UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-22005
Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 800-222-8222
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2012
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2013
ITEM 1. PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)
Security name | Shares | Value | ||||||
Common Stocks : 55.31% |
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Brazil : 0.24% |
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Telefonica Brasil ADR (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
38,750 | $ | 975,725 | |||||
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France : 6.14% |
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France Telecom SA (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
600,000 | 6,812,359 | ||||||
Suez Environnement Company SA (Utilities, Water Utilities) |
230,000 | 3,045,181 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
200,000 | 2,578,735 | ||||||
Vivendi SA (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
594,166 | 12,738,727 | ||||||
25,175,002 | ||||||||
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Germany : 2.75% |
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Deutsche Post AG (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics) |
480,000 | 11,271,920 | ||||||
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Italy : 15.37% |
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Enel SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
3,300,000 | 14,392,146 | ||||||
ENI SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) |
600,000 | 15,063,443 | ||||||
Hera SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
9,080,402 | 16,706,307 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpA (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
9,000,000 | 7,698,731 | ||||||
Terna SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
2,175,000 | 9,166,785 | ||||||
63,027,412 | ||||||||
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Netherlands : 0.29% |
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VimpelCom Limited Sponsored ADR (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) |
100,000 | 1,201,000 | ||||||
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Norway : 0.97% |
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Seadrill Limited (Energy, Energy Equipment & Services) |
100,000 | 3,968,000 | ||||||
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Portugal : 0.56% |
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Portugal Telecom Society of Graduate & Professional Students SA ADR (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
400,000 | 2,308,000 | ||||||
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Spain : 2.99% |
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Red Electrica de Espana SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
220,000 | 12,250,351 | ||||||
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Sweden : 0.87% |
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Tele2 AB Series B (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
200,000 | 3,589,264 | ||||||
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Turkey : 2.86% |
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Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) |
750,000 | 11,730,000 | ||||||
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United Kingdom : 7.62% |
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National Grid plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
250,000 | 2,741,798 | ||||||
Severn Trent plc (Utilities, Water Utilities) |
400,000 | 10,289,968 | ||||||
United Utilities Group plc (Utilities, Water Utilities) |
390,223 | 4,530,302 | ||||||
Vodafone Group plc ADR (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) |
500,000 | 13,660,000 | ||||||
31,222,068 | ||||||||
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United States : 14.65% |
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Incorporated (Financials, REITs) |
20,000 | 508,000 | ||||||
Ameresco Incorporated Class A (Industrials, Building Products) |
131,000 | 1,289,040 | ||||||
AOL Incorporated (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services) |
65,800 | 2,016,770 | ||||||
Boise Incorporated (Materials, Containers & Packaging) |
534 | 4,406 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust (Financials, REITs) |
600,000 | 9,450,000 | ||||||
Convergys Corporation (Information Technology, IT Services) |
25,000 | 425,500 | ||||||
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (Financials, REITs) |
50,000 | 330,500 | ||||||
DISH Network Corporation (Consumer Discretionary, Media) |
400,000 | 14,908,000 | ||||||
Excel Trust Incorporated (Financials, REITs) |
1,175,000 | 14,781,500 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED) | WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND |
Security name | Shares | Value | ||||||||
United States (continued) |
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PG&E Corporation (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
55,000 | $ | 2,345,200 | |||||||
Preferred Apartment Communities Incorporated (Financials, Real Estate Management & Development) |
410,000 | 3,480,900 | ||||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
100,000 | 3,118,000 | ||||||||
Ryman Hospitality Properties Incorporated (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) |
13,170 | 526,405 | ||||||||
SCANA Corporation (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
50,000 | 2,340,500 | ||||||||
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services) |
249,999 | 3,664,985 | ||||||||
Whitestone REIT (Financials, REITs) |
60,000 | 852,001 | ||||||||
