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Table
of
Contents
3
Chair’s
Letter
to
Shareholders
4
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Risk
Considerations
7
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
8
Expense
Examples
11
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
12
Portfolio
of
Investments
13
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
16
Statement
of
Operations
17
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
18
Financial
Highlights
19
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
21
Important
Tax
Information
27
Additional
Fund
Information
28
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
29
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
30
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
34
Trustees
and
Officers
35
4
Chair’s
Letter
to
Shareholders
Dear
Shareholders,
The
question
of
whether
economies
are
moving
toward
normalization
or
recession
has
dominated
financial
markets
in
2022.
Persistently
high
inflation
has
made
the
outcome
more
unpredictable,
as
it
has
dampened
consumer
sentiment,
pushed
central
banks
into
raising
interest
rates
more
aggressively
and
contributed
to
considerable
turbulence
in
the
markets
this
year.
Inflation
has
surged
partially
due
to
COVID
supply
chain
bottlenecks
and
exacerbated
by
Russia’s
war
in
Ukraine
and
recent
lockdowns
across
China
to
contain
a
large-scale
COVID-
19
outbreak.
This
has
necessitated
increasingly
forceful
responses
from
the
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(Fed)
and
other
central
banks,
who
have
signaled
their
intentions
to
slow
inflation
while
tolerating
slower
economic
growth.
As
anticipated,
the
Fed
began
the
rate
hiking
cycle
in
March
2022,
raising
its
short-term
rate
by
0.25%
from
near
zero
for
the
first
time
since
the
pandemic
was
declared
two
years
ago.
Larger
increases
of
0.50%
in
May
and
0.75%
in
June,
July
and
September
2022
followed,
bringing
the
target
fed
funds
rate
to
a
range
of
3.00%
to
3.25%.
Additional
rate
hikes
are
expected
in
the
remainder
of
this
year,
although
Fed
officials
will
closely
monitor
inflation
data
along
with
other
economic
measures
and
modify
their
rate
setting
policy
based
upon
these
factors.
U.S.
gross
domestic
product
growth
has
now
contracted
for
two
consecutive
quarters,
according
to
government
estimates,
as
consumer
and
business
activity
has
slowed
in
part
due
to
higher
prices
and
borrowing
costs.
However,
the
still
strong
labor
market
suggests
not
all
areas
of
the
economy
are
weakening
in
unison.
While
markets
will
likely
continue
fluctuating
with
the
daily
headlines,
we
encourage
investors
to
keep
a
long-term
perspective.
To
learn
more
about
how
well
your
portfolio
is
aligned
to
your
time
horizon,
risk
tolerance
and
investment
goals,
consider
reviewing
it
with
your
financial
professional.
On
behalf
of
the
other
members
of
the
Nuveen
Fund
Board,
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
earn
your
trust
in
the
months
and
years
ahead.
Terence
J.
Toth
Chair
of
the
Board
September 23,
2022
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
The
Fund
features
portfolio
management
by
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(NAM),
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser.
The
Fund’s
portfolio
managers
include
Thomas
J.
Lavia,
Jr.,
CFA,
Gregory
Mancini
and
Willis
W.
Tsai.
Here
the
Fund’s
portfolio
management
team
reviews
economic
and
market
conditions,
key
investment
strategies
and
the
Fund’s
performance
for
the
abbreviated
reporting
period
since
the
Fund’s
commencement
on
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022.
For
more
information
on
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
and
policies,
please
refer
to
the
prospectus.
What
factors
affected
the
economy
and
market
conditions
during
the
abbreviated
reporting
period
since
the
Fund’s
commencement
of
operations
on
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022?
After
recovering
from
the
pandemic
in
2021,
the
U.S.
economy
weakened
in
the
first
half
of
2022.
Overall,
2021
gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
grew
by
5.7%
as
the
economy
reopened
with
the
help
of
$5.3
trillion
in
crisis-related
aid
from
the
federal
government,
low
borrowing
rates
for
businesses
and
individuals,
an
increase
in
COVID-19
vaccinations
and
improved
treatments
for
COVID-19.
However,
in
early
2022,
China’s
COVID-19
lockdown
and
the
Russia-Ukraine
war
worsened
existing
pandemic-related
supply
chain
disruptions.
Inflation
increased
more
than
expected
during
the
first
half
of
2022,
putting
pressure
on
global
central
banks
to
respond
with
more
aggressive
measures.
The
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(Fed)
began
an
interest
rate
hiking
cycle
in
March
2022
with
a
0.25%
hike
to
the
target
federal
funds
rate,
followed
by
larger
increases
of
0.50%
in
May
2022,
0.75%
in
June
2022
and
another
0.75%
in
July
2022.
Overall,
the
Fed
raised
the
target
federal
funds
rate
from
near
zero
at
the
start
of
2022
to
a
range
of
2.25%
to
2.50%
by
July
2022.
Subsequent
to
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fed
raised
the
policy
interest
rate
another
0.75%
in
September
2022
to
a
range
of
3.00%
to
3.25%.
Interest
rate,
stock
and
bond
price
volatility
increased
as
markets
considered
whether
the
Fed
could
cool
inflation
without
putting
the
economy
into
a
recession.
Additionally,
the
U.S.
dollar
appreciated
significantly
relative
to
major
world
currencies
beginning
in
March
of
2022,
serving
as
a
headwind
to
the
profits
of
international
companies
and
U.S.
domestic
companies
with
overseas
earnings.
The
dollar’s
appreciation
was
driven
in
part
by
the
Fed’s
increasingly
forceful
response
to
inflation
compared
with
other
central
banks,
the
relatively
better
prospects
of
the
U.S.
economy
and
“safe-haven”
flows
from
investors
uncertain
about
geopolitical
and
global
economic
conditions.
By
mid-year,
inflation
and
higher
borrowing
costs
appeared
to
be
dampening
consumer
confidence
and
consumer
spending.
Also,
two
consecutive
quarters
of
negative
U.S.
GDP
growth
added
to
recession
risks.
U.S.
GDP
fell
by
an
annual
rate
of
0.6%
in
the
second
quarter
of
2022,
according
to
the
second
estimate
from
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Economic
Analysis.
This
followed
a
1.6%
annualized
GDP
decrease
in
the
first
quarter
of
2022.
However,
the
labor
market,
another
key
gauge
of
the
economy’s
health,
has
remained
resilient.
As
of
July
2022,
the
U.S.
unemployment
rate
fell
to
3.5%,
its
pre-pandemic
low,
and
the
economy
has
now
recovered
the
22
million
jobs
lost
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic.
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
abbreviated
reporting
period
since
the
Fund’s
commencement
on
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022?
The
Fund
is
an
actively
managed
exchange-traded
fund
(ETF)
that
seeks
to
provide
capital
appreciation.
Under
normal
market
conditions,
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
companies
that
the
sub-adviser
believes
will
have
a
positive
impact
on
the
carbon
economy
through
their
current
and/or
planned
efforts
to
reduce
global
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
which,
in
turn,
will
contribute
to
the
overall
transition
to
a
net
zero
economy.
During
the
abbreviated
reporting
period,
the
portfolio
was
fully
invested
in
a
diverse
group
of
70
to
80
high
quality
companies
from
around
the
world
that
met
the
Fund’s
net
zero
transition
criteria.
The
Fund’s
investments
were
selected
with
a
longer-term
time
horizon
to
keep
portfolio
turnover
low.
The
Fund
commenced
operations
during
a
period
of
elevated
market
volatility,
which
provided
ample
opportunity
to
invest
in
stocks
with
attractive
valuations.
The
investment
management
team
sought
fundamentally
high-quality
companies
from
a
variety
of
style
factors
and
regions.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
6
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
abbreviated
reporting
period
since
the
Fund’s
commencement
on
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022?
For
the
abbreviated
reporting
period,
NTZG
performed
in
line
with
the
MSCI
All
Country
World
Index
(Net).
For
the
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
MSCI
All
Country
World
Index
(Net).
The
abbreviated
reporting
period
spans
approximately
five
weeks
and
includes
the
Fund’s
initial
invest-up
period.
These
constraints
make
the
Fund’s
underlying
performance
trends
less
meaningful
than
the
performance
over
a
longer-term
period
with
a
fully
invested
portfolio.
Nevertheless,
the
Fund
performed
in
line
with
the
benchmark
in
the
volatile
market
conditions
of
this
abbreviated
reporting
period.
Favorable
security
selection
in
the
information
technology
sector
was
the
most
significant
contributor
to
relative
performance,
led
by
a
holding
in
ON
Semiconductor,
a
U.S.-based
semiconductor
supplier.
Offsetting
the
Fund’s
outperformance
was
unfavorable
security
selection
in
the
utilities
and
health
care
sectors.
Enel
SpA.,
a
multi-
national
electricity
distributor
based
in
Italy,
was
among
the
larger
detractors
to
relative
performance
in
the
portfolio
during
the
abbreviated
reporting
period.
The
Fund
continued
to
hold
the
position
based
on
the
long-term
fundamental
view
of
the
company.
This
material
is
not
intended
to
be
a
recommendation
or
investment
advice,
does
not
constitute
a
solicitation
to
buy,
sell
or
hold
a
security
or
an
investment
strategy,
and
is
not
provided
in
a
fiduciary
capacity.
The
information
provided
does
not
take
into
account
the
specific
objectives
or
circumstances
of
any
particular
investor,
or
suggest
any
specific
course
of
action.
Investment
decisions
should
be
made
based
on
an
investor’s
objectives
and
circumstances
and
in
consultation
with
his
or
her
advisors.
Certain
statements
in
this
report
are
forward-looking
statements.
Discussions
of
specific
investments
are
for
illustration
only
and
are
not
intended
as
recommendations
of
individual
investments.
The
forward-looking
statements
and
other
views
expressed
herein
are
those
of
the
portfolio
managers
as
of
the
date
of
this
report.
Actual
future
results
or
occurrences
may
differ
significantly
from
those
anticipated
in
any
forward-looking
statements
and
the
views
expressed
herein
are
subject
to
change
at
any
time,
due
to
numerous
market
and
other
factors.
The
Fund
disclaims
any
obligation
to
update
publicly
or
revise
any
forward-looking
statements
or
views
expressed
herein.
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Risk
Considerations
7
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
Because
the
Fund
will
exclude
securities
of
certain
issuers
for
non-financial
reasons
(i.e.,
companies
that
the
sub-adviser
does
not
classify
as
Net
Zero
Transition
Companies
and
companies
involved
in
certain
prohibited
activities),
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
do
not
pursue
a
net
zero
carbon
economy
investment
strategy
or
may
be
required
to
sell
a
security
when
it
might
otherwise
be
disadvantageous
to
do
so.
This
may
cause
the
Fund
to
underperform
the
stock
market
as
a
whole
or
other
funds
that
do
not
employ
such
an
investment
strategy.
In
addition,
there
is
a
risk
that
the
companies
identified
by
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
will
not
operate
as
expected
with
respect
to
the
transition
to
a
net
zero
economy
and
the
reduction
of
global
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Further,
in
selecting
companies
for
inclusion
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio,
the
sub-adviser
relies
on
information
and
data
related
to
carbon
intensity
and
carbon
emissions
provided
by
a
third-party
research
firm,
which
could
be
incomplete
or
erroneous,
which
in
turn
could
cause
the
sub-adviser
to
assess
a
company’s
net
zero
carbon
economy
characteristics
incorrectly.
Responsible
investing
incorporates
Environmental
Social
Governance
(ESG)
factors
that
may
affect
exposure
to
issuers,
sectors,
industries,
limiting
the
type
and
number
of
investment
opportunities
available,
which
could
result
in
excluding
investments
that
perform
well.
Prices
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Large
companies
are
more
mature
and
may
grow
more
slowly
than
the
overall
market.
An
investment
in
common
stocks
of
issuers
with
small
or
medium
market
capitalizations
generally
involves
greater
risk
and
price
volatility
than
an
investment
in
common
stocks
of
larger,
more
established
companies.
Foreign
investments
involve
additional
risks
including
currency
fluctuations,
political
and
economic
instability,
and
lack
of
liquidity.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
8
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
The
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
for
the
Fund
are
shown
within
this
section
of
the
report.
Fund
Performance
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results
.
Investment
returns
and
principal
value
will
fluctuate
so
that
when
shares
are
sold,
they
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
Current
performance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
performance
shown.
Total
returns
for
a
period
of
less
than
one
year
are
not annualized
(i.e.
cumulative
returns).
Returns
assume
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
Market
price
returns
are
based
on
the
closing
market
price
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
For
performance
current
to
the
most
recent
month-end
visit
nuveen.com
or
call
(800)
257-8787.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
would
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Expense
Ratios
The
expense
ratios
shown
are
as
of
the
Fund’s
most
recent
prospectus.
The
expense
ratios
shown
reflect
total
operating
expenses
(before
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
reimbursements,
if
any).
