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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: 811-21269

 

 

Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities 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)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: Registrant is making a filing for Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund. The Fund had an April 30 fiscal year end.

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2014

 

 

 


ITEM 1. INVESTMENTS


Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name               Shares      Value  

Common Stocks : 0.25%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 0.00%

          

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 0.00%

          

Trump Entertainment Resorts Incorporated †(a)(i)

          2,149       $ 0   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 0.25%

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 0.25%

          

Fairpoint Communications Incorporated †

          134,376         1,721,357   
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $3,109,765)

             1,721,357   
          

 

 

 
     Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal         

Corporate Bonds and Notes : 108.14%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 22.16%

          

Auto Components : 2.21%

          

Allison Transmission Incorporated 144A

     7.13   5-15-2019    $ 8,015,000         8,656,200   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

     7.63      3-15-2027      4,305,000         4,175,850   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

     8.00      12-15-2019      150,000         162,375   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

     7.00      5-15-2022      700,000         761,250   

United Rentals North America Incorporated

     5.75      7-15-2018      1,560,000         1,667,250   
             15,422,925   
          

 

 

 

Distributors : 0.23%

          

LKQ Corporation 144A

     4.75      5-15-2023      1,700,000         1,581,000   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services : 2.28%

          

Ceridian HCM Holding Incorporated 144A

     11.00      3-15-2021      75,000         85,219   

Service Corporation International

     6.75      4-1-2016      1,250,000         1,362,500   

Service Corporation International

     7.00      6-15-2017      1,250,000         1,409,375   

Service Corporation International

     7.00      5-15-2019      1,125,000         1,198,125   

Service Corporation International

     7.50      4-1-2027      7,078,000         7,484,985   

Service Corporation International

     7.63      10-1-2018      1,100,000         1,267,750   

Service Corporation International

     8.00      11-15-2021      885,000         1,015,538   

Sotheby’s 144A

     5.25      10-1-2022      2,265,000         2,129,100   
             15,952,592   
          

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure : 7.11%

          

Burger King Corporation

     9.88      10-15-2018      1,600,000         1,760,000   

CCM Merger Incorporated 144A

     9.13      5-1-2019      10,830,000         11,425,650   

DineEquity Incorporated

     9.50      10-30-2018      8,475,000         9,269,531   

Greektown Superholdings Incorporated Series A

     13.00      7-1-2015      12,887,000         13,273,610   

Greektown Superholdings Incorporated Series B

     13.00      7-1-2015      1,475,000         1,519,250   

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC 144A

     5.63      10-15-2021      320,000         331,200   

Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated

     7.50      4-15-2021      6,257,000         6,781,024   

Ruby Tuesday Incorporated

     7.63      5-15-2020      3,405,000         3,081,525   

Scientific Games Corporation

     9.25      6-15-2019      1,130,000         1,200,625   

Speedway Motorsports Incorporated

     6.75      2-1-2019      980,000         1,038,800   
             49,681,215   
          

 

 

 

Household Durables : 0.19%

          

American Greetings Corporation

     7.38      12-1-2021      950,000         954,750   

Tempur Sealy International Incorporated

     6.88      12-15-2020      325,000         355,469   
             1,310,219   
          

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Media : 8.67%

          

Allbritton Communications Company

     8.00   5-15-2018    $ 3,274,000       $ 3,452,760   

Cablevision Systems Corporation

     8.63      9-15-2017      2,975,000         3,465,875   

CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corporation 144A

     5.25      2-15-2022      320,000         321,600   

CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/CBS Outdoor Americas Capital Corporation 144A

     5.63      2-15-2024      35,000         35,263   

CCO Holdings LLC

     8.13      4-30-2020      686,000         746,025   

Cinemark USA Incorporated

     7.38      6-15-2021      1,525,000         1,688,938   

CSC Holdings LLC

     7.63      7-15-2018      1,145,000         1,308,163   

CSC Holdings LLC

     7.88      2-15-2018      1,650,000         1,889,250   

CSC Holdings LLC

     8.63      2-15-2019      635,000         742,950   

DISH DBS Corporation

     5.13      5-1-2020      575,000         575,000   

DISH DBS Corporation

     7.88      9-1-2019      2,260,000         2,579,225   

DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated 144A

     6.88      8-15-2020      3,880,000         4,122,500   

EchoStar DBS Corporation

     7.13      2-1-2016      1,160,000         1,276,000   

EchoStar DBS Corporation

     7.75      5-31-2015      650,000         703,625   

Gray Television Incorporated

     7.50      10-1-2020      8,635,000         9,217,863   

Lamar Media Corporation

     5.88      2-1-2022      1,785,000         1,856,400   

Lamar Media Corporation

     7.88      4-15-2018      4,090,000         4,289,388   

LIN Television Corporation

     6.38      1-15-2021      500,000         522,500   

LIN Television Corporation

     8.38      4-15-2018      3,475,000         3,657,438   

Live Nation Entertainment Incorporated 144A

     7.00      9-1-2020      330,000         358,050   

Lynx I Corporation 144A

     5.38      4-15-2021      605,000         606,513   

Lynx II Corporation 144A

     6.38      4-15-2023      605,000         617,100   

National CineMedia LLC

     6.00      4-15-2022      3,635,000         3,780,400   

National CineMedia LLC

     7.88      7-15-2021      1,150,000         1,267,875   

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Incorporated

     6.88      11-15-2020      3,510,000         3,746,925   

Regal Cinemas Corporation

     8.63      7-15-2019      6,665,000         7,123,219   

Regal Entertainment Group

     5.75      6-15-2023      665,000         655,025   
             60,605,870   
          

 

