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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 Global Dividend Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

C. David Messman

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2018

 

 

 


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ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 


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Semi-Annual Report

April 30, 2018

 

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Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (EOD)

 

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Contents

 

 

 

Letter to shareholders

    2  

Performance highlights

    4  

Portfolio of investments

    8  
Financial statements  

Statement of assets and liabilities

    17  

Statement of operations

    18  

Statement of changes in net assets

    19  

Statement of cash flows

    20  

Financial highlights

    21  

Notes to financial statements

    22  

Other information

    28  

Automatic dividend reinvestment plan

    32  

 

The views expressed and any forward-looking statements are as of April 30, 2018, unless otherwise noted, and are those of the Fund managers and/or Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. Discussions of individual securities, or the markets generally, or any Wells Fargo Fund are not intended as individual recommendations. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The views expressed are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market. Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC and the Fund disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any views expressed or forward-looking statements.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE



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2   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Letter to shareholders (unaudited)

 

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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

 

Through the last quarter of 2017, global economies strengthened, equity markets advanced, and foreign bonds outperformed fixed-income investments in the U.S.

 

 

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to offer you this semi-annual report for the Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2018. Through the last two months of 2017, global economies strengthened, equity markets advanced, and foreign bonds outperformed fixed-income investments in the U.S. while inflation remained subdued. A negative turn in investor sentiment during the first four months of 2018 sent global equity and fixed-income markets lower and rekindled concerns about inflation.

For the six-month period, U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500 Index,1 gained 3.82% and international stocks, as measured by the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net),2 added 3.47%. Emerging market stocks, as measured by the MSCI EM Index (Net),3 added 4.80%. In bond markets, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index4 declined 1.87% while fixed-income investments outside the U.S. gained 3.70%, as measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Index.5 The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index6 fell 0.97%, and the ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Index7 was down 0.23%.

The fourth quarter of 2017 was characterized by continued optimism in global markets.

U.S. stocks continued to rally during the fourth quarter of 2017, boosted by synchronized expansion in the global economy and favorable company earnings. In October 2017, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) began to sell the bonds acquired during a series of quantitative easing programs following the 2008 financial crisis. The Bank of England suggested it could hike interest rates in November, and the pound gained against other currencies. In addition, the Fed increased rates by another 25 basis points (bps; 100 bps equal 1.00%) in December. Stocks received a boost from growing optimism about tax reform legislation.

International markets, particularly emerging markets, continued to show strength, supported by several factors that led some observers to describe conditions as a Goldilocks economic scenario: synchronized global growth, low inflation, and healthy corporate earnings, all supported abroad by a weaker U.S. dollar.

Volatility reemerged during the first four months of 2018 as economic signals were mixed.

The first quarter of 2018 began with stock market gains in January. Subsequently, investor optimism was supplanted by several concerns. Trade tensions emerged, particularly between the U.S. and China, as the U.S. threatened to impose tariffs on a broad range of imported products. Increasing interest rates and inflation also caused concern. Long-term interest rates in the U.S. trended higher—rates on the 10-year and 30-year Treasury bonds moved from 2.46% and 2.81%, respectively, at the beginning of the year on January 1, 2018, to 2.95% and 3.11%, respectively, on April 30, 2018.

 

 

 

1  The S&P 500 Index consists of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is a market-value-weighted index with each stock’s weight in the index proportionate to its market value. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

2  The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) ex USA Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3 The MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure 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.

 

4  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.

 

5  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.

 

6  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.

 

7  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 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Letter to shareholders (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     3  

During February 2018, the U.S. stock market endured a loss of more than 10% before recovering. The Fed increased the federal funds rate by 25 bps in March, and the rate of inflation reached the Fed’s 2% target for the first time in a year. In April, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis placed first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product growth at 2.3%. The unemployment rate fell to a 17-year low of 3.9% in April, and wage growth data improved.

Internationally, central banks maintained low interest rates and monetary policies that were accommodative of business activity. Industrial production, retail sales, and fixed-asset investment increased in China. During January 2018, purchasing managers’ indices in China, the eurozone, India, and Japan reported data for December that indicated continued growth. Despite positive economic signals and business fundamentals, international stock values fell during February and March 2018, swept up in the selling momentum in U.S. markets before generally moving higher in April.

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.

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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Andrew Owen

President

Wells Fargo Funds

 

During February 2018, the U.S. stock market endured a loss of more than 10% before recovering.

 

 

 

 

Notice to shareholders

The Fund’s managed distribution plan provides for the declaration of quarterly distributions to common shareholders of the Fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of 10% based on the Fund’s average monthly net asset value (NAV) per share over the prior 12 months. Under the managed distribution plan, quarterly 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 quarterly 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.

On November 10, 2017, 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 in open market transactions during the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018. 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.

 

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


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4   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Investment objective

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is long-term growth of capital.

Strategy summary

The Fund allocates its assets between two separate investment strategies, or sleeves. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will allocate approximately 80% of its total assets to an equity sleeve comprised primarily of common stocks. At least 65% of this sleeve’s total assets will be invested in the utilities, energy, and telecommunication services sectors. The remaining 20% of the Fund’s total assets will be allocated to a sleeve consisting of below-investment-grade (high yield) debt securities, loans, and preferred stocks.

Adviser

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

Subadvisers

Crow Point Partners, LLC

Wells Capital Management Incorporated

Portfolio managers

Kandarp R. Acharya, CFA®, FRM

Christian L. Chan, CFA®

Niklas Nordenfelt, CFA®

Timothy P. O’Brien, CFA®

Philip Susser

Average annual total returns (%) as of April 30, 20181

 

    6 Month     1 Year     5 Year     10 Year  

Based on market value

    0.51       10.66       4.56       1.68  

Based on net asset value (NAV)

    (0.27     6.66       4.35       1.50  

Global Dividend Opportunity Blended Index2

    2.18       10.13       7.71       5.14  

MSCI AWCI Index (Net)3

    3.56       14.16       8.80       5.10  

ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index4

    (0.23     3.22       4.77       7.83  

ICE BofAML Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index5

    (1.06     2.07       5.22       4.19  

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, 2018, was 1.74%, which includes 0.38% of interest expense.

 

Comparison of NAV vs. market value6

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The Fund is leveraged through a revolving credit facility. 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. Derivatives involve risks, including interest-rate risk, credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of non-correlation to the relevant instruments they are designed to hedge or closely track. There are numerous risks associated with transactions in options on securities and/or indexes. As a writer of an index call option, the Fund forgoes the opportunity to profit from increases in the values of securities held by the Fund. However, the Fund has retained the risk of loss (net of premiums received) should the price of the Fund’s portfolio securities decline. Similar risks are involved with writing call options or secured put options on individual securities and/or indexes held in the Fund’s portfolio. This combination of potentially limited appreciation and potentially unlimited depreciation over time may lead to a decline in the net asset value of the Fund. Foreign investments may contain more risk due to the inherent risks associated with changing political climates, foreign market instability, and foreign currency fluctuations. Risks of foreign investing are magnified in emerging or developing markets. Small- and mid-cap securities may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines and limited financial resources compared with their large-cap counterparts, and, as a result, small- and mid-cap securities may decline significantly in market downturns and may be more volatile than those of larger companies due to their higher risk of failure. High-yield, lower-rated bonds may contain more risk due to the increased possibility of default. Illiquid securities may be subject to wide fluctuations in market value. The Fund may be subject to significant delays in disposing of illiquid securities. Accordingly, the Fund may be forced to sell these securities at less than fair market value or may not be able to sell them when the adviser or subadviser believes that it is desirable to do so. This closed-end fund is no longer available as an initial public offering and is only offered through broker/dealers on the secondary market.