The
expense
ratios
include
management
fees
and
other
fees
and
expenses.
Refer
to
the
Financial
Highlights
later
in
this
report
for
the
Fund’s
expense
ratios
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
Holdings
Summaries
The
Holdings
Summaries
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
this
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
Refer
to
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
individual
security
information. 
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
July
31,
2022
9
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
MSCI
ACWI
Index
(Net).
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of July
31,
2022
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
July
31,
2022
Cumulative
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
Since
Inception
NTZG
at
NAV
6/23/22
7.09%
0.55%
NTZG
at
Market
Price
6/23/22
7.61%
MSCI
ACWI
Index
(Net)
7.00%
10
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
July
31,
2022
(continued)
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
July
31,
2022
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99.7%
Other
Assets
Less
Liabilities
0.3%
Net
Assets
100%
Portfolio
Composition
1
(%
of
net
assets)
Information
Technology
25.0%
Health
Care
12.6%
Consumer
Discretionary
10.6%
Energy
8.7%
Industrials
8.4%
Financials
8.0%
Communication
Services
7.4%
Consumer
Staples
6.9%
Utilities
6.0%
Other
6.1%
Other
Assets
Less
Liabilities
0.3%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Microsoft
Corp
4.3%
Amazon.com
Inc
3.3%
Walmart
Inc
2.3%
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co
Ltd
2.2%
Schneider
Electric
SE
2.0%
Country
Allocation
2
(%
of
net
assets)
United
States
61.1%
United
Kingdom
6.5%
Taiwan
5.2%
France
5.1%
Netherlands
4.8%
Japan
3.9%
Germany
3.5%
Australia
2.4%
Finland
1.5%
India
1.5%
Other
4.2%
Other
Assets
Less
Liabilities
0.3%
Net
Assets
100%
1
See
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
the
remaining
industries/sectors
comprising  “Other”
and
not
listed
in
the
Portfolio
Composition
above.
2
Includes
8.3%
(as
a
percentage
of
net
assets)
in
emerging
market
countries.
Expense
Examples
11
As
a
shareholder
of
the
Fund,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs, including
brokerage
commissions
on
purchase
and
sales
of
Fund
shares,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
management
fees
and
other
applicable Fund
expenses.
The
Examples
below
are
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of investing
in
other
funds.
Since
the
expense
example
below
reflects
only
the
first
39
days
of
the
Fund's
operations,
it
may
not
provide
a
meaningful
understanding
of
the
Fund's
ongoing
expenses.
The
Examples
below
are
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
through
the
period
ended
July
31,
2022.
The
beginning
of
the
period
is
June
23,
2022 (commencement
of
operations). 
The
information
under
“Actual
Performance,”
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
allows
you
to
estimate
actual
expenses
incurred
over
the
reporting
period.
Simply
divide
your
account
value
by
$1,000
(for
example,
an
$8,600
account
value
divided
by
$1,000
=
8.60)
and
multiply
the
result
by
the
cost
shown
for
your Fund in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Incurred
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
incurred
on
your
account
during
this
period.
The
information
under
“Hypothetical
Performance,”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
the
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratio
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
is
not
the
Fund’s
actual
return.
The
hypothetical
account
values
and
expenses
may
not
be
used
to
estimate
the
actual
ending
account
balance
or
expense
you
incurred
for
the
period.
You
may
use
this
information
to
compare
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
the
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
following
tables
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transaction
costs.
Therefore,
the
hypothetical
information
is
useful
in
comparing
ongoing
costs
only,
and
will
not
help
you
determine
the
relative
total
costs
of
owning
different
funds
or
share
classes.
In
addition,
if
these
transaction
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,070.90
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
0.61
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,004.75
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
0.59
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.55%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
39/365
(to
reflect
the
39
days
in
the
period
since
commencement
of
operations).
12
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
To
the
Shareholders
and
Board
of
Trustees
Nushares
ETF
Trust:
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
of
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(the
Fund),
including
the
portfolio
of
investments,
as
of
July
31,
2022,
the
related
statement
of
operations
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
(commencement
of
operations)
through
July
31,
2022,
the
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022,
and
the
related
notes
(collectively,
the
financial
statements)
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022.
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Fund
as
of
July
31,
2022,
the
results
of
its
operations
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022,
the
changes
in
its
net
assets
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
period
from
June
23,
2022
through
July
31,
2022,
in
conformity
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Fund's
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
these
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
based
on
our
audit.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Fund
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audit
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audit
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights.
Such
procedures
also
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
July
31,
2022,
by
correspondence
with
custodians
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
Our
audit
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights.
We
believe
that
our
audit
provides
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nuveen
investment
companies
since
2014.
Chicago,
Illinois
September 28,
2022
13
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
Portfolio
of
Investments
July
31,
2022
Shares
Description
(1)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.7%  
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.7%
Communication
Services
-
7.4%
800
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
A
(2)
$
93,056
3,688
AT&T
Inc
69,261
433
Baidu
Inc,
Sponsored
ADR
(2)
59,135
2,004
Comcast
Corp,
Class
A
75,190
1,876
Nexon
Co
Ltd
42,321
572
Walt
Disney
Co
(2)
60,689
Total
Communication
Services
399,652
Consumer
Discretionary
-
10.6%
1,320
Amazon.com
Inc
(2)
178,134
280
EssilorLuxottica
SA
43,525
148
Kering
SA
84,040
256
McDonald's
Corp
67,423
476
NIKE
Inc,
Class
B
54,702
612
Starbucks
Corp
51,885
5,636
Toyota
Motor
Corp
(2)
90,117
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
569,826
Consumer
Staples
-
6.9%
1,448
Diageo
PLC
68,404
308
J
M
Smucker
Co
40,754
476
Procter
&
Gamble
Co
66,121
772
Reckitt
Benckiser
Group
PLC
62,436
952
Walmart
Inc
125,712
Total
Consumer
Staples
363,427
Energy
-
8.7%
1,692
Baker
Hughes
Co
43,467
588
Cheniere
Energy
Inc
87,953
1,624
Neste
Oyj
82,928
272
Pioneer
Natural
Resources
Co
64,450
1,300
Reliance
Industries
Ltd,
Sponsored
GDR,
144A
(3)
82,030
3,940
Shell
PLC
104,474
Total
Energy
465,302
Financials
-
8.0%
448
Bank
of
Montreal
44,634
20,372
Barclays
PLC
38,966
236
Chubb
Ltd
44,519
965
Commonwealth
Bank
of
Australia
67,856
1,448
Fifth
Third
Bancorp
49,406
1,100
Hong
Kong
Exchanges
&
Clearing
Ltd,
ADR
50,281
3,856
ING
Groep
NV
37,316
672
MetLife
Inc
42,504
1,292
Wells
Fargo
&
Co
56,680
Total
Financials
432,162
Health
Care
-
12.6%
586
AstraZeneca
PLC
77,329
916
Centene
Corp
(2)
85,161
292
Cigna
Corp
80,405
324
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
106,820
424
Johnson
&
Johnson
73,996
700
Medtronic
PLC
64,764
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
July
31,
2022
14
Shares
Description
(1)
Value
Health
Care
(continued)
1,120
Merck
&
Co
Inc
$
100,061
344
Sanofi
34,097
1,088
Siemens
Healthineers
AG,
144A
55,491
Total
Health
Care
678,124
Industrials
-
8.4%
1,752
Flowserve
Corp
59,288
280
Honeywell
International
Inc
53,889
420
Quanta
Services
Inc
58,267
784
Schneider
Electric
SE
107,552
396
Trane
Technologies
PLC
58,208
236
Union
Pacific
Corp
53,643
598
Vinci
SA
56,938
Total
Industrials
447,785
Information
Technology
-
25.0%
29
Adyen
NV,
144A
(2)
51,599
112
ASML
Holding
NV
63,427
112
Broadcom
Inc
59,974
280
Capgemini
SE
52,918
14,000
E
Ink
Holdings
Inc
91,413
2,100
Infineon
Technologies
AG
56,851
88
Keyence
Corp
34,522
164
KLA
Corp
62,900
240
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
84,910
3,000
MediaTek
Inc
68,435
816
Microsoft
Corp
229,084
716
Murata
Manufacturing
Co
Ltd
41,503
1,516
ON
Semiconductor
Corp
(2)
101,238
1,268
Oracle
Corp
98,701
536
Salesforce
Inc
(2)
98,635
60
Samsung
SDI
Co
Ltd
26,279
1,350
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co
Ltd,
Sponsored
ADR
(2)
119,448
Total
Information
Technology
1,341,837
Materials
-
4.0%
2,254
BHP
Group
Ltd
60,837
548
Crown
Holdings
Inc
55,721
332
Linde
PLC
100,264
Total
Materials
216,822
Real
Estate
-
2.1%
1,484
American
Homes
4
Rent,
Class
A
56,214
1,704
VICI
Properties
Inc
58,260
Total
Real
Estate
114,474
Utilities
-
6.0%
1,052
Constellation
Energy
Corp
69,537
828
Dominion
Energy
Inc
67,879
9,580
Enel
SpA
47,953
668
NextEra
Energy
Inc
56,439
1,900
RWE
AG
77,842
Total
Utilities
319,650
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$4,993,372)
5,349,061
Other
Assets
Less
Liabilities
-
0.3%
14,963
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
5,364,024
15
For
Fund
portfolio
compliance
purposes,
the
Fund’s
industry
classifications
refer
to
any
one
or
more
of
the
industry
sub-classifications
used
by
one
or
more
widely
recognized
market
indexes
or
ratings
group
indexes,
and/or
as
defined
by
Fund
management.
This
definition
may
not
apply
for
purposes
of
this
report,
which
may
combine
industry
sub-classifications
into
sectors
for
reporting
ease.
(1)
All
percentages
shown
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
are
based
on
net
assets.
(2)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(3)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
2.
144A
Investment
is
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
These
investments
may
only
be
resold
in
transactions
exempt
from
registration,
which
are
normally
those
transactions
with
qualified
institutional
buyers.
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
GDR
Global
Depositary
Receipt
See
accompanying
notes
to
financial
statements.
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
July
31,
2022
See
accompanying
notes
to
financial
statements.
16
NTZG
Assets
Long-term
investments,
at
value
$
5,349,061‌
Receivable
for
dividends
3,234‌
Receivable
due
from
broker
54,396‌
Total
assets
5,406,691‌
Liabilities
Cash
overdraft
14,397‌
Payable
for
investments
purchased
-
regular
settlement
25,834‌
Accrued
expenses:
Management
fees
2,366‌
Professional
fees
10‌
Trustees
fees
7‌
Other
53‌
Total
liabilities
42,667‌
Net
assets
$
5,364,024‌
Shares
outstanding
200,000‌
Net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
share
$
26.82‌
Net
assets
consist
of:
Capital
paid-in
5,008,860‌
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
355,164‌
Net
assets
5,364,024‌
Authorized
shares
Unlimited
Par
value
per
share
$
0.01‌
Long-term
investments,
cost
$
4,993,372‌
Statement
of
Operations
For
the
period
June
23,
2022
(commencement
of
opera-
tions)
through
July
31,
2022
See
accompanying
notes
to
financial
statements.
17
NTZG
Investment
Income
Dividends
$
7,039‌
Foreign
tax
withheld
on
dividend
income
(
877‌
)
Total
investment
income
6,162‌
Expenses
Management
fees
2,899‌
Professional
fees
10‌
Trustees
fees
13‌
Other
42‌
Total
expenses
2,964‌
Net
investment
income
(loss)
3,198‌
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from
investments
(
3,669‌
)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
355,635‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
351,966‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
$
355,164‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
See
accompanying
notes
to
financial
statements.
18
NTZG
For
the
period
6/23/22
(commencement
of
operations)
through
7/31/22
Operations
Net
investment
income
$
3,198‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from
investments
(
3,669‌
)
Change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
355,635‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
355,164‌
Fund
Share
Transactions
Proceeds
from
sale
of
shares
5,008,860‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
Fund
share
transactions
5,008,860‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
5,364,024‌
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
–‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
5,364,024‌
Financial
Highlights
19
The
Fund's
fiscal
year
end
is
July
31st. 
The
following
data
is
for
a
share
outstanding for
each
fiscal
year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
Beginning
NAV
Net
Investment
Income
(NII)
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized
/Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
NII
From
Accumulated
Net
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Total
Ending
NAV
Ending
Market
Price
NTZG
2022(d)
$
25.04
$
0.02
$
1.76
$
1.78
$
$
$
$
$
26.82
$
26.95
(a)
Per
share
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
is
calculated
using
the
average
shares
method.
(b)
Total
Return
Based
on
NAV
reflects
the
change
in
NAV
over
the
period,
including
the
assumed
reinvestment
of
distributions,
if
any,
at
NAV
on
each
ex-dividend
payment
date
during
the
period.
