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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 

  

811-22329

Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Mark L. Winget

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (312) 917-7700      

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31         

Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2023      

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


Closed-End
Funds
Closed-End
Funds
Nuveen
December
31,
2023
Annual
Report
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
JGH
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
NPCT
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
JLS
2
Table
of
Contents
Letter
to
Shareholders
3
Important
Notices
4
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Fund
Leverage
9
Common
Share
Information
11
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
13
Performance
Overview
and
Holdings
Summaries
14
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
21
Portfolios
of
Investments
23
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
51
Statement
of
Operations
52
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
53
Statement
of
Cash
Flows
55
Financial
Highlights
58
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
63
Shareholder
Update
81
Important
Tax
Information
110
Additional
Fund
Information
111
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
112
Board
Members
&
Officers
114
Letter
to
Shareholders
3
Dear
Shareholders,
Financial
markets
spent
the
past
year
focused
on
the
direction
of
inflation
and
whether
policy
makers
would
be
able
to
deliver
a
soft
landing
in
their
economies.
After
more
than
a
year
and
a
half
of
interest
rate
increases
by
the
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(Fed)
and
other
central
banks,
financial
conditions
have
tightened
and
inflation
rates
have
cooled
considerably.
The
Fed
increased
the
target
fed
funds
rate
from
near
zero
in
March
2022
to
a
range
of
5.25%
to
5.50%
at
its
latest
increase
in
July
2023,
then
left
the
rate
unchanged
through
January
2024.
At
its
December
2023
policy
meeting,
the
Fed
acknowledged
the
fed
funds
rate
may
have
reached
its
peak,
and
then
in
January
2024
removed
the
suggestion
that
another
hike
was
possible.
But
current
inflation
rates
remain
above
central
banks’
targets,
and
the
trajectory
from
here
is
difficult
to
predict
given
that
monetary
policy
acts
on
the
economy
with
long
and
variable
lags.
Surprisingly,
economies
were
relatively
resilient
for
much
of
2023.
The
“most
predicted
recession”
did
not
materialize
in
the
U.S.
during
2023,
while
U.K.
and
European
economic
growth
had
begun
to
show
signs
of
stagnation
or
decline
in
the
second
half
of
the
year.
U.S.
gross
domestic
product
rose
3.3%
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2023,
slower
than
4.9%
in
the
third
quarter
but
still
ahead
of
2.1%
in
the
second
quarter
and
2.0%
in
the
first
quarter.
For
2023
overall,
GDP
grew
2.5%
(from
the
2022
annual
level
to
the
2023
annual
level),
compared
to
1.9%
in
2022.
Much
of
the
growth
was
driven
by
a
relatively
strong
jobs
market,
which
kept
consumer
sentiment
and
spending
elevated
despite
long-term
interest
rates
nearing
multi-year
highs,
a
series
of
U.S.
regional
bank
failures
and
shocks
from
flaring
geopolitical
tensions.
While
central
banks
are
likely
nearing
the
end
of
this
interest
rate
hiking
cycle,
there
are
still
upside
risks
to
inflation
and
downside
risks
to
the
economy.
Some
labor
market
and
consumer
indicators
are
softening.
Government
funding
and
deficits
remain
a
concern,
especially
as
the
U.S.
election
year
gets
underway.
The
markets
will
continue
to
try
to
anticipate
monetary
policy
shifts
as
the
Fed
evaluates
incoming
data
and
adjusts
its
rate
setting
activity
on
a
meeting-
by-meeting
basis.
Geopolitical
risks
from
relations
with
China,
to
wars
in
Europe
and
the
Middle
East
also
expand
the
range
of
outcomes
from
economies
and
markets
around
the
world.
All
these
uncertainties,
and
others,
will
remain
sources
of
short-term
market
volatility.
In
this
environment,
Nuveen
remains
committed
to
filtering
the
market
noise
for
investable
opportunities
that
ultimately
serve
long-term
investment
objectives.
Maintaining
a
long-term
perspective
is
also
important
for
investors,
and
we
encourage
you
to
review
your
time
horizon,
risk
tolerance
and
investment
goals
with
your
financial
professional.
On
behalf
of
the
other
members
of
the
Nuveen
Fund
Board,
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
earn
your
trust
in
the
months
and
years
ahead.
Terence
J.
Toth
Co-Chair
of
the
Board
February
22,
2024
4
Important
Notices
Portfolio
Manager
Update
for
JGH
Effective
March
21,
2023,
John
Espinosa,
Brenda
Langenfeld,
CFA,
and
Katherine
Renfrew
have
been
added
as
portfolio
managers
and
Anders
Persson
no
longer
serves
as
a
portfolio
manager
of
the
Fund.
Mr.
Persson
continues
in
his
role
as
Chief
Investment
Officer
of
Nuveen
Global
Fixed
Income.
There
were
no
other
changes
to
the
portfolio
management
of
the
Fund
during
the
reporting
period.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH)
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT)
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(JLS)
The
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH)
features
portfolio
management
by
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(NAM)
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser.
The
Fund’s
portfolio
managers
are
Kevin
Lorenz,
CFA,
Jacob
Fitzpatrick,
CFA,
Brenda
Langenfeld,
CFA,
Katherine
Renfrew
and
John
Espinosa.
The
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT)
features
portfolio
management
by
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(NAM)
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser.
The
Fund’s
portfolio
managers
are
Stephen
Liberatore,
CFA,
Jessica
Zarzycki,
CFA
and
Kristal
Seales,
CFA.
The
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(JLS)
features
portfolio
management
by
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
(TAL),
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser.
The
Fund’s
portfolio
managers
are
Aashh
Parekh,
CFA,
Nicholas
Travaglino
and
Stephen
Virgilio.
Effective
March
21,
2023,
John
Espinosa,
Brenda
Langenfeld,
and
Katherine
Renfrew
were
added
as
portfolio
managers
of
the
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH).
Anders
Persson
continues
in
his
role
as
Chief
Investment
Officer
of
Nuveen
Global
Fixed
Income
but
no
longer
serves
as
a
portfolio
manager
of
the
Fund.
Kevin
Lorenz
and
Jacob
Fitzpatrick
continue
to
serve
as
portfolio
managers
of
the
Fund.
Here
the
Funds’
portfolio
management
teams
review
economic
and
financial
market
conditions,
key
investment
strategies
and
the
performance
of
the
Funds
for
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023.
For
more
information
on
the
Funds’
investment
objectives
and
policies,
please
refer
to
the
Shareholder
Update
section
at
the
end
of
the
report.
What
factors
affected
the
economy
and
financial
markets
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
The
U.S.
economy
performed
better
than
expected
despite
persistent
inflationary
pressure
and
rising
interest
rates
during
the
twelve-month
period
ended
December
31,
2023.
Gross
domestic
product
rose
at
an
annualized
rate
of
3.3%
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2023,
after
sharply
accelerating
to
5.2%
(annualized)
in
third
quarter
of
2023,
according
to
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Economic
Analysis
initial
estimate.
For
the
year
as
a
whole,
GDP
was
up
2.5%
(from
the
2022
annual
level
to
the
2023
annual
level),
compared
with
an
increase
of
1.9%
in
2022.
During
the
reporting
period,
price
pressures
eased
in
comparison
to
2022
given
normalization
in
supply
chains,
falling
energy
prices
and
aggressive
measures
by
the
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(Fed)
and
other
global
central
banks
to
tighten
financial
conditions
and
slow
demand
in
their
economies.
Nevertheless,
during
the
reporting
period
inflation
levels
remained
higher
than
central
banks’
target
levels.
The
Fed
raised
its
target
fed
funds
rate
four
times
during
the
reporting
period,
bringing
it
to
a
range
of
5.25%
to
5.50%
as
of
July
2023
and
voting
to
hold
it
at
that
level
at
its
remaining
meetings
in
2023.
During
the
beginning
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fed’s
activity
led
to
significant
volatility
in
bond
and
stock
markets,
given
the
uncertainty
of
how
rising
interest
rates
would
affect
the
economy.
One
of
the
most
highly
visible
impacts
occurred
in
the
U.S.
regional
banking
sector
in
March
2023,
when
Silicon
Valley
Bank,
Signature
Bank,
First
Republic
Bank
and
Silvergate
Bank
failed.
In
the
same
month,
Swiss
bank
UBS
agreed
to
buy
Credit
Suisse,
which
was
considered
vulnerable
in
the
current
environment.
The
Fed’s
monetary
tightening
policy
also
contributed
to
an
increase
in
the
U.S.
dollar’s
value
relative
to
major
world
currencies,
which
acts
as
a
headwind
to
the
profits
of
international
companies
and
U.S.
domestic
companies
with
overseas
earnings.
During
the
reporting
period,
elevated
inflation
and
higher
borrowing
costs
weighed
on
some
segments
of
the
economy,
including
the
real
estate
market.
Consumer
spending,
however,
has
remained
more
resilient
than
expected,
in
part
because
of
a
still-strong
labor
market,
another
key
gauge
of
the
economy’s
health.
As
of
December
2023,
the
unemployment
rate
was
3.7%,
near
its
pre-
pandemic
low,
with
monthly
job
growth
continuing
to
moderate.
The
strong
labor
market
and
wage
gains
helped
the
U.S.
economy
during
the
reporting
period,
even
as
the
Fed
sought
to
soften
job
growth
to
help
curb
inflation
pressures.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
6
During
the
reporting
period,
investors
also
continued
to
monitor
government
funding
and
deficits.
The
U.S.
government
avoided
a
default
scenario
after
approving
an
increase
to
the
debt
ceiling
limit
in
June
2023.
At
the
same
time,
the
potential
for
a
government
shutdown
loomed
but
was
ultimately
avoided
with
funding
resolutions
passed
in
September
and
November
2023.
Notably,
in
August
2023,
ratings
agency
Fitch
downgraded
U.S.
debt
from
AAA
to
AA+
based
on
concerns
about
the
U.S.’s
growing
fiscal
debt
and
reduced
confidence
in
fiscal
management.
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
The
Fund
seeks
to
deliver
high
current
income
through
a
diversified
portfolio
of
global
high-income
securities
that
may
span
the
capital
structure
and
credit
spectrum,
including
high
yield
bonds
from
the
U.S.
and
developed
markets
(DM)
and
emerging
markets
(EM),
as
well
as
preferred
securities
and
contingent
capital
securities
(CoCos).
The
Fund
uses
leverage,
which
is
discussed
in
more
detail
later
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
portfolio
management
team
positioned
the
Fund
more
defensively
because
of
the
slowing
economy
and
lagged
effects
of
higher
interest
rates
and
increased
funding
costs
on
companies.
Following
a
late-year
rally
in
CCC-rated
debt,
the
portfolio
management
team
decreased
the
Fund’s
CCC
exposure
from
an
overweight
to
an
underweight.
Proceeds
shifted
into
BBB-rated
and
BB-rated
debt,
improving
the
Fund’s
overall
credit
quality,
and
reducing
its
BB
underweight.
In
terms
of
sectors,
the
portfolio
management
team
continued
to
emphasize
more
defensive,
non-cyclical
industries
over
more
cyclical,
economic-growth
dependent
industries.
The
Fund
maintained
overweight
positions
in
energy,
banking,
basic
industry,
electric
utilities,
and
insurance,
and
underweights
in
capital
goods,
cyclicals,
gaming,
packaging,
and
aerospace
and
defense.
The
Fund
also
maintained
out-of-benchmark
allocations
to
senior
loans,
preferred
securities,
and
CoCos.
Following
weakness
caused
by
the
banking
crisis
in
March
2023,
the
portfolio
management
team
increased
exposure
to
CoCos,
particularly
those
issued
by
global
systemically
important
banks
(GSIBs)
based
on
their
strong
stress
test
results
and
improving
valuations.
The
Fund’s
senior
loan
exposure
also
increased
during
the
reporting
period
as
the
yields
offered
in
the
segment
remained
attractive
versus
high
yield
bonds.
The
portfolio
management
team
further
decreased
EM
sovereign
debt
exposure
because
of
geopolitical
events
and
expectations
for
a
slowing
global
economy.
JGH’s
duration
was
kept
close
to
neutral
versus
its
benchmark’s
duration
during
the
reporting
period.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
For
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023,
JGH
outperformed
the
Bloomberg
Global
High
Yield
Index
(USD
Hedged).
For
the
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
Bloomberg
Global
High
Yield
Index
(USD
Hedged).
Security
selection
within
the
DM
high
yield
corporate
sector
contributed
to
relative
performance,
particularly
in
the
energy,
technology
and
health
care
sectors.
Energy
credits
broadly
benefited
from
widespread
de-leveraging
and
improving
balance
sheets
among
companies
in
the
sector,
as
well
as
several
merger
and
acquisition
announcements.
In
technology,
the
Fund
benefited
from
its
lack
of
exposure
to
certain
stressed
communications-related
companies,
while
remaining
overweight
to
lower-quality
technology
companies.
Health
care
holdings
benefited
from
improving
credit
spreads
as
labor
inflation
tempered,
while
there
was
generally
an
increase
in
patient
volumes
back
to
pre-Covid
levels.
Within
the
EM
high
yield
segment,
the
Fund
continued
to
benefit
from
its
lack
of
exposure
to
distressed
Chinese
real
estate
development
companies
in
the
benchmark.
Significant
policy
changes
implemented
by
China’s
government
in
2020
continued
to
have
wide-ranging
negative
impacts
on
the
country’s
real
estate
market
and
economy.
The
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
through
bank
borrowings
contributed
to
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period
and
was
also
accretive
to
overall
common
share
income.
Leverage
is
discussed
in
more
detail
later
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
The
EM
sovereign
debt
segment
detracted
from
relative
performance
primarily
because
of
the
Fund’s
lack
of
exposure
to
Argentina’s
sovereign
debt,
which
served
to
partially
offset
the
outperformance
during
the
reporting
period.
These
distressed
bonds
rallied
toward
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
following
the
country’s
election
of
a
new
president
who
announced
an
economic
reform
package.
The
portfolio
management
team
remained
skeptical
about
the
sustainability
of
these
reforms
and
continued
to
avoid
owning
Argentina
sovereign
bonds
in
JGH’s
portfolio.
7
Within
the
Fund’s
out-of-benchmark
exposure
to
preferred
securities
and
CoCos,
its
small
position
in
Credit
Suisse
Additional
Tier
1
CoCos
also
detracted
from
relative
performance.
These
securities
were
written
down
to
zero
following
UBS’s
takeover
of
Credit
Suisse
in
March
2023.
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
The
Fund
seeks
total
return
through
high
current
income
and
capital
appreciation,
investing
primarily
in
fixed
income
investments
while
giving
special
consideration
to
certain
impact
and
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
uses
leverage,
which
is
discussed
in
more
detail
later
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
portfolio
management
team
continued
to
seek
out
attractively
valued,
yield-producing
securities
with
a
focus
on
expanding
impact
exposure.
At
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
portfolio
held
approximately
62%
in
impact
investments
and
38%
in
issuers
demonstrating
ESG
leadership.
Impact
investing
focuses
on
projects
that
create
a
positive
social
or
environmental
impact,
while
ESG
leadership
focuses
on
companies
that
are
implementing
better
standards
in
their
business
practices.
The
portion
of
the
portfolio
invested
in
accordance
with
the
impact
framework
is
not
additionally
subject
to
ESG
criteria.
The
Fund
remained
broadly
diversified
across
impact
categories,
with
approximately
34%
in
renewable
energy
and
climate
change,
18%
in
natural
resources,
9%
in
community
and
economic
development,
and
1%
in
affordable
housing.
At
the
sector
level,
the
Fund
remained
primarily
invested
in
corporate
bonds,
including
investment
grade,
below
investment
grade
and
emerging
markets
(EM)
corporate
bonds.
The
portfolio
also
included
preferred
securities,
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(CMBS),
and
government-related
credit,
with
small
allocations
to
senior
loans,
municipal
bonds
and
asset-backed
securities
(ABS).
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
For
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023,
NPCT
underperformed
the
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark,
which
consists
of
60%
Bloomberg
MSCI
U.S.
Green
Bond
Index
and
40%
Bloomberg
U.S.
Corporate
High
Yield
Bond
Index.
For
the
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark.
The
Fund’s
out-of-benchmark
allocation
to
CMBS
was
the
primary
detractor
from
relative
performance.
Consistent
with
its
mandate,
the
Fund
emphasizes
single-asset,
single-borrower
pools
of
energy
efficient
properties
that
carry
engineering
certifications,
such
as
LEED
(Leadership
in
Energy
and
Environmental
Design)
or
BREEAM
(Building
Research
Establishment
Environmental
Assessment
Methodology).
Most
of
these
CMBS
collateral
pools
are
high
quality,
well-tenanted
office
or
office-anchored
developments
in
thriving
central
business
districts.
The
portfolio
management
team
remains
confident
in
the
credit
worthiness
of
the
borrower
and
asset
value
of
the
collateral,
and
believes
the
securities
offer
attractive
relative
value.
However,
the
market
continued
to
indiscriminately
sell
CMBS
with
office
exposure,
creating
a
headwind
for
performance
over
the
reporting
period.
The
Fund’s
underweight
allocations
to
government-related
agency
and
credit
relative
to
the
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark
were
positive
contributors,
which
served
to
partially
offset
the
Fund’s
underperformance
during
the
reporting
period.
Spreads
in
those
higher
quality
sectors
experienced
less
tightening
than
in
other,
more
credit-sensitive
sectors
such
as
investment
grade
and
below
investment
grade
corporate
bonds.
In
addition,
the
Fund
was
overweight
corporate
bonds,
on
average,
during
the
reporting
period,
which
further
contributed
to
relative
performance.
The
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
through
bank
borrowings,
reverse
repurchase
agreements
and
the
issuance
of
variable
rate
preferred
shares
detracted
from
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period.
Leverage
is
discussed
in
more
detail
later
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund
used
cross-currency
swaps
and
foreign
exchange
forwards
to
hedge
its
euro
exposure
to
U.S.
dollars.
The
cross-currency
swaps
and
the
foreign
exchange
forwards
had
a
negligible
impact
on
relative
results
during
the
reporting
period.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
8
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(JLS)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
objective
is
to
generate
high
current
income
through
opportunistic
investments
in
securitized
credit.
The
Fund
invests
in
mortgage-backed
securities
(MBS),
including
residential
mortgage-backed
securities
(RMBS)
and
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(CMBS),
and
non-mortgage
related
asset-backed
securities
(ABS).
ABS
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
collateralized
loan
obligations
as
well
as
pools
of
consumer
auto
loans,
credit
card
receivables,
aircraft
leases
and
maintenance
agreements,
timeshare
agreements,
and
solar
cells.
The
Fund
uses
leverage,
which
is
discussed
in
more
detail
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund
remained
tactical,
adding
to
RMBS
and
CMBS
exposures
when
relative
value
opportunities
or
market
weakness
presented
an
attractive
entry
point.
ABS
positioning
favored
securities
offering
credit
exposure
with
marginal
duration
extension.
Toward
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund
took
advantage
of
the
market
rally
to
trim
positions
that
performed
well
and
had
limited
upside
going
forward
and
used
the
proceeds
to
pay
down
leverage.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023?
For
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
December
31,
2023,
JLS
outperformed
the
JLS
Linked
Benchmark,
which
consists
of
a
50/50
blend
of
USD-denominated,
investment
grade
fixed
and
floating-rate
ABS
and
fixed-rate
CMBS.
For
the
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
JLS
Linked
Benchmark.
The
largest
contributor
to
relative
performance
was
the
Fund’s
MBS
positioning.
MBS
performed
well
as
spreads
tightened
and
mortgage
market
fundamentals
remained
relatively
strong,
with
the
rally
late
in
the
reporting
period
boosting
performance.
Collateralized
loan
obligations
(CLOs)
added
to
relative
performance,
as
the
rising
yield
curve
over
much
of
the
reporting
period
benefited
floating-rate
securities
including
CLOs.
The
Fund’s
selection
within
the
ABS
sector
also
provided
a
positive
contribution
to
relative
performance.
Partially
offsetting
the
Fund’s
relative
outperformance
was
its
exposure
to
CMBS.
The
CMBS
sector
was
the
leading
detractor
during
the
reporting
period,
particularly
the
office
sector
which
continued
to
be
negatively
impacted
by
the
uncertainty
of
the
return-to-
office
outlook
and
the
health
of
the
regional
banking
sector.
The
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
through
bank
borrowings
and
reverse
repurchase
agreements
contributed
to
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period
and
was
also
accretive
to
overall
common
share
income.
Leverage
is
discussed
in
more
detail
later
in
the
Fund
Leverage
section
of
this
report.
This
material
is
not
intended
to
be
a
recommendation
or
investment
advice,
does
not
constitute
a
solicitation
to
buy,
sell
or
hold
a
security
or
an
investment
strategy
and
is
not
provided
in
a
fiduciary
capacity.
The
information
provided
does
not
take
into
account
the
specific
objectives
or
circumstances
of
any
particular
investor,
or
suggest
any
specific
course
of
action.
Investment
decisions
should
be
made
based
on
an
investor’s
objectives
and
circumstances
and
in
consultation
with
his
or
her
advisors.
Certain
statements
in
this
report
are
forward-looking
statements.
Discussions
of
specific
investments
are
for
illustration
only
and
are
not
intended
as
recommendations
of
individual
investments.
The
forward-looking
statements
and
other
views
expressed
herein
are
those
of
the
portfolio
managers
as
of
the
date
of
this
report.
Actual
future
results
or
occurrences
may
differ
significantly
from
those
anticipated
in
any
forward-looking
statements
and
the
views
expressed
herein
are
subject
to
change
at
any
time,
due
to
numerous
market
and
other
factors.
The
Funds
disclaim
any
obligation
to
update
publicly
or
revise
any
forward-looking
statements
or
views
expressed
herein.
Each
Fund
uses
credit
quality
ratings
for
its
portfolio
securities
provided
by
Moody’s
Investors
Service,
Inc.
(Moody’s),
Standard
&
Poor’s
(S&P)
and
Fitch,
Inc.
(Fitch).
For
JGH
and
NPCT,
if
all
three
of
Moody’s,
S&P,
and
Fitch
provide
a
rating
for
a
security,
the
middle
rating
is
used;
if
two
of
the
three
agencies
rate
a
security,
the
lower
rating
is
used;
and
if
only
one
rating
agency
rates
a
security,
that
rating
is
used.
For
JLS,
the
highest
rating
given
by
Moody’s,
S&P
and
Fitch
is
used.
This
treatment
of
split-rated
securities
may
differ
from
that
used
for
other
purposes,
such
as
for
Fund
investment
policies.
AAA,
AA,
A,
and
BBB
are
investment
grade
ratings;
BB,
B,
CCC/CC/C
and
D
are
below-investment
grade
ratings.
Holdings
designated
N/R
are
not
rated
by
these
national
rating
agencies.
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Fund
Leverage
9
IMPACT
OF
THE
FUND’S
LEVERAGE
STRATEGY
ON
PERFORMANCE
One
important
factor
impacting
the
common
share
returns
of
the
Funds
relative
to
their
comparative
benchmarks
was
the
use
of
leverage
through
bank
borrowings,
Taxable
Fund
Preferred
Shares
(TFP)
for
NPCT
and
reverse
repurchase
agreements
for
NPCT
and
JLS.
The
Funds
use
leverage
because
our
research
has
shown
that,
over
time,
leveraging
provides
opportunities
for
additional
income.
The
opportunity
arises
when
short-term
rates
that
a
Fund
pays
on
its
leveraging
instruments
are
lower
than
the
interest
the
Fund
earns
on
its
portfolio
of
long-term
bonds
that
it
has
bought
with
the
proceeds
of
that
leverage.
However,
use
of
leverage
can
expose
Fund
common
shares
to
additional
price
volatility.
When
a
Fund
uses
leverage,
the
Fund’s
common
shares
will
experience
a
greater
increase
in
their
net
asset
value
if
the
securities
acquired
through
the
use
of
leverage
increase
in
value,
but
will
also
experience
a
correspondingly
larger
decline
in
their
net
asset
value
if
the
securities
acquired
through
leverage
decline
in
value.
All
this
will
make
the
shares’
total
return
performance
more
variable
over
time.
In
addition,
common
share
income
in
levered
funds
will
typically
decrease
in
comparison
to
unlevered
funds
when
short-term
interest
rates
increase
and
increase
when
short-term
interest
rates
decrease.
In
recent
quarters,
fund
leverage
expenses
have
generally
tracked
the
overall
movement
of
short-term
interest
rates.
While
fund
leverage
expenses
are
higher
than
their
prior
year
lows,
leverage
nevertheless
continues
to
provide
the
opportunity
for
incremental
common
share
income,
particularly
over
longer-term
periods.
JLS's
use
of
leverage
contributed
while
JGH's
use
of
leverage
significantly
contributed
to
relative
performance
over
the
reporting
period.
In
addition,
JLS
and
JGH's
use
of
leverage
was
accretive
to
overall
common
share
income.
NPCT's
use
of
leverage
detracted
from
relative
performance
over
the
reporting
period.
JGH
also
continued
to
use
interest
rate
swap
contracts
to
partially
hedge
its
future
interest
cost
of
leverage.
The
interest
rate
swaps
contributed
to
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period.
As
of
December
31,
2023,
the
Funds’
percentages
of
leverage
are
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
*Effective
leverage
is
a
Fund’s
effective
economic
leverage,
and
includes
both
regulatory
leverage
and
the
leverage
effects
of
reverse
repurchase
agreements,
certain
derivative
and
other
investments
in
a
Fund’s
portfolio
that
increase
the
Fund’s
investment
exposure.
Regulatory
leverage
consists
of
preferred
shares
issued
or
borrowings
of
the
Fund.
Both
of
these
are
part
of
a
Fund’s
capital
structure.
A
Fund,
however,
may
from
time
to
time
borrow
on
a
typically
transient
basis
in
connection
with
its
day-to-day
operations,
primarily
in
connection
with
the
need
to
settle
portfolio
trades.
Such
incidental
borrowings
are
excluded
from
the
calculation
of
a
Fund’s
effective
leverage
ratio.
Regulatory
leverage
is
subject
to
asset
coverage
limits
set
forth
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940.
THE
FUNDS’
REGULATORY
LEVERAGE
Bank
Borrowings
As
noted
previously,
the
Funds
employ
leverage
through
the
use
of
bank
borrowings.
The
Funds’
bank
borrowings
activities
are
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
Refer
to
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
for
further
details.
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
As
noted
previously,
JLS
and
NPCT
use
reverse
repurchase
agreements,
in
which
the
Fund
sells
to
a
counterparty
a
security
that
it
holds
with
a
contemporaneous
agreement
to
repurchase
the
same
security
at
an
agreed-upon
price
and
date.
The
Funds’
transactions
in
reverse
repurchase
agreements
are
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Effective
Leverage
*
27.74%
35.78%
26.33%
Regulatory
Leverage
*
27.74%
29.76%
5.09%
Current
Reporting
Period
Subsequent
to
the
Close
of
the
Reporting
Period
Fund
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
January
1,
2023
Draws
Paydowns
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Balance
Outstanding
Draws
Paydowns
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
February
22,
2024
JGH
$127,000,000
$
-
$(8,000,000)
$119,000,000
$120,906,849
$-
$-
$
119,000,000
NPCT
$105,500,000
$
-
$(30,000,000)
$75,500,000
$98,815,068
$-
$-
$75,500,000
JLS
$12,495,000
$
825,000
$(7,800,000)
$5,520,000
$9,418,151
$-
$(1,000,000)
$4,520,000
10
Fund
Leverage
(continued)
Refer
to
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
for
further
details.
Taxable
Fund
Preferred
Shares
As
noted
previously,
in
addition
to
bank
borrowings,
NPCT
also
issued
TFP.
The
Fund’s
transactions
in
TFP
are
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
Refer
to
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
for
further
details.
Current
Reporting
Period
Subsequent
to
the
Close
of
the
Reporting
Period
Fund
Outstanding
Balance
as
January
1,
2023
Sales
Purchases
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Balance
Outstanding
Sales
Purchases
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
February
22,
2024
NPCT
$45,820,000
  $183,280,000
$(183,280,000)
$45,820,000
$45,820,000
$12,000,000
$(12,000,000)
$45,820,000
JLS
$32,145,000
   $123,203,000
$(124,100,000)
$31,248,000
$31,597,438
$30,478,000
$(30,478,000)
$31,248,000
Current
Reporting
Period
Subsequent
to
the
Close
of
the
Reporting
Period
Fund
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
January
1,
2023
Issuance
Redemptions
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Balance
Outstanding
Sales
Purchases
Outstanding
Balance
as
of
February
22,
2024
NPCT
$70,000,000
$-
$-
$70,000,000
$70,000,000
  $
-
  $
-
  $70,000,000
Common
Share
Information
11
COMMON
SHARE
DISTRIBUTION
INFORMATION
FOR
JGH
AND
JLS
The
following
information
regarding
the
distributions
for
JGH
and
JLS
are
current
as
of
December
31,
2023,
the
Funds’
fiscal
and
tax
year
end,
and
may
differ
from
previously
issued
distribution
notices.
Each
Fund’s
distribution
policy,
which
may
be
changed
by
the
Board,
is
to
make
regular
monthly
cash
distributions
to
holders
of
its
common
shares
(stated
in
terms
of
a
fixed
cents
per
common
share
dividend
distribution
rate
which
may
be
set
from
time
to
time).
Each
Fund
intends
to
distribute
all
or
substantially
all
of
its
net
investment
income
through
its
regular
monthly
distribution
and
to
distribute
realized
capital
gains
at
least
annually.
In
addition,
in
any
monthly
period,
to
maintain
its
declared
per
common
share
distribution
amount,
a
Fund
may
distribute
more
or
less
than
its
net
investment
income
during
the
period.
In
the
event
a
Fund
distributes
more
than
its
net
investment
income
during
any
yearly
period,
such
distributions
may
also
include
realized
gains
and/or
a
return
of
capital.
To
the
extent
that
a
distribution
includes
a
return
of
capital
the
NAV
per
share
may
erode.
The
practice
of
maintaining
a
stable
distribution
level
had
no
material
effect
on
each
Fund’s
investment
strategy
during
the
most
recent
fiscal
period
and
is
not
expected
to
have
such
an
effect
in
future
periods,
however,
distributions
in
excess
of
Fund
returns
will
cause
its
NAV
per
share
to
erode.
For
additional
information,
refer
to
the
distribution
information
section
below
and
in
the
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
herein.
The
following
table
provides
the
sources
of
distributions
and
may
include
amounts
attributed
to
realized
gains
and/or
returns
of
capital.
A
return
of
capital
may
occur,
for
example,
when
some
or
all
of
the
money
that
you
invested
in
a
Fund
is
paid
back
to
you.
A
return
of
capital
distribution
does
not
necessarily
reflect
a
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
should
not
be
confused
with
“yield”
or
“income.”
The
Funds
attribute
these
estimates
equally
to
each
regular
distribution
throughout
the
year.
The
amounts
and
sources
of
distributions
reported
in
this
notice
are
for
financial
reporting
purposes
and
are
not
being
provided
for
tax
reporting
purposes.
The
actual
amounts
and
character
of
the
distributions
for
tax
reporting
purposes
will
be
reported
to
shareholders
on
Form
1099-DIV,
which
will
be
sent
to
shareholders
shortly
after
calendar
year-end.
Because
distribution
source
estimates
are
updated
throughout
the
current
fiscal
year
based
on
a
Fund’s
performance,
those
estimates
may
differ
from
both
the
tax
information
reported
to
you
in
your
Fund’s
1099
statement,
as
well
as
the
ultimate
economic
sources
of
distributions
over
the
life
of
your
investment.
The
figures
in
the
table
below
provide
the
sources
of
distributions
and
may
include
amounts
attributed
to
realized
gains
and/or
returns
of
capital.
More
details
about
each
Fund’s
distributions
are
available
on
www.nuveen.com/en-us/
closed-end-funds.
COMMON
SHARE
DISTRIBUTION
INFORMATION
FOR
NPCT
The
following
information
regarding
the
Fund’s
distributions
is
current
as
of
December
31,
2023,
the
Fund’s
fiscal
and
tax
year
end,
and
may
differ
from
previously
issued
distribution
notifications.
On
November
29,
2023,
the
Funds’
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”)
updated
the
Fund’s
distribution
policy.
Effective
for
distributions
payable
on
December
29,
2023,
the
Fund’s
distribution
policy,
which
may
be
changed
by
the
Board,
is
to
make
regular
monthly
cash
distributions
to
holders
of
its
common
shares
(stated
in
terms
of
a
fixed
cents
per
common
share
dividend
distribution
rate
which
may
be
set
from
time
to
time).
The
Fund
intends
to
distribute
all
or
substantially
all
of
its
net
investment
income
through
its
regular
monthly
distribution
and
to
distribute
realized
capital
gains
at
least
annually.
In
addition,
in
any
monthly
period,
to
maintain
its
declared
per
common
share
distribution
amount,
the
Fund
may
distribute
more
or
less
than
its
net
investment
income
during
the
period.
In
the
event
the
Fund
distributes
more
than
its
net
investment
income
during
any
yearly
period,
such
distributions
may
also
include
realized
gains
and/or
a
return
of
capital.
To
the
extent
that
a
distribution
includes
a
return
of
capital
the
NAV
per
share
may
erode.
If
the
Fund’s
distribution
includes
anything
other
than
net
investment
income,
the
Fund
will
provide
a
notice
to
shareholders
of
its
best
estimate
of
the
distribution
sources
at
that
the
time
of
the
distribution.
These
estimates
may
not
match
the
final
tax
characterization
(for
the
full
year’s
distributions)
contained
in
shareholders’
1099-DIV
forms
after
the
end
of
the
year.
Data
as
of
December
31,
2023
Current
Month
Percentage
of
Distributions
Fiscal
YTD
Per
Share
Amounts
Fund
Net
Investment
Income
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Total
Distributions
Net
Investment
Income
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
JGH
(FYE
12/31)
76.29%
0.00%
23.71%
$1.2420
$0.9475
$0.0000
$0.2945
JLS
(FYE
12/31)
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
$1.5686
$1.5686
$0.0000
$0.0000
Common
Share
Information
(continued)
12
The
following
table
provides
the
sources
of
distributions
and
may
include
amounts
attributed
to
realized
gains
and/or
returns
of
capital.
A
return
of
capital
may
occur,
for
example,
when
some
or
all
of
the
money
that
you
invested
in
the
Fund
is
paid
back
to
you.
A
return
of
capital
distribution
does
not
necessarily
reflect
the
Fund’s
investment
performance
and
should
not
be
confused
with
“yield”
or
“income.”
The
Fund
attributes
these
estimates
equally
to
each
regular
distribution
throughout
the
year.
The
amounts
and
sources
of
distributions
reported
in
this
notice
are
for
financial
reporting
purposes
and
are
not
being
provided
for
tax
reporting
purposes.
The
actual
amounts
and
character
of
the
distributions
for
tax
reporting
purposes
will
be
reported
to
shareholders
on
Form
1099-DIV,
which
will
be
sent
to
shareholders
shortly
after
calendar
year-end.
Because
distribution
source
estimates
are
updated
throughout
the
current
fiscal
year
based
on
a
Fund’s
performance,
those
estimates
may
differ
from
both
the
tax
information
reported
to
you
in
your
Fund’s
1099
statement,
as
well
as
the
ultimate
economic
sources
of
distributions
over
the
life
of
your
investment.
The
figures
in
the
table
below
provide
the
sources
of
distributions
and
may
include
amounts
attributed
to
realized
gains
and/or
returns
of
capital.
More
details
about
each
Fund’s
distributions
are
available
on
www.nuveen.com/en-us/
closed-end-funds.
NUVEEN
CLOSED-END
FUND
DISTRIBUTION
AMOUNTS
The
Nuveen
Closed-End
Funds’
monthly
and
quarterly
periodic
distributions
to
shareholders
are
posted
on
www.nuveen.com
and
can
be
found
on
Nuveen’s
enhanced
closed-end
fund
resource
page,
which
is
at
https://www.nuveen.com/resource-center-
closedend
funds,
along
with
other
Nuveen
closed-end
fund
product
updates.
To
ensure
timely
access
to
the
latest
information,
shareholders
may
use
a
subscribe
function,
which
can
be
activated
at
this
web
page
(https://www.nuveen.com/subscriptions).
COMMON
SHARE
REPURCHASES
The
Funds’
Board
of
Trustees
authorized
an
open-market
share
repurchase
program,
allowing
each
Fund
to
repurchase
and
retire
an
aggregate
of
up
to
approximately
10%
of
its
outstanding
common
shares.
During
the
current
reporting
period,
the
Funds
did
not
repurchase
any
of
their
outstanding
common
shares.
As
of
December
31,
2023,
and
since
the
inception
of
the
Funds’
repurchase
program,
each
Fund
have
cumulatively
repurchased
and
retired
its
outstanding
common
shares
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
OTHER
COMMON
SHARE
INFORMATION
As
of
December
31,
2023,
the
Funds’
common
share
prices
were
trading
at
a
premium/(discount)
to
their
common
share
NAVs
and
trading
at
an
average
premium/(discount)
to
NAV
during
the
current
reporting
period,
as
follows:
Data
as
of
December
31,
2023
Fiscal
YTD
Per
Share
Sources
of
Distribution
Percentage
of
the
Distribution
Fund
Per
Share
Distribution
Net
Investment
Income
Long-Term
Gains
Short-Term
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Net
Investment
Income
Long-Term
Gains
Short-Term
Gains
Return
of
Capital
NPCT
(FYE
12/31)
$1.0360
$0.4447
$0.0000
$0.0000
$0.5913
42.93%
0.00%
0.00%
57.07%
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Common
shares
cumulatively
repurchased
and
retired
900,000
0
10,814
Common
shares
authorized
for
repurchase
2,315,000
2,875,000
545,000
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Common
share
NAV
$13.37
$11.94
$18.78
Common
share
price
$12.20
$10.08
$16.88
Premium/(Discount)
to
NAV
(8.75)%
(15.58)%
(10.12)%
Average
premium/(discount)
to
NAV
(10.84)%
(14.65)%
(13.80)%
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
13
Bloomberg
Global
High
Yield
Index
(USD
Hedged):
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
fixed-rate,
high
yield
debt
of
companies
in
the
U.S.,
developed
markets
and
emerging
markets.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Bloomberg
MSCI
U.S.
Green
Bond
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
USD-
denominated,
investment
grade
fixed
income
securities
issued
by
U.S.
and
non-U.S.
companies
to
fund
projects
with
direct
environmental
benefits.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Bloomberg
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
USD-denominated,
fixed-rate
U.S.
investment
grade
taxable
bond
market.
The
index
includes
Treasuries,
government-related
and
corporate
securities,
mortgage
backed
securities
(MBS),
asset-backed
securities
(ABS)
and
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(CMBS).
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Bloomberg
U.S.
Corporate
High
Yield
Bond
Index
:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
USD-
denominated,
fixed
rate
corporate
high
yield
bond
market.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
ICE
BofA
U.S.
ABS
&
CMBS
Index:
An
index
that
consists
of
a
50/50
blend
of
USD-denominated
investment
grade
fixed-
and
floating-rate
asset
backed
securities
(ABS)
and
fixed-rate
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(CMBS)
publicly
issued
in
the
U.S.
domestic
market.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
JLS
Linked
Benchmark:
Represents
the
linked
returns
between
the
Bloomberg
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index
(defined
herein)
through
October
13,
2019,
and
the
ICE
BofA
U.S.
ABS
&
CMBS
Index
(defined
herein)
subsequent
to
October
13,
2019.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark:
Consists
of:
1)
60%
Bloomberg
MSCI
U.S.
Green
Bond
Index
(defined
herein),
and
2)
40%
Bloomberg
U.S.
Corporate
High
Yield
Bond
Index
(defined
herein).
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
14
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
Performance
Overview
and
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
JGH
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Fund
Performance*
*For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
Bloomberg
Global
High
Yield
Index
(USD
Hedged).
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results.
Current
per-
formance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
data
shown.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
shareholders
may
have
to
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
upon
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Returns
at
NAV
are
net
of
Fund
expenses,
and
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions.
Comparative
index
return
information
is
provided
for
the
Fund’s
shares
at
NAV
only.
Indexes
are
not
available
for
direct
investment.
Daily
Common
Share
NAV
and
Share
Price
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of December
31,
2023
 -
Common
Share
Price 
Total
Returns
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
JGH
at
Common
Share
NAV
11/24/14
15.15%
4.77%
3.82%
JGH
at
Common
Share
Price
11/24/14
20.80%
7.15%
4.82%
Bloomberg
Global
High
Yield
Index
(USD
Hedged)
13.66%
4.43%
4.38%
15
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
This
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
The
Funds
uses
credit
quality
ratings
for
its
portfolio
securities
provided
by
Standard
&
Poor’s
Group,
Moody’s
Investors
Service,
Inc.
and
Fitch,
Inc.
If
all
three
provide
a
rating
for
a
security,
the
middle
is
used;
if
two
of
the
three
agencies
rate
a
security,
the
lower
rating
is
used;
and
if
only
one
rating
agency
rates
a
security,
that
rating
is
used.
This
treatment
of
split-rated
securities
may
differ
from
that
used
for
other
purposes,
such
as
for
Fund
investment
policies.
Credit
rat-
ings
are
subject
to
change.
AAA,
AA,
A
and
BBB
are
investment
grade
ratings;
BB,
B,
CCC,
CC,
C
and
D
are
below-in-
vestment
grade
ratings.
Holdings
designated
N/R
are
not
rated
by
these
national
rating
agencies.
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Corporate
Bonds
90
.4‌
%
Sovereign
Debt
14
.4‌
%
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
11
.7‌
%
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
9
.0‌
%
Contingent
Capital
Securities
7
.8‌
%
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
0
.9‌
%
Asset-Backed
Securities
0
.2‌
%
Common
Stocks
0
.2‌
%
Repurchase
Agreements
2
.2‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
1.6%
Borrowings
(38.4)%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Top
Five
Issuers
(%
of
total
investments)
Petroleos
Mexicanos
1.9%
Albion
Financing
2SARL
1.3%
Colombia
Government
International
Bond
1.2%
Triton
Water
Holdings
Inc
1.2%
Talen
Energy
Supply
LLC
1.1%
Portfolio
Composition
1
(%
of
total
investments)
Energy
12.6%
Materials
8.0%
Utilities
6.5%
Banks
6.5%
Media
&
Entertainment
5.6%
Financial
Services
5.0%
Capital
Goods
4.8%
Telecommunication
Services
4.7%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
4.2%
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
3.7%
Consumer
Services
3.3%
Transportation
3.0%
Automobiles
&
Components
2.8%
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
2.8%
Software
&
Services
2.7%
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
2.6%
Insurance
2.4%
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
2.0%
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
1.3%
Household
&
Personal
Products
1.2%
Other
2.0%
Sovereign
Debt
10.5%
Asset-Backed
Securities
0.2%
Repurchase
Agreements
1.6%
Total
100%
Portfolio
Credit
Quality
(%
of
total
investments)
BBB
12.5%
BB
or
Lower
86.9%
N/R
(not
rated)
0.5%
N/A
(not
applicable)
0.1%
Total
100‌
%
Country
Allocation
2,3
(%
of
total
investments)
United
States
54
.1‌
%
Canada
5
.7‌
%
Mexico
4
.1‌
%
Colombia
2
.8‌
%
Australia
2
.3‌
%
Netherlands
2
.0‌
%
Luxembourg
2
.0‌
%
France
1
.9‌
%
Spain
1
.8‌
%
United
Kingdom
1
.8‌
%
South
Africa
1
.6‌
%
Israel
1
.4‌
%
Other
18
.5‌
%
Total
100‌
%
1
See
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
the
remaining
industries/sectors
comprising  “Other”
and
not
listed
in
the
table
above.
2
Includes
25.9%
(as
a
percentage
of
total
investments)
in
emerging
market
countries.
3
“Other”
countries
include
forty
countries
that
individually
constitute
less
than
1.4%
as
a
percentage
of
total
investments.
16
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
Performance
Overview
and
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
NPCT
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Fund
Performance*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark.
The
Fund’s
Blended
Benchmark
consists
of:
1)
60%
of
Bloomberg
MSCI
U.S.
Green
Bond
Index
and
2)
40%
Bloomberg
U.S.
Corporate
High
Yield
Bond
Index.
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results.
Current
per-
formance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
data
shown.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
shareholders
may
have
to
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
upon
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Returns
at
NAV
are
net
of
Fund
expenses,
and
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions.
Comparative
index
return
information
is
provided
for
the
Fund’s
shares
at
NAV
only.
Indexes
are
not
available
for
direct
investment.
Daily
Common
Share
NAV
and
Share
Price
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of December
31,
2023
 -
Common
Share
Price 
Total
Returns
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NPCT
at
Common
Share
NAV
4/27/21
6.21%
(10.76)%
NPCT
at
Common
Share
Price
4/27/21
7.77%
(15.31)%
Bloomberg
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index
5.53%
(2.71)%
NPCT
Blended
Benchmark
9.27%
(0.65)%
17
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
This
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
The
Fund
uses
credit
quality
ratings
for
its
portfolio
securities
provided
by
Standard
&
Poor’s
Group,
Moody’s
Investors
Service,
Inc.
and
Fitch,
Inc.
If
all
three
provide
a
rating
for
a
security,
the
middle
is
used;
if
two
of
the
three
agencies
rate
a
security,
the
lower
rating
is
used;
and
if
only
one
rating
agency
rates
a
security,
that
rating
is
used.
This
treatment
of
split-rated
securities
may
differ
from
that
used
for
other
purposes,
such
as
for
Fund
investment
policies.
Credit
rat-
ings
are
subject
to
change.
AAA,
AA,
A
and
BBB
are
investment
grade
ratings;
BB,
B,
CCC,
CC,
C
and
D
are
below-in-
vestment
grade
ratings.
Holdings
designated
N/R
are
not
rated
by
these
national
rating
agencies.
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Corporate
Bonds
86
.6‌
%
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
20
.6‌
%
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
19
.1‌
%
Sovereign
Debt
10
.0‌
%
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
5
.9‌
%
Municipal
Bonds
3
.5‌
%
Asset-Backed
Securities
3
.5‌
%
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
3
.1‌
%
Repurchase
Agreements
1
.1‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
2.3%
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
(
13
.4‌
)
%
Borrowings
(22.0)%
TFP
Shares,
Net
(
20
.3‌
)
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
1
(%
of
total
investments)
Utilities
28.7%
Banks
13.7%
Capital
Goods
5.0%
Financial
Services
4.3%
Materials
4.2%
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
2.6%
Energy
2.5%
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
2.3%
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
2.2%
Transportation
1.9%
Media
&
Entertainment
1.4%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
1.3%
Automobiles
&
Components
1.2%
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
1.0%
Diversified
Financials
1.0%
Insurance
0.9%
Telecommunication
Services
0.6%
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
0.5%
Consumer
Services
0.4%
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
12.5%
Sovereign
Debt
6.5%
Municipal
Bonds
2.3%
Asset-Backed
Securities
2.3%
Repurchase
Agreements
0.7%
Total
100%
Portfolio
Credit
Quality
(%
of
total
long-term
investments)
AAA
3.0%
AA
3.0%
A
9.0%
BBB
40.9%
BB
or
Lower
34.5%
N/R
(not
rated)
9.6%
Total
100‌
%
Country
Allocation
2,3
(%
of
total
investments)
United
States
61
.8‌
%
Italy
5
.0‌
%
Chile
4
.4‌
%
United
Kingdom
4
.1‌
%
Mexico
3
.4‌
%
Canada
2
.6‌
%
Australia
2
.5‌
%
Indonesia
2
.4‌
%
India
2
.0‌
%
South
Korea
1
.7‌
%
Benin
1
.6‌
%
United
Arab
Emirates
1
.5‌
%
Other
7
.0‌
%
Total
100‌
%
1
See
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
the
remaining
industries/sectors
comprising  “Other”
and
not
listed
in
the
table
above.
2
Includes
19.6%
(as
a
percentage
of
total
investments)
in
emerging
market
countries.
3
“Other”
countries
include
eight
countries
that
individually
constitute
less
than
1.5%
as
a
percentage
of
total
investments.
18
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
Performance
Overview
and
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
JLS
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Fund
Performance*
*For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
linked
returns
between
the
Bloomberg
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index
(through
October
13,
2019),
and
the
ICE
BofA
U.S.
ABS
&
CMBS
Index
(subsequent
to
October
13,
2019).
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results.
Current
per-
formance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
data
shown.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
shareholders
may
have
to
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
upon
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Returns
at
NAV
are
net
of
Fund
expenses,
and
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions.
Comparative
index
return
information
is
provided
for
the
Fund’s
shares
at
NAV
only.
Indexes
are
not
available
for
direct
investment.
Daily
Common
Share
NAV
and
Share
Price
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of December
31,
2023
 -
Common
Share
Price 
Total
Returns
as
of
December
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
10-Year
JLS
at
Common
Share
NAV
11/25/09
8.18%
1.63%
3.72%
JLS
at
Common
Share
Price
11/25/09
14.79%
0.65%
4.29%
Bloomberg
U.S.
Aggregate
Bond
Index
5.53%
1.10%
1.81%
JLS
Blended
Benchmark
5.55%
2.25%
2.38%
19
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
December
31,
2023
This
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
The
ratings
disclosed
are
the
highest
rating
given
by
one
of
the
following
national
rating
agencies:
Standard
&
Poor’s
Group,
Moody’s
Investors
Service,
Inc.
or
Fitch,
Inc.
This
treatment
of
split-rated
securities
may
differ
from
that
used
for
other
purposes,
such
as
for
Fund
investment
policies.
Credit
ratings
are
subject
to
change.
AAA,
AA,
A
and
BBB
are
investment
grade
ratings;
BB,
B,
CCC,
CC,
C
and
D
are
below-investment
grade
ratings.
Holdings
designated
N/R
are
not
rated
by
these
national
rating
agencies.
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
97
.0‌
%
Asset-Backed
Securities
38
.7‌
%
Short-Term
U.S.
Government
and
Agency
Obligations
1
.1‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.5)%
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
(
30
.9‌
)
%
Borrowings
(5.4)%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Credit
Quality
(%
of
total
investments)
U.S.
Treasury/Agency
0.8%
AAA
0.1%
AA
2.2%
A
10.3%
BBB
17.7%
BB
or
Lower
39.3%
N/R
(not
rated)
29.6%
Total
100‌
%
Report
of
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Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
21
To
the
Board
of
Trustees
and
Shareholders
of
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund,
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
and
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
Opinions
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statements
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
portfolios
of
investments,
of
each
of
the
funds
listed
in
the
table
below
(hereafter
collectively
referred
to
as
the
"Funds")
as
of
December
31,
2023,
the
related
statements
of
operations,
of
cash
flows,
and
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
periods
indicated
in
the
table
below,
including
the
related
notes,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
periods
indicated
in
the
table
below
(collectively
referred
to
as
the
“financial
statements”).
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
each
of
the
Funds
as
of
December
31,
2023,
the
results
of
each
of
their
operations
and
each
of
their
cash
flows,
the
changes
in
each
of
their
net
assets
and
each
of
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
periods
indicated
in
the
table
below,
in
conformity
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America.
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(1)
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(2)
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(1)
(1)
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities,
including
the
portfolio
of
investments,
as
of
December
31,
2023,
and
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
cash
flows
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2023,
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
December
31,
2023
and
the
financial
highlights
for
each
of
the
five
years
in
the
period
ended
December
31,
2023.
(2)
Consolidated
statement
of
asset
and
liabilities,
including
the
consolidated
portfolio
of
investments,
as
of
December
31,
2023,
and
the
related
consolidated
statements
of
operations
and
cash
flows
for
the
year
ended
December
31,
2023,
consolidated
statement
of
changes
in
net
assets
for
each
of
the
two
years
in
the
period
ended
December
31,
2023
and
the
consolidated
financial
highlights
for
the
years
ended
December
31,
2023
and
2022,
and
the
period
April
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
December
31,
2021.
Basis
for
Opinions
These
financial
statements
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Funds’
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
the
Funds’
financial
statements
based
on
our
audits.
We
are
a
public
accounting
firm
registered
with
the
Public
Company
Accounting
Oversight
Board
(United
States)
(PCAOB)
and
are
required
to
be
independent
with
respect
to
the
Funds
in
accordance
with
the
U.S.
federal
securities
laws
and
the
applicable
rules
and
regulations
of
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
and
the
PCAOB.
We
conducted
our
audits
of
these
financial
statements
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements.
Our
audits
also
included
evaluating
the
accounting
principles
used
and
significant
estimates
made
by
management,
as
well
as
evaluating
the
overall
presentation
of
the
financial
statements.
Our
procedures
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
December
31,
2023
by
correspondence
with
the
custodian,
agent
banks
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
agent
banks,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinions.
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of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
22
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Chicago,
Illinois
February
28,
2024
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
investment
companies
in
Nuveen
Funds
since
2002.
23
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
134.6% 
(98.4%
of
Total
Investments)
X
CORPORATE
BONDS
-
90.4%
(66.1%
of
Total
Investments)
X
280,154,182
Automobiles
&
Components
-
3.4%
$
3,000
Dana
Inc
4.250%
9/01/30
$
2,658,981
1,810
Ford
Motor
Credit
Co
LLC
7.350%
3/06/30
1,944,485
3,000
Goodyear
Tire
&
Rubber
Co/The
5.250%
4/30/31
2,745,124
3,000
IHO
Verwaltungs
GmbH,
144A
,
(cash
6.375%,
PIK
7.125%)
6.375%
5/15/29
2,944,089
476
Nemak
SAB
de
CV,
144A
3.625%
6/28/31
395,501
Total
Automobiles
&
Components
10,688,180
Banks
-
0.8%
875
Access
Bank
PLC,
144A
6.125%
9/21/26
781,987
650
Akbank
TAS,
144A
6.800%
2/06/26
651,625
1,250
Grupo
Aval
Ltd,
144A
4.375%
2/04/30
1,061,155
Total
Banks
2,494,767
Capital
Goods
-
3.6%
2,090
Albion
Financing
1
SARL
/
Aggreko
Holdings
Inc,
144A
6.125%
10/15/26
2,070,270
5,470
Albion
Financing
2SARL,
144A
8.750%
4/15/27
5,333,250
625
Cemex
SAB
de
CV,
144A
5.125%
9/08/72
592,726
1,060
Chart
Industries
Inc,
144A
9.500%
1/01/31
1,151,341
1,950
GrafTech
Global
Enterprises
Inc,
144A
9.875%
12/15/28
1,503,938
530
Windsor
Holdings
III
LLC,
144A
8.500%
6/15/30
553,865
Total
Capital
Goods
11,205,390
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
-
3.5%
1,750
ADT
Security
Corp/The,
144A
4.125%
8/01/29
1,610,438
1,275
ADT
Security
Corp/The,
144A
4.875%
7/15/32
1,179,362
2,000
Allied
Universal
Holdco
LLC/Allied
Universal
Finance
Corp/
Atlas
Luxco
4
Sarl,
144A
4.625%
6/01/28
1,818,183
1,500
Garda
World
Security
Corp,
144A
4.625%
2/15/27
1,446,284
1,000
Gtcr
W-2
Merger
Sub,
LLC,
144A
7.500%
1/15/31
1,056,722
2,225
MPH
Acquisition
Holdings
LLC,
144A
5.500%
9/01/28
1,992,276
1,100
Prime
Security
Services
Borrower
LLC
/
Prime
Finance
Inc,
144A
6.250%
1/15/28
1,093,586
600
VT
Topco
Inc,
144A
8.500%
8/15/30
624,222
Total
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
10,821,073
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
4.5%
2,605
Asbury
Automotive
Group
Inc,
144A
5.000%
2/15/32
2,367,432
1,035
Asbury
Automotive
Group
Inc,
144A
4.625%
11/15/29
957,997
1,500
Avis
Budget
Car
Rental
LLC
/
Avis
Budget
Finance
Inc,
144A
8.000%
2/15/31
1,497,937
650
(b)
B2W
Digital
Lux
Sarl,
144A
4.375%
12/20/30
128,508
2,000
Kohl's
Corp
4.625%
5/01/31
1,570,002
945
LCM
Investments
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
4.875%
5/01/29
877,824
535
LCM
Investments
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
8.250%
8/01/31
558,382
3,900
Michaels
Cos
Inc/The,
144A
7.875%
5/01/29
2,455,401
750
Michaels
Cos
Inc/The,
144A
5.250%
5/01/28
592,939
2,500
Staples
Inc,
144A
7.500%
4/15/26
2,326,069
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
24
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
(continued)
$
1,000
Staples
Inc,
144A
10.750%
4/15/27
$
728,633
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
14,061,124
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
-
0.2%
725
Wolverine
World
Wide
Inc,
144A
4.000%
8/15/29
569,125
Total
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
569,125
Consumer
Services
-
3.7%
1,050
Churchill
Downs
Inc,
144A
5.750%
4/01/30
1,023,741
1,980
Cinemark
USA
Inc,
144A
5.250%
7/15/28
1,816,461
835
Fertitta
Entertainment
LLC
/
Fertitta
Entertainment
Finance
Co
Inc,
144A
4.625%
1/15/29
757,654
400
Fertitta
Entertainment
LLC
/
Fertitta
Entertainment
Finance
Co
Inc,
144A
6.750%
7/15/30
351,201
1,700
Life
Time
Inc,
144A
5.750%
1/15/26
1,687,776
360
LIGHT
+
WONDER
INTL
INC,
144A
7.500%
9/01/31
375,500
675
MGM
China
Holdings
Ltd,
144A
5.875%
5/15/26
660,726
925
NCL
Corp
Ltd,
144A
8.375%
2/01/28
979,478
1,000
NCL
Corp
Ltd,
144A
5.875%
3/15/26
977,158
1,665
Raising
Cane's
Restaurants
LLC,
144A
9.375%
5/01/29
1,776,861
1,000
Wynn
Macau
Ltd,
144A
5.500%
10/01/27
944,622
Total
Consumer
Services
11,351,178
Energy
-
15.4%
1,335
Antero
Midstream
Partners
LP
/
Antero
Midstream
Finance
Corp,
144A
5.375%
6/15/29
1,283,427
1,200
Archrock
Partners
LP
/
Archrock
Partners
Finance
Corp,
144A
6.875%
4/01/27
1,203,000
1,430
Callon
Petroleum
Co,
144A
7.500%
6/15/30
1,442,185
875
Civitas
Resources
Inc,
144A
8.750%
7/01/31
931,479
1,440
Civitas
Resources
Inc,
144A
8.375%
7/01/28
1,503,281
1,500
Ecopetrol
SA
8.875%
1/13/33
1,629,722
625
Ecopetrol
SA
6.875%
4/29/30
619,360
1,000
Ecopetrol
SA
5.875%
11/02/51
756,670
2,351
Energian
Israel
Finance
Ltd,
144A,
Reg
S
5.875%
3/30/31
1,981,183
485
Energian
Israel
Finance
Ltd,
144A,
Reg
S
8.000%
9/02/53
461,609
275
EQM
Midstream
Partners
LP,
144A
7.500%
6/01/27
283,359
335
EQM
Midstream
Partners
LP,
144A
7.500%
6/01/30
360,131
985
Genesis
Energy
LP
/
Genesis
Energy
Finance
Corp
8.250%
1/15/29
1,013,609
500
Hilcorp
Energy
I
LP
/
Hilcorp
Finance
Co,
144A
6.000%
2/01/31
481,945
1,305
Hilcorp
Energy
I
LP
/
Hilcorp
Finance
Co,
144A
6.000%
4/15/30
1,265,604
1,305
Hilcorp
Energy
I
LP
/
Hilcorp
Finance
Co,
144A
6.250%
4/15/32
1,255,294
1,500
Leviathan
Bond
Ltd,
144A,
Reg
S
6.500%
6/30/27
1,407,546
500
Medco
Laurel
Tree
Pte
Ltd,
144A
6.950%
11/12/28
472,518
1,500
MEDCO
MAPLE
TREE
PTE
LTD,
144A
8.960%
4/27/29
1,520,981
768
Medco
Oak
Tree
Pte
Ltd,
144A
7.375%
5/14/26
760,896
2,000
MEG
Energy
Corp,
144A
5.875%
2/01/29
1,943,284
1,325
Parkland
Corp,
144A
4.500%
10/01/29
1,214,323
1,890
Parkland
Corp/Canada,
144A
4.625%
5/01/30
1,738,800
980
Petrobras
Global
Finance
BV
6.900%
3/19/49
972,263
6,671
Petroleos
Mexicanos
6.700%
2/16/32
5,535,459
25
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Energy
(continued)
$
1,000
Petroleos
Mexicanos
10.000%
2/07/33
$
1,004,052
1,500
Petroleos
Mexicanos
6.500%
1/23/29
1,323,013
206
Saka
Energi
Indonesia
PT,
144A
4.450%
5/05/24
203,837
1,290
Shelf
Drilling
Holdings
Ltd,
144A
9.625%
4/15/29
1,262,347
1,000
SierraCol
Energy
Andina
LLC,
144A
6.000%
6/15/28
841,675
1,000
SM
Energy
Co
6.750%
9/15/26
997,396
1,410
Sunoco
LP
/
Sunoco
Finance
Corp
4.500%
4/30/30
1,305,395
423
Transocean
Inc,
144A
8.750%
2/15/30
441,672
500
Transocean
Titan
Financing
Ltd,
144A
8.375%
2/01/28
518,744
1,109
Tullow
Oil
PLC,
144A
10.250%
5/15/26
989,505
3,000
USA
Compression
Partners
LP
/
USA
Compression
Finance
Corp
6.875%
9/01/27
2,964,441
880
Venture
Global
LNG
Inc,
144A
8.125%
6/01/28
888,709
2,860
Venture
Global
LNG
Inc,
144A
9.875%
2/01/32
2,979,088
Total
Energy
47,757,802
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
-
1.3%
1,910
HAT
Holdings
I
LLC
/
HAT
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
8.000%
6/15/27
1,988,967
1,000
HAT
Holdings
I
LLC
/
HAT
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
3.375%
6/15/26
939,869
1,080
Uniti
Group
LP
/
Uniti
Group
Finance
Inc
/
CSL
Capital
LLC,
144A
10.500%
2/15/28
1,094,909
Total
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
4,023,745
Financial
Services
-
5.5%
2,000
Compass
Group
Diversified
Holdings
LLC,
144A
5.000%
1/15/32
1,801,473
600
Compass
Group
Diversified
Holdings
LLC,
144A
5.250%
4/15/29
566,772
1,125
Genesis
Energy
LP
/
Genesis
Energy
Finance
Corp
7.750%
2/01/28
1,128,922
2,000
Hunt
Cos
Inc,
144A
5.250%
4/15/29
1,784,025
1,550
Icahn
Enterprises
LP
/
Icahn
Enterprises
Finance
Corp
4.375%
2/01/29
1,294,343
1,275
Icahn
Enterprises
LP
/
Icahn
Enterprises
Finance
Corp
5.250%
5/15/27
1,145,235
693
Mexico
Remittances
Funding
Fiduciary
Estate
Management
Sarl,
144A
4.875%
1/15/28
613,998
1,250
NFP
Corp,
144A
6.875%
8/15/28
1,270,751
1,000
NFP
Corp,
144A
7.500%
10/01/30
1,064,297
600
NFP
Corp,
144A
8.500%
10/01/31
650,340
3,500
OneMain
Finance
Corp
7.875%
3/15/30
3,602,798
2,100
PennyMac
Financial
Services
Inc,
144A
7.875%
12/15/29
2,161,671
Total
Financial
Services
17,084,625
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
2.3%
1,000
Minerva
Luxembourg
SA,
144A
8.875%
9/13/33
1,057,294
3,300
Primo
Water
Holdings
Inc,
144A
4.375%
4/30/29
3,040,596
3,425
Triton
Water
Holdings
Inc,
144A
6.250%
4/01/29
2,984,031
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
7,081,921
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
2.5%
1,750
CHS/Community
Health
Systems
Inc,
144A
4.750%
2/15/31
1,375,736
1,000
CHS/Community
Health
Systems
Inc,
144A
10.875%
1/15/32
1,045,130
450
CHS/Community
Health
Systems
Inc,
144A
5.625%
3/15/27
418,110
460
DaVita
Inc,
144A
3.750%
2/15/31
377,821
2,000
Global
Medical
Response
Inc,
144A
6.500%
10/01/25
1,584,100
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
26
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
(continued)
$
1,295
LifePoint
Health
Inc,
144A
11.000%
10/15/30
$
1,363,832
1,500
Tenet
Healthcare
Corp
6.125%
10/01/28
1,495,755
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
7,660,484
Household
&
Personal
Products
-
1.4%
3,325
Kronos
Acquisition
Holdings
Inc
/
KIK
Custom
Products
Inc,
144A
7.000%
12/31/27
3,175,375
1,175
Kronos
Acquisition
Holdings
Inc
/
KIK
Custom
Products
Inc,
144A
5.000%
12/31/26
1,145,625
Total
Household
&
Personal
Products
4,321,000
Insurance
-
2.0%
2,475
Acrisure
LLC
/
Acrisure
Finance
Inc,
144A
4.250%
2/15/29
2,234,803
2,125
Acrisure
LLC
/
Acrisure
Finance
Inc,
144A
10.125%
8/01/26
2,220,447
1,500
Credit
Suisse
Group
AG
7.500%
1/17/72
172,500
1,000
Fidelis
Insurance
Holdings
Ltd,
144A
6.625%
4/01/41
972,500
1,000
SBL
Holdings
Inc,
144A
6.500%
12/30/49
615,000
Total
Insurance
6,215,250
Materials
-
10.2%
1,200
AngloGold
Ashanti
Holdings
PLC
6.500%
4/15/40
1,174,865
900
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
USA
LLC
/
Ardagh
Metal
Packaging
Finance
PLC,
144A
4.000%
9/01/29
761,829
1,925
Arsenal
AIC
Parent
LLC,
144A
8.000%
10/01/30
2,008,468
495
Avient
Corp,
144A
7.125%
8/01/30
514,928
1,000
Braskem
Netherlands
Finance
BV,
144A
8.500%
1/12/31
930,000
750
Cemex
SAB
de
CV,
144A
3.875%
7/11/31
670,774
1,325
Cemex
SAB
de
CV,
144A
9.125%
12/30/49
1,411,125
700
Cia
de
Minas
Buenaventura
SAA,
144A
5.500%
7/23/26
668,169
875
Constellium
SE,
144A
3.750%
4/15/29
793,940
500
First
Quantum
Minerals
Ltd,
144A
8.625%
6/01/31
423,750
875
First
Quantum
Minerals
Ltd,
144A
6.875%
3/01/26
783,243
3,000
FMG
Resources
August
2006
Pty
Ltd,
144A
5.875%
4/15/30
2,972,438
300
Gold
Fields
Orogen
Holdings
BVI
Ltd,
144A
6.125%
5/15/29
307,866
2,070
Mineral
Resources
Ltd,
144A
8.500%
5/01/30
2,157,615
1,580
Mineral
Resources
Ltd,
144A
8.000%
11/01/27
1,619,953
710
NOVA
Chemicals
Corp,
144A
8.500%
11/15/28
744,549
600
OCP
SA,
144A
5.125%
6/23/51
453,815
960
Olympus
Water
US
Holding
Corp,
144A
4.250%
10/01/28
863,803
1,160
Olympus
Water
US
Holding
Corp,
144A
6.250%
10/01/29
1,030,266
585
Owens-Brockway
Glass
Container
Inc,
144A
7.250%
5/15/31
593,126
945
Pactiv
Evergreen
Group
Issuer
Inc/Pactiv
Evergreen
Group
Issuer
LLC,
144A
4.375%
9/30/28
883,476
1,500
Sasol
Financing
USA
LLC
5.500%
3/18/31
1,262,721
500
Sasol
Financing
USA
LLC,
144A
8.750%
5/03/29
509,814
450
Summit
Materials
LLC
/
Summit
Materials
Finance
Corp,
144A
7.250%
1/15/31
474,167
4,270
SunCoke
Energy
Inc,
144A
4.875%
6/30/29
3,840,514
2,000
Trinseo
Materials
Operating
SCA
/
Trinseo
Materials
Finance
Inc,
144A
5.125%
4/01/29
814,978
2,850
Tronox
Inc,
144A
4.625%
3/15/29
2,524,525
27
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Materials
(continued)
$
214
Volcan
Cia
Minera
SAA,
144A
4.375%
2/11/26
$
132,961
380
WR
Grace
Holdings
LLC,
144A
4.875%
6/15/27
365,598
Total
Materials
31,693,276
Media
&
Entertainment
-
7.1%
100
CCO
Holdings
LLC
/
CCO
Holdings
Capital
Corp,
144A
4.500%
8/15/30
90,148
642
Cinemark
USA
Inc,
144A
8.750%
5/01/25
645,210
1,700
CSC
Holdings
LLC,
144A
11.250%
5/15/28
1,751,612
1,500
CSC
Holdings
LLC,
144A
6.500%
2/01/29
1,323,900
1,250
CSC
Holdings
LLC,
144A
5.375%
2/01/28
1,104,167
2,285
Directv
Financing
LLC
/
Directv
Financing
Co-Obligor
Inc,
144A
5.875%
8/15/27
2,146,933
2,550
DISH
DBS
Corp
5.125%
6/01/29
1,314,244
1,750
DISH
Network
Corp,
144A
11.750%
11/15/27
1,826,750
1,000
Getty
Images
Inc,
144A
9.750%
3/01/27
1,005,833
1,545
Gray
Escrow
Inc,
144A
5.375%
11/15/31
1,165,700
1,325
Gray
Television
Inc,
144A
4.750%
10/15/30
997,393
1,275
LCPR
Senior
Secured
Financing
DAC,
144A
5.125%
7/15/29
1,110,698
1,225
Rackspace
Technology
Global
Inc,
144A
3.500%
2/15/28
491,966
530
Univision
Communications
Inc,
144A
7.375%
6/30/30
528,480
2,500
UPC
Broadband
Finco
BV,
144A
4.875%
7/15/31
2,200,275
925
Virgin
Media
Secured
Finance
PLC,
144A
5.500%
5/15/29
893,774
4,000
VZ
Secured
Financing
BV,
144A
5.000%
1/15/32
3,414,886
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
22,011,969
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
2.1%
2,740
Bausch
Health
Cos
Inc,
144A
4.875%
6/01/28
1,650,146
220
Emergent
BioSolutions
Inc,
144A
3.875%
8/15/28
89,100
2,650
Organon
&
Co
/
Organon
Foreign
Debt
Co-Issuer
BV,
144A
5.125%
4/30/31
2,265,339
1,300
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Finance
Netherlands
III
BV
6.750%
3/01/28
1,328,600
1,000
Teva
Pharmaceutical
Finance
Netherlands
III
BV
8.125%
9/15/31
1,090,581
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
6,423,766
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
-
1.4%
1,758
Anywhere
Real
Estate
Group
LLC
/
Anywhere
Co-Issuer
Corp,
144A
7.000%
4/15/30
1,621,579
2,175
Kennedy-Wilson
Inc
5.000%
3/01/31
1,726,950
1,125
Kennedy-Wilson
Inc
4.750%
3/01/29
939,285
Total
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
4,287,814
Software
&
Services
-
3.3%
4,200
Ahead
DB
Holdings
LLC,
144A
6.625%
5/01/28
3,659,250
2,225
CA
Magnum
Holdings,
144A
5.375%
10/31/26
2,069,250
2,000
Condor
Merger
Sub
Inc,
144A
7.375%
2/15/30
1,826,503
3,000
Virtusa
Corp,
144A
7.125%
12/15/28
2,568,750
Total
Software
&
Services
10,123,753
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
1.3%
3,125
Imola
Merger
Corp,
144A
4.750%
5/15/29
2,969,074
1,000
NCR
Corp
ATM,
144A
9.500%
4/01/29
1,062,496
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
4,031,570
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
28
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Telecommunication
Services
-
5.7%
$
1,830
Altice
France
SA/France,
144A
5.500%
10/15/29
$
1,434,948
355
Altice
France
SA/France,
144A
8.125%
2/01/27
327,250
1,550
C&W
Senior
Financing
DAC,
144A
6.875%
9/15/27
1,444,135
1,000
Cablevision
Lightpath
LLC,
144A
3.875%
9/15/27
878,145
725
CT
Trust,
144A
5.125%
2/03/32
633,623
1,905
Frontier
Communications
Holdings
LLC,
144A
6.000%
1/15/30
1,625,239
1,500
Frontier
Communications
Holdings
LLC,
144A
8.625%
3/15/31
1,529,403
2,375
Iliad
Holding
SASU,
144A
7.000%
10/15/28
2,363,337
1,155
Iliad
Holding
SASU,
144A
6.500%
10/15/26
1,152,740
1,500
Liberty
Costa
Rica
Senior
Secured
Finance,
144A
10.875%
1/15/31
1,534,880
900
Millicom
International
Cellular
SA,
144A
5.125%
1/15/28
838,215
250
Millicom
International
Cellular
SA,
144A
4.500%
4/27/31
207,853
1,375
Sitios
Latinoamerica
SAB
de
CV,
144A
5.375%
4/04/32
1,278,060
2,880
Vmed
O2
UK
Financing
I
PLC,
144A
4.750%
7/15/31
2,570,705
Total
Telecommunication
Services
17,818,533
Transportation
-
2.5%
1,000
Aeropuertos
Dominicanos
Siglo
XXI
SA,
144A
6.750%
3/30/29
999,500
1,100
Allegiant
Travel
Co,
144A
7.250%
8/15/27
1,076,286
1,000
American
Airlines
Inc,
144A
8.500%
5/15/29
1,055,999
500
Cargo
Aircraft
Management
Inc,
144A
4.750%
2/01/28
457,605
1,340
First
Student
Bidco
Inc
/
First
Transit
Parent
Inc,
144A
4.000%
7/31/29
1,161,887
580
GN
Bondco
LLC,
144A
9.500%
10/15/31
566,248
750
Grupo
Aeromexico
SAB
de
CV,
144A
8.500%
3/17/27
723,921
1,750
Transnet
SOC
Ltd,
144A
8.250%
2/06/28
1,761,025
Total
Transportation
7,802,471
Utilities
-
6.7%
750
AES
Espana
BV,
144A
5.700%
5/04/28
680,625
2,000
AmeriGas
Partners
LP
/
AmeriGas
Finance
Corp,
144A
9.375%
6/01/28
2,065,355
2,815
Atlantica
Sustainable
Infrastructure
PLC,
144A
4.125%
6/15/28
2,638,195
1,625
Electricidad
Firme
de
Mexico
Holdings
SA
de
CV,
144A
4.900%
11/20/26
1,463,674
1,000
EnfraGen
Energia
Sur
SA
/
EnfraGen
Spain
SA
/
Prime
Energia
SpA,
144A
5.375%
12/30/30
781,008
1,400
Eskom
Holdings
SOC
Ltd,
144A
6.350%
8/10/28
1,359,951
500
Eskom
Holdings
SOC
Ltd,
144A
8.450%
8/10/28
506,500
4,425
Ferrellgas
LP
/
Ferrellgas
Finance
Corp,
144A
5.875%
4/01/29
4,180,111
750
NPC
Ukrenergo,
144A
6.875%
11/09/28
197,250
250
Suburban
Propane
Partners
LP/Suburban
Energy
Finance
Corp,
144A
5.000%
6/01/31
226,647
2,250
Superior
Plus
LP
/
Superior
General
Partner
Inc,
144A
4.500%
3/15/29
2,086,358
3,750
Talen
Energy
Supply
LLC,
144A
8.625%
6/01/30
3,984,496
599
UEP
Penonome
II
SA,
144A
6.500%
10/01/38
455,196
Total
Utilities
20,625,366
Total
Corporate
Bonds
(cost
$302,860,923)
280,154,182
29
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
SOVEREIGN
DEBT
-
14.4%
(10.5%
of
Total
Investments)
X
44,711,553
Angola
-
1.0%
$
1,500
Angolan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.250%
