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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: 811-22005
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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-643-9691
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2010
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2011
 
 

 


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ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
SIGNATURES
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ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — January 31, 2011 (UNAUDITED)
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
Shares     Security Name   Value  
       
 
       
Common Stocks: 67.41%        
       
 
       
Brazil: 0.17%        
  25,000    
Vivo Participacoes SA ADR (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)
  $ 851,000  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Finland: 2.92%        
  475,004    
Fortum Oyj (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    14,632,917  
       
 
     
       
 
       
France: 6.96%        
  225,000    
Bouygues SA (Industrials, Construction & Engineering)
    10,477,080  
  900,000    
France Telecom SA (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)
    19,660,314  
  230,000    
Suez Environnement SA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    4,750,335  
       
 
       
       
 
    34,887,729  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Germany: 2.58%        
  706,274    
Deutsche Post AG (Industrials, Air Freight & Logistics)
    12,948,067  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Italy: 15.87%        
  2,875,001    
Enel SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    16,247,113  
  1,000,000    
ENI SpA (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
    23,686,300  
  5,963,673    
Hera SpA (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    13,872,615  
  2,500,000    
Mediaset SpA (Consumer Discretionary, Media)
    16,232,988  
  2,175,000    
TERNA SpA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    9,499,507  
       
 
       
       
 
    79,538,523  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Portugal: 2.23%        
  959,797    
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA ADR (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)
    11,191,233  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Spain: 3.12%        
  513,888    
Iberdrola SA (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4,404,473  
  220,000    
Red Electrica de Espana (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    11,226,211  
       
 
       
       
 
    15,630,684  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Sweden: 4.42%        
  1,002,238    
Tele2 AB Series B (Telecommunication Services, Diversified Telecommunication Services)
    22,143,671  
       
 
     
       
 
       
United Kingdom: 5.15%        
  250,000    
National Grid plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    2,212,556  
  300,000    
Pennon Group plc (Utilities, Water Utilities)
    2,897,747  
  190,000    
Scottish & Southern Energy plc (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    3,527,435  
  500,000    
Severn Trent plc (Utilities, Water Utilities)
    10,956,657  
  390,223    
United Utilities Group plc (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    3,397,304  
  100,000    
Vodafone Group plc ADR (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)
    2,836,000  
       
 
       
       
 
    25,827,699  
       
 
     
       
 
       
United States: 23.99%        
  131,000    
Ameresco Incorporated Class A (Industrials, Building Products)†
    2,029,190  
  25,000    
American Assets Trust Incorporated (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))†
    532,250  
  100,000    
American Water Works Company Incorporated (Utilities, Water Utilities)
    2,550,000  
  200,000    
CenterPoint Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    3,230,000  
  500,000    
Chatham Lodging Trust (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    8,270,000  
  100,000    
Colony Financial Incorporated (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    2,020,000  
  250,000    
Comcast Corporation Class A (Consumer Discretionary, Media)#
    5,687,500  
  50,000    
Constellation Energy Group Incorporated (Utilities, Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)
    1,612,500  
  25,000    
Convergys Corporation (Information Technology, IT Services)†
    356,000  
  66,400    
EQT Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
    3,199,816  
  1,275,000    
Excel Trust Incorporated (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    16,294,500  
  25,000    
FirstEnergy Corporation (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    978,000  
The Portfolio of Investments should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements which are included in the Fund’s audited Annual Report or Semi-Annual Report. These reports include additional information about the Fund’s security valuation policies and about certain security types invested in by the Fund.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — January 31, 2011 (UNAUDITED)
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND
                 
Shares     Security Name   Value  
       
 
       
United States (continued)        
  125,000    
Hawaiian Electric Industries Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
  $ 3,112,500  
  65,000    
Hicks Acquisition Company II Incorporated (Financials, Consumer Finance)†
    659,750  
  200,000    
Invesco Mortgage Capital (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    4,474,000  
  100,000    
Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
    2,950,000  
  37,899    
Middlesex Water Company (Utilities, Water Utilities)
    673,844  
  100,000    
National Fuel Gas Company (Utilities, Gas Utilities)
    6,834,000  
  75,000    
NII Holdings Incorporated (Telecommunication Services, Wireless Telecommunication Services)†
    3,148,500  
  330,000    
Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
    6,652,800  
  300,000    
NV Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4,311,000  
  1,010,400    
optionsXpress Holdings Incorporated (Financials, Capital Markets)
    15,014,544  
  40,000    
Pennichuck Corporation (Utilities, Water Utilities)
    1,124,000  
  55,000    
PG&E Corporation (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    2,545,400  
  50,000    
SCANA Corporation (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    2,113,500  
  249,999    
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Telecommunication Services,
Wireless Telecommunication Services)(i)
    4,182,483  
  250,000    
Starwood Property Trust Incorporated (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    5,627,500  
  300,000    
VeriSign Incorporated (Information Technology, Internet Software & Services)
    10,095,000  
       
