1.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.45       $ 7.47         1.49

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,032.03       $ 7.53         1.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.45       $ 7.47         1.49

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,037.14       $ 2.48         0.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.43       $ 2.46         0.49

 

 

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 Obligations: 100.67%

         
Florida: 0.48%          

Jacksonville FL Economic Development AMT Metropolitan Parking Solutions Project (Industrial Development Revenue, ACA Insured)

    5.50     10-1-2030       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,002,450   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 1.15%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2022         1,000,000         1,188,670   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2025         1,000,000         1,209,220   
     2,397,890   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 0.47%          

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.39        3-1-2032         1,000,000         980,410   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 96.52%          

Allegheny County PA Higher Education Building Authority Refunding Bond Duquesne University of The Holy Spirit Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2029         1,135,000         1,401,044   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority Health Center Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        7-1-2027         1,800,000         2,517,696   

Allegheny County PA Port Authority Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.75        3-1-2029         3,000,000         3,590,340   

Allegheny County PA Series C-65 (GO Revenue)

    5.50        5-1-2024             4,675,000         5,555,303   

Blair County PA (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2026         955,000         1,193,970   

Bucks County PA IDA Lane Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.88        3-15-2027         1,700,000         1,718,751   

Bucks County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2024         310,000         394,484   

Bucks County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2025         425,000         551,064   

Bucks County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2026         500,000         661,815   

Bucks County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2027         525,000         686,112   

Capital Region Water Pennsylvania Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2024         750,000         929,715   

Capital Region Water Pennsylvania Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2029         525,000         656,717   

Centre County PA Hospital Authority Mount Nittany Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2029         800,000         991,864   

Centre County PA Hospital Authority Mount Nittany Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2030         675,000         833,659   

Cheltenham Township PA School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2032         1,055,000         1,298,346   

Chester County PA IDA Avon Grove Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.65        12-15-2017         250,000         257,653   

Chester County PA IDA Avon Grove Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        12-15-2027         2,370,000         2,493,311   

Chester County PA IDA Collegium Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2022         1,695,000         1,812,667   

Chester County PA IDA Renaissance Academy Charter School (Education Revenue)

    3.75        10-1-2024         1,000,000         1,064,220   

Chester County PA IDA University Student Housing LLC Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2030         555,000         623,110   

Commonwealth Financing Authority Pennsylvania Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2025         1,500,000         1,866,045   

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Financing Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2026         1,000,000         1,194,830   

Cumberland County PA Municipal Authority Diakon Lutheran Ministries Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2028         2,090,000         2,503,925   

Cumberland County PA Municipal Authority Diakon Lutheran Ministries Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2036         5,000,000         5,109,500   

Cumberland County PA Municipal Authority Dickinson College Project Series HH1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2039         1,200,000         1,332,828   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

Cumberland County PA Municipal Authority Refunding Bond Dickson College Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00     5-1-2028       $ 1,170,000       $ 1,486,368   

Dauphin County PA Authority Pinnacle Health System Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2035         1,000,000         1,218,410   

Delaware County PA Authority Neumann University Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2031         1,500,000         1,744,710   

Delaware County PA IDA Chester Community Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2020         1,795,000         1,831,062   

Delaware County PA Vocational & Technical School Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        11-1-2033         1,000,000         1,206,310   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        8-1-2028             4,390,000         5,689,791   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.60        7-1-2017         2,000,000         2,095,480   

East Hempfield Township PA IDA Refunding Bond Willow Valley Communities Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2028         450,000         548,991   

East Hempfield Township PA IDA Refunding Bond Willow Valley Communities Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2029         375,000         456,401   

Easton PA Area Joint Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2026         180,000         220,219   

Easton PA Area Joint Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2027         200,000         243,562   

Easton PA Area Joint Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2028         150,000         182,199   

Easton PA Area Joint Sewer Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2029         200,000         242,148   

General Authority of South Central Pennsylvania Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (Education Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2031         2,500,000         2,975,675   

Lehigh County PA General Purpose Authority Water & Sewer CAB Allentown Project (Water & Sewer Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2030         2,000,000         1,311,120   

Lycoming County PA Authority Pennsylvania College of Technology (Education Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2026         3,000,000         3,577,080   

McKeesport PA Municipal Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2027         2,405,000         2,888,140   

Monroe County PA Hospital Authority Pocono Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         840,000         953,350   

Monroe County PA Hospital Authority Pocono Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2032         880,000         987,642   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority Abington Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2031         2,000,000         2,316,400   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority Refunding Bond Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2030         1,500,000         1,750,425   

Montgomery County PA IDA ACTS Retirement-Life Communities Incorporated Obligated Group (Housing Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-15-2036         4,200,000         5,047,140   

Montgomery County PA IDA Adult Communities Total Services Retirement Community Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2022         6,000,000         6,078,120   

Montgomery County PA IDA Jefferson Health System Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2027         1,000,000         1,162,080   

Montgomery County PA IDA New Regional Medical Center Project (Health Revenue, FHA Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         980,000         1,142,543   

Moon Area PA School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2029         1,445,000         1,763,406   

Norristown Area PA School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2029         1,250,000         1,571,650   

Northampton County PA St. Luke’s Hospital of Bethlehem Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2033         1,500,000         1,732,725   

Palmer Township PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2019         320,000         348,045   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

Palmer Township PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00     5-15-2020       $ 635,000       $ 705,891   

Palmer Township PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2021         250,000         282,963   

Palmer Township PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2025         225,000         264,285   

Pennsylvania 1st Series (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-15-2025         3,000,000         3,812,550   

Pennsylvania Financing Authority Pennsylvania Hills Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2022             1,200,000         1,029,276   

Pennsylvania Financing Authority Pennsylvania Hills Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2023         3,790,000         3,173,215   

Pennsylvania HEFAR La Salle University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2027         5,250,000         5,472,548   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Shippensburg University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         1,460,000         1,586,042   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Shippensburg University Project (Education Revenue) ##

    6.00        10-1-2031         3,000,000         3,367,530   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Temple University First Series (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2032         1,000,000         1,181,900   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency SFMR Series 108-B (Housing Revenue)

    4.50        10-1-2024         1,825,000         1,962,569   

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency SFMR Series 112 (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2028         1,760,000         1,881,810   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2027         1,010,000         1,257,420   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2039         3,000,000         3,591,090   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Motor License Series B1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2040         1,500,000         1,698,285   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        7-15-2021         2,000,000         2,388,120   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series A-1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2046         2,000,000         2,409,500   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series C (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.25        6-1-2038         3,500,000         3,874,535   

Philadelphia PA Airport Refunding Bond AMT Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2030         1,500,000         1,810,725   

Philadelphia PA Hospital & HEFAR Refunding Bond Temple University Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2023         1,000,000         1,041,370   

Philadelphia PA IDA 1st Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        6-15-2033         1,000,000         1,196,710   

Philadelphia PA IDA Architecture & Design Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.25        3-15-2023         750,000         816,600   

Philadelphia PA IDA Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.30        9-15-2027         5,150,000         5,280,141   

Philadelphia PA IDA Global Leadership Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    5.13        11-15-2020         1,220,000         1,298,958   

Philadelphia PA IDA Global Leadership Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    5.75        11-15-2030         1,000,000         1,085,000   

Philadelphia PA IDA Master Charter School (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         705,000         750,550   

Philadelphia PA IDA Refunding Bond Cultural & Commercial Corridors Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2028         2,500,000         3,057,425   

Philadelphia PA IDA Tacony Academy Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    6.88        6-15-2033         1,000,000         1,151,310   

Philadelphia PA IDA Temple University 1st Series 2015 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2033         2,500,000         3,054,475   

Philadelphia PA IDA Temple University 1st Series 2016 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2029         1,000,000         1,241,580   

Philadelphia PA IDA West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School Project (Education Revenue)

    7.50        5-1-2031         1,285,000         1,409,247   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGM/FGIC Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2024         1,425,000         1,690,919   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         3,000,000         3,209,250   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,395,000         1,570,993   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2033         1,500,000         1,825,620   

Pittsburgh & Allegheny Counties PA Sports & Exhibition Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2031         3,000,000         3,424,320   

Pittsburgh PA (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2030         500,000         621,035   

Reading PA School District Notes Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2033         1,500,000         1,772,865   

Reading PA School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    3.13        4-1-2024         1,000,000         1,007,300   

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2028         4,000,000         4,654,440   

State Public School Building Authority Pennsylvania Chester Upland School Project Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-15-2026         875,000         1,025,640   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

State Public School Building Authority Pennsylvania Northampton County Area Community College Project (Education Revenue)

    5.50     3-1-2031       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,869,400   

State Public School Building Authority Pennsylvania Northampton County Area Community College Project Series A (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2027         1,610,000         1,877,244   

State Public School Building Authority Philadelphia Community College Project Series A (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2027         1,500,000         1,832,730   

University Area Joint Authority Pennsylvania Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.79        11-1-2028         1,500,000         1,497,675   

Wilkes-Barre PA Finance Authority University of Scranton (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         1,005,000         1,159,864   

Wilkes-Barre PA Finance Authority Wilkes University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2027         1,550,000         1,595,338   

Wilkes-Barre PA FInance Authority Wilkes University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2027         1,050,000         1,074,486   

York County PA Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2033             4,000,000         4,971,080   

York PA City School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2019         895,000         965,338   

York PA City School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2020         970,000         1,069,105   

York PA City School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2021         1,000,000         1,121,650   
     200,980,073   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 2.05%          

Virgin Islands PFA Grant Anticipation Federal Highway Grant (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.00        9-1-2017         600,000         619,608   

Virgin Islands PFA Grant Anticipation Federal Highway Grant (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    5.00        9-1-2018         750,000         809,828   

Virgin Islands PFA Grant Anticipation Federal Highway Grant (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    5.00        9-1-2019         500,000         555,710   

Virgin Islands PFA Matching Fund Loan Note Senior Lien (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2029         2,000,000         2,276,681   
            4,261,827   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $194,055,880)

            209,622,650   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.82%          
Investment Companies: 0.82%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional
Class (l)(u)##

    0.30           1,714,696         1,714,696   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,714,696)

            1,714,696        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $195,770,576) *     101.49        211,337,346   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.49        (3,109,961
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 208,227,385   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $195,825,003 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 15,588,685   

Gross unrealized losses

     (76,342
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 15,512,343   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $194,055,880)

  $ 209,622,650   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $1,714,696)

    1,714,696   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $195,770,576)

    211,337,346   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    300,868   

Receivable for interest

    2,132,552   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    30,937   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    213,801,703   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    291,947   

Payable for investments purchased

    5,047,140   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    103,206   

Management fee payable

    50,126   

Distribution fees payable

    12,011   

Administration fees payable

    18,309   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    51,579   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    5,574,318   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 208,227,385   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 198,836,747   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (245,938

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (5,930,194

Net unrealized gains on investments

    15,566,770   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 208,227,385   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 55,352,413   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    4,562,454   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $12.13   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $12.70   

Net assets – Class B

  $ 538,409   

Shares outstanding – Class B1

    44,543   

Net asset value per share – Class B

    $12.09   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 19,492,830   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    1,609,662   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $12.11   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 132,843,733   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    10,949,753   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $12.13   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2 Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund     15   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 7,396,729   

Income from affiliated securities

    4,073   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    7,400,802   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    746,918   

Administration fees

  

Class A

    81,008   

Class B

    942   

Class C

    24,073   

Institutional Class

    96,372   

Shareholder servicing fees

  

Class A

    126,575   

Class B

    1,473   

Class C

    37,614   

Distribution fees

  

Class B

    4,418   

Class C

    112,840   

Custody and accounting fees

    14,012   

Professional fees

    46,266   

Registration fees

    66,419   

Shareholder report expenses

    13,611   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    23,984   

Other fees and expenses

    4,487   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,401,012   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (203,120
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,197,892   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    6,202,910   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    317,819   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    5,818,175   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    6,135,994   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 12,338,904   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

  

 

Net investment income

    $ 6,202,910        $ 6,375,933   

Net realized gains on investments

      317,819          966,812   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      5,818,175          627,422   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      12,338,904          7,970,167   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

     

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (1,633,459       (1,606,030

Class B

      (14,671       (20,931

Class C

      (370,055       (339,975

Institutional Class

      (4,184,725       (4,344,447
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (6,202,910       (6,311,383
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    907,836        10,807,655        605,396        7,163,115   

Class B

    504        5,931        94        1,089   

Class C

    578,544        6,894,873        299,119        3,526,413   

Institutional Class

    3,425,123        40,716,691        1,203,338        14,230,622   
 

 

 

 
      58,425,150          24,921,239   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

  

Class A

    126,426        1,505,841        120,989        1,431,526   

Class B

    1,211        14,352        1,704        20,089   

Class C

    28,590        340,015        25,787        304,625   

Institutional Class

    79,004        940,589        81,893        968,892   
 

 

 

 
      2,800,797          2,725,132   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

  

Class A

    (499,387     (5,949,813     (519,400     (6,135,536

Class B

    (11,946     (141,573     (21,585     (254,079

Class C

    (111,231     (1,317,623     (173,825     (2,051,259

Institutional Class

    (1,641,421     (19,520,308     (2,438,641     (28,902,651
 

 

 

 
      (26,929,317       (37,343,525
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      34,296,630          (9,697,154
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      40,432,624          (8,038,370
 

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      167,794,761          175,833,131   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 208,227,385        $ 167,794,761   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (245,938     $ (245,938
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.75        $11.65        $11.36        $11.65        $10.93   

Net investment income

    0.38        0.42        0.43        0.42        0.44   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.38        0.09        0.29        (0.29     0.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.76        0.51        0.72        0.13        1.16   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.38     (0.41     (0.43     (0.42     (0.44

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.13        $11.75        $11.65        $11.36        $11.65   

Total return1

    6.62     4.44     6.45     1.02     10.81

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.90     0.90     0.91 %2      0.88 %2      0.88 %2 

Net expenses

    0.74     0.74     0.74 %2      0.75 %2      0.74 %2 

Net investment income

    3.23     3.54     3.75     3.55     3.90

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     15     15     14     21

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $55,352        $47,323        $44,500        $43,167        $45,178   

 

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

2  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

    0.00

Year ended June 30, 2013

    0.01

Year ended June 30, 2012

    0.00

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS B   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.71        $11.60        $11.32        $11.61        $10.89   

Net investment income

    0.30 1      0.33 1      0.34 1      0.33 1      0.36 1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.37        0.10        0.28        (0.29     0.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.67        0.43        0.62        0.04        1.08   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.32     (0.34     (0.33     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.09        $11.71        $11.60        $11.32        $11.61   

Total return2

    5.83     3.75     5.58     0.26     10.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.65     1.65     1.66 %3      1.63 %3      1.62 %3 

Net expenses

    1.49     1.49     1.49 %3      1.50 %3      1.49 %3 

Net investment income

    2.49     2.78     3.00     2.80     3.15

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     15     15     14     21

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $538        $641        $865        $1,377        $2,264   

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

    0.00

Year ended June 30, 2013

    0.01

Year ended June 30, 2012

    0.00

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.73        $11.63        $11.34        $11.63        $10.91   

Net investment income

    0.29 1      0.33        0.34        0.33        0.36   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.38        0.09        0.29        (0.29     0.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.67        0.42        0.63        0.04        1.08   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.29     (0.32     (0.34     (0.33     (0.36

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.11        $11.73        $11.63        $11.34        $11.63   

Total return2

    5.83     3.66     5.67     0.27     9.99

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.65     1.65     1.66 %3      1.63 %3      1.63 %3 

Net expenses

    1.49     1.49     1.49 %3      1.50 %3      1.49 %3 

Net investment income

    2.46     2.78     3.00     2.79     3.15

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     15     15     14     21

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $19,493        $13,062        $11,192        $9,798        $9,815   

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

    0.00

Year ended June 30, 2013

    0.01

Year ended June 30, 2012

    0.00

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.75        $11.65        $11.36        $11.65        $10.93   

Net investment income

    0.41 1      0.44        0.45        0.45 1      0.47   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.38        0.10        0.29        (0.29     0.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.79        0.54        0.74        0.16        1.19   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.41     (0.44     (0.45     (0.45     (0.47

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.13        $11.75        $11.65        $11.36        $11.65   

Total return

    6.88     4.70     6.72     1.28     11.08

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.57     0.57     0.58 %2      0.55 %2      0.55 %2 

Net expenses

    0.49     0.49     0.49 %2      0.50 %2      0.49 %2 

Net investment income

    3.47     3.78     4.00     3.79     4.15

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     15     15     14     21

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $132,844        $106,769        $119,276        $148,684        $171,861   

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Ratios include interest and fee expense relating to inverse floating-rate obligations as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2014

    0.00

Year ended June 30, 2013

    0.01

Year ended June 30, 2012

    0.00

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund     21   

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.


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22   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications are due to expiration of capital loss carryforwards. At June 30, 2016, 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

   Accumulated net
realized losses
on investments
(4,125,739)    $4,125,739

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains in the amount of $5,875,768 expiring in 2017.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 209,622,650       $ 0       $ 209,622,650   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     1,714,696         0         0         1,714,696   

Total assets

   $ 1,714,696       $ 209,622,650       $ 0       $ 211,337,346   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual 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

     0.16

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.74% for Class A shares, 1.49% for Class B shares, 1.49% for Class C shares, and 0.49% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class B and Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares.


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In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class B and Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $18,749 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class B, and Class C of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class. A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $73,067,034 and $24,116,368, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30,  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 0       $ 56,319   

Tax-exempt income

     6,202,910         6,255,064   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Unrealized

gains

  

Capital loss

carryforward

$62,036    $15,512,343    $(5,875,768)

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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Report of independent registered public accounting firm   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund     25   

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 Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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, 100% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1 (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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance


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Universe. The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Class A) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than or in range of its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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32   Wells Fargo Pennsylvania Tax-Free Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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June 30, 2016

 

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Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund

 

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Letter to shareholders

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Performance highlights

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Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    35   

Statement of operations

    36   

Statement of changes in net assets

    37   

Financial highlights

    38   

Notes to financial statements

    42   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    48   

Other information

    49   

List of abbreviations

    55   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but

 

 

 

1 The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     3   

meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with capital preservation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Wendy Casetta

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA®, CPA

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WSMAX)   7-18-2008     (0.54     1.02        2.48        1.49        1.43        2.68        0.75        0.63   
Class C (WSSCX)   1-31-2003     (0.27     0.67        1.89        0.73        0.67        1.89        1.50        1.38   
Administrator Class (WSTMX)   7-30-2010                          1.42        1.41        2.65        0.69        0.60   
Institutional Class (WSBIX)   3-31-2008                          1.71        1.63        2.86        0.42        0.40   
Barclays 1-3 Year Composite Municipal Bond Index4                            1.65        1.24        2.59                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 2.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to high-yield securities risk and municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares (except during those periods in which expenses of Class A shares would have been higher than those of the former Investor Class shares). If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares. Historical performance shown for Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 1-3 Year Composite Municipal Bond Index is a blended index weighted 50% in the Barclays 1-Year Municipal Bond Index and 50% in the Barclays 3-Year Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays 1-3 Year Composite Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 2.00%.

 

6  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays 1–3 Year Composite Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   Security selection within industrial development revenue and health care detracted from performance. On the flip side, exposure to Illinois and New Jersey-related debt added to performance as investors looked for yield.

 

n   Because we expected interest rates would gradually increase, we kept the Fund’s duration short throughout the year, which detracted from performance. We positioned the Fund along the steeper part of the front end of the yield curve while keeping a large liquidity position to redeploy in a higher-interest-rate environment, and this yield-curve positioning contributed to results.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20166
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Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. We, therefore, extended the Fund’s duration in anticipation of lower yields and also positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight maturities between one and four years and overweight the five- to seven-year area, helped results. Longer-term

 

maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin because the municipal curve flattened 100 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between one-and seven-year maturities.

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. We reduced duration as the market rallied. The Fund’s short duration hurt results during 2016 because yields continued to decline

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its out-of-benchmark holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. In addition, its overweight to BBB-rated bonds with relatively short maturities allowed it to maintain a competitive yield without taking on significant duration risk. The Fund’s holdings within the local general obligation, special tax, education, and transportation sectors performed well. On the other hand, issue selection within the health care and industrial development revenue sectors detracted from results, largely because of their shorter duration profile. We have

been cautious within the health care sector for quite

 

some time because we believe credit fundamentals have peaked. Although taxable corporate bond spreads increased dramatically during late 2015 and early 2016 as global fears spooked the market, spreads for corporate-backed municipal debt declined. We sold into this rally, but continued new-money flows into municipal bonds funds caused these spreads to move even tighter. Finally, sector allocation also benefited performance, particularly because the Fund was underweight prerefunded bonds.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     7   

Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds for several years because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit issues. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should ultimately lead to tighter spreads. New Jersey bonds also performed well as spreads tightened; however, issue selection within the state detracted from results, primarily due to our exposure to longer-dated floating-rate notes that repriced to reflect a protracted rate-hike cycle. During the past 12 months, Puerto Rico had several widely anticipated defaults on its debt. The lack of clarity surrounding the federal government’s restructuring legislation for Puerto Rico debt, the lack of financial statements, and a declining economy make it hard to develop an investment opinion for the territory. As a result, we had minimal exposure to Puerto Rico bonds.

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,007.86       $ 3.15         0.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.73       $ 3.17         0.63

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,004.11       $ 6.88         1.38

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.00       $ 6.92         1.38

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,008.01       $ 3.00         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,009.01       $ 2.00         0.40

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.87       $ 2.01         0.40

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     9   

      

 

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 97.20%

         
Alabama: 1.05%          

Alabama 21st Century Authority Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00     6-1-2017       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,114,240   

Board of Education of Shelby County AL Public School Warrants Series 2016 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2020         410,000         451,689   

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Gulf Opportunity Zone PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Projects Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Finance Corporation SPA) ±

    0.88        11-15-2038         14,615,000         14,619,531   

Jefferson County AL Warrants Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         26,520,000         28,305,592   

Jefferson County AL Warrants Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         1,890,000         2,027,876   

Mobile County AL Industrial Development Board PCR Alabama Power Company Barry Plant (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    1.63        7-15-2034         12,500,000         12,658,250   
     61,177,178   
         

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.07%          

Alaska IDA Snettisham Hydroelectric Project (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,400,000         1,589,686   

Alaska International Airport Refunding Bond Series D (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2018         2,235,000         2,261,909   
     3,851,595   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 2.13%          

Arizona Board of Regents Certificate of Participation Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2021         3,000,000         3,544,530   

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Catholic West Series B (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank LOC) ø

    0.42        7-1-2035         22,000,000         22,000,000   

Cochise County AZ Community College District of Cochise County Series 2016A (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         405,000         464,628   

Cochise County AZ Community College District of Cochise County Series 2016A (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2021         425,000         498,228   

Gilbert AZ Water Reserve Municipal Property Corporation Sub Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.75        10-1-2032         1,105,000         1,116,978   

Maricopa County AZ Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2017         3,500,000         3,577,455   

Maricopa County AZ Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         32,500,000         33,867,275   

Maricopa County AZ Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         6,100,000         6,595,320   

Maricopa County AZ PCR Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.40        6-1-2043         9,300,000         9,556,494   

Maricopa County AZ PCR Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.20        6-1-2043         2,500,000         2,798,100   

Maricopa County AZ USD Refunding Bond Series 2016 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    2.00        7-1-2019         2,265,000         2,336,597   

Navajo Nation Arizona Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    2.90        12-1-2020         14,205,000         14,488,958   

Navajo Tribal Arizona Utility Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Municipal Government Guaranty Insured)

    4.00        1-1-2021         13,490,000         13,884,583   

Scottsdale AZ IDA Scottsdale Healthcare Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2017         2,000,000         2,081,280   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    4.00        7-15-2016         1,280,000         1,281,152   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    4.00        7-15-2017         1,365,000         1,388,737   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    4.00        7-15-2018         1,245,000         1,278,179   

Yavapai County AZ IDA Waste Management Incorporated Project Series A2 (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.60        3-1-2028         2,500,000         2,519,525   
     123,278,019   
         

 

 

 

 

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10   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California: 5.81%          

Alameda County CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00     10-1-2016       $ 8,845,000       $ 8,831,202   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.50        4-1-2047         11,900,000         12,019,952   

California (GO Revenue) ±

    4.00        12-1-2027         55,200,000         56,931,072   

California Golden State Tobacco Securitization Series 2954 (Tobacco Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.96        6-1-2047         31,160,000         31,160,000   

California HFA Home Mortgage Series G (Housing Revenue)

    4.95        8-1-2023         9,000,000         9,176,220   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Museum Art Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.06        12-1-2037         12,000,000         12,225,720   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.41        8-1-2037         25,460,000         25,496,917   

California PCFA Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.65        7-1-2031         6,000,000         6,004,500   

California Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    1.16        5-1-2017         7,000,000         7,010,570   

California Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    1.31        5-1-2018         6,000,000         6,034,320   

California Series D (GO Revenue) ±

    1.03        12-1-2028         27,000,000         27,005,400   

California Series E (GO Revenue) ±

    1.16        12-1-2029         18,000,000         18,007,200   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series D (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.51        7-1-2041         15,050,000         15,050,000   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series E (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        7-1-2040         5,625,000         5,625,000   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series F (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.52        7-1-2040         4,300,000         4,300,000   

Chula Vista CA Elementary School Building Projects Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2017         1,765,000         1,854,009   

Chula Vista CA Elementary School Building Projects Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2018         1,985,000         2,166,171   

Chula Vista CA Industrial Development Revenue San Diego Gas & Electric Company Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    1.65        7-1-2018         5,570,000         5,575,236   

Commerce CA RDA CAB Project #1 (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2021         5,050,000         3,962,533   

Compton CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2002 Series D (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2017         3,070,000         3,035,708   

El Monte CA Union High School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2018         5,840,000         6,319,698   

Foothill-Eastern CA Transportation Corridor Agency Series B1 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    5.00        1-15-2053         24,435,000         25,370,616   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         1,000,000         1,078,120   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         1,000,000         1,111,020   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2016         3,030,000         3,041,575   

Palomar CA Pomerado Health CAB Election of 2004 Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2019         2,215,000         2,124,473   

Palomar CA Pomerado Health Care District Certificate of Participation Series C (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    1.36        11-1-2036         14,225,000         14,225,000   

San Buenaventura CA Community Memorial Health System (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,730,000         1,754,774   

San Ysidro CA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2047         3,610,000         477,639   

South San Francisco CA Unified School District BAN Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        5-15-2017         20,000,000         19,879,600   
     336,854,245   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Colorado: 0.62%          

Aurora CO E-470 Public Highway Authority CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00     9-1-2018       $ 2,000,000       $ 1,938,280   

Aurora CO E-470 Public Highway Authority Senior Series CD-2 (Transportation Revenue, National Insured) ±

    2.14        9-1-2039         15,325,000         15,357,796   

Colorado HCFR Catholic Health Initiatives Series C2 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.56        10-1-2039         8,500,000         8,451,975   

Colorado HCFR Catholic Health Initiatives Series C4 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.56        10-1-2039         3,495,000         3,474,624   

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Traditions Englewood Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.90        12-1-2017         7,000,000         7,010,850   
     36,233,525   
         

 

 

 
Connecticut: 3.51%          

Connecticut Economic Recovery Notes Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.74        1-1-2018         9,810,000         9,781,845   

Connecticut HEFA Series 2010A-4 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.20        7-1-2049         33,190,000         33,467,137   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series X-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    0.90        7-1-2037         34,000,000         34,087,380   

Connecticut HEFAR Bridgeport Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         2,380,000         2,380,286   

Connecticut HEFAR Hartford Healthcare Series G (Health Revenue) ±

    1.26        7-1-2049         10,000,000         9,979,500   

Connecticut HEFAR Yale University Issue Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.38        7-1-2035         12,515,000         12,664,304   

Connecticut HEFAR Yale University Issue Series A-1 (Education Revenue) ±%%

    1.00        7-1-2042         600,000         601,770   

Connecticut Securities Industry and Financial Market Association Index Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.49        5-15-2019         3,500,000         3,521,945   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.96        3-1-2019         3,200,000         3,189,600   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.04        3-1-2020         8,285,000         8,221,288   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.09        4-15-2017         4,700,000         4,700,940   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.16        5-15-2017         17,000,000         17,041,650   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.31        5-15-2018         17,740,000         17,778,496   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.51        4-15-2019         5,600,000         5,633,264   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.76        3-1-2019         21,500,000         21,500,000   

Connecticut Series D (GO Revenue) ±

    0.93        9-15-2017         2,100,000         2,101,743   

Hamden CT Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2017         1,500,000         1,562,070   

Hamden CT Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2018         1,000,000         1,077,070   

Hartford CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2018         650,000         703,183   

Hartford CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         700,000         780,640   

Hartford CT Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2018         1,000,000         1,097,230   

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.65        12-15-2017         8,230,000         8,340,200   

New Haven CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        11-1-2019         3,405,000         3,602,081   
     203,813,622   
         

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.04%          

Delaware HCFR Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         1,045,000         1,045,073   

Delaware HCFR Nanticoke Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,225,000         1,261,052   
     2,306,125   
         

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.22%          

District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Refunding Bond Series E (Tax Revenue) ±

    1.14        12-1-2017         13,000,000         12,931,880   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 2.18%          

Brevard County FL HCFR Refunding Bond Health First Incorporated Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2018         1,140,000         1,214,795   

Brevard County FL Space Coast Infrastructure Agency I-95 Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2018         5,695,000         6,013,180   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Florida (continued)   

Escambia County FL Gulf Power Company Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.40     4-1-2039       $ 9,500,000       $ 9,558,520   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         675,000         748,460   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         785,000         889,955   

Jacksonville FL Sales Tax Refunding Bond Better Jacksonville (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,000,000         2,107,840   

Lee County FL IDA Alliance Community Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2016         1,000,000         1,014,210   

Miami Beach FL Health Facilities Refunding Bond Mount Sinai Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2016         1,995,000         2,008,466   

Miami Beach FL Health Facilities Refunding Bond Mount Sinai Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2017         1,750,000         1,809,483   

Miami FL Refunding Bond Homeland Defense (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2017         5,000,000         5,098,500   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ±144A

    0.91        10-13-2023         6,670,000         6,670,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Miami International Airport Series C (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2021         16,000,000         16,838,560   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Foundation Incorporated (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, National Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.78        5-1-2031         15,875,000         15,875,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Seaport Department Series A (Airport Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ±

    0.42        10-1-2050         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Orange County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         600,000         602,352   

Palm Beach County FL HCFR ACTS Retirement Life Series 2016 (Health Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-15-2021         3,265,000         3,846,823   

Palm Beach County FL HCFR ACTS Retirement Life Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2020         6,300,000         6,404,769   

Palm Beach County FL HCFR Jupiter Medical Center Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2018         1,235,000         1,298,985   

Sarasota County FL Educational Facilities School Arts & Sciences Project (Education Revenue)

    5.20        7-1-2017         170,000         172,870   

Space Coast Infrastructure Agency I-95 Brevard County FL Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2017         14,865,000         15,303,518   

St. Johns County FL School Board Refunding Bond Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         2,010,000         2,317,852   

St. Johns County FL School Board Refunding Bond Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         1,670,000         1,974,575   

Sunshine Florida Governmental Funding Commission Miami-Dade County Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         3,675,000         3,702,893   

Volusia County FL School Board (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         10,000,000         10,091,700   

Volusia County FL School Board (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         1,000,000         1,005,890   
     126,569,196   
         

 

 

 
Georgia: 2.39%          

Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Project Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    1.80        11-1-2038         21,500,000         21,838,195   

Bartow County GA Development Authority Georgia Power Company Bowen Project (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.70        8-1-2043         20,000,000         20,716,600   

Burke County GA Development Authority Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Project Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.40        1-1-2040         17,825,000         18,495,577   

Floyd County GA PCR Georgia Power Company Plant Hammond Project (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.35        7-1-2022         11,000,000         11,457,050   

Gainesville & Hall County GA Hospital Authority Health System Project Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.34        8-15-2035         23,000,000         22,971,710   

Georgia Private Colleges & Universities Authority Mercer University Series B (Education Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2017         3,285,000         3,405,034   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Georgia (continued)          

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00     3-15-2017       $ 8,015,000       $ 8,215,135   

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2018         4,815,000         5,093,355   

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2021         2,600,000         2,960,048   

Milledgeville & Baldwin County GA Development Authority College & State University (Education Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±

    0.92        10-1-2016         1,010,000         1,009,010   

Monroe County GA PCR Georgia Power Company Plant Scherer Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.35        10-1-2048         16,000,000         16,664,800   

Savannah GA MFHR Wessels Blackshear Home Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.15        7-1-2019         5,550,000         5,546,726   
     138,373,240   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.09%          

Guam International Airport Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         450,000         506,768   

Guam International Airport Authority Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         675,000         739,037   

Guam International Airport Authority Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         3,560,000         3,838,214   
     5,084,019   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 10.34%          

Chicago IL Board of Education Dedicated Series C2 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.49        3-1-2032         33,000,000         31,770,750   

Chicago IL Board of Education Dedicated Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2018         1,400,000         1,477,588   

Chicago IL Board of Education Lease Certificates Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        1-1-2020         11,990,000         12,721,630   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         895,000         960,272   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2020         765,000         775,618   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A2 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.15        3-1-2035         24,000,000         22,636,560   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A3 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.22        3-1-2036         48,000,000         42,058,560   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         5,335,000         5,068,303   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series D (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,105,000         1,151,940   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series G (GO Revenue) ±

    4.39        3-1-2032         3,500,000         3,442,985   

Chicago IL City Colleges of Chicago Capital Improvement Project CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2019         8,555,000         7,971,977   

Chicago IL Modern Schools Across Chicago Program Series A-K (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,017,250   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,820,000         1,842,131   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         330,000         341,501   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         1,000,000         1,092,120   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         890,000         997,530   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         2,630,000         2,686,782   

Chicago IL Park District Personal Property Replacement Tax (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         500,000         543,990   

Chicago IL Park District Refunding Bonds Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         3,555,000         3,867,769   

Chicago IL Park District Refunding Bonds Series D (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2019         1,890,000         2,009,958   

Chicago IL Park District Refunding Bonds Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         1,060,000         1,153,259   

Chicago IL Park District Refunding Bonds Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,000,000         1,110,680   

Chicago IL Park District Refunding Bonds Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,135,030   

Chicago IL Prerefunded Balance Project Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        1-1-2017         720,000         731,794   

Chicago IL Project & Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2019         4,465,000         4,662,308   

Chicago IL Project & Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,985,000         2,014,021   

Chicago IL Project & Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    4.00        1-1-2017         345,000         347,329   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Chicago IL Project & Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00     1-1-2021       $ 10,280,000       $ 10,409,220   

Chicago IL Recovery Zone Facility (Industrial Development Revenue)

    6.13        12-1-2018         4,955,000         5,082,244   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Emergency Telephone System (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2018         1,770,000         1,834,977   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Emergency Telephone System (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2020         3,765,000         4,051,178   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Emergency Telephone System (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2019         2,600,000         2,767,232   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2019         1,335,000         1,338,404   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2020         10,200,000         10,238,148   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,100,000         1,109,724   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.13        1-1-2022         8,010,000         8,384,307   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.25        11-1-2018         1,925,000         2,060,578   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,200,000         1,222,176   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         730,000         831,353   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2019         1,460,000         1,608,613   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         550,000         563,437   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         5,750,000         5,876,903   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2021         640,000         654,560   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.53        1-1-2020         1,290,000         1,307,892   

Chicago IL Series A2 (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2018         4,805,000         4,955,156   

Chicago IL Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2019         8,090,000         8,161,516   

Chicago IL Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2020         2,860,000         2,885,282   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         3,000,000         3,140,130   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         12,780,000         13,284,043   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         4,750,000         4,958,763   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2018         375,000         401,771   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        6-1-2019         1,480,000         1,589,772   

Chicago IL Unrefunded Balance Project Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        1-1-2017         455,000         457,867   

Cook County IL Community High School District #217 Series 2016 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.25        12-15-2025         12,800,000         12,798,848   

Cook County IL Forest Preserve District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2018         1,005,000         1,093,460   

Cook County IL Refunding Bond Series 2016 A (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-15-2020         5,430,000         6,175,268   

Cook County IL Series 2009D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2020         2,220,000         2,461,381   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2019         2,150,000         2,398,218   

Cook County IL Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2019         6,020,000         6,290,117   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2020         21,535,000         23,876,501   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2018         2,000,000         2,054,580   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2019         6,300,000         6,624,324   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2020         1,750,000         1,857,135   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         3,200,000         3,214,336   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2018         1,795,000         1,896,041   

Illinois (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2018         10,650,000         10,735,946   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2019         1,500,000         1,614,870   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2020         2,520,000         2,761,895   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2021         11,635,000         12,808,041   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2021         2,000,000         2,209,100   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Illinois Development Finance Authority St. Vincent De Paul Center Project Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    1.88     11-15-2039       $ 5,605,000       $ 5,721,080   

Illinois Finance Authority Centegra Health System Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         2,265,000         2,477,706   

Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare System Series F (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ±

    0.42        11-15-2037         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Provena Health Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.75        5-1-2019         3,000,000         3,349,110   

Illinois Finance Authority Refunding Bond Lifespace Communities (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2018         700,000         736,897   

Illinois Finance Authority Refunding Bond Lifespace Communities (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2019         1,000,000         1,074,700   

Illinois Housing Development Authority (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2028         1,240,000         1,277,956   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2020         2,705,000         2,779,252   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         1,905,000         2,002,250   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,725,000         1,760,397   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         7,740,000         8,175,530   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         1,525,000         1,629,951   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         12,570,000         13,505,208   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         13,515,000         14,803,115   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         5,000,000         5,642,200   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         9,175,000         10,353,437   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         5,000,000         5,498,850   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,510,000         1,660,351   

Illinois Refunding Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2018         1,430,000         1,508,293   

Illinois Series 2004 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         10,000,000         10,033,200   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    3.75        9-1-2016         2,000,000         2,009,740   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2020         12,265,000         13,018,071   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2021         2,715,000         2,867,230   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2019         5,000,000         5,404,550   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2020         2,500,000         2,743,150   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         3,575,000         3,983,551   

Illinois Unemployment Insurance Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         5,200,000         5,308,108   

Illinois Unemployment Insurance Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         4,700,000         4,797,196   

Illinois Unemployment Insurance Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         17,120,000         17,466,338   

Illinois Unrefunded Balance Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         3,965,000         3,978,085   

Kane County IL School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    2.00        2-1-2021         880,000         900,451   

Kankakee County IL School District #111 Series 2016 (GO Revenue) ±144A

    1.50        6-1-2035         10,200,000         10,201,020   

Kendall, Kane & Will Counties IL Community Unit School District #308 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2020         1,000,000         936,870   

Lake County IL Community High School District #117 Antioch CAB Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2016         4,975,000         4,955,598   

Lake County IL Community Unit School District #60 Waukegan CAB Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2018         1,715,000         1,645,920   

Lake County IL Forest Preservation District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    0.88        12-15-2016         1,085,000         1,084,468   

McHenry-Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         900,150   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois CAB McCormick Place Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2017         11,210,000         11,072,117   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois CAB McCormick Place Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2017         6,160,000         6,043,083   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois CAB McCormick Place Project Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     12-15-2020       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,126,750   

Regional Transportation Authority Illinois Refunding Bond Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.65        6-1-2025         13,395,000         13,395,000   

Springfield IL Electric Senior Lien (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2018         12,000,000         12,349,440   

Springfield IL Electric Senior Lien (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2019         5,900,000         6,071,808   

Western Illinois University Auxiliary Facilities System (Education Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2017         1,135,000         1,147,201   

Western Illinois University Auxiliary Facilities System (Education Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2020         1,480,000         1,529,269   
     599,559,589   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 4.23%          

Evansville City IN MFHR Consolidated RAD Project Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.90        6-1-2018         4,600,000         4,603,910   

Indiana Finance Authority Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         79,215,000         80,862,672   

Indiana Finance Authority Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    4.50        12-1-2021         5,000,000         5,088,750   

Indiana Finance Authority Refunding Bond Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company Series E (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.95        5-1-2037         3,000,000         3,041,130   

Indiana HFFA Ascension Health Series A1 (Health Revenue) ±

    2.80        11-1-2027         11,285,000         11,868,322   

Indiana HFFA Ascension Health Series A7 (Health Revenue) ±

    2.00        10-1-2026         9,925,000         10,147,022   

Indiana HEFA Ascension Health Series B3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.26        11-15-2031         70,710,000         70,710,707   

Indiana HFFA Ascension Health Subordinate Credit Group Series 2015 A-4 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.50        10-1-2027         2,705,000         2,725,856   

Petersburg IN PCR Refunding Bond Industry Power & Light (Industrial Development Revenue, National Insured)

    5.40        8-1-2017         1,000,000         1,049,370   

Rockport IN PCR Indiana-Michigan Power Company Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        6-1-2025         4,285,000         4,323,736   

Warrick County IN Environment Import Revenue Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana Incorporated (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.38        9-1-2055         6,550,000         6,737,723   

Whiting IN BP Products North America Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    1.14        12-1-2044         45,000,000         43,960,050   
     245,119,248   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.09%          

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Senior Series A1 (Education Revenue)

    4.40        12-1-2018         5,220,000         5,442,111   
         

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.20%          

Kansas Development Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2019         10,305,000         11,490,487   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Unified Government Special Obligation Second Lien CAB Series B (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2021         225,000         171,221   
     11,661,708   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 1.94%          

Ashland KY Ashland Hospital Corporation Kings Daughters Medical Center Project (Health Revenue) ±

    2.14        2-1-2040         33,495,000         33,514,092   

Ashland KY Ashland Hospital Corporation Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2019         1,500,000         1,613,025   

Kentucky EDA Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway Project Series 2015 A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,000,000         1,123,320   

Kentucky EDFA King’s Daughters Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,000,000         1,017,410   

Kentucky EDFA Series B1 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.21        2-1-2046         10,720,000         10,590,395   

Kentucky EDFA Series B2 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.21        2-1-2046         11,220,000         11,084,350   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Kentucky (continued)   

Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.75     6-1-2026       $ 1,330,000       $ 1,446,481   

Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2018         1,200,000         1,278,372   

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency Prairie State Project Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.79        9-1-2042         25,000,000         24,991,000   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Tolls Downtown Crossing Project BAN Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         25,000,000         25,954,250   
     112,612,695   
         

 

 

 
Louisiana: 2.59%          

Desoto Parish LA PCR (Utilities Revenue)

    1.60        1-1-2019         15,000,000         15,123,750   

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sewerage Commission Refunding Bond Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.82        2-1-2046         42,585,000         42,182,146   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & CDA East Baton Rouge Sewer Commission Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    1.02        2-1-2049         35,500,000         35,147,840   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Series 2015 (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2020         1,135,000         1,321,231   

Louisiana Regional Transit Authority CAB (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2021         5,000,000         3,849,050   

New Orleans LA Master Lease Agreement (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.25        1-1-2018         6,121,493         6,239,699   

St. Bernard Parish LA Sales & Uses Tax (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2017         3,135,000         3,201,054   

St. Bernard Parish LA Sales & Uses Tax (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2018         3,245,000         3,403,356   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series A-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.65        11-1-2040         34,000,000         34,000,000   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series B-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        11-1-2040         6,000,000         6,000,000   
     150,468,126   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 1.80%          

Howard County MD Housing Commission Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.66        7-1-2034         16,050,000         16,023,678   

Maryland Community Development Administration Department Housing & Community Multifamily Bernard E Mason Apartments Series F (Housing Revenue)

    1.17        11-1-2017         18,020,000         18,030,091   

Maryland Community Development Administration Department Housing & Community Multifamily Riverwatch Apartments Series J (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        4-1-2017         11,750,000         11,750,823   

Maryland Health & HEFAR John Hopkins Health System Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    0.91        5-15-2046         8,000,000         7,989,600   

Maryland Health & HEFAR John Hopkins Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    0.89        5-15-2029         9,815,000         9,798,609   

Maryland Health & HEFAR John Hopkins Health System Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    1.14        5-15-2038         22,100,000         22,090,055   

Maryland Health & HEFAR John Hopkins Health System Series D (Health Revenue) ±

    1.14        5-15-2038         18,890,000         18,881,500   
     104,564,356   
         

 

 

 
Massachusetts: 3.21%          

Massachusetts Consolidated Loan Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.05        8-1-2043         93,750,000         93,750,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Dominion Energy Brayton Recovery Zone Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    2.25        12-1-2041         2,665,000         2,672,808   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Southcoast Health System Obligation Series F (Health Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2016         500,000         500,035   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Southcoast Health System Obligation Series F (Health Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2017         500,000         510,815   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Waste Management Incorporated (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.60        5-1-2027         7,000,000         7,042,280   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Massachusetts (continued)   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Education Loan Series I (Education Revenue)

    4.00     1-1-2018       $ 1,750,000       $ 1,819,020   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.50        1-1-2019         2,500,000         2,613,575   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         1,500,000         1,581,405   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         3,000,000         3,246,180   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         3,000,000         3,327,720   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         2,955,000         3,379,959   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series K (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         2,000,000         2,195,500   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XF2306 (Education Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.70        7-1-2033         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Massachusetts HEFA Partners Healthcare Series G6 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.29        7-1-2038         40,000,000         39,996,400   

Massachusetts Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    0.93        9-1-2016         4,000,000         4,000,720   

Massachusetts Various Consolidated Loans Series D (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.84        1-1-2018         9,500,000         9,504,180   
     186,140,597   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 4.18%          

Birmingham MI City School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2018         905,000         994,704   

Birmingham MI City School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         5,970,000         6,795,830   

Caledonia MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         250,000         258,980   

Caledonia MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         1,315,000         1,415,203   

Caledonia MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         500,000         574,060   

Caledonia MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,140,000         1,343,137   

Chippewa Hills MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         740,000         760,424   

Chippewa Hills MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2018         1,535,000         1,624,061   

Chippewa Hills MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2019         1,595,000         1,732,361   

Detroit MI (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         855,000         865,739   

Detroit MI Sewage Disposal System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2019         980,000         1,099,491   

Detroit MI Wayne County Stadium Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         4,060,000         4,061,380   

Detroit MI Wayne County Stadium Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         3,000,000         3,003,210   

Flint MI International Academy Public School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         510,000         516,701   

Flushing MI Community Schools School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         975,000         1,001,910   

Flushing MI Community Schools School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2021         1,135,000         1,284,071   

Forest Hills MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         2,000,000         2,155,340   

Forest Hills MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,375,000         1,534,693   

Fraser MI Public Schools District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         1,000,000         1,035,920   

Fraser MI Public Schools District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,050,000         1,169,753   

Gibraltar MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,085,000         1,206,270   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)   

Gibraltar MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00     5-1-2020       $ 1,100,000       $ 1,258,323   

Gibraltar MI School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,185,000         1,388,654   

Grand Ledge MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         2,680,000         3,076,962   

Haslett MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2019         515,000         559,352   

Haslett MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2020         370,000         410,929   

Haslett MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         500,000         589,095   

Hudsonville MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         750,000         807,150   

Hudsonville MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,605,000         1,788,050   

Lake Orion MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         2,325,000         2,590,166   

Lake Orion MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         915,000         1,019,356   

Lake Orion MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,385,000         1,631,793   

Lake Orion MI Community School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         2,940,000         3,375,473   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-7 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         2,500,000         2,784,850   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-7 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         3,835,000         4,389,925   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-7 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2021         3,095,000         3,629,878   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-8 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         2,000,000         2,000,260   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-8 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         2,500,000         2,597,225   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond 2nd Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-8 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         2,000,000         2,147,880   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         10,000,000         11,476,500   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         7,000,000         7,797,580   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         1,500,000         1,670,910   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,800,000         2,060,460   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2021         7,500,000         8,812,050   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-5 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         7,000,000         7,797,580   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-5 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         8,720,000         9,981,784   

Michigan Finance Authority School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2017         800,000         814,712   

Michigan Finance Authority School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2017         750,000         770,595   

Michigan Finance Authority School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         2,060,000         2,237,160   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)   

Michigan Finance Authority Unemployment Obligation Assessment Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     1-1-2020       $ 15,000,000       $ 16,889,400   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Subordinate Credit Group Series 2005 A-4 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.63        11-1-2027         3,505,000         3,552,282   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Series A-3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.87        11-1-2027         23,815,000         24,209,853   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Limited Greenwood Villa Project (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.75        9-15-2017         1,280,000         1,300,442   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.80        4-1-2019         7,000,000         7,073,850   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045         29,250,000         30,034,778   

Rochester MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         900,000         932,715   

Rochester MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         900,000         1,004,526   

South Lyon MI Community School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2018         2,060,000         2,179,521   

South Lyon MI Community School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2019         1,860,000         2,020,183   

South Lyon MI Community School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2020         1,425,000         1,582,634   

Southgate MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,000,000         1,116,140   

Southgate MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         500,000         576,445   

Warren Woods MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         1,445,000         1,496,904   

Warren Woods MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         1,445,000         1,659,033   

Wayne County MI Airport Authority Refunding Bond Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         19,405,000         21,755,722   

Western Michigan University Refunding Bond (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2020         1,000,000         1,166,830   
     242,449,148   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.31%          

Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Brookings Southeast Twin Cities Transmission Project (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,215,000         1,219,216   

Hayward MN HCFR St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    2.75        11-1-2017         10,410,000         10,478,186   

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthSpan Series B (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.59        11-15-2017         5,800,000         5,742,000   

Northern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         670,000         712,264   
     18,151,666   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 0.31%          

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Power Company Project 1st Series (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.63        12-1-2040         10,075,000         10,153,182   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Water & Sewer System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         495,000         503,994   

Mississippi Refunding Bond Capital Improvements Projects Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.92        9-1-2017         7,605,000         7,604,848   
     18,262,024   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Missouri: 0.34%          

Jackson County MO Special Obligation Harry S. Truman Sports Complex (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2019       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,055,830   

Kansas City MO Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2018         1,150,000         1,228,741   

Kansas City MO Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2019         1,000,000         1,108,280   

Kansas City MO Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2020         1,495,000         1,714,122   

Sikeston MO Electric System Refunding Bond (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         11,625,000         12,751,928   
     19,858,901   
         

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.02%          

Public Power Generation Agency Whelan Energy Center Unit (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,000,000         1,128,130   
         

 

 

 
Nevada: 1.12%          

Clark County NV Airport Jet Aviation Fuel Tax Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         1,000,000         1,114,260   

Clark County NV Airport Jet Aviation Fuel Tax Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,000,000         1,145,120   

Clark County NV Department of Aviation Subordinated Lien Series D-3 (Airport Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.41        7-1-2029         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Clark County NV PCR (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    1.88        6-1-2031         880,000         900,258   

Clark County NV School District Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2021         2,000,000         2,142,080   

Clark County NV School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         18,800,000         21,094,164   

Clark County NV School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2021         1,400,000         1,486,842   

Nevada River Commission Hoover Upgrading Project Series E (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         4,595,000         4,647,888   

Washoe County NV Water Facilities Refunding Bond AMT Sierra Pacific Power Company Project Series 2016 (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.63        3-1-2036         9,250,000         9,250,000   

Washoe County NV Water Facilities Refunding Bond AMT Sierra Pacific Power Company Project Series 2016D (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.64        3-1-2036         11,000,000         11,000,000   

Washoe County NV Water Facilities Refunding Bond AMT Sierra Pacific Power Company Project Series 2016E (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.65        3-1-2036         8,000,000         8,000,000   
     64,780,612   
         

 

 

 
New Hampshire: 0.12%          

New Hampshire HEFA Catholic Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2018         2,405,000         2,517,843   

New Hampshire HEFA Catholic Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2019         2,635,000         2,810,096   

New Hampshire HFA SFMR Series B (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         1,465,000         1,540,067   
     6,868,006   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 5.01%          

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority New Jersey (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2017         1,000,000         1,013,700   

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority New Jersey (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2019         1,500,000         1,541,130   

Hudson County NJ Refunding Bond County College (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-15-2017         1,000,000         1,034,910   

Hudson County NJ Refunding Bond County College (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-15-2018         1,135,000         1,211,420   

Jersey City NJ Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        9-1-2017         1,620,000         1,677,947   

Morris-Union Jointure Commission New Jersey Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2016         2,235,000         2,240,386   

New Jersey Certificate of Participation Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         11,160,000         11,865,535   

New Jersey EDA (Tobacco Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2019         2,500,000         2,643,100   

New Jersey EDA CAB Saint Barnabas Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2017         2,740,000         2,704,627   

New Jersey EDA Cigarette Tax (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         18,520,000         19,099,306   

New Jersey EDA Motor Vehicle Commission Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2016         2,190,000         2,190,307   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)   

New Jersey EDA Prerefunded School Facilities Construction Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     9-1-2018       $ 2,375,000       $ 2,594,118   

New Jersey EDA Prerefunded School Facilities Construction Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,650,000         1,923,240   

New Jersey EDA Series UU (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         3,000,000         3,112,320   

New Jersey EDA Series UU (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         7,355,000         7,812,702   

New Jersey EDA Unrefunded School Facilities Construction Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         610,000         672,531   

New Jersey EDA Unrefunded School Facilities School Facilities Construction Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         865,000         923,344   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Bonds Series DD-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2019         1,000,000         1,094,760   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Bonds Series K (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2021         1,040,000         1,197,976   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.31        2-1-2017         20,725,000         20,579,925   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.21        2-1-2018         38,000,000         37,841,160   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2018         4,690,000         5,040,906   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series K (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.12        2-1-2017         10,000,000         9,976,700   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         330,000         369,128   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Higher Education Capital Improvement Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         2,425,000         2,503,522   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Higher Education Capital Improvement Project Series B (Education Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         525,000         542,000   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Higher Education Capital Improvement Project Series D (Education Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         540,000         542,884   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Higher Education Capital Improvement Project Series D (Education Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         565,000         583,295   

New Jersey HFFA Trinitas Hospital Obligation Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2023         4,475,000         4,675,570   

New Jersey HFFA Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-15-2019         2,135,000         2,326,253   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Series A1 (Education Revenue)

    3.63        12-1-2030         2,120,000         2,230,749   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Series A1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2020         9,775,000         10,997,462   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue)

    1.15        11-1-2018         11,095,000         11,115,304   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue)

    1.25        5-1-2019         6,000,000         6,018,900   

New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         1,605,000         1,713,257   

New Jersey Transit Corporation Federal Transit Administration Grants Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        9-15-2017         7,265,000         7,647,430   

New Jersey Transportation Program Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2016         2,205,000         2,253,091   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2019         3,000,000         3,280,950   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2018         1,000,000         1,074,950   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2020         33,465,000         37,486,154   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         2,070,000         2,241,065   

New Jersey TTFA Transit System Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.75        6-15-2020         4,150,000         4,674,809   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Series B-2 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.73        1-1-2024         25,000,000         24,965,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Series B-3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.88        1-1-2024         4,700,000         4,686,793   

Newark NJ Housing Authority Refunding Bond Newark Redevelopment Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2020         2,170,000         2,458,588   

Newark NJ Housing Authority Refunding Bond Newark Redevelopment Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2021         4,570,000         5,285,434   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)   

Rutgers University Series J (Education Revenue)

    4.00     5-1-2018       $ 700,000       $ 741,979   

Rutgers University Series L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         600,000         622,068   

Rutgers University Series L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         300,000         323,454   

Trenton City NJ Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-15-2019         1,815,000         1,923,537   

Trenton City NJ Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-15-2020         1,685,000         1,805,983   

Trenton NJ Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2017         1,710,000         1,774,706   

Trenton NJ Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2020         1,675,000         1,907,172   

Winslow Township NJ Board of Education Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2017         600,000         613,224   

Winslow Township NJ Board of Education Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2018         425,000         450,815   

Winslow Township NJ Board of Education Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2019         525,000         570,791   
     290,398,367   
         

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.91%          

Clayton NM Jail Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, CIFG Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2016         2,100,000         2,131,584   

Farmington NM PCR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    4.75        6-1-2040         5,080,000         5,247,234   

Farmington NM PCR Southern California Edison Company Four Corners Project Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.88        4-1-2029         4,750,000         4,873,453   

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation Series A2 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.32        12-1-2028         395,000         393,045   

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority SFMR Class I-A-2 (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    5.60        1-1-2039         265,000         281,247   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039         40,000,000         39,689,200   
     52,615,763   
         

 

 

 
New York: 11.15%          

Broome County NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-5-2017         20,000,000         20,208,800   

Candor Central School District Tioga and Tompkins Counties NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        6-29-2017         12,000,000         12,137,760   

Long Island NY Power Authority Electric System Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.97        5-1-2033         12,000,000         11,913,960   

Long Island NY Power Authority Electric System Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.20        5-1-2033         33,750,000         33,686,213   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series D2 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    4.00        11-15-2034         14,665,000         16,009,194   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series A2 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.97        11-15-2039         2,000,000         1,989,400   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series A3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.91        11-15-2042         39,500,000         39,095,125   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series B3 (Tax Revenue) ±

    1.29        11-1-2018         32,600,000         32,617,604   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series B4 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    5.00        11-15-2030         12,445,000         14,087,242   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series C2 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    4.00        11-15-2033         8,000,000         8,974,800   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series D2 (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    0.92        11-1-2032         15,750,000         15,687,473   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series G1 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.79        11-1-2026         31,950,000         31,677,147   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series G3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.01        11-1-2031         16,000,000         16,006,720   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series G4 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.15        11-1-2030         11,655,000         11,666,072   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)   

Nassau County NY Local Economic Assistance Winthrop University Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    4.00     7-1-2016       $ 1,400,000       $ 1,400,126   

Nassau County NY Prerefunded Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         3,020,000         3,422,234   

Nassau County NY Series F (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         1,780,000         2,004,832   

Nassau County NY Unrefunded Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         45,000         50,870   

New York Dormitory Authority Non Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association (Health Revenue)

    2.00        7-1-2016         1,800,000         1,800,072   

New York Dormitory Authority North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.16        5-1-2018         6,655,000         6,646,215   

New York Environmental Facilities Corporation Municipal Water Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         2,250,000         2,346,098   

New York Environmental Facilities Corporation Municipal Water Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         750,000         814,815   

New York Environmental Facilities Corporation Municipal Water Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         1,000,000         1,127,680   

New York IDA American Airlines JFK International Airport (Industrial Development Revenue)

    7.50        8-1-2016         3,580,000         3,601,301   

New York Local Government Assistance Corporation Series A9V (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.48        4-1-2017         4,225,000         4,214,438   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series A4 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        8-1-2026         4,450,000         4,450,000   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series C4 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        10-1-2027         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series J7 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.88        8-1-2021         19,000,000         19,000,760   

New York NY Energy Research & Development Authority Gas Facilities Brooklyn Union Gas Project Series A1 (Utilities Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.75        12-1-2020         15,000,000         14,362,500   

New York NY Health & Hospital Corporation Health System Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        2-15-2020         5,755,000         6,196,121   

New York NY IDAG Refunding Bond Senior Trips Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         2,250,000         2,250,248   

New York NY IDAG Refunding Bond Senior Trips Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         2,000,000         2,077,980   

New York NY John F. Kennedy International Airport Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2028         10,800,000         10,788,984   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series AA3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.55        6-15-2032         6,500,000         6,500,000   

New York NY Refunding Bond 2015 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         7,515,000         8,964,869   

New York NY Series J-4 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.96        8-1-2025         2,000,000         2,000,060   

New York NY Sub Series J-11 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.99        8-1-2027         40,960,000         40,715,878   

New York NY Urban Development Corporation Personal Income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2019         1,855,000         2,069,345   

New York Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2017         6,500,000         6,762,210   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F. Kennedy International Airport Project Series 2016 (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         15,000,000         16,194,900   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F Kennedy International Airport Project Series 2016 (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         7,000,000         7,704,200   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         42,840,000         42,857,136   

New York Urban Development Corporation Personal Income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2020         25,175,000         29,010,160   

Oyster Bay NY BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.75        2-3-2017         15,000,000         15,076,050   

Oyster Bay NY BAN Series D (GO Revenue)

    3.88        6-28-2017         3,485,000         3,520,233   

Oyster Bay NY Public Improvement Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        11-1-2018         1,140,000         1,183,183   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)   

Rockland County NY Public Improvement Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00     5-1-2020       $ 1,390,000       $ 1,472,413   

Rockland County NY Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        2-15-2018         2,475,000         2,554,175   

Rockland County NY Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        2-15-2019         1,830,000         1,913,411   

Rockland County NY Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        2-15-2020         630,000         666,313   

Suffolk County NY Economic Development Corporation Catholic Health Services (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         1,250,000         1,250,163   

Suffolk County NY Judicial Facilities Agency Leases H. Lee Dennison Building (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         2,245,000         2,273,624   

Suffolk County NY Judicial Facilities Agency Leases H. Lee Dennison Building (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2017         2,365,000         2,476,841   

Suffolk County NY Judicial Facilities Agency Leases H. Lee Dennison Building (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2018         2,640,000         2,852,124   

Suffolk County NY Judicial Facilities Agency Leases H. Lee Dennison Building (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         2,775,000         3,076,421   

Suffolk County NY Judicial Facilities Agency Leases H. Lee Dennison Building (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         2,915,000         3,300,130   

Suffolk County NY Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2018         1,615,000         1,708,573   

Suffolk County NY Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,500,000         1,538,310   

Suffolk County NY Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2018         2,700,000         2,893,779   

Suffolk County NY Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2019         1,385,000         1,537,433   

Suffolk County NY TAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        7-27-2016         35,000,000         35,034,300   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York Refunding Bond Sub Series ABCD-3 (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    0.64        1-1-2017         4,100,000         4,094,875   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York Refunding Bond Sub Series BE (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.96        1-1-2032             31,200,000         31,214,976   

Yonkers NY Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         2,000,000         2,022,220   
     646,751,089   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.57%          

North Carolina Capital Finance Republic Services Incorporated Project Series 2013 (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.80        6-1-2038         7,000,000         7,000,000   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Series C (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        1-1-2019         710,000         765,153   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Series D (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         10,000,000         10,222,100   

North Carolina Grant Anticipation Capital Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    4.00        3-1-2023         13,145,000         13,632,548   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Novant Health Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2017         1,330,000         1,386,804   
     33,006,605   
         

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.10%          

Hazen ND Sakakawea Medical Center Project BAN (Health Revenue)

    2.50        7-1-2017         5,000,000         5,010,450   

Ward County ND HCFR Trinity Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    5.13        7-1-2018         1,000,000         1,003,400   
     6,013,850   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Ohio: 3.42%          

Cleveland OH Municipal School District (GO Revenue, South Dakota Credit Program Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2016       $ 1,705,000       $ 1,736,866   

Crawford County OH Avita Health System Obligated Group Project (Health Revenue)

    1.43        11-1-2017         10,000,000         10,035,400   

Cuyahoga OH Metropolitan Housing Authority Headquarters Project (Housing Revenue)

    1.75        3-1-2020         5,900,000         5,933,748   

Cuyahoga OH Metropolitan Housing Authority Heritage View Homes Project (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        6-1-2017         5,550,000         5,552,775   

Franklin County OH Hospital Facilities Refunding Bond Ohio Health Corporation Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    5.00        11-15-2033         16,705,000         17,433,505   

Lancaster OH Port Authority Gas Supply (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.03        5-1-2038         73,500,000         73,570,560   

Lorain County OH Port Authority EDA Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2018         670,000         709,899   

Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority OH Certificate of Participation (Housing Revenue)

    2.25        11-1-2020         1,015,000         1,030,367   

Muskingum County OH Hospital Facilities Genesis Healthcare System Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2017         1,575,000         1,609,241   

Muskingum County OH Hospital Facilities Genesis Healthcare System Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2018         1,000,000         1,053,150   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority PCR Facilities Refunding Bond FirstEnergy Generation Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    3.10        3-1-2023         10,000,000         10,104,700   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    3.13        7-1-2033         1,500,000         1,515,855   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    3.75        12-1-2023         5,000,000         5,136,600   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.63        12-1-2033         2,000,000         2,046,600   

Ohio Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        12-31-2020         1,000,000         1,146,590   

Ohio Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        12-31-2021         1,205,000         1,404,006   

Ohio Water Development Authority First Energy Nuclear Generation Project (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    4.00        12-1-2033         4,000,000         4,139,520   

Ohio Water Development Authority First Energy Nuclear Generation Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    3.00        5-15-2019         31,000,000         31,263,500   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033         17,950,000         18,461,037   

Warren County OH HCFR Otterbein Homes Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         2,000,000         2,155,340   

Warren County OH HCFR Otterbein Homes Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         2,215,000         2,462,504   
     198,501,763   
         

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.57%          

Blaine County OK Educational Facilities Authority Watonga Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         945,000         1,110,687   

Cleveland County OK Educational Facilities Authority Norman Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         2,680,000         2,896,490   

Cleveland County OK Educational Facilities Authority Norman Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         2,000,000         2,234,800   

Cleveland County OK Justice Authority Detention Facility Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2020         500,000         537,995   

Creek County OK Educational Facilities Authority Sapulpa Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         2,550,000         2,937,243   

Grady County OK School Finance Authority Tuttle Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,122,680   

Grady County OK School Finance Authority Tuttle Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,065,000         1,253,771   

Oklahoma City OK Industrial & Cultural Facilities Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.74        6-1-2019         10,300,000         9,900,875   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Oklahoma (continued)          

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue)

    4.00     6-1-2017       $ 1,250,000       $ 1,276,775   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2018         1,240,000         1,301,194   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2018         530,000         566,787   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2019         3,025,000         3,319,151   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2020         1,000,000         1,123,180   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2020         695,000         780,610   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series B (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2018         860,000         902,441   

Woodward County OK PFFA Series B (Tax Revenue)

    3.25        9-1-2026         2,000,000         2,025,200   
     33,289,879   
         

 

 

 
Other: 0.90%          

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Various States Class C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Rabobank LOC) ±144A

    1.09        11-15-2017         13,648,476         13,592,926   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Various States Class D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Rabobank LOC) ±

    1.16        12-1-2017         6,370,000         6,370,000   

Branch Banking & Trust Municipal Trust Various States Class D (Miscellaneous Revenue, Rabobank LOC) ±144A

    1.19        11-15-2019         6,000,000         5,947,560   

FHLMC Multifamily Certificates Series M012 Class A1B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.70        8-15-2051         15,000,000         15,399,750   

Public Housing Capital Fund Trust I (Miscellaneous Revenue, HUD Insured) 144A

    4.50        7-1-2022         7,998,869         8,389,293   

Public Housing Capital Fund Trust II (Miscellaneous Revenue, HUD Insured) 144A

    4.50        7-1-2022         2,605,338         2,714,996   
     52,414,525   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 5.29%          

Allegheny County PA Airport Authority Pittsburgh International Airport (Airport Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2017         2,500,000         2,552,450   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Series A-1 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.13        2-1-2021         3,190,000         3,177,814   

Allegheny County PA Series C-68 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2017         1,340,000         1,416,420   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.50        12-1-2035         4,300,000         4,380,453   

Beaver County PA IDA Pollution Control Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.70        4-1-2035         1,400,000         1,406,188   

Delaware County PA Authority Neumann University (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2021         3,215,000         3,495,477   

Delaware County PA IDA Resource Recovery Facility Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    6.20        7-1-2019         2,010,000         2,018,040   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        8-1-2018         1,270,000         1,380,274   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2017         8,900,000         9,338,236   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.60        7-1-2017         5,015,000         5,254,416   

Erie PA Higher Education Building Authority Mercyhurst College Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2018         735,000         762,886   

Hempfield PA School District (GO Revenue) ±

    0.67        8-1-2017         3,770,000         3,747,229   

Lackawanna County PA Riverside School District Project (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-15-2019         1,400,000         1,530,732   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

Lackawanna County PA Riverside School District Project (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00     10-15-2020       $ 1,455,000       $ 1,616,854   

Manheim Township PA School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    0.71        5-1-2025         4,700,000         4,642,237   

Montgomery County PA IDA Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-15-2017         1,250,000         1,275,475   

Montgomery County PA IDA Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-15-2018         1,000,000         1,053,570   

Montgomery County PA IDA Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-15-2020         1,315,000         1,457,165   

Montgomery County PA IDA Exelon Generation Company LLC (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.50        10-1-2030         40,795,000         41,617,427   

Montgomery County PA IDA Peco Energy Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.50        10-1-2030         30,000,000         30,604,800   

Montgomery County PA IDA Peco Energy Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.60        3-1-2034         1,925,000         1,986,562   

Nazareth PA Area School District (GO Revenue) ±

    0.83        2-1-2031         15,055,000         15,004,566   

Northampton County PA General Purpose Hospital Authority St. Luke’s Hospital Project Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    4.50        8-15-2032         1,425,000         1,430,999   

Penn Hills PA School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2020         825,000         932,234   

Penn Hills PA School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2021         1,275,000         1,456,063   

Pennsylvania EDFA Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    4.00        6-30-2018         6,675,000         7,035,116   

Pennsylvania EDFA Solid Waste Disposal Republic Services Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.90        6-1-2044         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Foundation Indiana University PA Series A (Education Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured) ±

    0.87        7-1-2017         860,000         860,387   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2018         2,200,000         2,326,566   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series 11396 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured, Citibank NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.59        12-1-2023         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority The School District of Pennsylvania Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2017         2,685,000         2,754,810   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.01        12-1-2017         14,765,000         14,748,611   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.56        12-1-2019         18,150,000         18,256,904   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66        12-1-2020         11,300,000         11,399,892   

Philadelphia PA Gas Works 10th Series 1998 General Ordinance (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2019         2,500,000         2,799,025   

Philadelphia PA Gas Works 17th Series 1975 General Ordinance (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.38        7-1-2016         5,000,000         5,000,700   

Philadelphia PA Hospital & HEFAR Temple University Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         1,500,000         1,500,150   

Philadelphia PA Hospital & HEFAR Temple University Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         8,385,000         8,932,708   

Philadelphia PA Housing Authority Series A (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2017         2,335,000         2,344,503   

Philadelphia PA RDA Transformation Initiative (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2017         1,500,000         1,547,565   

Philadelphia PA RDA Transformation Initiative Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2019         2,000,000         2,207,660   

Philadelphia PA RDA Transformation Initiative Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2020         1,870,000         2,113,455   

Philadelphia PA School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         500,000         514,505   

Philadelphia PA School District Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2017         2,150,000         2,237,183   

Philadelphia PA School District Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         5,300,000         5,706,987   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

Philadelphia PA School District Series E (GO Revenue)

    5.25     9-1-2023       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,707,840   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2017         1,000,000         1,043,680   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2018         1,000,000         1,083,360   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2019         4,550,000         4,749,290   

Pittsburgh PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         600,000         603,516   

Reading PA Parking Authority CAB (Transportation Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        11-15-2019         1,000,000         928,820   

Susquehanna PA Regional Airport Authority Sub Series C (Airport Revenue)

    3.00        1-1-2017         1,140,000         1,150,317   

Warwick PA School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-15-2020         1,000,000         1,108,050   

West Mifflin PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        10-1-2016         715,000         718,882   

West Mifflin PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        10-1-2017         400,000         409,072   

West Mifflin PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2017         410,000         424,383   

West Mifflin PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2018         605,000         654,386   

West Mifflin PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2019         750,000         831,878   

York County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) ±

    0.61        6-1-2033         14,690,000         14,650,337   
     306,889,105   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 1.06%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Refunding Bond Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         3,925,000         3,925,393   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series KK (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         25,890,000         25,892,589   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series LL (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         11,825,000         12,245,615   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series SS (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    4.25        7-1-2017         550,000         550,847   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Refunding Bond Series AA (Transportation Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         7,500,000         7,762,350   

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Government Facilities Refunding Bond Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue, CIFG Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2017         10,200,000         10,282,926   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)

    5.50        8-1-2031         5,405,000         621,575   
     61,281,295   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.35%          

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corporation Providence College (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2018         265,000         289,605   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corporation Providence Public Schools Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2017         1,500,000         1,537,995   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corporation Providence Public Schools Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2019         1,000,000         1,098,040   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corporation Refunding Bonds Lifespan Obligated Group Issue Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2018         4,300,000         4,315,007   

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority AMT Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         450,000         498,960   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    2.25        6-1-2041         12,525,000         12,610,796   
     20,350,403   
         

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.05%          

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2017         179,606         162,542   

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2018         198,490         148,866   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
South Carolina (continued)   

Scago SC Educational Facilities Corporation Calhoun School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2021       $ 2,500,000       $ 2,546,825   
     2,858,233   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 1.38%          

Clarksville TN Natural Gas Acquisition Corporation (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         3,230,000         3,291,079   

Clarksville TN Natural Gas Acquisition Corporation (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         1,330,000         1,399,360   

Clarksville TN Water Sewer & Gas Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2017         835,000         851,191   

Knox County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board University Health Systems Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2019         1,450,000         1,488,643   

Memphis-Shelby County TN Airport Authority Series A1 (Airport Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2019         1,500,000         1,701,180   

Memphis-Shelby County TN Airport Authority Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.38        7-1-2018         1,000,000         1,084,040   

Memphis-Shelby County TN Airport Authority Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2019         1,505,000         1,695,774   

Memphis-Shelby County TN Nucor Steel Memphis Incorporation (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        9-1-2037         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Metro Government Nashville & Davidson County TN Prerefunded (Education Revenue) ±

    0.99        10-1-2038         4,875,000         4,874,805   

Metro Government Nashville & Davidson County TN Unrefunded (Education Revenue) ±

    0.99        10-1-2038         5,125,000         5,118,030   

Nashville TN DWR (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.68        7-27-2016         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         7,330,000         7,381,457   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2017         5,440,000         5,695,462   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2018         3,300,000         3,582,348   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2019         6,225,000         6,959,177   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2018         8,895,000         9,444,711   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2019         5,110,000         5,597,443   
     80,164,700   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 14.17%          