5/09/28
$
1,379,820
1,050
Angolan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.750%
4/14/32
921,883
900
Angolan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.000%
11/26/29
798,210
Total
Angola
3,099,913
Colombia
-
1.6%
3,175
Colombia
Government
International
Bond
3.250%
4/22/32
2,519,931
1,320
Colombia
Government
International
Bond
7.500%
2/02/34
1,392,636
1,400
Colombia
Government
International
Bond
3.125%
4/15/31
1,138,395
Total
Colombia
5,050,962
Cote
d'Ivoire
-
0.7%
2,239
Ivory
Coast
Government
International
Bond,
144A
5.750%
12/31/32
2,111,830
Total
Cote
d'Ivoire
2,111,830
Dominican
Republic
-
1.2%
1,500
Dominican
Republic
International
Bond,
144A
4.875%
9/23/32
1,363,725
1,175
Dominican
Republic
International
Bond,
144A
5.300%
1/21/41
1,014,906
1,000
Dominican
Republic
International
Bond,
144A
4.500%
1/30/30
920,000
650
Dominican
Republic
International
Bond,
144A
5.500%
2/22/29
634,562
Total
Dominican
Republic
3,933,193
Ecuador
-
0.3%
1,768
Ecuador
Government
International
Bond,
144A
5.000%
7/31/30
817,131
371
Ecuador
Government
International
Bond,
144A
1.000%
7/31/35
131,999
80
Ecuador
Government
International
Bond,
144A
0.000%
7/31/30
22,689
Total
Ecuador
971,819
Egypt
-
1.1%
2,300
Egypt
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.053%
1/15/32
1,570,362
1,700
Egypt
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.600%
3/01/29
1,294,822
975
Egypt
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.500%
1/31/47
604,418
Total
Egypt
3,469,602
El
Salvador
-
0.3%
925
El
Salvador
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.625%
2/28/29
827,875
Total
El
Salvador
827,875
Guatemala
-
0.3%
1,000
Guatemala
Government
Bond,
144A
6.125%
6/01/50
946,250
Total
Guatemala
946,250
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
30
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Honduras
-
0.6%
$
1,250
Honduras
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.250%
1/19/27
$
1,196,875
750
Honduras
Government
International
Bond,
144A
5.625%
6/24/30
667,500
Total
Honduras
1,864,375
Iraq
-
0.5%
1,744
Iraq
International
Bond,
144A
5.800%
1/15/28
1,627,682
Total
Iraq
1,627,682
Jordan
-
0.6%
825
Jordan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
5.850%
7/07/30
766,298
500
Jordan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.750%
1/15/28
516,590
500
Jordan
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.125%
1/29/26
497,580
Total
Jordan
1,780,468
Kenya
-
0.8%
2,000
Republic
of
Kenya
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.000%
5/22/27
1,871,980
825
Republic
of
Kenya
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.300%
1/23/34
659,851
Total
Kenya
2,531,831
Mongolia
-
0.4%
675
Mongolia
Government
International
Bond,
144A
4.450%
7/07/31
563,709
500
Mongolia
Government
International
Bond,
144A
8.650%
1/19/28
522,654
Total
Mongolia
1,086,363
Morocco
-
0.2%
530
Morocco
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.500%
9/08/33
558,653
Total
Morocco
558,653
Nigeria
-
0.7%
1,425
Nigeria
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.875%
2/16/32
1,278,937
1,200
Nigeria
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.125%
9/28/28
1,062,000
Total
Nigeria
2,340,937
Oman
-
0.3%
800
Oman
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.750%
10/28/27
844,000
Total
Oman
844,000
Paraguay
-
0.2%
600
Paraguay
Government
International
Bond,
144A
3.849%
6/28/33
529,800
Total
Paraguay
529,800
Republic
of
Serbia
-
0.5%
1,375
Serbia
International
Bond,
144A
6.500%
9/26/33
1,409,375
Total
Republic
of
Serbia
1,409,375
31
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Rwanda
-
0.6%
$
2,450
Rwanda
International
Government
Bond,
144A
5.500%
8/09/31
$
1,956,937
Total
Rwanda
1,956,937
Senegal
-
0.6%
2,100
Senegal
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.250%
5/23/33
1,873,242
Total
Senegal
1,873,242
South
Africa
-
0.3%
1,400
Republic
of
South
Africa
Government
International
Bond
5.000%
10/12/46
1,033,984
Total
South
Africa
1,033,984
Turkey
-
0.9%
1,500
Turkey
Government
International
Bond
6.500%
9/20/33
1,433,343
1,250
Turkey
Government
International
Bond
5.875%
6/26/31
1,165,625
Total
Turkey
2,598,968
Ukraine
-
0.1%
675
Ukraine
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.750%
9/01/27
180,225
750
Ukraine
Government
International
Bond,
144A
7.253%
3/15/35
174,000
500
Ukraine
Government
International
Bond,
144A
6.876%
5/21/31
113,281
Total
Ukraine
467,506
Uzbekistan
-
0.6%
1,075
Republic
of
Uzbekistan
International
Bond,
144A
5.375%
2/20/29
1,016,228
745
Republic
of
Uzbekistan
International
Bond,
144A
7.850%
10/12/28
779,760
Total
Uzbekistan
1,795,988
Total
Sovereign
Debt
(cost
$50,244,140)
44,711,553
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
(c)
Reference
Rate
(c)
Spread
(c)
Maturity
(d)
Value
X
VARIABLE
RATE
SENIOR
LOAN
INTERESTS
-
11.7%
(8.6%
of
Total
Investments)
(c)
X
36,259,913
Capital
Goods
-
2.1%
$
2,498
Emrld
Borrower
LP,
Term
Loan
B
8.356%
SOFR30A
3.000%
5/31/30
$
2,510,043
900
TransDigm,
Inc.,
Term
Loan
J
8.598%
SOFR90A
3.250%
2/28/31
905,107
3,018
Windsor
Holdings
III,
LLC,
Term
Loan
B
9.841%
TSFR1M
4.500%
8/01/30
3,043,840
Total
Capital
Goods
6,458,990
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
1.2%
1,455
Great
Outdoors
Group,
LLC,
Term
Loan
B
9.110%
SOFR30A
3.750%
3/05/28
1,457,072
1,955
PetSmart,
Inc.,
Term
Loan
B
9.206%
SOFR30A
3.750%
2/12/28
1,936,428
219
WOOF
Holdings,
Inc,
Term
Loan,
First
Lien
9.360%
SOFR90A
3.750%
12/21/27
178,293
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
3,571,793
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
32
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
(c)
Reference
Rate
(c)
Spread
(c)
Maturity
(d)
Value
Consumer
Services
-
0.9%
$
1,293
Carnival
Corporation,
Term
Loan
B
8.357%
TSFR1M
3.000%
8/09/27
$
1,298,351
405
Formula
One
Holdings
Limited,
Term
Loan
B
7.598%
SOFR90A
2.250%
1/15/30
406,584
348
GVC
Holdings
(Gibraltar)
Limited,
Term
Loan
B
8.948%
SOFR90A
3.500%
10/31/29
349,331
644
Life
Time
Fitness
Inc
,
Term
Loan
B
10.611%
SOFR180A
4.750%
1/15/26
648,974
Total
Consumer
Services
2,703,240
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
0.9%
866
Sunshine
Investments
B.V.,
Term
Loan
9.630%
SOFR90A
4.250%
5/05/29
868,008
1,950
Triton
Water
Holdings,
Inc,
Term
Loan
8.860%
SOFR90A
3.250%
3/31/28
1,935,380
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
2,803,388
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
2.5%
407
Embecta
Corp,
Term
Loan,
(WI/
DD)
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
400,096
566
ICON
Luxembourg
S.A.R.L.,
Term
Loan
7.860%
SOFR90A
2.250%
7/03/28
568,404
2,977
Medline
Borrower,
LP,
Term
Loan
B
8.356%
SOFR30A
3.000%
10/21/28
2,995,643
2,803
Onex
TSG
Intermediate
Corp.,
Term
Loan
B
10.395%
TSFR3M
4.750%
2/28/28
2,773,342
1,164
Select
Medical
Corporation,
Term
Loan
B1
8.356%
SOFR30A
3.000%
3/05/27
1,166,333
4
US
Radiology
Specialists,
Inc.,
Term
Loan
10.748%
SOFR90A
5.250%
12/15/27
3,641
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
7,907,459
Household
&
Personal
Products
-
0.2%
780
Journey
Personal
Care
Corp.,
Term
Loan
B
9.720%
1-Month
LIBOR
4.250%
3/01/28
772,200
Total
Household
&
Personal
Products
772,200
Insurance
-
0.2%
623
USI,
Inc.,
Term
Loan
8.598%
SOFR90A
3.250%
9/27/30
625,189
Total
Insurance
625,189
Materials
-
0.8%
2,125
Nouryon
Finance
B.V.,
Term
Loan
B
9.467%
TSFR3M
4.000%
4/03/28
2,135,276
279
W.R.
Grace
&
Co.-Conn.,
Term
Loan
B
9.360%
SOFR90A
3.750%
9/22/28
280,622
Total
Materials
2,415,898
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
0.7%
141
ICON
Luxembourg
S.A.R.L.,
Term
Loan
7.860%
SOFR90A
2.250%
7/03/28
141,618
1,989
Jazz
Financing
Lux
S.a.r.l.,
Term
Loan
8.970%
SOFR30A
3.500%
5/05/28
2,001,515
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
2,143,133
Software
&
Services
-
0.4%
1,163
Open
Text
Corporation,
Term
Loan
B
8.206%
SOFR30A
2.750%
1/31/30
1,166,971
Total
Software
&
Services
1,166,971
33
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
(c)
Reference
Rate
(c)
Spread
(c)
Maturity
(d)
Value
Telecommunication
Services
-
0.2%
$
628
GOGO
Intermediate
Holdings
LLC,
Term
Loan
B
9.220%
SOFR30A
3.750%
4/28/28
$
630,009
Total
Telecommunication
Services
630,009
Transportation
-
1.4%
675
AAdvantage
Loyalty
IP
Ltd.,
Term
Loan
10.427%
SOFR90A
4.750%
4/20/28
694,460
3,122
Air
Canada,
Term
Loan
B
9.139%
TSFR3M
3.500%
8/11/28
3,135,861
593
Brown
Group
Holding,
LLC,
Term
Loan
B2
9.126%
SOFR30A
+
SOFR90A
3.750%
6/09/29
594,888
10
SkyMiles
IP
Ltd.,
Term
Loan
B
9.166%
SOFR90A
3.750%
10/20/27
10,153
Total
Transportation
4,435,362
Utilities
-
0.2%
622
Talen
Energy
Supply,
LLC,
Term
Loan
B
9.869%
SOFR90A
4.500%
5/17/30
626,281
Total
Utilities
626,281
Total
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
(cost
$35,868,559)
36,259,913
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
$1,000
PAR
(OR
SIMILAR)
INSTITUTIONAL
PREFERRED
-
9.0%
(6.5%
of
Total
Investments)
X
27,776,208
Automobiles
&
Components
-
0.4%
$
1,473
General
Motors
Financial
Co
Inc
5.750%
N/A
(e)
$
1,306,551
Total
Automobiles
&
Components
1,306,551
Banks
-
1.1%
840
Citigroup
Inc
7.625%
N/A
(e)
857,724
1,000
NBK
Tier
1
Ltd,
144A
3.625%
N/A
(e)
899,500
345
PNC
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
6.200%
N/A
(e)
335,422
475
Turkiye
Garanti
Bankasi
AS,
144A
7.177%
5/24/27
467,495
825
Wells
Fargo
&
Co
7.625%
N/A
(e)
865,682
Total
Banks
3,425,823
Capital
Goods
-
0.9%
1,000
AerCap
Global
Aviation
Trust,
144A
6.500%
6/15/45
1,001,490
1,750
AerCap
Holdings
NV
5.875%
10/10/79
1,727,947
Total
Capital
Goods
2,729,437
Energy
-
1.3%
2,000
Enbridge
Inc
8.500%
1/15/84
2,127,292
1,900
Energy
Transfer
LP
6.500%
N/A
(e)
1,805,532
Total
Energy
3,932,824
Financial
Services
-
0.4%
1,500
Ally
Financial
Inc
4.700%
N/A
(e)
1,125,092
Total
Financial
Services
1,125,092
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
0.7%
1,500
Land
O'
Lakes
Inc,
144A
8.000%
N/A
(e)
1,305,000
1,000
Land
O'
Lakes
Inc,
144A
7.000%
N/A
(e)
745,000
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
2,050,000
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
34
JGH
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Insurance
-
0.9%
$
1,000
Assurant
Inc
7.000%
3/27/48
$
1,008,105
1,765
Enstar
Finance
LLC
5.750%
9/01/40
1,652,112
Total
Insurance
2,660,217
Media
&
Entertainment
-
0.5%
1,750
Paramount
Global
6.375%
3/30/62
1,575,000
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
1,575,000
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
0.4%
1,500
Vodafone
Group
PLC
4.125%
6/04/81
1,287,759
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
1,287,759
Telecommunication
Services
-
0.4%
1,300
Network
i2i
Ltd,
144A
5.650%
N/A
(e)
1,281,059
Total
Telecommunication
Services
1,281,059
Utilities
-
2.0%
2,000
Edison
International
5.375%
N/A
(e)
1,891,598
1,000
Emera
Inc
6.750%
6/15/76
979,219
1,500
NRG
Energy
Inc,
144A
10.250%
N/A
(e)
1,561,629
2,000
Vistra
Corp,
144A
7.000%
N/A
(e)
1,970,000
Total
Utilities
6,402,446
Total
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
(cost
$29,106,141)
27,776,208
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a),(f)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
CONTINGENT
CAPITAL
SECURITIES
-
7.8%
(5.7%
of
Total
Investments)
X
24,182,881
Banks
-
6.8%
$
1,800
Banco
Bilbao
Vizcaya
Argentaria
SA
9.375%
N/A
(e)
$
1,925,257
1,980
Banco
Mercantil
del
Norte
SA/Grand
Cayman,
144A
6.750%
N/A
(e)
1,952,104
1,200
Banco
Santander
SA
9.625%
N/A
(e)
1,311,000
1,000
Banco
Santander
SA,
Reg
S
7.500%
N/A
(e)
1,000,000
1,100
Banco
Santander
SA
4.750%
N/A
(e)
927,015
1,000
Bancolombia
SA
4.625%
12/18/29
926,575
1,475
Barclays
PLC
8.000%
N/A
(e)
1,447,583
1,000
BBVA
Bancomer
SA/Texas,
144A
8.450%
6/29/38
1,066,070
1,000
BNP
Paribas
SA,
144A
7.000%
N/A
(e)
981,676
2,000
ING
Groep
NV
6.500%
N/A
(e)
1,947,774
2,000
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA,
144A
7.700%
N/A
(e)
1,965,216
1,000
Lloyds
Banking
Group
PLC
8.000%
N/A
(e)
1,001,998
2,000
Macquarie
Bank
Ltd/London,
144A
6.125%
N/A
(e)
1,857,904
1,665
Societe
Generale
SA,
144A
10.000%
N/A
(e)
1,779,076
1,200
UniCredit
SpA,
Reg
S
8.000%
N/A
(e)
1,192,800
Total
Banks
21,282,048
35
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a),(f)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Financial
Services
-
1.0%
$
1,050
Deutsche
Bank
AG
6.000%
N/A
(e)
$
950,237
1,030
UBS
Group
AG,
144A
9.250%
N/A
(e)
1,141,513
750
UBS
Group
AG,
144A
9.250%
N/A
(e)
809,083
Total
Financial
Services
2,900,833
Total
Contingent
Capital
Securities
(cost
$23,968,333)
24,182,881
Shares  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
X
$25
PAR
(OR
SIMILAR)
RETAIL
PREFERRED
-
0.9%
(0.7%
of
Total
Investments)
X
2,836,300
Banks
-
0.1%
25,200
Western
Alliance
Bancorp
4.250%
$
434,700
Total
Banks
434,700
Energy
-
0.5%
60,000
NuStar
Energy
LP
12.405%
1,533,600
Total
Energy
1,533,600
Insurance
-
0.3%
35,000
American
Equity
Investment
Life
Holding
Co
6.625%
868,000
Total
Insurance
868,000
Total
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
(cost
$2,961,185)
2,836,300
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES
-
0.2%
(0.2%
of
Total
Investments)
X
648,570
$
750
(g)
Industrial
DPR
Funding
Ltd,
144A
5.380%
4/15/34
$
648,570
Total
Asset-Backed
Securities
(cost
$750,000)
648,570
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
0.2%
(0.1%
of
Total
Investments)
X
624,698
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
-
0.0%
717
(h)
Bright
Bidco
BV
$
260
Total
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
260
Transportation
-
0.2%
47,127
(h)
Grupo
Aeromexico
SAB
de
CV
624,438
Total
Transportation
624,438
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$885,858)
624,698
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$446,645,139)
417,194,305
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
36
JGH
A
Investments
in
Derivatives
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
2.2% (1.6%
of
Total
Investments)
X
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
-
2.2%
(1.6%
of
Total
Investments)
X
6,825,000
$
6,825
(i)
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corp
(FICC)
5.310%
1/02/24
$
6,825,000
Total
Repurchase
Agreements
(cost
$6,825,000)
6,825,000
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$6,825,000)
6,825,000
Total
Investments
(cost
$453,470,139
)
-
136.8%
424,019,305
Borrowings
-
(38.4)%
(j),(k)
(119,000,000)
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-   1.6%
4,921,090
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
-
100%
$
309,940,395
Interest
Rate
Swaps
-
OTC
Uncleared
Counterparty
Notional
Amount
Fund
Pay/Receive
Floating
Rate
Floating
Rate
Index
Fixed
Rate
(Annualized)
Fixed
Rate
Payment
Frequency
Effective
Date
(l)
Optional
Termination
Date
Maturity
Date
Value
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
$
87,400,000
Receive
1-Month
LIBOR
1.994%
Monthly
6/01/18
7/01/25
7/01/27
$
3,109,963
$
3,109,963
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.
(a)
All
percentages
shown
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
are
based
on
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
unless
otherwise
noted.
(b)
Defaulted
security.
A
security
whose
issuer
has
failed
to
fully
pay
principal
and/or
interest
when
due,
or
is
under
the
protection
of
bankruptcy.
(c)
Senior
loans
generally
pay
interest
at
rates
which
are
periodically
adjusted
by
reference
to
a
base
short-term,
floating
lending
rate
(Reference
Rate)
plus
an
assigned
fixed
rate
(Spread).
These
floating
lending
rates
are
generally
(i)
the
lending
rate
referenced
by
the
London
Inter-Bank
Offered
Rate
("LIBOR"),
or
(ii)
the
prime
rate
offered
by
one
or
more
major
United
States
banks.
Senior
loans
may
be
considered
restricted
in
that
the
Fund
ordinarily
is
contractually
obligated
to
receive
approval
from
the
agent
bank
and/or
borrower
prior
to
the
disposition
of
a
senior
loan.
The
rate
shown
is
the
coupon
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
(d)
Senior
loans
generally
are
subject
to
mandatory
and/or
optional
prepayment.
Because
of
these
mandatory
prepayment
conditions
and
because
there
may
be
significant
economic
incentives
for
a
borrower
to
prepay,
prepayments
of
senior
loans
may
occur.
As
a
result,
the
actual
remaining
maturity
of
senior
loans
held
may
be
substantially
less
than
the
stated
maturities
shown.
(e)
Perpetual
security.
Maturity
date
is
not
applicable.
(f)
Contingent
Capital
Securities
(“CoCos”)
are
hybrid
securities
with
loss
absorption
characteristics
built
into
the
terms
of
the
security
for
the
benefit
of
the
issuer.
For
example,
the
terms
may
specify
an
automatic
write-down
of
principal
or
a
mandatory
conversion
into
the
issuer’s
common
stock
under
certain
adverse
circumstances,
such
as
the
issuer’s
capital
ratio
falling
below
a
specified
level.
(g)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
(h)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(i)
Agreement
with
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation,
5.310%
dated
12/29/23
to
be
repurchased
at
$6,829,027
on
1/2/24,
collateralized
by
Government
Agency
Securities,
with
coupon
rate
2.375%
and
maturity
date
2/15/42,
valued
at
$6,961,578.
(j)
Borrowings
as
a
percentage
of
Total
Investments
is
28.1%.
(k)
The
Fund
may
pledge
up
to
100%
of
its
eligible
investment
(excluding
any
investments
pledged
as
collateral
to
specific
investments
in
derivatives,
when
applicable)
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
as
collateral
for
borrowings.
(l)
Effective
date
represents
the
date
on
which
both
the
Fund
and
counterparty
commence
interest
payment
accruals
on
each
contract.
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.
LIBOR
London
Inter-Bank
Offered
Rate
PIK
Payment-in-kind
(“PIK”)
security.  Depending
on
the
terms
of
the
security,
income
may
be
received
in
the
form
of
cash,
securities,
or
a
combination
of
both.  The
PIK
rate
shown,
where
applicable,
represents
the
annualized
rate
of
the
last
PIK
payment
made
by
the
issuer
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
Reg
S
Regulation
S
allows
U.S.
companies
to
sell
securities
to
persons
or
entities
located
outside
of
the
United
States
without
registering
those
securities
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
Specifically,
Regulation
S
provides
a
safe
harbor
from
the
registration
requirements
of
the
Securities
Act
for
the
offers
and
sales
of
securities
by
both
foreign
and
domestic
issuers
that
are
made
outside
the
United
States.
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
SOFR
180A
180
Day
Average
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
37
SOFR
30A
30
Day
Average
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
SOFR
90A
90
Day
Average
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
TBD
Senior
loan
purchased
on
a
when-issued
or
delayed-delivery
basis.
Certain
details
associated
with
this
purchase
are
not
known
prior
to
the
settlement
date
of
the
transaction.
In
addition,
senior
loans
typically
trade
without
accrued
interest
and
therefore
a
coupon
rate
is
not
available
prior
to
settlement.
At
settlement,
if
still
unknown,
the
borrower
or
counterparty
will
provide
the
Fund
with
the
final
coupon
rate
and
maturity
date.
TSFR
1M
CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
TSFR
3M
CME
Term
SOFR
3
Month
WI/DD
When-issued
or
delayed
delivery
security.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
38
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
Consolidated
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
NPCT
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
152.3% 
(99.3%
of
Total
Investments)
X
CORPORATE
BONDS
-
86.6%
(56.4%
of
Total
Investments)
X
297,291,905
Automobiles
&
Components
-
1.9%
$
4,000
Dana
Inc
4.250%
9/01/30
$
3,545,308
3,510
Ford
Motor
Co
3.250%
2/12/32
2,919,280
Total
Automobiles
&
Components
6,464,588
Banks
-
14.1%
5,000
(b)
Citigroup
Inc
2.014%
1/25/26
4,804,564
17,000
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA,
144A
4.950%
6/01/42
12,104,378
3,583
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
0.768%
8/09/25
3,474,336
5,000
(b)
Lloyds
Banking
Group
PLC
4.976%
8/11/33
4,869,552
10,000
(b)
Standard
Chartered
PLC,
144A
5.300%
1/09/43
9,007,955
15,000
UniCredit
SpA,
144A
5.459%
6/30/35
14,107,167
Total
Banks
48,367,952
Capital
Goods
-
3.0%
5,800
(b)
GATX
Corp
3.100%
6/01/51
3,816,375
5,000
Sociedad
de
Transmision
Austral
SA,
144A
4.000%
1/27/32
4,414,946
2,305
YMCA
of
Greater
New
York
5.021%
8/01/38
2,057,490
Total
Capital
Goods
10,288,811
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
-
0.5%
2,040
New
York
Public
Library
Astor
Lenox
&
Tilden
Foundations/
The/NY
4.305%
7/01/45
1,798,387
Total
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
1,798,387
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
2.1%
10,000
Nordstrom
Inc
5.000%
1/15/44
7,107,020
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
7,107,020
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
-
1.5%
5,000
EUR
(c)
Arcelik
AS,
Reg
S
3.000%
5/27/26
5,271,649
Total
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
5,271,649
Consumer
Services
-
0.6%
2,160
YMCA
of
Greater
New
York
2.303%
8/01/26
1,993,851
Total
Consumer
Services
1,993,851
Diversified
Financials
-
1.5%
5,400
EUR
(c)
Power
Finance
Corp
Ltd
1.841%
9/21/28
5,209,965
Total
Diversified
Financials
5,209,965
Energy
-
3.8%
15,000
(b)
Santos
Finance
Ltd,
144A
3.649%
4/29/31
13,061,670
Total
Energy
13,061,670
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
-
4.0%
9,915
HAT
Holdings
I
LLC
/
HAT
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
3.375%
6/15/26
9,318,802
2,000
HAT
Holdings
I
LLC
/
HAT
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
3.750%
9/15/30
1,684,311
1,000
HAT
Holdings
I
LLC
/
HAT
Holdings
II
LLC,
144A
8.000%
6/15/27
1,041,344
39
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
(continued)
$
2,000
Host
Hotels
&
Resorts
LP
2.900%
12/15/31
$
1,677,970
Total
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
13,722,427
Financial
Services
-
3.4%
2,400
Community
Preservation
Corp/The
2.867%
2/01/30
2,102,149
4,292
Starwood
Property
Trust
Inc,
144A
3.625%
7/15/26
4,065,726
5,710
Starwood
Property
Trust
Inc,
144A
4.375%
1/15/27
5,381,275
Total
Financial
Services
11,549,150
Materials
-
6.4%
1,550
Cemex
SAB
de
CV,
144A
9.125%
12/30/49
1,650,750
5,000
LG
Chem
Ltd,
144A
2.375%
7/07/31
4,135,163
5,000
LYB
International
Finance
III
LLC
3.800%
10/01/60
3,539,126
8,108
Star
Energy
Geothermal
Wayang
Windu
Ltd,
144A
6.750%
4/24/33
8,081,893
5,000
(b)
Teck
Resources
Ltd
5.200%
3/01/42
4,626,729
Total
Materials
22,033,661
Media
&
Entertainment
-
2.1%
10,000
Discovery
Communications
LLC
4.000%
9/15/55
7,115,410
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
7,115,410
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
-
0.5%
2,250
EUR
(c)
GTC
Aurora
Luxembourg
SA,
Reg
S
2.250%
6/23/26
1,828,018
Total
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
1,828,018
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
3.5%
5,000
SK
Battery
America
Inc,
Reg
S
2.125%
1/26/26
4,620,116
10,000
Vodafone
Group
PLC
5.125%
6/04/81
7,528,696
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
12,148,812
Telecommunication
Services
-
1.0%
5,000
Verizon
Communications
Inc
2.987%
10/30/56
3,319,237
Total
Telecommunication
Services
3,319,237
Transportation
-
3.0%
5,000
Delta
Air
Lines
2019-1
Class
AA
Pass
Through
Trust
3.204%
4/25/24
4,959,702
7,000
Norfolk
Southern
Corp
4.100%
5/15/21
5,270,783
Total
Transportation
10,230,485
Utilities
-
33.7%
1,750
AES
Corp/The
2.450%
1/15/31
1,470,070
15,000
(b)
Brooklyn
Union
Gas
Co/The,
144A
4.273%
3/15/48
11,649,108
5,100
Clearway
Energy
Operating
LLC,
144A
3.750%
1/15/32
4,430,501
7,050
Colbun
SA,
144A
3.150%
1/19/32
6,101,914
2,244
Consolidated
Edison
Co
of
New
York
Inc
4.300%
12/01/56
1,864,108
5,000
EUR
(c)
EDP
-
Energias
de
Portugal
SA
1.875%
3/14/82
4,644,649
6,188
India
Cleantech
Energy2021
1,
144A
4.700%
8/10/26
5,615,610
6,650
Interchile
SA,
144A
4.500%
6/30/56
5,476,284
6,674
(d)
Inversiones
Latin
America
Power
Ltda,
144A
5.125%
6/15/33
3,497,106
2,000
Leeward
Renewable
Energy
Operations
LLC,
144A
4.250%
7/01/29
1,741,982
7,330
(b)
Liberty
Utilities
Finance
GP
1,
144A
2.050%
9/15/30
5,945,622
2,033
NextEra
Energy
Operating
Partners
LP,
144A
7.250%
1/15/29
2,128,362
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(continued)
Consolidated
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
40
NPCT
Principal
Amount
(000)  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
Utilities
(continued)
$
7,000
Pattern
Energy
Operations
LP
/
Pattern
Energy
Operations
Inc,
144A
4.500%
8/15/28
$
6,621,017
2,667
Solar
Star
Funding
LLC,
144A
5.375%
6/30/35
2,644,413
13,000
(b)
Southern
California
Edison
Co
3.650%
6/01/51
9,792,641
4,000
Southern
Co
Gas
Capital
Corp
3.150%
9/30/51
2,688,048
5,000
Star
Energy
Geothermal
Darajat
II
/
Star
Energy
Geothermal
Salak,
144A
4.850%
10/14/38
4,579,056
8,075
Sunnova
Energy
Corp,
144A
5.875%
9/01/26
6,873,924
9,695
Sweihan
PV
Power
Co
PJSC2022
1,
144A
3.625%
1/31/49
7,957,253
4,084
Topaz
Solar
Farms
LLC,
144A
5.750%
9/30/39
4,057,770
9,135
Topaz
Solar
Farms
LLC,
144A
4.875%
9/30/39
8,372,007
2,641
UEP
Penonome
II
SA,
144A
6.500%
10/01/38
2,008,218
5,800
Vena
Energy
Capital
Pte
Ltd,
Reg
S
3.133%
2/26/25
5,621,149
Total
Utilities
115,780,812
Total
Corporate
Bonds
(cost
$362,294,983)
297,291,905
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
$1,000
PAR
(OR
SIMILAR)
INSTITUTIONAL
PREFERRED
-
20.6%
(13.5%
of
Total
Investments)
X
70,869,924
Banks
-
6.9%
$
10,375
Banco
Nacional
de
Comercio
Exterior
SNC/Cayman
Islands,
144A
2.720%
8/11/31
$
8,826,300
4,250
Citigroup
Inc
4.150%
N/A
(e)
3,647,505
3,250
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
3.650%
N/A
(e)
2,974,185
10,195
PNC
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
3.400%
N/A
(e)
8,155,231
Total
Banks
23,603,221
Capital
Goods
-
3.1%
12,000
Air
Lease
Corp
4.650%
N/A
(e)
10,773,550
Total
Capital
Goods
10,773,550
Financial
Services
-
1.8%
7,200
American
Express
Co
3.550%
N/A
(e)
6,172,560
Total
Financial
Services
6,172,560
Insurance
-
1.3%
4,800
Swiss
Re
Finance
Luxembourg
SA,
144A
5.000%
4/02/49
4,584,000
Total
Insurance
4,584,000
Utilities
-
7.5%
5,000
Algonquin
Power
&
Utilities
Corp
4.750%
1/18/82
4,225,000
2,500
CMS
Energy
Corp
4.750%
6/01/50
2,257,327
2,500
CMS
Energy
Corp
3.750%
12/01/50
1,973,435
8,000
EUR
(c)
Engie
SA,
Reg
S
1.875%
N/A
(e)
7,303,240
4,600
Sempra
4.125%
4/01/52
3,947,576
5,000
Southern
Co/The
3.750%
9/15/51
4,552,515
1,500
Vistra
Corp,
144A
7.000%
N/A
(e)
1,477,500
Total
Utilities
25,736,593
Total
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
(cost
$83,644,459)
70,869,924
41
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
-
19.1%
(12.5%
of
Total
Investments)
X
65,698,986
$
6,500
(f)
Alen
2021-ACEN
Mortgage
Trust,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
4.114%
spread),
144A
9.476%
4/15/34
$
2,970,035
5,000
(f)
BAMLL
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2021-JACX,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
3.864%
spread),
144A
9.226%
9/15/38
4,008,901
4,000
BBCMS
Mortgage
Trust
2020-C6,
144A
3.688%
2/15/53
2,651,885
3,840
Benchmark
2019-B10
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
3.899%
3/15/62
2,643,013
7,887
COMM
2020-CX
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
2.683%
11/10/46
4,869,301
45,743
Freddie
Mac
Multifamily
ML
Certificates,
2021
ML12,
(I/O)
1.224%
7/25/41
4,482,326
28,242
Freddie
Mac
Multifamily
ML
Certificates,
2021
ML10,
(I/O)
2.058%
1/25/38
4,382,528
64,977
Freddie
Mac
Multifamily
ML
Certificates,
2021
ML11,
(I/O),
144A
0.667%
3/25/38
3,581,549
24,660
Freddie
Mac
Multifamily
ML
Certificates,
2023
ML18
1.508%
9/25/37
2,592,259
680
Hudson
Yards
2016-10HY
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
2.835%
8/10/38
632,578
2,500
Hudson
Yards
2019-55HY
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
2.943%
12/10/41
1,797,075
5,000
J.P.
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2018-AON,
144A
4.613%
7/05/31
1,069,328
10,000
MFT
Trust
2020-ABC,
144A
3.477%
2/10/42
4,194,962
700
(f)
Natixis
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-MILE,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
3.579%
spread),
144A
8.941%
7/15/36
494,680
5,661
(f)
Natixis
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-MILE,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.829%
spread),
144A
8.191%
7/15/36
4,290,958
7,420
NYC
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
2021-909,
144A
3.206%
4/10/43
3,553,307
80,369
SLG
Office
Trust
2021-OVA,
(I/O),
144A
0.258%
7/15/41
1,197,482
3,860
SLG
Office
Trust
2021-OVA,
144A
2.851%
7/15/41
2,927,259
8,000
SLG
Office
Trust
2021-OVA,
144A
2.851%
7/15/41
5,699,168
3,500
SUMIT
2022-BVUE
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
2.892%
2/12/41
2,164,533
7,000
VNDO
Trust
2016-350P,
144A
3.903%
1/10/35
5,495,859
Total
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(cost
$99,588,326)
65,698,986
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
SOVEREIGN
DEBT
-
10.0%
(6.5%
of
Total
Investments)
X
34,393,841
Benin
-
2.5%
$
10,000
EUR
Benin
Government
International
Bond,
144A
4.950%
1/22/35
$
8,668,217
Total
Benin
8,668,217
Chile
-
1.1%
$
5,000
Chile
Government
International
Bond
3.100%
5/07/41
3,801,311
Total
Chile
3,801,311
Mexico
-
2.2%
5,000
EUR
Mexico
Government
International
Bond
2.250%
8/12/36
4,324,945
3,150
Mexico
Government
International
Bond
4.875%
5/19/33
3,035,649
Total
Mexico
7,360,594
United
States
-
4.2%
7,060
United
States
Treasury
Note/Bond
4.750%
11/15/43
7,572,953
4,934
United
States
Treasury
Note/Bond
4.375%
11/30/28
5,048,870
1,922
United
States
Treasury
Note/Bond
4.875%
11/30/25
1,941,896
Total
United
States
14,563,719
Total
Sovereign
Debt
(cost
$39,486,279)
34,393,841
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(continued)
Consolidated
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
42
NPCT
Shares  
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
X
$25
PAR
(OR
SIMILAR)
RETAIL
PREFERRED
-
5.9%
(3.8%
of
Total
Investments)
X
20,094,273
Capital
Goods
-
1.5%
269,000
Triton
International
Ltd
5.750%
$
5,162,110
Total
Capital
Goods
5,162,110
Financial
Services
-
1.5%
300,000
Affiliated
Managers
Group
Inc
4.200%
4,992,000
Total
Financial
Services
4,992,000
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
-
0.3%
77,904
Brookfield
Property
Partners
LP
5.750%
895,117
Total
Real
Estate
Management
&
Development
895,117
Utilities
-
2.6%
100,426
Brookfield
Infrastructure
Partners
LP
5.125%
1,661,046
200,000
Brookfield
Renewable
Partners
LP
5.250%
3,410,000
200,000
CMS
Energy
Corp
4.200%
3,974,000
Total
Utilities
9,045,046
Total
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
(cost
$28,938,056)
20,094,273
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Optional
Call
Provisions
(g)
Value
MUNICIPAL
BONDS
-
3.5%
(2.3%
of
Total
Investments)
X
12,048,989
Arizona
-
0.2%
$
810
Arizona
Industrial
Development
Authority,
Arizona,
Education
Revenue
Bonds,
KIPPC
NYC
Public
Charter
Schools
-
Gerard
Facility
Project,
Series
2021C,
3.250%,
7/01/31
No
Opt.
Call
$
707,566
Total
Arizona
707,566
District
of
Columbia
-
0.1%
254
District
of
Columbia
Water
and
Sewer
Authority,
Public
Utility
Revenue
Bonds,
Taxable
Senior
Lien
Green
Series
2014A,
4.814%,
10/01/14
No
Opt.
Call
253,481
Total
District
of
Columbia
253,481
Indiana
-
0.0%
234
(d)
Fort
Wayne,
Indiana
Economic
Development,
Solid
Waste
Facility
Revenue
Bonds,
Do
Good
Foods
LLC
Fort
Wayne,
Taxable
Series
2022A-2,
10.750%,
12/01/29
No
Opt.
Call
23
Total
Indiana
23
Michigan
-
1.4%
City
of
Detroit,
Michigan,
General
Obligation
Bonds,
Series
2021
:
1,000
2.960%,
4/01/27
No
Opt.
Call
898,128
500
3.110%,
4/01/28
No
Opt.
Call
438,006
2,245
3.244%,
4/01/29
No
Opt.
Call
1,917,561
425
3.344%,
4/01/30
No
Opt.
Call
353,240
1,575
Detroit,
Wayne
County,
Michigan,
General
Obligation
Bonds,
Taxable
Series
2021B,
3.644%,
4/01/34
4/31
at
100.00
1,232,941
Total
Michigan
4,839,876
Montana
-
0.3%
1,000
County
of
Gallatin,
Montana,
Series
2022,
11.500%,
9/01/27,
144A
9/25
at
103.00
1,059,356
Total
Montana
1,059,356
43
A
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Optional
Call
Provisions
(g)
Value
New
York
-
1.5%
$
5,300
Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority,
New
York,
Transportation
Revenue
Bonds,
Taxable
Green
Climate
Certified
Series
2020C-2,
5.175%,
11/15/49
No
Opt.
Call
$
5,188,687
Total
New
York
5,188,687
Total
Municipal
Bonds
(cost
$15,192,201)
12,048,989
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES
-
3.5%
(2.3%
of
Total
Investments)
X
11,887,061
$
1,000
Frontier
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1,
144A
8.300%
8/20/53
$
992,928
1,000
Frontier
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1,
144A
11.500%
8/20/53
985,286
2,126
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Solutions
Trust
2021-3,
144A
3.500%
5/20/48
1,384,634
2,306
GoodLeap
Sustainable
Home
Solutions
Trust
2021-4,
144A
3.500%
7/20/48
1,680,198
4,293
(h)
Mosaic
Solar
Loan
Trust
2019-2,
144A
0.000%
9/20/40
1,309,655
4,895
(h)
Mosaic
Solar
Loan
Trust
2020-1,
144A
0.000%
4/20/46
3,111,815
2,500
Tesla
Auto
Lease
Trust
2021-B,
144A
1.320%
9/22/25
2,422,545
Total
Asset-Backed
Securities
(cost
$15,960,168)
11,887,061
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
(i)
Reference
Rate
(i)
Spread
(i)
Maturity
(j)
Value
X
VARIABLE
RATE
SENIOR
LOAN
INTERESTS
-
3.1%
(2.0%
of
Total
Investments)
(i)
X
10,725,148
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
-
2.8%
$
10,365
Liberty
Tire
Recycling
Holdco,
LLC,
Term
Loan
10.110%
SOFR90A
4.500%
5/07/28
$
9,652,301
Total
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
9,652,301
Utilities
-
0.3%
1,071
ExGen
Renewables
IV,
LLC,
Term
Loan
8.150%
SOFR90A
2.500%
12/15/27
1,072,847
Total
Utilities
1,072,847
Total
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
(cost
$11,401,908)
10,725,148
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$656,506,380)
523,010,127
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
1.1% (0.7%
of
Total
Investments)
X
REPURCHASE
AGREEMENTS
-
1.1%
(0.7%
of
Total
Investments)
X
3,575,000
$
3,575
(k)
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corp
(FICC)
5.310%
1/02/24
$
3,575,000
Total
Repurchase
Agreements
(cost
$3,575,000)
3,575,000
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$3,575,000)
3,575,000
Total
Investments
(cost
$660,081,380
)
-
153.4%
526,585,127
Borrowings
-
(22.0)%
(l),(m)
(75,500,000)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
-
(13.4)%(n)
(46,171,781)
TFP
Shares,
Net
-
(20.3)%(o)
(69,679,262)
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-   2.3%
8,111,066
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
-
100%
$
343,345,150
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(continued)
Consolidated
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
44
NPCT
Investments
in
Derivatives
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Currency
Purchased
Notional
Amount
(Local
Currency)
Currency
Sold
Notional
Amount
(Local
Currency)
Counterparty
Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
U.S.
Dollar
7,301,062
Euro
6,858,671
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
N.A.
1/16/24
$
(274,393)
Cross
Currency
Swaps
-
OTC
Uncleared
Counterparty
Terms
of
payments
to
be
paid
Terms
of
payments
to
be
received
Currency
Maturity
Date
Notional
Amount
(Local
Currency)
Value
Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Citibank
N.A.
Fixed
annual
2.250%
Fixed
semi-annual
3.562%
USD
EUR
6/23/26
2,725,875
2,250,000
$
204,848
$
25,316
$
179,532
Citibank
N.A.
Fixed
semi-annual
1.875%
Fixed
annual
3.472%
USD
EUR
7/02/31
5,904,500
5,000,000
563,907
16,125
547,782
Citibank
N.A.
Fixed
semi-annual
1.875%
Fixed
annual
3.493%
USD
EUR
7/02/31
3,543,900
3,000,000
344,778
(7,086)
351,864
Citibank
N.A.
Fixed
semi-annual
2.250%
Fixed
annual
3.775%
USD
EUR
8/12/36
5,909,000
5,000,000
674,244
12,327
661,917
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
N.A.
Fixed
semi-annual
1.875%
Fixed
annual
3.431%
USD
EUR
6/14/29
5,905,000
5,000,000
478,944
(3,155)
482,099
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
Fixed
semi-annual
3.000%
Fixed
annual
4.330%
USD
EUR
5/27/26
6,088,500
5,000,000
482,120
4,251
477,869
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
Fixed
semi-annual
1.841%
Fixed
annual
3.337%
USD
EUR
9/21/28
6,376,320
5,400,000
479,350
(4)
479,354
Total
$
3,228,191
$
47,774
$
3,180,417
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.
(a)
All
percentages
shown
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
are
based
on
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
unless
otherwise
noted.
(b)
Investment,
or
portion
of
investment,
has
been
pledged
to
collateralize
the
net
payment
obligations
for
investments
in
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
investments
with
a
value
of
$64,430,295
have
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
(c)
All
or
a
portion
of
this
security
is
owned
by
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
Ltd.
which
is
a
100%
owned
subsidiary
of
the
fund.
(d)
Defaulted
security.
A
security
whose
issuer
has
failed
to
fully
pay
principal
and/or
interest
when
due,
or
is
under
the
protection
of
bankruptcy.
(e)
Perpetual
security.
Maturity
date
is
not
applicable.
(f)
Variable
rate
security.
The
rate
shown
is
the
coupon
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
(g)
Optional
Call
Provisions:
Dates
(month
and
year)
and
prices
of
the
earliest
optional
call
or
redemption.
There
may
be
other
call
provisions
at
varying
prices
at
later
dates.
Certain
mortgage-backed
securities
may
be
subject
to
periodic
principal
paydowns.
Optional
Call
Provisions
are
not
covered
by
the
report
of
independent
registered
public
accounting
firm.
(h)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
(i)
Senior
loans
generally
pay
interest
at
rates
which
are
periodically
adjusted
by
reference
to
a
base
short-term,
floating
lending
rate
(Reference
Rate)
plus
an
assigned
fixed
rate
(Spread).
These
floating
lending
rates
are
generally
(i)
the
lending
rate
referenced
by
the
London
Inter-Bank
Offered
Rate
("LIBOR"),
or
(ii)
the
prime
rate
offered
by
one
or
more
major
United
States
banks.
Senior
loans
may
be
considered
restricted
in
that
the
Fund
ordinarily
is
contractually
obligated
to
receive
approval
from
the
agent
bank
and/or
borrower
prior
to
the
disposition
of
a
senior
loan.
The
rate
shown
is
the
coupon
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
(j)
Senior
loans
generally
are
subject
to
mandatory
and/or
optional
prepayment.
Because
of
these
mandatory
prepayment
conditions
and
because
there
may
be
significant
economic
incentives
for
a
borrower
to
prepay,
prepayments
of
senior
loans
may
occur.
As
a
result,
the
actual
remaining
maturity
of
senior
loans
held
may
be
substantially
less
than
the
stated
maturities
shown.
(k)
Agreement
with
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation,
5.310%
dated
12/29/23
to
be
repurchased
at
$3,577,109
on
1/2/24,
collateralized
by
Government
Agency
Securities,
with
coupon
rate
3.375%
and
maturity
date
5/15/33,
valued
at
$3,646,537.
(l)
Borrowings
as
a
percentage
of
Total
Investments
is
14.3%.
(m)
The
Fund
may
pledge
up
to
100%
of
its
eligible
investment
(excluding
any
investments
pledged
as
collateral
to
specific
investments
in
derivatives,
when
applicable)
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
as
collateral
for
borrowings.
(n)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
as
a
percentage
of
Total
investments
is
8.8%.
(o)
TFP
Shares,
Net
as
a
percentage
of
Total
Investments
is
13.2%.
144A
Investment
is
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
These
investments
may
only
be
resold
in
transactions
exempt
from
registration,
which
are
normally
those
transactions
with
qualified
institutional
buyers.
EUR
Euro
I/O
Interest
only
security
45
Reg
S
Regulation
S
allows
U.S.
companies
to
sell
securities
to
persons
or
entities
located
outside
of
the
United
States
without
registering
those
securities
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission.
Specifically,
Regulation
S
provides
a
safe
harbor
from
the
registration
requirements
of
the
Securities
Act
for
the
offers
and
sales
of
securities
by
both
foreign
and
domestic
issuers
that
are
made
outside
the
United
States.
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
SOFR
90A
90
Day
Average
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
TSFR
1M
CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
46
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
JLS
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
135.7% 
(99.2%
of
Total
Investments)
X–
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
-
97.0%
(70.9%
of
Total
Investments)
X
99,777,597
$
500
(b)
Alen
2021-ACEN
Mortgage
Trust,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
4.114%
spread),
144A
9.476%
4/15/34
$
228,464
1,000
(c)
BANK
2017
-BNK6
3.851%
7/15/60
836,932
1,000
BANK
2019-BNK21,
2019
BN21,
144A
2.500%
10/17/52
525,834
1,000
BBCMS
Mortgage
Trust
2020-C6,
2020
C6,
144A
3.688%
2/15/53
758,055
1,500
Benchmark
2020-B18
Mortgage
Trust,
2020
B18,
144A
4.139%
7/15/53
1,329,904
845
(c)
CD
2016-CD1
Mortgage
Trust
3.631%
8/10/49
541,406
1,500
CD
2016-CD2
Mortgage
Trust
3.978%
11/10/49
1,141,990
1,978
(c)
CD
2017-CD3
Mortgage
Trust
4.538%
2/10/50
862,748
24
CF
2020-P1
Mortgage
Trust,
2020
P1,
144A
2.840%
4/15/25
23,272
672
CFK
Trust
2019-FAX,
2019
FAX,
144A
4.637%
1/15/39
596,562
418
CHL
Mortgage
Pass-Through
Trust
2006-HYB1
4.271%
3/20/36
374,871
1,500
(c)
COMM
2013-LC13
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
5.391%
8/10/46
1,305,454
925
(c)
COMM
2014-CCRE15
Mortgage
Trust
4.559%
2/10/47
812,022
700
COMM
2014-CCRE15
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
4.559%
2/10/47
575,005
1,000
(c)
COMM
2014-CCRE17
Mortgage
Trust
4.377%
5/10/47
916,672
1,452
(c)
COMM
2014-CCRE19
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
4.697%
8/10/47
1,246,002
1,000
(c)
Comm
2014-UBS2
Mortgage
Trust
4.947%
3/10/47
878,162
1,500
(c)
COMM
2014-UBS3
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
4.767%
6/10/47
789,391
1,400
COMM
2015-CCRE22
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
3.000%
3/10/48
965,895
2,000
(c)
COMM
2015-CCRE23
Mortgage
Trust
4.287%
5/10/48
1,650,453
1,800
(c)
COMM
2015-CCRE24
Mortgage
Trust
3.463%
8/10/48
1,459,862
1,245
COMM
2015-CCRE25
Mortgage
Trust
3.768%
8/10/48
1,024,084
800
(c)
COMM
2015-CCRE25
Mortgage
Trust
4.516%
8/10/48
738,601
1,160
(c)
COMM
Mortgage
Trust
4.585%
2/10/47
1,049,841
3,000
(b),(c)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2021-R01,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.000%
spread),
2021
R01,
144A
11.337%
10/25/41
3,079,423
625
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2021-R03,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
5.500%
spread),
2021
R03,
144A
10.837%
12/25/41
632,799
2,100
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R01,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.000%
spread),
2022
R01,
144A
11.337%
12/25/41
2,150,792
2,550
(b),(c)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R02,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
4.500%
spread),
2022
R02,
144A
9.837%
1/25/42
2,631,360
3,000
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R03,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.250%
spread),
2022
R03,
144A
6.349%
3/25/42
3,295,364
1,000
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R03,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
9.850%
spread),
2022
R03,
144A
14.823%
3/25/42
1,130,848
2,840
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R05,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
7.000%
spread),
2022
R05,
144A
12.337%
4/25/42
3,047,983
100
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R07,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
4.650%
spread),
144A
9.987%
6/25/42
108,493
1,900
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R07,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
12.000%
spread),
2022
R07,
144A
17.337%
6/25/42
2,255,113
960
(b),(c)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R07,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.800%
spread),
144A
12.137%
6/25/42
1,063,298
450
(b)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2022-R09,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.750%
spread),
144A
12.087%
9/25/42
494,105
2,250
(b),(c)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2023-R05,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
4.750%
spread),
144A
10.087%
6/25/43
2,369,396
2,280
(b),(c)
Connecticut
Avenue
Securities
Trust
2023-R06,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
3.900%
spread),
144A
9.188%
7/25/43
2,331,893
33,000
DOLP
Trust
2021-NYC,
2021
NYC,
(I/O),
144A
0.665%
5/10/41
1,199,534
4,000
(b),(c)
Fannie
Mae
-
CAS,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
5.550%
spread),
144A
10.887%
1/25/43
4,304,528
639
FARM
21-1
Mortgage
Trust,
2021
1,
144A
3.240%
7/25/51
465,032
83
Flagstar
Mortgage
Trust
2017-2,
144A
3.992%
10/25/47
74,482
7,624
Freddie
Mac
Multifamily
ML
Certificates,
2021
ML12,
(I/O)
1.224%
7/25/41
747,054
47
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
(continued)
$
3,000
(b)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2021-DNA6,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
7.500%
spread),
2021
DNA6,
144A
12.837%
10/25/41
$
3,160,119
2,275
(b)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2022-DNA1,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
3.400%
spread),
2022
DNA1,
144A
8.737%
1/25/42
2,271,581
1,000
(b)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2022-DNA1,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
7.100%
spread),
2022
DNA1,
144A
12.437%
1/25/42
1,036,761
4,900
(b),(d)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2022-DNA2,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
4.750%
spread),
2022
DNA2,
144A
10.087%
2/25/42
5,081,357
3,750
(b),(c)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2022-DNA3,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
5.650%
spread),
144A
8.647%
4/25/42
3,984,036
455
(b)
Freddie
Mac
STACR
REMIC
Trust
2022-DNA3,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
4.350%
spread),
2022
DNA3,
144A
9.687%
4/25/42
479,106
113
(b)
Freddie
Mac
Strips,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
5.806%
spread),
2014
327,
(I/O)
0.467%
3/15/44
9,765
6,987
(b),(c)
Government
National
Mortgage
Association,
(SOFR30A
reference
rate
+
6.250%
spread),
2020
133,
(I/O)
0.912%
9/20/50
939,497
1,500
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2017-SLP,
144A
4.591%
10/10/32
1,372,616
892
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2018-TWR,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
4.222%
spread),
144A
9.584%
7/15/31
65,586
1,000
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2018-TWR,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
1.747%
spread),
144A
7.109%
7/15/31
625,025
700
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2018-TWR,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
3.097%
spread),
144A
8.459%
7/15/31
167,231
700
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2018-TWR,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.397%
spread),
144A
7.759%
7/15/31
255,518
1,100
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2018-TWR,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
1.897%
spread),
144A
7.259%
7/15/31
506,028
1,400
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2021-ARDN,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
3.464%
spread),
2021
ARDN,
144A
8.826%
11/15/36
1,314,208
1,000
(b)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Corp
Trust
2021-ARDN,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.864%
spread),
2021
ARDN,
144A
8.226%
11/15/36
942,326
2,000
(c)
GS
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2016-GS4
3.952%
11/10/49
1,650,025
1,000
Hudson
Yards
2019-55HY
Mortgage
Trust,
144A
2.943%
12/10/41
718,830
377
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-ICON
UES,
144A
4.452%
5/05/32
362,817
441
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-ICON
UES,
144A
4.452%
5/05/32
422,485
366
JP
Morgan
Chase
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2020-NNN,
2020
NNN,
144A
3.972%
1/16/37
159,400
845
(c)
JP
Morgan
Mortgage
Trust
2018-6,
2018
6,
144A
3.888%
12/25/48
715,728
2,000
(c)
JPMBB
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2014-C22
4.559%
9/15/47
1,491,589
1,000
(c)
JPMBB
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2015-C27
3.898%
2/15/48
921,942
760
(c)
JPMBB
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2015-C29
4.118%
5/15/48
712,495
1,189
(c)
JPMBB
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2016-C1
4.702%
3/17/49
1,068,694
2,000
(c)
JPMCC
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2017-JP5
3.904%
3/15/50
1,503,298
1,500
JPMCC
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2017-JP6,
144A
4.454%
7/15/50
885,680
1,930
(c)
JPMCC
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2017-JP6
3.704%
7/15/50
1,240,551
1,849
(c)
JPMCC
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2017-JP7,
144A
4.453%
9/15/50
1,288,218
1,214
(c)
Morgan
Stanley
Bank
of
America
Merrill
Lynch
Trust
2014
C19
4.000%
12/15/47
1,125,291
226
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
I
Trust
2015-MS1
4.023%
5/15/48
207,893
182
Morgan
Stanley
Mortgage
Loan
Trust
2007-15AR
3.278%
11/25/37
121,110
1,000
MRCD
2019-MARK
Mortgage
Trust,
2019
PARK,
144A
2.718%
12/15/36
594,200
250
MSCG
Trust
2015-ALDR,
144A
3.462%
6/07/35
213,929
750
MSCG
Trust
2015-ALDR,
144A
3.462%
6/07/35
656,617
1,050
(b)
Natixis
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-MILE,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
4.329%
spread),
2019
MILE,
144A
9.691%
7/15/36
687,257
1,000
(b)
Natixis
Commercial
Mortgage
Securities
Trust
2019-MILE,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.829%
spread),
144A
8.191%
7/15/36
757,986
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
48
JLS
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
(continued)
$
494
(b)
OPEN
Trust,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
5.236%
spread),
2023
AIR,
144A
10.598%
10/15/28
$
497,622
1,000
(b)
PKHL
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
2021-MF,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.114%
spread),
2021
MF,
144A
7.476%
7/15/38
806,086
40,180
SLG
Office
Trust
2021-OVA,
(I/O),
144A
0.258%
7/15/41
598,674
1,624
(b),(c)
SMR
2022-IND
Mortgage
Trust,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
3.950%
spread),
2022
IND,
144A
9.312%
2/15/39
1,464,132
1,500
Spruce
Hill
Mortgage
Loan
Trust
2020-SH1,
2020
SH1,
144A
3.827%
1/28/50
1,367,480
127,100
SUMIT
2022-BVUE
Mortgage
Trust,
2022
BVUE,
(I/O),
144A
0.082%
2/12/41
635,614
428
(c)
UBS-Barclays
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
2013-C5,
144A
3.649%
3/10/46
381,937
1,500
VNDO
Trust
2016-350P,
144A
3.903%
1/10/35
1,177,684
1,300
(c)
Wells
Fargo
Commercial
Mortgage
Trust
2015-NXS1
4.140%
5/15/48
1,118,594
Total
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(cost
$112,636,837)
99,777,597
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES
-
38.7%
(28.3%
of
Total
Investments)
X
39,836,657
1,176
AASET
2020-1
Trust,
2020
1A,
144A
6.413%
1/16/40
$
293,297
1,500
(b),(c)
ACRE
Commercial
Mortgage
2021-FL4
Ltd,
(TSFR1M
reference
rate
+
2.714%
spread),
2021
FL4,
144A
8.073%
12/18/37
1,414,716
515
Affirm
Asset
Securitization
Trust
2023-B,
144A
11.320%
9/15/28
524,533
779
(c)
Air
Canada
2020-2
Class
A
Pass
Through
Trust,
2020
A,
144A
5.250%
4/01/29
762,877
585
(c)
Air
Canada
2020-2
Class
B
Pass
Through
Trust,
2020
A,
144A
9.000%
10/01/25
593,106
550
Avis
Budget
Rental
Car
Funding
AESOP
LLC,
2021
2A,
144A
4.080%
2/20/28
484,083
295
Bojangles
Issuer
LLC,
2020
1A,
144A
3.832%
10/20/50
275,411
500
(b)
Bonanza
RE
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
4.910%
spread),
2020
A,
144A
10.264%
12/23/24
468,700
250
(b)
Bonanza
RE
Ltd,
144A
4.555%
1/08/24
100,000
750
(b)
Bonanza
RE
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
8.250%
spread),
144A
12.787%
1/08/26
748,725
250
(b)
Bonanza
RE
Ltd,
144A
5.359%
1/08/25
192,475
250
(b)
Bonanza
RE
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
5.780%
spread),
144A
11.134%
3/16/25
236,375
500
(c)
British
Airways
2020-1
Class
A
Pass
Through
Trust,
2020
A,
144A
4.250%
11/15/32
465,695
397
(c)
British
Airways
2020-1
Class
B
Pass
Through
Trust,
2020
A,
144A
8.375%
11/15/28
410,169
2,000
Cars
Net
Lease
Mortgage
Notes
Series
2020-1,
2020
1A,
144A
4.690%
12/15/50
1,706,610
775
CARS-DB4
LP,
2020
1A,
144A
4.520%
2/15/50
704,069
2
(e)
Carvana
Auto
Receivables
Trust
2021-P2,
2021
P2,
144A
0.000%
5/10/28
533,125
250
(b)
Cayuga
Park
CLO
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
6.262%
spread),
2020
1A,
144A
1.000%
7/17/34
244,859
385
(b)
CIFC
Funding
2020-II
Ltd,
(3-Month
LIBOR
reference
rate
+
6.762%
spread),
2020
2A,
144A
12.177%
10/20/34
387,347
375
(b)
CIFC
Funding
2022-II
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
7.000%
spread),
2022
2A,
144A
12.397%
4/19/35
378,786
750
(b)
CIFC
Funding
2022-IV
Ltd,
(SOFR
reference
rate
+
3.550%
spread),
2022
4A,
144A
8.944%
7/16/35
754,254
250
(b)
Citrus
Re
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
5.240%
spread),
144A
5.100%
6/07/29
249,975
250
Cologix
Data
Centers
US
Issuer
LLC,
2021
1A,
144A
5.990%
12/26/51
207,439
1,118
CyrusOne
Data
Centers
Issuer
I,
2023
1A,
144A
5.450%
4/20/48
995,185
916
EWC
Master
Issuer
LLC,
2022
1A,
144A
5.500%
3/15/52
868,711
1,500
Frontier
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1,
144A
11.500%
8/20/53
1,477,929
1,500
Frontier
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1,
144A
8.300%
8/20/53
1,489,392
500
(b)
Goldentree
Loan
Opportunities
IX
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
5.922%
spread),
2014
9A,
144A
11.312%
10/29/29
504,940
49
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES
(continued)
$
500
(b)
GoldentTree
Loan
Management
US
CLO
1
Ltd,
(3-Month
LIBOR
reference
rate
+
7.762%
spread),
2021
11A,
144A
8.563%
10/20/34
$
430,223
1,000
(b)
Gracie
Point
International
Funding
2023-2,
(SOFR90A
reference
rate
+
5.400%
spread),
2023
2A,
144A
10.746%
3/01/27
999,832
485
Hardee's
Funding
LLC,
2020
1A,
144A
3.981%
12/20/50
426,034
498
Helios
Issuer,
LLC,
2023
B,
144A
6.000%
8/22/50
459,555
500
Hertz
Vehicle
Financing
III
LLC,
2022
1A,
144A
4.850%
6/25/26
473,779
250
(b)
Hestia
Re
Ltd,
(1-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
9.370%
spread),
144A
14.724%
4/22/25
232,500
163
HIN
Timeshare
Trust
2020-A,
2020
A,
144A
6.500%
10/09/39
153,278
228
HIN
Timeshare
Trust
2020-A,
2020
A,
144A
5.500%
10/09/39
215,749
638
Jack
in
the
Box
Funding
LLC,
2019
1A,
144A
4.476%
8/25/49
606,076
309
Lunar
Aircraft
2020-1,
2020
1A,
144A
3.376%
2/15/45
273,410
500
(b)
Madison
Park
Funding
XXXVI
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
5.460%
spread),
2019
36A,
144A
5.764%
4/15/35
499,815
1,125
(b)
Magnetite
XXIII
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
6.562%
spread),
2019
23A,
144A
7.484%
1/25/35
1,126,143
250
(b)
Matterhorn
Re
Ltd,
(SOFR
reference
rate
+
5.250%
spread),
144A
5.889%
3/24/25
243,750
500
Mercury
Financial
Credit
Card
Master
Trust,
2022
3A,
144A
10.680%
6/21/27
500,936
500
Mercury
Financial
Credit
Card
Master
Trust,
2023
1A,
144A
9.590%
9/20/27
504,158
500
Mercury
Financial
Credit
Card
Master
Trust,
2023
1A,
144A
8.040%
9/20/27
505,467
125
MetroNet
Infrastructure
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1A,
144A
10.850%
4/20/53
122,741
125
MetroNet
Infrastructure
Issuer
LLC,
2023
1A,
144A
8.010%
4/20/53
124,244
1,385
Mexico
Remittances
Funding
Fiduciary
Estate
Management
Sarl,
144A
4.875%
1/15/28
1,227,995
1,194
(e)
Mosaic
Solar
Loan
Trust
2019-2,
144A
0.000%
9/20/40
364,374
759
(e)
Mosaic
Solar
Loan
Trust
2020-1,
144A
0.000%
4/20/46
482,452
774
Mosaic
Solar
Loan
Trust
2020-2,
2020
2A,
144A
5.420%
8/20/46
690,954
442
MVW
2020-1
LLC,
2020
1A,
144A
4.210%
10/20/37
424,536
205
MVW
2020-1
LLC,
2020
1A,
144A
7.140%
10/20/37
198,698
500
(b)
Neuberger
Berman
Loan
Advisers
NBLA
CLO
53
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
7.625%
spread),
2023
23-53A,
144A
12.992%
10/24/32
504,595
500
Oportun
Funding
2022-1
LLC,
2022
1,
144A
6.000%
6/15/29
486,324
255
Oportun
Funding
XIV
LLC,
2021
A,
144A
5.400%
3/08/28
237,825
1,000
Oportun
Issuance
Trust
2021-B,
2021
B,
144A
5.410%
5/08/31
918,578
350
Oportun
Issuance
Trust
2021-C,
2021
C,
144A
5.570%
10/08/31
300,118
925
(b)
Palmer
Square
CLO
2023-1
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
5.300%
spread),
2023
1A,
144A
10.716%
1/20/36
941,101
625
(b)
Palmer
Square
CLO
Ltd,
(TSFR3M
reference
rate
+
6.350%
spread),
2022
1A,
144A
11.766%
4/20/35
629,004
250
Purchasing
Power
Funding
2021-A
LLC,
2021
A,
144A
4.370%
10/15/25
246,141
863
Purewest
Funding
LLC,
2021
1,
144A
4.091%
12/22/36
828,405
400
(b)
Residential
Reinsurance
2020
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
6.010%
spread),
2020
A,
144A
6.510%
12/06/24
395,400
500
(b)
Residential
Reinsurance
2022
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
7.690%
spread),
144A
13.044%
12/06/26
508,650
500
(b)
SD
Re
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
9.250%
spread),
144A
14.604%
11/19/24
490,850
40
Sierra
Timeshare
2019-3
Receivables
Funding
LLC,
144A
4.180%
8/20/36
38,405
246
Sierra
Timeshare
2020-2
Receivables
Funding
LLC,
2020
2A,
144A
6.590%
7/20/37
238,880
1,000
(b)
Sixth
Street
CLO
XIX
Ltd,
(3-Month
LIBOR
reference
rate
+
6.162%
spread),
2021
19A,
144A
6.035%
7/20/34
992,688
439
Start
II
LTD,
2019
1,
144A
5.095%
3/15/44
381,563
1,000
(b)
TCW
CLO
2021-2
Ltd,
(3-Month
LIBOR
reference
rate
+
7.122%
spread),
2021
2A,
144A
6.985%
7/25/34
970,108
500
(b)
Ursa
Re
II
Ltd,
(3-Month
U.S.
Treasury
Bill
reference
rate
+
7.000%
spread),
144A
12.354%
12/06/25
512,050
1,013
Vivint
Solar
Financing
V
LLC,
2018
1A,
144A
7.370%
4/30/48
944,775
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
December
31,
2023
50
JLS
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X–
ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES
(continued)
$
556
VR
Funding
LLC,
2020
1A,
144A
6.420%
11/15/50
$
511,715
Total
Asset-Backed
Securities
(cost
$43,393,405)
39,836,657
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$156,030,242)
139,614,254
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
1.1% (0.8%
of
Total
Investments)
X
U.S.
GOVERNMENT
AND
AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS
-
1.1%
(0.8%
of
Total
Investments)
X
1,059,671
$
600
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
Discount
Notes
0.000%
1/04/24
$
599,737
460
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
Discount
Notes
0.000%
1/02/24
459,934
Total
U.S.
Government
and
Agency
Obligations
(cost
$1,059,671)
1,059,671
Total
Short-Term
Investments
(cost
$1,059,671)
1,059,671
Total
Investments
(cost
$157,089,913
)
-
136.8%
140,673,925
Borrowings
-
(5.4)%
(f),(g)
(5,520,000)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
-
(30.9)%(h)
(31,771,192)
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-   (0.5)%
(514,374)
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
-
100%
$
102,868,359
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.
(a)
All
percentages
shown
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
are
based
on
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
unless
otherwise
noted.
(b)
Variable
rate
security.
The
rate
shown
is
the
coupon
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
(c)
Investment,
or
portion
of
investment,
has
been
pledged
to
collateralize
the
net
payment
obligations
for
investments
in
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
investments
with
a
value
of
$47,498,605
have
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
(d)
Investment,
or
portion
of
investment,
is
hypothecated.
The
total
value
of
investments
hypothecated
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$4,666,552.
(e)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
(f)
Borrowings
as
a
percentage
of
Total
Investments
is
3.9%.
(g)
The
Fund
may
pledge
up
to
100%
of
its
eligible
investments
(excluding
any
investments
separately
pledged
as
collateral
for
specific
investments
in
derivatives,
when
applicable)
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments
as
collateral
for
borrowings.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
investments
with
a
value
of
$37,226,200
have
been
pledged
as
collateral
for
borrowings.
(h)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements,
including
accrued
interest
as
a
percentage
of
Total
investments
is
22.6%.
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.
I/O
Interest
only
security
LIBOR
London
Inter-Bank
Offered
Rate
SOFR
30A
30
Day
Average
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
TSFR
1M
CME
Term
SOFR
1
Month
TSFR
3M
CME
Term
SOFR
3
Month
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
51
.
December
31,
2023
JGH
NPCT
(1)
JLS
ASSETS
Long-term
investments,
at
value
$
417,194,305‌
$
523,010,127‌
$
139,614,254‌
Short-term
investments,
at
value
6,825,000‌
3,575,000‌
1,059,671‌
Cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
^
35‌
630‌
–‌
Cash
collateral
at
broker
for
investments
in
swaps
contracts
–‌
626,223‌
–‌
Swaps
premiums
paid
–‌
47,774‌
–‌
Unrealized
appreciation
on
cross
currency
swap
contracts
–‌
3,180,417‌
–‌
Unrealized
appreciation
on
interest
rate
swaps
contracts
3,109,963‌
–‌
–‌
Receivables:
Dividends
6,694‌
131,250‌
–‌
Interest
6,844,127‌
6,014,088‌
732,397‌
Investments
sold
1,609,677‌
194,785‌
68,970‌
Reclaims
–‌
136,062‌
850‌
Other
389,947‌
40,649‌
58,727‌
Total
assets
435,979,748‌
536,957,005‌
141,534,869‌
LIABILITIES
Cash
overdraft
2,000,972‌
1,054,478‌
1,078,252‌
Cash
collateral
due
to
broker
3,167,269‌
–‌
–‌
Borrowings
119,000,000‌
75,500,000‌
5,520,000‌
Reverse
repurchase
agreements,
including
accrued
interest
–‌
46,171,781‌
31,771,192‌
Unrealized
depreciation
on
forward
foreign
currency
contracts
–‌
274,393‌
–‌
TFP
Shares,
Net
**
–‌
69,679,262‌
–‌
Payables:
Management
fees
309,191‌
436,692‌
114,281‌
Interest
925,121‌
394,096‌
38,575‌
Investments
purchased
-
when-issued/delayed-delivery
settlement
399,728‌
–‌
–‌
Accrued
expenses:
Custodian
fees
63,714‌
48,749‌
26,846‌
Investor
relations
672‌
600‌
165‌
Trustees
fees
116,867‌
8,165‌
60,129‌
Professional
fees
6,027‌
—‌
46,700‌
Shareholder
reporting
expenses
48,981‌
30,842‌
10,310‌
Shareholder
servicing
agent
fees
371‌
4,674‌
55‌
Other
440‌
8,123‌
5‌
Total
liabilities
126,039,353‌
193,611,855‌
38,666,510‌
Commitments
and
contingencies
(2)
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
$
309,940,395‌
$
343,345,150‌
$
102,868,359‌
Common
shares
outstanding
23,177,393‌
28,755,000‌
5,476,626‌
Net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
common
share
outstanding
$
13
.37‌
$
11
.94‌
$
18
.78‌
NET
ASSETS
APPLICABLE
TO
COMMON
SHARES
CONSIST
OF:
Common
shares,
$0.01
par
value
per
share
$
231,774‌
$
287,550‌
$
54,766‌
Paid-in
capital
460,945,840‌
535,188,988‌
121,692,869‌
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
151,237,219‌
)
(
192,131,388‌
)
(
18,879,276‌
)
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
$
309,940,395‌
$
343,345,150‌
$
102,868,359‌
Authorized
shares:
Common
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Preferred
Unlimited
Long-term
investments,
cost
$
446,645,139‌
$
656,506,380‌
$
156,030,242‌
Short-term
investments,
cost
$
6,825,000‌
$
3,575,000‌
$
1,059,671‌
^
Cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies,
cost
$
34‌
$
621‌
$
—‌
**
TFP
Shares,
liquidation
preference
—‌
70,000,000‌
—‌
(1)
Consolidated
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
(as
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements).
(2)
As
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
Statement
of
Operations
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
52
Year
Ended
December
31,
2023
JGH
NPCT
(1)
JLS
INVESTMENT
INCOME
Dividends
$
329,016‌
$
1,628,517‌
$
—‌
Interest
29,959,914‌
28,093,315‌
12,548,540‌
Rehypothecation
income
—‌
—‌
633‌
Tax
withheld
—‌
(
12,099‌
)
—‌
Total
investment
income
30,288,930‌
29,709,733‌
12,549,173‌
EXPENSES
Management
fees
3,570,237‌
5,289,100‌
1,380,371‌
Shareholder
servicing
agent
fees
2,344‌
30,799‌
192‌
Interest
expense
and
amortization
of
offering
costs
7,260,601‌
12,766,241‌
2,681,933‌
Trustees
fees
14,546‌
30,324‌
5,006‌
Custodian
expenses
62,637‌
66,978‌
38,499‌
Investor
relations
expenses
124,297‌
97,835‌
29,436‌
Professional
fees
135,078‌
221,549‌
128,366‌
Shareholder
reporting
expenses
92,271‌
63,016‌
23,252‌
Stock
exchange
listing
fees
7,355‌
8,672‌
7,355‌
Other
19,854‌
65,055‌
8,310‌
Total
expenses
11,289,220‌
18,639,569‌
4,302,720‌
Net
investment
income
(loss)
18,999,710‌
11,070,164‌
8,246,453‌
REALIZED
AND
UNREALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
Realized
gain
(loss)
from:
Investments
(
14,419,006‌
)
(
36,132,614‌
)
(
151,201‌
)
Forward
foreign
currency
contracts
—‌
82,081‌
—‌
Swaps
contracts
2,667,393‌
824,930‌
—‌
Foreign
currency
transactions
(
204,428‌
)
(
143,938‌
)
—‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
11,956,041‌
)
(
35,369,541‌
)
(
151,201‌
)
Change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
36,520,407‌
46,780,664‌
96,125‌
Forward
foreign
currency
contracts
—‌
(
50,807‌
)
—‌
Swaps
contracts
(
1,331,812‌
)
(
1,991,964‌
)
—‌
Foreign
currency
translations
(
32‌
)
(
20,277‌
)
—‌
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
35,188,563‌
44,717,616‌
96,125‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
23,232,522‌
9,348,075‌
(
55,076‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
from
operations
$
42,232,232‌
$
20,418,239‌
$
8,191,377‌
(1)
Consolidated
Statement
of
Operations
(as
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements).
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
53
JGH
NPCT
(1)
Year
Ended
12/31/23
Year
Ended
12/31/22
Year
Ended
12/31/23
Year
Ended
12/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
18,999,710‌
$
21,989,990‌
$
11,070,164‌
$
19,365,225‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(11,956,041‌)
(20,189,080‌)
(35,369,541‌)
(20,400,796‌)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
35,188,563‌
(59,351,712‌)
44,717,616‌
(175,982,209‌)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
from
operations
42,232,232‌
(57,550,802‌)
20,418,239‌
(177,017,780‌)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(21,961,088‌)
(22,939,413‌)
(12,788,503‌)
(22,475,554‌)
Return
of
Capital
(6,825,234‌)
(8,489,132‌)
(17,001,677‌)
(13,065,626‌)
Total
distributions
(28,786,322‌)
(31,428,545‌)
(29,790,180‌)
(35,541,180‌)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
13,445,910‌
(88,979,347‌)
(9,371,941‌)
(212,558,960‌)
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
296,494,485‌
385,473,832‌
352,717,091‌
565,276,051‌
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
at
the
end
of
the
period
$
309,940,395‌
$
296,494,485‌
$
343,345,150‌
$
352,717,091‌
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
54
JLS
Year
Ended
12/31/23
Year
Ended
12/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
8,246,453‌
$
6,134,798‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(151,201‌)
(1,934,077‌)
Net
change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
96,125‌
(16,720,905‌)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
from
operations
8,191,377‌
(12,520,184‌)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(8,590,403‌)
(4,701,855‌)
Return
of
Capital
–‌
(1,122,866‌)
Total
distributions
(8,590,403‌)
(5,824,721‌)
CAPITAL
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Common
shares:
Cost
of
shares
repurchased
and
retired
–‌
(172,212‌)
Net
increase
(decrease)
applicable
to
common
shares
from
capital
share
transactions
—‌
(172,212‌)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
(399,026‌)
(18,517,117‌)
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
103,267,385‌
121,784,502‌
Net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
at
the
end
of
the
period
$
102,868,359‌
$
103,267,385‌
(1)
Consolidated
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
(as
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements).
Statement
of
Cash
Flows
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
55
The
following
table
provides
a
reconciliation
of
Cash,
cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
and
Cash
Collateral
at
Brokers
to
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities:
Year
Ended
December
31,
2023
JGH
NPCT
(1)
JLS
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Net
Increase
(Decrease)
in
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
from
Operations
$
42,232,232‌
$
20,418,239‌
$
8,191,377‌
Adjustments
to
reconcile
the
net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
applicable
to
common
shares
from
operations
to
net
cash
provided
by
(used
in)
operating
activities:
Purchases
of
investments
(
143,009,742‌
)
(
60,631,262‌
)
(
40,334,301‌
)
Proceeds
from
sale
and
maturities
of
investments
150,823,002‌
109,500,431‌
47,331,919‌
Proceeds
from
(Purchase
of)
short-term
investments,
net
9,470,154‌
(
2,731,729‌
)
898,767‌
Proceeds
from
(Purchase
of)
closed
foreign
currency
spot
transactions
(
32‌
)
(
33,085‌
)
—‌
Proceeds
from
litigation
settlement
38,469‌
—‌
—‌
Premiums
received
(paid)
for
credit
default
swaps
contracts
—‌
(
333‌
)
—‌
Amortization
(Accretion)
of
premiums
and
discounts,
net
(
595,749‌
)
524,163‌
(
324,801‌
)
Amortization
of
deferred
offering
costs
—‌
24,021‌
—‌
(Increase)
Decrease
in:
Receivable
for
dividends
19,869‌
(
78,008‌
)
—‌
Receivable
for
interest
(
137,351‌
)
615,953‌
(
32,990‌
)
Receivable
for
reclaims
15,707‌
35,054‌
153‌
Receivable
for
investments
sold
152,120‌
(
168,208‌
)
(
68,970‌
)
Other
assets
(
218,981‌
)
9,390‌
(
4,957‌
)
Increase
(Decrease)
in:
Payable
for
interest
435,483‌
101,616‌
213,919‌
Payable
for
investments
purchased
-
when-issued/delayed-delivery
settlement
(
2,935,900‌
)
—‌
—‌
Payable
for
unfunded
senior
loans
(
239,130‌
)
—‌
—‌
Payable
for
management
fees
(
3,296‌
)
(
45,034‌
)
(
8,906‌
)
Accrued
custodian
fees
(
41,593‌
)
(
18,296‌
)
(
9,136‌
)
Accrued
investor
relations
fees
672‌
600‌
165‌
Accrued
Trustees
fees
13,136‌
(
15,932‌
)
5,627‌
Accrued
professional
fees
3,260‌
(
14,441‌
)
(
2,830‌
)
Accrued
shareholder
reporting
expenses
8,596‌
6,395‌
1,454‌
Accrued
shareholder
servicing
agent
fees
190‌
3,583‌
34‌
Accrued
other
expenses
(
5,275‌
)
17,649‌
(
3,476‌
)
Net
realized
(gain)
loss
from
investments
14,419,006‌
36,132,614‌
151,201‌
Net
realized
(gain)
loss
from
foreign
currency
transactions
204,428‌
143,938‌
—‌
Net
realized
(gain)
loss
from
paydowns
(
40,246‌
)
(
170,138‌
)
51,842‌
Net
change
in
unrealized
(appreciation)
depreciation
of
investments
(
36,520,407‌
)
(
46,780,664‌
)
(
96,125‌
)
Net
change
in
unrealized
(appreciation)
depreciation
of
Forward
foreign
currency
—‌
50,807‌
—‌
Net
change
in
unrealized
(appreciation)
depreciation
of
swaps
contracts
1,331,812‌
1,991,964‌
—‌
Net
change
in
unrealized
(appreciation)
depreciation
on
foreign
currency
translations
32‌
20,277‌
—‌
Net
cash
provided
by
(used
in)
operating
activities
35,420,466‌
58,909,564‌
15,959,966‌
CASH
FLOWS
FROM
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Proceeds
from
borrowings
—‌
—‌
825,000‌
(Repayments)
of
borrowings
(
8,000,000‌
)
(
30,000,000‌
)
(
7,800,000‌
)
Proceeds
from
reverse
repurchase
agreements
—‌
183,280,000‌
123,203,000‌
(Repayments
of)
reverse
repurchase
agreements
—‌
(
183,280,000‌
)
(
124,100,000‌
)
Increase
(Decrease)
in:
Cash
overdraft
2,000,972‌
1,054,478‌
502,669‌
Cash
collateral
due
to
broker
(
995,060‌
)
—‌
—‌
Cash
distributions
paid
to
common
shareholders
(
28,786,322‌
)
(
29,790,180‌
)
(
8,590,635‌
)
Net
cash
provided
by
(used
in)
financing
activities
(
35,780,410‌
)
(
58,735,702‌
)
(
15,959,966‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
Cash
and
cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
and
Cash
Collateral
at
Brokers
(
359,944‌
)
173,862‌
–‌
Cash,
cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
and
Cash
Collateral
at
Brokers
at
the
beginning
of
period
359,979‌
452,991‌
—‌
Cash,
cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
and
Cash
Collateral
at
Brokers
at
the
end
of
period
$
35‌
$
626,853‌
$
—‌
(1)
Consolidated
Statement
of
Cash
Flows
(as
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements).
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
56
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Cash
$
$
$
Cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
35
630
Cash
collateral
at
broker
for
investments
in
swaps
contracts
626,223
Total
Cash
and
cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
and
Cash
Collateral
at
Brokers
$
35
$
626,853
$
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURE
OF
CASH
FLOW
INFORMATION
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Cash
paid
for
interest
(excluding
borrowing
and
amortization
of
offering
costs)
$
6,690,013‌
$
12,582,684‌
$
2,454,025‌
Financial
Highlights
58
The
following
data
is
for
a
common
share
outstanding for
each
fiscal year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
to
Common
Shareholders
Common
Share
Common
Share
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Net
Investment
Income
(NII)
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
NII
From
Net
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Total
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
Share
Price,
End
of
Period
JGH
12/31/23
$
12.79
$
0.82
$
1.00
$
1.82
$
(0.95)
$
$
(0.29)
$
(1.24)
$
13.37
$
12.20
12/31/22
16.63
0.95
(3.43)
(2.48)
(0.99)
(0.37)
(1.36)
12.79
11.25
12/31/21
16.97
1.04
(0.08)
0.96
(0.98)
(0.32)
(1.30)
16.63
15.88
12/31/20
18.14
1.10
(1.16)
(0.06)
(1.07)
(0.04)
(1.11)
16.97
15.55
12/31/19
16.01
1.19
2.17
3.36
(1.20)
(0.03)
(1.23)
18.14
16.38
NPCT(d)
12/31/23
12.27
0.38
0.33
0.71
(0.45)
(0.59)
(1.04)
11.94
10.08
12/31/22
19.66
0.67
(6.83)
(6.16)
(0.78)
(0.45)
(1.23)
12.27
10.36
12/31/21(e)
20.00
0.31
0.07
0.38
(0.36)
(0.03)
(0.33)
(0.72)
19.66
18.30
(a)
Based
on
average
shares
outstanding.
(b)
Total
Return
Based
on
Common
Share
NAV
is
the
combination
of
changes
in
common
share
NAV,
reinvested
dividend
income
at
Common
Share
NAV
and
reinvested
capital
gains
distributions
at
NAV,
if
any.
The
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period,
which
is
typically
paid
on
the
first
business
day
of
the
following
month,
is
assumed
to
be
reinvested
at
the
ending
NAV.
The
actual
reinvest
price
for
the
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period
may
often
be
based
on
the
Fund’s
market
price
(and
not
its
NAV),
and
therefore
may
be
different
from
the
price
used
in
the
calculation.
Total
returns
are
not
annualized.
Total
Return
Based
on
Common
Share
Price
is
the
combination
of
changes
in
the
market
price
per
share
and
the
effect
of
reinvested
dividend
income
and
reinvested
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any,
at
the
average
price
paid
per
share
at
the
time
of
reinvestment.
The
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period,
which
is
typically
paid
on
the
first
business
day
of
the
following
month,
is
assumed
to
be
reinvested
at
the
ending
market
price.
The
actual
reinvestment
for
the
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period
may
take
place
over
several
days,
and
in
some
instances
may
not
be
based
on
the
market
price,
so
the
actual
reinvestment
price
may
be
different
from
the
price
used
in
the
calculation.
Total
returns
are
not
annualized.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
59
Ratios
of
Interest
Expense
to
Average
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
JGH
NPCT
12/31/23
2.46
%
3.77
%
12/31/22
1.04
1.33
12/31/21
0.35
0.18
(e),(f)
12/31/20
0.59
12/31/19
1.33
Common
Share
Supplemental
Data/
Ratios
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
Common
Share
Total
Returns
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
Net
Asset
Value(b)
Based
on
Share
Price(b)
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
Expenses(c)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
15.15‌
%
20.80‌
%
$
309,940
3.82‌
%
6.43‌
%
35‌
%
(15.10‌)
(21.07‌)
296,494
2.43‌
6.82‌
26‌
5.82‌
10.84‌
385,474
1.68‌
6.16‌
87‌
0.39‌
2.88‌
393,299
1.87‌
6.94‌
35‌
21.54‌
29.93‌
420,480
2.64‌
6.84‌
43‌
6.21‌
7.77‌
343,345
5.50‌
3.27‌
11‌
(31.89‌)
(37.45‌)
352,717
2.95‌
4.61‌
10‌
1.90‌
(4.96‌)
565,276
1.47‌
(f)
2.28‌
(f)
17‌
(c)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
ratios
reflect
income
earned
and
expenses
incurred
on
assets
attributable
to
preferred
shares
(as
described
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements),
borrowings
and/or
reverse
repurchase
agreements
(as
described
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements),
where
applicable.
Each
ratio
includes
the
effect
of
all
interest
expenses
paid
and
other
costs
related
to
preferred
shares,
borrowings
and/or
reverse
repurchase
agreements,
where
applicable,
as
follows:
(d)
Consolidated
Financial
Highlights
(as
disclosed
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements).
(e)
For
the
period
April
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
December
31,
2021.
(f)
Annualized.
Financial
Highlights
(continuted)
60
The
following
data
is
for
a
common
share
outstanding for
each
fiscal year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
to
Common
Shareholders
Common
Share
Common
Share
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Net
Investment
Income
(NII)
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
NII
From
Net
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Total
Discount
Per
Share
Repurchased
and
Retired
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
Share
Price,
End
of
Period
JLS
12/31/23
$
18.86
$
1.51
$
(
0.02
)
$
1.49
$
(
1.57
)
$
$
$
(
1.57
)
$
$
18.78
$
16.88
12/31/22
22.19
1.12
(
3.38
)
(
2.26
)
(
0.86
)
(
0.20
)
(
1.06
)
(
0.01
)
18.86
16.18
12/31/21
22.17
0.83
0.16
0.99
(
0.85
)
(
0.12
)
(
0.97
)
22.19
20.96
12/31/20
22.83
0.86
(
0.55
)
0.31
(
0.73
)
(
0.24
)
(
0.97
)
22.17
19.77
12/31/19
23.02
0.76
0.41
1.17
(
0.92
)
(
0.44
)
(
1.36
)
22.83
21.96
(a)
Based
on
average
shares
outstanding.
(b)
Total
Return
Based
on
Common
Share
NAV
is
the
combination
of
changes
in
common
share
NAV,
reinvested
dividend
income
at
Common
Share
NAV
and
reinvested
capital
gains
distributions
at
NAV,
if
any.
The
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period,
which
is
typically
paid
on
the
first
business
day
of
the
following
month,
is
assumed
to
be
reinvested
at
the
ending
NAV.
The
actual
reinvest
price
for
the
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period
may
often
be
based
on
the
Fund’s
market
price
(and
not
its
NAV),
and
therefore
may
be
different
from
the
price
used
in
the
calculation.
Total
returns
are
not
annualized.
Total
Return
Based
on
Common
Share
Price
is
the
combination
of
changes
in
the
market
price
per
share
and
the
effect
of
reinvested
dividend
income
and
reinvested
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any,
at
the
average
price
paid
per
share
at
the
time
of
reinvestment.
The
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period,
which
is
typically
paid
on
the
first
business
day
of
the
following
month,
is
assumed
to
be
reinvested
at
the
ending
market
price.
The
actual
reinvestment
for
the
last
dividend
declared
in
the
period
may
take
place
over
several
days,
and
in
some
instances
may
not
be
based
on
the
market
price,
so
the
actual
reinvestment
price
may
be
different
from
the
price
used
in
the
calculation.
Total
returns
are
not
annualized.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
61
Ratios
of
Interest
Expense
to
Average
Net
Assets
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
JLS
12/31/23
2
.60
%
12/31/22
1
.17
12/31/21
0
.45
12/31/20
0
.91
12/31/19
1
.15
Common
Share
Supplemental
Data/
Ratios
Applicable
to
Common
Shares
Common
Share
Total
Returns
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
Net
Asset
Value(b)
Based
on
Share
Price(b)
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
Expenses(c)
Expenses
After
Reimbursement
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(c)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
8
.18‌
%
14
.79‌
%
$
102,868
4
.16‌
%
N/A‌
%
7
.98‌
%
28‌
%
(
10
.30‌
)
(
17
.88‌
)
103,267
2
.72‌
N/A‌
5
.61‌
47‌
4
.47‌
11
.02‌
121,785
1
.87‌
N/A‌
3
.69‌
73‌
1
.69‌
(
5
.36‌
)
121,642
2
.46‌
1
.54‌
4
.04‌
117‌
5
.16‌
4
.27‌
125,253
2
.72‌
2
.53‌
(d)
3
.26‌
(d)
100‌
(c)
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
ratios
reflect
income
earned
and
expenses
incurred
on
assets
attributable
to
borrowings
and/or
reverse
repurchase
agreements
(as
described
in
Notes
to
Financial
Statements),
where
applicable.
Each
ratio
includes
the
effect
of
all
interest
expenses
paid
and
other
costs
related
to
borrowings
and/or
reverse
repurchase
agreements,
where
applicable,
as
follows:
(d)
During
the
fiscal
year
ended
December
31,
2019,
the
Adviser
voluntarily
reimbursed
the
Fund
for
certain
expenses
incurred
in
connection
with
its
restructuring.
62
Financial
Highlights
(continuted)
The
following
table
sets
forth
information
regarding
each
Fund's
outstanding
senior
securities
as
of
the
end
of
each
of
the
Fund's
last
five
fiscal
periods,
as
applicable.
Borrowings
TFP
Shares
Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding
(000)(a)
Asset
Coverage
Per
$1,000
Share(b)
Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding
(000)(a)
Asset
Coverage
Per
$1,000
Share(c)
Asset
Coverage
Per
$1
Liquidation
Preference(d)
JGH
12/31/23
$
119,000
$
3,605
$
$
$
12/31/22
127,000
3,335
12/31/21
159,000
3,424
12/31/20
149,200
3,636
12/31/19
175,200
3,400
NPCT
12/31/23
75,500
6,475
70,000
3,360
3.36
12/31/22
105,500
5,007
70,000
3,010
3.01
12/31/21(e)
167,000
4,385
JLS
12/31/23
5,520
19,636
12/31/22
12,495
9,265
12/31/21
8,455
15,404
12/31/20
15,505
8,845
12/31/19
(a)
Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding:
Aggregate
amount
outstanding
represents
the
principal
amount
outstanding
or
liquidation
preference,
if
applicable,
as
of
the
end
of
the
relevant
fiscal
year.
(b)
Asset
Coverage
Per
$1,000:
Asset
coverage
per
$1,000
of
debt
is
calculated
by
subtracting
the
Fund's
liabilities
and
indebtedness
not
represented
by
senior
securities
from
the
Fund's
total
assets,
dividing
the
results
by
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
Fund's
senior
securities
representing
indebtedness
then
outstanding
(if
applicable),
plus
the
aggregate
of
the
involuntary
liquidation
preference
of
the
outstanding
preferred
shares,
if
applicable,
and
multiplying
the
result
by
1,000.
(c)
Asset
Coverage
Per
$1,000:
Asset
coverage
per
$1,000
is
calculated
by
subtracting
the
Fund’s
liabilities
and
indebtedness
not
represented
by
senior
securities
from
the
Fund’s
total
assets,
dividing
the
result
by
the
aggregate
amount
of
the
Fund’s
senior
securities
representing
indebtedness
then
outstanding
(if
applicable),
plus
the
aggregate
of
the
involuntary
liquidation
preference
of
the
outstanding
preferred
shares,
if
applicable,
and
multiplying
the
result
by
1,000.
(d)
Includes
all
preferred
shares
presented
for
the
Fund.
(e)
For
the
period
April
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
December
31,
2021.
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
63
1.
General
Information 
Fund
Information:
The
funds
covered
in
this
report
and
their
corresponding
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(“NYSE”)
symbols
are
as
follows
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively,
the
“Funds”):
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH)
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT)
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(JLS)
The
Funds
are
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“1940
Act”),
as
amended,
as
diversified
closed-end
management
investment
companies.
JGH,
NPCT
and
JLS
were
organized
as
Massachusetts
business
trusts
on
August
5,
2014,
December
4,
2020
and
September
10,
2009,
respectively.
Current
Fiscal
Period:
The
end
of
the
reporting
period
for
the
Funds
is
December
31,
2023,
and
the
period
covered
by
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
is
the
fiscal
year
ended
December
31,
2023
(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’
portfolio,
manages
the
Funds’
business
affairs
and
provides
certain
clerical,
bookkeeping
and
other
administrative
services,
and,
if
necessary,
asset
allocation
decisions.
The
Adviser
has
entered
into
a
sub-
advisory
agreement
with
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(“NAM”),
a
subsidiary
of
the
Adviser
and
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
(“TAL”),
an
affiliate
of
the
Adviser,
(each
a
“Sub-Adviser”
and
collectively,
the
“Sub-Advisers”).
NAM
manages
the
investment
portfolios
of
JGH
and
NPCT,
while
TAL
manages
the
investment
portfolio
of
JLS.
Developments
Regarding
JGH’s
Control
Share
By-Law:
On
January
14,
2021,
the
Fund’s
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”)
received
a
shareholder
demand
letter
(the
“Demand
Letter”)
from
Saba
Capital
CEF
Opportunities
1,
Ltd.
and
Saba
Capital
Management,
L.P.
(collectively,
“Saba”)
demanding
that
the
Fund
(i)
rescind
the
Fund’s
by-law
provisions
pursuant
to
which,
in
summary,
a
shareholder
who
obtains
beneficial
ownership
of
common
shares
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition
(as
defined
in
the
by-laws)
shall
have
the
same
voting
rights
as
other
common
shareholders
only
to
the
extent
authorized
by
the
other
disinterested
shareholders
(the
“Control
Share
By-Law”)
and
(ii)
commence
judicial
action
against
the
Board
to
ensure
that
the
Control
Share
By-Law
is
withdrawn.
Following
review
of
the
Demand
Letter,
the
Board
determined
that
it
would
not
be
in
the
best
interests
of
the
Fund
or
the
Fund’s
shareholders
to
take
the
actions
requested
in
the
Demand
Letter.
Also
on
January
14,
2021,
Saba
filed
a
civil
complaint
in
the
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
Southern
District
of
New
York
(the
“District
Court”)
against
the
Fund,
certain
other
Nuveen
funds
and
the
Board,
seeking
a
declaration
that
the
Control
Share
By-Law
violates
the
1940
Act,
rescission
of
the
Control
Share
By-Law
and
a
permanent
injunction
against
applying
the
Control
Share
By-Law.
On
February
18,
2022,
the
District
Court
granted
judgment
in
favor
of
Saba’s
claim
for
rescission
of
the
Control
Share
By-Law
and
Saba’s
declaratory
judgment
claim,
and
declared
that
the
Control
Share
By-Law
violates
Section
18(i)
of
the
1940
Act.
Following
review
of
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court,
on
February
22,
2022,
the
Trustees
amended
the
Fund’s
by-laws
to
provide
that
the
Control
Share
By-Law
shall
be
of
no
force
and
effect
for
so
long
as
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
effective
and
that
if
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
reversed,
overturned,
vacated,
stayed,
or
otherwise
nullified,
the
Control
Share
By-Law
will
be
automatically
reinstated
and
apply
to
any
beneficial
owner
of
common
shares
acquired
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition,
regardless
of
whether
such
Control
Share
Acquisition
occurs
before
or
after
such
reinstatement,
for
the
duration
of
the
stay
or
upon
issuance
of
the
mandate
reversing,
overturning,
vacating
or
otherwise
nullifying
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court.
On
February
25,
2022,
the
Board
and
the
Funds
appealed
the
District
Court’s
decision
to
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit.
On
November
30,
2023,
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit
upheld
the
opinion
of
the
District
Court.
Developments
Regarding
NPCT’s
and
JLS’s
Control
Share
By-Law:
On
October
5,
2020,
the
Funds
and
certain
other
closed-end
funds
in
the
Nuveen
fund
complex
amended
their
by-laws.
Among
other
things,
the
amended
by-laws
included
provisions
pursuant
to
which,
in
summary,
a
shareholder
who
obtains
beneficial
ownership
of
common
shares
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition
(as
defined
in
the
by-laws)
shall
have
the
same
Control
Share
By-Law.
On
January
14,
2021,
a
shareholder
of
certain
Nuveen
closed-end
funds
filed
a
civil
complaint
in
the
District
Court
against
certain
Nuveen
funds
and
their
trustees,
seeking
a
declaration
that
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
violate
the
1940
Act,
rescission
of
such
fund’s
Control
Share
By-Laws
and
a
permanent
injunction
against
such
funds
applying
the
Control
Share
By-Laws.
On
February
18,
2022,
the
District
Court
granted
judgment
in
favor
of
the
plaintiff’s
claim
for
rescission
of
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
and
the
plaintiff’s
declaratory
judgment
claim,
and
declared
that
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
violate
Section
18(i)
of
the
1940
Act.
Following
review
of
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court,
on
February
22,
2022,
the
Board
amended
the
Funds’
by-laws
to
provide
that
the
Funds’
Control
Share
By-Law
shall
be
of
no
force
and
effect
for
so
long
as
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
effective
and
that
if
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
reversed,
overturned,
vacated,
stayed,
or
otherwise
nullified,
the
Funds’
Control
Share
By-Law
will
be
automatically
reinstated
and
apply
to
any
beneficial
owner
of
common
shares
acquired
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition,
regardless
of
whether
such
Control
Share
Acquisition
occurs
before
or
after
such
reinstatement,
for
the
duration
of
the
stay
or
upon
issuance
of
the
mandate
reversing,
overturning,
vacating
or
otherwise
nullifying
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court.
On
February
25,
2022,
the
Board
and
the
Funds
appealed
the
District
Court’s
decision
to
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit.
On
November
30,
2023,
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit
upheld
the
opinion
of
the
District
Court.
Basis
for
Consolidation:
NPCT
is
presented
on
a
consolidated
basis
with
the
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
Ltd.
(the
“Subsidiary”),
a
wholly-owned
subsidiary
of
NPCT
organized
under
the
laws
of
the
Cayman
Islands.
The
Subsidiary
commenced
operations
on
April
27,
2021
and
is
intended
to
provide
the
Fund
with
exposure
to
Regulation
S
fixed-income
securities.
Regulation
S
securities
are
securities
of
U.S.
and
non-U.S.
issuers
that
are
issued
through
private
placement
transactions
with
the
SEC
pursuant
to
Regulation
S
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
The
Subsidiary
64
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
is
advised
by
the
Adviser
and
has
the
same
investment
objective
as
NPCT,
but
unlike
NPCT,
it
may
invest
in
Regulation
S
securities
without
limitation.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
net
assets
of
the
Subsidiary
were
$25,591,693
representing
7%
of
the
Fund’s
consolidated
net
assets.
All
inter-company
transactions
and
balances
have
been
eliminated.
Select
financial
information
related
to
the
Subsidiary
is
as
follows:
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
shareholder
transactions.
The
NAV
for
financial
reporting
purposes
includes
security
and
shareholder
transactions
through
the
date
of
the
report.
Total
return
is
computed
based
on
the
NAV
used
for
processing
security
and
shareholder
transactions.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
the
Funds.
Compensation:
The
Funds pay
no
compensation
directly
to
those
of its
officers,
all
of
whom
receive
remuneration
for
their
services
to
the
Funds
from
the
Adviser
or
its
affiliates.
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
Common
Shareholders:
Distributions
to
common 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.
The
Funds’
distribution
policy,
which
may
be
changed
by
the
Board,
is
to
make
regular
monthly
cash
distributions
to
holders
of
its
common
shares
(stated
in
terms
of
a
fixed
cents
per
common
share
dividend
distribution
rate
which
may
be
set
from
time
to
time).
Each
Fund
intends
to
distribute
all
or
substantially
all
of
its
net
investment
income
through
its
regular
monthly
distribution
and
to
distribute
realized
capital
gains
at
least
annually.
In
addition,
in
any
monthly
period,
to
maintain
its
declared
per
common
share
distribution
amount,
a
Fund
may
distribute
more
or
less
than
its
net
investment
income
during
the
period.
In
the
event
a
Fund
distributes
more
than
its
net
investment
income
during
any
yearly
period,
such
distributions
may
also
include
realized
gains
and/or
a
return
of
capital.
To
the
extent
that
a
distribution
includes
a
return
of
capital
the
NAV
per
share
may
erode.
The
practice
of
maintaining
a
stable
distribution
level
had
no
material
effect
on
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
during
the
most
recent
fiscal
period
and
is
not
expected
to
have
such
an
effect
in
future
periods,
however,
distributions
in
excess
of
Fund
returns
will
cause
its
NAV
per
share
to
erode.
On
November
29,
2023,
the
Board
updated
NPCT's
distribution
policy
as
stated
in
the
previous
paragraph.
Prior
to
the
distribution
paid
on
December
29,
2023,
NPCT
made
monthly
cash
distributions
to
common
shareholders
of
a
stated
dollar
amount
per
share.
Subject
to
approval
and
oversight
by
the
Board,
the
Fund
sought
to
maintain
a
stable
distribution
level
designed
to
deliver
the
long-term
return
potential
of
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
through
regular
monthly
distributions
(a
“Managed
Distribution
Program”).
Total
distributions
during
a
calendar
year
generally
were
made
from
the
Fund’s
net
investment
income,
net
realized
capital
gains
and
net
unrealized
capital
gains
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio,
if
any.
The
portion
of
distributions
paid
attributed
to
net
unrealized
gains,
if
any,
were
distributed
from
the
Fund’s
assets
and
is
treated
by
common
shareholders
as
a
non-taxable
distribution
(“return
of
capital”)
for
tax
purposes.
Foreign
Currency
Transactions
and
Translation:   
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
the
prevailing
exchange
rate
on
the
respective
dates
of
the
transactions.
Net
realized
foreign
currency
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
exchange
rates
associated
with
(i)
foreign
currency,
(ii)
investments
and
(iii)
derivatives
include
foreign
currency
gains
and
losses
between
trade
date
and
settlement
date
of
the
transactions,
foreign
currency
transactions,
and
the
difference
between
the
amounts
of
interest
and
dividends
recorded
on
the
books
of
the
Funds
and
the
amounts
actually
received
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from
investments
and foreign
currency
transactions”
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
foreign
currency
translations”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
The
unrealized
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
associated
with
investments
in
derivatives
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
the
respective
derivative’s
related
“Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
following
Fund’s
investments
in
non-U.S.
securities
were
as
follows:
NPCT
Total
long-term
investments
at
value
$24,258,940
Net
assets
applicable
to
Common
Shares
25,591,693
Net
investment
income
(loss)
612,836
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
from
investments
and
foreign
currency
24,856
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
from
investments
and
foreign
currency
3,071,983
65
Foreign
Taxes:
The
Funds
may
be
subject
to
foreign
taxes
on
income,
gains
on
investments
or
foreign
currency
repatriation,
a
portion
of
which
may
be
recoverable.
The
Funds
will
accrue
such
taxes
and
recoveries
as
applicable,
based
upon
the
current
interpretation
of
tax
rules
and
regulations
that
exist
in
the
markets
in
which
the
Funds
invest.
Indemnifications:
Under
the
Funds'
organizational
documents, their
officers
and
trustees
are
indemnified
against
certain
liabilities
arising
out
of
the
performance
of
their
duties
to
the
Funds.
In
addition,
in
the
normal
course
of
business,
the Funds
enter
into
contracts
that
provide
general
indemnifications
to
other
parties.
The
Funds'
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the Funds
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the Funds
have
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
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Trade
date
for
senior
and
subordinated
loans
purchased
in
the
“primary
market”
is
considered
the
date
on
which
the
loan
allocations
are
determined.
Trade
date
for
senior
and
subordinated
loans
purchased
in
the
“secondary
market”
is
the
date
on
which
the
transaction
is
entered
into.
Realized
gains
and
losses
on
securities
transactions
are
based
upon
the
specific
identification
method.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or,
for
certain
foreign
securities,
when
information
is
available.
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
and
includes
accretion
of
discounts
and
amortization
of
premiums
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Interest
income
also
reflects
payment-in
kind
(“PIK”)
interest,
paydown
gains
and
losses
and
fee
income,
if
any.
PIK
interest
represents
income
received
in
the
form
of
securities
in
lieu
of
cash.
Fee
income
consists
primarily
of
amendment
fees.
Amendment
fees
are
earned
as
compensation
for
evaluating
and
accepting
changes
to
an
original
senior
loan
agreement
and
are
recognized
when
received.
Netting
Agreements:
In
the
ordinary
course
of
business,
the
Funds
may
enter
into
transactions
subject
to
enforceable
master
repurchase
agreements,
International
Swaps
and
Derivatives
Association,
Inc.
(ISDA)
master
agreements
or
other
similar
arrangements
(“netting
agreements”).
Generally,
the
right
to
offset
in
netting
agreements
allows
each
Fund
to
offset
certain
securities
and
derivatives
with
a
specific
counterparty,
when
applicable,
as
well
as
any
collateral
received
or
delivered
to
that
counterparty
based
on
the
terms
of
the
agreements.
Generally,
each
Fund
manages
its
cash
collateral
and
securities
collateral
on
a
counterparty
basis.
With
respect
to
certain
counterparties,
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
the
netting
agreements,
collateral
posted
to
the
Funds
is
held
in
a
segregated
account
by
the
Funds’
custodian
and/or
with
respect
to
those
amounts
which
can
be
sold
or
repledged,
are
presented
in
the
Funds’
Portfolio
of
Investments
or
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
JGH
Value
%
of
Total
Investments
Country:
Canada
$
23,944,537
5.7
%
Mexico
17,376,854
4.1
Colombia
11,667,126
2.8
Australia
9,782,776
2.3
Netherlands
8,431,204
2.0
Luxembourg
8,378,508
2.0
France
8,039,026
1.9
Spain
7,801,467
1.8
United
Kingdom
7,551,151
1.8
South
Africa
6,741,861
1.6
Israel
5,807,910
1.4
Other
78,938,241
18.5
Total
non-U.S.
Securities
$194,460,661
45.9%
NPCT
Value
%
of
Total
Investments
Country:
Italy
$
26,211,545
5.0
%
Chile
23,291,561
4.4
United
Kingdom
21,406,203
4.1
Mexico
17,837,644
3.4
Canada
13,922,775
2.6
Australia
13,061,670
2.5
Indonesia
12,660,949
2.4
India
10,825,575
2.0
South
Korea
8,755,278
1.7
Benin
8,668,217
1.6
United
Arab
Emirates
7,957,253
1.5
Other
36,423,033
7.0
Total
non-U.S.
Securities
$201,021,703
38.2%
66
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
Funds’
investments
subject
to
netting
agreements
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
if
any,
are
further
described
later
in
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
New
Accounting
Pronouncement: 
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.
In
December
2022,
FASB
deferred
ASU
2022-04
and
issued
ASU
2022-06,
Reference
Rate
Reform:
Deferral
of
the
Sunset
Date
of
Topic
848,
which
extends
the
application
of
the
amendments
through
December
31,
2024.
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.
New
Accounting
Pronouncement:
In
June
2022,
the
FASB
issued
ASU
2022-03
to
clarify
the
guidance
in
Topic
820,
Fair
Value
Measurement
("Topic
820").
The
amendments
in
ASU
2022-03
affect
all
entities
that
have
investments
in
equity
securities
measured
at
fair
value
that
are
subject
to
a
contractual
sale
restriction.
ASU
2022-03
(1)
clarifies
the
guidance
in
Topic
820,
when
measuring
the
fair
value
of
an
equity
security
subject
to
contractual
restrictions
that
prohibit
the
sale
of
equity
security,
(2)
amends
a
related
illustrative
example,
and
(3)
introduces
new
disclosure
requirements
for
equity
securities
subject
to
contractual
sale
restrictions
that
are
measured
at
fair
value
in
accordance
with
Topic
820.
For
public
business
entities,
the
amendments
in
ASU
2022-03
are
effective
for
fiscal
years
beginning
after
December
15,
2023,
and
interim
periods
within
those
fiscal
years.
For
all
other
entities,
the
amendments
are
effective
for
fiscal
years
beginning
after
December
15,
2024,
and
interim
periods
within
those
fiscal
years.
Early
adoption
is
permitted
for
both
interim
and
annual
financial
statements
that
have
not
yet
been
issued
or
made
available
for
issuance.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
Funds
adopted
the
new
guidance
and
there
was
no
material
impact
to
the
Funds.
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
Adviser,
subject
to
oversight
of
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
last
reported sales
price
or
official
closing
price 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
reported sales
price
or
official
closing
price
on
the
principal
exchange
where
traded,
and
converted
to
U.S.
dollars
at
the
prevailing
rates
of
exchange
on
the valuation
date.
For
events affecting
the value
of
foreign
securities
between
the
time
when
the
exchange
on
which
they
are
traded
closes
and
the
time
when
the
Funds'
net
assets
are
calculated,
such
securities
will
be
valued
at
fair
value
in
accordance
with
procedures
adopted
by
the
Adviser,
subject
to
the
oversight
of
the
Board. To
the
extent
these
securities
are
actively
traded
and
no
valuation
adjustments
are
applied,
they
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1. When
valuation
adjustments
are
applied
to
the
most
recent
last
sales
price
or
official
closing
price, these
securities
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2.
Prices
of
fixed-income
securities
are
generally
provided
by
pricing
services
approved
by
the
Adviser,
which
is
subject
to
review
by
the
Adviser
and
oversight
of
the
Board. Pricing
services
establish
a
security’s
fair
value
using
methods
that
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.
In
pricing
certain
securities,
particularly
less
liquid
and
lower
quality
securities,
pricing
services
may
consider
information
about
a
security,
its
issuer
or
market
activity
provided
by
the
Adviser.
These
securities
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2.
Repurchase
agreements
are
valued
at
contract
amount
plus
accrued
interest,
which
approximates
market
value.
These
securities
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2.
Forward
foreign
currency
contracts
are
valued
using
the
prevailing
forward
exchange
rate
which
is
derived
from
quotes
provided
by
the
pricing
service
using
the
procedures
approved
by
the
Adviser,
subject
to
the
oversight
of
the Board,
and
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2. 
Swap
contracts
are
marked-to-market
daily
based
upon
a
price
supplied
by
a
pricing
service.
Swaps
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2. 
67
For
any
portfolio
security
or
derivative
for
which
market
quotations
are
not
readily
available
or
for
which
the
Adviser
deems
the
valuations
derived
using
the
valuation
procedures
described
above
not
to
reflect
fair
value,
the
Adviser
will
determine
a
fair
value
in
good
faith
using
alternative
procedures
approved
by
the
Adviser,
subject
to
the
oversight
of
the
Board.
As
a
general
principle,
the
fair
value
of
a
security
is
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;
otherwise
they
would
be
classified
as
Level
3.
The
following
table
summarizes
the
market
value
of
the
Funds’
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
based
on
the
inputs
used
to
value
them:
The
Funds
hold
liabilities
in
preferred
shares,
where
applicable,
which
are
not
reflected
in
the
tables
above.
The
fair
values
of
the
Funds’
liabilities
for
preferred
shares
approximate
their
liquidation
preference.
Preferred
shares
are
generally
classified
as
Level
2
and
further
described
later
in
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
JGH
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Corporate
Bonds
$
$
280,154,182
$
$
280,154,182
Sovereign
Debt
44,711,553
44,711,553
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
36,259,913
36,259,913
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
27,776,208
27,776,208
Contingent
Capital
Securities
24,182,881
24,182,881
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
2,836,300
2,836,300
Asset-Backed
Securities
648,570
648,570
Common
Stocks
624,698
624,698
Short-Term
Investments:
Repurchase
Agreements
6,825,000
6,825,000
Investments
in
Derivatives:
Interest
Rate
Swaps*
3,109,963
3,109,963
Total
$
2,836,300
$
423,644,398
$
648,570
$
427,129,268
NPCT
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Corporate
Bonds
$
$
297,291,905
$
$
297,291,905
$1,000
Par
(or
similar)
Institutional
Preferred
70,869,924
70,869,924
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
65,698,986
65,698,986
Sovereign
Debt
34,393,841
34,393,841
$25
Par
(or
similar)
Retail
Preferred
20,094,273
20,094,273
Municipal
Bonds
12,048,989
12,048,989
Asset-Backed
Securities
7,465,591
4,421,470
11,887,061
Variable
Rate
Senior
Loan
Interests
10,725,148
10,725,148
Short-Term
Investments:
Repurchase
Agreements
3,575,000
3,575,000
Investments
in
Derivatives:
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts*
(274,393)
(274,393)
Cross
Currency
Swaps*
3,180,417
3,180,417
Total
$
20,094,273
$
504,975,408
$
4,421,470
$
529,491,151
JLS
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
$
$
99,777,597
$
$
99,777,597
Asset-Backed
Securities
38,456,706
1,379,951
39,836,657
Short-Term
Investments:
U.S.
Government
and
Agency
Obligations
1,059,671
1,059,671
Total
$
$
139,293,974
$
1,379,951
$
140,673,925
*
Represents
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
as
reported
in
Fund's
Portfolio
of
Investments.
68
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
following
is
a
reconciliation
of
the
Funds’
Level
3
investments
held
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
measurement
period:
The
valuation
techniques
and
significant
unobservable
inputs
used
in
recurring
Level
3
fair
value
measurements
of
assets
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
were
as
follows:
Level
3
JGH
Asset-Backed
Securities
Common
Stocks
Balance
at
the
beginning
of
period
$-
$413,340
Gains
(losses):
-
-
Net
realized
gains
(losses)
-
-
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
-
211,358
Purchases
at
cost
-
-
Sales
at
proceeds
-
-
Net
discounts
(premiums)
-
-
Transfers
into
648,570
-
Transfers
(out
of)
-
(624,698)
Balance
at
the
end
of
period
$648,570
-
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during
the
period
of
Level
3
securities
held
as
of
period
end
$15,008
$-
Level
3
NPCT
Asset-Backed
Securities
Balance
at
the
beginning
of
period
$-
Gains
(losses):
-
Net
realized
gains
(losses)
-
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
-
Purchases
at
cost
-
Sales
at
proceeds
-
Net
discounts
(premiums)
-
Transfers
into
4,421,470
Transfers
(out
of)
-
Balance
at
the
end
of
period
$4,421,470
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during
the
period
of
Level
3
securities
held
as
of
period
end
$(814,213)
Level
3
JLS
Asset-Backed
Securities
Balance
at
the
beginning
of
period
$11
Gains
(losses):
-
Net
realized
gains
(losses)
(1,554)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
221,997
Purchases
at
cost
-
Sales
at
proceeds
(8)
Net
discounts
(premiums)
72,851
Transfers
into
1,379,951
Transfers
(out
of)
(293,297)
Balance
at
the
end
of
period
$1,379,951
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
during
the
period
of
Level
3
securities
held
as
of
period
end
$(515,350)
Fund
Asset
Class
Market
Value
Techniques
Unobservable
Inputs
Range
Weighted
Average
JGH
Asset-Backed
Securities
$648,570
Indicative
Quote
Broker
Quote
$86.48
N/A
69
.
The
table
below
presents
the
transfers
in
and
out
of
the
three
valuation
levels
for
the
Funds
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
when
compared
to
the
valuation
levels
at
the
end
of
the
previous
fiscal
year.
Changes
in
valuation
inputs
or
methodologies
may
result
in
transfers
into
or
out
of
an
assigned
level
within
the
fair
value
hierarchy.
Transfers
in
or
out
of
levels
are
generally
due
to
the
availability
of
publicly
available
information
and
to
the
significance
or
extent
the
Adviser
determines
that
the
valuation
inputs
or
methodologies
may
impact
the
valuation
of
those
securities.
4.
Portfolio
Securities
Unfunded
Commitments
for
JGH
and
NPCT:
Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
certain
of
the
variable
rate
senior
loan
agreements,
JGH
and
NPCT
may
have
unfunded
senior
loan
commitments.
Each
Fund
will
maintain
with
its
custodian,
cash,
liquid
securities
and/or
liquid
senior
loans
having
an
aggregate
value
at
least
equal
to
the
amount
of
unfunded
senior
loan
commitments.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
JGH
and
NPCT
had
no
such
outstanding
unfunded
senior
loan
commitments.
Participation
Commitments
for
JGH
and
NPCT:
With
respect
to
the
senior
loans
held
in
JGH’s
and
NPCT’s
portfolio,
the
Funds
may:
1)
invest
in
assignments;
2)
act
as
a
participant
in
primary
lending
syndicates;
or
3)
invest
in
participations.
If
a
Fund
purchases
a
participation
of
a
senior
loan
interest,
the
Fund
would
typically
enter
into
a
contractual
agreement
with
the
lender
or
other
third
party
selling
the
participation,
rather
than
directly
with
the
borrower.
As
such,
the
Fund
not
only
assumes
the
credit
risk
of
the
borrower,
but
also
that
of
the
selling
participant
or
other
persons
interpositioned
between
the
Fund
and
the
borrower.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
JGH
and
NPCT
had
no
such
outstanding
participation
commitments.
Repurchase
Agreements:
In
connection
with
transactions
in
repurchase
agreements,
it
is
each
Fund's
policy
that
its
custodian
take
possession
of
the
underlying
collateral
securities,
the
fair
value
of
which
exceeds
the
principal
amount
of
the
repurchase
transaction,
including
accrued
interest,
at
all
times.
If
the
counterparty
defaults,
and
the
fair
value
of
the
collateral
declines,
realization
of
the
collateral
may
be
delayed
or
limited.
The
following
table
presents
the
repurchase
agreements
for
the
Funds
that
are
subject
to
netting
agreements
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
and
the
collateral
delivered
related
to
those
repurchase
agreements.
Zero
Coupon
Securities:
A
zero
coupon
security
does
not
pay
a
regular
interest
coupon
to
its
holders
during
the
life
of
the
security.
Income
to
the
holder
of
the
security
comes
from
accretion
of
the
difference
between
the
original
purchase
price
of
the
security
at
issuance
and
the
par
value
of
the
security
at
maturity
and
is
effectively
paid
at
maturity.
The
market
prices
of
zero
coupon
securities
generally
are
more
volatile
than
the
market
prices
of
securities
that
pay
interest
periodically.
Fund
Asset
Class
Market
Value
Techniques
Unobservable
Inputs
Range
Weighted
Average
NPCT
Asset-Backed
Securities
$4,421,470
Indicative
Quote
Broker
Quote
$30.51
-
$63.57
$48.12
Fund
Asset
Class
Market
Value
Techniques
Unobservable
Inputs
Range
Weighted
Average
JLS
Asset-Backed
Securities
$1,379,951
Indicative
Quote
Broker
Quote
$30.51
-
$21,325
$70.56
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Transfers
In
(Transfers
Out)
Transfers
In
(Transfers
Out)
Transfers
In
(Transfers
Out)
JGH
Common
Stocks
$-
$-
$624,698
$-
$-
$(624,698)
Asset-Backed
Securities
$-
$-
$-
$(648,570)
$648,570
$-
NPCT
Asset-Backed
Securities
$-
$-
$-
$(4,421,470)
$4,421,470
$-
JLS
Asset-Backed
Securities
$-
$-
$293,297
$(1,379,951)
$1,379,951
$(293,297)
Fund
Counterparty
Short-term
Investments,
at
Value
Collateral
Pledged
(From)
Counterparty
JGH
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation
$6,825,000
$(6,961,578)
NPCT
Fixed
Income
Clearing
Corporation
3,575,000
(3,646,537)
70
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
Purchases
and
Sales:
Long-term
purchases
and
sales during
the
current fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
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. 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.
5.
Derivative
Investments
Each
Fund
is
authorized
to
invest
in
certain
derivative
instruments.
As
defined
by
U.S.
GAAP,
a
derivative
is
a
financial
instrument
whose
value
is
derived
from
an
underlying
security
price,
foreign
exchange
rate,
interest
rate,
index
of
prices
or
rates,
or
other
variables.
Investments
in
derivatives
as
of
the
end
of
and/or
during
the
current
fiscal
period,
if
any,
are
included
within
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
and
the
Statement
of
Operations,
respectively.
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts:
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
NPCT
used
foreign
exchange
forwards
to
hedge
its
exposure
to
Euro
denominated
positions.
A
forward
contract
is
an
agreement
between
two
parties
to
purchase
or
sell
a
specified
quantity
of
a
currency
at
or
before
a
specified
date
in
the
future
at
a
specified
price.
Non-deliverable
forward
foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
are
settled
with
the
counterparty
in
cash
without
the
delivery
of
foreign
currency.
Forward
contracts
are
typically
traded
in
the
over-the-counter
(“OTC”)
markets
and
all
details
of
the
contract
are
negotiated
between
the
counterparties
to
the
agreement.
Forward
contracts
are
marked-to-market
daily
and
any
resulting
unrealized
gains
or
losses
are
reflected
as
appreciation
or
depreciation
on
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The
Funds
realizes
gains
and
losses
at
the
time
the
forward
contracts
are
closed
and
are
included
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
Risks
may
arise
upon
entering
into
forward
contracts
from
unanticipated
movements
in
the
value
of
a
foreign
currency
relative
to
the
U.S.
dollar;
and
that
losses
may
exceed
amounts
recognized
on
the
Statements
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The
average
notional
amount
of
forward
contracts
outstanding
during
the
current
fiscal
period
was
as
follows:
*
The
average
notional
amount
is
calculated
based
on
the
outstanding
notional
amount
of
contracts
at
the
beginning
of
the
current
fiscal
period
and
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
quarter
within
the
current
fiscal
period.
The
following
table
presents
the
forward
foreign
currency
contracts
subject
to
netting
agreements
and
the
collateral
delivered
related
to
those
forward
foreign
currency
contracts
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts:
A
Fund
may
enter
into
an
interest
rate
swap
contract
to
gain
or
reduce
exposure
to
interest
rates,
to
manage
duration,
the
yield
curve
or
interest
rate
risk.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
JGH
continued
to
utilize
forward
starting
interest
rate
swap
contracts
to
partially
hedge
its
future
interest
cost
of
leverage.
Fund
Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
U.S.
Government
Purchases
Non-U.S.
Government
Sales
and
Maturities
U.S.
Government
Sales
JGH
$
143,009,742
$
$
150,823,002
$
NPCT
24,593,279
36,037,983
87,393,894
22,106,537
JLS
15,906,423
24,427,878
16,107,244
31,224,675
Fund
Average
Notional
Amount
of
Forward
Contracts
Outstanding
*
NPCT
$
7,603,250
Fund
Counterparty
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
on
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts*
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
on
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts*
Net
Unrealized
Collateral
Pledged
to
(from)
Counterparty
Net
Exposure
NPCT
JPMorgan
Chase
Bank,
N.A.
$
-
$
(274,393)
$
(274,393)
$
-
$
(274,393)
*  Represents
gross
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
the
counterparty
as
reported
in
the
Funds’
Portfolio
of
Investments.
71
Fund
Average
Notional
Amount
of
Swap
Contracts
Outstanding
*
NPCT
$
36,453,095
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
involve
the
Fund’s
agreement
with
the
counterparty
to
pay
or
receive
a
fixed
rate
payment
in
exchange
for
the
counterparty
receiving
or
paying
a
variable
rate
payment.
Forward
interest
rate
swap
contracts
involve
the
Fund’s
agreement
with
a
counterparty
to
pay,
in
the
future,
a
fixed
or
variable
rate
payment
in
exchange
for
the
counterparty
paying
the
Fund
a
variable
or
fixed
rate
payment,
the
accruals
for
which
would
begin
at
a
specified
date
in
the
future
(the
“effective
date”).
Upon
entering
into
an
interest
rate
swap
contract
(and
beginning
on
the
effective
date
for
a
forward
interest
rate
swap
contract),
the
Fund
accrues
the
fixed
rate
payment
expected
to
be
paid
or
received
and
the
variable
rate
payment
expected
to
be
received
or
paid
on
the
interest
rate
swap
contracts
on
a
daily
basis,
and
recognizes
the
daily
change
in
the
fair
value
of
the
Fund’s
contractual
rights
and
obligations
under
the
contracts.
The
amount
of
the
payment
obligation
for
an
interest
rate
swap
is
based
on
the
notional
amount
and
the
termination
date
of
the
contract.
Interest
rate
swap
contracts
do
not
involve
the
delivery
of
securities
or
other
underlying
assets
or
principal.
Accordingly,
the
risk
of
loss
on
such
transactions
is
limited
to
the
net
amount
of
interest
payments
that
the
Fund
is
to
receive
from
the
counterparty.
Payments
paid
(received)
at
the
beginning
of
the
measurement
period
are
reflected
as
swap
premiums
paid
(received)
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities,
when
applicable.
Interest
rate
swaps
can
be
settled
either
directly
with
the
counterparty
(“OTC”)
or
through
a
central
clearinghouse
(“centrally
cleared”).
For
OTC
swaps,
the
daily
change
in
the
market
value
of
the
swap
contract,
along
with
any
daily
interest
fees
accrued,
are
recognized
as
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
interest
rate
swaps
contracts on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Upon
the
execution
of
a
centrally
cleared
swap,
a
Fund
is
obligated
to
deposit
cash
or
eligible
securities,
also
known
as
“initial
margin,”
into
an
account
at
its
clearing
broker
equal
to
a
specified
percentage
of
the
contract
amount.
Securities
deposited
for
initial
margin,
if
any,
are
identified
in
the
Portfolio
of
Investments and
cash
deposited
for
initial
margin,
if
any,
is
reflected
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
The
Fund
and
the
clearing
broker
are
obligated
to
settle
monies
on
a
daily
basis
representing
the
changes
in
the
value
of
the
swap
contracts.
These
daily
cash
settlements
are
known
as
“variation
margin”
and
is
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
a
receivable
or
payable
for
variation
margin
on
interest
rate
swaps
contracts.
Changes
in
the
value
of
the
swap
contracts
during
the
fiscal
period
are
recognized
as
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
swaps
contracts on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
The
net
amount
of
periodic
payments
settled
in
cash
are
recognized
as
net
realized
gain
(loss)
contracts
from
swaps
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
in
addition
to
the
net
realized
gain
or
loss
recorded
upon
the
termination
of
the
swap
contract.
The
average
notional
amount
of
interest
rate
swap
contracts
outstanding
during
the
current
fiscal
period
was
as
follows:
*
The
average
notional
amount
is
calculated
based
on
the
absolute
aggregate
notional
amount
of
contracts
outstanding
at
the
beginning
of
the
current
fiscal
period
and
at
the
end
of
each
fiscal
quarter
within
the
current
fiscal
period.
Cross
Currency
Swap
Contracts:
NPCT
uses
cross
currency
swap
contracts
to
gain
or
mitigate
exposure
to
foreign
exchange
markets.
A
cross
currency
swap
is
an
agreement
between
two
parties
to
exchange
two
different
currencies
with
the
understanding
that
the
exchange
will
be
reversed
at
a
later
date
at
specified
exchange
rates.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
NPCT
used
cross
currency
swaps
to
hedge
its
Euro
exposure
to
U.S.
Dollars.
Risks
may
arise
upon
entering
into
these
contracts
from
the
potential
of
default
by
counterparty
and,
depending
on
their
terms,
may
be
subject
to
foreign
exchange
risk.
Cross
currency
swap
contracts
are
valued
daily.
Upon
entering
into
a
cross
currency
swap
contract
the
exchange
of
currencies
takes
place
at
the
current
spot
rate.
For
an
OTC
Uncleared
swap
not
cleared
through
a
clearing
house,
the
amount
recorded
on
these
transactions
is
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
a
component
of
“Unrealized
appreciation
or
deprecation
on
cross
currency
swaps
contracts.”
Upon
the
execution
of
an
OTC
Cleared
swap,
the
Fund
is
obligated
to
deposit
cash
or
eligible
securities,
also
known
as
“initial
margin,”
into
an
account
at
its
clearing
broker
equal
to
a
specified
percentage
of
the
contract
amount.
Cash
held
by
the
broker
to
cover
initial
margin
requirements
on
open
swap
contracts,
if
any,
is
recognized
as
“Cash
collateral
at
brokers
for
investments
in
swaps
contracts”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Investments
in
OTC
Cleared
swaps
obligate
a
Fund
and
the
clearing
broker
to
settle
monies
on
a
daily
basis
representing
changes
in
the
prior
day’s
“mark-to-market”
of
the
swap.
If
a
Fund
has
unrealized
appreciation,
the
clearing
broker
would
credit
the
Fund’s
account
with
an
amount
equal
to
the
appreciation
and
conversely
if
a
Fund
has
unrealized
depreciation,
the
clearing
broker
will
debit
a
Fund’s
account
with
an
amount
equal
to
the
depreciation.
These
daily
cash
settlements
are
also
known
as
“variation
margin.”
Variation
margin
for
OTC
Cleared
swaps
is
recognized
as
a
receivable
and/or
payable
for
“Variation
margin
on
swaps
contracts”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Upon
the
execution
of
an
OTC
Uncleared
swap,
neither
the
Fund
nor
the
counterparty
is
required
to
deposit
initial
margin
as
the
trades
are
recorded
bilaterally
between
both
parties
to
the
swap
contract,
and
the
terms
of
the
variation
margin
are
subject
to
a
predetermined
threshold
negotiated
by
the
Fund
and
the
counterparty.
Variation
margin
for
OTC
Uncleared
swaps
is
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on
cross
currency
swaps
contracts”
as
described
in
the
preceding
paragraph.
The
average
notional
amount
of
cross
currency
swap
contracts
outstanding
during
the
current
fiscal
period
was
as
follows:
Fund
Average
Notional
Amount
of
Interest
Rate
Swap
Contracts
Outstanding
*
JGH
$
87,400,000
72
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
following
table
presents
the
swap
contracts
subject
to
netting
agreements
and
the
collateral
delivered
related
to
those
swap
contracts
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Funds
have
invested
in
derivative
contracts
which
are
reflected
in
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
as
follows:
*
Value
represents
the
cumulative
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
cleared
derivative
contracts
as
reported
in
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments.
The
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
only
reflects
the
current
day
variation
margin
receivable/payable
from/to
brokers
on
open
cleared
derivative
contracts.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
effect
of
derivative
contracts
on
the
Funds’
Statements
of
Operations
was
as
follows:
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
Fund
Counterparty
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
on
Swaps**
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
on
Swaps**
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
on
Interest
Rate
Swaps
Swaps
Premium
Paid
(Received)
Collateral
Pledged
to
(from)
Counterparty***
Net
Exposure
JGH
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
$
3,109,963
$
-  
$
3,109,963
$
-  
$
(3,167,269)
(57,306)
NPCT
Citibank
N.A.
$
1,741,095
$
-  
$
1,741,095
$
46,682
$
(1,450,000)
337,777
J.P.
Morgan
Securities
Inc.
482,099
-  
482,099
(3,155)
(241,960)
236,984
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
Services
LLC
957,223
-  
957,223
4,247
(840,899)
120,571
$
3,180,417
$
-  
$
3,180,417
$
47,774
$
(2,532,859)
695,332
**  Represents
gross
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
for
the
counterparty
as
reported
in
the
Fund's
Portfolio
of
Investments.
***
Amount
is
held
in
a
segregated
account
at
the
Fund’s
custodian
and
not
included
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Asset
Derivatives
Liability
Derivatives
Derivative
Instrument
Risk
Exposure
Location
Value
Location
Value
JGH
Interest
Rate
Swaps
Interest
rate
Unrealized
appreciation
on
interest
rate
swaps
contracts
*
$
3,109,963
-
$
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
NPCT
Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
-
Unrealized
depreciation
on
forward
contracts
*
(274,393)
Cross
Currency
Swaps
Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
Unrealized
appreciation
on
cross
currency
swap
contracts
*
3,180,417
-
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Derivative
Instrument
Risk
Exposure
Net
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
JGH
Swap
contracts
Interest
rate
$
2,667,393
$
(1,331,812)
NPCT
Forward
contracts
Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
82,081
(50,807)
Swap
contracts
Foreign
currency
exchange
rate
824,930
(1,991,964)
73
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
pre-determined
threshold
amount.
6.
Fund
Shares
Common Share
Transactions:
Transactions
in common
shares
for
the
Funds
during
the
Funds’
current
and
prior
fiscal
period,
where
applicable,
were
as
follows:
Preferred
Shares
Taxable
Fund
Preferred
Shares:
NPCT
has
issued
and
has
outstanding
Taxable
Fund
Preferred
(“TFP”)
Shares,
with
a
$1,000
liquidation
preference
per
share.
These
TFP
Shares
were
issued
via
private
placement
and
are
not
publicly
available.
The
Fund
is
obligated
to
redeem
its
TFP
Shares
by
the
date
as
specified
in
its
offering
documents
(“Term
Redemption
Date”),
unless
earlier
redeemed
by
the
Fund.
TFP
Shares
are
initially
issued
in
a
pre-specified
mode,
however,
TFP
Shares
can
be
subsequently
designated
as
an
alternative
mode
at
a
later
date
at
the
discretion
of
the
Fund.
The
modes
within
TFP
Shares
detail
the
dividend
mechanics
and
are
described
as
follows.
At
a
subsequent
date,
the
Fund
may
establish
additional
mode
structures
with
the
TFP
Share.
Variable
Rate
Mode
(“VRM”)
Dividends
for
TFP
Shares
designated
in
this
mode
are
based
upon
a
short-term
index
plus
an
additional
fixed
“spread”
amount
established
at
the
time
of
issuance
or
renewal
/
conversion
of
its
mode.
At
the
end
of
the
period
of
the
mode,
the
Fund
will
be
required
to
either
extend
the
term
of
the
mode,
designate
an
alternative
mode
or
redeem
the
TFP
Shares.
The
fair
value
of
TFP
Shares
while
in
VRM
are
expected
to
approximate
their
liquidation
preference
so
long
as
the
fixed
“spread”
on
the
shares
remains
roughly
in
line
with
the
“spread’
being
demanded
by
investors
on
instruments
having
similar
terms
in
the
current
market.
In
current
market
conditions,
the
Adviser
has
determined
that
the
fair
value
of
the
shares
are
approximately
their
liquidation
preference,
but
their
fair
value
could
vary
if
market
conditions
change
materially.
Variable
Rate
Demand
Mode
(“VRDM”)
Dividends
for
TFP
Shares
designated
in
this
mode
will
be
established
by
a
remarketing
agent;
therefore,
the
market
value
of
the
TFP
Shares
is
expected
to
approximate
its
liquidation
preference.
While
in
this
mode,
shares
will
have
an
unconditional
liquidity
feature
that
enable
its
shareholders
to
require
a
liquidity
provider,
which
the
Fund
has
entered
into
a
contractual
agreement,
to
purchase
shares
in
the
event
that
the
shares
are
not
able
to
be
successfully
remarketed.
In
the
event
that
shares
within
this
mode
are
unable
to
be
successfully
remarketed
and
are
purchased
by
the
liquidity
provider,
the
dividend
rate
will
be
the
maximum
rate
which
is
designed
to
escalate
according
to
a
specified
schedule
in
order
to
enhance
the
remarketing
agent’s
ability
to
successfully
remarket
the
shares.
The
Fund
is
required
to
redeem
any
shares
that
are
still
owned
by
a
liquidity
provider
after
six
months
of
continuous,
unsuccessful
remarketing.
The
Fund
will
pay
a
liquidity
and
remarketing
fee
on
the
aggregate
principal
amount
of
all
TFP
Shares
while
within
VRDM.
Payments
made
by
the
Fund
to
the
liquidity
provider
and
remarketing
agent
are
recognized
as
“Liquidity
fees”
and
“Remarketing
fees”,
respectively,
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
For
financial
reporting
purposes,
the
liquidation
preference
of
TFP
Shares
is
recorded
as
a
liability
and
is
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Taxable
Fund
Preferred
(“TFP”)
Shares,
net
of
deferred
offering
costs”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Dividends
on
the
TFP
shares
are
treated
as
interest
payments
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Unpaid
dividends
on
TFP
shares
are
recognized
as
a
component
on
“Interest
payable”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Dividends
accrued
on
TFP
Shares
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Interest
expense
and
amortization
of
offering
costs”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
Subject
to
certain
conditions,
TFP
Shares
may
be
redeemed,
in
whole
or
in
part,
at
any
time
at
the
option
of
the
Fund.
The
Fund
may
also
be
required
to
redeem
certain
TFP
shares
if
the
Fund
fails
to
maintain
certain
asset
coverage
requirements
and
such
failures
are
not
cured
by
the
applicable
cure
date.
The
redemption
price
per
share
in
all
circumstances
is
equal
to
the
liquidation
preference
per
share
plus
any
accumulated
but
unpaid
dividends.
Cost
incurred
in
connection
with
its
offering
of
TFP
Shares,
were
recorded
as
a
deferred
charge
and
are
being
amortized
over
the
life
of
the
shares.
These
offering
costs
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Taxable
Fund
Preferred
(“TFP”)
Shares,
net
of
deferred
offering
costs”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
and
“Interest
expense
and
amortization
of
offering
costs”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
NPCT
had
$69,679,262
TFP
Shares
at
liquidation
preference,
net
of
deferred
offering
costs.
Further
details
of
the
Fund’s
TFP
Shares
outstanding
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
were
as
follows:
JLS
Year
Ended
12/31/23
Year
Ended
12/31/22
Common
Shares:
Repurchased
and
retired
(10,814)
Weighted
average
common
share:
Price
per
share
repurchased
and
retired
$–
$15.90
Discount
per
share
repurchased
and
retired
–%
(15.69)%
74
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
average
liquidation
preference
of
TFP
Shares
outstanding
and
the
annualized
dividend
rate
for
the
Fund
during
the
current
fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
Preferred
Share
Transactions
:
Transactions
in
preferred
shares
during
the
Fund’s
current
and
prior
fiscal
period,
where
applicable,
are
noted
in
the
following
table.
Transactions
in
TFP
Shares
for
NPCT,
where
applicable,
were
as
follows:
7.
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.
Differences
between
amounts
for
financial
statement
and
federal
income
tax
purposes
are
primarily
due
to
timing
differences
in
recognizing
gains
and
losses
on
investment
transactions.
Temporary
differences
do
not
require
reclassification.
As
of
year
end,
permanent
differences
that
resulted
in
reclassifications
among
the
components
of
net
assets
relate
primarily
to
bond
premium
amortization
adjustments,
complex
securities
character
adjustments,
foreign
currency
transactions,
investments
in
MBS,
nondeductible
expenses,
paydowns,
return
of
capital
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
received
from
portfolio
investments,
and
treatment
of
notional
principal
contracts.
Temporary
and
permanent
differences
have
no
impact
on
a
Fund’s
net
assets.
As
of
year
end,
the
aggregate
cost
and
the
net
unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation)
of
all
investments
for
federal
income
tax
purposes
were
as
follows:
For
purposes
of
this
disclosure,
tax
cost
generally
includes
the
cost
of
portfolio
investments
as
well
as
up-front
fees
or
premiums
exchanged
on
derivatives
and
any
amounts
unrealized
for
income
statement
reporting
but
realized
income
and/or
capital
gains
for
tax
reporting,
if
applicable.
As
of
year
end,
the
components
of
accumulated
earnings
on
a
tax
basis
were
as
follows:
Fund
Series
Shares
Outstanding
Liquidation
Preference
Term
Redemption
Date
Mode
NPCT
A
70,000
$
70,000,000
May
2,
2033
VRM
Fund
Average
Liquidation
Preference
of
TFP
Shares
Outstanding
Annualized
Dividend
Rate
NPCT
$
70,000,000
6.13
%
Year
Ended
December
31,
2022
NPCT
Series
Shares
Amount
TFP
Shares
Issued
A
70,000
$70,00,000
Fund
Tax
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
JGH
$
453,558,178
$
9,596,670
$
(36,025,580)
$
(26,428,910)
NPCT
662,510,144
4,924,843
(137,896,062)
(132,971,219)
JLS
157,210,651
2,158,837
(18,695,563)
(16,536,726)
75
The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
was
as
follows:
As
of
year
end,
the
Funds
had
capital
loss
carryforwards,
which
will
not
expire:
8.
Management
Fees
and
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates
Management
Fees:
Each
Fund’s
management
fee
compensates
the
Adviser
for
overall
investment
advisory
and
administrative
services
and
general
office
facilities.
The
Sub-Advisers
are
compensated
for
their
services
to
the
Funds
from
the
management
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser.
Each
Fund’s
management
fee
consists
of
two
components
a
fund-level
fee,
based
only
on
the
amount
of
assets
within
each
individual
Fund,
and
a
complex-level
fee,
based
on
the
aggregate
amount
of
all
eligible
fund
assets
managed
by
the
Adviser.
This
pricing
structure
enables
Fund
shareholders
to
benefit
from
growth
in
the
assets
within
their
respective
Fund
as
well
as
from
growth
in
the
amount
of
complex-wide
assets
managed
by
the
Adviser.
The
annual
fund-level
fee,
payable
monthly,
for
each
Fund
is
calculated
according
to
the
following
schedule:
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
JGH
$
$
$
(26,428,908)
$
(124,430,677)
$
$
(377,634)
$
(151,237,219)
NPCT
(132,960,977)
(59,090,946)
(79,465)
(192,131,388)
JLS
1,387,177
(16,536,726)
(3,729,727)
(18,879,276)
12/31/23
12/31/22
Fund
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Return
of
Capital
JGH
$
21,961,088
$
$
6,825,234
$
22,939,413
$
$
8,489,132
NPCT
12,788,503
17,001,677
22,475,554
13,065,626
JLS
8,590,403
4,701,855
1,122,866
Fund
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
JGH
$
31,444,921
$
92,985,756
$
124,430,677
NPCT
12,840,212
46,250,734
59,090,946
JLS
1,799,219
1,930,508
3,729,727
Average
Daily
Managed
Assets
JGH
Fund-Level
Fee
Rate
NPCT
Fund-Level
Fee
Rate
For
the
first
$500
million
0.7000
%
0.8000
%
For
the
next
$500
million
0.6750
0.7750
For
the
next
$500
million
0.6500
0.7500
For
the
next
$500
million
0.6250
0.7250
For
managed
assets
over
$2
billion
0.6000
0.7000
JLS
Average
Daily
Managed
Assets*
Fund-Level
Fee
Rate
For
the
first
$125
million
0.8000
%
For
the
next
$125
million
0.7875
For
the
next
$150
million
0.7750
For
the
next
$600
million
0.7625
For
managed
assets
over
$1
billion
0.7500
76
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
The
annual
complex-level
fee,
payable
monthly,
for
each
Fund
is
calculated
by
multiplying
the
current
complex-wide
fee
rate,
determined
according
to
the
following
schedule
by
the
Fund’s
daily
managed
assets:
*  "Managed
assets”
means
the
total
assets
of
the
Fund,
minus
the
sum
of
its
accrued
liabilities
(other
than
the
Fund
liabilities
incurred
for
the
express
purpose
of
creating
effective
leverage).
Total
assets
for
this
purpose
shall
include
assets
attributable
to
the
Fund’s
use
of
effective
leverage
(whether
or
not
those
assets
are
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
for
the
purposes
of
U.S.
GAAP).
**
For
the
complex-level
fees,
managed
assets
include
closed-end
fund
assets
managed
by
the
Adviser
that
are
attributable
to
certain
types
of
leverage.
For
these
purposes,
leverage
includes
the
funds’
use
of
preferred
stock
and
borrowings
and
certain
investments
in
the
residual
interest
certificates
(also
called
inverse
floating
rate
securities)
in
tender
option
bond
(TOB)
trusts,
including
the
portion
of
assets
held
by
a
TOB
trust
that
has
been
effectively
financed
by
the
trust’s
issuance
of
floating
rate
securities,
subject
to
an
agreement
by
the
Adviser
as
to
certain
funds
to
limit
the
amount
of
such
assets
for
determining
managed
assets
in
certain
circumstances.
The
complex-level
fee
is
calculated
based
upon
the
aggregate
daily
managed
assets
of
all
Nuveen
open-end
and
closed-end
funds
that
constitute
‘’eligible
assets.”
Eligible
assets
do
not
include
assets
attributable
to
investments
in
other
Nuveen
funds
or
assets
in
excess
of
a
determined
amount
(originally
$2
billion)
added
to
the
Nuveen
fund
complex
in
connection
with
the
Adviser’s
assumption
of
the
management
of
the
former
First
American
Funds
effective
January
1,
2011,
but
do
not
include
certain
assets
of
certain
Nuveen
funds
that
were
reorganized
into
funds
advised
by
an
affiliate
of
the
Adviser
during
the
2019
calendar
year.
As
of
December
31,
2023,
the
complex-level
fee
for
each
Fund
was
as
follows:
9.
Commitments
and
Contingencies
In
the
normal
course
of
business,
each
Fund
enters
into
a
variety
of
agreements
that
may
expose
the
Fund
to
some
risk
of
loss.
These
could
include
certain
agreements
related
to
preferred
shares,
which
are
described
elsewhere
in
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
The
risk
of
future
loss
arising
from
such
agreements,
while
not
quantifiable,
is
expected
to
be
remote.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Funds
did
not
have
any
unfunded
commitments.
From
time
to
time,
the
Funds
may
be
party
to
certain
legal
proceedings
in
the
ordinary
course
of
business,
including
proceedings
relating
to
the
enforcement
of
the
Funds’
rights
under
contracts.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
management
has
determined
that
any
legal
proceeding(s)
the
Funds
are
subject
to,
including
those
described
within
this
report,
are
unlikely
to
have
a
material
impact
to
any
of
the
Funds’
financial
statements.
10.
Borrowing
Arrangements
and
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
Borrowings:
Each
Fund
has
entered
into
a
borrowing
arrangement
(“Borrowings”)
as
a
means
of
leverage.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
each
Fund’s
maximum
commitment
amount
under
these
Borrowings
is
as
follows:
Complex-Level
Eligible
Asset
Breakpoint
Level**
Effective
Complex-Level
Fee
Rate
at
Breakpoint
Level
$55
billion
0.2000
%
$56
billion
0.1996
$57
billion
0.1989
$60
billion
0.1961
$63
billion
0.1931
$66
billion
0.1900
$71
billion
0.1851
$76
billion
0.1806
$80
billion
0.1773
$91
billion
0.1691
$125
billion
0.1599
$200
billion
0.1505
$250
billion
0.1469
$300
billion
0.1445
Fund
Complex-Level
Fee
JGH
0
.1602%
NPCT
0
.1602%
JLS
0
.1602%
Fund
Maximum
Commitment
Amount
JGH
$
140,000,000
NPCT
80,000,000
JLS
22,500,000
77
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
each
Fund’s
outstanding
balance
on
its
Borrowings
was
as
follows:
JGH
has
entered
into
a
364-day
revolving
line
of
credit.
On
November
13,
2023,
the
Fund
amended
its
Borrowings
and
changed
its
Interest
on
these
Borrowings
to
the
drawn
amount
at
a
rate
per
annum
equal
to
one-month
Term
SOFR
(“Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate”)
plus
0.90%
(one-month
Term
SOFR
plus
0.80%
prior
to
November
13,
2023).
The
Fund
also
accrued
a
0.15%
per
annum
commitment
fee
based
on
the
undrawn
balance
based
on
the
maximum
commitment
amount
of
the
Borrowings
to
the
extent
the
unused
portion
of
the
Borrowings
is
less
than
50%
of
the
maximum
commitment
amount
otherwise
the
per
annum
commitment
fee
is
0.25%.
Maximum
commitment
downsized
to
$140,000,000.
NPCT
has
entered
into
a
committed
financing
agreement.
On
November
1,
2023,
the
Fund
amended
its
Borrowings
and
changed
its
Interest
on
these
Borrowings
to
the
drawn
amount
at
a
rate
per
annum
equal
to
Fed
Funds
plus
0.80%
(Fed
Funds
plus
0.70%
per
annum
on
the
amount
borrowed
prior
to
November
1,
2023)
and
accrues
0.25%
per
annum
on
the
undrawn
balance
if
the
undrawn
portion
of
the
Borrowings
on
a
particular
day
is
more
than
10%
of
the
maximum
commitment
amount.
Maximum
commitment
downsized
to
$80,000,000.
JLS
has
entered
into
a
committed
financing
agreement.
Interest
is
charged
on
these
Borrowings
at
OBFR
(“Overnight
Bank
Funding
Rate”)
plus
1.70%
per
annum
on
the
amount
borrowed
and
0.50%
per
annum
on
the
undrawn
balance
which
was
waived
for
the
reporting
period.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
average
daily
balance
outstanding
and
average
annual
interest
rate
on
each
Fund’s
Borrowings
were
as
follows:
Other
Borrowings
Information
for
the
Funds:
In
order
to
maintain
these
Borrowings,
the
Funds
must
meet
certain
collateral,
asset
coverage
and
other
requirements.
Each
Fund’s
Borrowings
outstanding
are
fully
secured
by
eligible
securities
held
in
each
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments.
Each
Fund’s
Borrowings
outstanding
is
recognized
as
“Borrowings”
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Interest
expense
and
other
fees
incurred
on
the
drawn
amount
and
undrawn
balance
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Interest
expense
and
amortization
of
offering
costs”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
Rehypothecation
:
JLS
has
entered
into
a
Rehypothecation
Side
Letter
(“Side
Letter”)
with
its
prime
brokerage
lender,
allowing
it
to
re-register
the
Pledged
Collateral
in
its
own
name
or
in
a
name
other
than
the
Fund’s
to
pledge,
repledge,
hypothecate,
rehypothecate,
sell,
lend
or
otherwise
transfer
or
use
the
Pledged
Collateral
(the
“Hypothecated
Securities”)
with
all
rights
of
ownership
as
described
in
the
Side
Letter.
Subject
to
certain
conditions,
the
total
value
of
the
outstanding
Hypothecated
Securities
shall
not
exceed
the
lesser
of
(i)
98%
of
the
outstanding
balance
on
the
Borrowings
to
which
the
Pledged
Collateral
relates
and
(ii)
33
1⁄3
%
of
the
Fund’s
total
assets.
The
Fund
may
designate
any
Pledged
Collateral
as
ineligible
for
rehypothecation.
The
Fund
may
also
recall
Hypothecated
Securities
on
demand.
The
Fund
also
have
the
right
to
apply
and
set-off
an
amount
equal
to
one-hundred
percent
(100%)
of
the
then-current
fair
market
value
of
such
Pledged
Collateral
against
the
current
Borrowings
under
the
Side
Letter
in
the
event
that
the
prime
brokerage
lender
fails
to
timely
return
the
Pledged
Collateral
and
in
certain
other
circumstances.
In
such
circumstances,
however,
the
Fund
may
not
be
able
to
obtain
replacement
financing
required
to
purchase
replacement
securities
and,
consequently,
the
Fund’s
income
generating
potential
may
decrease.
Even
if
a
Fund
is
able
to
obtain
replacement
financing,
it
might
not
be
able
to
purchase
replacement
securities
at
favorable
prices.
The
Fund
will
receive
a
fee
in
connection
with
the
Hypothecated
Securities
(“Rehypothecation
Fees”)
in
addition
to
any
principal,
interest,
dividends
and
other
distributions
paid
on
the
Hypothecated
Securities.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund
had
$4,666,552
in
Hypothecated
Securities.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
Fund
earned
Rehypothecation
Fees
of
$633,
which
is
recognized
as
"Rehypothecation
income"
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements:
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
NPCT
&
JLS
utilized
reverse
repurchase
agreements
as
a
means
of
leverage.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
a
reverse
repurchase
agreement
with
brokers,
dealers,
banks
or
other
financial
institutions
that
have
been
determined
by
the
Adviser
to
be
creditworthy.
In
a
reverse
repurchase
agreement,
the
Fund
sells
to
the
counterparty
a
security
that
it
holds
with
a
contemporaneous
agreement
to
repurchase
the
same
security
at
an