 

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MANAGERS’ DISCUSSION

The Fund’s return based on market value was 0.51% for the six-month period that ended April 30, 2018. During the same period, the Fund’s return based on its net asset value (NAV) was -0.27%. Based on its market and net asset value returns, the Fund underperformed relative to the Global Dividend Opportunity Blended Index, which returned 2.18%.

Overview

The U.S. was, at last, enjoying a more vigorous economic recovery after years of sluggish growth, and our view of U.S. equities improved. After a long period of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth of just better than 2% on a year-over-year basis, GDP growth moved higher to the 3% range as 2017 closed. According to initial estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP growth retreated to 2.3% during the first quarter of 2018. In November 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which could prove to be stimulative to economic growth. The impact of the tax cuts, which were largely deficit financed, on interest rates and inflation remains to be seen.

Over the past six months, high-yield bond returns were driven by higher Treasury yields offset by lower spreads over Treasuries. Both higher Treasury yields and lower spreads are emblematic of solid and consistent GDP growth, improving corporate fundamentals, and nascent signs of inflation. Lower-quality CCC-rated bonds outperformed higher-quality, more interest-rate-sensitive bonds. This is not particularly unusual in the latter stages of an economic cycle when interest rates begin to rise.

Within the equity sleeve of the portfolio, we reduced the Fund’s underweight to U.S. equities. During the period, new positions added to the Fund included City Office REIT, Incorporated, and Visa Incorporated. Positions eliminated during the period included SSE plc, PG&E Corporation, United Utilities Group PLC, and Pennon Group PLC. In addition, we reduced the position in Severn Trent Plc and increased the position in Shenandoah Telecommunications Company.

Because writing options in market conditions that prevailed during the period did not provide sufficiently high premiums relative to risks of potential loss, we refrained from initiating any new options positions.

 

Ten largest holdings (%) as of April 30, 20187  

Enel SpA

    8.87  

Enagás SA

    6.09  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company

    5.14  

Deutsche Post AG

    4.55  

Red Electrica Corporacion SA

    4.37  

Sempra Energy

    2.93  

Entergy Corporation

    2.85  

Veolia Environnement SA

    2.76  

Hera SpA

    2.58  

Just Energy Group Incorporated

    2.54  

 

Sector distribution as of April 30, 20188
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Detractors from performance

The performance of the Fund’s equity investments was negatively affected by cash and investments in PG&E Corporation; Edison International; Spark Energy, Incorporated; Severn Trent PLC; and Physicians Realty Trust.

Among high-yield holdings, Fund performance was hurt by credit selection in energy, consumer discretionary, and financials sectors. Credit selection among bonds with an average life of 7 to 10 years also detracted from performance.

Contributors to performance

Performance contributors included Poste Italiane S.p.A.; Enel S.p.A.; Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.; Chunghwa Telecom Company, Limited; and Hera S.p.A. in the Fund’s equity sleeve.

Performance within the high-yield portfolio benefited from industry allocation and credit selection, with solid security selection in oil-field services, transportation services, pharmaceuticals, and cable and satellite companies as the main contributors. Having a smaller relative allocation to bonds with an average life of seven years or longer and credit selection in lower-quality CCC-rated companies also benefited performance.

 

 

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6   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Performance highlights (unaudited)

Outlook

We currently see what appears to be a modest but reasonably solid economic recovery in the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, in Europe. While stronger economic growth would be positive for the economy and for stock investors, stronger economic growth also could trigger rising interest rates as monetary stimulus is withdrawn. This sequence of events could potentially be a headwind for preferred stocks and for higher-dividend-yielding common stocks, such as utilities stocks. With inflation seemingly well contained, we do not currently anticipate substantially higher interest rates.

While we tend to think that the economy should continue to grow and company fundamentals will continue to improve, we are always on the lookout for potential threats to growth. Indeed, typically prolonged easy credit conditions lead to an increase in aggressively financed deals in which weaker companies are able to raise money and reduce the quality of the high-yield market as a whole with riskier bonds. In many ways, the high-yield market benefited from a strong loan market and many of the most aggressive new deals, in our opinion, have been raising capital in the loan market instead of the high-yield market.

Market risk includes gradually increasing inflation and potential trade wars. While many of the conditions that often precede inflationary periods are in place, our concerns about inflation are mitigated by the fact that inflation often takes a fair amount of time to build up. We believe that if we are entering a new inflationary period, it will take time to have an impact and may even help high-yield companies repay their debts. Our concern about trade wars is mitigated by the large entrenched interests that would be hurt by a trade war and a broader understanding in the investment, business, and government communities that all parties lose in a trade war. We continue to believe that, in the short run, spreads will remain flat, but in the medium term, they will widen, potentially significantly. To some extent, the higher yields available in the junk bond market may provide a cushion to this spread widening.

 

Country allocation as of April 30, 20188
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Credit quality as of April 30, 20189
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1  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.

 

2  Source: Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The Global Dividend Opportunity Blended Index is composed of 65% Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI) Index (Net), 20% ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index , and 15% ICE BofAML Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index. Prior to May 1, 2017, the Global Dividend Opportunity Blended Index was composed of 65% MSCI ACWI Index (Net) and 35% ICE BofAML Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

3  The MSCI AWCI Index (Net) is a free-float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI Index (Net) consists of 46 country indexes comprising 23 developed and 23 emerging markets country indexes. The developed markets country indexes included are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The emerging markets country indexes included are Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates. Source: MSCI. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indexes or any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed, or produced by MSCI. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

4 The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index is a market-value-weighted index of all domestic and Yankee high-yield bonds, including deferred interest bonds and payment-in-kind securities. Issues included in the index have maturities of one year or more and have a credit rating lower than BBB-/Baa3 but are not in default. The ICE BofAML U.S. High Yield Constrained Index limits any individual issuer to a maximum of 2% benchmark exposure. You cannot invest directly in an index. Copyright 2018. ICE Data Indices, LLCA. All rights reserved.

 

5 The ICE BofAML Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index tracks the performance of fixed rate U.S. dollar-denominated preferred securities issued in the U.S. domestic market. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

6  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.

 

7 The ten largest holdings, excluding cash, cash equivalents and any money market funds, are calculated based on the value of the securities divided by total net assets of the Fund. Holdings are subject to change and may have changed since the date specified.

 

8  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.