Total
Return
Based
on
Market
Price
reflects
the
change
in
the
market
price
per
share
over
the
period,
including
the
assumed
reinvestment
of
distributions,
if
any,
at
the
ending
market
price
per
share
on
each
ex-dividend
payment
date
during
the
period.
Total
returns
are
not
annualized.
(c)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
is
calculated
based
on
the
lesser
of
long-term
purchases
or
sales
(as
disclosed
in
Note
4
-
Portfolio
Securities
and
Investment
Transactions)
divided
by
the
average
long-term
market
value
during
the
period.
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
excludes
securities
received
or
delivered
as
a
result
of
processing
in-kind
creations
or
redemptions
of
Fund
shares
(as
disclosed
in
Note
5
-
Fund
Shares).
(d)
For
the
period
June
23,
2022
(commencement
of
operations)
through
July
31,
2022.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
Value
rounded
to
zero.
See
accompanying
notes
to
financial
statements.
20
Ratios/Supplemental
Data
Total
Return
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
NAV(b)
Based
on
Market
Price(b)
Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
Expenses
NII
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
7.09
%
7.61
%
$
5,364
0.55‌
%
(e)
0.59‌
%
(e)
0
%
(f)
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
21
1.
General
Information 
Trust
and
Fund
Information
The
Nushares
ETF
Trust
(the
“Trust”)
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”).
The
Trust
is
comprised
of
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(NTZG)
(the
“Fund”),
as
a
diversified
fund,
among
others.
The
Trust
was
organized
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
on
February
20,
2015.
Shares
of
the
Fund
are
listed
and
traded
on
the
NASDAQ
Stock
Market
LLC
(the
“Exchange“).
Current
Fiscal
Period
The
end
of
the
reporting
period
for
the
Fund
is
July
31,
2022,
and
the
period
covered
by
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
is
the
fiscal
period
June
23,
2022
(commencement
of
operations)
through
July
31,
2022
(the
“current
fiscal
period”).
Investment
Adviser
and
Sub-Adviser
The
Fund’s
investment
adviser
is
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Adviser”),
a
subsidiary
of
Nuveen,
LLC
(“Nuveen”).
Nuveen
is
the
investment
management
arm
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America
(“TIAA”).
The
Adviser
has
overall
responsibility
for
management
of
the
Fund,
oversees
the
management
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio,
manages
the
Fund’s
business
affairs
and
provides
certain
clerical,
bookkeeping
and
other
administrative
services.
The
Adviser
has
entered
into
a
sub-advisory
agreement
with
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(the
“Sub-Adviser”),
an
affiliate
of
the
Adviser,
under
which
the
Sub-Adviser
manages
the
investment
portfolio
of
the
Fund.
Other
Matters 
The
outbreak
of
the
novel
coronavirus
(“COVID-19”)
and
subsequent
global
pandemic
began
significantly
impacting
the
U.S.
and
global
financial
markets
and
economies
during
the
calendar
quarter
ended
March
31,
2020.
The
worldwide
spread
of
COVID-19
has
created
significant
uncertainty
in
the
global
economy.
The
duration
and
extent
of
COVID-19
over
the
long-term
cannot
be
reasonably
estimated
at
this
time.
The
ultimate
impact
of
COVID-19
and
the
extent
to
which
COVID-19
impacts
the
Fund’s
normal
course
of
business,
results
of
operations,
investments,
and
cash
flows
will
depend
on
future
developments,
which
are
highly
uncertain
and
difficult
to
predict.
Management
continues
to
monitor
and
evaluate
this
situation.
2.
Significant
Accounting
Policies
The
accompanying
financial
statements
were
prepared
in
accordance
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
(“U.S.
GAAP”),
which
may
require
the
use
of
estimates
made
by
management
and
the
evaluation
of
subsequent
events.
Actual
results
may
differ
from
those
estimates. The
Fund
is
an
investment
company
and
follows
accounting
guidance
in
the
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(“FASB”)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
Net
Asset
Value
("NAV")
for
financial
reporting
purposes
may
differ
from
the
NAV
for
processing
security
and
creation
unit
transactions.
The
NAV
for
financial
reporting
purposes
includes
security
and
creation
unit
transactions
through
the
date
of
the
report.
Total
return
is
computed
based
on
the
NAV
used
for
processing
security
and creation
unit transactions.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
the
Fund.
Compensation
The Trust
pays
no compensation
directly
to
those
of
its
trustees
or
to
its
officers,
all
of
whom
receive
remuneration
for
their
services
to the
Trust
from
the
Adviser
or
its
affiliates.
The
Fund's
Board
of Trustees
(the
"Board")
has
adopted
a
deferred
compensation
plan
for
independent
trustees
that
enables
trustees
to
elect
to
defer
receipt
of
all
or
a
portion
of
the
annual
compensation
they
are
entitled
to
receive
from
certain
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Under
the
plan,
deferred
amounts
are
treated
as
though
equal
dollar
amounts
had
been
invested
in
shares
of
select
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Distributions
to
Shareholders
Distributions
to
shareholders
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
amount,
character
and
timing
of
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
and
Translation
The
books
and
records
of
the
Fund
are
maintained
in
U.S.
dollars.
Assets,
including
investments,
and
liabilities
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
are
translated
into
U.S.
dollars
at
the
end
of
each
day.
Purchases
and
sales
of
securities,
income
and
expenses
are
translated
into
U.S.
dollars
at
the
prevailing
exchange
rate
on
the
respective
dates
of
the
transactions.
Net
realized
foreign
currency
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
associated
with
(i)
foreign
currency,
(ii)
investments
and
(iii)
derivatives
include
foreign
currency
gains
and
losses
between
trade
date
and
settlement
date
of
the
transactions,
foreign
currency
transactions,
and
the
difference
between
the
amounts
of
interest
and
dividends
recorded
on
the
books
of
the
Fund
and
the
amounts
actually
received
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from
investments
and
foreign
currency”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
22
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
unrealized
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
currency
exchange
rates
and
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
associated
with
(i)
investments
and
(ii)
other
assets
and
liabilities
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currency”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
The
unrealized
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
associated
with
investments
in
derivatives
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
the
respective
derivative’s
related
“Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund's
investments
in
non-U.S.
securities
were
as
follows:
Foreign
Taxes
The
Fund
may
be
subject
to
foreign
taxes
on
income,
gains
on
investments
or
foreign
currency
repatriation,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
recoverable. 
The
Fund
will
accrue
such
taxes
and
recoveries
as
applicable,
based
upon
the
current
interpretation
of
tax
rules
and
regulations
that
exist
in
the
markets
in
which
the
Fund
invest.
Indemnifications
Under
the
Trust’s
organizational
documents,
its
officers
and
trustees
are
indemnified
against
certain
liabilities
arising
out
of
the
performance
of
their
duties
to
the
Trust.
In
addition,
in
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Trust
enters
into
contracts
that
provide
general
indemnifications
to
other
parties.
The
Trust’s
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Trust
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Trust
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
Investments
and
Investment
Income
Securities
transactions
are
accounted
for
as
of
the
end
of
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Realized
gains
and
losses
on
securities
transactions
are
based
upon
the
specific
identification
method.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
as
possible
after
the
Fund
determines
the
existence
of
a
dividend
declaration.
Non-cash
dividends
received
in
the
form
of
stock,
if
any,
are
recognized
on
the
ex-dividend
date
and
recorded
at
fair
value.
Securities
lending
income
is
comprised
of
fees
earned
from
borrowers
and
income
earned
on
cash
collateral
investments.
New
Accounting
Pronouncements
and
Rule
Issuances
Reference
Rate
Reform
In
March
2020,
FASB
issued
Accounting
Standards
Update
(“ASU”)
2020-04,
Reference
Rate
Reform:
Facilitation
of
the
Effects
of
Reference
Rate
Reform
on
Financial
Reporting.
The
main
objective
of
the
new
guidance
is
to
provide
relief
to
companies
that
will
be
impacted
by
the
expected
change
in
benchmark
interest
rates,
when
participating
banks
will
no
longer
be
required
to
submit
London
Interbank
Offered
Rate
(LIBOR)
quotes
by
the
UK
Financial
Conduct
Authority
(FCA).
The
new
guidance
allows
companies
to,
provided
the
only
change
to
existing
contracts
are
a
change
to
an
approved
benchmark
interest
rate,
account
for
modifications
as
a
continuance
of
the
existing
contract
without
additional
analysis.
For
new
and
existing
contracts,
the
Fund
may
elect
to
apply
the
amendments
as
of
March
12,
2020
through
December
31,
2022.
Management
has
not
yet
elected
to
apply
the
amendments,
is
continuously
evaluating
the
potential
effect
a
discontinuation
of
LIBOR
could
have
on
the
Fund's
investments
and
has
currently
determined
that
it
is
unlikely
the
ASU’s
adoption
will
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements
and
various
filings.
New
Rules
to
Modernize
Fund
Valuation
Framework
Take
Effect
A
new
rule
adopted
by
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(the
"SEC")
governing
fund
valuation
practices,
Rule
2a-5
under
the
1940
Act,
has
established
requirements
for
determining
fair
value
in
good
faith
for
purposes
of
the
1940
Act.
Rule
2a-5
permits
fund
boards
to
designate
certain
parties
to
perform
fair
value
determinations,
subject
to
board
oversight
and
certain
other
conditions.
Rule
2a-5
also
defines
when
market
quotations
are
"readily
available"
for
purposes
of
Section
29(a)(41)
of
the
1940
Act,
which
requires
a
fund
to
fair
value
a
security
when
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available.
Separately,
new
SEC
Rule
31a-4
under
the
1940
Act
sets
forth
the
recordkeeping
requirements
associated
with
fair
value
determinations.
The
Fund
adopted
a
valuation
policy
conforming
to
the
new
rules,
effective
September
1,
2022,
and
there
was
no
material
impact
to
the
Fund.
NTZG
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Country:
United
Kingdom
$
347,398
6.5
%
Taiwan
279,296
5.2
France
271,519
5.1
Netherlands
256,817
4.8
Japan
208,462
3.9
Germany
190,184
3.5
Australia
128,694
2.4
Finland
82,928
1.5
India
82,030
1.5
Other
228,282
4.2
Total
non-U.S.
Securities
$2,075,610
38.6%
23
FASB
issues
ASU
2022-03-Fair
Value
Measurement
(Topic
820),
Fair
Value
Measurement
of
Equity
Securities
to
Contractual
Sale
Restrictions
("ASU
2022-03")
In
June
2022,
the
FASB
issued
ASU
2022-03
to
clarify
the
guidance
in
Topic
820,
Fair
Value
Measurement
("Topic
820").
The
amendments
in
ASU
2022-03
affect
all
entities
that
have
investments
in
equity
securities
measured
at
fair
value
that
are
subject
to
a
contractual
sale
restriction.
ASU
2022-
03
(1)
clarifies
the
guidance
in
Topic
820,
when
measuring
the
fair
value
of
an
equity
security
subject
to
contractual
restrictions
that
prohibit
the
sale
of
equity
security,
(2)
amends
a
related
illustrative
example,
and
(3)
introduces
new
disclosure
requirements
for
equity
securities
subject
to
contractual
sale
restrictions
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
in
accordance
with
Topic
820.
For
public
business
entities,
the
amendments
in
ASU
2022-03
are
effective
for
fiscal
years
beginning
after
December
15,
2023,
and
interim
periods
within
those
fiscal
years.
For
all
other
entities,
the
amendments
are
effective
for
fiscal
years
beginning
after
December
15,
2024,
and
interim
periods
within
those
fiscal
years.
Early
adoption
is
permitted
for
both
interim
and
annual
financial
statements
that
have
not
yet
been
issued
or
made
available
for
issuance.
Management
is
currently
assessing
the
impact
of
these
provisions
on
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
3.
Investment
Valuation
and
Fair
Value
Measurements
The
Fund's
investments
in
securities
are
recorded
at
their
estimated
fair
value
utilizing
valuation
methods
approved
by
the
Board.
Fair
value
is
defined
as
the
price
that
would
be
received
upon
selling
an
investment
or
transferring
a
liability
in
an
orderly
transaction
to
an
independent
buyer
in
the
principal
or
most
advantageous
market
for
the
investment.
U.S.
GAAP
establishes
the
three-tier
hierarchy
which
is
used
to
maximize
the
use
of
observable
market
data
and
minimize
the
use
of
unobservable
inputs
and
to
establish
classification
of
fair
value
measurements
for
disclosure
purposes.
Observable
inputs
reflect
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Observable
inputs
are
based
on
market
data
obtained
from
sources
independent
of
the
reporting
entity.
Unobservable
inputs
reflect
management’s
assumptions
about
the
assumptions
market
participants
would
use
in
pricing
the
asset
or
liability.
