Nuveen Investment Trust II
         
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Mutual Funds
 
31 October
2023
           
Fund Name
 
Class A
Class C
Class R6
Class I
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund
 
NQGAX
NQGCX
NQGIX
Nuveen International Value Fund
 
NAIGX
NCIGX
NGRRX
Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund
 
NQVAX
NQVCX
NQVRX
Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund
 
NQCAX
NQCCX
NQCRX
Nuveen Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
 
NSMAX
NSMCX
NWQFX
NSMRX
Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund
 
NSCAX
NSCCX
NSCFX
NSCRX
 
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Prospectus


   
 
Table of Contents
   
 
Section 1  Fund Summaries
Section 2 How We Manage Your Money
Section 3 How You Can Buy and Sell Shares
Section 4 General Information
Section 5 Financial Highlights
Appendix—Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and
Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries A-1
   
 
 NOT FDIC OR GOVERNMENT INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE  NO BANK GUARANTEE

Section 1 Fund Summaries
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide high current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-75 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                 
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
   
5.75%
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
   
None
 
1.00%
 
None
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
Exchange Fee
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
   
$15
 
$15
 
$15
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                 
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Management Fees
       
0.71
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.71
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
       
0.25
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.00
%
Other Expenses
       
0.32
%
 
0.32
%
 
0.32
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       
1.28
%
 
2.03
%
 
1.03
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
       
(0.17
)%
 
(0.17
)%
 
(0.17
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
       
1.11
%
 
1.86
%
 
0.86
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through July 31, 2025 so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.90% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to July 31, 2025 only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond July 31, 2025. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
1 Year
     
$
682
 
$
189
 
$
88
 
3 Years
     
$
929
 
$
607
 
$
298
 
5 Years
     
$
1,209
 
$
1,065
 
$
539
 
10 Years
     
$
2,006
 
$
2,334
 
$
1,232
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 29% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund will generally focus its investments on income producing securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities, including common stock and preferred securities, certain debt securities convertible into common stock or preferred securities, and other securities with equity characteristics.
Up to 20% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in debt securities, including corporate debt securities and U.S. government and agency debt securities. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in below-investment-grade debt securities, commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk” bonds.
The Fund may write covered call options in order to generate additional income.
The Fund may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world. The minimum portion of the Fund’s net assets invested in non-U.S. securities floats based on the portion of the Fund’s benchmark (the MSCI World Value Index) that is composed of non-U.S. securities. Under normal market conditions, the minimum portion of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) invested in non-U.S. securities will be 80% of the MSCI World Value Index’s non-U.S. assets, calculated on a daily basis. During periods of unfavorable market conditions, the minimum portion of the Fund’s net assets invested in non-U.S. securities will be reduced to 50% of the MSCI World Value Index’s non-U.S. assets. The Fund will invest in securities of companies representing at least three different countries (one of which may be the United States). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of companies located in emerging markets. The Fund may invest in securities issued by companies of any market capitalization, including small- and mid-capitalization companies.
The Fund may utilize the following derivatives: currency options, currency futures and options on such futures, and currency forwards. The Fund may use these derivatives in an attempt to manage market or business risk, enhance the Fund’s return, or hedge against adverse movements in currency exchange rates.
The Fund’s sub-adviser employs a rigorous, bottom-up research-focused investment process that seeks to identify undervalued companies with positive risk/reward characteristics it believes will be present over an extended time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The sub-adviser may choose to sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that a company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or a catalyst, or if a company suspends or is projected to suspend its dividend or interest payments.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
   
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Call Risk—If, during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer exercises its right to prepay principal on its higher-yielding debt securities held by the Fund, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with lower yields or higher risk of default, which may adversely impact the Fund’s performance.
Convertible Security Risk—Convertible securities are subject to certain risks of both equity and debt securities. The value of convertible securities may decline in response to such factors as rising interest rates and fluctuations in the market price of the common stock underlying the convertible securities.
Covered Call Risk—Covered call risk includes the risk that the Fund, as a writer of covered call options, will forgo during an option’s life the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option.
Credit Risk—Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other obligated party of a security may be, or perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to be, unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments.
Credit Spread Risk—Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund’s debt securities. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated securities than for investment grade securities. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity securities.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Derivatives Risk—The use of derivatives involves additional risks and transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Derivative instruments can be used to acquire or to transfer the risk and returns of a security or other asset without buying or selling the security or asset, and the risks associated with investing in such derivatives may be different and greater than the risks associated with directly investing in the underlying securities and other instruments, including leverage risk, market risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk. These instruments may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in derivatives can result in losses that greatly exceed the original investment. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. An over-the-counter derivative transaction between the Fund and a counterparty that is not cleared through a central counterparty also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments. The payment obligation for a cleared derivative transaction is guaranteed by a central counterparty, which exposes the Fund to the creditworthiness of the central counterparty.
Dividend-Paying Security Risk—The Fund’s investment in dividend-paying securities could cause the Fund to underperform similar funds that invest without consideration of a company’s track record of paying dividends. Securities of companies with a history of paying dividends may not participate in a broad market advance to the same degree as most other securities, and a sharp rise in interest rates or economic downturn could cause a company to unexpectedly reduce or eliminate its dividend. There is no guarantee that the issuers of the securities held by the Fund will declare dividends in the future or that, if declared, they will remain at their current levels or increase over time.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets
   
