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Exchange-Traded Funds

 

30 April

2022

 

Nuveen Exchange-Traded Funds

 

Fund Name    Listing Exchange    Ticker Symbol
Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUDV
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUEM
Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUDM
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NULC
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NULG
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NULV
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUMG
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUMV
Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF    Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.    NUSC

 

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Table

of Contents

 

Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

     4  

Important Semiannual Shareholder Report Notice

     5  

Risk Considerations

     7  

Fund Performance and Expense Ratios

     9  

Holding Summaries

     11  

Expense Examples

     28  

Portfolio of Investments

     32  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     85  

Statement of Operations

     86  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     87  

Financial Highlights

     92  

Notes to Financial Statements

     96  

Additional Fund Information

     105  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     107  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     109  

 

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Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

 

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Dear Shareholders,

Markets have had a turbulent start to 2022. Global economic activity has been deteriorating from post-pandemic peaks, and crisis-era monetary and fiscal support programs are being phased out. Inflation has surged partially due to supply chain bottlenecks and exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and recent lockdowns across China to contain a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak.

We are now almost four months into the Eastern European conflict and are witnessing the scale of the humanitarian crisis and the economic impact caused by this event. Market uncertainty has remained elevated, as the situations in Russia/Ukraine and China have increased inflation and recession risks. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and other central banks now face an even more difficult task of slowing inflation without pulling the economy into recession. As anticipated, the Fed began the rate hiking cycle in March 2022, raising its short-term rate by 0.25% from near zero for the first time since the pandemic was declared two years ago, then made increasingly more aggressive moves of 0.50% in May and 0.75% in June 2022. Additional rate hikes of these larger magnitudes are expected this year, as inflation has lingered at a 40-year high and consumer sentiment indicators are slumping. Forecasting was made difficult given the wide range of potential outcomes with regard to the Russia-Ukraine war, the resilience of China’s economy, the reopening of supply chains, the impact of inflation on economic growth, and the Fed’s response to inflation. Accordingly, markets are struggling with pricing these risks.

In the meantime, while markets will likely continue fluctuating with the daily headlines, we encourage investors to keep a long-term perspective. To learn more about how well your portfolio is aligned to your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals, consider reviewing it with your financial professional.

On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, I look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

 

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Terence J. Toth

Chair of the Board

June 22, 2022

 

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Important Notices

 

For Shareholders of

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV)

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)

Portfolio Manager Commentaries in Semiannual Reports

The Funds include portfolio manager commentary in their annual shareholder reports. For the Fund’s most recent annual portfolio manager discussion, please refer to the Portfolio Managers’ Comments section of the Fund’s October 31, 2021 annual shareholder report.

For current information on the Fund’s investment objectives, portfolio management team and average annual total returns please refer to the Fund’s website at www.nuveen.com.

For changes that occurred to your Fund both during and subsequent to this reporting period, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section of this report.

For average annual total returns as of the end of this reporting period, please refer to the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section within this report.

Additional Market Disruption Risk

In late February 2022, Russia launched a large scale military attack on Ukraine. The invasion significantly amplified already existing geopolitical tensions among Russia, Ukraine, Europe, NATO and other western nations, including the U.S. In response to the military action by Russia, various countries, including the U.S., the United Kingdom, and European Union issued broad-ranging economic sanctions against Russia. Such sanctions included, among other things, a prohibition on doing business with certain Russian companies, large financial institutions, officials and oligarchs; a commitment by certain countries and the European Union to remove selected Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (“SWIFT”), the electronic banking network that connects banks globally; and restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank from undermining the impact of the sanctions.

Additional sanctions may be imposed in the future. Such sanctions may adversely impact, among other things, the Russian economy and various sectors of the global economy, including but not limited to, the financials, energy, metals and mining, engineering and defense sectors. The sanctions and any related boycotts, tariffs, and financial restrictions imposed on Russia’s government, companies and certain individuals may cause a decline in the value and liquidity of Russian securities; weaken the value of the ruble; downgrade the country’s credit rating; freeze Russian securities and/or funds invested in prohibited assets and impair the ability to trade in Russian securities and/or other assets; and have other adverse consequences on the Russian government, economy, companies and region. Further, several large corporations and U.S. states have announced plans to divest interests or otherwise curtail business dealings with certain Russian businesses.

 

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Important Notices (continued)

 

The ramifications of the hostilities and sanctions, however, may not be limited to Russia and Russian companies but may spill over to and negatively impact other regional and global economic markets (including Europe and the United States), companies in other countries (particularly those that have done business with Russia) and on various sectors, industries and markets for securities and commodities globally, such as oil and natural gas. Accordingly, the actions discussed above and the potential for a wider conflict could increase financial market volatility, cause severe negative effects on regional and global economic markets, industries, and companies and have a negative effect on your Fund’s investments and performance beyond any direct exposure to Russian issuers or those of adjoining geographic regions. In addition, Russia may take retaliatory actions and other countermeasures, including cyberattacks and espionage against other countries and companies around the world, which may negatively impact such countries and the companies in which your Fund invests.

The extent and duration of the military action or future escalation of such hostilities, the extent and impact of existing and future sanctions, market disruptions and volatility, and the result of any diplomatic negotiations cannot be predicted. These and any related events could have a significant impact on Fund performance and the value of an investment in the Fund, particularly with respect to Russian exposure.

 

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Risk Considerations

 

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Dividend-paying stocks, such as those held by the Fund, are subject to market risk, concentration or sector risk, preferred security risk, and common stock risk. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Non-U.S. investments involve risks such as currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. Due to the percentage weight within the base index, the Fund may at times be significantly invested in certain countries, such as China. Investing in China involves additional risks, including a reduction in growth if global or domestic demand for Chinese goods decreases significantly, pricing anomalies that may be connected to governmental influence, a lack of publicy-available information and/or social instability. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. A portfolio concentrated in a single industry sector or country may present more risk than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries or countries. These and other risks, such as mid-cap stock risk, are described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This exchange-traded fund seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Non-U.S. investments involve risks such as currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. A portfolio concentrated in a single industry sector or country may present more risk than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries or countries. These and other risks, such as mid-cap stock risk, are described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Because it invests primarily in large-capitalization stocks, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in stocks of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile and can

 

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Risk Considerations (continued)

 

experience sharp price declines. Because it invests primarily in large-capitalization stocks, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in stocks of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Value stocks may not be fully recognized by the market and be undervalued. Because it invests primarily in large-capitalization stocks, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in stocks of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Because it invests primarily in mid-capitalization stocks,the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than those that invest in larger companies, but may be less volatile than investments in smaller companies. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile and can experience sharp price declines. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Value stocks may not be fully recognized by the market and be undervalued. Because it invests primarily in mid-capitalization stocks, the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than those that invest in larger companies, but may be less volatile than investments in smaller companies. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Investments in smaller companies are subject to greater volatility than those of larger companies. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

 

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Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

 

The Fund Performance and Expense Ratio for each Fund are shown within this section of the report.

Fund Performance

Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.

Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized (i.e. cumulative returns). Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Market price returns are based on the closing market price as of the end of the reporting period. For performance current to the most recent month-end visit nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.

Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.

Expense Ratios

The expense ratios shown are as of each Fund’s most recent prospectus. The expense ratios shown reflect total operating expenses (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any). The expense ratios include management fees and other fees and expenses. Refer to the Financial Highlights later in this report for each Fund’s expense ratios as of the end of the reporting period.

Holdings Summaries

This data relates to the securities held in each Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of this reporting period. It

should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

 

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Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        Since
Inception
       Expense
Ratios
 

NUDV at NAV

       9/27/21          (2.56)%          0.04%          0.25%  

NUDV at Market Price

       9/27/21          (2.73)%          0.11%           

MSCI USA Index

                (11.30)%          (8.02)%           

TIAA ESG USA High Dividend Yield Index

                (2.47)%          0.25%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA High Dividend Yield Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.5%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.5%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of net assets)

 

   

Industrials

       15.3%  

Health Care

       14.6%  

Financials

       12.9%  

Information Technology

       12.3%  

Consumer Staples

       10.8%  

Real Estate

       9.5%  

Consumer Discretionary

       6.6%  

Utilities

       4.9%  

Communication Services

       4.7%  

Energy

       4.4%  

Materials

       3.5%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.5%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings (% of net assets)

 

   

Procter & Gamble Co.

       2.3%  

Eli Lilly & Co.

       2.1%  

Coca-Cola Co.

       2.0%  

Merck & Co Inc.

       2.0%  

PepsiCo Inc.

       1.9%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        Since
Inception
       Expense
Ratios
 

NUEM at NAV

       6/06/17          (14.19)%          (17.54)%          4.59%          0.35%  

NUEM at Market Price

       6/06/17          (15.09)%          (18.52)%          4.36%           

MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)

                (14.15)%          (18.33)%          3.55%           

TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index

                (14.02)%          (16.91)%          5.39%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.9%  

Corporate Bonds

       0.0%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.1%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.0%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)

 

   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd.

       7.7%  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       5.1%  

China Construction Bank Corp.

       2.3%  

Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

       2.3%  

Meituan, Class B

       2.3%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of net assets)

 

   

Information Technology

       19.4%  

Financials

       19.4%  

Communication Services

       13.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

       12.4%  

Materials

       12.0%  

Consumer Staples

       6.2%  

Industrials

       5.0%  

Utilities

       3.4%  

Health Care

       3.4%  

Energy

       3.2%  

Real Estate

       2.1%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.1%  

Corporate Bonds

       0.0%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.0%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Country Allocation1

(% of net assets)    

 

   

China

       30.8%  

Taiwan

       16.2%  

India

       13.2%  

South Korea

       11.9%  

Brazil

       5.3%  

Saudi Arabia

       4.9%  

South Africa

       3.4%  

Mexico

       2.3%  

Indonesia

       2.2%  

Thailand

       1.9%  

Other

       7.8%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.1%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.0%  

Net Assets

       100%  
1

Includes 99.9% (as a percentage of net assets) in emerging market countries.

 

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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        Since

Inception
       Expense

Ratios
 

NUDM at NAV

       6/06/17          (11.92)%          (7.75)%          4.43%          0.30%  

NUDM at Market Price

       6/06/17          (13.26)%          (8.76)%          4.23%           

MSCI EAFE Index (Net)

                (11.80)%          (8.15)%          3.93%           

TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index

                (11.84)%          (7.60)%          4.71%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.1%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.9%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Nestle SA

       3.8%  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

       2.2%  

ASML Holding NV

       1.9%  

Allianz SE

       1.8%  

RELX PLC

       1.7%  

Portfolio Composition    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Financials

       17.6%  

Industrials

       16.4%  

Health Care

       12.9%  

Consumer Staples

       12.0%  

Consumer Discretionary

       11.2%  

Materials

       8.7%  

Information Technology

       7.2%  

Communication Services

       5.8%  

Utilities

       3.0%  

Real Estate

       2.7%  

Energy

       1.6%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.9%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Country Allocation    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Japan

       22.1%  

United Kingdom

       15.6%  

France

       10.1%  

Switzerland

       10.1%  

Australia

       8.2%  

Germany

       8.2%  

Netherlands

       3.8%  

Hong Kong

       3.2%  

Sweden

       2.5%  

Denmark

       2.2%  

Other

       13.1%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.9%  

Net Assets

       100%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        Since

Inception
       Expense

Ratios
 

NULC at NAV

       6/03/19          (13.48)%          (3.60)%          16.91%          0.20%  

NULC at Market Price

       6/03/19          (13.66)%          (3.78)%          16.88%           

MSCI USA Index

                (11.30)%          (1.60)%          17.04%           

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index

                (13.41)%          (3.40)%          17.18%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.7%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.3%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Information Technology

       27.4%  

Health Care

       13.7%  

Financials

       13.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

       9.8%  

Consumer Staples

       8.4%  

Industrials

       8.3%  

Communication Services

       6.2%  

Real Estate

       4.1%  

Energy

       3.1%  

Materials

       2.8%  

Utilities

       2.7%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.3%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Microsoft Corp

       6.5%  

Tesla Inc

       2.7%  

Procter & Gamble Co

       2.4%  

S&P Global Inc

       2.2%  

NVIDIA Corp

       2.2%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*    

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since

Inception
       Expense

Ratios
 

NULG at NAV

       12/31/16          (21.61)%          (8.11)%          17.18%          17.92%          0.25%  

NULG at Market Price

       12/31/16          (21.61)%          (8.08)%          17.42%          17.93%           

MSCI USA Growth Index

                (19.99)%          (8.05)%          17.19%          17.92%           

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index

                (21.52)%          (7.80)%          17.63%          18.36%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.8%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.2%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of net assets)

 

   

Information Technology

       42.4%  

Consumer Discretionary

       14.4%  

Health Care

       11.9%  

Communication Services

       11.0%  

Industrials

       5.9%  

Financials

       4.8%  

Consumer Staples

       3.9%  

Materials

       2.7%  

Real Estate

       1.6%  

Energy

       1.2%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.2%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)

 

   

Microsoft Corp

       12.8%  

Tesla Inc

       5.6%  

NVIDIA Corp

       3.7%  

Visa Inc, Class A

       3.2%  

S&P Global Inc

       3.1%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*    

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since

Inception
       Expense

Ratios
 

NULV at NAV

       12/31/16          (4.38)%          1.01%          9.64%          9.44%          0.25%  

NULV at Market Price

       12/31/16          (4.44)%          0.93%          9.63%          9.43%           

MSCI USA Value Index

                (2.56)%          4.12%          9.40%          9.14%           

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index

                (4.28)%          1.30%          10.03%          9.81%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.8%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.2%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (0.0)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of net assets)

 

   

Health Care

       17.5%  

Financials

       17.3%  

Information Technology

       13.2%  

Consumer Staples

       12.9%  

Industrials

       11.9%  

Real Estate

       6.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

       5.3%  

Utilities

       4.8%  

Energy

       3.8%  

Communication Services

       3.7%  

Materials

       3.3%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.2%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (0.0)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)

 

   

Procter & Gamble Co

       3.3%  

JPMorgan Chase & Co

       2.8%  

Coca-Cola Co

       2.7%  

PepsiCo Inc

       2.5%  

Home Depot Inc

       2.4%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*    

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since
Inception
       Expense
Ratios
 

NUMG at NAV

       12/31/16          (24.87)%          (17.74)%          12.52%          12.70%          0.30%  

NUMG at Market Price

       12/31/16          (24.87)%          (17.70)%          12.52%          12.71%           

MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index

                (24.10)%          (14.24)%          12.51%          12.73%           

TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index

                (24.81)%          (17.49)%          12.99%          13.16%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.9%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       2.4%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (2.3)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Information Technology

       34.1%  

Health Care

       20.9%  

Industrials

       12.8%  

Consumer Discretionary

       11.7%  

Communication Services

       6.7%  

Energy

       5.5%  

Financials

       3.6%  

Materials

       3.3%  

Real Estate

       1.3%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       2.4%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (2.3)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Cadence Design Systems Inc

       3.8%  

Cheniere Energy Inc

       3.5%  

Mettler-Toledo International Inc

       2.9%  

Ulta Beauty Inc

       2.6%  

Tractor Supply Co

       2.6%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*    

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since
Inception
       Expense
Ratios
 

NUMV at NAV

       12/31/16          (5.75)%          (0.19)%          9.16%          8.82%          0.30%  

NUMV at Market Price

       12/31/16          (5.96)%          (0.20)%          8.94%          8.81%           

MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index

                (5.18)%          0.62%          8.71%          8.68%           

TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index

                (5.67)%          0.09%          9.59%          9.25%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.8%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.2%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition    

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Financials

       17.6%  

Real Estate

       14.9%  

Industrials

       13.9%  

Consumer Discretionary

       9.6%  

Materials

       8.5%  

Utilities

       6.7%  

Information Technology

       6.6%  

Consumer Staples

       6.3%  

Energy

       5.9%  

Health Care

       5.9%  

Communication Services

       3.9%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       0.2%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)    

 

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

       2.5%  

ONEOK Inc

       2.2%  

McCormick & Co Inc

       2.1%  

Ventas Inc

       2.1%  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc

       2.0%  

 

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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)

Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries

April 30, 2022

 

Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance, Expense Ratios and Holdings Summaries section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.

Fund Performance and Expense Ratio*

 

                Total Returns as of April 30, 2022           
                Cumulative        Average Annual           
        Inception
Date
       6-Month        1-Year        5-Year        Since
Inception
       Expense
Ratios
 

NUSC at NAV

       12/31/16          (13.40)%          (12.11)%          10.11%          9.99%          0.30%  

NUSC at Market Price

       12/31/16          (13.38)%          (12.09)%          10.04%          10.00%           

MSCI USA Small-Cap Index

                (14.71)%          (12.10)%          9.46%          9.43%           

TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index

                (13.35)%          (11.89)%          10.54%          10.41%           

 

*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index.

 

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Holdings Summaries as of April 30, 2022

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

   

Common Stocks

       99.8%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.6%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (0.4)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Portfolio Composition

(% of net assets)

 

   

Industrials

       18.1%  

Consumer Discretionary

       14.9%  

Financials

       14.0%  

Information Technology

       13.8%  

Health Care

       10.2%  

Real Estate

       10.1%  

Materials

       6.1%  

Consumer Staples

       4.7%  

Energy

       3.7%  

Communication Services

       2.2%  

Utilities

       2.0%  

Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending

       0.6%  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

       (0.4)%  

Net Assets

       100%  

Top Five Common Stock Holdings

(% of net assets)

 

   

Darling Ingredients Inc

       1.2%  

First Horizon Corp

       1.2%  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

       1.1%  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co

       1.0%  

Kilroy Realty Corp

       0.9%  

 

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Expense

Examples

 

As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other applicable Fund expenses. The Examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The Examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the period ended April 30, 2022.

The beginning of the period is November 1, 2021.

The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your Fund in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.

The information under “Hypothetical Performance” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 974.38  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.22  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.55  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.25  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.25%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 858.10  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.61  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.06  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.76  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.35%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 880.80  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.40  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.31  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.51  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 865.20  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 0.92  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.80  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.00  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.20%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Expense Examples (continued)

 

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 783.88  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.11  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.55  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.25  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.25%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 956.24  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.21  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.55  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.25  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.25%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 751.27  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.30  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.31  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.51  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 942.49  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.44  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.31  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.51  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)

 

Actual Performance

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 866.01  

Expenses Incurred During Period

     $ 1.39  

Hypothetical Performance

(5% annualized return before expenses)

          

Beginning Account Value

     $ 1,000.00  

Ending Account Value

     $ 1,023.31  

Expenses Incurred During the Period

     $ 1.51  

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.30%, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.5%

 
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.5%

 
      Communication Services – 4.7%      
  2,360    

Comcast Corp, Class A

  $ 93,834  
  621    

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc

    20,257  
  1,361    

Lumen Technologies Inc

    13,692  
  335    

Omnicom Group Inc

    25,503  
  949    

Paramount Global, Class B

    27,635  
  1,581    

Sirius XM Holdings Inc

    9,486  
  2,131    

Verizon Communications Inc

    98,665  
 

Total Communication Services

    289,072  
      Consumer Discretionary – 6.6%      
  349    

Best Buy Co Inc

    31,386  
  207    

Hasbro Inc

    18,228  
  389    

Home Depot Inc

    116,856  
  437    

LKQ Corp

    21,688  
  454    

Lowe’s Cos Inc

    89,770  
  456    

Target Corp

    104,264  
  526    

VF Corp

    27,352  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

    409,544  
      Consumer Staples – 10.8%      
  878    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

    78,634  
  223    

Bunge Ltd

    25,226  
  194    

Clorox Co

    27,833  
  1,954    

Coca-Cola Co

    126,248  
  89    

Colgate-Palmolive Co

    6,857  
  1,118    

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

    41,813  
  1,109    

Kroger Co

    59,842  
  393    

McCormick & Co Inc/MD

    39,524  
  693    

PepsiCo Inc

    118,995  
  881    

Procter & Gamble Co

    141,444  
 

Total Consumer Staples

    666,416  
      Energy – 4.4%      
  1,303    

Baker Hughes Co

    40,419  
  1,403    

Halliburton Co

    49,975  
  698    

ONEOK Inc

    44,204  
  645    

Valero Energy Corp

    71,904  

 

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Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Energy (continued)      
  1,916    

Williams Cos Inc

  $ 65,700  
 

Total Energy

    272,202  
      Financials – 12.9%      
  1,236    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

