Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Inv  SASPX
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Overall Morningstar
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Diversified Pacific/Asia 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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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.07
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 8.95
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
36.02%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
362
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Wells Fargo Advantage Asia Pacific Inv
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Diversified Pacific/Asia
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1993-12-31 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 36.47 69.16 -2.14 7.23 4.98 3.44
+/- Category 9.24 36.72 0.53 0.04 2.06 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 6.86 16.48 2.61 2.97 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 33.89 8.53 -1.34 8.64 5.57 3.60
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 31.00 38.18 -3.44 7.81 4.98 3.44
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 38.16 -6.26 4.80 3.05 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 24.81 -3.91 5.41 3.35 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 31 funds), (5 yrs : out of 27 funds), (10 yrs : out of 17 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 2.00%.
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 %
Information 12.82
Software 1.52
Hardware 4.51
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 6.79
Service 47.53
Healthcare 1.54
Consumer Services 11.42
Business Services 10.50
Financial Services 24.07
Manufacturing 39.65
Consumer Goods 14.76
Industrial Materials 17.68
Energy 4.06
Utilities 3.16
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 7.7
Stocks 92.3
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 92.3
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 124 Turnover % 187
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 18.00 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
BHP Billiton Limited Australia 2.84
Samsung Electronics South Korea 2.13
Inpex Holdings Inc. Japan 2.07
Mitsubishi Japan 1.97
Singapore Telecommunications Limited Australia 1.83
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. China 1.52
Minor Intl Thailand 1.47
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. China 1.42
Guinness Peat Group Plc --- United Kingdom 1.39
Real Gold Mining Limited Hong Kong 1.36
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1993-12-31
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Anthony L. T. Cragg  (1993-12-31)
Cragg worked in Wells Capital Management from 2005. Prior he joined Strong Capital Management as a portfolio manager in 1993. Previously, Cragg spent seven years as an executive managing director and portfolio manager with Dillon Read International Asset Management. From 1980 to 1986, Cragg worked at Gartmore, first as a director in the company's Hong Kong office, and then as a managing director in its Japan office.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.65
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
525 Market Street

San Francisco,  CA  94163
United States
Telephone:
800-368-7550
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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