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may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the financial services sector, although this may change over time. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.
High Yield Securities Risk—High yield securities, which are rated below investment grade and commonly referred to as “junk” bonds, and unrated securities of comparable quality are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. They generally are considered to be speculative with respect to the ability to pay interest and repay principal, have greater credit risk, are less liquid, are more likely to experience a default and have more volatile prices than investment grade securities.
Income Risk—The Fund's income could decline during periods of falling interest rates or when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities or defaults or deferrals on preferred securities it holds.
Interest Rate Risk—Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s fixed-rate securities will decline because of rising interest rates. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on markets, result in heightened market volatility and detract from the Fund’s performance to the extent that it is exposed to such interest rates. Fixed-rate securities may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. Higher periods of inflation could lead to government fiscal policies which raise interest rates. When interest rates change, the values of longer-duration fixed-rate securities usually change more than the values of shorter-duration fixed-rate securities. Conversely, fixed-rate securities with shorter durations or maturities will be less volatile but may provide lower returns than fixed-rate securities with longer durations or maturities. Rising interest rates also may lengthen the duration of securities with call features, since exercise of the call becomes less likely as interest rates rise, which in turn will make the securities more sensitive to changes in interest rates and result in even steeper price declines in the event of further interest rate increases. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the income generated by its investments may not keep pace with inflation.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
   
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Market Liquidity Risk—Reductions in trading activity or dealer inventories of securities such as bonds and preferred securities, which provide an indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to “make markets” in those securities, have the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. In addition, federal banking regulations may cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell securities. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of securities to meet shareholder redemption requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and hurt performance.
Preferred Security Risk—Preferred securities generally are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments. In addition, preferred securities are subject to other risks, such as having no or limited voting rights, being subject to special redemption rights, having distributions deferred or skipped, having floating interest rates or dividends, which may result in a decline in value in a falling interest rate environment, having fixed interest rates or dividends, which may result in a decline in value in a rising interest rate environment, having limited liquidity, changing or unfavorable tax treatments and possibly being issued by companies in heavily regulated industries.
Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price. While mid-cap securities may be slightly less volatile than small-cap securities, they still involve similar risks.
U.S. Government Securities Risk—U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.
Valuation Risk—The debt securities in which the Fund invests typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including price quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to buy or sell a portfolio security at the price established by the pricing service, which could result in a gain or loss to the Fund. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, often at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Over certain time periods, such differences could materially impact the performance of the Fund, which may not be sustainable. Alternative pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same securities. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund’s pricing service were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund’s net asset value.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s performance information prior to December 13, 2013 reflects the Fund’s performance using investment strategies that differed significantly from those currently in place. In view of these changes, the Fund’s performance record prior to this date might be less pertinent for investors considering whether to purchase shares of the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
   
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The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
 
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:34.33,2014:1.76,2015:0.53,2016:2.8,2017:18.44,2018:-14.58,2019:24.08,2020:0.97,2021:22.31,2022:-9.55)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 4.31%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 16.05%
and -27.59%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
                     
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A (return before taxes)
 
(14.75
)%
 
2.22
%
 
6.44
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
(15.96
)%
 
1.37
%
 
5.46
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
(8.29
)%
 
1.68
%
 
5.03
%
Class C (return before taxes)
 
(10.22
)%
 
2.66
%
 
6.44
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
(9.28
)%
 
3.70
%
 
7.35
%
MSCI World Value Index (Net Return)1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or other taxes)
 
(6.52
)%
 
4.12
%
 
7.24
%
Lipper Global Equity Income Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
(9.21
)%
 
3.92
%
 
6.45
%
 
                     
1
An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics across 23 developed market countries.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Global Equity Income Funds Category.
   
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Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
James T. Stephenson, CFA
Managing Director
March 2012
Thomas J. Ray, CFA
Managing Director
February 2016
Peter Boardman
Managing Director
July 2022
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
     
 
Class A and Class C
Class I
Eligibility and
Minimum Initial
Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Nuveen International Value Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-62 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
Class A
Class C
Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
5.75%
None
None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
None
1.00%
None
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
None
None
None
Exchange Fee
None
None
None
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
$15
$15
$15
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Class A
Class C
Class I
Management Fees
0.71
%
0.71
%
0.71
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25
%
1.00
%
0.00
%
Other Expenses
0.37
%
0.37
%
0.37
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.33
%
2.08
%
1.08
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
(0.18
)%
(0.18
)%
(0.18
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
1.15
%
1.90
%
0.90
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through July 31, 2025 so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.94% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to July 31, 2025 only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and that the fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond July 31, 2025. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
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Class A
Class C
Class I
1 Year
$
685
$
193
$
92
3 Years
$
942
$
621
$
312
5 Years
$
1,233
$
1,089
$
564
10 Years
$
2,058
$
2,385
$
1,288
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 18% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities. The Fund may invest in equity securities issued by companies with small, mid and large capitalizations. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. No more than 35% of the Fund’s net assets may be invested in equity securities of companies located in a single non-U.S. country. In selecting securities, the Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to invest in businesses at attractive valuations through a disciplined, consistent research process. The Fund’s investment strategy is not designed to track the performance of any specific benchmark.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, and gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
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Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the financial services sector, although this may change over time. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards. The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in companies located in Japan, although this may change over time.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price. While mid-cap securities may be slightly less volatile than small-cap securities, they still involve similar risks.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
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The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:21.63,2014:-8.53,2015:2.5,2016:2,2017:20.43,2018:-18.29,2019:18.16,2020:3.65,2021:12.09,2022:-9.15)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 10.70%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 18.31%
and -27.13%, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A (return before taxes)
 
(14.38
)%
 
(0.81
)%
 
3.01
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
(15.25
)%
 
(1.28
)%
 
2.53
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
(7.76
)%
 
(0.41
)%
 
2.50
%
Class C (return before taxes)
 
(9.82
)%
 
(0.38
)%
 
3.00
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
(8.91
)%
 
0.63
%
 
3.88
%
MSCI EAFE Index (Net Return)1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes but reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or other taxes)
 
