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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

ETF
NUSC
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$41.59 +0.19 +0.46%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
NUSC (ETF)

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$41.59 +0.19 +0.46%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
NUSC (ETF)

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$41.59 +0.19 +0.46%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity

Name

As of 03/28/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$41.59

$1.17 B

1.05%

$0.43

0.31%

Vitals

YTD Return

6.4%

1 yr return

21.3%

3 Yr Avg Return

2.7%

5 Yr Avg Return

10.0%

Net Assets

$1.17 B

Holdings in Top 10

8.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$41.4
$31.77
$41.59

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.31%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 60.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund


Name

As of 03/28/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$41.59

$1.17 B

1.05%

$0.43

0.31%

NUSC - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 6.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 10.0%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.85%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
  • Fund Family Name
    Nuveen Funds
  • Inception Date
    Dec 13, 2016
  • Shares Outstanding
    27800000
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Lei Liao

Fund Description

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the Index, which is comprised of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) criteria. The Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Small Cap Index (the “Base Index”), which generally consists of equity securities that comprise the small-cap segment of the U.S. market. MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”), is the index provider for the Index and the Base Index. The Index and the Base Index are owned, calculated and controlled by Securities in the Base Index are weighted based on market capitalization. MSCI, in its sole discretion. Neither the Fund’s investment adviser, sub-adviser nor their affiliates has any discretion to select Index components or change the Index methodology.
The Index identifies equity securities from the Base Index that satisfy certain ESG criteria, based on ESG performance data collected by MSCI ESG Research, Inc., an affiliate of the index provider. ESG performance is measured on an industry-specific basis, with assessment categories varying by industry. Companies are scored and ranked against industry peers using a consistent set of key performance indicators to determine relative ESG strength. Environmental assessment categories can include how a company is addressing climate change, natural resource use, and waste management and emission management. Social evaluation categories can include a company’s relations with employees and suppliers, product safety and sourcing practices. Governance assessment categories can include governance practices and business ethics. The ESG criteria also consider how well a company adheres to national and international laws and regulations related to ESG matters. Index rules exclude companies with significant activities in the following
controversial businesses: alcohol production, tobacco production, nuclear power, gambling, and weapons and firearm production. Companies otherwise eligible for inclusion in the Index that exceed certain carbon-based ownership and emissions thresholds are excluded from the Index.
Companies that are not excluded by the ESG criteria are then ranked within their respective sectors based on their ESG performance score. The highest ranked companies in each sector are identified as eligible for inclusion in the Index until such point that the aggregate weight of companies in the sector reaches 50% of the market cap of such sector in the Base Index. For example, if the market capitalization of all consumer discretionary sector companies included in the Base Index totals $2 billion, then the Index would screen these consumer discretionary sector companies, rank them based on ESG performance scores, and add the highest scoring companies to the Index until such point that their combined total market capitalization reaches $1 billion. Those companies identified as eligible for inclusion in the Index are market capitalization weighted within their respective sectors. Once the universe of eligible Index components is established, the Index optimizes the market cap weightings of individual components to approximate the sector weightings of the Base Index, within certain constraints established by the Index. As of the date of this prospectus, a significant portion of the Index is comprised of companies in the industrials and financial services sectors.
In seeking to track the investment results of the Index, the Fund attempts to replicate the Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. The Index is normally rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The Index may also remove a security at any time in response to a corporate event such as bankruptcy, delisting, merger or acquisition that causes the security to become ineligible for inclusion in the Index. The Fund makes changes to its portfolio shortly after any Index changes are made public. As of December 31, 2023, the Index was comprised of 515 securities.
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in component securities of the Index. In addition, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in the securities of small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are defined as companies that fall in the range of companies included in the Base Index as of the last business day of the month in which its most recent reconstitution was completed. The Base Index is designed to measure the performance of the small cap segments of the U.S. market. As of December 31, 2023, the Base Index had a float-adjusted market capitalization range from $37.1 million to $38.2 billion, with an average market capitalization of $2.9 billion. “Float-adjusted” means that the share amounts used in calculating the Index reflect only shares available to investors, with shares held by control groups, public companies and government agencies excluded.
To the extent the Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of companies in a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the Index.
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NUSC - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NUSC Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.4% -5.1% 23.8% 17.12%
1 Yr 21.3% -12.5% 56.1% 32.07%
3 Yr 2.7%* -8.5% 41.4% 51.65%
5 Yr 10.0%* -13.7% 32.2% 30.65%
10 Yr N/A* -3.0% 17.2% 56.10%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NUSC Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 14.4% -49.6% 29.0% 42.01%
2022 -18.6% -59.3% 118.2% 32.61%
2021 9.6% -31.6% 39.3% 53.30%
2020 23.0% -51.0% 39.5% 2.44%
2019 26.0% -16.9% 37.8% 9.22%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period NUSC Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.4% -5.1% 23.8% 17.12%
1 Yr 21.3% -12.5% 56.1% 32.07%
3 Yr 2.7%* -8.5% 41.4% 51.65%
5 Yr 10.0%* -13.7% 32.2% 30.65%
10 Yr N/A* -3.0% 17.2% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period NUSC Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 15.7% -21.7% 31.8% 59.07%
2022 -17.7% -45.2% 123.7% 60.72%
2021 17.6% 0.0% 47.7% 80.04%
2020 23.7% -50.5% 46.9% 4.89%
2019 27.1% -12.6% 43.7% 22.94%