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2017         500,000         512,880   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,500,000         1,532,550   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Sub Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         250,000         263,223   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Sub Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         750,000         808,283   

Clear Creek TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    1.35        2-15-2038         12,000,000         12,113,520   

Clear Creek TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2032         3,750,000         3,983,250   

Coastal Bend TX Health Facilities Development Corporation (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        7-1-2031         5,100,000         5,100,000   

Corpus Christi TX Utility System Junior Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    2.00        7-15-2045         12,585,000         12,661,517   

Cypress Fairbanks TX School District (GO Revenue)

    4.25        2-15-2021         2,775,000         2,840,962   

Cypress Fairbanks TX School District Series B-1 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2036         10,000,000         10,616,200   

Denton TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.13        8-1-2042         10,895,000         11,140,900   

Denton TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2044         39,075,000         40,293,749   

Eagle Mountain & Saginaw TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2050         12,150,000         12,536,370   

Fort Bend Independent School District School Building Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2040         12,000,000         12,158,640   

Georgetown TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2034         4,620,000         4,710,783   

Goose Creek TX Consolidated Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.35        2-15-2040         15,160,000         15,290,679   

Harlandale TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-15-2045         22,165,000         22,654,625   

Harris County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Series A3 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        7-1-2031         16,125,000         16,125,000   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)   

Harris County TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Series A4 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55     7-1-2031       $ 13,475,000       $ 13,475,000   

Houston TX (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2019         7,000,000         7,763,770   

Houston TX Hotel Occupancy (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2016         2,350,000         2,347,016   

Houston TX Independent School District Limited Tax (GO Revenue)

    4.25        2-15-2021         5,075,000         5,190,304   

Houston TX Independent School District School House Series A2R (GO Revenue) ±

    4.00        6-1-2039         43,100,000         44,377,484   

Houston TX Utility System Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    1.01        5-15-2034         90,000,000         89,973,000   

Hutto TX Independent School District Series 2015 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-1-2055         23,425,000         25,208,111   

Laredo TX Public Property Finance Contractual Obligation (GO Revenue)

    3.88        2-15-2018         1,420,000         1,479,299   

Love Field TX Airport Modernization Corporation Southwest Airlines Company Project (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         5,000,000         5,072,500   

Mansfield TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.75        8-1-2042         8,455,000         8,542,087   

North East TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2044         9,000,000         9,280,710   

North East TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2042         29,470,000         30,135,138   

North Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation United Regional Health Care System (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2017         850,000         889,109   

North Texas Higher Education Authority Incorporated Student Loan Series 2 Class A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.63        4-1-2037         7,655,000         7,655,919   

North Texas Tollway Authority Refunding Bond Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.19        1-1-2050         17,250,000         17,145,120   

North Texas Tollway Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,050,000         1,188,779   

North Texas Tollway Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,860,000         2,157,395   

Northside TX Independent School District Building Project (GO Revenue) ±

    1.65        8-1-2045         6,250,000         6,343,375   

Northside TX Independent School District Building Project (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2044         21,195,000         21,856,072   

Northside TX Independent School District Building Project (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        6-1-2046         5,000,000         5,199,850   

Northside TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        6-1-2039         2,845,000         2,929,553   

Pasadena TX Independent School District Building Project Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2044         44,870,000         47,606,173   

Pflugerville TX Independent School District Prerefunded School Building Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-15-2039         4,830,000         5,005,136   

Pflugerville TX Independent School District Unrefunded Balance School (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-15-2039         22,870,000         23,591,549   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.53        4-1-2040         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.52        11-1-2040         10,000,000         10,000,000   

San Antonio TX Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corporation (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        8-1-2018         510,000         551,983   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.00        12-1-2027         20,320,000         20,770,088   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.77        2-1-2033         26,700,000         26,605,215   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        12-1-2027         11,000,000         11,174,130   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    3.00        12-1-2045         12,000,000         12,806,040   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series D (Utilities Revenue) ±

    3.00        12-1-2045         12,000,000         12,942,960   

Tarrant County TX ECFA Hendrick Medical Center Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         655,000         729,565   

Tarrant County TX ECFA Hendrick Medical Center Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         920,000         1,053,658   

Tarrant County TX ECFA Hendrick Medical Center Group Edgemere Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2020         1,045,000         1,171,832   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         14,000,000         14,335,580   

Texas Lower Neches Valley Authority Chevron USA Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    0.20        2-15-2017         10,000,000         9,993,200   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series A (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    1.13        9-15-2017         2,735,000         2,735,164   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017         26,595,000         26,498,460   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00     12-15-2016       $ 500,000       $ 509,865   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         6,450,000         6,810,491   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2018         4,500,000         4,902,660   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2019         7,000,000         7,815,080   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Senior Lien Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2017         1,745,000         1,842,319   

Texas PFA Assessment Unemployment Compensation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2018         7,495,000         7,518,235   

Texas PFA Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2017         4,000,000         4,193,520   

Texas PFA Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2018         3,395,000         3,658,011   

Texas PFA Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2019         2,375,000         2,623,995   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026         17,500,000         17,500,000   

Tomball TX Independent School District Series B2 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2039         10,000,000         10,439,400   

Walnut Creek TX Special Utility District (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        1-10-2017         405,000         409,564   

Walnut Creek TX Special Utility District (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        1-10-2018         640,000         668,621   

Walnut Creek TX Special Utility District (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        1-10-2019         1,010,000         1,083,548   

Walnut Creek TX Special Utility District (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        1-10-2020         500,000         547,990   
     821,646,754   
         

 

 

 
Utah: 0.01%          

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Summit Academy Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.13        6-15-2017         325,000         330,467   
         

 

 

 
Vermont: 0.32%          

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series BCL-A1 (Education Revenue) ±

    2.18        6-1-2022         18,272,740         18,480,319   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.13%          

Virgin Islands PFA Sub Lien Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         7,500,000         7,563,300   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 1.24%          

Charles City VA EDA Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management Incorporated (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.60        8-1-2027         3,150,000         3,170,003   

Gloucester County VA EDA Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management Services Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.60        9-1-2038         1,500,000         1,509,015   

Greater Richmond VA Convention Center Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         1,250,000         1,399,800   

Greater Richmond VA Convention Center Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2020         1,000,000         1,152,970   

Halifax County VA IDA (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.15        12-1-2041             57,500,000         59,704,550   

Marquis VA CDA CAB Series A (Tax Revenue) (i)

    5.10        9-1-2036         2,169,000         1,725,852   

Marquis VA CDA CAB Series C (Tax Revenue) ¤(i)

    0.00        9-1-2041         3,493,000         488,042   

Marquis VA CDA Convertible CAB (Tax Revenue) ±144A

    7.50        9-1-2045         680,000         449,065   

Washington VA County IDA Series C (Health Revenue)

    7.25        7-1-2019         1,995,000         2,157,752   
     71,757,049   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Washington: 0.18%          

Washington HCFR Catholic Health Initiatives Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.39     1-1-2035       $ 8,550,000       $ 8,483,738   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         850,000         958,800   

Washington Housing Financing Commission Nonprofit Wesley Homes Series A (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.38        1-1-2017         1,110,000         1,134,753   
     10,577,291   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.05%          

West Virginia EDA PCR Appalachian Power Company Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    3.25        5-1-2019         2,745,000         2,868,964   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 1.43%          

Johnson Creek WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue) ##

    3.00        3-1-2020         2,550,000         2,592,118   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         4,320,000         4,677,221   

Milwaukee WI RDA Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        12-1-2038         1,545,000         1,545,000   

Racine WI Elderly Housing Authority Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        10-1-2042         2,200,000         2,200,000   

Waukesha County WI Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue) ##

    3.00        5-1-2021         17,400,000         18,049,890   

Wisconsin Airport Facilities PFA Senior Obligation Group Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         14,590,000         16,403,683   

Wisconsin HEFA Ascension Health Alliance Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    4.00        11-15-2043         13,000,000         14,128,790   

Wisconsin HEFA Mercy Alliance Incorporated Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         2,100,000         2,200,296   

Wisconsin HEFA Ministry Healthcare Series C (Health Revenue) ##

    5.00        8-15-2016         500,000         502,835   

Wisconsin HEFA Vernon Memorial Healthcare Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2017         200,000         203,694   

Wisconsin HEFA Vernon Memorial Healthcare Incorporated (Health Revenue) ##

    4.00        3-1-2018         300,000         312,636   

Wisconsin HEFA Vernon Memorial Healthcare Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2019         445,000         473,516   

Wisconsin HEFA Vernon Memorial Healthcare Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2020         375,000         420,068   

Wisconsin HEFA Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Health Revenue) ##

    5.25        8-15-2017         8,230,000         8,277,569   

Wisconsin HEFAR Series 2012 Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Series 2015-XF1028 (Health Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.59        11-15-2044         10,880,000         10,880,000   
     82,867,316   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $5,601,721,269)

  

     5,638,166,598   
         

 

 

 
Other: 1.73%          

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust ±144A§

    1.91        9-1-2019             23,000,000         23,034,960   

Nuveen California AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund, Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A§

    0.88        7-1-2018         3,000,000         2,988,360   

Nuveen Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund 3 Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.16        10-1-2017         62,000,000         62,159,960   

Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.01        11-1-2018         12,000,000         12,066,000   

Total Other (Cost $100,000,000)

  

     100,249,280   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.72%          
Investment Companies: 0.70%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class ##(l)(u)

    0.30           40,594,369         40,594,369   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Yield     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.02%          

Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.26     9-15-2016       $ 925,000       $ 924,577   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $41,518,850)

  

     41,518,946   
         

 

 

 
Total investments in securities (Cost $5,743,240,119) *     99.65        5,779,934,824   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.35           20,536,285   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,800,471,109   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

§ The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,743,324,677 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 53,540,920   

Gross unrealized losses

     (16,930,773
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 36,610,147   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     35   
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $5,702,645,750)

  $ 5,739,340,455   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $40,594,369)

    40,594,369   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $5,743,240,119)

    5,779,934,824   

Cash

    135,342   

Receivable for investments sold

    12,250,679   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    11,621,678   

Receivable for interest

    39,893,982   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    231,519   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,844,068,024   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    1,156,638   

Payable for investments purchased

    23,721,667   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    15,887,893   

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    78,125   

Management fee payable

    1,146,885   

Distribution fee payable

    51,246   

Administration fees payable

    604,388   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    950,073   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    43,596,915   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,800,471,109   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,765,741,499   

Undistributed net investment income

    163,950   

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    115,043   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    34,450,617   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,800,471,109   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 3,362,147,190   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    337,447,798   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.96   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $10.16   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 82,110,853   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    8,240,596   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.96   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 95,120,814   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    9,540,435   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $9.97   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 2,261,092,252   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    226,522,042   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.98   

 

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/98 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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36   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 102,853,158   

Income from affiliated securities

    27,841   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    102,880,999   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    19,352,934   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    4,907,743   

Class C

    148,085   

Administrator Class

    169,623   

Institutional Class

    1,722,560   

Investor Class

    952,004 1 

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    7,668,349   

Class C

    231,382   

Administrator Class

    384,392   

Investor Class

    1,250,818 1 

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    694,147   

Custody and accounting fees

    297,419   

Professional fees

    62,985   

Registration fees

    186,455   

Shareholder report expenses

    276,842   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    24,021   

Other fees and expenses

    68,026   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    38,397,785   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (5,270,784
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    33,127,001   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    69,753,998   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (813,090

Futures transactions

    1,126,432   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    313,342   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    27,924,213   

Futures transactions

    (2,244,088
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    25,680,125   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    25,993,467   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 95,747,465   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     37   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 69,753,998        $ 59,559,572   

Net realized gains on investments

      313,342          4,458,534   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      25,680,125          (47,490,704
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      95,747,465          16,527,402   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (34,052,798       (18,228,640

Class C

      (323,418       (168,307

Administrator Class

      (1,830,622       (4,821,365

Institutional Class

      (28,544,540       (19,067,395

Investor Class

      (4,994,406 )1        (17,268,417

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (2,591,530       (1,768,741

Class C

      (67,566       (103,290

Administrator Class

      (68,933       (424,465

Institutional Class

      (1,635,693       (1,497,994

Investor Class

      0 1        (1,714,158
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (74,109,506       (65,062,772
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    222,039,298        2,209,060,220        100,470,523        1,002,622,059   

Class C

    619,066        6,157,726        652,931        6,524,656   

Administrator Class

    6,630,944        66,017,256        24,472,555        245,072,969   

Institutional Class

    144,491,550        1,439,440,660        146,967,678        1,470,629,417   

Investor Class

    7,146,734 1      71,071,037 1      43,428,997        434,388,748   
 

 

 

 
      3,791,746,899          3,159,237,849   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    3,592,827        35,741,018        1,932,583        19,296,238   

Class C

    34,436        342,547        23,645        236,105   

Administrator Class

    189,138        1,882,997        494,039        4,945,102   

Institutional Class

    1,702,491        16,967,909        1,063,590        10,639,180   

Investor Class

    384,006 1      3,819,645 1      1,840,275        18,395,287   
 

 

 

 
      58,754,116          53,511,912   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (112,700,409     (1,121,238,204     (81,006,886     (809,103,344

Class C

    (2,801,679     (27,864,138     (3,629,431     (36,231,608

Administrator Class

    (48,717,360     (485,134,480     (29,948,664     (300,075,428

Institutional Class

    (110,273,026     (1,098,863,134     (95,400,356     (954,344,112

Investor Class

    (169,667,638 )1      (1,689,668,427 )1      (108,020,090     (1,078,832,475
 

 

 

 
      (4,422,768,383       (3,178,586,967
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (572,267,368       34,162,794   
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (550,629,409       (14,372,576
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      6,351,100,518          6,365,473,094   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,800,471,109        $ 6,351,100,518   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 163,950        $ 64,590   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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38   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.93        $10.00        $9.97        $10.01        $9.94   

Net investment income

    0.11        0.09        0.11        0.11        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.04        (0.06     0.05        0.00 1      0.08   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.15        0.03        0.16        0.11        0.27   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.09     (0.11     (0.11     (0.19

Net realized gains

    (0.01     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.12     (0.10     (0.13     (0.15     (0.20

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.96        $9.93        $10.00        $9.97        $10.01   

Total return2

    1.49     0.27     1.55     1.07     2.77

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.75     0.75     0.76     0.77     0.78

Net expenses

    0.62     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    1.11     0.89     1.08     1.10     1.91

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %3      24 %3      28 %3      39 %3      72

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $3,362,147        $2,228,977        $2,031,798        $1,620,994        $1,467,816   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.93        $10.00        $9.97        $10.01        $9.94   

Net investment income

    0.04        0.01        0.03        0.04        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.04        (0.06     0.05        0.00 1      0.08   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.08        (0.05     0.08        0.04        0.20   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.04     (0.01     (0.03     (0.04     (0.12

Net realized gains

    (0.01     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.05     (0.02     (0.05     (0.08     (0.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.96        $9.93        $10.00        $9.97        $10.01   

Total return2

    0.73     (0.48 )%      0.79     0.32     2.01

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.50     1.50     1.51     1.52     1.53

Net expenses

    1.37     1.35     1.35     1.35     1.35

Net investment income

    0.35     0.14     0.34     0.37     1.18

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %3      24 %3      28 %3      39 %3      72

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $82,111        $103,146        $133,463        $172,364        $211,286   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

2 Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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40   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.95        $10.03        $9.99        $10.03        $9.96   

Net investment income

    0.11 1      0.09        0.11        0.11        0.19   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.03        (0.07     0.06        0.00 2      0.08   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.14        0.02        0.17        0.11        0.27   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.09     (0.11     (0.11     (0.19

Net realized gains

    (0.01     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.12     (0.10     (0.13     (0.15     (0.20

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.97        $9.95        $10.03        $9.99        $10.03   

Total return

    1.42     0.17     1.65     1.07     2.77

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.66     0.68     0.70     0.71     0.72

Net expenses

    0.59     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    1.08     0.89     1.08     1.07     1.82

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %3      24 %3      28 %3      39 %3      72

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $95,121        $511,894        $565,737        $547,806        $201,225   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.95        $10.02        $9.99        $10.02        $9.96   

Net investment income

    0.13        0.11        0.13        0.13        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.04        (0.06     0.05        0.01        0.07   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.17        0.05        0.18        0.14        0.28   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.13     (0.11     (0.13     (0.13     (0.21

Net realized gains

    (0.01     (0.01     (0.02     (0.04     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.14     (0.12     (0.15     (0.17     (0.22

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.98        $9.95        $10.02        $9.99        $10.02   

Total return

    1.71     0.47     1.75     1.37     2.88

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.42     0.42     0.43     0.45     0.45

Net expenses

    0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40     0.40

Net investment income

    1.33     1.09     1.29     1.30     2.10

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16 %1      24 %1      28 %1      39 %1      72

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $2,261,092        $1,895,713        $1,382,576        $1,185,687        $935,583   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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42   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares became Class A shares in a tax-free conversion. Shareholders of Investor Class received Class A shares at a value equal to the value of their Investor Class shares immediately prior to the conversion. Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.


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Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Undistributed net

investment income

  

Accumulated net

realized gains

on investments

$91,146    $(91,146)

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $2,044,486 in long-term losses which will be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.


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44   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Notes to financial statements

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

    

Quoted prices

(Level 1)

    

Other significant

observable inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant

unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 5,622,766,848       $ 15,399,750       $ 5,638,166,598   

Other

     0         100,249,280         0         100,249,280   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     40,594,369         0         0         40,594,369   

U.S. Treasury securities

     924,577         0         0         924,577   

Total assets

   $ 41,518,946       $ 5,723,016,128       $ 15,399,750       $ 5,779,934,824   

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 78,125       $ 0       $ 0       $ 78,125   

Total liabilities

   $ 78,125       $ 0       $ 0       $ 78,125   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due from the Fund at that date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.255% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.32% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.


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Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

    

Class-level

administration fee

 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class,

     0.08   

Investor Class

     0.19   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.63% for Class A shares, 1.38% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.40% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to November 1, 2015, the Fund’s expenses were capped at 0.60% for Class A shares and 1.35% for Class C shares.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C 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 C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $6,740 from the sale of Class A shares and $673 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares, respectively.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Administrator Class, and Investor Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $1,460,013,620 and $862,182,669, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.


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46   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Notes to financial statements

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the portfolio.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Contracts      Type       

Contract

value at

June 30, 2016

      

Unrealized

losses

 

9-30-2016

     JPMorgan      1,000 Short        5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes         $ 122,164,063         $ (2,244,088

The Fund had an average notional amount of $54,386,336 in short futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized losses on futures contracts in the amount of $2,244,088 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The realized gains and change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type      Counterparty       

Gross amounts

of liabilities in the

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

      

Amounts

subject to

netting

agreements

      

Collateral

pledged1

       Net amount
of liabilities
 

Futures – variation margin

       JPMorgan         $ 78,125         $ 0         $ (78,125      $ 0   
  1 Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty.  

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

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8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 2,626,176       $ 3,350,823   

Tax-exempt income

     69,745,784         59,554,124   

Long-term capital gain

     1,737,546         2,157,825   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

tax-exempt

income

  

Unrealized

gains

  

Post-October

capital losses

deferred

$1,334,990    $36,610,147    $(2,044,486)

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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48   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond 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 Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $1,737,546 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $2,626,176 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other

public company or

investment company

directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust

Peter G. Gordon

(Born 1942)

  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust

Judith M. Johnson

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2008;
Audit Committee Chairman, 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

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or

investment company

directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    

Michael Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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52   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund   Other information (unaudited)

BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Class A) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than or in range of its benchmark, the Barclays 1-3 Year Composite Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review except the one-year period.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or equal to the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of Scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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List of abbreviations   Wells Fargo Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund     55   

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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June 30, 2016

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    13   

Statement of operations

    14   

Statement of changes in net assets

    15   

Financial highlights

    16   

Notes to financial statements

    21   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    26   

Other information

    27   

List of abbreviations

    30   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Despite significant market fluctuations over the course of the year, U.S. stocks generally delivered positive results overall for the 12-month reporting period; large- and mid-cap stocks generally outperformed small-cap stocks, which delivered negative results for the period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. Please note that the Fund acquired the assets of the former Golden Small Cap Core Fund in a merger transaction on May 20, 2016 and has also adopted its accounting and performance history. During the 12-month period, which began with the third quarter of 2015, U.S. and international stock markets experienced heightened volatility, with intermittent rebounds interspersed with sell-offs. The U.S. economy displayed resilience throughout the period, although growth was somewhat sluggish amid ongoing pressures that included slowing growth in China, a strengthening U.S. dollar, and uncertainty regarding interest-rate increases by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed); international economies faced deeper ongoing challenges. During June 2016, global markets became especially volatile as the U.K.’s vote over whether to leave the European Union (E.U.) approached. Despite significant market fluctuations over the course of the year, U.S. stocks generally delivered positive results overall for the 12-month reporting period; large- and mid-cap stocks generally outperformed small-cap stocks, which delivered negative results for the period. International markets generally declined as well.

In the third quarter of 2015, China’s slowdown took a toll on economies and markets worldwide.

U.S. stocks sagged during the quarter, experiencing the most volatility since 2011. Economic data released during the quarter suggested the U.S. economy remained solid but had lost some steam, burdened by the drag of the U.S. dollar’s strength coupled with global economic turmoil. The fact that the Fed left the federal funds interest rate unchanged at its September 2015 meeting surprised investors and fueled increased uncertainty about the U.S. economy’s stamina to remain healthy while facing the challenges of slowing in China and troubles elsewhere in the world. Outside the U.S., markets were even more volatile and delivered generally weaker quarterly results, also largely due to investors’ increasing anxiety over China’s weakened economy. Because China is the world’s largest importer of many commodities, a number of emerging markets—key commodities exporters—struggled under the dual strains of reduced demand for commodities and, because of weaker demand, lower prices for the commodities they did sell. In the eurozone, however, where only about 3% of exports are sent to China, household spending and business investment appeared relatively unaffected by troubles elsewhere. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) warned that China’s slowing could lead to slower growth and lower inflation rates in the eurozone than previously forecast and indicated additional stimulus could be provided should this occur.

Despite ongoing concerns, U.S. stocks generally rose in the fourth quarter of 2015; international markets lagged.

While the broad U.S. stock market bounced back in the quarter, stock markets outside the U.S. failed to keep pace as economic concerns, including China’s ongoing slowdown, continued to affect many countries. U.S. economic data released during the quarter indicated the economy remained solid, although the strong U.S. dollar and weakness in international economies remained headwinds. In December, the Fed, as expected, raised its target interest rate by 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) after keeping it near zero for seven years. The move reflected confidence in the U.S. economy’s ability to stay healthy with less central-bank support. The Fed also clarified that future interest-rate increases would be gradual.

In the first quarter of 2016, market volatility increased globally amid ongoing concerns.

Stock markets worldwide fluctuated widely in the first quarter of 2016. Most declined sharply in the first six weeks of the year on concerns such as weak global growth, falling commodity prices, and uncertainty over the timing and impact of the Fed’s interest-rate increases. As the quarter progressed, fears abated

 


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somewhat and global markets generally rallied back. The U.S. economy ended the quarter on a positive note as much of the quarter’s data reflected resiliency. With ongoing uncertainties about global growth and financial markets, however, the Fed held off from raising the target interest rate during the quarter. Outside the U.S., the eurozone fell into deflation in February; in response, the ECB announced an expansion of its stimulus program. In China, the government in March set a growth rate of 6.5% to 7.0% for 2016, an acknowledgment of weakening growth. In emerging markets, although central-bank stimulus and improved prices for oil and other commodities led to stock-market rallies in the quarter, many of these countries’ economies face credit downgrades due to challenges such as the likelihood of a stronger U.S. dollar, which would make dollar-denominated debt more expensive.

Worries over interest rates and the U.K.’s vote largely drove the markets during the second quarter of 2016.

U.S. stocks began the quarter in positive territory but started to lose steam in early May on worries that a possible June interest-rate increase by the Fed could hurt the market. In mid-May, stocks briefly plunged following comments by Fed officials noting that a June interest-rate increase remained on the table. But once investors had processed this information, stocks again rallied, finishing up for the month. The first three weeks of June brought heightened volatility, spurred largely by a disappointing jobs report and uncertainty over whether the U.K. would remain in the E.U. The U.K.’s Brexit vote on June 23 shocked countries in Europe and much of the rest of the world. Stock markets plummeted as investors worried that the U.K.’s departure from the E.U. would slow global growth and prolong the low-interest-rate environment. Following the initial rout, however, U.S. stocks rallied as investors seemed to decide that any negative effects would be more localized and not create a serious risk for global growth. By quarter-end, the broad U.S. stock market had moved back into positive territory.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Golden Capital Management, LLC

Portfolio managers

John R. Campbell, CFA®

Justin P. Carr, CFA®

Greg W. Golden, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WOSCX)   5-20-2016     (15.09     7.46        3.31        (9.91     8.74        3.92        1.47        1.35   
Class C (WCSCX)   5-20-2016     (11.51     7.93        3.14        (10.61     7.93        3.14        2.22        2.10   
Class R6 (WRSCX)   5-20-2016                          (9.57     9.13        4.29        1.04        0.90   
Administrator Class (WNSCX)   5-20-2016                          (9.83     8.85        4.02        1.39        1.25   
Institutional Class (WYSCX)   9-13-2005                          (9.57     9.13        4.29        1.14        1.00   
Russell 2000® Index4                            (6.73     8.35        6.20                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Class R6, Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to foreign investment risk and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165

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1  Historical performance shown for the Class A, Class C and Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and are adjusted to reflect Class A, Class C and Administrator shares expenses, respectively. Historical performance shown for the Class R6 shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Institutional Class shares, and has not been adjusted to reflect Class R6 shares expenses. If these expenses had been included, returns for Class R6 shares would be higher. Historical performance shown for all classes of the Fund prior to May 20, 2016 is based on the performance of the Fund’s predecessor, Golden Small Cap Core Fund.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through July 31, 2019, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Russell 2000® Index . The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.

 

6  The ten largest holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed the Russell 2000® Index for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   From a sector-weighting perspective, the largest detractors included underweights to the utilities and financials sectors and overweights to the health care and energy sectors.

 

n   As market volatility increased during the period, we remained focused on identifying strong companies with solid fundamentals and attractive valuations that would offer potential for capital appreciation over time.

Market volatility in the second half of 2015 and the beginning of 2016, coupled with a very-low-interest-rate environment, drove many investors into lower-risk sectors, such as utilities and telecommunication services. Also, continued weakness in oil prices compared with prior-year levels caused many energy-related companies to sell off sharply. The Fund, while broadly diversified, was not positioned for the themes that dominated the market during the reporting period.

Fund positioning drove underperformance for the period.

The Fund’s underweights to the utilities sector and to the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry within the financials sector detracted significantly from performance. Investors seeking yield drove stock prices for both utilities and REITs far above market averages for the 12-month period. Overweights to two of the weakest-performing sectors for the period, energy and health care, also hindered results. Within energy, the Fund primarily was focused on companies in the oil-tanker storage segment, such as Teekay Tankers Limited and Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation. These companies experienced weakness as tanker lease rates began weakening due to concerns of oversupply in the market. Within health care, pharmaceutical companies Lannett Company, Incorporated, and Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated, drove relative underperformance; weakening fundamentals and analyst downgrades led to stock declines for both companies.

The Fund benefited from stock selection within the materials sector. Trinseo S.A., a manufacturer of plastic, latex, and rubber products for the automotive industry, consumer electronics, and portable appliances, rallied strongly in response to strong earnings growth and the announcement of a share buy-back plan.

Current Fund positioning includes overweights to the health care, information technology, and industrials sectors and underweights to the financials, utilities, and consumer discretionary sectors.

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of June 30, 20166  

Gigamon Incorporated

     2.41   

Cirrus Logic Incorporated

     2.35   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

     2.13   

AmSurg Corporation

     2.09   

Argan Incorporated

     2.09   

Deluxe Corporation

     2.08   

FBL Financial Group Incorporated

     2.08   

Inphi Corporation

     2.05   

Sanmina Corporation

     2.04   

QTS Realty Trust Incorporated Class A

     2.03   

Our investment process seeks attractively valued companies likely to exceed earnings expectations.

Our investment process, which we refer to as an active-quant approach, combines quantitative and qualitative evaluations of each company being considered. Our quantitative evaluation looks at valuation, earnings, and momentum related factors to produce an objective, unbiased review of each company in the investment universe and its ranking compared with other companies being considered. A company’s ranking is the primary basis for our buy and sell decisions. We also place a high value on qualitative analysis; our investment professionals evaluate each company in light of overall market conditions and the company’s potential impact on the Fund from a risk/reward perspective. We have developed measurement tools and tailored our investment process in support of two key tenets of our investment philosophy: Companies purchased should be available at a reasonable price, and they should be profitable and capable of increasing revenues and earnings.

 

 

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Despite recent and possible future risks, we believe our process will continue uncovering potentially attractive investment opportunities.

As we enter the third quarter of 2016, investors have appeared most concerned about geopolitical risks and potential contagion in the financials markets. The Brexit vote has set off a new round of global market volatility that likely will remain elevated for a while. Only time will tell if current fears will be realized; historically, many geopolitical shocks have been short term in nature, and economies and markets have adjusted to new realities.

While heightened volatility has been affecting all asset classes, we believe the impact on currencies and central banks’ responses to currency moves are likely to be the most significant factors influencing the U.S. economy and markets over the near term. The British pound already has depreciated significantly in response to the Brexit vote and could weaken further, which would make goods from the U.K. cheaper and thus more attractive to global consumers. In turn, global central banks could be compelled to take steps to make their currencies and goods more competitively priced in global markets. The U.S. dollar’s position as the global reserve currency may lead to defensive flows into dollar-denominated assets, which then may cause the dollar to strengthen. As a result, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) could delay interest-rate increases due to the heightened risks and uncertainty in global markets. If the Fed does delay rate increases and other major central banks continue to pursue monetary-stimulus measures, we believe that monetary authorities would be doing the best they can to create a supportive environment for risk assets like stocks.

As a result of the increased volatility, risk aversion, and low-interest-rate environment, we believe investors may have been overpaying for lower-volatility and higher-yielding stocks in recent months. Although the market has not been rewarding companies displaying the traditional value metrics on which we focus, we believe companies with attractive valuations that potentially would benefit from positive economic growth remain the most attractive investment opportunities. We will stick to our investment philosophy centered on a disciplined, objective, and repeatable stock-selection process and emphasize firms we view as attractively valued and most likely to exceed earnings expectations.

 

Sector allocation as of June 30, 20167
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8   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 948.10       $ 6.54         1.35

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.15       $ 6.77         1.35

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 944.30       $ 10.15         2.10

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,014.42       $ 10.52         2.10

Class R6

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 950.00       $ 4.36         0.90

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.39       $ 4.52         0.90

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 948.50       $ 6.06         1.25

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.64       $ 6.28         1.25

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 950.00       $ 5.24         1.08

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,019.49       $ 5.43         1.08

 

 

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                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 98.95%

          

Consumer Discretionary: 9.00%

          
Auto Components: 1.13%           

Tower International Incorporated

          61,421       $ 1,264,044   
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 3.37%           

Denny’s Corporation †

          164,515         1,765,246   

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Incorporated

          126,791         2,022,316   
             3,787,562   
          

 

 

 
Internet & Catalog Retail: 1.97%           

Nutri System Incorporated

          87,315         2,214,308   
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 1.25%           

Express Incorporated †

          96,682         1,402,856   
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 1.28%           

Skechers U.S.A. Incorporated †

          48,512         1,441,777   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 3.56%

          
Food Products: 3.56%           

Cal-Maine Foods Incorporated

          44,423         1,968,827   

Dean Foods Company

          112,285         2,031,236   
             4,000,063   
          

 

 

 

Energy: 3.69%

          
Energy Equipment & Services: 1.37%           

Matrix Service Company †

          93,253         1,537,742   
          

 

 

 
Leisure Products: 1.61%           

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation †

          66,608         1,810,405   
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.71%           

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation

          504,270         791,704   
          

 

 

 

Financials: 21.37%

          
Banks: 1.85%           

FCB Financial Holdings Class A †

          61,267         2,083,078   
          

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 1.45%           

Evercore Partners Incorporated Class A

          36,957         1,633,130   
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 13.32%           

AmTrust Financial Services Incorporated

          70,063         1,716,544   

Employers Holdings Incorporated

          70,151         2,035,782   

FBL Financial Group Incorporated

          38,448         2,332,640   

Federated National Holding Company

          93,454         1,779,364   

Heritage Insurance Holdings

          136,275         1,631,212   

Maiden Holdings Limited

          124,830         1,527,919   

National General Holdings Corporation

          101,911         2,182,934   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Insurance (continued)           

United Insurance Holdings Company

          106,934       $ 1,751,579   
             14,957,974   
          

 

 

 
REITs: 4.75%           

Ashford Hospitality Trust Incorporated

          273,882         1,470,746   

InfraReit Incorporated

          90,017         1,578,898   

QTS Realty Trust Incorporated Class A

          40,808         2,284,432   
             5,334,076   
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 17.17%

          
Biotechnology: 1.29%           

MiMedx Group Incorporated †

          181,504         1,448,402   
          

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 3.76%           

ICU Medical Incorporated †

          17,861         2,013,828   

NuVasive Incorporated †

          37,020         2,210,834   
             4,224,662   
          

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 8.27%           

AmSurg Corporation †

          30,256         2,346,050   

Biotelemetry Incorporated †

          134,314         2,189,318   

HealthSouth Corporation

          46,749         1,814,796   

PharMerica Corporation †

          66,119         1,630,495   

Select Medical Holdings Corporation †

          120,251         1,307,128   
             9,287,787   
          

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 1.72%           

INC Research Holdings Incorporated Class A †

          50,728         1,934,259   
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 2.13%           

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          117,414         2,391,723   
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 17.38%

          
Airlines: 1.88%           

SkyWest Incorporated

          79,718         2,109,338   
          

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 3.78%           

Deluxe Corporation

          35,184         2,335,162   

UniFirst Corporation

          16,543         1,914,356   
             4,249,518   
          

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 5.45%           

Argan Incorporated

          56,173         2,343,538   

Comfort Systems USA Incorporated

          61,462         2,001,817   

EMCOR Group Incorporated

          36,030         1,774,838   
             6,120,193   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Machinery: 3.67%           

ITT Incorporated

          46,233       $ 1,478,531   

The Greenbrier Companies Incorporated

          24,166         703,956   

Wabash National Corporation †

          153,001         1,943,113   
             4,125,600   
          

 

 

 
Professional Services: 2.60%           

Insperity Incorporated

          25,281         1,952,452   

RPX Corporation †

          105,355         966,105   
             2,918,557   
          

 

 

 

Information Technology: 21.78%

          
Communications Equipment: 1.74%           

Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated

          213,587         1,960,729   
          

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 3.49%           

Methode Electronics Incorporated

          47,816         1,636,742   

Sanmina Corporation †

          85,359         2,288,475   
             3,925,217   
          

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services: 4.63%           

J2 Global Incorporated

          29,529         1,865,347   

Tessera Technologies Incorporated

          53,015         1,624,380   

Web.com Group Incorporated †

          94,053         1,709,884   
             5,199,611   
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 1.75%           

Hackett Group Incorporated

          141,591         1,963,867   
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 7.76%           

Cirrus Logic Incorporated †

          68,185         2,644,896   

Inphi Corporation †

          71,937         2,304,142   

Integrated Device Technology Incorporated †

          104,513         2,103,847   

MaxLinear Incorporated Class A †

          92,427         1,661,837   
             8,714,722   
          

 

 

 
Software: 2.41%           

Gigamon Incorporated †

          72,327         2,704,307   
          

 

 

 

Materials: 3.37%

          
Chemicals: 1.75%           

Trinseo SA

          45,795         1,965,979   
          

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 1.62%           

Graphic Packaging Holding Company

          145,089         1,819,416   
          

 

 

 

Utilities: 1.63%

          
Electric Utilities: 1.63%           

Spark Energy Incorporated Class A

          55,467         1,833,183   
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $105,989,851)

             111,155,789   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name          Yield      Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments: 1.11%           
Investment Companies: 1.11%           

Wells Fargo Cash Investment Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

       0.43      1,251,302       $ 1,251,302   
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,251,302)

             1,251,302        
          

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $107,241,153) *     100.06        112,407,091   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (0.06        (69,128
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 112,337,963   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $107,852,771 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 13,295,157   

Gross unrealized losses

     (8,740,837
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 4,554,320   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund     13   
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $105,989,851)

  $ 111,155,789   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $1,251,302)

    1,251,302   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $107,241,153)

    112,407,091   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    150,210   

Receivable for dividends

    169,761   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    112,727,062   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    289,179   

Management fee payable

    69,358   

Distribution fee payable

    63   

Administration fees payable

    12,438   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    18,061   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    389,099   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 112,337,963   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 167,089,890   

Undistributed net investment income

    216,815   

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (60,134,680

Net unrealized gains on investments

    5,165,938   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 112,337,963   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 131,546   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    7,790   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $16.89   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $17.92   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 101,528   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    6,017   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $16.87   

Net assets – Class R6

  $ 101,658   

Shares outstanding – Class R61

    6,017   

Net asset value per share – Class R6

    $16.90   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 101,625   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    6,017   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $16.89   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 111,901,606   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    6,622,947   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $16.90   

 

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Statement of operations —year ended June 30, 20161
         

Investment income

 

Dividends

  $ 1,513,654   

Income from affiliated securities

    2,865   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,516,519   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    1,220,746   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    24 2 

Class C

    23 2 

Class R6

    3 2 

Administrator Class

    14 2 

Institutional Class

    16,192   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    29 2 

Class C

    27 2 

Administrator Class

    27 2 

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    82 2 

Custody and accounting fees

    1,969   

Professional fees

    4,592   

Registration fees

    5,342   

Shareholder report expenses

    3,633   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    1,500   

Other fees and expenses

    961   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,255,164   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (24,517
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,230,647   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    285,872   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (10,551,715

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (2,795,570
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (13,347,285
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (13,061,413
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  After the close of business on May 20, 2016, the Fund acquired the net assets of Golden Small Cap Core Fund, which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the period prior to May 20, 2016 is that of Golden Small Cap Core Fund.

 

2  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund     15   
     Year ended
June 30, 20161
    Year ended
June 30, 20151
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 285,872        $ 154,172   

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (10,551,715       2,177,443   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (2,795,570       2,762,213   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (13,061,413       5,093,828   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Institutional Class

      (153,914       (55,322
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    7,790 2      130,000 2      N/A        N/A   

Class C

    6,017 2      100,000 2      N/A        N/A   

Class R6

    6,017 2      100,000 2      N/A        N/A   

Administrator Class

    6,017 2      100,000 2      N/A        N/A   

Institutional Class

    5,103,153        91,283,720        3,539,453        63,438,443   
 

 

 

 
      91,713,720          63,438,443   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Institutional Class

    1,813        32,246        293        5,120   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Institutional Class

    (2,992,788     (50,609,931     (352,069     (6,234,965
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      41,136,035          57,208,598   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      27,920,708          62,247,104   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      84,417,255          22,170,151   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 112,337,963        $ 84,417,255   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

    $ 216,815        $ 153,878   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  After the close of business on May 20, 2016, the Fund acquired the net assets of Golden Small Cap Core Fund, which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the period prior to May 20, 2016 is that of Golden Small Cap Core Fund.

 

2  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

CLASS A   Year ended
June 30, 20161
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $16.62   

Net investment income

    0.01 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.26   
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.27   

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.89   

Total return3

    1.62

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses

    1.46

Net expenses

    1.35

Net investment income

    0.65

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $132   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

CLASS C   Year ended
June 30, 20161
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $16.62   

Net investment loss

    (0.00 )2,3 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.25   
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.25   

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.87   

Total return4

    1.50

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses

    2.21

Net expenses

    2.10

Net investment loss

    (0.27 )% 

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $102   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)

 

CLASS R6   Year ended
June 30, 20161
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $16.62   

Net investment income

    0.02 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.26   
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.28   

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.90   

Total return3

    1.68

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses

    1.03

Net expenses

    0.90

Net investment income

    0.93

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $102   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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 the period)

 

ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   Year ended
June 30, 20161
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $16.62   

Net investment income

    0.01 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.26   
 

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.27   

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.89   

Total return3

    1.62

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

 

Gross expenses

    1.37

Net expenses

    1.25

Net investment income

    0.58

Supplemental data

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    61

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $102   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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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20   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Financial highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   20161     20151     20141     20131     20121  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.71        $16.76        $13.57        $10.64        $11.10   

Net investment income (loss)

    0.04 2      0.06 2      0.05 2      0.16 2      (0.01 )2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.83     1.92        3.36        2.77        (0.45
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.79     1.98        3.41        2.93        (0.46

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.02     (0.03     (0.22     0.00        0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

    $16.90        $18.71        $16.76        $13.57        $10.64   

Total return

    (9.57 )%      11.80     25.21     27.54     (4.14 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.11     1.10     1.10     1.10     1.11

Net expenses

    1.09     1.10     1.10     1.10     1.10

Net investment income (loss)

    0.25     0.37     0.30     1.32     (0.12 )% 

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    61     57     68     52     56

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $111,902        $84,417        $22,170        $20,093        $27,427   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  After the close of business on May 20, 2016, the Fund acquired the net assets of Golden Small Cap Core Fund, which became the accounting and performance survivor in the transaction. The information for the period prior to May 20, 2016 is that of Golden Small Cap Core Fund.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Notes to financial statements   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund     21   

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

After the close of business on May 20, 2016, the net assets of Golden Small Cap Core Fund were acquired by the Fund, which was created to receive the assets of Golden Small Cap Core Fund, in an exchange for shares of the Fund. Institutional shareholders of Golden Small Cap Core Fund received shares of Institutional Class of the Fund in the transaction. Since Golden Small Cap Core Fund contributed all of the net assets and shareholders to the newly created Wells Fargo fund, the accounting and performance history of Golden Small Cap Core Fund has been carried forward in the financial statements contained herein.

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.

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.


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22   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   Notes to financial statements

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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent difference causing such reclassifications is due to dividends from certain securities. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Undistributed net
investment income
   Accumulated net
realized losses
on investments
$(69,021)    $69,021

Capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards that expire. As of June 30, 2016, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

     No expiration

2018

   Short-term    Long-term
$49,578,591    $9,232,422    $712,049

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, etc.)

 

n   Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)


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The inputs or methodologies used for valuing investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
    

Other significant

observable inputs

(Level 2)

    

Significant

unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in :

           

Common stocks

           

Consumer discretionary

   $ 10,110,547       $ 0       $ 0       $ 10,110,547   

Consumer staples

     4,000,063         0         0         4,000,063   

Energy

     4,139,851         0         0         4,139,851   

Financials

     24,008,258         0         0         24,008,258   

Health care

     19,286,833         0         0         19,286,833   

Industrials

     19,523,206         0         0         19,523,206   

Information technology

     24,468,453         0         0         24,468,453   

Materials

     3,785,395         0         0         3,785,395   

Utilities

     1,833,183         0         0         1,833,183   

Short-term investments

           0      

Investment companies

     1,251,302         0         0         1,251,302   

Total assets

   $ 112,407,091       $ 0       $ 0       $ 112,407,091   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.85% and declining to 0.71% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Prior to May 20, 2016, Golden Capital Management, LLC, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo was the investment adviser to the predecessor fund and received an advisory fee at an annual rate of 1.10% of the average daily net assets of the predecessor fund. For financial statement purposes, the advisory fee incurred prior to May 20, 2016 has been included in management fee on the Statement of Operations.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Golden Capital Management, LLC, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.55% and declining to 0.45% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.


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Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Class R6

     0.03   

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13   

Prior to May 20, 2016, the Institutional Class of the predecessor fund did not incur any administration fees.

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 31, 2019 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.35% for Class A shares, 2.10% for Class C shares, 0.90% for Class R6 shares, 1.25% for Administrator Class and 1.00% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prior to May 20, 2016, the adviser of the predecessor fund had capped the expenses of Institutional Class at 1.10% through October 31, 2015.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fees is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares. Prior to May 20, 2016, the predecessor fund did not have a distribution plan.

Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class, of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $107,650,608 and $67,972,332, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid was $153,914 and $55,322 of ordinary income for the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

ordinary income

  

Unrealized

gains 

  

Capital loss

carryforward

$216,815

   $4,554,320    $(59,523,062)


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7. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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26   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core 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 Small Cap Core Fund (formerly the Golden Small Cap Core Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations and statement of changes in net assets for the year then ended, the financial highlights of Class A, Class C, Class R6, and Administrative Class for the period from May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016, and the financial highlights of Institutional Class for the year ended June 30, 2016. 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. The accompanying financial statements and financial highlights of Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund as of and for the four-year period ended June 30, 2015, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated August 19, 2015, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.

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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 audit provides 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 Small Cap Core Fund as of June 30, 2016, the results of its operations and changes in its assets for the year then ended, the financial highlights of Class A, Class C, Class R6, and Administrative Class for the period from May 20, 2016 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2016, and the financial highlights of Institutional Class for the year ended June 30, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted principles.

 

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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, $153,914 of income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 has been designated as qualified dividend income (QDI).

For corporate shareholders, pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, 100% of ordinary income dividends qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.
2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.
* Michael Whitaker became Chief Compliance Officer effective May 16, 2016.


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30   Wells Fargo Small Cap Core Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Wells Fargo Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

Email: fundservice@wellsfargo.com

Website: wellsfargofunds.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 the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo 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, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    28   

Statement of operations

    29   

Statement of changes in net assets

    30   

Financial highlights

    31   

Notes to financial statements

    36   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    42   

Other information

    43   

List of abbreviations

    49   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but

 

 

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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4   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from regular federal income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Wendy Casetta

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA®, CPA

Robert Miller

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (VMPAX)   12-1-1994     (0.46     2.08        2.79        3.67        2.93        3.21        0.81        0.81   
Class B (VMPIX)*   3-21-1985     (2.09     1.80        2.67        2.91        2.16        2.67        1.56        1.56   
Class C (DHICX)   8-18-1997     1.78        2.16        2.44        2.78        2.16        2.44        1.56        1.56   
Administrator Class (VMPYX)   10-6-1997                          3.80        3.09        3.40        0.75        0.68   
Institutional Class (STRIX)   11-30-2012                          4.02        3.24        3.48        0.48        0.48   
Barclays Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Index4                            4.21        3.03        4.07                 

 

*   Class B shares are closed to investment, except in connection with the reinvestment of any distributions and permitted exchanges.

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website,wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.00%. For Class B shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 5.00% For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. High-yield securities have a greater risk of default and tend to be more volatile than higher-rated debt securities. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Historical performance shown for the Institutional Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the Administrator Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the Administrator Class shares. If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher. 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 Strategic Municipal Bond Fund.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 0.82% for Class A, 1.57% for Class B, 1.57% for Class C, 0.68% for Administrator Class, and 0.48% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Index is a rules-based, market-value-weighted index composed of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar–denominated short-term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prefunded bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.00%.

 

6  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   We extended the Fund’s duration at the beginning of the period but remained short relative to the benchmark. As interest rates fell, we reduced the Fund’s interest-rate exposure and ended the period at the lower end of our targeted range. A short duration detracted from results as yields fell.

 

n   Investors continued their search for income in this low-yield environment, which caused lower-quality bonds to perform very well. The Fund’s overweight to A-rated, BBB-rated, and out-of-benchmark below-investment-grade debt was the biggest contributor to returns.

 

n   Sector allocation and security selection within the better-performing local general obligation (GO), education, and corporate-backed sectors contributed to results, whereas allocations to the health care and electric revenue sectors detracted.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20166
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With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. We, therefore, extended the Fund’s duration in anticipation of lower yields and also positioned the Fund for a flatter yield curve. The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, which was underweight maturities between one and four years and overweight the seven-year and greater area, helped results. Longer-term maturities outperformed shorter-term maturities by a wide margin because the municipal curve flattened almost 115 basis points (bps; 100 bps equals 1.00%) between the 1- and 10-year maturities.

 

 

The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual. While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%, and we reduced duration as the market rallied. The Fund’s short duration hurt results because yields continued to decline. By the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s duration was about 1.5 years.

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its out-of-benchmark holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. The Fund’s holdings within the local GO, education, and corporate-backed sectors contributed to results. On the other hand, issue selection within the health care and electric revenue sectors detracted from results. We have been cautious within the health care sector for quite some time because we believe credit fundamentals have peaked. Overweight allocations to Illinois and New Jersey, two of the

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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best-performing states, helped results, while an underweight to California also benefited results because the state lagged the broader index. Although taxable corporate bond spreads increased dramatically during late 2015 and early 2016 as global fears spooked the market, spreads for corporate-backed municipal debt declined. We put on a relative-value trade by selling some corporate-backed municipal debt into this rally and buying taxable corporate debt. Corporate debt spreads then narrowed between February and May 2016, and we sold most of these taxable issues by the end of the reporting period.

Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds for several years because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit issues. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should ultimately lead to tighter spreads. New Jersey bonds also performed well as spreads tightened; however, issue selection within the state detracted from results, primarily due to our exposure to longer-dated floating-rate notes that repriced to reflect a protracted rate-hike cycle. During the past 12 months, Puerto Rico had several widely anticipated defaults on its debt. The lack of clarity surrounding the federal government’s restructuring legislation for Puerto Rico debt, the lack of financial statements, and a declining economy make it very hard to develop an investment opinion for the territory. As a result, we had minimal exposure to Puerto Rico bonds.

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,016.94       $ 4.03         0.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.87       $ 4.04         0.80

Class B

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,014.31       $ 7.78         1.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.14       $ 7.79         1.55

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.13       $ 7.78         1.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.14       $ 7.79         1.55

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.70       $ 3.41         0.68

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.48       $ 3.42         0.68

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.61       $ 2.38         0.47

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,022.51       $ 2.38         0.47

 

 

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 94.98%

         
Alabama: 0.40%          

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Solid Waste Disposal (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00     8-1-2016       $ 1,875,000       $ 1,880,100   

Jefferson County AL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         5,325,000         5,698,016   
            7,578,116   
         

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.94%          

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Series A (Housing Revenue, Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg SPA) ø

    0.43        12-1-2041             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority Power Refunding Bonds Snettisham Hydroelectric Project Series 2015 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         1,200,000         1,384,680   

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority Power Refunding Bonds Snettisham Hydroelectric Project Series 2015 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         1,545,000         1,813,954   

Valdez AK Marine Terminal BP Pipelines Project Series 2003B (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         4,000,000         4,586,680   
            17,785,314   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 2.04%          

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Banner Health Series B (Health Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.42        1-1-2046         7,915,000         7,915,000   

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Multipurpose Stadium Facility Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         900,000         926,325   

Florence AZ IDA Legacy Traditional School Project (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2018         515,000         525,743   

Maricopa County AZ IDA Educational Horizon Community Learning Center Project (Education Revenue)

    2.63        7-1-2021         1,500,000         1,507,710   

Navajo Nation Arizona Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.00        12-1-2022         6,345,000         6,794,797   

Navajo Tribal Arizona Utility Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Municipal Government Guaranty Insured)

    4.00        1-1-2021         3,372,000         3,470,631   

Phoenix AZ IDA Basis Schools Projects Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    3.00        7-1-2020         1,300,000         1,322,126   

Phoenix AZ IDA Great Hearts Academies Project (Education Revenue)

    5.20        7-1-2022         645,000         695,478   

Phoenix AZ IDA Guam Facilities Foundation Incorporated Project Series 2014 (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         2,845,000         2,888,073   

Phoenix AZ IDA Legacy Traditional School Project Series 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    3.00        7-1-2020         515,000         520,042   

Pima County AZ IDA American Leadership Academy Project Series 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.60        6-15-2025         1,530,000         1,614,318   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.75        7-1-2035         1,000,000         1,002,450   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.13        7-1-2041         3,000,000         3,009,090   

Pima County AZ IDA Noah Webster Schools Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        12-15-2023         1,070,000         1,188,620   

Pima County AZ Industrial Development Charter School (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         395,000         395,020   

Pima County AZ Industrial Development Charter School (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         1,125,000         1,144,868   

Tempe AZ IDA Friendship Village Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2017         220,000         226,844   

Tempe AZ IDA Friendship Village Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2018         800,000         859,344   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    4.25        7-15-2019         1,320,000         1,375,427   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    5.00        7-15-2020         700,000         755,671   

Verrado AZ Community Facilities District #1 Series A (GO Revenue) 144A

    5.00        7-15-2021         500,000         546,460   
            38,684,037   
         

 

 

 
Arkansas: 0.25%          

Boone County AR Hospital Construction Series 2006 (Health Revenue, BOKF NA LOC) ø

    0.62        5-1-2037         4,700,000         4,700,000   

 

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10   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Arkansas (continued)          

Fort Smith AR Sales & Use Tax Improvement Bonds (Tax Revenue)

    2.38     5-1-2027       $ 20,000       $ 20,008   
            4,720,008   
         

 

 

 
         
California: 7.04%          

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority Unrefunded CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2017         425,000         418,910   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority Prerefunded CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2017         1,660,000         1,645,326   

California Association of Bay Area Governments Financing Authority Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.39        8-1-2024         4,525,000         4,525,000   

California Bay Area Toll Authority Toll Bridge Series E-3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.11        4-1-2047         11,600,000         11,600,464   

California CDA Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Series ZF0199 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.61        10-1-2020         4,805,000         4,805,000   

California Golden State Tobacco Securitization Series 2954 (Tobacco Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.96        6-1-2047             25,000,000         25,000,000   

California HFFA Catholic Healthcare West Series 2005-H (Health Revenue, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking LOC) ø

    0.39        7-1-2035         11,000,000         11,000,000   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Colburn School Series B (Education Revenue) ±

    1.61        8-1-2037         6,325,000         6,344,987   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Museum Art Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.06        12-1-2037         3,000,000         3,056,430   

California PCFA Refunding Bond Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series D (Industrial Development Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    4.75        12-1-2023         1,515,000         1,567,177   

California PCFA Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) 144A±

    0.90        8-1-2023         15,405,000         15,405,308   

California Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    1.31        5-1-2018         3,000,000         3,017,160   

California Statewide CDA Eskaton Properties Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2017         1,130,000         1,183,087   

California Statewide CDA Eskaton Properties Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2018         1,060,000         1,142,616   

California Student Education Loan Marketing Corporation Series IV-D1 (Education Revenue)

    5.88        1-1-2018         2,370,000         2,369,716   

California Various Purpose Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        10-1-2019         15,000         15,229   

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe California (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        7-15-2017         5,935,440         5,941,079   

Delhi CA Unified School District CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2019         1,975,000         1,760,554   

Grossmont CA Union High School District Floaters Series 2015 (GO Revenue, Citibank NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.56        2-1-2017         7,525,000         7,525,000   

Los Angeles County CA Schools Regionalized Business Services CAB Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2016         1,945,000         1,943,347   

Northern California Gas Authority #1 LIBOR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.14        7-1-2027         11,805,000         10,769,820   

Northern California Power Agency Hydroelectric Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, Bank of Montreal LOC) ø

    0.39        7-1-2032         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Riverside CA Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Series 2016 (GO Revenue, AGM/National Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.65        8-1-2032         6,920,000         6,920,000   

San Buenaventura CA Community Memorial Health System (Health Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2017         1,455,000         1,524,069   

San Buenaventura CA Community Memorial Health System (Health Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2018         2,110,000         2,298,887   
            133,779,166   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 1.24%          

Colorado ECFA Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    6.38        9-1-2023         2,115,000         2,205,437   

Colorado ECFA Vanguard School Project (Education Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2021         250,000         276,782   

Colorado ECFA Vanguard School Project (Education Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2022         515,000         575,317   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Colorado (continued)          

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    0.39     12-1-2045       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,000,000   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Unrefunded Balance (Health Revenue)

    5.25        6-1-2024         980,000         983,391   

Colorado Springs CO Utilities System Sub Lien Improvement Series B (Utilities Revenue, Bayerische Landesbank SPA) ø

    0.56        11-1-2036             11,400,000         11,400,000   

Fountain CO Urban Renewal Authority South Academy Highlands Project Series 2015-A (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        11-1-2029         2,855,000         3,152,405   
            23,593,332   
         

 

 

 
Connecticut: 3.21%          

Connecticut Economic Recovery Notes Series A-4 (GO Revenue) ø

    0.65        1-1-2018         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Connecticut HEFA Bridgeport Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,070,000         1,113,474   

Connecticut HEFA Bridgeport Hospital Series D (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         500,000         575,945   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series Z-1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2042         1,724,000         1,724,224   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.14        3-1-2021         4,990,000         4,943,543   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.29        4-15-2018         5,000,000         5,007,750   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.31        5-15-2018         2,000,000         2,004,340   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.66        4-15-2020         7,000,000         7,071,610   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.76        3-1-2019         4,050,000         4,050,000   

Connecticut Series D (GO Revenue) ±

    1.18        9-15-2018         1,000,000         999,610   

Connecticut Series D (GO Revenue) ±

    1.33        9-15-2019         3,345,000         3,369,485   

Hamden CT Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2019         1,835,000         2,033,749   

Hartford CT EDA Series B (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA SPA) ø

    0.53        6-15-2034         15,100,000         15,100,000   
            60,993,730   
         

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.11%          

Delaware EDA Odyssey Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.25        9-1-2025         2,035,000         2,109,115   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 3.86%          

Brevard County FL Space Coast Infrastructure Agency I-95 Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2018         5,000,000         5,279,350   

Eustis FL Multi-Purpose Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.50        12-1-2027         605,000         605,000   

Florida Cityplace Community Development District Special Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         500,000         514,210   

Florida Cityplace Community Development District Special Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         1,375,000         1,456,139   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         2,000,000         2,022,500   

Florida Village Community Development District #10 Special Assignment (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.13        5-1-2024         3,770,000         4,374,331   

Lakeland FL Hospital System Lakeland Regional Health System (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2022         4,495,000         5,337,678   

Manatee County FL HFA SFHR Series A (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    6.57        5-1-2039         15,000         15,807   

Miami FL Special Obligation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,000,000         1,024,740   

Miami-Dade County FL IDA Youth Charter Schools Project Series 2015A (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.00        9-15-2025         1,000,000         1,051,920   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 3 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.84        9-25-2024         6,895,000         6,895,000   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 4 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.78        9-25-2024         6,865,000         6,865,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Seaport Department Series A (Airport Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ±

    0.42        10-1-2050         7,800,000         7,800,000   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Florida (continued)          

North Brevard County FL Parrish Medical Center Project (Health Revenue)

    5.50     10-1-2018       $ 500,000       $ 542,150   

Orange County FL IDA Central Florida Kidney Center Project (Industrial Development Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        12-1-2020         3,250,000         3,250,000   

Orange County FL Tourist Development Tax (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac/MBIA Insured)

    6.00        10-1-2016         85,000         85,674   

Sumter County FL Village Community Development District #5 Special Assessment Bond Phase I (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2017         545,000         553,360   

Sumter County FL Village Community Development District #5 Special Assessment Bond Phase I (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2018         565,000         581,843   

Sumter County FL Village Community Development District #5 Special Assessment Bond Phase II (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2017         780,000         791,965   

Sumter County FL Village Community Development District #5 Special Assessment Bond Phase II (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2018         805,000         828,997   

Volusia County FL Eclipse Funding Trust Series 0036 (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.39        8-1-2032             20,395,000         20,395,000   

Volusia County FL School Board (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         3,055,000         3,083,014   
            73,353,678   
         

 

 

 
Georgia: 1.49%          

Atlanta GA Water & Wastewater Project Series A-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    1.80        11-1-2038         5,000,000         5,078,650   

Burke County GA Development Authority Georgia Power Company Vogtle Plant Project Second Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        12-1-2049         2,000,000         2,016,480   

Burke County GA Development Authority Oglethorpe Power Corporation Vogtle Project Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.40        1-1-2040         5,720,000         5,935,186   

Cherokee County GA Water & Sewage Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    6.90        8-1-2018         5,000         5,027   

Floyd County GA PCR Georgia Power Company Plant Hammond Project (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.35        7-1-2022         6,000,000         6,249,300   

Gainesville & Hall County GA Hospital Authority Health System Project Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.34        8-15-2035         6,000,000         5,992,620   

Georgia Private Colleges & Universities Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         1,325,000         1,485,113   

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority I-75 S Express Lanes Project Series A (Transportation Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        6-1-2024         2,500,000         1,645,700   
            28,408,076   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.13%          

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Series 2010 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         1,255,000         1,255,113   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Series 2014A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,000,000         1,136,320   
            2,391,433   
         

 

 

 
Hawaii: 0.57%          

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance Queens Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    0.88        7-1-2039         10,765,000         10,765,000   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 15.52%          

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2021         10,255,000         8,615,636   

Chicago IL Board of Education Dedicated Series C2 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.49        3-1-2032         9,900,000         9,531,225   

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    4.39        3-1-2032         7,000,000         6,862,870   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A3 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.22     3-1-2036       $     17,200,000       $ 15,070,984   

Chicago IL CAB City Colleges Series 1999 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2024         9,975,000         7,700,101   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2013 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,450,000         1,563,694   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2013 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         2,400,000         2,626,728   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2013 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         1,810,000         1,969,389   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Refunding Bonds Series 2013 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2024         2,460,000         2,710,157   

Chicago IL Neighborhoods Alive 21 Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         5,835,000         5,940,147   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Bonds Series 2015 C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         695,000         819,801   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Bonds Series 2015 D (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         500,000         583,520   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge (Airport Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2023         1,350,000         1,628,167   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge (Airport Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2024         1,415,000         1,703,674   

Chicago IL Park District Harbor Facilities Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         1,500,000         1,725,780   

Chicago IL Park District Harbor Facilities Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         1,175,000         1,374,104   

Chicago IL Park District Limited Tax Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         4,495,000         5,171,587   

Chicago IL Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2029         5,000,000         5,335,300   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2022         2,395,000         2,445,271   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,046,710   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         2,250,000         2,338,740   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         2,500,000         2,609,875   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         4,865,000         5,014,501   

Chicago IL Series D (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2022         3,915,000         3,982,847   

Chicago IL Series G (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2024         1,140,000         1,159,859   

Chicago IL Tax Increment Bond Pilson Redevelopment Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2022         1,635,000         1,881,574   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Capital Grant Federal Transit Administration Section 5307-A (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        6-1-2022         2,100,000         2,233,455   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Refunding Bond Series 2011 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        6-1-2024         4,450,000         5,078,740   

Chicago IL Unrefunded Balance Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2024         305,000         307,696   

Chicago IL Waterworks Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2021         1,000,000         1,014,410   

Chicago lL Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         3,000,000         3,232,260   

Cook County IL Community High School District #217 Series 2016 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.25        12-15-2025         5,000,000         4,999,550   

Cook County IL Refunding Bonds Series 2010 G (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2026         1,000,000         1,112,570   

Cook County IL School District #123 Oak Lawn CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2021         1,090,000         939,275   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        11-15-2021         2,250,000         2,607,885   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2024         830,000         831,569   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2022         11,040,000         12,544,797   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2020         1,150,000         1,201,600   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2021         5,000,000         5,224,350   

DeWitt & Ford Counties IL Community College District #540 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2021         5,920,000         6,248,915   

DuPage County IL Forest Preservation District Series 2015 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         2,455,000         3,011,057   

Huntley IL Special Service Area #6 (Tax Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.60        3-1-2017         252,000         255,147   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Illinois Finance Authority Little Company of Mark Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.42     8-15-2035       $ 11,840,000       $ 11,840,000   

Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare System Series F (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ±

    0.42        11-15-2037             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Illinois Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.01        4-1-2028         7,415,000         7,343,075   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2021         3,840,000         3,945,408   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         5,050,000         5,698,622   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         5,000,000         5,498,850   

Illinois Series 2004 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         1,400,000         1,404,648   

Illinois Series 2006 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         5,025,000         5,047,512   

Illinois Series 2012 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         5,620,000         6,227,466   

Illinois Series 2013 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         1,900,000         2,124,485   

Illinois Series 2013 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2023         4,875,000         5,715,060   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2020         2,000,000         2,194,520   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         3,500,000         3,945,410   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2018         4,000,000         3,838,440   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2022         3,005,000         2,593,465   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2023         7,305,000         6,122,686   

Kane Cook & DuPage Counties IL School District #46 Prerefunded Bond CAB Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2021         510,000         482,822   

Kane Cook & DuPage Counties IL School District #46 Unrefunded Bond CAB Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2021         595,000         541,343   

Kane County IL Aurora West School District #129 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2022         6,290,000         7,388,486   

Kendall Kane & Will Counties IL Community Unit School District #308 Oswego Prerefunded Bond Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2017         1,325,000         1,311,724   

Kendall Kane & Will Counties IL Community Unit School District #308 Oswego Unrefunded Bond Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2017         25,000         24,619   

Lake County IL Community Consolidated School District #3 Beach Park CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2017         1,610,000         1,584,804   

Lake County IL Community Consolidated School District #3 Beach Park CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2018         1,000,000         950,540   

Lake County IL Community Consolidated School District #3 Beach Park CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2019         1,100,000         1,006,654   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2019         1,175,000         1,101,680   

McHenry & Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2018         4,000,000         3,944,600   

McHenry & Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, AGM/FGIC Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2019         1,185,000         1,154,925   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority McCormick Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ±

    0.00        6-15-2025         1,000,000         1,131,940   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority McCormick Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2022         1,200,000         1,006,896   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority McCormick Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2023         500,000         404,965   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority McCormick Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2022         11,520,000         11,895,091   

Romeoville IL Series B (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-30-2023         3,410,000         2,479,854   

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Romeoville IL Series B (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00     12-30-2024       $ 2,840,000       $ 1,946,309   

Springfield IL Electric Senior Lien (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2021         7,410,000         7,625,779   

St. Clair County IL School District Series B (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    4.75        1-1-2018         655,000         681,934   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.88        4-1-2038         7,580,000         7,580,000   

Will County IL School District #114 CAB Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2021         855,000         759,727   

Winnebago & Boone Counties IL School District #205 Series A (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2021         1,305,000         1,194,049   

Winnebago & Boone Counties IL School District #205 Series B (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2021         3,400,000         3,110,932   
            295,104,837   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 2.51%          

Indiana Finance Authority Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019             16,205,000         16,542,064   

Indiana HEFA Ascension Health Series B3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.26        11-15-2031         11,000,000         11,000,110   

Indiana HFFA Ancilla System Incorporated (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2022         325,000         326,378   

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Series A-2 (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured) ±

    0.86        7-1-2039         4,735,000         4,735,000   

Knox County IN EDA Good Samaritan Hospital Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2017         625,000         636,331   

Knox County IN EDA Good Samaritan Hospital Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2018         400,000         416,168   

Whiting IN BP Products North America Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    1.14        12-1-2044         11,400,000         11,136,546   

Whiting IN BP Products North America Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    1.85        6-1-2044         2,950,000         2,981,123   
            47,773,720   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.14%          

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Series A1 (Education Revenue)

    3.88        12-1-2016         1,950,000         1,967,706   

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Series A1 (Education Revenue)

    4.13        12-1-2017         620,000         641,867   
            2,609,573   
         

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.99%          

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Sales Tax Special Obligation Vacation Village Project Area 4 – Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project CAB Series 2015 (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        9-1-2034         49,000,000         17,805,130   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Special Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds Plaza Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2028         1,000,000         1,023,550   
            18,828,680   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 1.02%          

Ashland KY Ashland Hospital Corporation Kings Daughters Medical Center Project (Health Revenue) ±

    2.14        2-1-2040         7,650,000         7,654,360   

Christian County KY Jennie Stuart Medical Center (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2018         1,040,000         1,072,718   

Kentucky EDFA Healthcare Facilities Rosedale Green Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    2.75        11-15-2018         300,000         305,241   

Kentucky EDFA Healthcare Facilities Rosedale Green Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2019         350,000         359,055   

Kentucky EDFA Healthcare Facilities Rosedale Green Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    3.35        11-15-2020         335,000         346,501   

Kentucky EDFA Healthcare Facilities Rosedale Green Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2025         1,500,000         1,627,230   

Kentucky EDFA Masonic Homes of Kentucky (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2016         740,000         746,246   

Kentucky EDFA Norton Healthcare Incorporated Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2022         1,000,000         862,750   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Kentucky (continued)          

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency Prairie State Project Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.79     9-1-2042       $ 6,500,000       $ 6,497,660   
            19,471,761   
         

 

 

 
Louisiana: 0.65%          

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority Deepwater Loop LLC Project Series B-1A1 (Airport Revenue) ±

    1.38        10-1-2037         100,000         100,082   

Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Bonds Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2025         1,445,000         1,448,743   

St. Bernard Parish LA Series 2012 (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2019         3,355,000         3,599,814   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series B-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        11-1-2040         7,250,000         7,250,000   
            12,398,639   
         

 

 

 
Maine: 0.50%          

Maine Eclipse Funding Trust Various States Solar Eclipse ( U.S. Bank NA LOC, U.S. Bank NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.49        7-1-2037         9,485,000         9,485,000   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 0.68%          

Baltimore MD Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.65        7-1-2020         4,100,000         4,425,089   

Howard County MD Housing Commission Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.66        7-1-2034         6,665,000         6,654,069   

Prince Georges County MD Chesapeake Lighthouse Charter School Project Series 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.25        8-1-2022         1,790,000         1,827,268   
            12,906,426   
         

 

 

 
Massachusetts: 1.25%          

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Sabis International Charter School Series 2015 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2025         1,000,000         1,187,500   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series J (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         750,000         803,603   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Series J (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019             6,000,000         6,586,500   

Massachusetts HEFA Milford Regional Medical Center Series E (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2022         2,250,000         2,346,548   

Massachusetts Various Consolidated Loans Series D (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.84        1-1-2018         3,000,000         3,001,320   

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Series DCL 005 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.53        8-1-2025         9,925,000         9,925,000   
            23,850,471   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 5.09%          

Birmingham MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2021         1,405,000         1,688,993   

Clarkston MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2022         5,000,000         6,024,000   

Constantine MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         350,000         401,842   

Constantine MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,200,000         1,413,828   

Detroit MI Distribution of State Aid (GO Revenue)

    4.50        11-1-2023         975,000         1,067,020   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2016         1,395,000         1,394,902   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2017         3,015,000         2,908,450   

Detroit MI Wayne County Stadium Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         1,245,000         1,246,332   

Detroit MI Wayne County Stadium Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         3,425,000         3,427,260   

Forest Hills MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2020         1,600,000         1,844,624   

Forest Hills MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,600,000         1,894,752   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)          

Fraser MI Public Schools District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00     5-1-2021       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,178,190   

Fraser MI Public Schools District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2022         610,000         734,928   

Grand Haven MI Electric System Series 2003 (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016             1,000,000         1,000,100   

Hudsonville MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2021         1,465,000         1,726,048   

Hudsonville MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2022         1,475,000         1,777,080   

Ingham County MI Williamston Community Schools Series A (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2024         1,025,000         1,182,368   

Ingham County MI Williamston Community Schools Series A (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2025         1,000,000         1,158,900   

Michigan Finance Authority Detroit Recovery Project Series 2014F (Tax Revenue)

    3.88        10-1-2023         2,500,000         2,780,650   

Michigan Finance Authority Detroit Recovery Project Series 2014F (Tax Revenue)

    3.40        10-1-2020         500,000         524,015   

Michigan Finance Authority Detroit Recovery Project Series 2014F (Tax Revenue)

    3.60        10-1-2021         500,000         533,485   

Michigan Finance Authority Detroit Recovery Project Series 2014F (Tax Revenue)

    3.80        10-1-2022         500,000         542,825   

Michigan Finance Authority Healthcare Equipment Loan Program Bonds Series C (Health Revenue, Fifth Third Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        12-1-2032         1,750,000         1,750,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Cesar Chavez Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    4.25        2-1-2017         345,000         345,445   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bonds Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         1,500,000         1,670,850   

Michigan Finance Authority Series 25-A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2018         3,100,000         3,332,252   

Michigan Finance Authority Series 25-A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         1,500,000         1,653,840   

Michigan Finance Authority Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2021         1,565,000         1,798,169   

Michigan Finance Authority St. John Health System Series A (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2018         300,000         301,197   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C7 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2022         2,000,000         2,379,580   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2022         2,700,000         3,220,911   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2023         2,000,000         2,429,620   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2021         6,355,000         7,453,271   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2022         2,080,000         2,474,763   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2023         3,670,000         4,431,452   

Michigan Financial Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2024         2,130,000         2,616,300   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        11-1-2019         500,000         505,920   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         595,000         596,285   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.13        5-1-2020         500,000         506,060   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2023         1,900,000         1,932,338   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Chandler Park Academy (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.35        11-1-2028         1,500,000         1,503,150   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)          

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13     7-1-2045       $ 7,500,000       $ 7,701,225   

Southfield MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, National/Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.38        5-1-2025         1,950,000         2,004,971   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Portage Public School (GO Revenue, AGM Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.55        5-1-2031         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Wayne County MI Series 2016 (GO Revenue)

