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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21331

 

 

Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Alexander Kymn

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: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2019

 

 

 


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REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS


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Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2019

 

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Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund (ERC)

 

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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Wells Fargo Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports issued after this date will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically at any time by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by calling 1-800-730-6001.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with the Fund, you can call 1-800-730-6001. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all Wells Fargo Funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you are a direct investor, to all Wells Fargo Funds that you hold.

 

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Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    6  

Portfolio of investments

    10  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    31  

Statement of operations

    32  

Statement of changes in net assets

    33  

Statement of cash flows

    34  

Financial highlights

    35  

Notes to financial statements

    36  

Other information

    41  

Automatic dividend reinvestment plan

    45  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2019, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Asset Management. 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 Asset Management and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE



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2   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. In late 2018, investor concerns about U.S. interest rate policy, trade tensions, and geopolitical events drove equity losses and restrained bond returns. Thanks to a shift in U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and positive economic and business growth metrics during the first four months of 2019, stock and bond markets globally enjoyed a consistent move higher.

For the period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 9.76% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 9.12%. Based on the MSCI EM Index (Net)3, emerging market stocks added 13.76%. For bond investors, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 added 5.49% while the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index5 added 3.25%. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 added 5.68%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 gained 5.55%.

Conflicting data unsettled markets as 2018 ended.

November’s U.S. midterm elections shifted control of the House of Representatives from Republicans to Democrats, presaging potential partisan clashes. Third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) was announced at an annualized 3.4% rate, lower than the second-quarter rate. Brexit efforts stalled ahead of the March 2019 deadline. The People’s Bank of China cut reserve requirement ratios, accelerated infrastructure spending, and cut taxes even as the value of the yuan declined to low levels last seen in 2008.

December’s S&P 500 Index performance was the worst since 1931. Globally, fixed-income investments fared better than stocks during the last two months of the year. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (100 basis points equal 1.00%) in December 2018 to a target range of between 2.25% and 2.50% and softened its outlook for 2019 rate increases.

 

 

 

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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.

 

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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 indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure large- and mid-cap equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI EM Index (Net) consists of the following 24 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg 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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The Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index is an unmanaged index that provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed-income markets excluding the U.S. dollar-denominated debt market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg 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.

 

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The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds. The index tracks the performance of high-yield securities traded in the U.S. bond market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     3  

The market climbs a wall of worry.

Investors entered 2019 with reasons to be concerned. A partial U.S. government shutdown driven by partisan spending and immigration policy disputes extended into January 2019. Investors expected high levels of stock market volatility to continue based on the VIX8.

January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry. The S&P 500 Index gained 8.01% for the month that ended January 31, 2019, its best monthly performance in 30 years. Returns for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, and the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index also were positive. The Fed indicated that it would pause its program of regular rate increases during 2019 as inflation remained low.

In February 2019, concerns over slowing global growth reemerged. The Bureau of Economic Analysis announced fourth-quarter 2018 GDP grew at an annualized 2.2% rate, down from the 4.2% annualized rate for the second quarter and the 3.4% annualized rate for the third quarter. Analysts attributed the lower growth rate to a slowing housing market and larger trade deficit. The U.S. Department of Labor said that the economy created just 20,000 jobs in February 2019. In a February 2019 report, the Bank of England forecast the slowest growth since the financial crisis for 2019. China and the U.S., while putting future tariffs on hold for the time being, continued to wrangle over trade issues.

By the end of March 2019, the combination of dovish Fed sentiment and consistent, if not spectacular, economic and business metrics reinforced investors’ enthusiasm for equity investing. Monthly job creation data regained its momentum. Corporate profits, while lower than 2018’s lofty levels, were still solid. China announced a roughly $300 billion stimulus package through tax and fee cuts intended to reinvigorate economic growth.

During April 2019, the several broad-based U.S. equity indices reached or approached highs as investors drew confidence from favorable economic projections, sustained low inflation, and solid employment data. As expected, the Fed chose not to increase rates at its April 2019 meeting. The initial estimate of the first-quarter GDP showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.20%, reflecting growth in business investment and exports. The favorable sentiment appeared to extend to investors’ outlooks for foreign investments as the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) gained 2.64% and the MSCI EM Index (Net) added 2.11%.

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. 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.

 

 

 

January’s returns tended to support the investing adage that markets climb a wall of worry.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 Index options. It represents one measure of the market’s expectation of stock market volatility over the next 30-day period. You cannot invest directly in an index.


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4   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

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

    

 

 

Notice to shareholders

On November 9, 2018, the Fund announced an extension of its open-market share repurchase program (the “Buyback Program”). Under the extended Buyback Program, the Fund may repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares during the period in open-market transactions beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has delegated to Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, the Fund’s adviser, discretion to administer the Buyback Program including the determination of the amount and timing of repurchases in accordance with the best interests of the Fund and subject to applicable legal limitations.

The Fund’s managed distribution plan provides for the declaration of monthly distributions to common shareholders of the Fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of 9% based on the Fund’s average monthly NAV per share over the prior 12 months. Under the managed distribution plan, monthly distributions may be sourced from income, paid-in capital, and/or capital gains, if any. To the extent that sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund may distribute paid-in capital and/or capital gains, if any, in order to maintain its managed distribution level. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the Fund’s distributions or from the terms of the managed distribution plan. Shareholders may elect to reinvest distributions received pursuant to the managed distribution plan in the Fund under the existing dividend reinvestment plan, which is described later in this report.

 

For further information about your Fund, contact your investment professional, visit our website at wfam.com, or call us directly at 1-800-222-8222.


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6   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk.

Strategy summary

The Fund allocates its assets between three separate investment strategies, or sleeves. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will allocate approximately 30%-70% of its total assets to a sleeve consisting of non-investment-grade (high yield) corporate debt, including floating-rate high yield bank loan securities; approximately 10%-40% to a sleeve of foreign debt securities, including emerging market debt; and approximately 10%-30% to a sleeve of adjustable-rate and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities, and investment grade corporate bonds.

Adviser

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadvisers

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC

Portfolio managers

Christopher Y. Kauffman, CFA®

Michael Lee

Niklas Nordenfelt, CFA®

Alex Perrin

Phillip Susser

Lauren van Biljon, CFA®

Peter Wilson

Noah Wise, CFA®

Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 20191

 

    6 months     1 year     5 year     10 year  

Based on market value

    12.73       5.97       6.05       10.53  

Based on net asset value (NAV)

    6.88       5.61       5.28       9.48  

Multi-Sector Income Blended Index2

    5.80       3.83       3.21       6.56  

ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index3

    5.58       6.74       4.83       10.09  

J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite Index4

    7.00       -4.93       -0.97       3.52  

Bloomberg Barclays Credit Bond Index5

    6.90       6.38       3.46       5.98  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index6

    4.92       4.97       2.46       3.38  

J.P. Morgan Global Government Index (ex U.S.)7

    3.70       -2.68       -0.34       2.04  

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 sales of fund shares. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted, which assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Performance figures of the Fund do not reflect brokerage commissions that a shareholder would pay on the purchase and sale of shares. If taxes and such brokerage commissions had been reflected, performance would have been lower. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-222-8222.

The Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six months ended April 30, 2019, was 2.32% which includes 1.35% of interest expense.

 

Comparison of NAV vs. market value8

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The Fund is leveraged through a revolving credit facility and also may incur leverage by issuing preferred shares in the future. The use of leverage results in certain risks, including, among others, the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and the market value of common shares. 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. Derivatives involve additional risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of noncorrelation to the relevant instruments that they are designed to hedge or closely track. 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 Fund is exposed to mortgage- and asset-backed securities risk. This closed-end fund is no longer available as an initial public offering and is only offered through broker-dealers on the secondary market. A closed-end fund is not required to buy its shares back from investors upon request.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     7  

MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION

The Fund’s return based on market value was 12.73% for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019. During the same period, the Fund’s return based on its net asset value (NAV) was 6.88%. On the basis of increases in the market value and NAV of its shares, the Fund outperformed the Multi-Sector Income Blended Index, which gained 5.80% over the same period.

A fairly consistent economic environment was the backdrop for fixed-income markets during the period.

For the six-month period that ended April 30, 2019, U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index9, outperformed U.S. Treasury bonds of similar duration by approximately 147 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%). Negative performance from November and December 2018 was more than offset by spread tightening seen in in the first four months of 2019 as the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) pivoted to a more dovish stance. Securitized sectors, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index, also outperformed U.S. Treasuries of similar duration, with an excess return of approximately 16 bps. Outperformance was driven by the non-agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) sector. The CMBS sector generated 188 bps of excess return compared with Treasuries of similar duration in 2019 through April 30, which more than compensated for 93 bps of negative excess return in November and December of 2018. Asset-backed securities (ABS) and private-label collateralized mortgage obligations also outperformed Treasuries over the most recent six-month period, with performance in 2019 through April 30 more than making up for the underperformance experienced in November and December of 2018. In general, lower-rated segments of these sectors posted larger positive excess returns when compared with bonds in the sectors that were rated AAA.

During the period, high-yield investing was supported by solid and consistent gross domestic product (GDP) growth, lack of aggressive issuance over the past several years, and the tail winds from tax reform in the U.S. high-yield spreads over Treasuries narrowed during the six-month period, offsetting a rise in interest rates. Over the six-month period, lower-quality bonds outperformed higher-rated issues—not unusual in the latter stages of an economic cycle when interest rates begin to rise.

The reporting period was a positive one for emerging markets, coinciding with a sharp move lower in U.S. bond yields. Weaker macroeconomic data prompted dovish turns from central banks in core developed markets, which supported higher-yielding markets and moved yields lower. Currencies were mixed versus the U.S. dollar, with strong gains in some (Mexican peso, Indonesian rupiah) contrasting with material weakness in others (Argentine peso, Turkish lira). The Fund maintained its tilt toward higher-yielding emerging markets over the reporting period. At a regional level, this is expressed by heavier weights in Asia and Latin America. Exposure to Indonesia was increased, and country duration was lengthened. After a period of strong gains, the Fund took profits on long-dated bonds from Mexico and New Zealand. In Mexico, holdings of a bond maturing in 2046 were switched to a bond maturing in 2029. In New Zealand, overall exposure was reduced by 2.3% alongside the switch from a bond maturing in 2037 to one maturing in 2029.

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 201910

Malaysia, 4.23%, 6-30-2031

  3.07

Mexico, 8.50%, 5-31-2029

  2.64

Indonesia, 8.38%, 9-15-2026

  1.98

LPL Holdings Incorporated, 5.75%, 9-15-2025

  1.87

Colombia, 7.50%, 8-26-2026

  1.83

Indonesia, 8.25%, 5-15-2029

  1.57

India, 7.80%, 4-11-2021

  1.56

India, 7.16%, 5-20-2023

  1.48

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12-15-2037

  1.44

Ancestry.com Incorporated, 5.74%, 10-19-2023

  1.44

Contributors to performance included securitized sectors, high-yield bond security selection, and selected countries.

Within the mortgage and corporate sleeve of the Fund, an overweight to corporate sectors generally was the largest contributor. Securitized holdings generally added value during the period with CMBS, ABS, and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) the largest contributors. Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) contributed modestly.

Within the Fund’s high-yield portfolio sleeve, industry allocation was net positive over the period, led largely by allocations to energy, offset by negative selection. Outperformance within packaging and underweights to and positive selection within wirelines and metals/mining were the largest contributors. Ratings allocation benefited performance modestly, primarily from an underweight to bonds rated CCC.

 

 

 

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8   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)
Credit quality as of April 30, 201911
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Within the Fund’s allocation to international and emerging market bonds, exposure to the bond markets of India, Indonesia, and Brazil added the most value. At the currency level, several emerging market currencies made ground against the U.S. dollar over the reporting period. The Mexican peso, Indonesian rupiah, and Indian rupee performed particularly well.

Selected securities, sector allocations, and the strength of the U.S. dollar restrained performance.