60,041,707 | ||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $226,638,280) |
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226,760,449 | ||||||||
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Investment Companies : 0.66% |
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Tortoise MLP Fund Incorporated |
100,000 | 2,689,000 | ||||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $2,500,000) |
2,689,000 | |||||||||
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Dividend yield | ||||||||||
Preferred Stocks : 40.75% |
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Bermuda : 0.16% |
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Maiden Holding Limited Series A (Financials, Insurance) |
8.25% | 25,000 | 661,000 | |||||||
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Canada : 0.36% |
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Nexen Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) |
7.35 | 59,058 | 1,494,167 | |||||||
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Netherlands : 1.15% |
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Aegon NV (Financials, Insurance) |
8.00 | 155,000 | 4,329,150 | |||||||
ING Groep NV (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
6.38 | 14,785 | 367,112 | |||||||
4,696,262 | ||||||||||
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United States : 39.08% |
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AG Mortgage Investment Trust Incorporated Series A (Financials, REITs) |
8.25 | 75,000 | 1,912,500 | |||||||
AG Mortgage Investment Trust Incorporated Series B (Financials, REITs) |
8.00 | 125,000 | 3,143,750 | |||||||
Annaly Capital Management Incorporated Series C (Financials, REITs) |
7.63 | 25,000 | 631,250 | |||||||
Annaly Capital Management Incorporated Series D (Financials, REITs) |
7.50 | 45,000 | 1,127,250 | |||||||
Ares Capital Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets) |
5.88 | 45,000 | 1,120,500 | |||||||
Argo Group US Incorporated (Financials, Insurance) |
6.50 | 29,000 | 725,580 | |||||||
Bank of America Corporation Series 5 (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
4.00 | 40,000 | 889,600 | |||||||
Bank of America Corporation Series 8 (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
8.63 | 40,000 | 1,033,200 | |||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
5.20 | 64,900 | 1,625,745 | |||||||
BB&T Corporation Series F (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
5.20 | 28,000 | 691,040 | |||||||
Capital One Financial Company Series B (Financials, Consumer Finance) |
6.00 | 110,000 | 2,762,100 | |||||||
Cedar Realty Trust Incorporated Series B (Financials, REITs) |
7.25 | 75,000 | 1,837,500 | |||||||
Citigroup Capital X (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
6.10 | 469 | 11,786 | |||||||
City National Corporation Series C (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
5.50 | 50,000 | 1,239,500 | |||||||
Commonwealth REIT (Financials, REITs) |
5.75 | 50,000 | 1,225,000 | |||||||
CoreSite Realty Corporation Series A (Financials, REITs) |
7.25 | 62,600 | 1,588,162 | |||||||
Countrywide Capital V (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
7.00 | 114,110 | 2,861,879 | |||||||
DDR Corporation Series J (Financials, REITs) |
6.50 | 167,000 | 4,158,300 | |||||||
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust V (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
8.05 | 100,220 | 2,850,257 | |||||||
Discover Financial Services Series B (Financials, Consumer Finance) |
6.50 | 69,000 | 1,759,500 | |||||||
DTE Energy Company (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
5.25 | 74,300 | 1,902,080 | |||||||
DTE Energy Company (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
6.50 | 26,900 | 728,721 | |||||||
Duquesne Light Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
6.50 | 105,000 | 5,410,787 | |||||||
Dynex Capital Incorporated Series A (Financials, REITs) |
8.50 | 75,000 | 1,980,000 |
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WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND | PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED) |
Security name | Dividend yield | Shares | Value | |||||||
United States (continued) |
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Entergy Arkansas Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
4.90 | 100,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | ||||||
EPR Properties Series F (Financials, REITs) |
6.63% | 75,000 | 1,872,750 | |||||||
First Horizon National Corporation (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
6.20 | 119,000 | 2,879,800 | |||||||
First Republic Bank Series B (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
6.20 | 51,892 | 1,364,760 | |||||||
First Republic Bank Series C (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
5.63 | 299,000 | 7,525,830 | |||||||
General Electric Capital Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
4.88 | 50,000 | 1,264,065 | |||||||
General Electric Capital Corporation (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
4.88 | 60,000 | 1,512,600 | |||||||
Glimcher Realty Trust Series H (Financials, REITs) |
7.50 | 50,000 | 1,286,500 | |||||||
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated Series D (Financials, Capital Markets) |
4.00 | 30,000 | 642,600 | |||||||
Hatteras Financial Corporation Series A (Financials, REITs) |
7.63 | 110,000 | 2,755,500 | |||||||
Hercules Technology Grow Capital Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets) |
7.00 | 45,000 | 1,161,000 | |||||||
HSBC Finance Corporation Series B (Financials, Consumer Finance) |
6.36 | 29,000 | 732,250 | |||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Company Series P (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