 

9  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 the 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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8   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name                 Shares      Value  

Common Stocks: 71.00%

          
France: 2.76%           

Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          334,399      $ 7,911,416  
          

 

 

 
Germany: 6.05%           

Deutsche Post AG (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics)

          300,000        13,021,322  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          900,000        4,295,268  
             17,316,590  
          

 

 

 
Italy: 17.52%           

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Financials, Insurance)

          200,000        4,035,790  

Enel SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          4,000,000        25,374,881  

Eni SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          50,000        977,420  

Hera SpA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          2,000,000        7,393,732  

Poste Italiane SpA (Financials, Insurance)

          650,000        6,346,273  

Terna SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          1,000,000        6,001,923  
             50,130,019  
          

 

 

 
Spain: 11.93%           

Enagás SA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          600,000        17,439,573  

Endesa SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          180,000        4,197,634  

Red Electrica Corporacion SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          600,000        12,498,244  
             34,135,451  
          

 

 

 
Taiwan: 1.99%           

Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited ADR (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

          150,000        5,698,500  
          

 

 

 
United Kingdom: 3.82%           

National Grid plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

          600,366        6,946,198  

Severn Trent plc (Utilities, Water Utilities)

          150,000        3,994,164  
             10,940,362  
          

 

 

 
United States: 26.93%           

Chatham Lodging Trust (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          200,000        3,810,000  

City Office REIT Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          200,000        2,276,000  

Colony NorthStar Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          53,647        1,234,954  

Condor Hospitality Trust Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          475,000        4,636,000  

CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          18,000        693,720  

Crown Castle International Corporation (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          1,500        151,305  

DDR Corporation (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          6,500        149,695  

Edison International (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          100,000        6,552,000  

Entergy Corporation (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          100,000        8,159,000  

Exelon Corporation (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          150,000        5,952,000  

FirstEnergy Corporation (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

          50,000        1,720,000  

Kimbell Royalty Partners LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

          213,000        3,780,750  

Kimco Realty Corporation (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          10,000        208,000  

Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP (Real Estate, Real Estate Management & Development)

          10,000        147,500  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          116,024        2,783,416  

Newtek Business Services Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets)

          30,000        539,100  

Physicians Realty Trust (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

          150,000        2,241,000  

 

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


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Security name                Shares      Value  
United States (continued)          

Saul Centers Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

         5,000      $ 107,650  

Sempra Energy (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

         75,000        8,385,000  

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

         390,000        14,722,500  

Spark Energy Incorporated Class A (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

         300,000        3,735,000  

Summit Hotel Properties Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

         125,000        1,810,000  

UMH Properties Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

         5,000        116,600  

Visa Incorporated Class A (Information Technology, IT Services)

         25,000        3,172,000  
            77,083,190  
         

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $167,126,121)

            203,215,528  
         

 

 

 
    Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal         
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 19.47%          
United States: 19.47%          

Advanced Disposal Services Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) 144A

    5.63     11-15-2024      $ 450,000        453,375  

Allison Transmission Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

    4.75       10-1-2027        125,000        117,656  

Allison Transmission Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

    5.00       10-1-2024        700,000        687,540  

Ally Financial Incorporated (Financials, Consumer Finance)

    8.00       3-15-2020        175,000        188,563  

Altice US Finance I Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.38       7-15-2023        325,000        325,406  

AmeriGas Partners LP (Utilities, Gas Utilities)

    5.75       5-20-2027        50,000        48,125  

Aramark Services Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    5.00       2-1-2028        50,000        48,646  

Aramark Services Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    5.13       1-15-2024        175,000        178,063  

Archrock Partners LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.00       10-1-2022        200,000        200,000  

Asbury Automotive Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    6.00       12-15-2024        625,000        620,313  

B&G Foods Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

    5.25       4-1-2025        217,000        198,555  

Ball Corporation (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    4.88       3-15-2026        100,000        99,750  

Ball Corporation (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    5.00       3-15-2022        25,000        25,906  

BBA US Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Airlines)

    5.38       5-1-2026        210,000        211,172  

Berry Plastics Corporation (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    6.00       10-15-2022        115,000        119,744  

Bristow Group Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    6.25       10-15-2022        625,000        515,625  

Bristow Group Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) 144A

    8.75       3-1-2023        125,000        129,063  

Cardtronics Incorporated (Information Technology, IT Services)

    5.13       8-1-2022        50,000        48,500  

Cardtronics Incorporated (Information Technology, IT Services)

    5.50       5-1-2025        425,000        393,125  

Carrizo Oil & Gas Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    8.25       7-15-2025        125,000        134,064  

CCM Merger Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

    6.00       3-15-2022        700,000        712,250  

CCO Holdings LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    4.00       3-1-2023        25,000        24,125  

CCO Holdings LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.00       2-1-2028        25,000        23,085  

CCO Holdings LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.13       2-15-2023        200,000        200,940  

CCO Holdings LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.13       5-1-2023            1,605,000        1,610,136  

CDK Global Incorporated (Information Technology, Software)

    4.88       6-1-2027        25,000        24,000  

CDK Global Incorporated (Information Technology, Software)

    5.00       10-15-2024        100,000        101,500  

Central Garden & Pet Company (Consumer Staples, Household Products)

    5.13       2-1-2028        25,000        23,688  

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    7.75       7-15-2025        300,000        315,750  

Change Healthcare Holdings Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Technology)

    5.75       3-1-2025        425,000        415,438  

Charles River Laboratories Incorporated (Health Care, Life Sciences Tools & Services) 144A

    5.50       4-1-2026        75,000        76,290  

Cheniere Energy Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) 144A

    5.25       10-1-2025            1,200,000        1,173,000  

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
United States (continued)          

CHS Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    5.13     8-1-2021      $ 325,000      $ 299,000  

Cinemark USA Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    4.88       6-1-2023        25,000        24,719  

Citi Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

    4.13       3-9-2021        10,000        10,011  

Citi Group Incorporated (Financials, Banks)

    6.13       3-9-2028        15,000        15,506  

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC (Information Technology, Communications Equipment)

    6.00       6-15-2025        125,000        128,750  

Continental Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    3.80       6-1-2024        382,000        372,450  

Continental Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) 144A

    4.38       1-15-2028        50,000        49,125  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

    7.63       3-15-2027        475,000        529,625  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (Consumer Discretionary, Auto Components)

    8.00       12-15-2019        175,000        187,250  

CoreCivic Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    4.63       5-1-2023        250,000        247,500  

CoreCivic Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.00       10-15-2022        3,000        3,030  

Cott Beverages Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Beverages)

    5.50       4-1-2025        75,000        74,438  

Covanta Holding Corporation (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    5.88       3-1-2024        750,000        738,750  

Covanta Holding Corporation (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    5.88       7-1-2025        25,000        24,313  

Crown Americas LLC (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    4.75       2-1-2026        125,000        120,625  

DCP Midstream Operating LLC (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    2.70       4-1-2019        125,000        123,751  

Dell International LLC (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

    5.88       6-15-2021            1,325,000        1,363,019  

Denbury Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.38       8-15-2021        875,000        791,875  

Diamond Offshore Drilling Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    4.88       11-1-2043        250,000        180,000  

EMI Music Publishing Group (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    7.63       6-15-2024        218,000        235,876  

Equinix Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.75       1-1-2025        25,000        25,938  

Equinix Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.88       1-15-2026        400,000        414,000  

Era Group Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    7.75       12-15-2022        500,000        490,000  

ESH Hospitality Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.25       5-1-2025        725,000        708,688  

Exterran Partners LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.00       4-1-2021        450,000        448,875  

First Data Corporation (Information Technology, IT Services) 144A

    7.00       12-1-2023        800,000        837,104  

FirstCash Incorporated (Financials, Consumer Finance) 144A

    5.38       6-1-2024        375,000        380,625  

Flex Acquisition Company Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    6.88       1-15-2025        150,000        150,750  

Gartner Incorporated (Information Technology, IT Services) 144A

    5.13       4-1-2025        600,000        601,320  

Gray Television Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media) 144A

    5.13       10-15-2024        850,000        810,688  

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    5.00       6-1-2022        75,000        75,210  

Group 1 Automotive Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) 144A

    5.25       12-15-2023        250,000        246,875  

Gulfport Energy Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.00       10-15-2024        300,000        285,000  

HCA Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    6.50       2-15-2020        375,000        391,875  

Hilcorp Energy Company (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    5.00       12-1-2024        125,000        121,563  

Hilcorp Energy Company (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    5.75       10-1-2025        475,000        470,250  

