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WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND


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Wilmington Funds

WilmingtonLarge-Cap Strategy Fund

Wilmington International Fund

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

(Each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

1-800-836-2211

September 20, 2018

Dear Shareholder:

I am writing to let you know that a special meeting of shareholders of the Funds of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) will be held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 9, 2018, at the principal executive offices of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation, the investment advisor to the Trust, at 1100 North Market Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19890. The purpose of the meeting is set forth in the formal Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders of Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the "Fund"),following this letter. Included with this letter are the notice, a series of Wilmington Funds (the "Trust"), will be held on November 30, 2016,proxy statement and a proxy card.

Your vote is very important to vote on two important proposals that affect the Fund.  Please read the enclosed materials and cast your vote on the proxy card or voting instruction form.


Voting your shares immediately will help minimize additional solicitation expenses and prevent the need to call you to solicit your vote.

The proposals for the Fund have been carefully reviewed by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board").  The Trustees of the Trust, most of whom are not affiliated with Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (the "Investment Advisor") or its affiliates, are responsible for looking after your interests as a shareholder of the Fund.  The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the proposals.

Voting is quick and easy.  Everything you need is enclosed.  us. To cast your vote, simply complete the proxy card or voting instruction form enclosed in this package. Be sure to sign the card or the form before mailing it in the postage-paid envelope. If eligible, youYou may also vote your shares by touch-tone telephone or through the Internet.telephone. Simply call the toll-free number or visiton your proxy card, enter the web sitecontrol number found on the card, and follow the recorded instructions. You may also vote your shares via the internet. Simply go to the website indicated on your proxy card, or voting instruction form,enter the 12 digit control number found on the front of your proxy card, and follow the instructions.

instructions to cast your vote. If we do not hear from you after a reasonable amount of time, you may receive a call from our proxy solicitor, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., reminding you to vote.

If you have any questions before you vote, please call Wilmington Funds Shareholder Services toll-free at1-800-836-2211.  We'll be glad to help you get your vote in quickly. Thank you for your participation in this important initiative.

Very truly yours,

Dominick J. D’Eramo

President, Wilmington Funds

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The following Q&A

Wilmington Funds

WilmingtonLarge-Cap Strategy Fund

Wilmington International Fund

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

(Each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”)

1100 North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

1-800-836-2211

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF

SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

To Our Shareholders:

Notice is provided to assist you in understanding the proposals for the Fund.  The proposals are described in greater detail in the enclosed proxy statement.  We appreciate your trust in the Fund and look forward to continuing to help you achieve your financial goals.



Important information to help you understand and vote on the proposals

Below ishereby given that a brief overviewspecial meeting of the proposals.  The proxy statement provides more information on the proposals.  Your vote is important, no matter how large or small your holdings may be.

What are the proposals I am being asked to vote on?

Proposal 1:Shareholdersshareholders of the Fund are being asked to vote to approve modifications to the Fund's current fundamental investment goal.

Proposal 2:ShareholdersFunds of the Fund are being asked to approve the reclassification of the investment goal of the Fund from a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.

Has the Board approved the proposals?

Yes.  The Board has unanimously approved each proposal and recommends that you vote to approve each proposal for the Fund.

Why am I being asked to approve modifications to the Fund's investment goal?

As discussed in more detail in the proxy statement, Investment Advisor has concluded that the Fund's pursuit of its current investment goal through its multi-strategy/multi-manager structure is not conducive to the Fund's growth or competitive performance.  Investment Advisor has determined that the Fund should change its investment goal and retain a single unaffiliated subadviser (subject to shareholder approval of the revised investment goal), Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington"), which would allocate and reallocate the Fund's assets among a number of global equity strategies managed by portfolio management teams within Wellington.  Wellington would also use a portion of the Fund's assets to seek to reduce, or hedge, a portion of the equity market risk generated by the portfolio.

The current investment goal of the Fund is to seek "to achieve long term growth of capital through consistent returns from investments that have a low correlation to traditional asset classes."  As a result of implementing the new investment strategy with Wellington, the Fund's portfolio would in fact have a higher correlation to the markets in which it invests, with hedging that is designed to reduce the sensitivity of the portfolio to market movements.  The Fund's investment goal is a "fundamental" policy, which means that it cannot be changed without shareholder approval.  Therefore, the Board unanimously recommends that shareholders approve changing the Fund's investment goal to: "to achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than the broader equity markets."  The Investment Advisor believes that changing the investment goal is in the best interests of the Fund because the change will enable the Fund to pursue the new investment strategy with Wellington as the single subadviser, offering the Fund the prospect for improved performance and the potential for growth in assets.

What effect will changing the Fund's investment goal have on the Fund?

Changing the investment goal will allow the Fund to pursue the new investment strategy with Wellington as the sole subadviser, as described in the previous Q&A.  Investment Advisor anticipates that the Fund will experience an immediate and significant decrease in its net expense ratio (from 2.49% to 1.25% for Class I shares) as a result of hiring a single subadviser.  Investment Advisor believes that the restructured Fund will represent a unique offering with a competitive net expense ratio and the prospect for improved performance.

In conjunction with the proposed changes to the Fund's investment goal, Investment Advisor has proposed, and the Board has unanimously approved, the following changes, subject to shareholder approval of the revised investment goal:  (i) changing the Fund's name to reflect the Fund's proposed revised investment mandate; and (ii) changing certain principal investment strategies of the Fund.  The proposed name and investment strategy changes do not require shareholder approval.

Why am I being asked to approve the reclassification of the investment goal from "fundamental" to "non-fundamental"?
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The reclassification of the investment goal from "fundamental" to "non-fundamental" would permit the Board to amend the Fund's investment goal in the future without shareholder approval when the Board believes that the change is in the best interests of shareholders, without incurring the cost and delay of calling a meeting of shareholders. The Fund will provide shareholders with at least 60 days prior written notice of a change in its investment goal if Proposal 2 is approved by shareholders.

How many votes am I entitled to cast?

As a shareholder, you are entitled to one vote for each share (and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share) you own of the Fund on the record date.  The record date is October 13, 2016.

How do I vote my shares?

You can vote your shares by completing and signing the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form and mailing it in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.  If eligible, you may also vote using a touch-tone telephone by calling the toll-free number printed on your proxy card or voting instruction form and following the recorded instructions or through the Internet by visiting the web site printed on your proxy card or voting instruction form and following the on-line instructions.  If you need any assistance, or have any questions regarding the proposals or how to vote your shares, please call 1-800-836-2211.

How do I sign the proxy card?

Individual Accounts:  Shareholders should sign exactly as their names appear on the account registration shown on the proxy card or voting instruction form.

Joint Accounts:  Either owner may sign, but the name of the person signing should conform exactly to a name appearing on the account registration as shown on the proxy card or voting instruction form.

All Other Accounts:  The person signing must indicate his or her capacity.  For example, a trustee for a trust or other entity should sign, "Ann B. Collins, Trustee."
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WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND
(a series of Wilmington Funds)

IMPORTANT SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
These materials are for a Special Meeting of Shareholders of Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the "Fund"), a series of Wilmington Funds (the "Trust"“Trust”), which will be held at 111 S. Calvert Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time.  The enclosed materials discuss the proposals (the "Proposals") to be votedTime on November 9, 2018, at the meeting, and contain the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, proxy statement and proxy card.  A proxy card is, in essence, a ballot.  When you vote your proxy, it tells us how you wish to vote on an important issue relating to the Fund.  If you specify a vote on the Proposals, your proxy will be voted as you indicate.  If you simply sign, date and return the proxy card, but do not specify a vote on the Proposals, your proxy will be voted "FOR" the Proposals.
We urge you to review carefully the Proposals described in the proxy statement.  Then, please fill out and sign the proxy card or voting instruction form and return it to us so that we know how you would like to vote.  When shareholders return their proxies promptly, additional costs of having to conduct additional mailings may be avoided.  PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN your proxy card or voting instruction form.
We welcome your comments.  If you have any questions, call 1-800-836-2211.
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET VOTING
For your convenience, you may be able to vote by telephone or through the Internet, 24 hours a day.  If your account is eligible, instructions are enclosed.




WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND
(a series of Wilmington Funds)
111 South Calvert Street, 26th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The Board of Trusteesprincipal executive offices of Wilmington Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf ofManagement Corporation, the investment advisor to the Trust, at 1100 North Market Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the "Fund"), has called a Special Meeting of ShareholdersDE 19890. The purpose of the Fund (the "Meeting"), which will be held at  111 S. Calvert Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202,  on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at  3:00 p.m., Eastern time.
During the Meeting shareholders of the Fund will be askedis to vote on the following proposals:
1.To approve modifications to the Fund's current fundamental investment goal.
2.To approve reclassification of the Fund's investment goal from a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
3.To transact such other business, if any, as may properly come before the Meeting.
October 19, 2016
By Order of the Board of Trustees,
Lisa R. Grosswirth
Secretary, Wilmington Funds




Please signproposal:

1. To elect Nicholas A. Giordano, Robert H. Arnold, Gregory P. Chandler, Richard B. Seidel, and promptly returnDonald E. Foley (the “Current Trustees”) as Independent Trustees of the proxy cardTrust; and to elect Dominick J. D’Eramo (the “New Trustee”) as an Interested Trustee of the Trust.

It is not anticipated that any matters other than that listed above will be brought before the Meeting. If, however, any other business is properly brought before the Meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons designated as proxies or voting instruction formotherwise as described in the enclosed self-addressed envelope regardless of the number of shares you own.


IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders, proxy statement and form of proxy card are available on the Internet at proxyvote.com.  The form of proxy card on the Internet site cannot be used to cast your vote.

If you have any questions about how to vote or about the Meeting, or wish to obtain directions to be able to attend the Meeting and vote in person, please call 1-800-836-2211.