 

 

Specialty Retail : 1.47%

          

ABC Supply Company Incorporated 144A

     5.63      4-15-2021      730,000         737,300   

Ahern Rentals Incorporated 144A

     9.50      6-15-2018      1,985,000         2,153,725   

Neiman Marcus Group Limited 144A

     8.00      10-15-2021      340,000         356,150   

Penske Auto Group Incorporated

     5.75      10-1-2022      1,965,000         2,023,950   

Rent-A-Center Incorporated

     6.63      11-15-2020      2,765,000         2,806,475   

Toys “R” Us Property Company II LLC

     8.50      12-1-2017      2,200,000         2,233,000   
             10,310,600   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples : 0.47%

          

Food Products : 0.47%

          

Darling International Incorporated 144A

     5.38      1-15-2022      295,000         297,213   

Simmons Foods Incorporated 144A

     10.50      11-1-2017      2,785,000         2,993,875   
             3,291,088   
          

 

 

 

Energy : 22.46%

          

Energy Equipment & Services : 6.29%

          

Bristow Group Incorporated

     6.25      10-15-2022      5,830,000         6,150,650   

Cleaver Brooks Incorporated 144A

     8.75      12-15-2019      475,000         522,500   

Dresser-Rand Group Incorporated

     6.50      5-1-2021      1,825,000         1,948,188   

Era Group Incorporated

     7.75      12-15-2022      4,285,000         4,467,113   

Forum Energy Technologies Incorporated 144A

     6.25      10-1-2021      315,000         329,175   

Gulfmark Offshore Incorporated

     6.38      3-15-2022      7,628,000         7,685,210   

Hornbeck Offshore Services Incorporated

     5.00      3-1-2021      4,395,000         4,274,138   

Hornbeck Offshore Services Incorporated

     5.88      4-1-2020      840,000         867,300   

NGPL PipeCo LLC 144A

     7.77      12-15-2037      8,265,000         7,066,575   

Oil States International Incorporated

     6.50      6-1-2019      3,759,000         3,975,143   

PHI Incorporated

     8.63      10-15-2018      5,955,000         6,409,069   

Pride International Incorporated

     8.50      6-15-2019      210,000         269,413   
             43,964,474   
          

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 16.17%

          

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation

     6.00   12-15-2020    $ 1,230,000       $ 1,263,825   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corporation 144A

     6.13      3-1-2022      475,000         484,500   

CVR Refining LLC/Coffeyville Finance Incorporated

     6.50      11-1-2022      2,850,000         2,885,625   

Denbury Resources Incorporated

     4.63      7-15-2023      2,180,000         2,011,050   

Denbury Resources Incorporated

     6.38      8-15-2021      700,000         743,750   

Denbury Resources Incorporated

     8.25      2-15-2020      5,965,000         6,531,675   

El Paso LLC

     6.50      9-15-2020      1,155,000         1,241,615   

El Paso LLC

     7.00      6-15-2017      3,183,000         3,600,603   

El Paso LLC

     7.25      6-1-2018      3,149,000         3,603,564   

El Paso LLC

     7.42      2-15-2037      1,820,000         1,764,075   

El Paso LLC

     7.80      8-1-2031      3,050,000         3,166,486   

Energy Transfer Equity LP

     7.50      10-15-2020      5,950,000         6,701,188   

Exterran Partners LP/EXLP Finance Corporation

     6.00      4-1-2021      3,445,000         3,419,163   

Kinder Morgan Finance Company LLC 144A

     6.00      1-15-2018      125,000         136,250   

Murphy Oil USA Incorporated 144A

     6.00      8-15-2023      635,000         633,413   

Northern Tier Energy LLC

     7.13      11-15-2020      3,280,000         3,476,800   

Petrohawk Energy Corporation

     7.88      6-1-2015      2,045,000         2,085,266   

Petrohawk Energy Corporation

     10.50      8-1-2014      1,065,000         1,065,000   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

     7.50      1-15-2020      3,170,000         3,937,061   

Plains Exploration & Production Company

     8.63      10-15-2019      6,380,000         6,970,150   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

     5.63      4-15-2020      6,255,000         5,613,863   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

     6.00      1-15-2019      630,000         587,475   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

     6.88      4-15-2040      10,760,000         9,038,400   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC 144A