agreed-upon
price
and
date,
reflecting
the
interest
rate
effective
for
the
term
of
the
agreement.
It
Fund
Outstanding
balance
on
Borrowings
JGH
$
119,000,000
NPCT
75,500,000
JLS
5,520,000
Fund
Utilization
Period
(Days
Outstanding)
Average
Daily
Balance
Outstanding
Average
Annual
Interest
Rate
JGH
365
$
120,906,849
5.94
%
NPCT
365
98,815,068
5.82
JLS
365
9,418,151
6.78
78
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
may
also
be
viewed
as
the
borrowing
of
money
by
the
Fund.
Cash
received
in
exchange
for
securities
delivered,
plus
accrued
interest
payments
to
be
made
by
the
Fund
to
a
counterparty,
are
reflected
as
a
liability
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Interest
payments
made
by
the
Fund
to
counterparties
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
"Interest
expense" on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
In
a
reverse
repurchase
agreement,
the
Fund
retains
the
risk
of
loss
associated
with
the
sold
security. Reverse
repurchase
agreements
also
involve
the
risk
that
the
purchaser
fails
to
return
the
securities
as
agreed
upon,
files
for
bankruptcy
or
becomes
insolvent.
Upon
a
bankruptcy
or
insolvency
of
a
counterparty,
the
Fund
is
considered
to
be
an
unsecured
creditor
with
respect
to
excess
collateral
and
as
such
the
return
of
excess
collateral
may
be
delayed.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
Fund’s
outstanding
balances
on
its
reverse
repurchase
agreements
were
as
follows:
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
average
daily
balance
outstanding
and
average
annual
interest
rate
on
the
Funds’
reverse
repurchase
agreements
were
as
follows:
The
following
table
presents
the
reverse
repurchase
agreements
subject
to
netting
agreements
and
the
collateral
delivered
related
to
those
reverse
repurchase
agreements.
/
11.
Inter-Fund
Lending
Inter-Fund
Borrowing
and
Lending:
The SEC
has
granted
an
exemptive
order
permitting
registered
open-end
and
closed-end
Nuveen
funds
to
participate
in
an
inter-fund
lending
facility
whereby
the
Nuveen
funds
may
directly
lend
to
and
borrow
money
from
each
other
for
temporary
purposes
(e.g.,
to
satisfy
redemption
requests
or
when
a
sale
of
securities
“fails,”
resulting
in
an
unanticipated
cash
shortfall)
(the
“Inter-Fund
Program”).
The
closed-end
Nuveen
funds,
including
the
Funds
covered
by
this
shareholder
report,
will
participate
only
as
lenders,
and
not
as
borrowers,
in
the
Inter-Fund
Program
because
such
closed-end
funds
rarely,
if
ever,
need
to
borrow
cash
to
meet
redemptions.
The
Inter-Fund
Program
is
subject
to
a
number
of
conditions,
including,
among
other
things,
the
requirements
that
(1)
no
fund
may
borrow
or
lend
money
through
the
Inter-Fund
Program
unless
it
receives
a
more
favorable
interest
rate
than
is
typically
available
from
a
bank
or
other
financial
institution
for
a
comparable
transaction;
(2)
no
fund
may
borrow
on
an
unsecured
basis
through
the
Inter-Fund
Program
unless
the
fund’s
outstanding
borrowings
from
all
sources
immediately
after
the
inter-fund
borrowing
total
10%
or
less
of
its
total
assets;
provided
that
if
the
borrowing
fund
has
a
secured
borrowing
outstanding
from
any
other
lender,
including
but
not
limited
to
another
fund,
the
inter-fund
loan
must
be
secured
on
at
least
an
equal
priority
basis
with
at
least
an
equivalent
percentage
of
collateral
to
loan
value;
(3)
if
a
fund’s
total
outstanding
borrowings
immediately
after
an
inter-fund
borrowing
would
be
greater
than
10%
of
its
total
assets,
the
fund
may
borrow
through
the
inter-fund
loan
on
a
secured
basis
only;
(4)
no
fund
may
lend
money
if
the
loan
would
cause
its
aggregate
outstanding
loans
through
the
Inter-Fund
Program
to
exceed
15%
of
its
net
assets
at
the
time
of
the
loan;
(5)
a
fund’s
inter-fund
loans
to
any
one
fund
shall
not
exceed
5%
of
the
lending
fund’s
net
assets;
(6)
the
duration
of
inter-
fund
loans
will
be
limited
to
the
time
required
to
receive
payment
for
securities
sold,
but
in
no
event
more
than
seven
days;
and
(7)
each
inter-fund
loan
may
be
called
on
one
business
day’s
notice
by
a
lending
fund
and
may
be
repaid
on
any
day
by
a
borrowing
fund.
In
addition,
a
Nuveen
fund
may
participate
in
the
Inter-Fund
Program
only
if
and
to
the
extent
that
such
participation
is
consistent
with
the
fund’s
investment
objective
and
investment
policies.
The
Board
is
responsible
for
overseeing
the
Inter-Fund
Program.
Fund
Counterparty
Rate
Principal
Amount
Maturity
Value
Value
and
Accrued
Interest
NPCT
Societe
Generale
5.80%
$
(33,820,000)
3/05/24
$
(33,820,000)
$
(34,013,400)
NPCT
TD
Securities
(USA),
LLC
5.89%
(12,000,000)
1/18/24
(12,000,000)
(12,158,381)
Total
$(45,820,000)
$(45,820,000)
$(46,171,781)
JLS
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
6.88%
(13,123,000)
1/16/24
(13,123,000)
(13,354,727)
JLS
Societe
Generale
6.64%
(17,355,000)
1/12/24
(17,355,000)
(17,610,982)
JLS
TD
Securities
(USA),
LLC
5.85%
(770,000)
On-Demand
(770,000)
(805,483)
Total
$(31,248,000)
$(31,248,000)
$(31,771,192)
Fund
Utilization
period
(days
outstanding)
Average
daily
balance
outstanding
Weighted
Average
annual
interest
rate
NPCT
365
$
(45,820,000)
5.59%
JLS
365
(31,597,438)
6.32%
Fund
Counterparty
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements*
Collateral
Pledged
to
Counterparty
NPCT
Societe
Generale
$
(34,013,400)
$
(48,105,535)
TD
Securities
(USA),
LLC
(12,158,381)
(16,324,760)
JLS
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
(13,354,727)
(21,805,661)
Societe
Generale
(17,610,982)
(24,763,142)
TD
Securities
(USA),
LLC
(805,483)
(929,802)
*
Represents
gross
value
and
accrued
interest
for
the
counterparty
as
reported
in
the
preceding
table.
79
The
limitations
detailed
above
and
the
other
conditions
of
the
SEC
exemptive
order
permitting
the
Inter-Fund
Program
are
designed
to
minimize
the
risks
associated
with
Inter-Fund
Program
for
both
the
lending
fund
and
the
borrowing
fund.
However,
no
borrowing
or
lending
activity
is
without
risk.
When
a
fund
borrows
money
from
another
fund,
there
is
a
risk
that
the
loan
could
be
called
on
one
day’s
notice
or
not
renewed,
in
which
case
the
fund may
have
to
borrow
from
a
bank
at
a
higher
rate
or
take
other
actions
to
payoff
such
loan
if
an
inter-fund
loan
is
not
available
from
another
fund.
Any
delay
in
repayment
to
a
lending
fund
could
result
in
a
lost
investment
opportunity
or
additional
borrowing
costs.
During
the
current
reporting
period,
none
of
the
Funds
covered
by
this
shareholder
report
have
entered
into
any
inter-fund
loan
activity.
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
81
CURRENT
INVESTMENT
OBJECTIVE,
INVESTMENT
POLICIES
AND
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
OF
THE
FUND
NUVEEN
GLOBAL
HIGH
INCOME
FUND
(JGH)
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s
investment
objective
is
to
provide
a
high
level
of
current
income.
Investment
Policies
Under
normal
conditions,
the
Fund
will
invest
at
least
80%
of
its
Managed
Assets
(as
defined
below)
in
global
income-producing
securities
including,
but
not
limited
to,
corporate
debt
securities,
U.S.
and
foreign
government
debt
securities,
mortgage-
and
asset-backed
securities,
preferred
securities,
secured
and
unsecured
loans,
convertible
debt
securities
and
contingent
capital
securities.
The
Fund
will
pursue
its
investment
objective
by
following
the
sub-adviser’s
global
high-income
strategy,
which
invests
in
a
portfolio
of
high
yield
(below
investment
grade)
bonds
and
other
income
producing
securities
from
around
the
world
and
across
the
capital
structure
and
credit
spectrum.
“Managed
Assets”
mean
the
total
assets
of
the
Fund,
minus
the
sum
of
its
accrued
liabilities
(other
than
Fund
liabilities
incurred
for
the
express
purpose
of
creating
leverage).
Total
assets
for
this
purpose
shall
include
assets
attributable
to
the
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
(whether
or
not
those
assets
are
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
for
purposes
of
generally
accepted
accounting
principles),
and
derivatives
will
be
valued
at
their
market
value.
Under
normal
market
conditions:
The
Fund
will
invest
at
least
65%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
securities
that,
at
the
time
of
investment,
are
rated
below
the
four
highest
grades
(those
rated
BB/Ba
or
lower)
by
at
least
one
nationally
recognized
statistical
rating
organization
(“NRSRO”)
or
are
unrated
but
judged
to
be
of
comparable
quality
by
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser.
The
Fund
will
invest
at
least
40%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
securities
of
issuers
located
outside
of
the
United
States;
however,
no
more
than
25%
of
its
Managed
Assets
may
be
invested
in
securities
of
issuers
located
in
emerging
market
countries.
No
more
than
15%
of
the
Fund’s
Managed
Assets
may
be
exposed
to
currencies
other
than
the
U.S.
dollar,
net
of
any
currency
hedging
transactions.
The
Fund
will
invest
no
more
than
10%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
U.S.
dollar
cash
or
cash
equivalents.
The
foregoing
policies
apply
only
at
the
time
of
any
new
investment.
Approving
Changes
in
Investment
Policies
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Fund
may
change
the
policies
described
above
without
a
shareholder
vote.
However,
with
respect
to
the
Fund’s
policy
of
investing
at
least
80%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
global
income-producing
securities
including,
but
not
limited
to,
corporate
debt
securities,
U.S.
and
foreign
government
debt
securities,
mortgage-
and
asset-backed
securities,
preferred
securities,
secured
and
unsecured
loans,
convertible
debt
securities
and
contingent
capital
securities,
such
policy
may
not
be
changed
without
60
days’
prior
written
notice
to
shareholders.
Portfolio
Contents
The
Fund
generally
invests
in
corporate
debt
securities
and
debt
securities
of
governmental
issuers
in
all
countries,
including
emerging
market
countries.
The
Fund
will
classify
an
issuer
of
a
security
as
being
a
U.S.
or
non-U.S.
issuer
based
on
the
determination
of
an
unaffiliated,
recognized
financial
data
provider.
Such
determinations
are
based
on
a
number
of
criteria,
such
as
the
issuer’s
country
of
domicile,
the
primary
exchange
on
which
the
security
predominately
trades,
the
location
from
which
the
majority
of
the
issuer’s
revenue
comes,
and
the
issuer’s
reporting
currency.
Furthermore,
a
country
is
considered
to
be
an
“emerging
market”
if
it
has
a
relatively
low
gross
national
product
per
capita
compared
to
the
world’s
major
economies
and
the
potential
for
rapid
economic
growth.
The
Fund
considers
a
country
an
emerging
market
country
based
on
the
determination
of
an
international
organization,
such
as
the
International
Monetary
Fund
(“IMF”),
or
an
unaffiliated,
recognized
financial
data
provider.
Corporate
debt
securities
are
fully
taxable
debt
obligations
issued
by
corporations.
These
securities
fund
capital
improvements,
expansions,
debt
refinancing
or
acquisitions
that
require
more
capital
than
would
ordinarily
be
available
from
a
single
lender.
Investors
in
corporate
debt
securities
lend
money
to
the
issuing
corporation
in
exchange
for
interest
payments
and
repayment
of
the
principal
at
a
set
maturity
date.
Rates
on
corporate
debt
securities
are
set
according
to
prevailing
interest
rates
at
the
time
of
the
issue,
the
credit
rating
of
the
issuer,
the
length
of
the
maturity
and
other
terms
of
the
security,
such
as
a
call
feature.
Corporate
debt
securities
are
subject
to
the
risk
of
an
issuer’s
inability
to
meet
principal
and
interest
payments
on
the
obligations
and
may
also
be
subject
to
price
volatility
due
to
such
factors
as
market
interest
rates,
market
perception
of
the
creditworthiness
of
the
issuer
and
general
market
liquidity.
In
addition,
corporate
restructurings,
such
as
mergers,
leveraged
buyouts,
takeovers
or
similar
corporate
transactions
are
often
financed
by
an
increase
in
a
corporate
issuer’s
debt
securities.
As
a
result
of
the
added
debt
burden,
the
credit
quality
and
market
value
of
an
issuer’s
existing
debt
securities
may
decline
significantly.
Debt
securities
of
governmental
issuers
in
all
countries,
including
emerging
market
countries,
may
include:
fixed-income
securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
governments
and
governmental
agencies
or
instrumentalities;
fixed-income
securities
issued
by
government
owned,
controlled
or
sponsored
entities;
interests
in
entities
organized
and
operated
for
the
purpose
of
restructuring
the
investment
characteristics
of
instruments
issued
82
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
by
any
of
the
above
issuers;
Brady
Bonds,
which
are
debt
securities
issued
under
the
framework
of
the
Brady
Plan
as
a
means
for
debtor
nations
to
restructure
their
outstanding
external
indebtedness;
participations
in
loans
between
governments
and
financial
institutions;
or
fixed
income
securities
issued
by
supranational
entities
such
as
the
World
Bank
or
the
European
Economic
Community.
A
supranational
entity
is
a
bank,
commission
or
company
established
or
financially
supported
by
the
national
governments
of
one
or
more
countries
to
promote
reconstruction
or
development.
The
Fund
invests
in
convertible
securities,
which
may
include
convertible
debt,
convertible
preferred
stock,
synthetic
convertible
securities
and
may
also
include
secured
and
unsecured
debt,
based
upon
the
judgment
of
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser.
Convertible
securities
may
pay
interest
or
dividends
that
are
based
on
a
fixed
or
floating
rate.
A
convertible
security
is
a
preferred
stock,
warrant
or
other
security
that
may
be
converted
into
or
exchanged
for
a
prescribed
amount
of
common
stock
or
other
security
of
the
same
or
a
different
issuer
or
into
cash
within
a
particular
period
of
time
at
a
specified
price
or
formula.
The
Fund
invests
in
contingent
capital
securities
(sometimes
referred
to
as
“CoCos”).
CoCos
are
hybrid
securities,
issued
primarily
by  non-
U.S. financial
institutions,
which
have
loss
absorption
mechanisms
benefitting
the
issuer
built
into
their
terms.
CoCos
generally
provide
for
mandatory
conversion
into
the
common
stock
of
the
issuer
or
a
write-down
of
the
principal
amount
or
value
of
the
CoCos
upon
the
occurrence
of
certain
triggers
linked
to
regulatory
capital
thresholds.
In
addition,
they
may
provide
for
mandatory
conversion
or
a
principal
write-down
upon
the
occurrence
of
certain
events
such
as
regulatory
actions
calling
into
question
the
issuing
banking
institution’s
continued
viability
as
a
going-concern.
Equity
conversion
or
principal
write-down
features
are
tailored
to
the
issuer
and
its
regulatory
requirements
and,
unlike
traditional
convertible
securities,
conversions
are
not
voluntary.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
mortgage-backed
securities
(“MBS”)
guaranteed
by,
or
secured
by
collateral
that
is
guaranteed
by,
the
United
States
government,
its
agencies,
instrumentalities
or
sponsored
corporations.
MBS
are
structured
debt
obligations
collateralized
by
pools
of
commercial
or
residential
mortgages.
Pools
of
mortgage
loans
and
mortgage-related
loans,
such
as
mezzanine
loans,
are
assembled
into
pools
of
assets
that
secure
or
back
securities
sold
to
investors
by
various
governmental,
government-related
and
private
organizations.
MBS
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
include
those
with
fixed,
floating
or
variable
interest
rates,
those
with
interest
rates
that
change
based
on
a
specified
index
of
interest
rates
and
those
with
interest
rates
that
change
inversely
to
changes
in
interest
rates,
as
well
as
those
that
do
not
bear
interest.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(“CMBS”).
CMBS
generally
are
multi-class
debt
or
pass-through
certificates
secured
or
backed
by
mortgage
loans
on
commercial
properties.
CMBS
generally
are
structured
to
provide
protection
to
the
senior
class
investors
against
potential
losses
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans.
This
protection
generally
is
provided
by
having
the
holders
of
subordinated
classes
of
securities
take
the
first
loss
if
there
are
defaults
on
the
underlying
commercial
mortgage
loans.
Other
protection,
which
may
benefit
all
of
the
classes
or
particular
classes,
may
include
issuer
guarantees,
reserve
funds,
cross-collateralization
and
over-collateralization.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
CMBS
issued
or
sponsored
by
commercial
banks,
savings
and
loan
institutions,
mortgage
bankers,
private
mortgage
insurance
companies
and
other  non-
governmental issuers.
CMBS
have
no
governmental
guarantee.
The
Fund
may
also
invest
in
asset-backed
securities
(“ABS”).
ABS
are
securities
that
are
primarily
serviced
by
the
cash
flows
of
a
discrete
pool
of
receivables
or
other
financial
assets,
either
fixed
or
revolving,
that
by
their
terms
convert
into
cash
within
a
finite
time
period.
Asset-backed
securitization
is
a
financing
technique
in
which
financial
assets,
in
many
cases
themselves
less
liquid,
are
pooled
and
converted
into
instruments
that
may
be
offered
and
sold
in
the
capital
markets.
While
residential
mortgages
were
the
first
financial
assets
to
be
securitized
in
the
form
of
MBS,  non-
mortgage related
securitizations
have
grown
to
include
many
other
types
of
financial
assets,
such
as
credit
card
receivables,
auto
loans
and
student
loans.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
preferred
securities.
Traditional
preferred
securities
are
generally
equity
securities
of
the
issuer
that
have
priority
over
the
issuer’s
common
shares
as
to
the
payment
of
dividends
(i.e.,
the
issuer
cannot
pay
dividends
on
its
common
shares
until
the
dividends
on
the
preferred
shares
are
current)
and
as
to
the
payout
of
proceeds
of
a
bankruptcy
or
other
liquidation,
but
are
subordinate
to
an
issuer’s
senior
debt
and
junior
debt
as
to
both
types
of
payments.
Additionally,
in
a
bankruptcy
or
other
liquidation,
traditional
preferred
securities
are
generally
subordinate
to
an
issuer’s
trade
creditors
and
other
general
obligations.
Traditional
preferred
securities
may
be
perpetual
or
have
a
term,
and
typically
have
a
fixed
liquidation
(or
“par”)
value.
The
term
“preferred
securities”
also
includes
certain
hybrid
securities
and
other
types
of
preferred
securities
that
do
not
have
the
traditional
features
described
above.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
fixed
and
floating
rate
loans.
Loans
may
include
senior
loans
and
secured
and
unsecured
junior
loans,
including
subordinated
loans,
second
lien
or
more
junior
loans
and
bridge
loans.
Loans
are
typically
arranged
through
private
negotiations
between
borrowers
in
the
United
States
or
in
foreign
or
emerging
markets
which
may
be
corporate
issuers
or
issuers
of
sovereign
debt
obligations
and
one
or
more
financial
institutions
and
other
lenders.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
loans
by
purchasing
assignments
of
all
or
a
portion
of
loans
or
loan
participations
from
third
parties.
Loan
participations
are
loans
that
are
shared
by
a
group
of
lenders.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(“REITs”).
A
common
type
of
real
estate
company,
a
REIT,
is
a
company
that
pools
investors’
funds
for
investment
primarily
in
income-producing
real
estate
or
in
real
estate
related
loans
(such
as
mortgages)
or
other
interests.
Therefore,
a
REIT
normally
derives
its
income
from
rents
or
from
interest
payments,
and
may
realize
capital
gains
by
selling
properties
that
have
appreciated
in
value.
REITs
generally
pay
relatively
high
dividends
(as
compared
to
other
types
of
companies)
and
the
Fund
intends
to
use
these
REIT
dividends
in
an
effort
to
meet
its
primary
objective
of
high
current
income.
The
Fund’s
investments
include
investment
grade
and
below
investment
grade
securities.
Below
investment
grade
securities
(such
securities
are
commonly
referred
to
as
“high
yield”
or
“junk”)
generally
provide
high
income
in
an
effort
to
compensate
investors
for
their
higher
risk
of
default,
which
is
the
failure
to
make
required
interest
or
principal
payments.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
zero
coupon
bonds.
A
zero
coupon
bond
is
a
bond
that
typically
does
not
pay
interest
for
the
entire
life
of
the
obligation
or
for
an
initial
period
after
the
issuance
of
the
obligation.
83
The
Fund
may
invest
in
payment-in-kind
securities
(“PIKs”).
PIKs
pay
dividends
or
interest
in
the
form
of
additional
securities
of
the
issuer,
rather
than
in
cash.
Each
of
these
instruments
is
typically
issued
and
traded
at
a
deep
discount
from
its
face
amount.
The
amount
of
the
discount
varies
depending
on
such
factors
as
the
time
remaining
until
maturity
of
the
securities,
prevailing
interest
rates,
the
liquidity
of
the
security
and
the
perceived
credit
quality
of
the
issuer.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
illiquid
securities
(i.e.,
securities
that
are
not
readily
marketable),
including,
but
not
limited
to,
restricted
securities
(securities
the
disposition
of
which
is
restricted
under
the
federal
securities
laws),
securities
that
may
be
resold
only
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended
(the
“1933
Act”),
and
repurchase
agreements
with
maturities
in
excess
of
seven
days.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
certain
derivative
instruments
in
pursuit
of
its
investment
objective,
including
to
seek
to
enhance
return,
to
hedge
certain
risks
of
its
investments
in
fixed-income
securities
or
as
a
substitute
for
a
position
in
the
underlying
asset.
Such
instruments
include
options,
financial
futures
contracts,
swap
contracts
(including
interest
rate,
credit
default
swaps
and
currency
swaps),
options
on
financial
futures,
options
on
swap
contracts,
forward
foreign
currency
contracts
and
options
on
foreign
currencies
or
other
derivative
instruments.
The
Fund’s
use
of
currency-related
derivative
instruments
will
be
limited
to
hedging
purposes
only. 
The
Fund
may
also
invest
in
securities
of
other
open-
or closed-end investment
companies
(including
exchange-traded
funds
(“ETFs”))
that
invest
primarily
in
securities
of
the
types
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
directly,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”),
the
rules
and
regulations
issued
thereunder
and
applicable
exemptive
orders
issued
by
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(“SEC”).
Use
of
Leverage
The
Fund
uses
leverage
to
pursue
its
investment
objective.
The
Fund
may
use
leverage
to
the
extent
permitted
by
the
1940
Act.
The
Fund
may
source
leverage
through
a
number
of
methods
including
the
issuance
of
preferred
shares
of
beneficial
interest
and
borrowings. In
addition,
the
Fund
may
also
use
certain
derivatives
that
have
the
economic
effect
of
leverage
by
creating
additional
investment
exposure.
The
amount
and
sources
of
leverage
will
vary
depending
on
market
conditions.
Temporary
Defensive
Periods
During
temporary
defensive
periods
the
Fund
may
deviate
from
its
investment
objective
and
policies,
and
in
order
to
keep
the
Fund’s
cash
fully
invested,
the
Fund
may
invest
any
percentage
of
its
total
assets
in
U.S.
dollar
cash
or
cash
equivalents,
including
obligations
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S. government,
its
agencies
and
instrumentalities.
The
Fund
may
not
achieve
its
investment
objective
during
such
periods.
84
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
NUVEEN
CORE
PLUS
IMPACT
FUND
(NPCT)
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s
investment
objective
is
to
seek
total
return
through
high
current
income
and
capital
appreciation,
while
giving
special
consideration
to
certain
impact
and
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
Investment
Policies
Under
normal
market
conditions,
the
Fund
will
invest
at
least
80%
of
its
net
assets
plus
the
amount
of
any
borrowings
for
investment
purposes
in
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type,
which
are
subject
to
the
Impact
Criteria
(as
defined
below)
or
Nuveen’s
ESG
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
achieve
its
investment
objective
by
investing
in
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type,
including
asset-backed
securities,
corporate
bonds,
preferred
securities,
residential
and
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities,
taxable
and
tax-exempt
municipal
bonds,
senior
loans
and
loan
participations
and
assignments,
sovereign
debt
instruments,
debt
securities
issued
by
supranational
agencies,
and
U.S.
government
securities
(securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
its
agencies
or
instrumentalities). 
The
Fund’s
investment
in
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type
is
subject
to
Nuveen’s
proprietary
public
market
impact
framework
criteria
(the
“Impact
Criteria”)
or
Nuveen’s
ESG
criteria.
The
Impact
Criteria
are
designed
to
identify
investments
that
will
generate
positive,
measurable
social
and
environmental
impact
alongside
a
competitive
financial
return.
These
investments
provide
direct
access
to
issuers
and/or
individual
projects
across
four
social
and
environmental
themes:
Affordable
Housing,
Community
and
Economic
Development,
Renewable
Energy
and
Climate
Change,
and
Natural
Resources.
The
portion
of
the
Fund
invested
in
accordance
with
the
Impact
Criteria
is
not
required
to
meet
ESG
criteria
provided
by
a
third
party.
The
Fund
may
seek
to
provide
exposure
to
certain
Regulation
S
securities
by
investing
in
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund,
Ltd.
(the
“Subsidiary”),
a
wholly
owned
subsidiary
of
the
Fund,
which
will
invest
primarily
in
Regulation S
securities.
“Managed
Assets”
mean
the
total
assets
of
the
Fund,
minus
the
sum
of
its
accrued
liabilities
(other
than
Fund
liabilities
incurred
for
the
express
purpose
of
creating
leverage).
Total
assets
for
this
purpose
shall
include
assets
attributable
to
the
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
(whether
or
not
those
assets
are
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
for
purposes
of
generally
accepted
accounting
principles),
and
derivatives
will
be
valued
at
their
market
value.
Under
normal
market
conditions:
The
Fund
will
invest
at
least
80%
of
its
net
assets
plus
the
amount
of
any
borrowings
for
investment
purposes
in
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type,
which
are
subject
to
the
Impact
Criteria
or
Nuveen’s
ESG
criteria.
The
Fund
may
invest
up
to
50%
of
its
Managed
Assets
(as
defined
above)
in
below
investment
grade
investments
(investments
rated
BB+/
Ba1
or
lower
at
the
time
of
investment
or
are
unrated
but
judged
by
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
to
be
of
comparable
quality).
The
Fund
may
invest
no
more
than
10%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
investments
rated
CCC/Caa
or
lower
at
the
time
of
investment
(or
are
unrated
but
judged
by
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
to
be
of
comparable
quality),
including
defaulted
investments.
The
Fund
may
invest
without
limitation
in
investments
of
foreign
issuers,
with
no
more
than
30%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
investments
of
foreign
issuers
that
are
located
in
emerging
market
countries.
The
Fund
may
invest
without
limitation
in
restricted
and
illiquid
investments
(including
investments
that
may
only
be
resold
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act).
The
foregoing
policies
apply
only
at
the
time
of
any
new
investment.
Approving
Changes
in
Investment
Policies
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Fund
may
change
the
policies
described
above
without
a
shareholder
vote.
However,
with
respect
to
the
Fund’s
policy
to
invest
at
least
80%
of
its
net
assets
plus
the
amount
of
any
borrowings
for
investment
purposes
in
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type,
which
are
subject
to
the
Impact
Criteria
or
Nuveen’s
ESG
criteria,
such
policy
may
not
be
changed
without
60
days’
prior
written
notice
to
shareholders.
Portfolio
Contents
The
Fund
generally
invests
in
a
portfolio
of
fixed-income
investments
of
any
type,
including
asset-backed
securities,
corporate
bonds,
preferred
securities,
residential
and
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities,
taxable
and
tax-exempt
municipal
bonds,
senior
loans
and
loan
participations
and
assignments,
sovereign
debt
instruments,
debt
securities
issued
by
supranational
agencies,
and
U.S.
government
securities
(securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
its
agencies
or
instrumentalities).
Corporate
bonds
are
fully
taxable
debt
obligations
issued
by
corporations.
These
securities
fund
capital
improvements,
expansions,
debt
refinancing
or
acquisitions
that
require
more
capital
than
would
ordinarily
be
available
from
a
single
lender.
Investors
in
corporate
bonds
lend
money
to
the
issuing
corporation
in
exchange
for
interest
payments
and
repayment
of
the
principal
at
a
set
maturity
date.
Rates
on
corporate
bonds
are
set
according
to
prevailing
interest
rates
at
the
time
of
the
issue,
the
credit
rating
of
the
issuer,
the
length
of
the
maturity
and
other
terms
of
the
security,
such
as
a
call
feature.
85
Corporate
bonds
come
in
many
varieties
and
may
differ
in
the
way
that
interest
is
calculated,
the
amount
and
frequency
of
payments,
the
type
of
collateral,
if
any,
and
the
presence
of
special
features
(e.g., conversion
rights).
The
Fund’s
investments
in
corporate
bonds
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
senior,
junior,
secured
and
unsecured
bonds,
notes
and
other
debt
securities,
and
may
be
fixed
rate,
variable
rate
or
floating
rate,
among
other
things.
Holders
of
corporate
bonds,
as
creditors,
have
a
prior
legal
claim
over
common
and
preferred
stockholders
as
to
both
income
and
assets
of
the
issuer
for
the
principal
and
interest
due
to
them,
and
may
have
a
prior
claim
over
other
creditors,
but
are
generally
subordinate
to
any
existing
lenders
in
the
issuer’s
capital
structure.
The
Fund
will
invest
in
investments
of
emerging
market
issuers.
The
Fund’s
emerging
market
investments
include
a
broad
range
of
investments
of
emerging
market
issuers
such
as
government
bonds,
corporate
bonds,
and
other
sovereign
or
quasi-sovereign
debt
instruments.
The
Fund
will
classify
an
issuer
of
an
investment
based
on
the
issuer’s
country
of
origin,
generally
as
determined
by
an
unaffiliated,
recognized
financial
data
provider.
An
issuer’s
country
or
origin
is
based
on
a
number
of
criteria,
such
as
the
issuer’s
country
of
domicile
or
country
in
which
the
issuer
conducts
its
primary
operations,
the
primary
exchange
on
which
its
securities
trade,
the
location
from
which
the
majority
of
the
issuer’s
revenue
comes,
and
the
issuer’s
reporting
currency.
The
term
“emerging
market”
describes
any
country
or
market
that
is
generally
considered
to
be
emerging
or
developing
by
major
organizations
in
the
international
financial
community,
such
as
the
International
Finance
Corporation,
or
by
financial
industry
analysts
like
MSCI,
Inc.,
which
compiles
the
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index,
and
J.P.
Morgan
Chase
&
Co.,
which
compiles
several
fixed-income
emerging
markets
benchmarks;
or
other
countries
or
markets
with
similar
emerging
characteristics.
Emerging
markets
can
include
every
nation
in
the
world
except
the
United
States,
Canada,
Japan,
Australia,
New
Zealand
and
most
nations
located
in
Western
Europe.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing,
the
fixed-
income
portfolio
management
team
generally
views
Israel
as
an
emerging
market.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
sovereign
securities.
Sovereign
securities
are
issued
or
guaranteed
by
foreign
sovereign
governments
or
their
agencies,
authorities,
political
subdivisions
or
instrumentalities,
and supranational agencies.
A
supranational
agency
is
a
multinational
union
or
association
in
which
member
countries
cede
authority
and
sovereignty
on
a
limited
number
of
matters
to
the
group,
whose
decisions
are
binding
upon
its
members.
Quasi-sovereign
securities
typically
are
issued
by
companies
or
agencies
that
may
receive
financial
support
or
backing
from
a
local
government
or
in
which
the
government
owns
a
majority
of
the
issuer’s
voting
shares.
The
ability
of
a foreign sovereign
issuer,
especially
in
an
emerging
market
country,
to
make
timely
and
ultimate
payments
on
its
debt
obligations
will
be
strongly
influenced
by
the
sovereign
issuer’s
balance
of
payments,
including
export
performance,
its
access
to
international
credits
and
investments,
fluctuations
of
interest
rate
and
the
extent
of
its
foreign
reserves.
A
country
whose
exports
are
concentrated
in
a
few
commodities
or
whose
economy
depends
on
certain
strategic
imports
could
be
vulnerable
to
fluctuations
in
international
prices
of
these
commodities
or
imports.
To
the
extent
that
a
country
receives
payment
for
its
export
in
currencies
other
than
dollars,
its
ability
to
make
debt
payments
denominated
in
dollars
could
be
adversely
affected.
If
a
sovereign
issuer
cannot
generate
sufficient
earnings
from
foreign
trade
to
service
its
external
debt,
it
may
need
to
depend
on
continuing
loans
and
aid
from
foreign
governments,
commercial
banks
and
multinational
organizations.
There
may
be
no
bankruptcy
proceedings
similar
to
those
in
the
U.S.
by
which
defaulted
interest
may
be
collected.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
taxable
and
tax-exempt
municipal
securities,
including
municipal
bonds,
and
notes
and
other
securities
issued
by
states,
cities
and
local
authorities
and
certain
possessions
and
territories
of
the
United
States
(such
as
Puerto
Rico
and
Guam)
to
finance
or
refinance
public
purpose
projects
such
as
roads,
schools,
and
water
supply
systems.
Municipal
bonds
may
also
be
issued
to
finance
and
refinance
privately
owned
facilities
or
projects
deemed
to
serve
a
public
purpose.
Municipal
bonds
may
be
issued
on
a
long-term
basis
to
provide
long-term
financing.
The
repayment
of
such
debt
may
be
secured
generally
by
a
pledge
of
the
full
faith
and
credit
taxing
power
of
the
issuer,
a
limited
or
special
tax,
or
any
other
revenue
source,
including
project
revenue.
Municipal
bonds
may
also
be
issued
to
finance
projects
on
a
short-term
interim
basis,
anticipating
repayment
with
the
proceeds
of
long-term
debt.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
asset-backed
securities
(“ABS”).
ABS
are
securities
that
are
primarily
serviced
by
the
cash
flows
of
a
discrete
pool
of
receivables
or
other
financial
assets,
either
fixed
or
revolving,
that
by
their
terms
convert
into
cash
within
a
finite
time
period.
Asset-backed
securitization
is
a
financing
technique
in
which
financial
assets,
in
many
cases
themselves
less
liquid,
are
pooled
and
converted
into
instruments
that
may
be
offered
and
sold
in
the
capital
markets.
In
a
basic
securitization
structure,
an
entity,
often
a
financial
institution,
originates
or
otherwise
acquires
a
pool
of
financial
assets,
either
directly
or
through
an
affiliate.
It
then
sells
the
financial
assets,
again
either
directly
or
through
an
affiliate,
to
a
specially
created
investment
vehicle
that
issues
securities
“backed”
or
supported
by
those
financial
assets,
which
securities
are
ABS.
Payment
on
the
ABS
depends
primarily
on
the
cash
flows
generated
by
the
assets
in
the
underlying
pool
and
other
rights
designed
to
assure
timely
payment,
such
as
liquidity
facilities,
guarantees
or
other
features
generally
known
as
credit
enhancements.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
U.S.
government
obligations.
Securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
U.S.
government
agencies
and
instrumentalities
include
obligations
that
are
supported
by:
(a)
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
U.S.
Treasury
(e.g.,
direct
pass-through
certificates
of
the
Government
National
Mortgage
Association);
(b)
the
limited
authority
of
the
issuer
or
guarantor
to
borrow
from
the
U.S.
Treasury
(e.g.,
obligations
of
Federal
Home
Loan
Banks);
or
(c)
only
the
credit
of
the
issuer
or
guarantor
(e.g.,
obligations
of
the
Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corporation).
In
the
case
of
obligations
not
backed
by
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
U.S.
Treasury,
the
agency
issuing
or
guaranteeing
the
obligation
is
principally
responsible
for
ultimate
repayment.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
mortgage-backed
securities
(“MBS”),
including
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
(“CMBS”).
MBS
is
a
type
of
pass-through
security,
which
is
a
security
representing
pooled
debt
obligations
repackaged
as
interests
that
pass
income
through
an
intermediary
to
investors.
In
the
case
of
mortgage-backed
securities,
the
ownership
interest
is
in
a
pool
of
mortgage
loans.
CMBS
are
backed
by
a
pool
of
mortgages
on
commercial
property.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
preferred
securities.
Traditional
preferred
securities
are
generally
equity
securities
of
the
issuer
that
have
priority
over
the
issuer’s
common
shares
as
to
the
payment
of
dividends
(i.e.,
the
issuer
cannot
pay
dividends
on
its
common
shares
until
the
dividends
on
the
preferred
shares
are
current)
and
as
to
the
payout
of
proceeds
of
a
bankruptcy
or
other
liquidation,
but
are
subordinate
to
an
issuer’s
senior
debt
and
junior
debt
as
to
both
types
of
payments.
Additionally,
in
a
bankruptcy
or
other
liquidation,
traditional
preferred
securities
are
generally
subordinate
to
an
issuer’s
trade
creditors
and
other
general
obligations.
Traditional
preferred
securities
may
be
perpetual
or
have
a
term,
and
typically
have
a
fixed
liquidation
(or
“par”)
value.
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The
term
“preferred
securities”
also
includes
certain
hybrid
securities
and
other
types
of
preferred
securities
that
do
not
have
the
traditional
features
described
above.
Preferred
securities
that
are
hybrid
securities
often
behave
similarly
to
investments
in
traditional
preferred
securities
and
are
regarded
by
market
investors
as
being
part
of
the
preferred
securities
market.
Such
hybrid
securities
possess
varying
combinations
of
features
of
both
debt
and
traditional
preferred
securities
and
as
such
they
may
constitute
senior
debt,
junior
debt
or
preferred
shares
in
an
issuer’s
capital
structure.
Thus,
they
may
not
be
subordinate
to
a
company’s
debt
securities
(as
are
traditional
preferred
securities).
The
Fund
may
invest
in
loans,
including
senior
secured
loans,
unsecured
and/or
subordinated
loans,
loan
participations,
unfunded
contracts
and
assignments.
These
loans
are
typically
made
by
or
issued
to
corporations
primarily
to
finance
acquisitions,
refinance
existing
debt,
support
organic
growth,
or
pay
out
dividends,
and
are
typically
originated
by
large
banks
and
are
then
syndicated
out
to
institutional
investors
as
well
as
to
other
banks.
Loans
typically
bear
interest
at
a
floating
rate,
although
some
loans
pay
a
fixed
rate.
Floating
rate
loans
have
interest
rates
that
reset
periodically,
typically
monthly
or
quarterly.
The
interest
rates
on
floating
rate
loans
are
generally
based
on
the
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
(“SOFR”),
a
U.S.
bank’s
prime
or
base
rate,
the
overnight
federal
funds
rate
or
another
rate.
Due
to
their
lower
place
in
the
borrower’s
capital
structure,
unsecured
and/or
subordinated
loans
involve
a
higher
degree
of
overall
risk
than
senior
bank
loans
of
the
same
borrower.
Loan
participations
are
loans
that
are
shared
by
a
group
of
lenders.
Unfunded
commitments
are
contractual
obligations
by
lenders
(such
as
the
Fund)
to
loan
an
amount
in
the
future
or
that
is
due
to
be
contractually
funded
in
the
future.
Assignments
may
be
arranged
through
private
negotiations
between
potential
assignees
and
potential
assignors,
and
the
rights
and
obligations
acquired
by
the
purchaser
of
an
assignment
may
differ
from,
and
be
more
limited
than,
those
held
by
the
assigning
lender.
Loans
may
have
restrictive
covenants
limiting
the
ability
of
a
borrower
to
further
encumber
its
assets.
The
types
of
covenants
included
in
loan
agreements
generally
vary
depending
on
market
conditions,
the
creditworthiness
of
the
borrower,
the
nature
of
the
collateral
securing
the
loan
and
other
factors.
Such
restrictive
covenants
normally
allow
for
early
intervention
and
proactive
mitigation
of
credit
risk
by
providing
lenders
with
the
ability
to
(1)
intervene
and
either
prevent
or
restrict
actions
that
may
potentially
compromise
the
borrower’s
ability
to
repay
the
loan
and/or
(2)
obtain
concessions
from
the
borrower
in
exchange
for
waiving
or
amending
a
particular
covenant.
Loans
with
fewer
or
weaker
restrictive
covenants
may
limit
the
Fund’s
ability
to
intervene
or
obtain
additional
concessions
from
borrowers.
The
Fund’s
portfolio
may
contain
restricted
and
illiquid
investments
(i.e.,
investments
that
are
not
readily
marketable),
including,
but
not
limited
to,
restricted
investments
(investments
the
disposition
of
which
is
restricted
under
the
federal
securities
laws),
investments
that
may
be
resold
only
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act
that
are
deemed
to
be
illiquid,
and
certain
repurchase
agreements.
Restricted
investments
may
be
sold
only
in
privately
negotiated
transactions
or
in
a
public
offering
with
respect
to
which
a
registration
statement
is
in
effect
under
the
1933
Act.
The
Fund
may
also
invest
directly
in
Regulation
S
securities
that
are
freely
tradable
in
the
U.S.
Regulation
S
securities
are
debt
or
equity
securities
of
U.S.
and
foreign
issuers
offered
through
private
offerings
exempt
from
registration
with
the
SEC
pursuant
to
Regulation
S
of
the
1933
Act.
Offerings
of
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
conducted
outside
of
the
United
States,
and
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
relatively
less
liquid
as
a
result
of
legal
or
contractual
restrictions
on
resale.
The
Fund
may
seek
to
provide
exposure
to
Regulation
S
securities
that
are
not
freely
tradable
in
the
U.S.
by
investing
in
the
Subsidiary,
which
will
invest
primarily
in
Regulation
S
securities.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
zero
coupon
bonds.
A
zero
coupon
bond
is
a
bond
that
typically
does
not
pay
interest
for
the
entire
life
of
the
obligation
or
for
an
initial
period
after
the
issuance
of
the
obligation.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
payment-in-kind
securities
(“PIKs”).
PIKs
pay
dividends
or
interest
in
the
form
of
additional
securities
of
the
issuer,
rather
than
in
cash.
Each
of
these
instruments
is
typically
issued
and
traded
at
a
deep
discount
from
its
face
amount.
The
amount
of
the
discount
varies
depending
on
such
factors
as
the
time
remaining
until
maturity
of
the
securities,
prevailing
interest
rates,
the
liquidity
of
the
security
and
the
perceived
credit
quality
of
the
issuer.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
securities
of
other
open-end
or
closed-end
investment
companies,
including
ETFs,
that
invest
primarily
in
the
types
of
investments
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
directly.
The
Fund
may
invest
without
limitation
in
credit
default
swaps,
and
may
enter
into
credit
default
swaps
as
either
a
buyer
or
a
seller.
The
credit
default
swaps
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
include
credit
default
swap
indices
(“CDX”)
and
those
in
which
the
underlying
reference
instrument
is
the
debt
obligation
of
a
single
reference
issuer
(“single-name
CDS”).
A
CDX
is
a
portfolio
of
credit
default
swaps
with
similar
characteristics,
such
as
credit
default
swaps
on
high-yield
bonds.
Certain
CDX
instruments
are
subject
to
mandatory
central
clearing
and
exchange
trading,
which
may
reduce
counterparty
credit
risk
and
increase
liquidity
compared
to
other
credit
default
swaps
or
CDX
transactions.
Unlike
other
types
of
credit
default
swaps,
single-name
CDS
do
not
have
the
benefit
of
diversification
across
many
issuers.
In
addition
to
credit
default
swaps,
the
Fund
also
may
invest
in
certain
derivative
instruments
in
pursuit
of
its
investment
objective.
Such
instruments
include
financial
futures
contracts
and
options
thereon,
forward
contracts,
swaps
(with
varying
terms,
including
interest
rate
swaps),
options
on
swaps
and
other
fixed-income
derivative
instruments.
The
Fund’s
sub-adviser
may
use
derivative
instruments
to
attempt
to
hedge
some
of
the
risk
of
the
Fund’s
investments,
to
limit
exposure
to
losses
due
to
changes
to
foreign
currency
exchange
rates
or
as
a
substitute
for
a
position
in
the
underlying
asset.
Use
of
Leverage
The
Fund
uses
leverage
to
pursue
its
investment
objective.
The
Fund
may
use
leverage
to
the
extent
permitted
by
the
1940
Act.
The
Fund
may
source
leverage
through
a
number
of
methods
including
through
borrowings,
issuing
preferred
shares
of
beneficial
interest,
the
issuance
of
debt
securities,
entering
into
reverse
repurchase
agreements
(effectively
a
borrowing),
and
investing
in
residual
interest
certificates
of
tender
option
bond
trusts,
also
called
inverse
floating
rate
securities,
that
have
the
economic
effect
of
leverage
because
the
Fund’s
investment
exposure
to
the
87
underlying
bonds
held
by
the
trust
have
been
effectively
financed
by
the
trust’s
issuance
of
floating
rate
certificates.
In
addition,
the
Fund
may
use
derivatives
that
may
have
the
economic
effect
of
leverage
by
creating
additional
investment
exposure.
The
amount
and
sources
of
leverage
will
vary
depending
on
market
conditions.
Temporary
Defensive
Periods
During
temporary
defensive
periods
the
Fund
may
deviate
from
its
investment
objective
and
policies.
During
such
periods,
the
Fund
may
invest
up
to
100%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
short-term
investments,
including
high
quality,
short-term
securities
or
may
invest
in
short-,
intermediate-,
or
long-
term
U.S.
Treasury
securities.
The
Fund
may
not
achieve
its
investment
objective
during
such
periods.
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NUVEEN
MORTGAGE
AND
INCOME
FUND
(JLS)
Investment
Objective
The
Fund’s
investment
objective
is
to
generate
high
current
income
through
opportunistic
investments
in
securitized
credit.
Investment
Policies
Under
normal
market
circumstances,
the
Fund
invests
at
least
65%
of
its
Managed
Assets
(as
defined
below)
in
MBS,
including
residential
MBS
(“RMBS”)
and
CMBS.
As
a
fundamental
policy,
the
Fund
concentrates
its
investments
in
MBS
and
expressly
treats
MBS
as
a
single
industry
or
group
of
industries. 
“Managed
Assets”
mean
the
total
assets
of
the
Fund,
minus
the
sum
of
its
accrued
liabilities
(other
than
Fund
liabilities
incurred
for
the
express
purpose
of
creating
leverage).
Total
assets
for
this
purpose
shall
include
assets
attributable
to
the
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
(whether
or
not
those
assets
are
reflected
in
the
Fund’s
financial
statements
for
purposes
of
generally
accepted
accounting
principles),
and
derivatives
will
be
valued
at
their
market
value.
Under
normal
market
conditions:
The
Fund
may
invest
up
to
35%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in non-mortgage related
ABS,
including
but
not
limited
to
any
asset
that
generates
reliable
cash
flows
including
collateralized
loan
obligations
(“CLOs”)
as
well
as
pools
of
consumer
auto
loans,
credit
card
receivables,
aircraft
leases
and
maintenance
agreements,
timeshare
agreements,
and
solar
photovoltaics.
The
Fund
may
investment
up
to
5%
of
its
Managed
Assets
in
catastrophe
bonds.
The
Fund
may
not
enter
into
futures
contracts
or
related
options
or
forward
contracts,
if
more
than
30%
of
the
Fund’s
Managed
Assets
would
be
represented
by
futures
contracts
or
more
than
5%
of
the
Fund’s
Managed
Assets
would
be
committed
to
initial
margin
deposits
and
premiums
on
futures
contracts
and
related
options.
The
Fund
may
not
sell
securities
short,
unless
the
Fund
owns
or
has
the
right
to
obtain
securities
equivalent
in
kind
and
amount
to
the
securities
sold
at
no
added
cost,
and
provided
that
transactions
in
options,
futures
contracts,
options
on
futures
contracts,
or
other
derivative
instruments
are
not
deemed
to
constitute
selling
securities
short.
The
foregoing
policies
apply
only
at
the
time
of
any
new
investment.
Approving
Changes
in
Investment
Policies
The
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Fund
may
change
the
policies
described
above
without
a
shareholder
vote.
However,
with
respect
to
the
Fund’s
policy
of
concentrating
its
investments
in
MBS
such
policy
may
not
be
changed
without
the
approval
of
the
holders
of
a
majority
of
the
outstanding
common
shares
and
preferred
shares
voting
together
as
a
single
class,
and
the
approval
of
the
holders
of
a
majority
of
the
outstanding
preferred
shares,
voting
separately
as
a
single
class.
A
“majority
of
the
outstanding”
shares
means
(i)
67%
or
more
of
the
shares
present
at
a
meeting,
if
the
holders
of
more
than
50%
of
the
shares
are
present
or
represented
by
proxy
or
(ii)
more
than
50%
of
the
shares,
whichever
is
less.
Portfolio
Contents
The
Fund
generally
invests
in
MBS.
MBS
are
structured
debt
obligations
collateralized
by
pools
of
commercial
or
residential
mortgages.
Pools
of
mortgage
loans
and
mortgage-related
loans,
such
as
mezzanine
loans,
are
assembled
into
pools
of
assets
that
secure
or
back
securities
sold
to
investors
by
various
governmental,
government-related
and
private
organizations.
MBS
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
include
those
with
fixed,
floating
or
variable
interest
rates,
those
with
interest
rates
that
change
based
on
a
specified
index
of
interest
rates
and
those
with
interest
rates
that
change
inversely
to
changes
in
interest
rates,
as
well
as
those
that
do
not
bear
interest.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
subprime
mortgages
or
MBS
that
are
backed
by
subprime
mortgages.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
RMBS.
RMBS
are
securities
with
payments
which
depend
(except
for
rights
or
other
assets
designed
to
assure
the
servicing
or
timely
distribution
of
proceeds
to
holders
of
such
securities)
primarily
on
the
cash
flow
from
residential
mortgage
loans
made
to
borrowers
that
are
secured
on
a
first
priority
basis
or
second
priority
basis,
subject
to
permitted
liens,
easements
and
other
encumbrances
by
residential
real
estate (one-to four-family
properties)
the
proceeds
of
which
are
used
to
purchase
real
estate
and
purchase
or
construct
dwellings
thereon
(or
to
refinance
indebtedness
previously
so
used).
Residential
mortgage
loans
are
obligations
of
the
borrowers
thereunder
only
and
are
not
typically
insured
or
guaranteed
by
any
other
person
or
entity.
The
ability
of
a
borrower
to
repay
a
loan
secured
by
residential
property
is
dependent
upon
the
income
or
assets
of
the
borrower.
A
number
of
factors,
including
a
general
economic
downturn,
acts
of
God,
terrorism,
social
unrest
and
civil
disturbances,
may
impair
borrowers’
abilities
to
repay
their
loans.
The non-agency RMBS
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
are
issued
by,
among
others,
commercial
banks,
investment
banks,
and
mortgage
originators.
Timely
payment
of
principal
and
interest
on
mortgage-related
securities
backed
by
pools
created
by non-governmental issuers
often
is
supported
partially
by
various
forms
of
insurance
or
guarantees,
including
individual
loan,
title,
pool
and
hazard
insurance.
The
insurance
and
guarantees
are
issued
by
private
insurers.
The
agency
RMBS
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
represent
participations
in,
are
secured
by
or
payable
from,
mortgage
loans
secured
by
real
residential
property.
Agency
RMBS
may
include
agency
mortgage
pass-through
certificates
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
Government
National
Mortgage
Association
(“GNMA”),
the
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association
(“FNMA”)
and/or
the
Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corporation
89
(“FHLMC”).
These
mortgage
pass-through
certificates
provide
for
the
pass-through
to
investors
of
their
pro
rata
share
of
monthly
payments
(including
any
prepayments)
made
by
the
individual
borrowers
on
the
pooled
mortgage
loans,
net
of
any
fees
paid
to
the
guarantor
of
such
securities
and
the
servicer
of
the
underlying
loans.
GNMA,
FNMA
and
FHLMC
guarantee
timely
distributions
of
interest
and
principal
to
shareholders.
Agency
RMBS
may
also
include
agency
collateralized
mortgage
obligations
(“CMOs”),
which
are
debt
obligations
issued
by
GNMA,
FNMA
or
FHLMC.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
CMBS.
CMBS
generally
are
multi-class
debt
or
pass-through
certificates
secured
or
backed
by
mortgage
loans
on
commercial
properties.
CMBS
generally
are
structured
to
provide
protection
to
the
senior
class
investors
against
potential
losses
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans.
This
protection
generally
is
provided
by
having
the
holders
of
subordinated
classes
of
securities
take
the
first
loss
if
there
are
defaults
on
the
underlying
commercial
mortgage
loans.
Other
protection,
which
may
benefit
all
of
the
classes
or
particular
classes,
may
include
issuer
guarantees,
reserve
funds,
cross-collateralization
and
over-collateralization.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
CMBS
issued
or
sponsored
by
commercial
banks,
savings
and
loan
institutions,
mortgage
bankers,
private
mortgage
insurance
companies
and
other non-governmental issuers.
CMBS
have
no
governmental
guarantee.
The
Fund
also
may
invest
in
stripped
MBS
(“Stripped
MBS”).
Stripped
MBS
are
created
by
segregating
the
cash
flows
from
underlying
mortgage
loans
or
mortgage
securities
to
create
two
or
more
new
securities,
each
with
a
specified
percentage
of
the
underlying
security’s
principal
or
interest
payments.
Mortgage
securities
may
be
partially
stripped
so
that
each
investor
class
receives
some
interest
and
some
principal.
When
securities
are
completely
stripped,
however,
all
of
the
interest
is
distributed
to
holders
of
one
type
of
security,
known
as
an
interest-only
security
(“IO”),
and
all
of
the
principal
is
distributed
to
holders
of
another
type
of
security
known
as
a
principal-only
security
(“PO”).
Strips
can
be
created
in
a
pass-through
structure
or
as
tranches
of
a
CMO. The
yields
to
maturity
on
IOs
and
POs
are
very
sensitive
to
the
rate
of
principal
payments
(including
prepayments)
on
the
related
underlying
mortgage
assets.
The
Fund
may
also
invest
in
ABS.
ABS
are
securities
that
are
primarily
serviced
by
the
cash
flows
of
a
discrete
pool
of
receivables
or
other
financial
assets,
either
fixed
or
revolving,
that
by
their
terms
convert
into
cash
within
a
finite
time
period.
Asset-backed
securitization
is
a
financing
technique
in
which
financial
assets,
in
many
cases
themselves
less
liquid,
are
pooled
and
converted
into
instruments
that
may
be
offered
and
sold
in
the
capital
markets.
While
residential
mortgages
were
the
first
financial
assets
to
be
securitized
in
the
form
of
MBS, non-mortgage related
securitizations
have
grown
to
include
many
other
types
of
financial
assets,
such
as
credit
card
receivables,
auto
loans
and
student
loans.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
catastrophe
bonds,
which
typically
are
backed
by
a
secured
collateral
account.
Exposure
to
catastrophe
bonds
results
in
gains
or
losses
that
typically
are
contingent
upon,
or
formulaically
related
to,
defined
trigger
events.
Examples
of
trigger
events
include
hurricanes,
earthquakes,
weather-related
phenomena
or
statistics
relating
to
such
events.
If
a
trigger
event,
as
defined
within
the
terms
of
the
bond,
involves
losses
or
other
metrics
exceeding
a
specific
magnitude
in
the
geographic
region
and/or
time
period
specified
therein,
the
Fund
may
lose
a
portion
or
all
of
its
investments
in
such
security,
including
accrued
interest
and/or
principal
invested
in
such
security.
If
no
trigger
event
occurs,
the
Fund
would
typically
recover
its
principal
plus
interest.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
CLOs
and
other
collateralized
debt
obligations
(“CDOs”).
CLOs
and
other
CDOs
are
types
of
asset-backed
securities.
A
CLO
is
a
trust
typically
collateralized
by
a
pool
of
loans,
which
may
include,
among
others,
domestic
and
foreign
senior
secured
loans,
senior
unsecured
loans,
and
subordinate
corporate
loans,
including
loans
that
may
be
rated
below
investment
grade
or
equivalent
unrated
loans.
Other
CDOs
are
trusts
backed
by
other
types
of
assets
representing
obligations
of
various
parties.
CLOs
and
other
CDOs
may
charge
management
fees
and
administrative
expenses.
The
Fund’s
may
invest
in
below
investment
securities.
Below
investment
securities
(such
securities
are
commonly
referred
to
as
“high
yield”
or
“junk”)
generally
provide
high
income
in
an
effort
to
compensate
investors
for
their
higher
risk
of
default,
which
is
the
failure
to
make
required
interest
or
principal
payments.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
repurchase
agreements
(the
purchase
of
a
security
coupled
with
an
agreement
to
resell
that
security
at
a
higher
price)
with
respect
to
its
permitted
investments.
The
Fund’s
repurchase
agreements
will
provide
that
the
value
of
the
collateral
underlying
the
repurchase
agreement
will
always
be
at
least
equal
to
the
repurchase
price,
including
any
accrued
interest
earned
on
the
agreement,
and
will
be  marked-
to-market daily.
The
Fund
may
also
utilize
reverse
repurchase
agreements
when
it
is
anticipated
that
the
interest
income
to
be
earned
from
the
investment
of
the
proceeds
of
the
transaction
is
greater
than
the
interest
expense
of
the
transaction.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
illiquid
securities
(i.e.,
securities
that
are
not
readily
marketable),
including,
but
not
limited
to,
restricted
securities
(securities
the
disposition
of
which
is
restricted
under
the
federal
securities
laws),
securities
that
may
be
resold
only
pursuant
to
Rule
144A
under
the
1933
Act,
and
repurchase
agreements
with
maturities
in
excess
of
seven
days.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
certain
derivative
instruments
in
pursuit
of
its
investment
objective,
including
to
seek
to
enhance
return,
to
hedge
certain
risks
of
its
investments
in
fixed-income
securities
or
as
a
substitute
for
a
position
in
the
underlying
asset.
Such
instruments
include
financial
futures
contracts,
swap
contracts
(including
interest
rate
and
credit
default
swaps),
options
on
financial
futures,
options
on
swap
contracts
or
other
derivative
instruments.
The
Fund
may
also
invest
in
securities
of
other
open-
or closed-end investment
companies
(including
ETFs)
that
invest
primarily
in
securities
of
the
types
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
directly,
to
the
extent
permitted
by
the
1940
Act,
the
rules
and
regulations
issued
thereunder
and
applicable
exemptive
orders
issued
by
the
SEC.
90
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Use
of
Leverage
The
Fund
uses
leverage
to
pursue
its
investment
objective.
The
Fund
may
use
leverage
to
the
extent
permitted
by
the
1940
Act.
The
Fund
may
source
leverage
through
a
number
of
methods
including
the
issuance
of
preferred
shares
of
beneficial
interest,
entering
into
reverse
repurchase
agreements
(effectively
a
secured
borrowing)
and
borrowings. In
addition,
the
Fund
may
also
use
certain
derivatives
that
have
the
economic
effect
of
leverage
by
creating
additional
investment
exposure.
The
amount
and
sources
of
leverage
will
vary
depending
on
market
conditions.
Temporary
Defensive
Periods
During
temporary
defensive
periods
the
Fund
may
deviate
from
its
investment
objective
and
policies,
and
in
order
to
keep
the
Fund’s
cash
fully
invested,
the
Fund
may
invest
any
percentage
of
its
total
assets
in
high
quality
investments.
The
Fund
may
not
achieve
its
investment
objective
during
such
periods.
91
PRINCIPAL
RISKS
OF
THE
FUNDS
The
factors
that
are
most
likely
to
have
a
material
effect
on
a
particular
Fund’s
portfolio
as
a
whole
are
called
“principal
risks.”
Each
Fund
is
subject
to
the
principal
risks
indicated
below,
whether
through
direct
investment
or
derivative
positions.
Each
Fund
may
be
subject
to
additional
risks
other
than
those
identified
and
described
below
because
the
types
of
investments
made
by
a
Fund
can
change
over
time.
Risk
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Portfolio
Level
Risks
Asset-Backed
Securities
("ABS")
Risk
X
X
X
Below
Investment
Grade
Risk
X
X
X
Bond
Market
Liquidity
Risk
X
X
-
Call
Risk
X
X
X
Catastrophe
Bond
Risk
-
-
X
Certain
Risks
of
Holding
Fund
Assets
Outside
the
United
States
X
-
-
Collateralized
Debt
Obligation
(“CDO”)
Risk
-
-
X
Collateralized
Loan
Obligation
(“CLO”)
Risk
-
-
X
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
and
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“MBS”)
Risk
X
X
X
Concentration
Risk
-
-
X
Contingent
Capital
Securities
(“
CoCos
”)
Risk
X
-
-
Convertible
Securities
Risk
X
-
-
Credit
Risk
X
X
X
Credit
Risk
Associated
with
Originators
and
Servicers
of
Residential
and
Commercial
Mortgage
Loans
-
X
X
Credit
Spread
Risk
X
X
X
Debt
Securities
Risk
X
X
X
Distressed
or
Defaulted
Securities
Risk
-
X
-
Deflation
Risk
X
X
X
Derivatives
Risk
X
X
X
Duration
Risk
X
X
X
Emerging
Markets
Risk
X
X
-
Extension
Risk
-
-
X
Financial
Futures
and
Options
Transactions
Risk
X
X
X
Foreign
Currency
Risk
X
X
-
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
Risk
X
-
-
Hedging
Risk
X
X
X
Illiquid
Investments
Risk
X
X
X
Impact
Criteria
and
Environmental,
Social
and
Governance
(“ESG”)
Criteria
Investing
Risk
-
X
-
Income
Risk
X
-
X
Inflation
Risk
X
X
X
Interest
Rate
Risk
X
X
X
Interest
Rate
Risk
Associated
with
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
and
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
-
X
X
Inverse
Floating
Rate
Securities
Risk
-
X
-
Loan
Participation
Risk
X
-
-
Loan
Risk
X
X
-
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“MBS”)
Prepayment
Risk
-
X
X
92
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Risk
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Portfolio
Level
Risks
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
Risk
-
X
X
Non-Mortgage
Related
Asset-Backed
Securities
(“ABS”)
Risk
-
X
X
Non-U.S.
Securities
Risk
X
-
-
Other
Investment
Companies
Risk
X
X
X
Preferred
Securities
Risk
X
X
-
Real
Estate
Related
Securities
Risk
X
-
-
Regulation
S
Securities
Risk
-
X
-
Reinvestment
Risk
X
X
X
Senior
Loan
Risk
X
X
-
Senior
Loan
Agent
Risk
X
-
-
Structural
Risks
Associated
with
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
and
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
-
X
X
Subordination
Risk
Associated
with
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
and
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
-
X
X
Subprime
Mortgage
Market
Risk
-
-
X
Sovereign
Government
and
Supranational
Debt
Risk
X
X
-
Swap
Transactions
Risk
X
X
X
Unrated
Securities
Risk
X
X
X
U.S.
Government
Securities
Risk
X
X
X
Valuation
Risk
X
X
X
When-Issued
and
Delayed-Delivery
Transactions
Risk
X
-
-
“Widening”
Risk
-
-
X
Zero
Coupon
or
Pay-Ink-Kind
Securities
Risk
X
X
-
Risk
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Fund
Level
and
Other
Risks
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
X
X
X
Borrowing
Risk
X
X
X
Counterparty
Risk
X
-
X
Cybersecurity
Risk
X
-
X
Distribution
Risk
-
X
-
Global
Economic
Risk
X
X
X
Investment
and
Market
Risk
X
X
X
Legislation
and
Regulatory
Risk
X
X
X
Leverage
Risk
X
X
X
Limited
Term
and
Tender
Offer
Risk
-
X
-
Market
Discount
from
Net
Asset
Value
X
X
X
Recent
Market
Conditions
X
X
X
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreement
Risk
X
X
X
Risk
of
Taxable
Income
in
Excess
of
Economic
Income
-
-
X
Subsidiary
Risk
-
X
-
Fund
Tax
Risk
X
X
X
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Portfolio
Level
Risks:
Asset-Backed
Securities
(“ABS”)
Risk.
Asset-backed
securities
represent
participations
in,
or
are
secured
by
and
payable
from,
pools
of
assets
including
company
receivables,
truck
and
auto
loans,
leases
and
credit
card
receivables.
These
securities
may
be
in
the
form
of
pass-through
instruments
or
asset-backed
bonds.
Asset-backed
securities
are
issued
by
non-governmental
entities
and
carry
no
direct
or
indirect
government
guarantee;
the
asset
pools
that
back
asset-backed
securities
are
securitized
through
the
use
of
privately-formed
trusts
or
special
purpose
corporations.
Payments
on
asset-backed
securities
depend
upon
assets
held
by
the
issuer
and
collections
of
the
underlying
loans.
The
value
of
these
securities
depends
on
many
factors,
including
changing
interest
rates,
the
availability
of
information
about
the
pool
and
its
structure,
the
credit
quality
of
the
underlying
assets,
the
market’s
perception
of
the
servicer
of
the
pool,
and
any
credit
enhancement
provided.
In
certain
market
conditions,
asset-backed
securities
may
experience
volatile
fluctuations
in
value
and
periods
of
illiquidity.
Below
Investment
Grade
Risk.
Investments
of
below
investment
grade
quality
are
regarded
as
having
speculative
characteristics
with
respect
to
the
issuer’s
capacity
to
pay
dividends
or
interest
and
repay
principal,
and
may
be
subject
to
higher
price
volatility
and
default
risk
than
investment
grade
investments
of
comparable
terms
and
duration.
Issuers
of
lower
grade
investments
may
be
highly
leveraged
and
may
not
have
available
to
them
more
traditional
methods
of
financing.
The
prices
of
these
lower
grade
investments
are
typically
more
sensitive
to
negative
developments,
such
as
a
decline
in
the
issuer’s
revenues
or
a
general
economic
downturn.
The
secondary
market
for
lower
rated
investments
may
not
be
as
liquid
as
the
secondary
market
for
more
highly
rated
investments,
a
factor
which
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Fund’s
ability
to
dispose
of
a
particular
security.
If
a
below
investment
grade
investment
goes
into
default,
or
its
issuer
enters
bankruptcy,
it
might
be
difficult
to
sell
that
security
in
a
timely
manner
at
a
reasonable
price.
Bond
Market
Liquidity
Risk.
Dealer
inventories
of
bonds,
which
provide
an
indication
of
the
ability
of
financial
intermediaries
to
“make
markets”
in
those
bonds,
are
at
or
near
historic
lows
in
relation
to
market
size.
This
reduction
in
market
making
capacity
has
the
potential
to
decrease
liquidity
and
increase
price
volatility
in
the
fixed
income
markets
in
which
the
Fund
invests,
particularly
during
periods
of
economic
or
market
stress.
In
addition,
recent
federal
banking
regulations
may
cause
certain
dealers
to
reduce
their
inventories
of
bonds,
which
may
further
decrease
the
Fund’s
ability
to
buy
or
sell
bonds.
As
a
result
of
this
decreased
liquidity,
the
Fund
may
have
to
accept
a
lower
price
to
sell
a
security,
sell
other
securities
to
raise
cash,
or
give
up
an
investment
opportunity,
any
of
which
could
have
a
negative
effect
on
performance.
If
the
Fund
needed
to
sell
large
blocks
of
bonds
to
meet
shareholder
redemption
requests
or
to
raise
cash,
those
sales
could
further
reduce
the
bonds’
prices
and
hurt
performance.
Call
Risk.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
securities
that
are
subject
to
call
risk.
Such
securities
may
be
redeemed
at
the
option
of
the
issuer,
or
“called,”
before
their
stated
maturity
or
redemption
date.
In
general,
an
issuer
will
call
its
instruments
if
they
can
be
refinanced
by
issuing
new
instruments
that
bear
a
lower
interest
rate.
The
Fund
is
subject
to
the
possibility
that
during
periods
of
falling
interest
rates,
an
issuer
will
call
its
high
yielding
securities.
The
Fund
would
then
be
forced
to
invest
the
unanticipated
proceeds
at
lower
interest
rates,
resulting
in
a
decline
in
the
Fund’s
income.
Catastrophe
Bonds
Risk.
Exposure
to
catastrophe
bonds
results
in
gains
or
losses
that
typically
are
contingent
upon,
or
formulaically
related
to,
defined
trigger
events.
Examples
of
trigger
events
include
hurricanes,
earthquakes,
weather-related
phenomena
or
statistics
relating
to
such
events.
Catastrophe
bonds
carry
large
uncertainties
and
major
risk
exposures
to
adverse
conditions.
If
a
trigger
event,
as
defined
within
the
terms
of
the
bond,
involves
losses
or
other
metrics
exceeding
a
specific
magnitude
in
the
geographic
region
and/or
time
period
specified
therein,
the
Fund
may
lose
a
portion
or
all
of
its
investments
in
such
security,
including
accrued
interest
and/or
principal
invested
in
such
security.
Such
losses
may
be
substantial.
If
no
trigger
event
occurs,
the
Fund
typically
would
recover
its
principal
plus
interest.
The
rating,
if
any,
of
catastrophe
bonds,
reflects
the
rating
agency’s
calculated
probability
that
a
pre-defined
trigger
event
will
occur.
Thus,
lower-
rated
bonds
have
a
greater
likelihood
of
a
triggering
event
occurring
and
resulting
in
a
loss
to
the
Fund.
Catastrophe
bonds
often
provide
for
an
extension
of
maturity
to
process
and
audit
loss
claims
when
a
trigger
event
has,
or
possibly
has,
occurred.
An
extension
of
maturity
may
increase
volatility.
Event-linked
exposure
also
may
expose
the
Fund
to
certain
other
risks
including
credit
risk,
counterparty
risk,
adverse
regulatory
or
jurisdictional
interpretations
and
adverse
tax
consequences.
Catastrophe
bonds
may
also
be
illiquid.
Certain
Risks
of
Holding
Fund
Assets
Outside
the
United
States.
The
Fund
may
hold
investments
in
non-U.S.
banks
and
securities
depositories.
Some
non-U.S.
banks
and
securities
depositories
may
be
recently
organized
or
new
to
the
foreign
custody
business,
and
there
may
be
limited
or
no
regulatory
oversight
of
their
operations.
The
laws
of
certain
countries
limit
the
Fund’s
ability
to
recover
its
assets
if
a
non-U.S.
bank
or
depository,
or
any
of
its
agents,
goes
bankrupt.
In
addition,
it
is
often
more
expensive
for
the
Fund
to
purchase,
sell
and
hold
securities
in
certain
non-U.S.
markets
than
in
the
United
States.
The
increased
expense
of
investing
in
non-U.S.
markets
reduces
the
amount
the
Fund
can
earn
on
its
investments
and
typically
results
in
a
higher
operating
expense
ratio
for
the
Fund
than
for
investment
companies
invested
only
in
the
United
States.
Collateralized
Debt
Obligation
(“CDO”)
Risk.
The
risks
of
an
investment
in
CDOs
depend
largely
on
the
type
of
the
collateral
securities
and
the
class
of
the
CDO
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
In
addition
to
the
normal
risks
associated
with
fixed-income
securities,
CDOs
carry
additional
risks
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
risk
that:
(1)
distributions
from
collateral
securities
may
not
be
adequate
to
make
interest
or
other
payments;
(2)
the
quality
of
the
collateral
may
decline
in
value
or
default;
(3)
the
fact
that
the
CDOs
may
be
subordinate
to
other
classes;
and
(4)
the
complex
structure
of
the
security
may
not
be
fully
understood
at
the
time
of
investment
and
may
produce
disputes
with
the
issuer
or
unexpected
investment
results.
Collateralized
Loan
Obligation
(“CLO”)
Risk.
A
CLO
is
an
asset-backed
security
whose
underlying
collateral
is
a
pool
of
loans,
which
may
include,
among
others,
domestic
and
foreign
floating
rate
and
fixed
rate
senior
secured
loans,
senior
unsecured
loans,
and
subordinate
corporate
loans,
including
loans
that
may
be
rated
below
investment
grade
or
equivalent
unrated
loans.
In
addition
to
the
risks
associated
with
loans,
illiquid
investments
and
high-yield
securities
described
below,
investments
in
CLOs
carry
additional
risks
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
risk
that:
(1)
distributions
from
the
collateral
may
not
be
adequate
to
make
interest
or
other
payments;
(2)
the
quality
of
the
collateral
may
decline
in
value
or
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(3)
the
Fund
may
invest
in
tranches
of
CLOs
that
are
subordinate
to
other
tranches;
(4)
the
complex
structure
of
the
CLO
may
not
be
fully
understood
at
the
time
of
investment
and
may
produce
disputes
with
the
issuer
or
unexpected
investment
results;
and
(5)
the
CLO’s
manager
may
perform
poorly.
CLOs
may
charge
management
and
other
administrative
fees,
which
are
in
addition
to
those
of
the
Fund.
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
and
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“MBS”)
Risk.
CMBS
and
MBS,
including
collateralized
debt
obligations
and
collateralized
mortgage
obligations,
differ
from
conventional
debt
securities
because
principal
is
paid
back
over
the
life
of
the
security
rather
than
at
maturity.
CMBS
and
MBS
are
subject
to
prepayment
or
