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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
2.37% 152.60M -- 65.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-6.137M 7.49% Upgrade Upgrade

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
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
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 71
-62.25M Peer Group Low
320.13M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 67
-6.137M
-199.65M Peer Group Low
4.235B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 63
-57.46M Peer Group Low
953.73M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 59
-591.75M Peer Group Low
5.785B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 70
-168.14M Peer Group Low
1.964B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 78
-1.117B Peer Group Low
5.909B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 74
-197.39M Peer Group Low
3.933B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 73
-7.408B Peer Group Low
6.290B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
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3M
YTD
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5Y
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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
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-3.30%
5.28%
-1.78%
31.57%
-15.79%
22.88%
19.33%
10.63%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
21.69%
-7.89%
15.84%
13.98%
7.75%
-7.88%
11.84%
6.31%
6.39%
-3.12%
11.97%
46.19%
3.15%
-14.55%
3.45%
22.05%
6.44%
-6.80%
2.90%
18.57%
6.53%
-1.95%
6.91%
7.79%
8.07%
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14.52%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 2.58%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) -0.75%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 184
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 35.72
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 9.372
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.53
Weighted Median ROE 39.28%
Weighted Median ROA 15.49%
ROI (TTM) 22.37%
Return on Investment (TTM) 22.37%
Earning Yield 0.0358
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.7664
Number of Equity Holdings 181
As of October 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 26.28%
EPS Growth (3Y) 16.72%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.30%
Sales Growth (1Y) 16.57%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.14%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.75%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 20.54%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.74%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 22.20%
As of October 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of October 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 30.21%
Stock 69.94%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other -0.15%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
USD Cash
29.06% -- --
NVIDIA Corp. 5.79% 182.34 -0.57%
Microsoft Corp. 5.15% 483.12 0.47%
Apple, Inc. 4.46% 278.71 -0.71%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.84% 321.23 1.14%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.27% 229.53 0.18%
Broadcom Inc. 2.91% 390.22 2.41%
Walmart, Inc. 1.48% 115.12 0.24%
Netflix, Inc. 1.47% 100.24 -2.89%
Wells Fargo & Co. 1.36% 89.83 -0.42%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 1.00%
Actual Management Fee 1.07%
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
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 (12-3-25) 2.58%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) -0.75%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 184
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 35.72
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 9.372
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.53
Weighted Median ROE 39.28%
Weighted Median ROA 15.49%
ROI (TTM) 22.37%
Return on Investment (TTM) 22.37%
Earning Yield 0.0358
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.7664
Number of Equity Holdings 181
As of October 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 26.28%
EPS Growth (3Y) 16.72%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.30%
Sales Growth (1Y) 16.57%
Sales Growth (3Y) 13.14%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.75%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 20.54%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.74%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 22.20%
As of October 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/30/2008
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2025
Last Prospectus Date 12/30/2024
Share Classes
NELAX A
NELIX Inst
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication 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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