Hill-Rom Holdings Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) 144A

    5.75       9-1-2023        255,000        263,288  

Hilton Domestic Operating Company Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

    5.13       5-1-2026        100,000        100,000  

Hologic Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) 144A

    4.38       10-15-2025        500,000        481,250  

Hologic Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies) 144A

    4.63       2-1-2028        25,000        23,875  

Hornbeck Offshore Services Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    1.50       9-1-2019        1,125,000        888,752  

HUB International Limited (Financials, Insurance)

    7.00       5-1-2026        100,000        100,250  

HUB International Limited (Financials, Insurance)

    7.88       10-1-2021        950,000        989,900  

Infor US Incorporated (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services)

    6.50       5-15-2022        215,000        218,225  

Iron Mountain Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs) 144A

    5.25       3-15-2028        100,000        94,125  

Iron Mountain Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.38       6-1-2026        300,000        289,500  

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
United States (continued)          

KAR Auction Services Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) 144A

    5.13     6-1-2025      $ 925,000      $ 897,250  

Kinetics Concepts Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

    7.88       2-15-2021        500,000        518,200  

Lamar Media Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.38       1-15-2024        150,000        153,375  

Lamb Weston Holdings Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products) 144A

    4.63       11-1-2024        175,000        173,469  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

    5.13       5-1-2023        25,000        24,750  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

    5.38       8-15-2022        44,000        44,220  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

    5.38       5-1-2025        350,000        344,645  

Level 3 Financing Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

    5.63       2-1-2023        275,000        278,438  

Levi Strauss & Company (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    5.00       5-1-2025        100,000        100,500  

Lithia Motors Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) 144A

    5.25       8-1-2025        625,000        618,750  

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media) 144A

    5.38       6-15-2022        316,000        323,505  

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media) 144A

    5.63       3-15-2026        50,000        49,875  

LKQ Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Distributors)

    4.75       5-15-2023        350,000        347,043  

LPL Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    5.75       9-15-2025            1,330,000        1,290,100  

Mednax Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) 144A

    5.25       12-1-2023        175,000        173,688  

MGM Growth Properties LLC (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    4.50       1-15-2028        75,000        69,000  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    7.13       6-1-2024        525,000        534,403  

MPT Operating Partnership LP (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    5.25       8-1-2026        100,000        97,250  

MPT Operating Partnership LP (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    6.38       3-1-2024        575,000        603,750  

Murphy Oil Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.75       8-15-2025        30,000        29,925  

Murphy Oil Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.88       8-15-2024        400,000        423,500  

National CineMedia LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    6.00       4-15-2022        375,000        380,625  

Navient Corporation (Financials, Consumer Finance)

    8.00       3-25-2020        200,000        213,000  

NCR Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

    5.88       12-15-2021        225,000        229,253  

NCR Corporation (Information Technology, Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals)

    6.38       12-15-2023        725,000        750,375  

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    6.13       2-15-2022        400,000        411,500  

NextEra Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

    4.25       9-15-2024        25,000        24,125  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    4.38       8-15-2022        50,000        49,750  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    4.88       8-15-2027        75,000        72,914  

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    7.77       12-15-2037        1,025,000        1,235,125  

Nielsen Finance LLC (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.00       4-15-2022        350,000        352,660  

NSG Holdings LLC (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers)

    7.75       12-15-2025        512,513        561,201  

NVA Holdings Company (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    6.88       4-1-2026        25,000        25,188  

Oceaneering International Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    6.00       2-1-2028        125,000        124,375  

OneMain Financial Group LLC (Financials, Consumer Finance)

    7.25       12-15-2021        375,000        388,125  

Outfront Media Capital Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Media)

    5.88       3-15-2025        200,000        205,000  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    5.38       1-15-2025        575,000        573,563  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    5.88       8-15-2023        100,000        102,250  

Owens-Illinois Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    6.38       8-15-2025        200,000        209,500  

Pattern Energy Group Incorporated (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers) 144A

    5.88       2-1-2024        1,000,000        1,020,000  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    3.75       8-15-2020        85,000        84,363  

Penske Auto Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    5.75       10-1-2022        700,000        718,375  

PHI Incorporated (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    5.25       3-15-2019        200,000        190,478  

 

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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
United States (continued)          

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Consumer Staples, Food Products) 144A

    5.75     3-15-2025      $ 75,000      $ 73,313  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Consumer Staples, Food Products) 144A

    5.88       9-30-2027        50,000        47,750  

Polaris Intermediate Corporation (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    8.50       12-1-2022        100,000        101,500  

Prestige Brands Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Food Products)

    6.38       3-1-2024        25,000        25,125  

Quintiles IMS Holdings Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Technology)

    4.88       5-15-2023        100,000        101,250  

RBS Global & Rexnord LLC (Industrials, Aerospace & Defense)

    4.88       12-15-2025        275,000        265,375  

Reynolds Group Issuer Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    5.13       7-15-2023        50,000        50,219  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.63       4-15-2020        950,000        983,545  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.88       4-15-2040        350,000        403,375  

Rose Rock Midstream LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.63       7-15-2022        550,000        532,125  

Rose Rock Midstream LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.63       11-15-2023        265,000        249,763  

Sabra Health Care REIT Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.50       2-1-2021        360,000        368,100  

Salem Media Group Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Media) 144A

    6.75       6-1-2024        500,000        473,750  

SBA Communications Corporation (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

    4.88       7-15-2022        155,000        155,388  

Sealed Air Corporation (Materials, Containers & Packaging) 144A

    5.13       12-1-2024        350,000        355,250  

Select Medical Corporation (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    6.38       6-1-2021        400,000        406,000  

Semgroup Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.25       3-15-2026        225,000        223,313  

Service Corporation International (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services)

    4.63       12-15-2027        100,000        97,780  

Service Corporation International (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services)

    7.50       4-1-2027        20,000        22,800  

Service Corporation International (Consumer Discretionary, Diversified Consumer Services)

    8.00       11-15-2021        850,000        956,250  

Silgan Holdings Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    5.50       2-1-2022        25,000        25,375  

Sonic Automotive Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail)

    5.00       5-15-2023        475,000        457,781  

Southern Star Central Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.13       7-15-2022        250,000        254,375  

Southwestern Energy Company (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.50       4-1-2026        50,000        51,375  

Southwestern Energy Company (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.75       10-1-2027        50,000        51,500  

Spectrum Brands Incorporated (Consumer Staples, Household Products)

    5.75       7-15-2025        50,000        49,953  

Springleaf Finance Corporation (Financials, Consumer Finance)

    8.25       12-15-2020        106,000        116,895  

Springleaf Finance Corporation (Financials, Consumer Finance)

    8.25       10-1-2023        100,000        109,500  

Sprint Capital Corporation (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

    7.63       2-15-2025            200,000        210,500  

Surgery Center Holdings Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

    6.75       7-1-2025        100,000        94,500  

Surgery Center Holdings Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Equipment & Supplies)

    8.88       4-15-2021        250,000        256,875  

Symantec Corporation (Information Technology, Software) 144A

    5.00       4-15-2025        50,000        50,203  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

    4.50       2-1-2026        25,000        24,063  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

    4.75       2-1-2028        25,000        24,058  

T-Mobile USA Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)

    6.50       1-15-2026        825,000        876,563  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    5.50       9-15-2024        1,025,000        1,040,375  

Tempo Acquisition LLC (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    6.75       6-1-2025        100,000        99,000  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) 144A

    4.63       7-15-2024        130,000        125,762  

Terraform Global Operating LLC (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

    6.13       3-1-2026        225,000        227,813  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers)

