Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Bond Fund

Scorecard
5 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 5 3 4 1
Zacks Investment Research
2 (Buy)
Standard & Poor's
5 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
A+ (Buy)

U.S. News evaluated 58 Muni National Long Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 7.18 percent over the past year, 7.72 percent over the past three years, 7.46 percent over the past five years, and 6.50 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 1.8%
1 Year 7.2%
3 Years (Annualized) 7.7%
5 Years (Annualized) 7.5%
10 Years (Annualized) 6.5%

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Summary

The investment seeks income exempt from federal income taxes. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal income tax, but not necessarily federal alternative minimum tax (AMT). It invests up to 20% of the fund's total assets in securities that pay interest subject to federal AMT. While the fund may purchase securities of any maturity, under normal circumstances, it expects the fund's dollar-weighted average effective maturity to be between 3 and 20 years.

Fees

Fees are Above Average compared to funds in the same category.
Wells Fargo Advantage Municipal Bond Fund has an expense ratio of 0.47 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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