(14.45
)%
 
1.54
%
 
4.67
%
Lipper International Multi-Cap Value Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
(10.22
)%
 
0.04
%
 
3.52
%
1
An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap securities across 21 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper International Multi-Cap Value Funds Category.
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Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
Peter Boardman
Managing Director
June 2009
James T. Stephenson, CFA
Managing Director
March 2018
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
     
 
Class A and Class C
Class I
Eligibility and
Minimum Initial
Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-75 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                     
         
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
       
5.75%
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
       
None
 
1.00%
 
None
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
       
None
 
None
 
None
 
Exchange Fee
       
None
 
None
 
None
 
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
       
$15
 
$15
 
$15
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                         
         
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Management Fees
             
0.71
%
 
0.71
%
 
0.71
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
             
0.25
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.00
%
Other Expenses
                             
Excise Tax Liability
             
0.08
%
 
0.08
%
 
0.08
%
Remainder of Other Expenses
             
0.24
%
 
0.24
%
 
0.24
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
             
1.28
%
 
2.03
%
 
1.03
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
             
(0.05
)%
 
(0.05
)%
 
(0.05
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
             
1.23
%
 
1.98
%
 
0.98
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through July 31, 2025 so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes (including excise tax liabilities), acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.94% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to July 31, 2025 only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same and that the fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond July 31, 2025. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
1 Year
           
$
693
 
$
201
 
$
100
 
3 Years
           
$
949
 
$
628
 
$
319
 
5 Years
           
$
1,229
 
$
1,085
 
$
560
 
10 Years
           
$
2,024
 
$
2,351
 
$
1,251
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 22% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies with large, medium and small capitalizations. The Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to identify under-valued companies with a catalyst to unlock value or improve profitability. The Fund’s sub-adviser maintains a long-term investment view and a focus on securities it believes can appreciate over an extended time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The Fund’s sub-adviser will sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that the company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or catalysts. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities, but it may invest up to 35% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, and gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many
   
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15

emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price. While mid-cap securities may be slightly less volatile than small-cap securities, they still involve similar risks.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
   
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The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
 
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:34.12,2014:-0.26,2015:-6.86,2016:14.36,2017:18.36,2018:-14.58,2019:30,2020:-0.53,2021:28.22,2022:-1.29)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 6.77%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 21.66%
and -32.89%, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
                     
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A (return before taxes)
 
(6.96
)%
 
5.67
%
 
8.31
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
(7.22
)%
 
5.33
%
 
8.02
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
(3.94
)%
 
4.39
%
 
6.74
%
Class C (return before taxes)
 
(2.05
)%
 
6.12
%
 
8.30
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
(1.04
)%
 
7.20
%
 
9.23
%
Russell 3000® Value Index1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
(7.98
)%
 
6.50
%
 
10.16
%
Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
(6.79
)%
 
6.69
%
 
9.99
%
 
                     
1
An index designed to measure the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Category.
   
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Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
Jon D. Bosse, CFA
Managing Director
November 1997
Jujhar S. Sohi, CFA
Managing Director
October 2019
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
     
 
Class A and Class C
Class I
Eligibility and
Minimum Initial
Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-75 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                 
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
   
5.75%
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
   
None
 
1.00%
 
None
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
Exchange Fee
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
   
$15
 
$15
 
$15
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                 
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
Management Fees
       
0.66
%
 
0.66
%
 
0.66
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
       
0.25
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.00
%
Other Expenses
       
0.65
%
 
0.65
%
 
0.65
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       
1.56
%
 
2.31
%
 
1.31
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
       
(0.56
)%
 
(0.56
)%
 
(0.56
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
       
1.00
%
 
1.75
%
 
0.75
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.79% through July 31, 2025 or 1.35% after July 31, 2025 of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. The expense limitation expiring July 31, 2025 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The expense limitation in effect thereafter may be terminated or modified only with the approval of shareholders of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are at the lesser of Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or the applicable expense limitation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class I
 
1 Year
     
$
671
 
$
178
 
$
77
 
3 Years
     
$
947
 
$
626
 
$
316
 
5 Years
     
$
1,287
 
$
1,144
 
$
622
 
10 Years
     
$
2,244
 
$
2,568
 
$
1,491
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 40% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
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 with market capitalizations at the time of investment comparable to companies in the Russell 1000® Value Index. As of September 30, 2023, the market cap range for the Russell 1000® Value Index was $452 million to $760.6 billion. The Fund will not be forced to sell a stock because it has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range. The Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to identify under-valued companies with a catalyst to unlock value or improve profitability. The Fund’s sub-adviser maintains a long-term investment view and a focus on securities it believes can appreciate over an extended time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The Fund’s sub-adviser will sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that the company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or catalysts. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities, but it may invest up to 35% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in small- and mid-capitalization companies.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, and gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-
   
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adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the financial services sector, although this may change over time. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.
Large-Cap Company Risk—Because it invests primarily in securities of large-capitalization companies, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in securities of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the securities of such companies are in favor.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price. While mid-cap securities may be slightly less volatile than small-cap securities, they still involve similar risks.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
   
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The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
 
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:29.52,2014:6.09,2015:-5.61,2016:13.12,2017:15.1,2018:-15.01,2019:28.77,2020:-0.69,2021:25.08,2022:-1.57)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 3.54%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 20.36%
and -31.74%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
                     
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A (return before taxes)
 
(7.32
)%
 
4.75
%
 
7.86
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
(8.26
)%
 
0.90
%
 
2.54
%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
(3.66
)%
 
3.07
%
 
4.98
%
Class C (return before taxes)
 
(2.26
)%
 
5.23
%
 
7.84
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
(1.07
)%
 
6.29
%
 
8.78
%
Russell 1000® Value Index1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
(7.54
)%
 
6.67
%
 
10.29
%
Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
(6.79
)%
 
6.69
%
 
9.99
%
 
                     
1
An index designed to measure the performance of the large-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Category.
   
