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Nuveen Large Cap Growth W Overview

Nuveen Large Cap Growth W (TILWX) is an actively managed U.S. Equity Large Growth fund. Nuveen launched the fund in 2018.

The investment seeks a favorable long-term return, mainly through capital appreciation, primarily from equity securities. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of large-capitalization growth companies. The fund also seeks to invest in companies expected to benefit from prospective acquisitions, reorganizations, corporate restructurings or other special situations. It may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign investments. The fund is non-diversified.

About Nuveen Large Cap Growth W (TILWX)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 2.77 years: Scott Tonneson (2026), Karen Hiatt (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: Russell 1000 TR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 1000 Growth TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Nuveen Large Cap Growth W has 47 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 63.1% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Nuveen Large Cap Growth W is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity fund group. Nuveen Large Cap Growth W has 0.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 99.8%. 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 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Nuveen Large Cap Growth W has 0.2% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Large Growth 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.

TILWX 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 Growth W expense ratio is low compared to funds in the Large Growth category. Nuveen Large Cap Growth W has an expense ratio of 0.00%, which is 100% 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 Large Cap Growth W has a portfolio turnover rate of 41%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 54% for the Large Growth category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Nuveen Large Cap Growth W returned -2.7%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Large Growth category had an average return of -1.3%. 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 Growth W has a trailing yield of 0.41%, which is above the 0.06% 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 Growth W Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 5.0%, 2.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 15.3% over the past year (grade of C), 20.8% over the past three years (grade of C) and 10.1% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 17.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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