    51,986  
  125    

BlackRock Inc

    78,085  
  168    

Cboe Global Markets Inc

    18,981  
  459    

Discover Financial Services

    51,619  
  272    

Goldman Sachs Group Inc

    83,094  
  2,280    

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH

    29,982  
  545    

Invesco Ltd

    10,017  
  975    

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    116,376  
  596    

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

    96,373  
  992    

Morgan Stanley

    79,945  
  311    

Northern Trust Corp

    32,049  
  1,503    

Regions Financial Corp

    31,142  
  576    

State Street Corp

    38,575  
  867    

Synchrony Financial

    31,914  
  352    

T Rowe Price Group Inc

    43,310  
  86    

Truist Financial Corp

    4,158  
 

Total Financials

    797,606  
      Health Care – 14.6%      
  444    

Amgen Inc

    103,536  
  784    

Baxter International Inc

    55,711  
  1,518    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

    114,260  
  444    

Cardinal Health Inc

    25,774  
  397    

Cigna Corp

    97,972  
  967    

CVS Health Corp

    92,958  
  450    

Eli Lilly & Co

    131,459  
  1,472    

Gilead Sciences Inc

    87,348  
  1,421    

Merck & Co Inc

    126,029  
  193    

Quest Diagnostics Inc

    25,831  
  542    

Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A

    23,078  
  1,907    

Viatris Inc

    19,699  
 

Total Health Care

    903,655  
      Industrials – 15.3%      
  210    

A O Smith Corp

    12,270  
  45    

Allegion plc

    5,141  
  1,291    

Carrier Global Corp

    49,407  
  476    

Caterpillar Inc

    100,217  

 

33


Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV) Fund (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Industrials (continued)      
  205    

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

  $ 21,761  
  223    

Cummins Inc

    42,189  
  568    

Eaton Corp PLC

    82,371  
  917    

Emerson Electric Co

    82,695  
  907    

Fastenal Co

    50,166  
  328    

Illinois Tool Works Inc

    64,652  
  1,105    

Johnson Controls International plc

    66,156  
  384    

Masco Corp

    20,233  
  160    

Owens Corning

    14,549  
  261    

Pentair PLC

    13,246  
  350    

Republic Services Inc

    46,995  
  183    

Rockwell Automation Inc

    46,239  
  350    

Rollins Inc

    11,739  
  86    

Snap-on Inc

    18,274  
  375    

Trane Technologies PLC

    52,459  
  482    

United Parcel Service Inc, Class B

    86,750  
  68    

WW Grainger Inc

    34,002  
  284    

Xylem Inc/NY

    22,862  
 

Total Industrials

    944,373  
      Information Technology – 12.3%      
  453    

Automatic Data Processing Inc

    98,835  
  2,121    

Cisco Systems Inc

    103,887  
  885    

Fidelity National Information Services Inc

    87,748  
  2,062    

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

    31,775  
  1,806    

HP Inc

    66,154  
  2,279    

Intel Corp

    99,342  
  753    

International Business Machines Corp

    99,554  
  265    

Motorola Solutions Inc

    56,628  
  615    

Texas Instruments Inc

    104,704  
  649    

Western Union Co

    10,877  
 

Total Information Technology

    759,504  
      Materials – 3.5%      
  2,417    

Amcor PLC

    28,666  
  399    

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

    48,399  
  1,253    

Newmont Corp

    91,281  
  374    

PPG Industries Inc

    47,868  
 

Total Materials

    216,214  
      Real Estate – 9.5%      
  412    

American Tower Corp

    99,300  

 

34


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Real Estate (continued)      
  547    

Crown Castle International Corp

  $ 101,310  
  445    

Digital Realty Trust Inc

    65,023  
  132    

Equinix Inc

    94,919  
  451    

Iron Mountain Inc

    24,232  
  664    

Prologis Inc

    106,433  
  629    

Ventas Inc

    34,941  
  683    

Welltower Inc

    62,023  
 

Total Real Estate

    588,181  
      Utilities – 4.9%      
  284    

American Water Works Co Inc

    43,759  
  209    

Atmos Energy Corp

    23,700  
  991    

CenterPoint Energy Inc

    30,334  
  558    

Consolidated Edison Inc

    51,749  
  379    

Essential Utilities Inc

    16,964  
  542    

Eversource Energy

    47,371  
  502    

Sempra Energy

    81,003  
  330    

UGI Corp

    11,319  
 

Total Utilities

    306,199  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $6,239,500)

    6,152,966  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.5%

    31,992  
 

Net Assets – 100%

  $ 6,184,958  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

35


Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.9%

                
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%

                
      Communication Services – 13.4%                                 
  676,384    

Axiata Group Bhd

                 $ 545,333  
  380    

Baidu Inc, (2)

                   47,185  
  16,564    

Bharti Airtel Ltd, (2)

                   160,347  
  69,030    

Emirates Telecommunications Group Co PJSC

                   657,778  
  120    

HYBE Co Ltd, (2)

                   24,029  
  18,991    

Info Edge India Ltd

                   1,158,179  
  25,877    

Kakao Corp

                   1,852,183  
  93,530    

MTN Group Ltd

                   997,555  
  1,064    

NCSoft Corp

                   357,067  
  163,830    

NetEase Inc

                   3,215,567  
  195,720    

Ooredoo QPSC

                   402,484  
  6,470    

SK Telecom Co Ltd

                   293,623  
  124,484    

Telefonica Brasil SA

                   1,337,043  
  7,654,398    

Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

                   2,439,354  
  180,316    

Tencent Holdings Ltd

                   8,673,204  
  106,087    

TIM SA/Brazil

                   288,771  
  72,865    

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

                                     106,139  
 

Total Communication Services

                                     22,555,841  
      Consumer Discretionary – 12.4%                                 
  217,106    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, (2)

                   2,825,146  
  88,020    

Allegro.eu SA, 144A, (2)

                   456,900  
  43,794    

Americanas SA

                   212,240  
  63,042    

BYD Co Ltd

                   1,894,599  
  21,899    

BYD Co Ltd, Class A

                   801,219  
  684,068    

China Ruyi Holdings Ltd, (2)

                   166,524  
  13,594    

Coway Co Ltd

                   767,368  
  9,336    

Eicher Motors Ltd

                   321,437  
  460    

FF Group, (2), (3)

                   582  
  4,058    

Hero MotoCorp Ltd

                   132,661  
  85,507    

JD Health International Inc, 144A, (2)

                   550,892  
  8,628    

JD.com Inc, Class A, (2)

                   292,066  
  26,127    

LG Electronics Inc

                   2,423,404  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Consumer Discretionary (continued)                                 
  34,064    

Li Auto Inc, ADR, (2)

                 $ 764,056  
  76,848    

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

                   926,941  
  173,367    

Meituan, Class B, 144A, (2)

                   3,800,479  
  13,053    

Naspers Ltd

                   1,326,861  
  733,651    

PTT Oil & Retail Business PCL, (4)

                   535,512  
  139,900    

Suning.com Co Ltd, (2)

                   68,036  
  53,199    

Vipshop Holdings Ltd, ADR, (2)

                   407,504  
  29,030    

XPeng Inc, ADR, (2)

                   714,428  
  35,469    

Yum China Holdings Inc

                                     1,482,604  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

                                     20,871,459  
      Consumer Staples – 6.2%                                 
  61,383    

Almarai Co JSC

                   850,996  
  1,014    

AMOREPACIFIC Group

                   40,366  
  834    

BGF retail Co Ltd

                   120,186  
  1,575    

Britannia Industries Ltd

                   67,766  
  184,362    

Cencosud SA

                   295,005  
  447,647    

China Feihe Ltd, 144A

                   428,469  
  111,409    

China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd

                   604,886  
  123,113    

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV

                   671,833  
  329,662    

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

                   2,465,458  
  75,374    

Hindustan Unilever Ltd

                   2,213,620  
  4,971    

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd

                   33,639  
  339    

LG Household & Health Care Ltd

                   245,343  
  519    

LG Household & Health Care Ltd

                   205,369  
  3,982    

Nestle India Ltd

                   954,836  
  52,009    

PPB Group Bhd

                   205,240  
  64,373    

Savola Group, (2)

                   612,700  
  1,846,722    

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

                                     495,533  
 

Total Consumer Staples

                                     10,511,245  
      Energy – 3.2%                                 
  426,189    

China Suntien Green Energy Corp Ltd

                   243,346  
  253,065    

Cosan SA

                   1,073,132  
  964,246    

Dialog Group Bhd

                   553,719  
  11,564    

HD Hyundai Co Ltd

                   536,769  
  66,451    

Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd

                   40,921  
  73,543    

Petronas Dagangan Bhd

                   367,250  
  119,961    

Qatar Fuel QSC

                   603,799  
  608,249    

Qatar Gas Transport Co Ltd

                   571,212  
  276,888    

Thai Oil PCL, (4)

                   456,764  

 

37


Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Energy (continued)                                 
  30,947    

Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS, (2)

                 $ 487,869  
  178,951    

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

                   472,293  
  13,902    

Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group Co Ltd, Class A

                                     65,139  
 

Total Energy

                                     5,472,213  
      Financials – 19.4%                                 
  213,995    

Alpha Services and Holdings SA, (2)

                   245,169  
  286,184    

Axis Bank Ltd

                   2,732,773  
  87,464    

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

                   234,900  
  313,959    

Banco Bradesco SA

                   1,139,894  
  71,209    

Banco Bradesco SA

                   214,395  
  167,506    

Banco do Brasil SA

                   1,123,652  
  158,485    

Bandhan Bank Ltd, 144A

                   691,846  
  774,375    

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

                   434,007  
  10,034    

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

                   221,591  
  574,826    

Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd

                   1,218,864  
  5,380,008    

China Construction Bank Corp

                   3,832,994  
  139,473    

China Construction Bank Corp

                   127,468  
  221,284    

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

                   1,350,918  
  91,400    

China Merchants Bank Co Ltd

                   549,498  
  3,370    

Credicorp Ltd

                   468,059  
  375,961    

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC

                   2,296,883  
  314,747    

FirstRand Ltd

                   1,362,967  
  504,782    

Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd

                   1,274,136  
  37,803    

Hana Financial Group Inc

                   1,414,603  
  108,499    

Huatai Securities Co Ltd

                   218,086  
  377,451    

Huatai Securities Co Ltd, 144A

                   524,361  
  47,161    

KB Financial Group Inc

                   2,196,591  
  29,879    

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd

                   698,874  
  41,176    

Malayan Banking Bhd

                   85,785  
  29,234    

Moneta Money Bank AS, 144A

                   109,679  
  5,401    

Nedbank Group Ltd

                   75,704  
  1,096,621    

Old Mutual Ltd

                   879,862  
  29,288    

Piramal Enterprises Ltd

                   829,876  
  183,936    

Postal Savings Bank of China Co Ltd, 144A

                   140,657  
  388,600    

Postal Savings Bank of China Co Ltd

                   316,534  
  768,835    

Public Bank Bhd

                   828,261  
  27,635    

Qatar National Bank QPSC

                   176,430  
  7,566    

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd

                   1,265,016  
  16,238    

Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd

                   841,635  
  64,776    

Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd

                   2,173,812  

 

38


 

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Financials (continued)                                 
  3,087    

Standard Bank Group Ltd

                 $ 32,790  
  30,236    

Woori Financial Group Inc

                                     355,080  
 

Total Financials

                                     32,683,650  
      Health Care – 3.4%                                 
  307,667    

3SBio Inc, 144A, (2)

                   217,629  
  69,635    

Akeso Inc, 144A, (2)

                   132,771  
  86,045    

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd

                   88,829  
  12,913    

Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Co

                   688,547  
  83,160    

Genscript Biotech Corp, (2)

                   241,123  
  21,240    

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co Ltd

                   92,837  
  1,713    

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co Ltd, 144A

                   16,898  
  171,234    

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd, 144A

                   284,148  
  36,050    

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

                   36,435  
  11,800    

Huadong Medicine Co Ltd

                   60,584  
  3,696,362    

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

                   418,158  
  4,914    

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

                   97,995  
  51,219    

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd

                   221,296  
  9,068    

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd

                   58,681  
  27,300    

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd

                   72,302  
  13,600    

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co Ltd

                   639,897  
  63,057    

WuXi AppTec Co Ltd, 144A

                   875,998  
  20,962    

WuXi AppTec Co Ltd

                   325,806  
  113,608    

Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc, 144A, (2)

                   868,768  
  18,720    

Yunnan Baiyao Group Co Ltd

                                     214,999  
 

Total Health Care

                                     5,653,701  
      Industrials – 5.0%                                 
  709,851    

Airports of Thailand PCL, (4)

                   1,383,432  
  1,548    

Ayala Corp

                   21,869  
  12,600    

China Baoan Group Co Ltd, Class A

                   17,074  
  268,156    

China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd

                   340,059  
  576    

CJ Corp

                   39,898  
  20,117    

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd

                   1,239,877  
  72,254    

Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd

                   355,442  
  46,774    

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV

                   720,524  
  1,661    

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV

                   36,218  
  15,340    

GS Engineering & Construction Corp

                   513,572  
  21,280    

LG Corp

                   1,241,898  
  2,985    

Localiza Rent a Car SA

                   31,910  
  132,441    

Rumo SA

                   437,797  

 

39


Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Industrials (continued)                                 
  72,100    

SF Holding Co Ltd, Class A, (2)

                 $ 556,895  
  178,400    

Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd

                   103,145  
  19,900    

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co Ltd

                   172,882  
  70,400    

Tianshan Aluminum Group Co Ltd

                   72,820  
  41,731    

WEG SA

                   253,645  
  190,999    

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd

                   274,589  
  10,500    

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd

                   17,849  
  349,236    

Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd, (2)

                   288,873  
  11,800    

Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co Ltd

                   33,739  
  102,502    

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co Ltd

                   89,512  
  332,071    

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co Ltd

                                     196,801  
 

Total Industrials

                                     8,440,320  
      Information Technology – 19.4%                                 
  179,125    

AAC Technologies Holdings Inc, (5)

                   422,349  
  712,908    

Acer Inc

                   667,546  
  173,296    

Asustek Computer Inc

                   2,098,919  
  311,158    

Delta Electronics Inc

                   2,639,124  
  43,898    

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL, (4)

                   465,255  
  1,676    

HCL Technologies Ltd

                   23,805  
  137,532    

Infosys Ltd

                   2,820,717  
  1,024,798    

Lenovo Group Ltd

                   1,003,097  
  57,069    

LG Display Co Ltd

                   761,071  
  8,282    

Samsung SDS Co Ltd

                   979,201  
  93,582    

Sunny Optical Technology Group Co Ltd

                   1,389,510  
  710,785    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

                   12,973,566  
  61,298    

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd

                   2,844,282  
  41,921    

Unisplendour Corp Ltd

                   107,300  
  1,552,469    

United Microelectronics Corp

                   2,517,617  
  76,624    

Yageo Corp

                                     1,051,531  
 

Total Information Technology

                                     32,764,890  
      Materials – 12.0%                                 
  284    

Anglo American Platinum Ltd

                   31,507  
  50,902    

Asian Paints Ltd

                   2,156,139  
  2,193    

Berger Paints India Ltd

                   20,607  
  13,000    

Chengxin Lithium Group Co Ltd, (2)

                   86,886  
  59,181    

China Jushi Co Ltd

                   140,162  
  824,137    

China Molybdenum Co Ltd

                   419,098  
  261,165    

China Molybdenum Co Ltd

                   184,027  
  16,852    

Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd

                   280,803  

 

40


 

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Materials (continued)                                 
  2,596    

Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd, 144A

                 $ 31,697  
  281,633    

Gerdau SA

                   1,590,662  
  64,487    

Grasim Industries Ltd

                   1,426,530  
  30,647    

Hanwha Solutions Corp, (2)

                   780,815  
  40,564    

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd

                   528,868  
  14,893    

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

                   486,466  
  33,465    

Kingfa Sci & Tech Co Ltd, Class A

                   41,720  
  106,872    

Klabin SA

                   447,584  
  15,831    

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd

                   534,498  
  4,207    

Lotte Chemical Corp

                   658,181  
  885,191    

Nan Ya Plastics Corp

                   2,603,724  
  236,183    

PTT Global Chemical PCL, (4)

                   344,793  
  52,612    

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co

                   2,280,770  
  105,793    

Saudi Arabian Mining Co, (2)

                   3,892,352  
  42,504    

Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd

                   20,862  
  2,115    

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co Ltd, (2)

                   37,812  
  91,700    

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd

                   42,939  
  44,400    

Transfar Zhilian Co Ltd

                   42,383  
  49,918    

UPL Ltd

                   540,695  
  12,600    

Yunnan Energy New Material Co Ltd, (2)

                   385,017  
  17,925    

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd

                   222,143  
  13,700    

Zhejiang Yongtai Technology Co Ltd, Class A, (2)

                                     51,981  
 

Total Materials

                                     20,311,721  
      Real Estate – 2.1%                                 
  16,731    

A-Living Smart City Services Co Ltd, 144A

                   26,740  
  89,821    

China Resources Land Ltd

                   404,107  
  419,484    

China Vanke Co Ltd

                   996,563  
  143,300    

China Vanke Co Ltd, Class A

                   418,139  
  29,369    

Country Garden Services Holdings Co Ltd

                   126,704  
  25,993    

Greentown Service Group Co Ltd

                   26,171  
  2,019,611    

SM Prime Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,354,016  
  195,136    

Sunac Services Holdings Ltd, 144A

                                     107,937  
 

Total Real Estate

                                     3,460,377  
      Utilities – 3.4%                                 
  14,270    

Adani Green Energy Ltd, (2)

                   537,254  
  3,020    

Adani Total Gas Ltd

                   97,586  
  221,277    

China Resources Gas Group Ltd

                   841,829  
  5,252,642    

Enel Americas SA

                   549,863  
  160,819    

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd

                   2,170,585  

 

41


Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Utilities (continued)                                 
  108,718    

Interconexion Electrica SA ESP

                 $ 594,698  
  318,619    

Power Grid Corp of India Ltd

                                     957,410  
 

Total Utilities

                                     5,749,225  
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $172,355,860)

                                     168,474,642  
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon        Maturity        Ratings (6)        Value  
 

CORPORATE BONDS – 0.0%

                
      Food Products – 0.0%                                 
$ 25    

Britannia Industries Ltd

    5.500%          6/03/24          N/R        $ 323  
$ 25    

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $0)

                                     323  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $172,355,860)

                                     168,474,965  
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon                            Value  
 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 0.1%

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.1%

                
  132,345    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, (7)

    0.310%(8)                              $ 132,345  
 

Total Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $132,345)

 

                             132,345  
 

Total Investments (cost $172,488,205) – 100.0%

                                     168,607,310  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.0%

                                     62,676  
 

Net Assets – 100%

                                   $ 168,669,986  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

 

(4)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 2.

 

(5)

Investment, or a portion of investment, is out on loan for securities lending. The total value of the securities out on loan as of the end of the reporting period was $135,608.

 

(6)

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.

 

(7)

The Fund may loan securities representing up to one third of the market value of its total assets (which includes collateral for securities on loan) to broker dealers, banks, and other institutions. The collateral maintained by the Fund shall have a market value, at the inception of each loan, equal to not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral received by the Fund is invested in this money market fund.