     7.50      7-15-2038      4,425,000         3,938,250   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      2-1-2021      1,425,000         1,421,438   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     5.63      4-15-2023      1,425,000         1,353,750   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC 144A

     6.25      3-15-2022      2,800,000         2,807,000   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

     6.50      11-1-2020      9,260,000         9,676,700   

Sabine Pass LNG LP

     7.50      11-30-2016      9,675,000         10,787,595   

Semgroup LP 144A

     7.50      6-15-2021      4,400,000         4,686,000   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     7.38      3-15-2020      1,475,000         1,578,250   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     7.38      8-1-2021      592,000         646,760   

Suburban Propane Partners LP

     7.50      10-1-2018      802,000         856,135   

Tesoro Corporation

     9.75      6-1-2019      2,185,000         2,343,413   

Ultra Petroleum Corporation 144A

     5.75      12-15-2018      1,875,000         1,940,625   
             112,996,713   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 18.45%

          

Commercial Banks : 1.65%

          

CIT Group Incorporated 144A

     5.25      4-1-2014      1,205,000         1,213,435   

CIT Group Incorporated

     5.25      3-15-2018      875,000         931,875   

CIT Group Incorporated 144A

     5.50      2-15-2019      2,225,000         2,369,625   

Emigrant Bancorp Incorporated 144A

     6.25      6-15-2014      6,950,000         7,027,110   
             11,542,045   
          

 

 

 

Consumer Finance : 9.62%

          

Ally Financial Incorporated

     5.50      2-15-2017      1,325,000         1,429,344   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     6.75      12-1-2014      1,869,000         1,941,424   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     7.50      9-15-2020      1,930,000         2,267,750   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     8.00      3-15-2020      1,545,000         1,842,413   

Ally Financial Incorporated

     8.30      2-12-2015      8,820,000         9,382,275   

BMC Software Finance Incorporated 144A

     8.13      7-15-2021      1,025,000         1,058,313   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

          

Credit Acceptance Corporation 144A

     6.13   2-15-2021    $ 680,000       $ 691,900   

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC

     8.00      12-15-2016      200,000         235,951   

General Motors Financial Company Incorporated

     6.75      6-1-2018      2,215,000         2,530,638   

Homer City Funding LLC (PIK at 9.23%) ¥

     8.73      10-1-2026      3,084,040         3,238,242   

Nielsen Finance LLC

     4.50      10-1-2020      200,000         197,500   

Nielsen Finance LLC

     7.75      10-15-2018      11,690,000         12,566,750   

SLM Corporation

     7.25      1-25-2022      1,600,000         1,696,000   

SLM Corporation

     8.00      3-25-2020      6,460,000         7,210,975   

SLM Corporation

     8.45      6-15-2018      3,110,000         3,603,713   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     5.40      12-1-2015      2,650,000         2,782,500   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     5.75      9-15-2016      2,325,000         2,464,500   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     6.00      6-1-2020      3,800,000         3,800,000   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     6.50      9-15-2017      550,000         589,875   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     6.90      12-15-2017      6,950,000         7,592,875   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     7.75      10-1-2021      100,000         108,250   
             67,231,188   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 2.62%

          

Denali Borrower/Finance Corporation 144A

     5.63      10-15-2020      7,430,000         7,420,713   

MPH Intermediate Holding Company (PIK at 9.13%) 144A¥

     8.38      8-1-2018      575,000         592,250   

Neuberger Berman Group LLC 144A

     5.63      3-15-2020      900,000         947,250   

Neuberger Berman Group LLC 144A

     5.88      3-15-2022      1,125,000         1,181,250   

Nuveen Investments Incorporated

     5.50      9-15-2015      6,830,000         6,932,450   

Nuveen Investments Incorporated 144A

     9.13      10-15-2017      1,220,000         1,250,500   
             18,324,413   
          

 

 

 

Insurance : 0.15%

          

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings Incorporated 144A

     6.38      4-1-2021      995,000         1,047,238   
          

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development : 1.29%

          

Hockey Merger Sub 2 Incorporated 144A

     7.88      10-1-2021      5,260,000         5,470,400   

Onex Corporation 144A

     7.75      1-15-2021      3,480,000         3,571,350   
             9,041,750   
          

 

 

 

REITs : 3.12%

          

DuPont Fabros Technology LP

     5.88      9-15-2021      7,670,000         7,957,625   

Omega Healthcare Investors Incorporated

     6.75      10-15-2022      3,375,000         3,645,000   

Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corporation

     5.38      6-1-2023      1,425,000         1,389,375   

Sabra Health Care LP/Sabra Capital Corporation

     5.50      2-1-2021      1,035,000         1,050,525   

The Geo Group Incorporated

     5.13      4-1-2023      3,000,000         2,775,000   

The Geo Group Incorporated 144A

     5.88      1-15-2022      4,350,000         4,317,375   

The Geo Group Incorporated

     6.63      2-15-2021      605,000         639,788   
             21,774,688   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 7.18%