NUSC - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

NUSC Category Low Category High NUSC % Rank
Net Assets 1.17 B 480 K 118 B 23.51%
Number of Holdings 519 2 2519 23.33%
Net Assets in Top 10 84.8 M 104 K 9.83 B 41.58%
Weighting of Top 10 8.18% -2849.0% 100.5% 85.39%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Service Corp International/US 1.00%
  2. Murphy USA Inc 0.83%
  3. State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio 0.83%
  4. East West Bancorp Inc 0.81%
  5. SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc 0.81%
  6. WEX Inc 0.80%
  7. Primerica Inc 0.80%
  8. HR Block Inc 0.80%
  9. US Foods Holding Corp 0.78%
  10. First American Financial Corp 0.72%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High NUSC % Rank
Stocks
99.92% -565235.00% 107.11% 6.49%
Cash
0.83% 0.00% 565934.00% 74.74%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 7.53% 86.32%
Other
0.00% -598.74% 82.28% 84.21%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.17% 86.29%
Bonds
0.00% -2.00% 74.53% 86.49%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NUSC % Rank
Industrials
18.49% 2.46% 37.42% 34.40%
Consumer Cyclical
14.74% 0.99% 47.79% 9.04%
Financial Services
14.49% 0.00% 35.52% 70.39%
Technology
13.55% 0.00% 54.70% 56.38%
Healthcare
10.21% 0.00% 26.53% 74.47%
Real Estate
9.94% 0.00% 29.43% 14.01%
Consumer Defense
5.15% 0.00% 18.87% 24.11%
Energy
4.99% 0.00% 37.72% 68.97%
Basic Materials
4.71% 0.00% 18.66% 51.60%
Utilities
1.99% 0.00% 18.58% 65.43%
Communication Services
1.74% 0.00% 14.85% 74.82%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High NUSC % Rank
US
99.92% -565235.00% 107.11% 4.39%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 94.14% 88.07%

NUSC - Expenses

Operational Fees

NUSC Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.31% 0.01% 38.45% 90.12%
Management Fee 0.30% 0.00% 1.50% 15.14%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% N/A

Sales Fees

NUSC Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

NUSC Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

NUSC Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 60.00% 1.00% 314.00% 64.89%

NUSC - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

NUSC Category Low Category High NUSC % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.05% 0.00% 42.10% 42.98%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

NUSC Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

NUSC Category Low Category High NUSC % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.85% -2.40% 2.49% 17.73%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

NUSC Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Quarterly Annually

Distributions History

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NUSC - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Lei Liao


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 13, 2016

5.47

5.5%

Lei Liao, CFA, is Managing Director at Teachers Advisors, LLC. Lei Liao worked at TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC and other advisory affiliates of TIAA from 2012 to Present (portfolio management of domestic and international large-, mid- and small-cap equity index portfolios).

Philip Campagna


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 13, 2016

5.47

5.5%

Jim Campagna is a quantitative portfolio manager for the TIAA-CREF organization and Teachers Advisors, Inc. Mr. Campagna has portfolio management responsibilities for all equity index strategies and the Social Choice Equity portfolio. Mr. Campagna joined TIAA-CREF in February 2005 and has more than 15 years of investment experience. His prior experience includes seven years at Mellon Capital Management where he was responsible for several mandates and was an index strategy manager for MSCI® EAFE®. Mr. Campagna earned his B.A. in economics from the University of California, Irvine. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 49.61 7.05 2.58