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Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
Jon D. Bosse, CFA
Managing Director
December 2006
Jujhar S. Sohi, CFA
Managing Director
October 2019
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
     
 
Class A and Class C
Class I
Eligibility and
Minimum Initial
Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Nuveen Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-75 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                     
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
   
5.75%
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
   
None
 
1.00%
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Exchange Fee
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
   
$15
 
$15
 
None
 
$15
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                         
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
Management Fees
       
0.76
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.76
%
 
0.76
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
       
0.25
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
Other Expenses
       
0.40
%
 
0.40
%
 
0.30
%
 
0.40
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       
1.41
%
 
2.16
%
 
1.06
%
 
1.16
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
       
(0.10
)%
 
(0.10
)%
 
(0.10
)%
 
(0.10
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
       
1.31
%
 
2.06
%
 
0.96
%
 
1.06
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.10% through July 31, 2025 or 1.45% after July 31, 2025 of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. However, because Class R6 shares are not subject to sub-transfer agent and similar fees, the total annual operating expenses for the Class R6 shares will be less than the expense limitation. The expense limitation expiring July 31, 2025 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The expense limitation in effect thereafter may be terminated or modified only with the approval of shareholders of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are at the lesser of Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or the applicable expense limitation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
1 Year
     
$
701
 
$
209
 
$
98
 
$
108
 
3 Years
     
$
979
 
$
659
 
$
319
 
$
351
 
5 Years
     
$
1,286
 
$
1,143
 
$
567
 
$
621
 
10 Years
     
$
2,154
 
$
2,479
 
$
1,278
 
$
1,393
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 39% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
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 with market capitalizations at the time of investment comparable to companies in the Russell 2500 Value Index. As of September 30, 2023, the market cap range for the Russell 2500 Value Index was $31 million to $20.0 billion. The Fund will not be forced to sell a stock because it has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range. The Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to identify under-valued companies with a catalyst to unlock value or improve profitability. The Fund’s sub-adviser maintains a long-term investment view and a focus on securities it believes can appreciate over an extended time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The Fund’s sub-adviser will sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that the company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or catalysts. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities, but it may invest up to 35% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, and gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets
   
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may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the financial services sector, although this may change over time. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.
Industrials Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the industrials sector, although this may change over time. Industrials companies are affected by various factors, including the general state of the economy, exchange rates, commodity prices, intense competition, consolidation, domestic and international politics, government regulation, import controls, excess capacity, consumer demand and spending trends. In addition, industrials companies may also be significantly affected by overall capital spending levels, economic cycles, rapid technological changes, delays in modernization, labor relations, environmental liabilities, governmental and product liability and e-commerce initiatives.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price. While mid-cap securities may be slightly less volatile than small-cap securities, they still involve similar risks.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
   
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Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
 
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:38.42,2014:-0.62,2015:-5.51,2016:20.21,2017:9.99,2018:-18.58,2019:30.2,2020:0.72,2021:33.54,2022:-5.92)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 3.89%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 23.36%
and -33.49%, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
   
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Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
Inception
Date
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since
Inception
(Class R6)
Class A (return before taxes)
 
12/15/06
 
 
(11.32
)%
 
4.80
%
 
8.07
%
 
N/A
 
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
 
 
 
(12.40
)%
 
2.06
%
 
6.48
%
 
N/A
 
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
 
 
 
(5.93
)%
 
3.11
%
 
6.18
%
 
N/A
 
Class C (return before taxes)
 
12/15/06
 
 
(6.62
)%
 
5.26
%
 
8.06
%
 
N/A
 
Class R6 (return before taxes)
 
6/30/16
 
 
(5.55
)%
 
6.48
%
 
N/A
 
 
9.35
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
12/15/06
 
 
(5.69
)%
 
6.32
%
 
8.99
%
 
N/A
 
Russell 2500™ Value Index1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
 
 
 
(13.08
)%
 
4.75
%
 
8.93
%
 
7.66
%
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
 
 
 
(14.40
)%
 
4.71
%
 
8.89
%
 
8.06
%
                                 
                                 
1
An index designed to measure the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Category.
Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
Andrew C. Hwang
Managing Director
February 2016
Thomas J. Lavia, CFA
Managing Director
July 2019
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
       
 
Class A and Class C
Class R6
Class I
Eligibility and Minimum Initial Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only to certain qualified retirement plans and other investors as described in the prospectus and through fee-based programs.
$1 million for all accounts except:
 $100,000 for clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services.
 No minimum for certain qualified retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
No minimum.
   
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Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund
Investment Objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 53 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-75 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”
The tables and examples below do not reflect any commissions that shareholders may be required to pay directly to their financial intermediaries when buying or selling Class I shares.
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
                     
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases
(as a percentage of offering price)
   
5.75%
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)1
   
None
 
1.00%
 
None
 
None
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Exchange Fee
   
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)2
   
$15
 
$15
 
None
 
$15
 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
                                         
     
Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
Management Fees
       
0.80
%
 
0.80
%
 
0.80
%
 
0.80
%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
       
0.25
%
 
1.00
%
 
0.00
%
 
0.00
%
Other Expenses
       
0.26
%
 
0.26
%
 
0.13
%
 
0.26
%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
       
1.31
%
 
2.06
%
 
0.93
%
 
1.06
%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements3
       
(0.11
)%
 
(0.11
)%
 
(0.11
)%
 
(0.11
)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements
       
1.20
%
 
1.95
%
 
0.82
%
 
0.95
%
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).
3 The Fund’s investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 0.99% through July 31, 2025 or 1.50% after July 31, 2025 of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. However, because Class R6 shares are not subject to sub-transfer agent and similar fees, the total annual operating expenses for the Class R6 shares will be less than the expense limitation. The expense limitation expiring July 31, 2025 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The expense limitation in effect thereafter may be terminated or modified only with the approval of shareholders of the Fund.
Example
The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses are at the lesser of Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or the applicable expense limitation. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
   