 
    120,278,577  
       
 
     
       
 
       
Total Common Stocks (Cost $317,978,102)     337,930,100  
       
 
     
                                 
Principal         Interest Rate     Maturity Date          
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 1.19%                        
       
 
                       
United States: 1.19%                        
  100,000    
Ares Capital Corporation (Financials,Capital Markets)
    7.75 %     10/15/2040       2,439,000  
  4,000,000    
Regions Financing Trust II (Financials,Consumer Finance)
    6.63       05/15/2047       3,540,000  
       
 
                       
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $6,004,582)                     5,979,000  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Shares  
 
                       
       
 
                       
Preferred Stocks: 26.11%                        
                         
            Dividend          
            Yield          
       
 
               
Canada: 0.30%  
 
               
  59,058    
Nexen Incorporated (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels)
    7.35       1,484,718  
       
 
             
       
 
               
Netherlands: 0.19%                
  45,000    
Aegon NV (Financials, Insurance)
    6.50       968,850  
       
 
             
       
 
               
United Kingdom: 1.38%                
  225,000    
Barclays Bank plc (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    8.13       5,802,750  
  50,000    
National Westminster Bank plc (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    7.76       1,136,000  
       
 
               
       
 
            6,938,750  
       
 
             
       
 
               
United States: 24.24%                
  20,000    
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (Energy, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels) ††
    8.00       1,944,680  
  100,000    
Bank of America Corporation Series 3 (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)
    6.38       2,243,000  
  100,000    
Bank of America Corporation Series 5 (Financials, Diversified Financial Services) ±
    6.37       1,818,000  
  50,000    
Bank of America Corporation Series 8 (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)
    8.63       1,316,000  
  90,000    
Bank of America Corporation Series H (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)
    8.20       2,294,100  
  135,000    
Branch Banking & Trust Capital Trust VII (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    8.10       3,615,300  
The Portfolio of Investments should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements which are included in the Fund’s audited Annual Report or Semi-Annual Report. These reports include additional information about the Fund’s security valuation policies and about certain security types invested in by the Fund.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — January 31, 2011 (UNAUDITED)
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND
                         
            Dividend        
Shares     Security Name   Yield     Value  
       
 
               