 

(8)

The rate shown is the one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

144A

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

42


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.1%

 
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.1%

 
      Communication Services – 5.8%      
  504,403    

BT Group PLC

  $ 1,123,119  
  536,771    

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd

    770,319  
  9,191    

Informa PLC, (2)

    66,305  
  74,700    

KDDI Corp

    2,499,417  
  3,745    

Nintendo Co Ltd

    1,731,730  
  7,253    

Publicis Groupe SA

    440,576  
  73,549    

SoftBank Corp

    860,040  
  98,720    

Telenor ASA

    1,408,235  
  75,173    

Telia Co AB

    313,792  
  42,966    

Vivendi SE

    496,784  
  1,066,793    

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,627,856  
  446    

Vodafone Group PLC, Sponsored ADR

    6,775  
  41,263    

WPP PLC

    520,647  
  154,462    

Z Holdings Corp

    613,508  
 

Total Communication Services

    12,479,103  
      Consumer Discretionary – 11.2%      
  20,101    

Accor SA, (2)

    668,611  
  8,073    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    601,699  
  21,381    

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,770,862  
  1,039    

Bridgestone Corp

    38,229  
  26,258    

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

    3,124,503  
  12,333    

EssilorLuxottica SA

    2,131,152  
  4,187    

Fiverr International Ltd, (2)

    222,958  
  25,099    

IDP Education Ltd

    479,269  
  71,547    

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    1,517,118  
  80,641    

Mazda Motor Corp

    578,230  
  45,912    

Mercedes-Benz Group AG, (2)

    3,249,979  
  170,953    

Panasonic Holdings Corp

    1,531,267  
  5,263    

Prosus NV

    258,677  
  42,704    

Sony Group Corp

    3,698,201  
  5,566    

Valeo

    102,787  
  88,325    

Wesfarmers Ltd

    3,101,375  

 

43


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Consumer Discretionary (continued)      
  9,185    

Whitbread PLC, (2)

  $ 324,850  
  39,827    

Yamaha Motor Co Ltd

    826,911  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

    24,226,678  
      Consumer Staples – 12.0%      
  50,509    

Associated British Foods PLC

    1,018,747  
  29,115    

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC, (2)

    1,454,294  
  21,255    

Coca-Cola HBC AG

    436,978  
  56,597    

Danone SA

    3,441,512  
  248,704    

J Sainsbury PLC

    728,474  
  17,978    

Kao Corp

    725,864  
  3,895    

Kerry Group PLC, Class A

    431,448  
  15,596    

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    462,165  
  4,741    

Lawson Inc

    174,549  
  9,465    

L’Oreal SA

    3,483,802  
  62,486    

Mowi ASA

    1,788,754  
  63,379    

Nestle SA

    8,227,223  
  106,830    

Orkla ASA

    875,596  
  18,342    

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    1,436,971  
  24,155    

Unilever PLC

    1,127,846  
 

Total Consumer Staples

    25,814,223  
      Energy – 1.6%      
  34,008    

Ampol Ltd

    818,080  
  60,071    

Neste Oyj

    2,610,922  
 

Total Energy

    3,429,002  
      Financials – 17.6%      
  261,865    

AIA Group Ltd

    2,594,904  
  17,273    

Allianz SE

    3,939,629  
  85,964    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd

    1,667,766  
  121,096    

AXA SA

    3,252,521  
  426,068    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    2,273,921  
  161,129    

Bank Hapoalim BM

    1,503,494  
  525,328    

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd

    1,918,221  
  24,642    

CNP Assurances

    542,798  
  3,812    

Erste Group Bank AG

    119,277  
  28,292    

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    612,208  
  236,452    

HSBC Holdings PLC

    1,488,187  
  118,045    

ING Groep NV

    1,133,237  
  1,170,350    

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    2,413,515  
  1    

Isracard Ltd

    4  

 

44


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Financials (continued)      
  87,611    

Legal & General Group PLC

  $ 277,299  
  3,280,300    

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    1,889,529  
  63,292    

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc

    1,895,927  
  28,379    

NatWest Group PLC

    77,673  
  436,463    

Nomura Holdings Inc, (2)

    1,684,405  
  292,236    

Resona Holdings Inc

    1,274,190  
  34,611    

Societe Generale SA

    846,003  
  47,930    

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc

    1,491,246  
  7,125    

Swiss Re AG

    589,584  
  5,315    

Tokyo Century Corp

    164,299  
  112,017    

UBS Group AG

    1,928,980  
  104,702    

United Overseas Bank Ltd

    2,273,889  
 

Total Financials

    37,852,706  
      Health Care – 12.9%      
  1,684    

Ambu A/S

    22,550  
  4,436    

Argenx SE, (2)

    1,281,786  
  185,879    

Astellas Pharma Inc

    2,837,825  
  27,071    

AstraZeneca PLC

    3,632,599  
  108    

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

    7,171  
  76,425    

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

    2,302,306  
  90,033    

Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd

    2,266,808  
  26,400    

Eisai Co Ltd

    1,154,134  
  1,079    

Genmab A/S, (2)

    383,319  
  210,551    

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    4,750,312  
  15,879    

Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd

    334,959  
  39    

Lonza Group AG

    23,240  
  9,855    

Merck KGaA

    1,839,666  
  3,701    

NMC Health PLC, (2), (3)

    5  
  22,865    

Novo Nordisk A/S

    2,634,016  
  16,660    

Ramsay Health Care Ltd

    960,296  
  39,347    

Ryman Healthcare Ltd

    235,207  
  1,462    

Shionogi & Co Ltd

    82,048  
  1,267    

Sonova Holding AG

    463,646  
  10,546    

Straumann Holding AG

    1,266,302  
  24,360    

Sumitomo Pharma Co Ltd

    217,540  
  707    

Vifor Pharma AG

    126,374  
  6,203    

Vifor Pharma AG

    1,099,496  
 

Total Health Care

    27,921,605  

 

45


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Industrials – 16.4%      
  82,482    

ABB Ltd

  $ 2,515,291  
  21,985    

Adecco Group AG

    864,089  
  24,739    

Ashtead Group PLC

    1,297,990  
  637    

Atlas Copco AB, Class B

    25,634  
  32,495    

Bouygues SA

    1,126,118  
  190,366    

Brambles Ltd

    1,427,242  
  145,293    

CNH Industrial NV

    2,104,491  
  31,333    

Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd

    657,567  
  10,945    

Daikin Industries Ltd

    1,693,366  
  4,798    

DCC PLC

    366,132  
  31,863    

East Japan Railway Co

    1,677,013  
  6,403    

Eiffage SA

    637,927  
  3,326    

Ferguson PLC

    423,425  
  82,988    

Komatsu Ltd

    1,871,009  
  6,618    

Kornit Digital Ltd, (2)

    440,097  
  220,778    

MTR Corp Ltd

    1,177,591  
  7,591    

MTU Aero Engines AG, (2)

    1,550,773  
  103,246    

Nibe Industrier AB

    1,027,257  
  124,223    

RELX PLC

    3,732,170  
  10,377    

Schneider Electric SE

    1,507,432  
  46    

SGS SA

    119,520  
  17,998    

Siemens AG

    2,236,288  
  55,880    

Smiths Group PLC

    1,036,575  
  312,291    

Transurban Group

    3,182,470  
  13,051    

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    338,375  
  100,558    

Volvo AB

    1,626,860  
  16,116    

Volvo AB, Class A

    267,576  
  12,850    

West Japan Railway Co

    480,437  
 

Total Industrials

    35,410,715  
      Information Technology – 7.2%      
  6,997    

ASML Holding NV

    4,045,054  
  17,024    

Fujitsu Ltd

    2,455,182  
  14,891    

Ibiden Co Ltd

    567,780  
  11,433    

Logitech International SA

    759,020  
  32,929    

Nomura Research Institute Ltd

    942,934  
  22,867    

SAP SE

    2,353,493  
  33,271    

STMicroelectronics NV

    1,254,271  
  96,068    

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson

    778,385  
  240    

Temenos AG

    24,553  
  3,458    

Tokyo Electron Ltd

    1,480,780  

 

46


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Information Technology (continued)      
  11,829    

Xero Ltd, (2)

  $ 809,945  
 

Total Information Technology

    15,471,397  
      Materials – 8.7%      
  10,644    

Akzo Nobel NV

    933,120  
  55,778    

Antofagasta PLC

    1,086,154  
  177,988    

Asahi Kasei Corp

    1,472,014  
  28,655    

Boliden AB

    1,261,676  
  19,817    

Croda International PLC

    1,941,654  
  105,500    

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

    1,621,678  
  170    

Givaudan SA

    682,172  
  14,247    

James Hardie Industries PLC

    420,577  
  2,333    

Johnson Matthey PLC

    65,172  
  24,108    

Mineral Resources Ltd

    1,002,928  
  16,652    

Mitsui Chemicals Inc

    382,369  
  11,091    

Newcrest Mining Ltd

    211,863  
  11,574    

Nitto Denko Corp

    781,665  
  52,668    

Northern Star Resources Ltd

    367,548  
  57,451    

Orica Ltd

    672,430  
  34,296    

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,471,825  
  210,815    

Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd

    896,566  
  35,071    

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd

    1,535,101  
  196,219    

Toray Industries Inc

    937,326  
  26,004    

Umicore SA

    1,013,098  
 

Total Materials

    18,756,936  
      Real Estate – 2.7%      
  3,693    

British Land Co PLC

    24,008  
  55,745    

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    94,059  
  363,766    

Capitaland Investment Ltd/Singapore, (2)

    1,114,295  
  57,594    

City Developments Ltd

    356,183  
  54,798    

Hulic Co Ltd

    464,404  
  28,812    

Klepierre SA

    694,835  
  98,056    

Lendlease Corp Ltd

    853,623  
  16,712    

Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc

    406,965  
  165,227    

Swire Properties Ltd

    399,687  
  17,352    

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, (2)

    1,244,773  
  30,631    

Vicinity Centres

    40,815  
  1,215    

Vonovia SE, (2)

    48,707  
 

Total Real Estate

    5,742,354  

 

47


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Utilities – 3.0%      
  147,617    

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

  $ 691,746  
  10,882    

Endesa SA

    229,944  
  208,224    

National Grid PLC

    3,121,417  
  12,854    

Orsted AS, 144A

    1,445,399  
  9,656    

Verbund AG, (2)

    1,041,070  
 

Total Utilities

    6,529,576  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $224,540,631)

    213,634,295  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.9%

    1,906,439  
 

Net Assets – 100%

  $ 215,540,734  

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

 

144A

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

48


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.7%

 
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%

 
      Communication Services – 6.2%      
  1    

Cable One Inc

  $ 1,166  
  34    

Electronic Arts Inc

    4,014  
  8    

Liberty Broadband Corp, Class C, (2)

    895  
  1,601    

Liberty Global PLC, Class C, (2)

    37,944  
  48    

Liberty Global PLC, Class A, (2)

    1,092  
  391    

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C, (2)

    24,371  
  1,468    

Match Group Inc, (2)

    116,192  
  724    

Netflix Inc, (2)

    137,821  
  2    

Paramount Global, Class B

    58  
  2,880    

Pinterest Inc, Class A, (2)

    59,098  
  7,605    

Snap Inc, Class A, (2)

    216,438  
  76    

T-Mobile US Inc, (2)

    9,359  
  5,645    

Twitter Inc, (2)

    276,718  
  7,535    

Verizon Communications Inc

    348,870  
  3,553    

Walt Disney Co, (2)

    396,621  
  5    

Warner Bros Discovery Inc, (2)

    91  
  106    

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc, (2)

    5,024  
 

Total Communication Services

    1,635,772  
      Consumer Discretionary – 9.8%      
  4    

Aptiv PLC, (2)

    426  
  2    

BorgWarner Inc

    74  
  220    

Domino’s Pizza Inc

    74,360  
  4    

Etsy Inc, (2)

    373  
  1,962    

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, (2)

    304,679  
  933    

Home Depot Inc

    280,273  
  14    

Lowe’s Cos Inc

    2,768  
  72    

Lululemon Athletica Inc, (2)

    25,533  
  81    

MercadoLibre Inc, (2)

    78,864  
  21    

Newell Brands Inc

    486  
  2,406    

NIKE Inc, Class B

    300,028  
  159    

Pool Corp

    64,430  
  9    

Ross Stores Inc

    898  
  1,563    

Target Corp

    357,380  
  832    

Tesla Inc, (2)

    724,472  

 

49


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Consumer Discretionary (continued)      
  3,497    

TJX Cos Inc

  $ 214,296  
  803    

Tractor Supply Co

    161,764  
  3    

Ulta Beauty Inc, (2)

    1,191  
  3    

Vail Resorts Inc

    763  
  15    

Yum! Brands Inc

    1,755  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

    2,594,813  
      Consumer Staples – 8.4%      
  2    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

    179  
  877    

Church & Dwight Co Inc

    85,560  
  8,743    

Coca-Cola Co

    564,885  
  13    

Colgate-Palmolive Co

    1,002  
  2    

General Mills Inc

    141  
  5    

Hormel Foods Corp

    262  
  19    

Kellogg Co

    1,302  
  3,502    

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

    130,975  
  4,978    

Kroger Co

    268,613  
  3,117    

PepsiCo Inc

    535,220  
  3,964    

Procter & Gamble Co

    636,420  
 

Total Consumer Staples

    2,224,559  
      Energy – 3.1%      
  5,834    

Baker Hughes Co

    180,971  
  1,701    

Cheniere Energy Inc

    231,013  
  6,349    

Halliburton Co

    226,151  
  3,092    

ONEOK Inc

    195,816  
 

Total Energy

    833,951  
      Financials – 13.2%      
  1,600    

American Express Co

    279,536  
  475    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

    19,979  
  233    

BlackRock Inc

    145,551  
  6,076    

Citigroup Inc

    292,924  
  1,083    

CME Group Inc

    237,545  
  186    

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH

    2,446  
  124    

Intercontinental Exchange Inc

    14,360  
  3,079    

JPMorgan Chase & Co

    367,510  
  43    

KeyCorp

    830  
  2,669    

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

    431,577  
  3,523    

MetLife Inc

    231,391  
  12    

Moody’s Corp

    3,798  
  2,948    

Morgan Stanley

    237,579  

 

50


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Financials (continued)      
  2,007    

PNC Financial Services Group Inc

  $ 333,363  
  6    

Regions Financial Corp

    124  
  1,538    

S&P Global Inc

    579,057  
  3    

State Street Corp

    201  
  11    

T Rowe Price Group Inc

    1,353  
  1,737    

Travelers Cos Inc

    297,131  
  244    

Truist Financial Corp

    11,797  
 

Total Financials

    3,488,052  
      Health Care – 13.7%      
  2    

ABIOMED Inc, (2)

    573  
  2,132    

Agilent Technologies Inc

    254,284  
  491    

Align Technology Inc, (2)

    142,346  
  944    

Amgen Inc

    220,131  
  654    

Anthem Inc

    328,262  
  13    

Baxter International Inc

    924  
  623    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)

    50,681  
  3,955    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

    297,693  
  57    

Cerner Corp

    5,337  
  432    

Cigna Corp

    106,609  
  279    

CVS Health Corp

    26,820  
  1,695    

Danaher Corp

    425,665  
  1,025    

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc

    40,990  
  8    

Dexcom Inc, (2)

    3,269  
  2,886    

Edwards Lifesciences Corp, (2)

    305,281  
  1,078    

Eli Lilly & Co

    314,916  
  502    

Gilead Sciences Inc

    29,789  
  1,060    

HCA Inc

    227,423  
  10    

Hologic Inc, (2)

    720  
  68    

Humana Inc

    30,230  
  128    

IDEXX Laboratories Inc, (2)

    55,101  
  139    

Illumina Inc, (2)

    41,234  
  3    

Insulet Corp, (2)

    717  
  27    

Intuitive Surgical Inc, (2)

    6,461  
  5    

IQVIA Holdings Inc, (2)

    1,090  
  3    

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings, (2)

    721  
  1,053    

Merck & Co Inc

    93,391  
  3    

Novocure Ltd, (2)

    230  
  6    

Quest Diagnostics Inc

    803  
  18    

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

    11,864  

 

51


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Health Care (continued)      
  13    

ResMed Inc

  $ 2,600  
  1,516    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

    414,201  
  6    

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

    1,890  
  1,055    

Zoetis Inc

    186,999  
 

Total Health Care

    3,629,245  
      Industrials – 8.3%      
  2,102    

3M Co

    303,150  
  2    

AMERCO

    1,071  
  3,828    

Carrier Global Corp

    146,498  
  944    

Caterpillar Inc

    198,750  
  2    

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

    212  
  497    

Copart Inc, (2)

    56,484  
  11,656    

CSX Corp

    400,267  
  226    

Deere & Co

    85,326  
  1,005    

Dover Corp

    133,967  
  4    

Eaton Corp PLC

    580  
  19    

Emerson Electric Co

    1,713  
  21    

Expeditors International of Washington Inc

    2,081  
  25    

Fastenal Co

    1,383  
  1,272    

Fortive Corp

    73,140  
  959    

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc

    68,329  
  176    

Generac Holdings Inc, (2)

    38,611  
  4    

Illinois Tool Works Inc

    788  
  243    

Ingersoll Rand Inc

    10,682  
  160    

Johnson Controls International plc

    9,579  
  690    

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc

    193,283  
  11    

Owens Corning

    1,000  
  13    

Pentair PLC

    660  
  80    

Robert Half International Inc

    7,865  
  819    

Rockwell Automation Inc

    206,937  
  32    

Rollins Inc

    1,073  
  541    

Roper Technologies Inc

    254,227  
  2    

WW Grainger Inc

    1,000  
 

Total Industrials

    2,198,656  
      Information Technology – 27.4%      
  1,088    

Accenture PLC, Class A

    326,792  
  776    

Adobe Inc, (2)

    307,257  
  1,147    

Akamai Technologies Inc, (2)

    128,785  
  1,965    

Applied Materials Inc

    216,838  

 

52


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Information Technology (continued)      
  317    

Autodesk Inc, (2)

  $ 60,002  
  1,401    

Automatic Data Processing Inc

    305,670  
  327    

Cadence Design Systems Inc, (2)

    49,328  
  3,023    

Cisco Systems Inc

    148,067  
  1,249    

Cognex Corp

    84,470  
  9,233    

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

    142,281  
  8,167    

HP Inc

    299,157  
  10,253    

Intel Corp

    446,928  
  3,033    

International Business Machines Corp

    400,993  
  221    

Intuit Inc

    92,544  
  1,300    

Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)

    182,351  
  6,233    

Microsoft Corp

    1,729,782  
  5    

NortonLifeLock Inc

    125  
  3,109    

NVIDIA Corp

    576,626  
  84    

NXP Semiconductors NV

    14,356  
  908    

Okta Inc, (2)

    108,333  
  2,493    

ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)

    129,910  
  4    

PayPal Holdings Inc, (2)

    352  
  1,984    

Salesforce Inc, (2)

    349,065  
  1,415    

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    116,087  
  546    

ServiceNow Inc, (2)

    261,043  
  3    

Synopsys Inc, (2)

    860  
  2,566    

Texas Instruments Inc

    436,861  
  1,772    

Trimble Inc, (2)

    118,192  
  623    

VMware Inc, Class A

    67,309  
  377    

Zebra Technologies Corp, Class A, (2)

    139,362  
 

Total Information Technology

    7,239,726  
      Materials – 2.8%      
  1,551    

Amcor PLC

    18,395  
  1,296    

Ball Corp

    105,183  
  1,430    

Ecolab Inc

    242,156  
  2,598    

Mosaic Co

    162,167  
  514    

Newmont Corp

    37,445  
  1,202    

PPG Industries Inc

    153,844  
  282    

Steel Dynamics Inc

    24,182  
 

Total Materials

    743,372  
      Real Estate – 4.1%      
  1,398    

American Tower Corp

    336,946  
  14    

CBRE Group Inc, Class A

    1,163  

 

53


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Real Estate (continued)      
  429    

Crown Castle International Corp

  $ 79,455  
  463    

Equinix Inc

    332,934  
  1,821    

Prologis Inc

    291,888  
  6    

Ventas Inc

    333  
  427    

Welltower Inc

    38,776  
 

Total Real Estate

    1,081,495  
      Utilities – 2.7%      
  2,509    

Consolidated Edison Inc

    232,685  
  820    

Eversource Energy

    71,668  
  2,261    

Sempra Energy

    364,835  
  1,362    

UGI Corp

    46,716  
 

Total Utilities

    715,904  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $23,820,006)

    26,385,545  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.3%

    66,427  
 

Net Assets – 100%

  $ 26,451,972  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

54


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%

 
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

 
      Communication Services – 11.0%      
  108,493    

Match Group Inc, (2)

  $ 8,587,221  
  48,952    

Netflix Inc, (2)

    9,318,503  
  262,833    

Pinterest Inc, Class A, (2)

    5,393,333  
  331,961    

Snap Inc, Class A, (2)

    9,447,610  
  27,590    

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, (2)

    3,297,281  
  117,459    

T-Mobile US Inc, (2)

    14,463,901  
  347,912    

Twitter Inc, (2)

    17,054,646  
  131,704    

Walt Disney Co, (2)

    14,702,118  
  131,822    

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc, (2)

    6,248,363  
 

Total Communication Services

    88,512,976  
      Consumer Discretionary – 14.4%      
  5,403    

Aptiv PLC, (2)

    574,879  
  2,868    

AutoZone Inc, (2)

    5,608,288  
  4,135    

Booking Holdings Inc, (2)

    9,139,632  
  16,999    

Domino’s Pizza Inc

    5,745,662  
  10,448    

Lululemon Athletica Inc, (2)

    3,705,174  
  1,083    

MercadoLibre Inc, (2)

    1,054,441  
  136,462    

NIKE Inc, Class B

    17,016,812  
  9,313    

O’Reilly Automotive Inc, (2)

    5,648,800  
  6,543    

Pool Corp

    2,651,355  
  153,484    

Starbucks Corp

    11,456,046  
  52,063    

Tesla Inc, (2)

    45,334,378  
  16,083    

Tractor Supply Co

    3,239,920  
  41,517    

Yum! Brands Inc

    4,857,904  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

    116,033,291  
      Consumer Staples – 3.9%      
  35,383    

Costco Wholesale Corp

    18,813,849  
  47,286    

Estee Lauder Cos Inc, Class A

    12,486,341  
 

Total Consumer Staples

    31,300,190  
      Energy – 1.2%      
  113,973    

Baker Hughes Co

    3,535,443  

 

55


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Energy (continued)      
  43,836    

Cheniere Energy Inc

  $ 5,953,367  
 

Total Energy

    9,488,810  
      Financials – 4.8%      
  8,657    

FactSet Research Systems Inc

    3,493,013  
  32,182    

Moody’s Corp

    10,184,959  
  66,795    

S&P Global Inc

    25,148,318  
 

Total Financials

    38,826,290  
      Health Care – 11.9%      
  84,398    

Agilent Technologies Inc

    10,066,149  
  13,169    

Dexcom Inc, (2)

    5,380,590  
  130,749    

Edwards Lifesciences Corp, (2)

    13,830,629  
  73,166    

Eli Lilly & Co

    21,373,984  
  4,098    

Hologic Inc, (2)