5.45 | 35,000 | 866,250 | |||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust Series A (Financials, REITs) |
8.25 | 25,000 | 656,748 | |||||||
KKR Financial Holdings LLC (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) |
7.50 | 37,500 | 1,018,875 | |||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) |
8.00 | 75,000 | 1,792,500 | |||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Incorporated Series I (Energy, Electric Utilities) |
5.13 | 456,000 | 11,422,800 | |||||||
Northstar Realty Finance Corporation Series B (Financials, REITs) |
8.25 | 175,000 | 4,357,500 | |||||||
Northstar Realty Finance Corporation Series C (Financials, REITs) |
8.88 | 55,000 | 1,396,450 | |||||||
NuStar Logistics LP (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) |
7.63 | 75,000 | 1,941,000 | |||||||
Oxford Lane Capital Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets) |
8.50 | 17,400 | 452,400 | |||||||
PG&E Corporation Series D (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
5.00 | 186,000 | 4,650,000 | |||||||
PG&E Corporation Series I (Utilities, Multi-Utilities) |
4.36 | 39,900 | 957,999 | |||||||
Prudential Financial Incorporated (Financials, Insurance) |
5.75 | 200,000 | 5,068,000 | |||||||
Prudential Financial Incorporated (Financials, Insurance) |
9.00 | 115,957 | 3,009,084 | |||||||
Public Storage Series T (Financials, REITs) |
5.75 | 100,000 | 2,573,000 | |||||||
Public Storage Series V (Financials, REITs) |
5.38 | 50,000 | 1,269,500 | |||||||
Public Storage Series W (Financials, REITs) |
5.20 | 159,000 | 3,998,850 | |||||||
Qwest Corporation (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
7.00 | 50,000 | 1,335,500 | |||||||
Qwest Corporation (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services) |
7.50 | 75,000 | 2,040,000 | |||||||
Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure) |
9.50 | 80,000 | 2,097,600 | |||||||
Regions Financial Corporation Series A (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
6.38 | 65,000 | 1,617,200 | |||||||
Reinsurance Group of America (Financials, Insurance) |
6.20 | 200,000 | 5,394,000 | |||||||
Resource Capital Corporation Series A (Financials, REITs) |
8.50 | 30,000 | 765,000 | |||||||
Resource Capital Corporation Series B (Financials, REITs) |
8.25 | 25,000 | 618,250 | |||||||
Retail Properties of America (Financials, REITs) |
7.00 | 50,000 | 1,247,500 | |||||||
SCE Trust I (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
5.63 | 60,000 | 1,551,000 | |||||||
SCE Trust II (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
5.10 | 250,000 | 6,162,500 | |||||||
State Street Corporation Series C (Financials, Capital Markets) |
5.25 | 18,000 | 451,620 | |||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Incorporated Series B (Financials, REITs) |
7.88 | 134,000 | 3,484,000 | |||||||
SunTrust Banks Incorporated Series E (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
5.88 | 318,000 | 7,886,400 | |||||||
Taylor Capital Group Incorporated Series A (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
8.00 | 23,000 | 587,420 | |||||||
TCF Financial Corporation Series B (Financials, Commercial Banks) |
6.45 | 100,000 | 2,500,000 | |||||||
Terreno Realty Corporation Series A (Financials, REITs) |
7.75 | 48,000 | 1,259,520 | |||||||
Torchmark Corporation (Financials, Insurance) |
5.88 | 60,000 | 1,530,000 | |||||||
TravelCenters of America (Consumer Discretionary, Specialty Retail) |
8.25 | 25,000 | 637,000 | |||||||
Triangle Capital Corporation (Financials, Capital Markets) |
6.38 | 62,200 | 1,559,976 | |||||||
Winthrop Realty Trust Series D (Financials, REITs) |
9.25 | 75,000 | 2,069,999 |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS January 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED) | WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND |
Security name | Dividend yield | Shares | Value | |||||||||||
United States (continued) |
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Wisconsin Power & Light Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities) |
4.96% | 12,942 | $ | 1,284,089 | ||||||||||
160,223,172 | ||||||||||||||
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $162,049,391) |
167,074,601 | |||||||||||||
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Yield | ||||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments : 2.36% |
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Investment Companies : 2.36% |
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Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u) |
0.14 | 9,689,610 | 9,689,610 | |||||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $9,689,610) |
9,689,610 | |||||||||||||
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Total investments in securities (Cost $400,877,281)* |
99.08 | % | 406,213,660 | |||||||||||
Other assets and liabilities, net |
0.92 | 3,751,540 | ||||||||||||
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Total net assets |
100.00 | % | $ | 409,965,200 | ||||||||||
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(l) | Investment in an affiliate |
(u) | Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end. |
* | Cost for federal income tax purposes is $405,141,392 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of: |
Gross unrealized appreciation |
$ | 21,641,335 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation |
(20,569,067 | ) | ||
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Net unrealized appreciation |
$ | 1,072,268 |
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WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND (the Fund)
NOTES TO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)
Securities valuation
All investments are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4 p.m. Eastern Time).