Unobservable
inputs
are
based
on
the
best
information
available
in
the
circumstances.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
three-tiered
hierarchy
of
valuation
input
levels.
Level
1
Inputs
are
unadjusted
and
prices
are
determined
using
quoted
prices
in
active
markets
for
identical
securities.
Level
2
Prices
are
determined
using
other
significant
observable
inputs
(including
quoted
prices
for
similar
securities,
interest
rates,
credit
spreads,
etc.).
Level
3
Prices
are
determined
using
significant
unobservable
inputs
(including
management’s
assumptions
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
investments).
A
description
of
the
valuation
techniques
applied
to
the
Fund's
major
classifications
of
assets
and
liabilities
measured
at
fair
value
follows:
Equity
securities
and
exchange-traded
funds
listed
or
traded
on
a
national
market
or
exchange
are
valued
based
on
their
sale
price
at
the
official
close
of
business
of
such
market
or
exchange
on
the
valuation
date.
Foreign
equity
securities
and
registered
investment
companies
that
trade
on
a
foreign
exchange
are
valued
at
the
last
sale
price
or
official
closing
price
reported
on
the
exchange
where
traded
and
converted
to
U.S.
dollars
at
the
prevailing
rates
of
exchange
on
the
date
of
valuation.
To
the
extent
these
securities
are
actively
traded
and
that
valuation
adjustments
are
not
applied,
they
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1.
If
there
is
no
official
close
of
business,
then
the
latest
available
sale
price
is
utilized.
If
no
sales
are
reported,
then
the
mean
of
the
latest
available
bid
and
ask
prices
is
utilized
and
these
securities
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2.
Prices
of
certain
American
Depositary
Receipts
(“ADR”)
held
by
the
Fund
that
trade
in
the
United
States
are
valued
based
on
the
last
traded
price,
official
closing
price,
or
an
evaluated
price
provided
by
the
independent
pricing
service
(“pricing
service”)
and
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1
or
2.
Any
portfolio
security
or
derivative
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
or
for
which
the
above
valuation
procedures
are
deemed
not
to
reflect
fair
value
are
valued
at
fair
value,
as
determined
in
good
faith
using
procedures
approved
by
the
Board.
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
would
appear
to
be
the
amount
that
the
owner
might
reasonably
expect
to
receive
for
it
in
a
current
sale.
A
variety
of
factors
may
be
considered
in
determining
the
fair
value
of
such
securities,
which
may
include
consideration
of
the
following:
yields
or
prices
of
investments
of
comparable
quality,
type
of
issue,
coupon,
maturity
and
rating,
market
quotes
or
indications
of
value
from
security
dealers,
evaluations
of
anticipated
cash
flows
or
collateral,
general
market
conditions
and
other
information
and
analysis,
including
the
obligor’s
credit
characteristics
considered
relevant.
To
the
extent
the
inputs
are
observable
and
timely,
the
values
would
be
classified
as
Level
2
of
the
fair
value
hierarchy;
otherwise
they
would
be
classified
as
Level
3.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
market
value
of
the
Fund's
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
based
on
the
inputs
used
to
value
them:
NTZG
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments*:
Common
Stocks
$
5,267,031
$
82,030
**
$
$
5,349,061
Total
$
5,267,031
$
82,030
$
$
5,349,061
*
Refer
to
the
Fund's
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
industry
classifications,
where
applicable.
**
Refer
to
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
securities
classified
as
Level
2.
24
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
4.
Portfolio
Securities
and
Investments
in
Derivatives
Portfolio
Securities
Securities
Lending
The
Fund
may
lend
securities
representing
up
to
one-third
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
to
broker-dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions
in
order
to
generate
additional
income.
When
loaning
securities,
the
Fund
retains
the
benefits
of
owning
the
securities,
including
the
economic
equivalent
of
dividends
or
interest
generated
by
the
security.
The
loans
are
continuous,
can
be
recalled
at
any
time,
and
have
no
set
maturity.
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company,
serves
as
the
securities
lending
agent
(the
“Agent”).
When
a
Fund
loans
its
portfolio
securities,
it
will
receive,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
cash
collateral
equal
to
an
amount
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
actual
percentage
of
the
cash
collateral
will
vary
depending
upon
the
asset
type
of
the
loaned
securities.
Collateral
for
the
loaned
securities
is
invested
in
a
government
money
market
vehicle
maintained
by
the
Agent,
which
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
Rule
2a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
The
value
of
the
loaned
securities
and
the
liability
to
return
the
cash
collateral
received
are
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
If
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities
increases,
the
borrower
must
furnish
additional
collateral
to
the
Fund,
which
is
also
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Securities
out
on
loan
are
subject
to
termination
at
any
time
at
the
option
of
the
borrower
or
the
Fund.
Upon
termination,
the
borrower
is
required
to
return
to
the
Fund
securities
identical
to
the
securities
loaned.
During
the
term
of
the
loan,
the
Fund
bears
the
market
risk
with
respect
to
the
investment
of
collateral
and
the
risk
that
the
Agent
may
default
on
its
contractual
obligations
to
the
Fund.
The
Agent
bears
the
risk
that
the
borrower
may
default
on
its
obligation
to
return
the
loaned
securities
as
the
Agent
is
contractually
obligated
to
indemnify
the
Fund
if
at
the
time
of
a
default
by
a
borrower
some
or
all
of
the
loan
securities
have
not
been
returned.
Securities
lending
income
recognized
by
a
Fund
consists
of
earnings
on
invested
collateral
and
lending
fees,
net
of
any
rebates
to
the
borrower
and
compensation
to
the
Agent.
Such
income
is
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund
did
not
have
any
securities
out
on
loan.
Investment
Transactions
Long-term
purchases
and
sales
(excluding in-kind
transactions)
during
the
current fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
In-kind
transactions
during
the
current
fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
The
Fund
may
purchase
securities
on
a
when-issued
or
delayed-delivery
basis.
Securities
purchased
on
a
when-issued
or
delayed-delivery
basis
may
have
extended
settlement
periods;
interest
income
is
not
accrued
until
settlement
date.
Any
securities
so
purchased
are
subject
to
market
fluctuation
during
this
period.
The
Fund
has
earmarked
securities
in its
portfolio
with
a
current
value
at
least
equal
to
the
amount
of
the
when-issued/delayed
delivery
purchase
commitments.
If the
Fund
has
outstanding
when-issued/delayed-delivery
purchases
commitments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
such
amounts
are
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Investments
in
Derivatives
The Fund
is
authorized
to
invest
in
certain
derivative
instruments.
The
Fund
records
derivative
instruments
at
fair
value,
with
changes
in
fair
value
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
Even
though
the
Fund's
investments
in
derivatives
may
represent
economic
hedges,
they
are
not
considered
to
be
hedge
transactions
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Although
the
Fund is
authorized
to
invest
in
derivative
instruments,
and
may
do
so
in
the
future, it
did
not
make
any
such
investments
during
the
current
fiscal
period.
Market
and
Counterparty
Credit
Risk
In
the
normal
course
of
business
the
Fund
may
invest
in
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
the
transaction
to
perform
(counterparty
credit
risk).
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
financial
assets
recorded
on
the
financial
statements.
Financial
assets,
which
potentially
expose the
Fund
to
counterparty
credit
risk,
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
on
forward,
option
and
swap
transactions,
when
applicable.
The
extent
of
the
Fund’s
exposure
to
counterparty
credit
risk
in
respect
to
these
financial
assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The Fund
helps
manage
counterparty
credit
risk
by
entering
into
agreements
only
with
counterparties
the
Adviser
believes
have
the
financial
resources
to
honor
their
obligations
and
by
having
the
Adviser
monitor
the
financial
stability
of
the
counterparties.
Additionally,
counterparties
may
be
required
to
pledge
collateral
daily
(based
on
the
daily
valuation
of
the
financial
asset)
on
behalf
of the
Fund
with
a
value
approximately
Fund
Purchases
Sales
NTZG
$
516,002
$
20,808
Fund
In-Kind
Purchases
In-Kind
Sales
NTZG
$
4,502,420
$
25
equal
to
the
amount
of
any
unrealized
gain
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Reciprocally,
when the
Fund
has
an
unrealized
loss,
the
Fund
has
instructed
the
custodian
to
pledge
assets
of
the
Fund
as
collateral
with
a
value
approximately
equal
to
the
amount
of
the
unrealized
loss
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Collateral
pledges
are
monitored
and
subsequently
adjusted
if
and
when
the
valuations
fluctuate,
either
up
or
down,
by
at
least
the
predetermined
threshold
amount.
5.
Fund
Shares
The
Fund
issues
and
redeems
its
shares
on
a
continuous
basis
at
NAV
only
in
aggregations
of
a
specified
number
of
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”).
Only
certain
institutional
investors
(referred
to
as
“Authorized
Participants”)
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
distributor,
may
purchase
and
redeem
Creation
Units.
Once
created,
shares
of
the
Fund
trade
on
the
Exchange
at
market
prices
and
are
only
available
to
individual
investors
through
their
brokers.
Creation
Units
are
purchased
and
redeemed
in-kind
for
a
designated
portfolio
of
securities
included
in
the
Fund’s
Index
and/or
a
specified
amount
of
cash.
Authorized
Participants
are
charged
fixed
transaction
fees
in
connection
with
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
transacting
in
Creation
Units
for
cash
may
also
pay
an
additional
variable
charge
to
compensate
the
Fund
for
certain
transaction
costs
(i.e.,
taxes
on
currency
or
other
financial
transactions,
and
brokerage
costs)
and
market
impact
expenses
it
incurs
in
purchasing
or
selling
portfolio
securities.
Such
variable
charges,
if
any,
are
included
in
“Proceeds
from
shares
sold”
on
the
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets.
Transactions
in
Fund
shares
during
the
current period
were
as
follows:
6.
Income
Tax
Information
The
Fund
intends
to
distribute
substantially
all
of
its
net
investment
income
and
net
capital
gains
to
shareholders
and
otherwise
comply
with
the
requirements
of
Subchapter
M
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
applicable
to
regulated
investment
companies.
Therefore,
no
federal
income
tax
provision
is
required.
The
Fund
files
income
tax
returns
in
U.S.
federal
and
applicable
state
and
local
jurisdictions.
A
Fund's
federal
income
tax
returns
are
generally
subject
to
examination
for
a
period
of
three
fiscal
years
after
being
filed.
State
and
local
tax
returns
may
be
subject
to
examination
for
an
additional
period
of
time
depending
on
the
jurisdiction.
Management
has
analyzed the
Fund's
tax
positions
taken
for
all
open
tax
years
and
has
concluded
that
no
provision
for
income
tax
is
required
in
the
Fund's
financial
statements.
Differences
between
amounts
for
financial
statement
and
federal
income
tax
purposes
are
primarily
due
to
timing
differences
in
recognizing
gains
and
losses
on
investment
transactions.
Temporary
differences
do
not
require
reclassification.
As
of
year
end,
permanent
differences
that
resulted
in
reclassifications
among
the
components
of
net
assets
relate
primarily
to
foreign
currency
transactions.
Temporary
and
permanent
differences
have
no
impact
on
a
Fund's
net
assets.
As
of
year
end,
the
aggregate
cost
and
the
net
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
of
all
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
was
as
follows:
For
purposes
of
this
disclosure,
tax
cost
generally
includes
the
cost
of
portfolio
investments
as
well
as
up-front
fees
or
premiums
exchanged
on
derivatives
and
any
amounts
unrealized
for
income
statement
reporting
but
realized
income
and/or
capital
gains
for
tax
reporting,
if
applicable.
As
of
year
end,
the
components
of
accumulated
earnings
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
NTZG
For
the
period
6/23/22
(commencement
of
operations)
through
7/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
sold
200,000
$5,008,860
Shares
redeemed
Net
increase
(decrease)
200,000
$5,008,860
Fund
Tax
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
NTZG
$
4,993,372
$
397,827
$
(42,138)
$
355,689
26
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
were
as
follows:
As
of
year
end,
the
Fund
had
capital
loss
carryforwards,
which
will
not
expire:
7.
Management
Fees
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
Management
Fees
The
annual
management
fee,
payable
monthly,
is
0.55%
of
the
average
daily
net
assets
of
the
Fund.
The
Fund’s
management
fee
compensates
the
Adviser
for
its
investment
advisory
services
to
the
Fund.
The
Sub-Adviser
is
compensated
for
its
services
to
the
Fund
from
the
management
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser.
The
Adviser
is
responsible
for
substantially
all
other
expenses
of
the
Fund,
except
any
future
distribution
and/or
service
fees,
interest
expenses,
taxes,
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses,
fees
incurred
in
acquiring
and
disposing
of
portfolio
securities,
fees
and
expenses
of
the
independent
trustees
(including
any
trustees’
counsel
fees),
certain
compensation
expenses
of
the
Fund’s
chief
compliance
officer,
litigation
expenses
and
extraordinary
expenses.