    4.25       1-31-2023        1,076,000        1,027,580  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC (Utilities, Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers)

    5.00       1-31-2028        100,000        93,625  

 

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


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Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  
United States (continued)          

Tesoro Logistics LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.38     5-1-2024      $     125,000      $ 133,125  

The E.W. Scripps Company (Consumer Discretionary, Media) 144A

    5.13       5-15-2025        517,000        480,810  

The Geo Group Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.13       4-1-2023        150,000        148,125  

The Geo Group Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.88       1-15-2022        24,000        24,630  

The Geo Group Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.88       10-15-2024        500,000        497,500  

The Geo Group Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    6.00       4-15-2026        100,000        98,530  

The William Carter Company (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods)

    5.25       8-15-2021        275,000        279,469  

Ultra Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.88       4-15-2022        250,000        183,750  

Ultra Resources Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.13       4-15-2025        475,000        316,766  

USA Compression Partners LP (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    6.88       4-1-2026        175,000        178,500  

USIS Merger Subordinate Incorporated (Financials, Insurance)

    6.88       5-1-2025        208,000        209,560  

Vantiv LLC (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    4.38       11-15-2025        75,000        71,625  

Vizient Incorporated (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services)

    10.38       3-1-2024        575,000        636,813  

Waste Pro USA Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    5.50       2-15-2026        50,000        49,485  

Wolverine World Wide Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) 144A

    5.00       9-1-2026        325,000        310,680  

Wrangler Buyer Corporation (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies)

    6.00       10-1-2025        50,000        49,250  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Company (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)

    5.38       4-15-2026        300,000        303,000  

Zayo Group LLC (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services)

    5.75       1-15-2027        25,000        24,813  

Zayo Group LLC (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services)

    6.38       5-15-2025        650,000        672,880  

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $57,253,499)

            55,717,266  
         

 

 

 

Loans: 0.52%

         

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC (1 Month LIBOR +6.50%) (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) ±

    8.40       7-25-2022        250,000        230,278  

Ancestry.com Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +3.25%) (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services ) ±

    5.15       10-19-2023        111,648        112,276  

Montreign Operating Company LLC (1 Month LIBOR +8.25%) (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) ±‡

    10.15       12-7-2022        825,000        800,250  

Press Ganey Holdings Incorporated (1 Month LIBOR +2.75%) (Health Care, Health Care Providers & Services) ±%%<

    4.65       10-21-2023        174,244        175,333  

Resolute Investment Managers Incorporated (3 Month LIBOR +7.50%) (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) ±‡

    9.86       4-30-2023        175,000        177,188  

Total Loans (Cost $1,542,967)

            1,495,325  
         

 

 

 
    Dividend yield            Shares         
Preferred Stocks: 17.70%          
Canada: 2.54%          

Just Energy Group Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

    9.19          315,000        7,282,800  
         

 

 

 
Hong Kong: 1.63%          

Seaspan Corporation (Industrials, Marine)

    7.13          200,000        4,676,000  
         

 

 

 
Monaco: 2.04%          

Costamare Incorporated (Industrials, Marine)

    8.88          5,000        123,250  

Navios Maritime Holdings Incorporated (Industrials, Marine) †

    8.63          59,000        663,160  

Scorpio Tankers Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    6.75          40,000        979,600  

Scorpio Tankers Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    8.25          160,000        4,062,400  
            5,828,410  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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14   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name   Dividend yield            Shares      Value  
United Kingdom: 0.71%          

Diana Shipping Incorporated (Industrials, Marine)

    8.50        35,918      $ 899,746  

Safe Bulkers Incorporated (Industrials, Marine)

    8.00          50,000        1,125,500  
            2,025,246  
         

 

 

 
United States: 10.78%          

Annaly Capital Management Incorporated (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    6.50          15,000        360,900  

Apollo Management LLC (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.38          25,000        605,000  

Arlington Asset Investment Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.63          100,040        2,377,851  

Braemar Hotels & Resorts (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    5.50          36,000        692,928  

CAI International Incorporated (Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors)

    8.50          25,000        640,750  

Capital Southwest Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets)

    5.95          4,000        102,800  

DTE Energy Company (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

    5.25          150,000        3,594,000  

DTE Energy Company (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)

    6.00          20,400        529,992  

Eagle Point Credit Company Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.69          20,000        493,400  

Eagle Point Credit Company Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

    7.00          100,000        2,520,500  

Eagle Point Credit Company Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

    7.75          5,000        131,250  

Energy Transfer Partners (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.38          10,000        248,200  

First Republic Bank (Financials, Banks)

    5.13          5,000        123,800  

Gastar Exploration Incorporated Series B (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    10.75          56,900        1,041,270  

GreenHunter Resources Incorporated Series C (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) (a)†

    10.00          61,786        0  

Hercules Capital Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)

    5.25          10,000        246,000  

Maiden Holdings Limited (Financials, Insurance)

    6.70          5,000        80,400  

Medley LLC (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    6.88          120,000        2,979,600  

Newtek Business Services (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.25          20,000        512,000  

NuStar Energy LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    9.56          35,000        777,700  

OFS Capital Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.38          25,000        623,000  

Pennsylvania REIT (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    6.88          5,000        100,800  

Saratoga Investment Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets)

    6.75          140,853        3,611,471  

SCE Trust VI (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

    5.00          107,972        2,433,689  

Scorpio Bulkers Incorporated (Industrials, Marine)

    7.50          105,000        2,675,400  

Seritage Growth Properties (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    7.00          5,000        107,100  

Southern Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)

    5.25          98,293        2,356,083  

Spirit Realty Capital Incorporated (Real Estate, Equity REITs)

    6.00          10,000        208,500  

TCF Financial Corporation (Financials, Banks)

    5.70          10,000        248,500  

Teekay Offshore Partners LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    2.78          15,000        372,450  

The Carlyle Group LP (Financials, Capital Markets)

    5.88          2,500        58,625  
            30,853,959  
         

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $54,647,012)

            50,666,415  
         

 

 

 
          Expiration date                
Warrants: 0.00%          
United States: 0.00%          

Energy & Exploration Partners Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) (a)†

      5-16-2023        9        0  

GreenHunter Water LLC (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) (a)†

      12-31-2049        96,112        0  

Total Warrants (Cost $0)

            0  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     15  

      

 

 

Security name   Interest rate     Maturity date      Principal      Value  

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 2.23%

         
Bermuda: 0.33%          

Teekay Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    8.50     1-15-2020      $ 900,000      $ 929,250  
         

 

 

 
Canada: 0.94%          

Baytex Energy Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) 144A

    5.63       6-1-2024        675,000        600,750  

Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers Incorporated (Industrials, Commercial Services & Supplies) 144A

    5.38       1-15-2025        725,000        721,375  

Rockpoint Gas Storage (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    7.00       3-31-2023        250,000        249,688  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) 144A

    5.50       11-1-2025        75,000        74,625  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) 144A

    5.88       5-15-2023        725,000        662,922  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) 144A

    6.13       4-15-2025        25,000        22,549  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated (Health Care, Pharmaceuticals) 144A

    7.50       7-15-2021        350,000        355,688  
            2,687,597  
         

 

 

 
Ireland: 0.19%          

Ardagh Packaging Finance plc (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    7.25       5-15-2024        500,000        528,750  
         

 

 

 
Luxembourg: 0.37%          

ArcelorMittal SA (Materials, Metals & Mining)

    6.50       2-25-2022        25,000        26,918  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)

    5.50       8-1-2023            1,000,000        838,750  

Intelsat Luxembourg SA (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)