          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies : 0.38%

          

Hologic Incorporated

     6.25      8-1-2020      2,590,000         2,703,313   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services : 5.96%

          

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corporation

     6.00      10-15-2021      850,000         871,250   

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare Capital Corporation

     7.75      2-15-2019      3,725,000         4,004,375   

Capella Healthcare Incorporated

     9.25      7-1-2017      1,455,000         1,556,850   

Centene Corporation

     5.75      6-1-2017      1,925,000         2,050,125   

CHS/Community Health Systems Incorporated 144A

     6.88      2-1-2022      2,200,000         2,255,000   

CHS/Community Health Systems Incorporated 144A

     5.13      8-1-2021      315,000         316,969   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated

     5.75      8-15-2022      1,360,000         1,392,300   

DaVita HealthCare Partners Incorporated

     6.38      11-1-2018      140,000         147,000   

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated 144A

     5.63      7-31-2019      1,800,000         1,912,500   

Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated

     6.88      7-15-2017      700,000         793,625   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

          

HCA Incorporated

     5.88   3-15-2022    $ 750,000       $ 789,375   

HCA Incorporated

     6.50      2-15-2020      5,675,000         6,256,688   

HCA Incorporated

     7.50      11-15-2095      1,350,000         1,167,750   

HCA Incorporated

     8.50      4-15-2019      975,000         1,028,138   

HealthSouth Corporation

     5.75      11-1-2024      150,000         148,500   

HealthSouth Corporation

     7.25      10-1-2018      608,000         646,000   

HealthSouth Corporation

     8.13      2-15-2020      820,000         893,800   

MPT Operating Partnership LP

     6.38      2-15-2022      1,780,000         1,837,850   

MPT Operating Partnership LP

     6.88      5-1-2021      3,175,000         3,381,375   

Multiplan Incorporated 144A

     9.88      9-1-2018      565,000         613,025   

Select Medical Corporation

     6.38      6-1-2021      4,880,000         4,898,300   

Tenet Healthcare Corporation 144A

     6.00      10-1-2020      2,600,000         2,736,500   

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

     8.13      4-1-2022      1,790,000         1,953,338   
             41,650,633   
          

 

 

 

Health Care Technology : 0.23%

          

Healthcare Technology Intermediate Incorporated (PIK at 8.13%) 144A¥

     7.38      9-1-2018      1,550,000         1,602,313   
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals : 0.61%

          

Endo Finance Company 144A

     5.75      1-15-2022      1,180,000         1,177,050   

Pinnacle Incorporated 144A

     9.50      10-1-2023      835,000         901,800   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 144A

     6.00      1-15-2021      1,950,000         2,032,875   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Incorporated 144A

     5.63      12-1-2021      140,000         144,900   
             4,256,625   
          

 

 

 

Industrials : 6.37%

          

Aerospace & Defense : 0.30%

          

TransDigm Group Incorporated

     7.75      12-15-2018      1,939,000         2,074,730   
          

 

 

 

Airlines : 0.54%

          

Aviation Capital Group Corporation 144A

     6.75      4-6-2021      2,190,000         2,404,561   

Aviation Capital Group Corporation 144A

     7.13      10-15-2020      1,210,000         1,361,152   
             3,765,713   
          

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies : 2.07%

          

ADT Corporation 144A

     6.25      10-15-2021      1,210,000         1,251,080   

Covanta Holding Corporation

     6.38      10-1-2022      1,100,000         1,135,750   

Interface Incorporated

     7.63      12-1-2018      270,000         289,575   

Iron Mountain Incorporated

     5.75      8-15-2024      6,150,000         5,750,250   

Iron Mountain Incorporated

     6.00      8-15-2023      3,560,000         3,662,350   

Iron Mountain Incorporated

     8.38      8-15-2021      2,244,000         2,401,080   
             14,490,085   
          

 

 

 

Machinery : 0.24%

          

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

     7.88      2-1-2019      1,575,000         1,701,000   
          

 

 

 

Professional Services : 0.63%

          

Interactive Data Corporation

     10.25      8-1-2018      4,005,000         4,405,500   
          

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors : 2.18%

          

Ashtead Capital Incorporated 144A

     6.50      7-15-2022      6,625,000         7,088,750   

H&E Equipment Services Incorporated

     7.00      9-1-2022      4,680,000         5,077,800   

International Lease Finance Corporation 144A

     7.13      9-1-2018      1,015,000         1,174,863   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)

          

International Lease Finance Corporation

     8.63   9-15-2015    $ 1,700,000       $ 1,878,500   
             15,219,913   
          

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure : 0.41%

          

Florida East Coast Railway Corporation

     8.13      2-1-2017      1,465,000         1,528,728   

Watco Companies LLC 144A

     6.38      4-1-2023      1,380,000         1,366,200   
             2,894,928   
          

 

 

 

Information Technology : 7.54%

          

Communications Equipment : 0.64%

          