    295,015  
  10,796    

IDEXX Laboratories Inc, (2)

    4,647,462  
  2,443    

Mettler-Toledo International Inc, (2)

    3,121,006  
  21,712    

ResMed Inc

    4,341,749  
  59,615    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

    16,288,010  
  13,763    

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

    4,336,171  
  68,920    

Zoetis Inc

    12,216,070  
 

Total Health Care

    95,896,835  
      Industrials – 5.9%      
  64,005    

Caterpillar Inc

    13,475,612  
  42,560    

Deere & Co

    16,068,528  
  34,673    

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc

    9,712,601  
  17,240    

Roper Technologies Inc

    8,101,421  
 

Total Industrials

    47,358,162  
      Information Technology – 42.4%      
  48,480    

Accenture PLC, Class A

    14,561,453  
  45,775    

Adobe Inc, (2)

    18,124,611  
  49,313    

Akamai Technologies Inc, (2)

    5,536,864  
  122,015    

Applied Materials Inc

    13,464,355  
  39,172    

Automatic Data Processing Inc

    8,546,547  
  89,963    

Cadence Design Systems Inc, (2)

    13,570,919  
  82,588    

Cognex Corp

    5,585,426  
  33,828    

Intuit Inc

    14,165,475  
  74,765    

Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)

    10,487,287  
  19,673    

Lam Research Corp

    9,162,897  
  370,759    

Microsoft Corp

    102,893,038  
  32,509    

Motorola Solutions Inc

    6,946,848  

 

56


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Information Technology (continued)      
  159,239    

NVIDIA Corp

  $ 29,534,057  
  34,477    

Okta Inc, (2)

    4,113,451  
  100,625    

ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)

    5,243,569  
  71,710    

Salesforce Inc, (2)

    12,616,657  
  15,379    

ServiceNow Inc, (2)

    7,352,700  
  43,803    

Synopsys Inc, (2)

    12,562,262  
  117,259    

Trimble Inc, (2)

    7,821,175  
  120,418    

Visa Inc, Class A

    25,664,688  
  32,185    

VMware Inc, Class A

    3,477,267  
  24,962    

Zebra Technologies Corp, Class A, (2)

    9,227,453  
 

Total Information Technology

    340,658,999  
      Materials – 2.7%      
  61,560    

Ball Corp

    4,996,210  
  12,081    

Ecolab Inc

    2,045,796  
  52,914    

Sherwin-Williams Co

    14,549,233  
 

Total Materials

    21,591,239  
      Real Estate – 1.6%      
  21,889    

American Tower Corp

    5,275,687  
  10,609    

Equinix Inc

    7,628,719  
 

Total Real Estate

    12,904,406  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $825,962,352)

    802,571,198  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.2%

    1,458,395  
 

Net Assets – 100%

  $ 804,029,593  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

57


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%

                
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

                
      Communication Services – 3.7%                                 
  29,210    

Fox Corp, Class B

                 $ 970,940  
  277,350    

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc

                   9,047,157  
  612,514    

Lumen Technologies Inc

                   6,161,891  
  30,522    

Omnicom Group Inc

                   2,323,640  
  162,402    

Paramount Global, Class B

                   4,729,146  
  328,846    

Sirius XM Holdings Inc

                   1,973,076  
  509,928    

Verizon Communications Inc

                   23,609,667  
  219,421    

Warner Bros Discovery Inc, (2)

                                     3,982,491  
 

Total Communication Services

                                     52,798,008  
      Consumer Discretionary – 5.3%                                 
  89,955    

BorgWarner Inc

                   3,313,043  
  111,436    

Home Depot Inc

                   33,475,374  
  48,201    

LKQ Corp

                   2,392,216  
  55,752    

Lowe’s Cos Inc

                   11,023,843  
  270,390    

Newell Brands Inc

                   6,259,528  
  53,385    

Target Corp

                   12,206,480  
  117,674    

VF Corp

                                     6,119,048  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

                                     74,789,532  
      Consumer Staples – 12.9%                                 
  165,805    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

                   14,849,496  
  57,547    

Bunge Ltd

                   6,509,717  
  592,028    

Coca-Cola Co

                   38,250,929  
  499,159    

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

                   18,668,546  
  386,707    

Kroger Co

                   20,866,710  
  208,281    

PepsiCo Inc

                   35,763,930  
  287,287    

Procter & Gamble Co

                                     46,123,928  
 

Total Consumer Staples

                                     181,033,256  
      Energy – 3.8%                                 
  378,937    

Baker Hughes Co

                   11,754,626  
  613,041    

Halliburton Co

                   21,836,520  
  314,604    

ONEOK Inc

                                     19,923,871  
 

Total Energy

                                     53,515,017  
      Financials – 17.3%                                 
  653    

Ameriprise Financial Inc

                   173,365  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Financials (continued)                                 
  139,561    

Bank of New York Mellon Corp

                 $ 5,869,936  
  8,032    

BlackRock Inc

                   5,017,430  
  20,393    

Cboe Global Markets Inc

                   2,304,001  
  75,880    

Chubb Ltd

                   15,665,426  
  415,502    

Citigroup Inc

                   20,031,351  
  102,469    

CME Group Inc

                   22,475,550  
  9,358    

Discover Financial Services

                   1,052,401  
  1,016,299    

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH

                   13,364,332  
  327,299    

JPMorgan Chase & Co

                   39,066,409  
  155,364    

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

                   25,122,359  
  307,878    

MetLife Inc

                   20,221,427  
  255,551    

Morgan Stanley

                   20,594,855  
  118,329    

PNC Financial Services Group Inc

                   19,654,447  
  182,712    

Prudential Financial Inc

                   19,826,079  
  257,004    

Regions Financial Corp

                   5,325,123  
  2,602    

SVB Financial Group, (2)

                   1,268,839  
  148,361    

Synchrony Financial

                   5,461,168  
  7,044    

Truist Financial Corp

                                     340,577  
 

Total Financials

                                     242,835,075  
      Health Care – 17.5%                                 
  94,459    

Amgen Inc

                   22,026,894  
  46,631    

Anthem Inc

                   23,405,498  
  155,589    

Baxter International Inc

                   11,056,154  
  347,835    

Boston Scientific Corp, (2)

                   14,647,332  
  428,309    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

                   32,238,818  
  32,474    

Cigna Corp

                   8,013,934  
  270,061    

CVS Health Corp

                   25,960,964  
  75,742    

Danaher Corp

                   19,021,088  
  113,939    

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc

                   4,556,421  
  295,939    

Elanco Animal Health Inc, (2)

                   7,490,216  
  42,454    

Exact Sciences Corp, (2)

                   2,337,093  
  78,389    

Gilead Sciences Inc

                   4,651,603  
  41,149    

HCA Inc

                   8,828,518  
  26,472    

McKesson Corp

                   8,195,996  
  134,386    

Merck & Co Inc

                   11,918,694  
  5,777    

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   3,807,679  
  58,391    

Stryker Corp

                   14,087,413  
  43,137    

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc

                                     23,851,310  
 

Total Health Care

                                     246,095,625  

 

59


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Industrials – 11.9%                                 
  132,620    

3M Co

                 $ 19,126,457  
  6,969    

AMERCO

                   3,731,760  
  114,692    

Carrier Global Corp

                   4,389,263  
  115,300    

Caterpillar Inc

                   24,275,262  
  676,707    

CSX Corp

                   23,238,118  
  26,294    

Eaton Corp PLC

                   3,813,156  
  37,068    

Emerson Electric Co

                   3,342,792  
  76,685    

Expeditors International of Washington Inc

                   7,597,183  
  47,213    

Illinois Tool Works Inc

                   9,306,155  
  53,266    

Ingersoll Rand Inc

                   2,341,573  
  243,409    

Johnson Controls International plc

                   14,572,897  
  110,972    

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc

                   5,314,449  
  202,995    

Plug Power Inc, (2), (3)

                   4,266,955  
  78,217    

Robert Half International Inc

                   7,689,513  
  43,360    

Roper Technologies Inc

                   20,375,731  
  78,402    

United Parcel Service Inc, Class B

                                     14,110,792  
 

Total Industrials

                                     167,492,056  
      Information Technology – 13.2%                                 
  49,172    

Accenture PLC, Class A

                   14,769,302  
  109,616    

Automatic Data Processing Inc

                   23,916,019  
  369,092    

Cisco Systems Inc

                   18,078,126  
  102,056    

Fidelity National Information Services Inc

                   10,118,852  
  921,948    

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

                   14,207,219  
  240,919    

HP Inc

                   8,824,863  
  667,508    

Intel Corp

                   29,096,674  
  205,990    

International Business Machines Corp

                   27,233,938  
  62,296    

NXP Semiconductors NV

                   10,646,386  
  151,531    

ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)

                   7,896,281  
  795    

Salesforce Inc, (2)

                   139,872  
  121,557    

Texas Instruments Inc

                                     20,695,079  
 

Total Information Technology

                                     185,622,611  
      Materials – 3.3%                                 
  81,952    

Amcor PLC

                   971,951  
  31,978    

Ecolab Inc

                   5,415,154  
  39,927    

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

                   4,843,145  
  3,717    

International Paper Co

                   172,023  
  261,023    

Mosaic Co

                   16,293,056  
  52,492    

Newmont Corp

                   3,824,042  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Materials (continued)                                 
  122,329    

PPG Industries Inc

                                   $ 15,656,889  
 

Total Materials

                                     47,176,260  
      Real Estate – 6.1%                                 
  55,985    

American Tower Corp

                   13,493,505  
  13,464    

Boston Properties Inc

                   1,583,366  
  82,653    

CBRE Group Inc, Class A

                   6,863,505  
  67,732    

Crown Castle International Corp

                   12,544,644  
  34,962    

Digital Realty Trust Inc

                   5,108,648  
  33,117    

Iron Mountain Inc

                   1,779,376  
  179,679    

Prologis Inc

                   28,800,747  
  170,531    

Welltower Inc

                                     15,485,920  
 

Total Real Estate

                                     85,659,711  
      Utilities – 4.8%                                 
  215,545    

Consolidated Edison Inc

                   19,989,643  
  191,592    

Eversource Energy

                   16,745,141  
  158,844    

Sempra Energy

                   25,631,068  
  147,979    

UGI Corp

                                     5,075,680  
 

Total Utilities

                                     67,441,532  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $1,343,953,995)

                                     1,404,458,683  
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon                            Value  
 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 0.2%

 

              
      MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.2%                                 
  3,286,668    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, (4)

    0.310%(5)                              $ 3,286,668  
 

Total Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $3,286,668)

 

                             3,286,668  
 

Total Investments (cost $1,347,240,663) – 100.0%

                                     1,407,745,351  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.0)%

                                     (613,737)  
 

Net Assets – 100%

                                   $ 1,407,131,614  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment, or a portion of investment, is out on loan for securities lending. The total value of the securities out on loan as of the end of the reporting period was $3,104,885.

 

(4)

The Fund may loan securities representing up to one third of the market value of its total assets (which includes collateral for securities on loan) to broker dealers, banks, and other institutions. The collateral maintained by the Fund shall have a market value, at the inception of each loan, equal to not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral received by the Fund is invested in this money market fund.

 

(5)

The rate shown is the one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

61


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.9%

                
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%

                
      Communication Services – 6.7%                                 
  315,588    

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, Class A, (2), (3)

                 $ 4,828,497  
  3,800    

Cable One Inc

                   4,431,560  
  90,933    

Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One, Class C, (2)

                   5,667,854  
  17,922    

Match Group Inc, (2)

                   1,418,526  
  142,580    

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc, (2)

                                     6,758,292  
 

Total Communication Services

                                     23,104,729  
      Consumer Discretionary – 11.7%                                 
  53,454    

Etsy Inc, (2)

                   4,981,378  
  25,510    

Lear Corp

                   3,263,749  
  18,199    

Pool Corp

                   7,374,599  
  45,110    

Tractor Supply Co

                   9,087,410  
  22,973    

Ulta Beauty Inc, (2)

                   9,115,686  
  25,754    

Vail Resorts Inc

                                     6,545,637  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

                                     40,368,459  
      Energy – 5.5%                                 
  222,052    

Baker Hughes Co

                   6,888,053  
  89,827    

Cheniere Energy Inc

                                     12,199,405  
 

Total Energy

                                     19,087,458  
 

Financials – 3.6%

                
  118,418    

Carlyle Group Inc

                   4,297,389  
  181    

MarketAxess Holdings Inc

                   47,713  
  252,831    

Robinhood Markets Inc, Class A, (2), (3)

                   2,479,008  
  11,526    

SVB Financial Group, (2)

                                     5,620,539  
 

Total Financials

                                     12,444,649  
      Health Care – 20.9%                                 
  3,579    

ABIOMED Inc, (2)

                   1,025,670  
  245,557    

Avantor Inc, (2)

                   7,828,357  
  15,864    

Bio-Techne Corp

                   6,023,402  
  80,042    

Catalent Inc, (2)

                   7,248,604  
  84,616    

Exact Sciences Corp, (2)

                   4,658,111  
  93,778    

Hologic Inc, (2)

                   6,751,078  
  32,939    

Insulet Corp, (2)

                   7,872,092  
  7,853    

Mettler-Toledo International Inc, (2)

                   10,032,443  
  69,737    

Novocure Ltd, (2)

                   5,340,459  

 

62


 

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Health Care (continued)                                 
  22,480    

Waters Corp, (2)

                 $ 6,811,890  
  26,352    

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

                                     8,302,461  
 

Total Health Care

                                     71,894,567  
      Industrials – 12.8%                                 
  34,525    

Allegion plc

                   3,944,136  
  57,225    

Copart Inc, (2)

                   6,503,621  
  26,533    

Generac Holdings Inc, (2)

                   5,820,810  
  7,619    

Lennox International Inc

                   1,624,295  
  107,608    

Masco Corp

                   5,669,866  
  31,502    

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc

                   8,824,340  
  241,025    

Plug Power Inc, (2), (3)

                   5,066,345  
  81,211    

Xylem Inc/NY

                                     6,537,485  
 

Total Industrials

                                     43,990,898  
      Information Technology – 34.1%                                 
  26,780    

ANSYS Inc, (2)

                   7,382,978  
  28,524    

Bill.com Holdings Inc, (2)

                   4,869,332  
  86,679    

Cadence Design Systems Inc, (2)

                   13,075,527  
  88,957    

Cognex Corp

                   6,016,162  
  107,108    

Dropbox Inc, Class A, (2)

                   2,329,599  
  62,780    

Entegris Inc

                   6,993,064  
  13,309    

Fair Isaac Corp, (2)

                   4,971,045  
  15,899    

HubSpot Inc, (2)

                   6,032,558  
  36,861    

Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)

                   5,170,492  
  40,470    

Okta Inc, (2)

                   4,828,476  
  119,947    

ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)

                   6,250,438  
  22,740    

Paycom Software Inc, (2)

                   6,400,628  
  64,762    

PTC Inc, (2)

                   7,396,468  
  1,918    

RingCentral Inc,Class A, (2)

                   162,742  
  55,153    

Splunk Inc, (2)

                   6,729,769  
  120,611    

Trimble Inc, (2)

                   8,044,754  
  13,435    

Tyler Technologies Inc, (2)

                   5,302,929  
  20,341    

Zebra Technologies Corp, Class A, (2)

                   7,519,254  
  65,279    

Zendesk Inc, (2)

                                     7,966,649  
 

Total Information Technology

                                     117,442,864  
      Materials – 3.3%                                 
  21,821    

Avery Dennison Corp

                   3,940,872  
  92,524    

Ball Corp

                                     7,509,248  
 

Total Materials

                                     11,450,120  

 

63


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
 

Real Estate – 1.3%

                
  109,785    

Zillow Group Inc, Class C, (2)

                                   $ 4,371,639  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $390,549,560)

                                     344,155,383  
Shares     Description (1)   Coupon                            Value  
 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 2.4%

 

              
      MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 2.4%                                 
  8,194,547    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, (4)

    0.310% (5)                              $ 8,194,547  
 

Total Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $8,194,547)

 

                             8,194,547  
 

Total Investments (cost $398,744,107) – 102.3%

                                     352,349,930  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (2.3)%

                                     (7,894,447)  
 

Net Assets – 100%

                                   $ 344,455,483  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment, or a portion of investment, is out on loan for securities lending. The total value of the securities out on loan as of the end of the reporting period was $7,744,081.

 

(4)

The Fund may loan securities representing up to one third of the market value of its total assets (which includes collateral for securities on loan) to broker dealers, banks, and other institutions. The collateral maintained by the Fund shall have a market value, at the inception of each loan, equal to not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral received by the Fund is invested in this money market fund.

 

(5)

The rate shown is the one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

64


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%

 
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

 
      Communication Services – 3.9%      
  1,871    

Cable One Inc

  $ 2,181,960  
  135,922    

Interpublic Group of Cos Inc

    4,433,776  
  405,636    

Lumen Technologies Inc

    4,080,698  
  65,655    

Paramount Global, Class B

    1,911,874  
 

Total Communication Services

    12,608,308  
      Consumer Discretionary – 9.6%      
  14,053    

Best Buy Co Inc

    1,263,786  
  56,853    

BorgWarner Inc

    2,093,896  
  28,478    

CarMax Inc, (2)

    2,442,843  
  7,725    

DR Horton Inc

    537,583  
  34,986    

Genuine Parts Co

    4,549,929  
  57,128    

Hasbro Inc

    5,030,692  
  2,044    

Lear Corp

    261,509  
  102,790    

LKQ Corp

    5,101,468  
  203,210    

Newell Brands Inc

    4,704,311  
  112,138    

PulteGroup Inc

    4,682,883  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

    30,668,900  
      Consumer Staples – 6.3%      
  55,652    

Bunge Ltd

    6,295,354  
  36,421    

Clorox Co

    5,225,321  
  26,817    

Kellogg Co

    1,836,965  
  68,286    

McCormick & Co Inc

    6,867,523  
 

Total Consumer Staples

    20,225,163  
      Energy – 5.9%      
  197,482    

Baker Hughes Co

    6,125,892  
  163,381    

Halliburton Co

    5,819,631  
  112,388    

ONEOK Inc

    7,117,532  
 

Total Energy

    19,063,055  
      Financials – 17.6%      
  118,722    

Ally Financial Inc

    4,744,131  
  173,090    

Annaly Capital Management Inc

    1,111,238  
  47,929    

Arthur J Gallagher & Co

    8,075,557  
  41,252    

Cboe Global Markets Inc

    4,660,651  
  18,428    

Discover Financial Services

    2,072,413  

 

65


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Financials (continued)      
  6,757    

FactSet Research Systems Inc

  $ 2,726,382  
  93,913    

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc

    6,567,336  
  103,663    

Huntington Bancshares Inc

    1,363,168  
  114,495    

Invesco Ltd

    2,104,418  
  247,144    

KeyCorp

    4,772,351  
  75,307    

Lincoln National Corp

    4,529,716  
  194,822    

Regions Financial Corp

    4,036,712  
  10,264    

SVB Financial Group, (2)

    5,005,137  
  18,949    

Synchrony Financial

    697,513  
  78,103    

Webster Financial Corp

    3,904,369  
 

Total Financials

    56,371,092  
      Health Care – 5.9%      
  48,535    

Cardinal Health Inc

    2,817,457  
  29,455    

DaVita Inc, (2)

    3,192,038  
  46,633    

Hologic Inc, (2)

    3,357,110  
  10,081    

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings, (2)

    2,422,263  
  11,200    

Quest Diagnostics Inc

    1,499,008  
  24,672    

STERIS PLC

    5,527,761  
 

Total Health Care

    18,815,637  
      Industrials – 13.9%      
  9,499    

Allegion plc

    1,085,166  
  136,155    

Carrier Global Corp

    5,210,652  
  19,720    

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

    2,093,278  
  24,624    

Dover Corp

    3,282,379  
  1,147    

Expeditors International of Washington Inc

    113,633  
  96,343    

Fastenal Co

    5,328,731  
  44,649    

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc

    3,181,241  
  30,156    

IDEX Corp

    5,724,212  
  22,862    

JB Hunt Transport Services Inc

    3,905,973  
  41,416    

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc

    1,983,412  
  38,448    

Owens Corning

    3,496,077  
  88,709    

Pentair PLC

    4,501,982  
  45,529    

Robert Half International Inc

    4,475,956  
  458    

WW Grainger Inc

    229,014  
 

Total Industrials

    44,611,706  
      Information Technology – 6.6%      
  8,449    

Akamai Technologies Inc, (2)

    948,654  
  11,851    

Black Knight Inc, (2)

    779,677  
  19,983    

Coupa Software Inc, (2)

    1,724,533  
  830    

Guidewire Software Inc, (2)

    72,160  

 

66


 

 

Shares     Description (1)   Value  
      Information Technology (continued)      
  305,093    

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co

  $ 4,701,483  
  24,522    

NortonLifeLock Inc

    614,031  
  8,276    

Okta Inc, (2)