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates 
The
Fund
is
permitted
to
purchase
or
sell
securities
from
or
to
certain
other
funds
or
accounts
managed
by
the
Sub-Adviser
(“Affiliated
Entity”)
under
specified
conditions
outlined
in
procedures
adopted
by
the
Board
(“cross-trade”).
These
procedures
have
been
designed
to
ensure
that
any
cross-trade
of
securities
by
the
Fund
from
or
to
an
Affiliated
Entity
by
virtue
of
having
a
common
investment
adviser
(or
affiliated
investment
adviser),
common
officer
and/or
common
trustee
complies
with
Rule
17a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
These
transactions
are
effected
at
the
current
market
price
(as
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service)
without
incurring
broker
commissions.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
Fund
did
not
engage
in
cross-trades
pursuant
to
these
procedures.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
percentage
of
Fund
shares
owned
by
TIAA
are
as
follows: 
Fund
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
Late-Year
Loss
Deferrals
Other
Book-to-Tax
Differences
Total
NTZG
$
3,771
$
$
355,635
$
(4,242)
$
$
$
355,164
7/31/22
Fund
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
NTZG
$
$
Fund
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
NTZG
$
4,242
$
$
4,242
Fund
TIAA
Owned
Shares
NTZG
97
%
27
Important
Tax
Information
(Unaudited)
As
required
by
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
Treasury
Regulations,
certain
tax
information,
as
detailed
below,
must
be
provided
to
shareholders.
Shareholders
are
advised
to
consult
their
tax
advisor
with
respect
to
the
tax
implications
of
their
investment.
The
amounts
listed
below
may
differ
from
the
actual
amounts
reported
on
Form
1099-DIV,
which
will
be
sent
to
shareholders
shortly
after
calendar
year
end.
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
As
of
year
end, the
Fund
designates
the
following
distribution
amounts,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
as
being
from
net
long-term
capital
gains
pursuant
to
Section
852(b)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code:
Fund
Net
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
NTZG
$
28
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
The
tables
below
show
the
number
and
percentage
of
days
during
the
current
fiscal
period
that
each
Fund’s
market
price
was
greater
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
premium)
and
less
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
a
discount).
The
market
price
is
determined
using
the
midpoint
between
the
highest
bid
and
the
lowest
offer
on
the
applicable
Fund’s
listing
exchange,
as
of
the
time
that
the
Fund’s
NAV
is
calculated
(normally
4:00
p.m.
Eastern
Time).
Investment
Adviser
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
KPMG
LLP
200
East
Randolph
Street
Chicago,
IL
60601
Administrator,
Custodian
and
Transfer
Agent
Brown
Brothers
Harriman
50
Post
Office
Square
Boston,
MA
02110
Legal
Counsel
Chapman
and
Cutler
LLP
Chicago,
IL
60603
Morgan
Lewis
&
Bockius
LLP
111
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
D.C.
20004
June
23,
2022
(commencement
of
operations)
through
July
31,
2022
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.51%
to
1.00%
4
16.0%
0.26%
to
0.50%
11
44.0%
0.00%
to
0.25%
9
36.0%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
1
4.0%
25
100%
Portfolio
of
Investments
Information
Each
Fund
is
required
to
file
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
as
an
exhibit
to
its
report
on
Form
N-PORT.
You
may
obtain
this
information
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen
Funds’
Proxy
Voting
Information
You
may
obtain
(i)
information
regarding
how
each
fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
held
during
the
most
recent
twelve-month
period
ended
June
30,
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787
or
on
Nuveen’s
website
at
www.nuveen.com
and
(ii)
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
each
fund
used
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787.
You
may
also
obtain
this
information
directly
from
the
SEC.
Visit
the
SEC
on-line
at
http://www.sec.gov.
FINRA
BrokerCheck:
The
Financial
Industry
Regulatory
Authority
(FINRA)
provides
information
regarding
the
disciplinary
history
of
FINRA
member
firms
and
associated
investment
professionals.
This
information
as
well
as
an
investor
brochure
describing
FINRA
BrokerCheck
is
available
to
the
public
by
calling
the
FINRA
BrokerCheck
Hotline
number
at
(800)
289-9999
or
by
visiting
www.FINRA.org.
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
(Unaudited)
29
Average
Annual
Total
Return:
This
is
a
commonly
used
method
to
express
an
investment’s
performance
over
a
particular,
usually
multi-year
time
period.
It
expresses
the
return
that
would
have
been
necessary
each
year
to
equal
the
investment’s
actual
cumulative
performance
(including
change
in
NAV
or
offer
price
and
reinvested
dividends
and
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any)
over
the
time
period
being
considered.
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP):
The
total
market
value
of
all
final
goods
and
services
produced
in
a
country/region
in
a
given
year,
equal
to
total
consumer,
investment
and
government
spending,
plus
the
value
of
exports,
minus
the
value
of
imports.
MSCI
ACWI
Index
(Net)
:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
large
and
mid-cap
stocks
across
23
developed
and
24
emerging
markets.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Net
Assets
Value
(NAV)
Per
Share:
A
fund’s
Net
Assets
is
equal
to
its
total
assets
(securities,
cash
and
accrued
earnings)
less
its
total
liabilities.
NAV
per
share
is
equal
to
the
fund’s
Net
Assets
divided
by
its
number
of
shares
outstanding.
30
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
At
a
meeting
held
on
May
23-25,
2022
(the
“Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”
and
each
Trustee,
a
“Board
Member”)
of
Nushares
ETF
Trust
(the
“Trust”),
which
is
comprised
entirely
of
Board
Members
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
(as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“1940
Act”))
(the
“Independent
Board
Members”),
considered
and
approved
the
investment
management
agreement
(the
“Investment
Management
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Adviser”)
serves
as
investment
adviser
to
Nuveen
Global
Net
Zero
Transition
ETF
(the
“Fund”),
a
series
of
the
Trust,
and
the
investment
sub-advisory
agreement
(the
“Sub-Advisory
Agreement”)
pursuant
to
which
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(the
“Sub-Adviser”)
serves
as
investment
sub-adviser
to
the
Fund.
The
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Adviser
are
each
hereafter
a
“Fund
Adviser.”
The
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
are
each
hereafter
an
“Advisory
Agreement”
and
collectively,
the
“Advisory
Agreements.”
As
the
Board
is
comprised
of
all
Independent
Board
Members,
the
references
to
the
Board
and
the
Independent
Board
Members
are
interchangeable.
To
assist
the
Board
in
its
evaluation
of
an
Advisory
Agreement
with
a
Fund
Adviser
at
the
Meeting,
the
Independent
Board
Members
had
received,
in
adequate
time
in
advance
of
the
Meeting
and/or
at
other
meetings,
materials
which
outlined,
among
other
things:
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
expected
to
be
provided
by
the
Fund
Adviser;
the
organization
of
the
Fund
Adviser,
including
the
responsibilities
of
various
departments
and
key
personnel;
the
expertise
and
background
of
the
Fund
Adviser;
certain
performance-related
information
(as
described
below);
certain
profitability-related
information
(as
described
below);
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
structure,
including
comparisons
of
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
with
the
net
expense
ratios
of
comparable
funds;
and
the
soft
dollar
practices
of
the
Fund
Adviser,
if
any.
At
the
Meeting
and/or
at
other
meetings,
the
Adviser
made
presentations
to
and
responded
to
questions
from
the
Board.
During
the
Meeting
and/
or
at
other
meetings,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
met
privately
with
their
legal
counsel
to,
among
other
things,
review
the
Board’s
duties
under
the
1940
Act,
the
general
principles
of
state
law
in
reviewing
and
approving
advisory
contracts,
the
standards
used
by
courts
in
determining
whether
investment
company
boards
of
directors
have
fulfilled
their
duties,
factors
to
be
considered
in
voting
on
advisory
contracts
and
an
adviser’s
fiduciary
duty
with
respect
to
advisory
agreements
and
compensation.
It
is
with
this
background
that
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
Advisory
Agreements.
As
outlined
in
more
detail
below,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
various
factors
they
believed
relevant
with
respect
to
the
Fund.
Each
Board
Member
may
have
accorded
different
weight
to
the
various
factors
and
information
discussed
below
in
reaching
his
or
her
conclusions
with
respect
to
the
Fund’s
Advisory
Agreements.
The
Board
Members
also
drew
on
information
they
had
received
in
their
capacity
as
trustees
and
directors,
as
applicable,
of
other
registered
investment
companies
advised
by
the
Fund
Advisers.
A.
Nature,
Extent
and
Quality
of
Services
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
respective
Fund
Adviser’s
services,
including
portfolio
management
services
and
administrative
services.
Given
that
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Adviser
already
serve
as
adviser
and
sub-adviser,
respectively,
to
other
Nuveen
funds
overseen
by
the
Board
Members,
the
Board
has
a
good
understanding
of
each
such
Fund
Adviser’s
organization,
operations,
personnel
and
services.
As
the
Independent
Board
Members
meet
regularly
throughout
the
year
to
oversee
the
Nuveen
funds,
including
funds
currently
advised
by
the
Fund
Advisers,
the
Independent
Board
Members,
have,
in
part,
relied
upon
their
knowledge
from
their
meetings
and
any
other
interactions
throughout
the
year
with
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
in
evaluating
the
Advisory
Agreements.
Open-end
exchange-traded
funds
(“ETFs”)
were
added
to
the
Nuveen
fund
product
line
in
2016.
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
information
about
the
structure,
investment
objective,
investment
strategy
and
other
characteristics
of
the
Fund
and
noted
that
in
contrast
to
certain
other
ETFs
in
the
Nuveen
fund
product
line,
which
seek
to
track
the
investment
results
of
a
specified
underlying
index
(sometimes
referred
to
as
“passively
managed
ETFs”),
the
Fund
would
be
actively
managed.
The
Board
has
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
funds
operate
in
a
highly
regulated
industry
and,
therefore,
the
Adviser
has
provided
a
wide
array
of
management,
oversight
and
administrative
services
to
manage
and
operate
the
funds,
and
the
scope
and
complexity
of
these
services
have
expanded
over
time
as
a
result
of,
among
other
things,
regulatory,
market
and
other
developments.
The
Board
accordingly
has
considered
the
Adviser’s
dedication
of
extensive
resources,
time,
people
and
capital
employed
to
support
and
manage
the
Nuveen
funds
as
well
as
the
Adviser’s
continued
program
of
developing
improvements
and
innovations
for
the
benefit
of
the
funds
and
shareholders
and
to
meet
the
ever
increasing
regulatory
requirements
applicable
to
the
funds.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
has
received
and
reviewed
information
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
Adviser’s
investment
oversight
responsibilities,
regulatory
and
compliance
services,
administrative
duties
and
other
services.
The
Board
has
considered
the
Adviser’s
investment
oversight
team’s
extensive
services
in
overseeing
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds;
evaluating
fund
performance;
and
preparing
reports
to
the
Board
addressing,
among
other
things,
fund
performance,
market
conditions,
investment
team
matters,
product
developments
and
management
proposals.
The
Board
has
further
recognized
the
range
of
services
the
various
teams
of
the
Adviser
provide
including,
but
not
limited
to,
overseeing
operational
and
risk
management;
managing
liquidity;
overseeing
the
daily
valuation
process
and
managing
distributions.
31
The
Board
has
further
recognized
that
the
Adviser’s
compliance
and
regulatory
functions
are
integral
to
the
investment
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds.
The
Board
has
recognized
that
such
services
have
included,
but
are
not
limited
to,
managing
compliance
policies;
monitoring
compliance
with
applicable
policies,
law
and
regulations;
devising
internal
compliance
programs
and
a
framework
to
review
and
assess
compliance
programs;
overseeing
sub-adviser
compliance
testing;
preparing
compliance
training
materials;
and
responding
to
regulatory
requests.
The
Board
has
further
considered
information
regarding
the
Adviser’s
business
continuity
and
disaster
recovery
plans
as
well
as
information
regarding
its
information
security
program,
including
presentations
of
such
program
provided
at
a
site
visit
in
2022,
to
help
identify
and
manage
information
security
risks.
In
addition
to
the
above
functions,
the
Board
has
considered
that
the
Adviser
also
provides,
among
other
things,
fund
administration
services
(such
as
preparing
fund
tax
returns
and
other
tax
compliance
services;
preparing
regulatory
filings;
interacting
with
the
Nuveen
funds’
independent
public
accountants
and
overseeing
other
service
providers;
and
managing
fund
budgets
and
expenses);
product
management
services
(such
as
evaluating
and
enhancing
products
and
strategies);
legal
services
(such
as
helping
to
prepare
and
file
registration
statements
and
proxy
statements;
overseeing
fund
activities
and
providing
legal
interpretations
regarding
such
activities;
maintaining
regulatory
registrations
and
negotiating
agreements
with
other
fund
service
providers;
and
monitoring
changes
in
regulatory
requirements
and
commenting
on
rule
proposals
impacting
investment
companies);
and
oversight
of
shareholder
services
and
transfer
agency
functions
(such
as
overseeing
transfer
agent
service
providers
which
include
registered
shareholder
customer
service
and
transaction
processing;
overseeing
proxy
solicitation
and
tabulation
services;
and
overseeing
the
production
and
distribution
of
financial
reports
by
service
providers).