The Fund’s mortgage/corporate credit sleeve holdings in certain residential MBS and CMBS positions modestly detracted from performance during the period due to security-specific prepayment and ratings changes.

 

 

The main detractors from Fund performance in the high-yield sleeve were selection and holdings in oil-field services, technology, health care, transportation services, and media/entertainment. Maturity allocations had little impact on performance over the period.

Within international and emerging market bonds, the Brazilian real traded with a weakening bias over the reporting period, and the Fund’s exposure thus detracted from overall performance. The holding of Malaysian government bonds was also a negative.

The management teams of the Fund’s portfolio sleeves have favorable market outlooks but remain risk-aware.

The Fund’s mortgage and corporate bond sleeve viewed credit fundamentals as relatively stable during the period as gross leverage and interest coverage were flat on a year-over-year basis while revenues and cash flow continued to grow. Profit margins remained near their recent highs. The demand/supply balance was generally favorable for the sector in the first quarter as issuance was a bit lower than year-ago levels while demand picked up from both foreign buyers and retail investors. From a valuation perspective, spread levels at quarter-end presented reasonably attractive carry—the incremental income generated by a bond when compared with Treasuries of comparable maturity—but not much potential for additional tightening in the view of the team. Consequently, the team anticipates targeting a neutral to modestly overweight position in the sector, with a bias toward mid- to high-BBB issues. Team members continue to believe that financials are attractive relative to industrials, though they see opportunities in select BBB-rated industrial names. Within securitized sectors, the team is focused on shorter-duration cash flows in the senior part of the capital structure as credit fundamentals remain stable. Approximately 64% of the mortgage/corporate bond sleeve exposure is in corporate credit and around 33% is in fixed-rate and floating-rate mortgage securities. The largest industry exposures in the credit sector include banks, media and entertainment, and technology companies.

The high-yield team believes economic fundamentals are on solid footing, with a healthy consumer offset by softness among cyclical areas of the economy. The initial first-quarter 2019 GDP report was above expectations with an annualized growth rate of 3.2%. Looking through the GDP data, the growth dynamics were less strong as a significant portion of the growth came from a build in inventories and a likely temporary decline in imports. Nonetheless, consumer spending is showing strong momentum, capital spending plans have recovered, and the most recent employment report improved confidence that the shock from the equity sell-off in late 2018 is wearing off. Furthermore, the decline in Treasury rates and the Fed’s signal of being on hold as opposed to raising rates in 2019 should improve home and auto sales or, at a minimum, stabilize the decline that those areas have been experiencing. Such conditions should be a positive backdrop for credit in an environment of relatively low and stable rates with solid but not overly strong economic growth or material inflationary pressure. A material slowdown in Europe and/or an escalation in the U.S.-China trade war pose possibly the most visible risks to the U.S. economy currently.

In the view of the team managing the Fund’s international and emerging market bond sleeve, tepid global growth and muted inflationary pressures provide a constructive backdrop for sovereign bond investing, and there have been good inflows into emerging markets so far in 2019. Trade tensions and geopolitical noise pose a risk, however, and have the potential to damage sentiment. Increased selectivity is key for the quarters ahead.

 

 

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Performance highlights (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     9  
Effective maturity distribution as of April 30, 201912

 

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Country allocation as of April 30, 201912
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Total returns based on market value are calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the first day and sale on the last day of the period reported. Total returns based on NAV are calculated based on the NAV at the beginning of the period and end of the period. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for the purposes of these calculations to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

 

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Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Multi-Sector Income Blended Index is composed of 60% ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index, 18% J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite Index, 7.5% Bloomberg Barclays Credit Bond Index, 7.5% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index, and 7% J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (ex U.S.).

 

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The ICE BofAML U.S. Cash Pay High Yield Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period, that is publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2019. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

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The J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Composite Index is an unmanaged index of debt instruments of 31 emerging countries. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

5

The Bloomberg Barclays Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index of fixed income securities composed of securities from the Bloomberg Barclays Government/Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage-Backed Securities Index, and the Asset- Backed Securities Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Securitized Index is an unmanaged composite of asset-backed securities, collateralized mortgage-backed securities (ERISA-eligible), and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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The J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index (ex U.S.) measures the total return from investing in 12 developed government bond markets: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the U.K. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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This chart does not reflect any brokerage commissions charged on the purchase and sale of the Fund’s common stock. Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund are included in the Fund’s average annual total returns but have the effect of reducing the Fund’s NAV.

 

9 

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Bond Index is an unmanaged market-value-weighted index of investment-grade corporate fixed-rate debt issues with maturities of one year or more. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

10 

The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, 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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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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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.


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10   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Agency Securities: 1.26%

 

FHLMC (5 Year Treasury Constant Maturity +2.07%) ±

    3.54     9-1-2032      $ 764,166      $ 789,845  

FHLMC

    8.50       7-1-2028        25,980        29,227  

FHLMC Series 1383 (1 Year Treasury Constant Maturity +2.25%) ±

    4.83       2-1-2037        156,320        164,751  

FHLMC Series 196 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.80%) ±

    3.27       12-15-2021        2,341        2,346  

FHLMC Series 2011-K16 Class B 144A±±

    4.76       11-25-2046        1,000,000        1,039,524  

FHLMC Series 2012-K17 Class B 144A±±

    4.48       12-25-2044        675,000        699,853  

FHLMC Series 2012-K18 Class B 144A±±

    4.40       1-25-2045        810,000        837,896  

FHLMC Series 2012-K711 Class B 144A±±

    3.60       8-25-2045        264,000        263,770  

FHLMC Series 2013-K30 Class B 144A±±

    3.67       6-25-2045        700,000        711,496  

FHLMC Series 2390 Class FD (1 Month LIBOR +0.45%) ±

    2.92       12-15-2031        15,685        15,715  

FHLMC Series 2567 Class FH (1 Month LIBOR +0.40%) ±

    2.87       2-15-2033        45,246        44,920  

FHLMC Series K007 Class X1 ±±(c)

    1.20       4-25-2020        745,365        5,066  

FHLMC Series K016 Class X1 ±±(c)

    1.63       10-25-2021        336,402        10,587  

FHLMC Series K020 Class X1 ±±(c)

    1.54       5-25-2022            6,237,349        223,538  

FNMA (6 Month LIBOR +1.64%) ±

    4.52       9-1-2037        42,533        44,005  

FNMA

    6.00       4-1-2033        57,311        58,734  

FNMA

    7.50       2-1-2030        18,934        18,990  

FNMA

    7.50       9-1-2030        24,882        24,990  

FNMA Series 1996-46 Class FA (1 Month LIBOR +0.50%) ±

    2.98       8-25-2021        1,110        1,066  

FNMA Series 1997-20 Class IO ±±(c)

    1.84       3-25-2027        341,552        6,925  

FNMA Series 2001-25 Class Z

    6.00       6-25-2031        72,630        78,708  

FNMA Series 2001-35 Class F (1 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±

    3.08       7-25-2031        3,714        3,754  

FNMA Series 2001-57 Class F (1 Month LIBOR +0.50%) ±

    2.98       6-25-2031        3,739        3,765  

FNMA Series 2002-77 Class FH (1 Month LIBOR +0.40%) ±

    2.88       12-18-2032        25,953        26,021  

FNMA Series 2002-97 Class FR (1 Month LIBOR +0.55%) ±

    3.03       1-25-2033        6,372        6,430  

FNMA Series G91-16 Class F (1 Month LIBOR +0.45%) ±

    2.94       6-25-2021        2,295        2,301  

FNMA Series G92-17 Class F (1 Month LIBOR +1.05%) ±

    3.53       3-25-2022        11,441        11,544  

GNMA

    6.50       6-15-2028        19,464        21,209  

Total Agency Securities (Cost $4,891,513)

 

     5,146,976  
         

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities: 0.96%

         

Asset-Backed Funding Certificates Series 2003-AHL1 Class A1

    4.18       3-25-2033        139,764        140,172  

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Series 2002-2 Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.66%) ±

    3.14       10-25-2032        134,542        134,869  

Countrywide Asset Backed Certificates Series 2003-5 Class AF5

    5.13       2-25-2034        78,446        78,568  

CVS Pass-Through Trust Series T

    6.04       12-10-2028        447,984        487,139  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust Series 15-3A Class D 144A

    6.55       10-17-2022        500,000        514,530  

Five Guys Funding LLC Series 17-1A Class A2 144A

    4.60       7-25-2047        992,500        1,024,896  

Mesa Trust Asset Backed Certificates Series 2001-5 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.80%) 144A±

    3.28       12-25-2031        9,971        9,861  

MMAF Equipment Finance LLC Series 2017-AA Class A4 144A

    2.41       8-16-2024        170,000        168,817  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust Series 2002-1 Class AF5

    5.69       12-25-2030        109,973        111,949  

Saxon Asset Securities Trust Series 2003-1 Class AF7

    4.03       6-25-2033        318,835        324,252  

Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 1998-2 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.52%) ±

    3.00       2-25-2028        50,548        50,406  

Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2002-9 Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.60%) ±

    3.08       10-25-2027        29,701        29,483  

Student Loan Consolidation Center Series 2011-1 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +1.22%) 144A±

    3.70       10-25-2027        338,162        340,333  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2016-C Class M

    1.98       8-15-2023        500,000        497,618  

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $3,906,494)

 

     3,912,893  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     11  

    

 

 

Security name                Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 0.00%

         

Materials: 0.00%

         
Chemicals: 0.00%          

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

 

     9      $ 794  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $779)

 

     794  
         

 

 

 
    Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal         

Corporate Bonds and Notes: 73.04%

 

Communication Services: 11.41%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services: 1.09%

 

AT&T Incorporated

    3.80     3-15-2022      $ 750,000        769,114  

GCI Incorporated

    6.75       6-1-2021        1,000,000        1,001,875  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

    5.13       5-1-2023        975,000        985,013  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

    5.38       8-15-2022        300,000        301,125  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

    5.38       1-15-2024        700,000        708,750  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

    5.63       2-1-2023        500,000        505,000  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

    6.13       1-15-2021        175,000        175,656  
     4,446,533  
         

 

 

 
Entertainment: 0.41%          

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated 144A

    4.88       11-1-2024        1,400,000        1,427,563  

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated 144A

    5.63       3-15-2026        250,000        260,625  
     1,688,188  
         

 

 

 
Media: 8.33%          

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    4.00       3-1-2023        100,000        100,250  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.00       2-1-2028        150,000        149,813  

CCO Holdings LLC

    5.13       2-15-2023        100,000        101,500  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.13       5-1-2027        450,000        456,750  

CCO Holdings LLC

    5.25       9-30-2022        1,250,000        1,270,313  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.38       5-1-2025        3,550,000        3,674,250  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.50       5-1-2026        215,000        221,880  

CCO Holdings LLC

    5.75       9-1-2023        50,000        51,125  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.75       2-15-2026            3,375,000        3,531,094  

CCO Holdings LLC 144A

    5.88       4-1-2024        1,250,000        1,305,888  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings Incorporated 144A

    9.25       2-15-2024        25,000        26,906  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A

    5.38       7-15-2023        1,395,000        1,426,388  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A

    5.38       2-1-2028        425,000        431,906  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A

    5.50       5-15-2026        1,275,000        1,309,266  

CSC Holdings LLC 144A

    7.75       7-15-2025        2,030,000        2,181,616  

DISH Network Corporation

    3.38       8-15-2026        1,300,000        1,192,506  

EMI Music Publishing Group 144A

    7.63       6-15-2024        1,425,000        1,510,500  

Gray Television Incorporated 144A

    5.13       10-15-2024        450,000        457,875  

Gray Television Incorporated 144A

    5.88       7-15-2026        3,875,000        3,993,691  

Gray Television Incorporated 144A

    7.00       5-15-2027        325,000        350,898  

Interpublic Group of Companies

    4.00       3-15-2022        750,000        767,492  

Lamar Media Corporation

    5.38       1-15-2024        375,000        383,906  

Lamar Media Corporation 144A

    5.75       2-1-2026        100,000        105,008  

National CineMedia LLC

    6.00       4-15-2022        1,900,000        1,914,250  

 