Avaya Incorporated

     9.75      11-1-2015      1,150,000         1,144,250   

CyrusOne LP

     6.38      11-15-2022      500,000         516,250   

Lucent Technologies Incorporated

     6.45      3-15-2029      3,100,000         2,790,000   
             4,450,500   
          

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals : 0.74%

          

NCR Corporation 144A

     5.88      12-15-2021      380,000         394,250   

NCR Corporation 144A

     6.38      12-15-2023      4,600,000         4,784,000   
             5,178,250   
          

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components : 2.31%

          

CDW Financial Corporation

     12.54      10-12-2017      171,000         179,123   

Jabil Circuit Incorporated

     8.25      3-15-2018      13,532,000         15,967,760   
             16,146,883   
          

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services : 0.28%

          

Equinix Incorporated

     7.00      7-15-2021      125,000         137,344   

First Data Holdings Incorporated (PIK at 14.50%) 144A¥

     14.50      9-24-2019      1,430,000         1,322,750   

Sophia Holding Finance LP/Sophia Holding Finance Incorporated (PIK at 9.63%) 144A¥

     9.63      12-1-2018      175,000         181,125   

Verisign Incorporated

     4.63      5-1-2023      290,000         277,675   
             1,918,894   
          

 

 

 

IT Services : 3.20%

          

Audatex North America Incorporated 144A

     6.00      6-15-2021      2,300,000         2,397,750   

Audatex North America Incorporated 144A

     6.13      11-1-2023      695,000         719,325   

Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated

     7.88      7-15-2020      3,200,000         3,473,069   

First Data Corporation 144A

     6.75      11-1-2020      1,525,000         1,605,063   

First Data Corporation 144A

     7.38      6-15-2019      1,325,000         1,414,438   

First Data Corporation 144A

     11.75      8-15-2021      3,505,000         3,601,388   

First Data Corporation 144A

     11.75      8-15-2021      420,000         431,550   

SunGard Data Systems Incorporated

     6.63      11-1-2019      355,000         371,863   

SunGard Data Systems Incorporated

     7.38      11-15-2018      7,230,000         7,663,800   

SunGard Data Systems Incorporated

     7.63      11-15-2020      650,000         714,188   
             22,392,434   
          

 

 

 

Software : 0.37%

          

Activision Blizzard Incorporated 144A

     5.63      9-15-2021      1,155,000         1,195,425   

Activision Blizzard Incorporated 144A

     6.13      9-15-2023      285,000         297,113   

Nuance Communications Incorporated 144A

     5.38      8-15-2020      1,130,000         1,104,575   
             2,597,113   
          

 

 

 

 

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Materials : 2.12%

          

Chemicals : 0.21%

          

Celanese US Holdings LLC

     5.88   6-15-2021    $ 440,000       $ 468,600   

Chemtura Corporation

     5.75      7-15-2021      950,000         969,000   
             1,437,600   
          

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging : 1.41%

          

Ball Corporation

     5.75      5-15-2021      400,000         420,000   

Crown Americas LLC

     6.25      2-1-2021      515,000         556,200   

Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated

     7.38      12-15-2026      300,000         331,500   

Crown Cork & Seal Company Incorporated (i)

     7.50      12-15-2096      1,225,000         1,130,063   

Owens-Illinois Incorporated

     7.80      5-15-2018      837,000         979,290   

Sealed Air Corporation 144A

     6.88      7-15-2033      1,715,000         1,680,700   

Sealed Air Corporation 144A

     8.38      9-15-2021      2,240,000         2,559,200   

Silgan Holdings Incorporated

     5.00      4-1-2020      2,250,000         2,221,875   
             9,878,828   
          

 

 

 

Metals & Mining : 0.00%

          

Indalex Holdings Corporation (s)(a)(i)

     11.50      2-1-2020      5,985,000         0   
          

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 0.50%

          

Georgia-Pacific LLC

     8.88      5-15-2031      2,430,000         3,526,217   
          

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 16.43%

          

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 7.40%

          

Citizens Communications Company

     7.88      1-15-2027      4,205,000         4,099,875   

Frontier Communications Corporation

     8.13      10-1-2018      1,980,000         2,252,250   

Frontier Communications Corporation

     8.25      4-15-2017      2,380,000         2,751,875   

Frontier Communications Corporation

     8.50      4-15-2020      1,000,000         1,118,750   

GCI Incorporated

     6.75      6-1-2021      4,145,000         4,020,650   

GCI Incorporated

     8.63      11-15-2019      8,750,000         9,318,750   

Qwest Corporation

     7.13      11-15-2043      1,810,000         1,727,907   

Qwest Corporation

     7.25      9-15-2025      2,755,000         3,017,386   

Qwest Corporation

     7.63      8-3-2021      440,000         468,600   

Syniverse Holdings Incorporated

     9.13      1-15-2019      8,545,000         9,324,731   

TW Telecommunications Holdings Incorporated

     5.38      10-1-2022      7,515,000         7,439,850   

Windstream Corporation

     7.88      11-1-2017      5,380,000         6,146,650   
             51,687,274   
          

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services : 9.03%

          