PROXY STATEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING 1
PROPOSAL 1: TO APPROVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUND'S CURRENT FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT GOAL 3
PROPOSAL 2:  TO APPROVE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT GOAL FROM A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY TO A NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY 5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND 6
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING AND THE MEETING 8
Exhibit AOUTSTANDING SHARES AND CLASSES OF THE FUND AS OF THE RECORD DATE (OCTOBER 13, 2016)
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Exhibit BPRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES AS OF THE RECORD DATE (OCTOBER 13, 2016)
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WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND
(a series of Wilmington Funds)

PROXY STATEMENT
♦ INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING
Who is asking for my vote?
The Board of Trustees (the "Board" or the "Trustees") of Wilmington Funds (the "Trust"), on behalf of Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the "Fund"), in connection with a Special Meeting ofattached Proxy Statement. Shareholders of therecord of each Fund to be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 (the "Meeting"), has requested your vote on important matters (the "Proposals").
Who is eligible to vote?
Shareholders of record at the close of business on Thursday, October 13, 2016 (the "Record Date")September 7, 2018 are entitled to be presentnotice of, and to vote at, theany such Meeting or any adjourned Meeting.  Each share of record of the Fund is entitledand adjournments thereof.

You are cordially invited to one vote (and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share) on each matter relating to the Fund presented atattend the Meeting. The Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders are requested and encouraged to complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the proxy statement were first mailed to shareholders of record on or about October 28, 2016.

On what issues am I being asked to vote?
Shareholders are being askedpostage-paid envelope provided for that purpose. Alternatively, to vote on the following Proposals:
Proposal 1:           To approve modificationsvia telephone or internet, please refer to the Fund's current fundamental investment goal;enclosed proxy card. If you intend to attend the Meeting in person, you may register your presence with the registrar and
Proposal 2:To approve reclassification of the Fund's investment goal from a fundamental investment policy to a non-fundamental investment policy.
How does vote your shares in person, even if you have previously voted your shares by proxy. If you properly execute and return the Board recommend that I vote?
The Board, on behalf of the Fund, unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the approval of the Proposals.
How do I ensure that my vote is accurately recorded?
You may submit yourenclosed proxy card or voting instruction form in one of four ways:
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By Internet (if eligible).  The web address and instructions for voting can be found on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form.  You will be required to provide your control number located on the proxy card or voting instruction form.
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By Telephone (if eligible).  The toll-free number for telephone voting can be found on the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form.  You will be required to provide your control number located on the proxy card or voting instruction form.
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By Mail.  Mark the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form, sign and date it, and return it in the postage-paid envelope we provided.
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In Persontime to be voted at the Meeting,.  You can vote your shares in person at the Meeting.
Shareholders of record who hold shares directly with the Fund are eligible to vote by Internet or by telephone.  If you hold your shares with a broker or other financial intermediary, whether you are eligible to submit
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your voting instructionsrepresented by Internet or by telephone will depend upon the proxy voting services provided by such broker or other financial intermediary.  If you require additional information regarding the Meeting, you may contact 1-800-836-2211.
Proxy cards that are properly signed, dated and received at or prior to the Meeting will be voted as specified.  If you specify a vote on the Proposals, your proxy will be voted as you indicate.  If you simply sign, dateat the Meeting in accordance with your instructions. Unless revoked, proxies that have been executed and return the proxy card, but do not specify a vote on the Proposals, your proxyreturned by shareholders without instructions will be voted "FOR" the Proposals.
May I revoke my proxy?
You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted by forwarding a written revocation or a later-dated proxy to the Fund that is received by the Fund at or prior to the Meeting, or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.
What if my shares are held in a brokerage account?
If your shares are held by your broker, then in order to vote in person at the Meeting, you will need to obtain a "legal proxy" from your broker and present it to the Inspector of Elections at the Meeting.  Also, in order to revoke your proxy, you may need to forward your written revocation or a later-dated proxy card to your broker rather than to the Fund.
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PROPOSAL 1:   TO APPROVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUND'S CURRENT FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT GOAL
The Board unanimously recommends that the shareholdersfavor of the Fund approve changing the Fund's current fundamental investment goal to read as follows:  to achieve long-term growthproposal.

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The enclosed proxy is being solicited on behalf of capital with lower volatility than the broader equity markets.


Why am I being asked to approve modifications to the Fund's fundamental investment goal?
The current investment goal of the Fund is to seek "to achieve long-term growth of capital through consistent returns from investments that have a low correlation to traditional asset classes."  Since its inception, the Fund has sought to achieve that goal using a multi-manager, multi-strategy investment process, meaning that the Fund has employed a number of unaffiliated subadvisers (currently six), each pursuing its own particular alternative or non-traditional (i.e., hedge fund) strategy, overseen by Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (the "Investment Advisor") and the Fund's primary subadviser, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. ("WTIA"), which is affiliated with Investment Advisor.  Investment Advisor has concluded that it is in the best interests of the Fund to use a single unaffiliated subadviser, executing the alternative investment strategy described below, and to change the investment goal to correspond to the new investment strategy.
In particular, after reviewing various options, Investment Advisor has concluded that it would be preferable to retain a single unaffiliated subadviser (subject to shareholder approval of the revised investment goal), Wellington Management Company LLP ("Wellington"), which would allocate and reallocate the Fund's assets among a number of global equity strategies managed by various portfolio management teams within Wellington.  Wellington's allocations among those strategies will be based on objectives and guidelines specified by, or developed in consultation with WTIA, and under the supervision of Investment Advisor. Wellington would use a portion of the Fund's assets to seek to reduce, or hedge, a portion of the equity market risk generated by the portfolio.
As a result of implementing the new investment strategy with Wellington, the Fund's portfolio will in fact have a higher correlation to the markets in which it invests, with the hedging designed to reduce the sensitivity of the portfolio to market movements.  Therefore, the investment goal must be changed.  The Fund's investment goal is a "fundamental" policy, which means that it cannot be changed without shareholder approval.  The Board is recommending that shareholders approve changing the Fund's investment goal to: "to achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than the broader equity markets."
What are the proposed modifications to the Fund's investment goal?
The Fund's investment goal is proposed to be changed as follows:
Current Investment GoalProposed Investment Goal
To achieve long-term growth of capital through consistent returns from investments that have a low correlation to traditional asset classesTo achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than the broader equity markets
What effects will changing the Fund's investment goal have on the Fund?
If (and only if) the proposed change to the Fund's investment goal is approved by shareholders, the Fund will undergo a restructuring.  The restructuring includes: (i) changing the Fund's name to reflect the Fund's proposed revised investment mandate; and (ii) implementing new principal investment strategies for the Fund using Wellington as the sole unaffiliated subadviser.  In addition, the Fund's net expense ratio will be reduced from 2.49% to 1.25% (for Class I shares) due to the lower investment advisory fees that will be payable to Wellington by the Fund compared to the higher fees that are payable by the Fund to its current unaffiliated subadvisers.  The proposed name and investment strategy changes do not require shareholder approval.
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Under the new principal investment strategy,  Wellington will construct an actively managed, globally diversified portfolio of equity securities, and implement an index-based hedging strategy in an effort to reduce the severity of portfolio losses in times of market downturns.
The Fund will invest in a portfolio of global equity securities, including common stock, preferred stock and depositary receipts, of companies of all market capitalizations.  Up to 60% of the equity portfolio may be invested in non-U.S. issuers, including emerging markets.  Based on the parameters developed by WTIA, Wellington will allocate and reallocate the portfolio among a selection of independent equity management teams within Wellington.  Each team pursues its own investment strategy or style, such as geography/region, growth/value, market capitalization, event-driven, economic sector, industry, or valuation measure.  In combining strategies, Wellington uses a number of proprietary analytical tools, including market environments analysis, extreme events analysis, stress testing, and simulation analysis.  Through the strategy selection process, Wellington seeks to construct a portfolio comprised of a diversified group of long-only equity strategies with differing investment approaches that provide an overall exposure comparable to the broader equity markets, and that reduces exposure to the risks typically associated with any single investment approach.  The underlying equity management teams have complete discretion and responsibility for security selection and portfolio construction decisions within their respective portions of the Fund's portfolio and subject to the constraints of the Fund's investment goal, strategies and restrictions.  The Fund may engage in active and frequent trading as part of its principal investment strategy.  The Fund's broad-based securities market index (i.e., its benchmark) will be the HFRX Equity Hedge Index.
Wellington will implement the hedging strategy by investing a portion of the Fund's net assets in futures contracts on broad-based equity indexes, the constituents of which include the types of securities in which the Fund invests directly, and in cash, cash equivalents and short-term debt instruments to satisfy applicable margin and asset segregation requirements.  The net market exposure (sum of long and synthetic short positions including cash) of the Fund is expected to range between 20% to 60% of the net asset value of the Fund, depending on Wellington's analysis of prevailing market conditions, although the exposure may fall outside of this range.  Wellington may also invest in a variety of other derivative instruments, such as swaps, forwards, other futures contracts and options, in order to implement the hedging strategy, to hedge foreign currency risk, and to gain equity-like exposure in certain markets.  Thus, the new strategy will be substantially similar, in effect, to an equity long/short strategy.
The new strategy is designed to have lower volatility than the markets in which it invests, seeking to preserve capital in down markets and, over a full market cycle, generally to keep pace in rising markets.  The Investment Advisor does not anticipate any operational issues with implementing the futures positions under the Fund's derivatives policy, or with administering the equity portfolio.
Additionally, the Fund will change its name to the "Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund."
All or substantially all of the Fund's portfolio will turn over as a result of the restructure.  The Investment Advisor will hire a transition manager to assist it, at an estimated cost of $175,000.  Trading costs of the restructure are included in the transition manager fee.  The transition manager fee will be borne by the Fund.
 A complete liquidation of the Fund's portfolio as of August 31, 2016, would generate approximately $4.4 million in gains that would be completely offset by the Fund's capital loss carry forwards.  Accordingly, the restructure will not generate a capital gains distribution for shareholders.
The Investment Advisor believes that the restructure of the Fund, as described above, will result in a unique, compelling and competitive product that will be a desirable element in client portfolios.  At the time that the transition to Wellington is complete (assuming shareholder approval), Investment Advisor expects that the Fund will be the only U.S. mutual fund subadvised by Wellington dedicated wholly to the new investment strategy (although the Fund has no exclusive rights to the strategy).  The Board and Investment Advisor believe that the immediate reduction in the net expense ratio, coupled with the prospect for better performance, justify the Fund bearing the expenses of the restructure.
Will there be changes to the Fund's subadvisers as a result of the proposed change to the Fund's investment goal?
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As described previously, pending shareholder approval of the proposed investment goal, Investment Advisor anticipates transitioning to Wellington as the sole unaffiliated subadviser by the end of 2016 or early in 2017.  On September 15, 2016, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved Wellington as a subadviser to the(“Board” or “Trustees”), on behalf of each Fund.
Wellington is an 88-year old, global investment management firm, with aggregate assets under management of over $950 billion at June 30, 2016.  Wellington is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has 13 offices across the world.  Wellington manages equity, fixed income and alternative investment strategies in separate accounts and private funds for all types of investors, and as a subadviser to mutual funds.  Wellington does not sponsor its own mutual funds.  Pursuant to an exemptive order from the SEC, Investment Advisor (subject to the approval of the Board) may, with respect to the Fund, select and replace sub-advisors, which are unaffiliated with Investment Advisor, and amend Sub Advisory agreements, without obtaining shareholder approval, provided that certain conditions are met.  Hiring Wellington as the subadviser to the Fund does not require shareholder approval.  If Proposal 1 is approved by shareholders, the Fund will continue to rely on the SEC exemptive order and could, in the future, add one or more additional unaffiliated subadvisers in reliance on the SEC exemptive order, although there is no current intention to do so.
What is the required vote on Proposal 1?

