Although Wells Fargo currently ranks as the 18th largest mutual fund company in the U.S., the company hopes to crack the top 10. At present time, that would mean gathering at least $179 billion in assets.
"Our goal is to eventually become one of the 10 largest mutual fund firms in the United States," said company spokesman John Roehm.
While Wells Fargo has been growing its fund business, the workforce at its Menomonee Falls, Wisc., offices has been cut more than half from two years ago. The company currently employs 531 people there, down from 1,100 in 2004. Nonetheless, Roehm said, Wells Fargo is committed to the region. Wells Fargo, which is headquartered in San Francisco, expanded to Wisconsin in 2004, through its acquisition of Strong Funds, which has been based there.
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