Cricket Communications Incorporated

     7.75      10-15-2020      3,835,000         4,352,725   

Crown Castle International Corporation

     5.25      1-15-2023      4,385,000         4,346,631   

Crown Castle International Corporation

     7.13      11-1-2019      220,000         235,400   

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated 144A

     6.25      4-1-2021      845,000         877,744   

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated

     6.63      11-15-2020      5,910,000         6,249,825   

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated 144A

     6.63      4-1-2023      825,000         855,938   

MetroPCS Wireless Incorporated

     7.88      9-1-2018      3,015,000         3,218,513   

SBA Telecommunications Corporation

     5.63      10-1-2019      270,000         278,438   

SBA Telecommunications Corporation

     5.75      7-15-2020      2,795,000         2,906,800   

SBA Telecommunications Corporation

     8.25      8-15-2019      93,000         99,510   

Sprint Capital Corporation

     6.88      11-15-2028      19,000,000         18,145,000   

Sprint Capital Corporation

     8.75      3-15-2032      3,390,000         3,669,675   

Sprint Communications Incorporated

     7.00      8-15-2020      2,880,000         3,103,200   

Sprint Communications Incorporated 144A

     9.00      11-15-2018      750,000         905,625   

Sprint Communications Incorporated

     11.50      11-15-2021      1,200,000         1,572,000   

Sprint Corporation 144A

     7.13      6-15-2024      1,585,000         1,592,925   

Sprint Corporation 144A

     7.25      9-15-2021      330,000         355,575   

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

          

Sprint Corporation 144A

     7.88   9-15-2023    $ 330,000       $ 352,275   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.13      1-15-2022      140,000         143,150   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.46      4-28-2019      265,000         278,913   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.50      1-15-2024      140,000         142,975   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.54      4-28-2020      275,000         291,156   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.63      4-28-2021      1,510,000         1,589,275   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.73      4-28-2022      5,645,000         5,927,250   

T-Mobile USA Incorporated

     6.84      4-28-2023      1,575,000         1,643,906   
             63,134,424   
          

 

 

 

Utilities : 4.96%

          

Electric Utilities : 2.85%

          

Energy Future Holdings Corporation

     10.00      12-1-2020      150,000         158,625   

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC 144A

     6.88      8-15-2017      875,000         905,625   

IPALCO Enterprises Incorporated

     5.00      5-1-2018      2,050,000         2,162,750   

IPALCO Enterprises Incorporated 144A

     7.25      4-1-2016      3,783,000         4,151,843   

Mirant Mid-Atlantic LLC Series C

     10.06      12-30-2028      7,560,525         7,787,340   

Otter Tail Corporation (i)

     9.00      12-15-2016      3,985,000         4,732,873   
             19,899,056   
          

 

 

 

Gas Utilities : 0.56%

          

AmeriGas Finance LLC

     6.50      5-20-2021      75,000         80,063   

AmeriGas Finance LLC

     6.75      5-20-2020      1,675,000         1,829,938   

AmeriGas Finance LLC

     7.00      5-20-2022      1,840,000         2,001,000   
             3,911,001   
          

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders : 1.55%

          

Calpine Corporation 144A

     6.00      1-15-2022      715,000         740,025   

NRG Energy Incorporated

     8.50      6-15-2019      3,675,000         3,904,688   

NSG Holdings LLC 144A

     7.75      12-15-2025      3,640,000         3,849,300   

Reliant Energy Incorporated

     9.24      7-2-2017      1,621,527         1,605,312   

Reliant Energy Incorporated

     9.68      7-2-2026      780,000         756,600   
             10,855,925   
          

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $729,246,522)

             755,857,170   
          

 

 

 
     Dividend yield          Shares         

Preferred Stocks : 0.32%

          

Financials : 0.32%

          

Diversified Financial Services : 0.32%

          

GMAC Capital Trust I ±

     7.42           81,784         2,239,246   
          

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,078,248)

             2,239,246   
          

 

 

 
     Interest rate          Principal         

Term Loans : 14.12%

          

Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC

     8.25      6-17-2018    $ 846,429         857,542   

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC <

     9.50      12-10-2019      3,722,755         3,762,328   

Applied Systems Incorporated <

     0.00      1-24-2022      535,000         547,038   

Capital Automotive LP

     6.00      4-30-2020      2,450,000         2,532,688   

Capital Automotive LP

     4.00      4-10-2019      5,083,398         5,117,660   

CBAC Borrower LLC

     8.25      7-2-2020      1,965,000         2,027,644   

CCM Merger Incorporated

     5.00      3-1-2017      4,590,185         4,653,300   

Centaur LLC

     8.75      2-20-2020      3,135,000         3,201,619   

Dell Incorporated

     4.50      4-29-2020      13,703,713         13,633,687   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security name    Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Term Loans (continued)