Proposal 1 must be approved by shareholders representing the lesser of:  (A) at least 67% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund present at the meeting, if holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present (in person or by proxy) at the meeting; or (B) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund (a "1940 Act Vote").

    If Proposal 1 is not approved by shareholders of the Fund, then the Fund will continue to be managed in accordance with its current investment goal, and with its current unaffiliated subadvisers, and Investment Advisor and the Board will consider what steps to take with respect to the ongoing management of the Fund.  If approved by shareholders of the Fund, the proposed investment goal is expected to become effective in January 2017.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1.


PROPOSAL 2:   TO APPROVE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT GOAL FROM A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY TO A NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY

The Board unanimously recommends that the shareholders of the Fund approve reclassificationFunds vote FOR the proposal.

By order of the Fund's investment goal fromBoard of Trustees,

Lisa R. Grosswirth

Secretary, Wilmington Funds

September 20, 2018

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Wilmington Funds

WilmingtonLarge-Cap Strategy Fund

Wilmington International Fund

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

(Each a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.


Why am I being asked to approve reclassification of“Fund,” and collectively, the Fund's fundamental investment goal?

Under applicable law, a mutual fund's investment goal is not required to be fundamental.  The Fund's current investment goal is fundamental, which means that shareholders need to approve any material change to the investment goal.  In order to enhance the Fund's investment flexibility, it is proposed that the Fund's investment goal be reclassified as a "non-fundamental" policy, which means that the Board will be able to change the Fund's investment goal in the future without shareholder approval.  As the Board oversees Investment Advisor's implementation of the investment strategies and the investment performance of the Fund, this change would permit the Board to modify the investment goal if the Board believes that such a change would be in the best interests of the Fund.  Reclassifying the investment goal as a non-fundamental policy would also alleviate the time and expense associated with holding a shareholder meeting and soliciting proxies in conjunction with any future material change of the Fund's investment goal.  However, the Fund still intends to notify shareholders in advance of any future material change to the Fund's investment goal.  If shareholders approve this Proposal 2, the Fund also would disclose in the Fund's prospectus that the investment goal of the Fund is non-fundamental and may be changed by the Board without a vote of shareholders.  The Board currently does not intend to change the Fund's investment goal other than as described in Proposal 1.
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What is the required vote on Proposal 2?

To reclassify the Fund's investment goal as "non-fundamental," Proposal 2 must be approved by shareholders of the Fund by a 1940 Act Vote, as previously described.  If shareholders do not approve Proposal 2, the Fund's investment goal will continue to be fundamental and the Board will be required to seek shareholder approval if, in the future, it decides to materially change either the investment goal or again attempt to reclassify the investment goal from fundamental to non-fundamental.  If approved by shareholders of the Fund, the proposed reclassification of the Fund's investment goal from "fundamental" to "non-fundamental" is expected to become effective in January 2017.

THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 2.


♦  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The Investment Advisor.  Wilmington Fund Management Corporation, “Funds”)

1100 N.North Market Street

9th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19890

1-800-836-2211

PROXY STATEMENT

DATED

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

SPECIAL MEETING OF

SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD

ON

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This Proxy Statement is the Fund's Investment Advisor. WFMC and entities affiliated with WFMC or its predecessors have served as investment advisor to certain of funds of the Trust since 1988 and, as of June 30, 2016, it managed approximately $11.2 billion in assets.   Investment Advisor is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilmington Trust Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation.

The Sub-Advisor.  Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc., 111 South Calvert Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, is the Fund's Sub-Advisor.  The Sub-Advisor provides certain investment services, information, advice, assistance and facilities and performs research, statistical and investment services pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement among the Trust, Investment Advisor and the Sub-Advisor.  The Sub-Advisor is an affiliate of Investment Advisor and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manufacturers Traders Trust Company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank Corporation.

Third-Party Sub-Advisors:

Analytic Investors, LLC ("Analytic") sub-advises a portion of the Fund. Analytic, located at 555 West Fifth Street, 50th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90013, is a registered investment advisor.

Highland Capital Healthcare Advisors, L.P. ("HCHA") sub-advises a portion of the Fund. HCHA, located at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201, is a registered investment advisor.

Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. ("HCMFA") sub-advises a portion of the  Fund. HCMFA, located at 200 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201, is a registered investment advisor.

Parametric Risk Advisors LLC ("PRA") sub-advises a portion of the Fund. PRA, located at 518 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880, is a registered investment advisor.

P/E Global LLC ("PE Global") sub-advises a portion of the Fund. PE Global, located at 75 State Street, 31st Floor, Boston, MA 02109, is a registered investment advisor.

Shelton Capital Management ("Shelton") sub-advises a portion of the Fund. Shelton, located at 1050 17th Street, Suite 1710, Denver, CO 80265, is a registered investment advisor.
Co-Administrators.  WFMC and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. ("BNYM") serve as co-administrators to the Trust and provide the Fund with administrative personnel and services necessary to operate the
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Fund.  BNYM, with its principal address at 301 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809, also provides fund accounting services to the Fund.
For providing administrative services to the Fund, WFMC receives the following annual fee, based on the average daily net assets held in all portfolios of the Trust:


Maximum Administrative FeeAverage Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Wilmington Funds
0.040%on the first $5 billion
0.030%on the next $2 billion ($5 – 7 billion)
0.025%on the next $3 billion ($7 – 10 billion)
0.018%on assets in excess of $10 billion

For providing administrative and accounting services to the Fund, BNYM receives the following annual fee, based on the average net assets held in all portfolios of the Trust:

Annual Fee, Billed and Payable MonthlyAverage Monthly Net Assets of the Wilmington Funds
0.0285%on the first $500 million
0.0280%on the next $500 million
0.0275%on assets in excess of $1 billion

For its services as fund accountant and co-administrator for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2016, the Fund paid BNYM $47,990 in fees.

The Distributor.  The distributor for the Fund is ALPS Distributors, Inc. ("Distributor"), with its principal address at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203.  Under the Distributor's contract with the Trust, the Distributor offers shares on a continuous, best-efforts basis, including shares of the Fund.
The Distributor receives a front-end sales charge on certain share sales.  The Distributor generally pays up to 90% (and as much as 100%) of this charge to investment professionals for sales and/or administrative services. The Distributor retains any portion not paid to an investment professional, and makes this available for marketing and sales-related activities and expenses, including those of the Investment Advisor and its affiliates.  Furthermore, the Distributor may receive compensation from 12b-1 fees pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 Plan for activities principally intended to result in the sale of shares such as advertising and marketing of shares, including printing and disseminating prospectuses and sales literature to prospective shareholders and financial intermediaries.  The Distributor may also receive a monthly fee, computed at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of 1% of the average aggregate net asset value of the shares of the Fund held during the month, for providing shareholder services and maintaining shareholder accounts.  In addition to the Rule 12b-1 and/or shareholder services fees that a Fund may pay to financial intermediaries, the Distributor and the Investment Advisor and their affiliates may pay out of their own reasonable resources and legitimate profits amounts, including items of material value, to certain financial intermediaries.
The following chart reflects the total sales charges paid to M&T Securities, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust Retirement and Investment Services, affiliates of the Investment Advisor,being furnished in connection with the salesolicitation of Class A Sharesproxies by the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of the FundWilmington Funds (the “Trust”), on behalf of the Funds, for use at a special meeting of shareholders to be held at the principal executive offices of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation, (the “Advisor”) the investment advisor to the Trust, at 1100 North Market Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19890, on November 9, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or at such later time made necessary by any and all adjournments or postponements thereof (the “Meeting”). This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Special Meeting and the amount retained byproxy card are being mailed to shareholders of the Distributor forFunds on or about September 30, 2018.

Each Fund provides periodic reports to its shareholders, which highlight relevant information about the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016:

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Fiscal Year Ended
Total
Sales Charges
($)
Amount
Retained by
Distributor
($)
April 30, 2016143-

The Transfer Agent.  The transferFunds, including investment results and dividend disbursing agent fora review of portfolio investments. You may receive a copy of the Fund is BNYM.  BNYM receives a separate fee from the Fund, based on a per shareholder account basis, for providing transfer agency services.
The Custodian.  The custodian for the Fund is The Bank of New York Mellon with its principal address at One Wall Street, New York, NY 10286.
Other Matters.  The Fund'sFund’s audited financial statements and annual report for its last completed fiscal year, and any subsequent semi-annual report to shareholders, are available free of charge.  To obtain a copy, please call (800) 836-2211; visit www.wilmingtonfunds.com; writecharge, by calling1-800-836-2211, by downloading it from the Trust’s website at www.wilmingtonfunds.com or by writing to Wilmington Funds, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940-8025;02940.