call
risk,
which
is
the
risk
that
a
borrower’s
payments
may
be
received
earlier
than
expected
due
to
changes
in
prepayment
rates
on
underlying
loans.
Faster
prepayments
often
happen
when
interest
rates
are
falling.
As
a
result,
the
Fund
may
reinvest
these
early
payments
at
lower
interest
rates,
thereby
reducing
the
Fund’s
income.
CMBS
and
MBS
also
are
subject
to
extension
risk.
An
unexpected
rise
in
interest
rates
could
reduce
the
rate
of
prepayments
and
extend
the
life
of
the
CMBS
and
MBS,
causing
the
price
of
the
CMBS
and
MBS
and
the
Fund’s
share
price
to
fall
and
would
make
the
CMBS
and
MBS
more
sensitive
to
interest
rate
changes.
An
unexpectedly
high
rate
of
defaults
on
the
mortgages
held
by
a
mortgage
pool
will
adversely
affect
the
value
of
CMBS
and
MBS
and
will
result
in
losses
to
the
Fund.
Privately
issued
mortgage-related
securities
are
not
subject
to
the
same
underwriting
requirements
for
the
underlying
mortgages
that
are
applicable
to
those
mortgage-related
securities
that
have
government
or
government-sponsored
entity
guarantee.
As
a
result,
the
mortgage
loans
underlying
privately
issued
mortgage-related
securities
may,
and
frequently
do,
have
less
favorable
collateral,
credit
risk
or
other
underwriting
characteristics
than
government
or
government-sponsored
mortgage-related
securities
and
have
wider
variances
in
a
number
of
terms
including
interest
rate,
term,
size,
purpose
and
borrower
characteristics.
Concentration
Risk.
The
Fund’s
investments
are
concentrated
in
issuers
of
one
or
a
few
specific
economic
sectors,
so
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
more
risks
than
if
it
were
broadly
diversified
across
the
economy.
Contingent
Capital
Securities
(“
CoCos
”)
Risk.
A
loss
absorption
mechanism
trigger
event
for
CoCos
would
likely
be
the
result
of,
or
related
to,
the
deterioration
of
the
issuer’s
financial
condition
(e.g.,
a
decrease
in
the
issuer’s
capital
ratio)
and
status
as
a
going
concern.
In
such
a
case,
with
respect
to
CoCos
that
provide
for
conversion
into
common
stock
upon
the
occurrence
of
the
trigger
event,
the
market
price
of
the
issuer’s
common
stock
received
by
the
Fund
will
have
likely
declined,
perhaps
substantially,
and
may
continue
to
decline,
which
may
adversely
affect
the
Fund’s
net
asset
value.
Further,
the
issuer’s
common
stock
would
be
subordinate
to
the
issuer’s
other
classes
of
securities
and
therefore
would
worsen
the
Fund’s
standing
in
a
bankruptcy
proceeding.
In
addition,
because
the
common
stock
of
the
issuer
may
not
pay
a
dividend,
investors
in
these
instruments
could
experience
a
reduced
income
rate,
potentially
to
zero.
In
view
of
the
foregoing,
CoCos
are
often
rated
below
investment
grade
and
are
subject
to
the
risks
of
below
investment
grade
securities.
CoCos
may
be
subject
to
an
automatic
write-down
(i.e.,
the
automatic
write-down
of
the
principal
amount
or
value
of
the
securities,
potentially
to
zero,
and
the
cancellation
of
the
securities)
under
certain
circumstances,
which
could
result
in
the
Fund
losing
a
portion
or
all
of
its
investment
in
such
securities.
In
addition,
the
Fund
may
not
have
any
rights
with
respect
to
repayment
of
the
principal
amount
of
the
securities
that
has
not
become
due
or
the
payment
of
interest
or
dividends
on
such
securities
for
any
period
from
(and
including)
the
interest
or
dividend
payment
date
falling
immediately
prior
to
the
occurrence
of
such
automatic
write-down.
An
automatic
write-down
could
also
result
in
a
reduced
income
rate
if
the
dividend
or
interest
payment
is
based
on
the
security’s
par
value.
Coupon
payments
on
CoCos
may
be
discretionary
and
may
be
cancelled
by
the
issuer
for
any
reason
or
may
be
subject
to
approval
by
the
issuer’s
regulator
and
may
be
suspended
in
the
event
there
are
insufficient
distributable
reserves.
In
certain
scenarios,
investors
in
CoCos
may
suffer
a
loss
of
capital
ahead
of
equity
holders
or
when
equity
holders
do
not.
There
is
no
guarantee
that
the
Fund
will
receive
a
return
of
principal
on
CoCos.
Any
indication
that
an
automatic
write-down
or
conversion
event
may
occur
can
be
expected
to
have
a
material
adverse
effect
on
the
market
price
of
CoCos.
The
prices
of
CoCos
may
be
volatile.
Additionally,
the
trading
behavior
of
a
given
issuer’s
CoCo
may
be
strongly
impacted
by
the
trading
behavior
of
other
issuers’
CoCos,
such
that
negative
information
from
an
unrelated
CoCo
may
cause
a
decline
in
value
of
one
or
more
CoCos
held
by
a
fund.
Accordingly,
the
trading
behavior
of
CoCos
may
not
follow
the
trading
behavior
of
other
similarly
structured
securities.
CoCos
are
issued
primarily
by
financial
institutions.
Therefore,
CoCos
present
substantially
increased
risks
at
times
of
financial
turmoil,
which
could
affect
financial
institutions
more
than
companies
in
other
sectors
and
industries.
Convertible
Securities
Risk.
Convertible
securities
have
characteristics
of
both
equity
and
debt
securities
and,
as
a
result,
are
exposed
to
certain
additional
risks
that
are
typically
associated
with
debt,
including
but
not
limited
to
Interest
Rate
Risk,
Credit
Risk,
Below
Investment
Grade
Risk
and
Unrated
Securities
Risk.
The
value
of
a
convertible
security
is
influenced
by
both
the
yield
of
non-convertible
securities
of
comparable
issuers
and
by
the
value
of
the
underlying
common
stock.
Convertible
securities
generally
offer
lower
interest
or
dividend
yields
than
non-convertible
securities
of
similar
credit
quality.
The
market
values
of
convertible
securities
tend
to
decline
as
interest
rates
increase
and,
conversely,
to
increase
as
interest
rates
decline.
However,
the
convertible
security’s
market
value
tends
to
reflect
the
market
price
of
the
common
stock
of
the
issuing
company
when
that
stock
price
is
greater
than
the
convertible
security’s
“conversion
price.”
The
conversion
price
is
defined
as
the
predetermined
price
at
which
the
convertible
security
could
be
exchanged
for
the
associated
common
stock.
As
the
market
price
of
the
underlying
common
stock
declines,
the
price
of
the
convertible
security
tends
to
be
influenced
more
by
the
yield
of
the
convertible
security.
Thus,
the
convertible
security
may
not
decline
in
price
to
the
same
extent
as
the
underlying
common
stock.
Convertible
securities
fall
below
debt
obligations
of
the
same
issuer
in
order
of
preference
or
priority
in
the
event
of
a
liquidation
and
are
typically
unrated
or
rated
lower
than
such
debt
obligations.
Credit
Risk.
Issuers
of
securities
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
may
default
on
their
obligations
to
pay
principal
or
interest
when
due.
This
non-
payment
would
result
in
a
reduction
of
income
to
the
Fund,
a
reduction
in
the
value
of
a
security
experiencing
non-payment
and
potentially
a
decrease
in
the
net
asset
value
(“NAV”)
of
the
Fund.
With
respect
to
the
Fund’s
investments
that
are
secured,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
liquidation
of
collateral
would
satisfy
the
issuer’s
obligation
in
the
event
of
non-payment
of
scheduled
dividend,
interest
or
principal
or
that
such
95
collateral
could
be
readily
liquidated.
In
the
event
of
the
bankruptcy
of
an
issuer,
the
Fund
could
experience
delays
or
limitations
with
respect
to
its
ability
to
realize
the
benefits
of
any
collateral
securing
an
investment.
To
the
extent
that
the
credit
rating
assigned
to
a
security
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
is
downgraded,
the
market
price
and
liquidity
of
such
security
may
be
adversely
affected.
Credit
Risk
Associated
with
Originators
and
Servicers
of
Residential
and
Commercial
Mortgage
Loans.
In
the
past,
a
number
of
originators
and
servicers
of
residential
and
commercial
mortgage
loans,
including
some
of
the
largest
originators
and
servicers
in
the
residential
and
commercial
mortgage
loan
market,
experienced
serious
financial
difficulties.
These
difficulties
resulted
from
many
factors,
including
increased
competition
among
originators
for
borrowers,
decreased
originations
by
such
originators
of
mortgage
loans
and
increased
delinquencies
and
defaults
on
such
mortgage
loans,
as
well
as
increases
in
claims
for
repurchases
of
mortgage
loans
previously
sold
by
them
under
agreements
that
require
repurchase
in
the
event
of
breaches
of
representations
regarding
loan
quality
and
characteristics.
Such
difficulties
may
affect
the
performance
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
backed
by
mortgage
loans.
Furthermore,
the
inability
of
the
originator
to
repurchase
such
mortgage
loans
in
the
event
of
loan
representation
breaches
or
the
servicer
to
repurchase
such
mortgage
loans
upon
a
breach
of
its
servicing
obligations
also
may
affect
the
performance
of
related
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS.
Delinquencies
and
losses
on
mortgage
loans
originated
by
mortgage
lenders
may
arise
or
increase
as
a
result
of
inadequate
underwriting
procedures
and
policies,
including
inadequate
due
diligence,
failure
to
comply
with
predatory
and
other
lending
laws
and,
particularly
in
the
case
of
any
“no
documentation”
or
“limited
documentation”
mortgage
loans
that
may
support
non-
agency
RMBS,
inadequate
verification
of
income
and
employment
history.
Delinquencies
and
losses
on,
and
claims
for
repurchase
of,
mortgage
loans
originated
by
mortgage
lenders
also
may
arise
from
fraudulent
activities
of
borrowers,
lenders,
appraisers,
and
other
residential
mortgage
industry
participants
such
as
mortgage
brokers,
including
misstatements
of
income
and
employment
history,
identity
theft
and
overstatements
of
the
appraised
value
of
mortgaged
properties.
Many
of
these
originators
and
servicers
are
highly
leveraged.
These
difficulties
may
also
increase
the
chances
that
these
entities
may
default
on
their
warehousing
or
other
credit
lines
or
become
insolvent
or
bankrupt
and
thereby
increase
the
likelihood
that
repurchase
obligations
will
not
be
fulfilled
and
the
potential
for
loss
to
holders
of
non-agency
RMBS,
CMBS
and
subordinated
security
holders.
The
servicers
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
are
often
the
same
entities
as,
or
affiliates
of,
the
originators
of
these
mortgage
loans.
Accordingly,
the
financial
risks
relating
to
originators
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
described
immediately
above
also
may
affect
the
servicing
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS.
In
the
case
of
such
servicers,
and
other
servicers,
financial
difficulties
may
have
a
negative
effect
on
the
ability
of
servicers
to
pursue
collection
on
mortgage
loans
that
are
experiencing
increased
delinquencies
and
defaults
and
to
maximize
recoveries
on
sale
of
underlying
properties
following
foreclosure.
Non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
typically
provide
that
the
servicer
is
required
to
make
advances
in
respect
of
delinquent
mortgage
loans.
However,
servicers
experiencing
financial
difficulties
may
not
be
able
to
perform
these
obligations
or
obligations
that
they
may
have
to
other
parties
of
transactions
involving
these
securities.
Like
originators,
these
entities
are
typically
highly
leveraged.
Such
difficulties
may
cause
servicers
to
default
under
their
financing
arrangements.
In
certain
cases,
such
entities
may
be
forced
to
seek
bankruptcy
protection.
Due
to
the
application
of
the
provisions
of
bankruptcy
law,
servicers
who
have
sought
bankruptcy
protection
may
not
be
required
to
advance
such
amounts.
Even
if
a
servicer
were
able
to
advance
amounts
in
respect
of
delinquent
mortgage
loans,
its
obligation
to
make
such
advances
may
be
limited
to
the
extent
that
it
does
not
expect
to
recover
such
advances
due
to
the
deteriorating
credit
of
the
delinquent
mortgage
loans
or
declining
value
of
the
related
mortgaged
properties.
Moreover,
servicers
may
over
advance
against
a
particular
mortgage
loan
or
charge
too
many
costs
of
resolution
or
foreclosure
of
a
mortgage
loan
to
a
securitization,
which
could
increase
the
potential
losses
to
holders
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS.
In
such
transactions,
a
servicer’s
obligation
to
make
such
advances
may
also
be
limited
to
the
amount
of
its
servicing
fee.
In
addition,
if
an
issue
of
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
provides
for
interest
on
advances
made
by
the
servicer,
in
the
event
that
foreclosure
proceeds
or
payments
by
borrowers
are
not
sufficient
to
cover
such
interest,
such
interest
will
be
paid
to
the
servicer
from
available
collections
or
other
mortgage
income,
thereby
reducing
distributions
made
on
the
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
and,
in
the
case
of
senior-subordinated
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
described
below,
first
from
distributions
that
would
otherwise
be
made
on
the
most
subordinated
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
of
such
issue.
Any
such
financial
difficulties
may
increase
the
possibility
of
a
servicer
termination
and
the
need
for
a
transfer
of
servicing
and
any
such
liabilities
or
inability
to
assess
such
liabilities
may
increase
the
difficulties
and
costs
in
affecting
such
transfer
and
the
potential
loss,
through
the
allocation
of
such
increased
cost
of
such
transfer,
to
subordinated
security
holders.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
originators
and
servicers
of
mortgage
loans
will
not
experience
serious
financial
difficulties,
including
becoming
subject
to
bankruptcy
or
insolvency
proceedings,
or
that
underwriting
procedures
and
policies
and
protections
against
fraud
will
be
sufficient
in
the
future
to
prevent
such
financial
difficulties
or
significant
levels
of
default
or
delinquency
on
mortgage
loans.
Credit
Spread
Risk.
Credit
spread
risk
is
the
risk
that
credit
spreads
(i.e.,
the
difference
in
yield
between
securities
that
is
due
to
differences
in
their
credit
quality)
may
increase
when
the
market
believes
that
securities
generally
have
a
greater
risk
of
default.
Increasing
credit
spreads
may
reduce
the
market
values
of
the
Fund’s
securities.
Credit
spreads
often
increase
more
for
lower
rated
and
unrated
securities
than
for
investment
grade
securities.
In
addition,
when
credit
spreads
increase,
reductions
in
market
value
will
generally
be
greater
for
longer-maturity
securities.
Debt
Securities
Risk.
Issuers
of
debt
instruments
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
may
default
on
their
obligations
to
pay
principal
or
interest
when
due.
This
non-payment
would
result
in
a
reduction
of
income
to
the
Fund,
a
reduction
in
the
value
of
a
debt
instrument
experiencing
non-payment
and,
potentially,
a
decrease
in
the
NAV
of
the
Fund.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
liquidation
of
collateral
would
satisfy
the
issuer’s
obligation
in
the
event
of
non-payment
of
scheduled
interest
or
principal
or
that
such
collateral
could
be
readily
liquidated.
In
the
event
of
bankruptcy
of
an
issuer,
the
Fund
could
experience
delays
or
limitations
with
respect
to
its
ability
to
realize
the
benefits
of
any
collateral
securing
a
security.
To
the
extent
that
the
credit
rating
assigned
to
a
security
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
is
downgraded,
the
market
price
and
liquidity
of
such
security
may
be
adversely
affected.
Distressed
or
Defaulted
Securities
Risk.
Investments
in
“distressed”
securities,
meaning
those
whose
issuers
are
experiencing
financial
difficulties
or
distress
at
the
time
of
acquisition,
present
a
substantial
risk
of
future
default.
In
the
event
distressed
securities
become
defaulted
securities
or
the
Fund
otherwise
holds
defaulted
securities,
the
Fund
may
incur
losses,
including
additional
expenses,
to
the
extent
it
is
required
to
seek
recovery
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Shareholder
Update
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(continued)
upon
a
default
in
the
payment
of
principal
or
interest
on
those
securities.
In
any
reorganization
or
liquidation
proceeding
relating
to
a
portfolio
security,
the
Fund
may
lose
its
entire
investment
or
may
be
required
to
accept
cash
or
securities
with
a
value
less
than
its
original
investment.
Defaulted
or
distressed
securities
may
be
subject
to
restrictions
on
resale.
Deflation
Risk.
Deflation
risk
is
the
risk
that
prices
throughout
the
economy
decline
over
time.
Deflation
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
creditworthiness
of
issuers
and
may
make
issuer
default
more
likely,
which
may
result
in
a
decline
in
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
Derivatives
Risk.
The
use
of
derivatives
involves
additional
risks
and
transaction
costs
which
could
leave
the
Fund
in
a
worse
position
than
if
it
had
not
used
these
instruments.
Derivative
instruments
can
be
used
to
acquire
or
to
transfer
the
risk
and
returns
of
a
security
or
other
asset
without
buying
or
selling
the
security
or
asset.
These
instruments
may
entail
investment
exposures
that
are
greater
than
their
cost
would
suggest.
As
a
result,
a
small
investment
in
derivatives
can
result
in
losses
that
greatly
exceed
the
original
investment.
Derivatives
can
be
highly
volatile,
illiquid
and
difficult
to
value.
An
over-the-counter
derivative
transaction
between
the
Fund
and
a
counterparty
that
is
not
cleared
through
a
central
counterparty
also
involves
the
risk
that
a
loss
may
be
sustained
as
a
result
of
the
failure
of
the
counterparty
to
the
contract
to
make
required
payments.
The
payment
obligation
for
a
cleared
derivative
transaction
is
guaranteed
by
a
central
counterparty,
which
exposes
the
Fund
to
the
creditworthiness
of
the
central
counterparty.
The
use
of
certain
derivatives
involves
leverage,
which
can
cause
the
Fund’s
portfolio
to
be
more
volatile
than
if
the
portfolio
had
not
been
leveraged.
Leverage
can
significantly
magnify
the
effect
of
price
movements
of
the
reference
asset,
disproportionately
increasing
the
Fund’s
losses
and
reducing
the
Fund’s
opportunities
for
gains
when
the
reference
asset
changes
in
unexpected
ways.
In
some
instances,
such
leverage
could
result
in
losses
that
exceed
the
original
amount
invested.
It
is
possible
that
regulatory
or
other
developments
in
the
derivatives
market,
including
changes
in
government
regulation
could
adversely
impact
the
Fund’s
ability
to
invest
in
certain
derivatives
or
successfully
use
derivative
instruments.
Duration
Risk.
Duration
is
the
sensitivity,
expressed
in
years,
of
the
price
of
a
fixed-income
security
to
changes
in
the
general
level
of
interest
rates
(or
yields).
Securities
with
longer
durations
tend
to
be
more
sensitive
to
interest
rate
(or
yield)
changes,
which
typically
corresponds
to
increased
volatility
and
risk,
than
securities
with
shorter
durations.
For
example,
if
a
security
or
portfolio
has
a
duration
of
three
years
and
interest
rates
increase
by
1%,
then
the
security
or
portfolio
would
decline
in
value
by
approximately
3%.
Duration
differs
from
maturity
in
that
it
considers
potential
changes
to
interest
rates,
and
a
security’s
coupon
payments,
yield,
price
and
par
value
and
call
features,
in
addition
to
the
amount
of
time
until
the
security
matures.
The
duration
of
a
security
will
be
expected
to
change
over
time
with
changes
in
market
factors
and
time
to
maturity.
Emerging
Markets
Risk.
Risks
of
investing
in
securities
of
emerging
markets
issuers
include:
smaller
market
capitalization
of
securities
markets,
which
may
suffer
periods
of
relative
illiquidity;
significant
price
volatility;
restrictions
on
foreign
investment;
and
possible
restrictions
on
repatriation
of
investment
income
and
capital.
In
addition,
foreign
investors
may
be
required
to
register
the
proceeds
of
sales;
and
future
economic
or
political
crises
could
lead
to
price
controls,
forced
mergers,
expropriation
or
confiscatory
taxation,
seizure,
nationalization,
or
creation
of
government
monopolies.
Certain
emerging
markets
also
may
face
other
significant
internal
or
external
risks,
including
a
heightened
risk
of
war,
and
ethnic,
religious
and
racial
conflicts.
In
addition,
governments
in
many
emerging
market
countries
participate
to
a
significant
degree
in
their
economies
and
securities
markets,
which
may
impair
investment
and
economic
growth,
and
which
may
in
turn
diminish
the
value
of
the
securities
in
those
markets.
The
considerations
noted
below
in
“Non-U.S.
Securities
Risk”
are
generally
intensified
for
investments
in
emerging
market
countries.
Extension
Risk.
Extension
risk
is
the
flip
side
of
call
or
prepayment
risk.
Extension,
or
slower
prepayments
of
the
underlying
mortgage
loans,
would
extend
the
time
it
would
take
to
receive
cash
flows
and
would
generally
compress
the
yield
on
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS.
Rising
interest
rates
can
cause
the
average
maturity
of
the
Fund
to
lengthen
due
to
a
drop
in
mortgage
prepayments.
This
will
increase
both
the
sensitivity
to
rising
interest
rates
and
the
potential
for
price
declines
of
the
Fund.
Financial
Futures
and
Options
Transactions
Risk.
The
Fund
may
use
certain
transactions
for
hedging
the
portfolio’s
exposure
to
credit
risk
and
the
risk
of
increases
in
interest
rates,
which
could
result
in
poorer
overall
performance
for
the
Fund.
There
may
be
an
imperfect
correlation
between
price
movements
of
the
futures
and
options
and
price
movements
of
the
portfolio
securities
being
hedged.
If
the
Fund
engages
in
futures
transactions
or
in
the
writing
of
options
on
futures,
it
will
be
required
to
maintain
initial
margin
and
maintenance
margin
and
may
be
required
to
make
daily
variation
margin
payments
in
accordance
with
applicable
rules
of
the
exchanges
and
the
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(“CFTC”).
If
the
Fund
purchases
a
financial
futures
contract
or
a
call
option
or
writes
a
put
option
in
order
to
hedge
the
anticipated
purchase
of
securities,
and
if
the
Fund
fails
to
complete
the
anticipated
purchase
transaction,
the
Fund
may
have
a
loss
or
a
gain
on
the
futures
or
options
transaction
that
will
not
be
offset
by
price
movements
in
the
securities
that
were
the
subject
of
the
anticipatory
hedge.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
a
liquid
market
will
exist
at
a
time
when
the
Fund
seeks
to
close
out
a
derivatives
or
futures
or
a
futures
option
position,
and
the
Fund
would
remain
obligated
to
meet
margin
requirements
until
the
position
is
closed.
Foreign
Currency
Risk.
Because
the
Fund
may
invest
in
securities
denominated
or
quoted
in
currencies
other
than
the
U.S.
dollar,
changes
in
foreign
currency
exchange
rates
may
affect
the
value
of
securities
held
by
the
Fund
and
the
unrealized
appreciation
or
depreciation
of
investments.
Currencies
of
certain
countries
may
be
volatile
and
therefore
may
affect
the
value
of
securities
denominated
in
such
currencies,
which
means
that
the
Fund’s
NAV
could
decline
as
a
result
of
changes
in
the
exchange
rates
between
foreign
currencies
and
the
U.S.
dollar.
In
addition,
certain
countries,
particularly
emerging
market
countries,
may
impose
foreign
currency
exchange
controls
or
other
restrictions
on
the
transferability,
repatriation
or
convertibility
of
currency.
Forward
Currency
Contracts
Risk.
Forward
currency
contracts
are
not
standardized;
rather,
banks
and
dealers
act
as
principals
in
these
markets,
negotiating
each
transaction
on
an
individual
basis.
Forward
and
“cash”
trading
is
substantially
unregulated;
there
is
no
limitation
on
daily
price
movements
and
speculative
position
limits
are
not
applicable.
The
principals
who
deal
in
the
forward
currency
markets
are
not
required
to
continue
to
make
markets
in
the
securities
they
trade
and
these
markets
can
experience
periods
of
illiquidity,
sometimes
of
significant
duration.
There
have
been
periods
during
which
certain
participants
in
these
markets
have
refused
to
quote
prices
for
certain
securities
or
have
quoted
prices
with
97
an
unusually
wide
spread
between
the
price
at
which
they
were
prepared
to
buy
and
that
at
which
they
were
prepared
to
sell.
Market
illiquidity
or
disruption
could
result
in
major
losses
to
the
Fund.
In
addition,
trading
forward
currency
contracts
can
have
the
effect
of
financial
leverage
by
creating
additional
investment
exposure.
Hedging
Risk.
The
Fund’s
use
of
derivatives
or
other
transactions
to
reduce
risk
involves
costs
and
will
be
subject
to
the
investment
adviser’s
and/or
the
sub-adviser’s
ability
to
predict
correctly
changes
in
the
relationships
of
such
hedge
instruments
to
the
Fund’s
portfolio
holdings
or
other
factors.
No
assurance
can
be
given
that
the
investment
adviser’s
and/or
the
sub-adviser’s
judgment
in
this
respect
will
be
correct,
and
no
assurance
can
be
given
that
the
Fund
will
enter
into
hedging
or
other
transactions
at
times
or
under
circumstances
in
which
it
may
be
advisable
to
do
so.
Hedging
activities
may
reduce
the
Fund’s
opportunities
for
gain
by
offsetting
the
positive
effects
of
favorable
price
movements
and
may
result
in
net
losses.
Illiquid
Investments
Risk.
Illiquid
investments
are
investments
that
are
not
readily
marketable.
These
investments
may
include
restricted
investments,
including
Rule
144
A
securities,
which
cannot
be
resold
to
the
public
without
an
effective
registration
statement
under
the
1933
Act,
or
if
they
are
unregistered
may
be
sold
only
in
a
privately
negotiated
transaction
or
pursuant
to
an
available
exemption
from
registration.
The
Fund
may
not
be
able
to
readily
dispose
of
such
investments
at
prices
that
approximate
those
at
which
the
Fund
could
sell
the
investments
if
they
were
more
widely
traded
and,
as
a
result
of
such
illiquidity,
the
Fund
may
have
to
sell
other
investments
or
engage
in
borrowing
transactions
if
necessary
to
raise
cash
to
meet
its
obligations.
Limited
liquidity
can
also
affect
the
market
price
of
investments,
thereby
adversely
affecting
the
Fund’s
NAV
and
ability
to
make
dividend
distributions.
The
financial
markets
in
general
have
in
recent
years
experienced
periods
of
extreme
secondary
market
supply
and
demand
imbalance,
resulting
in
a
loss
of
liquidity
during
which
market
prices
were
suddenly
and
substantially
below
traditional
measures
of
intrinsic
value.
During
such
periods,
some
investments
could
be
sold
only
at
arbitrary
prices
and
with
substantial
losses.
Periods
of
such
market
dislocation
may
occur
again
at
any
time.
Impact
Criteria
and
Environmental,
Social
and
Governance
(“ESG”)
Criteria
Investing
Risk.
Because
the
Impact
Criteria
and/or
Nuveen’s
ESG
investment
criteria
may
exclude
investments
of
certain
issuers
for
non-financial
reasons,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
do
not
use
these
criteria.
This
may
cause
the
Fund
to
underperform
the
market
as
a
whole
or
other
funds
that
do
not
use
an
Impact
Criteria
or
ESG
investment
strategy
or
that
use
a
different
methodology
or
different
factors
to
determine
an
investment’s
impact
and/
or
ESG
investment
criteria.
In
addition,
there
is
a
risk
that
the
companies
identified
by
the
Impact
Criteria
or
Nuveen’s
ESG
investment
criteria
do
not
operate
as
expected
when
addressing
social
and
environmental
impact
and
ESG
issues.
A
company’s
social
and
environmental
impact
and
ESG
performance
or
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser’s
assessment
of
a
company’s
social
and
environmental
impact
and
ESG
performance
could
vary
over
time,
which
could
cause
the
Fund
to
be
temporarily
invested
in
companies
that
do
not
comply
with
the
Fund’s
approach
towards
considering
Impact
Criteria
or
ESG
investment
criteria.
There
are
significant
differences
in
interpretations
of
what
it
means
for
a
company
to
have
positive
Impact
Criteria
or
ESG
investment
criteria.
While
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
believes
its
evaluation
of
Impact
Criteria
and/or
ESG
investment
criteria
is
reasonable,
the
portfolio
decisions
it
makes
may
differ
with
other
investors’
or
advisers’
views.
In
making
investment
decisions,
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
relies
on
information
and
data
that
could
be
incomplete
or
erroneous,
which
could
cause
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
to
incorrectly
assess
a
company’s
Impact
Criteria
and/or
ESG
investment
criteria.
The
third-party
data
providers
may
differ
in
the
data
they
provide
for
a
given
investment
or
between
industries,
or
may
only
take
into
account
one
of
many
ESG-related
components
of
a
company.
Accordingly,
the
information
used
by
the
Fund’s
sub-
adviser
to
evaluate
the
ESG
criteria
of
the
Fund’s
investments
may
not
be
complete
or
accurate,
and
may
vary
across
providers
and
issuers,
as
ESG
is
not
a
uniformly
defined
characteristic.
Furthermore,
data
availability
and
reporting
with
respect
to
Impact
Criteria
or
the
ESG
investment
criteria
may
not
always
be
available
or
may
become
unreliable.
Income
Risk.
The
Fund’s
income
could
decline
due
to
falling
market
interest
rates.
This
is
because,
in
a
falling
interest
rate
environment,
the
Fund
generally
will
have
to
invest
the
proceeds
from
maturing
portfolio
securities
in
lower-yielding
securities.
Inflation
Risk.
Inflation
risk
is
the
risk
that
the
value
of
assets
or
income
from
investments
will
be
worth
less
in
the
future
as
inflation
decreases
the
value
of
money.
As
inflation
increases,
the
real
value
of
the
common
shares
and
distributions
can
decline.
Currently,
inflation
rates
are
elevated
relative
to
normal
market
conditions
and
could
increase.
Interest
Rate
Risk.
Interest
rate
risk
is
the
risk
that
municipal
securities
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
will
decline
in
value
because
of
changes
in
market
interest
rates.
Generally,
when
market
interest
rates
rise,
the
market
value
of
such
securities
will
fall,
and
vice
versa.
As
interest
rates
decline,
issuers
of
municipal
securities
may
prepay
principal
earlier
than
scheduled,
forcing
the
Fund
to
reinvest
in
lower-yielding
securities
and
potentially
reducing
the
Fund’s
income.
As
interest
rates
increase,
slower
than
expected
principal
payments
may
extend
the
average
life
of
municipal
securities,
potentially
locking
in
a
below-market
interest
rate
and
reducing
the
Fund’s
value.
In
typical
market
interest
rate
environments,
the
prices
of
longer-
term
municipal
securities
generally
fluctuate
more
than
prices
of
shorter-term
municipal
securities
as
interest
rates
change.
Interest
Rate
Risk
Associated
with
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
and
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”).
The
rate
of
interest
payable
on
certain
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
may
be
set
or
effectively
capped
at
the
weighted
average
net
coupon
of
the
underlying
mortgage
loans
themselves,
often
referred
to
as
an
“available
funds
cap.”
As
a
result
of
this
cap,
the
return
to
the
holder
of
such
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
is
dependent
on
the
relative
timing
and
rate
of
delinquencies
and
prepayments
of
mortgage
loans
bearing
a
higher
rate
of
interest.
In
general,
early
prepayments
will
have
a
greater
negative
impact
on
the
yield
to
the
holder
of
such
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS.
The
value
of
fixed
rate
debt
securities
can
be
expected
to
vary
inversely
with
changes
in
prevailing
interest
rates.
Fixed
rate
debt
securities
with
longer
maturities,
which
tend
to
produce
higher
yields,
are
subject
to
potentially
greater
capital
appreciation
and
depreciation
than
securities
with
shorter
maturities.
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Inverse
Floating
Rate
Securities
Risk.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
inverse
floating
rate
securities.
In
general,
income
on
inverse
floating
rate
securities
will
decrease
when
short-term
interest
rates
increase
and
increase
when
short-term
interest
rates
decrease.
Investments
in
inverse
floating
rate
securities
may
subject
the
Fund
to
the
risks
of
reduced
or
eliminated
interest
payments
and
losses
of
principal.
In
addition,
inverse
floating
rate
securities
may
increase
or
decrease
in
value
at
a
greater
rate
than
the
underlying
interest
rate,
which
effectively
leverages
the
Fund’s
investment.
As
a
result,
the
market
value
of
such
securities
generally
will
be
more
volatile
than
that
of
fixed
rate
securities.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
inverse
floating
rate
securities
issued
by
special
purpose
trusts
that
have
recourse
to
the
Fund.
In
such
instances,
the
Fund
may
be
at
risk
of
loss
that
exceeds
its
investment
in
the
inverse
floating
rate
securities.
The
Fund
may
be
required
to
sell
its
inverse
floating
rate
securities
at
less
than
favorable
prices,
or
liquidate
other
Fund
portfolio
holdings
in
certain
circumstances,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
the
following:
If
the
Fund
has
a
need
for
cash
and
the
securities
in
a
special
purpose
trust
are
not
actively
trading
due
to
adverse
market
conditions;
If
special
purpose
trust
sponsors
(as
a
collective
group
or
individually)
experience
financial
hardship
and
consequently
seek
to
terminate
their
respective
outstanding
special
purpose
trusts;
and
If
the
value
of
an
underlying
security
declines
significantly
and
if
additional
collateral
has
not
been
posted
by
the
Fund.
Loan
Participation
Risk.
The
Fund
may
purchase
a
participation
interest
in
a
loan
and
by
doing
so
acquire
some
or
all
of
the
interest
of
a
bank
or
other
lending
institution
in
a
loan
to
a
borrower.
A
participation
typically
will
result
in
the
Fund
having
a
contractual
relationship
only
with
the
lender,
not
the
borrower.
As
a
result,
the
Fund
assumes
the
credit
risk
of
the
lender
selling
the
participation
in
addition
to
the
credit
risk
of
the
borrower.
By
purchasing
a
participation,
the
Fund
will
have
the
right
to
receive
payments
of
principal,
interest
and
any
fees
to
which
it
is
entitled
only
from
the
lender
selling
the
participation
and
only
upon
receipt
by
the
lender
of
the
payments
from
the
borrower.
In
the
event
of
insolvency
or
bankruptcy
of
the
lender
selling
the
participation,
the
Fund
may
be
treated
as
a
general
creditor
of
the
lender
and
may
not
have
a
senior
claim
to
the
lender’s
interest
in
the
loan.
If
the
Fund
only
acquires
a
participation
in
the
loan
made
by
a
third
party,
the
Fund
may
not
be
able
to
control
the
exercise
of
any
remedies
that
the
lender
would
have
under
the
loan.
Such
third
party
participation
arrangements
are
designed
to
give
loan
investors
preferential
treatment
over
high
yield
investors
in
the
event
of
a
deterioration
in
the
credit
quality
of
the
borrower.
Even
when
these
arrangements
exist,
however,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
the
principal
and
interest
owed
on
the
loan
will
be
repaid
in
full.
Loan
Risk.
The
lack
of
an
active
trading
market
for
certain
loans
may
impair
the
ability
of
the
Fund
to
realize
full
value
in
the
event
of
the
need
to
sell
a
loan
and
may
make
it
difficult
to
value
such
loans.
Portfolio
transactions
in
loans
may
settle
in
as
short
as
seven
days
but
typically
can
take
up
to
two
or
three
weeks,
and
in
some
cases
much
longer.
As
a
result
of
these
extended
settlement
periods,
the
Fund
may
incur
losses
if
it
is
required
to
sell
other
investments
or
temporarily
borrow
to
meet
its
cash
needs.
The
risks
associated
with
unsecured
loans,
which
are
not
backed
by
a
security
interest
in
any
specific
collateral,
are
higher
than
those
for
comparable
loans
that
are
secured
by
specific
collateral.
For
secured
loans,
there
is
a
risk
that
the
value
of
any
collateral
securing
a
loan
in
which
the
Fund
has
an
interest
may
decline
and
that
the
collateral
may
not
be
sufficient
to
cover
the
amount
owed
on
the
loan.
Interests
in
loans
made
to
finance
highly
leveraged
companies
or
transactions
such
as
corporate
acquisitions
may
be
especially
vulnerable
to
adverse
changes
in
economic
or
market
conditions.
Loans
may
have
restrictive
covenants
limiting
the
ability
of
a
borrower
to
further
encumber
its
assets.
However,
in
periods
of
high
demand
by
lenders
like
the
Fund
for
loan
investments,
borrowers
may
limit
these
covenants
and
weaken
a
lender’s
ability
to
access
collateral
securing
the
loan;
reprice
the
credit
risk
associated
with
the
borrower;
and
mitigate
potential
loss.
The
Fund
may
experience
relatively
greater
realized
or
unrealized
losses
or
delays
and
expenses
in
enforcing
its
rights
with
respect
to
loans
with
fewer
restrictive
covenants.
Additionally,
loans
may
not
be
considered
“securities”
and,
as
a
result,
the
Fund
may
not
be
entitled
to
rely
on
the
anti-
fraud
protections
of
the
securities
laws.
Because
junior
loans
have
a
lower
place
in
an
issuer’s
capital
structure
and
may
be
unsecured,
junior
loans
involve
a
higher
degree
of
overall
risk
than
senior
loans
of
the
issuer.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“MBS”)
Prepayment
Risk.
MBS
represent
an
interest
in
a
pool
of
mortgages.
These
mortgages
typically
permit
borrowers
to
prepay
amounts
owing,
often
with
no
penalty.
In
periods
of
falling
interest
rates,
the
rate
of
prepayments
tends
to
increase,
forcing
the
Fund
to
reinvest
in
lower-yielding
securities.
However,
MBS
prepayment
risk
may
not
be
the
same
as
call
risk
for
a
corporate
bond
of
similar
maturity,
making
this
risk
difficult
to
estimate.
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
Risk.
Non-agency
RMBS
are
securities
issued
by
non-governmental
issuers,
the
payments
on
which
depend
(except
for
rights
or
other
assets
designed
to
assure
the
servicing
or
timely
distribution
of
proceeds
to
holders
of
such
securities)
primarily
on
the
cash
flow
from
residential
mortgage
loans
made
to
borrowers
that
are
secured
(on
a
first
priority
basis
or
second
priority
basis,
subject
to
permitted
liens,
easements
and
other
encumbrances)
by
residential
real
estate
(one-
to
four-
family
properties)
the
proceeds
of
which
are
used
to
purchase
real
estate
and
purchase
or
construct
dwellings
thereon
(or
to
refinance
indebtedness
previously
so
used).
Non-agency
RMBS
have
no
direct
or
indirect
government
guarantees
of
payment
and
are
subject
to
various
risks
as
described
herein.
Non-Mortgage
Related
Asset-Backed
Securities
(“ABS”)
Risk
.
Investing
in
ABS
entails
various
risks,
including
credit
risks,
liquidity
risks,
interest
rate
risks,
market
risks
and
legal
risks.
Credit
risk
is
an
important
issue
in
ABS
because
of
the
significant
credit
risks
inherent
in
the
underlying
collateral
and
because
issuers
are
primarily
private
entities.
The
structure
of
ABS
and
the
terms
of
the
investors’
interest
in
the
collateral
can
vary
widely
depending
on
the
type
of
collateral,
the
desires
of
investors
and
the
use
of
credit
enhancements.
Although
the
basic
elements
of
all
ABS
are
similar,
individual
transactions
can
differ
markedly
in
both
structure
and
execution.
Important
determinants
of
the
risk
associated
with
issuing
or
holding
the
securities
include
the
process
by
which
principal
and
interest
payments
are
allocated
and
distributed
to
investors,
how
credit
losses
affect
the
issuing
vehicle
and
the
return
to
investors
in
such
ABS,
whether
collateral
represents
a
fixed
set
of
specific
assets
or
accounts,
whether
the
underlying
collateral
assets
are
revolving
or
closed-end,
under
what
terms
(including
the
maturity
of
the
ABS
itself)
any
remaining
balance
in
the
accounts
may
revert
to
the
issuing
entity
and
the
extent
to
which
the
entity
that
is
the
actual
source
of
the
collateral
assets
is
obligated
to
provide
support
to
the
issuing
vehicle
or
to
the
investors
in
such
ABS.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
ABS
that
are
subordinate
in
right
of
payment
and
rank
junior
to
other
securities
that
are
secured
by
or
represent
an
ownership
interest
in
the
same
pool
of
assets.
In
addition,
many
of
the
transactions
in
which
99
such
securities
are
issued
have
structural
features
that
divert
payments
of
interest
and/or
principal
to
more
senior
classes
when
the
delinquency
or
loss
experience
of
the
pool
exceeds
certain
levels.
As
a
result,
such
securities
have
a
higher
risk
of
loss
as
a
result
of
delinquencies
or
losses
on
the
underlying
assets.
Non-U.S.
Securities
Risk.
Investments
in
securities
of
non-U.S.
issuers
involve
special
risks,
including:
less
publicly
available
information
about
non-
U.S.
issuers
or
markets
due
to
less
rigorous
disclosure
or
accounting
standards
or
regulatory
practices;
many
non-U.S.
markets
are
smaller,
less
liquid
and
more
volatile;
the
economies
of
non-U.S.
countries
may
grow
at
slower
rates
than
expected
or
may
experience
a
downturn
or
recession;
the
impact
of
economic,
political,
social
or
diplomatic
events;
and
withholding
and
other
non-U.S.
taxes
may
decrease
the
Fund’s
return.
These
risks
are
more
pronounced
to
the
extent
that
the
Fund
invests
a
significant
amount
of
its
assets
in
issuers
located
in
one
region.
Other
Investment
Companies
Risk.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
the
securities
of
other
investment
companies,
including
ETFs.
Investing
in
an
investment
company
exposes
the
Fund
to
all
of
the
risks
of
that
investment
company’s
investments.
The
Fund,
as
a
holder
of
the
securities
of
other
investment
companies,
will
bear
its
pro
rata
portion
of
the
other
investment
companies’
expenses,
including
advisory
fees.
These
expenses
are
in
addition
to
the
direct
expenses
of
the
Fund’s
own
operations.
As
a
result,
the
cost
of
investing
in
investment
company
shares
may
exceed
the
costs
of
investing
directly
in
its
underlying
investments.
In
addition,
securities
of
other
investment
companies
may
be
leveraged.
As
a
result,
the
Fund
may
be
indirectly
exposed
to
leverage
through
an
investment
in
such
securities
and
therefore
magnify
the
Fund’s
leverage
risk.
With
respect
to
ETF’s,
an
ETF
that
is
based
on
a
specific
index
may
not
be
able
to
replicate
and
maintain
exactly
the
composition
and
relative
weighting
of
securities
in
the
index.
The
value
of
an
ETF
based
on
a
specific
index
is
subject
to
change
as
the
values
of
its
respective
component
assets
fluctuate
according
to
market
volatility.
ETFs
typically
rely
on
a
limited
pool
of
authorized
participants
to
create
and
redeem
shares,
and
an
active
trading
market
for
ETF
shares
may
not
develop
or
be
maintained.
The
market
value
of
shares
of
ETFs
and
closed-end
funds
may
differ
from
their
NAV.
Preferred
Securities
Risk.
Preferred
securities
are
subordinated
to
bonds
and
other
debt
instruments
in
a
company’s
capital
structure,
and
therefore
are
subject
to
greater
credit
risk.
In
addition,
preferred
stockholders
(such
as
the
Fund,
to
the
extent
it
invests
in
preferred
stocks
of
other
issuers)
generally
have
no
voting
rights
with
respect
to
the
issuing
company
unless
preferred
dividends
have
been
in
arrears
for
a
specified
number
of
periods,
at
which
time
the
preferred
stockholders
may
elect
a
number
of
directors
to
the
issuer’s
board.
Generally,
once
all
the
arrearages
have
been
paid,
the
preferred
stockholders
no
longer
have
voting
rights.
In
the
case
of
certain
taxable
preferred
stocks,
holders
generally
have
no
voting
rights,
except
(i)
if
the
issuer
fails
to
pay
dividends
for
a
specified
period
of
time
or
(ii)
if
a
declaration
of
default
occurs
and
is
continuing.
In
such
an
event,
rights
of
preferred
stockholders
generally
would
include
the
right
to
appoint
and
authorize
a
trustee
to
enforce
the
trust
or
special
purpose
entity’s
rights
as
a
creditor
under
the
agreement
with
its
operating
company.
In
certain
varying
circumstances,
an
issuer
of
preferred
stock
may
redeem
the
securities
prior
to
a
specified
date.
For
instance,
for
certain
types
of
preferred
stock,
a
redemption
may
be
triggered
by
a
change
in
U.S.
federal
income
tax
or
securities
laws.
As
with
call
provisions,
a
redemption
by
the
issuer
may
negatively
impact
the
return
of
the
security
held
by
the
Fund.
Real
Estate
Related
Securities
Risk.
Real
estate
companies
have
been
subject
to
substantial
fluctuations
and
declines
on
a
local,
regional
and
national
basis
in
the
past
and
may
continue
to
be
in
the
future.
Real
property
values
and
incomes
from
real
property
may
decline
due
to
general
and
local
economic
conditions,
overbuilding
and
increased
competition
for
tenants,
increases
in
property
taxes
and
operating
expenses,
changes
in
zoning
laws,
casualty
or
condemnation
losses,
regulatory
limitations
on
rents,
changes
in
neighborhoods
and
in
demographics,
increases
in
market
interest
rates,
or
other
factors.
Factors
such
as
these
may
adversely
affect
companies
that
own
and
operate
real
estate
directly,
companies
that
lend
to
them,
and
companies
that
service
the
real
estate
industry.
Equity
REITs
may
be
affected
by
changes
in
the
values
of
and
incomes
from
the
properties
they
own,
while
mortgage
REITs
may
be
affected
by
the
credit
quality
of
the
mortgage
loans
they
hold.
REITs
are
subject
to
other
risks
as
well,
including
the
fact
that
REITs
are
dependent
on
specialized
management
skills,
which
may
affect
their
ability
to
generate
cash
flow
for
operating
purposes
and
to
make
distributions
to
shareholders
or
unitholders.
REITs
may
have
limited
diversification
and
are
subject
to
the
risks
associated
with
obtaining
financing
for
real
property.
A
U.S.
domestic
REIT
can
pass
its
income
through
to
shareholders
or
unitholders
without
any
U.S.
federal
income
tax
at
the
entity
level
if
it
complies
with
various
requirements
under
the
Code.
There
is
the
risk
that
a
REIT
held
by
the
Fund
will
fail
to
qualify
for
this
tax-free
pass-through
treatment
of
its
income,
in
which
case
the
REIT
would
become
subject
to
U.S.
federal
income
tax.
Similarly,
REITs
formed
under
the
laws
of
non-U.S.
countries
may
fail
to
qualify
for
corporate
tax
benefits
made
available
by
the
governments
of
such
countries.
The
Fund,
as
a
holder
of
a
REIT,
will
bear
its
pro
rata
portion
of
the
REIT’s
expenses.
Regulation
S
Securities
Risk.
The
risk
that
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
less
liquid
than
publicly
traded
securities.
Regulation
S
securities
may
not
be
subject
to
the
disclosure
and
other
investor
protection
requirements
that
would
be
applicable
to
publicly
traded
securities.
As
a
result,
Regulation
S
securities
may
involve
a
high
degree
of
business
and
financial
risk
and
may
result
in
losses.
Reinvestment
Risk.
Reinvestment
risk
is
the
risk
that
income
from
the
Fund’s
portfolio
will
decline
if
and
when
the
Fund
invests
the
proceeds
from
matured,
traded
or
called
securities
at
market
interest
rates
that
are
below
the
portfolio’s
current
earnings
rate.
A
decline
in
income
could
affect
the
common
shares’
market
price,
NAV
and/or
a
common
shareholder’s
overall
returns.
Senior
Loan
Risk.
Senior
loans
typically
hold
the
most
senior
position
in
the
capital
structure
of
a
business
entity,
are
typically
secured
with
specific
collateral
and
have
a
claim
on
the
assets
and/or
stock
of
the
issuer
that
is
senior
to
that
held
by
subordinated
debt
holders
and
stockholders
of
the
issuer.
Senior
loans
are
usually
rated
below
investment
grade,
and
share
the
same
risks
of
other
below
investment
grade
debt
instruments.
Although
the
Fund
may
invest
in
senior
loans
that
are
secured
by
specific
collateral,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
the
liquidation
of
such
collateral
would
satisfy
an
issuer’s
obligation
to
the
Fund
in
the
event
of
issuer
default
or
that
such
collateral
could
be
readily
liquidated
under
such
circumstances.
If
the
terms
of
a
senior
loan
do
not
require
the
issuer
to
pledge
additional
collateral
in
the
event
of
a
decline
in
the
value
of
the
already
pledged
collateral,
the
Fund
will
be
exposed
to
the
risk
that
the
value
of
the
collateral
will
not
at
all
times
equal
or
exceed
the
amount
of
the
issuer’s
obligations
under
the
senior
loan.
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Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
In
the
event
of
bankruptcy
of
an
issuer,
the
Fund
could
also
experience
delays
or
limitations
with
respect
to
its
ability
to
realize
the
benefits
of
any
collateral
securing
a
senior
loan.
Some
senior
loans
are
subject
to
the
risk
that
a
court,
pursuant
to
fraudulent
conveyance
or
other
similar
laws,
could
subordinate
the
senior
loans
to
presently
existing
or
future
indebtedness
of
the
issuer
or
take
other
action
detrimental
to
lenders,
including
the
Fund.
Such
court
action
could
under
certain
circumstances
include
invalidation
of
senior
loans.
Senior
Loan
Agent
Risk.
A
financial
institution’s
employment
as
an
agent
under
a
senior
loan
might
be
terminated
in
the
event
that
it
fails
to
observe
a
requisite
standard
of
care
or
becomes
insolvent.
A
successor
agent
would
generally
be
appointed
to
replace
the
terminated
agent,
and
assets
held
by
the
agent
under
the
loan
agreement
would
likely
remain
available
to
holders
of
such
indebtedness.
However,
if
assets
held
by
the
terminated
agent
for
the
benefit
of
the
Fund
were
determined
to
be
subject
to
the
claims
of
the
agent’s
general
creditors,
the
Fund
might
incur
certain
costs
and
delays
in
realizing
payment
on
a
senior
loan
or
loan
participation
and
could
suffer
a
loss
of
principal
and/or
interest.
In
situations
involving
other
interposed
financial
institutions
(e.g.,
an
insurance
company
or
government
agency)
similar
risks
may
arise.
Structural
Risks
Associated
with
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”)
and
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”).
Because
non-agency
RMBS
generally
are
ownership
or
participation
interests
in
pools
of
mortgage
loans
secured
by
a
pool
of
one-
to
four-family
residential
properties
underlying
the
mortgage
loan
pool,
the
non-agency
RMBS
are
entitled
to
payments
provided
for
in
the
underlying
agreement
only
when
and
if
funds
are
generated
by
the
underlying
mortgage
loan
pool.
This
likelihood
of
the
return
of
interest
and
principal
may
be
assessed
as
a
credit
matter.
However,
the
holders
of
non-agency
RMBS
do
not
have
the
legal
status
of
secured
creditors,
and
cannot
accelerate
a
claim
for
payment
on
their
securities,
or
force
a
sale
of
the
mortgage
loan
pool
in
the
event
that
insufficient
funds
exist
to
pay
such
amounts
on
any
date
designated
for
such
payment.
The
holders
of
non-agency
RMBS
do
not
typically
have
any
right
to
remove
a
servicer
solely
as
a
result
of
a
failure
of
the
mortgage
pool
to
perform
as
expected.
A
similar
risk
is
associated
with
CMBS.
Subordination
Risk
Associated
with
Non-Agency
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(“RMBS”)
and
Commercial
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
(“CMBS”).
Non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
may
be
subordinated
to
one
or
more
other
senior
classes
of
securities
of
the
same
series
for
purposes
of,
among
other
things,
offsetting
losses
and
other
shortfalls
with
respect
to
the
related
underlying
mortgage
loans.
For
example,
in
the
case
of
certain
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS,
no
distributions
of
principal
will
generally
be
made
with
respect
to
any
class
until
the
aggregate
principal
balances
of
the
corresponding
senior
classes
of
securities
have
been
reduced
to
zero.
As
a
result,
non-agency
RMBS
and
CMBS
may
be
more
sensitive
to
risk
of
loss,
write-downs,
the
non-fulfillment
of
repurchase
obligations,
over-advancing
on
a
pool
of
loans
and
the
costs
of
transferring
servicing
than
senior
classes
of
securities.
Subprime
Mortgage
Market
Risk.
The
residential
mortgage
market
in
the
United
States
in
the
recent
past
experienced
difficulties
that,
should
similar
conditions
occur
in
the
future,
may
adversely
affect
the
performance
and
market
value
of
certain
mortgages
and
mortgage-related
securities.
Delinquencies
and
losses
on
residential
mortgage
loans
(especially
subprime
and
second-line
mortgage
loans)
may
increase,
and
a
decline
in
or
flattening
of
housing
values
may
exacerbate
such
delinquencies
and
losses.
Borrowers
with
adjustable
rate
mortgage
loans
are
more
sensitive
to
changes
in
interest
rates,
which
affect
their
monthly
mortgage
payments,
and
may
be
unable
to
secure
replacement
mortgages
at
comparably
low
interest
rates.
Any
significant
reduction
in
investor
demand
for
mortgage
loans
and
mortgage-related
securities
or
increase
in
investor
yield
requirements
may
cause
limited
liquidity
in
the
secondary
market
for
mortgage-related
securities,
which
could
adversely
affect
the
market
value
of
mortgage-related
securities.
If
the
economy
of
the
United
States
were
to
deteriorate,
the
incidence
of
mortgage
foreclosures,
especially
subprime
mortgages,
could
increase,
which
may
adversely
affect
the
value
of
any
MBS
owned
by
the
Fund.
Sovereign
Government
and
Supranational
Debt
Risk.
Investments
in
sovereign
debt,
including
supranational
debt,
involves
special
risks.
Foreign
governmental
issuers
of
debt
or
the
governmental
authorities
that
control
the
repayment
of
the
debt
may
be
unable
or
unwilling
to
repay
principal
or
pay
interest
when
due.
In
the
event
of
default,
there
may
be
limited
or
no
legal
recourse
in
that,
generally,
remedies
for
defaults
must
be
pursued
in
the
courts
of
the
defaulting
party.
Political
conditions,
especially
a
sovereign
entity’s
willingness
to
meet
the
terms
of
its
debt
obligations,
are
of
considerable
significance.
The
ability
of
a
foreign
sovereign
issuer,
especially
an
emerging
market
country,
to
make
timely
payments
on
its
debt
obligations
will
also
be
strongly
influenced
by
the
sovereign
issuer’s
balance
of
payments,
including
export
performance,
its
access
to
international
credit
facilities
and
investments,
fluctuations
of
interest
rates
and
the
extent
of
its
foreign
reserves.
A
country
whose
exports
are
concentrated
in
a
few
commodities
or
whose
economy
depends
on
certain
strategic
imports
could
be
vulnerable
to
fluctuations
in
international
prices
of
these
commodities
or
imports.
If
a
sovereign
issuer
cannot
generate
sufficient
earnings
from
foreign
trade
to
service
its
external
debt,
it
may
need
to
depend
on
continuing
loans
and
aid
from
foreign
governments,
commercial
banks,
and
multinational
organizations.
The
cost
of
servicing
external
debt
will
also
generally
be
adversely
affected
by
rising
international
interest
rates,
as
many
external
debt
obligations
bear
interest
at
rates
which
are
adjusted
based
upon
international
interest
rates.
Foreign
investment
in
certain
sovereign
debt
is
restricted
or
controlled
to
varying
degrees,
including
requiring
governmental
approval
for
the
repatriation
of
income,
capital
or
proceeds
of
sales
by
foreign
investors.
There
are
no
bankruptcy
proceedings
similar
to
those
in
the
U.S.
by
which
defaulted
sovereign
debt
may
be
collected.
Swap
Transactions
Risk.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
debt-related
derivative
instruments
such
as
credit
default
swap
contracts
and
interest
rate
swaps.
Like
most
derivative
instruments,
the
use
of
swaps
is
a
highly
specialized
activity
that
involves
investment
techniques
and
risks
different
from
those
associated
with
ordinary
portfolio
securities
transactions.
In
addition,
the
use
of
swaps
requires
an
understanding
by
the
investment
adviser
and/or
the
sub-adviser
of
not
only
the
referenced
asset,
rate
or
index,
but
also
of
the
swap
itself.
If
the
investment
adviser
and/or
the
sub-adviser
is
incorrect
in
its
forecasts
of
default
risks,
market
spreads
or
other
applicable
factors
or
events,
the
investment
performance
of
the
Fund
would
diminish
compared
with
what
it
would
have
been
if
these
techniques
were
not
used.
Unrated
Securities
Risk.
The
Fund
may
purchase
securities
that
are
not
rated
by
any
rating
organization.
Unrated
securities
determined
by
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser
to
be
of
comparable
quality
to
rated
investments
which
the
Fund
may
purchase
may
pay
a
higher
dividend
or
interest
rate
than
such
rated
investments
and
be
subject
to
a
greater
risk
of
illiquidity
or
price
changes.
Less
public
information
is
typically
available
about
unrated
investments
or
issuers
than
rated
investments
or
issuers.
Some
unrated
securities
may
not
have
an
active
trading
market
or
may
be
difficult
to
value,
which
means
the
Fund
might
have
difficulty
selling
them
promptly
at
an
acceptable
price.
To
the
extent
that
the
Fund
invests
in
unrated
securities,
the
Fund’s
ability
to
achieve
its
investment
objectives
will
be
more
dependent
on
the
investment
adviser’s
credit
analysis
than
would
be
the
case
when
the
Fund
invests
in
rated
securities.
101
U.S.
Government
Securities
Risk.
U.S.
government
securities
are
guaranteed
only
as
to
the
timely
payment
of
interest
and
the
payment
of
principal
when
held
to
maturity.
Accordingly,
the
current
market
values
for
these
securities
will
fluctuate
with
changes
in
interest
rates.
Securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
U.S.
government
agencies
and
instrumentalities
are
supported
by
varying
degrees
of
credit
but
generally
are
not
backed
by
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
U.S.
government.
No
assurance
can
be
given
that
the
U.S.
government
will
provide
financial
support
to
its
agencies
and
instrumentalities
if
it
is
not
obligated
by
law
to
do
so.
Valuation
Risk.
The
securities
in
which
the
Fund
invests
typically
are
valued
by
a
pricing
service
utilizing
a
range
of
market-based
inputs
and
assumptions,
including
readily
available
market
quotations
obtained
from
broker-dealers
making
markets
in
such
instruments,
cash
flows
and
transactions
for
comparable
instruments.
There
is
no
assurance
that
the
Fund
will
be
able
to
sell
a
portfolio
security
at
the
price
established
by
the
pricing
service,
which
could
result
in
a
loss
to
the
Fund.
Pricing
services
generally
price
securities
assuming
orderly
transactions
of
an
institutional
“round
lot”
size,
but
some
trades
may
occur
in
smaller,
“odd
lot”
sizes,
often
at
lower
prices
than
institutional
round
lot
trades.
Different
pricing
services
may
incorporate
different
assumptions
and
inputs
into
their
valuation
methodologies,
potentially
resulting
in
different
values
for
the
same
securities.
As
a
result,
if
the
Fund
were
to
change
pricing
services,
or
if
the
Fund’s
pricing
service
were
to
change
its
valuation
methodology,
there
could
be
a
material
impact,
either
positive
or
negative,
on
the
Fund’s
NAV.
When-Issued
and
Delayed-Delivery
Transactions
Risk.
The
Fund
may
invest
in
securities
on
a
“when-issued”
or
“delayed-delivery”
basis.
When-issued
and
delayed-delivery
transactions
may
involve
an
element
of
risk
because
no
interest
accrues
on
the
securities
prior
to
settlement
and,
because
securities
are
subject
to
market
fluctuations,
the
value
of
the
securities
at
time
of
delivery
may
be
less
(or
more)
than
their
cost.
A
separate
account
of
the
Fund
will
be
established
with
its
custodian
consisting
of
cash
equivalents
or
liquid
securities
having
a
market
value
at
all
times
at
least
equal
to
the
amount
of
any
delayed
payment
commitment.
“Widening”
Risk.
The
prices
of
non-agency
RMBS
or
CMBS
may
decline
substantially,
for
reasons
that
may
not
be
attributable
to
any
of
the
other
risks
described
herein.
In
particular,
purchasing
assets
at
what
may
appear
to
be
“undervalued”
levels
is
no
guarantee
that
these
assets
will
not
be
trading
at
even
more
“undervalued”
levels
at
a
time
of
valuation
or
at
the
time
of
sale.
It
may
not
be
possible
to
predict,
or
to
protect
against,
such
“spread
widening”
risk.
Zero
Coupon
or
Pay-In-Kind Securities  Risk.
Zero
coupon
and pay-in-kind
securities
may
be
subject
to
greater
fluctuation
in
value
and
less liquidity
in
the
event
of
adverse
market
conditions
than
comparably
rated securities
paying
cash
interest
at
regular
interest
payment
periods.
Prices on
non-cash-paying
instruments
may
be
more
sensitive
to
changes
in
the issuer’s
financial
condition,
fluctuation
in
interest
rates
and
market demand/supply
imbalances
than
cash-paying
securities
with
similar
credit ratings,
and
thus
may
be
more
speculative.
Fund
Level
and
Other
Risks:
Anti-Takeover
Provisions.
The
Fund’s
organizational
documents
include
provisions
that
could
limit
the
ability
of
other
entities
or
persons
to
acquire
control
of
the
Fund
or
convert
the
Fund
to
open-end
status.
Borrowing
Risk.
In
addition
to
borrowing
for
leverage,
the
Fund
may
borrow
for
temporary
or
emergency
purposes,
to
pay
dividends,
repurchase
its
shares,
or
clear
portfolio
transactions.
Borrowing
may
exaggerate
changes
in
the
NAV
of
the
Fund’s
shares
and
may
affect
the
Fund’s
net
income.
When
the
Fund
borrows
money,
it
must
pay
interest
and
other
fees,
which
will
reduce
the
Fund’s
returns
if
such
costs
exceed
the
returns
on
the
portfolio
securities
purchased
or
retained
with
such
borrowings.
Any
such
borrowings
are
intended
to
be
temporary.
However,
under
certain
market
circumstances,
such
borrowings
might
be
outstanding
for
longer
periods
of
time.
Counterparty
Risk.
Changes
in
the
credit
quality
of
the
companies
that
serve
as
the
Fund’s
counterparties
with
respect
to
derivatives
or
other
transactions
supported
by
another
party’s
credit
will
affect
the
value
of
those
instruments.
Certain
entities
that
have
served
as
counterparties
in
the
markets
for
these
transactions
have
incurred
or
may
incur
in
the
future
significant
financial
hardships
including
bankruptcy
and
losses
as
a
result
of
exposure
to
sub-prime
mortgages
and
other
lower-quality
credit
investments.
As
a
result,
such
hardships
have
reduced
these
entities’
capital
and
called
into
question
their
continued
ability
to
perform
their
obligations
under
such
transactions.
By
using
such
derivatives
or
other
transactions,
the
Fund
assumes
the
risk
that
its
counterparties
could
experience
similar
financial
hardships.
In
the
event
of
the
insolvency
of
a
counterparty,
the
Fund
may
sustain
losses
or
be
unable
to
liquidate
a
derivatives
position.
Cybersecurity
Risk.
The
Fund
and
its
service
providers
are
susceptible
to
operational
and
information
security
risk
resulting
from
cyber
incidents.
Cyber
incidents
refer
to
both
intentional
attacks
and
unintentional
events
including:
processing
errors,
human
errors,
technical
errors
including
computer
glitches
and
system
malfunctions,
inadequate
or
failed
internal
or
external
processes,
market-wide
technical-related
disruptions,
unauthorized
access
to
digital
systems
(through
“hacking”
or
malicious
software
coding),
computer
viruses,
and
cyber-attacks
which
shut
down,
disable,
slow
or
otherwise
disrupt
operations,
business
processes
or
website
access
or
functionality
(including
denial
of
service
attacks).
Cyber
incidents
could
adversely
impact
the
Fund
and
cause
the
Fund
to
incur
financial
loss
and
expense,
as
well
as
face
exposure
to
regulatory
penalties,
reputational
damage,
and
additional
compliance
costs
associated
with
corrective
measures.
In
addition,
substantial
costs
may
be
incurred
in
order
to
prevent
any
cyber
incidents
in
the
future.
Furthermore,
the
Fund
cannot
control
the
cybersecurity
plans
and
systems
put
in
place
by
its
service
providers
or
any
other
third
parties
whose
operations
may
affect
the
Fund.
Distribution
Risk.
The
Fund’s
distributions
will
be
composed
of
net
investment
income
and
a
supplemental
amount
generally
representing
the
potential
for
capital
appreciation,
which
will
take
the
form
of
realized
capital
gains
and/or
a
return
of
capital.
The
return
of
capital
component
of
a
Fund
distribution
may
(but
will
not
necessarily)
represent
unrealized
capital
gains.
A
return
of
capital
is
a
non-taxable
distribution
of
a
portion
of
the
Fund’s
capital.
If
over
the
life
of
a
shareholder’s
investment,
the
total
return
of
the
Fund’s
overall
strategy
is
less
than
the
distribution
rate,
a
return
of
capital
will
represent
a
portion
of
a
shareholder’s
original
principal
(in
effect
a
partial
return
of
the
amount
a
shareholder
invested
in
the
Fund).
A
return
of
capital
reduces
a
shareholder’s
tax
cost
basis
(but
not
below
zero)
in
Fund
shares,
which
could
result
in
more
taxable
gain
or
less
taxable
loss
when
the
shareholder
sells
their
shares.
This
may
cause
the
shareholder
to
pay
taxes
even
if
he
or
she
sells
shares
for
less
than
the
original
price.
The
Fund’s
distribution
policy,
rate
of
distributions
on
the
Common
Shares
and
the
portion
of
distributions
composed
of
net
investment
income,
102
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
realized
capital
gain
and
return
of
capital
may
vary
over
time.
Shareholders
who
periodically
receive
the
payment
of
a
distribution
consisting
of
a
return
of
capital
may
be
under
the
impression
that
they
are
receiving
net
income
or
profits
when
they
are
not.
Shareholders
should
not
assume
that
the
source
of
a
return
of
capital
distribution
from
the
Fund
is
net
income
or
profit.
Global
Economic
Risk.
National
and
regional
economies
and
financial
markets
are
becoming
increasingly
interconnected,
which
increases
the
possibilities
that
conditions
in
one
country,
region
or
market
might
adversely
impact
issuers
in
a
different
country,
region
or
market.
Changes
in
legal,
political,
regulatory,
tax
and
economic
conditions
may
cause
fluctuations
in
markets
and
assets
prices
around
the
world,
which
could
negatively
impact
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
investments.
Major
economic
or
political
disruptions,
particularly
in
large
economies
like
China’s,
may
have
global
negative
economic
and
market
repercussions.
Additionally,
instability
in
various
countries,
such
as
Afghanistan
and
Syria,
war,
natural
and
environmental
disasters
and
the
spread
of
infectious
illnesses
or
other
public
health
emergencies
,
terrorist
attacks
in
the
United
States
and
around
the
world,
growing
social
and
political
discord
in
the
United
States,
the
European
debt
crisis,
the
response
of
the
international
community—through
economic
sanctions
and
otherwise—to
international
events,
further
downgrade
of
U.S.
government
securities,
changes
in
the
U.S.
president
or
political
shifts
in
Congress
and
other
similar
events
may
adversely
affect
the
global
economy
and
the
markets
and
issuers
in
which
the
Fund
invests.
Recent
examples
of
such
events
include
Hamas’
attack
on
Israel
in
October
2023
and
the
ensuing
conflict,
the
outbreak
of
a
novel
coronavirus
known
as
COVID-19
that
was
first
detected
in
China
in
December
2019
and
heightened
concerns
regarding
North
Korea’s
nuclear
weapons
and
long-
range
ballistic
missile
programs.
In
addition,
Russia’s
invasion
of
Ukraine
in
February
2022
has
resulted
in
sanctions
imposed
by
several
nations,
such
as
the
United
States,
United
Kingdom,
European
Union
and
Canada.
The
current
sanctions
and
potential
further
sanctions
may
negatively
impact
certain
sectors
of
Russia’s
economy,
but
also
may
negatively
impact
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
investments
that
do
not
have
direct
exposure
to
Russia.
These
events
could
reduce
consumer
demand
or
economic
output,
result
in
market
closure,
travel
restrictions
or
quarantines,
and
generally
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
global
economy.
These
events
could
also
impair
the
information
technology
and
other
operational
systems
upon
which
the
Fund’s
service
providers,
including
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser,
rely,
and
could
otherwise
disrupt
the
ability
of
employees
of
the
Fund’s
service
providers
to
perform
essential
tasks
on
behalf
of
the
Fund.
The
Fund
does
not
know
and
cannot
predict
how
long
the
securities
markets
may
be
affected
by
these
events
and
the
future
impact
of
these
and
similar
events
on
the
global
economy
and
securities
markets
is
uncertain.
The
Fund
may
be
adversely
affected
by
abrogation
of
international
agreements
and
national
laws
which
have
created
the
market
instruments
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest,
failure
of
the
designated
national
and
international
authorities
to
enforce
compliance
with
the
same
laws
and
agreements,
failure
of
local,
national
and
international
organizations
to
carry
out
the
duties
prescribed
to
them
under
the
relevant
agreements,
revisions
of
these
laws
and
agreements
which
dilute
their
effectiveness
or
conflicting
interpretation
of
provisions
of
the
same
laws
and
agreements.
Governmental
and
quasi-governmental
authorities
and
regulators
throughout
the
world
have
in
the
past
responded
to
major
economic
disruptions
with
a
variety
of
significant
fiscal
and
monetary
policy
changes,
including
but
not
limited
to,
direct
capital
infusions
into
companies,
new
monetary
programs
and
dramatically
lower
interest
rates.
An
unexpected
or
quick
reversal
of
these
policies,
or
the
ineffectiveness
of
these
policies,
could
increase
volatility
in
securities
markets,
which
could
adversely
affect
the
Fund’s
investments.
Investment
and
Market
Risk.
An
investment
in
common
shares
is
subject
to
investment
risk,
including
the
possible
loss
of
the
entire
principal
amount
that
you
invest.
Common
shares
frequently
trade
at
a
discount
to
their
NAV.
An
investment
in
common
shares
represents
an
indirect
investment
in
the
securities
owned
by
the
Fund.
Common
shares
at
any
point
in
time
may
be
worth
less
than
your
original
investment,
even
after
taking
into
account
the
reinvestment
of
Fund
dividends
and
distributions.
Legislation
and
Regulatory
Risk.
At
any
time
after
the
date
of
this
report,
legislation
or
additional
regulations
may
be
enacted
that
could
negatively
affect
the
assets
of
the
Fund,
securities
held
by
the
Fund
or
the
issuers
of
such
securities.
Fund
shareholders
may
incur
increased
costs
resulting
from
such
legislation
or
additional
regulation.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
future
legislation,
regulation
or
deregulation
will
not
have
a
material
adverse
effect
on
the
Fund
or
will
not
impair
the
ability
of
the
Fund
to
achieve
its
investment
objectives.
Leverage
Risk.
The
use
of
leverage
creates
special
risks
for
common
shareholders,
including
potential
interest
rate
risks
and
the
likelihood
of
greater
volatility
of
NAV
and
market
price
of,
and
distributions
on,
the
common
shares.
The
use
of
leverage
in
a
declining
market
will
likely
cause
a
greater
decline
in
the
Fund’s
NAV,
which
may
result
at
a
greater
decline
of
the
common
share
price,
than
if
the
Fund
were
not
to
have
used
leverage.
The
Fund
will
pay
(and
common
shareholders
will
bear)
any
costs
and
expenses
relating
to
the
Fund’s
use
of
leverage,
which
will
result
in
a
reduction
in
the
Fund’s
NAV.
The
investment
adviser
may,
based
on
its
assessment
of
market
conditions
and
composition
of
the
Fund’s
holdings,
increase
or
decrease
the
amount
of
leverage.
Such
changes
may
impact
the
Fund’s
distributions
and
the
price
of
the
common
shares
in
the
secondary
market.
There
is
no
assurance
that
the
Fund’s
use
of
leverage
will
be
successful.
The
Fund
may
seek
to
refinance
its
leverage
over
time,
in
the
ordinary
course,
as
current
forms
of
leverage
mature
or
it
is
otherwise
desirable
to
refinance;
however,
the
form
that
such
leverage
will
take
cannot
be
predicted
at
this
time.
If
the
Fund
is
unable
to
replace
existing
leverage
on
comparable
terms,
its
costs
of
leverage
will
increase.
Accordingly,
there
is
no
assurance
that
the
use
of
leverage
may
result
in
a
higher
yield
or
return
to
common
shareholders.
The
amount
of
fees
paid
to
the
investment
adviser
and
the
sub-adviser
for
investment
advisory
services
will
be
higher
if
the
Fund
uses
leverage
because
the
fees
will
be
calculated
based
on
the
Fund’s
Managed
Assets
-
this
may
create
an
incentive
for
the
investment
adviser
and
the
sub-
adviser
to
leverage
the
Fund
or
increase
the
Fund’s
leverage.
Limited
Term
and
Tender
Offer
Risks.
Because
the
assets
of
the
Fund
will
be
liquidated
in
connection
with
its
termination
or
to
pay
for
Common
Shares
tendered
in
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer,
the
Fund
may
be
required
to
sell
portfolio
securities
when
it
otherwise
would
not,
including
at
times
when
market
conditions
are
not
favorable,
or
at
a
time
when
a
particular
security
is
in
default
or
bankruptcy,
or
otherwise
in
severe
distress,
which
may
cause
the
Fund
to
lose
money.
103
The
Fund
may
be
required
to
dispose
of
portfolio
investments
in
connection
with
any
reduction
in
its
outstanding
leverage
necessary
in
order
to
maintain
its
desired
leverage
ratios
following
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer.
It
is
likely
that
during
the
pendency
of
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer,
and
possibly
for
a
time
thereafter,
the
Fund
will
hold
a
greater
than
normal
percentage
of
its
total
assets
in
money
market
mutual
funds,
cash,
cash
equivalents,
securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
the
U.S.
government
or
its
instrumentalities
or
agencies,
high
quality,
short-term
money
market
instruments,
short-term
debt
securities,
certificates
of
deposit,
bankers’
acceptances
and
other
bank
obligations,
commercial
paper
or
other
liquid
debt
securities,
which