    987,410  
  62,812    

ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)

    3,273,133  
  531    

RingCentral Inc, Class A, (2)

    45,055  
  39,964    

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    3,278,647  
  30,884    

Splunk Inc, (2)

    3,768,466  
  52,574    

Western Union Co

    881,140  
 

Total Information Technology

    21,074,389  
      Materials – 8.5%      
  295,720    

Amcor PLC

    3,507,239  
  14,826    

Celanese Corp

    2,178,532  
  39,606    

FMC Corp

    5,249,379  
  13,119    

Martin Marietta Materials Inc

    4,647,012  
  69,294    

Mosaic Co

    4,325,332  
  53,344    

Steel Dynamics Inc

    4,574,248  
  53,113    

Westrock Co

    2,630,687  
 

Total Materials

    27,112,429  
      Real Estate – 14.9%      
  35,718    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc

    6,506,391  
  49,713    

Boston Properties Inc

    5,846,249  
  10,634    

Camden Property Trust

    1,668,368  
  47,192    

CBRE Group Inc, Class A

    3,918,824  
  72,555    

Duke Realty Corp

    3,972,386  
  187,299    

Healthpeak Properties Inc

    6,145,280  
  82,825    

Iron Mountain Inc

    4,450,187  
  110,251    

Kimco Realty Corp

    2,792,658  
  121,297    

Ventas Inc

    6,738,048  
  196,608    

VICI Properties Inc

    5,860,885  
 

Total Real Estate

    47,899,276  
      Utilities – 6.7%      
  53,594    

Atmos Energy Corp

    6,077,559  
  118,651    

Essential Utilities Inc

    5,310,819  
  190,166    

NiSource Inc

    5,537,634  
  133,591    

UGI Corp

    4,582,171  
 

Total Utilities

    21,508,183  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $299,547,534)

    319,958,138  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.2%

    692,585  
 

Net Assets – 100%

  $ 320,650,723  

 

67


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

68


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%

                
 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%

                
      Communication Services – 2.2%                                 
  22,604    

Bandwidth Inc, Class A, (2)

                 $ 500,000  
  14,407    

Cardlytics Inc, (2)

                   491,711  
  403,026    

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc, (2)

                   991,444  
  33,695    

Cogent Communications Holdings Inc

                   1,971,158  
  90,533    

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc, (2)

                   538,671  
  168,800    

Gannett Co Inc, (2)

                   676,888  
  407,317    

Globalstar Inc, (2)

                   472,488  
  25,199    

Gogo Inc, (2)

                   463,914  
  92,382    

Gray Television Inc

                   1,710,915  
  54,678    

John Wiley & Sons Inc, Class A

                   2,782,563  
  24,320    

New York Times Co

                   931,942  
  73,902    

Radius Global Infrastructure Inc, (2)

                   917,863  
  93,288    

TEGNA Inc

                   2,057,000  
  20,351    

Vimeo Inc, (2)

                   207,377  
  13,483    

WideOpenWest Inc, (2)

                   270,334  
  24,553    

ZipRecruiter Inc, Class A, (2)

                   552,688  
  914,388    

Zynga Inc, Class A, (2)

                                     7,561,989  
 

Total Communication Services

                                     23,098,945  
      Consumer Discretionary – 14.9%                                 
  15,595    

1-800-Flowers.com Inc, Class A, (2)

                   159,069  
  27,633    

2U Inc, (2)

                   275,777  
  33,268    

Aaron’s Co Inc

                   682,992  
  86,808    

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc

                   3,243,147  
  22,973    

American Public Education Inc, (2)

                   446,595  
  105,381    

AMMO Inc, (2), (3)

                   426,793  
  114,751    

Beachbody Co Inc, (2), (3)

                   188,192  
  44,055    

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc, (2)

                   5,032,843  
  31,997    

Caleres Inc

                   733,691  
  49,645    

Callaway Golf Co, (2)

                   1,089,211  
  27,432    

Camping World Holdings Inc, Class A

                   704,454  
  117,490    

Canoo Inc, (2), (3)

                   563,952  
  19,624    

Carriage Services Inc

                   841,673  
  48,354    

Carter’s Inc

                   4,073,341  
  18,063    

Columbia Sportswear Co

                   1,484,056  

 

69


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Consumer Discretionary (continued)                                 
  61,792    

ContextLogic Inc, (2), (3)

                 $ 105,046  
  60,000    

Coursera Inc, (2)

                   1,128,600  
  22,497    

Crocs Inc, (2)

                   1,494,476  
  88,741    

Dana Inc

                   1,314,254  
  26,164    

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc

                   621,133  
  16,351    

European Wax Center Inc, Class A

                   448,835  
  11,670    

F45 Training Holdings Inc, (2)

                   102,579  
  97,641    

Foot Locker Inc

                   2,861,858  
  29,688    

Franchise Group Inc

                   1,107,066  
  22,805    

GameStop Corp, Class A, (2)

                   2,852,221  
  31,949    

Gap Inc

                   396,807  
  4,900    

Graham Holdings Co, Class B

                   2,902,613  
  9,740    

Group 1 Automotive Inc

                   1,696,124  
  233,180    

Hanesbrands Inc

                   3,091,967  
  133,946    

Harley-Davidson Inc

                   4,882,332  
  18,823    

Helen of Troy Ltd, (2)

                   4,037,722  
  108,651    

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc, (2)

                   5,088,126  
  33,141    

iRobot Corp, (2)

                   1,678,592  
  7,023    

Johnson Outdoors Inc

                   537,119  
  43,605    

Kohl’s Corp

                   2,523,857  
  41,233    

Kontoor Brands Inc

                   1,638,187  
  37,481    

Latham Group Inc, (2)

                   449,772  
  26,708    

LCI Industries

                   2,599,223  
  48,309    

Leggett & Platt Inc

                   1,721,250  
  97,899    

Leslie’s Inc, (2)

                   1,918,820  
  126,159    

Lordstown Motors Corp, Class A, (2)

                   275,027  
  15,449    

Lovesac Co, (2)

                   677,284  
  174,009    

Macy’s Inc

                   4,205,798  
  25,569    

Malibu Boats Inc, (2)

                   1,285,865  
  26,305    

MarineMax Inc, (2)

                   1,076,401  
  29,838    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp

                   4,455,709  
  307,296    

Mattel Inc, (2)

                   7,470,366  
  34,987    

Membership Collective Group Inc, (2), (3)

                   262,053  
  41,107    

Monro Inc

                   1,879,823  
  19,004    

Movado Group Inc

                   683,574  
  23,779    

Murphy USA Inc

                   5,554,774  
  124,416    

Nordstrom Inc

                   3,197,491  
  63,376    

ODP Corp, (2)

                   2,727,069  
  109,961    

Petco Health & Wellness Co Inc, (2)

                   2,117,849  
  10,026    

Planet Fitness Inc, Class A, (2)

                   802,381  

 

70


 

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Consumer Discretionary (continued)                                 
  27,052    

PVH Corp

                 $ 1,968,845  
  97,822    

Quotient Technology Inc, (2)

                   519,435  
  42,755    

Ralph Lauren Corp

                   4,461,057  
  68,925    

RealReal Inc, (2)

                   373,573  
  27,054    

Rent-A-Center Inc/TX

                   652,542  
  106,646    

Rover Group Inc, (2)

                   675,069  
  47,362    

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc, (2)

                   3,194,093  
  21,386    

Signet Jewelers Ltd

                   1,501,297  
  69,448    

Six Flags Entertainment Corp, (2)

                   2,657,775  
  6,289    

Sleep Number Corp, (2)

                   255,082  
  35,197    

Steven Madden Ltd

                   1,445,189  
  118,219    

Tapestry Inc

                   3,891,769  
  145,172    

Terminix Global Holdings Inc, (2)

                   6,661,943  
  49,194    

Thor Industries Inc

                   3,765,801  
  63,524    

ThredUp Inc, Class A, (2)

                   418,623  
  27,793    

Traeger Inc, (2), (3)

                   166,480  
  82,986    

Travel + Leisure Co

                   4,604,063  
  7,816    

TravelCenters of America Inc, (2)

                   297,086  
  43,393    

Tupperware Brands Corp, (2)

                   762,849  
  59,925    

Victoria’s Secret & Co, (2)

                   2,823,666  
  98,219    

Wendy’s Co

                   1,940,807  
  27,950    

Wingstop Inc

                   2,564,692  
  6,495    

Wolverine World Wide Inc

                   128,731  
  138,302    

Workhorse Group Inc, (2), (3)

                   416,289  
  63,675    

WW International Inc, (2)

                   623,378  
  47,987    

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc

                   4,220,937  
  85,792    

XL Fleet Corp, (2)

                   120,109  
  19,842    

XPEL Inc, (2)

                   858,563  
  35,508    

YETI Holdings Inc, (2)

                                     1,735,276  
 

Total Consumer Discretionary

                                     157,520,848  
      Consumer Staples – 4.7%                                 
  10,242    

Andersons Inc

                   514,456  
  7,429    

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, (2)

                   478,056  
  8,048    

Casey’s General Stores Inc

                   1,620,062  
  41,680    

Chefs’ Warehouse Inc, (2)

                   1,525,488  
  170,241    

Darling Ingredients Inc, (2)

                   12,493,987  
  63,465    

Edgewell Personal Care Co

                   2,420,555  
  24,965    

Freshpet Inc, (2)

                   2,330,483  
  64,793    

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd, (2)

                   1,722,198  

 

71


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)

Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Consumer Staples (continued)                                 
  40,218    

Ingredion Inc

                 $ 3,422,954  
  105,160    

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc

                   6,951,076  
  13,540    

Medifast Inc

                   2,414,994  
  12,363    

MGP Ingredients Inc

                   1,129,113  
  71,185    

Performance Food Group Co, (2)

                   3,505,861  
  4,100    

United Natural Foods Inc, (2)

                   176,013  
  204,702    

US Foods Holding Corp, (2)

                   7,700,889  
  79,687    

Veru Inc, (2)

                   933,932  
  20,187    

Vital Farms Inc, (2)

                                     232,151  
 

Total Consumer Staples

                                     49,572,268  
      Energy – 3.7%                                 
  161,530    

Archrock Inc

                   1,406,926  
  72,549    

Cactus Inc, Class A

                   3,622,372  
  248,727    

ChampionX Corp

                   5,248,140  
  205,996    

Clean Energy Fuels Corp, (2)

                   1,207,137  
  56,987    

Core Laboratories NV

                   1,481,662  
  82,202    

Delek US Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,989,288  
  22,804    

DMC Global Inc, (2)

                   455,852  
  43,464    

Dril-Quip Inc, (2)

                   1,255,240  
  480,887    

NOV Inc

                   8,718,481  
  122,740    

Oceaneering International Inc, (2)

                   1,390,644  
  61,759    

Renewable Energy Group Inc, (2)

                   3,771,005  
  526,869    

TechnipFMC PLC, (2)

                   3,645,934  
  85,958    

Weatherford International PLC, (2)

                   2,774,724  
  77,773    

World Fuel Services Corp

                                     1,883,662  
 

Total Energy

                                     38,851,067  
      Financials – 14.0%                                 
  2,927    

Affiliated Managers Group Inc

                   367,543  
  16,216    

Amalgamated Financial Corp

                   285,239  
  26,084    

Amerant Bancorp Inc

                   693,574  
  11,153    

Ameris Bancorp

                   465,080  
  30,260    

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc

                   972,556  
  57,255    

Bancorp Inc, (2)

                   1,299,116  
  8,314    

Bank First Corp

                   587,800  
  44,884    

Bank OZK

                   1,724,443  
  51,927    

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc

                   1,284,674  
  37,464    

BOK Financial Corp

                   3,106,890  
  29,584    

Byline Bancorp Inc

                   694,041  
  28,865    

Capitol Federal Financial Inc

                   277,970  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Financials (continued)                                 
  5,682    

Cathay General Bancorp

                 $ 227,791  
  5,708    

Comerica Inc

                   467,485  
  5,737    

Commerce Bancshares Inc/MO

                   392,239  
  3,558    

Community Trust Bancorp Inc

                   141,644  
  30,074    

Cowen Inc, Class A

                   687,191  
  7,173    

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc

                   948,916  
  835    

Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc

                   140,589  
  36,938    

Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc, (2)

                   1,081,175  
  39,177    

East West Bancorp Inc

                   2,793,320  
  4,722    

Employers Holdings Inc

                   185,763  
  11,340    

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp, Class C

                   1,161,556  
  113,127    

First American Financial Corp

                   6,596,435  
  63,902    

First Busey Corp

                   1,435,878  
  11,398    

First Financial Bancorp

                   233,089  
  552,193    

First Horizon Corp

                   12,358,079  
  24,755    

First of Long Island Corp

                   415,389  
  10,025    

Flagstar Bancorp Inc

                   353,882  
  388,643    

FNB Corp/PA

                   4,477,167  
  616,205    

Genworth Financial Inc, Class A, (2)

                   2,286,121  
  16,870    

Glacier Bancorp Inc

                   771,971  
  105,525    

Hancock Whitney Corp

                   4,935,404  
  90,236    

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc

                   3,608,538  
  10,032    

Hanover Insurance Group Inc

                   1,472,898  
  58,711    

HarborOne Bancorp Inc

                   786,140  
  64,569    

International Bancshares Corp

                   2,569,201  
  59,349    

Janus Henderson Group PLC

                   1,808,958  
  36,029    

Live Oak Bancshares Inc

                   1,525,108  
  28,950    

LPL Financial Holdings Inc

                   5,438,836  
  10,375    

MGIC Investment Corp

                   135,498  
  20,243    

Morningstar Inc

                   5,126,135  
  73,934    

Mr Cooper Group Inc, (2)

                   3,324,812  
  72,645    

OceanFirst Financial Corp

                   1,360,641  
  10,383    

Old National Bancorp/IN

                   157,406  
  108,570    

Open Lending Corp, Class A, (2)

                   1,480,895  
  26,795    

Origin Bancorp Inc

                   1,009,636  
  56,450    

PennyMac Financial Services Inc

                   2,741,212  
  53,621    

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc

                   4,158,309  
  88,228    

Popular Inc

                   6,880,902  
  48,255    

Primerica Inc

                   6,251,918  
  42,325    

ProAssurance Corp

                   1,039,925  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Financials (continued)                                 
  4,957    

PROG Holdings Inc, (2)

                 $ 131,212  
  7,175    

QCR Holdings Inc

                   389,531  
  47,512    

Radian Group Inc

                   1,016,282  
  20,980    

Reinsurance Group of America Inc, Class A

                   2,251,574  
  12,689    

Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida

                   412,392  
  25,071    

Silvergate Capital Corp, Class A, (2)

                   2,932,304  
  300,835    

SLM Corp

                   5,032,970  
  2,228    

SouthState Corp

                   172,536  
  222,192    

Starwood Property Trust Inc

                   5,083,753  
  20,510    

StoneX Group Inc, (2)

                   1,390,168  
  158,433    

Synovus Financial Corp

                   6,581,307  
  61,464    

TFS Financial Corp

                   921,345  
  34,311    

TriState Capital Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,036,535  
  42,164    

Trupanion Inc, (2)

                   2,682,474  
  230,326    

Valley National Bancorp

                   2,759,305  
  19,453    

Victory Capital Holdings Inc, Class A

                   525,036  
  14,964    

Voya Financial Inc

                   944,827  
  12,346    

Western Alliance Bancorp

                   939,654  
  58,259    

Wintrust Financial Corp

                   5,087,176  
  50,315    

Zions Bancorp NA

                                     2,843,301  
 

Total Financials

                                     147,860,660  
      Health Care – 10.2%                                 
  13,307    

1Life Healthcare Inc, (2)

                   93,814  
  40,146    

Accolade Inc, (2)

                   223,212  
  18,959    

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc, (4)

                   8,721  
  38,378    

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   472,817  
  94,966    

AdaptHealth Corp, (2)

                   1,202,270  
  55,830    

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   396,951  
  45,095    

Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   990,737  
  254,901    

Alaunos Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   135,454  
  64,476    

Alector Inc, (2)

                   618,970  
  148,910    

Alkermes PLC, (2)

                   4,296,054  
  96,203    

Allogene Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   803,295  
  47,309    

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc, (2)

                   977,404  
  40,426    

Alphatec Holdings Inc, (2)

                   438,622  
  58,036    

AMN Healthcare Services Inc, (2)

                   5,673,019  
  21,797    

AnaptysBio Inc, (2)

                   510,050  
  89,432    

Anavex Life Sciences Corp, (2)

                   768,221  
  46,468    

AngioDynamics Inc, (2)

                   978,151  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Health Care (continued)                                 
  181,731    

Antares Pharma Inc, (2)

                 $ 1,011,333  
  37,376    

Apollo Medical Holdings Inc, (2), (3)

                   1,363,476  
  15,940    

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc, (2)

                   308,917  
  37,998    

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   1,562,098  
  7,763    

Artivion Inc, (2)

                   157,511  
  19,049    

Arvinas Inc, (2)

                   1,047,124  
  91,336    

Atara Biotherapeutics Inc, (2)

                   580,897  
  8,362    

AtriCure Inc, (2)

                   434,239  
  46,831    

Axogen Inc, (2)

                   339,056  
  16,312    

Axsome Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   517,906  
  29,855    

Beam Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   1,120,458  
  27,646    

BioAtla Inc, (2)

                   96,208  
  24,252    

Bioxcel Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   317,944  
  85,291    

Bluebird Bio Inc, (2)

                   309,606  
  46,595    

Bridgebio Pharma Inc, (2)

                   373,692  
  96,967    

Brookdale Senior Living Inc, (2)

                   599,256  
  27,927    

Caribou Biosciences Inc, (2)

                   206,660  
  33,556    

Cassava Sciences Inc, (2), (3)

                   700,314  
  54,293    

Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,589,699  
  59,943    

ChemoCentryx Inc, (2)

                   1,106,548  
  73,337    

Chimerix Inc, (2)

                   322,683  
  38,469    

Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)

                   619,351  
  7,694    

Computer Programs and Systems Inc, (2)

                   245,592  
  1,814    

CONMED Corp

                   241,189  
  13,718    

Corcept Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   295,074  
  11,947    

CorVel Corp, (2)

                   1,852,741  
  90,971    

Covetrus Inc, (2)

                   1,255,400  
  44,863    

Cross Country Healthcare Inc, (2)

                   840,733  
  34,385    

CryoPort Inc, (2)

                   775,726  
  33,863    

Cue Biopharma Inc, (2)

                   134,097  
  18,977    

Cullinan Oncology Inc, (2)

                   186,164  
  83,203    

Curis Inc, (2)

                   76,023  
  18,449    

Cutera Inc, (2)

                   1,001,965  
  44,673    

Denali Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   1,063,217  
  28,105    

Dyne Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   224,278  
  29,026    

Ensign Group Inc

                   2,331,659  
  34,603    

Envista Holdings Corp, (2)

                   1,370,971  
  28,996    

Erasca Inc, (2), (3)

                   211,091  
  29,624    

Essa Pharma Inc, (2), (3)

                   167,968  
  22,771    

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,611,276  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Health Care (continued)                                 
  13,364    

Fulgent Genetics Inc, (2)

                 $ 733,416  
  36,449    

G1 Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   187,348  
  9,575    

Glaukos Corp, (2)

                   452,802  
  34,860    

Globus Medical Inc, Class A, (2)

                   2,308,429  
  31,709    

Haemonetics Corp, (2)

                   1,606,695  
  20,849    

Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc, (2)

                   939,039  
  12,204    

Heska Corp, (2)

                   1,340,487  
  97,318    

Hims & Hers Health Inc, (2)

                   409,709  
  48,578    

Homology Medicines Inc, (2)

                   80,639  
  61,435    

Humacyte Inc, (2)

                   434,960  
  68,029    

Humanigen Inc, (2), (3)

                   127,895  
  13,963    

Icosavax Inc, (2)

                   101,232  
  32,003    

Ideaya Biosciences Inc, (2)

                   306,909  
  8,190    

IGM Biosciences Inc, (2)

                   137,101  
  14,011    

Imago Biosciences Inc, (2)

                   229,080  
  49,277    

Immunovant Inc, (2)

                   227,167  
  8,564    

Inari Medical Inc, (2)

                   691,115  
  10,619    

Inogen Inc, (2)

                   268,448  
  218,674    

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2), (3)

                   596,980  
  2,905    

Intellia Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   142,432  
  30,778    

Intersect ENT Inc, (2)

                   842,394  
  24,301    

iRhythm Technologies Inc, (2)

                   2,998,014  
  17,282    

iTeos Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   461,257  
  17,281    

Joint Corp, (2)

                   527,416  
  13,381    

Kinnate Biopharma Inc, (2)

                   99,956  
  20,814    

Kronos Bio Inc, (2)

                   98,450  
  21,409    

Krystal Biotech Inc, (2)

                   1,297,599  
  1,941    

LivaNova PLC, (2)

                   148,797  
  5,836    

MEDNAX Inc, (2)