    4.25        12-1-2018         3,500,000         3,534,755   

Wayne County MI Airport Authority AMT Detroit Metropolitan Airport Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,000,000         1,142,350   
            96,735,296   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.29%          

Hayward MN HCFR St. John’s Lutheran Home of Albert Lea Project Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    2.75        11-1-2017         5,000,000         5,032,750   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Charter School Hmong College Prep Academy Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.75        9-1-2022         500,000         531,965   
            5,564,715   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 1.13%          

Mississippi HFFA Baptist Health System Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    1.69        8-15-2036         5,000,000         4,956,850   

Perry County MS PCR Leaf River Forest Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia-Pacific LLC LOC) 144Aø

    0.60        2-1-2022             16,600,000         16,600,000   
            21,556,850   
         

 

 

 
Nevada: 0.35%          

Carson City NV Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         545,000         547,665   

Carson City NV Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         700,000         750,631   

Clark County NV Department of Aviation Subordinated Lien Series D-3 (Airport Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.41        7-1-2029         4,000,000         4,000,000   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #60 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        6-1-2017         675,000         682,594   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #60 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2018         665,000         687,876   
            6,668,766   
         

 

 

 
New Hampshire: 0.03%          

New Hampshire HEFA Covenant Health Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         520,000         520,057   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 4.20%          

Delaware River NJ Port Authority Pennsylvania & New Jersey Port District Project (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         2,100,000         2,150,841   

Delaware River NJ Port Authority Pennsylvania & New Jersey Port District Project (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         1,230,000         1,307,650   

Hudson County NJ Qualified General and Water Improvements Series 2012A and 2012B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        9-1-2018         1,140,000         1,212,949   

New Jersey EDA Elite Pharmaceuticals Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue)

    6.50        9-1-2030         465,000         399,714   

New Jersey EDA Port Newark Container Series B (Industrial Development Revenue, Sovereign Bank LOC) ø

    0.69        7-1-2030         11,200,000         11,200,000   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Prerefunded Bond Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        9-1-2021         2,025,000         2,437,675   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.96        9-1-2027             12,500,000         11,234,500   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)          

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series K (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25     12-15-2020       $ 3,000,000       $ 3,361,200   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2024         1,645,000         1,921,278   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Unrefunded Bond Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        9-1-2021         750,000         846,308   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.21        2-1-2018         6,500,000         6,472,830   

New Jersey EDA The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         500,000         569,620   

New Jersey EDA The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         585,000         669,164   

New Jersey EDA The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         900,000         1,042,803   

New Jersey EDA The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         400,000         466,856   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2026             12,000,000         8,156,400   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2020         1,900,000         2,128,304   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Transportation Revenue)

    2.50        6-15-2018         2,150,000         2,182,852   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Transportation Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2018         2,900,000         3,027,745   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2023         4,665,000         5,278,587   

New Jersey TTFA Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2020         2,000,000         2,202,940   

New Jersey TTFA Series D (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2023         6,960,000         7,901,758   

Newark NJ Housing Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2019         2,995,000         3,290,067   

Paterson NJ General Improvement (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2020         400,000         438,952   
            79,900,993   
         

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.91%          

New Mexico Educational Assistance Foundation Series A2 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.32        12-1-2028         260,000         258,713   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039         17,100,000         16,967,133   
            17,225,846   
         

 

 

 
         
New York: 9.20%          

Albany NY IDA Foundation State University Project Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    0.77        7-1-2032         3,030,000         3,030,000   

Albany NY IDA Teresan House Series A (Health Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC) ø

    0.65        7-1-2016         545,000         545,000   

Build New York City Resource Corporation Bronx Charter School for International Cultures & Arts Series A (Education Revenue)

    3.88        4-15-2023         1,000,000         1,012,760   

Deutsche Bank SPEAR/LIFER Trust Series DBE 1088 (GO Revenue, HUD Insured, Deutsche Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    1.06        9-1-2029         8,255,000         8,255,000   

East Rochester NY Housing Authority Home Good Sheperd Project Series A (Housing Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC) ø

    0.65        12-1-2036         2,655,000         2,655,000   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Subseries E-2 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.40        11-15-2050         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Monroe County NY Greece New York Central School (GO Revenue)

    2.00        6-30-2017         7,900,000         7,990,929   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Corporation Unity Hospital Rochester Project (Health Revenue, FHA Insured)

    4.20        8-15-2025         7,195,000         7,209,390   

New York IDA American Airlines JFK International Airport (Industrial Development Revenue)

    7.50        8-1-2016         840,000         844,998   

New York Local Government Assistance Corporation Series A9V (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.57        4-1-2017         625,000         623,438   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)          

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund (Tax Revenue) ±

    1.36     11-1-2019       $ 7,500,000       $ 7,503,900   

New York NY Energy Research & Development Authority Gas Facilities Brooklyn Union Gas Project Series A1 (Utilities Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.75        12-1-2020         8,250,000         7,899,375   

New York NY Industrial Development Agency Congregation Machine Chaim Incorporated (Miscellaneous Revenue, Santander Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.68        5-1-2036         7,050,000         7,050,000   

New York NY John F. Kennedy International Airport Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2028         2,800,000         2,797,144   

New York NY Series A-6 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.55        11-1-2026         7,000,000         7,000,000   

New York NY Series J-4 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.96        8-1-2025         6,700,000         6,700,201   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2B (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.54        11-1-2022         5,000,000         5,000,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2E (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         3,005,000         3,005,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series A3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.55        8-1-2023             16,050,000         16,050,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series C3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.54        8-1-2031         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2022         3,000,000         3,116,220   

New York Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2021         9,500,000         9,869,360   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F Kennedy International Airport Project Series 2016 (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2026         2,750,000         3,041,748   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F Kennedy International Airport Project Series 2016 (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         8,000,000         8,804,800   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         13,950,000         13,955,580   

New York Urban Development Corporation Personal Income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2020         10,000,000         11,523,400   

Niagara NY Area Development Corporation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         250,000         257,863   

Niagara NY Area Development Corporation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         500,000         533,830   

Oyster Bay NY (GO Revenue)

    3.75        3-31-2017         1,350,000         1,362,366   

Suffolk County NY Economic Development Corporation (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,000,000         1,041,350   

Suffolk County NY Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         575,000         637,698   

Suffolk County NY Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2020         625,000         710,938   

Suffolk County NY Village of Ocean Beach BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        4-13-2017         4,000,000         4,035,840   

Ulster County NY Resource Recovery Agency (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    3.00        3-1-2017         900,000         911,916   
            174,975,044   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.10%          

North Carolina Capital Finance Republic Services Incorporated Project Series 2013 (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.80        6-1-2038         1,975,000         1,975,000   
         

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.06%          

Ward County ND Health Care Facility Trinity Obligated Group Series B (Health Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2021         1,080,000         1,085,000   
         

 

 

 
Ohio: 2.67%          

Akron OH Sanitary Sewer System Improvement Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2017         750,000         791,242   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Ohio (continued)          

Alliance OH Hospital Alliance Obligated Group (HCFR, Radian Insured) (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC, AGC Insured) ±

    0.35     12-1-2032       $ 4,650,000       $ 4,650,000   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        1-1-2022         3,270,000         3,798,497   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        1-1-2023         3,010,000         3,562,546   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        1-1-2024         2,100,000         2,530,668   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series C (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,000,000         1,022,310   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series C (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2022         5,000,000         5,111,550   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority PCR Facilities Refunding Bond FirstEnergy Generation Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    3.10        3-1-2023         2,000,000         2,020,940   

Ohio University Hospital Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.72        1-15-2045             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Ohio University Hospital Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.72        1-15-2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Ohio Water Development Authority First Energy Nuclear Generation Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    3.00        5-15-2019         7,000,000         7,059,500   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033         5,000,000         5,142,350   
            50,689,603   
         

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.15%          

Comanche County OK Hospital Authority Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         795,000         834,543   

Woodward County OK PFFA Series B (Tax Revenue)

    3.25        9-1-2026         2,000,000         2,025,200   
            2,859,743   
         

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.16%          

Polk County OR Hospital Facility Authority Dallas Retirement Village Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    3.63        7-1-2020         3,000,000         3,013,800   
         

 

 

 
Other: 0.10%          

Public Housing Capital Fund Trust II (Miscellaneous Revenue, HUD Insured) 144A

    4.50        7-1-2022         1,894,791         1,974,543   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 4.46%          

Allegheny County PA Penn Hills School District Series 2015 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2023         1,025,000         1,206,312   

Allegheny County PA Penn Hills Schools District Series 2015 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2022         340,000         394,138   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.50        12-1-2035         2,000,000         2,037,420   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    1.93        11-1-2039         8,750,000         8,819,212   

Delaware County PA IDA Chester Charter School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.38        6-1-2026         1,785,000         1,819,522   

Delaware County PA IDA Chester Community Charter School (Education Revenue)

    4.50        8-15-2017         2,035,000         2,058,748   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2017         1,191,000         1,249,645   

Fulton County PA IDA Medical Center Project (Health Revenue)

    2.40        7-1-2020         3,125,000         3,164,406   

Montgomery County PA HEFAR Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         1,575,000         1,818,716   

Montgomery County PA HEFAR Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         1,655,000         1,941,729   

Montgomery County PA IDA Peco Energy Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.60        3-1-2034         7,500,000         7,739,850   

Montgomery County PA IDA Peco Energy Company Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.55        6-1-2029         10,340,000         10,576,889   

Pennsylvania EDFA Solid Waste Disposal Republic Services Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.90        6-1-2044         2,000,000         2,000,000   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Shippensburg University Student Services (Education Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2017         550,000         564,564   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)          

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     4-1-2019       $ 4,650,000       $ 5,041,251   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Albert Gallatin Area School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.11        9-1-2024         4,235,000         4,234,915   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.09        12-1-2018             11,150,000         11,132,829   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66        12-1-2020         10,000,000         10,088,400   

Philadelphia PA Authority for Industrial Development Tacony Academy Christian School Project Series A-1 (Education Revenue)

    6.25        6-15-2023         730,000         830,317   

Philadelphia PA Hospital & HEFAR Temple University Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,500,000         1,553,280   

Philadelphia PA School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    3.13        9-1-2020         200,000         206,462   

Philadelphia PA School District Series E (GO Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2023         5,770,000         6,353,462   
            84,832,067   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 1.39%          

Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         5,190,000         5,190,571   

Puerto Rico CAB Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2016         400,000         399,928   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series LL (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         1,000,000         1,035,570   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series UU (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         1,015,000         1,015,081   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Series L (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         2,740,000         2,740,274   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2017         1,890,000         1,821,960   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Series BB (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2017         3,185,000         3,223,124   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         1,840,000         1,948,174   

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Authority Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2017         300,000         312,000   

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Authority Series C (Tobacco Revenue, BHAC/FGIC Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2020         7,050,000         8,023,817   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)

    5.50        8-1-2031         2,800,000         322,000   

Puerto Rico Series PA-650 (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        7-1-2016         325,000         325,036   
            26,357,535   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.43%          

Providence RI RDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         1,940,000         2,245,899   

Providence RI RDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         1,585,000         1,857,446   

Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency Cranston Wastewater Treatment System (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.80        9-1-2022         975,000         977,057   

Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance (Housing Revenue)

    6.50        4-1-2027         15,000         15,130   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    2.25        6-1-2041         3,135,000         3,156,475   
            8,252,007   
         

 

 

 
South Carolina: 1.57%          

Berkeley County SC Nucor Corporation Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        9-1-2028         12,700,000         12,700,000   

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
South Carolina (continued)          

Royal Bank of Canada Municipal Products Incorporated Trust Floater Series O-9 (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LIQ) 144Aø

    0.50     7-1-2018       $ 9,300,000       $ 9,300,000   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Brashier Charter LLC Project (Education Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        12-1-2038         6,860,000         6,860,000   

South Carolina Jobs EDA York Preparatory Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        11-1-2023         985,000         1,059,230   
            29,919,230   
         

 

 

 
South Dakota: 0.06%          

South Dakota HEFA (Health Revenue)

    4.50        9-1-2019         990,000         1,070,685   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 1.13%          

Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Methodist Le Bonheur Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA SPA) ø

    0.38        6-1-2042             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2017         1,655,000         1,732,719   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2018         4,000,000         4,342,240   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2020         4,720,000         5,430,643   
            21,505,602   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 7.88%          

Austin TX Airport Systems Bond (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2026         1,655,000         2,023,055   

Austin TX Community College District Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2023         300,000         347,745   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,167,040   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         500,000         607,005   

Clifton TX Higher Education Finance Corporation International Leadership Series 2015A (Education Revenue)

    4.63        8-15-2025         8,905,000         9,502,080   

Clifton TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Uplift Education Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2025         3,740,000         4,163,817   

Coastal Water Authority Texas Conveyance System (Water & Sewer Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    7.50        12-15-2016         20,000         20,123   

Galveston TX Wharves & Terminal (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,100,000         1,123,760   

Guadalupe County TX City of Seguin Board of Managers Hospital Mortgage Refunding and Improvement Bonds Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,000,000         1,016,610   

Guadalupe County TX City of Seguin Board of Managers Hospital Mortgage Refunding and Improvement Bonds Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         725,000         760,815   

Houston TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    1.70        6-1-2036         14,000,000         14,209,440   

Houston TX Midtown RDA Series 2011 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         2,270,000         2,314,855   

Houston TX Public Improvement Refunding Bonds Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2020         11,000,000         12,575,640   

Hunt TX Memorial Hospital Series 1998 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.53        8-15-2017         2,725,000         2,725,000   

Lewisville TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2024         5,290,000         6,634,771   

Mesquite TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Christian Care Centers Incorporated Project Series 2016 (Health Revenue)

    1.75        2-15-2018         250,000         250,538   

Mesquite TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Christian Care Centers Incorporated Project Series 2016 (Health Revenue)

    1.40        2-15-2017         225,000         224,975   

Mesquite TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Christian Care Centers Incorporated Project Series 2016 (Health Revenue)

    1.95        2-15-2019         250,000         251,340   

Mesquite TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Christian Care Centers Incorporated Project Series 2016 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2020         810,000         899,351   

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Mesquite TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Christian Care Centers Incorporated Project Series 2016 (Health Revenue)

    5.00     2-15-2021       $ 560,000       $ 634,911   

Newark TX Higher Educational Finance Corporation Charter Schools Incorporated Series 2015 A (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.63        8-15-2025         1,485,000         1,559,948   

North Texas Higher Education Authority Incorporated Student Loan Series 2 Class A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.63        4-1-2037         2,225,000         2,225,267   

North Texas Tollway Authority System Refunding Bonds Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.06        1-1-2038         3,550,000         3,524,121   

Pearland TX Permanent Improvement Series 2015 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021         1,000,000         1,180,560   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.52        4-1-2040         5,700,000         5,700,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.53        4-1-2040         3,100,000         3,100,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.52        11-1-2040             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.53        11-1-2040         8,000,000         8,000,000   

Sam Rayburn TX Municipal Power Agency Bonds Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         560,000         588,672   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Series 2974 (Health Revenue, Credit Suisse LIQ) 144Aø

    0.61        11-15-2029         2,700,000         2,700,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2015 (Transportation Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144Aø

    0.67        7-1-2021         10,500,000         10,500,000   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,010,000         1,034,210   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017         4,465,000         4,448,792   

Texas New Hope ECFA Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2020         185,000         199,073   

Texas New Hope ECFA Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2021         310,000         337,674   

Texas New Hope ECFA Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2022         430,000         472,084   

Texas New Hope ECFA Collegiate Housing Tarleton State University Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2025         480,000         571,714   

Texas PFA Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2020         1,715,000         1,931,913   

Texas PFA Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2021         1,275,000         1,459,748   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Weslaco TX Health Facilities Development Various Refunding and Improvement Knapp Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue, Compass Bank LOC) ø

    0.74        6-1-2038         6,480,000         6,480,000   

Weslaco TX Health Facilities Development Various Refunding and Improvement Knapp Medical Center Series B (Health Revenue, Compass Bank LOC) ø

    0.74        6-1-2031         6,795,000         6,795,000   

Wood Glen TX Housing Finance Corporation Mortgage Copperwood Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National/FHA Insured)

    7.65        7-1-2022         2,125,000         2,614,260   
            149,875,907   
         

 

 

 
Vermont: 1.01%          

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Education Loan Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2021         1,800,000         2,043,162   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Education Loan Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2022         550,000         630,207   

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Vermont (continued)          

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Education Loan Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00     6-15-2023       $ 1,200,000       $ 1,396,944   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series B Class B (Education Revenue) ±

    1.46        6-2-2042         11,713,564         11,502,486   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series BCL-A1 (Education Revenue) ±

    2.18        6-1-2022         3,654,548         3,696,064   
            19,268,863   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.09%          

Virgin Islands PFA Sub Lien Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         1,600,000         1,662,496   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 1.23%          

Caroline County VA Industrial Development Public Facility Lease BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2016         1,800,000         1,803,402   

Dulles VA Town Center CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2017         1,910,000         1,933,818   

Louisa VA Electric and Power IDA Series 2008B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.15        11-1-2035         19,000,000         19,712,690   
            23,449,910   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 2.08%          

King County WA Sewer Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen LOC) ±

    0.42        1-1-2032         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Redmond WA Library Capital Facilities Area (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         200,000         200,804   

Washington Eclipse Funding Trust Various States Solar Eclipse (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC, U.S. Bank NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.42        12-1-2031         9,945,000         9,945,000   

Washington HCFR Catholic Health Initiatives Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.81        1-1-2035             15,000,000         14,867,700   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Bonds Heron’s Key Senior Living Series B3 (Health Revenue) 144A

    4.38        1-1-2021         1,625,000         1,650,041   

Washington Housing Finance Commission Wesley Homes (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.63        1-1-2022         6,545,000         6,914,531   
            39,578,076   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.28%          

West Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Appalachian Power Company (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC) ø

    0.72        2-1-2036         5,275,000         5,275,000   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 2.23%          

Franklin WI Waste Management Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    1.00        11-1-2016         15,000,000         15,005,100   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         3,800,000         4,253,758   

Milwaukee WI RDA Science Education Consortium Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.75        8-1-2023         1,140,000         1,261,102   

Pine Lake WI PFA Preparatory Series 2015 (Education Revenue) 144A

    4.35        3-1-2025         2,710,000         2,874,199   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2020         720,000         770,630   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Series 2015 (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         755,000         915,966   

Wisconsin HEFA Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2034         10,000,000         10,057,800   

Wisconsin PFA Airport Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         2,700,000         2,964,438   

Wisconsin Residual Interest Bonds Floater Trust Various States Series 2WE (Miscellaneous Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) 144Aø

    0.58        5-1-2018         4,310,000         4,310,000   
            42,412,993   
         

 

 

 
Wyoming: 2.16%          

Gillette WY Customized Purchase Pollution Control Series 1988 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.47        1-1-2018         10,000,000         10,000,000   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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26   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Wyoming (continued)          

Lincoln County WY PCR Refunding Bond PacifiCorp Project Series 1994 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.47     11-1-2024       $ 7,530,000       $ 7,530,000   

Sweetwater County WY PCR Refunding Bond PacifiCorp Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.52        1-1-2017         23,500,000         23,500,000   
            41,030,000   
         

 

 

 
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $1,776,671,195)             1,805,825,739   
         

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.53%

         

Financials: 0.53%

         
Banks: 0.53%          

HSBC Holdings plc

    4.25        8-18-2025         10,000,000         10,095,510   
         

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $9,994,900)

            10,095,510   
         

 

 

 
Other: 0.56%          

Eaton Vance New York Municipal Income Trust

    1.91        9-1-2019         10,600,000         10,616,112   
         

 

 

 

Total Other (Cost $10,600,000)

            10,616,112   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 1.53%          
Investment Companies: 1.44%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)##

    0.30           27,442,222         27,442,222   
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.09%          

U.S. Treasury Bill #(z)

    0.26        9-15-2016       $ 1,650,000         1,649,246   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $29,091,295)

          $ 29,091,468   
         

 

 

 

 

      
Total investments in securities (Cost $1,826,357,390) *     97.60        1,855,628,829   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    2.40           45,536,041   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 1,901,164,870   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund     27   

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,826,358,431 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 33,879,254   

Gross unrealized losses

     (4,608,856
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 29,270,398   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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28   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $1,798,915,168)

  $ 1,828,186,607   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $27,442,222)

    27,442,222   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $1,826,357,390)

    1,855,628,829   

Receivable for investments sold

    49,711,052   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    8,202,545   

Receivable for interest

    11,898,599   

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    56,651   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    180,843   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,925,678,519   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    246,988   

Payable for investments purchased

    12,222,263   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    5,989,803   

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    10,703   

Due to custodian

    4,920,781   

Management fee payable

    545,364   

Distribution fees payable

    95,979   

Administration fees payable

    185,385   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    296,383   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    24,513,649   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,901,164,870   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,865,284,071   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (260,322

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    9,518,646   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    26,622,475   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 1,901,164,870   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 726,135,016   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    80,129,221   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.06   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $9.44   

Net assets – Class B

  $ 629,069   

Shares outstanding – Class B1

    69,595   

Net asset value per share – Class B

    $9.04   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 156,559,504   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    17,215,921   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.09   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 408,846,026   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    45,131,246   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $9.06   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 608,995,255   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    67,214,530   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.06   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/96 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund     29   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 38,457,796   

Dividends

    1,047,342   

Income from affiliated securities

    24,386   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    39,529,524   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    6,297,461   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    1,033,624   

Class B

    1,418   

Class C

    244,775   

Administrator Class

    470,057   

Institutional Class

    337,751   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    1,615,037   

Class B

    2,216   

Class C

    382,461   

Administrator Class

    1,171,119   

Distribution fees

 

Class B

    6,648   

Class C

    1,147,384   

Custody and accounting fees

    102,149   

Professional fees

    62,524   

Registration fees

    156,000   

Shareholder report expenses

    43,118   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    7,971   

Other fees and expenses

    20,060   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    13,101,773   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (303,087
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    12,798,686   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    26,730,838   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    13,411,419   

Futures transactions

    (1,848,979
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    11,562,440   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    25,888,304   

Futures transactions

    (2,648,964
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    23,239,340   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    34,801,780   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 61,532,618   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

   

Net investment income

    $ 26,730,838        $ 18,254,823   

Net realized gains on investments

      11,562,440          6,401,428   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      23,239,340          (15,967,757
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      61,532,618          8,688,494   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (10,092,186       (7,013,266

Class B

      (7,361       (5,108

Class C

      (1,247,141       (618,851

Administrator Class

      (7,962,494       (7,224,681

Institutional Class

      (7,975,567       (3,392,920

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (1,603,578       (5,154,519

Class B

      (2,508       (10,851

Class C

      (403,600       (1,307,185

Administrator Class

      (1,254,440       (4,674,679

Institutional Class

      (1,022,196       (2,007,331
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (31,571,071       (31,409,391
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    29,803,012        268,004,154        29,777,905        268,139,655   

Class B

    17        155        464        4,204   

Class C

    3,644,420        32,849,534        4,088,660        36,992,480   

Administrator Class

    24,016,958        215,580,158        36,226,756        326,687,608   

Institutional Class

    49,566,722        445,463,474        40,415,312        364,245,212   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      961,897,475          996,069,159   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    1,210,914        10,875,081        1,269,048        11,415,209   

Class B

    1,056        9,452        1,639        14,702   

Class C

    154,668        1,393,195        176,306        1,591,626   

Administrator Class

    1,002,592        8,998,639        1,252,089        11,262,338   

Institutional Class

    720,101        6,471,003        418,251        3,760,225   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      27,747,370          28,044,100   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (22,262,767     (199,832,447     (32,374,935     (291,426,105

Class B

    (42,405     (380,448     (59,588     (535,517

Class C

    (3,692,094     (33,238,979     (3,311,728     (29,908,893

Administrator Class

    (39,420,096     (353,739,011     (35,139,053     (316,470,287

Institutional Class

    (18,937,647     (169,986,975     (8,239,599     (74,013,710
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (757,177,860       (712,354,512
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      232,466,985          311,758,747   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      262,428,532          289,037,850   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets

   

Beginning of period

      1,638,736,338          1,349,698,488   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 1,901,164,870        $ 1,638,736,338   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (260,322     $ (87,766
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.90        $9.03        $8.87        $8.94        $8.77   

Net investment income

    0.14        0.10        0.17        0.13        0.21   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.18        (0.05     0.21        0.01        0.18   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.32        0.05        0.38        0.14        0.39   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.14     (0.10     (0.17     (0.13     (0.21

Net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.16     (0.18     (0.22     (0.21     (0.22

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.06        $8.90        $9.03        $8.87        $8.94   

Total return1

    3.67     0.56     4.41     1.59     4.48

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.81     0.81     0.83     0.82     0.83

Net expenses

    0.81     0.81     0.82     0.82     0.83

Net investment income

    1.53     1.16     1.91     1.49     2.31

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     39     51     49     74

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $726,135        $635,610        $656,256        $609,303        $549,357   

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS B   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.88        $9.00        $8.85        $8.92        $8.75   

Net investment income

    0.07 1      0.04 1      0.10 1      0.07 1      0.15 1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.18        (0.04     0.20        0.01        0.17   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.25        (0.00     0.30        0.08        0.32   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.04     (0.10     (0.07     (0.14

Net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.09     (0.12     (0.15     (0.15     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.04        $8.88        $9.00        $8.85        $8.92   

Total return2

    2.91     (0.08 )%      3.53     0.83     3.71

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.56     1.56     1.58     1.57     1.58

Net expenses

    1.56     1.56     1.57     1.57     1.58

Net investment income

    0.79     0.40     1.17     0.77     1.69

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     39     51     49     74

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $629        $985        $1,516        $2,128        $3,738   

 

 

 

1  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.94        $9.06        $8.90        $8.97        $8.80   

Net investment income

    0.07        0.04        0.10        0.07        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.17        (0.04     0.21        0.01        0.18   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.24        0.00        0.31        0.08        0.32   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.04     (0.10     (0.07     (0.14

Net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.09     (0.12     (0.15     (0.15     (0.15

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.09        $8.94        $9.06        $8.90        $8.97   

Total return1

    2.78     (0.08 )%      3.63     0.83     3.69

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.56     1.56     1.58     1.57     1.58

Net expenses

    1.56     1.56     1.57     1.57     1.58

Net investment income

    0.78     0.40     1.16     0.74     1.59

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     39     51     49     74

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $156,560        $152,882        $146,329        $152,155        $147,006   

 

 

 

1  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.90        $9.02        $8.87        $8.94        $8.76   

Net investment income

    0.15        0.12        0.18        0.15        0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.18        (0.04     0.20        0.01        0.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.33        0.08        0.38        0.16        0.41   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.12     (0.18     (0.15     (0.22

Net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.17     (0.20     (0.23     (0.23     (0.23

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.06        $8.90        $9.02        $8.87        $8.94   

Total return

    3.80     0.80     4.44     1.73     4.76

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.74     0.75     0.77     0.76     0.75

Net expenses

    0.68     0.68     0.68     0.68     0.68

Net investment income

    1.66     1.28     2.05     1.62     2.42

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     39     51     49     74

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $408,846        $529,945        $516,069        $521,312        $435,170   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     2015     2014     20131  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.90        $9.03        $8.87        $9.06   

Net investment income

    0.17        0.13        0.20        0.08 2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.18        (0.05     0.21        (0.10
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.35        0.08        0.41        (0.02

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.13     (0.20     (0.09

Net realized gains

    (0.02     (0.08     (0.05     (0.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.19     (0.21     (0.25     (0.17

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.06        $8.90        $9.03        $8.87   

Total return3

    4.02     0.89     4.77     (0.28 )% 

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses

    0.48     0.48     0.50     0.50

Net expenses

    0.48     0.48     0.48     0.48

Net investment income

    1.85     1.49     2.27     1.65

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     39     51     49

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $608,995        $319,313        $29,528        $31,868   

 

 

 

1  For the period from November 30, 2012 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2013

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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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36   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Equity securities and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.


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The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. At June 30, 2016, 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

$381,355    $(381,355)

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses consisting of $1,483,657 in long-term losses which will be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.


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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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 1,805,825,739       $ 0       $ 1,805,825,739   

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0         10,095,510         0         10,095,510   

Other

     0         10,616,112         0         10,616,112   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     27,442,222         0         0         27,442,222   

U.S. Treasury securities

     1,649,246         0         0         1,649,246   
     29,091,468         1,826,537,361         0         1,855,628,829   

Futures contracts

     56,651         0         0         56,651   

Total assets

   $ 29,148,119       $ 1,826,537,361       $ 0       $ 1,855,685,480   

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 10,703       $ 0       $ 0       $ 10,703   

Total liabilities

   $ 10,703       $ 0       $ 0       $ 10,703   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date.

All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative


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services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.37% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual 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

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.82% for Class A shares, 1.57% for Class B shares, 1.57% for Class C shares, 0.68% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.48% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fees

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class B and Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Distribution fees are charged to Class B and Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class B and Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $20,894 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class B, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $716,910,614 and $699,736,260, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.


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6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the portfolio.

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Contracts      Type       

Contract Value at

June 30, 2016

      

Unrealized

losses

 

9-21-2016

     JPMorgan      650 Short        10-Year U.S. Treasury Note         $ 86,439,844         $ (2,347,394

9-30-2016

     JPMorgan      337 Short        5-Year U.S. Treasury Note           41,169,289           (301,570

The Fund had an average notional amount of $1,626,484 and $70,940,237 in long and short futures contracts, respectively, during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized losses on futures contracts in the amount of $2,648,964 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The receivable/payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The realized losses and change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type      Counterparty     

Gross amounts
of assets in the

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

     Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
       Collateral
received
       Net amount
of assets
 

Futures – variation margin

     JPMorgan      $56,651      $ (10,703      $ 0         $ 45,948   

 

Derivative type      Counterparty     

Gross amounts
of liabilities in the

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

     Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
       Collateral
pledged
       Net amount
of liabilities
 

Futures – variation margin

     JPMorgan      $10,703      $ (10,703      $ 0         $ 0   

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

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8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 3,379,804       $ 10,355,544   

Tax-exempt income

     24,413,314         17,846,390   

Long-term capital gain

     3,777,953         3,207,457   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

ordinary

income

  

Post-October

capital loss

deferred

  

Unrealized

gains

$8,354,381    $(1,483,657)    $29,270,398

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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42   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond 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 Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Strategic Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Strategic Municipal Bond Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years 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

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $3,777,953 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $1,702,966 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $889,724 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, 90.87% of distributions paid from net investment income is designated as exempt-interest dividends for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other public

company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon
(Born 1942)
  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008;
Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other public

company or
investment company
directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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46   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund   Other information (unaudited)

BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review except the one- and ten-year periods.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or in range of the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of Scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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List of abbreviations   Wells Fargo Strategic Municipal Bond Fund     49   

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo

Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Summary portfolio of investments*

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    16   

Statement of operations

    17   

Statement of changes in net assets

    18   

Financial highlights

    19   

Notes to financial statements

    23   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    28   

Other information

    29   

List of abbreviations

    35   

 

* A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of the report date may be obtained, free of charge, by accessing the following website: https://www.wellsfargofunds.com/assets/edocs/regulatory/holdings/ultra-short-term-municipal-income-ann.pdf or by calling Wells Fargo Funds at 1-800-222-8222. This complete schedule, filed on Form N-CSR, is also available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016.

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     3   

The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with capital preservation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Wendy Casetta

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA,® CPA

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (SMAVX)   10-2-2000     (1.41     0.02        1.63        0.61        0.43        1.84        0.74        0.67   
Class C (WFUSX )   3-31-2008     (1.19     (0.30     1.09        (0.19     (0.30     1.09        1.49        1.42   
Administrator Class (WUSMX)   7-30-2010                          0.68        0.50        1.93        0.68        0.60   
Institutional Class (SMAIX)   7-31-2000                          0.91        0.73        2.16        0.41        0.37   
Barclays 1-Year Municipal Bond Index4                            1.05        0.81        2.07                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 2.00%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class, and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to high-yield securities risk and municipal securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Historical performance shown for Class C shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Class A shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Class C shares. Historical performance shown for Administrator Class shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of Institutional Class shares, adjusted to reflect the higher expenses applicable to Administrator Class shares.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 1-Year Municipal Bond Index is the one-year component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, which 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.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays 1- Year Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 2.00%.

 

6  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays 1-Year Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   Security selection was the main detractor from performance. The Fund was overweight the outperforming industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue and hospital sectors, but its holdings within those sectors slightly underperformed the index.

 

n   Duration was significantly shorter than the benchmark’s duration because of the Fund’s ultra-short mandate, which helped results as short-term interest rates rose. Yield-curve positioning contributed to performance. At the front end, variable-rate demand note (VRDN) and floating-rate note (FRN) yields, with either daily or weekly coupon resets, benefited from higher short-term rates. Further out the curve, bond yields in the four- and five-year maturity range decreased, adding to performance.

 

n   An overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated bonds, combined with an underweight to higher-rated and prerefunded bonds, helped performance.

In a period of ultralow yields, short-term rates rose and longer-term rates declined.

At the beginning of the period, the base-case projection for an increase in the federal funds target rate was late 2015, which made bonds with shorter-term maturities less attractive due to a potential backup in municipal rates as the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) normalized its interest-rate policy. Also, money market reform is scheduled to take effect in October 2016. As a result, demand for municipal-money-market eligible paper declined and yields on the very front end of the yield curve rose. Consequently, the municipal yield curve flattened due to the underperformance of the short end of the curve and the outperformance of the longer end of the curve. Inflows into municipal bond funds remained positive as yields in other parts of the world have drifted into negative territory and investors are looking for alternatives.

 

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20166
LOGO

During the past year, we managed the Fund in a conservative manner from a duration perspective. We held duration short relative to the benchmark by keeping nearly half of the Fund invested in VRDNs and FRNs. We believe both of these structures have the potential to benefit from a rise in interest rates while maintaining fairly stable prices and high levels of liquidity and adding little duration. We like the defensive nature of these structures and intend to maintain an overweight exposure. The balance of the portfolio was invested in securities with maturities in the four- to five-year part of the curve. We believe the steepness of the front-end of the yield curve is likely to provide nice total return opportunities as the securities roll down the yield curve, benefiting from a natural increase in price as maturities shorten while potentially providing higher levels of income.

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     7   
Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
LOGO

Credit-quality allocation helped results.

Lower-rated bonds on the shorter end of the yield curve did well during the past year. We believe lower-rated credits should continue to experience good performance as investors search for income and municipal credit trends improve. Some of our sector tactics included increasing the Fund’s exposure to short-term local general obligation bonds and corporate-backed municipal bonds because we believe near-term fundamentals continue to look favorable and yield spreads are attractive from a longer-term perspective. On the other hand, we have increased our exposure to housing bonds that are backed by an escrow invested in

 

Treasury bonds. This high-quality structure has provided a nice level of income while it increased the overall credit quality of the Fund.

Political noise and a lack of a state budget caused volatility within the state of Illinois, but the state’s bonds had some of the highest returns. We have been overweight Illinois bonds because we feel that the above-market income is compensating investors for the credit uncertainty. We continue to believe that the state’s economic backdrop and ability to raise revenues, combined with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s focus on cutting expenses, should lead to tighter spreads. New Jersey bonds also performed well as spreads tightened. Finally, short-term insured Puerto Rico debt performed well over the period.

Rates may be lower for longer.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. It remains to be seen whether the spike down in rates is an overreaction. At this point, we still believe the U.S. economy should grow at about a 2% pace. With inflation close to the target 2% rate and the unemployment rate below 5%, it is clear that central-bank policies are keeping U.S. rates artificially low. Although we now think rates will stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to an increase in rates.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,003.13       $ 3.34         0.67

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.53       $ 3.37         0.67

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 998.94       $ 7.06         1.42

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.80       $ 7.12         1.42

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,003.48       $ 2.99         0.60

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.88       $ 3.02         0.60

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,004.63       $ 1.84         0.37

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.02       $ 1.86         0.37

 

 

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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Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     9   

      

 

 

The Summary portfolio of investments shows the 50 largest portfolio holdings in unaffiliated issuers and any holdings exceeding 1% of the total net assets as of the report date. The remaining securities held are grouped as “Other securities” in each category.

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 

Agency Securities: 0.22%

            

Other securities

          $ 12,330,750         0.22
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Agency Securities
(Cost $12,744,996)

            12,330,750         0.22   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations: 95.63%

            
Alabama: 2.88%             

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Gulf Opportunity Zone PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Projects Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Finance Corporation SPA) ±

    0.88     11-15-2038       $ 39,545,000         39,557,259         0.72   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Alabama Series XM0184 (Utilities Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.84        9-1-2046             31,400,000         31,400,000         0.57   

Other securities

            88,261,652         1.59   
            159,218,911         2.88   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.16%             

Other securities

            8,973,117         0.16   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Arizona: 1.51%             

Phoenix AZ IDA Various Republic Services Incorporated Projects (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.90        12-1-2035         25,000,000         25,000,750         0.45   

Scottsdale AZ IDA Healthcare Series F (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.64        9-1-2045         47,825,000         47,825,000         0.86   

Other securities

            10,840,427         0.20   
            83,666,177         1.51   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Arkansas: 0.04%             

Other securities

            2,247,489         0.04   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
California: 6.46%             

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.00        4-1-2047         28,885,000         28,915,618         0.52   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         22,920,000         22,894,559         0.41   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-3 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         15,600,000         15,582,684         0.28   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-4 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         32,000,000         31,964,480         0.58   

California Statewide CDA (Various Revenue) µ

    0.52-5.00        11-15-2016 to 7-1-2040         48,660,000         48,703,130         0.89   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series D (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.51        7-1-2041         29,375,000         29,375,000         0.53   

Other securities

            179,760,797         3.25   
            357,196,268         6.46   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Colorado: 0.57%             

Other securities

          $ 31,747,110         0.57
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Connecticut: 3.39%             

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series T-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    0.60     7-1-2029       $ 34,520,000         34,525,523         0.62   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series X-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    0.90        7-1-2037         24,600,000         24,663,222         0.45   

Other securities

            128,163,364         2.32   
            187,352,109         3.39   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.64%             

Other securities

            35,400,000         0.64   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.21%             

Other securities

            11,568,318         0.21   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Florida: 3.98%             

Miami-Dade County FL (Various Revenue) µ

    0.61-5.25        10-1-2017 to 5-1-2031         91,435,000         92,358,185         1.68   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 3 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.84        9-25-2024         27,895,000         27,895,000         0.50   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 5 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, FGIC Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.78        5-1-2037         25,000,000         25,000,000         0.45   

Other securities

            75,066,512         1.35   
            220,319,697         3.98   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Georgia: 3.03%             

Georgia Series G (GO Revenue) ±

    0.81        12-1-2026             106,305,000         106,217,830         1.92   

Other securities

            61,355,201         1.11   
            167,573,031         3.03   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Guam: 0.07%             

Other securities

            3,766,366         0.07   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Hawaii: 0.11%             

Other securities

            6,309,635         0.11   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Idaho: 0.54%             

Other securities

            30,110,920         0.54   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
Illinois: 8.99%             

Chicago IL Board of Education (GO Revenue) µ

    0.00-5.25        12-1-2016 to 3-1-2032         31,375,000         30,642,642         0.56   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A2 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.14        3-1-2035         72,320,000         68,211,479         1.23   

Deutsche Bank SPEAR/LIFER Trust Series DBE 1032 (Tax Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.66        12-1-2036         31,235,000         31,235,000         0.57   

Illinois (Various Revenue)

    2.50-5.00        8-1-2016 to 1-1-2021         116,110,000         120,678,062         2.18   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal     Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Illinois (continued)            

Regional Transportation Authority Illinois Refunding Bond Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.65     6-1-2025       $     38,675,000      $ 38,675,000         0.70

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0008 (Health Revenue, AGC Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.68        8-15-2047         23,375,000        23,375,000         0.42   

Other securities

           184,229,463         3.33   
           497,046,646         8.99   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Indiana: 1.36%            

Gary IN Woodlake-Concord Project (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured) ±

    1.00        10-1-2017         22,715,000        22,722,723         0.41   

Other securities

           52,436,799         0.95   
           75,159,522         1.36   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.62%            

Other securities

           34,534,515         0.62   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.63%            

Other securities

           34,598,254         0.63   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Kentucky: 2.57%            

Ashland KY Ashland Hospital Corporation Kings Daughters Medical Center Project (Health Revenue) ±

    2.14        2-1-2040         30,700,000        30,717,499         0.56   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Tolls Downtown Crossing Project BAN Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         50,920,000        52,863,616         0.96   

Other securities

           58,375,853         1.05   
           141,956,968         2.57   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Louisiana: 1.39%            

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sewerage Commission Refunding Bond Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.82        2-1-2046         24,000,000        23,772,960         0.43   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series A-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.65        11-1-2040         35,000,000        35,000,000         0.63   

Other securities

           18,189,576         0.33   
           76,962,536         1.39   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maine: 0.29%            

Other securities

           15,785,053         0.29   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
Maryland: 1.83%            

Maryland CDA (Housing Revenue) µ

    0.55-1.40        12-15-2016 to 12-1-2017         87,350,000        87,368,729         1.57   

Other securities

           14,036,696         0.26   
           101,405,425         1.83   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal     Value      Percent of
net assets
 
Massachusetts: 2.47%           

Massachusetts Consolidated Loan Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ø

    0.59     8-1-2043      $ 78,750,000      $ 78,750,000         1.43

Other securities

          57,784,352         1.04   
          136,534,352         2.47   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Michigan: 3.83%           

Michigan Finance Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) µ

    5.00        7-1-2016 to 7-1-2018            101,765,000        106,532,644         1.92   

Other securities

          105,225,232         1.91   
          211,757,876         3.83   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.89%           

Other securities

          48,953,257         0.89   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Mississippi: 0.71%           

Other securities

          39,015,661         0.71   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.71%           

Other securities

          39,408,134         0.71   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.20%           

Other securities

          11,244,850         0.20   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
Nevada: 0.02%           

Other securities

          1,062,780         0.02   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Jersey: 6.60%           

New Jersey EDA (Various Revenue) µ

    1.12-5.00        12-15-2016 to 6-15-2019        68,185,000        71,863,356         1.30   

Other securities

          293,265,537         5.30   
          365,128,893         6.60   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.73%           

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039        40,685,000        40,368,878         0.73   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 
New York: 13.29%           

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York (Various Revenue)

    0.25-0.91        8-1-2016 to 11-15-2044        28,005,000        27,831,524         0.50   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series 3-3B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.75        11-1-2030        42,470,000        42,423,283         0.77   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series D-2A (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    0.79        11-1-2032        36,650,000        36,590,627         0.66   

Nassau County NY TAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-15-2016        30,185,000        30,268,311         0.55   

New York NY (Various Revenue) µ

    0.15-0.96        8-1-2021 to 6-1-2036        39,315,000        39,315,659         0.71   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series C4 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        10-1-2027        53,500,000        53,500,000         0.97   

New York NY Series A-6 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.91        8-1-2031        39,950,000        39,878,490         0.72   

New York NY Series J Sub Series J-3 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.50        6-1-2036        25,275,000        25,275,000         0.46   

New York NY Series J-9 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.79        8-1-2027        38,000,000        37,968,840         0.69   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal     Value     Percent of
net assets
 
New York (continued)          

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority NYC Recovery Series 3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64     11-1-2022      $     23,375,000      $ 23,375,000        0.42

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous
Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017        37,360,000        37,374,944        0.68   

Suffolk County NY (GO Revenue)

    1.50-2.00        9-30-2016 to 10-15-2019        6,000,000        6,042,122        0.11   

Suffolk County NY TAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        7-27-2016        29,800,000        29,829,204        0.54   

Suffolk County NY TAN Series I (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-30-2016        23,000,000        23,071,760        0.42   

Other securities

          281,817,659        5.09   
          734,562,423        13.29   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.77%          

Other securities

          42,299,473        0.77   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.30%          

Other securities

          16,653,145        0.30   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Ohio: 3.41%          

Franklin County OH Hospital Facilities Series B (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc SPA) ø

    0.42        11-15-2041        30,000,000        30,000,000        0.54   

Other securities

          158,500,139        2.87   
          188,500,139        3.41   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.37%          

Other securities

          20,551,022        0.37   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.63%          

Other securities

          35,048,419        0.63   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 3.69%          

Pennsylvania EDFA Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.85        8-1-2045        36,300,000        36,296,370        0.66   

Other securities

          167,474,499        3.03   
          203,770,869        3.69   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.27%          

Other securities

          15,160,021        0.27   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.50%          

Other securities

          27,387,601        0.50   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.35%          

Other securities

          19,463,282        0.35   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Tennessee: 1.05%          

Other securities

          58,120,244        1.05   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Summary portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal     Value     Percent of
net assets
 
Texas: 9.48%          

Lamar TX Consolidated Independent School District Schoolhouse Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00     8-15-2047      $     38,220,000      $ 38,289,943        0.69

North East TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2042        26,355,000        26,949,832        0.49   

Northside TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        6-1-2039        27,715,000        28,538,690        0.52   

Round Rock TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.50        8-1-2040        34,300,000        34,327,097        0.62   

San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Refunding System Junior Lien Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.67        2-1-2033        53,000,000        52,977,740        0.96   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien No Reserve Fund Series F (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    1.09        5-1-2043        12,320,000        12,321,109        0.22   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Series 2973 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.65        11-15-2029        30,400,000        30,400,000        0.55   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation (Utilities Revenue) µ

    0.98-5.00        12-15-2016 to 12-15-2017        21,955,000        21,997,996        0.40   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017        43,265,000        43,107,948        0.78   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.74        4-1-2032        24,000,000        23,980,320        0.43   

Other securities

          211,515,392        3.82   
          524,406,067        9.48   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Vermont: 0.03%          

Other securities

          1,586,005        0.03   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.16%          

Other securities

          8,976,240        0.16   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Virginia: 0.91%          

Chesapeake VA EDA Electric and Power Company Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        2-1-2032        30,000,000        30,582,900        0.55   

Other securities

          19,472,668        0.36   
          50,055,568        0.91   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Washington: 0.27%          

Other securities

          14,733,084        0.27   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.75%          

West Virginia EDA Appalachian Power Company Mountaineer Project Series A (Utilities Revenue) ø

    0.72        2-1-2036        25,000,000        25,000,000        0.45   

Other securities

          16,556,128        0.30   
          41,556,128        0.75   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date     Principal     Value     Percent of
net assets
 
Wisconsin: 1.97%          

Residual Interest Bonds Floaters Series 2WE-144A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø144A

    0.58     5-1-2018      $     25,000,000      $ 25,000,000        0.45

Other securities

          83,635,366        1.52   
          108,635,366        1.97   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $5,282,990,525)

          5,287,837,844        95.63   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other: 2.55%

         

Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.16        10-1-2017        59,000,000        59,152,220        1.07   

Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.01        11-1-2018        25,000,000        25,137,500        0.45   

Other securities

          56,581,529        1.03   

Total Other (Cost $140,375,721)

          140,871,249        2.55   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Yield           Shares              
Short-Term Investments: 1.23%          
Investment Companies: 1.22%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)##

    0.30          67,619,138        67,619,138        1.22   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
                Principal              
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.01%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.26        9-15-2016      $ 250,000        249,886        0.01   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $67,868,998)

          67,869,024        1.23   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total investments in securities
(Cost $5,503,980,240) *
          5,508,908,867        99.63   

Other assets and liabilities, net

          20,517,448        0.37   
       

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total net assets         $ 5,529,426,315        100.00
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

µ All or some of these obligations have credit enhancements or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security has been segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,503,970,148 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 12,366,688   

Gross unrealized losses

     (7,427,969
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 4,938,719   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $5,436,361,102)

  $ 5,441,289,729   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $67,619,138)

    67,619,138   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $5,503,980,240)

    5,508,908,867   

Receivable for investments sold

    77,237,563   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    20,447,646   

Receivable for interest

    26,920,630   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    225,913   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    5,633,740,619   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    991,222   

Payable for investments purchased

    83,921,488   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    16,452,565   

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    19,531   

Due to custodian bank

    767,512   

Management fee payable

    1,224,049   

Distribution fee payable

    19,746   

Administration fees payable

    448,301   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    469,890   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    104,314,304   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,529,426,315   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 5,524,509,370   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (486,020

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    1,035,360   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    4,367,605   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 5,529,426,315   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 1,209,818,227   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    125,677,876   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.63   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $9.83   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 31,836,669   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    3,361,598   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.47   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 226,124,576   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    23,490,536   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $9.63   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 4,061,646,843   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    421,916,501   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.63   

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/98 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     17   
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 57,980,224   

Income from affiliated securities

    57,829   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    58,038,053   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    18,008,702   

Administration fees

  

Class A

    1,834,117   

Class C

    59,076   

Administrator Class

    267,244   

Institutional Class

    3,160,521   

Investor Class

    226,291 1 

Shareholder servicing fees

  

Class A

    2,865,808   

Class C

    92,306   

Administrator Class

    638,312   

Investor Class

    293,124 1 

Distribution fee

  

Class C

    276,919   

Custody and accounting fees

    287,888   

Professional fees

    46,164   

Registration fees

    224,215   

Shareholder report expenses

    12,682   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    22,890   

Other fees and expenses

    39,158   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    28,355,417   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (3,099,113
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    25,256,304   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    32,781,749   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on:

  

Unaffiliated securities

    401,394   

Futures transactions

    444,593   
 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

    845,987   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

  

Unaffiliated securities

    9,994,664   

Futures transactions

    (372,192
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    9,622,472   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    10,468,459   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 43,250,208   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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18   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund   Statement of changes in net assets
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 32,781,749        $ 25,855,118   

Net realized gains on investments

      845,987          1,085,510   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      9,622,472          (21,719,373
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      43,250,208          5,221,255   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (4,371,917       (2,749,665

Administrator Class

      (1,193,229       (1,130,512

Institutional Class

      (26,850,434       (21,082,314

Investor Class

      (365,755 )1        (901,173

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (208,960       (244,521

Class C

      (6,313       (11,088

Administrator Class

      (41,422       (85,022

Institutional Class

      (645,494       (858,240

Investor Class

      0 1        (98,683
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (33,683,524       (27,161,218
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    76,129,489        732,473,920        111,855,247        542,684,333   

Class C

    206,402        1,957,767        180,062        862,969   

Administrator Class

    23,903,367        229,922,937        22,590,699        110,907,773   

Institutional Class

    381,558,709        3,670,300,026        914,711,014        4,491,582,630   

Investor Class

    1,404,939 1      13,526,753 1      10,840,147        53,947,649   
 

 

 

 
      4,648,181,403          5,199,985,354   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    459,511        4,421,270        578,030        2,925,065   

Class C

    554        5,255        1,902        9,074   

Administrator Class

    127,969        1,231,259        234,725        1,187,806   

Institutional Class

    1,790,146        17,224,273        2,557,359        12,986,750   

Investor Class

    28,543 1      274,869 1      189,236        963,181   
 

 

 

 
      23,156,926          18,071,876   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (50,965,659     (490,321,000     (340,346,333     (1,162,471,735

Class C

    (1,301,768     (12,342,895     (8,124,877     (17,508,880

Administrator Class

    (34,686,573     (333,645,141     (73,238,026     (190,475,449

Institutional Class

    (370,417,838     (3,562,999,025     (1,213,893,325     (3,962,637,971

Investor Class

    (41,749,601 )1      (402,219,702 )1      (76,333,375     (175,481,600
 

 

 

 
      (4,801,527,763       (5,508,575,635
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      (130,189,434       (290,518,405
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (120,622,750       (312,458,368
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      5,650,049,065          5,962,507,433   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 5,529,426,315        $ 5,650,049,065   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (486,020     $ (486,434
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     20151     20141     20131     20121  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Net investment income

    0.04        0.02        0.04        0.04        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.02        (0.03     0.00 2      (0.02     0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.06        (0.01     0.04        0.02        0.10   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.04     (0.02     (0.04     (0.02     (0.10

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.04     (0.02     (0.04     (0.02     (0.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.63        $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Total return3

    0.61     (0.07 )%      0.35     0.31     0.96

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.75     0.75     0.75     0.75     0.76

Net expenses

    0.67     0.67     0.67     0.67     0.67

Net investment income

    0.38     0.23     0.34     0.32     0.95

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    41 %4      44 %4      51 %4      65 %4      111

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $1,209,818        $961,485        $1,582,112        $1,914,970        $2,603,618   

 

 

 

1  A one-for-two share split took place after the close of business on June 12, 2015 for all classes of the Fund. The per share information has been adjusted to give effect to this transaction.

 

2  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

4  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     20151     20141     20131     20121  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.49        $9.58        $9.62        $9.64        $9.64   

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.04 )2      (0.11     (0.04 )2      (0.06     0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.02        0.02        0.00 3      0.04        0.00 3 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.02     (0.09     (0.04     (0.02     0.02   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    0.00        0.00        0.00        0.00        (0.02

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      0.00        (0.02

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.47        $9.49        $9.58        $9.62        $9.64   

Total return4

    (0.19 )%      (0.93 )%      (0.40 )%      (0.21 )%      0.25

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.51

Net expenses

    1.42     1.42     1.42     1.42     1.42

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.37 )%      (0.52 )%      (0.41 )%      (0.43 )%      0.23

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    41 %5      44 %5      51 %5      65 %5      111

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $31,837        $42,289        $59,352        $89,148        $148,465   

 

 

 

 

1  A one-for-two share split took place after the close of business on June 12, 2015 for all classes of the Fund. The per share information has been adjusted to give effect to this transaction.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

3  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

4  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

5  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     20151     20141     20131     20121  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Net investment income

    0.04        0.03        0.04        0.04        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.02        (0.03     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.06        0.00        0.04        0.04        0.10   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.04     (0.03     (0.04     (0.04     (0.10

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.04     (0.03     (0.04     (0.04     (0.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.63        $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Total return

    0.68     0.00     0.42     0.38     1.03

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.68     0.69     0.69     0.69     0.68

Net expenses

    0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60     0.60

Net investment income

    0.45     0.30     0.41     0.39     0.95

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    41 %3      44 %3      51 %3      65 %3      111

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $226,125        $328,134        $407,791        $482,711        $597,108   

 

 

 

 

1  A one-for-two share split took place after the close of business on June 12, 2015 for all classes of the Fund. The per share information has been adjusted to give effect to this transaction.

 

2  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     20151     20141     20131     20121  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Net investment income

    0.07        0.05        0.06        0.06        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.02        (0.03     0.00 2      0.00 2      0.00 2 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.09        0.02        0.06        0.06        0.12   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.05     (0.06     (0.06     (0.12

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      (0.00 )2      0.00        0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.07     (0.05     (0.06     (0.06     (0.12

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.63        $9.61        $9.64        $9.64        $9.64   

Total return

    0.91     0.23     0.65     0.61     1.26

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.42     0.42     0.42     0.42     0.43

Net expenses

    0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37     0.37

Net investment income

    0.68     0.54     0.64     0.61     1.23

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    41 %3      44 %3      51 %3      65 %3      111

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $4,061,647        $3,930,234        $3,403,244        $3,085,284        $3,158,674   

 

 

 

 

1  A one-for-two share split took place after the close of business on June 12, 2015 for all classes of the Fund. The per share information has been adjusted to give effect to this transaction.

 

2  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

3  Portfolio turnover rate excludes variable rate demand notes which may account for changes from rates reported in prior periods.

 

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”) which is a diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares became Class A shares in a tax-free conversion. Shareholders of Investor Class received Class A shares at a value equal to the value of their Investor Class shares immediately prior to the conversion. Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The


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primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Agency securities

   $ 0       $ 0       $ 12,330,750       $ 12,330,750   

Municipal obligations

     0         5,287,837,844         0         5,287,837,844   

Other

     0         140,871,249         0         140,871,249   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     67,619,138         0         0         67,619,138   

U.S. Treasury securities

     249,886         0         0         249,886   

Total assets

   $ 67,869,024       $ 5,428,709,093       $ 12,330,750       $ 5,508,908,867   

Liabilities

           

Futures contracts

   $ 19,531       $ 0       $ 0       $ 19,531   

Total liabilities

   $ 19,531       $ 0       $ 0       $ 19,531   

Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due from the Fund at that date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1. The Fund had no material transfers between Level 2 and Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.35% and declining to 0.255% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.33% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.15% and declining to 0.05% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.16

Administrator Class

     0.10   

Institutional Class

     0.08   

Investor Class

     0.19   


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Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.67% for Class A shares, 1.42% for Class C shares, 0.60% for Administrator Class shares, and 0.37% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $6,876 from the sale of Class A shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, Administrator Class, and Investor Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $2,505,639,495 and $1,882,690,313, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts for to take advantage of the differences between municipal and treasury yields and to help manage the duration of the portfolio.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date   Counterparty   Contracts   Type    

Contract

value at

June 30, 2016

    Unrealized
losses
 
9-30-2016   JPMorgan   250 Short     5-Year U.S. Treasury Note      $ 30,541,016      $ (561,022

The Fund had an average notional amount of $54,949,534 in short futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

On June 30, 2016, the cumulative unrealized losses on futures contracts in the amount of $561,022 are reflected in net unrealized gains on investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities only represents the current day’s variation margin. The realized gains and change in unrealized gains (losses) on futures contracts are reflected in the Statement of Operations.

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to


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cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, for the same purpose are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type      Counterparty     

Gross amounts

of liabilites in the

Statement of

Assets and

Liabilities

     Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
       Collateral
pledged1
       Net amount
of liabilities
 

Futures – variation margin

     JPMorgan      $19,531      $ 0         $ (19,531      $ 0   
  1  Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty.  

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 0       $ 1,702,543   

Tax-exempt income

     32,781,335         24,436,678   

Long-term capital gain

     902,189         1,021,997   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary
income
  

Undistributed

tax-exempt
income

  

Undistributed

long-term
gain

  

Unrealized
gains

$79,199

   $505,201    $385,048    $4,938,719

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $902,189 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth (Born 1957)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1 (Born 1967)   Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman (Born 1960)   Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker (Born 1967)   Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1 (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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance


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Universe. The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Class A) was lower than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review except the ten-year period under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark, the Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index (1-2), for all periods under review except for the ten-year period.

The Board received information concerning, and discussed factors contributing to, the underperformance of the Fund relative to the Universe and benchmark for the periods noted above. The Board took note of the explanations for the relative underperformance in these periods, including with respect to market factors and investment decisions that affected the Fund’s performance and of recent outperformance.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than or in range of the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services.. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.


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Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.

Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    15   

Statement of operations

    16   

Statement of changes in net assets

    17   

Financial highlights

    18   

Notes to financial statements

    20   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    24   

Other information

    25   

List of abbreviations

    31   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began normalizing monetary policy, raising the federal funds rate to between 0.25% and 0.50% in December 2015. Short-term municipal bond yields rose, but yields on longer-term bonds declined. In fact, yields on municipal bonds that matured in 10 years or more experienced yield declines of more than 100 basis points (100 basis points equals 1.00%) during the reporting period. The Barclays Municipal Bond Index,1 a broad measure tracking investment-grade municipal bonds, returned 7.65% during the 12-month reporting period.

Monetary policy was accommodative.

The Fed continued an easy monetary policy in order to support the economy and the financial system. However, it raised the federal funds target rate in December because it believed the U.S. economy was strong enough to begin normalizing monetary policy. The European Central Bank cut all three of its short-term rates during the reporting period, increased its asset-purchase program from 60 billion euros per month to 80 billion, expanded the list of eligible securities to include investment-grade nonbank debt, and created a fund-to-lend program where banks could be paid to lend money. In Japan, the Bank of Japan maintained an aggressive monetary program aimed at combating deflation.

Despite accommodative central-bank policies that helped keep interest rates at ultra-low levels, there were periods of volatility. Early in 2016, weakness in certain emerging markets economies and commodities hurt riskier assets and a vote in June 2016 by the U.K. to exit the European Union set off another round of global uncertainty. Municipal bonds benefited because they are perceived as a safe-haven asset. In addition, investor demand for yield helped lower-rated debt outperform. The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index2 returned 12.09% during the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

Strong demand, modest supply, and solid credit fundamentals supported municipals.

Market technicals remained favorable. According to the Investment Company Institute, more than $33 billion was allocated to municipal mutual funds during the first half of 2016, which was more than double the inflows during all of 2015. Further, inflows during the second quarter of 2016 were the largest in nearly seven years. In contrast, less new supply helped make 2015 the fifth calendar year of negative net supply and supply in the first half of 2016 was about 4% less than the same period last year.

Municipal credit quality remained on an uptrend despite a number of high-profile negative credit situations. Idiosyncratic credit risks remain, however. With regard to Puerto Rico, the U.S. enacted legislation that prohibits bondholder lawsuits temporarily and instills a fiscal oversight board for Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico then declared a moratorium on paying its general obligation (GO) bonds and defaulted on $911 million in payments due (most of which were GOs) on July 1, 2016. The state of Illinois approved a six-month stopgap budget, a temporary but meaningful

 

 

 

1  The Barclays 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.

 

2  The Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     3   

step. Under this stopgap budget for the state, the city of Chicago receives authority to raise property taxes for teacher pensions and low-income school districts would receive greater state funding. City of Chicago and school district debt rallied on the news.

Since the end of the financial crisis, structural changes in the fixed-income markets have reduced trading liquidity (the degree to which assets can be bought or sold without affecting the price). New regulations and capital requirements have caused traditional liquidity suppliers (banks and broker/dealers) to be more risk-averse and hold less inventory. Meanwhile, corporate-debt issuance has spiked as companies finance themselves at record-low yields, bond mutual funds hold larger amounts of this new debt supply, trading volumes are lower, and large trades are more difficult to execute. However, fixed-income markets appear to have functioned well over the past year with sufficient liquidity.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest in Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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Periods of uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

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4   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and Wisconsin individual income tax.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Lyle J. Fitterer, CFA,® CPA

Thomas Stoeckmann

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 20161

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios2 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     5 year     10 year     1 year     5 year     10 year     Gross     Net3  
Class A (WWTFX)   3-31-2008     0.70        3.02        3.74        5.44        3.97        4.22        0.90        0.70   
Class C (WWTCX)   12-26-2002     3.66        3.19        3.42        4.66        3.19        3.42        1.65        1.45   
Barclays Municipal Bond Index4                            7.65        5.33        5.13                 
Barclays Wisconsin Municipal Bond Index5                            6.75        4.83        5.14                 

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 4.50%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period.

Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed Wisconsin and Puerto Rico municipal securities risk, high-yield securities, and non-diversification risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks. A portion of the Fund’s income may be subject to federal, state, and/or local income taxes or the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Any capital gains distributions may be taxable.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  Historical performance shown for Class A shares prior to their inception reflects the performance of the former Investor Class shares, and includes the higher expenses applicable to the former Investor Class shares (except during those periods in which expenses of Class A shares would have been higher than those of the former Investor Class shares, no such adjustment is reflected). If these expenses had not been included, returns would be higher.

 

2  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report.

 

3  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at the amounts shown. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

4  The Barclays 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.

 

5  The Barclays Wisconsin Municipal Bond Index is the Wisconsin component of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares for the most recent ten years with the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Wisconsin Municipal Bond Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 4.50%.

 

7  The credit quality distribution of portfolio holdings reflected in the chart is based on ratings from Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investors Service, and/or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Credit quality ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not to the Fund itself. The percentages of the Fund’s portfolio with the ratings depicted in the chart are calculated based on the total market value of fixed income securities held by the Fund. If a security was rated by all three rating agencies, the middle rating was utilized. If rated by two of three rating agencies, the lower rating was utilized, and if rated by one of the rating agencies, that rating was utilized. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Ratings from A to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories. Standard & Poor’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term notes from SP-1 (highest) to SP-3 (lowest). Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from Aaa (highest) to C (lowest). Ratings Aa to B may be modified by the addition of a number 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest) to show relative standing within the ratings categories. Moody’s rates the creditworthiness of short-term U.S. tax-exempt municipal securities from MIG 1/VMIG 1 (highest) to SG (lowest). Fitch rates the creditworthiness of bonds, ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Credit quality distribution is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  Amounts are calculated based on the total investments of the Fund. These amounts are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGER’S DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmarks, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays Wisconsin Municipal Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016.

 

n   Supply of Wisconsin double-tax-exempt (both national and state exempt) municipal debt was limited during the first half of the period. Therefore, in order to extend duration and also invest some cash, the Fund purchased longer-term national and short-term Virgin Island and Guam municipal issues. (Because the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam are U.S. territories, their debt is tax exempt.)

 

n   While we opportunistically extended the Fund’s duration when opportunities presented themselves, the Fund remained short duration and underweight the long end of the curve during the entire period. This detracted from performance as rates moved lower and the curve flattened.

 

n   As bond yields moved lower, investors continued their search for income. This caused lower-quality bonds to outperform. The Fund’s overweight to these types of bonds (as well as below-investment-grade) had the largest positive impact on relative performance.

Ultralow yields continued throughout the period.

With the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) poised to normalize its interest-rate policy, shorter-term maturities between one and five years appeared less attractive at the beginning of the reporting period due to a potential backup in short-term yields. However, subdued inflation expectations, due in part to low oil prices, combined with a fragile European economy and softening Chinese economy, implied that longer maturities would outperform. The Fed tightened in December 2015 but signaled that the pace of further increases would be gradual.

While the Fed was likely to take its time raising rates, U.S. inflation started to trend higher, unemployment remained below 5%, and economic growth was expected to remain at or above 2%. We initially purchased some longer-dated, national municipal debt to extend the Fund’s duration but later allowed duration to drift lower as the market rallied and U.S. inflation measures started to move higher. Our below-benchmark duration exposure hurt relative performance during the period as U.S. rates moved lower in sympathy with declining global interest rates.

 

Credit quality as of June 30, 20167
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Credit-quality allocation helped results.

The Fund’s overweight to A-rated and BBB-rated debt and its out-of-benchmark holdings in high-yield and nonrated debt contributed to results because lower-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality bonds by a wide margin during the period. Our exposure to some lower-quality Wisconsin health care issuers and a local charter school were some of the Fund’s best-performing issues. Other issues that performed well included longer-dated, double-tax-exempt Wisconsin issues and also several of the national issues, such as Chicago Sales Tax, New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, and Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. While the national municipal bonds

 

do not generate state-exempt income, they produced some of the Fund’s highest total returns. We sold some of them as we found opportunities to reinvest in double-tax-exempt issues. For example, we bought Wisconsin Center District bonds, which were issued to help finance the new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks and were backed by an appropriation from the state of Wisconsin.

With continued uncertainty surrounding Puerto Rico, our exposure has drifted lower as the shorter-term bonds we own mature. The Fund continues to focus its exposure within Puerto Rico on shorter-term, insured bonds or dedicated revenue bonds. However, we increased our exposure to the Virgin Islands and Guam bonds. Our focus within these two territories is similar to the approach we took in Puerto Rico, buying shorter-insured bonds or bonds backed by dedicated revenue streams.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     7   

Wisconsin’s financial position is expected to remain stable.

Following the significant budgetary improvement resulting in operating surpluses over the prior three years, Wisconsin posted an anticipated deficit during the most recent fiscal year as stagnant revenues were overcome by increasing expenses. Despite the deficit, the budget stabilization fund remained steady and is expected to do so moving forward. Additionally, the remainder of the current biennium budget is expected to be balanced as economic growth drives improved revenue collections. When faced with softening revenues, the state legislature has shown the willingness to make the difficult spending cuts necessary to maintain fiscal balance and stabilize the state’s financial position. Debt levels have been stable, and the pension system continues to be fully funded. From an economic perspective, the state’s economy appears to be performing in line with national averages, economic growth has lagged the rest of the nation as the recovery in manufacturing jobs has been weak, and population growth is roughly half of the national average.

 

Rates may be lower for longer, making credit allocation and issue selection even more important.

Near the end of the reporting period, the U.K. voted to withdraw from the European Union, prompting considerable uncertainty about future political situations, financial markets, and economic growth. U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds rallied significantly on the news, and both 10-year and 30-year municipal yields reached record-low levels. Although we think rates may stay lower for longer, we recognize that an improvement in overseas economies, outflows in mutual funds, or a more hawkish tone from the Fed could lead to a spike in rates. However, if the U.S. economy does

Effective maturity distribution as of June 30, 20168
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weaken materially, this could be the catalyst for us to increase our duration exposure and reduce our credit exposure. In this record-low interest-rate environment, security selection is even more important as breakeven yields (the sell-off that a bond can endure before the total return drops to zero) decrease.