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Class A
 
Class C
 
Class R6
 
Class I
 
1 Year
     
$
690
 
$
198
 
$
84
 
$
97
 
3 Years
     
$
948
 
$
627
 
$
277
 
$
318
 
5 Years
     
$
1,234
 
$
1,090
 
$
496
 
$
566
 
10 Years
     
$
2,047
 
$
2,374
 
$
1,125
 
$
1,276
 
Portfolio Turnover
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 71% of the average value of its portfolio.
Principal Investment Strategies
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 with market capitalizations at the time of investment comparable to companies in either the Russell 2000® Value Index or the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. As of September 30, 2023, the market cap range for the Russell 2000® Value Index was $31 million to $7.1 billion and the market cap range for the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index was $247 million to $6.3 billion. The Fund will not be forced to sell a stock because it has exceeded or fallen below the current market capitalization range. The Fund’s sub-adviser seeks to identify under-valued companies with a catalyst to unlock value or improve profitability. The Fund’s sub-adviser maintains a long-term investment view and a focus on securities it believes can appreciate over an extended time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The Fund’s sub-adviser will sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that the company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or catalysts. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities, but it may invest up to 35% of its net assets in non-U.S. equity securities, including up to 10% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.
Principal Risks
The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.
Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.
Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, and gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.
Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Emerging Markets Risk—The risk of foreign investment often increases in countries with emerging markets or that are otherwise economically tied to emerging market countries. For example, these countries may have more unstable governments than developed countries and their economies may be based on only a few industries. Emerging market countries may also have less stringent regulation of accounting, auditing, financial reporting and recordkeeping requirements, which would affect the Fund’s ability to evaluate potential portfolio companies. As a result, there could be less information about issuers in emerging market countries, which could negatively affect the ability of the Fund’s sub-
   
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adviser to evaluate local companies or their potential impact on the Fund’s performance. Because their financial markets may be very small, prices of financial instruments in emerging market countries may be volatile and difficult to determine. Financial instruments of issuers in these countries may have lower overall liquidity than those of issuers in more developed countries. In addition, foreign investors such as the Fund are subject to a variety of special restrictions in many emerging market countries. Shareholder claims and regulatory actions that are available in the U.S. may be difficult or impossible to pursue in emerging market countries.
Equity Security Risk—Equity securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related sectors or industries which would make the Fund more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting such sectors or industries.
Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund currently invests a significant portion of its assets in the financial services sector, although this may change over time. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.
Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.
Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.
Small-Cap Company Risk—Securities of small-cap companies involve substantial risk. Prices of small-cap securities may be subject to more abrupt or erratic movements, and to wider fluctuations and lower liquidity, than security prices of larger, more established companies or broader market averages in general. It may be difficult to sell small-cap securities at the desired time and price.
Value Stock Risk—Value stocks are securities of companies that typically trade at a perceived discount to their intrinsic value and at valuation discounts relative to companies in the same industry. Value stocks often times are also in sectors that trade at a discount to the broader market. The reasons for their discount may vary greatly, but some examples may include adverse business, industry or other developments that may cause the company to be subject to special risks. The intrinsic value of a stock with value characteristics may be difficult to identify and may not be fully recognized by the market for a long time or a stock identified to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced at a low level.
Fund Performance
The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
   
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The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
 
Class A Annual Total Return*
PerformanceBarChartData(2013:40.77,2014:6.53,2015:-4.08,2016:21.34,2017:11.76,2018:-19.19,2019:24.8,2020:0.2,2021:26.43,2022:-5.48)
*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2023 was 2.40%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.
During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2022, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 27.85%
and -34.35%, respectively, for the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020.
The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns
 
 
 
 
 
for the Periods Ended
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2022
 
 
Inception
Date
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Since
Inception
(Class R6)
Class A (return before taxes)
 
12/8/04
 
 
(10.91
)%
 
2.62
%
 
8.30
%
 
N/A
 
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)
 
 
 
 
(12.19
)%
 
0.89
%
 
7.21
%
 
N/A
 
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)
 
 
 
 
(5.55
)%
 
1.85
%
 
6.66
%
 
N/A
 
Class C (return before taxes)
 
12/8/04
 
 
(6.21
)%
 
3.07
%
 
8.30
%
 
N/A
 
Class R6 (return before taxes)
 
2/15/13
 
 
(5.13
)%
 
4.27
%
 
N/A
 
 
8.77
%
Class I (return before taxes)
 
12/8/04
 
 
(5.26
)%
 
4.10
%
 
9.22
%
 
N/A
 
Russell 2000® Value Index1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
 
 
 
 
(14.48
)%
 
4.13
%
 
8.48
%
 
7.68
%
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Category Average2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)
 
 
 
 
(14.40
)%
 
4.71
%
 
8.89
%
 
8.08
%
                                 
                                 
1
An index designed to measure the performance of the small-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
2
Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Category.
   