Equity securities that are listed on a foreign or domestic exchange, except for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq), are valued at the official closing price or, if none, the last sales price. Securities listed on Nasdaq are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (NOCP). If no NOCP is available, securities are valued at the last prior sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. If no sale occurs on the primary exchange or market for the security that day or if no sale occurs and no bid price is shown on Nasdaq, the prior days price will be deemed stale and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Funds Valuation Procedures.
Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team of 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 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 NAVs that are higher or lower than NAVs based on the last reported sales price or latest quoted bid price. On January 31, 2013, fair value pricing was not used in pricing foreign securities.
Investments in registered open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Non-registered investment companies are fair 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 by procedures established in good faith and approved 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 Management Valuation Team. 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 Management Valuation Team 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 information to assess the continued appropriateness of the fair valuation methodology 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 input factors considered in the valuation process until there is a readily available price provided on the exchange or by an independent pricing service. Valuations received from an independent pricing service or broker 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 adviser 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. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange at a time specified by the Management Valuation Team on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are converted at the rate of exchange on the respective dates of such transactions. Reported 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 in changes in exchange rates.
The changes in net assets arising from changes in exchange rates and the changes in net assets resulting from changes in market prices of securities are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments. Gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Options
The Fund may be subject to equity price risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered call options or secured put options on individual securities. 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 from investments on the expiration date. 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 underlying the written option.
The Fund may also purchase call or put options. The premium is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment, the value of which is subsequently adjusted based on the current market value of the option. Premiums paid for purchased options that expire are recognized as realized losses from investments 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. Options traded over the counter expose the Fund to counterparty risk in the event the counterparty does not perform. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty.
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 Funds 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 significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Funds 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, use of amortized cost, etc.)
Level 3 significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds 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.
As of January 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
Investments in securities |
Quoted prices (Level 1) |
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Total | ||||||||||||
Equity securities |
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Common stocks |
$ | 226,760,449 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 226,760,449 | ||||||||
Investment companies |
2,689,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,689,000 | ||||||||||||
Preferred stocks |
158,157,661 | 8,916,940 | 0 | 167,074,601 | ||||||||||||
Short-term investments |
0 | |||||||||||||||
Investment companies |
9,689,610 | 0 | 0 | 9,689,610 | ||||||||||||
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$ | 397,296,720 | $ | 8,916,940 | $ | 0 | $ | 406,213,660 | |||||||||
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As of January 31, 2013, the inputs used in valuing the Funds other financial instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
Other financial instruments |
Quoted prices (Level 1) |
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |
Total | ||||||||||||
Written options |
$0 | $ | (171,774 | ) | $ | 0 | $ | (171,774 | ) |
Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the three months ended January 31, 2013, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1 or Level 2.
Derivative transactions
As of January 31, 2013, the Fund entered into written options to generate income and for economic hedging purposes. Open call options written at January 31, 2013 were as follow for the Fund:
Expiration date |
Number of contracts |
Strike price |
Value | |||||||||||
2-15-2013 |
CAC 40 Index | 435 | 3,970 EUR | $ | (2,696 | ) | ||||||||
2-15-2013 |
EEM Equity Index | 4,874 | 48 USD | (6,174 | ) | |||||||||
2-15-2013 |
FTSE MIB Index | 371 | 18,755 EUR | (19,759 | ) | |||||||||
2-15-2013 |
HANG SENG Index | 144 | 24,932 HKD | (2,928 | ) | |||||||||
2-15-2013 |
NKY Index | 183 | 11,599 JPY | (117,370 | ) | |||||||||
2-15-2013 |
RTY Index | 245 | 934 USD | (20,837 | ) | |||||||||
2-15-2013 |
SX5E Index | 599 | 2,877 EUR | (2,010 | ) |
As of January 31, 2013, the Fund had segregated $363,920 as cash collateral for written options.