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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

1-1-2016

    

Ending

account value

6-30-2016

    

Expenses

paid during

the period1

    

Net annualized

expense ratio

 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,027.65       $ 3.53         0.70

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.38       $ 3.52         0.70

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,023.83       $ 7.30         1.45

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,017.65       $ 7.27         1.45

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 98.85%

         
Guam: 10.35%          

Guam Government Business Privilege Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25     1-1-2036       $     2,000,000       $ 2,301,100   

Guam Government Business Privilege Series B1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2042         500,000         564,440   

Guam Government Business Privilege Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2021         2,250,000         2,636,775   

Guam Government Business Privilege Series D (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2022         1,500,000         1,783,005   

Guam Government Hotel Occupancy Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         500,000         507,205   

Guam Government Limited Obligation Section 30 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.38        12-1-2024         1,000,000         1,138,970   

Guam Government Limited Obligation Section 30 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,139,650   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         650,000         720,603   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         300,000         348,225   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2025         740,000         894,823   

Guam International Airport Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         100,000         101,160   

Guam International Airport Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         100,000         112,615   

Guam International Airport Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         100,000         115,012   

Guam International Airport Authority Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         150,000         151,559   

Guam International Airport Authority Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2021         2,500,000         2,877,525   

Guam Power Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2019         1,575,000         1,777,718   

Guam Power Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2020         500,000         580,565   
            17,750,950   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 4.88%          

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2023         1,000,000         773,970   

Chicago IL Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2034         2,000,000         2,200,440   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         1,700,000         1,720,145   

Chicago IL Waterworks Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2020         500,000         539,495   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2026         250,000         288,530   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2024         3,500,000         2,841,265   
            8,363,845   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 0.13%          

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        11-1-2021         215,000         216,933   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 1.22%          

New Jersey EDA Series EE (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         935,000         1,026,415   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2031         2,000,000         1,067,980   
            2,094,395   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 9.57%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         1,535,000         1,535,169   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Refunding Bond Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         985,000         985,099   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)          

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series KK (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50     7-1-2016       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,000,100   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series LL (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         1,000,000         1,035,570   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series UU (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016             2,255,000         2,255,180   

Puerto Rico HFA Subordinated Capital Fund Modernization Refunding Bond (Housing Revenue, HUD Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2018         600,000         654,408   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Refunding Bond Series L (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2019         1,000,000         1,042,510   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Refunding Bond Series L (Transportation Revenue, BHAC/FGIC Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2021         300,000         347,127   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         1,375,000         1,429,973   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Hospital Auxilio Mutuo Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         1,500,000         1,588,185   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Hospital De La Concepcion Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.50        11-15-2020         25,000         25,489   

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Series A (Education Revenue, ACA Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2016         1,060,000         1,062,237   

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Authority Series C (Tobacco Revenue, BHAC/FGIC Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2020         3,000,000         3,414,390   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)

    5.50        8-1-2031         250,000         28,750   
            16,404,187   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 9.19%          

Virgin Islands PFA (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    3.00        9-1-2016         965,000         968,513   

Virgin Islands PFA (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    5.00        9-1-2020         750,000         854,378   

Virgin Islands PFA Gross Receipts Series C (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,240,000         2,341,181   

Virgin Islands PFA Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Notes (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2020         450,000         454,001   

Virgin Islands PFA Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Notes (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2022         3,000,000         3,202,500   

Virgin Islands PFA Gross Receipts Taxes Loan Notes (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         250,000         252,440   

Virgin Islands PFA Matching Fund Loan Notes Senior Lien Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2025         2,000,000         2,255,380   

Virgin Islands PFA Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         5,165,000         5,411,319   

Virgin Islands PFA Unrefunded Balance Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.30        10-1-2018         10,000         10,794   
            15,750,506   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 63.51%          

Appleton WI RDA Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Project (Tax Revenue)

    1.75        9-1-2016         415,000         415,365   

Blue Mounds WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.25        4-1-2017         50,000         50,167   

Brookfield WI Community Development & Redevelopment Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.15        6-1-2018         550,000         553,234   

Brookfield WI Community Development & Redevelopment Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.35        6-1-2019         750,000         758,348   

Cudahy WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.20        6-1-2017         170,000         170,716   

Cudahy WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.50        6-1-2018         200,000         201,176   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Wisconsin (continued)          

Cudahy WI CDA Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.70     6-1-2017       $ 250,000       $ 250,208   

Cudahy WI CDA Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.90        6-1-2018         200,000         200,410   

Cudahy WI CDA Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.05        6-1-2019         125,000         125,469   

Glendale WI CDA Bayshore Public Parking (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.50        10-1-2019         300,000         305,271   

Glendale WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.50        10-1-2017         1,635,000         1,686,372   

Glendale WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.50        10-1-2018         1,700,000         1,792,276   

Green Bay WI Housing Authority University Village Housing Incorporated (Education Revenue)

    4.38        4-1-2022         200,000         215,144   

Green Bay WI Housing Authority University Village Housing Incorporated (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2030         1,410,000         1,567,018   

Green Bay WI RDA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2023         250,000         279,090   

Green Bay WI RDA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.65        12-1-2026         100,000         111,996   

Green Bay WI RDA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    6.00        12-1-2029         260,000         293,376   

Green Bay WI RDA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    6.15        12-1-2032         420,000         475,427   

Greenfield WI CDA Layton Terrace Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    4.75        9-1-2033         500,000         500,910   

Jackson WI CDA Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Federation Incorporated (Education Revenue, FHLB LOC) ø

    0.44        12-31-2036         1,210,000         1,210,000   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.75        6-1-2032         850,000         929,059   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2019         50,000         54,237   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2020         100,000         110,620   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2021         310,000         347,529   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2022         235,000         266,626   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2023         200,000         229,522   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2025         425,000         500,833   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2028         425,000         489,060   

Kaukauna WI RDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2035         900,000         983,961   

Little Chute WI CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.25        3-1-2017         200,000         200,418   

Little Chute WI CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.35        3-1-2018         200,000         200,428   

Madison WI CDA Monticello Apartments (Housing Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.44        4-1-2023         730,000         730,000   

Madison WI CDA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         150,000         169,553   

Madison WI CDA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         475,000         536,266   

Madison WI CDA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2039         5,000,000         5,651,350   

Milwaukee WI RDA Neighborhood Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    3.85        8-1-2020         200,000         206,118   

Milwaukee WI RDA Neighborhood Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    3.90        8-1-2021         405,000         416,850   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        8-1-2023         300,000         308,124   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         915,000         1,024,260   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         3,100,000         3,564,070   

Milwaukee WI RDA Public Schools Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2021         3,330,000         3,914,382   

Milwaukee WI RDA Science Education Consortium Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        8-1-2043         2,100,000         2,422,560   

Milwaukee WI RDA Summer Festival Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.15        8-1-2017         50,000         51,245   

Milwaukee WI RDA Summer Festival Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.60        8-1-2024         870,000         947,543   

Milwaukee WI RDA Summer Festival Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2030         3,000,000         3,330,360   

Milwaukee WI RDA University of Wisconsin Kenilworth Project Series 2005 (Education Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.44        9-1-2040             4,000,000         4,000,000   

Milwaukee WI RDA Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        12-1-2038         2,155,000         2,155,000   

Milwaukee WI Series B6 (GO Revenue)

    2.00        4-1-2021         175,000         182,565   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Wisconsin (continued)          

Milwaukee WI Series B6 (GO Revenue)

    3.00     4-1-2024       $ 570,000       $ 635,556   

Milwaukee WI Series B6 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         350,000         423,066   

Milwaukee WI Series B6 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         580,000         717,356   

Milwaukee WI Series B6 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2025         550,000         706,173   

Monroe WI RDA Monroe Clinic Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.50        2-15-2029         1,000,000         1,101,880   

Monroe WI RDA Monroe Clinic Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.88        2-15-2039         1,570,000         1,733,704   

North Fond Du Lac WI CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    0.85        12-1-2016         150,000         149,979   

North Fond Du Lac WI CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.30        12-1-2017         50,000         50,165   

North Fond Du Lac WI CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.70        12-1-2018         50,000         50,430   

Oostburg WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.75        5-1-2018         50,000         50,541   

Pittsville WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.65        6-1-2017         100,000         100,278   

Platteville WI RDA University of Wisconsin Platteville Real Estate (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022             1,000,000         1,116,100   

Prairie du Chien WI RDA Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.65        9-1-2020         200,000         205,366   

Racine WI Elderly Housing Authority Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        10-1-2042         1,420,000         1,420,000   

Residual Interest Bonds Floater Trust Various States Series 2WE (Miscellaneous Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) 144Aø

    0.58        5-1-2018         3,950,000         3,950,000   

Saukville Village WI CDA Calibre Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.64        9-1-2029         605,000         605,000   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2017         1,765,000         1,885,055   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2018         380,000         424,107   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2019         100,000         115,570   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2021         2,000,000         2,462,760   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2023         1,600,000         2,034,928   

Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2026         2,435,000         3,107,279   

Sturgeon Bay WI Waterfront RDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.35        10-1-2018         150,000         151,161   

Sun Prairie WI CDA Tax Incremental #6 & 7 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.80        2-1-2018         300,000         304,503   

Sun Prairie WI CDA Tax Incremental #6 & 7 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2019         220,000         223,276   

Sun Prairie WI CDA Tax Incremental #6 & 7 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.50        2-1-2022         250,000         253,773   

Verona WI CDA Public Improvements (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.38        12-1-2022         830,000         832,216   

Warrens WI CDA Economic Improvements (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.10        11-1-2020         70,000         54,445   

Warrens WI CDA Interim Workout Extension (Tax Revenue)

    3.70        11-1-2029         214,392         109,441   

Warrens WI CDA Public Improvements (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         70,000         68,943   

Waukesha WI Housing Authority Preservation Corporation Project (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        12-1-2042         1,950,000         1,950,000   

Waukesha WI RDA Welldall Manufacturing Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    2.30        12-1-2016         135,000         135,930   

Waukesha WI RDA Welldall Manufacturing Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    2.65        12-1-2017         335,000         343,891   

Waukesha WI RDA Welldall Manufacturing Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    4.00        12-1-2023         150,000         160,682   

Waukesha WI RDA Welldall Manufacturing Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    4.20        12-1-2024         150,000         161,420   

Waukesha WI RDA Welldall Manufacturing Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    4.25        12-1-2025         250,000         268,795   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Wisconsin (continued)          

Wauwatosa WI Housing Authority Hart Park Square Project (Health Revenue, BMO Harris Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.64     3-1-2034       $ 260,000       $ 260,000   

Weston WI CDA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2020         720,000         722,225   

Wisconsin Center District CAB (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2019         175,000         166,087   

Wisconsin Center District CAB (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2030         295,000         210,739   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2018         65,000         71,980   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2019         2,000,000         2,292,960   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2023         2,150,000         2,603,779   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2027         1,005,000         1,248,019   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2022         730,000         848,297   

Wisconsin Center District Junior Dedicated Bond Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2030         2,100,000         2,437,155   

Wisconsin Center District Milwaukee Arena Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        12-15-2032         1,100,000         1,252,977   

Wisconsin Center District Milwaukee Arena Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        12-15-2033         920,000         1,046,196   

Wisconsin Center District Milwaukee Arena Project (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        12-15-2034         2,000,000         2,264,880   

Wisconsin Dells CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.60        3-1-2025         175,000         175,385   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2019         1,475,000         1,560,358   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2035         1,000,000         1,089,140   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,500,000         1,848,525   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,740,000         2,130,038   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        2-15-2019         35,000         36,584   

Wisconsin HEFA Rogers Memorial Hospital Incorporated Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2044         3,250,000         3,729,310   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured)

    6.10        6-1-2021         60,000         64,639   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA AMT Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.63        11-1-2037         25,000         25,027   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA AMT Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.75        5-1-2037         265,000         265,318   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA MFHR Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    4.25        12-1-2035             1,960,000         1,964,841   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA President House Project (Housing Revenue, Associated Trust Company NA LOC) ø

    0.54        8-1-2046         1,725,000         1,725,000   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.55        12-1-2016         50,000         49,987   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.80        6-1-2017         50,000         50,050   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.90        12-1-2017         50,000         50,129   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.15        6-1-2018         55,000         55,342   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.25        12-1-2018         55,000         55,519   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.55        12-1-2019         55,000         56,008   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.95        12-1-2020         55,000         56,626   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2022         100,000         106,907   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    3.00        11-1-2022         125,000         134,290   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.05        12-1-2049         800,000         859,344   

Wisconsin Housing & EDA Series A (Housing Revenue)

    5.75        11-1-2043         3,355,000         3,637,390   

Wisconsin Oneida Tribe of Indians (Tax Revenue) 144A

    5.50        2-1-2021         515,000         572,432   
            108,871,764   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $161,524,719)

  

     169,452,580        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $161,524,719) *     98.85        169,452,580   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    1.15           1,976,043   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 171,428,623   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $161,522,255 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 8,063,628   

Gross unrealized losses

    
(133,303

  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 7,930,325   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     15   
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost: $161,524,719)

  $ 169,452,580   

Cash

    509,216   

Receivable for investments sold

    50,000   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    182,706   

Receivable for interest

    1,686,491   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    21,891   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    171,902,884   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable

    29,617   

Payable for investments purchased

    227,127   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    119,853   

Management fee payable

    17,776   

Distribution fee payable

    6,719   

Administration fees payable

    22,299   

Shareholder servicing fees payable

    34,842   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    16,028   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    474,261   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 171,428,623   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 163,355,975   

Overdistributed net investment income

    (10,499

Accumulated net realized gains on investments

    155,286   

Net unrealized gains on investments

    7,927,861   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 171,428,623   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 160,479,907   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    14,376,402   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $11.16   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $11.69   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 10,948,716   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    980,871   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $11.16   

 

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.50 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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16   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Interest

  $ 4,856,530   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    653,298   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    180,289   

Class C

    17,257   

Investor Class

    75,732 1 

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    281,156   

Class C

    26,963   

Investor Class

    99,647 1 

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    80,890   

Custody and accounting fees

    9,728   

Professional fees

    45,168   

Registration fees

    61,380   

Shareholder report expenses

    45,269   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    27,819   

Other fees and expenses

    7,557   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,612,153   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (376,034
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,236,119   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3,620,411   
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains on investments

    196,798   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    4,774,120   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    4,970,918   
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 8,591,329   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund     17   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 2015
 

Operations

       

Net investment income

    $ 3,620,411        $ 3,238,956   

Net realized gains on investments

      196,798          1,138,977   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      4,774,120          (1,520,636
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      8,591,329          2,857,297   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (2,546,869       (476,833

Class C

      (164,380       (156,636

Investor Class

      (909,162 )1        (2,605,288

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (46,148       (213,581

Class C

      (3,206       (108,604

Investor Class

      0 1        (1,168,572
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (3,669,765       (4,729,514
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    14,703,085        160,926,790        654,328        7,170,002   

Class C

    130,742        1,437,094        165,504        1,815,037   

Investor Class

    505,794 1      5,498,632 1      2,709,500        29,751,822   
 

 

 

 
      167,862,516          38,736,861   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    211,387        2,330,732        56,852        622,960   

Class C

    15,074        165,617        23,730        259,991   

Investor Class

    59,864 1      650,999 1      316,401        3,467,290   
 

 

 

 
      3,147,348          4,350,241   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (2,737,029     (30,185,352     (321,379     (3,523,390

Class C

    (173,105     (1,899,783     (132,955     (1,456,383

Investor Class

    (12,142,203 )1      (132,592,719 )1      (1,737,420     (19,058,958
 

 

 

 
      (164,677,854       (24,038,731
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      6,332,010          19,048,371   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      11,253,574          17,176,154   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      160,175,049          142,998,895   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 171,428,623        $ 160,175,049   
 

 

 

 

Overdistributed net investment income

    $ (10,499     $ (10,499
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from July 1, 2015 to October 23, 2015. Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares were converted to Class A shares and are no longer offered by the Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.83        $10.96        $10.86        $11.09        $10.68   

Net investment income

    0.25        0.24        0.33        0.27        0.34   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.33        (0.02     0.18        (0.22     0.42   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.58        0.22        0.51        0.05        0.76   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.25     (0.24     (0.33     (0.27     (0.34

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )1      (0.11     (0.08     (0.01     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.25     (0.35     (0.41     (0.28     (0.35

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.16        $10.83        $10.96        $10.86        $11.09   

Total return2

    5.44     2.07     4.80     0.46     7.19

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    0.94     0.90     0.92     0.90     0.92

Net expenses

    0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70     0.70

Net investment income

    2.26     2.22     3.02     2.44     3.06

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     28     25     31     14

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $160,480        $23,824        $19,825        $25,641        $20,844   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     2015     2014     2013     2012  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.83        $10.96        $10.86        $11.09        $10.68   

Net investment income

    0.17        0.16        0.25        0.19        0.26   

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.33        (0.02     0.18        (0.22     0.42   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.50        0.14        0.43        (0.03     0.68   

Distributions to shareholders from

         

Net investment income

    (0.17     (0.16     (0.25     (0.19     (0.26

Net realized gains

    (0.00 )1      (0.11     (0.08     (0.01     (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.17     (0.27     (0.33     (0.20     (0.27

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.16        $10.83        $10.96        $10.86        $11.09   

Total return2

    4.66     1.31     4.02     (0.29 )%      6.40

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

         

Gross expenses

    1.68     1.65     1.67     1.65     1.67

Net expenses

    1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45

Net investment income

    1.52     1.47     2.28     1.69     2.32

Supplemental data

         

Portfolio turnover rate

    16     28     25     31     14

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $10,949        $10,923        $10,431        $12,094        $11,393   

 

 

 

 

1  Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges.

 

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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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”) which is a non-diversified series of the Trust.

Effective at the close of business on October 23, 2015, Investor Class shares became Class A shares in a tax-free conversion. Shareholders of Investor Class received Class A shares at a value equal to the value of their Investor Class shares immediately prior to the conversion. Investor Class shares are no longer offered by the Fund.

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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”). The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

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


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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 federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Municipal obligations

   $ 0       $ 169,452,580       $ 0       $ 169,452,580   

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.


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4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.28% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 0.20% and declining to 0.10% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

       Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

       0.16

Investor Class

       0.19   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 0.70% for Class A shares and 1.45% for Class C shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $2,810 from the sale of Class A shares and $779 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Investor Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $36,734,371 and $22,891,727, respectively.


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The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended June 30  
     2016      2015  

Ordinary income

   $ 140       $ 896,413   

Tax-exempt income

     3,620,411         3,238,756   

Long-term capital gain

     49,214         594,345   

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
ordinary
income
   Undistributed
tax-exempt
income
   Unrealized
gains
$152,828    $19,112    $7,930,325

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

The Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers of municipal debt securities located in a single state or territories of the U.S. Therefore, it may be more affected by economic and political developments in that state or region than would be a comparable general tax-exempt fund.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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24   Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free 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 Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $49,214 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $140 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 June 30, 2016.

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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman
(Born 1953)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust

Peter G. Gordon

(Born 1942)

  Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson
(Born 1949)
  Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker
(Born 1950)
  Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service*
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Nancy Wiser1
(Born 1967)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(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 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

* Michael Whitaker became Chief Compliance Officer effective May 16, 2016.


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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Wisconsin Tax-Free Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board


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received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe. The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Class A) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review except the five-year period under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark, the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for all periods under review.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were lower than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Alternative Strategies Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    33   

Statement of operations

    34   

Statement of changes in net assets

    35   

Financial highlights

    36   

Notes to financial statements

    40   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    54   

Other information

    55   

List of abbreviations

    61   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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During much of the period, global equity, bond, and currency markets were volatile as recessionary pressures and diverging central bank policies concerned investors.

 

 

 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, Japan’s economy contracted, China’s manufacturing sector retrenched, and growth appeared to slow in Europe.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. During much of the period, global equity, bond, and currency markets were volatile as recessionary pressures and diverging central bank policies concerned investors. As the period ended, voters in the U.K. approved a referendum to leave the European Union, injecting new uncertainty into the markets and sending stock prices and bond yields significantly lower. Equity markets soon recovered to varying degrees, but bond prices remained elevated and yields lower as investors sought lower-volatility assets due to short-term fears.

Shifting investor sentiment reflected changing economic and business data.

Early in the period, oil prices declined after a spring 2015 rally, negotiations about Greece’s ability to repay its sovereign debt grew contentious, and the U.S. dollar strengthened. By July 2015, equity markets were declining, led by stocks in China, which endured the largest one-day drop in eight years on July 27, 2015.

The S&P 500 Index,1 a common measure of U.S. stock performance, fell into correction territory—defined as a loss of 10% or more—during August 2015 before recovering somewhat. The index retested its August lows in late September 2015 before recovering most of its year-to-date losses from October through December 2015. As anticipated, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate in December and suggested that it planned to pursue additional increases in 2016. During the first six weeks of 2016, the index suffered the worst loss to open a year on record before trending higher. By the end of the 12-month reporting period, the index recorded a 3.99% gain.

Overseas, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net)2 and the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net)3 recorded negative returns. In August 2015, China allowed its currency’s value to decline in an attempt to bolster exports. The U.S. dollar strengthened, which negatively affected investment returns and U.S. corporate profits earned overseas. During the fourth quarter of 2015, Japan’s economy contracted, China’s manufacturing sector retrenched, and growth appeared to slow in Europe.

Global equity markets hit low points before starting to rebound in the middle of February 2016 when business data improved and central bankers reasserted their commitment to initiatives intended to encourage economic activity. The European Central Bank (ECB) pushed the deposit interest-rate further into negative territory. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the ECB’s lead by setting a negative deposit rate. Negative deposit interest rates are intended to encourage banks to lend assets rather than keep them on deposit. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reduced reserve ratios, which also was intended to encourage lending. The ECB expanded its bond-buying program, which injects liquidity into the markets and encourages investment.

 

 

 

1  The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3  The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 23 emerging markets country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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For the 12-month reporting period, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) and MSCI EM Index (Net) recorded returns of -10.24% and -12.06%, respectively.

A December federal funds rate increase marked divergence of central bank policies.

Bond markets were volatile as well. The Fed’s decision to tighten credit conditions through higher interest rates contrasted with actions by the ECB, the PBOC, and the BOJ. Data released in January 2016 indicated that U.S. corporate profits fell in the fourth quarter of 2015, the second consecutive quarter of decline. The Fed expressed hesitancy about additional credit tightening in the near term, which investors appeared to read as accommodative of business activity. Overall, policy actions of central banks and intermittently positive economic data heartened investors as the period drew to a close.

Bond markets, particularly international bonds, benefited during the period, with the Barclays Global Aggregate ex U.S. Dollar Bond Index4 gaining 11.24% and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index5 gaining 6.00%.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

 

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President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4  The Barclays Global Aggregate ex U.S. Dollar Bond Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency, and mortgage-related bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadvisers

The Rock Creep Group, LP

Chilton Investment Company, LLC

Ellington Global Asset Management LLC

Mellon Capital Management Corporation

Passport Capital, LLC

Pine River Capital Management L.P.

River Canyon Fund Management LLC

Sirios Capital Management, L.P.

Wellington Management Company LLP

Portfolio managers

Joseph Bishop

John F. Brennan, Jr.

John Burbank

Richard L. Chilton, Jr.

Vassilis Dagioglu

Robert Kinderman

Sudhir Krisnamurthi

Kenneth LaPlace

Soon Pho

Kent M. Stahl, CFA®

Gregg R. Thomas, CFA®

Ronald van der Wouden

Brian Zied

Aaron Zimmerman

 

 

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 2016

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     Since inception     1 year     Since inception     Gross     Net2  
Class A (WALTX)   4-30-2014     (9.23     (1.18     (3.65     1.56        3.39        2.88   
Class C (WACTX)   4-30-2014     (5.46     0.78        (4.46     0.78        4.14        3.63   
Administrator Class (WADTX)   4-30-2014                   (3.55     1.70        3.31        2.73   
Institutional Class (WAITX)   4-30-2014                   (3.36 )*      1.84        3.06        2.63   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index3                     6.00        4.17                 
Credit Suisse Liquid Alternatives Beta Index4                     (0.66     1.33                 
*   Total return differs from the return in the Financial Highlights in this report. The total return presented is calculated based on the NAV at which shareholder transactions were processed. The NAV and total return presented in the Financial Highlights reflects certain adjustments made to the net assets of the Fund that are necessary under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

The Fund does not invest directly in hedge funds but pursues similar strategies to those typically used by hedge funds. The Fund invests using alternative investment strategies such as equity hedged, event driven, global macro, and relative value, which are speculative and entail a high degree of risk. Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Bond values fluctuate in response to the financial condition of individual issuers, general market and economic conditions, and changes in interest rates. Changes in market conditions and government policies may lead to periods of heightened volatility in the bond market and reduced liquidity for certain bonds held by the Fund. In general, when interest rates rise, bond values fall and investors may lose principal value. Interest-rate changes and their impact on the Fund and its share price can be sudden and unpredictable. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. Borrowing money to purchase securities or cover short positions magnifies losses and incurs expenses. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss, and may involve leverage. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). Securities issued by U.S. government agencies or government-sponsored entities may not be guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury. The Fund is exposed to high-yield securities risk, mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk, convertible securities risk, loan risk, regulatory risk, and smaller-company securities risk. Consult a Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20165
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1  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.12% in acquired fund fees and expenses and 0.63% in dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

2  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 2.22% for Class A, 2.97% for Class C, 2.07% for Administrator Class, and 1.97% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, prime broker fees, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Acquired fund fees and expenses incurred by investments made by The Rock Creek Group, LP, a subadviser of the Fund, are included in the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

3  The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-based securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4  The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternatives Beta Index reflects the returns of a dynamic basket of liquid, investable market factors selected and weighted in accordance with an algorithm that aims to approximate the aggregate returns of the universe of hedge fund managers, as represented by the Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares since inception with the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and Credit Suisse Liquid Alternatives Beta Index. The chart assumes a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.

 

6  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 23 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

7  The MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed markets country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

8  The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 23 emerging markets country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

9  The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

10  The chart shows the percentage of Fund holdings within a particular sector that was held long (securities owned by the Fund) or sold short (sale of borrowed securities). Gross exposure is the absolute value of the long positions and short positions combined. Net exposure is the percentage of long positions minus the percentage of positions sold short.

 

11  Strategy allocation is calculated based on the market value of total investments. Cash shown is the sweep cash position of the Fund, and excludes any cash or cash equivalents that may be pledged as collateral for other investments of the Fund. Strategy allocation is subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

12  The ten largest long and short position holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.


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6   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. The Fund also underperformed the Credit Suisse Liquid Alternatives Beta Index. (The Fund invests assets across a number of alternative investment strategies in an effort to achieve relatively low sensitivity and low volatility relative to major equity markets. It thus benchmarks itself against the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, despite investing in a number of equity strategies.)

 

n   A general flight away from volatility benefited the Fund’s fixed-income benchmark but led to losses from the Fund’s two most directional strategies: equity hedged and event driven.

 

n   The trend-following component within the global macro sleeve, which tends to be least correlated with market direction, was the single largest contributor to Fund performance.

 

n   The Fund’s underlying subadvisors decreased the market sensitivity of their portfolios in line with our market outlook, but strategy allocations were mostly unchanged.

Markets were quite volatile over the past 12 months, driven by worries over the Chinese economy; lower commodity prices; negative interest rates; and, most recently, the fallout from the Brexit referendum vote by which voters in the U.K. decided to exit the European Union. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index (Net)6 declined 2.8% for the period, with considerable variance across regions. The MSCI Europe, Asia, Far East (EAFE) Index7 was down more than 10% and emerging markets, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net),8 were down more than 12%, versus a 4% gain for the S&P 500 Index.9 Commodity markets were volatile, with oil ending lower while the Brexit paved the way for significant weakening in the British pound and strengthened the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. Meanwhile, fixed-income yields on most sovereign and higher-quality corporate bonds continued to trend lower as investors gravitated toward bonds with relatively low credit risk.

The equity hedged sleeve was the largest detractor from performance for the Fund. The U.S. equity market saw a massive rotation to value as evidenced by strong outperformance of the utilities and telecommunication services sectors, which were underweighted in the Fund. Subadvisors with a growth bias were more negatively affected by this rotation of capital. In particular, financials sector investments saw sharp drawdowns as a result of increasing uncertainty about future interest rates in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Global equity hedged strategies with a long bias toward Europe and Japan were weighed down by China-related fears throughout the period and by volatility following the Brexit vote. These losses were partially offset by short exposure to energy- and materials-related stocks, as well as emerging markets stocks. Additionally, long positions in U.S. consumer stocks outperformed on the back of lower oil prices and signs of an improving labor market.

 

Sector allocation as of June 30, 201610  
     Gross
exposure
(%)
     Net
exposure
(%)
 

Consumer Discretionary

     20         26   

Consumer Staples

     11         16   

Energy

     6         1   

Financials

     7         9   

Health Care

     10         14   

Industrials

     7         8   

Information Technology

     12         10   

Materials

     5         5   

Telecommunication Services

     2         3   

Utilities

     1         2   

Other

     19         6   
       100         100   

We continue to have a bias toward equity hedged and relative value strategies that rely on fundamental-based research to identify high- and low-quality companies to go long and sell short. Unfortunately, with ongoing central bank intervention and episodic deleveraging, the past 12-month period did not witness any meaningful outperformance by strong secular growth stocks over those with poorer earnings quality. This market environment affected both the equity hedged and relative value sleeves. However, we believe that the Fund’s equity hedged and relative value sleeves now incorporate significant embedded value and are well-positioned to benefit as prices converge with fundamentals.

We maintained a relatively low weight to the event-driven strategy throughout the period based on a conviction that special situation value equities and credit securities would underperform in an environment of slow and uncertain economic growth. While the event driven

 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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strategy did detract from performance, its impact was contained by the lower allocation. Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) positioning was profitable in the second half of the period but the strategy was unable to regain the ground lost earlier in the year on corporate credit and deep-value equities. We believe the risk/reward trade-off in corporate credit remains poor, and we have shifted more of the Fund’s exposure to structured credit opportunities. Non-agency RMBS credit fundamentals have improved since 2008 as homeowners have accumulated more equity in their homes. Non-agency RMBS are typically low-duration securities with low sensitivity to interest rates, making them more attractive at this time relative to other fixed-income sectors.

Performance within the global macro sleeve was mixed, with commodity trading advisor (CTA) allocations generating strong results that were offset by losses from valuation-driven models. Losses came predominantly from equity positions, notably long the Japanese TOPIX and German DAX markets and short the S&P 500 Index. The Japanese equity market is currently trading at a discount relative to other developed markets partly because of fatigue Abenomics. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policies intended to spark economic growth and partly because of a strengthening yen that has fueled doubts about the country’s ability to overcome its deflation troubles. Europe was showing signs of economic improvement despite China’s economic slowdown but now has had to contend with uncertainty and fallout of the Brexit vote. On the other hand, CTA models benefited from strong trends that persisted through the year. Early in the year, short positioning in energy-related commodities was profitable but the subsequent upturn in oil prices reversed some of those gains. Contributing to performance were long gold and short emerging markets currency positions. Long yen and short British pound and euro positions were additive at the end of the year.

 

Strategy allocation as of June 30, 201611
LOGO

The Fund’s subadvisors have maintained conviction in most of their core positions but have tempered conviction by increasing portfolio hedges. As a result, the Fund’s gross exposure has been fairly steady while its net exposure has gradually trended down over the past year. This is consistent with our macro perspective that it is prudent to take less directional exposure because of the headwinds to global growth and unusually high valuations in the U.S. At present, the S&P 500 Index is trading at about a 25 times price/earnings multiple, which is a higher multiple than it has been for 90% of the time in the past eight decades. Easy monetary policy appears to be nearing its limits to inflate the prices of risk assets. We believe the Fund is well-positioned to resume generating strong risk-adjusted returns as the effects of central bank stimulus moderate and markets start reflecting corporate fundamentals.

 

 

Ten largest long position holdings (%) as of
June 30, 201612
 

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class I

     8.11   

Allergan plc

     1.55   

The Sherwin-Williams Company

     1.17   

Facebook Incorporated Class A

     1.13   

Constellation Brands Incorporated Class A

     1.04   

Halliburton Company

     1.01   

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 06-NC4 Class A3, 0.61%, 10-25-2036

     0.90   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization Series 07-CB4 Class A1B, 0.63%, 4-25-2037

     0.87   

Charter Communications Incorporated Class A

     0.83   

Microsoft Corporation

     0.83   
Ten largest short position holdings (%) as of
June 30, 201612
 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF

     (7.03)   

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

     (0.75)   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

     (0.69)   

Electronic Arts Incorporated

     (0.66)   

Schlumberger Limited

     (0.61)   

International Business Machines Corporation

     (0.58)   

Infosys Limited ADR

     (0.57)   

Corning Incorporated

     (0.55)   

Equinix Incorporated

     (0.50)   

National Oilwell Varco Incorporated

     (0.47)   
 

 

 

Please see footnotes on page 5.


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8   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,025.00       $ 14.78         2.94

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,010.26       $ 14.68         2.94

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,026.70       $ 18.55         3.68

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,006.56       $ 18.37         3.68

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,021.40       $ 14.05         2.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,010.96       $ 13.98         2.80

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,020.40       $ 13.46         2.68

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,011.54       $ 13.40         2.68

 

 

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 54.52%

          

Consumer Discretionary: 13.31%

          
Auto Components: 0.83%           

Delphi Automotive plc

          14,674       $ 918,592   

Magna International Incorporated

          28,098         985,397   

Nissin Kogyo Company Limited

          1,830         23,439   

Tachi-S Company Limited

          1,390         20,439   

Tokai Rika Company Limited

          1,085         16,027   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited

          4,268         46,527   

Toyota Industries Corporation

          985         39,163   

TS Tech Company Limited

          1,140         27,934   
             2,077,518   
          

 

 

 
Automobiles: 0.08%           

Chongqing Changchun Automobile Class B

          38,880         54,462   

Fuji Heavy Industries Limited

          1,150         39,529   

Isuzu Motors Limited

          2,790         34,364   

Mazda Motor Corporation

          1,165         15,417   

Peugeot SA †

          970         11,627   

Renault SA

          410         30,954   

Suzuki Motor Corporation

          665         18,007   
             204,360   
          

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.11%           

Kroton Educacional SA

          14,048         59,475   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Incorporated

          1,867         78,190   

Service Corporation International

          5,452         147,422   
             285,087   
          

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 2.59%           

Caesars Acquisition Company Class A †

          1,887         21,172   

Caesars Entertainment Corporation †

          3,485         26,800   

Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated †

          317         127,675   

ClubCorp Holdings Incorporated

          5,171         67,223   

Compass Group plc

          3,209         61,052   

Domino’s Pizza Incorporated

          7,108         933,849   

Fuji Kyuko Company Limited

          1,370         19,156   

Genting Singapore plc

          40,010         21,704   

H.I.S. Company Limited

          795         25,675   

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Incorporated

          49,171         1,107,823   

Las Vegas Sands Corporation

          2,928         127,339   

Mandarin Oriental International Limited

          22,600         30,623   

McDonald’s Corporation (b)

          4,425         532,505   

MGM Resorts International †(b)

          32,607         737,896   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Limited †

          371         14,781   

OPAP SA

          8,484         59,129   

Panera Bread Company Class A †

          324         68,669   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited

          8,029         539,147   

Sands China Limited

          17,280         58,474   

 

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10   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)           

Sonic Corporation

          45,747       $ 1,237,456   

Starbucks Corporation (b)

          11,198         639,630   

TUI AG

          3,912         44,437   
             6,502,215   
          

 

 

 
Household Durables: 0.07%           

Alpine Electronics Incorporated

          1,715         16,807   

Cairn Homes plc †

          110,464         117,684   

Panahome Corporation

          2,320         18,365   

Zojirushi Corporation

          617         11,724   
             164,580   
          

 

 

 
Internet & Catalog Retail: 1.95%           

Amazon.com Incorporated †

          2,009         1,437,681   

Expedia Incorporated

          309         32,847   

Home Retail Group plc

          13,580         27,810   

Netflix Incorporated †

          5,669         518,600   

Qliro Group AB †

          12,748         14,013   

Rakuten Incorporated

          2,300         24,736   

Start Today Company Limited

          359         18,976   

The Priceline Group Incorporated †

          1,599         1,996,208   

Wayfair Incorporated Class A †

          21,393         834,327   
             4,905,198   
          

 

 

 
Leisure Products: 0.03%           

Bandai Namco Holdings Incorporated

          1,680         43,355   

Sankyo Company Limited

          495         18,559   

Yamaha Corporation

          419         11,293   
             73,207   
          

 

 

 
Media: 4.18%           

Charter Communications Incorporated Class A †

          9,150         2,092,056   

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Incorporated Class A

          4,337         26,976   

Comcast Corporation Class A (b)

          17,691         1,153,277   

Daiichikosho Company Limited

          450         18,865   

Discovery Communications Incorporated Class A †(b)

          11,498         290,095   

DISH Network Corporation Class A †(b)

          32,281         1,691,525   

JC Decaux SA

          26,221         884,089   

Liberty Latin America and Caribbean Group Class A †

          3,006         96,974   

M6 Metropole Television SA

          1,721         28,613   

Nippon Television Network Corporation

          2,645         43,670   

SES SA

          6,175         132,192   

Sky plc

          12,219         138,850   

The Walt Disney Company

          10,789         1,055,380   

Time Warner Incorporated

          26,490         1,948,075   

TV Asahi Corporation

          2,005         32,647   

Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated Class A (b)

          20,524         555,174   

Viacom Incorporated Class B

          4,748         196,900   

 

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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Media (continued)           

Wolters Kluwer NV

          2,526       $ 102,281   
             10,487,639   
          

 

 

 
Multiline Retail: 0.27%           

Dollar Tree Incorporated †(b)

          6,916         651,764   

Seria Company Limited

          196         16,222   
             667,986   
          

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 2.65%           

Adastria Company Limited

          627         24,846   

Advance Auto Parts Incorporated

          418         67,561   

Aoyama Trading Company Limited

          865         31,898   

AutoNation Incorporated †

          33,200         1,559,736   

AutoZone Incorporated †

          1,956         1,552,751   

Gulliver International Company Limited

          1,541         12,649   

Hornbach Holding AG & Company KGaA

          776         52,619   

Jumbo SA †

          1,107         14,563   

Lowe’s Companies Incorporated

          448         35,468   

Luk Fook Holdings International Limited

          3,795         8,389   

O’Reilly Automotive Incorporated †

          1,767         479,034   

Pal Company Limited

          850         20,040   

Shimamura Company Limited

          243         36,155   

The Home Depot Incorporated

          14,167         1,808,984   

The TJX Companies Incorporated (b)

          10,620         820,183   

Vitamin Shoppe Incorporated †

          3,392         103,693   

Yamada Denki Company Limited

          3,472         18,328   
             6,646,897   
          

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.55%           

Brunello Cucinelli SpA

          1,640         29,411   

Crocs Incorporated †

          5,635         63,563   

Global Brands Group Holding Limited †

          227,495         20,015   

Nike Incorporated Class B

          20,462         1,129,503   

Pandora AS

          169         23,018   

Ralph Lauren Corporation

          314         28,141   

Samsonite International SA

          14,000         38,764   

VF Corporation

          894         54,972   
             1,387,387   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 7.62%

          
Beverages: 4.13%           

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV ADR

          6,106         804,038   

Asahi Breweries Limited

          1,005         32,496   

Brown-Forman Corporation Class B

          8,510         848,958   

C&C Group plc

          14,884         58,376   

Coca-Cola HBC AG

          1,816         36,746   

Constellation Brands Incorporated Class A (b)

          15,741         2,603,561   

Diageo plc

          3,120         87,159   

Heineken Malaysia Bhd

          7,950         29,827   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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12   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  
Beverages (continued)           

Heineken NV

          10,123       $ 928,500   

Molson Coors Brewing Company Class B (b)

          19,505         1,972,540   

Monster Beverage Corporation †

          10,981         1,764,757   

PepsiCo Incorporated

          621         65,789   

Sapporo Holdings Limited

          1,030         29,775   

The Coca-Cola Company

          23,304         1,056,371   

Vina Concha y Toro SA

          11,707         18,484   

Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Company Limited Class B

          14,405         43,638   
             10,381,015   
          

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing: 1.35%           

Ain Holdings Incorporated

          254         19,702   

Alimentation Couche-Tard Incorporated Class B

          491         21,085   

Belc Company Limited

          199         8,296   

Casey’s General Stores Incorporated

          7,810         1,027,093   

Cocokara Fine Incorporated

          371         19,228   

Costco Wholesale Corporation (b)

          12,549         1,970,695   

Create SD Holdings Company Limited

          716         20,311   

J Sainsbury plc

          18,818         58,622   

Metro AG

          1,981         60,928   

Sundrug Company Limited

          755         70,891   

Tsuruha Holdings Incorporated

          388         46,982   

Walgreens Boots Alliance Incorporated

          816         67,948   
             3,391,781   
          

 

 

 
Food Products: 1.55%           

Ariake Japan Company Limited

          443         26,374   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprungli AG

          22         1,572,194   

ConAgra Foods Incorporated

          5,555         262,868   

Greencore Group plc

          26,517         109,127   

Kikkoman Corporation

          578         21,328   

Meiji Holdings Company Limited

          808         83,026   

Mondelez International Incorporated Class A (b)

          15,912         724,155   

Morinaga & Company Limited

          2,402         15,145   

Nestle SA

          1,044         80,887   

Nippon Flour Mills Company Limited

          1,595         12,464   

Nisshin Seifun Group Incorporated

          611         9,822   

Post Holdings Incorporated †

          1,492         123,373   

Suedzucker AG

          1,786         39,338   

The J.M. Smucker Company

          950         144,790   

The Kraft Heinz Company (b)

          7,273         643,515   

Yamazaki Baking Company Limited

          545         15,215   
             3,883,621   
          

 

 

 
Household Products: 0.16%           

Colgate-Palmolive Company

          2,553         186,880   

Lion Corporation

          1,993         32,883   

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

          1,270         127,345   

The Procter & Gamble Company

          522         44,198   
             391,306   
          

 

 

 

 

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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Personal Products: 0.15%           

Beiersdorf AG

          287       $ 27,172   

Coty Incorporated

          954         24,794   

Hypermarcas SA

          3,700         26,664   

Kao Corporation

          232         13,512   

Kose Corporation

          129         10,931   

LG Household & Health Care Limited H Shares

          54         52,734   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

          2,790         22,148   

Oriflame Holding AG †

          2,123         54,143   

Pola Orbis Holdings Incorporated

          181         17,034   

The Estee Lauder Companies Incorporated Class A

          541         49,242   

Unilever NV ADR

          1,863         87,449   
             385,823   
          

 

 

 
Tobacco: 0.28%           

British American Tobacco plc

          10,478         679,279   

Japan Tobacco Incorporated

          535         21,562   
             700,841   
          

 

 

 

Energy: 4.31%

          
Energy Equipment & Services: 1.17%           

Halliburton Company (b)

          56,144         2,542,762   

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

          535         35,915   

Hilong Holding Limited

          105,180         11,519   

Schlumberger Limited (b)

          4,380         346,371   

Trican Well Service Limited †

          4,095         7,829   
             2,944,396   
          

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 3.14%           

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

          19,501         1,038,428   

Apache Corporation

          1,014         56,449   

BP plc

          32,718         191,515   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

          1,165         29,987   

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

          1,624         50,068   

Cobalt International Energy Incorporated †

          3,128         4,192   

Concho Resources Incorporated †(b)

          5,748         685,564   

Diamondback Energy Incorporated †

          365         33,292   

Eni SpA

          7,584         122,157   

EOG Resources Incorporated

          697         58,144   

EQT Corporation

          5,954         461,018   

Exxon Mobil Corporation (b)

          3,315         310,748   

Hess Corporation

          6,100         366,610   

Imperial Oil Limited

          2,020         63,917   

Japan Petroleum Exploration Company

          1,220         24,592   

Kinder Morgan Incorporated

          7,761         145,286   

Marathon Oil Corporation

          2,085         31,296   

Newfield Exploration Company †

          148         6,539   

Noble Energy Incorporated (b)

          47,767         1,713,402   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR †

          5,122         36,674   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company (b)

          5,007         757,109   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)           

PrairieSky Royalty Limited

          33       $ 626   

QEP Resources Incorporated

          259         4,566   

Royal Dutch Shell plc Class B

          3,934         108,691   

Southwestern Energy Company †

          2,310         29,060   

Statoil ASA

          1,921         33,192   

Total SA

          3,081         147,752   

TransCanada Corporation

          270         12,217   

TransCanada Corporation-Subscription Receipt

          500         22,571   

Valero Energy Corporation (b)

          25,937         1,322,787   

WPX Energy Incorporated †

          973         9,059   
             7,877,508   
          

 

 

 

Financials: 4.63%

          
Banks: 1.50%           

Alpha Bank AE †

          13,393         25,095   

Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna Scarl

          11,296         41,472   

Banco Macro SA

          440         32,657   

Banco Popular Espanol SA

          35,603         46,268   

Bank of America Corporation (b)

          77,460         1,027,894   

Bank of Ireland †

          103,901         21,419   

Bank of Nova Scotia

          765         37,493   

Bank of the Ozarks Incorporated (b)

          13,731         515,187   

BNP Paribas SA

          4,057         177,922   

CaixaBank SA

          17,600         38,790   

Citigroup Incorporated

          2,887         122,380   

Citizens Financial Group Incorporated

          1,300         25,974   

Eurobank Ergasias SA †

          48,324         30,590   

HDFC Bank Limited ADR

          729         48,369   

HSBC Holdings plc

          22,160         137,293   

ICICI Bank Limited ADR

          7,013         50,353   

ING Groep NV

          6,294         65,117   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA ADR

          4,372         41,272   

Japan Post Bank Company Limited

          1,535         18,050   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

          599         37,222   

M&T Bank Corporation

          209         24,710   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated

          17,212         77,159   

PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated

          1,894         154,153   

Sberbank of Russia (a)

          20,340         42,288   

Signature Bank †

          1,668         208,367   

Societe Generale SA

          2,353         73,616   

Standard Chartered plc

          9,532         72,319   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Incorporated

          1,320         38,115   

The San-in Godo Bank Limited

          2,870         18,739   

UniCredit SpA

          15,167         33,356   

Western Alliance Bancorp †(b)

          14,778         482,502   
             3,766,141   
          

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 1.02%           

Affiliated Managers Group Incorporated †(b)

          3,927         552,804   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Capital Markets (continued)           

Aizawa Securities Company Limited

          2,550       $ 12,916   

ANIMA Holding SpA 144A

          9,477         44,680   

EFG International AG

          2,019         7,650   

Ichiyoshi Securities Company Limited

          4,625         33,348   

Invesco Limited

          12,125         309,673   

Julius Baer Group Limited

          2,163         87,057   

Nihon M&A Center Incorporated

          337         21,888   

OM Asset Management plc

          11,755         156,929   

Raymond James Financial Incorporated

          1,108         54,624   

SEI Investments Company

          22,954         1,104,317   

UBS Group AG

          13,574         176,131   
             2,562,017   
          

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.14%           

Ally Financial Incorporated †

          12,337         210,593   

Navient Corporation

          7,135         85,263   

Santander Consumer USA Holdings Incorporated †

          5,460         56,402   
             352,258   
          

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.57%           

Amundi SA

          1,795         74,583   

Hellenic Exchanges SA Holding

          7,274         34,882   

Intercontinental Exchange Incorporated

          744         190,434   

MarketAxess Holdings Incorporated

          371         53,943   

Markit Limited †

          2,562         83,521   

Moody’s Corporation

          8,555         801,689   

MSCI Incorporated

          874         67,403   

Rescap Liquidating Trust †

          5,781         52,029   

S&P Global Incorporated

          741         79,480   
             1,437,964   
          

 

 

 
Insurance: 0.60%           

Ageas NV

          2,268         78,834   

Ambac Financial Group Incorporated †(b)

          3,037         49,989   

American International Group Incorporated

          3,018         159,622   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

          4,015         47,346   

Chubb Limited

          662         86,530   

Coface SA

          4,873         32,965   

Delta Lloyd NV

          6,739         23,679   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

          94         50,627   

MetLife Incorporated

          1,900         75,677   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Incorporated

          2,315         59,982   

PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited H Shares

          17,400         27,434   

Principal Financial Group Incorporated

          1,050         43,166   

Saga plc

          26,014         66,912   

Sony Financial Holdings Incorporated

          1,860         21,031   

Storebrand ASA †

          13,643         51,754   

T&D Holdings Incorporated

          6,084         51,665   

Tokio Marine Holdings Incorporated

          1,370         45,609   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Insurance (continued)           

Torchmark Corporation

          468       $ 28,932   

Unum Group

          1,079         34,301   

W.R. Berkley Corporation

          6,906         413,808   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

          244         60,361   
             1,510,224   
          

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.22%           

BR Malls Participacoes SA

          16,250         65,004   

Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

          17,280         26,795   

Daito Trust Construction Company Limited

          245         39,779   

Deutsche Wohnen AG

          1,536         52,298   

Grand City Properties SA

          7,959         163,778   

LEG Immobilien AG

          550         51,463   

Leopalace21 Corporation

          3,450         24,233   

Relo Holdings Incorporated

          414         73,275   

Sumitomo Real Estate Sales Company Limited

          2,865         56,325   
             552,950   
          

 

 

 
REITs: 0.57%           

American Tower Corporation

          1,240         140,876   

Columbia Property Trust Incorporated

          1,003         21,464   

Equinix Incorporated

          307         119,033   

GLP J-REIT

          16         20,196   

Grivalia Properties Real Estate Investment Company

          9,739         76,400   

Hibernia REIT plc

          72,651         108,037   

Host Hotels & Resorts Incorporated

          1,784         28,919   

Intu Properties plc

          20,493         79,672   

Irish Residential Properties REIT plc

          73,818         90,931   

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc

          5,779         74,207   

LaSalle Logiport REIT

          41         41,733   

National Retail Properties Incorporated

          6,172         319,216   

National Storage REIT †

          7,037         8,292   

National Storage REIT NPV

          21,648         27,003   

Public Storage Incorporated (b)

          1,034         264,280   
             1,420,259   
          

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 0.01%           

Genworth Mortgage Insurance

          9,054         18,764   
          

 

 

 

Health Care: 6.57%

          
Biotechnology: 0.68%           

Alder Biopharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          812         20,276   

Biogen Incorporated †

          1,885         455,830   

Cepheid Incorporated †

          760         23,370   

Gilead Sciences Incorporated (b)

          12,456         1,039,079   

PeptiDream Incorporated †

          195         11,663   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          172         60,068   

Tesaro Incorporated †

          463         38,915   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Biotechnology (continued)           

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated †

          751       $ 64,601   
             1,713,802   
          

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 1.91%           

Align Technology Incorporated †

          354         28,515   

Asahi Intecc Company Limited

          401         19,595   

Becton Dickinson & Company (b)

          8,616         1,461,187   

BioMerieux

          195         26,422   

Boston Scientific Corporation †

          1,388         32,438   

Danaher Corporation

          4,434         447,834   

Dexcom Incorporated †

          558         44,266   

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation †

          544         54,253   

Hologic Incorporated †

          1,294         44,772   

IDEXX Laboratories Incorporated †

          10,346         960,730   

Intuitive Surgical Incorporated †

          51         33,732   

Medtronic plc

          953         82,692   

Paramount Bed Holdings Company Limited

          508         25,786   

St. Jude Medical Incorporated

          18,810         1,467,180   

Sysmex Corporation

          402         27,681   

Terumo Corporation

          682         29,105   
             4,786,188   
          

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.68%           

Acadia Healthcare Company Incorporated †(b)

          7,532         417,272   

Brookdale Senior Living Incorporated †

          731         11,287   

Cardinal Health Incorporated

          804         62,720   

Envision Healthcare Holdings Incorporated †

          1,038         26,334   

HCA Holdings Incorporated †(b)

          4,184         322,210   

McKesson Corporation

          256         47,782   

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

          582         82,178   

Universal Health Services Incorporated Class B (b)

          5,441         729,638   
             1,699,421   
          

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 0.01%           

Agfa-Gevaert NV †

          7,174         23,289   

M3 Incorporated

          443         15,461   
             38,750   
          

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.39%           

Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated

          6,589         973,591   
          

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 2.90%           

Allergan plc †

          16,805         3,883,468   

Almirall SA

          2,675         40,219   

Astellas Pharma Incorporated

          2,220         34,815   

AstraZeneca plc

          4,837         289,173   

AstraZeneca plc ADR

          3,103         93,680   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (b)

          13,465         990,350   

Eisai Company Limited

          1,054         58,851   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)           

H. Lundbeck AS †

          1,643       $ 61,592   

Johnson & Johnson

          697         84,546   

Merck & Company Incorporated

          2,333         134,404   

Mylan NV †

          2,164         93,571   

Novartis AG

          618         51,009   

Ono Pharmaceutical Company Limited

          4,410         192,104   

Otsuka Holdings Company Limited

          294         13,548   

Pfizer Incorporated (b)

          30,414         1,070,877   

Roche Holding AG

          156         41,165   

Shionogi & Company Limited

          1,336         73,034   

Sosei Group Corporation †

          117         21,790   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited ADR

          710         35,663   

UCB SA

          432         32,438   
             7,296,297   
          

 

 

 

Industrials: 4.40%

          
Aerospace & Defense: 1.49%           

Airbus Group NV

          1,078         61,791   

Cobham plc

          60,921         128,350   

Honeywell International Incorporated

          341         39,665   

Leonardo-Finmeccanica SpA †

          4,955         50,108   

Lockheed Martin Corporation (b)

          2,732         678,000   

Northrop Grumman Corporation

          2,051         455,896   

Qinetiq Group plc

          16,510         49,010   

Raytheon Company (b)

          15,068         2,048,495   

Thales SA

          596         49,494   

TransDigm Group Incorporated †

          256         67,505   

Ultra Electronics Holdings plc

          2,018         46,957   

United Technologies Corporation

          620         63,581   
             3,738,852   
          

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics: 0.75%           

FedEx Corporation (b)

          11,193         1,698,874   

PostNL †

          21,606         88,137   

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B

          880         94,794   
             1,881,805   
          

 

 

 
Airlines: 0.14%           

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

          5,831         68,558   

Japan Airlines Company Limited

          895         28,794   

Southwest Airlines Company

          6,209         243,455   
             340,807   
          

 

 

 
Building Products: 0.16%           

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

          6,595         249,987   

Fortune Brands Home & Security Incorporated

          708         41,043   

Owens Corning Incorporated

          416         21,432   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Building Products (continued)           

Sanwa Holdings Corporation

          9,880       $ 89,809   
             402,271   
          

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.08%           

Aeon Delight Company Limited

          1,018         27,729   

Atento SA †

          2,850         25,394   

Nippon Kanzai Company Limited

          2,080         32,995   

Spotless Group Holdings Limited

          64,587         54,661   

Waste Connections Incorporated

          929         66,934   
             207,713   
          

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering: 0.14%           

Balfour Beatty plc †

          25,774         74,083   

Ellaktor SA †

          4,350         6,449   

GEK Terna Holding Real Estate Construction SA †

          6,300         12,432   

Hazama Ando Corporation

          6,790         37,715   

JGC Corporation

          1,740         24,909   

Kinden Corporation

          3,510         37,995   

Kyudenko Corporation

          939         27,794   

Nippo Corporation

          1,790         30,449   

Obayashi Corporation

          1,968         20,953   

Taisei Corporation

          1,710         14,051   

Vinci SA

          1,025         72,331   
             359,161   
          

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.11%           

Denyo Company Limited

          1,780         18,420   

Eaton Corporation plc

          377         22,518   

Generac Holdings Incorporated †

          689         24,087   

Legrand SA

          1,701         87,076   

Nissin Electric Company Limited

          1,521         22,513   

Schneider Electric SE

          841         49,064   

Ushio Incorporated

          2,055         24,143   

Zumtobel Group AG

          2,872         34,959   
             282,780   
          

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates: 0.58%           

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited

          6,945         39,372   

General Electric Company (b)

          39,576         1,245,852   

Koninklijke Philips NV

          1,655         41,104   

Rheinmetall AG

          2,207         131,270   
             1,457,598   
          

 

 

 
Machinery: 0.14%           

Atlas Copco AB Class A

          1,333         34,621   

Hino Motors Limited

          1,925         19,173   

IDEX Corporation

          301         24,712   

IHI Corporation

          11,100         29,920   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited

          9,440         37,960   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
Machinery (continued)           

Miura Company Limited

          1,116       $ 24,946   

Namura Shipbuilding Company Limited

          1,540         8,519   

Sandvik AB

          2,555         25,580   

Sulzer AG

          185         16,054   

Takuma Company Limited

          3,275         29,060   

The Middleby Corporation †

          767         88,397   

Toshiba Machine Company Limited

          6,680         20,206   
             359,148   
          

 

 

 
Marine: 0.04%           

DS Norden AS †

          1,999         27,912   

Irish Continental Group plc

          6,996         32,608   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

          224         31,385   
             91,905   
          

 

 

 
Professional Services: 0.09%           

Adecco SA

          858         43,276   

Experian Group Limited

          3,724         70,652   

Hays plc

          32,233         42,116   

Recruit Holdings Company Limited

          1,065         38,909   

TechnoPro Holdings Incorporated

          826         25,720   
             220,673   
          

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 0.58%           

Avis Budget Group Incorporated †(b)

          5,135         165,501   

Canadian National Railway Company

          1,425         84,147   

CSX Corporation

          1,688         44,023   

DSV AS

          1,406         59,120   

Genesee & Wyoming Incorporated Class A †

          810         47,750   

Hitachi Transport System Limited

          770         12,667   

Old Dominion Freight Line Incorporated †

          4,742         285,990   

Union Pacific Corporation

          8,526         743,894   
             1,443,092   
          

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.07%           

Itochu Corporation

          3,350         40,981   

Kuroda Electric Company Limited

          1,480         25,420   

MonotaRO Company Limited

          468         15,473   

Rexel SA

          4,297         54,024   

SIG plc

          28,253         42,406   
             178,304   
          

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure: 0.03%           

Groupe Eurotunnel SE

          5,453         57,598   

Hamburger Hafen Und Logistik AG

          1,376         20,597   
             78,195   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Information Technology: 8.19%

          
Communications Equipment: 0.45%           

ARRIS International plc †

          1,400       $ 29,344   

Cisco Systems Incorporated

          22,043         632,414   

Motorola Solutions Incorporated

          1,002         66,102   

Palo Alto Networks Incorporated †

          2,229         273,365   

Radware Limited †

          11,165         125,718   
             1,126,943   
          

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.16%           

Amano Corporation

          1,215         21,165   

Flextronics International Limited †

          23,366         275,719   

Hitachi High Technologies Corporation

          830         22,715   

Hosiden Corporation

          2,590         16,102   

Largan Precision Company Limited

          205         18,959   

Nichicon Corporation

          1,250         8,122   

Spectris plc

          782         19,035   

WPG Holdings Company Limited

          25,350         29,606   
             411,423   
          

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services: 3.74%           

Alibaba Group Holding Limited ADR †

          1,418         112,774   

Alphabet Incorporated Class A †

          431         303,221   

Alphabet Incorporated Class C †(b)

          2,560         1,771,776   

Baidu Incorporated ADR †

          797         131,625   

ChinaCache International Holdings Limited ADR †

          890         5,767   

CoStar Group Incorporated †

          413         90,307   

Dena Company Limited

          1,090         25,499   

Dip Corporation

          816         22,015   

Envestnet Incorporated †

          720         23,983   

Facebook Incorporated Class A †(b)

          24,880         2,843,286   

LinkedIn Corporation Class A †

          5,006         947,386   

Naver Corporation

          63         39,029   

Rackspace Hosting Incorporated †

          7,674         160,080   

Tencent Holdings Limited H Shares

          57,594         1,321,187   

United Internet AG

          1,137         47,264   

Yahoo! Incorporated †

          38,315         1,439,111   

Yandex NV Class A †

          5,253         114,768   
             9,399,078   
          

 

 

 
IT Services: 0.92%           

Accenture plc Class A

          901         102,074   

Alliance Data Systems Corporation †

          174         34,090   

ALTEN SA

          352         20,663   

Automatic Data Processing Incorporated

          702         64,493   

Cerved Information Solutions SpA

          10,694         84,251   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation Class A †(b)

          14,545         832,556   

CSRA Incorporated

          5,826         136,503   

Devoteam SA

          269         12,836   

Global Payments Incorporated

          927         66,169   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  
IT Services (continued)           

MasterCard Incorporated Class A

          7,851       $ 691,359   

OBIC Company Limited

          601         33,083   

Sopra Steria Group

          442         45,558   

Visa Incorporated Class A

          2,449         181,642   
             2,305,277   
          

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.31%           

Applied Materials Incorporated

          1,677         40,198   

Globalwafers Company Limited

          8,063         17,958   

Kontron AG †

          3,778         11,714   

Lam Research Corporation

          309         25,975   

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

          383         18,307   

STMicroelectronics NV

          11,002         64,611   

Synaptics Incorporated †

          224         12,040   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited ADR

          21,093         553,269   

Tokyo Seimitsu Company Limited

          1,130         26,314   
             770,386   
          

 

 

 
Software: 1.71%           

Adobe Systems Incorporated †

          727         69,639   

Autodesk Incorporated †

          597         32,322   

Cadence Design Systems Incorporated †

          2,710         65,853   

CommVault Systems Incorporated †

          3,696         159,630   

Konami Holdings Corporation

          347         13,238   

Microsoft Corporation (b)

          40,744         2,084,870   

Nintendo Company Limited

          333         47,852   

Nippon System Development Company Limited

          1,200         19,120   

Oracle Corporation (b)

          15,711         643,051   

PTC Incorporated †

          7,571         284,518   

SS&C Technologies Holdings Incorporated

          1,464         41,109   

The Descartes Systems Group Incorporated †

          1,490         28,498   

Verint Systems Incorporated †(b)

          10,850         359,461   

VMware Incorporated Class A †(b)

          5,696         325,925   

Workday Incorporated Class A †

          1,281         95,652   

Xura Incorporated †

          706         17,248   
             4,287,986   
          

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 0.90%           

Apple Incorporated

          165         15,774   

Canon Incorporated

          765         21,841   

Catcher Technology Company Limited

          2,840         21,176   

EMC Corporation

          9,468         257,246   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

          10,827         197,809   

HP Incorporated (b)

          42,233         530,024   

NetApp Incorporated

          21,916         538,914   

Samsung Electronics Company Limited

          93         115,818   

Western Digital Corporation

          11,650         550,579   
             2,249,181   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Materials: 3.29%

          
Chemicals: 2.01%           

Akzo Nobel NV

          1,131       $ 70,259   

Axalta Coating Systems Limited †

          6,373         169,076   

Celanese Corporation Series A

          660         43,197   

CF Industries Holdings Incorporated

          44,143         1,063,846   

Platform Specialty Products Corporation †

          5,088         45,181   

Praxair Incorporated

          692         77,774   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Limited

          1,280         74,993   

The Sherwin-Williams Company

          9,979         2,930,533   

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Company Limited

          770         18,999   

W.R. Grace & Company

          7,475         547,245   
             5,041,103   
          

 

 

 
Construction Materials: 0.60%           

BRAAS Monier Building Group SA

          3,585         84,026   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

          6,728         117,902   

Cemex Holdings Philippines Incorporated †144A

          26,000         6,000   

CRH plc

          3,524         102,691   

CRH plc – London Exchange

          4,215         123,599   

LafargeHolcim Limited

          6,126         256,297   

Martin Marietta Materials Incorporated

          3,455         663,360   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Company Limited

          8,200         35,186   

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

          9,585         22,703   

Vicat SA

          681         38,350   

Wienerberger AG

          3,921         54,945   
             1,505,059   
          

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 0.12%           

Berry Plastics Group Incorporated †(b)

          6,660         258,741   

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

          2,869         63,171   
             321,912   
          

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.56%           

Anglo American plc

          5,325         52,197   

AngloGold Ashanti Limited ADR †

          17,258         311,679   

BHP Billiton Limited ADR

          671         19,164   

Constellium NV Class A †

          1,920         9,005   

Franco-Nevada Corporation

          221         16,809   

Franco-Nevada Corporation – Toronto Exchange

          765         58,171   

Freeport-McMoRan Incorporated

          13,120         146,157   

Goldcorp Incorporated

          875         16,739   

Lonmin plc †

          3,775         9,687   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company

          601         46,217   

Rio Tinto plc ADR

          415         12,990   

Salzgitter AG

          1,488         39,343   

Silver Wheaton Corporation

          27,102         637,710   

Yamato Kogyo Company Limited

          1,265         28,714   
             1,404,582   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares      Value  

Telecommunication Services: 1.34%

          
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.84%           

Cellnex Telecom SAU

          11,678       $ 183,258   

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

          8,967         81,929   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation

          2,091         98,057   

Sunrise Communications Group AG 144A

          4,363         278,961   

Telecom Italia SpA †

          26,776         21,991   

Telefonica SA

          5,393         51,200   

Verizon Communications Incorporated (b)

          24,950         1,393,208   
             2,108,604   
          

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.50%           

China Mobile Limited

          38,249         441,937   

KDDI Corporation

          1,330         40,445   

NTT DOCOMO Incorporated

          4,015         108,279   

Orange Belgium SA †

          1,896         43,829   

SoftBank Group Corporation

          10,841         613,081   
             1,247,571   
          

 

 

 

Utilities: 0.86%

          
Electric Utilities: 0.05%           

Avangrid Incorporated

          1,901         87,560   

Power Assets Holdings Limited

          4,945         45,467   
             133,027   
          

 

 

 
Gas Utilities: 0.04%           

China Resources Gas Group Limited

          4,521         13,749   

ENN Energy Holdings Limited

          5,500         27,241   

Toho Gas Company Limited

          1,316         10,768   

UGI Corporation

          769         34,797   
             86,555   
          

 

 

 
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.01%           

Huadian Fuxin Energy Corporation Limited H Shares

          28,261         6,239   

Huaneng Renewables Corporation Limited H Shares

          79,370         26,565   
             32,804   
          

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities: 0.74%           

E.ON SE

          7,092         71,592   

Engie SA

          4,206         67,534   

National Grid plc

          4,400         64,703   

RWE AG †

          2,587         41,199   

Sempra Energy (b)

          13,703         1,562,416   

Veolia Environnement SA

          2,304         49,754   
             1,857,198   
          

 

 

 
Water Utilities: 0.02%           

Guangdong Investment Limited

          29,656         45,272   
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $128,979,212)

             136,863,256   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.89%

         

Consumer Discretionary: 0.54%

         
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 0.07%          

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Incorporated (s)

    9.00     2-15-2020       $ 85,000       $ 78,413   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Incorporated (s)

    10.00        12-15-2018         35,000         13,913   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Incorporated (s)

    11.25        6-1-2017         50,000         46,125   

Yum! Brands Incorporated

    6.88        11-15-2037         40,000         39,600   
            178,051   
         

 

 

 
Multiline Retail: 0.04%          

Neiman Marcus Group Limited 144A

    8.00        10-15-2021             100,000         81,500   

Neiman Marcus Group Limited (PIK at 9.50%) 144A¥

    8.75        10-15-2021         15,000         11,400   
            92,900   
         

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 0.43%          

Guitar Center Incorporated 144A

    6.50        4-15-2019         220,000         189,200   

New Albertsons Incorporated (i)

    6.52        4-10-2028         100,000         74,250   

New Albertsons Incorporated (i)

    6.57        2-23-2028         545,000         433,275   

New Albertsons Incorporated

    6.63        6-1-2028         20,000         17,800   

New Albertsons Incorporated (i)

    7.15        7-23-2027         15,000         11,700   

New Albertsons Incorporated

    7.45        8-1-2029         80,000         77,600   

New Albertsons Incorporated

    7.75        6-15-2026         25,000         24,375   

New Albertsons Incorporated

    8.00        5-1-2031         230,000         227,700   

New Albertsons Incorporated

    8.70        5-1-2030         25,000         25,000   
            1,080,900   
         

 

 

 

Financials: 0.21%

         
Insurance: 0.21%          

Ambac Assurance Corporation 144A

    5.10        6-7-2020         470,772         528,441   
         

 

 

 

Industrials: 0.14%

         
Aerospace & Defense: 0.14%          

DynCorp International Incorporated

    11.88        11-30-2020         414,660         346,241   
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,266,542)

            2,226,533   
         

 

 

 
                 Shares         
Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.01%          

TOPIX ETF

         1,440         18,349   
         

 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (Cost $17,404)

            18,349   
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 0.03%          

Consumer Discretionary: 0.03%

         
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.03%          

Boardriders SA (EUR)

    9.50        12-15-2020         93,000         77,402   
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $96,639)

            77,402   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Shares      Value  

Investment Companies: 8.11%

         
Alternative Investment Funds: 8.11%          

AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund Class I

         1,956,842       $ 20,351,161   
         

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies (Cost $20,580,408)

            20,351,161   
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
Municipal Obligations: 0.28%          
Puerto Rico: 0.28%          

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.75     7-1-2041       $ 5,000         3,263   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Refunding Bond Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.00        7-1-2041         10,000         6,489   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Refunding Bond Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.13        7-1-2037         95,000         61,644   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Unrefunded Balance Bond Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.00        7-1-2033         80,000         51,934   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Unrefunded Balance Bond Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.00        7-1-2034         10,000         6,491   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Unrefunded Balance Bond Public Improvement Series A (Tax Revenue) (i)

    5.13        7-1-2031         10,000         6,513   

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Unrefunded Balance Bond Public Improvement Series B (GO Revenue) (i)

    5.25        7-1-2032         5,000         3,262   

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Government Facilities Series T (Miscellaneous Revenue) (i)

    5.60        7-1-2030         650,000         364,163   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    6.05        8-1-2036         110,000         74,953   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    6.05        8-1-2037         90,000         61,320   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    6.05        8-1-2038         65,000         44,288   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    6.05        8-1-2039         15,000         10,221   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Series C (Tax Revenue) (i)

    6.00        8-1-2038         10,000         6,813   

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $808,855)

            701,354   
         

 

 

 
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: 4.05%          

American Home Mortgage Investment Corporation Series 2006-1 Class A2 ±

    0.83        3-25-2046         2,918,173         1,164,627   

Bear Stearns Alternative A-paper Trust Series 2006-3 Class 34A1 ±

    3.06        5-25-2036         1,908,316         1,154,319   

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust Series 06-NC4 Class A3 ±

    0.61        10-25-2036         3,250,000         2,260,180   

Citi Held for Asset Issuance Series 16-MP1 Class A 144A

    4.65        4-15-2025         1,150,749         1,164,178   

Citi Held for Asset Issuance Series 16-MP1 Class B 144A

    7.67        4-15-2025         915,000         962,737   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC Series 07-CB4 Class A1B ±

    0.63        4-25-2037         8,000,000         2,179,078   

Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Series 2007-OAR2 Class A2 ±

    0.66        4-25-2037         2,382,377         1,285,550   

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $9,966,099)

            10,170,669   
         

 

 

 
    Dividend yield            Shares         
Preferred Stocks: 0.25%          

Financials: 0.01%

         
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 0.01%          

FHLMC †

    0.00           700         3,115   

FHLMC †

    0.00           294         1,014   

FHLMC †

    0.00           493         1,696   

FNMA †

    0.00           850         3,808   

FNMA †

    0.00           559         2,119   
            11,752   
         

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name   Dividend yield            Shares     Value  

Health Care: 0.22%

        
Pharmaceuticals: 0.22%         

Allergan plc ±

    6.60        661      $ 551,023   
        

 

 

 

Industrials: 0.02%

        
Transportation Infrastructure: 0.02%         

Uber Technologies Incorporated †(a)(i)

    0.00           1,216        59,307   
        

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $696,982)

           622,082   
        

 

 

 
    Strike price     Expiration date      Contracts        
Purchased Put Options: 0.21%         

Hormel Foods Corporation (a)

  $ 38        9-16-2016         8,200        18,981   

Hormel Foods Corporation (a)

    40        9-16-2016         8,200        33,313   

S&P 500 Index

        1,850        12-16-2016         5,200        184,080   

S&P 500 Index

    1,875        3-17-2017         2,100        130,200   

S&P 500 Index

    1,875        6-16-2017         2,100        174,300   

Total Purchased Put Options (Cost $827,818)

           540,874   
        

 

 

 
                 Shares        
Warrants: 0.12%         

Financials: 0.11%

        
Capital Markets: 0.11%         

Deutsche Bank AG †

      9-27-2016         82,851        288,462   
        

 

 

 

Industrials: 0.01%

        
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.01%         

Nexeo Solutions Incorporated †

      6-9-2021         28,954        19,978   
        

 

 

 

Total Warrants (Cost $313,001)

           308,440   
        

 

 

 
    Yield                     
Short-Term Investments: 21.80%         
Investment Companies: 20.34%         

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    0.31        51,055,553        51,055,553   
        

 

 

 
          Maturity date      Principal        
U.S. Treasury Securities: 1.46%         

Treasury Bill #(z)

    0.23        9-15-2016       $ 3,660,000        3,658,327   
        

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $54,713,733)

           54,713,880   
        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short: (23.76%)

        

Common Stocks: (13.87%)

        

Consumer Discretionary: (2.14%)

        
Automobiles: (0.55%)         

Ford Motor Company

         (85,461     (1,074,245

Toyota Motor Corporation ADR

         (3,408     (340,766
           (1,415,011
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares     Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: (0.10%)          

Domino’s Pizza Incorporated

          (74   $ (9,722

Panera Bread Company Class A †

          (51     (10,809

Starbucks Corporation

          (3,973     (226,938

Texas Roadhouse Incorporated

          (188     (8,573
            (256,042
         

 

 

 
Household Durables: (0.12%)          

Newell Brands Incorporated

          (6,052     (293,946
         

 

 

 
Media: (0.41%)          

Omnicom Group Incorporated

          (3,911     (318,707

The Walt Disney Company

          (7,184     (702,739
            (1,021,446
         

 

 

 
Multiline Retail: (0.42%)          

Dollar Tree Incorporated †

          (7,353     (692,946

Target Corporation

          (5,356     (373,956
            (1,066,902
         

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: (0.02%)          

Burlington Stores Incorporated †

          (185     (12,341

Ross Stores Incorporated

          (251     (14,229

The Michaels Companies Incorporated †

          (125     (3,555

The TJX Companies Incorporated

          (128     (9,885
            (40,010
         

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: (0.52%)          

Compagnie Financière Richemont SA

          (4,933     (288,752

The Swatch Group AG

          (986     (286,928

Under Armour Incorporated Class A

          (11,002     (441,510

VF Corporation

          (4,710     (289,618
            (1,306,808
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: (0.55%)

         
Food & Staples Retailing: (0.54%)          

Costco Wholesale Corporation

          (3,317     (520,902

The Kroger Company

          (12,454     (458,183

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated

          (2,413     (176,197

Woolworths Limited

          (12,666     (199,218
            (1,354,500
         

 

 

 
Food Products: (0.01%)          

Hormel Foods Corporation

          (561     (20,533
         

 

 

 

Energy: (3.68%)

         
Energy Equipment & Services: (1.17%)          

Helmerich & Payne Incorporated

          (3,435     (230,592

National Oilwell Varco Incorporated

          (34,962     (1,176,471

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares     Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)          

Schlumberger Limited

          (19,411   $ (1,535,022
            (2,942,085
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: (2.51%)          

Apache Corporation

          (17,981     (1,001,002

BP plc ADR

          (18,327     (650,792

Chevron Corporation

          (2,974     (311,764

Conocophillips

          (24,797     (1,081,149

EOG Resources Incorporated

          (10,732     (895,263

Hess Corporation

          (6,886     (413,849

Murphy Oil Corporation

          (6,208     (197,104

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

          (22,994     (1,737,427
            (6,288,350
         

 

 

 

Financials: (1.09%)

         
Banks: (0.17%)          

DBS Group Holdings Limited

          (24,507     (288,960

HSBC Holdings plc ADR

          (4,390     (137,451
            (426,411
         

 

 

 
Capital Markets: (0.13%)          

Credit Suisse Group AG

          (11,168     (118,966

Deutsche Bank AG †

          (4,493     (62,107

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

          (912     (135,505
            (316,578
         

 

 

 
REITs: (0.79%)          

Crown Castle International Corporation

          (7,399     (750,481

Equinix Incorporated

          (3,212     (1,245,389
            (1,995,870
         

 

 

 

Health Care: (0.49%)

         
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: (0.26%)          

Abbott Laboratories

          (16,381     (643,937
         

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: (0.23%)          

Illumina Incorporated †

          (4,206     (590,438
         

 

 

 

Industrials: (0.94%)

         
Aerospace & Defense: (0.11%)          

The Boeing Company

          (2,130     (276,623
         

 

 

 
Air Freight & Logistics: (0.03%)          

United Parcel Service Incorporated Class B

          (744     (80,144
         

 

 

 
Machinery: (0.53%)          

Caterpillar Incorporated

          (4,007     (303,771

Deere & Company

          (770     (62,401

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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30   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares     Value  
Machinery (continued)          

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

          (8,932   $ (965,103
            (1,331,275
         

 

 

 
Professional Services: (0.15%)          

Nielsen Holdings plc

          (7,289     (378,809
         

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: (0.12%)          

Fastenal Company

          (3,158     (140,184

W.W. Grainger Incorporated

          (637     (144,758
            (284,942
         

 

 

 
Information Technology: (3.78%)          
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: (0.58%)          

Amphenol Corporation Class A

          (1,317     (75,504

Corning Incorporated

          (67,942     (1,391,452
            (1,466,956
         

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services: (0.33%)          

Baidu Incorporated ADR †

          (1,733     (286,205

Netease Incorporated ADR

          (1,750     (338,135

Zillow Group Incorporated Class C †

          (5,900     (214,052
            (838,392
         

 

 

 
IT Services: (1.36%)          

Accenture plc Class A

          (3,392     (384,280

Infosys Limited ADR

          (80,752     (1,441,423

International Business Machines Corporation

          (9,565     (1,451,776

Paypal Holdings Incorporated †

          (3,663     (133,736
            (3,411,215
         

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: (0.11%)          

Skyworks Solutions Incorporated

          (4,355     (275,584
         

 

 

 
Software: (1.27%)          

Activision Blizzard Incorporated

          (7,245     (287,119

Adobe Systems Incorporated †

          (3,434     (328,943

Electronic Arts Incorporated †

          (21,852     (1,655,508

Mobileye NV †

          (9,674     (446,358

Workday Incorporated Class A †

          (6,272     (468,330
            (3,186,258
         

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: (0.13%)          

Apple Incorporated

          (3,312     (316,627
         

 

 

 

Materials: (1.17%)

         
Chemicals: (0.89%)          

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

          (9,205     (685,036

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Incorporated

          (26,706     (433,705

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares     Value  
Chemicals (continued)          

Praxair Incorporated

          (5,868   $ (659,505

The Mosaic Company

          (17,285     (452,521
            (2,230,767
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: (0.28%)          

First Quantum Minerals Limited

          (43,847     (307,823

Teck Resources Limited Class B

          (30,191     (397,615
            (705,438
         

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services: (0.03%)

         
Diversified Telecommunication Services: (0.03%)          

AT&T Incorporated

          (1,874     (80,976
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks – Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $(34,746,770))

            (34,842,873
         

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds: (9.89%)

         

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

          (11,669     (910,765

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

          (33,986     (1,874,328

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

          (2,926     (209,853

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

          (9,240     (517,070

iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF

          (34,285     (1,033,007

Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

          (5,647     (261,682

SPDR S&P 500 ETF

          (84,202     (17,642,845

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

          (10,343     (396,654

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

          (15,310     (642,408

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF

          (20,353     (882,506

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

          (7,664     (440,373

Total Exchange-Traded Funds – Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $(24,373,322))

            (24,811,491
         

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $(59,120,092))

            (59,654,364
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (excluding securities sold short) (Cost $219,266,693) *     90.27        226,594,000   

Total securities sold short (Proceeds $(59,120,092))

    (23.76        (59,654,364

Other assets and liabilities, net

    33.49           84,069,966   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 251,009,602   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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32   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(b) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short.

