The Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE MKT:
EAD), the Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE
MKT: ERC), the Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income Fund
(NYSE MKT: ERH) and the Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend
Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD), each announced today its dividend
declaration. The Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity
Fund also announced a reduction in its dividend distribution.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund is a
closed-end high-yield bond fund. The fund’s investment objective is to
seek a high level of current income. The fund may, as a secondary
objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with
its investment objective.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund declared the
following monthly dividend:
Declaration date
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Ex-dividend date
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Record date
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Payable date
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Dividend/share
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November 20, 2013
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December 12, 2013
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December 16, 2013
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January 2, 2014
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$0.068/share
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The Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income Fund is a
closed-end bond fund. The fund’s primary investment objective is to seek
a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall
exposure to domestic interest-rate risk.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Multi-Sector Income Fund declared the
following monthly dividend:
Declaration date
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Ex-dividend date
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Record date
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Payable date
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Dividend/share
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November 20, 2013
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December 12, 2013
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December 16, 2013
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January 2, 2014
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$0.10/share
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The Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income Fund is a
closed-end equity and high-yield bond fund. The fund’s primary
investment objective is to seek a high level of current income and
moderate capital growth, with an emphasis on providing tax-advantaged
dividend income.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Utilities and High Income Fund declared
the following monthly dividend:
Declaration date
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Ex-dividend date
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Record date
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Payable date
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Dividend/share
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November 20, 2013
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December 12, 2013
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December 16, 2013
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January 2, 2014
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$0.075/share
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The Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund is a
closed-end fund investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of common
and/or preferred stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. 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. The fund
is reducing its quarterly dividend declared today from $0.21 to $0.18
per share. The revised dividend rate is intended to align with a
decision by portfolio management to place a lower emphasis on dividend
capture, consistent with the fund’s primary and secondary objectives.
The Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
declared the following quarterly dividend from ordinary income:
Declaration date
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Ex-dividend date
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Record date
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Payable date
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Dividend rate/share
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November 20, 2013
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December 12, 2013
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December 16, 2013
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January 2, 2014
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$0.180/share
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The final determination of the source of all dividend distributions in
the current year will be made after year-end. The actual amounts and
sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon a
fund’s investment experience during the remainder of the fiscal year and
may be subject to change based on tax regulations. Each fund will send
shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell
shareholders how to report these distributions for federal income tax
purposes.
These closed-end funds are no longer offered as an initial public
offering, and shares are only offered through broker/dealers on the
secondary market. Unlike an open-end mutual fund, a closed-end fund
offers a fixed number of shares for sale. After the initial public
offering, shares are bought and sold in the secondary marketplace, and
the market price of the shares is determined by supply and demand, not
by net asset value (NAV), and is often lower than the NAV. A closed-end
fund is not required to buy its shares back from investors upon request.
High-yield, lower-rated bonds may contain more risk due to the increased
possibility of default. 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
international investing are magnified in emerging or developing markets.
Funds that concentrate their investments in a single industry or sector
may face increased risk of price fluctuation over more diversified funds
due to adverse developments within that industry or sector.
Nondiversified funds may face increased risk of price fluctuation over
more diversified funds due to adverse developments within certain
sectors. 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. The use of leverage results
in certain risks including, among others, the likelihood of greater
volatility of net asset value and the market price of common shares.
Derivatives involve additional risks, including interest-rate risk,
credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of
noncorrelation to the relevant instruments they are designed to hedge or
to closely track. There are numerous risks associated with transactions
in options on securities. Illiquid securities may be subject to wide
fluctuations in market value and may be difficult to sell.
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells
Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative
services for Wells Fargo Advantage Funds®. Other
affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other
services for the funds. This material is being prepared by Wells
Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, an affiliate of
Wells Fargo & Company.
Some of the information contained herein may include forward-looking
statements about the expected investment activities of the funds. These
statements provide no assurance as to the funds’ actual investment
activities or results. The reader must make his/her own assessment of
the information contained herein and consider such other factors as
he/she may deem relevant to his/her individual circumstances.
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