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INTRODUCTION

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

At the Meeting, each shareholder of the Trust will be asked to elect the following Trustees to hold office during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if sooner than any of such events, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until his successor is duly elected and qualified (the “Proposal”): Nicholas A. Giordano, Robert H. Arnold, Gregory P. Chandler, Richard B. Seidel, and Donald E. Foley (the “Current Trustees”); and Dominick J. D’Eramo (the “New Trustee”).

At the meeting of the Board held on September 6, 2018, the Board appointed the New Trustee to serve as Trustee effective immediately, subject to his election by the shareholders of the Trust. The Board also confirmed the appointment of the Current Trustees, subject to their election by the shareholders of the Trust. With the exception of Messrs. Chandler and Foley, all of the Current Trustees have previously been elected by the shareholders of the Trust. The New Trustee has not previously been elected by the shareholders of the Trust.

Two current members of the Board, John S. Cramer and Daniel R. Gernatt, are expected to resign their positions on the Board as of the date of the Meeting and are expected to serve as consultants to the Board.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL AND FUNDS AFFECTED

The shareholders of all of the Funds comprising separate series of the Trust will be entitled to vote at the Meeting on the proposal being presented for shareholder consideration. Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust of the Wilmington Funds (the “Declaration of Trust”), the shareholders of all of the Funds will vote together on the Proposal rather than on afund-by-fund basis.

If shareholders of the Funds do not approve the Proposal, the Board will consider other alternatives. In addition, although the Trustees do not anticipate any other items of business being brought before the Meeting, the accompanying proxy gives discretionary authority to the persons named on the proxy with respect to any other matters that might properly be brought before the Meeting. Those persons intend to vote all proxies in accordance with their best judgment and in the Buffalo, NY area call (716) 635-9368.

Outstanding Sharesinterest of the Trust and Principaleach Fund.

THE PROPOSAL

At a meeting of the Board held on September 6, 2018, the Board confirmed the appointment of the Current Trustees, subject to their election by the shareholders of the Trust. The Board also appointed the New Trustee to serve as Trustee, subject to the election of the New Trustee by the shareholders of the Trust. Information about the Current Trustees is presented immediately below. Information about the New Trustee is presented beginning on page 10.

A. ELECTION OF CURRENT TRUSTEES

At the Meeting, shareholders of the Trust will be asked to elect the following Current Trustees: Nicholas A. Giordano, Robert H. Arnold, Gregory P. Chandler, Richard B. Seidel, and Donald E. Foley, to hold office during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if sooner than any of such events, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. At the meeting of the Board on September 6, 2018, the Board, at the recommendation of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Messrs. Giordano, Arnold, Chandler, Seidel, and Foley to serve as Trustees, subject to their election by the shareholders of the Trust. The persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) FOR the election of Messrs. Giordano, Arnold, Chandler, Seidel, and Foley. Messrs. Giordano, Arnold, Chandler,

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Seidel, and Foley have indicated that they will continue to serve on the Board, and the Board has no reason to believe that Messrs. Giordano, Arnold, Chandler, Seidel, and Foley will become unavailable to continue to serve as Trustees. If the nominees are unavailable to serve for any reason, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominees nominated by the Independent Trustees.

Certain information regarding the current Trustees as well as the executive officers of the Trust is set forth below. Each Trustee listed below is not an “interested person” of the Trust, an investment adviser of a series of the Trust, nor the Underwriter within the meaning of the 1940 Act and is referred to as an “Independent Trustee”. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each Trustee and Officer of the Trust as it relates to the Trust’s business is 1100 North Market Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, Delaware 19890.

CURRENT INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

Name and

Date of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Service

Principal Occupation(s) for
Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee of
Nominee for
Trustee

Other Directorships Held by
Trustee or Nominee for
Trustee

Nicholas D. Giordano

Birth Date: 3/43

Chairman

and Trustee

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal.

Trustee and Chairman since March 2012.

Consultant, financial services organizations (1997 to present).12The RBB Fund Inc. (19 portfolios) (registered investment companies); Independence Blue Cross; IntriCon Corporation (body-worn devices); Director, Kalmar Pooled Investment Trust (through 6/17).

Robert H. Arnold

Birth Date: 3/44

Trustee

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal.

Trustee since March 2012.

Managing Director, R.H. Arnold & Co, Inc. (financial management consulting) (6/89 to present).12Trustee, First Potomac Realty Trust (real estate investment trust) (5/03 to 12/17); Director, Treasury Strategies, Inc. (private treasury consulting services) (6/01 to 6/16).

Gregory P. Chandler

Birth Date: 12/66

Trustee

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal.

Trustee since July 2017.

Chief Financial Officer, Emtec, Inc. (information technology services) (4/09 to present); President, GCVC Consulting (corporate governance consulting) (2008 to present).12Trustee, RBB Fund Series Trust (19 portfolios) (registered investment companies) (2012 to present); Director, Emtec, Inc. (8/2005 to present); Director, FS Investment Corporation (business development company) (2007 to present); Trustee, FS Energy Partners (business development company (2009 to present).

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Name and

Date of Birth

Position(s)

Held with

Trust

Term of

Office and

Length of

Service

Principal Occupation(s) for
Past 5 Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee of
Nominee for
Trustee

Other Directorships Held by
Trustee or Nominee for
Trustee

Richard B. Seidel

Birth Date: 4/41

Trustee

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal.

Trustee since September 2003.

Chairman, Seidel & Associates (legal consulting) (1/14 to present); Chairman, Girard Private Investment Group (registered investment adviser) (1/14 to present); Chairman, Girard Capital (broker-dealer) (2010 to 2016); Chairman, Girard Partners, Ltd. (2010 to 2016).12Director, Tristate Capital Holdings (9/07 to present).

Donald E. Foley

Birth Date: 8/51

Trustee

Shall serve until death, resignation or removal.

Independent Trustee since August, 2018.

Interested Trustee From December 2015 to August, 2018.

Director, BioSig Technologies (2015 to present); Director, AXA Equitable’s VIP Mutual Funds (2017 to present); Director, AXA Equitable (variable annuity) (2013 to present); Director, 1290 Mutual Funds (retail funds) (2013 to present); and Chairman and Director, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation (private hospital, research institute) (2005 to present).12Director, M&T Bank Corporation (commercial bank) (2011 to 2012); Chairman and Director, Wilmington Trust Corporation (commercial and trust bank) (2007 to 2011); Chairman, Director and President’s Council, Union College (private college) (2011 to 2015).

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CURRENT EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Name and Date of Birth

Position(s) Held with Trust

Term of Office and Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s) During
the Past Five Years

Jeffrey M. Seling

Birth Year: 1970

Assistant Treasurer and Vice PresidentShall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified. Assistant Treasurer since June 2013; Vice President since June 2007.Administrative Vice President, M&T Bank; Chief Operations Officer, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. and Wilmington Funds Management Corporation; Assistant Treasurer, Wilmington Funds.

John C. McDonnell

Birth Year: 1966

Chief Operations OfficerShall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified. Chief Operations Officer since June 2017; Vice President since June 2013.Vice President, Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (2005 to present); Vice President Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (2012 to present); Vice President, Wilmington Trust Investment Management, LLC (2005 to 2012).

Lisa Druelinger

Birth Year: 1978

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering OfficerShall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified. Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer Since November 2017.

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer, Wilmington Funds; Administrative Vice President, M&T Bank.

Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (2015-2017); Wilmington Funds Product Manager, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc. (2013-2015); Institutional and Retirement Services Product Manager, Wilmington Trust (2011-2013).

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Name and Date of Birth

Position(s) Held with Trust

Term of Office and Length of
Service

Principal Occupation(s) During
the Past Five Years

John J. Kelley

Birth Year: 1959

Vice President

Shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified.

Vice President since December 2016.

President of Wilmington Funds Management Corporation; Group Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors Inc.

Dominick J. D’Eramo

Birth Year: 1964

President

Shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified.

President since July 2018.

Senior Vice President and Head of Fixed Income, Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, Inc.

Christopher W. Roleke

Birth Year: 1972

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified.

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 2013.

Managing Director; Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Management Services, LLC (2011 to present).

Robert L. Tuleya

Birth Year: 1974

Assistant Secretary and Vice PresidentShall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified. Assistant Secretary and Vice President since September 2018.M&T Bank, Assistant General Counsel (2018 – present); Counsel (2017 – 2018); PNC Financial Services Group, Senior Counsel (2013 – 2017).

Lisa R. Grosswirth

Atlantic Terminal Office Tower

2 Hanson Place, 12th Floor

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Birth Year: 1963

Secretary

Shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified.

Secretary Since September 2007.

Vice President, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing (2004 to present).

Richard J. Berthy

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

Birth Year: 1958

Chief Executive Officer

Shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and until successor is elected and qualified.

Chief Executive Officer since September 2007.

Chief Executive Officer, Foreside Financial Group, LLC (2012 to present).

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BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

The Board of Trustees is composed of six Independent Trustees and one interested trustee. Nicholas A. Giordano, Independent Trustee, serves as the Chairman of the Board and presides at meetings of the Board. Mr. Giordano regularly communicates with representatives of the Advisor and the Trust. Mr. Giordano leads the deliberative meetings of the Independent Trustees that are held outside of the presence of management personnel. The Independent Trustees are advised at these meetings, as well as at other times, by separate, independent legal counsel. Mr. Giordano may perform such other functions as may be requested by the Board from time to time. The Board believes that having a super-majority of Independent Trustees, coupled with an Independent Chairman, is appropriate and in the best interests of the Trust, given its specific characteristics.

The Trustees have the authority to take all actions necessary in connection with the business affairs of the Trust, including, among other things, approving the investment goals, policies and procedures for the Funds. The Trust enters into agreements with various entities to manage theday-to-day operations of the Funds, including with the Advisor, thesub-advisors, the administrator, the transfer agent, the distributor and the custodian. The Trustees are responsible for selecting these service providers, approving the terms of their contracts with the Funds, and exercising general oversight of these service providers on an ongoing basis.