The
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
Adviser
would
oversee
the
Sub-Adviser,
which
was
generally
expected
to
provide
portfolio
advisory
services
to
the
Fund.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
the
experience
and
expertise
of
the
investment
team
expected
to
manage
the
Fund.
Based
on
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
found
that,
overall,
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
expected
to
be
provided
to
the
Fund
under
each
Advisory
Agreement
were
satisfactory.
B.
Investment
Performance
The
Fund
was
new
and,
therefore,
did
not
have
its
own
performance
history.
The
Independent
Board
Members,
however,
were
familiar
with
the
performance
records
of
other
Nuveen
funds
advised
by
the
Adviser
and
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed
certain
historical
performance-related
data
pertaining
to
various
ETFs
that,
based
on
information
provided
by
the
Adviser,
had
investment
strategies
that
were
comparable
in
certain
respects
to
those
anticipated
for
the
Fund.
C.
Fees,
Expenses
and
Profitability
1.
Fees
and
Expenses
In
evaluating
the
management
fees
and
expenses
that
the
Fund
was
expected
to
bear,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered,
among
other
things,
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
structure
and
its
proposed
net
expense
ratio
in
absolute
terms
as
well
as
compared
with
the
net
expense
ratios
of
comparable
ETFs.
In
considering
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
structure,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
under
this
structure
the
Fund
would
pay
a
fee
to
the
Adviser
and,
in
turn,
the
Adviser
would
be
generally
responsible
for
the
operating
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund,
subject
to
certain
exceptions.
In
this
regard,
the
Independent
Board
Members
were
provided
with
estimates
of
the
Fund’s
anticipated
operating
expenses
as
well
as
a
description
of
the
expenses
excluded
from
the
unitary
fee.
In
considering
the
proposed
unitary
fee
structure,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
that
the
Adviser
would
generally
bear
the
risk
that
certain
of
the
Fund’s
operating
expenses
would
increase
(but
would
also
benefit
if
such
expenses
decrease)
and
the
degree
of
expense
stability
that
would
be
afforded
to
the
Fund’s
shareholders.
In
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
compared
to
expense
data
relating
to
a
group
of
ETFs
that
the
Adviser
considered
comparable
to
the
Fund
in
certain
respects
(the
“Comparable
ETFs”).
Because
the
Fund
will
pay
a
unitary
fee,
the
Board
determined
that
expense
ratios
were
the
most
relevant
comparative
data
point.
Based
on
information
provided
by
the
Adviser,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
that
the
Comparable
ETFs
included
both
actively
managed
and
passively
managed
ETFs.
In
addition
to
reviewing,
among
other
things,
expense
ratio
data
pertaining
to
the
Comparable
ETFs
as
a
group
(including
the
mean,
median
and
range
of
expense
ratios),
the
Independent
Board
Members
separately
considered
such
data
for
actively
managed
ETFs
comprising
the
Comparable
ETFs.
Further,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
proposed
sub-advisory
fee
for
the
Fund,
which
will
be
paid
by
the
Adviser
out
of
its
unitary
fee.
Based
on
their
review
of
the
fee
and
expense
information
provided,
the
Independent
Board
Members
determined
that
the
Fund’s
management
fees
(as
applicable)
to
a
Fund
Adviser
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
expected
to
be
provided
to
the
Fund.
2.
Comparisons
with
the
Fees
of
Other
Clients
The
Board
considered
that
the
Fund
will
pay
a
unitary
fee,
which
will
differ
from
most
other
investment
companies
advised
by
the
Adviser
which
pay
a
variety
of
fees,
such
as
the
investment
advisory
fee;
Rule
12b-1
fees,
if
any;
transfer
agency
fees;
custody
fees;
and
other
expenses.
The
Board
believed
the
unitary
fee
structure
provides
certain
benefits
to
shareholders
including
providing
a
level
of
cost
certainty
by
shifting
to
the
Adviser
the
risk
that
some
of
the
costs
of
operating
the
Fund
may
rise
and
providing
an
incentive
to
the
Adviser
to
maximize
administrative
efficiencies.
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Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
The
Board
has
noted
at
the
Meeting
and/or
at
other
meetings
that
the
Fund
Advisers
provide
services
to
other
types
of
clients.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
has
considered
information
regarding
the
fee
rates
the
respective
Fund
Advisers
charge
to
certain
other
types
of
clients
and
the
type
of
services
provided
to
these
other
clients.
With
respect
to
the
Adviser
and/or
the
Sub-Adviser,
such
other
clients
may
include:
retail
and
institutional
managed
accounts
advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser;
hedge
funds
or
other
structured
products
managed
by
the
Sub-
Adviser;
investment
companies
offered
outside
the
Nuveen
family
and
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser;
foreign
investment
companies
offered
by
Nuveen
and
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser;
and
collective
investment
trusts
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Board
has
also
noted
that
the
Adviser
advises
and
the
Sub-Adviser
sub-advises
certain
other
ETFs
sponsored
by
Nuveen.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
Sub-Adviser
was
an
affiliated
sub-adviser
and,
with
respect
to
affiliated
sub-advisers,
has
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
range
of
fees
assessed
for
managed
accounts,
hedge
funds
(along
with
their
performance
fee),
foreign
investment
companies
and
ETFs
offered
by
Nuveen,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
has
reviewed
the
fee
range
and
average
fee
rate
of
certain
selected
investment
strategies
offered
in
retail
and
institutional
managed
accounts
advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser,
the
hedge
funds
advised
by
the
Sub-
Adviser
(along
with
their
performance
fee)
and
non-Nuveen
investment
companies
sub-advised
by
certain
affiliated
sub-advisers.
In
considering
the
fee
data
of
other
clients,
the
Board
has
recognized,
among
other
things,
that
differences
in
the
amount,
type
and
level
of
services
provided
to
the
Nuveen
funds
relative
to
other
types
of
clients
as
well
as
any
differences
in
portfolio
investment
policies,
the
types
of
assets
managed
and
related
complexities
in
managing
such
assets,
the
entrepreneurial
and
other
risks
associated
with
a
particular
strategy,
investor
profiles,
account
sizes
and
regulatory
requirements,
will
contribute
to
the
variations
in
the
fee
schedules.
The
Board
has
recognized
the
breadth
of
services
the
Adviser
provides
to
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
these
other
types
of
clients
as
the
funds
operate
in
a
highly
regulated
industry
with
increasing
regulatory
requirements
as
well
as
the
increased
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
that
the
Adviser
incurs
in
sponsoring
and
managing
the
funds.
Similarly,
with
respect
to
foreign
funds,
the
Board
has
recognized
that
the
differences
in
the
client
base,
governing
bodies,
distribution
jurisdiction
and
operational
complexities
would
also
contribute
to
variations
in
management
fees
of
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
those
of
the
foreign
funds.
Further,
with
respect
to
ETFs,
the
Board
has
considered
that
certain
Nuveen
ETFs
are
passively
managed
compared
to
the
active
management
of
other
Nuveen
funds
(such
as
the
Fund),
which
has
also
contributed
to
the
differences
in
fee
levels
between
the
passively
managed
Nuveen
ETFs
and
the
actively
managed
funds.
In
general,
higher
fee
levels
reflect
higher
levels
of
service
provided
by
the
Adviser,
increased
investment
management
complexity,
greater
product
management
requirements,
and
higher
levels
of
business
risk
or
some
combination
of
these
factors.
The
Board
has
further
considered
that
the
Sub-Adviser’s
fee
is
essentially
for
portfolio
management
services
and
therefore
more
comparable
to
the
fees
it
receives
for
retail
wrap
accounts
and
other
external
sub-advisory
mandates.
The
Board
has
recognized
that
the
varying
levels
of
fees
are
justified
given,
among
other
things,
the
inherent
differences
in
the
products
and
the
level
of
services
provided
to
the
Nuveen
funds
versus
other
clients,
the
differing
expense
obligations,
the
differing
regulatory
requirements
and
legal
liabilities
and
the
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
incurred
in
sponsoring
and
advising
a
registered
investment
company.
3.
Profitability
of
Fund
Advisers
At
the
time
of
the
Meeting,
the
Fund
had
not
commenced
operations
and
it
was
not
possible
to
predict
the
effect
on
profitability
of
the
Fund.
The
Independent
Board
Members,
however,
considered
the
Fund’s
estimated
operating
expenses
and
recognized
that
pursuant
to
the
unitary
fee,
the
Adviser
would
generally
be
responsible
for
paying
the
Fund’s
operating
expenses,
subject
to
certain
exceptions.
In
conjunction
with
their
review
of
fees,
at
the
Meeting
and/or
at
other
meetings,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
have
considered
profitability
and
other
financial
data
for
Nuveen,
including
information
regarding
Nuveen’s
level
of
profitability
for
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
for
the
calendar
years
2021
and
2020.
The
Board
has
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
net
margins
(pre-tax)
for
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.
(“Nuveen
Investments”),
the
gross
and
net
revenue
margins
(pre-
and
post-tax
and
excluding
distribution)
and
the
revenues,
expenses
and
net
income
(pre-
and
post-tax
and
before
distribution
expenses)
of
Nuveen
Investments
from
the
Nuveen
funds
only;
and
comparative
profitability
data
comparing
the
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
compared
to
the
adjusted
operating
margins
of
certain
peers
that
had
publicly
available
data
and
with
the
most
comparable
assets
under
management
(based
on
asset
size
and
asset
composition)
for
each
of
the
last
two
calendar
years.
The
Board
has
also
reviewed
the
revenues,
expenses
and
operating
margin
(pre-
and
post-tax)
the
Adviser
derived
from
its
ETF
product
line
for
the
2021
and
2020
calendar
years.
In
reviewing
the
profitability
data,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
recognized
the
subjective
nature
of
calculating
profitability
as
the
information
is
not
audited
and
is
dependent
on
cost
allocation
methodologies
to
allocate
corporate-wide
overhead/shared
service
expenses,
TIAA
(defined
below)
corporate-wide
overhead
expenses
and
partially
fund
related
expenses
to
the
Nuveen
complex
and
its
affiliates
and
to
further
allocate
such
expenses
between
the
Nuveen
fund
and
non-fund
businesses.
The
Independent
Board
Members
have
reviewed
a
description
of
the
cost
allocation
methodologies
employed
to
develop
the
financial
information,
a
summary
of
the
history
of
changes
to
the
methodology
over
the
years
from
2010
to
2021,
and
the
net
revenue
margins
derived
from
the
Nuveen
funds
(pre-tax
and
including
and
excluding
distribution)
and
total
company
margins
from
Nuveen
Investments
compared
to
the
firm-wide
adjusted
operating
margins
of
the
peers
for
each
calendar
year
from
2012
to
2021.
The
Board
had
also
appointed
four
Independent
Board
Members
to
serve
as
the
Board’s
liaisons,
with
the
assistance
of
independent
counsel,
to
review
the
development
of
the
profitability
data
and
to
report
to
the
full
Board.
In
its
evaluation,
the
Board,
however,
has
recognized
that
other
reasonable
and
valid
allocation
methodologies
could
be
employed
and
could
lead
to
significantly
different
results.
The
Independent
Board
Members
have
also
reviewed
a
summary
of
the
key
drivers
that
affected
Nuveen’s
revenues
and
expenses
impacting
profitability
in
2021
versus
2020.
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In
reviewing
the
comparative
peer
data
noted
above,
the
Board
has
considered
that
the
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
compared
favorably
to
the
peer
group
range
of
operating
margins;
however,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
also
recognized
the
limitations
of
the
comparative
data
given
that
peer
data
is
not
generally
public
and
the
calculation
of
profitability
is
subjective
and
affected
by
numerous
factors
(such
as
types
of
funds
a
peer
manages,
its
business
mix,
its
cost
of
capital,
the
numerous
assumptions
underlying
the
methodology
used
to
allocate
expenses
and
other
factors)
that
can
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
results.
Aside
from
Nuveen’s
profitability,
the
Board
has
recognized
that
the
Adviser
is
a
subsidiary
of
Nuveen,
LLC,
the
investment
management
arm
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America
(“TIAA”).
Accordingly,
the
Board
has
also
reviewed
a
balance
sheet
for
TIAA
reflecting
its
assets,
liabilities
and
capital
and
contingency
reserves
for
the
2021
and
2020
calendar
years
to
consider
the
financial
strength
of
TIAA.