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


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12   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

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

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated 144A

    6.13     2-15-2022      $     1,025,000      $ 1,039,094  

Nielsen Finance LLC 144A

    5.00       4-15-2022        175,000        174,136  

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

    5.63       2-15-2024        20,000        20,610  

Outfront Media Capital Corporation

    5.88       3-15-2025        775,000        801,156  

Salem Media Group Incorporated 144A

    6.75       6-1-2024        2,200,000        1,980,000  

The E.W. Scripps Company 144A

    5.13       5-15-2025        2,460,000        2,337,000  

Time Warner Cable Incorporated

    4.00       1-15-2022        750,000        772,538  
     34,039,605  
         

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 1.58%          

Sprint Capital Corporation

    6.88       11-15-2028        575,000        550,203  

Sprint Capital Corporation

    8.75       3-15-2032        975,000        1,023,750  

Sprint Communications Incorporated

    7.00       8-15-2020        225,000        233,438  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    4.00       4-15-2022        650,000        656,500  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    4.50       2-1-2026        125,000        125,520  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    4.75       2-1-2028        425,000        428,719  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    5.13       4-15-2025        425,000        437,750  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    5.38       4-15-2027        1,500,000        1,578,300  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    6.00       3-1-2023        300,000        308,625  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    6.38       3-1-2025        975,000        1,013,717  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

    6.50       1-15-2024        80,000        82,800  
     6,439,322  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 8.14%

         
Auto Components: 1.56%          

Allison Transmission Incorporated 144A

    4.75       10-1-2027        650,000        636,877  

Allison Transmission Incorporated 144A

    5.00       10-1-2024        2,250,000        2,275,695  

Allison Transmission Incorporated 144A

    5.88       6-1-2029        400,000        411,500  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

    7.63       3-15-2027        1,710,000        1,812,600  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

    8.00       12-15-2019        600,000        617,400  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

    8.75       8-15-2020        468,000        500,760  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP 144A%%

    6.25       5-15-2026        125,000        130,475  
     6,385,307  
         

 

 

 
Distributors: 0.26%          

LKQ Corporation

    4.75       5-15-2023        1,075,000        1,083,063  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services: 1.51%          

Carriage Services Incorporated 144A

    6.63       6-1-2026        575,000        592,250  

Service Corporation International

    4.63       12-15-2027        650,000        654,875  

Service Corporation International

    5.38       5-15-2024        100,000        102,636  

Service Corporation International

    7.50       4-1-2027        3,400,000        3,901,500  

Service Corporation International

    8.00       11-15-2021        850,000        926,500  
     6,177,761  
         

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 1.47%          

CCM Merger Incorporated 144A

    6.00       3-15-2022        3,553,000        3,646,266  

Hilton Domestic Operating Company Incorporated 144A

    5.13       5-1-2026        425,000        435,094  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company 144A

    5.38       4-15-2026        1,875,000        1,912,500  
     5,993,860  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.19%          

Expedia Incorporated

    5.95     8-15-2020      $ 750,000      $ 778,451  
         

 

 

 
Multiline Retail: 0.15%          

Macy’s Retail Holdings Incorporated

    3.88       1-15-2022        600,000        604,698  
         

 

 

 
Specialty Retail: 2.45%          

Advance Auto Parts Incorporated

    4.50       1-15-2022        600,000        620,551  

Asbury Automotive Group Incorporated

    6.00       12-15-2024        1,175,000        1,213,188  

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated

    5.00       6-1-2022        200,000        202,750  

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated 144A

    5.25       12-15-2023            1,500,000        1,537,500  

Lithia Motors Incorporated 144A

    5.25       8-1-2025        945,000        952,088  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

    3.75       8-15-2020        540,000        540,540  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

    5.38       12-1-2024        2,150,000        2,176,875  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

    5.75       10-1-2022        1,155,000        1,173,769  

Sonic Automotive Incorporated

    5.00       5-15-2023        849,000        838,388  

Sonic Automotive Incorporated

    6.13       3-15-2027        775,000        751,750  
     10,007,399  
         

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods: 0.55%          

The William Carter Company 144A

    5.63       3-15-2027        825,000        852,844  

Wolverine World Wide Incorporated 144A

    5.00       9-1-2026        1,411,000        1,375,725  
     2,228,569  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 1.50%

         
Beverages: 0.17%          

Cott Beverages Incorporated 144A

    5.50       4-1-2025        675,000        683,438  
         

 

 

 
Food Products: 1.09%          

B&G Foods Incorporated

    4.63       6-1-2021        300,000        300,000  

B&G Foods Incorporated

    5.25       4-1-2025        1,050,000        1,030,260  

Darling Ingredients Incorporated 144A

    5.25       4-15-2027        400,000        407,000  

Kraft Heinz Foods Company

    3.50       6-6-2022        750,000        759,105  

Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated 144A

    4.63       11-1-2024        175,000        177,604  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation 144A

    5.75       3-15-2025        1,305,000        1,324,575  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation 144A

    5.88       9-30-2027        150,000        154,875  

Prestige Brands Incorporated 144A

    6.38       3-1-2024        280,000        289,100  
     4,442,519  
         

 

 

 
Household Products: 0.08%          

Central Garden & Pet Company

    5.13       2-1-2028        225,000        213,750  

Spectrum Brands Incorporated

    5.75       7-15-2025        50,000        51,063  

Spectrum Brands Incorporated

    6.63       11-15-2022        63,000        64,405  
     329,218  
         

 

 

 
Tobacco: 0.16%          

Reynolds American Incorporated

    6.88       5-1-2020        650,000        674,529  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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14   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Energy: 14.95%

         
Energy Equipment & Services: 4.36%          

Bristow Group Incorporated

    6.25     10-15-2022      $     3,855,000      $ 925,200  

Bristow Group Incorporated 144A

    8.75       3-1-2023        775,000        651,000  

Diamond Offshore Drilling Incorporated

    4.88       11-1-2043        1,325,000        851,313  

Era Group Incorporated

    7.75       12-15-2022        2,350,000        2,303,000  

Hilcorp Energy Company 144A

    5.00       12-1-2024        1,450,000        1,439,125  

Hilcorp Energy Company 144A

    5.75       10-1-2025        1,875,000        1,889,063  

Hilcorp Energy Company 144A

    6.25       11-1-2028        350,000        356,563  

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

    4.38       8-15-2022        350,000        358,750  

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

    4.88       8-15-2027        550,000        567,875  

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

    7.77       12-15-2037        4,785,000        5,873,588  

Oceaneering International Incorporated

    6.00       2-1-2028        1,725,000        1,688,344  

USA Compression Partners LP

    6.88       4-1-2026        850,000        891,438  
         17,795,259  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 10.59%          

Archrock Partners LP 144A

    6.88       4-1-2027        500,000        520,625  

Carrizo Oil & Gas Incorporated

    8.25       7-15-2025        800,000        814,000  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC

    5.13       6-30-2027        900,000        938,250  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

    5.25       10-1-2025        3,925,000        4,003,500  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP 144A

    5.63       10-1-2026        300,000        309,888  

Denbury Resources Incorporated

    6.38       8-15-2021        3,209,000        2,663,470  

Denbury Resources Incorporated 144A

    9.25       3-31-2022        676,000        684,450  

El Paso LLC

    6.50       4-1-2020        750,000        773,658  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

    5.20       2-1-2022        750,000        788,932  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

    4.40       4-1-2024        3,200,000        3,176,000  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

    4.85       7-15-2026        600,000        594,750  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

    5.38       6-1-2029        50,000        50,190  

Gulfport Energy Corporation

    6.00       10-15-2024        150,000        131,532  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

    3.95       9-1-2022        750,000        770,625  

Kinder Morgan Incorporated

    6.50       9-15-2020        285,000        298,415  

Kinder Morgan Incorporated

    7.42       2-15-2037        800,000        932,471  

Murphy Oil Corporation

    4.45       12-1-2022        1,250,000        1,254,080  

Murphy Oil Corporation

    5.75       8-15-2025        185,000        190,093  

Murphy Oil Corporation

    6.88       8-15-2024        850,000        890,723  

Nabors Industries Incorporated

    0.75       1-15-2024        1,425,000        1,026,531  

Nabors Industries Incorporated

    4.63       9-15-2021        750,000        747,188  

Phillips 66

    4.30       4-1-2022        625,000        651,236  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

    3.95       7-15-2022        750,000        773,716  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

    5.63       4-15-2020        2,625,000        2,683,669  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

    6.88       4-15-2040        1,974,000        2,146,725  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

    7.50       7-15-2038        240,000        269,018  

Rose Rock Midstream LP

    5.63       7-15-2022        1,300,000        1,288,625  

Rose Rock Midstream LP

    5.63       11-15-2023        825,000        783,750  

SemGroup Corporation

    6.38       3-15-2025        3,425,000        3,262,313  

SemGroup Corporation

    7.25       3-15-2026        1,000,000        967,500  

Southern Star Central Corporation 144A

    5.13       7-15-2022        925,000        930,966  

Southwestern Energy Company

    7.50       4-1-2026        400,000        406,000  

Southwestern Energy Company

    7.75       10-1-2027        400,000        405,000  

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)          

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC

    5.75     4-15-2025      $ 225,000      $ 207,563  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP 144A

    5.50       9-15-2024            5,200,000        5,356,000  

Tesoro Logistics LP

    6.38       5-1-2024        450,000        472,781  

Ultra Resources Incorporated 144A

    7.13       4-15-2025        2,425,000        351,625  

Williams Partners LP

    3.35       8-15-2022        750,000        755,925  
     43,271,783  
         

 

 

 

Financials: 5.99%

         
Banks: 0.48%          

Bank of America Corporation

    5.70       1-24-2022        250,000        269,304  

Citigroup Incorporated

    4.13       3-9-2021        60,000        60,825  

Citigroup Incorporated

    4.50       1-14-2022        250,000        260,082  

Citigroup Incorporated

    6.13       3-9-2028        75,000        83,531  

City National Bank

    5.38       7-15-2022        500,000        534,374  

JPMorgan Chase & Company

    3.38       5-1-2023        750,000        759,615  
     1,967,731  
         

 

 

 
Capital Markets: 0.42%          

ACE Securities Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.63%) ±

    5.10       6-25-2033        121,196        121,153  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Company LLC 144A%%

    5.88       3-15-2021        750,000        789,966  

Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated

    5.75       1-24-2022        750,000        804,496  
     1,715,615  
         

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 1.23%          

Ally Financial Incorporated

    8.00       3-15-2020        880,000        916,300  

Discover Financial Services

    5.20       4-27-2022        750,000        797,433  

FirstCash Incorporated 144A

    5.38       6-1-2024        575,000        587,938  

General Motors Financial Company Incorporated

    3.70       5-9-2023        750,000        753,501  

Navient Corporation

    8.00       3-25-2020        930,000        963,713  

Springleaf Finance Corporation

    7.13       3-15-2026        925,000        993,219  
     5,012,104  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 2.08%          

ING US Incorporated

    5.50       7-15-2022        327,000        350,321  

LPL Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.75       9-15-2025        7,500,000        7,631,250  

Vantiv LLC 144A

    4.38       11-15-2025        500,000        513,750  
     8,495,321  
         

 

 