The Board recommends that the shareholdersre-elect each of Nicholas A. Giordano, Robert H. Arnold, and Richard B. Seidel, as Trustees of the Trust, with such elections to be effective as of the closing of the Meeting. The Board also recommends that the shareholders elect Gregory P. Chandler, Donald E. Foley, and Dominick J. D’Eramo as Trustees of the Trust, with such election to be effective as of the closing of the Meeting. The Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Trust to elect the Current Trustees and the New Trustee. Mr. D’Eramo would be considered an interested Trustee due to, among other things, his prior and existing relationships with WFMC and WTIA and their affiliates.

At its meeting on September 6, 2018, after extensive discussion, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Trust determined to recommend to the full Board the Current Trustees and New Trustee for election to the Board of the Trust. Acting on that recommendation, at its September 6, 2018 meeting, the Board approved those nominations and called a meeting of the shareholders to allow the shareholders of the Trust to vote on the election andre-election of each of the nominees. Information about each nominee is set forth below. If elected by the shareholders, each Board member would serve on the Board and would oversee all of the series of the Trust, including any series that are established in the future.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Board

Committee

Committee Members

Committee Functions

Meetings Held During Last
Fiscal Year

Audit

Gregory P. Chandler, Chairman

Nicholas A. Giordano

Donald E. Foley

The purposes of the Audit Committee are to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Funds, the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting and the quality and integrity of the independent audit of the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committee also oversees or assists the Board with the oversight of compliance with legal requirements relating to those matters, approves the engagement and reviews the qualifications, independence and performance of the Funds’ independent registered public accountants, acts as a liaison between the independent registered public accountants and the Board and reviews the Funds’ internal audit function.Four

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Board

Committee

Committee Members

Committee Functions

Meetings Held During Last
Fiscal Year

Nominating and Governance

Richard B. Seidel, Chairman

Robert H. Arnold

The Nominating and Governance Committee, whose members are all Independent Trustees, selects and nominates persons for election to the Trust’s Board when vacancies occur. The activities of Nominating and Governance Committee are governed by the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter, a copy of which is attached as Appendix A. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider candidates recommended by shareholders, Independent Trustees, officers or employees of any of the Funds’ agents or service providers and counsel to the Trust. Any shareholder who desires to have an individual considered for nomination by the Nominating and Governance Committee must submit a recommendation in writing to the Secretary of the Trust, at c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940. The recommendation should include the name and address of both the shareholder and the candidate and detailed information concerning the candidate’s qualifications and experience. In identifying and evaluating candidates for consideration, the Nominating and Governance Committee shall consider such factors as it deems appropriate. Those factors will ordinarily include integrity, intelligence, collegiality, judgment, diversity, skill, business and other experience, qualification as an “Independent Trustee,” the existence of material relationships which may create the appearance of a lack of independence, financial or accounting knowledge and experience and dedication and willingness to devote the time and attention necessary to fulfill Board responsibilities.Four

EXPERIENCE OF TRUSTEES

Described below for each Current Trustee are specific experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that support a conclusion that he should serve as a Trustee of the Trust as of the date of this proxy statement and in light of the Trust’s business and structure. The role of an effective Trustee inherently requires certain personal qualities, such as integrity, as well as the ability to comprehend, discuss and critically analyze materials and issues that are presented so that the Trustee may exercise judgment and reach conclusions in fulfilling his or her duties and fiduciary obligations. It is believed that the

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specific background of each Current Trustee evidences those abilities and is appropriate to his serving on the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Further information about each Current Trustee is set forth in the table above describing the business activities of and other directorships held by each Current Trustee during the past five years.

Mr. Foley has served as a Trustee of the Trust since December 2015 and as an Independent Trustee since August 2018. He has significant experience related to the business and financial services industries, having previously served as an Advisory Member of the Trust and Investment Committee of M&T Bank, Wilmington Trust, National Association, and Wilmington Trust Company. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of AXA Equitable and 1290 Mutual Funds. He previously served as a Director of M&T Bank Corporation and M&T Bank and was Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Wilmington Trust Corporation from 2007 through 2011.

Mr. Arnold has served as an Independent Trustee of the Trust since March 2012. He has significant experience related to the business and financial services industries, being the managing director of R.H. Arnold & Co., Inc., a financial management consulting firm. He has also served as a trustee to other mutual fund complexes.

Mr. Chandler has served as an Independent Trustee of the Trust since July 2017. He has significant experience related to the business and financial services industries and currently serves as a Trustee to the RBB Fund Series Trust and as a Director to FS Investment Corporation. Mr. Chandler is also Chief Financial Officer of Emtec, Inc. He presently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Trust.

Mr. Giordano has served as an Independent Trustee of the Trust since March 2012. He has significant experience related to the business and financial services industries, having been Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He is currently a consultant to financial service organizations and serves as a trustee to other mutual fund complexes. He presently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Trust.

Mr. Seidel has over 15 years of experience serving as an Independent Trustee of the Trust. That position has provided him with knowledge of the operations and business of the Trust and the Funds. Mr. Seidel has significant experience related to the financial services industry, having been Chairman of Seidel & Associates, a financial consulting firm, since 2014 and Chairman of Girard Private Investment Group, a registered investment advisor, since 2014. He presently serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Trust.

BOARD OVERSIGHT OF TRUST RISK

The Board has not established a formal risk committee. However, much of the regular work of the Board and its standing Committees addresses aspects of risk oversight. At each regular Board meeting, the “Advisor” reports to the full Board on actual and potential risks to the Funds and the Trust as a whole. In addition, as part of its regular quarterly reports to the Board about various matters, the Advisor reports to the Board on the various elements of risk, including investment risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and operational risk, as well as overall business risks relating to the Fund. In addition, the Audit Committee considers risks related to financial reporting and controls.

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) who reports directly to the Board’s Independent Trustees and provides presentations to the Board at its quarterly meetings and an annual report to the Board concerning compliance matters. The CCO oversees the development and implementation of compliance policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violations of the federal securities laws (“Compliance Policies”). The outstanding sharesBoard has approved the Compliance Policies, which seek to reduce risks relating to the possibility ofnon-compliance with the federal securities laws. The CCO also regularly discusses the relevant risk issues affecting the Trust during private meetings with the Independent Trustees, including concerning the Advisor, as applicable.

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SECURITY AND OTHER INTERESTS

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each Trustee in each Fund and classes ofin all registered investment companies overseen by the Trustee within the Fund complex, as of September 11, 2018.

BOARD MEMBER NAMEDOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
OWNED IN THE FUNDS
AGGREGATE
DOLLAR
RANGE OF

SHARES
OWNED IN
TRUST

Independent Board Members

Robert H. Arnold

Over $100,000

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

$50,001 - $100,000

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

$50,001 - $100,000

Gregory P. Chandler

$10,001 - $50,000

Wilmington International Fund

$10,001 - $50,000

Nicholas A. Giordano

Over $100,000

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

Over $100,000

Wilmington Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund

Over $100,000

Richard B. Seidel

$10,001 - $50,000

Wilmington International Fund

$10,001 - $50,000

Donald E. Foley

NoneNone

As of the Record Date, are set forth in Exhibit A.

The namesthe Fund’s Board and addresses of shareholders that owned beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund as of the Record Date are set forth in Exhibit B.  From time to time, the number of shares held in "street name" accounts of various securities dealers for the benefit of their clients may exceed 5% of the total shares outstanding of any class of the Fund.  To the knowledge of the Fund's management, as of the Record Date, there were no other entities, except as set forth in Exhibit B, owning beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of any class of the Fund.
As of October 13, 2016, the Trustees and officers of the Trust,Officers as a group owned less than 1% of each Fund’s outstanding shares.

COMPENSATION

In addition to the outstanding shares of each classfees below, the Trust reimburses the Independent Trustees for their related business expenses. The following table shows the fees paid to the Trustees during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2018.

TRUSTEE

  AGGREGATE
COMPENSATION
FROM THE
TRUST
   PENSION OR
RETIREMENT
BENEFITS
ACCRUED AS
PART OF THE
TRUST
EXPENSES
   ESTIMATED
ANNUAL
BENEFITS UPON
RETIREMENT
   TOTAL
COMPENSATION
FROM FUND
COMPLEX PAID
TO THE
TRUSTEE
 

Donald E. Foley

  $80,750    None    None   $80,750 

Nicholas A. Giordano

  $109,500    None    None   $109,500 

Robert H. Arnold

  $84,500    None    None   $84,500 

Gregory P. Chandler

  $70,250    None    None   $70,250 

Richard B. Seidel

  $92,000    None    None   $92,000 

The Trust does not maintain any pension or retirement plans for the officers or Trustees of the Fund.

♦ FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT VOTING AND THE MEETING
Solicitation of Proxies.  Your vote is being solicitedTrust.

SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH TRUSTEES

Shareholders who wish to communicate in writing with the Board or any Trustee may do so by the Board.  The total cost of proxy solicitation is estimated to be approximately $40,275, including expenses.  The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Fund.  The Trust also will reimburse brokerage firms and others forsending their expenses in forwarding proxy materialswritten correspondence addressed to the beneficial owners of sharesBoard or the Trustee to Wilmington Funds, Attn: Lisa R. Grosswirth, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940.

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REQUIRED VOTE

Approval of the Fund and soliciting themProposal requires a plurality of votes cast at a shareholders’ meeting at which quorum is present. According to execute proxies.  Thethe Trust’s Declaration of Trust, expects that the solicitation will be primarily by mail, but may also include telephone, facsimile, electronic or other means of communication.  Trustees and officers of the Trust, and regular employees and agents of the Investment Advisor or its affiliates involved in the solicitation of proxies are not reimbursed.

Voting by Broker-Dealers.  The Trust expects that, before the Meeting, broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Fund in "street name" for the broker-dealer firms' customers will request voting instructions from their customers and beneficial owners.  If these instructions are not received by the date specified in the broker-dealer firms' proxy solicitation materials, the Trust understands that broker-dealers may not vote on the Proposals.
Quorum.  The holders of 33 1/3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund entitled to vote at the Meeting, present in person or represented by proxy constitutesand entitled to vote at a shareholders’ meeting shall constitute a quorum at such meeting for purposes of this vote.

As of September 7, 2018, the record date for the Special Meeting, more than 50% of the Trust’s outstanding shares are held in asset management, trust, custody or brokerage accounts with respect to which affiliates of the Advisor have voting discretion. Advisor expects shares held in such accounts will be voted in favor of the proposal.

