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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
2.91% 157.44M -- 65.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-9.539M 22.40%

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to the U.S. equity market. The Fund will establish long and short positions in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, in which at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes will be invested.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity US
Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Nuveen
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 54
-77.77M Peer Group Low
734.73M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 75
-9.539M
-232.19M Peer Group Low
5.181B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 71
-58.92M Peer Group Low
1.832B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 55
-569.68M Peer Group Low
8.511B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 76
-150.87M Peer Group Low
3.044B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 76
-1.077B Peer Group Low
8.721B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 73
-68.79M Peer Group Low
2.522B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 72
-6.886B Peer Group Low
7.604B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
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5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
5.28%
-1.78%
31.57%
-15.79%
22.88%
19.33%
10.18%
6.40%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
22.34%
9.33%
15.84%
13.98%
7.75%
-7.88%
11.84%
6.31%
5.99%
1.71%
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13.94%
15.72%
2.90%
18.57%
6.53%
-1.95%
6.91%
7.79%
8.78%
-0.19%
As of May 07, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-5-26) 0.10%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-26) -0.89%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 183
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 31.18
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 6.700
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.123
Weighted Median ROE 134.5%
Weighted Median ROA 14.54%
ROI (TTM) 21.04%
Return on Investment (TTM) 21.04%
Earning Yield 0.0394
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.6003
Number of Equity Holdings 180
As of March 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 27.82%
EPS Growth (3Y) 20.90%
EPS Growth (5Y) 24.89%
Sales Growth (1Y) 13.10%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.47%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.80%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 13.98%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.27%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 24.36%
As of March 31, 2026

Asset Allocation

As of March 31, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 29.71%
Stock 70.25%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.04%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
USD Cash
28.42% -- --
Apple, Inc. 5.00% 287.51 1.17%
NVIDIA Corp. 4.41% 207.83 5.77%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.97% 398.04 2.47%
Microsoft Corp. 3.62% 413.96 0.63%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.09% 274.99 0.53%
Broadcom Inc. 2.60% 425.44 -0.45%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.73% 314.90 1.78%
Netflix, Inc. 1.53% 88.27 0.43%
AbbVie, Inc. 1.52% 205.03 -0.52%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 1.11%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load 1.00%
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 100.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to the U.S. equity market. The Fund will establish long and short positions in a diversified portfolio of equity securities, in which at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes will be invested.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity US
Peer Group Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Global Macro Alternative Equity
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Nuveen
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-5-26) 0.10%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-26) -0.89%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 183
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 31.18
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 6.700
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.123
Weighted Median ROE 134.5%
Weighted Median ROA 14.54%
ROI (TTM) 21.04%
Return on Investment (TTM) 21.04%
Earning Yield 0.0394
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.6003
Number of Equity Holdings 180
As of March 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 27.82%
EPS Growth (3Y) 20.90%
EPS Growth (5Y) 24.89%
Sales Growth (1Y) 13.10%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.47%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.80%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 13.98%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.27%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 24.36%
As of March 31, 2026

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/30/2008
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 12/30/2025
Share Classes
NELAX A
NELIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:NELCX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:NELCX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:NELCX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:NELCX", "prospectus_objective")
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