 
Insurance: 1.78%          

American International Group Incorporated

    4.88       6-1-2022        750,000        791,433  

AmWINS Group Incorporated 144A

    7.75       7-1-2026        1,125,000        1,133,438  

Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated

    5.13       4-15-2022        650,000        691,602  

HUB International Limited 144A

    7.00       5-1-2026        500,000        504,375  

Liberty Mutual Group Incorporated 144A

    4.57       2-1-2029        750,000        787,407  

ProAssurance Corporation

    5.30       11-15-2023        750,000        801,864  

Prudential Financial Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.38%) ±

    4.50       9-15-2047        750,000        735,000  

USIS Merger Subordinate Incorporated 144A

    6.88       5-1-2025        1,175,000        1,170,594  

W.R. Berkley Corporation

    4.63       3-15-2022        650,000        680,344  
     7,296,057  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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16   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Health Care: 7.87%

         
Biotechnology: 0.19%          

Amgen Incorporated

    3.63     5-15-2022      $ 750,000      $ 768,120  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 1.10%          

Hill-Rom Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.00       2-15-2025        400,000        407,000  

Hill-Rom Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.75       9-1-2023        200,000        207,500  

Hologic Incorporated 144A

    4.38       10-15-2025            1,925,000        1,906,953  

Hologic Incorporated 144A

    4.63       2-1-2028        225,000        220,781  

Kinetics Concepts Incorporated 144A

    7.88       2-15-2021        1,247,000        1,273,187  

Surgery Center Holdings Incorporated 144A

    6.75       7-1-2025        500,000        465,000  
     4,480,421  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 5.52%          

Acadia Healthcare Company Incorporated

    6.50       3-1-2024        190,000        196,650  

Centene Corporation 144A

    5.38       6-1-2026        575,000        600,156  

Centene Corporation

    6.13       2-15-2024        325,000        340,438  

CHS Incorporated

    5.13       8-1-2021        2,350,000        2,314,750  

Coventry Health Care Incorporated

    5.45       6-15-2021        750,000        782,936  

Davita Incorporated

    5.00       5-1-2025        950,000        929,518  

Express Scripts Holding Company

    3.90       2-15-2022        665,000        681,224  

HCA Incorporated

    5.25       6-15-2026        325,000        347,141  

HealthSouth Corporation

    5.75       9-15-2025        575,000        590,226  

MEDNAX Incorporated 144A

    5.25       12-1-2023        475,000        483,313  

MEDNAX Incorporated 144A

    6.25       1-15-2027        550,000        561,000  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC 144A

    7.13       6-1-2024        2,861,000        2,875,877  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

    5.00       10-15-2027        1,100,000        1,102,750  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

    5.25       8-1-2026        1,575,000        1,604,531  

MPT Operating Partnership LP

    6.38       3-1-2024        110,000        115,830  

NVA Holdings Company 144A

    6.88       4-1-2026        200,000        202,000  

Polaris Intermediate Corporation 144A

    8.50       12-1-2022        475,000        472,625  

Select Medical Corporation

    6.38       6-1-2021        3,050,000        3,053,813  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

    4.63       7-15-2024        436,000        437,228  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

    6.00       10-1-2020        700,000        723,625  

Vizient Incorporated 144A%%

    6.25       5-15-2027        175,000        181,125  

Vizient Incorporated 144A

    10.38       3-1-2024        3,550,000        3,829,030  

WellCare Health Plans Incorporated 144A

    5.38       8-15-2026        125,000        130,913  
     22,556,699  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 0.60%          

Change Healthcare Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.75       3-1-2025        1,950,000        1,932,938  

Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated 144A

    4.88       5-15-2023        300,000        304,875  

Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.00       10-15-2026        225,000        229,781  
     2,467,594  
         

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.26%          

Charles River Laboratories Incorporated 144A

    5.50       4-1-2026        275,000        287,719  

Life Technologies Corporation

    6.00       3-1-2020        750,000        769,262  
     1,056,981  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Pharmaceuticals: 0.20%          

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    5.75     8-15-2027      $ 75,000      $ 78,150  

Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

    3.25       10-1-2022        750,000        749,046  
     827,196  
         

 

 

 

Industrials: 5.44%

         
Aerospace & Defense: 0.73%          

BAE Systems Holdings Incorporated 144A

    3.80       10-7-2024        1,000,000        1,018,991  

L-3 Communications Corporation

    4.95       2-15-2021        750,000        772,563  

RBS Global & Rexnord LLC 144A

    4.88       12-15-2025            1,200,000        1,201,452  
     2,993,006  
         

 

 

 
Airlines: 0.87%          

Aviation Capital Group Corporation 144A

    6.75       4-6-2021        1,100,000        1,173,282  

BBA US Holdings Incorporated 144A

    5.38       5-1-2026        2,025,000        2,075,625  

Delta Air Lines Incorporated

    4.75       11-7-2021        314,041        318,680  
     3,567,587  
         

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 2.65%          

Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated 144A

    5.63       11-15-2024        1,750,000        1,837,500  

Aramark Services Incorporated 144A

    5.00       2-1-2028        225,000        229,005  

Aramark Services Incorporated

    5.13       1-15-2024        545,000        563,394  

Covanta Holding Corporation

    5.88       3-1-2024        1,530,000        1,573,988  

Covanta Holding Corporation

    5.88       7-1-2025        515,000        527,875  

Covanta Holding Corporation

    6.00       1-1-2027        1,150,000        1,170,125  

KAR Auction Services Incorporated 144A

    5.13       6-1-2025        4,950,000        4,950,000  
     10,851,887  
         

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.13%          

Resideo Funding Incorporated 144A

    6.13       11-1-2026        500,000        517,500  
         

 

 

 
Industrial Conglomerates: 0.05%          

General Electric Capital Corporation

    4.65       10-17-2021        187,000        193,717  
         

 

 

 
Machinery: 0.71%          

Stevens Holding Company Incorporated 144A

    6.13       10-1-2026        1,425,000        1,499,813  

Trimas Corporation 144A

    4.88       10-15-2025        1,391,000        1,389,261  
     2,889,074  
         

 

 

 
Professional Services: 0.14%          

Verisk Analytics Incorporated

    5.80       5-1-2021        530,000        559,812  
         

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 0.16%          

TTX Company 144A

    2.60       6-15-2020        650,000        649,076  
         

 

 

 

Information Technology: 5.96%

 

Communications Equipment: 0.41%

 

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 144A

    6.00       6-15-2025        825,000        837,911  

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC 144A

    8.25       3-1-2027        50,000        54,000  

Motorola Solutions Incorporated

    3.75       5-15-2022        750,000        768,285  
     1,660,196  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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18   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.15%          

Keysight Technologies

    4.60     4-6-2027      $ 600,000      $ 622,440  
         

 

 

 
IT Services: 2.03%          

Cardtronics Incorporated 144A

    5.50       5-1-2025            2,261,000        2,227,085  

First Data Corporation 144A

    5.00       1-15-2024        950,000        973,855  

First Data Corporation 144A

    5.38       8-15-2023        332,000        339,437  

First Data Corporation 144A

    5.75       1-15-2024        375,000        386,484  

Gartner Incorporated 144A

    5.13       4-1-2025        1,525,000        1,561,936  

Infor Software Parent LLC (PIK at 7.88%) 144A¥

    7.13       5-1-2021        550,000        551,375  

Infor US Incorporated

    6.50       5-15-2022        550,000        559,796  

Zayo Group LLC 144A

    5.75       1-15-2027        625,000        634,375  

Zayo Group LLC

    6.38       5-15-2025        1,043,000        1,061,252  
     8,295,595  
         

 

 

 
Software: 0.59%          

CDK Global Incorporated

    5.00       10-15-2024        225,000        233,060  

CDK Global Incorporated

    5.88       6-15-2026        175,000        184,188  

Fair Isaac Corporation 144A

    5.25       5-15-2026        950,000        988,000  

SS&C Technologies Incorporated 144A

    5.50       9-30-2027        500,000        512,813  

Symantec Corporation 144A

    5.00       4-15-2025        475,000        484,337  
     2,402,398  
         

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals: 2.78%          

Dell International LLC 144A

    5.88       6-15-2021        1,000,000        1,018,387  

Dell International LLC 144A

    7.13       6-15-2024        4,525,000        4,787,169  

Hewlett-Packard Company

    4.05       9-15-2022        750,000        776,097  

NCR Corporation

    5.88       12-15-2021        5,000        5,038  

NCR Corporation

    6.38       12-15-2023        4,650,000        4,777,875  
     11,364,566  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 2.38%

         
Chemicals: 0.28%          

Dow Chemical Company

    4.13       11-15-2021        750,000        770,992  

Valvoline Incorporated

    5.50       7-15-2024        375,000        384,375  
     1,155,367  
         

 

 

 
Containers & Packaging: 2.00%          

Ball Corporation

    4.88       3-15-2026        575,000        595,844  

Ball Corporation

    5.00       3-15-2022        25,000        26,000  

Ball Corporation

    5.25       7-1-2025        190,000        201,163  

Berry Global Incorporated

    5.13       7-15-2023        350,000        355,250  

Berry Global Incorporated

    6.00       10-15-2022        215,000        221,450  

Crown Americas Capital Corporation V

    4.25       9-30-2026        100,000        97,375  

Crown Americas Capital Corporation VI

    4.75       2-1-2026        975,000        990,844  

Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated

    7.38       12-15-2026        35,000        39,200  

Flex Acquisition Company Incorporated 144A

    6.88       1-15-2025            1,500,000        1,410,000  

Flex Acquisition Company Incorporated 144A

    7.88       7-15-2026        275,000        257,730  

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)          

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Incorporated 144A

    5.88     8-15-2023      $ 325,000      $ 340,031  

Owens-Illinois Incorporated 144A

    6.38       8-15-2025        2,375,000        2,523,438  

Reynolds Group Issuer Incorporated 144A

    5.13       7-15-2023        675,000        684,794  

Sealed Air Corporation 144A

    5.25       4-1-2023        325,000        338,000  

Silgan Holdings Incorporated

    5.50       2-1-2022        75,000        75,375  
     8,156,494  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.10%          

Indalex Holdings Corporation (a)†

    11.50       2-1-2020        3,108,611        0  

Novelis Corporation 144A

    5.88       9-30-2026        400,000        406,500  
     406,500  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate: 4.31%

         
Equity REITs: 4.31%          

Alexandria Real Estate Company

    4.60       4-1-2022        650,000        679,185  

American Tower Corporation

    5.90       11-1-2021        650,000        696,322  

CoreCivic Incorporated

    5.00       10-15-2022        575,000        575,000  

DDR Corporation

    4.70       6-1-2027        600,000        619,237  

Equinix Incorporated

    5.75       1-1-2025        1,375,000        1,426,563  

Equinix Incorporated

    5.88       1-15-2026        425,000        448,375  

ESH Hospitality Incorporated 144A

    5.25       5-1-2025        1,750,000        1,756,563  

Essex Portfolio LP

    3.63       8-15-2022        750,000        763,608  

Iron Mountain Incorporated 144A

    5.25       3-15-2028        675,000        664,875  

Iron Mountain Incorporated 144A

    5.38       6-1-2026        150,000        148,500  

Iron Mountain Incorporated

    6.00       8-15-2023        2,500,000        2,564,063  

Omega HealthCare Investors Incorporated

    4.50       4-1-2027        600,000        608,171  

Sabra Health Care LP

    5.38       6-1-2023        900,000        914,625  

Sabra Health Care LP

    5.50       2-1-2021        1,225,000        1,235,719  

SBA Communications Corporation

    4.00       10-1-2022        225,000        226,125  

SBA Communications Corporation

    4.88       7-15-2022        640,000        648,800  

The Geo Group Incorporated

    5.13       4-1-2023        800,000        750,000  

The Geo Group Incorporated

    5.88       1-15-2022        600,000        591,000  

The Geo Group Incorporated

    5.88       10-15-2024        840,000        768,600  

The Geo Group Incorporated

    6.00       4-15-2026        184,000        164,680  

Ventas Realty LP

    4.25       3-1-2022        650,000        670,647  

Welltower Incorporated

    5.25       1-15-2022        650,000        686,858  
     17,607,516  
         

 

 

 

Utilities: 5.09%

         
Electric Utilities: 0.53%          

Great Plains Energy Incorporated

    4.85       6-1-2021        750,000        772,647  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 144A

