With $1.4 trillion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026, Nuveen, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America. It manages a wide range of mutual funds, including both equity and fixed-income funds, and domestic and foreign funds. The company was founded in 1898 by John Nuveen.
Nuveen manages assets across a wide range of asset classes and products. Also, it offers financial services to its clients using a multi-boutique structure. The company provides these services through its independent team, comprising Nuveen Asset Management, Winslow Capital and Symphony.
Below, we share with you three top-ranked Nuveen mutual funds, viz., Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity Fund TSCWX, Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund TRLWX and Nuveen Core Equity Fund TGIWX. Each has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of Nuveen mutual funds.
Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity Fund invests most of its assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. TSCWX advisors invest in securities that they believe to have the potential for significant long-term capital appreciation.
Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity Fund has three-year annualized returns of 19%. As of the end of April 2026, TSCWX held 377 issues, with 2.9% of its assets invested in Bloom Energy.
Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund invests most of its assets, along with borrowing, if any, in equity securities of large-capitalization value companies. TRLWX advisors may also invest a small portion of its net assets in foreign investments.
Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund has three-year annualized returns of 18.8%. TRLWX has an expense ratio of 0.00%.
Nuveen Core Equity Fund invests most of its net assets preferably in large-cap equity securities of issues, which, according to the fund’s investment advisors, have the potential for capital appreciation, dividend income, or both. TGIWX advisors prefer to invest in companies that are attractively valued and have the potential to appreciate faster than its peers and generate regular income in the form of dividends, stock buybacks or both.
Nuveen Core Equity Fund has three-year annualized returns of 18.4%. Valerie Grant has been the fund manager of TGIWX since December 2022.
To view the Zacks Rank and the past performance of all Nuveen mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of Nuveen mutual funds.