    7.75       6-1-2021        300,000        203,250  
            1,068,918  
         

 

 

 
Netherlands: 0.12%          

Eagle Intermediate Global Holding BV (Consumer Discretionary, Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods) %%

    7.50       5-1-2025        175,000        179,375  

OI European Group BV (Materials, Containers & Packaging)

    4.00       3-15-2023        75,000        71,250  

Sensata Technologies BV (Industrials, Machinery)

    5.00       10-1-2025        97,000        96,758  
            347,383  
         

 

 

 
United Kingdom: 0.22%          

Ensco plc (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services)

    5.75       10-1-2044        575,000        399,625  

IHS Markit Limited (Industrials, Professional Services) 144A

    4.75       2-15-2025        75,000        75,383  

IHS Markit Limited (Industrials, Professional Services) 144A

    5.00       11-1-2022        50,000        51,750  

Sensata Technologies BV (Industrials, Machinery)

    6.25       2-15-2026        100,000        103,960  
            630,718  
         

 

 

 
United States: 0.06%          

Nabors Industries Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)

    0.75       1-15-2024        225,000        175,781  
         

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $6,312,233)

            6,368,397  
         

 

 

 

 

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


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16   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Portfolio of investments—April 30, 2018 (unaudited)

      

 

 

Security name   Yield            Shares      Value  

Short-Term Investments: 2.84%

         
Investment Companies: 2.84%          

Wells Fargo Government Money Market Fund Select Class (l)(u)##

    1.59            8,140,152      $ 8,140,152  
         

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $8,140,152)

 

     8,140,152        
         

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities (Cost $295,021,984)     113.76        325,603,083  

Other assets and liabilities, net

    (13.76        (39,392,444
 

 

 

      

 

 

 
Total net assets     100.00      $ 286,210,639  
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

144A The security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.

 

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs.

 

%% The security is issued on a when-issued basis.

 

< All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded loan commitment.

 

Non-income-earning security

 

(a) The security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l) The issuer of the security is an affiliated person of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

(u) The rate represents the 7-day annualized yield at period end.

 

## All or a portion of this security is segregated for when-issued securities and unfunded loans.

 

Abbreviations:

LIBOR

  

LondonInterbank Offered Rate

REIT

  

Realestate investment trust

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

    16,518,572       53,064,051       61,442,471       8,140,152     $ 0     $ 0     $ 75,002     $ 8,140,152       2.84

 

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


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Statement of assets and liabilities—April 30, 2018 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     17  
         

Assets

 

Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (cost $286,881,832)

  $ 317,462,931  

Investments in affiliated securities, at value (cost $8,140,152)

    8,140,152  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $6,488,323)

    6,544,504  

Cash

    109  

Receivable for investments sold

    619,416  

Receivable for dividends and interest

    1,615,717  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    171,348  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    334,554,177  
 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

Secured borrowing payable

    47,500,000  

Advisory fee payable

    259,159  

Payable for investments purchased

    250,339  

Administration fee payable

    13,640  

Trustees’ fees and expenses payable

    2,199  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    318,201  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    48,343,538  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 286,210,639  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 458,898,885  

Overdistributed net investment income

    (9,888,230

Accumulated net realized losses on investments

    (193,431,278

Net unrealized gains on investments

    30,631,262  
 

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 286,210,639  
 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

 

Based on $286,210,639 divided by 45,433,567 shares issued and outstanding (unlimited shares authorized)

    $6.30  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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18   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Statement of operations—six months ended April 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Investment income

 

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $279,527)

  $ 5,198,311  

Interest

    2,128,299  

Income from affiliated securities

    75,002  
 

 

 

 

Total investment income

    7,401,612  
 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

Advisory fee

    1,590,798  

Administration fee

    83,726  

Custody and accounting fees

    25,630  

Professional fees

    96,129  

Shareholder report expenses

    29,053  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    15,050  

Transfer agent fees

    14,108  

Interest expense

    542,521  

Other fees and expenses

    105,325  
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    2,502,340  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    4,899,272  
 

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS

 

Net realized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    (8,488,754

Foreign currency transactions

    101,796  
 

 

 

 

Net realized losses on investments

    (8,386,958
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:

 

Unaffiliated securities

    774,569  

Foreign currency transactions

    177,358  
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    951,927  
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (7,435,031
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (2,535,759
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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Statement of changes in net assets   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     19  
     Six months ended
April 30, 2018
(unaudited)
       Year ended
October 31, 2017
 

Operations

      

Net investment income

  $ 4,899,272        $ 13,777,367  

Net realized losses on investments

    (8,386,958        (8,018,360

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    951,927          28,730,979  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2,535,759        34,489,986  
 

 

 

 

Distributions to shareholders from

      

Net investment income

    (14,917,657        (14,769,863

Tax basis return of capital

    0          (12,419,586
 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (14,917,657        (27,189,449
 

 

 

 

Capital share transactions

 

Cost of shares repurchased

    0          (2,550,847
 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (17,453,416        4,749,690  
 

 

 

 

Net assets

 

Beginning of period

    303,664,055          298,914,365  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 286,210,639        $ 303,664,055  
 

 

 

 

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income

  $ (9,888,230      $ 130,155  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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20   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Statement of cash flows—six months ended April 30, 2018 (unaudited)
         

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (2,535,759

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

Purchase of securities

    (71,137,114

Proceeds from the sales of securities

    72,939,451  

Amortization

    (150,023

Purchase of short-term securities, net

    8,378,420  

Increase in receivable for investments sold

    (438,960

Decrease in receivable for dividends and interest

    213,482  

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

    53,727  

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

    (386,645

Decrease in advisory fee payable

    (22,974

Decrease in administration fee payable

    (1,209

Increase in trustee’s fee and expenses payable

    315  

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

    274,840  

Net realized losses on investments

    8,488,754  

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (951,927
 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    14,724,378  
 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

Cash distributions paid

    (14,917,657
 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

    (14,917,657
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

    (193,279
 

 

 

 

Cash (including foreign currency):

 

Beginning of period

  $ 6,737,892  
 

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 6,544,613  
 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash disclosure

 

Cash paid for interest

  $ 542,521  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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


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Financial highlights   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     21  

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

Six months ended
April 30, 2018

(unaudited)

    Year ended October 31  
       2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $6.68       $6.51       $7.47       $8.53       $8.40       $8.25  

Net investment income

    0.11       0.30       0.62       0.68       0.78       0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

    (0.16     0.46       (1.09     (1.02     0.07       0.15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (0.05     0.76       (0.47     (0.34     0.85       0.99  

Distributions to shareholders from

           

Net investment income

    (0.33     (0.32     (0.59     (0.62     (0.72     (0.83

Tax basis return of capital

    0.00       (0.28     0.00       (0.10     0.00       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

    (0.33     (0.60     (0.59     (0.72     (0.72     (0.84

Anti-dilutive effect of shares repurchased

    0.00       0.01       0.10       0.00       0.00       0.00  

Net asset value, end of period

    $6.30       $6.68       $6.51       $7.47       $8.53       $8.40  

Market value, end of period

    $5.95       $6.26       $5.54       $6.33       $7.96       $7.56  

Total return based on market value1

    0.51     24.77     (3.40 )%      (11.80 )%      15.29     5.55

Ratios to average net assets (annualized)

           

Expenses

    1.74 %2      1.34 %2      1.09     1.10     1.07     1.08

Net investment income

    3.40 %2      4.64 %2      9.00     8.52     9.02     10.26

Supplemental data

           

Portfolio turnover rate

    23     79     134     141     76     163

Net assets, end of period (000s omitted)

    $286,211       $303,664       $298,914       $366,989       $419,257       $412,920  

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000s omitted)

    $47,500       $47,500       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Asset coverage per $1,000 of borrowing, end of period

    $7,025       $7,393       N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

 

 

 

 

1  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.