 

(a) The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

¥ A payment-in-kind (PIK) security is a security in which the issuer may make interest or dividend payments in cash or additional securities. These additional securities generally have the same terms as the original holdings.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

@ Foreign bond principal is denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $227,069,220 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 12,729,488   

Gross unrealized losses

     (13,204,708
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses

   $ (475,220

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund     33   
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $168,211,140)

  $ 175,538,447   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $51,055,553)

    51,055,553   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $219,266,693)

    226,594,000   

Cash

    41   

Cash at prime broker for securities sold short

    64,142,005   

Cash at prime broker for derivatives

    1,261,925   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $21,371,957)

    21,682,701   

Receivable for investments sold

    5,575,698   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    441,511   

Receivable for dividends and interest

    264,631   

Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    277,283   

Unrealized gains on credit default swap transactions

    385   

Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts

    197,949   

Unrealized gains on total return swap transactions

    60,345   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    55,648   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    320,554,122   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable on securities sold short

    116,901   

Payable for investments purchased

    6,178,949   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    2,216,409   

Unrealized losses on total return swap transactions

    186,601   

Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts

    91,182   

Premiums received on credit default swap transactions

    1,032   

Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

    330,756   

Written options, at value (premiums received $357,900)

    253,328   

Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds $59,120,092)

    59,654,364   

Management fee payable

    284,932   

Distribution fee payable

    8,025   

Administration fees payable

    29,477   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    192,564   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    69,544,520   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 251,009,602   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 254,401,970   

Accumulated net investment loss

    (1,278,703

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (10,111,253

Net unrealized gains on investments

    7,997,588   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 251,009,602   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 17,616,337   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    1,760,048   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $10.01   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $10.62   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 12,669,840   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    1,287,060   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.84   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 35,188,522   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    3,503,598   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $10.04   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 185,534,903   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    18,435,057   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $10.06   

 

 

1  The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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34   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $52,057)

  $ 2,800,075   

Interest

    1,312,805   

Income from affiliated securities

    153,672   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    4,266,552   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    3,799,825   

Administration fees

 

Class A

    27,023   

Class C

    21,280   

Administrator Class

    34,856   

Institutional Class

    217,514   

Shareholder servicing fees

 

Class A

    32,171   

Class C

    25,333   

Administrator Class

    66,807   

Distribution fee

 

Class C

    76,000   

Custody and accounting fees

    395,838   

Professional fees

    62,396   

Registration fees

    81,334   

Shareholder report expenses

    67,077   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    22,515   

Dividends and interest expense on securities sold short

    1,205,082   

Prime broker fees

    562,195   

Other fees and expenses

    49,388   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    6,746,634   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (746,639
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    5,999,995   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (1,733,443
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (9,796,984

Securities sold short

    2,973,367   

Futures transactions

    (1,126,149

Forward foreign currency contract transactions

    (385,533

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    118,420   

Written options

    327,817   

Credit default swap transactions

    277   

Total return swap transactions

    122,106   

Capital gain distributions from investment companies

    347,587   
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (7,419,092
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    2,950,315   

Securities sold short

    (1,728,596

Futures transactions

    828,277   

Forward foreign currency contract transactions

    120,340   

Foreign currency and foreign currency translations

    831,997   

Written options

    129,020   

Credit default swap transactions

    385   

Total return swap transactions

    (175,246
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    2,956,492   
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (4,462,600
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (6,196,043
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund     35   
     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 20151
    Year ended
July 31, 20142
 

Operations

           

Net investment loss

    $ (1,733,443     $ (409,829     $ (372,313

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (7,419,092       3,562,413          (48,598

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      2,956,492          3,759,246          1,281,850   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (6,196,043       6,911,830          860,939   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net realized gains

           

Class A

      (223,836       (25,783       0   

Class C

      (188,485       (18,175       0   

Administrator Class

      (361,883       (17,178       0   

Institutional Class

      (3,490,785       (1,497,363       0   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (4,264,989       (1,558,499       0   
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

           

Class A

    1,817,481        18,623,286        235,618        2,508,255        156,226        1,567,098   

Class C

    1,350,979        13,802,561        123,694        1,304,534        112,656        1,127,500   

Administrator Class

    6,586,679        67,641,035        486,882        5,203,407        111,014        1,110,000   

Institutional Class

    16,461,170        170,134,081        5,333,055        56,672,360        9,700,000        97,000,000   
 

 

 

 
      270,200,963          65,688,556          100,804,598   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

           

Class A

    22,001        223,789        2,510        25,746        0        0   

Class C

    18,330        184,236        1,540        15,733        0        0   

Administrator Class

    35,306        360,174        1,673        17,178        0        0   

Institutional Class

    238,285        2,433,253        140,736        1,446,167        0        0   
 

 

 

 
      3,201,452          1,504,824          0   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

           

Class A

    (470,113     (4,738,024     (3,289     (34,930     (386     (3,912

Class C

    (310,737     (3,077,186     (9,402     (95,074     0        0   

Administrator Class

    (3,715,198     (38,113,736     (2,758     (29,382     0        0   

Institutional Class

    (10,183,562     (105,316,859     (3,254,627     (34,734,926     0        0   
 

 

 

 
      (151,245,805       (34,894,312       (3,912
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      122,156,610          32,299,068          100,800,686   
 

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

      111,695,578          37,652,399          101,661,625   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

      139,314,024          101,661,625          0   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 251,009,602        $ 139,314,024        $ 101,661,625   
 

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

    $ (1,278,703     $ (50,634     $ (24,113
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.

 

2  For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2014

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended June 30     Year ended
July 31, 20142
 
CLASS A    2016      20151    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $10.58         $10.08        $10.00   

Net investment loss

     (0.10 )3       (0.06 )3      (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (0.28      0.71        0.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.38      0.65        0.08   

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net realized gains

     (0.19      (0.15     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

     $10.01         $10.58        $10.08   

Total return4

     (3.65 )%       6.49     0.80

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses5

     3.36      3.40     3.77

Net expenses5

     2.95      2.93     3.00

Net investment loss

     (0.96 )%       (0.64 )%      (1.70 )% 

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

     284      237     92

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

     $17,616         $4,133        $1,571   

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.

 

2  For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to July 31, 2014

 

3  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

4  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5  Ratios include prime broker fees and dividend and interest expense on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.83

Year ended June 30, 20151

    0.64

Year ended July 31, 20142

    0.58

 

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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended June 30     Year ended
July 31, 20142
 
CLASS C    2016      20151    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $10.49         $10.06        $10.00   

Net investment loss

     (0.17 )3       (0.13 )3      (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (0.29      0.71        0.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.46      0.58        0.06   

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net realized gains

     (0.19      (0.15     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

     $9.84         $10.49        $10.06   

Total return4

     (4.46 )%       5.80     0.60

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses5

     4.10      4.14     4.49

Net expenses5

     3.70      3.70     3.75

Net investment loss

     (1.73 )%       (1.35 )%      (2.45 )% 

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

     284      237     92

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

   $ 12,670       $ 2,396      $ 1,133   

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.

 

2  For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to July 31, 2014

 

3  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

4  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

5  Ratios include prime broker fees and dividend and interest expense on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.83

Year ended June 30, 20151

    0.64

Year ended July 31, 20142

    0.58

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended June 30     Year ended
July 31, 20142
 
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS    2016      20151    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $10.60         $10.08        $10.00   

Net investment loss

     (0.09 )3       (0.05 )3      (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (0.28      0.72        0.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.37      0.67        0.08   

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net realized gains

     (0.19      (0.15     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

     $10.04         $10.60        $10.08   

Total return4

     (3.55 )%       6.58     0.90

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses5

     3.28      3.25     3.57

Net expenses5

     2.79      2.78     2.84

Net investment loss

     (0.85 )%       (0.51 )%      (1.54 )% 

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

     284      237     92

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

   $ 35,189       $ 6,326      $ 1,119   

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.

 

2  For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to July 31, 2014

 

3  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

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

 

5  Ratios include prime broker fees and dividend and interest expense on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.81

Year ended June 30, 20151

    0.66

Year ended July 31, 20142

    0.58

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

     Year ended June 30     Year ended
July 31, 20142
 
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS    2016      20151    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $10.61         $10.09        $10.00   

Net investment loss

     (0.06      (0.03     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

     (0.30      0.70        0.13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (0.36      0.67        0.09   

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net realized gains

     (0.19      (0.15     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

     $10.06         $10.61        $10.09   

Total return3

     (3.45 )%       6.68     0.90

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

       

Gross expenses4

     3.00      2.95     3.29

Net expenses4

     2.69      2.69     2.74

Net investment loss

     (0.72 )%       (0.36 )%      (1.44 )% 

Supplemental data

       

Portfolio turnover rate

     284      237     92

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

   $ 185,535       $ 126,459      $ 97,838   

 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.

 

2  For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to July 31, 2014

 

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

 

4  Ratios include prime broker fees and dividend and interest expense on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.81

Year ended June 30, 20151

    0.62

Year ended July 31, 20142

    0.58

 

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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although the Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Equity securities, options and futures that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Non-listed options, swaps and exotics (i.e. caps, floors, etc.) are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On June 30, 2016, such fair value pricing was used in pricing foreign securities.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.


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Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadvisers. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Futures contracts

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk, equity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against, changes in security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.

The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

Options

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered call options or secured put options on individual securities and/or indexes. When the Fund writes an option, an


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amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. Premiums received from written options that expire unexercised are recognized as realized gains on the expiration date. For exercised options, the difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in calculating the realized gain or loss on the sale. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost of the security purchased. The Fund, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security and/or index underlying the written option.

The Fund may also purchase call or put options. The premium is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, the value of which is subsequently adjusted based on the current market value of the option. Premiums paid for purchased options that expire are recognized as realized losses on the expiration date. Premiums paid for purchased options that are exercised or closed are added to the amount paid or offset against the proceeds received for the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk of loss associated with purchased options is limited to the premium paid.

Options traded on an exchange are regulated and terms of the options are standardized. Purchased options traded over-the-counter expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. This risk can be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

Short sales

The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When the Fund makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement.

The Fund records the proceeds as a liability which is marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or an independent broker-dealer and any change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Any interest or dividends accrued on such borrowed securities during the period of the loan are recorded as an expense on the Statement of Operations. To borrow the security, the Fund may be required to pay a premium, which would decrease the proceeds of the security sold. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the closing of a short sale if the market price at the closing is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received. Until the short sale is closed or the borrowed security is replaced, the Fund maintains a segregated account of cash or liquid securities, the dollar value of which is at least equal to the market value of the security at the time of the short sale.

Credit default swaps

The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into credit default swap contracts for hedging or speculative purposes to provide or receive a measure of protection against default on a referenced entity, obligation or index or for investment gains. Credit default swaps involve an exchange of a stream of payments for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security or index. Under the terms of the swap, one party acts as a guarantor (referred to as the seller of protection) and receives a periodic stream of payments, provided that there is no credit event, from another party (referred to as the buyer of protection) that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount over the term of the swap. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if a credit event is triggered, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. A credit event includes bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default, obligation acceleration, repudiation/moratorium, and restructuring. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps as either the seller of protection or the buyer of protection. As the seller of protection, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap and has assumed the risk of default of the underlying security or index. As the buyer of protection, the Fund could be exposed to risks if the seller of the protection defaults on its obligation to perform, or if there are unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund as the seller of protection could be required to make under the credit default swap contract would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap contract. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

If the Fund is the seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will pay to the buyer of protection the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the


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referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If the Fund is the buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will receive from the seller of protection the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

Any premiums paid or received on the transactions are recorded as an asset or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and amortized. The value of the swap contract is marked-to-market daily based on quotations from an independent pricing service or an independent broker-dealer and any change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. In addition, payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized as realized gains or losses.

Certain credit default swap contracts entered into by the Fund provide for conditions that result in events of default or termination that enable the counterparty to the agreement to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty to terminate early may impact the amounts reported on the financial statements.

Total return swaps

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into total return swap contracts for hedging or speculative purposes. Total return swaps involve commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return, both based on notional amounts. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from, or make a payment to, the counterparty.

The value of the swap contract is marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from an independent pricing service or an independent broker-dealer and any change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparty defaults on its obligation to perform, or if there are unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates or in the price of the underlying security or index. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

Certain total return swap contracts entered into by the Fund provide for conditions that result in events of default or termination that enable the counterparty to the agreement to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty to terminate early may impact the amounts reported on the financial statements.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

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 and net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. 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.


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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. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal, state, and foreign tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications are due to certain distributions paid, dividends from certain securities, foreign currency transactions, net operating losses, and securities sold short. At June 30, 2016, 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    Accumulated net
investment loss
   Accumulated net
realized losses
on investments
$(852,321)    $505,374    $346,947

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had current year deferred post-October capital losses and a qualified late-year ordinary loss which will both be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year in the following amounts:

 

Deferred post-October capital losses

   Late-year
ordinary losses
deferred
Short-term    Long-term   
$(1,239,705)    $(621,036)    $(1,283,264)

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Consumer discretionary

   $ 30,844,220       $ 2,557,854       $ 0       $ 33,402,074   

Consumer staples

     14,561,395         4,572,992         0         19,134,387   

Energy

     10,182,486         639,418         0         10,821,904   

Financials

     8,810,786         2,809,791         0         11,620,577   

Health care

     15,419,309         1,088,740         0         16,508,049   

Industrials

     8,354,547         2,687,757         0         11,042,304   

Information technology

     18,428,093         2,122,181         0         20,550,274   

Materials

     7,079,594         1,193,062         0         8,272,656   

Telecommunication services

     1,393,208         1,962,967         0         3,356,175   

Utilities

     1,684,773         470,083         0         2,154,856   

Corporate bonds and notes

     0         2,226,533         0         2,226,533   

Exchange-traded funds

     0         18,349         0         18,349   

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

     0         77,402         0         77,402   

Investment companies

     20,351,161         0         0         20,351,161   

Municipal obligations

     0         701,354         0         701,354   

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

     0         10,170,669         0         10,170,669   

Preferred stocks

           

Financials

     0         11,752         0         11,752   

Health care

     551,023         0         0         551,023   

Industrials

     0         0         59,307         59,307   

Purchased put options

     0         540,874         0         540,874   

Warrants

           

Financials

     0         288,462         0         288,462   

Industrials

     0         19,978         0         19,978   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     51,055,553         0         0         51,055,553   

U.S. Treasury securities

     3,658,327         0         0         3,658,327   
     192,374,475         34,160,218         59,307         226,594,000   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     0         197,949         0         197,949   

Futures contracts

     277,283         0         0         277,283   

Total return swap contracts

     0         60,345         0         60,345   

Total assets

   $ 192,651,758       $ 34,418,512       $ 59,307       $ 227,129,577   

Liabilities

           

Securities sold short

           

Common stocks

           

Consumer discretionary

   $ 4,824,485       $ 575,680       $ 0       $ 5,400,165   

Consumer staples

     1,175,815         199,218         0         1,375,033   

Energy

     9,230,435         0         0         9,230,435   

Financials

     2,268,826         470,033         0         2,738,859   

Health care

     1,234,375         0         0         1,234,375   

Industrials

     2,351,793         0         0         2,351,793   

Information technology

     9,495,032         0         0         9,495,032   

Materials

     2,936,205         0         0         2,936,205   

Telecommunication services

     80,976         0         0         80,976   

Exchange-traded funds

     24,811,491         0         0         24,811,491   
     58,409,433         1,244,931         0         59,654,364   

Credit default swap contracts

     0         647         0         647   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     0         91,182         0         91,182   

Futures contracts

     330,756         0         0         330,756   

Total return swap contracts

     0         186,601         0         186,601   

Written options

     0         253,328         0         253,328   

Total liabilities

   $ 58,740,189       $ 1,776,689       $ 0       $ 60,516,878   


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Forward foreign currency contracts are reported at their unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. Futures contracts are reported at their variation margin at measurement date, which represents the amount due to/from the Fund at that date. Swap contracts consists of unrealized gains (losses) and premiums paid or received on swap contracts, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities and securities in long positions valued at $13,374,984 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the applicable subadvisers, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 1.75% and declining to 1.63% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has engaged The Rock Creek Group, LP, Chilton Investment Company, LLC, Ellington Global Asset Management LLC, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, Passport Capital, LLC, Pine River Capital Management L.P., River Canyon Fund Management LLC, Sirios Capital Management, L.P. and Wellington Management Company, LLP (“WMC”) to serve as sub-advisers to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. The subadvisers are each entitled to receive from Funds Management an annual subadvisory fee.

The Rock Creek Group, LP, an indirect majority owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo and an affiliate of Funds Management, is entitled to receive a fee at an annual rate starting at 0.60% and declining to 0.55% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the subadvisory fees paid to the remaining unaffiliated subadvisors was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13   

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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 2.22% for Class A shares, 2.97% for Class C shares, 2.07% for Administrator Class shares, and 1.97% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prime broker fees and dividend and interest expense on securities sold short are excluded from the expense caps.


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Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $24,920 from the sale of Class A shares and $138 in contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares.

Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C, and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $603,585,990 and $546,474,673, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.


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6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into futures contracts for speculative purposes.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had long and short futures contracts outstanding as follows:

 

Expiration date      Contracts      Counterparty      Type     

Contract

value at

June 30, 2016

      

Unrealized

gains
(losses)

 

7-15-2016

     2 Short      Morgan Stanley      Amsterdam Index      $ 193,230         $ (7,523

7-15-2016

     30 Long      Morgan Stanley      CAC 40 Index        1,409,604           24,913   

7-15-2016

     13 Long      Morgan Stanley      IBEX 35 Index        1,172,505           (8,358

7-28-2016

     2 Long      Morgan Stanley      Hang Seng Index        270,002           10,273   

9-8-2016

     136 Short      Morgan Stanley      Euro-Bund Futures        25,222,749           (475,623

9-8-2016

     19 Long      Morgan Stanley      TOPIX Index        2,291,628           (157,223

9-8-2016

     9 Short      Morgan Stanley      TOPIX Index        1,085,508           83,713   

9-15-2016

     110 Long      Morgan Stanley      10-Year Australian Treasury Bonds        11,173,539           84,923   

9-15-2016

     18 Short      Morgan Stanley      S&P/TSX 60 Index        2,273,494           (16,083

9-15-2016

     8 Short      Morgan Stanley      SPI 200 Index        772,052           (8,835

9-16-2016

     11 Long      Morgan Stanley      DAX Index        2,950,644           12,364   

9-16-2016

     111 Short      Morgan Stanley      Euro STOXX 50 Index        3,516,853           (51,952

9-16-2016

     31 Short      Morgan Stanley      FTSE 100 Index        2,650,484           (229,504

9-16-2016

     20 Short      Morgan Stanley      FTSE 100 Index        1,709,990           (136,090

9-16-2016

     26 Long      Morgan Stanley      FTSE MIB Index        2,335,835           57,981   

9-16-2016

     20 Short      Morgan Stanley      MSCI EAFE Index        1,615,200           (20,645

9-16-2016

     10 Short      Morgan Stanley      MSCI Emerging Markets Index        417,350           (18,923

9-16-2016

     11 Short      Morgan Stanley      Russell 2000 Index        1,262,140           (7,156

9-16-2016

     43 Short      Morgan Stanley      S&P 500 E-Mini Index        4,493,930           7,795   

9-16-2016

     8 Short      Morgan Stanley      S&P 500 E-Mini Index        836,080           (8,076

9-19-2016

     87 Short      Morgan Stanley      British Pound Futures        7,203,600           347,155   

9-19-2016

     160 Short      Morgan Stanley      Euro FX Futures        22,215,000           475,073   

9-19-2016

     8 Short      Morgan Stanley      Swedish Krona Futures        1,892,480           84,776   

9-19-2016

     1 Long      Morgan Stanley      Swiss Franc Futures        128,300           (1,878

9-21-2016

     6 Long      Morgan Stanley      10-Year Canadian Treasury Bonds        687,519           3,111   

9-21-2016

     221 Long      Morgan Stanley      10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes        29,389,547           760,940   

9-28-2016

     25 Short      Morgan Stanley      Long Gilt Bonds        4,276,306           (12,875

The Fund had an average notional amount of $43,362,119 in long and $71,940,209 in short futures contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016. As of June 30, 2016, in addition to securities held as collateral, the Fund had $801,183 on deposit at the prime broker for open futures contracts.


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During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for speculative purposes.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to buy:

 

Exchange date   Counterparty  

Contracts to

receive

    

U.S. value at

June 30, 2016

   

In exchange

for U.S. $

    Unrealized
gains
(losses)
 
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     169,000  EUR     $ 187,613      $ 186,694      $ 919   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     37,000  EUR       41,075        41,544        (469
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     39,000  EUR       43,295        44,038        (743
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     29,000  EUR       32,194        32,919        (725
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     22,000  EUR       24,423        24,908        (485
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     24,000  EUR       26,643        27,542        (899
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     15,000  CHF       15,371        15,697        (326
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     70,000  EUR       77,709        80,179        (2,470
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     98,049  CHF       100,857        100,608        249   
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     81,048  CHF       83,369        84,447        (1,078
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     111,328  CHF       114,516        116,311        (1,795
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     24,000  EUR       26,709        26,631        78   

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange date   Counterparty  

Contracts to

deliver

    

U.S. value at

June 30, 2016

   

In exchange

for U.S. $

    Unrealized
gains
(losses)
 
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     57,000 EUR     $ 63,278      $ 62,779      $ (499
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     89,000 EUR       98,802        99,428        626   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     17,000 EUR       18,872        19,348        476   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     638,000  EUR       708,266        728,596        20,330   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     24,000 CHF       24,593        25,237        644   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     76,000 CHF       77,879        79,916        2,037   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     496,000 EUR       550,627        566,432        15,805   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     189,000  CHF       193,672        198,738        5,066   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     26,000 EUR       28,864        29,665        801   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     49,000 EUR       54,397        54,637        240   
7-15-2016   Morgan Stanley     34,000 EUR       37,745        38,509        764   
9-21-2016   Bank of America     463,000 GBP       616,826        650,809        33,983   
9-21-2016   JPMorgan Chase Bank     286,757,000  JPY       2,784,196        2,702,578        (81,618
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     1,606,448  CHF       1,652,451        1,674,883        22,432   
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     73,914 EUR       82,259        82,184        (75
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     691,394 EUR       769,447        783,537        14,090   
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     72,270 EUR       80,429        80,472        43   
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     10,505 EUR       11,691        11,891        200   
9-21-2016   Morgan Stanley     179,656 CHF       184,801        188,189        3,388   
9-21-2016   UBS     3,342,000  EUR       3,719,286        3,795,064        75,778   

The Fund had average contract amounts of $1,337,953 and $9,250,469 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the year ended June 30, 2016.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into written options for speculative purposes.


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During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund had written option activities as follows:

 

    Call options        Put options  
   

Number of

contracts

       Premiums
received
       Number of
contracts
       Premiums
received
 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2015

    5         $ 957           46         $ 193,061   

Options written

    48           8,178           131           593,183   

Options expired

    (26        (4,352        (43        (156,969

Options closed

    (2        (329        (66        (275,201

Options exercised

    (3        (628        0           0   

Options outstanding at June 30, 2016

    22         $ 3,826           68         $ 354,074   

Open put/call options written at June 30, 2016 were as follows:

 

Expiration date      Counterparty      Description      Number of
contracts
       Call/Put        Strike
price
       Value  

7-15-2016

     Morgan Stanley      EMC Corporation        1           Call         $ 28         $ (13

8-19-2016

     Morgan Stanley      Avis Budget Group
Incorporated
       5           Call           33           (1,145

11-18-2016

     Morgan Stanley      Avis Budget Group
Incorporated
       3           Call           33           (1,080

11-18-2016

     Morgan Stanley      Avis Budget Group
Incorporated
       3           Call           32           (1,260

12-16-2016

     Morgan Stanley      S&P 500 Index        26           Put           1,700           (50,440

1-20-2017

     Morgan Stanley      Avis Budget Group
Incorporated
       5           Call           40           (1,084

1-20-2017

     Morgan Stanley      Avis Budget Group
Incorporated
       5           Call           38           (1,357

3-17-2017

     Morgan Stanley      S&P 500 Index        21           Put           1,725           (80,010

6-16-2017

     Morgan Stanley      S&P 500 Index        21           Put           1,725           (116,939

The Fund had an average of 10 written call options and 72 written put options during the year ended June 30, 2016. As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had $293,195 on deposit at the prime broker for written options.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into purchased option contracts for speculative purposes and had an average of 106 purchased call options and 258 purchased put options.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into total return swap contracts for speculative purposes. At June 30, 2016, the Fund had the following total return swap contracts outstanding:

 

Expiration     

Notional

amount

     Counterparty      Swap description     

Unrealized

gains
(losses)

 
10-20-2016      $41,426      Morgan Stanley      In an agreement dated 10-17-2014, the Fund makes monthly payments of 1 Month USD LIBOR +50. At expiration, the Fund will receive the positive return or pay the negative return of the referenced entity Ally Financial Incorporated.      $ (8,703
10-20-2016      278,098      Morgan Stanley     

In an agreement dated 10-17-2014, the Fund makes monthly payments of 1 Month USD LIBOR +50. At expiration, the Fund will receive the positive return or pay the negative return of

the referenced entity Brookdale Senior Living Incorporated.

       (141,439
10-20-2016      119,199      Morgan Stanley      In an agreement dated 10-17-2014, the Fund makes monthly payments of 1 Month USD LIBOR +50. At expiration, the Fund will receive the positive return or pay the negative return of the referenced entity Comcast Corporation Class A.        34,128   
2-10-2017      162,755      Morgan Stanley      In an agreement dated 5-16-2016, the Fund makes monthly payments of 1 Month EUR LIBOR +60 basis points. At expiration, the Fund will receive the positive return or pay the negative return of the referenced entity Ryanair Holdings plc.        (36,459
6-1-2018      (142,011)      Morgan Stanley      In an agreement dated 6-1-2016, the Fund receives monthly payments of 1 Month USD LIBOR -50. At expiration, the Fund will receive the negative return or pay the positive return of the referenced entity Banco Santander SA.        26,217   


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During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund had an average notional balance on total return swaps of $3,926,100. As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had $167,547 on deposit at the prime broker for total return swaps.

The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying security or basket of securities or to potentially enhance the Fund’s total return. At June 30, 2016, the Fund had the following credit default swap contracts outstanding:

Credit default swaps on debt obligations– Sell protection

 

Expiration  
Counterparty
  Reference
debt obligation
  Rating of
reference
debt
obligation*
   

Notional

amount

    Fixed
payments
received
    Value    

Premiums

received

   

Unrealized

gains

 
12-21-2020   Morgan Stanley   Yum! Brands Incorporated, 6.25%, 3-15-18     AAA      $ 15,000        1.00   $ (647   $ (1,032   $ 385   

 

* Reflects the ratings of a nationally recognized ratings agency at period end. The credit rating serves as indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative. A rating of D would most likely indicate a trigger event of default has occurred although circumstances including bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default, obligation acceleration, repudiation/moratorium and restructuring may also cause a credit event to take place.

The Fund had an average notional balance on credit default swaps of $43,667 during the year ended June 30, 2016.

The Fund’s credit default swap transactions may contain provisions for early termination in the event the net assets of the Fund declines below specific levels identified by the counterparty. If these levels are triggered, the counterparty may terminate the transaction and seek payment or request full collateralization of the derivative transactions in net liability positions.

A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.

The fair value of derivative instruments as of June 30, 2016 was as follows for the Fund:

 

      

Asset derivatives

      

Liability derivatives

 
      

Statement of Assets and

Liabilities location

     Fair value        Statement of Assets and
Liabilities location
     Fair value  

Equity risk

     Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value      $ 540,874      Payable for written options      $ 253,328   
     Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        95,033 **       Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        270,506 ** 

Foreign currency risk

     Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency        197,949         Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts        91,182   
     Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        162,543 **       Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        0   

Interest rate risk

     Receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        19,707 **       Payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts        60,250 ** 
     Unrealized gains on total return swap transactions        60,345         Unrealized losses on total return swap transactions        186,601   

Credit contracts

     Unrealized gains on credit default swap transactions        385         Premiums received on credit default swap transactions        1,032   
              $ 1,076,836                $ 862,899   

 

* Amount relates to purchased options

 

** Only the current day’s variation margin as of June 30, 2016, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.


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The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2016 was as follows for the Fund:

 

     Amount of realized gains (losses) on derivatives  
     Unaffiliated
securities*
    

Futures

contracts

    

Forward
foreign

currency
contracts

    

Written

options

     Credit
default
swaps
     Total
return
Swaps
     Total  

Interest rate risk

   $ 0       $ (459,911    $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 122,106       $ (337,805

Equity contracts

     (448,538      (1,416,367      0         327,817         0         0         (1,537,088

Foreign currency risk

     0         750,129         (385,533      0         0         0         364,596   

Credit contracts

     0         0         0         0         277         0         277  
     $ (448,538    $ (1,126,149    $ (385,533    $ 327,817       $ 277       $ 122,106       $ (1,510,020
     Change in unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives  
     Unaffiliated
securities*
    

Futures

contracts

    

Forward

foreign

currency
contracts

     Written
options
     Credit
default
swaps
     Total
return
Swaps
     Total  

Interest rate risk

   $ 0       $ 569,406       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ (175,246    $ 394,160   

Equity contracts

     (585,306      (581,368      0         129,020         0         0         (1,037,654

Foreign currency risk

     0         840,239         120,340         0         0         0         960,579   

Credit contracts

     0         0        0         0         385         0         385   
     $ (585,306    $ 828,277       $ 120,340       $ 129,020       $ 385       $ (175,246    $ 317,470   

 

* Amount relates to purchased options

For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type      Counterparty      Gross amounts 
of assets in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Amounts
subject
to netting
agreements
       Collateral
received
       Net amount
of assets
 

Futures – variation margin

     Morgan Stanley      $277,283      $ (277,283      $ 0         $ 0   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     Bank of America      33,983*        0           0           33,983   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     Morgan Stanley      88,188*        (9,564        0           78,624   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     UBS      75,778*        0           0           75,778   

Total return swaps

     Morgan Stanley      60,345*        (60,345        0           0   

 

* Amount represents net unrealized gains.


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Derivative type      Counterparty      Gross amounts
of liabilities in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
   Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
     Collateral
pledged1
       Net amount
of liabilities
 

Futures – variation margin

     Morgan Stanley      $330,756    $ (277,283    $ (53,473      $ 0   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     JPMorgan Chase Bank      81,618*      0         0           81,618   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     Morgan Stanley      9,564*      (9,564      0           0   

Written options

     Morgan Stanley      253,328      0         (253,328        0   

Total return swaps

     Morgan Stanley      186,601*      (60,345      (126,256        0   

Credit default swaps

     Morgan Stanley      647**      0         0           647   

 

1 Collateral pledged within this table is limited to the collateral for the net transaction with the counterparty by derivative type.
* Amount represents net unrealized losses.
** The value of swap contracts consists of unrealized losses and premiums received on swap contracts as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Trust (excluding the money market funds and certain other funds) and Wells Fargo Variable Trust are parties to a $200,000,000 revolving credit agreement whereby the Fund is permitted to use bank borrowings for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to fund shareholder redemption requests. Interest under the credit agreement is charged to the Fund based on a borrowing rate equal to the higher of the Federal Funds rate in effect on that day plus 1.25% or the overnight LIBOR rate in effect on that day plus 1.25%. In addition, an annual commitment fee equal to 0.20% of the unused balance is allocated to each participating fund. Prior to September 1, 2015, the revolving credit agreement amount was $150,000,000 and the annual commitment fee was equal to 0.10% of the unused balance which was allocated to each participating fund.

The Fund also had a committed credit facility to provide leverage for investment purposes. The credit facility had a commitment amount of $10 million which expired on March 2, 2016. During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund did not borrow under the credit facility but paid a commitment fee at an annual rate equal to 0.25% on the unutilized portion of the credit facility.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund did not borrow under either credit facility.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year ended
June 30
    

Year ended

July 31, 2014**

 
     2016      2015*     

Ordinary income

   $ 3,032,012       $ 1,057,252       $ 0   

Long-term capital gain

     1,232,977         501,247         0   

 

* For the eleven months ended June 30, 2015. The Fund changed its fiscal year end from July 31 to June 30, effective June 30, 2015.
** For the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) to July 31, 2014

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Unrealized

losses

  

Late-year

ordinary losses
deferred

   Post-October
capital losses
deferred
$(248,363)    $(1,283,264)    $(1,860,741)

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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54   Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies 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 Alternative Strategies Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Alternative Strategies Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year end, and the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended, the period from August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2014. 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Alternative Strategies Fund as of June 30, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, the period from August 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and the period from April 30, 2014 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

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TAX INFORMATION

For corporate shareholders, pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, 11.43% of ordinary income dividends qualify for the corporate dividends-received deduction for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, $1,232,977 was designated as a 20% rate gain distribution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.

Pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, $491,429 of income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 has been designated as qualified dividend income (QDI).

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $2,944,802 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue 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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available at each fiscal quarter end on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. As of each month end other than a month end that coincides with a fiscal quarter end, the Fund makes publicly available on the Fund’s website, on a one-month delayed basis (i) all portfolio holdings held long other than any put options on equity securities; (ii) portfolio holdings held short other than short positions in equity securities of single issuers; and (iii) the aggregate dollar value of equity securities of single issuers held short, and any put options on equity securities held long. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions and short positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)  

Trustee, since 2008;

Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer  

Current other

public company or
investment company
directorships

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
Timothy J. Penny
(Born 1951)
  Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(Born 1974)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    

Michael Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    

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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2  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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Alternative Strategies Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement with The Rock Creek Group LP (“Rock Creek”), an affiliate of Funds Management; (iii) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Chilton Investment Company, LLC (“Chilton”); (iv) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Mellon Capital Management Corporation (“Mellon”); (v) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Passport Capital, LLC (“Passport”); (vi) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Pine River Capital Management L.P. (“Pine River”); (vii) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and River Canyon Fund Management LLC (“River Canyon”); (viii) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Sirios Capital Management, L.P. (“Sirios”); and (ix) an investment sub-advisory agreement with Rock Creek and Wellington Management Company, LLC (“Wellington”). The sub-advisory agreements with Rock Creek, Chilton, Mellon, Passport, Pine River, River Canyon, Sirios, and Wellington (the “Sub-Advisers”) are collectively referred to as the “Sub-Advisory Agreements,” and the Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.


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The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe. The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class) was higher than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was higher than its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, for all periods under review. The Board noted the short performance history of the Fund.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than, equal to, or in range of the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to each of the Sub-Advisers for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were higher than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes. The Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than, equal to, or in range of the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups for all share classes.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Advisers for sub-advisory services. The Board considered this amount in comparison to the median amount retained by advisers to funds in a sub-advised expense universe that was determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Advisers, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and Rock Creek, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them. The Board also considered that the sub-advisory fees paid to Chilton, Mellon, Passport, Pine River, River Canyon, Sirios and Wellington had been negotiated by Funds Management on an arm’s length basis.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.


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Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Advisers under the Sub-Advisory Agreements was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of Rock Creek from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that Rock Creek’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis. The Board did not receive or consider profitability information with respect to Chilton, Mellon, Passport, Pine River, River Canyon, Sirios and Wellington, as the sub-advisory fees paid to them had been negotiated by Funds Management on an arm’s-length basis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.

Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management, the Sub-Advisers, and their affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Advisers’ business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by Chilton, Passport, Pine River, River Canyon, Sirios and Wellington, fees earned by Funds Management and its affiliate from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management, the Sub-Advisers, and their affiliates were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Advisers under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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Annual Report

June 30, 2016

 

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Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2   

Performance highlights

    4   

Fund expenses

    8   

Portfolio of investments

    9   
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    13   

Statement of operations

    14   

Statement of changes in net assets

    15   

Financial highlights

    16   

Notes to financial statements

    20   

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    27   

Other information

    28   

List of abbreviations

    34   

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of June 30, 2016, 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 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 and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

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2   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

During much of the period, global equity, bond, and currency markets were volatile as recessionary pressures and diverging central bank policies concerned investors.

 

 

 

 

During the fourth quarter of 2015, Japan’s economy contracted, China’s manufacturing sector retrenched, and growth appeared to slow in Europe.

 

 

Dear Valued Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this annual report for the Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. During much of the period, global equity, bond, and currency markets were volatile as recessionary pressures and diverging central bank policies concerned investors. As the period ended, voters in the U.K. approved a referendum to leave the European Union, injecting new uncertainty into the markets and sending stock prices and bond yields significantly lower. Equity markets soon recovered to varying degrees, but bond prices remained elevated and yields lower as investors sought lower-volatility assets due to short-term fears.

Shifting investor sentiment reflected changing economic and business data.

Early in the period, oil prices declined after a spring 2015 rally, negotiations about Greece’s ability to repay its sovereign debt grew contentious, and the U.S. dollar strengthened. By July 2015, equity markets were declining, led by stocks in China, which endured the largest one-day drop in eight years on July 27, 2015.

The S&P 500 Index,1 a common measure of U.S. stock performance, fell into correction territory—defined as a loss of 10% or more—during August 2015 before recovering somewhat. The index retested its August lows in late September 2015 before recovering most of its year-to-date losses from October through December 2015. As anticipated, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) increased the federal funds rate in December and suggested that it planned to pursue additional increases in 2016. During the first six weeks of 2016, the index suffered the worst loss to open a year on record before trending higher. By the end of the 12-month reporting period, the index recorded a 3.99% gain.

Overseas, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net)2 and the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net)3 recorded negative returns. In August 2015, China allowed its currency’s value to decline in an attempt to bolster exports. The U.S. dollar strengthened, which negatively affected investment returns and U.S. corporate profits earned overseas. During the fourth quarter of 2015, Japan’s economy contracted, China’s manufacturing sector retrenched, and growth appeared to slow in Europe.

Global equity markets hit low points before starting to rebound in the middle of February 2016 when business data improved and central bankers reasserted their commitment to initiatives intended to encourage economic activity. The European Central Bank (ECB) pushed the deposit interest-rate further into negative territory. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the ECB’s lead by setting a negative deposit rate. Negative deposit interest rates are intended to encourage banks to lend assets rather than keep them on deposit. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) reduced reserve ratios, which also was intended to encourage lending. The ECB expanded its bond-buying program, which injects liquidity into the markets and encourages investment.

 

 

 

 

1  The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3  The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 23 emerging markets country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund     3   

For the 12-month reporting period, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) and MSCI EM Index (Net) recorded returns of -10.24% and -12.06%, respectively.

A December federal funds rate increase marked divergence of central bank policies.

Bond markets were volatile as well. The Fed’s decision to tighten credit conditions through higher interest rates contrasted with actions by the ECB, the PBOC, and the BOJ. Data released in January 2016 indicated that U.S. corporate profits fell in the fourth quarter of 2015, the second consecutive quarter of decline. The Fed expressed hesitancy about additional credit tightening in the near term, which investors appeared to read as accommodative of business activity. Overall, policy actions of central banks and intermittently positive economic data heartened investors as the period drew to a close.

Bond markets, particularly international bonds, benefited during the period, with the Barclays Global Aggregate ex U.S. Dollar Bond Index4 gaining 11.24% and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index5 gaining 6.00%.

Don’t let short-term uncertainty derail long-term investment goals.

Periods of investment uncertainty can present challenges, but experience has taught us that maintaining long-term investment goals can be an effective way to plan for the future. To help you create a sound strategy based on your personal goals and risk tolerance, Wells Fargo Funds offers more than 100 mutual funds spanning a wide range of asset classes and investment styles. Although diversification cannot guarantee an investment profit or prevent losses, we believe it can be an effective way to manage investment risk and potentially smooth out overall portfolio performance. We encourage investors to know their investments and to understand that appropriate levels of risk-taking may unlock opportunities.

Thank you for choosing to invest with Wells Fargo Funds. We appreciate your confidence in us and remain committed to helping you meet your financial needs.

Sincerely,

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Karla M. Rabusch

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

 

4  The Barclays Global Aggregate ex U.S. Dollar Bond Index tracks an international basket of government, corporate, agency, and mortgage-related bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage pass-throughs), asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Manager

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadviser

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio manager

Dale A. Winner, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of June 30, 2016

 

        Including sales charge     Excluding sales charge     Expense ratios1 (%)  
    Inception date   1 year     Since inception     1 year     Since inception     Gross     Net2  
Class A (WGLAX)   11-28-2014     (15.57     (8.15     (10.43     (4.66     5.38        2.85   
Class C (WGLCX)   11-28-2014     (12.18     (5.40     (11.18     (5.40     6.13        3.60   
Administrator Class (WGLDX)   11-28-2014                   (10.38     (4.57     5.30        2.75   
Institutional Class (WGLSX)   11-28-2014                   (10.12     (4.34     5.05        2.55   
Global Long/Short Composite Index3                     (1.55     (0.72              
Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index4                     0.14        0.09                 
MSCI ACWI Index (Net)5                     (3.73     (1.95              

Figures quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown without sales charges would be lower if sales charges were reflected. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Current month-end performance is available on the Fund’s website, wellsfargofunds.com.

Index returns do not include transaction costs associated with buying and selling securities, any mutual fund fees or expenses, or any taxes. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

For Class A shares, the maximum front-end sales charge is 5.75%. For Class C shares, the maximum contingent deferred sales charge is 1.00%. Performance including a contingent deferred sales charge assumes the sales charge for the corresponding time period. Administrator Class and Institutional Class shares are sold without a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

Stock values fluctuate in response to the activities of individual companies and general market and economic conditions. Foreign investments are especially volatile and can rise or fall dramatically due to differences in the political and economic conditions of the host country. These risks are generally intensified in emerging markets. The use of derivatives may reduce returns and/or increase volatility. There are numerous risks associated with transactions in options on securities. Borrowing money to purchase securities or cover short positions magnifies losses and incurs expenses. Short selling is generally considered speculative, has the potential for unlimited loss, and may involve leverage. Certain investment strategies tend to increase the total risk of an investment (relative to the broader market). The Fund is exposed to regulatory and smaller-company securities risk. Consult the Fund’s prospectus for additional information on these and other risks.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund     5   
Growth of $10,000 investment as of June 30, 20166
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1  Reflects the expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, which include the impact of 0.05% in acquired fund fees and expenses and 1.05% in dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short. The expense ratios shown are subject to change and may differ from the annualized expense ratios shown in the financial highlights of this report, which do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

2  The manager has contractually committed through October 31, 2016, to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver at 1.75% for Class A, 2.50% for Class C, 1.65% for Administrator Class, and 1.45% for Institutional Class. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Brokerage commissions, stamp duty fees, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, prime broker fees, dividend and interest expenses on securities sold short, and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the expense cap. Without this cap, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

3  Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Global Long/Short Composite Index is weighted 50% in the MSCI ACWI Index (Net) (measures the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets) and 50% in the Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index (tracks the performance and attributes of recently issued 1-3 month U.S. Treasury bills using Barclays’ monthly rebalancing conventions). You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4  The Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index includes all publicly issued zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bills that have a remaining maturity of less than 3 months and more than 1 month, are rated investment grade, and have $250 million or more of outstanding face value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  The chart compares the performance of Class A shares since inception with the Global Long/Short Composite Index, Barclays U.S. 1-3 Month Treasury Bill Index, and the MSCI ACWI Index (Net). The chart assumes a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in Class A shares and reflects all operating expenses and assumes the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.

 

7  The ten largest long and short position holdings, excluding cash and cash equivalents, are calculated based on the value of the investments divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  The chart shows the percentage of Fund holdings within a particular sector or country that was held long (securities owned by the Fund) or sold short (sale of borrowed securities). Gross exposure is the absolute value of the long positions and short positions combined. Net exposure is the percentage of long positions minus the percentage of positions sold short. Short positions are represented by negative numbers.


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6   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION

Fund highlights

n   The Fund underperformed its benchmark the Global Long/Short Composite Index for the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2016. (The Fund’s securities were either held long, as in securities owned by the fund, or sold short, as in the sale of borrowed securities.) The Fund’s underperformance was due primarily to notable stock-specific losses in each region globally during an unusually volatile period for global equities characterized by persistent momentum trading rather than a focus on fundamental value.

 

n   Overall attribution gains primarily from long and short positions in the U.K. and China, as well as regional equity hedges globally and hedges of European and Japanese currency risk, were more than offset by losses in stock positions primarily in Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, as well as underweights in U.S. equities.

 

n   Notable gains were generated among consumer durables and producer manufacturing industries, but they were more than offset by stock positions in finance, consumer nondurables, and technology services.

 

n   We continue to find fundamental long and short stock investment ideas as overall macroeconomic volatility persists, primarily across Asia and Europe.

While the Fund underperformed its benchmark during this period, we believe that our fundamental research-driven long and short positions will accrue value as global equity markets begin to normalize, rewarding fundamental valuations more than momentum. Results were derived from our research and risk management processes as we focused on fundamentals among nonconsensus ideas and sought low valuations underpinned by well-researched risk management.

Overall, Fund net exposures have concentrated across developed markets—notably Japan, the U.K., Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands—with lower exposures across emerging markets other than China and South Korea. As we look globally, we continue to find compelling values internationally as the impacts of self-help restructuring, targeted regional reforms, and reflationary efforts allow select companies to engage in differentiated actions to potentially generate shareholder value, while others remain mired in unsustainable and uncompetitive business models more vulnerable to adverse volatility. At the same time, we recognize that a transition to more normalized monetary policy in the U.S. relative to expanding monetary and credit easing in Europe and the U.K., in particular, places pressures on domestic currencies. This contributes to our partial hedges of foreign-exchange risk of net long exposures in European and British currency-denominated net equity exposures. We covered our Japanese yen hedges early in 2016 based on a determination of diminishing returns from Japanese efforts to deflate its local currency.

 

Ten largest long position holdings (%) as of June 30,  20167  

Vodafone Group plc

     2.58   

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA

     2.45   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated

     2.26   

Akzo Nobel NV

     2.02   

Alphabet Incorporated Class C

     2.01   

Lundin Mining Corporation

     1.98   

Smiths Group plc

     1.97   

SAP SE

     1.96   

American International Group Incorporated

     1.80   

Coca-Cola East Japan Company Limited

     1.79   
Ten largest short position holdings (%) as of June 30,  20167  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     (1.90)   

Nestle SA

     (1.60)   

Unilever NV

     (1.19)   

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

     (1.12)   

Wisdomtree Japan Hedged Equity ETF

     (1.11)   

Schindler Holding AG

     (1.04)   

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

     (1.01)   

Ashmore Group plc

     (1.00)   

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

     (0.73)   

Peugeot SA

     (0.68)   
 

 

Strong performance from international equity markets in the U.K. and China and hedges in Japan, non-Japan Asia, Europe, and Canada helped add to overall returns. Performance of those positions was notably enhanced by net long exposure in individual stocks that are consumption and financial reform beneficiaries as well as self-help restructuring-oriented developments. Top-performing long positions included Rheinmetall AG in Germany; Alphabet Incorporated in the U.S.; Daiwa House Industry Company, Limited, Coca-Cola East Japan Company, Limited, in Japan; and Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited in China. Top-performing stock shorts included a French automaker, a Swedish consumer discretionary

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund     7   

investment, a Japanese department store, and an unrelated trading company, as well as a U.S. asset manager. These gains were more than offset by losses from longs in Nomura Holdings, Incorporated; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Incorporated; Volkswagen AG; Hitachi, Limited; and China Everbright Limited, while losses from shorts were limited, largely composed of diversified shorts in expensive and vulnerable European and Japanese staples stocks.

Difficult performance during the past two quarters was exacerbated by extreme liquidations of Japanese equities during the first quarter of 2016 as investors grappled with the implications of negative interest rates for financial services industry profitability and a surprise U.K. referendum voting in favor of exiting the European Union (E.U.) during the second quarter of 2016. We expect this volatility to create long and short opportunities for us globally.

 

Sector allocation as of June 30, 20168  
    

Gross

exposure(%)

    

Net

exposure(%)

 

Consumer Discretionary

     8         7   

Consumer Staples

     18         17   

Energy

     4         5   

Financials

     25         30   

Health Care

     3         4   

Industrials

     19         22   

Information Technology

     11         14   

Materials

     6         8   

Telecommunication Services

     6         8   

Other

     0         (15)   
       100         100   
Country allocation as of June 30, 20168  
     Gross
exposure(%)
     Net
exposure(%)
 

Canada

     4         6   

China

     9         12   

France

     4         4   

Germany

     10         13   

Hong Kong

     1         2   

Italy

     6         8   

Japan

     18         21   

Netherlands

     7         6   

Philippines

     0         (1)   

South Korea

     2         3   

Switzerland

     3         (1)   

Thailand

     0         (1)   

United Kingdom

     12         13   

United States

     24         15   
       100         100   
 

 

Divergences in economies and markets create equity investment opportunities.

As we look forward at risks and opportunities, we continue to witness wide divergences in regional and national economies and policymaker actions as well as corporate prospects in an environment of increased differentiation between public equities within sectors and regions. In the U.K., Europe, China/Hong Kong, and Japan markets, there is a growing gulf separating reform-minded and shareholder-sensitive companies from other companies that we view as being in secular decline. In developed markets, a number of firms continue to stand out positively for their self-imposed restructurings and efforts to enhance profitability, while others are more challenged, unable to confront adverse headwinds from more competitive markets and/or moderating business trends.

We expect sustained volatility attributable to instability in the E.U.’s efforts to manage the economic and monetary union, China’s ability to gradually experiment with and progress toward a more market-oriented financial market, and Japan’s efforts to reflate its domestic economy to create additional long and short opportunities. In our view, a ready European Central Bank focused on helping contain credit risks arising from apparently intractable negotiations between Greece and its creditors; Chinese central authorities committed to easing the strains of deleveraging by promoting domestic consumption and financial reforms; and Japanese officials coordinating monetary, fiscal, and structural reform efforts to positively stimulate local investor sentiment all will provide the macro backdrop for continued market volatility that may reward fundamental stock pickers who can distinguish between fair market values and true micro fundamentals.

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Fund expenses (unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and contingent deferred sales charges (if any) on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder servicing 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 January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.

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 sales charges (loads) and 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
1-1-2016
     Ending
account value
6-30-2016
     Expenses
paid during
the period¹
     Net annualized
expense ratio
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 953.17       $ 12.57         2.59

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,011.99       $ 12.95         2.59

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 949.69       $ 16.13         3.33

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,008.31       $ 16.62         3.33

Administrator Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 953.27       $ 12.09         2.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,012.49       $ 12.46         2.49

Institutional Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 955.35       $ 11.13         2.29

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,013.48       $ 11.46         2.29

 

 

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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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund     9   

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 57.24%

          
Brazil: 0.09%           

Cosan Limited Class A (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          1,386       $ 9,023   
          

 

 

 
Canada: 2.82%           

Cameco Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          7,366         80,805   

Lundin Mining Corporation (Materials, Metals & Mining) †

          56,477         190,595   
             271,400   
          

 

 

 
China: 5.23%           

China Everbright Limited (Financials, Capital Markets)

          40,000         77,613   

China Mobile Limited (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

          12,500         144,428   

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited H Shares (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

          80,000         84,324   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Limited H Shares (Financials, Banks)

          163,000         90,900   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Limited H Shares (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

          26,700         59,204   

YY Incorporated (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services) †

          1,377         46,639   
             503,108   
          

 

 

 
France: 2.45%           

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (Industrials, Building Products)

          6,224         235,924   
          

 

 

 
German : 6.54%           

Metro AG (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          4,629         142,370   

Rheinmetall AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          2,155         128,177   

SAP SE (Information Technology, Software)

          2,512         188,664   

Siemens AG (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          1,655         169,838   
             629,049   
          

 

 

 
Hong Kong: 0.83%           

Xinyi Glass Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

          102,000         75,449   

Xinyi Automobile Glass Hong Kong Enterprises Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components) †(a)

          12,750         4,593   
             80,042   
          

 

 

 
Italy: 4.14%           

ANIMA Holding SpA (Financials, Capital Markets) 144A

          16,981         80,058   

Eni SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          10,356         166,806   

Prysmian SpA (Industrials, Electrical Equipment)

          6,920         151,888   
             398,752   
          

 

 

 
Japan: 12.04%           

Coca-Cola East Japan Company Limited (Consumer Staples, Beverages)

          9,000         172,256   

Daiwa House Industry Company Limited (Financials, Real Estate Management & Development)

          4,000         117,468   

Daiwa Securities Group Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

          28,000         147,514   

Hitachi Limited (Information Technology, Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components)

          41,000         171,784   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

          48,500         217,418   

Mitsui Fudosan Company Limited (Financials, Real Estate Management & Development)

          7,000         160,655   

Nomura Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

          42,100         149,731   

West Holdings Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Household Durables)

          3,600         21,904   
             1,158,730   
          

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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10   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016

      

 

 

Security name                Shares     Value  
Netherlands: 4.35%         

Akzo Nobel NV (Materials, Chemicals)

         3,128      $ 194,314   

Koninklijke Philips NV (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

         3,847        95,545   

NN Group NV (Financials, Insurance)

         4,690        129,108   
           418,967   
        

 

 

 
South Korea: 1.42%         

Hana Financial Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

         6,726        136,745   
        

 

 

 
Switzerland: 1.94%         

ABB Limited (Industrials, Electrical Equipment)

         4,672        92,644   

Zurich Insurance Group AG (Financials, Insurance)

         382        94,500   
           187,144   
        

 

 

 
United Kingdom: 7.52%         

Capita plc (Industrials, Professional Services)

         5,471        70,497   

Smiths Group plc (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

         12,262        189,487   

United Business Media plc (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

  

     17,915        153,641   

Vodafone Group plc (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

  

     81,543        248,613   

Wolseley plc (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

  

     1,181        61,156   
           723,394   
        

 

 

 
United States: 7.87%   

Agilent Technologies Incorporated (Health Care, Life Sciences Tools & Services)

  

     1,574        69,823   

Alphabet Incorporated Class C (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services) †

  

     279        193,096   

American International Group Incorporated (Financials, Insurance)

  

     3,278        173,373   

Apple Incorporated (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

  

     971        92,828   

Coach Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

  

     3,364        137,049   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

  

     314        28,496   

Merck & Company Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals)

  

     1,087        62,622   
           757,287   
        

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,185,967)

  

    5,509,565   
        

 

 

 
      Expiration date               
Participation Notes: 0.95%   
China: 0.95%   

HSBC Bank plc (Kweichow Moutai Company Limited Class A) (Consumer Staples, Beverages) †

      12/4/2024         2,090        91,835   
        

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes (Cost $53,236)

  

    91,835   
        

 

 

 
    Yield                     
Short-Term Investments: 39.23%   
Investment Companies: 39.23%   

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)

    0.31        3,775,913        3,775,913   
        

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,775,913)

  

    3,775,913   
        

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short: (15.72%)

  

Common Stocks: (8.28%)

  

France: (0.68%)   

Peugeot SA (Consumer Discretionary, Automobiles)

  

     (5,489     (65,792
        

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Security name                 Shares     Value  
Japan: (1.74%)   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail)

          (1,200   $ (10,681

Lawson Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          (750     (59,876

Marubeni Corporation (Industrials, Industrial Conglomerates)

          (5,500     (24,848

McDonalds Holdings Company (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

          (1,000     (27,163

Odakyu Electric Railway Company (Industrials, Road & Rail)

          (2,000     (23,452

Takashimaya Company Limited (Consumer Discretionary, Multiline Retail)

          (3,000     (21,488
    (167,508
         

 

 

 
Netherlands: (1.19%)   

Unilever NV (Consumer Staples, Household Products)

          (2,453     (114,088
         

 

 

 
Philippines: (0.27%)   

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company SP ADR (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          (580     (25,851
         

 

 

 
Switzerland: (2.64%)   

Nestle SA (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

          (1,986     (153,872

Schindler Holding AG (Industrials, Machinery)

          (553     (100,119
    (253,991
         

 

 

 
Thailand: (0.32%)   

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (Consumer Staples, Food & Staples Retailing)

          (37,300     (30,517
         

 

 

 
United Kingdom: (1.00%)   

Ashmore Group plc (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

          (24,122     (96,046
         

 

 

 
United States: (0.45%)   

Eaton Vance Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

          (1,018     (35,976

Franklin Resources Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

          (208     (6,941
    (42,917
         

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Funds: (7.44%)

  

United States: (7.44%)   

iShares Europe ETF

          (1,470     (55,551

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

          (3,282     (183,168

iShares MSCI EMU ETF

          (1,426     (46,017

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

          (1,782     (69,801

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

          (4,502     (48,937

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF

          (3,633     (107,718

iShares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF

          (1,414     (97,439

Wisdomtree Japan Hedged Equity ETF

          (2,762     (107,110
    (715,741
         

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short (Proceeds $(1,637,253))

  

    (1,512,451
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (excluding securities sold short) (Cost $10,015,116) *     97.42        9,377,313   

Total securities sold short (Proceeds ($1,637,253))

    (15.71        (1,512,451

Other assets and liabilities, net

    18.29           1,760,929   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 9,625,791   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Non-income-earning security

 

(a) The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $10,015,659 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 214,356   

Gross unrealized losses

     (852,702
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized losses

   $ (638,346

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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Statement of assets and liabilities—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund     13   
         

Assets

 

Investments

 

In unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $6,239,203)

  $ 5,601,400   

In affiliated securities, at value (cost $3,775,913)

    3,775,913   
 

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $10,015,116)

    9,377,313   

Cash

    5,069   

Segregated cash for securities sold short

    1,678,113   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $11,661)

    11,629   

Receivable for investments sold

    3,010   

Receivable for dividends

    42,340   

Unrealized gains on forward foreign currency contracts

    32,590   

Receivable from manager

    7,097   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    25,634   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    11,182,795   
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Dividends payable on securities sold short

    37   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

    23,145   

Payable for securities sold short, at value (proceeds $1,637,253)

    1,512,451   

Distribution fee payable

    84   

Administration fees payable

    1,077   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    20,210   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,557,004   
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 9,625,791   
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 10,472,887   

Accumulated net investment loss

    (32,929

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (333,197

Net unrealized losses on investments

    (480,970
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 9,625,791   
 

 

 

 

COMPUTATION OF NET ASSET VALUE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE

 

Net assets – Class A

  $ 354,979   

Shares outstanding – Class A1

    38,741   

Net asset value per share – Class A

    $9.16   

Maximum offering price per share – Class A2

    $9.72   

Net assets – Class C

  $ 135,004   

Shares outstanding – Class C1

    14,905   

Net asset value per share – Class C

    $9.06   

Net assets – Administrator Class

  $ 92,880   

Shares outstanding – Administrator Class1

    10,114   

Net asset value per share – Administrator Class

    $9.18   

Net assets – Institutional Class

  $ 9,042,928   

Shares outstanding – Institutional Class1

    983,181   

Net asset value per share – Institutional Class

    $9.20   

 

 

1 The Fund has an unlimited number of authorized shares.

 

2  Maximum offering price is computed as 100/94.25 of net asset value. On investments of $50,000 or more, the offering price is reduced.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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14   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   Statement of operations—year ended June 30, 2016
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $12,997)

  $ 178,812   

Income from affiliated securities

    11,466   
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    190,278   
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Management fee

    130,120   

Administration fees

  

Class A

    722   

Class C

    296   

Administrator Class

    126   

Institutional Class

    12,256   

Shareholder servicing fees

  

Class A

    860   

Class C

    353   

Administrator Class

    242   

Distribution fee

  

Class C

    1,058   

Custody and accounting fees

    23,273   

Professional fees

    56,940   

Registration fees

    81,196   

Shareholder report expenses

    32,415   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    20,658   

Dividends on securities sold short

    47,375   

Prime broker fees

    23,191   

Other fees and expenses

    14,642   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    445,723   

Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    (227,317
 

 

 

 

Net expenses

    218,406   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (28,128
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

  

Unaffiliated securities

    (403,981

Securities sold short

    100,925   

Forward foreign currency contract transactions

    (35,630

Written options

    (25,240
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (363,926
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

  

Unaffiliated securities

    (920,900

Securities sold short

    165,154   

Forward foreign currency contract transactions

    61,402   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (694,344
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1,058,270
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (1,086,398
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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     Year ended
June 30, 2016
    Year ended
June 30, 20151
 

Operations

       

Net investment loss

    $ (28,128     $ (38,262

Net realized gains (losses) on investments

      (363,926       192,602   

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

      (694,344       213,374   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,086,398       367,714   
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

       

Net investment income

       

Class A

      (499       0   

Administrator Class

      (76       0   

Institutional Class

      (23,095       0   

Net realized gains

       

Class A

      (3,385       0   

Class C

      (1,461       0   

Administrator Class

      (1,017       0   

Institutional Class

      (98,879       0   
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

      (128,412       0   
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

    Shares          Shares     

Proceeds from shares sold

       

Class A

    14,706        143,822        29,360        299,099   

Class C

    3,035        28,407        14,590        147,995   

Administrator Class

    0        0        10,965        110,000   

Institutional Class

    0        0        972,067        9,721,435   
 

 

 

 
      172,229          10,278,529   
 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of distributions

       

Class A

    406        3,884        0        0   

Class C

    154        1,461        0        0   

Administrator Class

    114        1,093        0        0   

Institutional Class

    12,710        121,974        0        0   
 

 

 

 
      128,412          0   
 

 

 

 

Payment for shares redeemed

       

Class A

    (4,908     (46,365     (823     (8,482

Class C

    (2,874     (26,632     0        0   

Administrator Class

    0        0        (965     (10,106

Institutional Class

    (1,596     (14,698     0        0   
 

 

 

 
      (87,695       (18,588
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

      212,946          10,259,941   
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (1,001,864       10,627,655   
 

 

 

 

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

      10,627,655          0   
 

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 9,625,791        $ 10,627,655   
 

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

    $ (32,929     $ 56,021   
 

 

 

 

 

 

1  For the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2015

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS A   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.35        $10.00   

Net investment loss

    (0.04     (0.04 )2 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.04     0.39   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.08     0.35   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.01     0.00   

Net realized gains

    (0.10     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.11     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.16        $10.35   

Total return3

    (10.43 )%      3.50

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    4.77 %4      5.40 %4 

Net expenses

    2.47 %4      2.96 %4 

Net investment loss

    (0.41 )%      (0.59 )% 

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    37     62

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $355        $295   

 

 

1  For the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015.

 

2  Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.

 

3  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

4  Ratios include fees for the prime broker and expense from dividends on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.72

Year ended June 30, 20151

    1.21

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
CLASS C   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.31        $10.00   

Net investment loss

    (0.12     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.03     0.38   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.15     0.31   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net realized gains

    (0.10     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.06        $10.31   

Total return2

    (11.18 )%      3.10

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    5.50 %3      6.12 %3 

Net expenses

    3.20 %3      3.54 %3 

Net investment loss

    (1.24 )%      (1.64 )% 

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    37     62

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $135        $150   

 

 

1  For the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3  Ratios include fees for the prime broker and expense from dividends on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.70

Year ended June 30, 20151

    1.04

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
ADMINISTRATOR CLASS   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.36        $10.00   

Net investment loss

    (0.04     (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.03     0.41   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.07     0.36   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.01     0.00   

Net realized gains

    (0.10     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.11     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.18        $10.36   

Total return2

    (10.38 )%      3.60

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    4.68 %3      5.22 %3 

Net expenses

    2.35 %3      2.70 %3 

Net investment loss

    (0.40 )%      (0.83 )% 

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    37     62

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $93        $104   

 

 

1  For the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3  Ratios include fees for the prime broker and expense from dividends on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.70

Year ended June 30, 20151

    1.05

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    Year ended June 30  
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS   2016     20151  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.37        $10.00   

Net investment loss

    (0.02     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (1.03     0.41   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.05     0.37   

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income

    (0.02     0.00   

Net realized gains

    (0.10     0.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.12     0.00   

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.20        $10.37   

Total return2

    (10.12 )%      3.70

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

   

Gross expenses

    4.42 %3      4.95 %3 

Net expenses

    2.15 %3      2.49 %3 

Net investment loss

    (0.20 )%      (0.63 )% 

Supplemental data

   

Portfolio turnover rate

    37     62

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $9,043        $10,078   

 

 

1  For the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of class operations) to June 30, 2015.

 

2  Total return calculations do not include any sales charges. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3  Ratios include fees for the prime broker and expense from dividends on securities sold short as follows:

 

Year ended June 30, 2016

    0.70

Year ended June 30, 20151

    1.04

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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20   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short 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”). As an investment company, the Trust follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. These financial statements report on the Wells Fargo Global Long/Short 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

All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern Time), although a Fund may deviate from this calculation time under unusual or unexpected circumstances.

Equity securities and options that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Non-listed options are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On June 30, 2016, such fair value pricing was used in pricing foreign securities.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Board of Trustees has established a Valuation Committee comprised of the Trustees and has delegated to it the authority to take any actions regarding the valuation of portfolio securities that the Valuation Committee deems necessary or appropriate, including determining the fair value of portfolio securities, unless the determination has been delegated to the Management Valuation Team. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Management Valuation Team which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs


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used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

Foreign currency translation

The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The values of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Management Valuation Team. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually paid or received. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities resulting from changes in exchange rates. The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are included in net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments.

Forward foreign currency contracts

The Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The Fund enters into forward foreign currency contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities and to attempt to minimize the risk to the Fund from adverse changes in the relationship between currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are recorded at the forward rate and marked-to-market daily. When the contracts are closed, realized gains and losses arising from such transactions are recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency contract transactions. The Fund could be exposed to risks if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts or if the value of the foreign currency changes unfavorably. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gains on the contracts. This risk may be mitigated if there is a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty.

Options

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered call options or secured put options on individual securities and/or indexes. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. Premiums received from written options that expire unexercised are recognized as realized gains on the expiration date. For exercised options, the difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in calculating the realized gain or loss on the sale. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost of the security purchased. The Fund, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security and/or index underlying the written option.

The Fund may also purchase call or put options. The premium is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, the value of which is subsequently adjusted based on the current market value of the option. Premiums paid for purchased options that expire are recognized as realized losses on the expiration date. Premiums paid for purchased options that are exercised or closed are added to the amount paid or offset against the proceeds received for the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk of loss associated with purchased options is limited to the premium paid.

Options traded on an exchange are regulated and terms of the options are standardized. Purchased options traded over-the-counter expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. This risk can be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

Short sales

The Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the market value of that security (short sale). When the Fund makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of replacement.

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recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Any interest or dividends accrued on such borrowed securities during the period of the loan are recorded as an expense on the Statement of Operations. To borrow the security, the Fund may be required to pay a premium, which would decrease the proceeds of the security sold. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the closing of a short sale if the market price at the closing is less than or greater than, respectively, the proceeds originally received. Until the short sale is closed or the borrowed security is replaced, the Fund maintains a segregated account of cash or liquid securities, the dollar value of which is at least equal to the market value of the security at the time of the short sale.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in conformity with federal income tax regulations, which may differ in amount or character from net investment income and realized gains recognized for purposes of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Federal and other taxes

The Fund intends 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 fiscal years since commencement of operations will be subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities. The Fund is not subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities for tax years before 2014, the year the Fund commenced operations.

Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under federal income tax regulations. U.S. generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The primary permanent differences causing such reclassifications are due to foreign currency transactions and recognition of partnership income. At June 30, 2016, as a result of permanent book-to-tax differences, the following reclassification adjustments were made on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

Accumulated net
investment loss

   Accumulated net
realized losses
on investments
$(37,152)    $37,152

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consist of $97,711 in short-term capital losses and $234,944 in long-term capital losses.

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund had a qualified late-year ordinary loss of $325 which will be recognized on the first day of the following fiscal year.

Class allocations

The separate classes of shares offered by the Fund differ principally in applicable sales charges, distribution, shareholder servicing, and administration fees. Class specific expenses are charged directly to that share class. Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets of each class.

3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS

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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, use of amortized cost, 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 investments in securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2016:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
    

Other significant

observable inputs
(Level 2)

    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

Brazil

   $ 9,023       $ 0       $         0       $ 9,023   

Canada

     271,400         0         0         271,400   

China

     46,639         456,469         0         503,108   

France

     0         235,924         0         235,924   

Germany

     0         629,049         0         629,049   

Hong Kong

     0         80,042         0         80,042   

Italy

     0         398,752         0         398,752   

Japan

     0         1,158,730         0         1,158,730   

Netherlands

     0         418,967         0         418,967   

South Korea

     0         136,745         0         136,745   

Switzerland

     0         187,144         0         187,144   

United Kingdom

     0         723,394         0         723,394   

United States

     757,287         0         0         757,287   

Participation Notes

           

China

     0         91,835         0         91,835   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     3,775,913         0         0         3,775,913   
     4,860,262         4,517,051         0         9,377,313   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     0         32,590         0         32,590   

Total assets

   $ 4,860,262       $ 4,549,641       $ 0       $ 9,409,903   

Liabilities

           

Securities sold short

           

Common stocks

           

France

   $ 0       $ 65,792       $ 0       $ 65,792   

Japan

     0         167,508         0         167,508   

Netherlands

     114,088         0         0         114,088   

Philippines

     25,851         0         0         25,851   

Switzerland

     0         253,991         0         253,991   

Thailand

     30,517         0         0         30,517   

United Kingdom

     0         96,046         0         96,046   

United States

     42,917         0         0         42,917   

Exchange-traded funds

           

United States

     715,741         0         0         715,741   

Total liabilities

   $ 929,114       $ 583,337       $ 0       $ 1,512,451   


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Forward foreign currency contracts are reported at their unrealized gains (losses) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date. All other assets and liabilities are reported at their market value at measurement date.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At June 30, 2016, fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities in long positions valued at $3,719,012 and securities in short positions valued at $487,291 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Management fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”), is the manager of the Fund and provides advisory and fund-level administrative services under an investment management agreement. Under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is responsible for, among other services, implementing the investment objectives and strategies of the Fund, supervising the subadviser, providing fund-level administrative services in connection with the Fund’s operations, and providing any other fund-level administrative services reasonably necessary for the operation of the Fund. As compensation for its services under the investment management agreement, Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual management fee starting at 1.30% and declining to 1.13% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase. For the year ended June 30, 2016, the management fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 1.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of a subadviser to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fee for subadvisory services is borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate starting at 1.00% and declining to 0.90% as the average daily net assets of the Fund increase.

Administration fees

Under a class-level administration agreement, Funds Management provides class-level administrative services to the Fund, which includes paying fees and expenses for services provided by the transfer agent, sub-transfer agents, omnibus account servicers and record-keepers. As compensation for its services under the class-level administration agreement, Funds Management receives an annual fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

     Class-level
administration fee
 

Class A, Class C

     0.21

Administrator Class, Institutional Class

     0.13   

Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed management 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 October 31, 2016 to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to cap the Fund’s expenses at 1.75% for Class A shares, 2.50% for Class C shares, 1.65% for Administrator Class shares and 1.45% for Institutional Class shares. After this time, the cap may be increased or the commitment to maintain the cap may be terminated only with the approval of the Board of Trustees. Prime broker fees and dividend expense on securities sold short are excluded from the expense caps.