United States (continued)                
  100,000    
Citigroup Capital XII (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    8.50 %   $ 2,630,000  
  66,124    
Connecticut Light & Power Company Series 1963 (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.50       2,527,180  
  53,850    
Consolidated Edison Incorporated Series A (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.00       4,903,581  
  30,214    
Constellation Energy Group Incorporated Series A (Utilities, Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders)
    8.63       808,225  
  110,000    
Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust V (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    8.05       2,861,100  
  105,000    
Duquesne Light Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    6.50       5,152,867  
  22,210    
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company (Materials, Chemicals)
    4.50       2,002,898  
  25,000    
Entergy Arkansas Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.75       625,750  
  400,000    
Entergy Arkansas Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    6.45       9,925,000  
  13,578    
Entergy Arkansas Incorporated Series 1965 (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.56       1,044,234  
  75,000    
Entergy Louisiana LLC (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.88       1,881,750  
  200,000    
Entergy Louisiana LLC (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    6.95       19,643,760  
  11,893    
Entergy New Orleans Incorporated (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.56       1,032,057  
  89,600    
Fifth Third Capital Trust VII (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    8.88       2,368,128  
  200,000    
First Potomac Realty Trust Series A (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    7.75       5,024,000  
  500    
FPC Capital Trust I Series A (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    7.10       12,785  
  46,090    
Hawaiian Electric Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.75       737,440  
  40,000    
Hawaiian Electric Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.25       731,252  
  40,000    
Heller Financial Incorporated (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)
    6.69       3,787,500  
  9,000    
Heller Financial Incorporated (Financials, Diversified Financial Services)
    6.95       891,844  
  8,700    
Interstate Power & Light Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    8.38       248,820  
  172,100    
MetLife Incorporated (Financials, Insurance)
    6.50       4,266,359  
  19,840    
Pacific Enterprises Incorporated (Utilities, Gas Utilities)
    4.40       1,603,320  
  130,000    
Pacific Gas & Electric Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.80       2,782,000  
  126,000    
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series D (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    5.00       2,809,800  
  39,900    
Pacific Gas & Electric Company Series I (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.36       788,025  
  100,000    
Protective Life Corporation (Financials, Insurance)
    8.00       2,259,000  
  48,000    
Prudential Financial Incorporated (Financials, Insurance)
    9.00       1,336,320  
  80,000    
Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust (Consumer Discretionary, Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure)
    9.50       2,037,600  
  30,000    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ADR (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    5.75       532,500  
  12,000    
SCANA Corporation Series A (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    7.70       332,160  
  85,000    
Southern California Edison Company Series D (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.32       1,665,150  
  48,000    
SunTrust Capital IX (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    7.88       1,249,920  
  10,000    
Union Electric Company (Utilities, Electric Utilities)
    4.50       737,265  
  120,000    
Vornado Realty LP (Financials, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs))
    7.88       3,225,600  
  52,320    
Xcel Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    4.10       3,896,208  
  30,030    
Xcel Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    4.16       2,492,490  
  19,880    
Xcel Energy Incorporated (Utilities, Multi-Utilities)
    4.56       1,664,751  
  5,717,000    
Zions Bancorporation (Financials, Commercial Banks)
    6.00       5,755,647  
       
 
               
       
 
            121,505,366  
       
 
             
       
 
               
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $122,492,813)             130,897,684  
       
 
             
       
 
               
Investment Companies: 0.86%                
       
 
               
United States: 0.86%                
  175,000    
Tortoise Energy Capital Corporation
            4,319,000  
       
 
               
Total Investment Companies (Cost $4,375,000)             4,319,000  
       
 
             
The Portfolio of Investments should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements which are included in the Fund’s audited Annual Report or Semi-Annual Report. These reports include additional information about the Fund’s security valuation policies and about certain security types invested in by the Fund.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — January 31, 2011 (UNAUDITED)
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND
                                 
Shares     Security Name           Yield     Value  
       
 
                       
Short-Term Investments: 0.29%                        
       
 
                       
Investment Companies: 0.29%                        
  1,464,137    
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund(l)(u)
            0.12 %   $ 1,464,137  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,464,137)                     1,464,137  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Investments in Securities (Cost $452,314,634)*     95.86 %             480,589,921  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     4.14               20,750,080  
       
 
                   
       
 
                       
Total Net Assets     100.00 %           $ 501,340,001  
       
 
                   
 
  Non-income earning securities.
 
#   All or a portion of this security segregated as collateral for written options.
 
(i)   Illiquid security.
 
††   Securities that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
±   Variable rate investments.
 
(l)   Investment in an affiliate.
 
(u)   Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
 
*   Cost for federal income tax purposes is $458,053,872 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 37,306,552  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (14,770,503 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 22,536,049  
The Portfolio of Investments should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements which are included in the Fund’s audited Annual Report or Semi-Annual Report. These reports include additional information about the Fund’s security valuation policies and about certain security types invested in by the Fund.

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WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITY FUND
     
NOTES TO PORTFOLIOS OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
  January 31, 2011
 
The Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the date on the cover of this report has not been audited. This report is provided for the general information of the Fund’s shareholders. For more information regarding the Fund and its holdings, please see the Fund’s most recent prospectus and annual report.
Securities valuation
Investments in securities are valued each business day as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, which is usually 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Securities which are traded on a national or foreign securities exchange are valued at the last reported sales price, except that securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“Nasdaq”) are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), and if no NOCP is available, then at the last reported sales price. If no sales price is shown on the Nasdaq, the bid price will be used. In the absence of any sale of securities listed on the Nasdaq, and in the case of other securities, including U.S. Government obligations, but excluding debt securities maturing in 60 days or less, the price will be deemed “stale” and the valuations will be determined in accordance with the Fund’s Fair Valuation Procedures.
Securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the closing rates of exchange in effect on the day of valuation.
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 investments 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 the investments, then those investments are fair valued following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. These procedures take into account multiple factors including movements in U.S. securities markets after foreign exchanges close. 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 closing price or latest quoted bid price.
Certain fixed income securities with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on available market quotations received from an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a third party broker-dealer or determined based on the Fund’s Fair Value Procedures.
Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at net asset value.
Certain 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 valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value are consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach, where applicable, for each security type.
Foreign currency translation
The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investment securities, and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, and income and expenses are translated at the prevailing 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, at fiscal period-end, 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 at fiscal period-end are not separately presented. Such changes are recorded with net realized and unrealized gain from investments. Gains and loses from certain foreign currency transactions are treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Certain Funds may be subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may write covered put or call options. When a 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, which 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 which is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option. Premiums paid for purchased options which expire are recognized as realized losses from investments on the expiration date. Premiums paid for purchased options which are exercised or closed are added to the amount paid or offset against the proceeds on 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 Fund’s 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 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 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, 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 securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
As of January 31, 2011, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
                                 
            Significant Other   Significant    
            Observable   Unobservable    
    Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs    
Investments in Securities   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
 
Equity securities
                               
Common stocks
  $ 337,930,100     $ 0     $ 0     $ 337,930,100  
Preferred stocks
    72,218,682       58,679,002       0       130,897,684  
Investment companies
    4,319,000       0       0       4,319,000  
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       5,979,000       0       5,979,000  
Short-term investments
                               
Investment companies
    1,464,137       0       0       1,464,137  
     
 
  $ 415,931,919     $ 64,658,002     $ 0     $ 480,589,921  
     
As of January 31, 2011, the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s other financial instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:

 


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            Significant Other   Significant    
            Observable   Unobservable    
    Quoted Prices   Inputs   Inputs    
Other financial instruments   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
 
Written options
  $ (17,925 )   $ (161,249 )   $ 0     $ (179,174 )
The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:
         
    Preferred stocks  
Balance as of October 31, 2010
  $ 749,700  
Accrued discounts (premiums)
    0  
Realized gains (losses)
    (18,012 )
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
    0  
Purchases
    (731,688 )
Sales
    0  
Transfers into Level 3
    0  
Transfers out of Level 3
    0  
 
     
Balance as of January 31, 2011
  $ 0  
 
     
 
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to securities still held at January 31, 2011
  $ 0  
 
     
DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
During the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Fund entered into written options for hedging purposes, in order to reduce market exposure.
During the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Fund had written option activities as follows:
                 
    Number of   Premiums
    Contracts   Received
 
Options outstanding at October 31, 2010
    11,446     $ 1,404,145  
Options written
    21,424       990,317  
Options expired
    (19,122 )     (1,745,888 )
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions
    (6,539 )     (309,422 )
     
Options outstanding at January 31, 2011
    7,209     $ 339,152  
     
Open call options written at January 31, 2011 were as follows for the Fund:
                                         
Expiration         Number of     Strike     Market     Premiums  
Date     Issuer Name   Contracts     Price     Value     Received  
 
February 2011  
AEX Index
    420     383 EUR     $ 4,537     $ 14,462  
February 2011  
CAC Index
    377     4,274 EUR       9,758       22,766  
February 2011  
Comcast Corporation, Class A
    717     24 USD       17,925       25,547  
February 2011  
DAX Index
    428     7,517 EUR       4,985       16,530  
February 2011  
IBEX Index
    1,396     11,543 EUR       63,779       84,862  
February 2011  
NDX Index
    89     2,436 USD       6,481       18,409  
February 2011  
OMX Index
    1,185     1,216 SEK       15,264       26,835  
February 2011  
RTY Index
    263     828 USD       26,347       61,647  
February 2011  
S&P 400 Midcap Index
    223     976 USD       17,510       28,758  
February 2011  
SPY Index
    1,601     137 USD       4,563       10,326  
February 2011  
SX5E Index
    510     3,163 EUR       8,025       29,010  
The Fund had average premiums received on written options in the amount of $473,076 during the three months ended January 31, 2011.

 


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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 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 


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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 29, 2011    
 
     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 29, 2011    
     
  By:   /s/ Kasey L. Phillips    
    Kasey L. Phillips   
    Treasurer    
 
  Date:  March 29, 2011