                   108,083  
  24,870    

Meridian Bioscience Inc, (2)

                   636,423  
  40,282    

Merit Medical Systems Inc, (2)

                   2,497,887  
  61,934    

Mersana Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   215,530  
  33,948    

Merus NV, (2)

                   692,539  
  13,850    

Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc, (2), (3)

                   150,965  
  15,018    

National Research Corp

                   515,117  
  37,175    

Natus Medical Inc, (2)

                   1,236,812  
  83,502    

NeoGenomics Inc, (2)

                   789,094  
  127,794    

Nuvation Bio Inc, (2), (3)

                   595,520  
  515,343    

OPKO Health Inc, (2)

                   1,391,426  
  43,374    

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   222,942  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Health Care (continued)                                 
  32,689    

Owens & Minor Inc

                 $ 1,160,133  
  41,916    

Patterson Cos Inc

                   1,289,755  
  9,641    

Penumbra Inc, (2)

                   1,663,651  
  61,263    

Perrigo Co PLC

                   2,101,321  
  29,914    

PetIQ Inc, (2)

                   595,289  
  16,617    

Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   215,024  
  14,810    

Pliant Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   86,787  
  42,401    

Point Biopharma Global Inc, (2), (3)

                   360,833  
  29,121    

Praxis Precision Medicines Inc, (2)

                   235,880  
  47,356    

Precision BioSciences Inc, (2)

                   94,238  
  14,906    

Prelude Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   68,419  
  6,909    

Premier Inc, Class A

                   250,175  
  14,853    

Prometheus Biosciences Inc, (2)

                   390,634  
  26,777    

Prothena Corp PLC, (2)

                   780,817  
  27,353    

Provention Bio Inc, (2)

                   122,815  
  24,016    

Pulmonx Corp, (2)

                   578,786  
  18,588    

Quidel Corp, (2)

                   1,870,325  
  151,574    

R1 RCM Inc, (2)

                   3,413,446  
  24,417    

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   619,703  
  47,799    

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   296,354  
  7,164    

Relmada Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   179,888  
  17,036    

Repligen Corp, (2)

                   2,678,741  
  24,790    

Replimune Group Inc, (2)

                   415,728  
  14,131    

Revance Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   231,466  
  43,080    

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   269,681  
  51,318    

Rubius Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   85,188  
  44,456    

Sana Biotechnology Inc, (2)

                   335,643  
  21,861    

Scholar Rock Holding Corp, (2)

                   154,557  
  84,136    

Sema4 Holdings Corp, (2)

                   180,892  
  462,340    

Senseonics Holdings Inc, (2), (3)

                   647,276  
  12,396    

Shockwave Medical Inc, (2)

                   1,873,407  
  29,571    

Signify Health Inc, Class A, (2)

                   408,080  
  11,224    

Simulations Plus Inc

                   523,712  
  1,523    

STAAR Surgical Co, (2)

                   86,948  
  30,226    

Sutro Biopharma Inc, (2)

                   181,658  
  5,578    

Tandem Diabetes Care Inc, (2)

                   538,165  
  44,903    

Tango Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   330,486  
  21,020    

Taysha Gene Therapies Inc, (2)

                   76,933  
  20,196    

Theravance Biopharma Inc, (2)

                   194,891  
  14,793    

Tivity Health Inc, (2)

                   475,299  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Health Care (continued)                                 
  17,004    

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)

                 $ 1,202,013  
  37,156    

uniQure NV, (2)

                   555,111  
  47,741    

Varex Imaging Corp, (2)

                   947,659  
  20,592    

Verve Therapeutics Inc, (2)

                   307,233  
  106,916    

VG Acquisition Corp, (2), (3)

                   319,679  
  80,368    

Vir Biotechnology Inc, (2)

                   1,635,489  
  24,422    

XBiotech Inc

                   189,515  
  50,493    

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)

                   1,427,437  
  59,658    

Zogenix Inc, (2), (5)

                   40,567  
  1,158,976    

Zomedica Corp, (2), (3)

                   286,267  
  36,834    

Zymeworks Inc, (2)

                                     225,056  
 

Total Health Care

                                     107,205,056  
      Industrials – 18.1%                                 
  30,849    

AAON Inc

                   1,503,580  
  58,435    

ABM Industries Inc

                   2,820,657  
  35,425    

Acuity Brands Inc

                   6,110,104  
  187,499    

ADT Inc

                   1,284,368  
  24,746    

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc

                   2,535,475  
  37,712    

AECOM

                   2,660,959  
  28,187    

AeroVironment Inc, (2)

                   2,263,980  
  98,328    

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc

                   3,681,400  
  1,560    

ArcBest Corp

                   112,570  
  9,281    

Armstrong World Industries Inc

                   785,729  
  28,989    

ASGN Inc, (2)

                   3,288,802  
  26,900    

Atkore Inc, (2)

                   2,585,090  
  54,351    

Axon Enterprise Inc, (2)

                   6,098,182  
  46,629    

Blink Charging Co, (2), (3)

                   890,614  
  48,292    

Boise Cascade Co

                   3,649,909  
  41,237    

Builders FirstSource Inc, (2)

                   2,538,962  
  34,496    

Columbus McKinnon Corp/NY

                   1,222,883  
  44,260    

Comfort Systems USA Inc

                   3,736,429  
  61,745    

Cornerstone Building Brands Inc, (2)

                   1,505,961  
  16,667    

Curtiss-Wright Corp

                   2,381,881  
  6,818    

EMCOR Group Inc

                   725,981  
  44,478    

Energy Recovery Inc, (2)

                   823,733  
  23,501    

EnPro Industries Inc

                   2,190,528  
  73,532    

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp, (2)

                   3,065,549  
  29,883    

First Advantage Corp, (2)

                   518,769  
  105,689    

Flowserve Corp

                   3,457,087  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Industrials (continued)                                 
  2,244    

Franklin Electric Co Inc

                 $ 156,945  
  108,696    

FREYR Battery SA, (2), (3)

                   976,090  
  37,739    

FTI Consulting Inc, (2)

                   5,951,818  
  39,556    

GATX Corp

                   4,089,695  
  47,561    

GMS Inc, (2)

                   2,280,550  
  77,002    

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp, (2)

                   1,063,398  
  59,267    

GXO Logistics Inc, (2)

                   3,508,014  
  91,235    

Healthcare Services Group Inc

                   1,559,206  
  16,756    

Hexcel Corp

                   910,856  
  9,983    

Hubbell Inc

                   1,950,279  
  116,245    

Hyliion Holdings Corp, (2), (3)

                   373,146  
  8,186    

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc

                   251,474  
  9,263    

IAA Inc, (2)

                   339,489  
  3,340    

ICF International Inc

                   330,025  
  14,579    

John Bean Technologies Corp

                   1,718,718  
  39,529    

Kelly Services Inc, Class A

                   762,514  
  41,191    

Korn Ferry

                   2,530,775  
  16,020    

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, (2)

                   243,023  
  5,527    

Landstar System Inc

                   856,132  
  9,157    

Lindsay Corp

                   1,237,569  
  33,577    

Luxfer Holdings PLC

                   541,933  
  38,561    

Manitowoc Co Inc, (2)

                   510,548  
  25,546    

ManpowerGroup Inc

                   2,304,249  
  38,634    

Matthews International Corp, Class A

                   1,151,680  
  73,025    

Maxar Technologies Inc

                   2,352,135  
  29,809    

McGrath RentCorp

                   2,487,859  
  63,701    

Mercury Systems Inc, (2)

                   3,553,879  
  77,461    

MillerKnoll Inc

                   2,457,838  
  30,441    

Montrose Environmental Group Inc, (2)

                   1,381,108  
  5,600    

Moog Inc, Class A

                   447,272  
  96,097    

MRC Global Inc, (2)

                   1,152,203  
  18,428    

MSA Safety Inc

                   2,224,075  
  190,820    

Mueller Water Products Inc

                   2,295,565  
  20,455    

MYR Group Inc, (2)

                   1,617,786  
  419,350    

Nielsen Holdings PLC

                   11,242,773  
  1,729    

Oshkosh Corp

                   159,829  
  209,302    

Pitney Bowes Inc

                   1,103,022  
  63,893    

Primoris Services Corp

                   1,481,040  
  7,287    

Proto Labs Inc, (2)

                   310,499  
  10,815    

Quanta Services Inc

                   1,254,324  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Industrials (continued)                                 
  81,901    

Resideo Technologies Inc, (2)

                 $ 1,841,953  
  65,513    

Ryder System Inc

                   4,579,359  
  9,865    

Saia Inc, (2)

                   2,031,795  
  7,232    

Schneider National Inc, Class B

                   170,892  
  43,435    

SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc, (2)

                   6,125,638  
  103,232    

Steelcase Inc, Class A

                   1,210,911  
  61,978    

Stem Inc, (2), (3)

                   444,382  
  9,068    

Sterling Construction Co Inc, (2)

                   207,567  
  22,881    

Tennant Co

                   1,477,655  
  75,652    

Toro Co

                   6,061,995  
  61,084    

Trex Co Inc, (2)

                   3,554,478  
  23,158    

TriNet Group Inc, (2)

                   2,054,115  
  82,017    

Triton International Ltd

                   5,010,419  
  43,039    

TrueBlue Inc, (2)

                   1,100,507  
  47,723    

TuSimple Holdings Inc, (2)

                   494,888  
  81,791    

Upwork Inc, (2)

                   1,715,157  
  11,630    

Vectrus Inc, (2)

                   419,843  
  17,105    

Veritiv Corp, (2)

                   2,403,937  
  149,165    

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,117,246  
  11,636    

Watts Water Technologies Inc, Class A

                   1,483,125  
  43,024    

WESCO International Inc, (2)

                   5,303,138  
  206,005    

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp, (2)

                   7,230,775  
  28,514    

Zurn Water Solutions Corp

                                     890,207  
 

Total Industrials

                                     190,488,497  
      Information Technology – 13.8%                                 
  128,470    

ACI Worldwide Inc, (2)

                   3,548,341  
  56,475    

Altair Engineering Inc, (2)

                   3,067,722  
  20,479    

Aspen Technology Inc, (2)

                   3,246,741  
  53,671    

Avaya Holdings Corp, (2)

                   496,457  
  6,733    

Avnet Inc

                   293,963  
  18,744    

Badger Meter Inc

                   1,512,453  
  55,180    

Bottomline Technologies DE Inc, (2)

                   3,124,292  
  44,704    

Box Inc, Class A, (2)

                   1,368,836  
  57,877    

Bread Financial Holdings Inc

                   3,171,660  
  78,546    

BTRS Holdings Inc, (2)

                   527,829  
  16,087    

Cerence Inc, (2)

                   474,567  
  7,051    

Ciena Corp, (2)

                   389,004  
  12,438    

Cirrus Logic Inc, (2)

                   942,800  
  5,896    

Coherent Inc, (2)

                   1,579,538  
  221,821    

CommScope Holding Co Inc, (2)

                   1,337,581  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Information Technology (continued)                                 
  52,176    

Concentrix Corp

                 $ 8,216,677  
  40,166    

CSG Systems International Inc

                   2,469,004  
  21,044    

CTS Corp

                   744,326  
  61,821    

Dolby Laboratories Inc, Class A

                   4,789,273  
  6,708    

Duck Creek Technologies Inc, (2)

                   106,858  
  181,311    

E2open Parent Holdings Inc, (2)

                   1,403,347  
  66,271    

Envestnet Inc, (2)

                   5,277,822  
  33,171    

ePlus Inc, (2)

                   1,873,498  
  74,493    

EVERTEC Inc

                   2,935,024  
  40,973    

ExlService Holdings Inc, (2)

                   5,578,474  
  64,612    

First Solar Inc, (2)

                   4,718,614  
  1,580    

Five9 Inc, (2)

                   173,958  
  69,161    

Flex Ltd, (2)

                   1,140,465  
  66,674    

Harmonic Inc, (2)

                   553,394  
  42,720    

Insight Enterprises Inc, (2)

                   4,245,086  
  13,456    

Intapp Inc, (2)

                   335,593  
  37,591    

InterDigital Inc

                   2,137,048  
  52,190    

Itron Inc, (2)

                   2,493,638  
  42,834    

Jamf Holding Corp, (2)

                   1,319,287  
  30,715    

Kimball Electronics Inc, (2)

                   547,956  
  7,207    

KnowBe4 Inc, Class A, (2)

                   171,527  
  76,847    

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc

                   3,566,469  
  37,252    

Lumentum Holdings Inc, (2)

                   3,025,235  
  4,867    

Manhattan Associates Inc, (2)

                   635,387  
  46,813    

Methode Electronics Inc

                   2,088,328  
  34,931    

MicroVision Inc, (2), (3)

                   112,827  
  16,945    

Model N Inc, (2)

                   437,859  
  53,621    

N-able Inc, (2)

                   536,210  
  36,576    

National Instruments Corp

                   1,321,857  
  2,368    

nCino OpCo Inc, (2)

                   88,776  
  31,681    

New Relic Inc, (2)

                   2,004,457  
  15,095    

Novanta Inc, (2)

                   1,942,727  
  66,449    

Nutanix Inc, (2)

                   1,663,218  
  40,569    

Olo Inc, Class A, (2)

                   433,683  
  13,809    

OSI Systems Inc, (2)

                   1,092,292  
  29,713    

PAR Technology Corp, (2), (3)

                   981,718  
  47,956    

Plantronics Inc, (2)

                   1,911,526  
  7,101    

Plexus Corp, (2)

                   576,175  
  50,932    

Progress Software Corp

                   2,443,717  
  27,511    

PROS Holdings Inc, (2)

                   768,382  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Information Technology (continued)                                 
  42,631    

Rekor Systems Inc, (2), (3)

                 $ 126,614  
  112,615    

Ribbon Communications Inc, (2)

                   388,522  
  8,479    

Rogers Corp, (2)

                   2,295,435  
  10,865    

ShotSpotter Inc, (2)

                   298,244  
  97,145    

Sprinklr Inc, (2)

                   1,326,029  
  20,647    

Sprout Social Inc, Class A, (2)

                   1,265,248  
  25,941    

SPS Commerce Inc, (2)

                   3,103,322  
  32,529    

SYNAPTICS INC, (2)

                   4,828,605  
  94,099    

Teradata Corp, (2)

                   3,890,994  
  32,256    

Universal Display Corp

                   4,120,059  
  61,811    

Veeco Instruments Inc, (2)

                   1,416,708  
  6,056    

Vishay Precision Group Inc, (2)

                   189,008  
  115,079    

Vontier Corp

                   2,948,324  
  51,168    

WEX Inc, (2)

                   8,506,168  
  66,348    

Wolfspeed Inc, (2)

                   6,084,775  
  184,628    

Xerox Holdings Corp

                                     3,212,527  
 

Total Information Technology

                                     145,944,078  
      Materials – 6.1%                                 
  16,466    

AptarGroup Inc

                   1,890,791  
  123,916    

Arconic Corp, (2)

                   3,117,727  
  110,962    

Avient Corp

                   5,463,769  
  167,144    

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, (2)

                   4,240,443  
  1,536    

Balchem Corp

                   189,235  
  14,578    

Clearwater Paper Corp, (2)

                   482,678  
  26,201    

Commercial Metals Co

                   1,074,241  
  41,960    

Compass Minerals International Inc

                   2,481,095  
  11,351    

Graphic Packaging Holding Co

                   247,452  
  3,007    

Greif Inc, Class B

                   175,489  
  23,290    

Hawkins Inc

                   868,251  
  6,488    

HB Fuller Co

                   432,750  
  31,865    

Ingevity Corporation, (2)

                   1,908,713  
  30,068    

Innospec Inc

                   2,865,781  
  25,971    

Koppers Holdings Inc

                   630,056  
  101,406    

Louisiana-Pacific Corp

                   6,542,715  
  25,295    

Materion Corp

                   2,153,869  
  40,917    

Minerals Technologies Inc

                   2,602,730  
  48,089    

Ranpak Holdings Corp, (2)

                   725,182  
  50,717    

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co

                   10,054,645  
  16,648    

Royal Gold Inc

                   2,172,231  
  10,360    

Ryerson Holding Corp

                   381,352  

 

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Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Materials (continued)                                 
  20,975    

Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc

                 $ 957,089  
  36,093    

Sensient Technologies Corp

                   3,053,468  
  10,535    

Stepan Co

                   1,075,729  
  3,461    

Summit Materials Inc, Class A, (2)

                   96,216  
  35,644    

Trinseo PLC

                   1,691,308  
  221,335    

Valvoline Inc

                                     6,690,957  
 

Total Materials

                                     64,265,962  
      Real Estate – 10.1%                                 
  67,020    

Acadia Realty Trust

                   1,402,058  
  85,618    

Alexander & Baldwin Inc

                   1,815,102  
  118,837    

Brandywine Realty Trust

                   1,386,828  
  76,916    

Brixmor Property Group Inc

                   1,952,128  
  61,130    

CatchMark Timber Trust Inc

                   501,877  
  53,460    

City Office REIT Inc

                   793,346  
  97,819    

Cousins Properties Inc

                   3,511,702  
  14,389    

Cushman & Wakefield PLC, (2)

                   257,563  
  79,289    

Douglas Emmett Inc

                   2,335,854  
  105,967    

Easterly Government Properties Inc

                   2,018,671  
  179,113    

Empire State Realty Trust Inc

                   1,547,536  
  48,409    

Federal Realty Investment Trust

                   5,666,758  
  73,407    

Five Point Holdings LLC, Class A, (2)

                   429,431  
  15,053    

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc

                   407,635  
  6,184    

Highwoods Properties Inc

                   252,555  
  22,456    

Howard Hughes Corp, (2)

                   2,252,112  
  67,989    

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc

                   1,582,784  
  143,644    

JBG SMITH Properties

                   3,786,456  
  154,052    

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc

                   3,473,873  
  128,493    

Kilroy Realty Corp

                   8,994,510  
  96,595    

Kite Realty Group Trust

                   2,154,069  
  15,156    

Life Storage Inc

                   2,008,018  
  300,011    

LXP Industrial Trust

                   3,765,138  
  146,441    

Macerich Co

                   1,837,835  
  20,381    

Marcus & Millichap Inc

                   912,865  
  77,952    

Outfront Media Inc

                   1,995,571  
  286,428    

Park Hotels & Resorts Inc

                   5,645,496  
  106,575    

Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc

                   1,715,858  
  82,578    

PotlatchDeltic Corp

                   4,573,995  
  176,082    

Rayonier Inc

                   7,606,742  
  10,639    

Realogy Holdings Corp, (2)

                   116,603  
  105,398    

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc

                   8,225,260  

 

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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)                                 Value  
      Real Estate (continued)                                 
  70,152    

SL Green Realty Corp

                 $ 4,855,922  
  38,741    

St Joe Co

                   2,061,409  
  26,411    

Tejon Ranch Co, (2)

                   483,585  
  290,407    

Uniti Group Inc

                   3,598,143  
  203,110    

VICI Properties Inc

                   6,054,709  
  103,216    

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

                   2,486,473  
  138,525    

Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc, (2)

                                     2,672,147  
 

Total Real Estate

                                     107,138,617  
      Utilities – 2.0%                                 
  94,388    

Clearway Energy Inc, Class C

                   2,881,666  
  40,159    

Clearway Energy Inc

                   1,141,319  
  117,488    

New Jersey Resources Corp

                   5,070,782  
  93,278    

NextEra Energy Partners LP

                   6,217,911  
  42,429    

ONE Gas Inc

                   3,579,735  
  102,880    

Sunnova Energy International Inc, (2)

                                     1,776,737  
 

Total Utilities

                                     20,668,150  
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $1,067,327,890)

                                     1,052,614,148  
Shares     Description (1)             Coupon                  Value  
 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LENDING – 0.6%

 

              
      MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 0.6%                                 
  6,516,677    

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, (6)

               0.310% (7)                   $ 6,516,677  
 

Total Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending (cost $6,516,677)

 

       6,516,677  
 

Total Investments (cost $1,073,844,567) – 100.4%

                                     1,059,130,825  
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.4)%

                                     (4,249,661)  
 

Net Assets – 100%

                                   $ 1,054,881,164  

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment, or a portion of investment, is out on loan for securities lending. The total value of the securities out on loan as of the end of the reporting period was $5,719,307.

 

(4)

Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

 

(5)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 2.

 

(6)

The Fund may loan securities representing up to one third of the market value of its total assets (which includes collateral for securities on loan) to broker dealers, banks, and other institutions. The collateral maintained by the Fund shall have a market value, at the inception of each loan, equal to not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The cash collateral received by the Fund is invested in this money market fund.

 

(7)

The rate shown is the one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period.