    4.25       9-15-2024        175,000        175,569  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP 144A

    4.50       9-15-2027        1,250,000        1,228,125  
     2,176,341  
         

 

 

 
Gas Utilities: 0.31%          

AmeriGas Partners LP

    5.75       5-20-2027            1,000,000        1,032,500  

Suburban Propane Partners LP

    5.88       3-1-2027        225,000        218,813  
     1,251,313  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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20   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 4.05%          

NSG Holdings LLC 144A

    7.75     12-15-2025      $ 4,095,683      $ 4,402,860  

Pattern Energy Group Incorporated 144A

    5.88       2-1-2024        5,225,000        5,382,847  

TerraForm Global Operating LLC 144A

    4.25       1-31-2023        3,025,000        2,990,969  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A

    5.00       1-31-2028        675,000        665,719  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A

    6.13       3-1-2026        1,175,000        1,175,000  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC 144A

    6.63       6-15-2025        1,850,000        1,933,250  
     16,550,645  
         

 

 

 
Multi-Utilities: 0.20%          

CMS Energy Corporation

    5.05       3-15-2022        750,000        792,054  
         

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $298,173,778)

 

     298,376,425  
         

 

 

 

Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes @: 6.12%

         

Financials: 6.12%

         
Banks: 6.06%          

European Investment Bank (BRL)

    7.25       6-28-2021        9,000,000        2,339,344  

European Investment Bank (BRL)

    7.50       4-13-2022        9,000,000        2,344,600  

European Investment Bank (ZAR)

    8.00       5-5-2027        21,000,000        1,457,478  

European Investment Bank (ZAR)

    8.38       7-29-2022        40,000,000        2,869,878  

European Investment Bank (ZAR)

    8.75       8-18-2025        20,000,000        1,442,642  

European Investment Bank (ZAR)

    9.00       3-31-2021        17,400,000        1,255,354  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (ZAR)

    7.00       6-7-2023        15,000,000        1,028,766  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (BRL)

    7.50       6-9-2021        5,000,000        1,303,971  

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (BRL)

    8.25       6-22-2023        9,000,000        2,382,791  

International Finance Corporation (BRL)

    7.50       5-9-2022        14,000,000        3,658,009  

KfW (AUD)

    5.00       3-19-2024        1,300,000        1,050,117  

KfW (ZAR)

    7.50       11-10-2022        36,000,000        2,528,529  

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank (ZAR)

    8.25       5-23-2022        15,000,000        1,074,799  
     24,736,278  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 0.06%          

AA Bond Company Limited (GBP)

    4.25       7-31-2043        200,000        266,115  
         

 

 

 

Total Foreign Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $26,614,672)

 

     25,002,393  
         

 

 

 

Foreign Government Bonds @: 22.45%

         

Colombia (COP)

    6.00       4-28-2028        6,800,000,000        2,022,348  

Colombia (COP)

    7.00       9-11-2019        18,500,000,000        5,775,479  

Colombia (COP)

    7.50       8-26-2026        22,725,000,000        7,487,818  

India (INR)

    7.16       5-20-2023        420,000,000        6,029,438  

India (INR)

    7.80       4-11-2021        435,000,000        6,363,604  

Indonesia (IDR)

    7.50       8-15-2032        57,000,000,000        3,754,504  

Indonesia (IDR)

    8.25       5-15-2029        88,615,000,000        6,405,154  

Indonesia (IDR)

    8.38       9-15-2026            110,000,000,000        8,070,434  

Malaysia (MYR)

    4.18       7-15-2024        19,850,000        4,900,195  

Malaysia (MYR)

    4.23       6-30-2031        51,300,000        12,550,937  

 

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


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     21  

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Foreign Government Bonds @ (continued)

         

Mexico (MXN)

    5.75     3-5-2026            117,000,000      $ 5,427,260  

Mexico (MXN)

    8.50       5-31-2029        200,000,000        10,800,543  

New Zealand (NZD)

    3.00       4-20-2029        1,070,000        785,044  

New Zealand (NZD)

    4.50       4-15-2027        3,085,000        2,476,920  

Queensland Treasury (AUD)

    5.75       7-22-2024        4,100,000        3,457,750  

Republic of Peru (PEN)

    6.35       8-12-2028        16,400,000        5,393,678  

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost $92,728,138)

 

     91,701,106  
         

 

 

 

Loans: 20.55%

         

Communication Services: 3.29%

         
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.73%          

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.73       2-22-2024      $ 555,420        555,559  

Telesat Canada (3 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    5.11       11-17-2023        2,423,377        2,414,289  
     2,969,848  
         

 

 

 
Media: 2.45%

 

Ancestry.com Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.74       10-19-2023        5,861,965        5,864,896  

Charter Communications Operating LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.49       4-30-2025        1,086,250        1,088,173  

CSC Holdings LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.97       1-25-2026        148,500        148,191  

Gray Television Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.98       1-2-2026        573,563        574,423  

Hubbard Radio LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.50%) ±

    5.99       3-28-2025        1,548,023        1,541,568  

National CineMedia LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ±

    5.50       6-20-2025        297,750        296,169  

Neptune Finco Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.72       1-15-2026        498,750        496,132  
     10,009,552  
         

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.11%          

Sprint Communications Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    5.00       2-2-2024        441,000        427,880  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 3.62%

         
Auto Components: 0.38%          

Allison Transmission Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       3-30-2026        1,036,245        1,043,042  

Belron Finance US LLC (3 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±‡

    4.99       11-7-2024        296,250        295,326  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP (1 Month LIBOR +3.50%) ±<‡

    0.00       3-18-2026        225,000        225,704  
     1,564,072  
         

 

 

 
Distributors: 0.59%          

Spin Holdco Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85       11-14-2022        2,428,878        2,397,011  
         

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure: 2.50%          

CCM Merger Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.73       8-8-2021        560,494        560,213  

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       11-30-2023        890,170        889,850  

Greektown Holdings LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       4-25-2024        4,498,747        4,495,013  

Montreign Operating Company LLC (3 Month LIBOR +8.25%) ±(a)

    10.88       1-24-2023        5,320,269        4,256,215  
     10,201,291  
         

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail: 0.06%          

Shutterfly Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.24       8-17-2024        243,978        243,138  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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22   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Specialty Retail: 0.09%          

ABC Supply Company Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48     10-31-2023      $ 373,096      $ 369,675  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 0.06%

         
Food Products: 0.06%          

CHG PPC Parent LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±‡

    5.23       3-31-2025        124,063        123,986  

Prestige Brands Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       1-26-2024        127,375        126,977  
     250,963  
         

 

 

 

Energy: 1.39%

         
Energy Equipment & Services: 0.22%          

Hornbeck Offshore Services Incorporated (6 Month LIBOR +9.50%) ±‡

    9.50       2-5-2025        1,126,250        912,263  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.17%          

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC (1 Month LIBOR +6.75%) ±‡

    9.23       10-29-2025        600,000        558,000  

EPIC Crude Services LP (1 Month LIBOR +5.00%) ±

    7.49       2-20-2026        1,950,000        1,938,632  

Grizzly Acquisitions Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85       10-1-2025        373,125        374,315  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ±

    5.48       2-17-2025        222,750        217,807  

Ultra Resources Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +4.00%) ±

    6.49       4-12-2024        2,000,444        1,688,715  
     4,777,469  
         

 

 

 

Financials: 3.26%

 

Capital Markets: 0.83%

 

Focus Financial Partners LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.98       7-3-2024        447,620        448,739  

Global Business Travel Holdings Limited (3 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±‡

    5.19       8-13-2025        149,250        149,250  

Neptune Finco Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.72       7-17-2025        770,288        766,329  

Russell Investments US Institutional Holdco Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85       6-1-2023        588,608        586,842  

Tortoise Borrower LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.50%) ±‡

    5.98       1-31-2025        198,995        199,492  

VFH Parent LLC (2 Month LIBOR +3.50%) ±

    6.13       1-3-2026        250,000        251,188  

Victory Capital Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±‡

    5.23       2-12-2025        1,005,148        1,004,525  
     3,406,365  
         

 

 

 
Consumer Finance: 0.01%          

TransUnion LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       6-19-2025        49,625        49,584  
         

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services: 1.24%          

LPL Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±‡

    4.74       9-23-2024        1,060,944        1,062,270  

Nielsen Finance LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.47       10-4-2023        463,173        461,033  

Resolute Investment Managers Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85       4-30-2022        2,420,226        2,429,302  

Resolute Investment Managers Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +7.50%) ±‡

    10.08       4-30-2023            1,090,000        1,095,450  
     5,048,055  
         

 

 

 
Insurance: 1.18%          

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.24       5-9-2025        1,371,898        1,346,325  

AmWINS Group Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       1-25-2024        883,877        882,772  

Hub International Limited (3 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.34       4-25-2025        1,240,625        1,226,978  

Solera Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       3-3-2023        1,077,428        1,078,193  

USI Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ±

    5.60       5-16-2024        295,871        292,765  
     4,827,033  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     23  

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Health Care: 2.11%

         
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.32%          

Kinetic Concepts Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85     2-2-2024      $ 1,312,854      $ 1,315,730  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services: 1.03%          

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (3 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.35       6-7-2023        429,539        425,050  

Press Ganey Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       10-23-2023        2,165,811        2,163,104  

Press Ganey Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +6.50%) ±

    8.98       10-21-2024        516,856        515,347  

Surgery Center Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.74       9-2-2024        519,553        512,627  

Team Health Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±‡

    5.23       2-6-2024        439,523        411,503  

Vizient Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       2-13-2023        192,929        192,757  
     4,220,388  
         

 

 

 
Health Care Technology: 0.16%          

Change Healthcare Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       3-1-2024        642,275        641,928  
         

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.07%          

Syneos Health Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       8-1-2024        302,030        301,024  
         

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals: 0.53%          

Endo Finance LLC (1 Month LIBOR +4.25%) ±

    6.75       4-29-2024        291,495        287,852  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ±

    5.47       6-2-2025            1,865,682        1,873,070  
     2,160,922  
         

 

 

 

Industrials: 2.36%

         
Aerospace & Defense: 0.59%          

TransDigm Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.98       8-22-2024        2,430,441        2,418,289  
         

 

 

 
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.86%          

Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.68       11-10-2023        1,153,408        1,155,231  

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.73       7-25-2021        222,173        194,044  

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (1 Month LIBOR +6.50%) ±

    8.98       7-25-2022        1,250,000        926,275  

KAR Auction Services Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    5.13       3-9-2023        152,819        152,628  

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±‡

    5.73       5-14-2022        1,126,598        1,098,434  
     3,526,612  
         

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.13%          

Generac Power Systems Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±‡

    4.25       5-31-2023        425,780        425,780  

Resideo Funding Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±‡

    4.61       10-24-2025        99,750        99,625  
     525,405  
         

 

 

 
Machinery: 0.57%          

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (3 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±‡

    5.10       1-31-2024        826,602        826,602  

Gates Global LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       4-1-2024        600,101        600,725  

Harsco Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±‡

    4.75       12-6-2024        99,250        99,498  

RBS Global Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       8-21-2024        679,688        679,878  

Restaurant Technologies Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.73       10-1-2025        124,688        124,843  
     2,331,546  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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24   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Professional Services: 0.18%          

TransUnion (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48     4-10-2023      $ 715,090      $ 715,090  
         

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors: 0.03%          

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.49       1-15-2025        142,431        142,347  
         

 

 

 

Information Technology: 1.75%

         
Communications Equipment: 0.19%          

Ciena Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.49       9-26-2025        273,625        273,797  

CommScope Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.73       4-6-2026        500,000        503,905  
     777,702  
         

 

 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components: 0.55%          

Dell Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.49       9-7-2023        2,238,126        2,238,126  
         

 

 

 
IT Services: 0.85%          

Applied Systems Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.00%) ±

    5.48       9-19-2024        394,746        394,059  

First Data Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       4-26-2024            1,775,000        1,774,468  