may
adversely
affect
the
Fund’s
investment
performance.
If
the
tax
basis
for
the
portfolio
investments
sold
is
less
than
the
sale
proceeds,
the
Fund
will
recognize
capital
gains,
which
it
will
be
required
to
distribute
to
Common
Shareholders.
In
addition,
the
Fund’s
purchase
of
tendered
Common
Shares
pursuant
to
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer
will
have
tax
consequences
for
tendering
Common
Shareholders
and
may
have
tax
consequences
for
non-tendering
Common
Shareholders.
All
Common
Shareholders
remaining
after
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer
will
be
subject
to
proportionately
higher
expenses
due
to
the
reduction
in
the
Fund’s
total
assets
resulting
from
payment
for
the
tendered
Common
Shares.
Such
reduction
in
the
Fund’s
total
assets
also
may
result
in
less
investment
flexibility,
reduced
diversification
and
greater
volatility
for
the
Fund,
and
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
Fund’s
investment
performance.
If
the
Fund
conducts
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
the
number
of
tendered
Common
Shares
would
not
result
in
the
Fund’s
net
assets
totaling
less
than
the
Termination
Threshold,
in
which
case
the
Eligible
Tender
Offer
will
be
terminated,
no
Common
Shares
will
be
repurchased
pursuant
to
the
Eligible
Tender
Offer
and
the
Fund
will
terminate
on
the
Termination
Date.
The
investment
adviser
may
have
a
conflict
of
interest
in
recommending
to
the
Board
of
Trustees
that
the
Fund
have
a
continued
existence
without
limitation
of
time.
The
Fund
is
not
required
to
conduct
additional
tender
offers
following
an
Eligible
Tender
Offer
and
conversion
to
a
continued
existence
without
limitation
of
time.
Therefore,
remaining
Common
Shareholders
may
not
have
another
opportunity
to
participate
in
a
tender
offer.
A
Fund
portfolio
holding
default
may
significantly
reduce
net
investment
income
and,
therefore,
Common
Share
dividends;
and
may
prevent
or
inhibit
the
Fund
from
fully
being
able
to
liquidate
its
portfolio
at
or
prior
to
the
Termination
Date.
Market
Discount
from
Net
Asset
Value.
Shares
of
closed-end
investment
companies
like
the
Fund
frequently
trade
at
prices
lower
than
their
NAV.
This
characteristic
is
a
risk
separate
and
distinct
from
the
risk
that
the
Fund’s
NAV
could
decrease
as
a
result
of
investment
activities.
Whether
investors
will
realize
gains
or
losses
upon
the
sale
of
the
common
shares
will
depend
not
upon
the
Fund’s
NAV
but
entirely
upon
whether
the
market
price
of
the
common
shares
at
the
time
of
sale
is
above
or
below
the
investor’s
purchase
price
for
the
common
shares.
Furthermore,
management
may
have
difficulty
meeting
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
and
managing
its
portfolio
when
the
underlying
securities
are
redeemed
or
sold
during
periods
of
market
turmoil
and
as
investors’
perceptions
regarding
closed-end
funds
or
their
underlying
investments
change.
Because
the
market
price
of
the
common
shares
will
be
determined
by
factors
such
as
relative
supply
of
and
demand
for
the
common
shares
in
the
market,
general
market
and
economic
circumstances,
and
other
factors
beyond
the
control
of
the
Fund,
the
Fund
cannot
predict
whether
the
common
shares
will
trade
at,
below
or
above
NAV.
The
common
shares
are
designed
primarily
for
long-term
investors,
and
you
should
not
view
the
Fund
as
a
vehicle
for
short-term
trading
purposes.
Recent
Market
Conditions.
Periods
of
unusually
high
financial
market
volatility
and
restrictive
credit
conditions,
at
times
limited
to
a
particular
sector
or
geographic
area,
have
occurred
in
the
past
and
may
be
expected
to
recur
in
the
future.
Some
countries,
including
the
United
States,
have
adopted
or
have
signaled
protectionist
trade
measures,
relaxation
of
the
financial
industry
regulations
that
followed
the
financial
crisis,
and/
or
reductions
to
corporate
taxes.
The
scope
of
these
policy
changes
is
still
developing,
but
the
equity
and
debt
markets
may
react
strongly
to
expectations
of
change,
which
could
increase
volatility,
particularly
if
a
resulting
policy
runs
counter
to
the
market’s
expectations.
The
outcome
of
such
changes
cannot
be
foreseen
at
the
present
time.
In
addition,
geopolitical
and
other
risks,
including
environmental
and
public
health
risks,
may
add
to
instability
in
the
world
economy
and
markets
generally.
As
a
result
of
increasingly
interconnected
global
economies
and
financial
markets,
the
value
and
liquidity
of
the
Fund’s
investments
may
be
negatively
affected
by
events
impacting
a
country
or
region,
regardless
of
whether
the
Fund
invests
in
issuers
located
in
or
with
significant
exposure
to
such
country
or
region.
Ukraine
has
experienced
ongoing
military
conflict,
most
recently
in
February
2022
when
Russia
invaded
Ukraine;
this
conflict
may
expand
and
military
attacks
could
occur
elsewhere
in
Europe.
Europe
has
also
been
struggling
with
mass
migration
from
the
Middle
East
and
Africa.
The
ultimate
effects
of
these
events
and
other
socio-political
or
geographical
issues
are
not
known
but
could
profoundly
affect
global
economies
and
markets.
Additionally,
in
October
2023
armed
conflict
broke
out
between
Israel
and
the
militant
group
Hamas
after
Hamas
infiltrated
Israel’s
southern
border
from
the
Gaza
Strip.
Israel
has
since
declared
war
against
Hamas
and
it’s
possible
that
this
conflict
could
escalate
into
a
greater
regional
conflict.
The
ultimate
effects
of
these
events
and
other
socio-political
or
geographical
issues
are
not
known
but
could
profoundly
affect
global
economies
and
markets.
The
ongoing
trade
war
between
China
and
the
United
States,
including
the
imposition
of
tariffs
by
each
country
on
the
other
country’s
products,
has
created
a
tense
political
environment.
These
actions
may
trigger
a
significant
reduction
in
international
trade,
the
oversupply
of
certain
manufactured
goods,
substantial
price
reductions
of
goods
and
possible
failure
of
individual
companies
and/or
large
segments
of
China’s
export
industry,
which
could
have
a
negative
impact
on
the
Fund’s
performance.
U.S.
companies
that
source
material
and
goods
from
China
and
those
that
make
large
amounts
of
sales
in
China
would
be
particularly
vulnerable
to
an
escalation
of
trade
tensions.
Uncertainty
regarding
the
outcome
of
the
trade
tensions
and
the
potential
for
a
trade
war
could
cause
the
U.S.
dollar
to
decline
against
safe
haven
currencies,
such
as
the
Japanese
yen
and
the
euro.
Events
such
as
these
and
their
consequences
are
difficult
to
predict
and
it
is
unclear
whether
further
tariffs
may
be
imposed
or
other
escalating
actions
may
be
taken
in
the
future.
The
impact
of
these
developments
in
the
near-
and
long-term
is
unknown
and
could
have
additional
adverse
effects
on
economies,
financial
markets
and
asset
valuations
around
the
world.
The
U.S.
Federal
Reserve
(the
“Fed”)
has
in
the
past
raised
interest
rates
and
has
signaled
an
intention
to
continue
to
do
so
or
maintain
higher
interest
rates
until
current
inflation
levels
re-align
with
the
Fed’s
long-term
inflation
target.
Changing
interest
rate
environments
impact
the
various
sectors
of
the
economy
in
different
ways.
For
example,
in
March
2023,
the
Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Corporation
(“FDIC”)
was
appointed
receiver
for
each
of
Silicon
Valley
Bank
and
Signature
Bank,
the
second-
and
third-largest
bank
failures
in
U.S.
history,
which
failures
may
be
attributable,
in
part,
to
rising
interest
rates.
Bank
failures
may
have
a
destabilizing
impact
on
the
broader
banking
industry
or
markets
generally.
104
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreement
Risk.
A
reverse
repurchase
agreement,
in
economic
essence,
constitutes
a
securitized
borrowing
by
the
Fund
from
the
security
purchaser.
The
Fund
may
enter
into
reverse
repurchase
agreements
for
the
purpose
of
creating
a
leveraged
investment
exposure
and,
as
such,
their
usage
involves
essentially
the
same
risks
associated
with
a
leveraging
strategy
generally
since
the
proceeds
from
these
agreements
may
be
invested
in
additional
portfolio
securities.
Reverse
repurchase
agreements
tend
to
be
short-term
in
tenor,
and
there
can
be
no
assurances
that
the
purchaser
(lender)
will
commit
to
extend
or
“roll”
a
given
agreement
upon
its
agreed-upon
repurchase
date
or
an
alternative
purchaser
can
be
identified
on
similar
terms.
Reverse
repurchase
agreements
also
involve
the
risk
that
the
purchaser
fails
to
return
the
securities
as
agreed
upon,
files
for
bankruptcy
or
becomes
insolvent.
The
Fund
may
be
restricted
from
taking
normal
portfolio
actions
during
such
time,
could
be
subject
to
loss
to
the
extent
that
the
proceeds
of
the
agreement
are
less
than
the
value
of
securities
subject
to
the
agreement
and
may
experience
adverse
tax
consequences.
Risk
of
Taxable
Income
in
Excess
of
Economic
Income.
The
Fund
expects
to
acquire
debt
instruments
in
the
secondary
market
for
less
than
their
stated
redemption
price
at
maturity.
The
discount
at
which
such
debt
instruments
are
acquired
may
reflect
doubts
about
their
ultimate
collectability
rather
than
current
market
interest
rates.
The
amount
of
such
discount
will
nevertheless
generally
be
treated
as
“market
discount”
for
federal
income
tax
purposes.
Market
discount
on
a
debt
instrument
accrues
ratably
on
a
daily
basis,
unless
an
election
is
made
to
accrue
market
discount
on
the
basis
of
the
constant
yield
to
maturity
of
the
debt
instrument,
based
generally
on
the
assumption
that
all
future
payments
on
the
debt
instrument
will
be
made.
Absent
an
election
to
accrue
currently,
accrued
market
discount
is
reported
as
income
when,
and
to
the
extent
that,
any
payment
of
principal
of
the
debt
instrument
is
made.
Payments
on
residential
mortgage
loans
are
ordinarily
made
monthly,
and
consequently
accrued
market
discount
may
have
to
be
included
in
income
each
month
as
if
the
debt
instrument
were
assured
of
ultimately
being
collected
in
full.
Similarly,
many
of
the
debt
instruments
(including
MBS)
that
the
Fund
may
purchase
will
likely
have
been
issued
with
original
issue
discount
(“OID”),
which
discount
might
reflect
doubt
as
to
whether
the
entire
principal
amount
of
such
debt
instruments
will
ultimately
prove
to
be
collectible.
The
Fund
will
be
required
to
report
such
OID
based
on
a
constant
yield
method
and
income
will
be
accrued
and
be
currently
taxable
based
on
the
assumption
that
all
future
projected
payments
due
on
such
debt
instruments
will
be
made.
Finally,
in
the
event
that
any
debt
instruments
(including
MBS)
acquired
by
the
Fund
are
delinquent
as
to
mandatory
principal
and
interest
payments,
or
in
the
event
payments
with
respect
to
a
particular
debt
instrument
are
not
made
when
due,
the
Fund
may
nonetheless
be
required
to
continue
to
recognize
the
unpaid
interest
as
taxable
income
as
it
accrues,
despite
doubt
as
to
its
ultimate
collectability.
Similarly,
the
Fund
may
be
required
to
accrue
interest
income
with
respect
to
subordinate
MBS
at
its
stated
rate
regardless
of
whether
corresponding
cash
payments
are
received
or
are
ultimately
collectible.
Subsidiary
Risk.
By
investing
in
the
Subsidiary,
the
Fund
is
indirectly
exposed
to
the
risks
associated
with
the
Subsidiary’s
investments
in
Regulation
S
securities
that
are
not
freely
tradable
in
the
U.S.
Regulation
S
securities
are
debt
or
equity
securities
of
U.S.
and
foreign
issuers
offered
through
private
offerings
exempt
from
registration
with
the
SEC
pursuant
to
Regulation
S
of
the
1933
Act.
Offerings
of
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
conducted
outside
of
the
United
States,
and
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
relatively
less
liquid
as
a
result
of
legal
or
contractual
restrictions
on
resale.
Although
Regulation
S
securities
may
be
resold
in
privately
negotiated
transactions,
the
price
realized
from
these
sales
could
be
less
than
the
price
originally
paid
by
the
Fund.
Further,
companies
whose
securities
are
not
publicly
traded
may
not
be
subject
to
the
disclosure
of
other
investor
protection
requirements
that
would
be
applicable
if
their
securities
were
publicly
traded.
Accordingly,
Regulation
S
securities
may
involve
a
high
degree
of
business
and
financial
risk
and
may
result
in
substantial
losses.
There
can
be
no
assurance
that
the
investment
objective
of
the
Subsidiary
will
be
achieved.
The
Subsidiary
is
not
registered
under
the
1940
Act,
and,
unless
otherwise
noted
in
this
prospectus,
is
not
subject
to
all
the
investor
protections
of
the
1940
Act.
However,
the
Fund
wholly
owns
and
controls
the
Subsidiary,
and
the
Fund
and
the
Subsidiary
are
both
managed
by
the
Fund’s
sub-adviser
making
it
unlikely
that
the
Subsidiary
will
take
action
contrary
to
the
interests
of
the
Fund
and
its
Common
Shareholders.
The
Board
of
Trustees
has
oversight
responsibility
for
the
investment
activities
of
the
Fund,
including
its
investment
in
the
Subsidiary,
and
the
Fund’s
role
as
sole
shareholder
of
the
Subsidiary.
The
Subsidiary
is
subject
to
the
same
investment
restrictions
and
limitations,
and
follows
the
same
compliance
policies
and
procedures,
as
the
Fund.
Changes
in
the
laws
of
the
United
States
and/or
the
Cayman
Islands
could
result
in
the
inability
of
the
Fund
and/or
the
Subsidiary
to
operate
anticipated
and
could
adversely
affect
the
Fund.
Fund
Tax
Risk.
The
Fund
has
elected
to
be
treated
and
intends
to
qualify
each
year
as
a
Regulated
Investment
Company
(“RIC”)
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1986,
as
amended
(the
“Code”).
As
a
RIC,
the
Fund
is
not
expected
to
be
subject
to
U.S.
federal
income
tax
to
the
extent
that
it
distributes
its
investment
company
taxable
income
and
net
capital
gains.
To
qualify
for
the
special
tax
treatment
available
to
a
RIC,
the
Fund
must
comply
with
certain
investment,
distribution,
and
diversification
requirements.
Under
certain
circumstances,
the
Fund
may
be
forced
to
sell
certain
assets
when
it
is
not
advantageous
in
order
to
meet
these
requirements,
which
may
reduce
the
Fund’s
overall
return.
If
the
Fund
fails
to
meet
any
of
these
requirements,
subject
to
the
opportunity
to
cure
such
failures
under
applicable
provisions
of
the
Code,
the
Fund’s
income
would
be
subject
to
a
double
level
of
U.S.
federal
income
tax.
The
Fund’s
income,
including
its
net
capital
gain,
would
first
be
subject
to
U.S.
federal
income
tax
at
regular
corporate
rates,
even
if
such
income
were
distributed
to
shareholders
and,
second,
all
distributions
by
the
Fund
from
earnings
and
profits,
including
distributions
of
net
capital
gain
(if
any),
would
be
taxable
to
shareholders
as
dividends.
105
EFFECTS
OF
LEVERAGE
The
following
table
is
furnished
in
response
to
requirements
of
the
SEC.
It
is
designed
to
illustrate
the
effects
of
leverage
through
the
use
of
senior
securities,
as
that
term
is
defined
under
Section
18
of
the
1940
Act,
as
well
as
certain
other
forms
of
leverage,
such
as
reverse
repurchase
agreements
and
investments
in
inverse
floating
rate
securities,
on
common
share
total
return,
assuming
investment
portfolio
total
returns
(consisting
of
income
and
changes
in
the
value
of
investments
held
in
a
Fund’s
portfolio)
of
-10%,
-5%,
0%,
5%
and
10%.
The
table
below
reflects
each
Fund’s
(i)
continued
use
of
leverage
as
of
December
31,
2023
as
a
percentage
of
Managed
Assets
(including
assets
attributable
to
such
leverage),
(ii)
the
estimated
annual
effective
interest
expense
rate
payable
by
the
Funds
on
such
instruments
(based
on
actual
leverage
costs
incurred
during
the
fiscal
year
ended
December
31,
2023)
as
set
forth
in
the
table,
and
(iii)
the
annual
return
that
the
Fund’s
portfolio
must
experience
(net
of
expenses)
in
order
to
cover
such
costs
of
leverage
based
on
such
estimated
annual
effective
interest
expense
rate.
The
information
below
does
not
reflect
any
Fund’s
use
of
certain
derivative
instruments.
The
numbers
are
merely
estimates,
used
for
illustration.
The
costs
of
leverage
may
vary
frequently
and
may
be
significantly
higher
or
lower
than
the
estimated
rate.
The
assumed
investment
portfolio
returns
in
the
table
below
are
hypothetical
figures
and
are
not
necessarily
indicative
of
the
investment
portfolio
returns
experienced
or
expected
to
be
experienced
by
the
Funds.
Your
actual
returns
may
be
greater
or
less
than
those
appearing
below.
Common
Share
total
return
is
composed
of
two
elements
the
distributions
paid
by
the
Fund
to
holders
of
common
shares
(the
amount
of
which
is
largely
determined
by
the
net
investment
income
of
the
Fund
after
paying
dividend
payments
on
any
preferred
shares
issued
by
the
Fund
and
expenses
on
any
forms
of
leverage
outstanding)
and
gains
or
losses
on
the
value
of
the
securities
and
other
instruments
the
Fund
owns.
As
required
by
SEC
rules,
the
table
assumes
that
the
Funds
are
more
likely
to
suffer
capital
losses
than
to
enjoy
capital
appreciation.
For
example,
to
assume
a
total
return
of
0%,
the
Fund
must
assume
that
the
income
it
receives
on
its
investments
is
entirely
offset
by
losses
in
the
value
of
those
investments.
This
table
reflects
hypothetical
performance
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio
and
not
the
actual
performance
of
the
Fund’s
common
shares,
the
value
of
which
is
determined
by
market
forces
and
other
factors.
Should
the
Fund
elect
to
add
additional
leverage
to
its
portfolio,
any
benefits
of
such
additional
leverage
cannot
be
fully
achieved
until
the
proceeds
resulting
from
the
use
of
such
leverage
have
been
received
by
the
Fund
and
invested
in
accordance
with
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
and
policies.
As
noted
above,
the
Fund’s
willingness
to
use
additional
leverage,
and
the
extent
to
which
leverage
is
used
at
any
time,
will
depend
on
many
factors.
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Estimated
Leverage
as
a
Percentage
of
Managed
Assets
(Including
Assets
Attributable
to
Leverage)
27.74%
35.78%
26.33%
Estimated
Annual
Effective
Leverage
Expense
Rate
Payable
by
Fund
on
Leverage
5.96%
5.94%
6.53%
Annual
Return
Fund
Portfolio
Must
Experience
(net
of
expenses)
to
Cover
Estimated
Annual
Effective
Interest
Expense
Rate
on
Leverage
1.65%
2.13%
1.72%
Common
Share
Total
Return
for
(10.00)%
Assumed
Portfolio
Total
Return
-16.13%
-18.88%
-15.91%
Common
Share
Total
Return
for
(5.00)%
Assumed
Portfolio
Total
Return 
-9.21%
-11.10%
-9.12%
Common
Share
Total
Return
for
0.00%
Assumed
Portfolio
Total
Return
-2.29%
-3.31%
-2.34%
Common
Share
Total
Return
for
5.00%
Assumed
Portfolio
Total
Return
4.63%
4.48%
4.45%
Common
Share
Total
Return
for
10.00%
Assumed
Portfolio
Total
Return
11.55%
12.26%
11.24%
106
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
DIVIDEND
REINVESTMENT
PLAN
Nuveen
Closed-End
Funds
Automatic
Reinvestment
Plan
Your
Nuveen
Closed-End
Fund
allows
you
to
conveniently
reinvest
distributions
in
additional
Fund
shares.
By
choosing
to
reinvest,
you’ll
be
able
to
invest
money
regularly
and
automatically,
and
watch
your
investment
grow
through
the
power
of
compounding.
Just
like
distributions
in
cash,
there
may
be
times
when
income
or
capital
gains
taxes
may
be
payable
on
distributions
that
are
reinvested.
It
is
important
to
note
that
an
automatic
reinvestment
plan
does
not
ensure
a
profit,
nor
does
it
protect
you
against
loss
in
a
declining
market.
Easy
and
convenient
To
make
recordkeeping
easy
and
convenient,
each
quarter
you’ll
receive
a
statement
showing
your
total
distributions,
the
date
of
investment,
the
shares
acquired
and
the
price
per
share,
and
the
total
number
of
shares
you
own.
How
shares
are
purchased
The
shares
you
acquire
by
reinvesting
will
either
be
purchased
on
the
open
market
or
newly
issued
by
the
Fund.
If
the
shares
are
trading
at
or
above
NAV
at
the
time
of
valuation,
the
Fund
will
issue
new
shares
at
the
greater
of
the
NAV
or
95%
of
the
then-current
market
price.
If
the
shares
are
trading
at
less
than
NAV,
shares
for
your
account
will
be
purchased
on
the
open
market.
If
Computershare
Trust
Company,
N.A.
(the
“Plan
Agent”)
begins
purchasing
Fund
shares
on
the
open
market
while
shares
are
trading
below
NAV,
but
the
Fund’s
shares
subsequently
trade
at
or
above
their
NAV
before
the
Plan
Agent
is
able
to
complete
its
purchases,
the
Plan
Agent
may
cease
open-market
purchases
and
may
invest
the
uninvested
portion
of
the
distribution
in
newly-issued
Fund
shares
at
a
price
equal
to
the
greater
of
the
shares’
NAV
or
95%
of
the
shares’
market
value
on
the
last
business
day
immediately
prior
to
the
purchase
date.
Distributions
received
to
purchase
shares
in
the
open
market
will
normally
be
invested
shortly
after
the
distribution
payment
date.
No
interest
will
be
paid
on
distributions
awaiting
reinvestment.
Because
the
market
price
of
the
shares
may
increase
before
purchases
are
completed,
the
average
purchase
price
per
share
may
exceed
the
market
price
at
the
time
of
valuation,
resulting
in
the
acquisition
of
fewer
shares
than
if
the
distribution
had
been
paid
in
shares
issued
by
the
Fund.
A
pro
rata
portion
of
any
applicable
brokerage
commissions
on
open
market
purchases
will
be
paid
by
Dividend
Reinvestment
Plan
(the
“Plan”)
participants.
These
commissions
usually
will
be
lower
than
those
charged
on
individual
transactions.
Flexible
You
may
change
your
distribution
option
or
withdraw
from
the
Plan
at
any
time,
should
your
needs
or
situation
change.
You
can
reinvest
whether
your
shares
are
registered
in
your
name,
or
in
the
name
of
a
brokerage
firm,
bank,
or
other
nominee.
Ask
your
investment
adviser
if
his
or
her
firm
will
participate
on
your
behalf.
Participants
whose
shares
are
registered
in
the
name
of
one
firm
may
not
be
able
to
transfer
the
shares
to
another
firm
and
continue
to
participate
in
the
Plan.
The
Fund
reserves
the
right
to
amend
or
terminate
the
Plan
at
any
time.
Although
the
Fund
reserves
the
right
to
amend
the
Plan
to
include
a
service
charge
payable
by
the
participants,
there
is
no
direct
service
charge
to
participants
in
the
Plan
at
this
time.
Call
today
to
start
reinvesting
distributions
For
more
information
on
the
Nuveen
Automatic
Reinvestment
Plan
or
to
enroll
in
or
withdraw
from
the
Plan,
speak
with
your
financial
professional
or
call
us
at
(800)
257-8787.
107
CHANGES
OCCURRING
DURING
THE
FISCAL
YEAR
The
following
information
in
this
annual
report
is
a
summary
of
certain
changes
during
the
most
recent
fiscal
year.
This
information
may
not
reflect
all
of
the
changes
that
have
occurred
since
you
purchased
shares
of
the
Fund.
During
the
most
recent
fiscal
year,
there
have
been
no
changes
required
to
be
reported
in
connection
with:
(i)
the
Fund’s
investment
objective
and
principal
investment
policies
that
have
not
been
approved
by
shareholders,
(ii)
the
principal
risks
of
the
Fund,
(iii)
the
portfolio
managers
of
the
Fund;
(iv)
the
Fund’s
charter
or
by-laws
that
would
delay
or
prevent
a
change
of
control
of
the
Fund
that
have
not
been
approved
by
shareholders,
except
as
follows:
Amended
and
Restated
Bylaws
On
October
5,
2020,
the
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund,
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
and
Nuveen
Mortgage
and
Income
Fund
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively
the
“Funds”)
and
certain
other
closed-end
funds
in
the
Nuveen
fund
complex
amended
their
by-laws.
Among
other
things,
the
amended
by-laws
included
provisions
pursuant
to
which,
in
summary,
a
shareholder
who
obtains
beneficial
ownership
of
common
shares
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition
(as
defined
in
the
by-laws)
shall
have
the
same
voting
rights
as
other
common
shareholders
only
to
the
extent
authorized
by
the
other
disinterested
shareholders
(the
“Control
Share
By-Law”).
On
January
14,
2021,
a
shareholder
of
certain
Nuveen
closed-end
funds
filed
a
civil
complaint
in
the
U.S.
District
Court
for
the
Southern
District
of
New
York
(the
“District
Court”)
against
certain
Nuveen
funds
and
their
trustees,
seeking
a
declaration
that
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
violate
the
1940
Act,
rescission
of
such
fund’s
Control
Share
By-Laws
and
a
permanent
injunction
against
such
funds
applying
the
Control
Share
By-Laws.
On
February
18,
2022,
the
District
Court
granted
judgment
in
favor
of
the
plaintiff’s
claim
for
rescission
of
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
and
the
plaintiff’s
declaratory
judgment
claim,
and
declared
that
such
funds’
Control
Share
By-Laws
violate
Section
18(i)
of
the
1940
Act.
Following
review
of
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court,
on
February
22,
2022,
the
Board
amended
the
Funds’
bylaws
to
provide
that
the
Funds’
Control
Share
By-Law
shall
be
of
no
force
and
effect
for
so
long
as
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
effective
and
that
if
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court
is
reversed,
overturned,
vacated,
stayed,
or
otherwise
nullified,
the
Fund’s
Control
Share
By-Law
will
be
automatically
reinstated
and
apply
to
any
beneficial
owner
of
common
shares
acquired
in
a
Control
Share
Acquisition,
regardless
of
whether
such
Control
Share
Acquisition
occurs
before
or
after
such
reinstatement,
for
the
duration
of
the
stay
or
upon
issuance
of
the
mandate
reversing,
overturning,
vacating
or
otherwise
nullifying
the
judgment
of
the
District
Court.
On
February
25,
2022,
the
Board
and
the
Funds
appealed
the
District
Court’s
decision
to
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit.
On
November
30,
2023,
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Second
Circuit
upheld
the
opinion
of
the
District
Court.
Principal
Risks
The
following
risks
were
removed
as
principal
risks
of
the
Funds:
Frequent
Trading
Risk.
The
Fund
may
engage
in
active
and
frequent
trading
of
its
portfolio
investments,
which
may
result
in
the
Fund
having
high
portfolio
turnover.
Effects
of
frequent
trading
may
include
high
transaction
costs,
which
may
lower
the
Fund’s
return,
and
realization
of
greater
short-
term
capital
gains,
distributions
of
which
are
taxable
as
ordinary
income
to
taxable
shareholders.
London
Inter-Offered
Bank
Rate
(“LIBOR”)
Replacement
Risk.
LIBOR
is
an
index
rate
that
historically
has
been
widely
used
in
lending
transactions
and
remains
a
common
reference
rate
for
setting
the
floating
interest
rate
on
private
loans.
The
use
of
the
LIBOR
will
begin
to
be
phased
out
in
the
near
future,
which
may
adversely
affect
the
Fund’s
investments
whose
value
is
tied
to
LIBOR.
While
the
Secured
Overnight
Financing
Rate
(“SOFR”)
has
been
recommended
as
the
replacement
rate
for
LIBOR,
and
some
product
markets
have
adopted
the
use
of
SOFR,
LIBOR
may
still
be
used
as
a
reference
rate
until
such
time
that
private
markets
have
fully
transitioned
to
using
SOFR
or
other
alternative
reference
rates
recommended
by
applicable
market
regulators.
The
transition
process
away
from
LIBOR
may
involve,
among
other
things,
increased
volatility
or
illiquidity
in
markets
for
instruments
that
currently
rely
on
LIBOR.
The
potential
effect
of
a
discontinuation
of
LIBOR
on
the
Fund’s
investments
will
vary
depending
on,
among
other
things:
(1)
existing
fallback
provisions
that
provide
a
replacement
reference
rate
if
LIBOR
is
no
longer
available;
(2)
termination
provisions
in
individual
contracts;
and
(3)
how,
and
when
industry
participants
develop
and
adopt
new
reference
rates
and
fallbacks
for
both
legacy
and
new
products
and
instruments
held
by
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
it
is
difficult
to
predict
the
full
impact
of
the
transition
away
from
LIBOR
until
it
is
clearer
how
the
Fund’s
products
and
instruments
will
be
impacted
by
this
transition.
Non-U.S.
Settlement
Risk.
Settlement
and
clearance
procedures
in
certain
non-U.S.
markets
differ
significantly
from
those
in
the
United
States.
Non-U.S.
settlement
and
clearance
procedures
and
trade
regulations
also
may
involve
certain
risks
(such
as
delays
in
payment
for
or
delivery
of
securities)
not
typically
associated
with
the
settlement
of
U.S.
investments.
Communications
between
the
United
States
and
emerging
market
countries
may
be
unreliable,
increasing
the
risk
of
delayed
settlements
or
losses
of
security
certificates.
At
times,
settlement
in
certain
non-U.S.
countries
have
not
kept
pace
with
the
number
of
securities
transactions.
These
problems
may
make
it
difficult
for
the
Fund
to
carry
out
transactions.
If
the
Fund
cannot
settle
or
is
delayed
in
settling
a
purchase
of
securities,
it
may
miss
attractive
investment
opportunities
and
certain
of
its
assets
may
be
uninvested
with
no
return
earned
thereon
for
some
period.
If
the
Fund
cannot
settle
or
is
delayed
in
settling
a
sale
of
securities,
it
may
lose
money
if
the
value
of
the
security
then
declines
or,
if
it
has
contracted
to
sell
the
security
to
another
party,
the
Fund
could
be
liable
for
any
losses
incurred.
The
following
principal
risk
has
been
added
for
the
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT)
and
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH):
Coupon
or
Pay-In-Kind Securities  Risk.
Zero
coupon
and pay-in-kind
securities
may
be
subject
to
greater
fluctuation
in
value
and
less liquidity
in
the
event
of
adverse
market
conditions
than
comparably
rated securities
paying
cash
interest
at
regular
interest
payment
periods.
Prices on
non-
cash-paying
instruments
may
be
more
sensitive
to
changes
in
the issuer’s
financial
condition,
fluctuation
in
interest
rates
and
market demand/supply
imbalances
than
cash-paying
securities
with
similar
credit ratings,
and
thus
may
be
more
speculative.
108
Shareholder
Update
(Unaudited)
(continued)
The
following
risk
factors
were
added
as
principal
risks
for
the
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(JGH):
Sovereign
Government
and
Supranational
Debt
Risk.
Investments
in
sovereign
debt,
including
supranational
debt,
involves
special
risks.
Foreign
governmental
issuers
of
debt
or
the
governmental
authorities
that
control
the
repayment
of
the
debt
may
be
unable
or
unwilling
to
repay
principal
or
pay
interest
when
due.
In
the
event
of
default,
there
may
be
limited
or
no
legal
recourse
in
that,
generally,
remedies
for
defaults
must
be
pursued
in
the
courts
of
the
defaulting
party.
Political
conditions,
especially
a
sovereign
entity’s
willingness
to
meet
the
terms
of
its
debt
obligations,
are
of
considerable
significance.
The
ability
of
a
foreign
sovereign
issuer,
especially
an
emerging
market
country,
to
make
timely
payments
on
its
debt
obligations
will
also
be
strongly
influenced
by
the
sovereign
issuer’s
balance
of
payments,
including
export
performance,
its
access
to
international
credit
facilities
and
investments,
fluctuations
of
interest
rates
and
the
extent
of
its
foreign
reserves.
A
country
whose
exports
are
concentrated
in
a
few
commodities
or
whose
economy
depends
on
certain
strategic
imports
could
be
vulnerable
to
fluctuations
in
international
prices
of
these
commodities
or
imports.
If
a
sovereign
issuer
cannot
generate
sufficient
earnings
from
foreign
trade
to
service
its
external
debt,
it
may
need
to
depend
on
continuing
loans
and
aid
from
foreign
governments,
commercial
banks,
and
multinational
organizations.
The
cost
of
servicing
external
debt
will
also
generally
be
adversely
affected
by
rising
international
interest
rates,
as
many
external
debt
obligations
bear
interest
at
rates
which
are
adjusted
based
upon
international
interest
rates.
Foreign
investment
in
certain
sovereign
debt
is
restricted
or
controlled
to
varying
degrees,
including
requiring
governmental
approval
for
the
repatriation
of
income,
capital
or
proceeds
of
sales
by
foreign
investors.
There
are
no
bankruptcy
proceedings
similar
to
those
in
the
U.S.
by
which
defaulted
sovereign
debt
may
be
collected.
U.S.
Government
Securities
Risk.
U.S.
government
securities
are
guaranteed
only
as
to
the
timely
payment
of
interest
and
the
payment
of
principal
when
held
to
maturity.
Accordingly,
the
current
market
values
for
these
securities
will
fluctuate
with
changes
in
interest
rates.
Securities
issued
or
guaranteed
by
U.S.
government
agencies
and
instrumentalities
are
supported
by
varying
degrees
of
credit
but
generally
are
not
backed
by
the
full
faith
and
credit
of
the
U.S.
government.
No
assurance
can
be
given
that
the
U.S.
government
will
provide
financial
support
to
its
agencies
and
instrumentalities
if
it
is
not
obligated
by
law
to
do
so.
The
following
risk
factors
were
added
as
principal
risks
for
the
Nuveen
Core
Plus
Impact
Fund
(NPCT):
Deflation
Risk.
Deflation
risk
is
the
risk
that
prices
throughout
the
economy
decline
over
time.
Deflation
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
the
creditworthiness
of
issuers
and
may
make
issuer
default
more
likely,
which
may
result
in
a
decline
in
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
portfolio.
Preferred
Securities
Risk.
Preferred
securities
are
subordinated
to
bonds
and
other
debt
instruments
in
a
company’s
capital
structure,
and
therefore
are
subject
to
greater
credit
risk.
In
addition,
preferred
stockholders
(such
as
the
Fund,
to
the
extent
it
invests
in
preferred
stocks
of
other
issuers)
generally
have
no
voting
rights
with
respect
to
the
issuing
company
unless
preferred
dividends
have
been
in
arrears
for
a
specified
number
of
periods,
at
which
time
the
preferred
stockholders
may
elect
a
number
of
directors
to
the
issuer’s
board.
Generally,
once
all
the
arrearages
have
been
paid,
the
preferred
stockholders
no
longer
have
voting
rights.
In
the
case
of
certain
taxable
preferred
stocks,
holders
generally
have
no
voting
rights,
except
(i)
if
the
issuer
fails
to
pay
dividends
for
a
specified
period
of
time
or
(ii)
if
a
declaration
of
default
occurs
and
is
continuing.
In
such
an
event,
rights
of
preferred
stockholders
generally
would
include
the
right
to
appoint
and
authorize
a
trustee
to
enforce
the
trust
or
special
purpose
entity’s
rights
as
a
creditor
under
the
agreement
with
its
operating
company.
In
certain
varying
circumstances,
an
issuer
of
preferred
stock
may
redeem
the
securities
prior
to
a
specified
date.
For
instance,
for
certain
types
of
preferred
stock,
a
redemption
may
be
triggered
by
a
change
in
U.S.
federal
income
tax
or
securities
laws.
As
with
call
provisions,
a
redemption
by
the
issuer
may
negatively
impact
the
return
of
the
security
held
by
the
Fund.
The
following
principal
risk
was
consolidated
into
a
single
risk
factor
entitled,
“Emerging
Markets
Risk,”
and
is
therefore
no
longer
included
as
a
stand-alone
principal
risk:
Foreign/Emerging
Markets
Issuer
Risk.
Investments
in
foreign
issuers
involve
special
risks
not
presented
by
investments
in
U.S.
issuers,
including
the
following:
(i)
less
publicly
available
information
about
foreign
issuers
or
markets
due
to
less
rigorous
disclosure
or
accounting
standards
or
regulatory
practices;
(ii)
many
foreign
markets
are
smaller,
less
liquid
and
more
volatile;
(iii)
potential
adverse
effects
of
fluctuations
in
currency
exchange
rates
or
controls
on
the
value
of
the
Fund’s
investments;
(iv)
the
economies
of
foreign
countries
may
grow
at
slower
rates
than
expected
or
may
experience
a
downturn
or
recession;
(v)
the
impact
of
economic,
political,
social
or
diplomatic
events;
(vi)
possible
seizure
of
a
company’s
assets;
(vii)
restrictions
imposed
by
foreign
countries
limiting
the
ability
of
foreign
issuers
to
make
payments
of
principal
and/or
interest
due
to
blockages
of
foreign
currency
exchanges
or
otherwise
and
(viii)
withholding
and
other
foreign
taxes
may
decrease
the
Fund’s
return.
These
risks
are
more
pronounced
to
the
extent
that
the
Fund
invests
in
issuers
in
emerging
market
countries.
The
following
principal
risk
was
consolidated
into
a
single
risk
factor
entitled,
“Credit
Risk,”
and
is
therefore
no
longer
included
as
a
stand-alone
principal
risk:
Issuer
Credit
Risk.
Issuers
of
investments
in
which
the
Fund
may
invest
may
default,
or
may
be
in
default
at
the
time
of
purchase,
on
their
obligations
to
pay,
principal
or
interest
when
due.
This
non-payment
would
result
in
a
reduction
of
income
to
the
Fund,
a
reduction
in
the
value
of
a
debt
security
experiencing
non-payment
and,
potentially,
a
decrease
in
the
NAV
of
the
Fund.
With
respect
to
the
Fund’s
investments
that
are
secured,
there
can
be
no
assurance
that
liquidation
of
collateral
would
satisfy
the
issuer’s
obligation
in
the
event
of
non-payment
of
scheduled
dividend,
interest
or
principal
or
that
such
collateral
could
be
readily
liquidated.
In
the
event
of
the
bankruptcy
of
an
issuer,
the
Fund
could
experience
delays
or
limitations
with
respect
to
its
ability
to
realize
the
benefits
of
any
collateral
securing
an
investment.
To
the
extent
that
the
credit
rating
assigned
to
an
investment
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
is
downgraded,
the
market
price
and
liquidity
of
such
investment
may
be
adversely
affected.
Portfolio
Managers
Nuveen
Global
High
Income
Fund
(“JGH”)
109
Effective
March
21,
2023,
John
Espinosa,
Brenda
Langenfeld,
and
Katherine
Renfrew
have
been
added
as
portfolio
managers
and
Anders
Persson
no
longer
serves
as
a
portfolio
manager
of
JGH.
The
day-to-day
operation
of
JGH
and
the
execution
of
its
specific
investment
strategies
is
the
primary
responsibility
of
each
of
JGH’s
portfolio
managers.
Biographies
of
John
Espinosa,
Brenda
Langenfeld,
and
Katherine
Renfrew
are
presented
below:
John
Espinosa
oversees
all
investment
research
across
Nuveen’s
global
fixed
income
team.
He
is
also
a
portfolio
manager
across
the
firm’s
emerging
markets
debt
and
international
bond
strategies
and
specializes
in
sovereign
credit,
rates
and
foreign
currency.
John
is
a
member
of
the
Investment
Committee,
which
establishes
investment
policy
for
all
global
fixed
income
products.
John
has
nearly
two
decades
of
Fixed
Income
investment
industry
experience
and
previously
managed
the
organization’s
global
sovereign
and
emerging
markets
debt
research
teams.
John
joined
the
firm
in
2004
as
a
quantitative
analyst
and
associate
portfolio
manager
for
the
CREF
Bond
Total
Return
group
and
entered
the
financial
services
industry
in
2001.
He
was
selected
for
The
Asset
Magazine’s
“Most
Astute
Asian
G3
Bond
Investors”
list
from
2008-
2015,
ranking
number
one
in
the
U.S.
in
2011,
and
also
recognized
as
2019’s
top
manager
for
risk-adjusted
returns
within
international
fixed
income
by
Citywire
Professional
Buyer
magazine.
John
graduated
with
a
B.B.A.
in
Economics
and
International
Business
from
Manhattan
College,
an
M.A.
in
Economics
from
Fordham
University,
and
holds
a
Certificate
in
Advanced
Risk
and
Investment
Management
from
the
Yale
School
of
Management.
Brenda
Langenfeld
is
a
portfolio
manager
for
Nuveen’s
global
fixed
income
team
and
a
member
of
the
preferred
securities
sector
team.
She
is
the
lead
manager
for
Nuveen’s
preferred
and
income-focused
closed-end
funds
and
portfolio
manager
of
the
Preferred
Securities
and
Income
strategy.
Brenda
is
also
co-manager
for
the
Real
Asset
Income
strategy
since
2015,
which
invests
in
income
generating
debt
and
equity
securities
from
both
the
real
estate
and
infrastructure
segments,
and
in
2020
she
became
co-manager
of
the
Credit
Income
strategy.
Brenda
joined
the
preferred
securities
sector
team
in
2011.
Prior
to
her
portfolio
management
roles,
Brenda
was
a
member
of
the
high-grade
credit
sector
team,
responsible
for
trading
corporate
bonds.
Previously,
she
was
a
member
of
the
securitized
debt
sector
team,
trading
mortgage-backed
securities,
asset-backed
securities
and
commercial
mortgage-backed
securities.
Brenda
graduated
with
a
B.B.A.
in
Finance
and
International
Business
from
the
University
of
Wisconsin-Madison.
She
also
holds
the
CFA
designation
and
is
a
member
of
the
CFA
Society
of
Chicago
and
the
CFA
Institute.
Katherine
Renfrew
is
a
portfolio
manager
for
Nuveen’s
global
fixed
income
team
and
the
sector
lead
for
emerging
markets
corporates
and
quasi-
sovereigns
and
all
developed
markets
quasi-sovereigns.
She
is
the
longest-tenured
member
of
Nuveen’s
International
and
Emerging
Markets
Debt
team
and
serves
as
a
portfolio
manager
for
Nuveen’s
suite
of
emerging
markets
debt
strategies.
Katherine
joined
the
firm
in
1997
and
has
held
several
roles
relating
to
emerging
markets
debt
including
South
American
regional
analyst,
trader,
manager
for
the
firm’s
investments
in
Eastern
Europe,
Middle
East
and
Africa
(EMEA)
regions,
and
Asian
and
EMEA
regional
analyst.
Prior
to
joining
the
firm,
she
was
a
fixed
income
securities
analyst
at
MONY
Capital
Management
and
a
financial
analyst
at
Mattel
Toys.
She
was
ranked
as
one
of
the
Top
20
female
portfolio
managers
in
the
United
States
by
Citywire
Professional
Buyer
magazine
in
2019
and
2018.
Katherine
graduated
with
a
B.S.
in
Economics
and
a
B.S.
in
Engineering
from
the
University
of
Michigan
and
an
M.B.A.
in
Finance
and
Accounting
from
the
Columbia
Business
School
at
Columbia
University.
110
Important
Tax
Information
(Unaudited)
As
required
by
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
Treasury
Regulations,
certain
tax
information,
as
detailed
below,
must
be
provided
to
shareholders.
Shareholders
are
advised
to
consult
their
tax
advisor
with
respect
to
the
tax
implications
of
their
investment.
The
amounts
listed
below
may
differ
from
the
actual
amounts
reported
on
Form
1099-DIV,
which
will
be
sent
to
shareholders
shortly
after
calendar
year
end.
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
As
of
year
end,
each
Fund
designates
the
following
distribution
amounts,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
as
being
from
net
long-term
capital
gains
pursuant
to
Section
852(b)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code:
Dividends
Received
Deduction
(DRD)
Each
Fund
listed
below
had
the
following
percentage,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
of
ordinary
income
distributions
eligible
for
the
dividends
received
deduction
for
corporate
shareholders:
Qualified
Dividend
Income
(QDI)
Each
Fund
listed
below
had
the
following
percentage,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
of
ordinary
income
distributions
treated
as
qualified
dividend
income
for
individuals
pursuant
to
Section
1(h)(11)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code:
Qualified
Interest
Income
(QII)
Each
Fund
listed
below
had
the
following
percentage,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
of
ordinary
income
distributions
treated
as
qualified  interest
income
and/or short-term
capital
gain
dividends pursuant
to
Section
871(k)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code:
163(j)
Each
Fund
listed
below
had
the
following
percentage,
or
maximum
amount
allowable,
of
ordinary
dividends
treated
as
Section
163(j)
interest
dividends
pursuant
to
Section
163(j)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code:
Fund
Net
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
JGH
$
NPCT
JLS
Fund
Percentage
JGH
5
.5
%
NPCT
15
.7
JLS
Fund
Percentage
JGH
12
.5
%
NPCT
18
.8
JLS
Fund
1/1
to
Current
Year
End
Percentage
JGH
47
.2
%
NPCT
58
.9
JLS
79
.9
Fund
Percentage
JGH
83
.1
%
NPCT
88
.7
JLS
93
.4
111
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
Portfolio
of
Investments
Information
Each
Fund
is
required
to
file
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
as
an
exhibit
to
its
report
on
Form
N-PORT.
You
may
obtain
this
information
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen
Funds’
Proxy
Voting
Information
You
may
obtain
(i)
information
regarding
how
each
fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
held
during
the
most
recent
twelve-month
period
ended
June
30,
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787
or
on
Nuveen’s
website
at
www.nuveen.com
and
(ii)
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
each
fund
used
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787.
You
may
also
obtain
this
information
directly
from
the
SEC.
Visit
the
SEC
on-line
at
http://www.sec.gov.
CEO
Certification
Disclosure
Each
Fund’s
Chief
Executive
Officer
(CEO)
has
submitted
to
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
(NYSE)
the
annual
CEO
certification
as
required
by
Section
303A.12(a)
of
the
NYSE
Listed
Company
Manual.
Each
Fund
has
filed
with
the
SEC
the
certification
of
its
CEO
and
Chief
Financial
Officer
required
by
Section
302
of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
Common
Share
Repurchases
Each
Fund
intends
to
repurchase,
through
its
open-market
share
repurchase
program,
shares
of
its
own
common
stock
at
such
times
and
in
such
amounts
as
is
deemed
advisable.
During
the
period
covered
by
this
report,
each
Fund
repurchased
shares
of
its
common
stock
as
shown
in
the
accompanying
table.
Any
future
repurchases
will
be
reported
to
shareholders
in
the
next
annual
or
semi-annual
report.
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.
Board
of
Trustees
Joseph
A.
Boateng*
Jack
B.
Evans**
Michael
A.
Forrester*
William
C.
Hunter**
Thomas
J.
Kenny***
Amy
B.R.
Lancellotta
Joanne
T.
Medero
Albin
F.
Moschner
John
K.
Nelson
Loren
M.
Starr***
Matthew
Thornton
III
Terence
J.
Toth
Margaret
L.
Wolff
Robert
L.
Young
*
Serves
as
a
consultant
effective
January
1,
2024.
**
Retired
from
the
Funds'
Board
of
Trustees
effective
December
31,
2023.
***
Effective
January
1,
2024.
Investment
Adviser
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Custodian
State
Street
Bank
&
Trust
Company
One
Congress
Street
Suite
1
Boston,
MA
02114-2016
Legal
Counsel
Chapman
and
Cutler
LLP
Chicago,
IL
60603
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
One
North
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Transfer
Agent
and
Shareholder
Services
Computershare
Trust
Company,
N.A.
150
Royall
Street
Canton,
MA
02021
(800)
257-8787
JGH
NPCT
JLS
Common
shares
repurchased
0
0
0
112
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
(Unaudited)
19(a)
Notice:
Section
19(a)
of
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
requires
that
the
payment
of
any
distribution
which
is
made
from
a
source
other
than
the
fund’s
net
income
be
accompanied
by
a
written
notice
that
discloses
the
estimated
sources
of
such
payment.
Asset-Backed
Securities
(ABS):
Securities
whose
value
and
income
payments
are
derived
from
and
collateralized
by
a
specific
pool
of
underlying
assets.
The
pool
of
assets
typically
is
a
group
of
small
and/or
illiquid
assets
that
may
be
difficult
to
sell
individually.
The
underlying
pools
of
asset-backed
securities
often
include
payments
from
credit
cards,
auto
loans
or
mortgage
loans.
Average
Annual
Total
Return:
This
is
a
commonly
used
method
to
express
an
investment’s
performance
over
a
particular,
usually
multi-year
time
period.
It
expresses
the
return
that
would
have
been
necessary
each
year
to
equal
the
investment’s
actual
cumulative
performance
(including
change
in
NAV
or
offer
price
and
reinvested
dividends
and
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any)
over
the
time
period
being
considered.
Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(CMBS):
Commercial
mortgage-backed
securities
are
backed
by
cash
flows
of
a
mortgage
or
pool
of
mortgages
on
commercial
real
estate.
CMBS
generally
are
structured
to
provide
protection
to
the
senior
class
investors
against
potential
losses
on
the
underlying
mortgage
loans.
CMBS
are
typically
characterized
by
the
following:
i)
loans
on
multifamily
housing,
non-residential
property,
ii)
payments
based
on
the
amortization
schedule
of
25-30
years
with
a
balloon
payment
due
usually
after
10
years,
and
iii)
restrictions
on
prepayments.
Contingent
Capital
Securities
(CoCos):
CoCos
are
debt
or
capital
securities
of
primarily
non-U.S.
issuers
with
loss
absorption
contingency
mechanisms
built
into
the
terms
of
the
security,
for
example
a
mandatory
conversion
into
common
stock
of
the
issuer,
or
a
principal
write-down,
which
if
triggered
would
likely
cause
the
CoCos
investment
to
lose
value.
Loss
absorption
mechanisms
would
become
effective
upon
the
occurrence
of
a
specified
contingency
event,
or
at
the
discretion
of
a
regulatory
body.
Specified
contingency
events,
as
identified
in
the
CoCo’s
governing
documents,
usually
reference
a
decline
in
the
issuer’s
capital
below
a
specified
threshold
level,
and/or
certain
regulatory
events.
A
loss
absorption
contingency
event
for
CoCos
would
likely
be
the
result
of,
or
related
to,
the
deterioration
of
the
issuer’s
financial
condition
and/or
its
status
as
a
going
concern.
In
such
a
case,
with
respect
to
CoCos
that
provide
for
conversion
into
common
stock
upon
the
occurrence
of
the
contingency
event,
the
market
price
of
the
issuer’s
common
stock
received
by
the
Acquiring
Fund
will
have
likely
declined,
perhaps
substantially,
and
may
continue
to
decline
after
conversion.
CoCos
rated
below
investment
grade
should
be
considered
high
yield
securities,
or
“junk,”
but
often
are
issued
by
entities
whose
more
senior
securities
are
rated
investment
grade.
CoCos
are
a
relatively
new
type
of
security;
and
there
is
a
risk
that
CoCo
security
issuers
may
suffer
the
sort
of
future
financial
distress
that
could
materially
increase
the
likelihood
(or
the
market’s
perception
of
the
likelihood)
that
an
automatic
write-down
or
conversion
event
on
those
issuers’
CoCos
will
occur.
Additionally,
the
trading
behavior
of
a
given
issuer’s
CoCos
may
be
strongly
impacted
by
the
trading
behavior
of
other
issuers’
CoCos,
such
that
negative
information
from
an
unrelated
CoCo
security
may
cause
a
decline
in
value
of
one
or
more
CoCos
held
by
the
Fund.
Accordingly,
the
trading
behavior
of
CoCos
may
not
follow
the
trading
behavior
of
other
types
of
debt
and
preferred
securities.
Despite
these
concerns,
the
prospective
reward
vs.
risk
characteristics
of
at
least
certain
CoCos
may
be
very
attractive
relative
to
other
fixed-income
alternatives.
Duration:
Duration
is
a
measure
of
the
expected
period
over
which
a
bond’s
principal
and
interest
will
be
paid,
and
consequently
is
a
measure
of
the
sensitivity
of
a
bond’s
or
bond
fund’s
value
to
changes
when
market
interest
rates
change.
Generally,
the
longer
a
bond’s
or
fund’s
duration,
the
more
the
price
of
the
bond
or
fund
will
change
as
interest
rates
change.
Effective
Leverage:
Effective
leverage
is
a
fund’s
effective
economic
leverage,
and
includes
both
regulatory
leverage
(see
below)
and
the
leverage
effects
of
certain
derivative
investments
in
the
fund’s
portfolio.
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP):
The
total
market
value
of
all
final
goods
and
services
produced
in
a
country/region
in
a
given
year,
equal
to
total
consumer,
investment
and
government
spending,
plus
the
value
of
exports,
minus
the
value
of
imports.
Leverage:
Leverage
is
created
whenever
a
fund
has
investment
exposure
(both
reward
and/or
risk)
equivalent
to
more
than
100%
of
the
investment
capital.
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(MBS):
Mortgage-backed
securities
(MBS)
are
bonds
backed
by
pools
of
mortgages,
usually
with
similar
characteristics,
and
which
return
principal
and
interest
in
each
payment.
MBS
are
composed
of
residential
mortgages
(RMBS)
or
commercial
mortgages
(CMBS).
RMBS
are
further
divided
into
agency
RMBS
and
non-agency
RMBS,
depending
on
the
issuer.
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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.
Regulatory
Leverage:
Regulatory
leverage
consists
of
preferred
shares
issued
by
or
borrowings
of
a
fund.
Both
of
these
are
part
of
a
fund’s
capital
structure.
Regulatory
leverage
is
subject
to
asset
coverage
limits
set
forth
in
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940.
Residential
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
(RMBS):
Residential
mortgage-backed
securities
are
securities
the
payments
on
which
depend
primarily
on
the
cash
flow
from
residential
mortgage
loans
made
to
borrowers
that
are
secured
by
residential
real
estate.
RMBS
consist
of
agency
and
non-agency
RMBS.
Agency
RMBS
have
agency
guarantees
that
assure
investors
that
they
will
receive
timely
payment
of
interest
and
principal,
regardless
of
delinquency
or
default
rates
on
the
underlying
loans.
Agency
RMBS
include
securities
issued
by
the
Government
National
Mortgage
Association,
the
Federal
National
Mortgage
Association
and
the
Federal
Home
Loan
Mortgage
Corporation,
and
other
federal
agencies,
or
issues
guaranteed
by
them.
Non-agency
RMBS
do
not
have
agency
guarantees.
Non-agency
RMBS
have
credit
enhancement
built
into
the
structure
to
shield
investors
from
borrower
delinquencies.
The
spectrum
of
non-agency
residential
mortgage
loans
includes
traditional
jumbo
loans
(prime),
alternative-A
loans
(Alt-A),
and
home
equity
loans
(subprime).
114
Board
Members
&
Officers
(Unaudited)
The
management
of
the
Funds,
including
general
supervision
of
the
duties
performed
for
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser,
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
the
Funds.
None
of
the
trustees
who
are
not
“interested”
persons
of
the
Funds
(referred
to
herein
as
“independent
board
members”)
has
ever
been
a
director
or
employee
of,
or
consultant
to,
Nuveen
or
its
affiliates.
The
names
and
business
addresses
of
the
trustees
and
officers
of
the
Funds,
their
principal
occupations
and
other
affiliations
during
the
past
five
years,
the
number
of
portfolios
each
Trustee
oversees
and
other
directorships
they
hold
are
set
forth
below.
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
and
Term
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Board
Member
Independent
Trustees:
Terence
J.
Toth
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Co-Chair
and
Board
Member
2008
Class
II
Formerly,
a
Co-Founding
Partner,
Promus
Capital
(investment
advisory
firm)
(2008-2017);
formerly,
Director,
Quality
Control
Corporation
(manufacturing)
(2012-2021);
Chair
of
the
Board
of
the
Kehrein
Center
for
the
Arts
(philanthropy)
(since
2021);
member:
Catalyst
Schools
of
Chicago
Board
(since
2008)
and
Mather
Foundation
Board
(philanthropy)
(since
2012),
formerly,
Chair
of
its
Investment
Committee
(2017-2022);
formerly,
Member,
Chicago
Fellowship
Board
(philanthropy)
(2005-2016);
formerly,
Director,
Fulcrum
IT
Services
LLC
(information
technology
services
firm
to
government
entities)
(2010-2019);
formerly,
Director,
LogicMark
LLC
(health
services)
(2012-2016);
formerly,
Director,
Legal
&
General
Investment
Management
America,
Inc.
(asset
management)
(2008-2013);
formerly,
CEO
and
President,
Northern
Trust
Global
Investments
(financial
services)
(2004-2007);
Executive
Vice
President,
Quantitative
Management
&
Securities
Lending
(2000-2004);
prior
thereto,
various
positions
with
Northern
Trust
Company
(financial
services)
(since
1994);
formerly,
Member,
Northern
Trust
Mutual
Funds
Board
(2005-2007),
Northern
Trust
Global
Investments
Board
(2004-2007),
Northern
Trust
Japan
Board
(2004-2007),
Northern
Trust
Securities
Inc.
Board
(2003-
2007)
and
Northern
Trust
Hong
Kong
Board
(1997-2004).
211
Joseph
A.
Boateng
1963
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Board
Member
2024
Class
II
Chief
Investment
Officer,
Casey
Family
Programs
(since
2007).
Director
of
U.S.
Pension
Plans,
Johnson
&
Johnson
(2002-2006);
Board
Member,
Lumina
Foundation;
and
Waterside
School;
Emeritus
Board
Member,
Year-Up
Puget
Sound;
Investment
Advisory
Committee
Member,
Seattle
City
Employees’
Retirement
System;
Investment
Committee
Member,
The
Seattle
Foundation.
190
Michael
A.
Forrester
1967
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Board
Member
2024
Class
I
Chief
Executive
Officer
(2014–2021)
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2007–2014),
Copper
Rock
Capital
Partners,
LLC;
Trustee,
Dexter
Southfield
School;
Member,
Governing
Council
of
the
Independent
Directors
Council.
190
Thomas
J.
Kenny
1963
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Co-Chair
and
Board
Member
2024
Class
I
Advisory
Director
(2010–2011),
Partner
(2004–2010),
Managing
Director
(1999–2004)
and
Co-Head
of
Global
Cash
and
Fixed
Income
Portfolio
Management
Team
(2002–2010),
Goldman
Sachs
Asset
Management;
Director
and
Chair
of
the
Finance
and
Investment
Committee,
Aflac
Incorporated;
Director,
ParentSquare.
211
Amy
B.
R.
Lancellotta
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2021
Class
II
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Independent
Directors
Council
(IDC)
(supports
the
fund
independent
director
community
and
is
part
of
the
Investment
Company
Institute
(ICI),
which
represents
regulated
investment
companies)
(2006-2019);
formerly,
various
positions
with
ICI
(1989-2006);
President
(since
2023)
and
Member
(since
2020)
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Jewish
Coalition
Against
Domestic
Abuse
(JCADA).
211
115
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
and
Term
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Board
Member
Joanne
T.
Medero
1954
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2021
Class
III
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy
(2009-2020)
and
Senior
Advisor
to
the
Vice
Chairman
(2018-
2020),
BlackRock,
Inc.
(global
investment
management
firm);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
Head
of
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy,
Barclays
Group
(IBIM)
(investment
banking,
investment
management
and
wealth
management
businesses)
(2006-2009);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary,
Barclays
Global
Investors
(global
investment
management
firm)
(1996-2006);
formerly,
Partner,
Orrick,
Herrington
&
Sutcliffe
LLP
(law
firm)
(1993-1995);
formerly,
General
Counsel,
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(government
agency
overseeing
U.S.
derivatives
markets)
(1989-1993);
formerly,
Deputy
Associate
Director/Associate
Director
for
Legal
and
Financial
Affairs,
Office
of
Presidential
Personnel,
The
White
House
(1986-1989);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Baltic-American
Freedom
Foundation
(seeks
to
provide
opportunities
for
citizens
of
the
Baltic
states
to
gain
education
and
professional
development
through
exchanges
in
the
U.S.)
(since
2019).
211
Albin
F.
Moschner
1952
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2016
Class
III
Founder
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Northcroft
Partners,
LLC,
(management
consulting)
(since
2012);
formerly,
Chairman
(2019),
and
Director
(2012-2019),
USA
Technologies,
Inc.,
(provider
of
solutions
and
services
to
facilitate
electronic
payment
transactions);
formerly,
Director,
Wintrust
Financial
Corporation
(1996-2016);
previously,
held
positions
at
Leap
Wireless
International,
Inc.
(consumer
wireless
services),
including
Consultant
(2011-2012),
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2008-2011),
and
Chief
Marketing
Officer
(2004-2008);
formerly,
President,
Verizon
Card
Services
division
of
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
(2000-2003);
formerly,
President,
One
Point
Services
at
One
Point
Communications
(telecommunication
services)
(1999-2000);
formerly,
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Board,
Diba,
Incorporated
(internet
technology
provider)
(1996-1997);
formerly,
various
executive
positions
(1991-1996)
including
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1995-1996)
of
Zenith
Electronics
Corporation
(consumer
electronics).
211
John
K.
Nelson
1962
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2013
Class
II
Member
of
Board
of
Directors
of
Core12
LLC.
(private
firm
which
develops
branding,
marketing
and
communications
strategies
for
clients)
(since
2008);
served
The
President’s
Council
of
Fordham
University
(2010-2019)
and
previously
a
Director
of
the
Curran
Center
for
Catholic
American
Studies
(2009-2018);
formerly,
senior
external
advisor
to
the
Financial
Services
practice
of
Deloitte
Consulting
LLP.
(2012-2014);
former
Chair
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Marian
University
(2010-2014
as
trustee,
2011-2014
as
Chair);
formerly
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.,
North
America,
and
Global
Head
of
the
Financial
Markets
Division
(2007-2008),
with
various
executive
leadership
roles
in
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.
between
1996
and
2007.
211
Loren
M.
Starr
1961
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017
Board
Member
2024
Class
III
Independent
Consultant/Advisor
(since
2021).
Vice
Chair,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2020–2021),
Chief
Financial
Officer,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2005–2020),
Invesco
Ltd.;
Director,
AMG.
210
116
Board
Members
&
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
and
Term
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Board
Member
Matthew
Thornton
III
1958
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2020
Class
III
Formerly,
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2018-2019),
FedEx
Freight
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx
Corporation
(FedEx)
(provider
of
transportation,
e-commerce
and
business
services
through
its
portfolio
of
companies);
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President,
U.S.
Operations
(2006-2018),
Federal
Express
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx;
formerly
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2012-2018),
Safe
Kids
Worldwide®
(a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
preventing
childhood
injuries).
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(since
2014),
The
Sherwin-Williams
Company
(develops,
manufactures,
distributes
and
sells
paints,
coatings
and
related
products);
Director
(since
2020),
Crown
Castle
International
(provider
of
communications
infrastructure).
211
Margaret
L.
Wolff
1955
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2016
Class
I
Formerly,
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2013-2017)
of
Travelers
Insurance
Company
of
Canada
and
The
Dominion
of
Canada
General
Insurance
Company
(each,
a
part
of
Travelers
Canada,
the
Canadian
operation
of
The
Travelers
Companies,
Inc.);
formerly,
Of
Counsel,
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
LLP
(Mergers
&
Acquisitions
Group)
(legal
services)
(2005-
2014);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
New
York-Presbyterian
Hospital
(since
2005);
Member
(since
2004)
formerly,
Chair
(2015-
2022)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
The
John
A.
Hartford
Foundation
(a
philanthropy
dedicated
to
improving
the
care
of
older
adults);
formerly,
Member
(2005-2015)
and
Vice
Chair
(2011-2015)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Mt.
Holyoke
College.
211
Robert
L.
Young
1963
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Board
Member
2017
Class
I
Formerly,
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Director,
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(financial
services)
(2010-2016);
formerly,
President
and
Principal
Executive
Officer
(2013-2016),
and
Senior
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2005-2010),
of
J.P.
Morgan
Funds;
formerly,
Director
and
various
officer
positions
for
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(formerly,
JPMorgan
Funds
Management,
Inc.
and
formerly,
One
Group
Administrative
Services)
and
JPMorgan
Distribution
Services,
Inc.
(financial
services)
(formerly,
One
Group
Dealer
Services,
Inc.)
(1999-2017).
211
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Officers
of
the
Funds:
David
J.
Lamb
1963
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chief
Administrative
Officer
2015
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
Nuveen.
Brett
E.
Black
1972
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Chief
Compliance
Officer
2022
Managing
Director,
Chief
Compliance
Officer
of
Nuveen;
formerly,
Vice
President
(2014-2022),
Chief
Compliance
Officer
and
Anti-Money
Laundering
Compliance
Officer
(2017-2022)
of
BMO
Funds,
Inc.
Mark
J.
Czarniecki
1979
901
Marquette
Avenue
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2013
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
Assistant
Secretary
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
Nuveen;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC.
117
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Jeremy
D.
Franklin
1983
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2024
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary,
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Vice
President
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary,
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC,
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel,
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America;
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary,
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel,
and
Assistant
Secretary,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
College
Retirement
Equities
Fund.
Diana
R.
Gonzalez
1978
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2017
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC,
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen.
Nathaniel
T.
Jones
1979
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
2016
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
Nuveen;
Chartered
Financial
Analyst.
Brian
H.
Lawrence
1982
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                            
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2023
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen;
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
formerly
Corporate
Counsel
of
Franklin
Templeton
(2018-2022).
Tina
M.
Lazar
1961
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2002
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC.
Brian
J.
Lockhart
1974
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2019
Senior
Managing
Director
and
Head
of
Investment
Oversight
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
Nuveen;
Chartered
Financial
Analyst
and
Certified
Financial
Risk
Manager.
John
M.
McCann
1975
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                            
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director,
General
Counsel
and
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
TIAA
SMA
Strategies
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
College
Retirement
Equities
Fund,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-
CREF
Funds,
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America,
Teacher
Advisors
LLC,
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC,
and
Nuveen
Alternative
Advisors
LLC;
has
previously  held
various
positions
with
Nuveen/TIAA.
Kevin
J.
McCarthy
1966
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2007
Executive
Vice
President,
Secretary
and
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.;
Executive
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC  and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Executive
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Executive
Vice
President,
General
Counsel
and
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
and
Nuveen
Alternative
Investments,
LLC;
Executive
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary  of
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
Nuveen;
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC;
formerly,
Vice
President
(2007-2021)
and
Secretary
(2016-2021)
of
NWQ
Investment
Management
Company,
LLC
and
Santa
Barbara
Asset
Management,
LLC.  
Jon
Scott
Meissner
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                            
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2019
Managing
Director,
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Expense
Administration
of
Nuveen,
TIAA-
CREF
Funds,
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
CREF
Accounts;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
TIAA.
James
Nelson
III
1976
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017                                                            
Vice
President
2024
Senior
Managing
Director,
Global
Head
of
Product,
Publics,
Nuveen;
formerly,
Head
of
North
American
Product
Management
&
Pricing,
Invesco
(2018-2023).
118
Board
Members
&
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Mary
Beth
Ramsay
1965
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                            
Vice
President
2024
Chief
Risk
Officer,
Nuveen
and
TIAA
Financial
Risk;
Head
of
Nuveen
Risk
&
Compliance;
Executive
Vice
President,
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America;
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President,
Head
of
Sales
and
Client
Solutions
(2019-2022)
and
U.S.
Chief
Pricing
Actuary
(2016-2019),
SCOR
Global
Life
Americas;
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
of
Society
of
Actuaries.
William
A.
Siffermann
1975
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2017
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen.
E.
Scott
Wickerham
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                                
Vice
President
and
Controller
2019
Senior
Managing
Director,
Head
of
Public
Investment
Finance
of
Nuveen;
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
and
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Principal
Financial
Officer,
Principal
Accounting
Officer
and
Treasurer
of
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
previously
held
various
positions
with
TIAA.
Mark
L.
Winget
1968
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Secretary
2008
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
and
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen.
Rachael
Zufall
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262                                                                
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
the
CREF
Accounts,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teacher
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen,
LLC
and
of
TIAA.
(1)
The
Board
of
Trustees
is
divided
into
three
classes,
Class
I,
Class
II,
and
Class
III,
with
each
being
elected
to
serve
until
the
third
succeeding
annual
shareholders’
meeting
subsequent
to
its
election
or
thereafter
in
each
case
when
its
respective
successors
are
duly
elected
or
appointed,
except
two
board
members
are
elected
by
the
holders
of
Preferred
Shares,
when
applicable,
to
serve
until
the
next
annual
shareholders’
meeting
subsequent
to
its
election
or
thereafter
in
each
case
when
its
respective
successors
are
duly
elected
or
appointed.
The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
board
member
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
complex.
(2)
Officers
serve
indefinite
terms
until
their
successor
has
been
duly
elected
and
qualified,
their
death
or
their
resignation
or
removal.  The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
Officer
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
Complex.
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Investors
for
Generations
Since
1898,
financial
advisors
and
their
clients
have
relied
on
Nuveen
to
provide
dependable
investment
solutions
through
continued
adherence
to
proven,
long-term
investing
principles.
Today,
we
offer
a
range
of
high
quality
solutions
designed
to
be
integral
components
of
a
well-diversified
core
portfolio.
Focused
on
meeting
investor
needs.
Nuveen
is
the
investment
manager
of
TIAA.
We
have
grown
into
one
of
the
world’s
premier
global
asset
managers,
with
specialist
knowledge
across
all
major
asset
classes
and
particular
strength
in
solutions
that
provide
income
for
investors
and
that
draw
on
our
expertise
in
alternatives
and
responsible
investing.
Nuveen
is
driven
not
only
by
the
independent
investment
processes
across
the
firm,
but
also
the
insights,
risk
management,
analytics
and
other
tools
and
resources
that
a
truly
world-class
platform
provides.
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a
global
asset
manager,
our
mission
is
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work
in
partnership
with
our
clients
to
create
solutions
which
help
them
secure
their
financial
future.
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Investors
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and
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risk
considerations,
charges
and
expenses
of
any
investment
carefully.
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applicable,
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prospectus,
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VALUE
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GUARANTEE