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

84


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     NUDV     NUEM     NUDM     NULC     NULG     NULV     NUMG     NUMV     NUSC  

Assets

                 

Long-term investments, at value (cost $6,239,500, $172,355,860, $224,540,631, $23,820,006, $825,962,352, $1,343,953,995, $390,549,560, $299,547,534 and $1,067,327,890, respectively)(1)

  $ 6,152,966     $ 168,474,965     $ 213,634,295     $ 26,385,545     $ 802,571,198     $ 1,404,458,683     $ 344,155,383     $ 319,958,138     $ 1,052,614,148  

Investment purchased with collateral from securities lending, at value (cost approximates value)

          132,345                         3,286,668       8,194,547             6,516,677  

Cash

    24,660       244,255       531,865       40,598       4,108,572       25,892,167       390,336       396,236       2,278,566  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $—, $49,448, $125,916, $—, $—, $—, $—, $— and $—, respectively)

          49,552       126,159                                      

Receivable for:

                 

Dividends

    8,650       174,823       968,129       30,321       206,965       2,461,418       4,743       378,409       232,855  

Interest

          374       7,299                                     63  

Reclaims

    104       609       330,060       540       11,755       11,527             4,633        

Securities lending income

    8       118                         1,699       1,951             46,994  

Shares sold

                154                   5,579,640                    

Other Assets

                            5,191       7,069       2,342       1,523       6,852  

Total assets

    6,186,388       169,077,041       215,597,961       26,457,004       806,903,681       1,441,698,871       352,749,302       320,738,939       1,061,696,155  

Liabilities

                 

Payable for:

                 

Capital gains tax

          223,438                                            

Collateral from securities lending program

          132,345                         3,286,668       8,194,547             6,516,677  

Investments purchased – regular settlement

                            2,677,688       30,959,006                    

Accrued expenses:

                 

Management fees

    1,375       49,054       54,769       4,796       184,066       302,408       94,639       85,062       282,610  

Professional fees

    20       569       718       80       2,373       4,563       1,028       1,074       3,348  

Trustees fees

    35       816       1,007       156       4,770       7,545       1,991       1,743       6,180  

Other

          833       733             5,191       7,067       1,614       337       6,176  

Total liabilities

    1,430       407,055       57,227       5,032       2,874,088       34,567,257       8,293,819       88,216       6,814,991  

Net assets

  $ 6,184,958     $ 168,669,986     $ 215,540,734     $ 26,451,972     $ 804,029,593     $ 1,407,131,614     $ 344,455,483     $ 320,650,723     $ 1,054,881,164  

Shares outstanding

    250,000       5,900,000       7,900,000       750,000       15,000,000       39,050,000       9,000,000       9,450,000       28,900,000  

Net asset value (“NAV”) per share

  $ 24.74     $ 28.59     $ 27.28     $ 35.27     $ 53.60     $ 36.03     $ 38.27     $ 33.93     $ 36.50  

Net assets consist of:

                                                                       

Capital paid-in

  $ 6,254,190     $ 185,895,434     $ 228,441,312     $ 23,088,679     $ 812,463,640     $ 1,311,198,179     $ 384,954,189     $ 288,651,343     $ 981,952,687  

Total distributable earnings

    (69,232     (17,225,448     (12,900,578     3,363,293       (8,434,047     95,933,435       (40,498,706     31,999,380       72,928,477  

Net assets

  $ 6,184,958     $ 168,669,986     $ 215,540,734     $ 26,451,972     $ 804,029,593     $ 1,407,131,614     $ 344,455,483     $ 320,650,723     $ 1,054,881,164  

Authorized shares

    Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited       Unlimited  

Par value per share

  $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  

 

(1)

Includes securities loaned of $135,608, $3,104,885, $7,744,081 and $5,719,307 for NUEM, NULV, NUMG and NUSC, respectively.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

85


Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended April 30, 2022

(Unaudited)

 

     NUDV     NUEM     NUDM     NULC     NULG     NULV     NUMG     NUMV     NUSC  

Investment Income

                 

Investment Income

  $ 72,357     $ 1,429,691     $ 3,363,027     $ 220,574     $ 3,012,164     $ 14,151,238     $ 608,149     $ 2,638,300     $ 5,712,795  

Securities lending income, net

    9       288                   3,185       1,699       5,724       631       184,984  

Foreign tax withheld on dividend income

          (169,553     (271,529     (40           (13,657                 (9,365

Total investment income

    72,366       1,260,426       3,091,498       220,534       3,015,349       14,139,280       613,873       2,638,931       5,888,414  

Expenses

                 

Management fees

    7,046       250,935       268,663       29,017       1,110,449       1,620,195       555,917       450,954       1,666,918  

Professional fees

    46       1,248       1,571       245       7,495       11,005       3,154       2,553       9,341  

Trustees fees

    56       1,814       2,294       379       12,515       18,004       5,170       3,870       15,515  

Other

          688                                            

Total expenses

    7,148       254,685       272,528       29,641       1,130,459       1,649,204       564,241       457,377       1,691,774  

Net investment income (loss)

    65,218       1,005,741       2,818,970       190,893       1,884,890       12,490,076       49,632       2,181,554       4,196,640  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

                 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

                 

Investments and foreign currency

    11,110       (7,434,467     (1,302,563     697,051       675,704       16,686,489       2,846,057       8,890,139       2,640,159  

In-kind redemptions

                            13,828,185       10,615,686       3,105,178       1,697,878       12,518,776  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

    (214,521     (16,171,249     (25,274,291     (5,024,804     (230,025,389     (101,289,630     (115,154,337     (31,827,996     (181,336,156

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (203,411     (23,605,716     (26,576,854     (4,327,753     (215,521,500     (73,987,455     (109,203,102     (21,239,979     (166,177,221

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

  $ (138,193   $ (22,599,975   $ (23,757,884   $ (4,136,860   $ (213,636,610   $ (61,497,379   $ (109,153,470   $ (19,058,425   $ (161,980,581

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

86


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     NUDV            NUEM
      Unaudited
Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     For the Period
9/27/21
(commencement of
operations) through
10/31/21
           

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

     Year Ended
10/31/21
 

Operations

             

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 65,218      $ 9,824        $ 1,005,741      $ 1,364,689  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments and foreign currency

     11,110        (745        (7,434,467      4,176,730  

In-kind redemptions

                             

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

     (214,521      127,987                (16,171,249      3,168,035  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (138,193      137,066                (22,599,975      8,709,454  

Distributions to Shareholders

             

Dividends

     (68,105                     (3,002,760      (843,800

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (68,105                     (3,002,760      (843,800

Fund Share Transactions

             

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,254,190        5,000,000          71,377,169        68,334,486  

Cost of shares redeemed

                                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     1,254,190        5,000,000                71,377,169        68,334,486  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,047,892        5,137,066          45,774,434        76,200,140  

Net assets at the beginning of period

     5,137,066                       122,895,552        46,695,412  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 6,184,958      $ 5,137,066              $ 168,669,986      $ 122,895,552  

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

87


Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     NUDM            NULC  
     

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

    

Year Ended

10/31/21

           

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

     Year Ended
10/31/21
 

Operations

             

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,818,970      $ 3,505,041        $ 190,893      $ 283,914  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments and foreign currency

     (1,302,563      5,484,486          697,051        1,580,986  

In-kind redemptions

                             

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

     (25,274,291      15,607,992                (5,024,804      6,333,223  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (23,757,884      24,597,519                (4,136,860      8,198,123  

Distributions to Shareholders

             

Dividends

     (7,207,380      (1,159,650              (1,900,650      (781,000

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (7,207,380      (1,159,650              (1,900,650      (781,000

Fund Share Transactions

             

Proceeds from shares sold

     85,003,087        84,544,985          2,154,555        5,838,745  

Cost of shares redeemed

                                   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     85,003,087        84,544,985                2,154,555        5,838,745  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     54,037,823        107,982,854          (3,882,955      13,255,868  

Net assets at the beginning of period

     161,502,911        53,520,057                30,334,927        17,079,059  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 215,540,734      $ 161,502,911              $ 26,451,972      $ 30,334,927  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

88


 

      NULG            NULV  
  

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

    

Year Ended

10/31/21

           

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

    

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

Operations

             

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,884,890      $ 705,723        $ 12,490,076      $ 18,945,374  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments and foreign currency

     675,704        45,147,470          16,686,489        42,375,369  

In-kind redemptions

     13,828,185        33,580,463          10,615,686        16,717,581  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

     (230,025,389      162,316,822                (101,289,630      170,642,340  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (213,636,610      241,750,478                (61,497,379      248,680,664  

Distributions to Shareholders

             

Dividends

     (47,021,850      (11,336,250              (56,331,080      (9,383,400

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (47,021,850      (11,336,250              (56,331,080      (9,383,400

Fund Share Transactions

             

Proceeds from shares sold

     159,796,105        462,008,315          390,656,530        466,092,655  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (37,983,900      (94,249,625              (42,309,320      (64,004,845

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     121,812,205        367,758,690                348,347,210        402,087,810  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (138,846,255      598,172,918          230,518,751        641,385,074  

Net assets at the beginning of period

     942,875,848        344,702,930                1,176,612,863        535,227,789  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 804,029,593      $ 942,875,848              $ 1,407,131,614      $ 1,176,612,863  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

89


Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     NUMG            NUMV  
     

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

    

Year Ended

10/31/21

           

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

    

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

Operations

             

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 49,632      $ (180,804      $ 2,181,554      $ 3,242,523  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments and foreign currency

     2,846,057        47,003,207          8,890,139        20,277,055  

In-kind redemptions

     3,105,178        3,709,342          1,697,878         

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

     (115,154,337      40,699,813                (31,827,996      47,745,906  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (109,153,470      91,231,558                (19,058,425      71,265,484  

Distributions to Shareholders

             

Dividends

     (46,745,770      (9,360,450              (18,456,730      (2,019,540

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (46,745,770      (9,360,450              (18,456,730      (2,019,540

Fund Share Transactions

             

Proceeds from shares sold

     118,049,045        135,917,590          86,716,875        88,264,440  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (18,571,040      (10,127,755              (5,302,305       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     99,478,005        125,789,835                81,414,570        88,264,440  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (56,421,235      207,660,943          43,899,415        157,510,384  

Net assets at the beginning of period

     400,876,718        193,215,775                276,751,308        119,240,924  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 344,455,483      $ 400,876,718              $ 320,650,723      $ 276,751,308  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

90


 

      NUSC  
  

Unaudited

Six Months Ended

4/30/22

      

Year Ended

10/31/21

 

Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,196,640        $ 6,840,586  

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments and foreign currency

     2,640,159          71,288,449  

In-kind redemptions

     12,518,776          1,716,397  

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency

     (181,336,156        134,772,548  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (161,980,581        214,617,980  

Distributions to Shareholders

       

Dividends

     (77,261,695        (2,657,985

Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders

     (77,261,695        (2,657,985

Fund Share Transactions

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     220,552,760          528,600,519  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (32,794,945        (3,828,860

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     187,757,815          524,771,659  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (51,484,461        736,731,654  

Net assets at the beginning of period

     1,106,365,625          369,633,971  

Net assets at the end of period

   $ 1,054,881,164        $ 1,106,365,625  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

91


Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

          Investment Operations           Less Distributions                    
Year Ended October 31,   Beginning
NAV
   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)(a)

      

Net

Realized/

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

       Total           

From

Net

Investment

Income

      

From

Accumulated

Net Realized

Gains

       Total       

Ending

NAV

      

Ending

Market

Price

 

NUDV

                                     

2022(d)

  $ 25.69     $ 0.30        $ (0.95      $ (0.65     $ (0.30      $        $ (0.30      $ 24.74        $ 24.72  

2021(e)

    25.00       0.05          0.64          0.69                                          25.69          25.71  

NUEM

                                     

2022(d)

    34.14       0.22          (4.98        (4.76       (0.38        (0.41        (0.79        28.59          28.30  

2021

    29.18       0.52          4.86          5.38         (0.42                 (0.42        34.14          34.15  

2020

    25.57       0.40          3.75          4.15         (0.54                 (0.54        29.18          29.37  

2019

    23.78       0.58          1.70          2.28         (0.49                 (0.49        25.57          25.71  

2018

    27.69       0.59          (4.31        (3.72       (0.18        (0.01        (0.19        23.78          23.92  

2017(f)

    24.95       0.20          2.54          2.74                                          27.69          28.05  

NUDM

                                     

2022(d)

    32.30       0.47          (4.16        (3.69       (0.88        (0.45        (1.33        27.28          27.04  

2021

    24.33       0.98          7.42          8.40         (0.43                 (0.43        32.30          32.53  

2020

    26.74       0.54          (2.03        (1.49       (0.92                 (0.92        24.33          24.50  

2019

    24.10       0.75          2.44          3.19         (0.55                 (0.55        26.74          26.86  

2018

    26.39       0.71          (2.87        (2.16       (0.12        (0.01        (0.13        24.10          24.12  

2017(f)

    24.88       0.17          1.34          1.51                                          26.39          26.57  

NULC

                                     

2022(d)

    43.34       0.26          (5.79        (5.53       (0.43        (2.11        (2.54        35.27          35.24  

2021

    31.05       0.46          13.25          13.71         (0.48        (0.94        (1.42        43.34          43.39  

2020

    28.01       0.53          2.74          3.27         (0.21        (0.02        (0.23        31.05          30.95  

2019(g)

    24.96       0.19          2.86          3.05                                          28.01          27.99  

NULG

                                     

2022(d)

    71.98       0.13          (15.03        (14.90       (0.14        (3.34        (3.48        53.60          53.63  

2021

    49.60       0.07          23.82          23.89         (0.11        (1.40        (1.51        71.98          72.01  

2020

    38.97       0.18          10.91          11.09         (0.20        (0.26        (0.46        49.60          49.54  

2019

    33.84       0.29          5.96          6.25         (0.24        (0.88        (1.12        38.97          39.00  

2018

    30.47       0.25          3.31          3.56         (0.09        (0.10        (0.19        33.84          33.87  

2017(h)

    25.21       0.24          5.02          5.26                                          30.47          30.53  

 

 

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                  Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Total Return                                          Ratios to Average Net Assets           

Based

on

NAV(b)

   

Based

on

Market

Price(b)

          

Ending

Net

Assets

(000)

              Expenses       

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)

      

Portfolio

Turnover

Rate(c)

 
                      
  (2.56 )%      (2.73 )%      $ 6,185            0.25 %*         2.31 %*         38
  2.74       2.85               5,137                  0.25        2.04        0  
                      
  (14.19     (15.09       168,670            0.35        1.40        32  
  18.45       17.77         122,896            0.44          1.49          61  
  16.41       16.47         46,695            0.45          1.56          81  
  9.68       9.70         56,255            0.45          2.30          53  
  (13.55     (14.18       35,676            0.45          2.12          65  
  11.03       12.42               24,917                  0.45        1.86        13  
                      
  (11.92     (13.26       215,541            0.30        3.15        31  
  34.83       34.73         161,503            0.39          3.16          64  
  (5.91     (5.67       53,520            0.40          2.17          66  
  13.71       14.10         66,853            0.40          3.03          57  
  (8.25     (8.79       43,384            0.40          2.71          56  
  6.07       6.78               23,755                  0.40        1.65        9  
                      
  (13.48     (13.66       26,452            0.20        1.32        26  
  45.28       45.91         30,335            0.20          1.20          49  
  11.71       11.43         17,079            0.20          1.81          61  
  12.22       12.14               8,403                  0.20        1.75        9  
                      
  (21.61     (21.61       804,030            0.25        0.42        41  
  49.04       49.29         942,876            0.34          0.11          66  
  28.66       28.42         344,703            0.35          0.39          86  
  19.57       19.53         83,789            0.35          0.82          61  
  11.70       11.61         59,212            0.35          0.73          65  
  20.88       21.10               24,380                  0.35        0.98        30  

 

(a)

Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

 
(b)

Total Return Based on NAV reflects the change in NAV over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at NAV on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total Return Based on Market Price reflects the change in the market price per share over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at the ending market price per share on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total returns are not annualized.

 
(c)

Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. Portfolio Turnover Rate excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind creations or redemptions of Fund shares (as disclosed in Note 5 – Fund Shares).

 
(d)

Unaudited. For the six months ended April 30, 2022.

 
(e)

For the period September 27, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2021.

 
(f)

For the period June 6, 2017 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2017.

 
(g)

For the period June 3, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019.

 
(h)

For the period December 13, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2017.

 
*

Annualized.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

 

          Investment Operations           Less Distributions                    
Year Ended October 31,   Beginning
NAV
   

Net

Investment

Income

(Loss)(a)

      

Net

Realized/

Unrealized

Gain (Loss)

       Total           

From

Net

Investment

Income

      

From

Accumulated

Net Realized

Gains

       Total       

Ending

NAV

      

Ending

Market

Price

 

NULV

                                     

2022(d)

  $ 39.42     $ 0.37        $ (2.00      $ (1.63     $ (0.63      $ (1.13      $ (1.76      $ 36.03        $ 36.03  

2021

    28.62       0.77          10.50          11.27         (0.47                 (0.47        39.42          39.44  

2020

    31.52       0.77          (3.19        (2.42       (0.48                 (0.48        28.62          28.65  

2019

    28.75       0.74          3.00          3.74         (0.57        (0.40        (0.97        31.52          31.52  

2018

    27.83       0.71          0.56          1.27         (0.27        (0.08        (0.35        28.75          28.80  

2017(e)

    25.09       0.53          2.21          2.74                                          27.83          27.88  

NUMG

                                     

2022(d)

    57.68       0.01          (13.15        (13.14       (0.01        (6.26        (6.27        38.27          38.30  

2021

    42.94       (0.03        16.66          16.63         (0.02        (1.87        (1.89        57.68          57.71  

2020

    33.26       0.03          9.75          9.78         (0.10                 (0.10        42.94          42.83  

2019

    29.93       0.06          4.62          4.68         (0.06        (1.29        (1.35        33.26          33.32  

2018

    28.44       0.07          1.58          1.65         (0.04        (0.12        (0.16        29.93          30.12  

2017(e)

    25.10       0.09          3.25          3.34                                          28.44          28.46  

NUMV

                                     

2022(d)

    38.44       0.27          1.49          1.76         (0.01        (6.26        (6.27        33.93          33.91  

2021

    25.64       0.54          12.68          13.22         (0.42                 (0.42        38.44          38.50  

2020

    29.50       0.57          (3.71        (3.14       (0.72                 (0.72        25.64          25.67  

2019

    27.04       0.64          2.78          3.42         (0.62        (0.34        (0.96        29.50          29.57  

2018

    27.00       0.65          (0.38        0.27         (0.19        (0.04        (0.23        27.04          27.09  

2017(e)

    25.04       0.48          1.48          1.96                                          27.00          27.01  

NUSC

                                     

2022(d)

    45.25       0.15          (2.63        (2.48       (0.01        (6.26        (6.27        36.50          36.53  

2021

    30.68       0.36          14.41          14.77         (0.20                 (0.20        45.25          45.27  

2020

    29.65       0.28          1.03          1.31         (0.28                 (0.28        30.68          30.74  

2019

    28.23       0.34          2.06          2.40         (0.27        (0.71        (0.98        29.65          29.70  

2018

    27.84       0.35          0.30          0.65         (0.18        (0.08        (0.26        28.23          28.27  

2017(e)

    25.01       0.27          2.56          2.83                                          27.84          27.89  

 

 

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      Ratios/Supplemental Data  
Total Returns                                          Ratios to Average Net Assets           
Based
on
NAV(b)
    Based
on
Market
Price(b)
             Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
                Expenses       

Net
Investment
Income

(Loss)

       Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
 
                      
  (4.38 )%      (4.44 )%      $ 1,407,132            0.25 %*         1.93 %*         30
  39.68       39.63         1,176,613            0.34          2.13          59  
  (7.87     (7.78       535,228            0.35          2.63          38  
  13.80       13.59         94,569            0.35          2.51          66  
  4.57       4.56         45,995            0.35          2.46          59  
  10.90       11.11               27,828                  0.35        2.30        33  
                      
  (24.87     (24.87       344,455            0.30        0.03        43  
  39.51       39.92         400,877            0.39          (0.06        83  
  29.43       28.90         193,216            0.40          0.08          94  
  16.93       16.41         53,222            0.40          0.19          67  
  5.84       6.41         49,388            0.40          0.23          60  
  13.30       13.38               21,330                  0.40        0.38        53  
                      
  (5.75     (5.96       320,651            0.30        1.45        42  
  51.97       52.06         276,751            0.39          1.57          67  
  (10.98     (11.11       119,241            0.40          2.25          72  
  13.51       13.57         54,573            0.40          2.31          70  
  0.97       1.13         47,318            0.40          2.30          69  
  7.82       7.86               22,951                  0.40        2.12        46  
                      
  (13.40     (13.38       1,054,881            0.30        0.76        11  
  48.28       48.03         1,106,366            0.39          0.85          60  
  4.40       4.44         369,634            0.40          0.98          54  
  9.24       9.26         167,515            0.40          1.17          32  
  2.32       2.30         80,447            0.40          1.17          54  
  11.34       11.54               30,629                  0.40        1.17        36  

 

(a)

Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

 
(b)

Total Return Based on NAV reflects the change in NAV over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at NAV on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total Return Based on Market Price reflects the change in the market price per share over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at the ending market price per share on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total returns are not annualized.