The Board recommends that shareholders of the Funds vote FOR the election of the Current Trustees

B. ELECTION OF THE NEW TRUSTEE

At the Meeting, shareholders of the Trust will be asked to elect one new Trustee, Mr. Dominick J. D’Eramo, to hold office during the continued lifetime of the Trust until he dies, resigns, is declared bankrupt or incompetent by a court of appropriate jurisdiction, or is removed, or, if sooner than any of such events, until the next meeting of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing Trustees and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. At the meeting of the Board on September 6, 2018, the Board, at the recommendation of the Trust’s Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Mr. D’Eramo to serve as Trustee subject to his election by the shareholders of the Trust. Mr. D’Eramo was appointed in order to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Mr. Christopher D. Randall, such resignation to be effective upon the election and qualification of his successor. The persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote at the Meeting (unless directed not to vote) FOR the election of Mr. D’Eramo. Mr. D’Eramo has indicated that he consents to serve on the Board, and the Board has no reason to believe that Mr. D’Eramo will become unavailable to serve as a Trustee. If Mr. D’Eramo is unavailable for any reason, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominees nominated by the Independent Trustees.

Certain information regarding the nominee is set forth below. Information regarding the Current Trustees as well as the executive officers of the Trust is set forth above under “Election of Current Trustees.” Mr. D’Eramo is an “interested person” of the Trust and the investment adviser of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. If elected, Mr. D’Eramo will be an Interested Trustee of the Trust. The address of Mr. D’Eramo, as it related to the business of the Trust, is 1100 North Market Street, 9th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19890.

INTERESTED TRUSTEE NOMINEE

Name and Date of Birth

Position(s)

Held with the

Trust

Term of

Office

Principal

Occupation(s)

for the Past

Five Years

Number of

Portfolios in

Fund

Complex

Overseen by

Trustee or

Nominee for

Trustee

Other

Directorships

Held by

Trustee or

Nominee for
Trustee

Dominick J. D’Eramo

Date of Birth:

1964

Nominated as Trustee.

President of the Trust.

Shall serve as Trustee until death, resignation or removal.

President since 2018.

Senior Vice President and Head of Fixed Income, WTIA; Group Vice President, WTIA (2014 - 2017); Administrative Vice President, WTIA (2012 – 2014). Portfolio Manager (since 1990).12None

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Mr. D’Eramo is being nominated as an “Interested Trustee” by reason of his employment with WTIA and his position with WFMC, investment advisers to the Trust.

EXPERIENCE OF THE INTERESTED TRUSTEE NOMINEE

Described below for the New Trustee are specific experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that support a conclusion that he should serve as a Trustee of the Trust as of the date of this proxy statement and in light of the Trust’s business and structure. The role of an effective Trustee inherently requires certain personal qualities, such as integrity, as well as the ability to comprehend, discuss and critically analyze materials and issues that are presented so that the Trustee may exercise judgment and reach conclusions in fulfilling his or her duties and fiduciary obligations. It is believed that the specific background of the New Trustee evidences those abilities and is appropriate to his serving on the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Further information about the New Trustee is set forth in the table above describing the business activities of and other directorships held by the New Trustee during the past five years.

Dominick J. D’Eramo, CFA, is a Senior Vice President and the Head of Fixed Income at WTIA. He is a member of the investment team primarily responsible for theday-to-day management of the Intermediate-Term Bond and Broad Market Bond Funds. Mr. D’Eramo has been affiliated with Wilmington Trust Corporation since 1986 and with WFMC since 1987 as a Fixed Income Trader. He was promoted to a Portfolio Manager in 1990. In 2007, he became Director of Institutional Fixed Income, responsible for all institutional fixed income products at WTIA.

SECURITY AND OTHER INTERESTS

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by Mr. D’Eramo in each Fund and in all registered investment companies within the Fund Complex, as of September 11, 2018.

NAME OF NOMINEE/FUND

DOLLAR RANGE SHARES
OWNED IN THE FUNDS
AGGREGATE DOLLAR
RANGE SHARES
OWNED IN TRUST

INTERESTED TRUSTEE NOMINEE

Dominick J. D’Eramo

$50,001 - $100,000  

Wilmington International Fund

$50,001 - $100,000  

REQUIRED VOTE

Approval of the Proposal requires a plurality of the votes cast at a shareholders’ meeting at which quorum is present. According to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, 33 1/3% of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at a shareholders’ meeting shall constitute a quorum at such meeting for purposes of this vote.

As of September 7, 2018, the record date for the Special Meeting, more than 50% of the Trust’s outstanding shares are held in asset management, trust, custody or brokerage accounts with respect to which affiliates of the Advisor have voting discretion. Advisor expects shares held in such accounts will be voted in favor of the proposal.

The Board recommends the shareholders of the Funds vote FOR the election of the New Trustee.

OTHER BUSINESS

The Trustees know of no other business to be presented at the Special Meeting other than the Proposal, and do not intend to bring any other matters before the Special Meeting. However, if any additional matters should be properly presented, proxies will be voted or not voted as specified. Proxies reflecting no specifications will be voted in favor of the election of the Current Trustees and in favor of the election of the New Trustee and, as to any other matter properly coming before the meeting, in accordance with the judgment of the persons named in the proxy.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PERIODIC REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Each Fund provides periodic reports to its shareholders, which highlight relevant information about the Funds, including investment results and a review of portfolio investments. You may receive a copy of the Fund’s audited financial statements and annual report for its last completed fiscal year, and any subsequent semi-annual report to shareholders, free of charge, by calling1-800-836-2211, by downloading it from the Trust’s website at www.wilmingtonfunds.com or by writing to Wilmington Funds, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940.

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”), Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 4000, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, has been selected by the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, to serve as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Trust’s fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. E&Y, in accordance with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, has confirmed to the Audit Committee that it is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Trust and each series of the Trust. The Audit Committee has approved the engagement of E&Y as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm for the current fiscal year. A representative of E&Y will not be present at the Meeting. For each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2018, E&Y received “audit fees,” of $415,763 and $458,863, “audit-related fees,” of $0 and $0, “tax fees” of $170,058 and $169,194, and “all other fees” in the amounts of $0 and $0, respectively.1

Prior to the commencement of any engagement, the Audit Committee is required to approve the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to provide audit ornon-audit services to the Funds, or to providenon-audit services to any investment adviser,sub-adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser orsub-adviser that provides ongoing services to the Trust if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust. If action is required prior to the next Audit Committee meeting, the Chair of the Audit Committee may approve or deny the request on behalf of the Audit Committee or determine to call a meeting of the Audit Committee. If the Chair of the Audit Committee is unavailable, any other member of the Audit Committee to whom the Audit Committee has delegated authority may serve as an alternate for the purpose of approving or denying the request. All of the audit, audit-related and tax services described above for which E&Y billed the Trust fees for each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2018 werepre-approved by the Audit Committee.

There were no services rendered by E&Y to the Trust or its series for which the approval requirement was waived. During the same period, all services provided by E&Y to the Trust, its series, an investment adviser or adviser-affiliate that were required to be approved were approved as required. The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision ofnon-audit services that were rendered by E&Y to an investment adviser or an adviser-affiliate that were not approved (not requiring approval), if any, is compatible with maintaining E&Y’s independence.

The aggregatenon-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the Trust or its, and rendered to the Trust’s investment adviser (not including anysub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Trust for each of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2018 were $0 and $0, respectively.

1

“Audit fees” are fees related to the audit and review of the financial statements included in annual reports and registration statements, and other services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements. “Audit-related fees” are fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not reported under “Audit Fees,” including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters and internal control reviews not required by regulators. “Tax fees” are fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews and tax distribution and analysis reviews. “All other fees” are fees for products and services provided to the Trust other than those reported under “audit fees,” “audit-related fees” and “tax fees.”

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ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

The service providers currently engaged by the Trust with respect to the Funds to performnon-advisory services will continue to serve the Trust in the capacities indicated below:

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

Investment Advisor andCo-Administrator

Wilmington Funds Management Corporation

1100 N. Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Transfer Agent,Co-Administrator, Accountant and Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

Legal Counsel

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

Financial Printers

RR Donnelley

VOTING AND SOLICITATION INFORMATION

Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each Fund share held at the close of business on September 7, 2018 (the “Record Date”). The cost of preparing, printing and mailing the enclosed proxy card and this Proxy Statement, and all other costs incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies, including any additional solicitation made by letter, telephone or telegraph, will be paid by the Fund. In addition to solicitation by mail, Trustees, certain officers and representatives of the Trust, directors, officers and employees of WFMC, and certain financial services firms and their representatives, who will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by telephone, telegram or personally. The Trust also may engage a proxy services provider to assist it in its proxy solicitation efforts including solicitation of proxies by telephone, telegram or personally.

If a shareholder wishes to participate in the Meeting, the shareholder may submit the proxy card originally sent with this Proxy Statement or attend in person. Should shareholders require additional information regarding the proxy or replacement proxy card, they may contact the Trust at1-800-836-2211.

SHAREHOLDERS SHARING THE SAME ADDRESS

If two or more shareholders share the same address, only one copy of this proxy statement is being delivered to that address, unless the Trust has received contrary instructions from one or more of the shareholders at that shared address. Upon written or oral request, the Trust will deliver promptly a separate copy of this proxy statement to a shareholder at a shared address. Please call1-800-836-2211, or write to Wilmington Funds, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940, to (1) receive a separate copy of this proxy statement; (2) receive your annual reports or proxy statements separately in the future; or (3) request delivery of a single copy of annual reports or proxy statements if you are currently receiving multiple copies at a shared address.

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REVOCATION OF PROXY

Any proxy given by a shareholder is revocable until voted at the Meeting. Shareholders of a Fund giving a proxy have the power to revoke it by mail (addressed to the Secretary of the Trust, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940) or in person at the Meeting, by executing a superseding proxy or by submitting a notice of revocation to the Trust. All properly executed proxies received in time for the Meeting will be voted as specified in the proxy or, if no specification is made, in favor of the Proposal referred to in the Proxy Statement.