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/fund-governance. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant’s audit committee financial experts are Joseph A. Boateng(1), Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson, Loren M. Starr(2) and Robert L. Young, who are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Mr. Boateng has served as the Chief Investment Officer for Casey Family Programs since 2007. He was previously Director of U.S. Pension Plans for Johnson & Johnson from 2002-2006. Mr. Boateng is a board member of the Lumina Foundation and Waterside School, an emeritus board member of Year Up Puget Sound, member of the Investment Advisory Committee and former Chair for the Seattle City Employees’ Retirement System, and an Investment Committee Member for The Seattle Foundation. Mr. Boateng received a B.S. from the University of Ghana and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mr. Moschner is a consultant in the wireless industry and, in July 2012, founded Northcroft Partners, LLC, a management consulting firm that provides operational, management and governance solutions. Prior to founding Northcroft Partners, LLC, Mr. Moschner held various positions at Leap Wireless International, Inc., a provider of wireless services, where he was as a consultant from February 2011 to July 2012, Chief Operating Officer from July 2008 to February 2011, and Chief Marketing Officer from August 2004 to June 2008. Before he joined Leap Wireless International, Inc., Mr. Moschner was President of the Verizon Card Services division of Verizon Communications, Inc. from 2000 to 2003, and President of One Point Services at One Point Communications from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Moschner also served at Zenith Electronics Corporation as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 1996, and as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1995.