          

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.11   12-27-2014    $ 2,000,071       $ 1,985,071   

Federal-Mogul Corporation

     2.11      12-27-2015      1,530,508         1,519,029   

Focus Brands Incorporated

     10.25      8-21-2018      4,124,203         4,201,531   

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated

     6.25      12-24-2020      550,000         562,375   

HHI Holdings LLC

     5.00      10-5-2018      3,340,471         3,364,122   

Learfield Communications Incorporated

     8.75      10-9-2021      165,000         168,300   

Level 3 Financing Incorporated

     4.00      1-15-2020      5,750,000         5,784,730   

LTS Buyer LLC

     8.00      4-12-2021      53,763         54,771   

nTelos Incorporated

     5.75      11-9-2019      1,117,885         1,120,333   

Philadelphia Energy Solutions LLC

     6.25      4-4-2018      4,724,300         4,254,846   

Sedgwick CMS Holdings Incorporated

     8.00      12-12-2018      2,645,000         2,687,981   

Spin Holdco Incorporated <

     4.25      11-14-2019      2,780,375         2,803,536   

Springleaf Finance Corporation

     4.75      9-30-2019      775,000         783,858   

Tallgrass Operations, LLC

     4.25      11-13-2018      2,358,360         2,374,868   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings LLC

     3.73      10-10-2014      34,355,889         24,131,233   

TWCC Holdings Corporation

     7.00      6-26-2020      330,000         332,475   

United Surgical Partners International Incorporated

     4.75      4-3-2019      2,210,850         2,222,589   

Vertafore Incorporated

     9.75      10-29-2017      845,000         859,264   

W3 Company

     9.25      9-13-2020      488,775         493,663   

WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems LLC

     4.50      2-21-2019      2,635,088         2,644,969   

Total Term Loans (Cost $107,051,935)

             98,683,050   
          

 

 

 

Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes : 6.37%

          

Consumer Discretionary : 0.17%

          

Media : 0.17%

          

Videotron Limited

     5.00      7-15-2022      745,000         730,100   

Videotron Limited

     6.38      12-15-2015      100,000         100,300   

Videotron Limited

     9.13      4-15-2018      349,000         364,705   
             1,195,105   
          

 

 

 

Energy : 0.26%

          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels : 0.26%

          

Griffin Coal Mining Company Limited 144A(s)

     9.50      12-1-2016      2,119,383         1,568,343   

Griffin Coal Mining Company Limited (s)

     9.50      12-1-2016      290,088         237,872   
             1,806,215   
          

 

 

 

Financials : 0.44%

          

Consumer Finance : 0.33%

          

Wind Acquisition Finance SpA 144A

     11.75      7-15-2017      2,205,000         2,326,275   
          

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services : 0.11%

          

Nielsen Holding and Finance BV 144A

     5.50      10-1-2021      700,000         719,250   

Preferred Term Securities XII Limited (s)(i)

     0.00      12-24-2033      1,540,000         15   
             719,265   
          

 

 

 

Health Care : 0.49%

          

Pharmaceuticals : 0.49%

          

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     6.75      8-15-2018      1,120,000         1,227,800   

VPII Escrow Corporation 144A

     7.50      7-15-2021      1,995,000         2,221,931   
             3,449,731   
          

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

Security name          Interest rate     Maturity date    Principal      Value  

Information Technology : 0.78%

            

Computers & Peripherals : 0.78%

            

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings

       6.80   10-1-2016    $ 1,275,000       $ 1,434,375   

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings

       6.88      5-1-2020      1,860,000         2,004,150   

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings

       7.00      11-1-2021      1,805,000         1,996,781   
               5,435,306   
            

 

 

 

Materials : 0.83%

            

Metals & Mining : 0.59%

            

Novelis Incorporated

       8.38      12-15-2017      1,100,000         1,174,250   

Novelis Incorporated

       8.75      12-15-2020      2,675,000         2,969,250   
               4,143,500   
            

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products : 0.24%

            

Sappi Limited 144A

       7.50      6-15-2032      2,155,000         1,686,288   
            

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services : 3.40%

            

Diversified Telecommunication Services : 3.18%

            

Intelsat Bermuda Limited 144A

       7.75      6-1-2021      1,985,000         2,128,913   

Intelsat Bermuda Limited 144A

       8.13      6-1-2023      890,000         963,425   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA 144A

       5.50      8-1-2023      5,000,000         4,775,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       6.63      12-15-2022      1,235,000         1,275,138   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       7.25      4-1-2019      5,760,000         6,192,000   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       7.25      10-15-2020      3,225,000         3,499,125   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       7.50      4-1-2021      2,214,000         2,438,168   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

       8.50      11-1-2019      905,000         981,925   
               22,253,694   
            

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services : 0.22%

            

Telesat Canada Incorporated 144A

       6.00      5-15-2017      1,475,000         1,530,313   
            

 

 

 

Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes
(Cost $43,143,335)

               44,545,692   
            

 

 

 
           Yield          Shares         

Short-Term Investments : 2.70%

            

Investment Companies : 2.70%

            

Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund, Select Class (l)(u)##

       0.07           18,858,313         18,858,313   
            

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $18,858,313)

               18,858,313   
            

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(Cost $903,488,118)*

     131.90             921,904,828   

Other assets and liabilities, net

     (31.90             (222,956,176
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total net assets

     100.00           $ 698,948,652   
  

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

Non-income-earning security
(a) Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(i) Illiquid security
144A Security that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or security offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
¥ A payment-in-kind (PIK) security is a security in which the issuer may make interest or dividend payments in cash or additional securities. These additional securities generally have the same terms as the original holdings.