Distribution fee

The Trust has adopted a distribution plan for Class C shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. A distribution fee is charged to Class C shares and paid to Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (“Funds Distributor”), the principal underwriter, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.

In addition, Funds Distributor is entitled to receive the front-end sales charge from the purchase of Class A shares and a contingent deferred sales charge on the redemption of certain Class A shares. Funds Distributor is also entitled to receive the contingent deferred sales charges from redemptions of Class C shares. For the year ended June 30, 2016, Funds Distributor received $72 from the sale of Class A shares.


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Shareholder servicing fees

The Trust has entered into contracts with one or more shareholder servicing agents, whereby Class A, Class C and Administrator Class of the Fund are charged a fee at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each respective class.

A portion of these total shareholder servicing fees were paid to affiliates of Wells Fargo.

5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2016 were $3,743,067 and $2,811,857, respectively.

The Fund may purchase or sell investment securities to other Wells Fargo funds under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which generally do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices. Interfund trades are included within the respective purchases and sales amounts shown.

6. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into forward foreign currency contracts for economic hedging purposes.

At June 30, 2016, the Fund had forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as follows:

Forward foreign currency contracts to sell:

 

Exchange date   Counterparty   Contracts to
deliver
     U.S. value at
June 30, 2016
    In exchange
for U.S. $
    Unrealized
gains
 
7-25-2016   Morgan Stanley     11,900 GBP       $ 15,844      $ 17,497      $ 1,653   
7-25-2016   Morgan Stanley     11,900 GBP         15,844        17,378        1,534   
7-25-2016   Morgan Stanley     11,900 GBP         15,844        17,259        1,415   
7-25-2016   Morgan Stanley     11,900 GBP         15,844        17,140        1,296   
8-31-2016   Morgan Stanley     269,000 EUR         299,124        301,143        2,019   
9-15-2016   Credit Suisse     100,300 EUR         111,596        113,563        1,967   
9-22-2016   Morgan Stanley     165,600 GBP         220,621        243,327        22,706   

The Fund had average contract amounts of $361,247 and $1,246,653 in forward foreign currency contracts to buy and forward foreign currency contracts to sell, respectively, during the year ended June 30, 2016.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into written options for economic hedging purposes.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund had written call option activities as follows:

 

       Number of
contracts
       Premiums
received
 

Options outstanding at June 30, 2015

       0         $ 0   

Options written

       20           4,391   

Options expired

       (20        (4,391

Options terminated in closing purchase transactions

       0           0   

Options exercised

       0           0   

Options outstanding at June 30, 2016

       0         $ 0   

As of June 30, 2016, the Fund did not have any open written options. The Fund had an average of 6 written option contracts during the year ended June 30, 2016.

During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Fund entered into purchased options contracts for speculative purposes and had an average of 12 purchased options contracts.

The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses, if any, on derivative instruments are reflected in the appropriate financial statements.


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For certain types of derivative transactions, the Fund has entered into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) or similar agreements with approved counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements may have requirements to deliver/deposit securities or cash to/with an exchange or broker-dealer as collateral and allows the Fund to offset, with each counterparty, certain derivative financial instrument’s assets and/or liabilities with collateral held or pledged. Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Fund under ISDA Master Agreements or similar agreements, if any, are reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities pledged as collateral, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. With respect to balance sheet offsetting, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are not offset across transactions between the Fund and the applicable counterparty. A reconciliation of the gross amounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities to the net amounts by derivative type, including any collateral exposure, is as follows:

 

Derivative type      Counterparty      Gross amounts
of assets in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Amounts
subject to
netting
agreements
       Collateral
received
       Net amount
of assets
 

Forward foreign currency contracts

     Morgan Stanley      $ 30,623    $ 0         $ 0         $ 30,623   
     Credit Suisse        1,967      0           0           1,967   

 

  * Amount represents net unrealized gains.  

7. BANK BORROWINGS

The Fund has an uncommitted credit facility to provide leverage for investment purposes or to meet unanticipated redemptions. The Fund’s borrowings under the Facility are charged at a rate to be determined at the time of the borrowing.

For the year ended June 30, 2016, there were no borrowings by the Fund under the agreement.

8. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended June 30, 2016 was $128,412 of ordinary income. For the year ended June 30, 2015, the Fund did not pay any distributions to shareholders.

As of June 30, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Unrealized
losses
   Late-year
ordinary losses
deferred
   Capital loss
carryforward
$(514,116)    $(325)    $(332,655)

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights 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.


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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 Global Long/Short Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Global Long/Short Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended and the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended and the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2015. 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 June 30, 2016, by correspondence with custodians 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 Global Long/Short Fund as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended and the period from November 28, 2014 (commencement of operations) to June 30, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

August 25, 2016


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code, $100,755 of income dividends paid during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 has been designated as qualified dividend income (QDI).

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $285 has been designated as interest-related dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue Code.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, $104,739 has been designated as short-term capital gain dividends for nonresident alien shareholders pursuant to Section 871 of the Internal Revenue 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, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website 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 on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more 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 by visiting the SEC website 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 AND OFFICERS

Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed in the table below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 142 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust and four closed-end funds (collectively the “Fund Complex”). This table should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information2. 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 or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
William R. Ebsworth
(Born 1957)
  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief financial officer at Fidelity Management and Research Company in Boston, Tokyo, and Hong Kong and retired in 2013 as Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity Strategic Advisers, Inc. where he lead a team of investment professionals managing client assets. Prior thereto, Board member of Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co., Hong Kong Options Clearing Corp., the Thailand International Fund, Ltd., Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company, and Empire Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder and an Adjunct Lecturer, Finance, at Babson College.   Asset Allocation Trust
Jane A. Freeman (Born 1953)   Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 2012 to 2014 and 1999 to 2008, Chief Financial Officer of Scientific Learning Corporation. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Freeman provided consulting services related to strategic business projects. Prior to 1999, Portfolio Manager at Rockefeller & Co. and Scudder, Stevens & Clark. Board member of the Harding Loevner Funds from 1996 to 2014, serving as both Lead Independent Director and chair of the Audit Committee. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Funds Trust from 2011 to 2012 and the chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Freeman is Chair of Taproot Foundation (non-profit organization), a Board Member of Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and an inactive chartered financial analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust
Peter G. Gordon (Born 1942)   Trustee, since 1998; Chairman, since 2005   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. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. 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. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust
Judith M. Johnson (Born 1949)   Trustee, since 2008; Audit Committee Chairman, 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
David F. Larcker (Born 1950)   Trustee, since 2009   James Irvin Miller Professor of Accounting at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Director of the Corporate Governance Research Initiative 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


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Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service*

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other public
company or investment
company directorships
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
Timothy J. Penny (Born 1951)   Trustee, since 1996   President and Chief Executive Officer 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 complex (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.   Asset Allocation Trust

 

* Length of service dates reflect the Trustee’s commencement of service with the Trust’s predecessor entities, where applicable.

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

 

Position held and

length of service

  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    
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.    
Jeremy DePalma1
(Born 1974)
  Treasurer, since 2012   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    
C. David Messman
(Born 1960)
  Secretary, since 2000; Chief Legal Officer, since 2003   Senior Vice President and Secretary of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2001. Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2013 and Vice President and Managing Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from 1996 to 2013.    
Michael Whitaker
(Born 1967)
  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016*   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2016. Chief Compliance Officer of Fidelity’s Fixed Income Funds and Asset Allocation Funds from 2008 to 2016, Compliance Officer of FMR Co., Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments Money Management, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, Fidelity Investments from 2007 to 2016.    
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. Manager of Fund Reporting and Control for Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2004 to 2010.    

 

 

1 Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 69 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 73 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

2 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 website at wellsfargofunds.com.

 

* Michael Whitaker became Chief Compliance Officer effective May 16, 2016.


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BOARD CONSIDERATION OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS:

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Wells Fargo Funds Trust (the “Trust”) must determine annually whether to approve the continuation of the Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements. In this regard, at an in-person meeting held on May 24-25, 2016 (the “Meeting”), the Board, all the members of which have no direct or indirect interest in the investment management and sub-advisory agreements and are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), reviewed and approved for Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”): (i) an investment management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”); and (ii) an investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Wells Capital Management Incorporated (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of Funds Management. The Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements.”

At the Meeting, the Board considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the selection of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser and the approval of the Advisory Agreements. Prior to the Meeting, including at an in-person meeting in April 2016, the Trustees conferred extensively among themselves and with representatives of Funds Management about these matters. Also, the Board has adopted a team-based approach, with each team consisting of a sub-set of Trustees, to assist the full Board in the discharge of its duties in reviewing performance and other matters throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Advisory Agreements by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately.

In providing information to the Board, Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser were guided by a detailed set of requests for information submitted to them by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Trustees at the start of the Board’s annual contract renewal process earlier in 2016. In considering and approving the Advisory Agreements, the Trustees considered the information they believed relevant, including but not limited to the information discussed below. The Board considered not only the specific information presented in connection with the Meeting, but also the knowledge gained over time through interaction with Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser about various topics. In this regard, the Board reviewed reports of Funds Management at each of its quarterly meetings, which included, among other things, portfolio reviews and performance reports. In addition, the Board and the teams mentioned above confer with portfolio managers at various times throughout the year. The Board did not identify any particular information or consideration that was all-important or controlling, and each individual Trustee may have attributed different weights to various factors.

After its deliberations, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable. The Board considered the approval of the Advisory Agreements for the Fund as part of its consideration of agreements for funds across the complex, but its approvals were made on a fund-by-fund basis. The following summarizes a number of important, but not necessarily all, factors considered by the Board in support of its approvals.

Nature, extent and quality of services

The Board received and considered various information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under the Advisory Agreements. This information included a description of the investment advisory services and Fund-level administrative services covered by the Management Agreement, as well as, among other things, a summary of the background and experience of senior management of Funds Management, and the qualifications, background, tenure and responsibilities of each of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Fund.

The Board evaluated the ability of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel. The Board further considered the compliance programs and compliance records of Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser. In addition, the Board took into account the full range of services provided to the Fund by Funds Management and its affiliates.

Fund performance and expenses

The Board considered the performance results for the Fund over various time periods ended December 31, 2015. The Board considered these results in comparison to the performance of funds in a universe that was determined by Broadridge Inc. (“Broadridge”) to be similar to the Fund (the “Universe”), and in comparison to the Fund’s benchmark index and to other comparative data. Broadridge is an independent provider of investment company data. The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the performance Universe.


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The Board noted that the performance of the Fund (Administrator Class A) was lower than the average performance of the Universe for all periods under review. The Board also noted that the performance of the Fund was lower than its benchmark, the Global Long/Short Composite Index, for all periods under review. The Board noted the short performance history of the Fund.

The Board also received and considered information regarding the Fund’s net operating expense ratios and their various components, including actual management fees, custodian and other non-management fees, and Rule 12b-1 and non-Rule 12b-1 shareholder service fees. The Board considered these ratios in comparison to the median ratios of funds in class-specific expense groups that were determined by Broadridge to be similar to the Fund (the “Groups”). The Board received a description of the methodology used by Broadridge to select the mutual funds in the expense Groups and an explanation of how funds comprising expense groups and their expense ratios may vary from year-to-year. Based on the Broadridge reports, the Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board took into account the Fund performance and expense information provided to it among the factors considered in deciding to re-approve the Advisory Agreements.

Investment management and sub-advisory fee rates

The Board reviewed and considered the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management under the Management Agreement, as well as the contractual fee rates payable by the Fund to Funds Management for class-level administrative services under a Class-Level Administration Agreement, which include class-level transfer agency and sub-transfer agency costs (collectively, the “Management Rates”). The Board also reviewed and considered the contractual investment sub-advisory fee rates that are payable by Funds Management to the Sub-Adviser for investment sub-advisory services.

Among other information reviewed by the Board was a comparison of the Fund’s Management Rates with the average contractual investment management fee rates of funds in the expense Groups at a common asset level as well as transfer agency costs of the funds in the expense Groups. The Board noted that the Management Rates of the Fund were higher than the sum of these average rates for the Fund’s expense Groups for all share classes except Institutional Class. The Board noted that the net operating expense ratios of the Fund were lower than or equal to the median net operating expense ratios of the expense Groups.

The Board also received and considered information about the portion of the total management fee that was retained by Funds Management after payment of the fee to the Sub-Adviser for sub-advisory services. In assessing the reasonableness of this amount, the Board received and evaluated information about the nature and extent of responsibilities retained and risks assumed by Funds Management and not delegated to or assumed by the Sub-Adviser, and about Funds Management’s on-going oversight services. However, given the affiliation between Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser, the Board ascribed limited relevance to the allocation of fees between them.

The Board also received and considered information about the nature and extent of services offered and fee rates charged by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser to other types of clients with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. In this regard, the Board received information about the significantly greater scope of services, and compliance, reporting and other legal burdens and risks of managing mutual funds compared with those associated with managing assets of non-mutual fund clients such as collective funds or institutional separate accounts.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management under the Management Agreement and to the Sub-Adviser under the Sub-Advisory Agreement was reasonable, in light of the services covered by the Advisory Agreements.

Profitability

The Board received and considered information concerning the profitability of Funds Management, as well as the profitability of Wells Fargo as a whole, from providing services to the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board also received and considered information concerning the profitability of the Sub-Adviser from providing services to the fund family as a whole, noting that the Sub-Adviser’s profitability information with respect to providing services to the Fund was subsumed in the Wells Fargo and Funds Management profitability analysis.

Funds Management reported on the methodologies and estimates used in calculating profitability. Among other things, the Board noted that the levels of profitability reported on a fund-by-fund basis varied widely, depending on factors such as the size and type of fund. Based on its review, the Board did not deem the profits reported by Funds Management or Wells Fargo from its services to the Fund to be at a level that would prevent it from approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreements.


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Economies of scale

With respect to possible economies of scale, the Board noted the existence of breakpoints in the Fund’s management fee structure, which operate generally to reduce the Fund’s expense ratios as the Fund grows in size. It considered that, for a small fund or a fund that shrinks in size, breakpoints conversely can result in higher fee levels. The Board also considered that fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements and competitive fee rates at the outset are means of sharing potential economies of scale with shareholders of the Fund and the fund family as a whole. The Board considered Funds Management’s view that any analyses of potential economies of scale in managing a particular fund are inherently limited in light of the joint and common costs and investments that Funds Management incurs across the fund family as a whole.

The Board concluded that the Fund’s fee and expense arrangements, including contractual breakpoints, constituted a reasonable approach to sharing potential economies of scale with the Fund and its shareholders.

Other benefits to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser

The Board received and considered information regarding potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, as a result of their relationships with the Fund. Ancillary benefits could include, among others, benefits directly attributable to other relationships with the Fund and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Funds Management’s and the Sub-Adviser’s business as a result of their relationships with the Fund. The Board noted that various affiliates of Funds Management may receive distribution-related fees, shareholder servicing payments and sub-transfer agency fees in respect of shares sold or held through them and services provided.

The Board also reviewed information about soft dollar credits earned and utilized by the Sub-Adviser, fees earned by Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser from managing a private investment vehicle for the fund family’s securities lending collateral and commissions earned by an affiliated broker from portfolio transactions.

Based on its consideration of the factors and information it deemed relevant, including those described here, the Board did not find that any ancillary benefits received by Funds Management and its affiliates, including the Sub-Adviser, were unreasonable.

Conclusion

At the Meeting, after considering the above-described factors and based on its deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above, the Board unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements for a one-year term and determined that the compensation payable to Funds Management and the Sub-Adviser under each of the Advisory Agreements was reasonable.


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34   Wells Fargo Global Long/Short Fund   List of abbreviations

The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

 

ACA —  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation
ADR —  American depositary receipt
ADS —  American depositary shares
AGC —  Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM —  Assured Guaranty Municipal
Ambac —  Ambac Financial Group Incorporated
AMT —  Alternative minimum tax
AUD —  Australian dollar
BAN —  Bond anticipation notes
BHAC —  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation
BRL —  Brazilian 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 —  Colombian peso
CLP —  Chilean peso
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
FDIC —  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCB —  Federal Farm Credit Banks
FGIC —  Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
FHA —  Federal Housing Administration
FHLB —  Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC —  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FICO —  The Financing Corporation
FNMA —  Federal National Mortgage Association
FSA —  Farm Service Agency
GBP —  Great British pound
GDR —  Global depositary 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
HUD —  Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUF —  Hungarian forint
IDA —  Industrial Development Authority
IDAG —  Industrial Development Agency
IDR —  Indonesian rupiah
IEP —  Irish pound
JPY —  Japanese yen
KRW —  Republic of Korea won
LIBOR —  London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFER —  Long Inverse Floating Exempt Receipts
LIQ —  Liquidity agreement
LLC —  Limited liability company
LLLP —  Limited liability limited partnership
LLP —  Limited liability partnership
LOC —  Letter of credit
LP —  Limited partnership
MBIA —  Municipal Bond Insurance Association
MFHR —  Multifamily housing revenue
MSTR —  Municipal securities trust receipts
MTN —  Medium-term note
MUD —  Municipal Utility District
MXN —  Mexican peso
MYR —  Malaysian ringgit
National —  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NGN —  Nigerian naira
NOK —  Norwegian krone
NZD —  New Zealand dollar
PCFA —  Pollution Control Financing Authority
PCL —  Public Company Limited
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
Radian —  Radian Asset Assurance
RAN —  Revenue anticipation notes
RDA —  Redevelopment Authority
RDFA —  Redevelopment Finance Authority
REIT —  Real estate investment trust
ROC —  Reset option certificates
RON —  Romanian lei
RUB —  Russian ruble
SAVRS —  Select auction variable rate securities
SBA —  Small Business Authority
SDR —  Swedish depositary receipt
SEK —  Swedish krona
SFHR —  Single-family housing revenue
SFMR —  Single-family mortgage revenue
SGD —  Singapore dollar
SPA —  Standby purchase agreement
SPDR —  Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts
SPEAR —  Short Puttable Exempt Adjustable Receipts
STRIPS —  Separate trading of registered interest and
           principal securities
TAN —  Tax anticipation notes
TBA —  To be announced
THB —  Thai baht
TIPS —  Treasury inflation-protected securities
TRAN —  Tax revenue anticipation notes
TRY —  Turkish lira
TTFA —  Transportation Trust Fund Authority
TVA —  Tennessee Valley Authority
ZAR —  South African rand
 


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For more information

More information about Wells Fargo Funds is available free upon request. To obtain literature, please write, email, visit the Fund’s website, or call:

Wells Fargo Funds

P.O. Box 8266

Boston, MA 02266-8266

Email: fundservice@wellsfargo.com

Website: wellsfargofunds.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 the Fund. If this report is used for promotional purposes, distribution of the report must be accompanied or preceded by a current prospectus. Before investing, please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment. For a current prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, containing this information, call 1-800-222-8222 or visit the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com. Read the prospectus carefully before you invest or send money.

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is a trade name used by the asset management businesses of Wells Fargo & Company. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for Wells Fargo 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, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

(a) As of the end of the period covered by the report, Wells Fargo Funds Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its President and Treasurer. A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

(c) During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.

(d) During the period covered by this report, there were no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in Item 2(a) above.

 

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), (b), (c), (d) The following table presents aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered to the Registrant by the Registrant’s principal accountant. These fees were billed to the registrant and were approved by the Registrant’s audit committee.

 

     Fiscal      Fiscal  
     year ended      year ended  
     June 30, 2016      June 30, 2015  

Audit fees

   $ 619,678       $ 531,370   

Audit-related fees

     —           —     

Tax fees (1)

     37,755         31,680   

All other fees

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 657,433       $ 563,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)  Tax fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and excise tax.

(e) The Chairman of the Audit Committees is authorized to pre-approve: (1) audit services for 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.

(f) Not applicable

(g) Not applicable

 


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(h) Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS

Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund, and Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund included a Summary Portfolio of Investments under Item 1. A Portfolio of Investments for each of Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund, Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund, and Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund are filed under this Item.


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund     1   

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Municipal Obligations: 101.06%

         
Alabama: 0.24%          

Alabama Public School & College Authority Capital Improvement (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     12-1-2017       $ 2,640,000       $ 2,802,809   

Jefferson County AL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         3,325,000         3,557,916   
            6,360,725   
         

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.17%          

Alaska Railroad Corporation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2020         3,245,000         3,399,332   

Valdez AK Marine Terminal BP Pipelines Project Series 2003B (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,146,670   
            4,546,002   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 1.50%          

Arizona Refunding Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         3,040,000         3,852,926   

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2020         1,365,000         1,490,416   

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         795,000         917,009   

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         1,000,000         1,174,170   

Greater Arizona Development Authority Infrastructure Pinal County Road Project Series 1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    4.50        8-1-2023         2,755,000         2,764,450   

Maricopa County AZ Elementary School District #28 Kyrene Elementary School Project 2010 Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.50        7-1-2024         1,575,000         1,895,544   

Maricopa County AZ Elementary School District #28 Kyrene Elementary School Project 2010 Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.50        7-1-2025         1,270,000         1,520,990   

Maricopa County AZ Elementary School District #28 Kyrene Elementary School Project 2010 Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         420,000         522,585   

Maricopa County AZ Elementary School District #28 Kyrene Elementary School Project 2010 Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2029         960,000         1,234,243   

McAllister AZ Arizona State University Hassayampa Academic Village Project (Education Revenue) %%

    5.00        7-1-2025         750,000         957,195   

Mohave County AZ Kingman Unified School District #20 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured) %%

    5.00        7-1-2024         4,000,000         4,900,840   

Mohave County AZ Kingman Unified School District #20 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured) %%

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,175,000         1,470,936   

Phoenix AZ Civic Improvement Corporation Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029             5,000,000         5,711,950   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        7-1-2021         775,000         769,219   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.75        7-1-2035         5,000,000         5,012,250   

San Luis AZ Pledged Excise Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2027         450,000         556,128   

San Luis AZ Pledged Excise Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2028         700,000         862,449   

San Luis AZ Pledged Excise Tax Series A (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2034         3,680,000         4,447,317   
            40,060,617   
         

 

 

 
California: 10.03%          

Acalanes CA Union High School District Refunding Bonds (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         2,070,000         2,169,567   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2018         4,220,000         4,141,086   

Alameda CA Corridor Transportation Authority CAB Sub Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2018         1,350,000         1,310,864   

Anaheim CA PFA Convention Center Expansion Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2039         2,500,000         3,053,575   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66     4-1-2036       $ 20,000,000       $ 19,757,800   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2024         5,000,000         5,816,750   

California (GO Revenue)

    5.25        3-1-2030         1,440,000         1,673,525   

California (GO Revenue)

    6.00        3-1-2033         2,510,000         2,979,998   

California Municipal Finance Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,500,000         1,970,115   

California PFOTER Series DCL-009 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027             14,975,000         14,975,000   

California PFOTER Series DCL-010 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027         7,825,000         7,825,000   

California PFOTER Series DCL-011 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.59        8-1-2027         5,975,000         5,975,000   

California Public Works Board Department of Corrections Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,990,000         2,142,971   

California Public Works Board Department of General Services Buildings 8 & 9A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        4-1-2034         2,750,000         3,192,035   

California Public Works Board Various Judicial Council Project Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2026         1,000,000         1,211,880   

California Public Works University of California Board of Regents Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2030         12,110,000         14,668,480   

California Statewide CDA Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.90        8-1-2031         1,915,000         2,221,477   

California Statewide CDA Series C (Health Revenue)

    5.25        8-15-2031         3,000,000         3,582,360   

California Various Purposes (GO Revenue)

    6.00        4-1-2038         8,055,000         9,189,547   

Cerritos CA Community College District Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2025         1,800,000         1,482,804   

Chino Basin CA Desalter Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) %%

    4.00        6-1-2028         2,000,000         2,375,380   

Compton CA Community College District Election of 2002 CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2029         1,565,000         1,022,508   

Compton CA Community College District Election of 2002 CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2031         2,400,000         1,417,728   

El Monte CA Union High School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         1,490,000         1,671,363   

El Monte CA Union High School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2020         2,000,000         2,314,580   

Emery CA Unified School District Election of 2010 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    6.25        8-1-2031         4,500,000         5,605,560   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    7.00        11-1-2034         2,000,000         3,118,100   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    7.00        11-1-2034         3,000,000         4,677,150   

New Haven CA Unified School District CAB Project (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         5,590,000         3,424,546   

Northern California Gas Authority #1 LIBOR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.14        7-1-2027         10,000,000         9,123,100   

Northern California Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        8-1-2023         5,150,000         5,931,873   

Northern Humboldt CA High School District Election of 2010 Series A (GO Revenue)

    6.50        8-1-2034         1,145,000         1,439,025   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2006 Series A (GO Revenue)

    6.50        8-1-2020         1,730,000         1,998,859   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2009 Series A (GO Revenue)

    6.25        8-1-2019         1,285,000         1,468,871   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    6.25        8-1-2028         2,000,000         2,451,860   

Oakland CA Unified School District Alameda County Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    6.25        8-1-2030         2,000,000         2,435,120   

Oxnard CA School District Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        8-1-2030         1,825,000         2,287,583   

Pasadena CA PFA Rose Bowl Renovation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021         1,655,000         1,940,322   

Patterson CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Project Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         3,000,000         1,788,570   

Peralta CA Community College District Alameda County (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2023         3,045,000         3,782,255   

Peralta CA Community College District Alameda County (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         3,000,000         3,712,980   

Richmond CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Point Potrero Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2024         2,700,000         3,094,929   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Rio Hondo CA Community College District (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00     8-1-2030       $ 2,315,000       $ 1,547,462   

Sacramento CA Airport Systems (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         2,000,000         2,290,240   

Sacramento CA Municipal Utility District Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2030         1,075,000         1,331,613   

San Diego CA Community College District Election of 2012 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2032         3,095,000         3,839,378   

San Diego CA PFFA Capital Improvement Projects Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2027         500,000         638,420   

San Diego CA PFFA Capital Improvement Projects Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2028         1,000,000         1,272,490   

San Diego CA Unified School District Election of 1998 Series E-2 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2027         5,000,000         6,857,250   

San Gorgonio CA Memorial Healthcare District (GO Revenue)

    7.00        8-1-2029         2,000,000         2,140,620   

San Jose CA Libraries & Parks Project (GO Revenue)

    5.13        9-1-2031         6,110,000         6,134,746   

San Jose CA MFHR Casa Del Pueblo Apartments Project Series D (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        12-1-2017             10,000,000         10,003,100   

San Jose CA Redevelopment Agency Series A-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2030         1,355,000         1,560,052   

Santa Ana CA Financing Authority Police Administration and Holding Facilities Prerefunded Balance (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    6.25        7-1-2019         500,000         579,075   

Santa Ana CA Financing Authority Police Administration and Holding Facilities Unrefunded Balance (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    6.25        7-1-2019         500,000         574,730   

Southern California Public Power Authority Milford Wind Corridor Project #1 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2024         5,000,000         5,698,800   

Southern California Public Power Authority Southern Transmission Project Series S (Utilities Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2024         2,000,000         2,205,600   

Sylvan CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2006 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2031         2,590,000         1,672,518   

Sylvan CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2006 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         2,800,000         1,756,468   

Tustin CA Unified School District #88-1 Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue)

    6.00        8-1-2036         1,500,000         1,878,330   

University of California Limited Project Series G (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2037         10,390,000         12,274,019   

University of California Medical Center Series J (Health Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2030         15,000,000         18,427,800   

University of California Prerefunded Series Q (Education Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2024         2,090,000         2,197,029   

University of California Unrefunded Series Q (Education Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2024         65,000         68,347   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         300,000         300,036   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         445,000         478,273   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         905,000         1,003,012   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         1,300,000         1,350,960   

Washington Township CA Health Care District Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.13        7-1-2017         260,000         270,356   

West Contra Costa California Unified School District Election of 2005 Series C-1 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2026         4,620,000         3,660,149   
            268,432,969   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 0.80%          

Adams County CO Refunding & Improvement Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2018         500,000         537,820   

Adams County CO Refunding & Improvement Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         830,000         993,552   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Monument Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2017         400,000         412,732   

Colorado ECFA University of Denver Project (Education Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        3-1-2025         1,110,000         1,399,688   

Colorado Springs CO Utilities System Sub Lien Improvement Series B (Utilities Revenue, Bayerische Landesbank SPA) ø

    0.56        11-1-2036         12,000,000         12,000,000   

Regents of the University of Colorado Certificate of Participation Series 2013A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2028         5,000,000         6,109,550   
            21,453,342   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Connecticut: 3.00%          

Connecticut Health & HEFAR Yale University Issue Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    1.38     7-1-2035       $     10,000,000       $ 10,119,300   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series A (Education Revenue) ±%%

    1.00        7-1-2042         25,000,000         25,072,500   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.26        3-1-2022         3,000,000         2,967,060   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.31        3-1-2023         3,000,000         2,952,840   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.36        3-1-2024         5,640,000         5,520,094   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.51        4-15-2019         2,300,000         2,313,662   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.66        4-15-2020         3,300,000         3,333,759   

Connecticut Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purposes Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2028         2,000,000         2,526,240   

Connecticut Special Tax Obligation Bonds Transportation Infrastructure Purposes Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2030         1,000,000         1,253,770   

Hamden CT (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-15-2020         1,235,000         1,346,792   

Hamden CT (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-15-2021         1,235,000         1,362,662   

Hamden CT (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-15-2021         1,000,000         1,171,760   

Hamden CT (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-15-2022         1,000,000         1,194,640   

Hartford CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2022         3,010,000         3,539,068   

Hartford CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,000,000         1,228,950   

Hartford CT Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2028         1,265,000         1,557,506   

Hartford CT Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2022         2,320,000         2,743,446   

University of Connecticut Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2027         1,000,000         1,264,700   

University of Connecticut Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2028         2,000,000         2,516,120   

University of Connecticut Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2031         3,000,000         3,739,500   

University of Connecticut Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2032         2,000,000         2,481,140   
            80,205,509   
         

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.08%          

Delaware EDA Odyssey Charter School Project Series B (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.75        9-1-2035         2,000,000         2,069,980   
         

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.56%          

District of Columbia Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2023         1,000,000         1,211,210   

District of Columbia Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2025         3,520,000         4,279,475   

District of Columbia Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2025         2,630,000         3,094,563   

District of Columbia Howard University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        10-1-2026         2,510,000         2,671,418   

District of Columbia Medical Association of Colleges Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2024         3,095,000         3,606,077   
            14,862,743   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 4.85%          

Boynton Beach FL Utilities Systems (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        11-1-2016         1,500,000         1,523,340   

Broward County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2024         5,000,000         6,259,500   

Cityplace Florida Community Development District Special Assessment (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2021         2,945,000         3,323,698   

Daytona Beach FL Utility System (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2022         2,205,000         2,691,599   

Duval County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2028         2,500,000         3,111,625   

Duval County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         5,000,000         6,197,700   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Florida (continued)          

Florida Department of Transportation Turnpike System Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00     7-1-2023       $ 3,910,000       $ 4,873,932   

Florida Department of Transportation Turnpike System Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         4,950,000         6,372,729   

Florida Development Finance Corporation Renaissance Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-15-2020         1,855,000         1,950,291   

Florida HEFAR (Education Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2021         1,000,000         1,115,480   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,250,000         1,556,625   

Gulf Breeze FL Capital Funding Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2017         1,665,000         1,751,330   

Gulf Breeze FL Capital Funding Loan Program Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2016         1,000,000         1,008,510   

Gulf Breeze FL Capital Funding Loan Program Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2017         1,000,000         1,039,410   

Gulf Breeze FL Local Government Loan Series J (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    4.10        12-1-2020         3,000,000         3,042,090   

Gulf Breeze FL Local Government Loan Series J (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    4.20        12-1-2020         3,290,000         3,441,735   

Hernando County FL School Board Florida Master Lease Program Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2025         2,065,000         2,610,986   

Miami-Dade County FL Public Services (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2019         3,440,000         3,772,338   

Miami-Dade County FL Public Services (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2020         3,600,000         4,021,380   

Miami-Dade County FL Public Services (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        4-1-2021         2,485,000         2,788,965   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 4 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.79        9-25-2024             12,705,000         12,705,000   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    5.00        5-1-2031         3,000,000         3,692,100   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2027         6,600,000         8,143,476   

Miami-Dade County FL Special Obligation Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         700,000         848,953   

Miami-Dade County FL Water & Sewer Refunding Bond Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, BHAC Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2024         2,950,000         3,233,348   

Miami-Dade County FL Water & Sewer Refunding Bond Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2022         3,000,000         3,304,890   

Orange County FL Health Facilities Authority Lakeside Health Facility (Health Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        7-1-2027         7,235,000         7,235,000   

Orange County FL School Board Certificates Partner Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,000,000         1,003,920   

Putnam County FL Development Authority PCR Seminole Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±

    5.35        3-15-2042         5,260,000         5,660,865   

Reedy Creek FL Improvement District Series A (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-1-2027         2,800,000         3,613,568   

Reedy Creek FL Improvement District Series A (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-1-2035         4,675,000         5,824,302   

Seminole Tribe of Florida Special Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    5.50        10-1-2024         2,500,000         2,607,650   

South Lake County FL Hospital District South Lake Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         1,015,000         1,025,008   

South Lake County FL Hospital District South Lake Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         900,000         939,789   

Tampa FL Sports Authority Stadium Project (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         3,395,000         4,352,730   

University of South Florida Financing Corporation Certificate of Participation Master Lease Program Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         1,730,000         2,061,589   

University of South Florida Financing Corporation Certificate of Participation Master Lease Program Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         815,000         988,571   
            129,694,022   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Georgia: 0.94%          

Columbus GA Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00     5-1-2033       $ 950,000       $ 1,213,055   

Columbus GA Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2035         1,200,000         1,521,192   

Floyd County GA PCR Georgia Power Company Plant Hammond Project (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.35        7-1-2022         1,000,000         1,041,550   

Georgia Public Gas Partners Incorporated Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,500,000         2,634,300   

Georgia Public Gas Partners Incorporated Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2019         5,000,000         5,653,000   

Main Street Natural Gas Incorporated Georgia Gas Project Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        9-15-2022         1,000,000         1,198,830   

Monroe County GA PCR Georgia Power Company Plant Scherer Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.35        10-1-2048         2,000,000         2,083,100   

Private Colleges & Universities Authority of Georgia Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2021         3,330,000         3,878,051   

Savannah GA MFHR Wessels/Blackshear Home Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.15        7-1-2019         6,000,000         5,996,460   
            25,219,538   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.42%          

Guam Education Financing Foundation Certificate of Participation Guam Public School Facilities Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,195,000         2,215,787   

Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Bond Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,215,000         1,372,014   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2028         1,000,000         1,179,390   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2020         350,000         401,100   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2033         2,500,000         2,969,175   

Guam International Airport Authority (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         1,000,000         1,192,330   

Guam International Airport Authority (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         1,500,000         1,809,105   
            11,138,901   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 16.32%          

Bolingbrook, Will & DuPage Counties IL Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2023         650,000         777,101   

Champaign & Coles Counties IL Community College District #505 Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2018         1,015,000         1,087,684   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2021         1,000,000         840,140   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2025         3,380,000         2,394,460   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2026         4,030,000         2,718,960   

Chicago IL Board of Education School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National/FGIC Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2023         5,125,000         5,777,771   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A3 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.23        3-1-2036             10,000,000         8,762,200   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2021         7,760,000         7,778,779   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         2,500,000         2,349,975   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2029         3,000,000         2,697,870   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2025         5,000,000         4,599,950   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series F (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2020         2,375,000         2,256,226   

Chicago IL CAB Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.44        1-1-2018         1,725,000         1,748,736   

Chicago IL Metropolitan Reclamation Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2025         2,500,000         2,945,450   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.13        1-1-2030         2,610,000         3,142,962   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.13        1-1-2031         3,335,000         4,006,936   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien (Airport Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2032         8,755,000         10,588,822   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Senior Lien Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         8,000,000         9,825,920   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Third Lien Series A (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2033         1,000,000         1,055,040   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Third Lien Series C (Airport Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25     1-1-2025       $ 4,075,000       $ 4,619,950   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Third Lien Series F (Airport Revenue)

    4.25        1-1-2021         735,000         810,874   

Chicago IL Park District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2036         2,150,000         2,354,057   

Chicago IL Park District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         3,765,000         4,273,388   

Chicago IL Park District Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         1,515,000         1,743,038   

Chicago IL Public Building Commission School Reform (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2017         3,555,000         3,679,318   

Chicago IL Sales Tax Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         615,000         657,933   

Chicago IL Sales Tax Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         5,140,000         5,923,130   

Chicago IL Sales Tax Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         3,000,000         3,440,070   

Chicago IL Sales Tax Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         2,075,000         2,310,264   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2022         1,730,000         2,031,920   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2023         1,155,000         1,351,708   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2025         500,000         582,415   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2026         2,000,000         2,325,800   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2028         3,000,000         3,455,820   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2029         1,490,000         1,713,247   

Chicago IL Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2033         1,000,000         1,171,440   

Chicago IL Second Lien Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2032             10,000,000         10,138,500   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2019         2,500,000         2,540,500   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         750,000         764,565   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         1,000,000         1,011,850   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2022         4,020,000         4,104,380   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2023         4,475,000         4,562,352   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2028         1,750,000         1,758,768   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2037         4,750,000         4,927,935   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023         2,500,000         1,781,400   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2020         1,505,000         1,519,704   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2024         3,695,000         3,761,880   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         5,000,000         5,121,600   

Chicago IL Series G (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2024         16,865,000         17,158,788   

Chicago IL Series J (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2023         365,000         371,358   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Capital Grant Federal Transit Administration Section 5307-A (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.25        6-1-2022         500,000         531,775   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Capital Grant Federal Transit Administration Section 5309-A (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        6-1-2024         2,000,000         2,254,020   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2027         2,600,000         2,969,538   

Chicago IL Unrefunded Balance (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2024         35,000         35,323   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         1,340,000         1,540,196   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         1,935,000         2,213,272   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2024         2,000,000         2,276,500   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2032         1,000,000         1,145,040   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2033         1,000,000         1,141,410   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2034         1,000,000         1,139,960   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2030         2,000,000         2,031,380   

Cook County IL Community College District #508 (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2025         1,250,000         1,498,688   

Cook County IL Community College District #508 (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2027         1,295,000         1,537,256   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Cook County IL Community College District #508 (GO Revenue)

    5.25     12-1-2028       $ 1,250,000       $ 1,477,263   

Cook County IL Community College District #508 (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2030         3,000,000         3,533,250   

Cook County IL Community College District #508 (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2031         3,200,000         3,749,952   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2022         7,240,000         8,204,223   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2023         7,680,000         8,680,013   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2024         2,200,000         2,538,360   

Cook County IL Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2023         600,000         698,958   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2021         1,340,000         1,554,628   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2024         2,175,000         2,529,743   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2025         2,450,000         2,830,289   

DuPage County IL High School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2021         1,000,000         1,021,700   

DuPage, Cook & Will Counties IL Community College District #502 Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2022         2,650,000         3,167,943   

Homer, Glen, Will & Cook Village Counties IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,094,460   

Homer, Glen, Will & Cook Village Counties IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         1,015,000         1,138,048   

Huntley IL Special Service Area #9 (Tax Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.60        3-1-2017         325,000         329,059   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2026         2,300,000         2,654,476   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    4.75        4-1-2020         2,650,000         2,761,751   

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2016         585,000         587,305   

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2023         2,450,000         2,673,122   

Illinois (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2023         16,050,000         19,563,345   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         5,000,000         5,651,050   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025         1,000,000         1,101,660   

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2026         5,000,000         5,851,900   

Illinois (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2029         1,000,000         1,142,230   

Illinois Education Facilities Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    3.40        11-1-2036         1,275,000         1,305,141   

Illinois Education Facilities Authority Field Museum (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    4.13        11-1-2036         4,560,000         4,711,301   

Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare System Series F (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø##

    0.42        11-15-2037         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Illinois State University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.50        4-1-2021         3,920,000         4,262,098   

Illinois Finance Authority Wesleyan University (Education Revenue) %%

    5.00        9-1-2026         680,000         827,247   

Illinois HFA Evanston Hospital Corporation (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.46        8-15-2035         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2024         2,500,000         2,568,625   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply Series A (Utilities Revenue, National/FGIC Insured)

    5.25        2-1-2023         1,100,000         1,130,195   

Illinois Regional Transportation Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.75        6-1-2018         6,790,000         7,435,254   

Illinois Regional Transportation Authority (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    6.50        7-1-2026         7,815,000         10,693,421   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2022         485,000         487,173   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         4,500,000         5,072,670   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2024         2,500,000         2,906,275   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027             10,625,000         11,516,013   

Illinois Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         175,000         189,768   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2028         2,500,000         2,907,675   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        6-15-2030         4,000,000         4,702,680   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        6-15-2032         3,000,000         3,495,450   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority Series A-1 (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2024         4,650,000         4,650,558   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority Series A-1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2026         3,500,000         3,957,765   

Illinois Unrefunded Balance Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         3,200,000         3,210,560   

Illinois Unrefunded Balance Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         825,000         891,413   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Kane, Cook & DuPage Counties IL School District #46 Prerefunded Balance Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.50     1-1-2024       $ 1,170,000       $ 1,386,649   

Kane, Cook & DuPage Counties IL School District #46 Unrefunded Balance Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.50        1-1-2024         3,100,000         3,585,894   

Kane, McHenry, Cook & DeKalb Counties IL Unified School District (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2024         2,000,000         2,044,620   

Kendall, Kane & Will Counties IL Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2023         1,000,000         1,160,400   

McHenry & Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 (GO Revenue)

    5.63        1-15-2031         2,000,000         2,410,520   

McHenry & Lake Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #26 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        2-1-2020         1,455,000         1,636,089   

Northern IIlinois Municipal Power Agency Prairie State Project Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2021         2,740,000         2,897,577   

Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2019         1,000,000         1,096,300   

Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Certificate of Participation (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         1,325,000         1,548,170   

Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees Certificate of Participation (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2024         1,000,000         1,202,760   

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Local Government Program Collinsville Limited (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2025         1,975,000         1,692,338   

Springfield IL Senior Lien (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2022         3,600,000         3,704,832   

Springfield IL Senior Lien (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2023         1,560,000         1,605,427   

Tazewell County IL School District #51 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    9.00        12-1-2017         455,000         503,994   

Tazewell County IL School District #51 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    9.00        12-1-2018         535,000         631,172   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems (Education Revenue) ¤

    0.00        4-1-2020         8,270,000         7,740,803   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems Series A (Education Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        4-1-2024         1,000,000         1,275,740   

University of Illinois Board of Trustees Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2020         2,000,000         2,104,020   

Will County IL Community Unified School District CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        11-1-2018         9,730,000         9,365,028   
            436,685,635   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 2.39%          

Indiana Bond Bank Hendricks Regional Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2017         1,000,000         1,034,050   

Indiana Bond Bank Hendricks Regional Health Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,340,000         1,345,065   

Indiana Bond Bank Special Program Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2017         5,410,000         5,680,500   

Indiana Bond Bank Special Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2022         1,545,000         1,840,280   

Indiana Bond Bank Special Program Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        10-15-2016         600,000         607,968   

Indiana Finance Authority Clean Water Act Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2031         1,035,000         1,268,341   

Indiana Finance Authority CWA Authority Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2030         2,315,000         2,848,770   

Indiana Finance Authority Parkview Health System Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        5-1-2024         4,500,000         5,098,680   

Indiana Finance Authority Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company Project Series D (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.95        3-1-2024         4,000,000         4,054,840   

Indiana Finance Authority Stadium Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        2-1-2028         2,000,000         2,565,620   

Indiana HEFA Ascension Health Series B3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.26        11-15-2031             15,000,000         15,000,150   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         760,000         979,214   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2028         1,000,000         1,281,370   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Indiana (continued)          

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     1-1-2029       $ 735,000       $ 938,852   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2030         1,375,000         1,739,898   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,260,430   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2033         1,545,000         1,932,177   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Series E (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2034         2,000,000         2,491,440   

Jasper County IN PCR Northern Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, National Insured)

    5.60        11-1-2016         5,900,000         5,993,751   

Jeffersonville IN Building Corporation First Mortgage Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.25        8-15-2017         315,000         322,236   

Knox County IN EDA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         925,000         1,072,353   

Knox County IN EDA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2023         665,000         752,694   

Knox County IN EDA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2026         750,000         838,358   

Mount Vernon IN School Building Corporation Prerefunded Balance First Mortgage (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2019         265,000         282,978   

Mount Vernon IN School Building Corporation Unrefunded Balance First Mortgage (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2019         735,000         781,717   

University of Southern Indiana Student Fee Series J (Education Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2019             1,000,000         1,124,940   

Valparaiso IN Multi-Schools Building Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2024         750,000         942,795   
            64,079,467   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.44%          

Altoona IA Annual Appropriation Urban Renewal Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-1-2027         2,310,000         2,864,816   

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Series 1 (Education Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2017         3,000,000         3,165,780   

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation Series 1 (Education Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2018         5,285,000         5,763,980   
            11,794,576   
         

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.23%          

Kansas Development Finance Authority Agro-Defense Facility Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2030         2,650,000         3,171,971   

Kansas Development Finance Authority Health Facilities Series F (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2021         1,300,000         1,544,452   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Sales Tax Special Obligation Vacation Village Project Area 4 - Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project CAB Series 2015 (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        9-1-2034         4,180,000         1,518,887   
            6,235,310   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 0.46%          

Kentucky EDFA Series B2 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.21        2-1-2046         1,250,000         1,234,888   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2020         1,000,000         896,260   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2021         2,750,000         2,376,963   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2022         4,320,000         3,584,174   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2025         1,020,000         723,588   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Kentucky (continued)          

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00     7-1-2029       $ 1,400,000       $ 856,310   

University of Kentucky Certificate of Participation Master Street Lease #4 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.45        6-18-2018         2,438,396         2,541,345   
            12,213,528   
         

 

 

 
Louisiana: 2.02%          

Bossier City LA (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2037         2,000,000         2,407,060   

Lafayette LA Communications System (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2025         1,500,000         1,886,040   

Louisiana Correctional Facilities Corporation (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2019         1,000,000         1,121,350   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & CDA East Baton Rouge Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2030         1,000,000         1,213,310   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Archdiocese of New Orleans Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, CIFG Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         100,000         100,011   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Archdiocese of New Orleans Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, CIFG Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2017         150,000         155,528   

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Black & Gold Facilities Project Series A (Housing Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.25        7-1-2017         55,000         56,667   

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Special Bond 1-49 South Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2026         2,000,000         2,499,060   

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Special Bond 1-49 South Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         2,700,000         3,354,129   

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Special Bond 1-49 South Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2028         2,405,000         2,968,059   

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Special Bond 1-49 South Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2029         2,695,000         3,319,270   

Louisiana Unclaimed Property Special Bond 1-49 South Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         2,700,000         3,312,846   

New Orleans LA Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,365,000         1,389,611   

New Orleans LA Sewer Service (GO Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2016         1,350,000         1,377,162   

St. Bernard Parish LA Sales & Use Tax (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2023         3,405,000         3,864,266   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series B-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø##

    0.70        11-1-2040         25,000,000         25,000,000   
            54,024,369   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 1.53%          

Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development Calvin Mowbray & Stephen Camper Park Project Series E (Housing Revenue) 144A

    1.35        1-1-2019         5,000,000         5,010,850   

Maryland Economic Development Corporation Salisbury University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2027         500,000         562,805   

Maryland Health & HEFAR John Hopkins Health System Series D (Health Revenue) ±

    1.12        5-15-2038         3,870,000         3,868,259   

Maryland Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2023         5,000,000         5,966,750   

Maryland Series B (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2024             15,000,000         18,141,600   

Maryland Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2022         2,975,000         3,667,550   

Maryland Stadium Authority Baltimore City Public Schools Construction & Revitalization Program (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2033         3,000,000         3,784,650   
            41,002,464   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Massachusetts: 2.23%          

Boston MA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00     4-1-2026       $ 5,790,000       $ 7,526,421   

Massachusetts Consolidated Loan Series C (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2025         5,000,000         5,253,000   

Massachusetts Consolidated Loan Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ø

    1.05        8-1-2043         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Lasell College (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         2,820,000         3,244,043   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Merrimack College Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         1,035,000         1,174,197   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency MFHR RTH Restoration Housing Limited Partnership (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC)

    1.05        11-1-2017         2,300,000         2,301,058   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Sabis International Charter Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.55        4-15-2020         615,000         730,866   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Issue I (Education Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2018         2,000,000         2,136,700   

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Issue I Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2017         2,000,000         2,047,080   

Massachusetts HEFA Harvard University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2029         1,890,000         2,167,414   

Massachusetts HEFA Various Partners Healthcare Series G-6 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.29        7-1-2038         14,000,000         13,998,740   

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Multifamily Conduit Wood Ridge Homes Project Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.05        12-1-2017         9,000,000         9,011,160   
            59,590,679   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 3.69%          

Clinton MI Township Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        11-1-2017         2,755,000         2,825,445   

Detroit MI Distributable State Aid (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2018         3,000,000         3,238,170   

Detroit MI Distributable State Aid (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         1,500,000         1,660,860   

Detroit MI Distributable State Aid (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         2,700,000         3,051,891   

Eaton Rapids MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2022         1,785,000         2,150,568   

Flint MI International Academy (Education Revenue)

    5.38        10-1-2022         2,270,000         2,303,029   

Flint MI International Academy (Education Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2027         1,985,000         2,006,835   

Flint MI International Academy Public School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         190,000         192,497   

Hazel Park MI School District (GO Revenue, AGM/Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2020         1,160,000         1,337,352   

Kent County MI (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         1,000,000         1,097,320   

Kent County MI Limited Tax Capital Improvement Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         1,040,000         1,337,804   

Kent County MI Limited Tax Capital Improvement Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2035         520,000         655,455   

Macomb MI Interceptor Drainage (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2024         1,750,000         1,991,273   

Macomb MI Interceptor Drainage (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2025         1,750,000         1,991,273   

Macomb MI Interceptor Drainage (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2026         1,930,000         2,190,917   

Michigan Comprehensive Transportation Program (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        5-15-2017         2,750,000         2,854,143   

Michigan Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2020         1,400,000         1,448,104   

Michigan Finance Authority (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2023         400,000         482,680   

Michigan Finance Authority (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2026         800,000         944,544   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Public School Academy Cesar Chavez Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2022         2,540,000         2,566,822   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2022         2,070,000         2,297,824   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2025         1,000,000         1,221,680   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2030             12,000,000         14,269,080   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2035         2,750,000         3,241,480   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)          

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     7-1-2037       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,344,780   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Series F (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2024         3,000,000         3,343,080   

Michigan Housing Development Authority Limited Greenwood Villa Project (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.75        9-15-2017         710,000         721,339   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series B Group A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2018         1,075,000         1,100,198   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Chandler Park Academy (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.60        11-1-2018         605,000         606,077   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Nataki Talibah (Miscellaneous Revenue) (i)(s)

    6.25        10-1-2023         815,000         244,476   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Cadillac Place Office Building Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        10-15-2025         4,165,000         4,982,881   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045         11,500,000         11,808,545   

Pinckney MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2025         2,040,000         2,522,399   

Pinckney MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2026         2,505,000         3,071,330   

Southfield MI 2015 Street Improvement (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2025         1,490,000         1,750,929   

Southfield MI Public Schools (GO Revenue, National/Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.38        5-1-2025         4,000,000         4,112,760   

Western Michigan University Board of Trustees (Education Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2027         600,000         743,232   

Western Michigan University Board of Trustees (Education Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2029         1,000,000         1,226,030   

Western Michigan University Board of Trustees (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        11-15-2033         750,000         912,330   

Western Townships MI Utilities Authority (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         1,500,000         1,531,860   

Wyandotte MI Series A (Utilities Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2016         500,000         504,405   
            98,883,697   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.28%          

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Metropolitan Airports Commission Sub Series B (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         4,555,000         4,658,034   

St. Louis Park MN Nicollett Health Services Series C (Health Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2023         2,500,000         2,742,450   

St. Paul MN Housing & RDA Hmong Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        9-1-2018         200,000         200,600   
            7,601,084   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 0.54%          

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Public School District Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2020         1,000,000         1,139,210   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Water & Sewer System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2023         1,145,000         1,513,656   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Water & Sewer System Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2030             10,000,000         11,918,300   
            14,571,166   
         

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.29%          

Kansas City MO Municipal Assistance Corporation Series B-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        4-15-2022         3,640,000         3,194,464   

Manchester MO Highway 141 Manchester Road Project (Tax Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2025         475,000         505,020   

Maryland Heights MO South Heights Redevelopment Project A (Tax Revenue)

    5.50        9-1-2018         465,000         481,247   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Missouri (continued)          

Poplar Bluff MO School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     3-1-2032       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,811,340   

Poplar Bluff MO School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2034         1,000,000         1,200,490   

St. Louis MO Lambert St. Louis International Airport Series A-1 (Airport Revenue)

    6.00        7-1-2019         415,000         475,432   
            7,667,993   
         

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.12%          

Lincoln County NE Hospital Authority Great Plains Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2024         1,000,000         1,168,370   

Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Series A (Utilities Revenue, BHAC Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2019         500,000         557,060   

Nebraska Central Plains Energy Project #3 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         1,290,000         1,504,566   
            3,229,996   
         

 

 

 
Nevada: 1.32%          

Clark County NV Airport Series C (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2023         5,600,000         6,262,816   

Clark County NV Airport Series D (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2024         2,750,000         3,121,608   

Clark County NV Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         3,000,000         3,000,390   

Clark County NV Water Reclamation District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         4,155,000         5,287,196   

Clark County NV Water Reclamation District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2038         2,880,000         3,237,552   

Las Vegas NV New Convention & Visitors Authority Series E (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.20        7-1-2021         500,000         555,550   

Las Vegas NV Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2031         1,985,000         2,453,797   

Las Vegas NV Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         1,000,000         1,270,600   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #607 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2019         735,000         771,353   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #607 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2020         615,000         654,674   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #607 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2021         800,000         862,520   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #607 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.25        6-1-2024         200,000         215,746   

Las Vegas NV Valley Water District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         3,945,000         5,037,647   

Reno NV Sparks Indian Governmental Colony (Miscellaneous Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC)

    5.00        6-1-2021         2,580,000         2,588,901   
            35,320,350   
         

 

 

 
New Hampshire: 0.08%          

New Hampshire HFA Single Family Mortgage Acquisition Series E & F (Housing Revenue)

    4.80        7-1-2028         2,030,000         2,229,752   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 4.07%          

Essex County NJ Import Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2025         5,000,000         5,404,900   

Garden NJ Open Space & Farmland Preservation Refunding Bonds Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2017         930,000         965,907   

New Jersey EDA Cigarette Tax Refunding Bonds (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2021         2,500,000         2,815,125   

New Jersey EDA Motor Vehicle Surcharges Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        7-1-2026         2,860,000         3,506,846   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.01        3-1-2028         5,000,000         4,485,850   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Refunding Bond Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021             15,035,000         16,649,158   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Refunding Bond Series PP (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2026         8,380,000         9,450,629   

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2026         3,015,000         3,400,196   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)          

New Jersey HEFAR Student Assistance Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00     12-1-2016       $ 2,100,000       $ 2,138,367   

New Jersey HEFAR Student Assistance Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2017         2,000,000         2,068,480   

New Jersey HEFAR Student Assistance Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         9,860,000         10,842,549   

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (Housing Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2016         160,000         161,110   

New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        3-1-2022         1,755,000         2,186,870   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2020         4,000,000         4,405,880   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2020         1,305,000         1,461,809   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2024         1,695,000         1,893,400   

New Jersey TTFA Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2032         2,500,000         2,865,150   

New Jersey TTFA Series DC8033 (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.59        12-15-2022         19,850,000         19,850,000   

New Jersey TTFA Unrefunded Balance (Transportation Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        12-15-2021         6,000,000         6,911,400   

Trenton City NJ (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,630,000         1,910,947   

Trenton City NJ (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2024         1,775,000         2,143,792   

Trenton City NJ (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,860,000         2,275,152   

Trenton City NJ (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,000,000         1,217,380   
            109,010,897   
         

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.65%          

Albuquerque Bernalillo County NM Water Utility Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2024         1,000,000         1,264,320   

Clayton NM Jail Project Improvement & Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2028         9,265,000         11,199,717   

Clayton NM Jail Project Improvement & Refunding Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2029         1,000,000         1,206,520   

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority SFMR Class I Series A (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    4.63        9-1-2025         1,240,000         1,281,751   

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority SFMR Class I Series B (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2028         475,000         509,979   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039         2,000,000         1,984,460   
            17,446,747   
         

 

 

 
New York: 10.92%          

Hempstead NY Local Development Corporation The Academy Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.65        2-1-2044         2,720,000         3,117,746   

Liberty Development Corporation New York Series 1251 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.55        10-1-2035         7,914,000         7,914,000   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Dedicated Tax Fund Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2024         6,010,000         7,379,559   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2030         4,010,000         4,860,200   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2028         5,000,000         6,505,100   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2029             11,100,000         14,417,568   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2030         8,350,000         10,824,773   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2031         4,500,000         5,820,210   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)          

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series D (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00     11-15-2027       $ 2,000,000       $ 2,456,900   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series F (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2025         2,490,000         3,219,595   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series F (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2028         2,450,000         2,973,810   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Corporation Revenue Monroe Community College Project Series A (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-15-2022         790,000         911,818   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Corporation Revenue Monroe Community College Project Series A (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-15-2023         645,000         757,327   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Corporation Revenue Monroe Community College Project Series A (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-15-2024         905,000         1,078,624   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Corporation St. John Fisher College Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2020         2,125,000         2,404,140   

Nassau County NY TAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-15-2016         5,000,000         5,013,800   

Nassau NY Water Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2027         350,000         438,550   

Nassau NY Water Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2028         300,000         374,385   

Nassau NY Water Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2024         400,000         500,104   

Nassau NY Water Authority Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2026         755,000         953,150   

New York Convention Center Development Corporation (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2028         8,000,000         10,219,040   

New York Dormitory Authority Interagency Council Pooled Loan Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2019         740,000         798,652   

New York Dormitory Authority Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Education Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2022         2,000,000         2,277,060   

New York Dormitory Authority North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.16        5-1-2018         800,000         798,944   

New York Dormitory Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2028         5,000,000         6,368,200   

New York Dormitory Authority Series B (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        3-15-2025         3,885,000         5,199,296   

New York Dormitory Authority State University Educational Facilities Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        5-15-2019         3,675,000         4,036,804   

New York Dormitory Authority United Health Hospitals (Health Revenue, FHA Insured)

    4.50        8-1-2018         1,500,000         1,584,645   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Series AA-2 (Water & Sewer Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.50        6-15-2032         15,475,000         15,475,000   

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

    5.00        6-15-2029         1,645,000         2,091,469   

New York NY Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2031         5,000,000         6,231,500   

New York NY Series C & D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2028         3,000,000         3,843,750   

New York NY Series J-4 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.96        8-1-2025         10,000,000         10,000,300   

New York NY Sub Series H-5 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC) ø

    0.60        3-1-2034         16,660,000         16,660,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Prerefunded Balance Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2023         2,875,000         3,221,265   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series 3 Sub Series 3C (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         6,000,000         6,000,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2027         1,115,000         1,420,778   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series C (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2027         5,000,000         6,405,700   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2-B (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø##

    0.56        11-1-2022             23,400,000         23,400,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series 2-A (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø

    0.60        11-1-2022         2,500,000         2,500,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series B-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2028         1,000,000         1,291,400   

New York NY Trust for Cultural Resources Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2031         2,475,000         2,864,837   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)          

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20     2-1-2017       $ 14,940,000       $ 14,945,976   

New York Urban Development Corporation Personal Income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2031         3,815,000         4,730,180   

New York Urban Development Corporation Personal Income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2029         7,500,000         9,692,175   

New York Urban Development Corporation Personal income Tax Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-15-2032         5,000,000         6,378,300   

New York Urban Development Corporation Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2019         3,000,000         3,354,240   

Niagara NY Area Development Corporation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2020         1,160,000         1,310,011   

Niagara NY Area Development Corporation (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2022         1,350,000         1,586,129   

Oyster Bay NY RAN (GO Revenue)

    3.75        3-31-2017         2,000,000         2,018,320   

Port Authority New York & New Jersey Special Obligation (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2020         5,000,000         5,732,850   

Suffolk County NY TAN (GO Revenue) ##

    2.00        7-27-2016             20,855,000         20,875,438   

Suffolk NY Public Improvement Serial Bond Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2019         1,180,000         1,249,714   

Suffolk NY Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation Tobacco Settlement Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2022         420,000         471,723   

Suffolk NY Tobacco Asset Securitization Corporation Tobacco Settlement Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         500,000         587,510   

Troy NY Capital Resource Corporation Rensselaer Polytechnic Series B (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,430,000         1,649,462   

Upper Mohawk Valley NY Regional Water Finance Authority Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2018         435,000         453,836   

Utility Debt Securitization Authority New York (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2032         1,250,000         1,552,638   

Yonkers NY Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2024         1,000,000         1,171,300   
            292,369,801   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.60%          

Craven County NC Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2023         4,400,000         4,578,552   

New Hanover County NC Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         3,400,000         3,927,170   

New Hanover County NC Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2022         250,000         301,040   

New Hanover County NC Regional Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         1,000,000         1,225,210   

North Carolina Grant Anticipation Vehicle Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2029         2,470,000         3,062,973   

Onslow County NC Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2022         90,000         103,626   

Pitt County NC Certificate of Participation School Facilities Project Prerefunded Balance (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2023         1,185,000         1,224,318   

Pitt County NC Certificate of Participation School Facilities Project Unrefunded Balance (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2023         1,570,000         1,621,669   
            16,044,558   
         

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.18%          

Hazen ND Sakakawea Medical Center Project BAN (Health Revenue)

    2.50        7-1-2017         4,000,000         4,008,360   

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Series D (Housing Revenue)

    4.50        1-1-2029         665,000         703,317   
            4,711,677   
         

 

 

 
Ohio: 2.43%          

Cincinnati OH City School District Improvement Project Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2024         4,815,000         5,977,293   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Ohio (continued)          

Cincinnati OH City School District Improvement Project Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     12-15-2025       $ 2,095,000       $ 2,595,265   

Clermont County OH Port Authority West Clermont Local School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2025         500,000         627,985   

Clermont County OH Port Authority West Clermont Local School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2026         600,000         748,908   

Clermont County OH Port Authority West Clermont Local School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2028         1,250,000         1,538,500   

JobsOhio Beverage System Statewide Liquor Profits Senior Lien Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2022         2,500,000         2,989,700   

Kent University Ohio General Receipts Series B (Education Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         1,165,000         1,256,150   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    3.75        12-1-2023         2,000,000         2,054,640   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.63        10-1-2033         1,750,000         1,789,113   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.63        12-1-2033         2,500,000         2,558,250   

Ohio Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2024         1,000,000         1,175,170   

Ohio Turnpike Commission Junior Lien Infrastructure Projects Series A-1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        2-15-2029         1,000,000         1,234,570   

Ohio University Hospital Health Systems Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.72        1-15-2033         9,500,000         9,500,000   

Ohio Water Development Authority Pollution Control First Energy Nuclear Generation Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    3.75        6-1-2033         10,000,000         10,278,900   

Ohio Water Development Authority Pollution Control First Energy Nuclear Generation Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.63        10-1-2033         3,150,000         3,220,403   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033             15,000,000         15,427,050   

RiverSouth Authority Ohio Lazarus Building Redevelopment Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2027         950,000         1,000,540   

Summit County OH Port Authority University of Akron Student Housing Project (Education Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2024         315,000         365,501   

Summit County OH Port Authority University of Akron Student Housing Project (Education Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2024         685,000         814,534   
            65,152,472   
         

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 1.88%          

Carter County OK Public Facilities Authority Educational Facilities Plainview Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,000,000         1,271,800   

Carter County OK Public Facilities Authority Educational Facilities Plainview Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2027         1,000,000         1,266,530   

Carter County OK Public Facilities Authority Educational Facilities Plainview Public School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2028         1,285,000         1,620,411   

Claremore OK Public Works Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2019         1,325,000         1,431,967   

Claremore OK Public Works Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2022         2,595,000         2,934,841   

Claremore OK Public Works Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2023         1,010,000         1,137,412   

Cleveland County OK Educational Facilities Authority Moore Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         2,445,000         2,961,164   

Creek County OK Educational Facilities Sapulpa Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         3,000,000         3,655,680   

Cushing OK Educational Facilities Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         2,210,000         2,681,039   

Garvin County OK Educational Facilities Authority Lindsay Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         820,000         887,863   

Garvin County OK Educational Facilities Authority Lindsay Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2019         860,000         959,975   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Oklahoma (continued)          

Garvin County OK Educational Facilities Authority Lindsay Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     9-1-2020       $ 455,000       $ 519,246   

Garvin County OK Educational Facilities Authority Lindsay Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2026         1,000,000         1,232,570   

Garvin County OK Educational Facilities Authority Lindsay Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         500,000         613,180   

Grady County OK Educational FacilitiesTuttle Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         1,000,000         1,220,820   

Grady County OK Educational FacilitiesTuttle Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2024         1,075,000         1,332,764   

Grady County OK Educational FacilitiesTuttle Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2025         500,000         627,145   

Grady County OK Educational FacilitiesTuttle Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2028         1,160,000         1,428,331   

McGee Creek OK Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        1-1-2023         1,490,000         1,688,334   

Muskogee OK Industrial Trust Educational Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,000,000         1,131,670   

Muskogee OK Industrial Trust Educational Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         1,000,000         1,150,310   

Muskogee OK Industrial Trust Educational Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022             1,000,000         1,165,910   

Oklahoma City OK Public Property Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2026         1,495,000         1,873,175   

Oklahoma City OK Public Property Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2027         1,140,000         1,419,642   

Oklahoma City OK Public Property Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2028         1,265,000         1,569,296   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2023         1,270,000         1,477,632   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         1,230,000         1,506,209   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Higher Education Master Real Property Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2024         1,270,000         1,495,514   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2019         1,500,000         1,659,225   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2021         1,185,000         1,338,825   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2022         520,000         588,229   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2025         1,200,000         1,353,864   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2026         1,250,000         1,406,300   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2027         1,000,000         1,120,600   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust Series D (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2028         500,000         559,310   
            50,286,783   
         

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.05%          

Medford OR Hospital Facilities Authority (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2020         1,155,000         1,312,992   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 8.19%          

Adams County PA IDA Gettysburg College Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2024         1,500,000         1,703,895   

Adams County PA IDA Gettysburg College Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2025         1,500,000         1,699,410   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        7-1-2025         2,605,000         3,495,233   

Allegheny County PA Moon Area School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2024         3,400,000         4,268,972   

Allegheny County PA Series 72 (GO Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2033         4,000,000         4,938,760   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)          

Allegheny County PA Series 75 (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00     11-1-2026       $ 2,500,000       $ 3,231,900   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.50        12-1-2035         5,000,000         5,093,550   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.93        11-1-2039             10,000,000         10,079,100   

Bucks County PA Water & Sewer Authority Water System (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2026         2,400,000         2,841,240   

Central Dauphin PA School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2029         825,000         1,045,580   

Central Dauphin PA School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2030         1,110,000         1,400,054   

Central Greene PA School District Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        2-15-2019         865,000         952,512   

Chester County PA IDA Avon Grove Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.65        12-15-2017         250,000         257,653   

Cumberland County PA Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         1,340,000         1,638,820   

Cumberland County PA Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         1,370,000         1,664,810   

Cumberland County PA Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         1,225,000         1,474,925   

Delaware County PA Vocational & Technical School Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        11-1-2033         2,000,000         2,412,620   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series 2182 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.64        7-1-2017         7,500,000         7,500,000   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bayerische Landesbank LOC) ø

    0.54        6-1-2042         8,400,000         8,400,000   

Johnstown PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2024         2,730,000         3,190,961   

Lancaster County PA Solid Waste Management Authority Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    5.25        12-15-2028         5,665,000         6,926,935   

Lycoming County PA Authority Pennsylvania College of Technology (Education Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2026         4,000,000         4,769,440   

Millcreek Richland Joint Authority Pennsylvania Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.70        8-1-2017         195,000         200,405   

Moon Area PA School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2029         1,000,000         1,220,350   

Northampton County PA General Purpose Hospital Authority St. Luke’s Hospital Project Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    4.50        8-15-2032         1,170,000         1,174,926   

Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital & Education Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2026         515,000         635,098   

Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital & Education Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2028         660,000         804,738   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series AQ (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2023         6,090,000         7,458,971   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series AR (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2025         1,000,000         1,261,600   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series AS (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2024         1,530,000         1,904,085   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series AS (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2025         1,575,000         1,987,020   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series AS (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2027         1,790,000         2,261,289   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series LL1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2019         880,000         941,222   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series LL1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2020         590,000         638,870   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Series LL1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2022         1,310,000         1,440,266   

Pennsylvania Hills PA School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        10-1-2021         1,460,000         1,588,130   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2024         2,000,000         2,245,200   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        5-15-2021         500,000         557,370   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        5-15-2022         1,000,000         1,107,310   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2020         5,600,000         6,200,040   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2023         2,185,000         2,642,736   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)          

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.00     6-15-2025       $ 2,265,000       $ 2,775,667   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2029         1,000,000         1,092,200   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured) %%

    5.00        12-1-2030         8,300,000         10,243,694   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2029         2,000,000         2,438,580   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2024         1,250,000         1,549,700   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,250,000         1,570,900   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2026         1,250,000         1,564,225   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series B-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2027         1,010,000         1,257,420   

Pennsylvania Series 2 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2023         2,000,000         2,222,020   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Sub Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2029             10,000,000         12,276,200   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Sub Series C (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured)

    6.25        6-1-2033         1,350,000         1,830,519   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Sub Series E (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2038         2,000,000         2,537,080   

Philadelphia PA Authority for Industrial Development (Education Revenue)

    5.88        6-15-2022         1,000,000         1,102,690   

Philadelphia PA Authority for Industrial Development (Education Revenue)

    6.13        6-15-2023         1,305,000         1,457,698   

Philadelphia PA Authority for Industrial Development (Education Revenue)

    7.00        5-1-2026         740,000         797,875   

Philadelphia PA Gas Works 8th General Ordinance Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,000,000         1,003,840   

Philadelphia PA Hospital & HEFAR Refunding Bond Temple University Health System Series B (Health Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2023         1,475,000         1,536,021   

Philadelphia PA IDA Master Charter School (Education Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2020         510,000         542,951   

Philadelphia PA IDA West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School Project (Education Revenue)

    6.25        5-1-2021         285,000         301,744   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         8,065,000         8,627,534   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2021         2,200,000         2,477,552   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         3,750,000         4,236,225   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series E (GO Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2021         1,490,000         1,654,332   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-15-2021         7,000,000         8,298,150   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         1,000,000         1,235,970   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2026         3,000,000         3,649,860   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2028         2,590,000         3,196,630   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2029         4,410,000         5,432,459   

Philadelphia PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2032         4,380,000         5,344,476   

Pittsburgh PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2022         1,000,000         1,156,550   

Pittsburgh PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2022         2,060,000         2,504,054   

Pittsburgh PA Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2023         3,810,000         4,612,043   

Reading PA School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2021         3,120,000         3,524,882   
            219,307,737   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.05%          

Puerto Rico Public Improvement Refunding Bond Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         1,350,000         1,350,135   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.18%          

Providence RI Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        1-15-2018         2,115,000         2,205,437   

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corporation Providence Public Schools Financing Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2022         2,425,000         2,516,932   
            4,722,369   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
South Carolina: 1.36%          

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00     1-1-2017       $ 35,996       $ 32,576   

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2018         39,781         29,835   

Laurens County SC Education Assistance for District #55 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2021         1,000,000         1,176,940   

Laurens County SC Education Assistance for District #55 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,250,000         1,495,500   

Laurens County SC Education Assistance for District #55 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,000,000         1,252,070   

Lee County SC School Facilities Incorporated Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2016         590,000         602,956   

Piedmont SC Municipal Power Agency Series A-3 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2019         3,500,000         3,727,850   

Scago SC Educational Facilities Corporation For Sumter County School District 17 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,084,990   

Scago SC Educational Facilities Corporation For Sumter County School District 17 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2022         1,720,000         2,034,777   

South Carolina Education Assistance Authority Student Loan Series I (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2024         2,675,000         2,906,816   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Furman University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2028         700,000         875,889   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Furman University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2030         1,885,000         2,331,745   

South Carolina Jobs EDA Furman University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2031         2,155,000         2,653,538   

South Carolina Jobs EDA York Preparatory Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        11-1-2033         1,000,000         1,128,350   

South Carolina Public Service Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2037             12,215,000         15,015,380   
            36,349,212   
         

 

 

 
South Dakota: 0.04%          

Rapid City SD Airport Project (Airport Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2026         920,000         1,035,083   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 0.34%          

Chattanooga TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Project (Housing Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2023         750,000         905,115   

Franklin County TN HEFA (Education Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2024         250,000         285,583   

Franklin County TN HEFA (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         560,000         667,425   

Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center Series D (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        8-15-2019         445,000         476,720   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         500,000         503,510   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2017         2,140,000         2,240,494   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2018         1,400,000         1,519,784   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2027         2,000,000         2,464,580   
            9,063,211   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 9.69%          