List of Abbreviation |
ACA ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation |
ADR American depositary receipt |
ADS American depositary shares |
AGC Assured Guaranty Corporation |
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal |
Ambac Ambac Financial Group Incorporated |
AMT Alternative minimum tax |
AUD Australian dollar |
BAN Bond anticipation notes |
BHAC Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation |
BRL Brazilian real |
CAB Capital appreciation bond |
CAD Canadian dollar |
CCAB Convertible capital appreciation bond |
CDA Community Development Authority |
CDO Collateralized debt obligation |
CHF Swiss franc |
COP Certificate of participation |
DKK Danish krone |
DRIVER Derivative inverse tax-exempt receipts |
DW&P Department of Water & Power |
DWR Department of Water Resources |
ECFA Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority |
EDA Economic Development Authority |
EDFA Economic Development Finance Authority |
ETF Exchange-traded fund |
EUR Euro |
FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
FFCB Federal Farm Credit Banks |
FGIC Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation |
FHA Federal Housing Administration |
FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank |
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FICO The Financing Corporation |
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association |
FSA Farm Service Agency |
GBP Great British pound |
GDR Global depositary receipt |
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association |
GO General obligation |
HCFR Healthcare facilities revenue |
HEFA Health & Educational Facilities Authority |
HEFAR Higher education facilities authority revenue |
HFA Housing Finance Authority |
HFFA Health Facilities Financing Authority |
HKD Hong Kong dollar |
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development |
HUF Hungarian forint |
IDA Industrial Development Authority |
IDAG Industrial Development Agency |
IDR Industrial development revenue |
IEP Irish pound |
JPY Japanese yen |
KRW Republic of Korea won |
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate |
LIQ Liquidity agreement |
LLC Limited liability company |
LLP Limited liability partnership |
LOC Letter of credit |
LP Limited partnership |
MBIA Municipal Bond Insurance Association |
MFHR Multifamily housing revenue |
MSTR Municipal securities trust receipts |
MTN Medium-term note |
MUD Municipal Utility District |
MXN Mexican peso |
MYR Malaysian ringgit |
National National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation |
NOK Norwegian krone |
NZD New Zealand dollar |
PCFA Pollution Control Financing Authority |
PCL Public Company Limited |
PCR Pollution control revenue |
PFA Public Finance Authority |
PFFA Public Facilities Financing Authority |
PFOTER Puttable floating option tax-exempt receipts |
plc Public limited company |
PLN Polish zloty |
PUTTER Puttable tax-exempt receipts |
R&D Research & development |
Radian Radian Asset Assurance |
RAN Revenue anticipation notes |
RDA Redevelopment Authority |
RDFA Redevelopment Finance Authority |
REIT Real estate investment trust |
ROC Reset option certificates |
SAVRS Select auction variable rate securities |
SBA Small Business Authority |
SEK Swedish krona |
SFHR Single-family housing revenue |
SFMR Single-family mortgage revenue |
SGD Singapore dollar |
SKK Slovakian koruna |
SPA Standby purchase agreement |
SPDR Standard & Poors Depositary Receipts |
STRIPS Separate trading of registered interest and |
principal securities |
TAN Tax anticipation notes |
TBA To be announced |
TIPS Treasury inflation-protected securities |
TRAN Tax revenue anticipation notes |
TRY Turkish lira |
TTFA Transportation Trust Fund Authority |
TVA Tennessee Valley Authority |
ZAR South African rand |
ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Advantage 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 Trusts internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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 Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund | ||||
By: | /s/ Karla M. Rabusch | |||
Karla M. Rabusch | ||||
President | ||||
Date: | March 26, 2013 |
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 dates indicated.
Wells Fargo Advantage Global Dividend Opportunity Fund | ||||
By: | /s/ Karla M. Rabusch | |||
Karla M. Rabusch | ||||
President | ||||
Date: | March 26, 2013 | |||
By: | /s/ Nancy Wiser | |||
Nancy Wiser | ||||
Treasurer | ||||
Date: | March 26, 2013 |