 
(c)

Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. Portfolio Turnover Rate excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind creations or redemptions of Fund shares (as disclosed in Note 5 – Fund Shares).

 
(d)

Unaudited. For the six months ended April 30, 2022.

 
(e)

For the period December 13, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2017.

 
*

Annualized.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. General Information

Trust and Fund Information

The Nushares ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust is comprised of Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF (NUDV), Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM), Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) and Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), as diversified funds, among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 20, 2015. Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX. Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”).

Current Fiscal Period

The end of the reporting period for the Funds is April 30, 2022 and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended April 30, 2022 (the “current fiscal period”).

Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser

The Funds’ investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds’ portfolios, manages the Funds’ business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Teachers Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.

Other Matters

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and subsequent global pandemic began significantly impacting the U.S. and global financial markets and economies during the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2020. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has created significant uncertainty in the global economy. The duration and extent of COVID-19 over the long term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Funds’ normal course of business, results of operations, investments, and cash flows will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. Management continues to monitor and evaluate this situation.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The Net Asset Value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and creation unit transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and creation unit transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and creation unit transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.

Compensation

The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

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Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation

As of the end of the reporting period, the following Funds’ investments in non-U.S. securities were as follows:

 

NUEM      Value     

% of

Net Assets

 
Country:        

Hong Kong

     $ 51,992,026        30.8

Taiwan

       27,400,468        16.2  

India

       22,314,505        13.2  

South Korea

       20,087,082        11.9  

Brazil

       8,857,919        5.3  

Saudi Arabia

       8,325,365        4.9  

South Africa

       5,770,611        3.4  

Mexico

       3,894,032        2.3  

Indonesia

       3,787,052        2.2  

Thailand

       3,185,755        1.9  

Other

       12,860,150        7.8  
Total non-U.S. securities      $ 168,474,965        99.9

 

NUDM      Value     

% of

Net Assets

 
Country:        

Japan

     $ 47,686,112        22.1

United Kingdom

       33,636,039        15.6  

France

       21,871,902        10.1  

Switzerland

       21,813,992        10.1  

Australia

       17,637,904        8.2  

Germany

       17,591,097        8.2  

Netherlands

       8,286,548        3.8  

Hong Kong

       6,860,723        3.2  

Sweden

       5,301,180        2.5  

Denmark

       4,823,658        2.2  

Other

       28,125,140        13.1  
Total non-U.S. securities      $ 213,634,295        99.1

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the end of each day. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at each prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates associated with (i) foreign currency, (ii) investments and (iii) derivatives include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amounts actually received are recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with (i) investments and (ii) other assets and liabilities are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with investments in derivatives are recognized as a component of the respective derivative’s related “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

Indemnifications

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Investments and Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the end of trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as possible after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date and recorded at fair value. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a

 

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reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Securities lending income is comprised of fees earned from borrowers and income earned on cash collateral investments.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances

Reference Rate Reform

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only change to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. For new and existing contracts, the Funds may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has not yet elected to apply the amendments, is continuously evaluating the potential effect a discontinuation of LIBOR could have on the Funds’ investments and has currently determined that it is unlikely the ASU’s adoption will have a significant impact on the Funds’ financial statements and various filings.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Adopts New Rules to Modernize Fund Valuation Framework

In December 2020, the SEC voted to adopt a new rule governing fund valuation practices. New Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 will permit fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, which requires a fund to fair value a security when market quotations are not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31 a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth the recordkeeping requirements associated with fair value determinations. Finally, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues, including the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 became effective on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. A fund may voluntarily comply with the rules after the effective date, and in advance of the compliance date, under certain conditions. Management is currently assessing the impact of these provisions on the Funds’ financial statements.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

The Funds’ investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value utilizing valuation methods approved by the Board. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. U.S. GAAP establishes the three-tier hierarchy which is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major classifications of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

Equity securities and exchange-traded funds listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their sale price at the official close of business of such market or exchange on the valuation date. Foreign equity securities and registered investment companies that trade on a foreign exchange are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange where traded and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and that valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally classified as Level 1. lf there is no official close of business, then the latest available sale price is utilized. If no sales are reported, then the mean of the latest available bid and ask prices is utilized and these securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Prices of certain American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) held by the Funds that trade in the United States are valued based on the last traded price, official closing price, or an evaluated price provided by the independent pricing service (“pricing service”) and are generally classified as Level 1 or 2.

Prices of fixed-income securities are generally provided by a pricing service approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of tile following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

 

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Any portfolio security or derivative for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes tile market value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

NUDV   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 6,152,966      $      $      $ 6,152,966  
NUEM   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stocks

  $ 165,288,304      $ 3,185,756 **     $ 582 ***     $ 168,474,642  

Corporate Bonds

           323               323  
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending     132,345                      132,345  
Total   $ 165,420,649      $ 3,186,079      $ 582      $ 168,607,310  
NUDM   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 213,634,290      $      $ 5 ***     $ 213,634,295  
NULC   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 26,385,545      $      $      $ 26,385,545  
NULG   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 802,571,198      $      $      $ 802,571,198  
NULV   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 1,404,458,683      $      $      $ 1,404,458,683  
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending     3,286,668                      3,286,668  
Total   $ 1,407,745,351      $      $      $ 1,407,745,351  
NUMG   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 344,155,383      $      $      $ 344,155,383  
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending     8,194,547                      8,194,547  
Total   $ 352,349,930      $      $      $ 352,349,930  
NUMV   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stock

  $ 319,958,138      $      $      $ 319,958,138  
NUSC   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Long-Term Investments*:           

Common Stocks

  $ 1,052,564,860      $ 40,567 **      $ 8,721 ***     $ 1,052,614,148  
Investments Purchased with Collateral from Securities Lending     6,516,677                      6,516,677  
Total   $ 1,059,081,537      $ 40,567 **     $ 8,721      $ 1,059,130,825  
*

Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.

**

Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 2.

***

Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 3.

 

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4. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives

Portfolio Securities

Securities Lending

Each Fund may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of its total assets to broker-dealers, banks, and other institutions in order to generate additional income. When loaning securities, the Fund retains the benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. The loans are continuous, can be recalled at any time, and have no set maturity. State Street Bank and Trust Company, serves as the securities lending agent (the “Agent”).

When a Fund loans its portfolio securities, it will receive, at the inception of each loan, cash collateral equal to an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. The actual percentage of the cash collateral will vary depending upon the asset type of the loaned securities. Collateral for the loaned securities is invested in a government money market vehicle maintained by the Agent, which is subject to the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The value of the loaned securities and the liability to return the cash collateral received are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. If the market value of the loaned securities increases, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the Fund, which is also recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities out on loan are subject to termination at any time at the option of the borrower or the Fund. Upon termination, the borrower is required to return to the Fund securities identical to the securities loaned. During the term of the loan, the Fund bears the market risk with respect to the investment of collateral and the risk that the Agent may default on its contractual obligations to the Fund. The Agent bears the risk that the borrower may default on its obligation to return the loaned securities as the Agent is contractually obligated to indemnify the Fund if at the time of a default by a borrower some or all of the loan securities have not been returned.

Securities lending income recognized by a Fund consists of earnings on invested collateral and lending fees, net of any rebates to the borrower and compensation to the Agent. Such income is recognized on the Statements of Operations.

As of the end of the reporting period, the total value of the loaned securities and the total value of collateral received were as follows:

 

Fund   Asset Class out on Loan   Long-Term
Investments, at Value
    Total Collateral
Received
 
NUEM   Common Stocks   $ 135,608     $ 132,345  
NULV   Common Stocks   $ 3,104,885     $ 3,286,668  
NUMG   Common Stocks   $ 7,744,081     $ 8,194,547  
NUSC   Common Stocks   $ 5,719,307     $ 6,516,677  

Investment Transactions

Long-term purchases and sales (excluding in-kind transactions) during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

     NUDV      NUEM      NUDM      NULC      NULG  
Purchases   $ 2,142,135      $ 103,358,728      $ 56,247,581      $ 7,453,614      $ 367,364,234  
Sales     2,153,681        45,373,366        58,278,030        9,144,147        412,973,041  

 

     NULV      NUMG      NUMV      NUSC  
Purchases   $ 389,054,173      $ 159,215,258      $ 125,051,179      $ 381,385,894  
Sales     431,292,769        205,746,466        205,746,466        205,746,466  

In-kind transactions during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

     NUDV      NUEM      NUDM      NULC      NULG  
In-kind purchases   $ 1,250,103      $ 10,823,086      $ 81,192,410      $ 2,150,283      $ 159,679,409  
In-kind sales                                 37,933,079  

 

     NULV      NUMG      NUMV      NUSC  
In-kind purchases   $ 389,435,215      $ 117,856,178      $ 86,502,193      $ 219,981,637  
In-kind sales     42,213,837        18,534,362        5,293,244        32,681,619  

The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may have extended settlement periods; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have earmarked securities in their portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments. If a Fund has outstanding when-issued/delayed-delivery purchases commitments as of the end of the reporting period, such amounts are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Investments in Derivatives

Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.

Although each Fund is authorized to invest in derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, they did not make any such investments during the current fiscal period.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

In the normal course of business each Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Each Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the predetermined threshold amount.

5. Fund Shares

Each Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). Only certain institutional investors (referred to as “Authorized Participants”) who have entered into agreements with Nuveen Securities, LLC, the Funds’ distributor, may purchase and redeem Creation Units. Once created, shares of the Funds trade on the Exchange at market prices and are only available to individual investors through their brokers.

Creation Units are purchased and redeemed in-kind for a designated portfolio of securities included in each Fund’s respective Index and/or a specified amount of cash. Authorized Participants are charged fixed transaction fees in connection with purchasing and redeeming Creation Units. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses it incurs in purchasing or selling portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

Transactions in Fund shares during the current and prior fiscal period were as follows:

 

     NUDV      NUEM  
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     For the Period 9/27/21
(commencement of
operations) through
10/31/21
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold      50,000      $ 1,254,190        200,000      $ 5,000,000        2,300,000      $ 71,377,169        2,000,000      $ 68,334,486  
Shares redeemed                                                        
Net increase (decrease)      50,000      $ 1,254,190        200,000      $ 5,000,000        2,300,000      $ 71,377,169        2,000,000      $ 68,334,486  
     NUDM      NULC  
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold      2,900,000      $ 85,003,087        2,800,000      $ 84,544,985        50,000      $ 2,154,555        150,000      $ 5,838,745  
Shares redeemed                                                        
Net increase (decrease)      2,900,000      $ 85,003,087        2,800,000      $ 84,544,985        50,000      $ 2,154,555        150,000      $ 5,838,745  

 

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     NULG      NULV  
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold      2,450,000      $ 159,796,105        7,600,000      $ 462,008,315        10,300,000      $ 390,656,530        12,950,000      $ 466,092,655  
Shares redeemed      (550,000      (37,983,900      (1,450,000      (94,249,625      (1,100,000      (42,309,320      (1,800,000      (64,004,845
Net increase (decrease)      1,900,000      $ 121,812,205        6,150,000      $ 367,758,690        9,200,000      $ 348,347,210        11,150,000      $ 402,087,810  
     NUMG      NUMV  
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
     Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold      2,500,000      $ 118,049,045        2,650,000      $ 135,917,590        2,400,000      $ 86,716,875        2,550,000      $ 88,264,440  
Shares redeemed      (450,000      (18,571,040      (200,000      (10,127,755      (150,000      (5,302,305              
Net increase (decrease)      2,050,000      $ 99,478,005        2,450,000      $ 125,789,835        2,250,000      $ 81,414,570        2,550,000      $ 88,264,440  
                                 NUSC  
                                 Six Months Ended
4/30/22
     Year Ended
10/31/21
 
                                      Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold                  5,250,000      $ 220,552,760        12,500,000      $ 528,600,519  
Shares redeemed                                          (800,000      (32,794,945      (100,000      (3,828,860
Net increase (decrease)                                          4,450,000      $ 187,757,815        12,400,000      $ 524,771,659  

6. Income Tax Information

Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state and local jurisdictions. A Fund’s federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three fiscal years after being filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional period of time depending on the jurisdiction. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions taken for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of all investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Fund    Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
NUDV    $ 6,240,103      $ 389,218      $ (476,355    $ (87,137
NUEM      174,210,817        10,214,366        (15,817,873      (5,603,507
NUDM      225,362,266        7,723,538        (19,451,509      (11,727,971
NULC      23,832,721        4,579,878        (2,027,054      2,552,824  
NULG      826,082,388        69,365,634        (92,876,824      (23,511,190
NULV      1,347,685,037        140,947,507        (80,887,193      60,060,314  
NUMG      398,767,261        13,428,026        (59,845,357      (46,417,331
NUMV      299,733,612        36,112,163        (15,887,637      20,224,526  
NUSC      1,075,314,419        106,030,425        (122,214,019      (16,183,594

For purposes of this disclosure, tax cost generally includes the cost of portfolio investments as well as up-front fees or premiums exchanged on derivatives and any amounts unrealized for income statement reporting but realized income and/or capital gains for tax reporting, if applicable.

 

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As of prior fiscal period end, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
     Late-Year Loss
Deferrals
     Other
Book-to-Tax
Differences
       Total  
NUDV    $ 10,326      $      $   127,384      $   (644    $   —      $   —        $   137,066  
NUEM      2,482,138        170,242        10,567,843        (4,493,889             (349,047        8,377,287  
NUDM      6,345,262               13,491,419        (1,771,995                      18,064,686  
NULC      1,359,952        462,853        7,577,998                               9,400,803  
NULG      34,262,025        11,448,189        206,514,199                               252,224,413  
NULV      49,974,289        2,408,851        161,378,754                               213,716,894  
NUMG      31,768,184        14,895,344        68,737,006                               115,400,534  
NUMV      14,280,102        3,151,794        52,082,639                               69,514,535  
NUSC      54,974,733        19,060,527        165,515,631                               239,550,891  

As of prior fiscal period end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards, which will not expire:

 

Fund   Short-Term      Long-Term      Total  
NUDV   $ 644      $      $ 644  
NUEM     2,376,818        2,117,071        4,493,889  
NUDM     533,409        1,238,586        1,771,995  
NULC                    
NULG                    
NULV                    
NUMG                    
NUMV                    
NUSC                    

7. Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Management Fees

Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for its investment advisory services to the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser. The Adviser is responsible for substantially all other expenses of the Funds, except any future distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including any trustees’ counsel fees), certain compensation expenses of the Funds’ chief compliance officer, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.

The annual management fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based on a percentage of average daily net assets according to the following rates:

 

Fund   Management Fee  
NUDV     0.25
NUEM     0.35  
NUDM     0.30  
NULC     0.20  
NULG     0.25  
NULV     0.25  
NUMG     0.30  
NUMV     0.30  
NUSC     0.30  

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds or accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser (“Affiliated Entity”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board (“cross-trade”). These procedures have been designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by the Fund from or to an Affiliated Entity by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at the current market price (as provided by an independent pricing service) without incurring broker commissions.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

During the current fiscal period, the following Funds engaged in cross-trades pursuant to these procedures as follows:

 

Cross-Trades   NULG      NULV      NUMV      NUSC  
Purchases   $ 1,220,221      $ 349,608      $ 244,269      $ 617,559  
Sales                           
Realized gain (loss)                           

As of the end of the reporting period, the percentage of Funds shares owned by TIAA are as follows:

 

     NULC  
TIAA owned shares     26%  

 

104


Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Sub-Adviser

Teachers Advisors, LLC

730 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017-3206

  

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

200 East Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

 

Adminstrator, Custodian
and Transfer Agent

Brown Brothers Harriman

50 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02110

  

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL 60603

 

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

     

 

 

           
 

The tables below show the number and percentage of days during the current fiscal period that each Fund’s market price was greater than its NAV per share (i.e., at premium) and less than its NAV per share (i.e., at a discount). The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the applicable Fund’s listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).

 
          NUDV   NUEM   NUDM    
    Year Ended April 30, 2022    Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days    
  Premium/Discount Range:               
  Greater than 3.00%        1   0.8%      
  1.01% to 3.00%        34   27.2%   8   6.4%  
  0.51% to 1.00%        31   24.8%   39   31.2%  
  0.26% to 0.50%        14   11.2%   22   17.6%  
  0.00% to 0.25%    89   71.2%   16   12.8%   15   12.0%  
  (0.01)% to (0.25)%    35   28.0%   6   4.8%   15   12.0%  
  (0.26)% to (0.50)%    1   0.8%   11   8.8%   6   4.8%  
  (0.51)% to (1.00)%        7   5.6%   16   12.8%  
  (1.01)% to (3.00)%        5   4.0%   4   3.2%  
       125   100%   125   100%   125   100%  
          NULC   NULG   NULV    
    Year Ended April 30, 2022    Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days    
  Premium/Discount Range:               
  1.01% to 3.00%    1   0.8%          
  0.00% to 0.25%    109   87.2%   95   76.0%   108   86.4%  
  (0.01)% to (0.25)%    15   12.0%   30   24.0%   17   13.6%  
       125   100%   125   100%   125   100%  
          NUMG   NUMV   NUSC    
    Year Ended April 30, 2022    Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days   Number of Days   % of Total Days    
  Premium/Discount Range:               
  0.26% to 0.50%    1   0.8%          
  0.00% to 0.25%    105   84.0%   113   90.4%   97   77.6%  
  (0.01)% to (0.25)%    19   15.2%   12   9.6%   28   22.4%  
       125   100%   125   100%   125   100%  

 

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Additional Fund Information (Unaudited) (continued)

 

       

 

  Portfolio of Investments Information: Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  
       

 

  Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information: You may obtain (i) information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.  
       

 

  FINRA BrokerCheck: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.  

 

106


Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index (Net): An index designed to measure the performance of large and midcap securities across 21 of 23 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI Emerging Markets Index: An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap equity securities across 25 emerging market countries. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of the U.S. market. With over 600 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the U.S. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Growth Index: An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall growth style characteristics based on five variables: 1) long-term forward earnings per share (EPS) growth rate, 2) short-term forward EPS growth rate, 3) current internal growth rate, 4) long-term historical EPS growth trend and 5) long-term historical sales per share growth trend. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index: An index designed to measure the performance of mid-cap U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall growth style characteristics based on five variables: 1) long-term forward earnings per share (EPS) growth rate, 2) short-term forward EPS growth rate, 3) current internal growth rate, 4) long-term historical EPS growth trend, and 5) long-term historical sales per share growth trend. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index: An index designed to measure the performance of mid-cap U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall value style characteristics based on three variables: 1) book value to price, 2) twelve-month forward earnings to price, and 3) dividend yield. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Small-Cap Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

MSCI USA Value Index: An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall value style characteristics based on three variables: 1) book value to price, 2) twelve-month forward earnings to price, and 3) dividend yield. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.

 

107


Glossary of Terms Used in this Report (Unaudited) (continued)

 

TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index: A custom index that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA High Dividend Yield Index: A custom index that is based on the MSCI USA Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to represent the performance of a set of securities with high dividend income and quality characteristics while maximizing the exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index: A custom index that is based on the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Growth Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Value Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules-based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index: A custom index based on the MSCI USA Small-Cap Index (defined herein), its Base Index, and uses a rules based methodology that aims to increase the Base Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Base Index. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

108


Liquidity Risk Management Program

(Unaudited)

 

Discussion of the operation and effectiveness of the Funds’ liquidity risk management program

In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), each Fund covered in this Report the “Funds”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which is designed to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Program consists of various protocols for assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk. The Funds’ Board of Trustees previously designated Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Funds’ investment adviser, as the Administrator of the Program. The adviser’s Liquidity Monitoring and Analysis Team (“LMAT”) carries out day-to-day Program management with oversight by the adviser’s Liquidity Oversight Sub-Committee (the LOSC”). The LOSC is composed of personnel from the adviser and Teachers Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of the adviser.

At a May 23-25, 2022 meeting of the Board, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for calendar year 2021 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Program has been and continues to be adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and (as applicable) respond to each Fund’s liquidity developments.

In accordance with the Program, the LMAT assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk no less frequently than annually based on various factors, such as (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) cash flow projections, and (ii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents, borrowing arrangements, and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.

Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories (including the most liquid, “Highly Liquid”, and the least liquid, “lliquid”, discussed below), The classification is based on a determination of how long it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment Liquidity classification determinations take into account various market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and use third- party vendor data.

Any Fund that does not primarily hold highly liquid investments must, among other things, determine a minimum percentage of Fund assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”). During the Review Period, each Fund primarily held Highly Liquid investments and therefore was exempt from the requirement to adopt a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and to comply with the related requirements under the Liquidity Rule.

The Liquidity Rule also limits a Fund’s investments in Illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits a Fund from acquiring Illiquid investments if doing so would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments, and requires certain reporting to the Fund Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission any time a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid investments exceeds 15% of net assets. During the Review Period, no Fund exceeded the 15% limit on Illiquid investments.

 

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