WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST, N-14AE, EX-12.A, 2000-06-02

WELLS FARGO FUNDS TRUST
N-14AE, EX-12.A, 2000-06-02

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                                                                   Exhibit 12(a)
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Independent Auditors Consent


The Board of  Trustees
Wells Fargo Funds Trust:

We consent to the use of our reports dated November 18, 1999 and July 16, 1999
for the Norwest Advantage Funds (predecessor funds to funds within the Wells
Fargo Funds Trust), incorporated herein by reference, and the reference to our
firm under the heading "EXHIBIT C-PRINCIPAL  SERVICE PROVIDERS" in Part A of the
combined proxy/registration statement being filed on From N-14.


/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California
May 31, 2000