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Management
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
Portfolio Managers
     
Name
Title
Portfolio Manager of Fund Since
Andrew C. Hwang
Managing Director
February 2016
Thomas J. Lavia, CFA
Managing Director
July 2019
Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:
       
 
Class A and Class C
Class R6
Class I
Eligibility and Minimum Initial Investment
$3,000 for all accounts except:
 $2,500 for Traditional/
Roth IRA accounts.
 $2,000 for Coverdell
Education Savings
Accounts.
 $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.
 No minimum for retirement plans.
Available only to certain qualified retirement plans and other investors as described in the prospectus and through fee-based programs.
$1 million for all accounts except:
 $100,000 for clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services.
 No minimum for certain qualified retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.
$100,000 for all accounts except:
 $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).
 No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.
Minimum
Additional
Investment
$100
No minimum.
No minimum.
Tax Information
The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
   
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Section 2 How We Manage Your Money
To help you better understand the Funds, this section includes a detailed discussion of the Funds’ investment and risk management strategies. For a more complete discussion of these matters, please see the statement of additional information, which is available by calling (800) 257-8787 or by visiting Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.
 
  Who Manages the Funds
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (“Nuveen Fund Advisors”), the Funds’ investment adviser, offers advisory and investment management services to a broad range of clients, including investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. Nuveen Fund Advisors has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds’ portfolios, manages the Funds’ business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Nuveen Fund Advisors is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Nuveen Fund Advisors is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). TIAA is a life insurance company founded in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is the companion organization of College Retirement Equities Fund. As of September 30, 2023, Nuveen, LLC managed approximately $1.1 trillion in assets, of which approximately $134.5 billion was managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.
Nuveen Fund Advisors has selected its affiliate, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management”), located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, to serve as sub-adviser to each Fund. Nuveen Asset Management manages the investment of the Funds' assets on a discretionary basis, subject to the supervision of Nuveen Fund Advisors.
The Funds are managed by multiple portfolio managers, who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds, with expertise in the area applicable to the Funds’ investments. Each portfolio manager may be responsible for different aspects of a Fund’s management. For example, one manager may be principally responsible for selecting appropriate investments for a Fund, while another may be principally responsible for asset allocation. The following is a list of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for managing each Fund’s investments, along with their relevant experience. The Funds’ portfolio managers may change from time to time.
   
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Total Experience
(since dates
specified below)
Name & Title
Experience Over Past Five Years
At Nuveen Asset Management*
Total
 
     
NUVEEN GLOBAL EQUITY INCOME FUND
 
     
James T. Stephenson, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2006
1991
 
     
Thomas J. Ray, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (portfolio management and research)
2015
1991
 
     
Peter Boardman
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2003
1987
       
       
NUVEEN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
 
     
Peter Boardman
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2003
1987
 
     
James T. Stephenson, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2006
1991
       
       
NUVEEN MULTI CAP VALUE FUND
 
     
Jon D. Bosse, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
1996
1982
 
     
Jujhar S. Sohi, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2013
2004
       
       
NUVEEN LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
 
     
Jon D. Bosse, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
1996
1982
 
     
Jujhar S. Sohi, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
2013
2004
       
       
NUVEEN SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND
 
     
Andrew C. Hwang
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
1998
1996
 
     
Thomas J. Lavia, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (portfolio management and research)
2011
1998
       
       
NUVEEN SMALL CAP VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
     
Andrew C. Hwang
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (equity portfolio management and research)
1998
1996
 
     
Thomas J. Lavia, CFA
Managing Director
Nuveen Asset Management and other advisory affiliates (portfolio management and research)
2011
1998
       
       
* Including tenure at affiliate or predecessor firms, as applicable
   
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Additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Funds is provided in the statement of additional information.
Management Fees
The management fee schedule for each Fund consists of two components: a Fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within a Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.
The annual Fund-level fee, payable monthly, is based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:
         
Average Daily Net Assets
 
Nuveen
Global Equity
Income Fund
Nuveen
International Value Fund
Nuveen
Multi Cap
Value Fund
For the first $125 million
 
0.5500%
0.5500%
0.5500%
For the next $125 million
 
0.5375%
0.5375%
0.5375%
For the next $250 million
 
0.5250%
0.5250%
0.5250%
For the next $500 million
 
0.5125%
0.5125%
0.5125%
For the next $1 billion
 
0.5000%
0.5000%
0.5000%
For the next $3 billion
 
0.4750%
0.4750%
0.4750%
For the next $2.5 billion
 
0.4500%
0.4500%
0.4500%
For the next $2.5 billion
 
0.4375%
0.4375%
0.4375%
For net assets over $10 billion
 
0.4250%
0.4250%
0.4250%
         
Average Daily Net Assets
 
Nuveen
Large Cap
Value Fund
Nuveen
Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
Nuveen
Small Cap
Value
Opportunities Fund
For the first $125 million
 
0.5000%
0.6000%
0.6500%
For the next $125 million
 
0.4875%
0.5875%
0.6375%
For the next $250 million
 
0.4750%
0.5750%
0.6250%
For the next $500 million
 
0.4625%
0.5625%
0.6125%
For the next $1 billion
 
0.4500%
0.5500%
0.6000%
For the next $3 billion
 
0.4250%
0.5250%
0.5750%
For the next $2.5 billion
 
0.4000%
0.5000%
0.5500%
For the next $2.5 billion
 
0.3875%
0.4875%
0.5375%
For net assets over $10 billion
 
0.3750%
0.4750%
0.5250%
The complex-level fee begins at a maximum rate of 0.2000% of each Fund’s average daily net assets, based upon complex-level assets of $55 billion, with breakpoints for eligible assets above that level. Therefore, the maximum management fee rate for each Fund is the Fund-level fee plus 0.2000%. As of September 30, 2023, the effective complex-level fee for each Fund was 0.1611% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
For the most recent fiscal year, each Fund paid Nuveen Fund Advisors the following management fees (net of fee waivers and expense reimbursements, where applicable) as a percentage of average daily net assets:
   
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund
0.54%
Nuveen International Value Fund
0.53%
Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund
0.66%
Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund
0.10%
Nuveen Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
0.66%
Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund
0.69%
Nuveen Fund Advisors has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees,
   
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interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) for the Funds do not exceed the percentages of the average daily net assets listed below of any class of Fund shares. However, because Class R6 shares are not subject to sub-transfer agent and similar fees, the total annual operating expenses for the Class R6 shares will be less than the expense limitation.
   