Austin TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2023         3,805,000         4,742,704   

Austin TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         3,970,000         5,043,647   

Austin TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025         2,050,000         2,653,438   

Austin TX Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2026         1,450,000         1,872,922   

Austin TX Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2030         2,000,000         2,590,020   

Austin TX Refunding Bond (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        5-15-2025         1,400,000         1,752,520   

Bexar County TX Combination Tax Certificate of Obligation (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2024         1,000,000         1,266,770   

Bexar County TX Limited Tax Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) %%

    4.00        6-15-2032         2,000,000         2,303,540   

Bexar County TX Limited Tax Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-15-2026         2,140,000         2,743,694   

Bexar County TX Limited Tax Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-15-2027         3,205,000         4,071,824   

Brownsville TX Utilities System Refunding Bond (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2026         2,190,000         2,767,175   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Brownsville TX Utilities System Refunding Bond (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00     9-1-2029       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,867,185   

Brownsville TX Utilities System Refunding Bond (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         2,500,000         3,094,700   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Prerefunded Senior Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2019         985,000         1,106,362   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    5.00        1-1-2045         8,000,000         9,047,600   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Unrefunded Senior Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2019         325,000         362,720   

Collin County TX Unlimited Tax Road & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2023         1,350,000         1,674,905   

Collin County TX Unlimited Tax Road & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2026         1,000,000         1,286,600   

Collin County TX Unlimited Tax Road & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2027         1,300,000         1,650,116   

Crane County TX Water District Unlimited Tax Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2022         1,515,000         1,769,687   

Crane County TX Water District Unlimited Tax Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2023         1,395,000         1,662,993   

Crane County TX Water District Unlimited Tax Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2026         1,000,000         1,223,370   

Crane County TX Water District Unlimited Tax Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2030         1,130,000         1,344,067   

Crane County TX Water District Unlimited Tax Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2031         1,000,000         1,182,640   

Cypress-Fairbanks TX Independent School District Series B-2 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2040             11,010,000         11,493,779   

Del Rio TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2023         720,000         827,503   

Del Rio TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2024         745,000         864,319   

Denton County TX Permanent Improvement & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2023         1,990,000         2,473,590   

Denton County TX Permanent Improvement & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2024         1,145,000         1,450,589   

Denton County TX Permanent Improvement & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2025         1,000,000         1,260,170   

Denton County TX Permanent Improvement & Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2030         1,000,000         1,258,170   

El Paso County TX Hospital District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2028         2,045,000         2,409,399   

El Paso County TX Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2031         2,000,000         2,495,120   

El Paso County TX Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2032         2,120,000         2,634,397   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2026         755,000         893,550   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2020         650,000         745,388   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021         510,000         600,296   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         1,000,000         1,204,430   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2023         620,000         764,547   

Flower Mound, Denton & Tarrant Counties TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2024         1,660,000         2,090,621   

Fort Bend TX Independent School District Various School Building Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    0.66        8-1-2040         1,220,000         1,220,098   

Galveston TX Wharves & Terminal (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2026         2,000,000         2,243,360   

Georgetown TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2034         1,630,000         1,662,030   

Harris County TX Flood Control District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         1,500,000         1,914,420   

Harris County TX Road Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         4,215,000         5,490,290   

Harris County TX Road Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2025         8,445,000         10,763,068   

Harris County TX Toll Road Project Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        8-15-2027         4,000,000         5,357,080   

Hays County TX Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2023         1,750,000         2,147,110   

Houston TX Airport Senior Lien Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         1,000,000         1,082,660   

Houston TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        2-15-2022         740,000         789,476   

Houston TX Independent School District Limited Tax (GO Revenue)

    4.25        2-15-2021         5,000,000         5,113,600   

Houston TX Utilities Systems Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2031         3,000,000         3,528,060   

Lower Colorado River TX Authority (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        5-15-2031         2,500,000         3,097,425   

Midland County TX PFFA Compass Pointe Apartments (Housing Revenue)

    1.25        3-1-2018         2,500,000         2,507,150   

Midtown TX RDA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2027         1,880,000         2,263,539   

Midtown TX RDA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2029         2,390,000         2,816,735   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Midtown TX RDA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25     1-1-2030       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,789,830   

Midtown TX RDA (Tax Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2031         1,000,000         1,189,200   

North Harris County TX Regional Water Authority Senior Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        12-15-2029         1,215,000         1,496,916   

North Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation United Regional Health Care System (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2016         1,135,000         1,143,251   

North Texas Higher Education Authority Incoming Student Loan Series A-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.53        7-1-2030         7,185,000         7,185,790   

Northside TX Independent School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) ±

    1.20        8-1-2040         605,000         607,644   

Northwest TX Independent School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2030         4,000,000         5,014,640   

Nueces River TX Water Supply Facility Corpus Christi Lake Texana Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2026         1,000,000         1,289,730   

Nueces River TX Water Supply Facility Corpus Christi Lake Texana Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2027         1,250,000         1,598,913   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series C (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.54        12-1-2039         14,600,000         14,600,000   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        12-1-2027         5,000,000         5,079,150   

Texas Independent School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2025         2,260,000         2,941,752   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017         3,505,000         3,492,277   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2021         3,945,000         4,638,847   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2022         5,000,000         5,995,000   

Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corporation Project (Transportation Revenue)

    7.50        6-30-2032         2,000,000         2,457,200   

Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corporation Project (Transportation Revenue)

    7.50        6-30-2033         2,000,000         2,457,200   

Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corporation Project Senior Lien Note (Transportation Revenue)

    7.50        12-31-2031         3,745,000         4,510,104   

Texas SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corporation Gas Supply (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        8-1-2016         5,660,000         5,681,451   

Texas SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corporation Gas Supply (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        8-1-2019         1,465,000         1,653,370   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Texas Woman’s University Financing System (Education Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2020         1,000,000         1,116,590   

University of Houston Texas (Education Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2024         2,700,000         2,988,117   

University of Houston Texas Series B (Education Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2026         4,225,000         5,647,642   

University of Texas Board of Regents Series D (Education Revenue) %%

    5.00        8-15-2026         2,000,000         2,661,260   

Waco TX Health Facilities Development Corporation Hillcrest System Project Series A (Health Revenue, National/FHA Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2016         920,000         923,560   

Weatherford TX Utility System Refunding & Improvement Bond (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2025         1,000,000         1,261,950   

Weatherford TX Utility System Refunding & Improvement Bond (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2026         375,000         469,999   
            259,434,551   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Utah: 0.17%          

Canyons UT Board of Education Utah School Bond Guaranty Program (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     6-15-2022       $ 1,860,000       $ 2,272,883   

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Refunding Bond (Education Revenue, CSCE Insured)

    4.00        4-15-2020         250,000         274,815   

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Refunding Bond (Education Revenue, CSCE Insured)

    4.00        4-15-2021         400,000         446,480   

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Refunding Bond (Education Revenue, CSCE Insured)

    4.00        4-15-2022         400,000         451,576   

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Refunding Bond (Education Revenue, CSCE Insured)

    4.00        4-15-2023         400,000         456,680   

Utah Charter School Finance Authority Refunding Bond (Education Revenue, CSCE Insured)

    4.00        4-15-2024         450,000         519,989   
            4,422,423   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.29%          

Virgin Islands PFA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.75        10-1-2019         2,480,000         2,694,396   

Virgin Islands PFA Sub Lien Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         5,000,000         5,195,300   
            7,889,696   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 1.63%          

Greater Richmond VA Convention Center (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2025         1,000,000         1,278,270   

Marquis VA CDA CAB Series C (Tax Revenue) (i)¤

    0.00        9-1-2041         1,772,000         247,584   

Marquis VA CDA Convertible CAB (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        9-1-2045         386,000         254,911   

Marquis VA CDA Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    5.63        9-1-2041         1,274,000         1,038,501   

Virginia College Building Authority Educational Facilities Series A (Education Revenue) %%

    3.00        9-1-2025             13,630,000         15,303,219   

Virginia Public School Authority Special Obligation Financing & Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2026         10,000,000         13,332,800   

Virginia Resources Authority Pooled Financing Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2025         2,370,000         2,893,178   

Virginia Resources Authority Pooled Financing Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2027         1,320,000         1,742,506   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2029         3,000,000         3,722,790   

Virginia Transportation Board Capital Projects Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2026         2,505,000         3,312,437   

Watkins Centre VA CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.40        3-1-2020         582,000         583,310   
            43,709,506   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 2.85%          

Energy Northwest Washington Wind Project (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         1,185,000         1,418,872   

Kent WA Limited Tax Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2031         1,000,000         1,265,610   

Kent WA Limited Tax Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2032         2,000,000         2,520,980   

King County WA Federal Way School District #210 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2023         4,085,000         4,830,145   

Lewis County WA Public Utility District Refunding (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        4-1-2032         6,115,000         7,628,034   

Seattle WA Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2024         6,345,000         8,092,032   

Tacoma WA Solid Waste Refunding Bond Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) %%

    5.00        12-1-2027         620,000         777,573   

Tacoma WA Solid Waste Refunding Bond Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) %%

    5.00        12-1-2028         1,455,000         1,819,739   

Tacoma WA Solid Waste Refunding Bond Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) %%

    5.00        12-1-2029         1,525,000         1,900,760   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Washington (continued)          

Tumwater Office Properties Washington Office Buildings (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     7-1-2026       $ 2,750,000       $ 3,418,250   

Washington EDFA (Education Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2028         1,000,000         1,240,120   

Washington HCFR Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         4,000,000         4,798,480   

Washington HCFR Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         2,250,000         2,801,498   

Washington HCFR Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         1,050,000         1,288,928   

Washington HCFR Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2028         1,350,000         1,644,881   

Washington Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Refunding Bond Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2031         5,830,000         7,263,539   

Washington TES Properties (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2029         1,400,000         1,592,906   

Washington Various Purpose Refunding Bond Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) %%

    5.00        8-1-2027         4,000,000         5,200,120   

Washington Various Purpose Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         8,000,000         10,338,160   

Washington Various Purpose Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2028         3,130,000         4,013,849   

Washington Various Purpose Refunding Bond Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2030         2,000,000         2,544,700   
            76,399,176   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.28%          

West Virginia School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2020         1,100,000         1,200,980   

West Virginia School Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,520,000         1,941,496   

West Virginia School Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2027         1,595,000         2,028,872   

West Virginia School Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2029         1,755,000         2,213,195   
            7,384,543   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 0.68%          

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Obligated Group (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        2-15-2019         600,000         627,162   

Wisconsin HEFA Mercy Alliance Incorporated Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2019         1,050,000         1,100,148   

Wisconsin HEFA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2021         3,500,000         4,127,515   

Wisconsin HEFA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2023         3,500,000         4,352,215   

Wisconsin HEFA Series M (Health Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.74        6-1-2019         1,000,000         968,750   

Wisconsin PFA Central District Development Project (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2036             4,500,000         5,392,440   

Wisconsin PFA Charter School Voyager Foundation Incorporate Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        10-1-2032         1,475,000         1,631,512   
            18,199,742   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,552,799,827)

            2,704,777,725   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         

Short-Term Investments: 0.76%

         
Investment Companies: 0.74%          

Wells Fargo National Tax-Free Money Market Fund Premier Class ##(l)(u)

    0.27           19,871,388         19,871,388   
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.02%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.22        9-15-2016       $ 500,000         499,772   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $20,371,151)

            20,371,160        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $2,573,170,978) *     101.82        2,725,148,885   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (1.82        (48,712,056
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 2,676,436,829   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 


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%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,573,233,309 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 156,105,295   

Gross unrealized losses

     (4,189,719
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 151,915,576   


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund     1   

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.50%

  

       

Consumer Discretionary: 0.50%

         
Diversified Consumer Services: 0.50%           

Toll Road Investors Partnership II 144A ¤

    0.00     2-15-2028       $ 30,780,000       $ 14,660,083   
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $15,367,850)

  

          14,660,083   
         

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations: 98.14%

         
Alabama: 1.07%          

Alabama State University General Tuition and Fee Revenue Bonds (Education Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.25        8-1-2032             10,520,000         10,522,735   

Birmingham AL CAB Series A1 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.00        3-1-2045         3,000,000         3,170,700   

Jefferson County AL CAB Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2026         3,000,000         2,076,300   

Jefferson County AL Limited Obligation School District Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2018         775,000         779,526   

Jefferson County AL Limited Obligation School District Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2020         3,000,000         3,017,520   

Jefferson County AL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         5,495,000         5,879,925   

Jefferson County AL Sewer Revenue Warrants CAB Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2025         710,000         523,057   

Jefferson County AL Sewer Revenue Warrants CAB Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2029         4,115,000         2,317,239   

Jefferson County AL Warrants Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         3,170,000         3,383,436   
            31,670,438   
         

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.45%          

Alaska International Airports System Series B (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        10-1-2033         3,080,000         3,797,147   

Alaska International Airports System Series B (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        10-1-2034         3,225,000         3,969,846   

Valdez AK Marine Terminal (Transportation Revenue) ø

    0.58        5-1-2031         5,500,000         5,500,000   
            13,266,993   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 0.80%          

Phoenix AZ IDA Legacy Traditional Schools Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.50        7-1-2034         2,000,000         2,387,900   

Pima County AZ IDA Acclaim Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    5.60        12-1-2016         125,000         125,566   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.75        7-1-2035         7,510,000         7,528,400   

Pima County AZ IDA New Plan Learning Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.13        7-1-2041         6,495,000         6,514,680   

Pima County AZ IDA Noah Webster Schools-PIMA Project (Education Revenue)

    7.00        12-15-2043         3,225,000         3,750,901   

Tempe AZ IDA Friendship Village Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        12-1-2020         1,000,000         1,127,760   

Tempe AZ IDA Friendship Village Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.38        12-1-2021         1,000,000         1,147,310   

Tempe AZ IDA Friendship Village Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2022         1,000,000         1,142,970   
            23,725,487   
         

 

 

 
California: 10.30%          

Alameda County CA Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2019         1,400,000         1,327,466   

Alhambra CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2031         2,175,000         1,436,218   

Alhambra CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         3,795,000         2,412,747   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)   

Alhambra CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00     8-1-2034       $ 5,000,000       $ 2,900,300   

Alhambra CA Unified School District CAB Election of 2008 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2035         6,700,000         3,729,086   

Alhambra CA Unified School District CAB Series B (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2031         7,500,000         4,923,075   

Anaheim CA PFA Convention Center Expansion Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2046         8,500,000         10,292,735   

Bass Lake CA Unified Elementary School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2037         1,305,000         689,301   

Bass Lake CA Unified Elementary School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2038         1,900,000         982,167   

Bass Lake CA Unified Elementary School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2039         2,005,000         1,003,663   

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.66        4-1-2036             28,000,000         27,660,920   

Bay Area CA Toll Authority Toll Bridge Revenue Series G-1 (Transportation Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.39        4-1-2047         10,300,000         10,300,000   

California HFFA Children’s Hospital of Orange County Series C (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.39        11-1-2038         14,900,000         14,900,000   

California HFFA Unrefunded Bond Providence Health Services Series C (Health Revenue) (h)

    6.50        10-1-2038         10,050,000         11,373,484   

California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Revenue Albert Einstein Academies Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.13        8-1-2043         2,230,000         2,584,637   

California Public Works Board Department of General Services Buildings 8 & 9A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        4-1-2034         4,000,000         4,642,960   

California Public Works Board Judicial Council Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2031         3,260,000         3,935,537   

California Series B-3 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.39        5-1-2033         10,000,000         10,000,000   

California Statewide CDA (Health Revenue) ø

    0.40        4-1-2038         11,650,000         11,650,000   

California Statewide CDA School Facility Aspire Public Schools (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         525,000         554,715   

California Statewide CDA Sutter Health Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.00        8-15-2042         4,900,000         5,956,293   

Cerritos CA Community College District CAB Election of 2004 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2027         1,000,000         774,790   

Cerritos CA Community College District CAB Election of 2004 Series D (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2028         1,040,000         775,081   

Colton CA Unified School District CAB Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2031         1,000,000         656,410   

Colton CA Unified School District CAB Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         1,000,000         634,310   

Colton CA Unified School District CAB Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         1,000,000         611,440   

Compton CA Community College District CAB Election of 2002 Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         2,515,000         1,412,223   

Compton CA Community College District CAB Election of 2002 Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2033         2,000,000         1,067,220   

Compton CA Community College District CAB Election of 2002 Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2036         510,000         242,286   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2028         1,165,000         837,903   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2029         1,500,000         1,034,505   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2030         2,000,000         1,318,500   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2031         2,000,000         1,263,880   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2032         1,660,000         1,009,313   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00     6-1-2033       $ 1,230,000       $ 722,441   

El Monte CA Union High School District CAB Election of 2008 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2034         1,615,000         915,963   

Gilroy CA Unified School District Prerefunded CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         6,470,000         4,803,587   

Gilroy CA Unified School District Unrefunded CAB Election of 2008 Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2032         3,330,000         2,097,167   

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation California Tobacco Settlement Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2030         970,000         1,176,707   

M-S-R California Energy Authority Gas Series B (Utilities Revenue)

    6.13        11-1-2029         15,925,000         21,528,689   

Montebello CA Unified School District CAB Election of 1998 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2024         1,130,000         941,098   

Montebello CA Unified School District CAB Election of 1998 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2027         2,775,000         2,086,439   

Morongo Band of Mission Indians California Enterprise Casino Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    6.50        3-1-2028         2,000,000         2,165,740   

Northern California Gas Authority #1 LIBOR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.14        7-1-2027             27,660,000         25,234,495   

Ontario Montclair CA School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2028         1,500,000         1,097,295   

Ontario Montclair CA School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2030         2,000,000         1,369,180   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2027         2,095,000         1,568,736   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2028         4,450,000         3,218,819   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2029         4,520,000         3,156,226   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2030         6,725,000         4,380,934   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2031         2,185,000         1,373,491   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2032         2,000,000         1,232,620   

Pasadena CA PFA CAB Rose Bowl Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ¤

    0.00        3-1-2033         4,295,000         2,525,932   

Richmond CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Civic Center Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.88        8-1-2037         25,000         28,298   

Richmond CA Joint Powers Financing Authority Point Potrero Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2024         5,420,000         6,212,783   

San Bernardino CA Unified School District Election of 2012 Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2031         1,100,000         1,320,220   

San Bernardino CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2026         1,100,000         1,353,187   

San Bernardino CA Unified School District Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2028         1,250,000         1,523,025   

San Buenaventura CA Community Mental Health System (Health Revenue)

    6.00        12-1-2019         1,040,000         1,175,210   

San Buenaventura CA Community Mental Health System (Health Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2020         2,000,000         2,345,280   

San Diego CA PFFA Capital Improvement Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2033         1,000,000         1,247,440   

San Diego CA PFFA Capital Improvement Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2034         1,080,000         1,342,073   

San Diego CA PFFA Capital Improvement Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-15-2035         1,000,000         1,237,900   

San Diego CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2031         2,000,000         1,321,740   

San Diego CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2032         1,500,000         953,715   

San Diego CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2033         1,000,000         612,910   

San Diego CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2034         2,000,000         1,172,160   

San Diego CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2035         1,500,000         855,015   

Sylvan CA Unified School District CAB (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2037         1,085,000         573,097   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Los Angeles CA Series ZF0183 (Miscellaneous Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.56        12-1-2022         8,925,000         8,925,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Palomar CA Pomerado Health Series XG0017 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.69        8-1-2037         31,250,000         31,250,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for San Jose CA Series B (Airport Revenue, Ambac/AGM Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.61     9-1-2030       $ 8,900,000       $ 8,900,000   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District CAB Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2029         3,000,000         2,142,960   

West Contra Costa CA Unified School District Election of 2005 Series C-1 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2029         1,690,000         1,208,756   

Wiseburn CA School District CAB Election of 2010 Series B (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-1-2034         2,530,000         1,456,749   
            303,646,242   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 1.78%   

Colorado E-470 Public Highway Authority CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2020         9,385,000         8,762,211   

Colorado E-470 Public Highway Authority CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        9-1-2022             4,600,000         4,108,490   

Colorado ECFA Charter School American Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    7.13        12-1-2033         2,200,000         2,572,108   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Banning Lewis Ranch Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.13        12-15-2035         3,940,000         3,957,848   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Community Leadership (Education Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2019         555,000         575,790   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Monument Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2017         115,000         118,660   

Colorado ECFA Charter School Monument Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.25        10-1-2039         500,000         572,880   

Colorado ECFA Community Leadership Academy Incorporated Second Campus Project (Education Revenue)

    7.00        8-1-2033         1,330,000         1,589,430   

Colorado ECFA Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.50        9-1-2033         5,015,000         5,265,951   

Colorado ECFA Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.00        9-1-2043         5,930,000         6,358,917   

Colorado ECFA Rocky Mountain Classical Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.13        9-1-2048         3,795,000         4,084,938   

Colorado ECFA Twin Peaks Charter Academy (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.50        3-15-2043         1,290,000         1,450,166   

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Catholic Health Initiatives Series D1 (Health Revenue)

    6.25        10-1-2033         4,000,000         4,486,160   

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise U.S. 36 and I-25 Managed Lanes (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2044         2,160,000         2,371,961   

Colorado PFA Charter School Highline Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    6.25        12-15-2020         335,000         359,274   

Colorado PFA Charter School Highline Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    6.75        12-15-2025         455,000         494,112   

Colorado PFA Charter School Highline Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    7.38        12-15-2040         4,010,000         4,437,667   

Eagle County CO Airport Terminal Corporation Airport Terminal Improvement Project Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.15        5-1-2017         35,000         35,084   

Eagle County CO Airport Terminal Corporation Airport Terminal Improvement Project Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.25        5-1-2020         750,000         751,823   
            52,353,470   
         

 

 

 
Connecticut: 0.44%   

Connecticut HEFA Eastern Connecticut Health Network Series A (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.38        7-1-2016         250,000         250,043   

Connecticut HFA Special Needs Housing Series 2 (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        6-15-2022         1,315,000         1,320,168   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.51        4-15-2019         4,050,000         4,074,057   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.66        4-15-2020         5,900,000         5,960,357   

Hamden CT BAN (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2026         1,235,000         1,448,062   
            13,052,687   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Delaware: 0.86%   

Delaware EDA Delmarva Power and Light Company Series A (Utilities Revenue) ø

    0.50     7-1-2024       $ 10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   

Delaware EDA Odyssey Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    7.00        9-1-2045         7,500,000         7,784,850   

Kent County DE Charter School Incorporated Project (Education Revenue)

    7.38        5-1-2037         2,110,000         2,475,853   

New Castle County DE Series ZF2088 (GO Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.45        10-1-2045         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            25,260,703   
         

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.59%   

District of Columbia Cesar Chavez Public Charter School (Education Revenue)

    6.50        11-15-2021         4,125,000         4,592,651   

District of Columbia Population Services International (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        11-1-2042         10,500,000         10,500,000   

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Public Utilities Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    6.00        10-1-2035         2,000,000         2,237,680   
            17,330,331   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 3.31%   

Championsgate FL Community Development District Capital Improvement Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.25        5-1-2020         1,060,000         1,060,159   

CityPlace Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2022         1,000,000         1,143,520   

Collier County FL School Board Refunding Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        2-15-2021         1,000,000         1,183,900   

Crossings At Fleming Island Florida Community Development District Refunding Bond Senior Lien Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2024         1,025,000         1,070,551   

Crossings At Fleming Island Florida Community Development District Refunding Senior Lien Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.25        5-1-2018         1,260,000         1,274,981   

Crossings At Fleming Island Florida Community Development District Refunding Senior Lien Series A-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.63        5-1-2019         1,295,000         1,316,109   

Daytona Beach FL Refunding & Improvement Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2031         1,155,000         1,391,475   

Daytona Beach FL Refunding & Improvement Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2032         1,465,000         1,760,051   

Florida Development Finance Corporation Educational Facilities Renaissance Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.50        6-15-2044             13,290,000         15,771,642   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Journet Place Apartments Series 1 (Housing Revenue)

    7.60        12-15-2047         810,000         1,050,465   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Villa Capri Phase III (Housing Revenue)

    7.60        12-15-2042         2,720,000         3,087,880   

Heritage Harbor Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.75        5-1-2023         380,000         379,962   

Holmes County FL Hospital Corporation Doctors Memorial Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2038         2,500,000         2,506,775   

Indigo FL Community Development District Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue) (i)(s)

    1.40        5-1-2030         2,536,248         1,283,113   

Lakeland FL Educational Facilities Authority Florida Southern College Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2025         530,000         624,308   

Lakeland FL Educational Facilities Authority Florida Southern College Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2028         1,195,000         1,394,505   

Lakeside Plantation FL Community Development District Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.95        5-1-2031         1,186,000         1,187,352   

Marshall Creek Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.32        5-1-2045         135,000         137,959   

Marshall Creek Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.63        5-1-2032         2,110,000         2,067,695   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Florida (continued)   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 4 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.78     9-25-2024       $     15,000,000       $ 15,000,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Seaport Revenue Bond Series B (Airport Revenue)

    6.00        10-1-2033         500,000         634,385   

Midtown Miami FL Community Development District Parking Garage Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2029         2,500,000         2,730,900   

Orlando FL Capital Improvement Special Revenue Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2033         1,525,000         1,872,715   

Orlando FL Capital Improvement Special Revenue Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2035         1,680,000         2,051,616   

Orlando FL Capital Improvement Special Revenue Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2036         1,765,000         2,146,452   

Palm Beach County FL Public Improvement Series 2 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.38        11-1-2028         2,000,000         2,219,200   

Saint Petersburg FL Health Facilities Authority All Children’s Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.50        11-15-2039         5,500,000         6,530,150   

Seminole County FL IDA Choices in Learning Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.20        11-15-2026         1,940,000         2,156,504   

Seminole County FL IDA Choices in Learning Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.38        11-15-2041         3,525,000         4,072,115   

South Miami FL Health Facilities Baptist Health (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2023         2,810,000         2,944,515   

St. Johns County FL IDA Refunding Glenmoor Project Series A (Health Revenue) ±(s)

    5.38        1-1-2049         750,000         509,993   

St. Johns County FL IDA Refunding Subordinated Glenmoor Project Series B (Health Revenue) (s)(t)

    2.50        1-1-2049         277,527         3   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Seminole County FL Series ZF0444 (Tax Revenue, National Insured, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.49        4-1-2027         5,250,000         5,250,000   

Trout Creek Florida Community Development District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.88        5-1-2025         2,545,000         2,638,223   

Viera East FL Community Development District Water Management Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        5-1-2020         2,020,000         2,187,539   

Viera East FL Community Development District Water Management Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        5-1-2021         2,140,000         2,353,401   

Viera East FL Community Development District Water Management Project (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        5-1-2022         2,265,000         2,511,613   
            97,501,726   
         

 

 

 
Georgia: 0.76%   

Cobb County GA Development Authority Charter Learning Center Foundation Central Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.38        7-1-2025         1,920,000         1,918,042   

Georgia Municipal Association Certificate of Participation City Court Atlanta Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2016         2,175,000         2,175,305   

Georgia Municipal Association Certificate of Participation City Court Atlanta Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2017         2,220,000         2,220,311   

Georgia Municipal Association Certificate of Participation City Court Atlanta Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        12-1-2018         2,500,000         2,500,350   

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority Power Series EE (Utilities Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    7.25        1-1-2024         400,000         558,152   

Georgia Private Colleges & Universities Authority Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.25        10-1-2027         2,000,000         2,345,120   

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority Toll Revenue CAB I-75 South Expressway Lanes Project Series A (Transportation Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        6-1-2034         3,750,000         1,288,725   

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority Toll Revenue Convertible CAB I-75 South Expressway Lanes Project Series B (Transportation Revenue) 144A±

    0.00        6-1-2049         5,600,000         3,444,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Series ZF0210 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.56        2-2-2023         5,900,000         5,900,000   
            22,350,005   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Guam: 0.14%   

Guam Government Limited Obligation Section 30 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.38     12-1-2024       $     3,195,000       $ 3,639,009   

Guam Government Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System Project (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2019         450,000         498,879   

Guam Housing Corporation Guaranteed Mortgage-Backed Securities Series A (Housing Revenue, FHLMC Insured)

    5.75        9-1-2031         60,000         65,426   
            4,203,314   
         

 

 

 
Hawaii: 0.11%   

Hawaii Series DZ (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2031         2,700,000         3,203,091   
         

 

 

 
Idaho: 0.63%   

Boise-Kuna ID Irrigation District Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project (Utilities Revenue)

    7.38        6-1-2040         6,300,000         7,101,423   

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Trinity Health Credit Group Series B (Health Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2033         3,000,000         3,396,780   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Idaho Arts Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2032         500,000         562,940   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Idaho Arts Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.50        12-1-2038         1,405,000         1,498,545   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Legacy Public Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.85        5-1-2033         730,000         782,246   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Legacy Public Charter School Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        5-1-2043         1,365,000         1,496,559   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Liberty Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        6-1-2038         500,000         521,765   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Nonprofit Facilities Revenue CAB North Star Charter School Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.75        7-1-2048         1,322,876         1,363,263   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Nonprofit Facilities Revenue CAB North Star Charter School Series B (Education Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        7-1-2049         1,276,564         135,635   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.13        7-1-2038         1,500,000         1,573,155   
            18,432,311   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 19.21%   

Chicago IL (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2028         4,430,000         5,054,896   

Chicago IL (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2029         1,500,000         1,678,275   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB City Colleges (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2025         9,935,000         7,347,429   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2023         9,455,000         7,317,886   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2029         7,885,000         4,562,340   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2020         1,000,000         874,020   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2031         2,705,000         1,405,302   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2023         1,430,000         1,106,777   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2026         4,000,000         2,698,720   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2028         24,270,000         14,819,505   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00     12-1-2030       $     4,550,000       $ 2,492,581   

Chicago IL Board of Education CAB School Reform Series B-1 (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2031         10,000,000         5,183,300   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2027         4,040,000         2,592,064   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2023         1,500,000         1,589,700   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series D (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2025         1,430,000         1,477,090   

Chicago IL CAB City Colleges (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2030         5,745,000         3,387,769   

Chicago IL CAB Project & Refunding Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ±

    5.56        1-1-2021         3,520,000         3,568,928   

Chicago IL CAB Project & Refunding Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2026         7,360,000         5,233,770   

Chicago IL CAB Series C (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2031         4,945,000         2,167,146   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         2,595,000         2,844,509   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         3,000,000         3,269,880   

Chicago IL Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Refunding (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2028         1,000,000         1,076,350   

Chicago IL Neighborhoods Alive 21 Program Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2034         1,500,000         1,537,860   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2043         4,530,000         5,379,828   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport (Airport Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2038         7,500,000         9,049,500   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport AMT Passenger Facility Charge Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2026         5,000,000         5,800,550   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport AMT Senior Lien Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         2,000,000         2,322,500   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport AMT Senior Lien Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2044         4,000,000         4,739,800   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge Senior Lien Series D (Airport Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2043         4,500,000         5,420,655   

Chicago IL O’Hare International Airport Third Lien Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2039         2,760,000         3,243,883   

Chicago IL Public Building Commission Transit Authority (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        3-1-2025         2,960,000         3,464,650   

Chicago IL Public Building Commission Transit Authority (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        3-1-2027         3,400,000         4,038,724   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2028         9,550,000         10,366,048   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2029         4,000,000         4,056,280   

Chicago IL Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.25        1-1-2038         6,000,000         6,540,240   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2033         12,730,000         13,060,089   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2034         7,175,000         7,356,097   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2035         920,000         941,942   

Chicago IL Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2032         1,285,000         1,319,207   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Revenue Bonds (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2044         4,000,000         4,728,280   

Chicago IL Waste Water Transmission Second Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2030         2,500,000         2,539,225   

Chicago IL Wastewater Second Lien Transmission (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2027         4,000,000         4,513,320   

Chicago IL Water Revenue Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2029         4,600,000         5,289,218   

Chicago IL Water Revenue Second Lien (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2030         5,000,000         5,737,600   

Cook County IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        11-15-2022         3,000,000         3,399,540   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2024         4,240,000         4,964,489   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2025         2,140,000         2,472,171   

Cook County IL Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2027         325,000         373,812   

Cook County IL Series G (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2028         27,000,000         29,765,610   

DeKalb-Kane-Lasalle Counties IL Kishwaukee Community College District #523 Series B (GO Revenue) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2019         725,000         697,900   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00     1-1-2023       $ 1,245,000       $ 1,250,578   

Illinois (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2024         1,830,000         1,844,768   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2024         2,610,000         2,887,756   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2025         5,685,000         6,262,937   

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2026         3,000,000         3,511,140   

Illinois (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2027         7,585,000         7,646,211   

Illinois (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2028         6,705,000         6,759,109   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        7-1-2030         2,500,000         2,804,250   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2025         6,000,000         6,941,100   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2026         4,450,000         5,135,834   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2030         2,900,000         3,526,864   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2038         4,000,000         4,493,040   

Illinois Finance Authority Advocate Healthcare Network Series D (Health Revenue)

    6.50        11-1-2038         5,415,000         6,147,704   

Illinois Finance Authority Carle Foundation Obligated Group Series C (Health Revenue, Northern Trust Company LOC) ø

    0.42        2-15-2033             10,000,000         10,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Centegra Health System Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         1,325,000         1,416,147   

Illinois Finance Authority Centegra Health System Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2020         1,465,000         1,649,942   

Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Refunding Bond Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.88        10-1-2031         1,865,000         2,070,001   

Illinois Finance Authority Charter Schools Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        9-1-2039         7,955,000         9,464,302   

Illinois Finance Authority Charter Schools Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.13        10-1-2041         3,800,000         4,252,238   

Illinois Finance Authority Medical District Commission Project A (Health Revenue, AGC Insured)

    4.13        9-1-2018         515,000         517,297   

Illinois Finance Authority Northwest Community Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) ø

    0.42        7-1-2032         10,005,000         10,005,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Northwestern Memorial Hospital Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    6.00        8-15-2039         5,000,000         5,836,300   

Illinois Finance Authority OSF Healthcare System Series F (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.42        11-15-2037         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Illinois State University (Education Revenue)

    6.75        4-1-2031         8,000,000         9,208,160   

Illinois Finance Authority University of Chicago Series B (Education Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2038         3,115,000         3,462,198   

Illinois Finance Authority YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, Harris NA LOC) ø

    0.46        6-1-2034         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply System Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2030         7,000,000         8,606,080   

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Power Supply System Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2031         8,000,000         9,791,200   

Illinois Series 1 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        11-1-2026         3,200,000         3,907,552   

Illinois Series 2013 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2022         6,750,000         7,547,513   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2021         6,675,000         7,364,661   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        4-1-2024         3,000,000         3,487,530   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2028         4,030,000         4,687,172   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        6-15-2032         3,500,000         4,078,025   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2021         7,595,000         6,752,107   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2024         17,510,000         14,214,443   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported CAB (Tax Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2025         1,040,000         814,736   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported Refunding Bonds (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2025         3,745,000         4,413,370   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported Refunding Bonds (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2026         4,775,000         5,602,221   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)   

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority State Tax Supported Refunding Bonds (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00     6-15-2027       $ 8,355,000       $ 9,747,695   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2039         1,500,000         1,786,740   

Kane-Cook-DuPage Counties IL School District #46 CAB Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023         8,225,000         7,477,759   

Kane-Cook-DuPage Counties IL School District #46 CAB Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023             15,025,000         12,750,666   

Kendall-Kane-Will Counties IL CAB School District #308 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2025         1,710,000         1,366,068   

Kendall-Kane-Will Counties IL CAB School District #308 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2026         5,050,000         3,869,260   

Kendall-Kane-Will Counties IL CAB School District #308 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2027         12,050,000         8,805,658   

Lake County IL School District #24 Millburn CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2024         2,000,000         1,612,640   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2018         3,800,000         3,666,544   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2019         675,000         632,880   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2020         1,250,000         1,138,425   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2021         1,175,000         1,037,913   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2024         5,385,000         4,313,816   

Lake County IL Township High School District #126 Zion-Benton CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2020         910,000         852,497   

McHenry-Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 (GO Revenue)

    5.63        1-15-2032         2,500,000         3,006,575   

McHenry-Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2019         765,000         745,584   

McHenry-Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2021         6,250,000         5,625,938   

McHenry-Kane Counties IL Community Consolidated School District #158 CAB (GO Revenue, AGM/FGIC Insured) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2023         1,805,000         1,547,607   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois CAB McCormick Place Expansion Project Series A (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2026         11,435,000         8,308,214   

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois
Series 2015-XM0036 (Airport Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    1.00        6-15-2050         12,640,000         12,640,000   

Regional Transportation Authority Illinois (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.75        6-1-2023         400,000         493,684   

Sangamon County IL School District #186 Certificate of Participation Hay-Edwards Elementary School Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, ACA Insured)

    5.88        8-15-2018         1,815,000         1,784,127   

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Local Government Program Collinsville Limited (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2025         2,525,000         2,163,622   

Springfield IL Senior Lien Notes (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        3-1-2024         1,425,000         1,466,496   

Tazewell County IL School District #51 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    9.00        12-1-2023         350,000         518,039   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems Series A (Education Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        4-1-2026         2,355,000         1,826,609   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems Series A (Education Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        4-1-2027         2,435,000         1,816,315   

University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities Systems Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        4-1-2038         14,000,000         15,893,220   

Will County IL Community Unified School District #201 U Crete-Monee CAB (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        11-1-2023         1,500,000         1,244,190   
            566,365,522   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Indiana: 1.37%   

Indiana Finance Authority AMT-I-69 Development Partners LLC (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25     9-1-2034       $ 5,000,000       $ 5,696,800   

Indiana Finance Authority Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2035         9,970,000         11,444,762   

Indiana Finance Authority Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2040         2,470,000         2,810,020   

Indianapolis IN Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Airport Authority Project Series F (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2023         2,750,000         2,750,330   

Rockport IN AEP Generating Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.43        7-1-2025             16,200,000         16,200,000   

Valparaiso IN Pratt Paper LLC Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.88        1-1-2024         1,270,000         1,499,654   
            40,401,566   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.17%   

Altoona IA Annual Appropriation Urban Renewal Series C (GO Revenue) %%

    5.00        6-1-2031         1,805,000         2,202,660   

Coralville IA Certificate of Participation Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.25        6-1-2026         2,695,000         2,696,590   
            4,899,250   
         

 

 

 
Kansas: 1.20%   

Sedgwick & Shawnee Counties KS Mortgage-Backed Securities Series A2 (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured)

    6.70        6-1-2029         70,000         70,610   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Sales Tax Special Obligation Vacation Village Project Area 4 - Major Multi-Sport Athletic Complex Project CAB Series 2015 (Tax Revenue) 144A¤

    0.00        9-1-2034         97,000,000         35,246,890   

Wyandotte County & Kansas City KS Unified Government Special Obligation Second Lien CAB Series B (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        6-1-2021         45,000         34,244   
            35,351,744   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 1.69%   

Kentucky EDFA Balance Norton Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2028         4,845,000         3,393,438   

Kentucky EDFA Catholic Health Initiatives Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.79        2-1-2046         22,715,000         22,343,610   

Kentucky EDFA Norton Healthcare Incorporated Series B (Health Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        10-1-2024         9,260,000         7,479,024   

Kentucky EDFA Series 2980 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) 144Aø

    0.73        8-15-2024         10,500,000         10,500,000   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.00        7-1-2033         1,000,000         882,430   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project CAB Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.00        7-1-2034         1,505,000         1,323,136   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2030         2,000,000         1,144,080   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2031         2,780,000         1,485,632   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Downtown Crossing Project Series B (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2032         2,500,000         1,246,650   
            49,798,000   
         

 

 

 
Louisiana: 0.78%   

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2018         2,085,000         2,165,001   

Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Revenue Bonds Series A (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2025         2,410,000         2,416,242   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Louisiana (continued)   

New Orleans LA (GO Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    5.50     12-1-2021       $ 2,050,000       $ 2,324,003   

New Orleans LA Aviation Board AMT Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2033         3,000,000         3,583,980   

New Orleans LA Aviation Board AMT Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2034         4,500,000         5,311,620   

New Orleans LA Aviation Board Gulf Opportunity Zone Consolidated Rental Car Series A (Airport Revenue)

    6.50        1-1-2040         6,500,000         7,290,270   
            23,091,116   
         

 

 

 
Maine: 0.08%   

Maine Educational Loan Authority Student Loan Series A-3 Class A (Education Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.88        12-1-2039         2,015,000         2,241,385   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 0.31%   

Howard County MD Certificate of Participation Agricultural Land Preservation #90-23 Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    8.00        8-15-2020         296,000         366,587   

Prince Georges County MD Charter School Chesapeake Lighthouse Obligated Group Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.90        8-1-2041         8,480,000         8,888,906   
            9,255,493   
         

 

 

 
Massachusetts: 0.73%   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Sabis International Charter Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.00        4-15-2031         2,150,000         2,655,465   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Sabis International Charter Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.00        4-15-2039         3,900,000         4,816,890   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority Series B (Education Revenue)

    5.38        1-1-2020         1,780,000         1,927,900   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority Series I (Education Revenue)

    6.00        1-1-2028         1,790,000         1,906,493   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority Series J (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2020         6,000,000         6,733,380   

Massachusetts Educational Finance Authority Series J (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2021         3,000,000         3,406,530   
            21,446,658   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 5.74%   

Detroit MI Distribution of State Aid (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2030         2,330,000         2,552,818   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2018         3,050,000         2,826,496   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2019         3,050,000         2,717,276   

Detroit MI Downtown Development Authority CAB (Tax Revenue) ¤

    0.00        7-1-2020         2,070,000         1,740,125   

Detroit MI Water Supply System Second Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    7.00        7-1-2036         9,675,000         10,999,121   

Livonia MI Public Schools School District Building & Site Series I (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2026         1,075,000         1,279,078   

Livonia MI Public Schools School District Building & Site Series I (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2028         1,450,000         1,708,361   

Livonia MI Public Schools School District Building & Site Series I (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2029         1,350,000         1,563,462   

Livonia MI Public Schools School District Building & Site Series I (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2030         1,775,000         2,074,886   

Livonia MI Public Schools School District Building & Site Series I (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2031         1,425,000         1,660,196   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Holly Academy (Education Revenue)

    6.50        10-1-2020         155,000         166,306   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Holly Academy (Education Revenue)

    8.00        10-1-2040         1,350,000         1,563,935   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    7.50        12-1-2020         310,000         340,888   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    8.00        12-1-2030             1,135,000         1,291,573   

Michigan Finance Authority Limited Obligation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    8.25        12-1-2039         2,220,000         2,553,044   

Michigan Finance Authority Public School Academy University Learning (Education Revenue)

    6.25        11-1-2020         440,000         469,660   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program City of Detroit Financial Recovery Series F (Tax Revenue)

    4.50        10-1-2029         3,000,000         3,361,380   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D4 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00     7-1-2031       $ 6,500,000       $ 7,703,085   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Bond Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D6 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2036         3,250,000         3,802,598   

Michigan Finance Authority Refunding Notes Local Government Loan Program Public Lighting Authority Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2044         12,625,000         14,496,656   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2025         2,000,000         2,443,360   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2026         1,945,000         2,360,938   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2027         2,260,000         2,724,814   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2028         3,480,000         4,180,141   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2032         5,750,000         6,814,268   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Local Government Loan Program Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2027         1,000,000         1,205,670   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2031         1,340,000         1,602,707   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2032         2,000,000         2,387,140   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2033             2,975,000         3,538,614   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2034         3,670,000         4,353,244   

Michigan Finance Authority Revenue Series H-1 (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2039         7,955,000         9,325,806   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Hospice of Michigan (Miscellaneous Revenue, Fifth Third Bank LOC) ø

    0.52        9-1-2027         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program CAB Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        5-1-2017         365,000         357,722   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        11-1-2021         150,000         151,349   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         550,000         562,859   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series B Group A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.25        12-1-2016         2,770,000         2,795,955   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series B Group A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2017         2,475,000         2,535,464   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series B Group A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2023         1,185,000         1,204,991   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    3.75        5-1-2017         450,000         455,400   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2019         100,000         101,217   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.75        5-1-2027         4,610,000         4,667,671   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        5-1-2019         75,000         69,514   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Local Government Loan Program Series G (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        5-1-2020         205,000         184,352   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Bradford Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    8.75        9-1-2039         3,500,000         2,800,070   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Bradford Academy Project (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.50        9-1-2037         3,745,000         2,996,075   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Bradford Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    8.50     9-1-2029       $ 1,500,000       $ 1,200,030   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Crescent Academy (Education Revenue)

    7.00        10-1-2036         1,195,000         1,267,154   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Limited Obligation Nataki Talibah (Miscellaneous Revenue) (i)(s)(t)

    6.25        10-1-2023         800,000         239,976   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Madison Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    8.38        12-1-2030         2,085,000         2,403,609   

Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority Madison Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    8.63        12-1-2039         4,170,000         4,857,633   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Detroit Edison Company Exempt Facilities Project Series KT (Utilities Revenue)

    5.63        7-1-2020         1,200,000         1,398,732   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045             15,500,000         15,915,865   

Oakland County MI Economic Development Corporation The Academy of The Sacred Heart Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.50        12-15-2036         4,505,000         4,578,251   

Star International Academy Michigan (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.40        3-1-2017         100,000         100,618   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Michigan Housing Development Authority Series XF0385 (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.72        10-1-2042         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Wayne Charter County MI Airport Authority Junior Lien (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,115,000         1,133,476   

Wayne County MI Building Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    6.75        11-1-2039         8,910,000         9,511,069   
            169,296,698   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.03%   

Baytown Township MN St. Croix Preparatory Academy Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        8-1-2038         750,000         766,755   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 1.01%   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Jackson Water & Sewer System Project Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2030         8,155,000         9,719,374   

Perry County MS PCR Leaf River Forest Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia-Pacific LLC LOC) 144Aø

    0.60        2-1-2022         20,000,000         20,000,000   
            29,719,374   
         

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.59%   

Blue Springs MO Special Obligation Tax Refunding & Improvement Adams Farm Project Series A (Tax Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2026         10,875,000         11,365,245   

Manchester MO Highway 141 Manchester Road Project (Tax Revenue)

    6.00        11-1-2025         1,430,000         1,520,376   

St. Louis MO IDA Convention Center Hotel (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        7-15-2019         2,475,000         2,354,542   

St. Louis MO Lambert St. Louis International Airport Series A-1 (Airport Revenue)

    6.25        7-1-2029         2,000,000         2,267,200   
            17,507,363   
         

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.04%   

Nebraska Central Plains Energy Project #3 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2027         1,020,000         1,189,657   
         

 

 

 
Nevada: 0.67%   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #60 Local Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2022         490,000         549,270   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #60 Local Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2023         385,000         436,717   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Nevada (continued)   

Las Vegas NV Special Improvement District #60 Local Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     6-1-2024       $ 260,000       $ 296,013   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Las Vegas Valley NV Water District (GO Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) 144Aø

    0.61        6-1-2020         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Washoe County NV Series 2011-001 (GO Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) 144Aø

    0.76        12-9-2030             13,555,000         13,555,000   
            19,837,000   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 5.44%   

Bayonne NJ School Refunding Bonds (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-15-2023         2,505,000         3,031,401   

New Jersey EDA Natural Gas Company Project Series C (Utilities Revenue, National Insured) ±

    4.90        10-1-2040         5,680,000         5,701,754   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.64        9-1-2025         1,315,000         1,183,789   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.96        9-1-2027         22,245,000         19,992,916   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series I (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.01        3-1-2028         7,200,000         6,459,624   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series II (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2026         4,000,000         4,419,640   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Project Series NN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2026         15,000,000         16,738,500   

New Jersey TTFA (Transportation Revenue)

    6.00        12-15-2038         10,425,000         11,574,461   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2029         7,500,000         4,407,825   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2030         4,375,000         2,450,263   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2031         4,500,000         2,402,955   

New Jersey TTFA CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        12-15-2026         1,300,000         883,610   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2042         5,540,000         6,073,834   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        6-15-2023         2,000,000         2,428,820   

New Jersey TTFA Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.75        6-15-2025         10,000,000         12,550,800   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2044         1,000,000         1,110,730   

New Jersey TTFA Series AA (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2033         10,000,000         11,249,700   

New Jersey TTFA Series B (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2036         5,575,000         6,186,801   

New Jersey TTFA Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2032         8,000,000         9,168,480   

Newark NJ Housing Authority Port Newark Marine Terminal Rental (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2032         7,620,000         9,650,425   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2025         5,000,000         5,738,550   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2026         2,205,000         2,512,928   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2027         6,035,000         6,822,507   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2024         1,325,000         1,530,150   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2025         385,000         441,868   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2026         395,000         450,162   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2027         405,000         457,848   

Newark NJ Qualified General Improvement Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.25        7-15-2024         375,000         433,061   

Rutgers NJ State University Series L (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2033         3,560,000         4,279,440   
            160,332,842   
         

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.36%   

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority SFMR Class I (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured)

    5.35        3-1-2030         725,000         796,181   

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039         10,000,000         9,922,300   
            10,718,481   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York: 11.77%   

Hempstead Town NY Local Development Corporation The Academy Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.65     2-1-2044       $ 3,500,000       $ 4,011,805   

Hempstead Town NY Local Development Corporation The Academy Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    8.25        2-1-2041         9,790,000         11,490,229   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    6.50        11-15-2028         5,970,000         6,782,219   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    6.50        11-15-2028         2,030,000         2,312,251   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Services Contract Series 7 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.63        7-1-2016         790,000         790,111   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Subseries E-2 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ø

    0.40        11-15-2050         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Monroe County NY Industrial Development Agency Continuing Development Services Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Citizens Bank LOC) ø

    0.65        7-1-2027         1,250,000         1,250,000   

New York Dormitory Authority North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.16        5-1-2018         1,520,000         1,517,994   

New York Dormitory Authority Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.75        3-15-2036         10,000,000         11,361,000   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series AA (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2044         17,400,000         20,342,514   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series BB (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2044             30,265,000         35,834,971   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series BB (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.25        6-15-2044         9,800,000         11,800,082   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series DD (Water & Sewer Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.37        6-15-2043         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority 2nd General Resolution Series DD (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    6.00        6-15-2040         11,625,000         12,815,749   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2038         36,650,000         38,150,818   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.75        6-15-2040         1,150,000         1,263,574   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Series DD (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2026         3,255,000         3,872,083   

New York NY Municipal Water Finance Authority Water & Sewer System Unrefunded Balance (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.75        6-15-2040         3,850,000         4,233,614   

New York NY Series A-6 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.60        11-1-2026         10,150,000         10,150,000   

New York NY Series F-1 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2032         3,000,000         3,646,980   

New York NY Series I Subseries I-7 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.39        4-1-2036         11,900,000         11,900,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Fiscal Year 2009 Series S-4 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        1-15-2039         2,500,000         2,819,925   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Bonds Fiscal 2007 Series A (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.60        8-1-2022         20,500,000         20,500,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Series I (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2033         5,395,000         6,597,761   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bonds Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2031         17,075,000         21,432,369   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority NYC Recovery Series 3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         10,000,000         10,000,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Series 3 Sub Series 3C (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         6,135,000         6,135,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Sub Series C3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.56        8-1-2031         24,200,000         24,200,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20     2-1-2017       $     20,920,000       $ 20,928,368   

Oyster Bay NY BAN Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2018         3,000,000         3,040,080   

Suffolk NY Tobacco Securitization Corporation Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    4.50        6-1-2026         520,000         588,401   

Suffolk NY Tobacco Securitization Corporation Series B (Tobacco Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2025         500,000         582,455   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts (Housing Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) 144Aø

    0.70        11-1-2038         4,600,000         4,600,000   

Westchester County NY Local Development Corporation Pace University Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2034         1,750,000         2,007,075   

Westchester County NY Local Development Pace University Series B (Education Revenue) ø

    0.95        5-1-2044         5,000,000         5,000,000   
            346,957,428   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.64%   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.50        1-1-2026         1,250,000         1,397,600   

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    6.75        1-1-2024         2,000,000         2,298,060   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series D (Health Revenue)

    6.00        12-1-2029         5,000,000         5,637,850   

North Carolina Medical Care Commission University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina Series D (Health Revenue)

    6.25        12-1-2033         8,500,000         9,635,260   
            18,968,770   
         

 

 

 
Ohio: 2.73%   

Akron OH Sewer System (Water & Sewer Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,500,000         1,525,965   

Allen County OH Catholic Healthcare Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2027         3,825,000         4,446,869   

Cleveland OH Airport System Revenue Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2025         4,015,000         4,692,130   

Cleveland OH Airport System Revenue Series A (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2031         3,600,000         4,164,192   

Kings OH Local School District (GO Revenue, National/FGIC Insured)

    7.50        12-1-2016         235,000         241,911   

Montgomery County OH Hospital Kettering Medical Center (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    6.25        4-1-2020         2,500,000         2,725,950   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2026         1,500,000         1,835,745   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2028         1,600,000         1,937,808   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2030         2,250,000         2,702,835   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2035         12,000,000         14,202,720   

Ohio Private Activity Bond AMT Portsmouth Bypass Project (Industrial Development Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        12-31-2039         2,500,000         2,943,600   

Ohio Turnpike Commission CAB Series A-4 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.00        2-15-2034         8,500,000         8,643,140   

Ohio Water Development Authority Pollution Control AMT Series C (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.95        11-1-2032         8,000,000         8,188,560   

Ohio Water Development Authority Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.75        7-1-2033         18,000,000         18,512,460   

RiverSouth Authority Ohio Lazarus Building Redevelopment Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        12-1-2027         1,900,000         2,001,080   

Toledo OH Enterprise Bond Series 2A (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.50        12-1-2019         1,475,000         1,577,424   
            80,342,389   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Oklahoma: 0.40%   

Garfield County OK Educational Facilities Authority Enid Public Schools Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     9-1-2026       $ 1,810,000       $ 2,296,564   

Garfield County OK Educational Facilities Authority Enid Public Schools Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2030         2,000,000         2,489,160   

Garfield County OK Educational Facilities Authority Enid Public Schools Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2031         1,145,000         1,419,182   

McGee Creek Authority Oklahoma Water Revenue (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    6.00        1-1-2023         3,795,000         4,300,152   

Tulsa OK Airports Improvement Trust AMT Series A (Airport Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2035         1,055,000         1,206,720   
            11,711,778   
         

 

 

 
Oregon: 0.18%   

Deschutes County OR Hospital Facilities Authority Cascade Healthcare Community Incorporated Project (Health Revenue)

    8.25        1-1-2038         4,500,000         5,338,980   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 7.66%   

Allegheny County PA Hospital Development Authority University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.63        8-15-2039         5,130,000         5,837,684   

Berks County PA Municipal Authority Reading Hospital & Medical Center Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    1.93        11-1-2039         20,000,000         20,158,200   

Bristol Township PA School District Series 27W Residual Interest Bonds Trust (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LIQ) 144Aø

    0.78        6-1-2031         12,790,000         12,790,000   

Chester County PA IDA Avon Grove Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        12-15-2027         2,000,000         2,104,060   

Delaware County PA IDA Resource Recovery Facility Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    6.20        7-1-2019         1,115,000         1,119,460   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Local Government Public Improvements Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.75        7-1-2032         5,000,000         6,806,400   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Local Government Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    7.75        7-1-2027         3,975,000         5,954,590   

Delaware Valley PA Regional Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        8-1-2028         16,420,000         21,281,634   

Luzerne County PA Series E (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    8.00        11-1-2027         135,000         154,707   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2024         1,540,000         1,832,769   

Montgomery County PA Higher Education & Health Authority Arcadia University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2025         1,625,000         1,959,214   

Montgomery County PA IDA Exelon Generation Company LLC Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.55        12-1-2029         15,530,000         15,967,014   

Montgomery County PA IDA Peco Energy Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.50        10-1-2030             10,625,000         10,839,200   

Penn Hills Municipality PA Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2017         1,000,000         981,560   

Pennsylvania EDFA Bridges Finco LP (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        12-31-2034         7,700,000         9,176,013   

Pennsylvania Finance Authority Penn Hills Project Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2025         3,440,000         2,700,125   

Pennsylvania HEFAR (Education Revenue) ø

    0.75        9-1-2045         12,075,000         12,075,000   

Pennsylvania HFA Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds AMT Series A (Housing Revenue)

    4.70        10-1-2037         3,655,000         3,668,962   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2024         3,960,000         4,445,496   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority Series DCL-016 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured) 144Aø

    0.88        6-1-2023         15,710,000         15,710,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)   

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Motor License Series B1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00     12-1-2040       $     12,410,000       $ 14,050,478   

Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue Bonds AMT Series A (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2032         5,000,000         5,179,300   

Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue Bonds AMT Series A (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        6-15-2037         10,000,000         10,327,400   

Philadelphia PA IDA 1st Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.00        6-15-2033         2,000,000         2,393,420   

Philadelphia PA IDA New Foundations Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    6.00        12-15-2027         285,000         321,822   

Philadelphia PA School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2024         2,075,000         2,393,098   

Philadelphia PA Series B (GO Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.42        8-1-2031         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Bonds Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2033         8,000,000         9,791,120   

State Public School Building Authority Pennsylvania Philadelphia School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2022         2,635,000         2,984,348   

State Public School Building Authority Pennsylvania Philadelphia School District Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2024         2,250,000         2,588,153   

Wilkes-Barre PA Finance Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         955,000         982,934   

Wilkes-Barre PA Finance Authority (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2022         645,000         661,480   

York County PA IDA Philadelphia Electric Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.55        6-1-2036         3,390,000         3,467,665   
            225,703,306   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.39%   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series KK (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         7,100,000         7,100,710   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Refunding Bond Series MM (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2017         150,000         154,595   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Series AA (Transportation Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2020         3,015,000         3,151,248   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)(t)

    5.50        8-1-2031         3,300,000         379,500   

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corporation Commonwealth Appropriation Bond Series B (Tax Revenue, Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico SPA) (s)(t)

    6.00        8-1-2024         7,000,000         805,000   
            11,591,053   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.19%   

Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency Cranston Wastewater Treatment System (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.80        9-1-2022         3,335,000         3,342,037   

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Series D (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        7-1-2033         1,415,000         1,713,735   

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Series D (Airport Revenue) %%

    5.00        7-1-2036         500,000         599,710   
            5,655,482   
         

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.63%   

Calhoun County SC Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Eastman Kodak Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue)

    6.75        5-1-2017         400,000         419,764   

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2017         164,621         148,980   

Connector 2000 Association Incorporated CAB Series A (Transportation Revenue) ¤

    0.00        1-1-2018         181,929         136,445   

Kershaw County SC Public Schools Kershaw County School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2021         2,870,000         2,924,013   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
South Carolina (continued)   

Kershaw County SC Public Schools Kershaw County School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00     12-1-2022       $ 905,000       $ 922,032   

Kershaw County SC Public Schools Kershaw County School District Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2023         6,950,000         7,080,799   

Lee County SC School Facilities Incorporated Series 2006 (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGC Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2031         2,890,000         3,101,982   

Piedmont SC Municipal Power Agency (Utilities Revenue, FGIC Insured)

    6.75        1-1-2019         210,000         241,183   

South Carolina Education Assistance Authority Student Loan Series I (Education Revenue)

    5.10        10-1-2029         1,770,000         1,901,210   

South Carolina Jobs EDA York Preparatory Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.25        11-1-2045         1,500,000         1,707,900   
            18,584,308   
         

 

 

 
South Dakota: 0.26%   

Rapid City SD Series A (Airport Revenue)

    6.75        12-1-2031         1,020,000         1,178,977   

Rapid City SD Series A (Airport Revenue)

    7.00        12-1-2035         750,000         853,590   

South Dakota HEFA Sanford Health Project (Health Revenue)

    5.50        11-1-2040         5,000,000         5,653,550   
            7,686,117   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 0.49%   

Memphis-Shelby County TN Industrial Development Board Boys & Girls Club Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ø

    0.48        1-1-2028         4,530,000         4,530,000   

Shelby County TN Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Methodist Le Bonheur Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured, U.S. Bank NA SPA) ø

    0.42        6-1-2042             10,000,000         10,000,000   
            14,530,000   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 7.66%   

Austin TX Airport System AMT (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2039         8,000,000         9,357,680   

Austin TX Airport System AMT (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2044         3,500,000         4,076,870   

Beasley TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Focus Learning Academy Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.75        8-15-2041         2,000,000         2,046,200   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien (Transportation Revenue)

    5.75        1-1-2025         2,000,000         2,336,000   

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2033         3,740,000         4,334,436   

Clifton TX Higher Educational Finance Corporation Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        8-15-2038         2,000,000         2,210,500   

Dallas TX Independent School District School Building (GO Revenue, Permanent School Fund Insured)

    6.38        2-15-2034         10,000,000         10,935,400   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation TX CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.00        10-1-2029         1,015,000         942,478   

Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation TX CAB Series B (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.00        10-1-2030         2,000,000         1,856,240   

Gulf Coast TX IDA (Industrial Development Revenue, BNP Paribas LOC) ø

    0.70        11-1-2019         4,850,000         4,850,000   

Houston TX Housing Finance Corporation Cullen Park Apartments Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LIQ)

    5.70        12-1-2033         965,000         972,556   

La Vernia TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Lifeschool of Dallas Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        8-15-2021         3,660,000         4,258,007   

La Vernia TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Lifeschool of Dallas Series A (Education Revenue)

    7.50        8-15-2041         6,500,000         7,811,700   

La Vernia TX Higher Education Finance Corporation Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        2-15-2017         170,000         174,865   

Lewisville TX Combination Contract Castle Hills Public Improvement Bonds Project #5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    6.50        9-1-2034         4,495,000         4,739,034   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)   

Lewisville TX Combination Contract Castle Hills Public Improvement Bonds Project #5 (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    6.50     9-1-2034       $ 2,255,000       $ 2,377,424   

Lewisville TX Combination Contract Castle Hills Public Improvement Bonds Project #5 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.75        10-1-2032         1,940,000         2,055,314   

Lower Colorado TX River Authority Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2033         2,475,000         2,946,166   

Newark TX ECFA A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        8-15-2032         1,750,000         1,790,075   

Newark TX ECFA A.W. Brown-Fellowship Leadership Academy Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        8-15-2042         2,330,000         2,383,287   

North Texas Tollway Authority Second Tier Revenue Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2035         4,000,000         4,826,360   

North Texas Tollway Authority Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2033         3,600,000         4,371,588   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø##

    0.54        11-1-2040             25,000,000         25,000,000   

Port Houston TX Authority Series D-1 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2035         10,000,000         11,626,000   

San Leanna TX Education Facilities Corporation Street Edwards University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.13        6-1-2022         1,735,000         1,788,837   

San Leanna TX Education Facilities Corporation Street Edwards University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.13        6-1-2023         1,000,000         1,030,290   

San Leanna TX Education Facilities Corporation Street Edwards University Project (Education Revenue)

    5.13        6-1-2024         750,000         772,380   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Buckingham Senior Living Community Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    3.88        11-15-2020         2,000,000         2,025,780   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Air Force Village Obligation Group (Health Revenue)

    5.00        5-15-2017         1,400,000         1,431,052   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2030         4,000,000         4,631,720   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Texas Health Resources Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2023         9,900,000         10,171,260   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88        9-15-2017         8,405,000         8,374,490   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Sub Lien Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.88        12-15-2026         28,780,000         26,458,030   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation Project NTE Mobility Partners Segments LLC (Transportation Revenue)

    6.75        6-30-2043         4,000,000         5,007,880   

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corporation Project NTE Mobility Partners Segments LLC (Transportation Revenue)

    7.00        12-31-2038         12,500,000         15,916,125   

Texas Transportation Commission Highway Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2028         7,280,000         9,129,047   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026         20,650,000         20,650,000   
            225,665,071   
         

 

 

 
Utah: 0.52%   

Spanish Fork UT Charter School American Leadership Academy (Education Revenue) 144A

    5.55        11-15-2021         1,030,000         1,048,272   

Utah County UT Charter School Ronald Wilson Reagan Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.75        2-15-2022         570,000         588,417   

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Early Light Academy Project (Education Revenue)

    8.50        7-15-2046         6,480,000         7,281,770   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Utah (continued)   

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Oquirrh Mountain Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    8.00     7-15-2030       $ 1,940,000       $ 2,124,416   

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority Oquirrh Mountain Charter School Project (Education Revenue)

    8.00        7-15-2041         3,910,000         4,281,685   
            15,324,560   
         

 

 

 
Vermont: 1.38%   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series B Class A2 (Education Revenue) ±

    3.68        12-3-2035             16,800,000         17,451,000   

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation Series B Class B (Education Revenue) ±

    1.46        6-2-2042         23,782,086         23,353,533   
            40,804,533   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.32%   

Virgin Islands PFA Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         8,860,000         9,455,481   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 0.22%   

Fairfax County VA Redevelopment & Housing Authority Housing for the Elderly Series A (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured)

    6.00        9-1-2016         105,000         105,410   

Marquis VA CDA CAB Series C (Tax Revenue) (i)¤

    0.00        9-1-2041         1,824,000         254,849   

Marquis VA CDA Convertible CAB (Tax Revenue) 144A±

    0.00        9-1-2045         397,000         262,175   

Marquis VA CDA Series B (Tax Revenue) (i)

    5.63        9-1-2041         1,310,000         1,067,847   

Riverside VA Regional Jail Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2025         3,435,000         4,198,223   

Watkins Centre VA CDA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.40        3-1-2020         609,000         610,370   
            6,498,874   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 0.26%   

Spokane WA Housing Finance Commission Riverview Retirement Community Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2023         1,545,000         1,738,926   

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Central Washington (Health Revenue)

    7.00        7-1-2039         5,000,000         5,932,750   
            7,671,676   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.43%   

West Virginia EDA Solid Waste Disposal Appalachian Power Company (Utilities Revenue, Mizuho Corporate Bank LOC) ø

    0.72        2-1-2036         10,000,000         10,000,000   

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Improvement Series D (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        6-1-2033         2,305,000         2,570,836   
            12,570,836   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 0.56%   

Milwaukee WI RDA Science Education Consortium Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.00        8-1-2033         2,120,000         2,414,341   

Milwaukee WI RDA Science Education Consortium Incorporated Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    6.25        8-1-2043         4,650,000         5,364,240   

Wisconsin HEFA Aurora Health Care Incorporated Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25        4-15-2024         1,025,000         1,166,020   

Wisconsin HEFA Series M (Health Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.74        6-1-2019         2,700,000         2,615,625   

Wisconsin PFA Carolina International School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.00        8-1-2023         470,000         517,738   

Wisconsin PFA Carolina International School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    6.75        8-1-2033         1,430,000         1,629,342   

Wisconsin PFA Carolina International School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    7.00        8-1-2043         1,575,000         1,819,834   

Wisconsin PFA Carolina International School Series A (Education Revenue) 144A

    7.20        8-1-2048         940,000         1,092,713   
            16,619,853   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Wyoming: 0.79%   

Sweetwater County WY PCR Refunding PacifiCorp Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.52     1-1-2017       $     21,000,000       $ 21,000,000   

West Park Hospital District Wyoming Series B (Health Revenue)

    6.50        6-1-2027         500,000         594,045   

Wyoming CDA (Education Revenue)

    6.50        7-1-2043         1,600,000         1,835,936   
            23,429,981   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $2,679,389,675)

            2,893,326,178   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 0.19%   
Investment Companies: 0.08%   

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)##

    0.30           2,204,064         2,204,064        
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.11%   

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.26        9-15-2016       $ 3,325,000         3,323,480   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,527,197)

  

     5,527,544   
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $2,700,284,722) *     98.83        2,913,513,805   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    1.17           34,457,016   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 2,947,970,821   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(h) Underlying security in an inverse floater structure

 

(s) The security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments.

 

(t) The Fund has stopped accruing interest on the security.