The
Board
has
recognized
the
benefit
of
an
investment
adviser
and
its
parent
with
significant
resources,
particularly
during
periods
of
market
volatility.
The
Board
has
also
noted
the
reinvestments
Nuveen,
its
parent
and/or
other
affiliates
made
into
its
business
through,
among
other
things,
the
investment
of
seed
capital
in
certain
Nuveen
funds
and
continued
investments
in
enhancements
to
technological
capabilities.
In
addition
to
Nuveen,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
considered
the
profitability
of
the
Sub-Adviser
from
its
relationships
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
this
regard,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
Sub-Adviser’s
revenues,
expenses
and
net
revenue
margins
(pre-
and
post-tax)
for
its
advisory
activities
to
the
respective
funds
for
the
calendar
years
ended
December
31,
2021
and
December
31,
2020.
The
Independent
Board
Members
have
also
reviewed
a
profitability
analysis
reflecting
the
revenues,
expenses
and
revenue
margin
(pre-
and
post-tax)
by
asset
type
for
the
Sub-Adviser
for
the
calendar
years
ending
December
31,
2021
and
December
31,
2020
and
the
pre-
and
post-tax
revenue
margins
from
2021
and
2020.
In
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
compensation,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
any
other
ancillary
benefits
derived
by
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds
as
discussed
in
further
detail
below.
Based
on
a
consideration
of
all
the
information
provided,
the
Board
has
noted
that
Nuveen’s
and
the
Sub-Adviser’s
level
of
profitability
was
acceptable
and
not
unreasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided.
D.
Economies
of
Scale
and
Whether
Fee
Levels
Reflect
These
Economies
of
Scale
With
respect
to
economies
of
scale,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
recognized
that,
in
general,
as
the
assets
of
a
particular
Nuveen
fund
or
the
Nuveen
complex
in
the
aggregate
increase
over
time,
economies
of
scale
may
be
realized
with
respect
to
the
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
this
regard,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
whether
economies
of
scale
were
expected
to
be
achieved
as
the
Fund
grows
and
whether
any
such
economies
of
scale
were
expected
to
be
shared
with
shareholders.
The
Board
has
recognized
that
although
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
measure
and
certain
expenses
may
not
decline
with
a
rise
in
assets,
there
are
several
methods
to
help
share
the
benefits
of
economies
of
scale,
including
breakpoints
in
the
management
fee
schedule,
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
limitations,
the
pricing
of
Nuveen
funds
at
scale
at
inception
and
investments
in
Nuveen’s
business
which
can
enhance
the
services
provided
to
the
Nuveen
funds
for
the
fees
paid.
The
Board
noted
that
with
respect
to
Nuveen
funds
generally,
although
the
management
fee
of
the
Adviser
is
typically
comprised
of
a
fund-level
component
and
a
complex-level
component
each
with
its
own
breakpoint
schedule,
the
Nuveen
ETFs,
including
the
Fund,
do
not
have
breakpoint
schedules
and
do
not
participate
in
the
complex-level
fee
program.
The
Fund
also
does
not
have
an
expense
limitation
agreement
with
the
Adviser
given
the
Adviser
generally
pays
the
operating
expenses
of
the
Fund
(subject
to
certain
exceptions)
under
the
unitary
fee
structure
and
therefore
incurs
the
risk
of
increases
in
such
Fund
operating
expenses.
The
Board,
however,
also
recognized
that
the
Adviser
would
benefit
from
any
reduction
in
fixed
costs
covered
by
the
unitary
fee
but
that
the
unitary
fee
schedule
also
provides
shareholders
with
a
level
of
certainty
of
the
expenses
of
the
Fund.
The
Independent
Board
Members
further
considered
the
Adviser’s
representation
that
the
Fund
was
being
priced
using
an
at-scale
approach.
Based
on
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
concluded
that
the
Fund’s
proposed
unitary
fee
structure
(which
would
not
include
breakpoints
or
participation
in
the
complex-level
fee
program)
was
acceptable.
E.
Indirect
Benefits
At
the
Meeting
and/or
other
meetings,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
received
and
considered
information
regarding
other
benefits
that
a
Fund
Adviser
or
its
affiliates
may
receive
as
a
result
of
their
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
have
also
noted
that
various
sub-advisers
(including
the
Sub-Adviser)
may
engage
in
soft
dollar
transactions
pursuant
to
which
they
may
receive
the
benefit
of
research
products
and
other
services
provided
by
broker-dealers
executing
portfolio
transactions
on
behalf
of
the
applicable
Nuveen
funds.
The
Board
has
noted,
however,
that
the
Sub-Adviser
reimburses
the
equity
funds
that
it
sub-advises
(subject
to
certain
exceptions)
for
the
research-related
component
of
soft
dollar
commissions.
In
addition,
the
Board
has
noted
that
any
benefits
for
a
sub-adviser
when
transacting
in
fixed-income
securities
may
be
more
limited
as
such
securities
generally
trade
on
a
principal
basis
and
therefore
do
not
generate
brokerage
commissions.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
any
indirect
benefits
expected
to
be
received
by
a
Fund
Adviser
as
a
result
of
its
relationship
with
the
Fund
were
reasonable
and
within
acceptable
parameters.
F.
Approval
The
Independent
Board
Members
did
not
identify
any
single
factor
discussed
previously
as
all-important
or
controlling.
The
Board
Members,
including
a
majority
of
the
Independent
Board
Members,
concluded
that
the
terms
of
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
were
reasonable,
that
the
respective
Fund
Adviser’s
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
to
be
provided
to
the
Fund
and
that
the
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
should
be
and
were
approved
on
behalf
of
the
Fund.
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Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
(Unaudited)
Discussion
of
the
operation
and
effectiveness
of
the
Funds’
liquidity
risk
management
program
In
compliance
with
Rule
22e-4
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”),
each
Fund
covered
in
this
Report
(the
“Funds”)
has
adopted
and
implemented
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”),
which
is
designed
to
manage
the
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Program
consists
of
various
protocols
for
assessing
and
managing
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Funds’
Board
of
Trustees
previously
designated
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
as
the
Administrator
of
the
Program.
The
adviser’s
Liquidity
Monitoring
and
Analysis
Team
(“LMAT”)
carries
out
day-to-day
Program
management
with
oversight
by
the
adviser’s
Liquidity
Oversight
Sub-Committee
(the
LOSC”).
The
LOSC
is
composed
of
personnel
from
the
adviser
and
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
an
affiliate
of
the
adviser.
At
a
May
23-25,
2022
meeting
of
the
Board,
the
Administrator
provided
the
Board
with
a
written
report
addressing
the
Program’s
operation,
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
implementation
for
calendar
year
2021
(the
“Review
Period”),
as
required
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
report
noted
that
the
Program
has
been
and
continues
to
be
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
to
monitor
and
(as
applicable)
respond
to
each
Fund’s
liquidity
developments.
In
accordance
with
the
Program,
the
LMAT
assesses
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
no
less
frequently
than
annually
based
on
various
factors,
such
as
(1)
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
the
liquidity
of
portfolio
investments,
(ii)
cash
flow
projections,
and
(ii)
holdings
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents,
borrowing
arrangements,
and
other
funding
sources.
Certain
factors
are
considered
under
both
normal
and
reasonably
foreseeable
stressed
conditions.
Each
Fund
portfolio
investment
is
classified
into
one
of
four
liquidity
categories
(including
the
most
liquid,
“Highly
Liquid”,
and
the
least
liquid,
“Illiquid”,
discussed
below),
The
classification
is
based
on
a
determination
of
how
long
it
is
reasonably
expected
to
take
to
convert
the
investment
into
cash,
or
sell
or
dispose
of
the
investment,
in
current
market
conditions
without
significantly
changing
the
market
value
of
the
investment
Liquidity
classification
determinations
take
into
account
various
market,
trading,
and
investment-specific
considerations,
as
well
as
market
depth,
and
use
third-
party
vendor
data.
Any
Fund
that
does
not
primarily
hold
highly
liquid
investments
must,
among
other
things,
determine
a
minimum
percentage
of
Fund
assets
that
must
be
invested
in
highly
liquid
investments
(a
“Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum”).
During
the
Review
Period,
each
Fund
primarily
held
Highly
Liquid
investments
and
therefore
was
exempt
from
the
requirement
to
adopt
a
Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum
and
to
comply
with
the
related
requirements
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
Liquidity
Rule
also
limits
a
Fund’s
investments
in
Illiquid
investments.
Specifically,
the
Liquidity
Rule
prohibits
a
Fund
from
acquiring
Illiquid
investments
if
doing
so
would
result
in
the
Fund
holding
more
than
15%
of
its
net
assets
in
illiquid
investments,
and
requires
certain
reporting
to
the
Fund
Board
and
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
any
time
a
Fund’s
holdings
of
Illiquid
investments
exceeds
15%
of
net
assets.
During
the
Review
Period,
no
Fund
exceeded
the
15%
limit
on
Illiquid
investments.
35
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
The
management
of
the
Funds,
including
general
supervision
of
the
duties
performed
for
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser,
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Board
of Trustees
of
the
Funds.
The
number
of
Trustees of
the
Funds
is
currently
set
at
ten.
None
of
the Trustees
who
are
not
“interested”
persons
of
the
Funds
(referred
to
herein
as
“Independent
Trustees”)
has
ever
been
a Trustee
or
employee
of,
or
consultant
to,
Nuveen
or
its
affiliates.
The
names
and
business
addresses
of
the Trustees
and
officers
of
the
Funds,
their
principal
occupations
and
other
affiliations
during
the
past
five
years,
the
number
of
portfolios
each
oversees
and
other
directorships
they
hold
are
set
forth
below.
The
Funds’
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(“SAI”)
includes
more
information
about
the
Trustees.
To
request
a
free
copy,
call
Nuveen
Investments
at
(800)
257-8787
or
visit
the
Funds’
website
at
www.nuveen.com.
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Independent
Trustees:
Terence
J.
Toth
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chair
and
Trustee
2008
Formerly,
a
Co-Founding
Partner,
Promus
Capital
(investment
advisory
firm)
(2008-2017);
formerly,
Director,
Quality
Control
Corporation
(manufacturing)
(2012-2021);
Chair
of
the
Board
of
the
Kehrein
Center
for
the
Arts
(philanthropy)
(since
2021);
member:
Catalyst
Schools
of
Chicago
Board
(since
2008)
and
Mather
Foundation
Board
(philanthropy)
(since
2012),
and
chair
of
its
investment
committee;
formerly,
Member,
Chicago
Fellowship
Board
(philanthropy)
2005-2016);
formerly,
Director,
Fulcrum
IT
Services
LLC
(information
technology
services
firm
to
government
entities)
(2010-2019);
formerly,
Director,
LogicMark
LLC
(health
services)
(2012-2016);
formerly,
Director,
Legal
&
General
Investment
Management
America,
Inc.
(asset
management)
(2008-
2013);
formerly,
CEO
and
President,
Northern
Trust
Global
Investments
(financial
services)
(2004-2007);
Executive
Vice
President,
Quantitative
Management
&
Securities
Lending
(2000-2004);
prior
thereto,
various
positions
with
Northern
Trust
Company
(financial
services)
(since
1994);
formerly,
Member,
Northern
Trust
Mutual
Funds
Board
(2005-2007),
Northern
Trust
Global
Investments
Board
(2004-2007),
Northern
Trust
Japan
Board
(2004-2007),
Northern
Trust
Securities
Inc.
Board
(2003-2007)
and
Northern
Trust
Hong
Kong
Board
(1997-2004).
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Jack
B.
Evans
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
1999
Chairman
(since
2019),
formerly,
President
(1996-2019),
The
Hall-Perrine
Foundation,
(private
philanthropic
corporation);
Life
Trustee
of
Coe
College;
formerly,
Member
and
President
Pro-Tem
of
the
Board
of
Regents
for
the
State
of
Iowa
University
System
(2007-
2013);
Director
and
Chairman
(2009-2021),
United
Fire
Group,
a
publicly
held
company;
Director,
Public
Member,
American
Board
of
Orthopaedic
Surgery
(2015-2020);
Director
(2000-2004),
Alliant
Energy;
Director
(1996-2015),
The
Gazette
Company
(media
and
publishing);
Director
(1997-
2003),
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago;
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(1972-1995),
SCI
Financial
Group,
Inc.,
(regional
financial
services
firm).
140
William
C.
Hunter
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2003
Dean
Emeritus,
formerly,
Dean,
Tippie
College
of
Business,
University
of
Iowa
(2006-2012);
Director
of
Wellmark,
Inc.