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund   Portfolio of investments — January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

(s) Security is currently in default with regards to scheduled interest and/or principal payments. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on this security.
± Variable rate investment. The rate shown is the rate in effect at period end.
< All or a portion of the position represents an unfunded term loan commitment.
(l) Investment in an affiliate
(u) Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
## All or a portion of this security has been segregated for unfunded term loans.
* Cost for federal income tax purposes is $911,469,096 and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 41,108,125   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (30,672,393
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,435,732   

 

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Wells Fargo Advantage Income Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”)

Notes to Portfolio of investments – January 31, 2014 (unaudited)

 

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).

Fixed income securities acquired with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on evaluated bid prices provided by an independent pricing service which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If prices are not available from the independent pricing service or prices received are deemed not representative of market value, prices will be obtained from an independent broker-dealer or otherwise determined based on the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

Short-term securities, with maturities of 60 days or less at time of purchase, generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.

Equity securities 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 primary exchange or market for the security that day, the prior day’s price will be deemed “stale” and fair values will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Valuation Procedures.

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 of the Fund. 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 of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC (“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 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 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 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 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.

When-issued transactions

The Fund may purchase securities on a forward commitment or when-issued basis. The Fund records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets in an amount at least equal in value to the Fund’s commitment to purchase when-issued securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Fund begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

Term loans

The Fund may invest in term loans. The Fund begins earning interest when the loans are funded. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. The Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower and there could be potential loss to the Fund in the event of default by the borrower.

As of January 31, 2014, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $1,783,400.

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 significant 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, use of amortized cost, 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.

As of January 31, 2014, the inputs used in valuing investments in securities were as follows:

 

Investments in securities

   Quoted prices
(Level 1)
     Other
significant
observable inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Equity securities

           

Common stocks

   $ 1,721,357       $ 0       $ 0       $ 1,721,357   

Preferred stocks

     2,239,246         0         0         2,239,246   

Corporate bonds and notes

     0         755,857,170         0         755,857,170   

Term loans

     0         79,095,031         19,588,019         98,683,050   

Yankee bonds corporate bonds and notes

     0         44,545,692         0         44,545,692   

Short-term investments

           

Investment companies

     18,858,313         0         0         18,858,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 22,818,916       $ 879,497,893       $ 19,588,019       $ 921,904,828   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Transfers in and transfers out are recognized at the end of the reporting period. For the nine months ended January 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any transfers into/out of Level 1 or Level 2.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

     Common
stocks
    Term
loans
    Total  

Balance as of April 30, 2013

   $ 2,149      $ 20,331,214      $ 20,333,363   

Accrued discounts (premiums)

     0        5,806        5,806   

Realized gains (losses)

     0        (1,998     (1,998

Change in unrealized gains (losses)

     (2,149     (184,620     (186,769

Purchases

     0        7,032,815        7,032,815   

Sales

     0        (4,682,845     (4,682,845

Transfers into Level 3

     0        4,653,300        4,653,300   

Transfers out of Level 3

     0        (7,565,653     (7,565,653
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of January 31, 2014

   $ 0      $ 19,588,019      $ 19,588,019   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to securities still held at January 31, 2014

   $ (2,149   $ 31,070      $ 28,921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The investment types categorized above were valued using indicative broker quotes. These indicative broker quotes are considered Level 3 inputs. Quantitative unobservable inputs used by the brokers are often proprietary and not provided to the Fund and therefore the disclosure that would address these inputs is not included above.


The following is a list of common abbreviations for terms and entities that may have appeared in this report.

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

CLP — Chilean peso

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

LLLP — Limited liability limited partnership

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


NGN — Nigerian naira

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

RON — Romanian lei

RUB — Russian ruble

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 & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

STRIPS — Separate trading of registered interest and

principal securities

TAN — Tax anticipation notes

TBA — To be announced

THB — Thai baht

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 Income Opportunities 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.


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 Income Opportunities Fund

    By:

  /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President

    Date:

  March 26, 2014

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 Income Opportunities Fund

    By:

  /s/ Karla M. Rabusch
  Karla M. Rabusch
  President

    Date:

  March 26, 2014

    By:

  /s/ Jeremy DePalma
  Jeremy DePalma
  Treasurer

    Date:

  March 26, 2014