Infor US Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       2-1-2022        774,947        775,087  

Sophia Holding Finance LP (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.85       9-30-2022        138,961        138,986  

Wex Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.73       6-30-2023        398,974        399,349  
     3,481,949  
         

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment: 0.09%          

Micron Technology Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +1.75%) ±

    4.24       4-26-2022        340,375        340,630  
         

 

 

 
Software: 0.07%          

SS&C Technologies Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.73       4-16-2025        290,296        290,334  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 0.96%

         
Containers & Packaging: 0.96%          

Berry Plastics Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       10-1-2022        387,258        386,491  

Flex Acquisition Company Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +3.25%) ±

    5.88       6-29-2025        744,375        731,661  

Reynolds Group Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       2-5-2023        2,437,641        2,440,761  

RING Container Technologies (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) ±

    5.23       10-31-2024        370,499        368,491  
     3,927,404  
         

 

 

 

Real Estate: 1.33%

         
Equity REITs: 0.85%          

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±<‡

    0.00       4-23-2026        150,000        150,000  

ESH Hospitality Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       8-30-2023        1,133,750        1,132,254  

MGM Growth Properties LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.48       3-21-2025        315,126        314,845  

The Geo Group Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±

    4.49       3-22-2024        1,941,382        1,875,259  
     3,472,358  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Real Estate Management & Development: 0.52%          

Capital Automotive LP (1 Month LIBOR +2.50%) ±

    4.99     3-24-2024      $ 1,343,414      $ 1,339,223  

Capital Automotive LP (1 Month LIBOR +6.00%) ±

    8.48       3-24-2025        767,818        769,546  
     2,108,769  
         

 

 

 

Utilities: 0.38%

         
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.38%          

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (1 Month LIBOR +2.00%) ±‡

    4.48       11-8-2022        666,563        664,063  

Vistra Energy Corporation (1 Month LIBOR +2.25%) ±

    4.73       12-14-2023        882,648        884,193  
     1,548,256  
         

 

 

 

Total Loans (Cost $86,185,545)

 

     83,939,008  
         

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities: 3.95%

         

American Money Management Corporation Series 2015-16A Class AR (3 Month LIBOR +1.26%) 144A±

    3.86       4-14-2029        500,000        499,994  

Argent Securities Incorporated Series 2004-W5 Class AV3B (1 Month LIBOR +0.90%) ±

    3.38       4-25-2034        48,174        48,141  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2006-03 Class AM ±±

    5.86       7-10-2044        547,504        193,373  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2007-1 Class AMFX ±±

    5.48       1-15-2049        119,385        119,855  

Banc of America Funding Corporation Series 2005 Class 5-1A1

    5.50       9-25-2035        181,049        195,158  

Banc of America Funding Corporation Series 2005 Class D-A1 ±±

    4.69       5-25-2035        339,415        356,582  

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Series 2003 Class 1A1 ±±

    5.00       4-25-2033        259,673        253,920  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 Class A2

    3.57       1-15-2051        195,000        200,337  

Bluemountain CLO Limited Series 2015-2A Class A1R (3 Month LIBOR +0.93%) 144A±

    3.53       7-18-2027        500,000        497,835  

Centex Home Equity Series 2002-A Class AF6

    5.54       1-25-2032        23,120        23,377  

Centex Home Equity Series 2004-B Class AF6

    4.69       3-25-2034        58,562        59,597  

CIFC Funding Limited Series 2012-2RA Class A1 (3 Month LIBOR +0.80%) 144A±

    3.39       1-20-2028        485,000        481,654  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-GC8 Class C 144A±±

    5.03       9-10-2045            1,000,000        1,030,911  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-1500 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.32       7-15-2032        750,000        750,934  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-MDRB Class A (1 Month LIBOR +1.10%) 144A±

    3.57       7-15-2030        518,072        515,181  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Incorporated Series 2003-HE3 Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +0.76%) ±

    3.24       12-25-2033        10,038        10,043  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-CR2 Class C ±±

    4.99       8-15-2045        1,000,000        1,023,806  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-LC4 Class A4

    3.29       12-10-2044        199,589        202,007  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-LC4 Class AM

    4.06       12-10-2044        500,000        513,758  

Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-LC4 Class C ±±

    5.72       12-10-2044        500,000        518,430  

Countrywide Home Loans Series 2003-48 Class 2A2 ±±

    4.57       10-25-2033        48,603        49,620  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Series 2002-AR25 Class 1A1 ±±

    3.81       9-25-2032        410,826        388,708  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Series 2003-AR15 Class 3A1 ±±

    4.30       6-25-2033        62,646        63,050  

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Series 2003-AR9 Class 2A2 ±±

    4.64       3-25-2033        19,202        19,156  

Crown Point Limited Series 2015-3A Class A1AR (3 Month LIBOR +0.91%) 144A±

    3.51       12-31-2027        500,000        498,329  

Global Mortgage Securitization Limited Series 2004-A Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +0.32%) 144A±

    2.80       11-25-2032        71,508        67,879  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2010-C1 Class X 144A±±(c)

    1.48       8-10-2043        4,960,114        62,037  

 

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


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26   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

         

GS Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2012-GCJ7 Class XA ±±(c)

    2.36     5-10-2045      $     3,000,466      $ 118,884  

GSAA Home Equity Trust Series 2004-5 Class AF5

    4.33       6-25-2034        701        700  

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-AHL Class M1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.65%) ±

    3.12       4-25-2035        1,598        1,599  

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-1 Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.30%) 144A±

    2.78       3-25-2035        34,232        34,096  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2007-CB18 Class AM ±±

    5.47       6-12-2047        860        859  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2007-CB18 Class AMFL (1 Month LIBOR +0.17%) ±

    2.66       6-12-2047        737        737  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2007-LDPX Class AM ±±

    5.46       1-15-2049        66,502        66,543  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2013-C17 Class B ±±

    5.05       1-15-2047        50,000        53,427  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2004-A3 Class 2A1 ±±

    4.45       7-25-2034        23,681        24,162  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2004-A3 Class 3A3 ±±

    4.07       7-25-2034        33,503        34,026  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2005-A3 Class 11A2 ±±

    4.64       6-25-2035        135,551        139,616  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust Series 2009-7 Class 2A1 144A±±

    6.00       2-27-2037        1,401        1,397  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2003-6 Class 3A1 ±±

    4.57       12-25-2033        215,876        217,273  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2003-6 Class 4A2 ±±

    4.27       1-25-2034        7,971        7,943  

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust Series 2004-13 Class 3A7 ±±

    4.45       11-21-2034        10,081        10,412  

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust Series 2005-1 Class 5A1

    5.50       1-25-2020        2,670        2,708  

MASTR Specialized Loan Trust Series 2005-3 Class A1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.36%) 144A±

    2.84       11-25-2035        91,283        91,184  

Mid-State Trust Series 11 Class A1

    4.86       7-15-2038        174,021        182,866  

MLCC Mortgage Investors Incorporated Series 2003-G Class A2 (6 Month LIBOR +0.68%) ±

    3.57       1-25-2029        56,297        56,413  

Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation Series 2012-1 Class A2 (1 Month LIBOR +1.00%) ±

    3.59       5-20-2030        416,493        417,668  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2012-C5 Class XA 144A±±(c)

    1.62       8-15-2045        4,038,139        150,647  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2013-C11 Class A4 ±±

    4.30       8-15-2046        569,000        599,229  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust Series 2014-C17 Class A3

    3.53       8-15-2047        300,000        304,697  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2004-NC1 Class M1 (1 Month LIBOR +1.05%) ±

    3.53       12-27-2033        350,711        350,915  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2012-C4 Class C 144A±±

    5.60       3-15-2045        900,000        923,890  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-4 Class 2A ±±

    6.36       9-25-2034        32,820        36,199  

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-3 Class M1 (1 Month LIBOR +0.93%) ±

    3.41       11-25-2034        1,118,626        1,116,520  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Limited Series 2019-2A Class A1 (3 Month LIBOR +0.97%) 144A±%%

    3.49       4-20-2027        415,000        415,000  

Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Series 2005-1 Class 2A1 ±±

    4.84       5-25-2035        6,541        6,544  

RAIT Trust Series 2017-FL8 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.32       12-15-2037        48,977        48,942  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2003-1 Class 1A (1 Month LIBOR +0.76%) ±

    3.25       4-20-2033        9,404        9,236  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-A Class A2B 144A

    2.40       3-26-2040        750,000        736,924  

Stonemont Portfolio Trust Series 2017 Class A (1 Month LIBOR +0.85%) 144A±

    3.34       8-20-2030        453,426        453,281  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-2 Class 2A ±±

    4.56       3-25-2034        35,039        34,773  

Terwin Mortgage Trust Series 2003-6HE Class A3 (1 Month LIBOR +1.14%) ±

    3.62       11-25-2033        159,555        155,917  

Vendee Mortgage Trust Series 2003-2 Class IO ±±(c)

    0.67       5-15-2033        3,091,992        90,783  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Trust Series 2004-RA4 Class 3A

    7.50       7-25-2034        89,567        95,867  

Wind River CLO Limited Series 2013-2A Class BR (3 Month LIBOR +1.60%) 144A±

    4.20       10-18-2030        500,000        494,569  

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $16,330,564)

 

     16,130,118  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Security name         Expiration date      Shares      Value  

Rights: 0.06%

         

Utilities: 0.06%

         
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers: 0.06%          

Vistra Energy Corporation †

      12-31-2046        327,375      $ 248,805  
         

 

 

 

Total Rights (Cost $340,913)

 

     248,805  
         

 

 

 
    Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal         
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 8.81%          

Communication Services: 0.42%

         
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.09%          

Intelsat Luxembourg SA

    8.13     6-1-2023      $     475,000        359,219  
         

 

 

 
Media: 0.18%          

WPP Finance 2010

    3.63       9-7-2022        750,000        755,727  
         

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.15%          

Globo Communicacoes Participacoes SA 144A

    4.88       4-11-2022        595,000        604,526  
         

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 0.38%

         
Beverages: 0.19%          

Pernod Ricard SA 144A

    4.45       1-15-2022        760,000        787,589  
         

 

 

 
Tobacco: 0.19%          

BAT International Finance plc 144A

    3.25       6-7-2022        750,000        750,953  
         

 

 

 

Energy: 1.43%

 

Energy Equipment & Services: 0.37%

 

Ensco plc

    5.75       10-1-2044            2,320,000        1,525,400  
         

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.06%          

Baytex Energy Corporation 144A

    5.13       6-1-2021        1,450,000        1,450,000  

Baytex Energy Corporation 144A

    5.63       6-1-2024        1,575,000        1,492,313  

Griffin Coal Mining Company Limited 144A(a)†

    9.50       12-1-2016        1,122,015        0  

Griffin Coal Mining Company Limited (a)†

    9.50       12-1-2016        91,731        0  

Rockpoint Gas Storage 144A

    7.00       3-31-2023        1,375,000        1,375,000  
     4,317,313  
         

 

 

 

Financials: 2.80%

         
Banks: 0.90%          

ABN AMRO Bank NV 144A

    4.80       4-18-2026        750,000        787,345  

Banco del Estado de Chile 144A

    3.88       2-8-2022        650,000        661,869  

Corporación Andina de Fomento

    4.38       6-15-2022        958,000        993,686  

Intelsat Connect Finance Company 144A

    9.50       2-15-2023        400,000        371,000  

Nielsen Holding and Finance BV 144A

    5.00       2-1-2025        875,000        864,063  
     3,677,963  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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28   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
Diversified Financial Services: 1.73%          

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

    5.50     8-1-2023      $     5,275,000      $ 4,754,094  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A

    8.50       10-15-2024        1,700,000        1,677,688  

Tyco Electronics Group SA

    3.50       2-3-2022        625,000        634,645  
     7,066,427  
         

 

 

 
Insurance: 0.17%          

Sompo International Holdings Limited

    7.00       7-15-2034        575,000        706,387  
         

 

