Wells Fargo Advantage Sh Dur Govt Bd Adm  MNSGX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Short Government Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   1.95 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   AAA
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ 0.00
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 10.44
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
7.60%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,085
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Wells Fargo Advantage Sh Dur Govt Bd Adm
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Short Government
Index: BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1992-12-18 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 7.70 9.02 6.16 4.76 4.94 5.46
+/- Category 4.28 2.84 1.19 0.96 0.54 ---
+/- BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD 0.79 -3.47 -0.29 -0.51 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 7.09 8.49 6.15 4.61 4.94 5.46
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 7.54 9.44 6.16 4.63 4.94 5.46
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 7.99 4.62 3.17 3.27 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 6.10 4.35 3.08 3.20 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 150 funds), (5 yrs : out of 145 funds), (10 yrs : out of 109 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
US Government 47.44
US Treasuries 47.44
TIPS 0.00
US Agency 0.00
Mortgage 43.89
Mortgage Pass-Thru 28.98
Mortgage CMO 14.91
Mortgage ARM 0.00
Credit 6.13
US Corporate 3.92
Asset-Backed 2.22
Convertible 0.00
Municipal 0.00
Corporate Inflation-Protected 0.00
Foreign 0.00
Foreign Corp 0.00
Foreign Govt 0.00
Cash 2.53
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 100.0
AA 0.0
A 0.0
BBB 0.0
BB 0.0
B 0.0
Below B 0.0
Not Rated 0.0
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 2.6
Stocks 0.0
Bonds 97.5
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 0.0
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings Turnover % 277
Total Number of Bond Holdings 59 30 Day SEC Yield % 3.50
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 66.25 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Maturity
Date
Amount
$000
Value
$000
% of Net
Assets
United States Treas Nts 1% 2011-07-31 173,433 173,677 19.61
United States Treas Nts 2012-08-15 124,351 125,332 14.15
US TREASURY NOTE 2011-06-30 116,774 117,294 13.24
FNMA 5.5% 2018-01-01 37,955 40,411 4.56
FNMA 7% 2035-06-01 23,379 28,484 3.22
FNMA 6.5% 2038-11-01 25,273 27,276 3.08
FHLMC FRN 2037-01-01 19,225 20,341 2.30
FHLMC FRN 2036-06-01 17,758 18,658 2.11
Fn #995427 2021-01-01 17,427 18,517 2.09
Fn #995426 2021-09-01 15,708 16,763 1.89
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1992-12-18
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
William Stevens  (1992-12-18)
William Stevens, is President and CIO of Montgomery Asset Management with oversight responsibilities for all investment-related activities and is co-head of the Fixed Income Division. Prior to joining Montgomery, he was responsible for starting the collateralized mortgage obligation and asset-backed securities trading department at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Securities. Prior to that he headed the Structured Product Department at Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Thomas M. O'Connor  (2003-01-01)
O'Connor joined Wells Capital Management in 2003 as a portfolio manager and is responsible for identifying value in mortgages. Prior to joining Wells Capital Management, he was a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division of Montgomery Asset Management from 2000 to 2003. Mr. O’Connor was previously a senior portfolio manager in charge of agency mortgages at Vanderbilt Capital Advisors (formerly ARM Capital Advisors). He was a senior trader of agency mortgages in both a proprietary and market-making role at the Union Bank of Switzerland and also a senior trader at First Boston and Smith Barney. O'Connor holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-10-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.60
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-05-31)
Correspondence Information
525 Market Street

San Francisco,  CA  94163
United States
Telephone:
800-222-8222
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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