QUORUM REQUIREMENT

Thirty-three andone-third percent of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to a vote at the Meeting shall constitute a quorum at the Meeting. When a separate vote by one or more Funds is required, 33 1/3% of the shares of each Fund present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at the Meeting for purposes of actingsuch Fund. The Meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time (and at any time during the course of the Meeting) by a majority of the votes cast by those shareholders present in person or by proxy, or by the chairperson of the meeting. Any adjournment may be with respect to one or more Proposals, but not necessarily all Proposals, to be voted or acted upon at the Proposals.  The shares over which broker-dealers have discretionary voting power,Meeting and any adjournment will not delay or otherwise affect the shareseffectiveness and validity of a vote or other action taken at the Meeting prior to adjournment.

Proxies that represent "broker non-votes"reflect abstentions and “brokernon-votes” (i.e., shares held by brokers or nominees as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the beneficial owners or the persons entitled to vote orand (ii) the broker or nominee does not have discretionary voting power), and the shares whose proxies reflect an abstentionpower on any item, if any,a particular matter) will all be counted as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining whether the requiredpresence of a quorum, of shares exists.

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Method of Tabulation.  Generally, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will be treated as votes present at the Meeting, but will not be treated as votes cast. Therefore,With respect to the Proposal, which requires approval by a plurality of the votes cast, abstentions and brokernon-votes may would have the same effect as a vote "against" the Proposals.
Adjournment.  The Meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time for any reason whatsoever by voteno effect.

SHAREHOLDINGS INFORMATION

Holders of the holders of a majorityrecord of the shares present (in person or by proxy andof the Funds on the Record Date, as to any matter on which they are entitled to vote, at the Meeting), or by the Chairmanwill be entitled to vote on all business of the Board or certain officers.  Such authority to adjourn the Meeting may be used in the event that a quorum is not present at the Meeting, or in the event that a quorum is present but sufficient votes have not been received to approve the Proposals, or for any other reason consistent with applicable state law and the Trust's By-Laws, including to allow for the further solicitation of proxies.  Any adjournment may be made with respect to any business which might have been transacted at the Meeting, and any adjournment will not delay or otherwise affect the effectiveness and validity of any business transacted at the Meeting prior to adjournment.  The persons designated as proxies may use their discretionary authority to vote as instructed by management of the Trust on questions of adjournment and on any other proposals raised at the Meeting to the extent permitted by the SEC's proxy rules, including proposals for which management of the Trust did not have timely notice, as set forth in the SEC's proxy rules.


Shareholder Proposals.  The Trust is not required and does not intend to hold regular annual meetings of shareholders.  A shareholder who wishes to submit a proposal for consideration for inclusion in the Trust's proxy statement for the next meeting of shareholders of the Fund should send his or her written proposal to the Trust's offices: Secretary of the Trust, 111 South Calvert Street, 26th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, so that it is received within a reasonable time before the Trust begins to print and send its proxy materials for such meeting.  A shareholder proposal may be presented at a meeting of shareholders only if such proposal concerns a matter that may be properly brought before the meeting under applicable federal proxy rules, state law and the Trust's governing instruments.  Submission of a proposal by a shareholder does not guarantee that the proposal will be included in the Trust's proxy statement or presented at the meeting.
No business other than the matters described above is expected to come before the Meeting, but should any other matter requiring a vote of shareholders arise, including any questions as to an adjournment or postponement of the Meeting, the persons designated as proxies named on the enclosed proxy card will vote on such matters in accordance with the views of management.
October 19, 2016
By Order of the Board of Trustees,
Lisa R. Grosswirth
Secretary




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Exhibit A

OUTSTANDING SHARES AND CLASSES OF THE FUND AS OF THE RECORD DATE (OCTOBER 13, 2016)
Fund Name/ClassNumber of Outstanding Shares
WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND
                                                                                        Class A
                                                                                        Class I
26,401
14,275,061





A-1



Exhibit B
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF FUND SHARES AS OF THE RECORD DATE (OCTOBER 13, 2016)
Meeting. As of the Record Date, each Fund had the following shareholdersshares issued and outstanding:

FUND NAME

TOTAL SHARES OUTSTANDING

WilmingtonLarge-Cap Strategy Fund

22,070,628

Wilmington International Fund

72,233,759

Wilmington Global Alpha Equities Fund

13,728,746

Wilmington Real Asset Fund

21,370,887

Wilmington Diversified Income Fund

3,916,956

Wilmington Intermediate-Term Bond Fund

8,470,400

Wilmington Broad Market Bond Fund

55,174,606

Wilmington Short-Term Bond Fund

5,177,742

Wilmington Municipal Bond Fund

22,918,420

Wilmington New York Municipal Bond Fund

6,739,991

Wilmington U.S. Government Money Market Fund

6,115,385,135

Wilmington U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

1,191,544,008

As of September 5, 2018, the following persons owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of a Fund:

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class

LARGE-CAP STRATEGY FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY55.53
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY17.94
C/O WILMINGTON BANK ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMIN
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456

INTERNATIONAL FUND(formerly, Multi-Manager International Fund) CLASS A

SUBRAMONIAN SHANKAR12.64
NORCROSS GA 30092-1418

INTERNATIONAL FUND(formerly, Multi-Manager International Fund) CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO41.70
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO26.68
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO11.06
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUNDCLASS A

PERSHING LLC

25.05

PO BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-2052

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

17.95

499 WASHINGTON, BLVD

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

17.51

499 WASHINGTON, BLVD

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310

NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

16.25

499 WASHINGTON, BLVD

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07310

BNYM IS TRUST CO CUST

12.48

SALLY HEALY IRA

STAMFORD, CT 06902-3493

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class

GLOBAL ALPHA EQUITIES FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY

31.87

C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337

ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR

ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE

OAKS, PA 19456

SEI PRIVATE TRUST19.07
C/O M&T BANK ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMIN
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO16.60
C/O M&T BANK ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMIN
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS, PA 19456

REAL ASSET FUND(formerly, Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund) CLASS A

PERSHING LLC

9.97

PO BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998

PERSHING

8.61

PO BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-2052

MG TRUST COMPANY FBO

7.98

CROWN POINT COMMUNITY SCHOOL 403(B)

717 17th STREET

SUITE 1300

DENVER, CO 80202

PERSHING LLC

6.80
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998

REAL ASSET FUND(formerly, Multi-Manager Real Asset Fund) CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY33.92
C/O M&T BANK ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY30.26
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY16.98
C/O M&T BANK ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMIN.
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS PA 19456

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class

DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO44.40
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO42.47
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
PERSHING LLC8.63
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998

INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND CLASS A

UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. FBO19.01
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
IN CONCORD NEW HAMPSHIRE
CONCORD NH 03301-5039

KRISTEN R. WARD

9.55

HOLLIDAYSBURG PA 16648-2929

PERSHING LLC

6.45

PO BOX 2052

JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-2052

INTERMEDIATE-TERM BOND FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY50.00
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456

T ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN

20.54

4515 PAINTERS MILL RD

OWINGS MILLS MD 21117-4903

SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO

15.59

C/O M&T BANK ID337

ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR

1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR

OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY10.16
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class

BROAD MARKET BOND FUND CLASS A

SUBRAMONIAN SHANKAR
18.78

NORCROSS GA 30092-1418
PERSHING LLC15.08
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998

BROAD MARKET BOND FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO26.93
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO11.18
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO
7.59

C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND CLASS A

PERSHING LLC7.33
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998
PERSHING LLC7.23
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998
PERSHING LLC
6.60

P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998
PERSHING LLC
5.85

P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-9998

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND CLASS I

T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT PLAN59.10
4515 PAINTERS MILL ROAD
OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117-4903
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO15.76
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO10.93
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO7.93
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

MUNICIPAL BOND FUND CLASS A

PERSHING5.36
P.O. BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07303-2052
ZUPNIK FAMILY LLC5.04
CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815-4330

MUNICIPAL BOND FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY��63.79
C/O M&TBANK/WTC ID 337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR
ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE
OAKS, PA 19456
SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY12.61
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND CLASS A

PERSHING LLC19.38
PO BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052
PERSHING LLC9.66
PO BOX 2052
JERSEY CITY NJ 07303-2052
VANGUARD BROKERAGE SERVICES7.34
A/C 8364-4750
PO BOX 1170
VALLEY FORGE PA 19482-1170

NEW YORK MUNICIPAL BOND FUND CLASS I

SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO23.19
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO11.66
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989
SEI PRIVATE TRUST CO7.00
C/O M&T BANK ID337
ATTN: MUTUAL FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR
1 FREEDOM VALLEY DR
OAKS PA 19456-9989

U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND SERVICE CLASS

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS70.25
TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR
ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK
PO BOX 1377
BUFFALO NY 14240-1377
PERSHING28.34
AS AGENT FOR BROKERAGE CUSTOMERS
ATTN: CASH MANAGEMENT
1 PERSHING PLAZA
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-0002

U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET ADMININSTRATIVE CLASS

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS100
TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR
ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK
PO BOX 1377
BUFFALO NY 14240-1377

U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND SELECT CLASS

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS77.45
TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR
ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK
PO BOX 1377
BUFFALO NY 14240-1377
M&T BANK13.60
COMMERICAL SWEEP ACCOUNTS
ATTN: SWEEP OPERATIONS
626 COMMERCE DR
AMHERST NY 14228-2307
PERSHING LLC7.30
FOR EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF
ITS CUSTOMERS
1 PERSHING PLZ
JERSEY CITY, NJ 07399-0002

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Fund/Class

Account Name and Address

% Owned of
Class

U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS96.06
TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR
ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK
PO BOX 1377
BUFFALO NY 14240-1377

U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND SERVICE CLASS

ARTHUR P. HERMAN

74.22

SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118-1204

ROBERT H. ARNOLD

25.78

NEW YORK, NY 10021

U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND ADMINISTRATIVE CLASS

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS99.76
TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR
ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK
PO BOX 1377
BUFFALO NY 14240-1377

U.S. TREASURY MONEY MARKET FUND SELECT CLASS

M&T BANK

46.26

COMMERICAL SWEEP ACCOUNTS

ATTN: SWEEP OPERATIONS

626 COMMERCE DR

AMHERST NY 14228-2307

MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS

38.04

TICE & CO 8TH FLOOR

ATTN TR DEPT CASH MGMT CLERK

PO BOX 1377

BUFFALO NY 14240-1377

PERSHING LLC

9.63

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF

ITS CUSTOMERS

1 PERSHING PLZ

JERSEY CITY NJ 07399-0002

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As of the Fund.  For purposesRecord Date, Officers and Trustees of the Trust owned individually and together less than 1% of the outstanding states of the Trust and of each Fund (or class thereof).