 

(i) Illiquid security for which the designation as illiquid is unaudited.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

*

  

Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,701,438,187 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

  

Gross unrealized gains

     $ 221,205,311     
  

Gross unrealized losses

       (9,129,693  
       

 

 

   
  

Net unrealized gains

     $ 212,075,618     


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Portfolio of investments—June 30, 2016   Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund     1   

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities: 0.22%

         

FHLMC Multifamily Variable Rate Demand Certificates Series M012 Class A1A

    5.50     8-15-2051       $ 7,000,000       $ 7,017,500   

FHLMC Multifamily Variable Rate Demand Certificates Series M012 Class A1A2

    5.50        8-15-2051         5,300,000         5,313,250   

Total Agency Securities (Cost $12,744,996)

            12,330,750   
         

 

 

 

Municipal Obligations: 95.63%

         
Alabama: 2.88%          

Alabama Health Care Authority for Baptist Health Series B (Health Revenue, AGC Insured) ±(m)

    0.80        11-15-2037         9,575,000         9,575,000   

Alabama Health Care Authority for Baptist Health Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.80        11-1-2042         17,000,000         17,000,000   

Alabama HFA MFHR The Plaza Centennial Hill Phase 2 Series C (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.55        6-15-2017         13,500,000         13,500,135   

Alabama Port Authority Docks Facilities AMT Series A (Airport Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,000,000         2,019,720   

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Alabama Electric Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation SPA) ±

    1.00        8-1-2037         12,911,000         12,910,225   

Chatom AL Industrial Development Board Gulf Opportunity Zone PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Projects Series A (Utilities Revenue, National Rural Utilities Finance Corporation SPA) ±

    0.88        11-15-2038             39,545,000         39,557,259   

Jefferson County AL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.90        4-1-2021         16,645,000         17,810,982   

Jefferson County AL Sewer Sub Lien Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         1,000,000         1,010,820   

Jefferson County AL Sewer Sub Lien Series D (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         1,750,000         1,834,770   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Alabama Series XM0184 (Utilities Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.84        9-1-2046         31,400,000         31,400,000   

Tuscaloosa County AL IDA (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        9-1-2020         12,600,000         12,600,000   
            159,218,911   
         

 

 

 
Alaska: 0.16%          

Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Snettisham Hydroelectric Project Series 2015 (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         765,000         779,604   

North Slope Borough AK Water & Wastewater Facilities Service (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        6-30-2018         1,125,000         1,193,513   

Valdez AK Marine Terminal (Transportation Revenue) ø

    0.58        5-1-2031         7,000,000         7,000,000   
            8,973,117   
         

 

 

 
Arizona: 1.51%          

Maricopa County AZ Gilbert Unified School District No. 41 (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        7-1-2019         3,845,000         4,078,968   

Phoenix AZ IDA Various Republic Services Incorporated Projects (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.90        12-1-2035         25,000,000         25,000,750   

Pima County AZ IDA Charter Schools Project Series K (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.38        7-1-2031         895,000         895,143   

Pima County AZ IDA Charter Schools Project Series O (Education Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2026         915,000         915,110   

Scottsdale AZ IDA Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         3,655,000         3,682,010   

Scottsdale AZ IDA Healthcare Series F (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.64        9-1-2045         47,825,000         47,825,000   

University of Arizona Medical Center Corporation (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         700,000         700,091   

University of Arizona Medical Center Corporation (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         545,000         569,105   
            83,666,177   
         

 

 

 
Arkansas: 0.04%          

Arkansas Development Finance Authority Police Headquarters & Wireless Data Equipment Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2017         850,000         874,599   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Arkansas (continued)          

Arkansas Development Finance Authority Police Headquarters & Wireless Data Equipment Project (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00     6-1-2018       $ 500,000       $ 528,900   

Springdale AR Sales & Use Tax Refunding & Improvement (Tax Revenue)

    2.00        11-1-2016         840,000         843,990   
            2,247,489   
         

 

 

 
California: 6.46%          

Acalanes CA Union High School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         4,500,000         4,710,240   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.00        4-1-2047             28,885,000         28,915,618   

Bay Area Toll Authority California San Francisco Bay Area Toll Bridge Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.22        4-1-2045         1,500,000         1,500,720   

California (GO Revenue) ±

    0.94        12-1-2028         9,000,000         9,000,090   

California (GO Revenue) ±

    4.00        12-1-2027         4,800,000         4,950,528   

California Administrative Services Sacramento Unified School District (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±

    1.46        1-1-2017         615,000         614,631   

California Association of Bay Area Governments Financing Authority Series A (Health Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.39        8-1-2024         9,170,000         9,170,000   

California HFFA San Diego Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, National Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.59        7-15-2018         2,800,000         2,747,500   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-2 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         22,920,000         22,894,559   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-3 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         15,600,000         15,582,684   

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank The J. Paul Getty Trust Series A-4 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.67        4-1-2038         32,000,000         31,964,480   

California Municipal Financing Authority Northbay Healthcare Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    2.49        11-1-2027         9,000,000         9,003,330   

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±144A

    0.90        8-1-2023         1,200,000         1,200,024   

California Public Works Board Department of Corrections Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,125,000         1,211,479   

California Series B-3 (GO Revenue, Bank of America NA LOC) ø

    0.39        5-1-2033         20,000,000         20,000,000   

California Statewide CDA Buck Institute for Research (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2016         250,000         252,205   

California Statewide CDA Buck Institute for Research (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2017         260,000         271,453   

California Statewide CDA Buck Institute for Research (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2018         275,000         301,040   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series D (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.51        7-1-2041             29,375,000         29,375,000   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series E (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        7-1-2040         22,475,000         22,475,000   

California Statewide CDA Health Facilities Catholic Series F (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.52        7-1-2040         4,350,000         4,350,000   

California Statewide CDA Samoa Avenue Apartments Series V (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        12-1-2017         10,000,000         10,003,100   

California Statewide CDA Stoneman Village Series I (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.67        6-1-2018         11,050,000         11,050,332   

El Monte CA Union High School District Refunding Bond (GO Revenue)

    4.00        6-1-2017         5,365,000         5,531,798   

Hemet CA Unified School District Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.06        10-1-2036         3,335,000         3,334,867   

Los Angeles County CA Metropolitan Transportation Authority Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         3,280,000         3,280,426   

Northern California Gas Authority #1 LIBOR Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.02        7-1-2017         17,900,000         17,902,148   

Oxnard CA Harbor District Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,150,000         1,154,175   

Palomar Pomerado CA Health Care District Certificate of Participation Series A (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    1.45        11-1-2036         19,925,000         19,925,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
California (continued)          

Palomar Pomerado CA Health Care District Certificate of Participation Series B (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    1.45     11-1-2036       $ 19,800,000       $ 19,800,000   

Palomar Pomerado CA Health Care District ROC RR-11872 (GO Revenue, National Insured, Citibank NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.59        4-13-2017         6,000,000         6,000,000   

Sacramento County CA Airport System AMT Senior Series B (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2018         4,450,000         4,577,938   

Sacramento County CA Airport System Refunding AMT Subordinated & PFC Series E (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2018         5,345,000         5,498,669   

Santa Clara CA PFOTER Series 4713 (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.70        12-15-2021         22,550,000         22,550,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0227 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Bank of America NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.63        5-15-2036         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Windsor CA Redevelopment Successor Refunding Agency Windsor Redevelopment Project (Tax Revenue)

    2.00        9-1-2016         1,095,000         1,097,234   
            357,196,268   
         

 

 

 
Colorado: 0.57%          

Colorado HEFA Covenant Retirement Community Series A (Health Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2017         1,400,000         1,434,048   

Colorado HEFA Covenant Retirement Community Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2018         1,150,000         1,217,103   

Colorado HEFA Montbello Senior Housing Project Series I (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured)

    1.05        8-1-2018         2,755,000         2,761,529   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series A (Airport Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2016         450,000         455,846   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2016         250,000         254,095   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2017         400,000         422,696   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2018         500,000         546,355   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2017         600,000         635,088   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2018         600,000         659,388   

Denver CO City & County Airport Sub Series F2 (Airport Revenue, AGC Insured) ±(m)

    0.52        11-15-2025         9,375,000         9,375,000   

Denver CO City & County 2300 Welton Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.65        4-1-2017         2,290,000         2,286,405   

E-470 Colorado Public Highway Authority Senior Index Series A (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.57        9-1-2039         11,725,000         11,699,557   
            31,747,110   
         

 

 

 
Connecticut: 3.39%          

Bridgeport CT Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        8-15-2016         2,000,000         2,011,440   

Connecticut Economic Recovery Notes Series A-3 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.65        7-1-2017         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Connecticut HEFA Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Series F (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         1,880,000         1,937,096   

Connecticut HEFA Quinnipiac University Series H (Education Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2036         3,500,000         3,500,420   

Connecticut HEFA Yale New Haven Hospital Series C (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) ±

    0.45        7-1-2025         9,100,000         9,100,000   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series A (Education Revenue) ±

    0.80        7-1-2048         5,000,000         5,005,500   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series A (Education Revenue) ±%%

    1.00        7-1-2042         15,000,000         15,043,500   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series T-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    0.60        7-1-2029         34,520,000         34,525,523   

Connecticut HEFA Yale University Series X-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    0.90        7-1-2037             24,600,000         24,663,222   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.81        3-1-2018         2,875,000         2,864,190   

Connecticut Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.31        5-15-2018         7,000,000         7,015,190   

Connecticut Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.08        8-15-2017         14,855,000         14,885,750   

Connecticut Series D (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.27        8-15-2018         6,000,000         6,005,880   

Groton CT BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        10-5-2016         6,500,000         6,519,305   

Hamden CT Refunding (GO Revenue)

    2.00        8-15-2016         1,000,000         1,000,820   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Connecticut (continued)          

Hartford CT EDA Series B (Transportation Revenue, Bank of America NA SPA) ø

    0.53     6-15-2034       $     17,350,000       $ 17,350,000   

New Britain CT (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        4-15-2017         1,165,000         1,205,740   

New Haven CT (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2016         6,250,000         6,339,750   

New Haven CT Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         5,680,000         5,701,868   

Waterbury CT (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         1,350,000         1,383,426   

Waterbury CT (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2018         1,215,000         1,293,489   
            187,352,109   
         

 

 

 
Delaware: 0.64%          

Delaware EDA Delmarva Power and Light Company Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.55        10-1-2017         6,400,000         6,400,000   

Delaware EDA Delmarva Power and Light Company Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.55        10-1-2017         18,000,000         18,000,000   

Delaware EDA Delmarva Power and Light Company Series B (Utilities Revenue) ø

    0.60        7-1-2024         11,000,000         11,000,000   
            35,400,000   
         

 

 

 
District of Columbia: 0.21%          

District of Columbia HFA Edgewood Terrace (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.65        6-1-2017         6,070,000         6,070,243   

District of Columbia HFA MFHR Channing Phillips Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.55        9-1-2017         5,500,000         5,498,075   
            11,568,318   
         

 

 

 
Florida: 3.98%          

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Hilltop Landings Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.75        3-1-2017         1,500,000         1,500,030   

Florida Housing Finance Corporation Housing Georgia Arms Apartments Series D (Housing Revenue)

    0.55        10-1-2016         1,800,000         1,800,000   

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corporation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         65,000         65,008   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority 2nd Senior Lien Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         255,000         257,514   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority 2nd Senior Lien Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         225,000         235,193   

Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority 2nd Senior Lien Series C (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2018         300,000         323,790   

Hernando County FL Criminal Justice Complex Financing (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    7.65        7-1-2016         16,175,000         16,178,073   

Hillsborough County FL Tampa International Airport Aviation Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         1,200,000         1,213,476   

Lakeland FL Energy System (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.16        10-1-2017         5,220,000         5,223,289   

Lee County FL Solid Waste System Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        10-1-2016         4,535,000         4,578,037   

Miami-Dade County FL Aviation Series B (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         300,000         315,825   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System (Transportation Revenue, AGC Insured, Citibank NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.61        7-1-2018         1,000,000         1,000,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ±144A

    0.86        8-1-2028         16,505,000         16,505,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ±144A

    0.91        10-13-2023         9,655,000         9,655,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ±144A

    0.91        3-8-2030         11,130,000         11,130,000   

Miami-Dade County FL Expressway Authority Toll System Series DCL-2012-003 (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ±144A

    0.91        3-8-2026         16,860,000         16,860,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Florida (continued)          

Miami-Dade County FL HFA Miami Children’s Hospital Project Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.25     8-1-2021       $ 1,000,000       $ 1,107,130   

Miami-Dade County FL International Airport Series C (Airport Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        10-1-2019         16,775,000         17,682,360   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 3 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, Ambac Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.84        9-25-2024         27,895,000         27,895,000   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Certificate of Participation Series 5 (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, FGIC Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.78        5-1-2037         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Miami-Dade County FL School Board Foundation Incorporated (Miscellaneous Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, National Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.78        5-1-2031         19,210,000         19,210,000   

Okeechobee County FL Disposal Waste Management Landfill Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    2.25        7-1-2039         2,360,000         2,360,094   

Orange County FL Health Facilities Unrefunded Balance Series A (Health Revenue, National Insured)

    6.25        10-1-2016         440,000         446,534   

Palm Beach County FL Health Facilities Authority Lifespace Communities Series C (Health Revenue)

    3.00        5-15-2017         1,065,000         1,084,042   

Palm Beach County FL Health Facilities Authority Lifespace Communities Series C (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2018         500,000         526,740   

Palm Beach County FL Health Facilities Authority Lifespace Communities Series C (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-15-2019         780,000         839,179   

Palm Beach County FL HFA Retirement Life Communities Project (Housing Revenue) %%

    4.00        11-15-2019         2,675,000         2,918,158   

Palm Beach County FL School Board Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    5.00        8-1-2032         5,300,000         5,320,829   

Pasco County FL School Board Certificates Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±(m)

    0.85        8-1-2030             11,900,000         11,900,000   

Pasco County FL School District (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        10-1-2016         1,260,000         1,267,774   

Pineallas County FL HFA Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.65        5-1-2037         3,380,000         3,521,622   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0010 (Airport Revenue, AGC Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.85        10-1-2038         12,400,000         12,400,000   
            220,319,697   
         

 

 

 
Georgia: 3.03%          

Athens GA Housing Authority Pinewood Apartments Project Series 2015 (Housing Revenue)

    0.60        10-1-2016         2,000,000         1,999,480   

Atlanta GA Urban Residential Finance Authority The Remington Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.05        6-1-2019         10,250,000         10,261,070   

Burke County GA Development Authority Georgia Power Company Plant Vogtle Project First Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        12-1-2049         4,600,000         4,635,374   

Burke County GA Development Authority Georgia Power Company Vogtle Plant Project Second Series 2012 (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        12-1-2049         5,135,000         5,177,312   

Burke County GA Development Authority Georgia Transmission Corporation (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    1.30        1-1-2052         14,000,000         14,066,220   

Cedartown GA Housing Authority Cherokee Springs Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        4-1-2019         5,000,000         5,002,500   

Cedartown GA Housing Authority Grayfield Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        1-1-2019         3,800,000         3,800,380   

Georgia Private Colleges & Universities Authority Mercer University Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2016         1,500,000         1,512,525   

Georgia Series G (GO Revenue) ±

    0.81        12-1-2026             106,305,000         106,217,830   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Georgia (continued)          

Savannah GA EDA Exempt Facilities Home Depot Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue, SunTrust Bank LOC) ±

    0.50     8-1-2025       $ 6,400,000       $ 6,400,000   

Union City GA Housing Authority Providence at Parkway Village Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.70        5-1-2017         8,500,000         8,500,340   
            167,573,031   
         

 

 

 
Guam: 0.07%          

Guam International Airport Authority Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         850,000         896,053   

Guam International Airport Authority Series C (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         2,750,000         2,870,313   
            3,766,366   
         

 

 

 
Hawaii: 0.11%          

Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance Queens Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    0.84        7-1-2039         3,055,000         3,055,000   

Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division Lease AMT (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2018         1,000,000         1,060,600   

Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division Lease AMT (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         425,000         443,930   

Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation Kalani Gardens Series A (Housing Revenue)

    0.70        4-1-2017         1,750,000         1,750,105   
            6,309,635   
         

 

 

 
Idaho: 0.54%          

Idaho HFFA LPN Series A (Health Revenue)

    2.50        5-1-2017         6,500,000         6,500,520   

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Series A (Housing Revenue, FNMA LOC) ø

    0.64        1-1-2038         18,545,000         18,545,000   

Idaho TAN (GO Revenue) %%

    2.00        6-30-2017         5,000,000         5,065,400   
            30,110,920   
         

 

 

 
Illinois: 8.99%          

Chicago Housing Authority Capital Program (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2020         6,350,000         6,350,762   

Chicago Housing Authority Capital Program (Housing Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2022         2,745,000         2,745,329   

Chicago IL (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2020         1,285,000         1,339,407   

Chicago IL (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         2,000,000         2,093,420   

Chicago IL (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2017         500,000         506,475   

Chicago IL Board of Education Refunding Bond Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    4.39        3-1-2032         15,000,000         14,706,150   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2016         6,845,000         6,733,290   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        12-1-2018         5,265,000         4,918,352   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.25        12-1-2017         1,645,000         1,712,116   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series A2 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.14        3-1-2035             72,320,000         68,211,479   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         1,620,000         1,579,014   

Chicago IL Board of Education Series F (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,000,000         993,720   

Chicago IL Modern Schools Across Illinois Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2016         1,000,000         1,011,090   

Chicago IL Neighborhoods Alive 21 Program Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         1,925,000         1,994,550   

Chicago IL Park District Limited Tax Series D (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2017         1,000,000         1,014,250   

Chicago IL Park District Limited Tax Series D (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2018         2,760,000         2,871,808   

Chicago IL Prerefunded Neighborhoods Alive 21 Program Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         305,000         308,633   

Chicago IL Prerefunded Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         565,000         577,114   

Chicago IL Refunding Emergency System (GO Revenue, AGM/FGIC Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2019         3,000,000         3,213,270   

Chicago IL Refunding Project Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         3,205,000         3,320,797   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Chicago IL Refunding Project Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00     1-1-2020       $ 3,270,000       $ 3,408,452   

Chicago IL Refunding Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2019         1,250,000         1,265,450   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2019         1,335,000         1,351,501   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         10,000,000         10,088,400   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         1,000,000         1,047,260   

Chicago IL Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2017         735,000         737,117   

Chicago IL Series A2 (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.50        1-1-2018         3,135,000         3,232,969   

Chicago IL Series B (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        12-1-2018         2,540,000         2,583,586   

Chicago IL Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    4.00        1-1-2017         1,980,000         2,006,710   

Chicago IL Series C (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2018         5,350,000         5,526,818   

Chicago IL Series D (GO Revenue, AGM/FGIC Insured)

    5.25        1-1-2017         1,210,000         1,227,194   

Chicago IL Transit Authority Capital Grant Unrefunded Balance Federal Transit Administration (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        6-1-2018         1,500,000         1,527,705   

Chicago IL Unrefunded Neighborhoods Alive 21 Program Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         245,000         250,253   

Chicago IL Unrefunded Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2017         710,000         718,456   

Cook County IL Bedford Park Village Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    2.05        12-30-2016         1,280,000         1,283,302   

Cook County IL Bedford Park Village Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        12-30-2017         1,340,000         1,367,095   

Cook County IL Bedford Park Village Refunding Bond (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        12-30-2018         880,000         900,486   

Cook County IL Refunding Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2018         300,000         318,825   

Cook County IL Refunding Series A (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.00        11-15-2019         1,000,000         1,001,890   

Cook County IL Refunding Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.25        11-15-2018         100,000         106,858   

Cook County IL School District No. 087 Refunding School Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        12-1-2016         1,175,000         1,178,408   

Deutsche Bank SPEAR/LIFER Trust Series DBE 1032 (Tax Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.66        12-1-2036             31,235,000         31,235,000   

Grundy Kendall & Will Counties IL Community School District #201 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.75        10-15-2019         540,000         597,866   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.50        7-1-2017         3,000,000         3,034,860   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    3.00        2-1-2017         8,740,000         8,833,780   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-1-2018         5,550,000         5,761,233   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2018         13,610,000         14,248,581   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2017         5,000,000         5,126,600   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         5,070,000         5,227,170   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         10,000,000         10,364,400   

Illinois (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2017         3,200,000         3,225,824   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         21,700,000         22,505,080   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2018         2,000,000         2,112,580   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2019         10,500,000         11,372,130   

Illinois (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2019         10,335,000         11,256,572   

Illinois (GO Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2021         2,500,000         2,748,925   

Illinois Educational Authority University of Chicago Series B-1 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.10        7-1-2036         6,485,000         6,510,032   

Illinois Finance Authority Carle Foundation Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2016         2,200,000         2,212,430   

Illinois Finance Authority DePaul University (Education Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         1,850,000         1,870,850   

Illinois Finance Authority Little Company of Mark Hospital Series B (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.42        8-15-2035         20,000,000         20,000,000   

Illinois Finance Authority Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2019         500,000         538,480   

Illinois Finance Authority Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-1-2019         500,000         543,925   

Illinois Finance Authority Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    1.67        5-1-2036         5,000,000         4,995,100   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Illinois (continued)          

Illinois HFA Evanston Hospital Corporation (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.46     8-15-2035       $ 10,000,000       $ 10,000,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Lafayette Terrace Apartments (Housing Revenue)

    0.80        12-1-2016         7,650,000         7,650,000   

Illinois Housing Development Authority Multi-Housing Township Village Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.25        5-1-2019         5,300,000         5,305,300   

Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Prefunded CAB (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2017         450,000         446,535   

Illinois Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Unrefunded CAB (Tax Revenue, National Insured) ¤

    0.00        6-15-2017         1,780,000         1,758,106   

Illinois Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) ##

    5.00        1-1-2018         8,685,000         9,128,369   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         1,125,000         1,129,005   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         1,425,000         1,480,874   

Illinois Refunding Bond (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         1,520,000         1,624,606   

Illinois Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2017         6,840,000         7,032,820   

Illinois Series A (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2017         250,000         258,435   

Illinois Sports Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         760,000         780,474   

Illinois Toll Highway Authority Series A-2A (Transportation Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) ø

    0.41        7-1-2030             20,800,000         20,800,000   

Illinois University of Illinois Auxiliary Facilities (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company SPA) ø

    0.88        4-1-2038         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Illinois Unrefunded Balance Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         5,560,000         5,578,348   

Kane County IL School District #129 Aurora West Series B (GO Revenue)

    2.00        2-1-2017         2,190,000         2,205,111   

Kane County IL School District #129 West Side Series B (GO Revenue)

    2.00        2-1-2018         2,430,000         2,468,248   

Kendall, Kane & Will Counties IL Community Unit School District #308 (GO Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2018         2,000,000         2,143,520   

Lake County IL School District #38 Big Hollow CAB (GO Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        2-1-2017         500,000         494,550   

Minooka IL Special Assessment Refunding & Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    2.00        12-1-2016         240,000         240,912   

Minooka IL Special Assessment Refunding & Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        12-1-2017         415,000         424,246   

Minooka IL Special Assessment Refunding & Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.50        12-1-2018         400,000         418,708   

Minooka IL Special Assessment Refunding & Improvement (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.50        12-1-2019         565,000         597,092   

Regional Transportation Authority Illinois Refunding Bond Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.65        6-1-2025         38,675,000         38,675,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0008 (Health Revenue, AGC Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.68        8-15-2047         23,375,000         23,375,000   

Western Illinois University Board of Trustees Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        10-1-2016         350,000         351,768   

Western Illinois University Board of Trustees Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        10-1-2017         500,000         510,430   

Western Illinois University Board of Trustees Certificate of Participation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        10-1-2018         500,000         518,010   
            497,046,646   
         

 

 

 
Indiana: 1.36%          

Gary IN Woodlake-Concord Project (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured) ±

    1.00        10-1-2017         22,715,000         22,722,723   

Indiana Finance Authority I-69 Section 5 Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2017         2,115,000         2,136,594   

Indiana Finance Authority Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project Series B (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2019         4,610,000         4,705,888   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Indiana (continued)          

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority River Run Apartments Project (Housing Revenue, FHA Insured)

    0.75     1-1-2017       $ 4,900,000       $ 4,900,294   

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Series A-2 (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC Insured) ±

    0.86        7-1-2039         9,465,000         9,465,000   

Indiana Porter Township High School BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.00        12-31-2016         6,500,000         6,500,845   

Indiana Transportation Finance Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    6.80        12-1-2016         1,165,000         1,192,133   

Jasper County IN Pollution Control Northern Indiana Public Services Company Series C (Industrial Development Revenue, National Insured)

    5.60        11-1-2016         1,450,000         1,473,041   

Mount Vernon IN Waterworks BAN (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.00        7-1-2016         5,350,000         5,350,054   

Posey County IN EDA Midwest Fertilizer Company LLC Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.35        7-1-2046         13,500,000         13,494,870   

Rockport IN PCR Indiana-Michigan Power Company Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        6-1-2025         2,000,000         2,018,080   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2015-XF0115 (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) ø144A

    0.75        4-15-2018         1,200,000         1,200,000   
            75,159,522   
         

 

 

 
Iowa: 0.62%          

Buchanan County IA People’s Memorial Hospital (Health Revenue)

    1.50        12-1-2018         2,500,000         2,501,625   

Iowa Finance Authority BAN Shenandoah Medical Center Project (Health Revenue)

    1.75        6-1-2018         7,000,000         7,027,790   

Iowa Finance Authority UnityPoint Health Project Series B-1 (Health Revenue, Union Bank NA LOC) ±

    0.46        2-15-2039         15,000,000         15,000,000   

Randall IA Healthcare BAN Bethany Manor Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    1.25        8-1-2016             10,000,000         10,005,100   
            34,534,515   
         

 

 

 
Kansas: 0.63%          

Kansas Department of Transportation Highway Libor Index Series B-2 (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.50        9-1-2016         10,000,000         10,001,700   

Kansas Department of Transportation Highway Libor Index Series B-3 (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.55        9-1-2017         4,500,000         4,484,115   

Kansas Department of Transportation Highway Libor Index Series B-4 (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.63        9-1-2018         7,000,000         6,951,140   

Kansas Department of Transportation Highway Libor Index Series B-5 (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.71        9-1-2019         6,000,000         5,947,200   

Kansas Development Finance Authority Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         5,710,000         6,149,099   

Lawrence KS Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.67        12-1-2018         1,065,000         1,065,000   
            34,598,254   
         

 

 

 
Kentucky: 2.57%          

Ashland KY Ashland Hospital Corporation Kings Daughters Medical Center Project (Health Revenue) ±

    2.14        2-1-2040         30,700,000         30,717,499   

Ashland KY Medical Center Ashland Hospital Corporation Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2018         900,000         944,919   

Harrison KY Harrison Memorial Hospital Project BAN (Health Revenue)

    1.50        5-1-2017         9,065,000         9,068,626   

Kentucky EDA Republic Services Incorporated Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.80        4-1-2031         3,000,000         3,000,000   

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority Tolls Downtown Crossing Project BAN Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         50,920,000         52,863,616   

Louisville & Jefferson Counties KY Louisville Gas & Electric Company Project (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.65        10-1-2033         2,000,000         2,009,560   

Louisville & Jefferson Counties KY PCR Louisville Gas & Electric Company Project Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.35        11-1-2027         16,000,000         16,056,480   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Kentucky (continued)          

Louisville County KY Metropolitan District Sewer and Drainage System BAN (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00     11-22-2016       $ 13,000,000       $ 13,222,950   

Pikeville KY University of Pikeville College of Optometry BAN (Education Revenue, USDA Insured)

    3.00        8-1-2017         13,950,000         14,073,318   
            141,956,968   
         

 

 

 
Louisiana: 1.39%          

East Baton Rouge Parish LA Sewerage Commission Refunding Bond Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.82        2-1-2046         24,000,000         23,772,960   

Louisiana Gas & Fuel Tax 2nd Lien Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.79        5-1-2043         11,200,000         11,178,944   

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority Deepwater Loop LLC Project Series B-1 (Airport Revenue) ±

    2.20        10-1-2040         750,000         758,678   

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority Deepwater Loop LLC Project Series B-1A1 (Airport Revenue) ±

    1.38        10-1-2037         3,115,000         3,117,554   

Shreveport LA Water & Sewer Refunding Series A (Water & Sewer Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        12-1-2017         3,000,000         3,134,400   

St. James Parish LA Nucor Steel LLC Project Gulf Opportunity Zone Series A-1 (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.65        11-1-2040         35,000,000         35,000,000   
            76,962,536   
         

 

 

 
Maine: 0.29%          

Maine HEFA Series B (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         525,000         525,053   

Old Town ME Georgia Pacific Corporation Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.60        12-1-2024             15,260,000         15,260,000   
            15,785,053   
         

 

 

 
Maryland: 1.83%          

Maryland CDA Allendale Apartments Series I (Housing Revenue)

    1.02        5-1-2017         10,000,000         9,998,300   

Maryland CDA Bascilica Place Apartments Series 2015E (Housing Revenue)

    1.10        3-1-2017         6,900,000         6,901,863   

Maryland CDA Commons of Avalon Series 2015C (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        1-1-2017         12,850,000         12,857,710   

Maryland CDA Department of Housing & Community Development Marlborough Apartment Series I (Housing Revenue, FNMA Insured)

    0.55        12-15-2016         2,050,000         2,049,139   

Maryland CDA Department of Housing & Community Development Windsor Valley Apartments I & II Series G (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        6-1-2017         16,500,000         16,501,155   

Maryland CDA Hollins House (Housing Revenue)

    1.27        11-1-2017         12,000,000         11,999,160   

Maryland CDA Multifamily Development Conifer Village (Housing Revenue)

    0.80        4-1-2017         13,000,000         13,007,540   

Maryland CDA Tabco Towers Series K (Housing Revenue)

    1.40        12-1-2017         7,150,000         7,159,796   

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.25        10-1-2017         6,900,000         6,894,066   

Maryland HEFA Suburban Hospital Series A (Health Revenue, National/FHA Insured)

    4.75        7-1-2036         13,620,000         13,621,634   

Maryland HEFA Suburban Hospital Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        7-1-2016         415,000         415,062   
            101,405,425   
         

 

 

 
Massachusetts: 2.47%          

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Series A-2 (Transportation Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi SPA) ±

    0.40        3-1-2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Massachusetts Consolidated Loan Series D-1 (Miscellaneous Revenue) ø

    0.59        8-1-2043         78,750,000         78,750,000   

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Boston University Series U-6E (Education Revenue) ±

    0.94        10-1-2042         14,000,000         14,002,240   

Massachusetts HEFA Partners Healthcare Series G-2 (Health Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.49        7-1-2042         17,810,000         17,810,000   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Massachusetts (continued)          

Springfield MA (GO Revenue)

    2.00     8-1-2016       $ 4,920,000       $ 4,926,396   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XF2306 (Education Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.70        7-1-2033             14,000,000         14,000,000   

Uxbridge MA BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.00        8-19-2016         2,045,000         2,045,716   
            136,534,352   
         

 

 

 
Michigan: 3.83%          

Birmingham MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2016         4,855,000         4,929,087   

Birmingham MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2017         4,955,000         5,244,174   

Charlotte MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         685,000         703,906   

Charlotte MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,515,000         1,687,786   

Detroit MI (GO Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2017         7,485,000         7,831,780   

Detroit MI Water Supply System Senior Lien Series B (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         125,000         125,015   

Forest Hills MI Public Schools (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2017         2,150,000         2,210,265   

Genesee County MI Limited Tax Water Supply System (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    3.00        11-1-2016         425,000         428,298   

Genesee County MI Limited Tax Water Supply System (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        11-1-2017         225,000         234,281   

Genesee County MI Limited Tax Water Supply System (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    4.00        11-1-2018         220,000         235,464   

Genesee County MI Limited Tax Water Supply System (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2019         240,000         270,710   

Grand Ledge MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         1,235,000         1,279,361   

Kent MI Hospital Finance Authority Spectrum Health Series C (Health Revenue, Bank of New York Mellon LOC) ø

    0.41        1-15-2026             13,645,000         13,645,000   

Lake Orion MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         2,325,000         2,389,170   

Lake Orion MI Community School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         4,650,000         5,004,330   

Mattawan MI Consolidated School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         875,000         899,150   

Mattawan MI Consolidated School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         855,000         920,151   

Michigan Central University Series A (Education Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) ø

    0.46        10-1-2032         2,100,000         2,100,000   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series C (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        11-1-2017         2,000,000         2,101,400   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         2,400,000         2,400,288   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-1 (Water & Sewer Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2017         7,065,000         7,357,844   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-3 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2018         20,000,000         21,586,600   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-4 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         13,740,000         13,741,511   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-4 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         15,000,000         15,609,450   

Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Detroit Water & Sewer Series D-7 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         1,630,000         1,693,391   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Michigan (continued)          

Michigan Finance Authority Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-5 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00     7-1-2017       $     10,000,000       $ 10,417,600   

Michigan Finance Authority Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-5 (Water & Sewer Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2018         17,500,000         18,888,275   

Michigan Finance Authority Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-6 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2016         8,300,000         8,300,913   

Michigan Finance Authority Senior Lien Detroit Water & Sewer Series C-6 (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         4,130,000         4,435,372   

Michigan Grant Anticipation Bonds (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.25        9-15-2018         1,500,000         1,582,740   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Credit Group Series B-3 (Health Revenue) ±

    0.95        11-15-2033         2,000,000         2,000,760   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Group Project Series A-2 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.50        11-1-2027         2,000,000         2,019,920   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Group Project Series E-1 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.10        11-15-2046         4,000,000         4,012,520   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Series A-3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.87        11-1-2027         7,025,000         7,141,475   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Ascension Health Series F-3 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.40        11-15-2047         9,250,000         9,326,775   

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Refunding Ascension Health Senior Credit Group (Health Revenue) ±

    1.50        11-15-2047         1,360,000         1,366,854   

Michigan Strategic Fund Limited Obligation Events Center Project Series A (Tax Revenue) ±

    4.13        7-1-2045         16,000,000         16,429,280   

Pinckney MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    4.00        5-1-2017         645,000         662,415   

Pinckney MI Community Schools (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         1,035,000         1,112,553   

Rockford MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2017         1,000,000         1,035,320   

Rockford MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018         750,000         806,198   

Rockford MI Public School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2019         1,000,000         1,111,770   

Walled Lake MI Consolidated School District (GO Revenue, Qualified School Board Loan Fund Insured)

    5.00        5-1-2018             6,020,000         6,478,724   
            211,757,876   
         

 

 

 
Minnesota: 0.89%          

Minneapolis & St. Paul MN Housing & RDA HealthSpan Series B (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.59        11-15-2017         6,500,000         6,435,000   

Minneapolis MN Housing Broadway Flats Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.55        12-1-2016         13,000,000         12,997,660   

Minneapolis MN Plymouth Stevens House Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        12-1-2017         2,400,000         2,401,344   

Minneapolis MN Seward Towers Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue)

    1.10        1-1-2018         11,700,000         11,719,773   

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Multifamily Housing Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.55        2-1-2017         13,500,000         13,498,245   

Pipestone County MN Medical Center BAN (Health Revenue)

    0.85        5-1-2017         1,900,000         1,901,235   
            48,953,257   
         

 

 

 
Mississippi: 0.71%          

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Coast Electric Power Association (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.75        5-1-2037         1,312,000         1,312,210   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Mississippi (continued)          

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Gulf Power Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.44     11-1-2042       $ 7,100,000       $ 7,100,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Mississippi Power Company Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.50        12-1-2027         9,400,000         9,400,000   

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Waste Management Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    1.38        3-1-2027         800,000         802,568   

Mississippi Development Bank Magnolia Regional Health Center Series 2011A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2016         535,000         539,938   

Mississippi Development Bank Magnolia Regional Health Center Series 2011A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2017         565,000         591,521   

Mississippi Development Bank Magnolia Regional Health Center Series 2011A (Health Revenue)

    5.50        10-1-2018         595,000         643,368   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Refunding Biloxi Mississippi Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    4.50        11-1-2018         1,810,000         1,833,983   

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Baptist Memorial Health Series B2 (Health Revenue) ±144A

    0.75        9-1-2022         8,500,000         8,500,000   

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Mississippi Baptist Health System Incorporated Series A (Health Revenue)

    5.00        8-15-2018         4,110,000         4,292,073   

Perry County MS PCR Leaf River Forest Products Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue, Georgia-Pacific LLC LOC) ø144A

    0.60        2-1-2022         4,000,000         4,000,000   
            39,015,661   
         

 

 

 
Missouri: 0.71%          

Missouri HEFA Saint Louis University Series B-1 (Education Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø

    0.33        10-1-2035         6,140,000         6,140,000   

Springfield MO Public Utility Refunding (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2016         6,660,000         6,686,307   

Springfield MO Public Utility Refunding (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017             14,835,000         15,551,827   

St. Louis MO Series 004 (Airport Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.59        7-1-2026         11,030,000         11,030,000   
            39,408,134   
         

 

 

 
Nebraska: 0.20%          

Hall County NE Airport Authority BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    1.50        8-15-2016         3,745,000         3,744,850   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts for Nebraska Series XM0184 (Airport Revenue, AGC Insured, Bank of America NA LIQ) ø144A

    0.76        10-1-2033         7,500,000         7,500,000   
            11,244,850   
         

 

 

 
Nevada: 0.02%          

Clark County NV School District (GO Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         1,000,000         1,062,780   
         

 

 

 
New Jersey: 6.60%          

Atlantic County NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        6-22-2017             19,566,000         19,782,596   

Beach Haven NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-12-2017         5,085,000         5,125,985   

Burlington County NJ Governmental Leasing Program Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        4-26-2017         3,130,000         3,161,331   

Burlington County NJ Governmental Leasing Program Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        4-26-2017         10,370,000         10,473,804   

Clinton NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        1-25-2017         2,909,000         2,917,960   

East Brunswick NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        3-17-2017         15,000,000         15,132,000   

East Orange NJ Capital Improvement Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        6-1-2017         1,420,000         1,446,156   

East Orange NJ Capital Improvement Series A (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        6-1-2018         650,000         686,296   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)          

Essex County NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00     12-14-2016       $ 1,090,480       $ 1,094,547   

Franklin NJ BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        4-12-2017         5,226,250         5,267,851   

Glassboro NJ School District Refunding (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    4.00        8-15-2017         1,355,000         1,360,406   

Hackensack NJ (GO Revenue)

    1.50        11-9-2016             14,000,000         14,040,040   

Hammonton NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.75        11-29-2016         2,741,851         2,753,668   

Hawthorne NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        10-28-2016         7,526,600         7,557,309   

Hightstown NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        2-1-2017         3,809,000         3,832,806   

Linden NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        4-11-2017         4,339,208         4,374,312   

Maple Shade NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        6-29-2017         8,572,449         8,634,942   

New Jersey Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        6-15-2017         1,065,000         1,094,437   

New Jersey Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         5,595,000         5,802,854   

New Jersey Building Authority Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         1,100,000         1,190,904   

New Jersey Certificate of Participation Equipment Lease Purchase Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         1,000,000         1,037,450   

New Jersey EDA Prerefunded School Facilities Construction Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         765,000         779,130   

New Jersey EDA Refunded School Facilities Construction Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         7,785,000         8,270,161   

New Jersey EDA Refunding Transportation Project Sublease Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2018         5,170,000         5,473,841   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2018         2,220,000         2,386,100   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Notes Series K (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    1.12        2-1-2017         9,800,000         9,777,166   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.21        2-1-2018         2,000,000         1,991,640   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Series PP (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019             12,710,000         13,779,419   

New Jersey EDA School Facilities Construction Series XX (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2019         15,000,000         16,262,100   

New Jersey EDA Transportation Project Series A (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        5-1-2017         11,175,000         11,542,322   

New Jersey EDA Unrefunded School Facilities Construction Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         1,245,000         1,270,286   

New Jersey EDA Unrefunded School Facilities Construction Series DD1 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         315,000         331,191   

New Jersey HEFAR Student Loan Assistance Series 1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         600,000         630,900   

New Jersey HFA NCC Manor Project Series 2015K (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.05        2-1-2018         20,500,000         20,512,095   

New Jersey HFA Prospect Park Apartments Project Series 2015R (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.88        10-1-2017         8,145,000         8,147,851   

New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Senior Series 1A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         1,740,000         1,832,220   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Series 1 (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2016         2,950,000         2,999,678   

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Series 1A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2017         2,000,000         2,105,120   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Oakwood Towers Project Series U (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.80        11-1-2017         3,000,000         2,996,100   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue)

    0.55        11-1-2016         3,135,000         3,134,373   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Series B (Housing Revenue)

    1.05        5-1-2018         2,000,000         2,001,200   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Series F (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        3-1-2018         8,450,000         8,454,310   

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Trent Center West Senior Apartments Project Series FF (Housing Revenue)

    1.10        12-1-2017         6,000,000         6,004,620   

New Jersey Transportation Program Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2016         4,625,000         4,725,871   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         8,845,000         9,008,721   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New Jersey (continued)          

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00     12-15-2019       $ 4,405,000       $ 4,817,528   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.75        6-15-2017         1,700,000         1,775,786   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series AA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         695,000         721,028   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series AA (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2020         1,600,000         1,762,352   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         3,135,000         3,252,406   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        12-15-2017         2,505,000         2,658,156   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series B-1 (Transportation Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2017         2,125,000         2,237,965   

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Series B-2 (Transportation Revenue, Syncora Guarantee Incorporated Insured)

    5.00        12-15-2016             14,515,000         14,783,673   

New Jersey TTFA Series DC8033 (Transportation Revenue, Dexia Credit Local LOC, AGM Insured, Dexia Credit Local LIQ) ø144A

    0.59        12-15-2022         12,305,000         12,305,000   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.89        1-1-2017         13,000,000         13,002,730   

Newark NJ Refunding General Improvement Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2016         3,710,000         3,732,557   

Newark NJ TAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.50        2-15-2017         4,500,000         4,525,695   

Sussex County NJ Municipal Utilities Authority BAN (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    2.00        12-1-2016         6,000,000         6,033,240   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0047 (Health Revenue, AGC Insured, Deutsche Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.40        7-1-2038         21,805,285         21,805,285   

Union County NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.25        3-3-2017         6,979,670         6,991,954   

Union County NJ BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        3-22-2017         3,526,000         3,539,469   
            365,128,893   
         

 

 

 
New Mexico: 0.73%          

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority Gas Supply Sub Series B (Utilities Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada SPA) ±

    1.06        11-1-2039         40,685,000         40,368,878   
         

 

 

 
New York: 13.29%          

Babylon NY IDA Covanta Babylon Series A (Industrial Development Revenue)

    5.00        1-1-2018         2,500,000         2,651,500   

Binghamton NY City School District TAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        1-31-2017         3,000,000         3,010,770   

Broome County NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-5-2017         19,620,000         19,824,833   

Chautauqua County NY Ripley Central School District BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        11-22-2016         1,605,500         1,612,885   

Cicero NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        3-31-2017         3,660,549         3,685,075   

Cold Spring NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-12-2017         3,040,000         3,064,715   

Concord NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        2-23-2017         2,664,000         2,679,105   

Cortland NY Cincinnatus Central School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        8-19-2016         2,500,000         2,502,700   

Franklin County NY Salmon River Central School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        7-22-2016         2,000,000         2,000,780   

Freeport NY BAN Series C (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-3-2017         11,360,000         11,468,261   

Fulton NY City School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        6-29-2017         12,575,000         12,719,361   

Hamburg NY BAN (GO Revenue) %%

    2.00        7-6-2017         6,580,000         6,664,882   

Hancock NY Central School District BAN (GO Revenue) %%

    2.00        7-6-2017         4,950,000         5,003,411   

Hempstead NY Budget Notes (GO Revenue)

    2.00        12-16-2016         13,400,000         13,467,670   

Long Beach NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        2-16-2017         3,575,000         3,585,618   

Long Island NY Power Authority Electric System Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.20        5-1-2033         10,000,000         9,981,100   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York BAN Series B-1 (Transportation Revenue)

    0.25        8-1-2016         2,000,000         1,999,320   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Refunding Series 2008A-2A (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.79        11-1-2026         6,905,000         6,878,899   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Refunding Sub Series B-3A (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.78        11-1-2028         3,000,000         2,965,260   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)          

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series A3 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.91     11-15-2042       $ 10,000,000       $ 9,897,500   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Series D-2 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.75        11-15-2044         6,100,000         6,090,545   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series 3-3B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.75        11-1-2030         42,470,000         42,423,283   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York Sub Series D-2A (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured) ±

    0.79        11-1-2032         36,650,000         36,590,627   

Nassau County NY TAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-15-2016         30,185,000         30,268,311   

Nassau NY Health Care Corporation Series D-1 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LOC) ø

    0.42        8-1-2029         12,380,000         12,380,000   

New York Akron Central School District BAN (GO Revenue) %%

    2.00        6-22-2017         6,423,907         6,507,354   

New York Energy R&D Authority PCR Keyspan Generation Series A (Industrial Development Revenue, Ambac Insured) ±(m)

    0.25        10-1-2028         2,100,000         2,100,000   

New York Energy R&D Authority Rochester Gas and Electric Company Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue, National Insured) ±

    4.75        5-15-2032         1,650,000         1,650,198   

New York Energy R&D Authority Rochester Gas and Electric Company Project Series C (Industrial Development Revenue, National Insured) ±

    5.00        8-1-2032         4,250,000         4,264,195   

New York Environmental Facilities Corporation Waste Management Incorporated Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    2.75        7-1-2017         1,650,000         1,682,736   

New York Local Government Assistance Corporation Refinance Sub Lien Series A-10V (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)(n)

    0.45        4-1-2017         6,400,000         6,384,000   

New York Local Government Refunding Series C (Tax Revenue)

    5.50        4-1-2017         1,420,000         1,465,596   

New York Nassau Health Care Corporation RAN (Health Revenue)

    2.00        1-17-2017         8,000,000         8,034,560   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series A-3 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        8-1-2026         1,300,000         1,300,000   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series C4 (GO Revenue, AGC Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        10-1-2027         53,500,000         53,500,000   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2008 Sub Series J7 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.88        8-1-2021         8,325,000         8,325,333   

New York NY Adjusted Fiscal 2015 Sub Series F-4 (GO Revenue, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi LOC) ±

    0.42        6-1-2044         8,500,000         8,500,000   

New York NY Housing Development Corporation Series E-1A (Housing Revenue)

    0.75        11-1-2016         1,705,000         1,705,136   

New York NY Series A-6 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.91        8-1-2031         39,950,000         39,878,490   

New York NY Series J Sub Series J-2 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.55        6-1-2036         17,800,000         17,800,000   

New York NY Series J Sub Series J-3 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.50        6-1-2036         25,275,000         25,275,000   

New York NY Series J-4 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.96        8-1-2025             10,865,000         10,865,326   

New York NY Series J-9 (GO Revenue) ±

    0.79        8-1-2027         38,000,000         37,968,840   

New York NY Sub Series C-4 (GO Revenue, AGM Insured) ±(m)

    0.15        1-1-2032         1,025,000         1,025,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Bonds Fiscal 2007 Series A (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.55        8-1-2022         1,200,000         1,200,000   

New York NY Transitional Finance Authority NYC Recovery Series 3 (Tax Revenue, Dexia Credit Local SPA) ø

    0.64        11-1-2022         23,375,000         23,375,000   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F. Kennedy International Airport Project (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2017         12,500,000         12,947,375   

New York Transportation Development Corporation American Airlines Incorporated John F. Kennedy International Airport Project (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        8-1-2018         10,000,000         10,628,800   

New York Urban Development Corporation Certificate of Participation James A Farley Post Office Project (Miscellaneous Revenue) 144A

    4.20        2-1-2017         37,360,000         37,374,944   

Norwood NY Central School District BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        8-5-2016         2,000,000         2,002,040   

Orange County NY Board of Cooperative Educational Services RAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    1.50        7-28-2016         11,000,000         11,005,060   

Oyster Bay NY BAN Series A (GO Revenue)

    2.75        2-3-2017         11,000,000         11,055,770   

Oyster Bay NY Public Improvement (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-15-2017         780,000         784,508   

Rome NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.25        9-30-2016         14,100,000         14,108,601   

Rome NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.38        9-30-2016         2,250,000         2,251,710   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
New York (continued)          

Sackets Harbor NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00     6-16-2017       $ 2,750,000       $ 2,776,565   

Saltaire NY RAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        10-21-2016         5,000,000         5,018,800   

Sleepy Hollow NY BAN Series B (GO Revenue)

    1.25        11-23-2016         5,315,000         5,318,242   

Steuben County NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.38        8-26-2016         3,750,000         3,751,875   

Suffolk County NY Public Improvement Serial Bonds Series B (GO Revenue)

    2.00        10-15-2016         1,000,000         1,003,530   

Suffolk County NY Public Improvement Serial Bonds Series B (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    2.00        10-15-2019         880,000         909,198   

Suffolk County NY TAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        7-27-2016             29,800,000         29,829,204   

Suffolk County NY TAN Series I (GO Revenue)

    1.50        9-30-2016         4,120,000         4,129,394   

Suffolk County NY TAN Series I (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-30-2016         23,000,000         23,071,760   

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority New York Refunding Bond General Sub Series B-4 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    0.83        1-1-2029         4,500,000         4,499,280   

Ulster County NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        7-28-2016         3,325,036         3,327,995   

Utica NY School District (GO Revenue)

    2.00        7-22-2016         1,000,000         1,000,440   

Utica NY School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2016         960,000         960,048   

Utica NY School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2017         1,320,000         1,341,622   

Vestal NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        5-12-2017         4,350,000         4,388,367   

Watertown NY BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.00        4-20-2017         5,850,000         5,885,627   

Westchester County NY Hudson Project (Health Revenue)

    3.00        1-1-2017         500,000         504,395   

Yonkers NY Series A (GO Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         2,835,000         2,835,284   

Yonkers NY Series B (GO Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2016         1,290,000         1,290,090   

Yonkers NY Series C (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-15-2016         2,085,000         2,093,986   

Yonkers NY Series D (GO Revenue)

    2.00        8-1-2016         3,325,000         3,329,223   

Yonkers NY Series D (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-15-2016         660,000         662,059   

Yonkers NY Series D (GO Revenue)

    3.00        8-1-2017         2,045,000         2,092,424   

Yonkers NY Series D (GO Revenue)

    4.00        8-1-2018         3,135,000         3,328,868   

Yonkers NY Series E (GO Revenue)

    3.25        9-1-2017         790,000         811,915   

Yonkers NY Series E (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2018         1,225,000         1,304,931   

Yonkers NY Series F (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-1-2017         345,000         349,564   

Yonkers NY Series F (GO Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2018         350,000         365,754   
            734,562,423   
         

 

 

 
North Carolina: 0.77%          

Ashville NC Housing Authority Spruce Hill Apartments (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        8-1-2019         10,000,000         9,997,100   

Charlotte NC Housing Authority MFHR Boulevard Phase III Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.75        8-1-2017         10,500,000         10,501,365   

Greensboro NC Housing Authority Claremont Courts Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.95        11-1-2017         4,800,000         4,801,008   

Hertford County NC IDA Nucor Corporation Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.73        11-1-2033         5,000,000         5,000,000   

North Carolina Capital Finance Republic Services Incorporated Project Series 2013 (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.80        6-1-2038         12,000,000         12,000,000   
            42,299,473   
         

 

 

 
North Dakota: 0.30%          

Burleigh County ND (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2016         600,000         608,598   

Dickinson ND Series A (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        10-1-2017         1,100,000         1,128,699   

Hazen ND Sakakawea Medical Center Project BAN (Health Revenue)

    2.50        7-1-2017         3,000,000         3,006,270   

North Dakota HFA Meadowlark Heights Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.40        9-1-2016         8,000,000         7,997,920   

Williston ND Series A (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        5-1-2017         3,875,000         3,911,658   
            16,653,145   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Ohio: 3.41%          

Cleveland OH Airport System Series A (Airport Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    5.25     1-1-2017       $ 2,315,000       $ 2,363,870   

Cleveland OH Airport System Series C (Airport Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        1-1-2017         2,895,000         2,956,490   

Crawford County OH Avita Health System Obligated Group Project (Health Revenue)

    1.43        11-1-2017         15,000,000         15,053,100   

Cuyahoga OH Metropolitan Housing Authority Bohn Tower Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.70        3-1-2017         12,700,000         12,701,143   

Franklin County OH Hospital Facilities Series B (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc SPA) ø

    0.42        11-15-2041         30,000,000         30,000,000   

Franklin County OH Poindexter Phase IIA Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.10        12-1-2018         3,000,000         3,004,140   

Lancaster OH Port Authority (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.71        2-1-2017         3,895,000         3,893,598   

Lancaster OH Port Authority (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.76        8-1-2017         3,240,000         3,240,227   

Lancaster OH Port Authority (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.81        2-1-2018         7,225,000         7,210,333   

Lancaster OH Port Authority (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.86        8-1-2018         4,000,000         3,993,840   

Marietta OH BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        5-12-2017         3,475,000         3,491,750   

Medina County OH Manor Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        12-1-2017         3,000,000         3,003,270   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority AMT Refunding Bond Pollution Control 1st Energy Series C (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.95        11-1-2032         450,000         460,607   

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority FirstEnergy Generation Series 2009-A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.70        8-1-2020         16,790,000         18,561,513   

Ohio American Municipal Power Incorporated BAN (Utilities Revenue)

    1.00        10-21-2016         4,500,000         4,502,520   

Ohio HFA Coopermill Manor Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.85        8-1-2017         15,850,000         15,849,049   

Ohio HFA MFHR Walnut Court Senior Apartments (Housing Revenue)

    0.50        8-1-2016         3,900,000         3,899,844   

Ohio Higher Educational Facility John Carroll University Project (Education Revenue) ±

    2.25        9-1-2033         1,790,000         1,828,557   

Ohio Housing Finance Agency Northland Village Apartments Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        5-1-2019             14,000,000         14,006,020   

Ohio Major New State Infrastructure Project Series 3 (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         1,960,000         2,000,474   

Ohio University Hospital Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.72        1-15-2033         12,720,000         12,720,000   

Ohio University Hospital Health System Series B (Health Revenue) ø

    0.72        1-15-2045         13,000,000         13,000,000   

Ohio Water Development Authority Waste Management Project (Resource Recovery Revenue)

    2.25        7-1-2021         1,250,000         1,250,050   

Seven Hills OH BAN (GO Revenue)

    1.13        7-7-2016         2,020,000         2,020,101   

Warren County OH Health Care Facilities Otterbein Homes Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         1,760,000         1,760,176   

Warren County OH Health Care Facilities Otterbein Homes Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         4,375,000         4,507,869   

Warrensville Heights OH BAN (GO Revenue)

    2.13        8-11-2016         1,220,000         1,221,598   
            188,500,139   
         

 

 

 
Oklahoma: 0.37%          

Cleveland County OK Detention Facilities Project (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        3-1-2018         1,000,000         1,033,980   

Cleveland County OK Detention Facilities Project (Tax Revenue)

    3.00        3-1-2019         1,505,000         1,582,056   

Cleveland County OK Educational Facilities Moore Public Schools Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        6-1-2017         4,825,000         5,009,798   

Comanche County OK Hospital Authority Refunding (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2017         2,855,000         2,939,337   

Oklahoma Capitol Improvement Authority Higher Education Projects Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         2,225,000         2,414,481   

Oklahoma County OK Independent School District #52 Series B (GO Revenue)

    2.00        3-1-2017         2,550,000         2,572,670   

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Cherokee Terrace Apartments (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured) ±

    0.70        12-1-2017         5,000,000         4,998,700   
            20,551,022   
         

 

 

 


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Oregon: 0.63%          

Oregon Facilities Authority Peace Health Hospitals Series A (Health Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.40     8-1-2034       $ 14,000,000       $ 14,000,000   

Oregon Facilities Authority Providence Health & Services Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    1.27        10-1-2020             14,650,000         14,650,147   

Oregon Housing Development Holiday Garden Apartments Series 2015D (Housing Revenue) ±

    0.80        8-1-2018         6,400,000         6,398,272   
            35,048,419   
         

 

 

 
Pennsylvania: 3.69%          

Allentown PA Hospital Authority Sacred Heart Hospital (Health Revenue)

    6.00        11-15-2016         115,000         117,359   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    2.15        3-1-2017         3,300,000         3,311,781   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    2.20        1-1-2035         3,000,000         3,000,060   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    2.50        12-1-2041         4,000,000         4,036,360   

Beaver County PA IDA FirstEnergy Generation Series B (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    3.50        12-1-2035         3,000,000         3,056,130   

Bethlehem PA Area School District Authority (Miscellaneous Revenue) ±

    0.75        1-1-2030         8,115,000         8,099,582   

Chester County PA IDA University Student Housing Project Series C-1 (Housing Revenue)

    0.65        2-1-2017         1,900,000         1,899,696   

Clarion County PA IDA Clarion University Housing Project Series D (Housing Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2016         435,000         435,022   

Clarion County PA IDA Clarion University Housing Project Series D (Housing Revenue)

    3.00        7-1-2017         900,000         913,113   

Greater Latrobe PA School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        10-1-2016         4,580,000         4,607,159   

Leigh County PA IDA PPL Corporation Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.90        9-1-2029         12,500,000         12,510,250   

Lycoming County PA Authority Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania Financing Program (Education Revenue) ±

    3.00        11-1-2035         4,000,000         4,023,400   

Montgomery County PA IDA Acts Retirement Community Series B (Health Revenue)

    5.00        11-15-2017         2,300,000         2,335,075   

Montgomery County PA IDA Refunding Peco Energy Company Project Series A (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    2.55        6-1-2029         12,910,000         13,273,287   

North Pennsylvania Water Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.66        11-1-2018         700,000         694,918   

North Pennsylvania Water Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.72        11-1-2019         1,000,000         989,150   

North Pennsylvania Water Authority (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.81        11-1-2024         5,000,000         4,960,450   

Northampton County PA General Purpose Hospital Authority St. Luke’s Hospital Project Series C (Health Revenue) ±

    4.50        8-15-2032         2,500,000         2,510,525   

Pennsylvania EDFA Solid Waste Disposal Republic Services Incorporated Project Series A (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.90        4-1-2019         10,750,000         10,750,000   

Pennsylvania EDFA Solid Waste Disposal Waste Management Incorporated Project (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.85        8-1-2045         36,300,000         36,296,370   

Pennsylvania HEFA AICUP Financing Program York College of Pennsylvania Project Series T-2 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.35        5-1-2034         2,565,000         2,569,874   

Pennsylvania HEFA Wilkes University Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    4.00        3-1-2020         735,000         800,275   

Pennsylvania HEFA Wilkes University Project Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        3-1-2021         500,000         573,845   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Associated Independent Colleges Series 13 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.20        11-1-2031         225,000         225,245   

Pennsylvania HEFAR Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania Financing Program Mount Aloysius College Project Series R1 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.25        11-1-2041         1,500,000         1,502,040   

Pennsylvania HEFA Independent Colleges Series I4 (Education Revenue) ±

    1.50        11-1-2031         5,800,000         5,843,790   

Pennsylvania Public School Building Authority The School District of Pennsylvania Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        4-1-2017         3,500,000         3,591,000   

Pennsylvania Series 2 (GO Revenue)

    5.00        4-15-2017         1,250,000         1,293,375   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)          

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Series B-1 (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.01     12-1-2018       $     19,000,000       $ 18,929,320   

Philadelphia PA School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        9-1-2016         1,450,000         1,455,046   

Philadelphia PA School District Refunding Bond Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         1,880,000         2,011,130   

Philadelphia PA School District Series B (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         3,500,000         3,523,975   

Philadelphia PA School District Series C (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         250,000         267,438   

Philadelphia PA School District Series D (GO Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2016         240,000         241,272   

Philadelphia PA School District Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         4,360,000         4,391,087   

Philadelphia PA School District Series D (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2017         6,050,000         6,306,218   

Philadelphia PA School District Series E (GO Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         145,000         155,114   

Philadelphia PA School District Series F (GO Revenue, BHAC Insured)

    5.00        9-1-2016         450,000         453,195   

Pine-Richland PA School District (GO Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.50        7-15-2030         1,000,000         1,001,700   

Tunkhannock PA School District (GO Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    2.00        7-15-2016         1,240,000         1,240,694   

University Area Joint Authority Pennsylvania Refunding Bond (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    0.79        11-1-2028         3,300,000         3,294,885   

Upper Darby PA School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        5-1-2017         500,000         508,990   

Upper Darby PA School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        5-1-2018         700,000         738,591   

Warwick PA School District (GO Revenue)

    3.00        2-15-2017         1,000,000         1,014,730   

Warwick PA School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-15-2018         1,250,000         1,314,863   

Warwick PA School District (GO Revenue)

    4.00        2-15-2019         1,025,000         1,108,353   

Washington County PA Hospital Authority Series A (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC) ±

    0.50        7-1-2037         3,310,000         3,310,000   

Washington County PA Hospital Authority Series B (Health Revenue, PNC Bank NA LOC) ±

    0.50        7-1-2031         3,235,000         3,235,000   

Washington County PA Washington Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2016         1,080,000         1,080,086   

Washington County PA Washington Hospital Project (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         1,085,000         1,111,572   

Westmoreland County PA IDA Excela Health Project (Health Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         1,650,000         1,686,911   

Westmoreland County PA IDA Excela Health Project (Health Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2018         1,650,000         1,752,069   

York County PA Refunding Bond (GO Revenue) ±

    0.61        6-1-2033         9,445,000         9,419,499   
            203,770,869   
         

 

 

 
Puerto Rico: 0.27%          

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Series L (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2016         2,000,000         2,000,200   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Series SS (Utilities Revenue, National Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         725,000         725,065   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Series TT (Utilities Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2017         550,000         561,281   

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Series E (Transportation Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.50        7-1-2017         575,000         597,805   

Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency Series C (Miscellaneous Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        8-1-2016         4,935,000         4,951,680   

Puerto Rico Public Improvement Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2017         250,000         258,323   

Puerto Rico Series A (GO Revenue, AGC Insured)

    5.00        7-1-2016         6,065,000         6,065,667   
            15,160,021   
         

 

 

 
Rhode Island: 0.50%          

East Providence RI TAN (GO Revenue)

    1.50        7-28-2016         6,700,000         6,703,417   

Providence RI Redevelopment Agency Public Safety Building Project Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2018         3,025,000         3,167,387   

Providence RI Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        7-15-2017         1,400,000         1,456,364   

Rhode Island HEFA (Health Revenue, AGM Insured)

    5.00        5-15-2017         7,370,000         7,395,500   

Rhode Island HEFA Refunding Bond Providence Financing Program (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00        5-15-2017         1,815,000         1,847,743   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Rhode Island (continued)          

Rhode Island HEFA Refunding Bond Providence Financing Program (Education Revenue, AGM Insured)

    3.00     5-15-2018       $ 1,535,000       $ 1,591,304   

Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation Series 66-B (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.09        10-1-2045         4,400,000         4,395,336   

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority AMT Program Senior Series A (Education Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2019         750,000         830,550   
            27,387,601   
         

 

 

 
South Carolina: 0.35%          

Berkeley County SC IDA Nucor Corporation Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ø

    0.70        4-1-2030         5,000,000         5,000,000   

Jasper County SC Jasper County School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        4-1-2017         600,000         606,390   

Jasper County SC Jasper County School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    3.00        4-1-2018         500,000         506,660   

Jasper County SC Jasper County School Project (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        4-1-2019         500,000         524,515   

South Carolina HFA West Greenville Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        4-1-2019         7,600,000         7,604,028   

South Carolina Housing Finance & Development Authority Spartanburg 7 Project Series A (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.05        1-1-2019         3,175,000         3,175,953   

Woodruff SC BAN (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    1.05        4-1-2017         2,045,000         2,045,736   
            19,463,282   
         

 

 

 
Tennessee: 1.05%          

Clarksville TN Natural Gas Acquisition Corporation (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         2,740,000         2,791,813   

Knoxville TN Industrial Development Board Collateralized Housing Golden Age Retirement Village Project (Housing Revenue, GNMA Insured)

    0.85        12-1-2017         5,900,000         5,911,092   

Memphis TN HEFA Ashland Lakes II Apartments Project Series A (Housing Revenue, U.S. Bank NA LOC) ø

    0.43        5-1-2043         11,500,000         11,500,000   

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson Counties TN Health & Education Facilities Meharry Medical College (Health Revenue, Ambac Insured)

    6.00        12-1-2016         560,000         567,140   

Nashville TN DWR (Water & Sewer Revenue)

    0.68        7-27-2016             15,000,000         15,000,000   

Nashville TN HEFA The Paddock at Grandview Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.95        5-1-2018         16,500,000         16,507,755   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2016         4,315,000         4,345,291   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series A (Utilities Revenue)

    5.25        9-1-2017         1,430,000         1,497,153   
            58,120,244   
         

 

 

 
Texas: 9.48%          

Alamito TX Public Facilities Corporation HACEP RAD Conversion Program (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        10-1-2018         9,500,000         9,499,335   

Clear Creek TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2035         4,310,000         4,419,733   

Dallas TX Independent High School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.50        2-15-2034         4,000,000         4,054,840   

Fort Bend TX Independent School District Various School Building Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    0.66        8-1-2040         6,675,000         6,675,534   

Galveston TX Dickinson Independent High School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.05        8-1-2037         4,000,000         4,007,560   

Galveston TX Hotel Occupancy Series B (Tax Revenue, AGM Insured)

    4.00        9-1-2016         420,000         422,272   

Harris County TX (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.03        8-15-2021         3,500,000         3,500,140   

Harris County TX Cypress-Fairbanks Independent High School Series 2014B-2 (GO Revenue) ±

    3.00        2-15-2040         960,000         983,846   

Harris County TX Cypress-Fairbanks Independent High School Series 2014B-3 (GO Revenue) ±

    1.05        2-15-2044         12,000,000         12,006,600   

Harris County TX Houston Independent School District Series B (GO Revenue) ±

    0.95        6-1-2035         9,150,000         9,165,372   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Prerefunded Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00     9-1-2018       $ 1,735,000       $ 1,748,203   

Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Unrefunded Series B (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        9-1-2018         285,000         287,180   

Lamar TX Consolidated Independent School District Schoolhouse Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-15-2047         38,220,000         38,289,943   

Midland County TX PFFA Compass Pointe Apartments (Housing Revenue)

    1.25        3-1-2018         7,000,000         7,020,020   

North East TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2042         26,355,000         26,949,832   

Northside TX Independent School District Building Project (GO Revenue) ±

    2.13        8-1-2040         1,960,000         1,962,019   

Northside TX Independent School District Building Project (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        8-1-2044         2,610,000         2,691,406   

Northside TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue) ±

    2.00        6-1-2039         27,715,000         28,538,690   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series B (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.53        12-1-2039         10,000,000         10,000,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ±

    0.52        11-1-2040         21,600,000         21,600,000   

Port Arthur TX Navigation District Jefferson County Environmental Facilities Motiva Enterprises LLC Project Series D (Resource Recovery Revenue) ø

    0.53        11-1-2040         3,500,000         3,500,000   

Richardson TX Independent School District Series A (GO Revenue)

    5.00        2-15-2017         3,835,000         3,943,339   

Round Rock TX Independent School District (GO Revenue) ±

    1.50        8-1-2040         34,300,000         34,327,097   

San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Refunding System Junior Lien Series A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.67        2-1-2033         53,000,000         52,977,740   

San Antonio TX Housing Trust Finance Corporation Freedom Hills Ranch Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    1.00        1-1-2018         12,650,000         12,651,265   

San Antonio TX Housing Trust Finance Corporation MFHR Masters Ranch Apartments Project (Housing Revenue)

    0.50        9-1-2016             15,500,000         15,499,845   

San Antonio TX Junior Lien No Reserve Fund Series F (Water & Sewer Revenue) ±

    1.09        5-1-2043         12,320,000         12,321,109   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Refunding Series A (Health Revenue)

    2.00        11-15-2016         400,000         401,208   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Refunding Series A (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2017         485,000         494,909   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Refunding Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2018         500,000         527,370   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Refunding Series A (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2019         510,000         546,185   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    3.00        11-15-2017         500,000         510,630   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2018         500,000         528,090   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Edgemere Project Series B (Health Revenue)

    4.00        11-15-2019         710,000         761,582   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Hendrick Medical Center (Health Revenue)

    4.00        9-1-2017         550,000         568,475   

Tarrant County TX Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation Series 2973 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.65        11-15-2029         30,400,000         30,400,000   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2016-XG0058 (Health Revenue, Deutsche Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.62        8-15-2027         4,985,000         4,985,000   

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation Series C (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        2-1-2017         6,925,000         7,090,992   

Texas Affordable Housing Corporation Woodside Village Project (Housing Revenue) ±

    1.00        12-1-2018         5,750,000         5,752,070   

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Good Samaritan Towers (Housing Revenue)

    0.95        9-1-2017         5,620,000         5,623,372   

Texas Lower Neches Valley Authority Chevron USA Incorporated Project (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    0.20        2-15-2017         18,000,000         17,987,760   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series A (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    1.13        9-15-2017         16,480,000         16,480,989   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Texas (continued)          

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation II Series B (Utilities Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company Guaranteed) ±

    0.88     9-15-2017       $ 43,265,000       $ 43,107,948   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation III (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        12-15-2016         2,500,000         2,549,325   

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corporation Senior Lien Series B (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.98        12-15-2017         2,975,000         2,967,682   

Texas Public Finance Authority Southern University Financing System (Education Revenue, Build America Mutual Assurance Company Insured)

    5.00        11-1-2016         2,080,000         2,107,976   

Texas Public Finance Authority Unemployment Compensation Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        7-1-2017         11,500,000         11,710,680   

Texas Tollway Authority Series C (Transportation Revenue) ±

    1.95        1-1-2038         1,535,000         1,563,904   

Texas Tollway Authortiy Series D (Transportation Revenue, Royal Bank of Canada LOC) ø

    0.41        1-1-2049         500,000         500,000   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Transportation Revenue, Banco Bilboa Vizcaya SPA) ø

    0.65        4-1-2026         6,500,000         6,500,000   

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund Floating 1st Tier Series B (Tax Revenue) ±

    0.74        4-1-2032             24,000,000         23,980,320   

Texas Turnpike Authority Central Texas Turnpike System Prerefunded Capital Appreciation 1st Tier Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-15-2016         4,755,000         4,751,909   

Texas Turnpike Authority Central Texas Turnpike System Unrefunded Balance Capital Appreciation 1st Tier Series A (Transportation Revenue, Ambac Insured) ¤

    0.00        8-15-2016         340,000         339,759   

Williamson County TX (GO Revenue) ±

    1.45        8-15-2034         2,600,000         2,625,012   
            524,406,067   
         

 

 

 
Vermont: 0.03%          

Burlington VT Airport Refunding Series 2012B (Airport Revenue)

    3.50        7-1-2018         1,560,000         1,586,005   
         

 

 

 
Virgin Islands: 0.16%          

Virgin Islands PFA Senior Lien Matching Fund Loan Series A (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    4.00        10-1-2016         1,700,000         1,712,308   

Virgin Islands PFA Senior Lien Matching Fund Loan Series B (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    5.00        10-1-2017         6,950,000         7,263,932   
            8,976,240   
         

 

 

 
Virginia: 0.91%          

Bedford VA American Municipal Power Incorporated (Utilities Revenue)

    1.25        3-28-2017         4,385,000         4,394,121   

Chesapeake VA EDA Electric and Power Company Series 2008A (Utilities Revenue) ±

    1.75        2-1-2032             30,000,000         30,582,900   

Fredericksburg VA EDA Mary Washington Healthcare Group Series A (Health Revenue) ±

    2.29        8-1-2038         4,265,000         4,283,510   

Greater Richmond VA Convention Center Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2017         1,250,000         1,301,700   

Greater Richmond VA Convention Center Authority (Tax Revenue)

    5.00        6-15-2018         1,500,000         1,623,495   

Louisa VA IDA Virginia Electric & Power Company Series C (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.70        11-1-2035         6,400,000         6,401,216   

Virginia Housing Development Authority Series B (Housing Revenue)

    2.25        9-1-2017         500,000         508,125   

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Hampton University (Education Revenue)

    3.00        10-1-2016         955,000         960,501   
            50,055,568   
         

 

 

 
Washington: 0.27%          

Grant County WA Public Utility District #2 Series K (Utilities Revenue) ±

    0.71        1-1-2044         4,000,000         3,983,920   

Kent WA (GO Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2016         500,000         505,030   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Washington (continued)          

Skagit County WA Public Hospital District No. 1 (GO Revenue, National Insured)

    5.13     12-1-2016       $ 1,070,000       $ 1,089,014   

Washington Energy Northwest Prerefunded (Utilities Revenue)

    5.00        7-1-2023         1,000,000         1,000,120   

Washington HCFR Series XF2035 (Health Revenue, Morgan Stanley Bank LIQ) ø144A

    0.76        10-1-2036         7,655,000         7,655,000   

Washington HFA Multicare Health System Series D (Health Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ±

    0.37        8-15-2041         500,000         500,000   
            14,733,084   
         

 

 

 
West Virginia: 0.75%          

Mason County WV PCR Appalachian Power Company Series L (Industrial Development Revenue) ±

    1.63        10-1-2022         16,400,000         16,556,128   

West Virginia EDA Appalachian Power Company Mountaineer Project Series A (Utilities Revenue) ø

    0.72        2-1-2036         25,000,000         25,000,000   
            41,556,128   
         

 

 

 
Wisconsin: 1.97%          

Algoma Kewaunee County WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.50        11-15-2016         4,860,000         4,871,761   

Argyle Green County WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue) %%

    2.00        9-19-2016         6,475,000         6,486,202   

Delavan WI School District Anticipation Notes (GO Revenue)

    2.00        9-1-2016         8,450,000         8,471,463   

Dodgeville WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous
Revenue) %%

    2.00        9-6-2016         5,945,000         5,955,998   

Ellsworth WI Community School District (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        10-1-2017         4,235,000         4,248,594   

Ellsworth WI Community School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue) %%

    2.00        9-7-2016             11,640,000         11,660,486   

Milwaukee County WI Series A (Airport Revenue)

    5.00        12-1-2016         345,000         351,258   

Milwaukee County WI Series B (Airport Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2016         385,000         390,375   

Milwaukee County WI Series B (Airport Revenue)

    4.00        12-1-2017         385,000         401,736   

Mishicot WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        8-8-2016         8,900,000         8,914,151   

Mukwonago WI School District BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue) %%

    2.00        9-14-2016         9,500,000         9,518,810   

Residual Interest Bonds Floaters Series 2WE-144A (Miscellaneous Revenue, Barclays Bank plc LOC) ø144A

    0.58        5-1-2018         25,000,000         25,000,000   

Stratford WI BAN (Miscellaneous Revenue)

    2.00        8-9-2016         4,000,000         4,006,520   

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts Floaters Series 2015-XF0127 (Health Revenue, JPMorgan Chase & Company LIQ) ø144A

    0.61        10-1-2020         4,875,000         4,875,000   

Waukesha WI Housing Preservation Corporation (Housing Revenue, Johnson Bank LOC) ø

    1.25        12-1-2042         3,800,000         3,800,000   

Wisconsin HEFA Aspirus Incorporate Obligation Group Series A (Health Revenue)

    3.00        8-15-2016         420,000         421,252   

Wisconsin HEFA Aurora Health Care Incorporated Series B (Health Revenue) ±

    5.13        8-15-2027         3,500,000         3,518,515   

Wisconsin HEFA Aurora Health Care Series B-1 (Health Revenue) ±

    1.25        8-15-2025         3,540,000         3,550,974   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    2.00        12-1-2016         1,455,000         1,463,075   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2017         200,000         205,866   

Wisconsin HEFA Bellin Memorial Hospital Incorporated (Health Revenue)

    3.00        12-1-2018         500,000         523,330   
            108,635,366   
         

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $5,282,990,525)

            5,287,837,844   
         

 

 

 

Other: 2.55%

         

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust Preferred shares ±144A§

    1.91        9-1-2019         16,975,000         17,000,802   

Eaton Vance Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A§

    1.39        7-1-2019         6,475,000         6,519,160   

Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund 2 Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.44        7-1-2019         9,950,000         10,004,327   


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Other (continued)

         

Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.39     7-1-2019       $ 6,000,000       $ 6,040,920   

Nuveen Enhanced Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.16        10-1-2017         59,000,000         59,152,220   

Nuveen New York AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A§

    1.03        10-1-2017             17,000,000         17,016,320   

Nuveen Texas Quality Income Municipal Fund Institutional MuniFund Term Preferred Shares ±144A

    1.01        11-1-2018         25,000,000         25,137,500   

Total Other (Cost $140,375,721)

            140,871,249   
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         

Short-Term Investments: 1.23%

         
Investment Companies: 1.22%          

Wells Fargo Municipal Cash Management Fund Institutional Class (l)(u)##

    0.30           67,619,138         67,619,138   
         

 

 

 
                 Principal         
U.S. Treasury Securities: 0.01%          

U.S. Treasury Bill (z)#

    0.26        9-15-2016       $ 250,000         249,886   
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $67,868,998)

            67,869,024        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $5,503,980,240) *     99.63        5,508,908,867   

Other assets and liabilities, net

    0.37           20,517,448   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 5,529,426,315   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

(m) The security is an auction-rate security which has an interest rate that resets at predetermined short-term intervals through a Dutch auction. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

ø Variable rate demand notes are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity. The maturity date shown represents the final maturity date of the security. The interest rate is determined and reset by the issuer daily, weekly, or monthly depending upon the terms of the security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

(n) The auction to set the interest rate on the security failed at period end due to insufficient investor interest. A failed auction does not itself cause a default.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

¤ The security is issued in zero coupon form with no periodic interest payments.

 

§ The security is subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities.

 

(z) Zero coupon security. The rate represents the current yield to maturity.

 

# All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for investments in derivative instruments.

 

* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,503,970,148 and unrealized gains (losses) consists of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 12,366,688   

Gross unrealized losses

     (7,427,969
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains

   $ 4,938,719   


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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively, the “financial statements”), the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the portfolio of investments as of June 30, 2016 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and portfolio of investments. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Intermediate Tax/AMT-Free Fund), as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Bond Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively, the “financial statements”), the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the portfolio of investments as of June 30, 2016 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and portfolio of investments. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Municipal Bond Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Bond Fund), as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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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 summary portfolio of investments, of the Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund) (the “Fund”), one of the funds constituting the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, as of June 30, 2016, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively, the “financial statements”), the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the portfolio of investments as of June 30, 2016 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements, financial highlights and portfolio of investments 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and portfolio of investments. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. 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, financial highlights, and portfolio of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Wells Fargo Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund (formerly known as Wells Fargo Advantage Ultra Short-Term Municipal Income Fund), as of June 30, 2016, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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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 PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees that have been implemented since the registrant’s last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of this Item.

 

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 fiscal 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 COE.

(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:   August 25, 2016

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.

 

Wells Fargo Funds Trust
By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President
Date:   August 25, 2016
By:   /s/ Nancy Wiser
  Nancy Wiser
  Treasurer
Date:   August 25, 2016
By:   /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer
Date:   August 25, 2016