(since
2009);
past
Director
(2005-2015),
and
past
President
(2010-
2014)
Beta
Gamma
Sigma,
Inc.,
The
International
Business
Honor
Society;
formerly,
Director
(2004-2018)
of
Xerox
Corporation;
formerly,
Dean
and
Distinguished
Professor
of
Finance,
School
of
Business
at
the
University
of
Connecticut
(2003-2006);
previously,
Senior
Vice
President
and
Director
of
Research
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago
(1995-2003);
formerly,
Director
(1997-2007),
Credit
Research
Center
at
Georgetown
University.
140
36
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Amy
B.
R.
Lancellotta
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Independent
Directors
Council
(IDC)
(supports
the
fund
independent
director
community
and
is
part
of
the
Investment
Company
Institute
(ICI),
which
represents
regulated
investment
companies)
(2006-2019);
formerly,
various
positions
with
ICI
(1989-2006);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Jewish
Coalition
Against
Domestic
Abuse
(JCADA)
(since
2020).
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Joanne
T.
Medero
1954
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy
(2009-2020)
and
Senior
Advisor
to
the
Vice
Chairman
(2018-2020),
BlackRock,
Inc.
(global
investment
management
firm);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
Head
of
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy,
Barclays
Group
(IBIM)
(investment
banking,
investment
management
and
wealth
management
businesses)(2006-2009);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary,
Barclays
Global
Investors
(global
investment
management
firm)
(1996-2006);
formerly,
Partner,
Orrick,
Herrington
&
Sutcliffe
LLP
(law
firm)
(1993-1995);
formerly,
General
Counsel,
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(government
agency
overseeing
U.S.
derivatives
markets)
(1989-1993);
formerly,
Deputy
Associate
Director/Associate
Director
for
Legal
and
Financial
Affairs,
Office
of
Presidential
Personnel,
The
White
House
(1986-1989);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Baltic-American
Freedom
Foundation
(seeks
to
provide
opportunities
for
citizens
of
the
Baltic
states
to
gain
education
and
professional
development
through
exchanges
in
the
U.S.)
(since
2019).
140
Albin
F.
Moschner
1952
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Founder
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Northcroft
Partners,
LLC,
(management
consulting)
(since
2012);
formerly,
Chairman
(2019),
and
Director
(2012-2019),
USA
Technologies,
Inc.,
(provider
of
solutions
and
services
to
facilitate
electronic
payment
transactions);
formerly,
Director,
Wintrust
Financial
Corporation
(1996-2016);
previously,
held
positions
at
Leap
Wireless
International,
Inc.
(consumer
wireless
services),
including
Consultant
(2011-2012),
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2008-2011),
and
Chief
Marketing
Officer
(2004-2008);
formerly,
President,
Verizon
Card
Services
division
of
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
(2000-2003);
formerly,
President,
One
Point
Services
at
One
Point
Communications
(telecommunication
services)
(1999-2000);
formerly,
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Board,
Diba,
Incorporated
(internet
technology
provider)
(1996-1997);
formerly,
various
executive
positions
(1991-1996)
including
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1995-1996)
of
Zenith
Electronics
Corporation
(consumer
electronics).
140
John
K.
Nelson
1962
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2013
Member
of
Board
of
Directors
of
Core12
LLC.
(private
firm
which
develops
branding,
marketing
and
communications
strategies
for
clients)
(since
2008);
served
The
President’s
Council
of
Fordham
University
(2010-2019)
and
previously
a
Director
of
the
Curran
Center
for
Catholic
American
Studies
(2009-2018);
formerly,
senior
external
advisor
to
the
Financial
Services
practice
of
Deloitte
Consulting
LLP.
(2012-2014);
former
Chair
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Marian
University
(2010-2014
as
trustee,
2011-2014
as
Chair);
formerly
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.,
North
America,
and
Global
Head
of
the
Financial
Markets
Division
(2007-2008),
with
various
executive
leadership
roles
in
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.
between
1996
and
2007.
140
37
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Judith
M.
Stockdale
1947
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
1997
Board
Member,
Land
Trust
Alliance
(national
public
charity
addressing
natural
land
and
water
conservation
in
the
U.S.)
(since
2013);
formerly,
Board
Member,
U.S.
Endowment
for
Forestry
and
Communities
(national
endowment
addressing
forest
health,
sustainable
forest
production
and
markets,
and
economic
health
of
forest-reliant
communities
in
the
U.S.)
(2013-2019);
formerly,
Executive
Director
(1994-2012),
Gaylord
and
Dorothy
Donnelley
Foundation
(private
foundation
endowed
to
support
both
natural
land
conservation
and
artistic
vitality);
prior
thereto,
Executive
Director,
Great
Lakes
Protection
Fund
(endowment
created
jointly
by
seven
of
the
eight
Great
Lakes
states’
Governors
to
take
a
regional
approach
to
improving
the
health
of
the
Great
Lakes)
(1990-1994).
140
Carole
E.
Stone
1947
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2007
Former
Director,
Chicago
Board
Options
Exchange
(2006-2017),
and
C2
Options
Exchange,
Incorporated
(2009-2017);
formerly,
Director,
Cboe
Global
Markets,
Inc.,
(2010-2020)
(formerly
named
CBOE
Holdings,
Inc.);
formerly,
Commissioner,
New
York
State
Commission
on
Public
Authority
Reform
(2005-2010).
140
Matthew
Thornton
III
1958
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2020
Formerly,
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2018-2019),
FedEx
Freight
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx
Corporation
(FedEx)
(provider
of
transportation,
e-commerce
and
business
services
through
its
portfolio
of
companies);
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President,
U.S.
Operations
(2006-2018),
Federal
Express
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx;
formerly
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2012-2018),
Safe
Kids
Worldwide®
(a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
preventing
childhood
injuries).
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(since
2014),
The
Sherwin-Williams
Company
(develops,
manufactures,
distributes
and
sells
paints,
coatings
and
related
products);
Director
(since
2020),
Crown
Castle
International
(provider
of
communications
infrastructure).
140
Margaret
L.
Wolff
1955
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Formerly,
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2013-2017)
of
Travelers
Insurance
Company
of
Canada
and
The
Dominion
of
Canada
General
Insurance
Company
(each,
a
part
of
Travelers
Canada,
the
Canadian
operation
of
The
Travelers
Companies,
Inc.);
formerly,
Of
Counsel,
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
LLP
(Mergers
&
Acquisitions
Group)
(legal
services)
(2005-2014);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
New
York-Presbyterian
Hospital
(since
2005);
Member
(since
2004),
formerly,
Chair
(2015-2022)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
The
John
A.
Hartford
Foundation
(a
philanthropy
dedicated
to
improving
the
care
of
older
adults);
formerly,
Member
(2005-2015)
and
Vice
Chair
(2011-2015)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Mt.
Holyoke
College.
140
Robert
L.
Young
1963
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2017
Formerly,
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Director,
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(financial
services)
(2010-2016);
formerly,
President
and
Principal
Executive
Officer
(2013-2016),
and
Senior
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2005-2010),
of
J.P.
Morgan
Funds;
formerly,
Director
and
various
officer
positions
for
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(formerly,
JPMorgan
Funds
Management,
Inc.
and
formerly,
One
Group
Administrative
Services)
and
JPMorgan
Distribution
Services,
Inc.
(financial
services)
(formerly,
One
Group
Dealer
Services,
Inc.)
(1999-2017).
140
38
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Officers
of
the
Funds:
Jordan
M.
Farris
1980
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chief
Administrative
Officer
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Vice
President
(2016-2017),
Head
of
Product
Management
and
Development,
ETFs,
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Director,
Guggenheim
Funds
Distributors
(2013-2016).
Brett
E.
Black
1972
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Chief
Compliance
Officer
2022
Enterprise
Senior
Compliance
Officer
of
Nuveen
(since
2022);
formerly,
Vice
President
(2014-2022),
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(2017-2022),
Deputy
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(2014-2017)
and
Senior
Compliance
Officer
(2012-2014)
of
BMO
Funds,
Inc.;
formerly
Senior
Compliance
Officer
of
BMO
Asset
Management
Corp.
(2012-2014).
Mark
J.
Czarniecki
1979
901
Marquette
Avenue
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Vice
President
and
Secretary
2013
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2016);
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2017-2022)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2017)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
January
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(2013-2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2018-2022),
Assistant
Secretary
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2018)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC.
Diana
R.
Gonzalez
1978
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2017
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2017);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2022);
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(since
2017);
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Jackson
National
Asset
Management,
LLC
(2012-2017).
Nathaniel
T.
Jones
1979
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
2016
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2011-
2016)
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
(since
2015)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Chartered
Financial
Analyst.
Tina
M.
Lazar
1961
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2002
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President
(2014-2017)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC.
Brian
J.
Lockhart
1974
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Vice
President
(2010-2017)
of
Nuveen;
Head
of
Investment
Oversight
(since
2017),
formerly,
Team
Leader
of
Manager
Oversight
(2015-2017);
Chartered
Financial
Analyst
and
Certified
Financial
Risk
Manager.
John
M.
McCann
1975
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2021);
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2021);
Managing
Director
of
TIAA
SMA
Strategies
LLC
(since
2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2019,
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
College
Retirement
Equities
Fund,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2018),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America,
Teacher
Advisors
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Advisors
LLC;
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Covariance
Capital
Management,
Inc.
(2014-2017).
39
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Kevin
J.
McCarthy
1966
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2007
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2017)
and
Secretary
and
General
Counsel
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.,
formerly,
Executive
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
and
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2008-2016);
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2017)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2008)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
formerly
Executive
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
and
Managing
Director
(2008-2016);
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2017)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
formerly,
Co-General
Counsel
(2011-2020),
Executive
Vice
President
(2016-2017),
Managing
Director
(2008-2016)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2007-2016);
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC,
formerly,
Associate
General
Counsel
(2011-2020),
Executive
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
and
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2011-2016);
formerly
Vice
President
(2007-2021)
and
Secretary
(2016-2021),
of
NWQ
Investment
Management
Company,
LLC
and
Santa
Barbara
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(since
2010).
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2017)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Investments,
LLC.
Jon
Scott
Meissner
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2019
Managing
Director
of
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Financial
Reporting
groups
at
Nuveen
(since
2017);
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
Senior
Director
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2016);
Senior
Director
(since
2015)
Mutual
Fund
Taxation
to
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2004.
Deann
D.
Morgan
1969
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Vice
President
2020
President,
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2020);
Executive
Vice
President,
Global
Head
of
Product
at
Nuveen
(since
2019);
Co-Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2020);
Managing
Member
of
MDR
Collaboratory
LLC
(since
2018);
Managing
Director,
Head
of
Wealth
Management
Product
Structuring
&
COO
Multi
Asset
Investing.
The
Blackstone
Group
(2013-2017).
William
A.
Siffermann
1975
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2017
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
and
Vice
President
(2011-2016)
of
Nuveen.
Trey
S.
Stenersen
1965
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
2022
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Teacher
Advisors
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2018);
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
and
Chief
Risk
Officer
(since
2022),
formerly
Head
of
Investment
Risk
Management
(2017-
2022)
of
Nuveen;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2018)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Advisors
LLC.
E.
Scott
Wickerham
1973
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Vice
President
and
Controller
2019
Senior
Managing
Director,
Head
of
Public
Investment
Finance
at
Nuveen
(since
2019),
formerly,
Managing
Director;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Principal
Financial
Officer,
Principal
Accounting
Officer
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
of
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
Principal
Financial
Officer,
Principal
Accounting
Officer
(since
2020)
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
of
the
CREF
Accounts;
formerly,
Senior
Director,
TIAA-CREF
Fund
Administration
(2014-2015);
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2006.
Mark
L.
Winget
1968
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2008
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2008),
and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2020);
Vice
President
(since
2010)
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2019),
formerly,
Assistant
General
Counsel
(2008-2016)
of
Nuveen.
Gifford
R.
Zimmerman
1956
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
1988
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2022);
Managing
Director,
Assistant
Secretary
and
General
Counsel
(since
2022),
formerly,
Co-General
Counsel
(2011-2020)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2004-2020)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(1994-2020)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.;
Managing
Director,
Assistant
Secretary
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2022)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
NWQ
Investment
Management
Company,
LLC
(2002-2020),
Santa
Barbara
Asset
Management,
LLC
(2006-2020)
and
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(2010-2020);
Chartered
Financial
Analyst.
40
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Rachael
Zufall
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2014)
of
the
CREF
Accounts,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-
CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Teacher
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen,
LLC
and
of
TIAA
(since
2017).
(1)
Trustees
serve
an
indefinite
term
until
his/her
successor
is
elected
or
appointed.
The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
director
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
Fund
Complex.
(2)
Officers
serve
one
year
terms
through
August
of
each
year.
The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
officer
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
Fund
Complex.
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
member
FINRA
and
SIPC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
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services
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to
help
you
meet
your
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goals,
talk
to
your
financial
advisor,
or
call
us
at
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Please
read
the
information
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carefully
before
you
invest.
Investors
should
consider
the
investment
objective
and
policies,
risk
considerations,
charges
and
expenses
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