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS

Shareholders wishing to submit proposals for inclusion in a proxy statement for a shareholder meeting subsequent to the Meeting, if any, should send their written proposals to the Secretary of the Trust, c/o BNY Mellon, P.O. Box 9828, Providence, RI 02940, within a reasonable time before the solicitation of proxies for such meeting. The timely submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion.

OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING

No Trustee is aware of any matters that will be presented for action at the Meeting other than the matters described in this material. Should any other matters requiring a vote of shareholders arise, the proxy in the accompanying form will confer upon the person or persons entitled to vote the shares represented by such proxy the discretionary authority to vote the shares as to any such other matters in accordance with their best judgment in the interest of the Trust, the Fund and the shareholders.

PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.

NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Wilmington Funds

Lisa R. Grosswirth

Secretary

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APPENDIX A

Wilmington Funds

Nominating and Governance Committee Charter

The Nominating and Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the Wilmington Funds (the “Trust”) shall be composed solely of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, any person who owns, directly or through one or more controlled companies, more than 25%as amended (the “1940 Act”) (individually, an “Independent Trustee” and collectively, the “Independent Trustees”). The Board of the voting securitiesTrust shall appoint the members of a companythe Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board.

Purpose. The mission of the Committee is presumed to "control" such company.  Accordingly,select and nominate for election to the extent thatfull Board appropriate candidates for service as Trustees of the Trust. In addition, the mission of the Committee is to provide a shareholder identified inforum for the following tableIndependent Trustees to address important issues of corporate governance for the Trust, including to make appropriate recommendations to the full Board regarding sound governance practices.

Meetings. Meetings of the Committee shall be held as necessary at such times and places as determined from time to time by the Chair of the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Committee may meet by telephone and may act by unanimous written consent, including through electronic means. The Committee may adopt such rules, procedures or policies as it deems appropriate from time to time to facilitate the conduct of its business. The Committee shall report its activities to the full Board.

Nominating Responsibilities. The Committee shall select and nominate persons for election to the Board as and when vacancies occur or are reasonably anticipated, which nominees shall be presented to the Board for election, or nomination for election by shareholders, as the beneficial ownercase may be.

The Committee will establish a Nomination and holderAppointment Policy pursuant to which it will consider nominations. The Committee will consider recommendations from Independent Trustees, officers or employees of record of more than 25%any of the outstanding voting securities ofFund’s agents or service providers, counsel to the Fund and has votingIndependent Trustees and qualifying fund shareholders. In identifying and evaluating candidates for consideration, the Committee shall consider such factors as it deems appropriate. The Committee shall make nominations to the Board for membership on all committees of the Board and shall review committee assignments at least annually as part of the annual Board self-evaluation.

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Governance Responsibilities. The core philosophy of the Independent Trustees is an unwavering commitment to protecting the best interests of Trust shareholders. The Committee shall develop a set of practices to guide the Board and the Committee in considering governance issues, which are to be approved by the Board. In addition, the Committee shall have the following specific functions:

(1) to periodically review trustee compensation (including compensation for service on any committee) and recommend to the full Board any changes to that compensation;

(2) to periodically review Chief Compliance Officer compensation and recommend to the full Board any changes to that compensation;

(3) to conduct the annual self evaluation of the Board of the Trust and its committees as called for by the SEC fund governance rules;

(4) review and make appropriate recommendations to the Board when there is a material change in the status of a Trustee (e.g., due to health, outside commitments or other reasons);

(5) to annually review the Trust’s Fidelity bond and directors’ and officers’/errors and omissions insurance coverage and recommend to the full Board renewal of and/or investment power,changes to that coverage;

(6) to periodically review the shareholder may be presumed to control the Fund.

Fund Name/ClassName and Address of AccountShare AmountPercentage of Class (%)
WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND   
Class ACHARLES SCHWAB5,46520.70
 FOR SPECIAL CUSTODY ACCOUNT  
 FBO OF OUR CUSTOMER  
 ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS  
 101 MONTGOMERY ST  
 SAN FRANCISCO CA  94104-4151  
    
 NFS LLC FEBO4,53517.18
 THOMAS J GREINER  
 JULIE M GREINER  
 42 SUTTON PL  
 KALISPELL MT  59901  
    
 NFS LLC FEBO1,9217.28
 FMT CO CUST IRA  
 FBO NASROLLAH ZARRINGHALAM  
 30051 CENTER POINT RD  
 MILLVILLE DE  19967-6801  
    
 NFS LLC FEBO1,8757.10
 NFS/FMTC IRA  
 FBO SCOTT PITSLEY  
 7612 BROWNS BRIDGE RD  
 HIGHLAND MD  20777  
    
 NFS LLC FEBO1,7396.59
 NFS/FMTC ROLLOVER IRA  
 FBO KARL EHRHARDT  
 32 MALTON CT  
 PARKVILLE MD  21234  
    
 NFS LLC FEBO1,5245.77
 KAREN A HARRIS MARITAL TR  
 KAREN HARRIS TTEE  
 U/A  06/18/2007  
 3902 SILVER MAPLE CT  

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Fund Name/ClassName and Address of AccountShare Amount
Percentage
of Class
(%)
 ROCKVILLE MD  20853  
    
 BNYM I S TRUST CO CUST1,3365.06
 SALLY HEALY IRA  
 151 COURTLAND AVE APT 6  
 STAMFORD CT  06902-3493  
    
Class ICHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC4,247,98229.76
 SPECIAL CUSTODY A/C FBO CUSTOMERS  
 ATTN MUTUAL FUNDS  
 101 MONTGOMERY ST  
 SAN FRANCISCO CA  94104-4151  
    
 SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY2,572,02018.02
 C/O M&T BANK/WTC ID 337  
 ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR  
 ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE  
 OAKS PA  19456  
    
 SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY1,372,2349.61
 C/O M&T BANK ID 337  
 ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMIN  
 ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE  
 OAKS PA  19456  
    
 SEI PRIVATE TRUST COMPANY829,3285.81
 C/O M&T BANK ID 337  
 ATTN: MUTUAL FUND ADMINISTRATOR  
 ONE FREEDOM VALLEY DRIVE  
 OAKS PA  19456  
    


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PROXY TABULATOR
P.O. BOX 9112
FARMINGDALE, NY 11735
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
E14334-S50887
KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
1. Proposal 1:
TO APPROVE MODIFICATIONS TO THE FUND'S CURRENT FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT GOAL
The Board unanimously recommends that the shareholders of the Fund approve changing the Fund's current fundamental investment goal to read as follows: to achieve long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than the broader equity markets.
For
Against
Abstain
2. Proposal 2:
TO APPROVE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE FUND'S INVESTMENT GOAL FROM A FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY TO A NON-FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENT POLICY
The Board unanimously recommends that the shareholders of the Fund approve reclassification of the Fund's investment goal from a fundamental policy to a non-fundamental policy.
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Shareholders of record asindependence of the closeIndependent Trustees and make recommendations to the full Board when there is a material change in such independence;

(7) to periodically review and, as appropriate, recommend changes in Board governance policies, procedures and practices concerning the structure and operations of business on October 13, 2016 are entitledthe Board;

(8) to votereview the independence of Independent Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees;

(9) to annually review the size of the Board and its standing committees;

(10) to identify and recommend to the full Board individuals qualified to be Trustees;

(11) to recommend to the full Board nominees for standing committee members and standing committee chairpersons;

(12) to annually review the charters of Board standing committees;

(13) to annually review Trust management’s code of ethics; and

(14) to annually review continuing education needs of the Board.

Miscellaneous. The Committee shall have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including authority to retain and compensate special counsel, search and consulting firms and other experts, at the special meetingexpense of the Trust or the appropriate Fund of the Trust.

Members of the Committee shall be compensated as determined by the Board.

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The Committee shall review this Charter periodically and shall recommend any adjournment thereof.


PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN YOUR PROXY TODAY
PLEASE DATE AND SIGN NAME OR NAMES BELOW AS PRINTED ABOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE VOTING OF THE SHARES AS INDICATED ABOVE. PERSONS SIGNING AS EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE SHOULD GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH.
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Important Notice Regardingchanges thereto to the Availabilityfull Board of Proxy Materialsthe Trust. The approval of the full Board is required for the Wilmington Funds' Shareholder Meetinginitial adoption of, and any material amendment to, Be Held on November 30, 2016. The Proxy Statement for this meeting is available at: www.proxyvote.comCharter.

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As amended June 8, 2016

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
WILMINGTON MULTI-MANAGER ALTERNATIVES FUND
TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The undersigned, revoking any and all previous proxies, hereby appoint(s) Michael D. Daniels, John C. McDonnell, and John J. Kelley, and each of them, proxies of the undersigned with full power of substitution to vote all shares of the Wilmington Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (the "Fund"), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 30, 2016, at the principal executive offices of the Wilmington Funds (the "Trust"), located at 111 South Calvert Street,26th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, and at any adjournments thereof. All powers may be exercised by two or more of said proxy holders or substitutes voting or acting or, if only one votes and acts, then by that one. This proxy shall be voted on the proposals described in the Proxy Statement as specified on the reverse side. Receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and the accompanyingProxy Statement is hereby acknowledged. This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Trust on behalf of the Fund.
If more than one of the proxies, or their substitutes, are present at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, they jointly (or, if only one is present and voting then that one) shall have authority and may exercise all powers granted hereby. This Proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in accordance with the instructions marked by the undersigned on the reverse side. If no specification is made, this proxy will be voted "FOR" the proposals listed herein and in the discretion of the proxies upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.
Please vote, date and sign on reverse side and return promptly in enclosed envelope.
EVERY SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS IMPORTANT