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund
0.90% through July 31, 2025
Nuveen International Value Fund
0.94% through July 31, 2025
Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund
0.94% through July 31, 2025
Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund
0.79% through July 31, 2025 and 1.35% thereafter
Nuveen Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
1.10% through July 31, 2025 and 1.45% thereafter
Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund
0.99% through July 31, 2025
and 1.50% thereafter
The expense limitations expiring July 31, 2025 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Funds. All other expense limitations may be terminated or modified only with the approval of shareholders of the Funds.
Information regarding the Board of Trustees’ approval of the investment management agreements is available in the Funds’ annual report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
 
  More About Our Investment Strategies
The Funds' investment objectives, which are described in the "Fund Summaries" section, may not be changed without shareholder approval.
Certain Funds have adopted a non-fundamental investment policy (a “Name Policy”). Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. Nuveen Large Cap Value Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of companies with large capitalizations at the time of purchase. Nuveen Small/Mid Cap Value Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of companies with medium and small capitalizations at the time of purchase. Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund, under normal market conditions, will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities of companies with small capitalizations at the time of purchase. The Funds will consider both direct investments and indirect investments (e.g., investments in other investment companies, derivatives and synthetic instruments with economic characteristics similar to the direct investments that meet the Name Policy) when determining compliance with the Name Policy. For purposes of the Name Policy, a Fund will value eligible derivatives at fair value or market value instead of notional value. As a result of having a Name Policy, each Fund must provide shareholders with a notice at least 60 days prior to any change of the Fund's Name Policy.
The Funds’ investment policies may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval unless otherwise noted in this prospectus or the statement of additional information.
   
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The Funds’ principal investment strategies are discussed in the “Fund Summaries” section. These are the strategies that the Funds’ investment adviser and sub-adviser believe are most likely to be important in trying to achieve the Funds’ investment objectives. This section provides more information about these strategies, as well as information about some additional strategies that the Funds’ sub-adviser uses, or may use, to achieve the Funds’ objectives. You should be aware that each Fund may also use strategies and invest in securities that are not described in this prospectus, but that are described in the statement of additional information. For a copy of the statement of additional information, call Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787 or visit Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.
Equity Securities
The Funds invest in equity securities. Equity securities generally include common stocks; preferred securities; warrants to purchase common stocks and preferred securities; convertible debt securities that are either in the money or immediately convertible into common stocks or preferred securities; common and preferred securities issued by real estate investment trusts; depositary receipts; and other securities with equity characteristics.
Call Options
Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund may write (e.g., sell) call options on securities in an attempt to generate additional income. A call option enables the purchaser to elect to receive a security from the Fund at a predetermined price and time. The Fund may only sell a call option on a security if the Fund (1) owns the security underlying the call or has an absolute and immediate right to acquire that security without additional cash consideration upon conversion or exchange of another security held by the Fund or (2) holds a call on the same security as the call written where the exercise price of the call held is (i) equal to or less than the exercise price of the call written or (ii) greater than the exercise price of the call written, provided the difference is maintained by the Fund in segregated assets.
Non-U.S. Investments
The Funds may invest in securities of non-U.S. issuers. The Funds will classify an issuer of a security as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer’s country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer’s revenue comes, and the issuer’s reporting currency.
The Funds may invest in issuers located in emerging markets. Emerging market countries include any country other than Canada, the United States and the countries comprising the MSCI EAFE® Index (currently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
As a non-principal investment strategy, the Funds may invest in cash and in U.S. dollar-denominated high-quality money market instruments and other short-term securities, including money market funds, in such proportions as warranted by prevailing market conditions and the Funds’ principal investment strategies. The Funds may temporarily invest without limit in such holdings for liquidity purposes, or in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. Being invested in these
   
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securities may keep a Fund from participating in a market upswing and prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.
Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
A description of the Funds’ policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ statement of additional information. A list of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available on the Funds’ website—www.nuveen.com/mutual-funds—by navigating to your Fund’s web page and clicking on the “Characteristics” link. By following this link, you can obtain a list of your Fund’s top ten holdings as of the end of the most recent month. A complete list of portfolio holdings information is generally made available on the Funds’ website ten business days after the end of the month. This information will remain available on the website until the Funds file with the Securities and Exchange Commission their annual, semi-annual or quarterly holdings report for the fiscal period that includes the date(s) as of which the website information is current.
 
  How We Select Investments
The Funds’ sub-adviser seeks to identify undervalued companies with a catalyst to unlock value or improve profitability, such as new management, industry consolidation, corporate restructuring or a turn in company fundamentals. The Funds’ portfolio managers and analysts collaborate closely utilizing a rigorous, bottom-up, research-focused investment process that focuses on financial statement and valuation analysis, qualitative factors and potential for downside protection. The sub-adviser believes that the companies identified by the team through this process are often underappreciated or misperceived by Wall Street. The sub-adviser maintains a long-term investment view and a focus on securities it believes can appreciate over an extended period of time, regardless of interim fluctuations. The sub-adviser will sell securities or reduce positions if it feels that the company no longer possesses favorable risk/reward characteristics, attractive valuations or catalysts.
In addition to the research provided by the sub-adviser’s equity team, Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund will also benefit from the sub-adviser’s fixed income research team, which will analyze the income potential of a security by focusing on the integrity of the balance sheet and the sustainability of cash flows.
 
