Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund

Over the last five years, certain global real estate indexes have not only outperformed some U.S.-based real estate indexes, but have done so with lower overall volatility.¹

Around the globe, foreign countries are adopting an ownership structure very similar to publicly traded REITs in the United States. How can an investor take advantage of these expanded opportunities for growth?

Introduced in 2006, the Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund offers the diversification of a global real estate portfolio with the liquidity² of publicly traded real estate stocks. Mirroring the holdings of an index that is backed by the strength of a worldwide index leader, Dow Jones Wilshire, this new mutual fund mirrors the holdings of the Dow Jones Wilshire Global Real Estate Securities Index^SM (RESI). This Fund is carefully designed and monitored to reflect the values of institutional-like direct ownership of commercial real estate around the world.

¹ Source: Dow Jones Indexes (Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI), FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index, and FTSE NAREIT Indexes. Data as of October 31, 2006.
² As with any mutual fund, you can buy or sell your Fund shares on any day the market is open at net asset value, which may be more or less than the purchase price.

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Click here to see the Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund -- Classes A and C shares Fact Sheet.
Click here to see the Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund -- Class I shares Fact Sheet.

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The DJW Global RESI was not established prior to March 21, 2006. The information related to the Index prior to that date contains comparisons, assertions, and conclusions regarding the performance of the DJW Global RESI based on "back-testing" (calculations of how the Index might have performed in the past if it had existed). Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. Back-tested performance does not represent actual performance, is not the result of actual trading, and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual performance. Index returns do not represent fund performance. Index performance returns do not reflect management fees, transaction costs, or expenses.

You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund. Call Wells Real Estate Funds at 800-448-1010, or click here for a copy of the prospectus. You should read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Please click to review the Wells DJW Global RESI Index Fund Statement of Additional Information and Semi-Annual Report.

The Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI^SM Index is calculated and distributed by Dow Jones Indexes pursuant to an agreement between Dow Jones & Company and Wilshire Associates Incorporated. "Dow Jones" and "Wilshire" are the respective service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Wilshire Associates Incorporated. The Wells Dow Jones Wilshire Global RESI Index Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones or Wilshire.

International investing entails additional risks such as: currency exchange rates, foreign legislative changes, and geopolitical fluctuations. The Fund's foreign securities may be subject to foreign taxation. Currency Rate Risk includes changes in the value of American currency if underlying securities or properties are purchased in other currencies and the outcome can impact investor performance. Increases in interest rates typically lower the current value of the REIT's income stream. Changes affecting the global real estate economy will usually have a greater impact on performance, as the Fund's holdings are only in the real estate sector.

REITs have various risks including potential for vacancies, devaluation of the properties, competition for investment properties, and dependence on real estate management talent.

Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. is affiliated with Wells Investment Securities, Inc. - Distributor - Member FINRA/SIPC.