 

 

Health Care: 1.64%

         
Pharmaceuticals: 1.64%          

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    5.50       3-1-2023        2,200,000        2,208,250  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    5.50       11-1-2025        375,000        383,790  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    5.88       5-15-2023        770,000        775,929  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    6.13       4-15-2025        1,940,000        1,964,250  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    6.50       3-15-2022        325,000        336,375  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    7.00       3-15-2024        575,000        605,906  

Bausch Health Companies Incorporated 144A

    8.50       1-31-2027        375,000        408,516  
     6,683,016  
         

 

 

 

Industrials: 1.05%

         
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.59%          

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers Incorporated 144A

    5.38       1-15-2025        2,350,000        2,414,625  
         

 

 

 
Electrical Equipment: 0.27%          

Sensata Technologies BV 144A

    5.00       10-1-2025        260,000        266,500  

Sensata Technologies BV 144A

    6.25       2-15-2026        800,000        845,000  
     1,111,500  
         

 

 

 
Road & Rail: 0.19%          

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

    4.50       1-15-2022        750,000        777,382  
         

 

 

 

Information Technology: 0.12%

 

Communications Equipment: 0.12%

 

Nielsen Holding and Finance BV 144A

    5.50       10-1-2021        465,000        467,325  
         

 

 

 

Materials: 0.81%

         
Containers & Packaging: 0.55%          

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A

    4.25       9-15-2022        375,000        376,406  

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc 144A

    7.25       5-15-2024        725,000        763,824  

OI European Group BV 144A

    4.00       3-15-2023        1,100,000        1,086,250  
     2,226,480  
         

 

 

 
Metals & Mining: 0.26%          

Glencore Finance Canada Limited 144A

    4.25       10-25-2022        750,000        774,000  

Vale Overseas Limited

    4.38       1-11-2022        296,000        302,201  
     1,076,201  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     29  

    

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Utilities: 0.16%

         
Electric Utilities: 0.16%          

Comision Federal de Electricidad 144A

    4.88     5-26-2021      $ 650,000      $ 664,632  
         

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $36,438,939)

 

     35,972,665  
         

 

 

 
    Yield            Shares         
Short-Term Investments: 4.45%     
Investment Companies: 4.45%

 

  

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select
Class (l)(u)##

    2.36              18,183,562        18,183,562  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $18,183,562)

            18,183,562        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $583,794,897)     141.65        578,614,745  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (41.65        (170,139,067
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 408,475,678  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

±

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.

 

±±

The coupon of the security is adjusted based on the principal and interest payments received from the underlying pool of mortgages as well as the credit quality and the actual prepayment speed of the underlying mortgages.

 

(c)

Investment in an interest-only security entitles holders to receive only the interest payments on the underlying mortgages. The principal amount shown is the notional amount of the underlying mortgages. The rate represents the coupon rate.

 

<

All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment. The rate represents current interest rate if the loan is partially funded.

 

%%

The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

¥

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.

 

(a)

The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

@

Foreign bond principal is denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

(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 and/or unfunded loans.

Abbreviations:

 

AUD

Australian dollar

 

BRL

Brazilian real

 

CLO

Collateralized loan obligation

 

COP

Colombian peso

 

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

 

FNMA

Federal National Mortgage Association

 

GBP

Great British pound

 

GNMA

Government National Mortgage Association

 

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

 

INR

Indian Rupee

 

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

 

MXN

Mexican peso

 

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

 

NZD

New Zealand dollar

 

PEN

Peruvian sol

 

REIT

Real estate investment trust

 

ZAR

South African rand

 

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


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30   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    

 

 

Investments in Affiliates

An affiliated investment is an investment in which the Fund owns at least 5% of the outstanding voting shares of the issuer or as a result of other relationships, such as the Fund and the issuer having the same investment manager. Transactions with issuers that were either affiliated persons of the Fund at the beginning of the period or the end of the period were as follows:

 

    Shares,
beginning of
period
    Shares
purchased
    Shares
sold
    Shares,
end of
period
    Net
realized
gains
(losses)
   

Net

change in

unrealized
gains
(losses)

    Income
from
affiliated
securities
    Value,
end
of period
   

% of

net
assets

 

Short-Term Investments

                 

Investment Companies

                 

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class

    8,394,594       61,585,679       51,796,711       18,183,562     $ 0     $ 0     $ 114,204     $ 18,183,562       4.45

 

 

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


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Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2019 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     31  
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $565,611,335)

  $ 560,431,183  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $18,183,562)

    18,183,562  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $123,113)

    123,109  

Receivable for investments sold

    108,824  

Principal paydown receivable

    12,299  

Receivable for interest

    8,479,356  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    4,859  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    587,343,192  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Secured borrowing payable

    173,000,000  

Dividends payable

    3,138,705  

Payable for investments purchased

    962,375  

Overdraft due to custodian bank

    352,059  

Advisory fee payable

    264,258  

Administration fee payable

    24,023  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    5,001  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    1,121,093  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    178,867,514  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 408,475,678  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 455,232,360  

Total distributable loss

    (46,756,682
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 408,475,678  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

 

Based on $408,475,678 divided by 30,716,046 shares issued and outstanding (100,000,000 shares authorized)

    $13.30  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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32   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Interest (net of foreign interest withholding taxes of $138,781)

  $ 17,562,084  

Income from affiliated securities

    114,204  

Dividends

    18  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    17,676,306  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    1,590,887  

Administration fee

    144,626  

Custody and accounting fees

    136,075  

Professional fees

    33,095  

Shareholder report expenses

    26,370  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    10,608  

Transfer agent fees

    17,501  

Interest expense

    2,740,296  

Other fees and expenses

    15,019  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,714,477  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,961,829  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized losses on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (1,724,778

Foreign currency transactions

    (228,834
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (1,953,612
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    13,381,653  

Foreign currency transactions

    347  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains on investments

    13,382,000  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    11,428,388  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 24,390,217  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     33  
    

Six months ended

April 30, 2019
(unaudited)

   

Year ended

October 31, 2018

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

  $ 12,961,829     $ 28,169,960  

Net realized losses on investments

    (1,953,612     (12,997,364

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    13,382,000       (15,408,551
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    24,390,217       (235,955
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

   

Net investment income and net realized gains

    (19,311,709     (15,295,803

Tax basis return of capital

    0       (27,375,294
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (19,311,709     (42,671,097
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

 

Cost of shares repurchased

    (9,919,812     (43,599,996
 

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

    (4,841,304     (86,507,048
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    413,316,982       499,824,030  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 408,475,678     $ 413,316,982  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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34   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Statement of cash flows—six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited)
         

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 24,390,217  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Purchase of long-term securities

    (52,251,970

Proceeds from the sale of long-term securities

    92,410,572  

Paydowns

    2,562,086  

Amortization

    (307,517

Purchases and sales of short-term securities, net

    (9,788,968

Decrease in receivable for investments sold

    739,228  

Decrease in principal paydown receivable

    29,529  

Increase in receivable for interest

    (469,619

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

    9,755  

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

    (1,917,184

Decrease in advisory fee payable

    (20,356

Decrease in administration fee payable

    (1,851

Increase in trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    4,162  

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (215,363

Litigation payments received

    553  

Net realized losses on investments

    1,724,778  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (13,382,000
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    43,516,052  
 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

Decrease in secured borrowing payable

    (14,000,000

Cost of shares repurchased

    (10,265,704

Increase due to overdraft

    352,059  

Cash distributions paid

    (19,536,574
 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (43,450,219
 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

    65,833  
 

 

 

 

Cash (including foreign currency):

 

Beginning of period

  $ 57,276  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 123,109  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest

  $ 16,973,862  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
April 30, 2019

(unaudited)

    Year ended October 31  
     2018     2017     2016     2015     2014  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.10       $14.31       $14.35       $14.06       $16.10       $16.40  

Net investment income

    0.41       0.85 1      0.97 1      1.08       1.10 1      1.14 1 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    0.38       (0.92     0.18       0.33       (1.98     (0.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.79       (0.07     1.15       1.41       (0.88     0.90  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.62     (0.46     (0.70     (0.97     (0.87     (0.91

Tax basis return of capital

    0.00       (0.83     (0.53     (0.17     (0.29     (0.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.62     (1.29     (1.23     (1.14     (1.16     (1.20

Anti-dilutive effect of shares repurchased

    0.03       0.15       0.04       0.02       0.00       0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.30       $13.10       $14.31       $14.35       $14.06       $16.10  

Market value, end of period

    $12.39       $11.57       $13.05       $12.66       $12.02       $14.19  

Total return based on market value2

    12.73     (1.91 )%      13.07     15.66     (7.34 )%      6.55

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Expenses3

    2.32     2.14     1.68     1.39     1.24     1.21

Net investment income3

    6.38     6.12     6.73     7.94     7.33     6.95

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    7     25     38     29     31     41

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $408,476       $413,317       $499,824       $590,840       $591,226       $677,004  

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000s omitted)

    $173,352       $187,000       $187,000       $220,000       $230,000       $230,000  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of borrowing, end of period

    $3,363       $3,210       $3,673       $3,686       $3,570       $3,944  

 

 

1 

Calculated based upon average shares outstanding

 

2 

Total return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the first day and sale on the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of these calculations to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund’s Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Total return does not reflect brokerage commissions that a shareholder would pay on the purchase and sale of shares. Returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

3 

Ratios include interest expense relating to interest associated with borrowings and/or leverage transactions as follows:

 

Six months ended April 30, 2019 (unaudited)

    1.35

Year ended October 31, 2018

    1.07

Year ended October 31, 2017

    0.61

Year ended October 31, 2016

    0.44

Year ended October 31, 2015

    0.24

Year ended October 31, 2014

    0.07

 

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


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36   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the state of Delaware on April 10, 2003 and is registered as a diversified closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As an investment company, the Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.

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 (e.g. taking into account various factors, including yields, maturities, or credit ratings) or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

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, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. 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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

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 Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee. 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 of securities 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.


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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.

Loans

The Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed to lenders by corporate or other borrowers. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. Investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. When the Fund purchases participations, it generally has no rights to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the participation. When the Fund purchases assignments from lenders, it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan and may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement. Loans may include fully funded term loans or unfunded loan commitments, which are contractual obligations for future funding.

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. 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 been determined to be doubtful based on consistently applied procedures and the fair value has decreased. 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.

Income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Distributions to shareholders

Under a monthly distribution plan, the Fund pays distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 9% based on the Fund’s average monthly net asset value per share over the prior 12 months. The monthly distributions may be sourced from income, paid-in capital, and/or capital gains, if any. To the extent that sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the Fund may distribute paid-in capital and/or capital gains, if any, in order to maintain its managed distribution level.

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and any net realized gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Such distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations and may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividend sources are estimated at the time of declaration. The tax character of distributions is determined as of the Fund’s fiscal year end. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s distributions made prior to the Fund’s fiscal year end may be categorized as a tax return of capital at year end.

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.

As of April 30, 2019, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $608,089,801 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 13,193,277  

Gross unrealized losses

     (42,668,333

Net unrealized losses

   $ (29,475,056


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38   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

As of October 31, 2018, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards which consist of $11,604,833 in short-term capital losses and $14,769,863 in long-term capital losses.

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 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:

 

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

 

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 April 30, 2019:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Agency securities

   $ 0      $ 5,146,976      $ 0      $ 5,146,976  

Asset-backed securities

     0        3,912,893        0        3,912,893  

Common stocks

           

Materials

     794        0        0        794  

Corporate bonds and notes

     0        298,376,425        0        298,376,425  

Foreign corporate bonds and notes

     0        25,002,393        0        25,002,393  

Foreign government bonds

     0        91,701,106        0        91,701,106  

Loans

     0        74,537,237        9,401,771        83,939,008  

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

     0        16,130,118        0        16,130,118  

Rights

           

Utilities

     0        248,805        0        248,805  

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0        35,972,665        0        35,972,665  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     18,183,562        0        0        18,183,562  

Total assets

   $ 18,184,356      $ 551,028,618      $ 9,401,771      $ 578,614,745  

Additional sector, industry or geographic detail is included in the Portfolio of Investments.