  What the Risks Are
Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in a mutual fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or even that you may lose part or all of your investment. Therefore, before investing you should consider carefully the principal risks and certain other risks that you assume when you invest in the Funds. See the “Fund Summaries” section for a description of the principal risks of investing in a particular Fund. Additional information about these risks is listed alphabetically below. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in a Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Because of these risks, you should consider an investment in the Funds to be a long-term investment.
Principal Risks
Active management risk: The Funds’ sub-adviser actively manages each Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Funds are subject to the risk that the investment
   
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techniques and risk analyses employed by the Funds’ sub-adviser may not produce the desired results. This could cause a Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Funds’ sub-adviser in connection with managing a Fund and such developments, as well as any deficiencies in the operating systems or controls of the sub-adviser or a Fund service provider, may also adversely affect the ability of a Fund to achieve its investment goal.
Call risk: Many bonds may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or “called,” before their stated maturity date. In general, an issuer will call its bonds if they can be refinanced by issuing new bonds which bear a lower interest rate. Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer will call its high yielding bonds. The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates or in securities with a higher risk of default, which may adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Such redemptions and subsequent reinvestments would also increase the Fund's portfolio turnover. If the called bond was purchased or is currently valued at a premium, the value of the premium may be lost in the event of prepayment. Call risk is generally higher for long-term bond funds.
Convertible security risk: As a principal investment strategy, Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund may invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities are subject to certain risks of both equity and debt securities. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. However, a convertible security’s market value also tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company. Convertible securities are also exposed to the risk that an issuer is unable to meet its obligation to make dividend or interest and principal payments when due as a result of changing financial or market conditions.
Mandatory convertible securities are distinguished as a subset of convertible securities because the conversion is not optional and the conversion price at maturity is based solely upon the market price of the underlying common stock, which may be significantly less than par or the price (above or below par) paid. Mandatory convertible securities generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder.
Covered call risk: Covered call risk is the risk that Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund will forgo, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. In addition, as the Fund writes covered calls over more of its portfolio, its ability to benefit from capital appreciation becomes more limited. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as a writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price. Additionally, the hours of trading for options may not conform to the hours during which the underlying securities are traded. To the extent that the options markets close before the markets for the underlying securities, significant price and rate movements can take place in the underlying markets that cannot be reflected in the options market. If certain events affecting the underlying equity security occur, the exercise price of an option may be
   
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adjusted downward before the option’s expiration, which may reduce the Fund’s capital appreciation potential on the underlying security.
Credit risk: Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund is subject to the risk that an issuer of a security held by the Fund may be, or perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to be, unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and principal payments and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings. The credit rating of a security may be lowered or, in some cases, withdrawn if the issuer suffers adverse changes in its financial condition, which can lead to greater volatility in the price of the security and in shares of the Fund, can negatively impact the value of the bond and the shares of the Fund, and can also affect the security’s liquidity and make it more difficult for the Fund to sell. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the sub-adviser’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an independent rating organization, such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s. Issuers of unrated securities, issuers with significant debt services requirements in the near to mid-term and issuers with less capital and liquidity to absorb additional expenses may have greater credit risk. Additionally, credit risk is heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising, particularly when rates are rising significantly, to the extent that an issuer is less willing or able to make payments when due.
To the extent that the Fund holds securities that are secured or guaranteed by financial institutions or insurance companies, changes in the credit quality of such obligors could cause the values of these securities to decline. Security insurance does not guarantee the value of either individual securities or the shares of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund could be delayed or hindered in the enforcement of its rights against an issuer or guarantor.
Credit spread risk: Nuveen Global Equity Income Fund is subject to credit spread risk. Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated securities than for investment grade securities. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity securities.
Currency risk: Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities, and hence will affect the net asset value of a Fund that invests in such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of a Fund to the extent it invests in such non-U.S. securities.
Cybersecurity risk: Intentional cybersecurity breaches include: unauthorized access to systems, networks or devices (such as through “hacking” activity); infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable, slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. In addition, unintentional incidents can occur, such as the inadvertent release of confidential information (possibly resulting in the violation of applicable privacy laws).
   
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A cybersecurity breach could result in the loss or theft of customer data or funds, the inability to access electronic systems (“denial of services”), loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system repairs. Such incidents could cause a Fund, a Fund’s adviser or sub-adviser, a financial intermediary, other service providers, or the issuers of securities held by a Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs or financial loss. Negative impacts on a Fund could include the inability to calculate net asset value, transact business, process transactions on behalf of shareholders or safeguard data. In addition, such incidents could affect issuers in which a Fund invests, and thereby cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.
Derivatives risk: The use of derivatives presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities, including leverage risk, market risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk. Operational risk generally refers to risk related to potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error, and legal risk generally refers to insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract.
Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and there is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative held by a Fund will not correlate with the asset, index or rate underlying the derivative contract. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create margin delivery or settlement obligations for a Fund.
The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the contract. A derivative transaction also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments. These risks are heightened when the management team uses derivatives to enhance a Fund’s return or as a substitute for a position or security, rather than solely to hedge (or offset) the risk of a position or security held by the Fund.
A Fund may use derivatives to hedge risk. Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.
In addition, when a Fund engages in certain derivative transactions, it is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of a Fund’s derivatives strategies will depend on the sub-adviser’s ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions.
A Fund may also enter into over-the-counter ("OTC") transactions in derivatives. Transactions in the OTC markets generally are conducted on a principal-to-principal basis. The terms and conditions of these instruments generally are not standardized and tend to be more specialized or complex, and the instruments may be harder to value. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges. In addition, certain derivative instruments and markets may not be liquid, which means a