 

2  Ratios include interest expense relating to interest associated with borrowings and/or leverage transactions as follows:

 

Six months ended April 30, 2018 (unaudited)

    0.38

Year ended October 31, 2017

    0.15

 

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


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1. ORGANIZATION

Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a statutory trust under the laws of the state of Delaware on December 21, 2006 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 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.

Equity securities and options that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange or market are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. If no sale occurs on the principal exchange or market that day, a fair value price will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Non-listed options are valued at the evaluated price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

The values of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at rates provided by an independent foreign currency pricing source at a time each business day specified by the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee at Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“Funds Management”).

Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange and therefore may not fully reflect trading or events that occur after the close of the principal exchange in which the foreign securities are traded, but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. If such trading or events are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, then fair value pricing procedures approved by the Board of Trustees of the Fund are applied. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. Foreign securities that are fair valued under these procedures are categorized as Level 2 and the application of these procedures may result in transfers between Level 1 and Level 2. Depending on market activity, such fair valuations may be frequent. Such fair value pricing may result in net asset values that are higher or lower than net asset values based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On April 30, 2018, such fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities.

Debt securities are valued at the evaluated bid price provided by an independent pricing service or, if a reliable price is not available, the quoted bid price from an independent broker-dealer.

Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above are valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees. 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 at Funds Management. The Board of Trustees retains the authority to make or ratify any valuation decisions or approve any changes to the Valuation Procedures as it deems appropriate. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Trustees receives reports on any valuation actions taken by the Valuation Committee or the Wells Fargo Asset Management Pricing Committee which may include items for ratification.

Valuations of fair valued securities are compared to the next actual sales price when available, or other appropriate market values, to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodologies used. These securities are fair valued on a day-to-day basis, taking into consideration changes to appropriate market information and any significant changes to the inputs considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on an exchange


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or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or independent broker-dealer quotes are periodically validated by comparisons to most recent trades and valuations provided by other independent pricing services in addition to the review of prices by the manager and/or subadviser. Unobservable inputs used in determining fair valuations are identified based on the type of security, taking into consideration factors utilized by market participants in valuing the investment, knowledge about the issuer and the current market environment.

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.

Options

The Fund is subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered call options or secured put options on individual securities and/or indexes. When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. Premiums received from written options that expire unexercised are recognized as realized gains on the expiration date. For exercised options, the difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as a realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in calculating the realized gain or loss on the sale. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost of the security purchased. The Fund, as a writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security and/or index underlying the written option.

The Fund may also purchase call or put options. Premiums paid are included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as investments, the values of which are subsequently adjusted based on the current market values of the options. Premiums paid for purchased options that expire are recognized as realized losses on the expiration date. Premiums paid for purchased options that are exercised or closed are added to the amount paid or offset against the proceeds received for the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss. The risk of loss associated with purchased options is limited to the premium paid.

Options traded on an exchange are regulated and terms of the options are standardized. Purchased options traded over-the-counter expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. This risk can be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

Security transactions and income recognition

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities, which are recorded as soon as the custodian verifies the ex-dividend date. Dividend income from foreign securities is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where recovery of such taxes is not assured.

Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily. 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.


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Distributions to shareholders

Under a managed distribution plan, the Fund pays quarterly distributions to shareholders at an annual minimum fixed rate of 10% based on the Fund’s average monthly net asset value per share over the prior 12 months. The quarterly 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 quarterly 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 net realized gains, if any, 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.

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, 2018, the aggregate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes was $294,105,173 and the unrealized gains (losses) consisted of:

 

Gross unrealized gains

   $ 42,665,335  

Gross unrealized losses

     (11,167,425

Net unrealized gains

   $ 31,497,910  

Capital loss carryforwards that do not expire are required to be utilized prior to capital loss carryforwards that expire. As of October 31, 2017, capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net realized capital gains were as follows through the indicated expiration dates:

 

     No expiration
2018    Short-term    Long-term
$(17,121,810)    $(115,119,874)    $(52,469,518)

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.


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The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities as of April 30, 2018:

 

     Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other significant
observable inputs
(Level 2)
    

Significant
unobservable inputs

(Level 3)

     Total  

Assets

           

Investments in:

           

Common stocks

           

France

   $ 0      $ 7,911,416      $ 0      $ 7,911,416  

Germany

     0        17,316,590        0        17,316,590  

Italy

     0        50,130,019        0        50,130,019  

Spain

     0        34,135,451        0        34,135,451  

Taiwan

     5,698,500        0        0        5,698,500  

United Kingdom

     0        10,940,362        0        10,940,362  

United States

     77,083,190        0        0        77,083,190  

Corporate bonds and notes

     0        55,717,266        0        55,717,266  

Loans

     0        517,887        977,438        1,495,325  

Preferred stocks

           

Canada

     7,282,800        0        0        7,282,800  

Hong Kong

     4,676,000        0        0        4,676,000  

Monaco

     5,828,410        0        0        5,828,410  

United Kingdom

     2,025,246        0        0        2,025,246  

United States

     28,476,108        2,377,851        0        30,853,959  

Warrants

           

United States

     0        0        0        0  

Yankee corporate bonds and notes

     0        6,368,397        0        6,368,397  

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     8,140,152        0        0        8,140,152  

Total assets

   $ 139,210,406      $ 185,415,239      $ 977,438      $ 325,603,083  

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period. At April 30, 2018, fair value pricing was used in pricing certain foreign securities and common stocks valued at $120,433,838 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The Fund had no material transfers into/out of Level 3.

4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES

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 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily total assets. Total assets consist of the 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 0.20% of the Fund’s average daily total assets. Crow Point Partners, LLC, which is not an affiliate of Funds Management, is also a subadviser to the Fund and is entitled to receive a fee from Funds Management at an annual rate of 0.20% 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.


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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. Pursuant to these procedures, the Fund had $24,616,056 and $16,533,640 in interfund purchases and sales, respectively, during the six months ended April 30, 2018.

5. CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Fund has authorized an unlimited number of shares with no par value. For the six months ended April 30, 2018 and year ended October 31, 2017, the Fund did not issue any shares.

On November 10, 2017, the Fund extended 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 in open market transactions during the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018. The Fund’s Board of Trustees has delegated to Funds Management 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, 2018, the Fund did not repurchase any of it shares under the Buyback Program.

6. BORROWINGS

The Fund has borrowed $47,500,000 through a revolving credit facility administered by a major financial institution (the “Facility”). The Facility has a commitment amount of $47,500,000 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.

During the six months ended April 30, 2018, the Fund had average borrowings outstanding of $47,500,000 at an average interest rate of 1.14% (2.30% on an annualized basis) and paid interest in the amount of $542,521, which represents 0.38% 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, 2018 were $59,719,315 and $58,640,293 respectively.

As of April 30, 2018, the Fund had unfunded term loan commitments of $25,000.

8. CONCENTRATION RISK

Concentration risks result from exposure to a limited number of sectors. A fund that invests a substantial portion of its assets in any sector may be more affected by changes in that sector than would be a fund whose investments are not heavily weighted in any sector.

