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Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A Overview

Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A (TICRX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. Nuveen launched the fund in 2006.

The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return that reflects the investment performance of the U.S. equity markets, as represented by the benchmark index, while giving special consideration to certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in large-cap equity securities that meet the fund’s ESG criteria. It may also invest in securities issued by other countries, or their agencies or instrumentalities as approved by the Board of Trustees. The fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in foreign investments.

About Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A (TICRX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 8.90 years: Philip Campagna (2005), Darren Tran (2022), Nazar Romanyak (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100%. Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has 143 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 31.3% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 98.9%. There is 0.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.2% (0.2% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has 1.0% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $809 million in total assets, which is below the $6 billion average for the Large Blend category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

TICRX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has an expense ratio of 0.49%, which is 39% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a B. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has a portfolio turnover rate of 25%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A returned 1.4%, which earned it a grade of A, as the Large Blend category had an average return of -0.2%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A has a trailing yield of 0.98%, which is above the 0.56% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Nuveen Large Cap Responsible Eq A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 13.4%, 4.3 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of A. The fund has returned 21.5% over the past year (grade of C), 19.1% over the past three years (grade of C) and 11.2% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 14.4% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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