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Nuveen Equity Index A Overview

Nuveen Equity Index A (TINRX) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Large Blend fund. Nuveen launched the fund in 2006.

The investment seeks a favorable long-term total return, mainly through capital appreciation, by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities selected to track the overall U.S. equity markets based on a market index. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of its benchmark index, the Russell 3000® Index. It buys most, but not necessarily all, of the stocks in its benchmark index, and the advisor will attempt to closely match the overall investment characteristics of its benchmark index.

About Nuveen Equity Index A (TINRX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 10.04 years: Philip Campagna (2005), Darren Tran (2019), Nazar Romanyak (2024). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: Russell 3000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Nuveen Equity Index A has 2589 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 34.2% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Nuveen Equity Index A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Nuveen Equity Index A has 0.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 98.6%. There is 0.7% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.1% (0.1% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Nuveen Equity Index A has 0.6% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 billion 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.

TINRX 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 Equity Index A expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Large Blend category. Nuveen Equity Index A has an expense ratio of 0.36%, which is 56% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. 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 Equity Index A has a portfolio turnover rate of 7%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.1 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 48% for the Large Blend category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Nuveen Equity Index A returned -0.5%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Blend category had an average return of 0.4%. 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 Equity Index A has a trailing yield of 0.83%, 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 Equity Index A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 10.2%, 0.8 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 19.2% over the past year (grade of B), 18.4% over the past three years (grade of C) and 11.5% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 14.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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