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Notes to financial statements (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     39  

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Loans  

Balance as of October 31, 2018

   $ 14,613,791  

Accrued discounts (premiums)

     2,127  

Realized losses

     (113,041

Change in unrealized gains (losses)

     (478,381

Purchases

     1,683,364  

Sales

     (4,439,369

Transfers into Level 3

     2,063,412  

Transfers out of Level 3

     (3,930,132

Balance as of April 30, 2019

   $ 9,401,771  

Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to securities still held at April 30, 2019

   $ (478,656

The loan obligations in the Level 3 table were valued using indicative broker quotes. These indicative broker quotes are considered Level 3 inputs. Quantitative unobservable inputs used by the brokers are often proprietary and not provided to the Fund and therefore the disclosure that would address these inputs is not included above.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Advisory fee

Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”) is the adviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee at an annual rate of 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily total assets. Total assets consist of net assets of the Fund plus borrowings or other leverage for investment purposes to the extent excluded in calculating net assets.

Funds Management has retained the services of certain subadvisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Fund. The fees for subadvisory services are borne by Funds Management. Wells Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate of 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily total assets. Wells Fargo Asset Management (International), LLC, an affiliate of Funds Management and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is also a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily total assets.

Administration fee

Funds Management also serves as the administrator to the Fund, providing the Fund with a wide range of administrative services necessary to the operation of the Fund. Funds Management is entitled to receive an annual administration fee from the Fund equal to 0.05% of the Fund’s average daily total assets.

Interfund transactions

The Fund may purchase or sell portfolio investment securities to certain other Wells Fargo affiliates pursuant to Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and under procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. The procedures have been designed to ensure that these interfund transactions, which do not incur broker commissions, are effected at current market prices.

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Fund has authorized capital of 100,000,000 shares with no par value. For the six months ended April 30, 2019 and the year ended October 31, 2018, the Fund did not issue any shares.

On November 9, 2018, the Fund announced an extension of its open-market share repurchase program (the “Buyback Program”). Under the Buyback Program, the Fund may to repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares in open-market transactions beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019. The Fund’s Board of Trustees had delegated to Funds Management full discretion to administer the Buyback Program including the determination of the amount and timing of repurchases in accordance with the best interests of the Fund and subject to applicable legal limitations. During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund purchased 826,455 of its shares on the open-market at a total cost of $9,919,812 (weighted average price per share of $11.99). The weighted average discount of these repurchased shares was 9.34 %.


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40   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

6. BORROWINGS

The Fund has borrowed $173,000,000 through a revolving credit facility administered by a major financial institution (the “Facility”). The Facility has a commitment amount of $230,000,000 with no specific contract expiration date but the Facility can be terminated upon 180 days’ notice. The Fund is charged interest at London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.70% and a commitment fee of 0.30% of the average daily unutilized amount of the commitment which may be waived if the amount drawn on the Facility is over 75% of the committed amount. The financial institution holds a security interest in all the assets of the Fund as collateral for the borrowing. Based on the nature of the terms of the Facility and comparative market rates, the carrying amount of the borrowings at April 30, 2019 approximates its fair value. If measured at fair value, the borrowings would be categorized as a Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

During the six months ended April 30, 2019, the Fund had average borrowings outstanding of $173,696,133 at an average interest rate of 3.18% and paid interest in the amount of $2,740,296, which represents 1.35% of its average daily net assets (on an annualized basis).

7. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding U.S. government obligations (if any) and short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2019 were $42,551,122 and $74,609,460, respectively.

As of April 30, 2019, the Fund had unfunded term loan commitments of $372,375.

8. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Fund’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 Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

9. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2018, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 updates the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by modifying or removing certain disclosures and adding certain new disclosures. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted the removal and modification of disclosures early, as permitted, and will adopt the additional new disclosures at the effective date.

In March 2017, FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU 2017-08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of this new guidance to the financial statements.

10. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTIONS

The Fund declared the following distributions to common shareholders:

 

Declaration date    Record date    Payable date    Per share amount
April 26, 2019    May 14, 2019    June 3, 2019    $0.10054
May 22, 2019    June 14, 2019    July 1, 2019    0.10006

These distributions are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wfam.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 wfam.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 (wfam.com), on a one-month 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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42   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Other information (unaudited)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

The following table provides basic information about the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”) and Officers of the Fund. Each of the Trustees and Officers1 listed below acts in identical capacities for each fund in the Wells Fargo family of funds, which consists of 151 mutual funds comprising the Wells Fargo Funds Trust, Wells Fargo Variable Trust, Wells Fargo Master Trust, and four closed-end funds, including the Fund (collectively the “Fund Complex”). The mailing address of each Trustee and Officer is 525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105. The Board of Trustees is classified into three classes of which one is elected annually. Each Trustee serves a three-year term concurrent with the class from which the Trustee is elected. Each Officer serves an indefinite term.

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
Class I - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Isaiah Harris, Jr.

(Born 1952)

  Trustee, since 2010; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2019   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 (private school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation

David F. Larcker

(Born 1950)

  Trustee, since 2010   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.   N/A

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2010; Nominating and Governance Committee Chairman, since 2018   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.   N/A
Class II - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

William R. Ebsworth

(Born 1957)

  Trustee, since 2015   Retired. From 1984 to 2013, equities analyst, portfolio manager, research director and chief investment 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 led 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. Audit Committee Chair and Investment Committee Chair of the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization). Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   N/A

Jane A. Freeman

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2015; Chair Liaison, since 2018   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 a Board Member of The Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization). She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   N/A


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Other information (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     43  

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

Judith M. Johnson

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2010; Audit Committee Chairman, from 2010 to 2018   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.   N/A
Class III - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 2010; Chairman, since 2018   President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, a non-profit organization, since 2007. Member of the Board of Trustees of NorthStar Education Finance, Inc., a non-profit organization, since 2007.   N/A

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018   Retired. Chief Marketing Officer, Source (ETF) UK Services, Ltd, from 2015 to 2017. From 2012 to 2015, Principal of The Polisson Group, LLC, a management consulting, corporate advisory and principal investing company. Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Russell Investments, Global Exchange Traded Funds from 2010 to 2012. Managing Director of Barclays Global Investors from 1998 to 2010 and Global Chief Marketing Officer for iShares and Barclays Global Investors from 2000 to 2010. Trustee of the San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute, a non-profit organization, from 2013 to 2015. Board member of the Russell Exchange Traded Fund Trust from 2011 to 2012. Director of Barclays Global Investors Holdings Deutschland GmbH from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Polisson is an attorney and has a retired status with the Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bar Associations.   N/A

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018   Board member of the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency, Rochester, Minnesota since 2019. Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity from 2017 to 2019. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior thereto, on the Board of Directors, Governance Committee and Finance Committee for the Minnesota Philanthropy Partners (Saint Paul Foundation) from 2012 to 2018, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2011 to 2012, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2012 and Board Director from 2003 to 2015. Vice President, Leadership and Community Engagement, Bush Foundation, Saint Paul, Minnesota (a private foundation) from 2009 to 2011. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Sports and Entertainment from 2004 to 2009 and Senior Vice President from 2002 to 2004. Executive Vice President of the Minnesota Wild Foundation from 2004 to 2008. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   N/A


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44   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund   Other information (unaudited)

Officers

 

Name and

year of birth

  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer    

Andrew Owen

(Born 1960)

  President, since 2017   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo & Company and Head of Affiliated Managers, Wells Fargo Asset Management, since 2014. In addition, Mr. Owen is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2017. Prior thereto, Executive Vice President responsible for marketing, investments and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, from 2009 to 2014.    

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.    

Alexander Kymn

(Born 1973)

  Secretary, since 2018; Chief Legal Officer, since 2018   Senior Company Counsel of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. since 2018 (previously Senior Counsel from 2007 to 2018). Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC from 2008 to 2014.    

Michael H. Whitaker

(Born 1967)

  Chief Compliance Officer, since 2016   Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer since 2016. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for 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.    

 

 

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Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 86 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 65 funds in the Fund Complex.


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Automatic dividend reinvestment plan   Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund     45  

AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

All common shareholders are eligible to participate in the Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“the Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, unless a common shareholder is ineligible or elects otherwise, all cash dividends and capital gains distributions are automatically reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as agent for shareholders in administering the Plan (“Plan Agent”), in additional common shares of the Fund. Whenever the Fund declares an ordinary income dividend or a capital gain dividend (collectively referred to as “dividends”) payable either in shares or in cash, nonparticipants in the Plan will receive cash, and participants in the Plan will receive the equivalent in common shares. The shares are acquired by the Plan Agent for the participant’s account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of additional unissued but authorized common shares from the Fund (“newly issued common shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding common shares on the open-market (open-market purchases) on the NYSE Amex or elsewhere. If, on the payment date for any dividend or distribution, the net asset value per share of the common shares is equal to or less than the market price per common share plus estimated brokerage commissions (“market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the amount of such dividend or distribution in newly issued shares on behalf of the participant. The number of newly issued common shares to be credited to the participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the net asset value per share on the date the shares are issued, provided that the maximum discount from the then current market price per share on the date of issuance may not exceed 5%. If on the dividend payment date the net asset value per share is greater than the market value (“market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participant in open-market purchases. There will be no brokerage charges with respect to shares issued directly by the Fund as a result of dividends or capital gains distributions payable either in shares or in cash. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal, state or local income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such dividends. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 505000, Louisville, Kentucky 40233 or by calling 1-800-730-6001.


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LOGO

 

LOGO

Transfer Agent, Registrar, Shareholder Servicing

Agent & Dividend Disbursing Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 505000

Louisville, Kentucky 40233

1-800-730-6001

Website: wfam.com

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) is the trade name for certain investment advisory/ management firms owned by Wells Fargo & Company. These firms include but are not limited to Wells Capital Management Incorporated and Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Certain products managed by WFAM entities are distributed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC (a broker-dealer and Member FINRA).

This material is for general informational and educational purposes only and is NOT intended to provide investment advice or a recommendation of any kind—including a recommendation for any specific investment, strategy, or plan.

INVESTMENT PRODUCTS: NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE

© 2019 Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

LOGO     

402352 06-19

SMSI/SAR159 04-19

 

 


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ITEM 2.

CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 3.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6.

INVESTMENTS

A Portfolio of Investments for Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

ITEM 7.

DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.


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ITEM 9.

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMEENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

Period

   (a)
Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased
     (b)
Average
Price Paid
per Share
     (c)
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs
     (d)
Maximum
Number of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
 

11/1/2018 to 11/30/2018

     91,007        11.71        91,007        5,778  

12/1/2017 to 12/31/2017

     0        0        0        5,778  

1/1/2019 to 1/31/2019

     246,431        11.57        246,431        2,898,718  

2/1/2019 to 2/28/2019

     0        0        0        2,898,718  

3/1/2019 to 3/31/2019

     99,595        12.16        99,595        2,799,123  

4/1/2019 to 4/30/19

     389,422        12.27        389,422        2,409,701  

Total

     826,455        12.00        826,455        2,409,701  

On November 9, 2018, the Fund announced an extension of its open-market share repurchase program (the “Buyback Program”). Under the extended Buyback Program, the Fund may repurchase up to 10% of its outstanding shares during the period in open-market transactions beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2019.

 

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 Multi-Sector Income Fund 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 registrant 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 registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the most recent 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.

DISCLOSURES OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.


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ITEM 13.

EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Not applicable

(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.

(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 Multi-Sector Income Fund
By:  
  /s/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   June 26, 2019

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 Multi-Sector Income Fund
By:  
  /s/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   June 26, 2019
By:  
  /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer
Date:   June 26, 2019