9. INDEMNIFICATION

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and Trustees have been granted certain indemnification rights against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

10. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a Consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force), which is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. Management is currently assessing the potential impact on the financial statements that may result from adopting this ASU. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those financial years, with early adoption permitted.


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In November 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash (a Consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force), which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Amounts described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with the cash and cash equivalents in reconciling the beginning and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. Management is currently assessing the potential impact on the financial statements that may result from adopting this ASU. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017.

11. SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTION

Under the managed distribution plan, on May 23, 2018, the Fund declared a distribution of $0.16367 per share payable on July 2, 2018 to shareholders of record on June 13, 2018. This distribution is not reflected in the accompanying financial statements.


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TAX INFORMATION

Pursuant to Section 853 of the Internal Revenue Code, the following amounts have been designated as foreign taxes paid for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017. These amounts may be less than the actual foreign taxes paid for financial statement purposes. Foreign taxes paid or withheld should be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. None of the income was derived from ineligible foreign sources as defined under Section 901(j) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Creditable

foreign taxes

paid

  

Per share

amount

  

Foreign

income as % of

ordinary income

distributions

$733,623    $0.0161    53.08%

PROXY VOTING INFORMATION

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available, upon request, by calling 1-800-222-8222, visiting our website at wellsfargofunds.com, or visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available on the Fund’s website at wellsfargofunds.com or by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

On February 5, 2018, an Annual Meeting of Shareholders for the Fund was held to consider the following proposal. The results of the proposal are indicated below.

Proposal 1 – Election of trustees:

 

Net assets voted “For”

  William R. Ebsworth      $ 249,800,776  
Net assets voted “Withhold”        $ 5,568,491  

Net assets voted “For”

  Jane A. Freeman      $ 249,569,010  
Net assets voted “Withhold”        $ 5,800,257  

Net assets voted “For”

  Judith M. Johnson      $ 249,711,305  
Net assets voted “Withhold”          $ 5,657,962  

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION

The complete portfolio holdings for the Fund are publicly available monthly on the Fund’s website (wellsfargofunds.com), on a one-month delayed basis. In addition, top ten holdings information (excluding derivative positions) for the Fund is publicly available on the Fund’s website on a monthly, seven-day or more delayed basis. The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q, which is available by visiting the SEC website at sec.gov. In addition, the Fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at regional offices in New York City, at 233 Broadway, and in Chicago, at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900. Information about the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS

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 153 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   Retired. Chairman of the Board of CIGNA Corporation since 2009, and Director since 2005. From 2003 to 2011, Director of Deluxe Corporation. Prior thereto, President and CEO of BellSouth Advertising and Publishing Corp. from 2005 to 2007, President and CEO of BellSouth Enterprises from 2004 to 2005 and President of BellSouth Consumer Services from 2000 to 2003. Emeritus member of the Iowa State University Foundation Board of Governors. Emeritus Member of the Advisory Board of Iowa State University School of Business. Advisory Board Member, Palm Harbor Academy (charter school). Advisory Board Member, Child Evangelism Fellowship (non-profit). Mr. Harris is a certified public accountant (inactive status).   CIGNA Corporation; Asset Allocation Trust

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.   Asset Allocation Trust

Olivia S. Mitchell

(Born 1953)

  Trustee, since 2010, 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.   Asset Allocation Trust
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. Board member of the Forté Foundation (non-profit organization) and the Vincent Memorial Hospital Endowment (non-profit organization), where he serves on the Investment Committee and as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ebsworth is a CFA® charterholder.   Asset Allocation Trust

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 Ruth Bancroft Garden (non-profit organization) and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is also an inactive Chartered Financial Analyst.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Name and
year of birth
  Position held and
length of service
  Principal occupations during past five years or longer   Current other
public company or
investment company
directorships

Judith M. Johnson

(Born 1949)

  Trustee, since 2010; Audit Committee Chairman, since 2010   Retired. Prior thereto, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund from 1996 to 2008. Ms. Johnson is an attorney, certified public accountant and a certified managerial accountant.   Asset Allocation Trust
Class III - Non-Interested Trustees to serve until 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Timothy J. Penny

(Born 1951)

  Trustee, since 2010; Chairman, since 2018: Vice Chairman, from 2017 to 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.   Asset Allocation Trust

James G. Polisson

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 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.   Asset Allocation Trust

Michael S. Scofield

(Born 1943)

  Trustee, since 2007   Served on the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee from 2008-2011 as well the Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council from 2006-2011 and the Independent Directors Council Executive Committee from 2008-2011. Trustee of the Evergreen Fund complex (and its predecessors) from 1984 to 2010. Chairman of the Evergreen Funds from 2000-2010. Former Trustee of the Mentor Funds. Retired Attorney, Law Offices of Michael S. Scofield.   Asset Allocation Trust

Pamela Wheelock

(Born 1959)

  Trustee, since 2018; Advisory Board Member, from 2017 to 2018   Chief Operating Officer, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, since January, 2017. Vice President of University Services, University of Minnesota from 2012 to 2017. 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 President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota from 2010 to 2011, Chairman of the Board from 2009 to 2011 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. Commissioner of Finance, State of Minnesota, from 1999 to 2002. Currently the Board Chair of the Minnesota Wild Foundation since 2010.   Asset Allocation Trust


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Other information (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund     31  

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.    

Nancy Wiser1

(Born 1967)

  Treasurer, since 2012   Executive Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2011. Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at LightBox Capital Management LLC, from 2008 to 2011.    

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.    

Jeremy DePalma1

(Born 1974)

  Assistant Treasurer, since 2007   Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC since 2009. Senior Vice President of Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC from 2008 to 2010 and head of the Fund Reporting and Control Team within Fund Administration from 2005 to 2010.    

 

 

 

1 Nancy Wiser acts as Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex. Jeremy DePalma acts as Treasurer of 76 funds and Assistant Treasurer of 77 funds in the Fund Complex.

 

* Alexander Kymn became the Secretary and Chief Legal Officer effective April 17, 2018.


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32   Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund   Automatic dividend reinvestment plan

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 P.O. Box 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: wellsfargofunds.com

Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company and is an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company’s broker/dealer subsidiaries. Certain material contained in this report may be considered marketing material and has been reviewed by Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. Neither Wells Fargo Funds Management nor Wells Fargo Funds Distributor has Fund customer accounts/assets, and neither provides investment advice/recommendations or acts as an investment advice fiduciary to any investor.

NOT FDIC INSURED    NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE

© 2018 Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. All rights reserved.

 

LOGO     

311864 06-18

SGDO/SAR158 04-18

 

 


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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 Global Dividend Opportunity 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
 

11/1/2016 to 11/30/2016

     397,711        5.31        397,711        1,270,970  

12/1/2016 to 12/31/2016

     82,145        5.37        82,145        1,188,825  

1/1/2017 to 1/31/2017

     0        0        0        4,543,357  

2/1/2017 to 2/28/2017

     0        0        0        4,543,357  

3/1/2017 to 3/31/2017

     0        0        0        4,543,357  

4/1/2017 to 4/30/17

     0        0        0        4,543,357  

Total

     479,856        5.32        479,856        4,543,357  

On November 10, 2017 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 in open market transactions during the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2018.

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 Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.

(b) There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) 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.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Wells Fargo Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
By:  
  /s/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   June 25, 2018

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 Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
By:  
  /s/ Andrew Owen
  Andrew Owen
  President
Date:   June 25, 2018
By:  
  /s/ Nancy Wiser
  Nancy Wiser
  Treasurer
Date:   June 25, 2018