Mr. Nelson formerly served on the Board of Directors of Core12, LLC from 2008 to 2023, a private firm which develops branding, marketing, and communications strategies for clients. Mr. Nelson has extensive experience in global banking and markets, having served in several senior executive positions with ABN AMRO Holdings N.V. and its affiliated entities and predecessors, including LaSalle Bank Corporation from 1996 to 2008, ultimately serving as Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO N.V. North America. During his tenure at the bank, he also served as Global Head of its Financial Markets Division, which encompassed the bank’s Currency, Commodity, Fixed Income, Emerging Markets, and Derivatives businesses. He was a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States and during his tenure with ABN AMRO served as the bank’s representative on various committees of The Bank of Canada, European Central Bank, and The Bank of England. Mr. Nelson previously served as a senior, external advisor to the financial services practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. (2012-2014).

Mr. Starr was Vice Chair, Senior Managing Director from 2020 to 2021, and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director from 2005 to 2020, for Invesco Ltd. Mr. Starr is also a Director and member of the Audit Committee for AMG. He is former Chair and member of the Board of Directors, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI); former Chair and member of the Board of Trustees, Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE).

Mr. Young has more than 30 years of experience in the investment management industry. From 1997 to 2017, he held various positions with J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (“J.P. Morgan Investment”) and its affiliates (collectively, “J.P. Morgan”). Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Director of J.P. Morgan Investment (from 2010 to 2016) and as President and Principal Executive Officer of the J.P. Morgan Funds (from 2013 to 2016). As Chief Operating Officer of J.P. Morgan Investment, Mr. Young led service, administration and business platform support activities for J.P. Morgan’s domestic retail mutual fund and institutional commingled and separate account businesses, and co-led these activities for J.P. Morgan’s global retail and institutional investment management businesses. As President of the J.P. Morgan Funds, Mr. Young interacted with various service providers to these funds, facilitated the relationship between such funds and their boards, and was directly involved in establishing board agendas, addressing regulatory matters, and establishing policies and procedures. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Young, a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), was a Senior Manager (Audit) with Deloitte & Touche LLP (formerly, Touche Ross LLP), where he was employed from 1985 to 1996. During his tenure there, he actively participated in creating, and ultimately led, the firm’s midwestern mutual fund practice.

 

  (1)

Mr. Boateng was elected or appointed as a board member of each of the Nuveen Funds except Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund, Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund, Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund, Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund, Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund, Nuveen Global High Income Fund, Nuveen Minnesota Quality Municipal Income Fund, Nuveen Missouri Quality Municipal Income Fund, Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund, Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund, Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund, Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund, Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund, Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund, Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund, Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund, Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund, Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund, Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund, and Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund, for which he serves as a consultant.

 

  (2)

Mr. Starr was elected or appointed as a board member of each of the Nuveen Funds except Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund, for which he serves as a consultant.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The following tables show the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Fund’s auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years. For engagements with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provided to the Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chair (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

 

Fiscal Year Ended

   Audit Fees Billed
to Fund 1
    Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Fund  2
    Tax Fees
Billed to Fund 3
    All Other Fees
Billed to Fund 4
 

December 31, 2023

   $ 64,245     $ 0     $ 2,500     $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

        

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

     0     0     0     0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

        

December 31, 2022

   $ 63,850     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

        

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

     0     0     0     0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1 “Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

2 “Audit Related Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include offerings related to the Fund’s common shares and leverage.

3 “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculation performed by the principal accountant.

4 “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees represent all “Agreed-Upon Procedures” engagements pertaining to the Fund’s use of leverage.

SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE

ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS

The following tables show the amount of fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (formerly Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.) (the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years.


The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the Fund’s audit is completed.

 

Fiscal Year Ended

   Audit-Related Fees
 Billed to Adviser and 
Affiliated  Fund Service
Providers
     Tax Fees Billed to 
Adviser and

Affiliated Fund
Service Providers
    All Other Fees
Billed to Adviser
 and Affiliated Fund 
Service  Providers
 

December 31, 2023

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

      

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

     0     0     0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

      

December 31, 2022

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

      

Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception

     0     0     0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


NON-AUDIT SERVICES

The following table shows the amount of fees that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP billed during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the engagement related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting (except for those subject to the pre-approval exception described above). The Audit Committee requested and received information from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP about any non-audit services that PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s independence.

 

Fiscal Year Ended

    Total Non-Audit Fees 
Billed to Fund
     Total Non-Audit Fees billed
to Adviser and
Affiliated  Fund Service
 Providers (engagements 
related directly to the

operations and financial
reporting of the Fund)
     Total Non-Audit Fees billed
to Adviser and
 Affiliated Fund Service 
Providers (all other
engagements)
       Total    

December 31, 2023

   $ 2,500      $ 0      $ 0      $ 2,500  

December 31, 2022

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  

“Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund” for both fiscal year ends represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.

Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund’s independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chair for his verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

The registrant’s Board has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). The members of the audit committee are Joseph A. Boateng, Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson, Chair, Loren M. Starr, Margaret L. Wolff and Robert L. Young.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.


ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Teachers Advisors, LLC (“Teachers Advisors” or “Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures. The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser’s voting to ensure that it is carrying out its duties. The Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures are summarized as follows:

Proxy Voting Guidelines

The Fund has adopted policies and procedures to govern the Fund’s voting of proxies of portfolio companies. The Fund seeks to use proxy voting as a tool to promote positive returns for long-term shareholders. The Fund believes that sound corporate governance practices and responsible corporate behavior create the framework from which public companies can be managed in the long-term interests of shareholders.

As a general matter, the Fund’s Board has delegated to Teachers Advisors responsibility for voting proxies of the Fund’s portfolio companies in accordance with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Policies, attached as an Appendix to this filing.

Teachers Advisors has a dedicated team of professionals responsible for reviewing and voting proxies. In analyzing a proposal, in addition to exercising their professional judgment, these professionals utilize various sources of information to enhance their ability to evaluate the proposal. These sources may include research from third party proxy advisory firms and other consultants, various corporate governance-focused organizations, related publications and TIAA investment professionals. Based on their analysis of proposals and guided by the Nuveen Proxy Voting Policies, these professionals then vote in a manner intended solely to advance the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders. Occasionally, when a proposal relates to issues not addressed in the Nuveen Proxy Voting Policies, Teachers Advisors may seek guidance from the Fund’s Board or a designated committee thereof.

The Fund and Teachers Advisors believe that they have implemented policies, procedures and processes designed to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing proxy voting decisions. These include (i) oversight by TIAA’s Board of Trustees and or a designated committee thereof; (ii) a clear separation of proxy voting functions from external client relationship and sales functions; and (iii) the active monitoring of required annual disclosures of potential conflicts of interest by individuals who have direct roles in executing or influencing the Fund’s proxy voting (e.g., Teachers Advisors’ proxy voting professionals, a Trustee, or a senior executive of the Fund, Teachers Advisors or Teachers Advisors’ affiliates) by Teachers Advisors’ legal and compliance professionals.

There could be rare instances in which an individual who has a direct role in executing or influencing the Fund’s proxy voting (e.g., Teachers Advisors’ proxy voting professionals, a Trustee or a senior executive of the Fund, Teachers Advisors or Teachers Advisors’ affiliates) is either a director or executive of a portfolio company or may have some other association with a portfolio company. In such cases, this individual is required to recuse himself or herself from all decisions related to proxy voting for that portfolio company.

A record of all proxy votes cast for the Fund for the 12-month period ended June 30 can be obtained, free of charge, at www.tiaa.org, and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.


ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Teachers Advisors LLC (“Teachers Advisors”) also referred to as the (“Sub-Adviser”) since October 14, 2019, as sub-adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. The following section provides information on the portfolio managers of the Sub-Adviser.

 

ITEM 8(a)(1).

PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIOGRAPHIES

As of the date of filing this report, the following individuals at the Sub-Adviser (the “Portfolio Managers”) have primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the registrant’s investment strategies:

Aashh Parekh, CFA, is a lead portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income’s securitized credit platform, specializing in asset-backed securities. He manages portfolios across a variety of securitized and asset-backed security (ABS) mandates and collateral types including index eligible, CLO, off the run, and Esoteric ABS. Aashh served as Head of Securities Research for the firm in his prior role as an ABS senior research analyst. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, he held a variety of analyst roles in the telecom industry.

Nicholas Travaglino is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and leads manager for the Multi-Sector Fixed Income strategy. Nick also directs the securitized sector team, which selects residential mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities for all portfolios. He is also the co-manager of the Inflation-Linked Bond strategy and the Multi-Sector Bond strategy. Nick is also a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Nicholas worked for Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets, where he managed a $2 billion Agency MBS position within RBC’s proprietary trading unit. He also worked for Citigroup Global Markets, where he was responsible for positioning and trading Citi’s long duration CMO book. Nicholas began his career in portfolio management at Freddie Mac and entered the investment industry in 1997.

Stephen Virgilio is a senior trader for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and member of the securitized sector team. He is responsible for managing the organization’s structured product fixed income best execution initiatives, along with trading ABS, CMBS and Non-Agency MBS securities in both the primary and secondary markets. Prior to joining the firm in 2007, he worked at Standard & Poor’s providing securities pricing evaluations on securitized products, and at Citigroup Global Markets where he was a member of the asset backed finance group working on the origination and structuring of consumer ABS debt transactions. Prior to that, he held various positions in trading, investment management, capital markets, and securities valuations. He started his career with Citigroup Asset Management as a portfolio associate.


ITEM 8(a)(2). OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Other Accounts Managed. In addition to managing the registrant, the Portfolio Managers are also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts:

 

Portfolio Manager

   Type of Account
Managed
   Number
of
Accounts
     Assets*  

Aashh Parekh

   Registered Investment Company      1      $ 85.57 million  
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles      0      $ 0  
   Other Accounts      0      $ 0  

Nicholas Travaglino

   Registered Investment Company      5      $ 15.28 billion  
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles      2      $ 621.57 million  
   Other Accounts      5      $ 448.70 million  

Stephen Virgilio

   Registered Investment Company      0      $ 0  
   Other Pooled Investment Vehicles      0      $ 0  
   Other Accounts      0      $ 0  

* Assets are as of December 31, 2023.

POTENTIAL MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Certain portfolio managers of the Fund also manage other registered investment companies or unregistered investment pools and investment accounts, including accounts for TIAA, its affiliated investment advisers, or other client or proprietary accounts (collectively, “Accounts”), which may raise potential conflicts of interest. Teachers Advisors and its affiliated investment advisers have put in place policies and procedures designed to mitigate any such conflicts. Additionally, TIAA or its affiliates, may be involved in certain investment opportunities that have the effect of restricting or limiting Fund participation in such investment opportunities. Such conflicts and mitigating policies and procedures include the following:

TIAA. TIAA or its affiliates, including Nuveen, sponsor an array of financial products for retirement and other investment goals, and provide services worldwide to a diverse customer base. Accordingly, from time to time, the Fund may be restricted from purchasing or selling securities, or from engaging in other investment activities because of regulatory, legal or contractual restrictions that arise due to an Account’s investments and/or the internal policies of TIAA or its affiliates designed to comply with such restrictions. As a result, there may be periods, for example, when Teachers Advisors will not initiate or recommend certain types of transactions in certain securities or instruments with respect to which investment limits have been reached.

The investment activities of TIAA or its affiliates may also limit the investment strategies and rights of the Fund. For example, in certain circumstances where the Fund invests in securities issued by companies that operate in certain regulated industries, in certain emerging or international markets, or are subject to corporate or regulatory ownership definitions, or invest in certain futures and derivative transactions, there may be limits on the aggregate amount invested by TIAA or its affiliates, for the Fund and Accounts that may not be exceeded without the grant of a license or other regulatory or corporate consent. If certain aggregate ownership thresholds are reached or certain transactions undertaken, the ability of Teachers Advisors, on behalf of the Fund or Accounts, to purchase or dispose of investments or exercise rights or undertake business transactions may be restricted by regulation or otherwise impaired. As a result, Teachers Advisors, on behalf of the Fund or Accounts, may limit purchases, sell existing investments, or otherwise restrict or limit the exercise of rights (including voting rights) when Teachers Advisors, in its sole discretion, deems it appropriate in light of potential regulatory or other restrictions on ownership or other consequences resulting from reaching investment thresholds.

Conflicting Positions. Investment decisions made for the Fund may differ from, and may conflict with, investment decisions made by Teachers Advisors or any of its affiliated investment advisers for Accounts due to differences in investment objectives, investment strategies, account benchmarks, client risk profiles and other factors. As a result of such differences, if an Account were to sell a significant position in a security while the Fund maintained its position in that security, the market price of such security could decrease and adversely impact the Fund’s performance. In the case of a short sale, the selling Account would benefit from any decrease in price.

Conflicts may also arise in cases where one or more Funds or Accounts are invested in different parts of an issuer’s capital structure. For example, a Fund (or an Account) could acquire debt obligations of a company while an Account (or a Fund) acquires an equity investment in the same company. In negotiating the terms and conditions of any such investments, Teachers Advisors (or, in the case of an Account, an affiliated investment adviser) may find that the interests of the debt-holding fund (or Account) and the


equity-holding Account (or Fund) may conflict. If that issuer encounters financial problems, decisions over the terms of the workout could raise conflicts of interest (including, for example, conflicts over proposed waivers and amendments to debt covenants). For example, a debt-holding Fund (or Account) may be better served by a liquidation of an issuer in which they could be paid in full, while an equity-holding Account (or Fund) might prefer a reorganization of the issuer that would have the potential to retain value for the equity holders. As another example, holders of an issuer’s senior securities may be able to act to direct cash flows away from junior security holders, and both the junior and senior security holders may be a Fund (or an Account). Any of the foregoing conflicts of interest will be discussed and resolved on a case-by-case basis pursuant to policies and procedures designed to mitigate any such conflicts. Any such discussions will factor in the interests of the relevant parties and applicable laws and regulations. Teachers Advisors may seek to avoid such conflicts, and, as a result, Teachers Advisors may choose not to make such investments on behalf of the Fund, which may adversely affect the Fund’s performance if similarly attractive opportunities are not available or identified.

Allocation of Investment Opportunities. Even where Accounts have similar investment mandates as the Fund, Teachers Advisors or its affiliated investment advisers may determine that investment opportunities, strategies or particular purchases or sales are appropriate for one or more Accounts, but not for the Fund, or are appropriate for the Fund but in different amounts, terms or timing than is appropriate for an Account. As a result, the amount, terms or timing of an investment by the Fund may differ from, and performance may be lower than, investments and performance of an Account.

Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. Teachers Advisors and its affiliated investment advisers may aggregate orders of Funds and Accounts, in each case consistent with the applicable adviser’s policy to seek best execution for all orders. Although aggregating orders is a common means of reducing transaction costs for participating Accounts and Funds, Teachers Advisors or its affiliated investment advisers may be perceived as causing one Fund or Account to participate in an aggregated transaction in order to increase Teachers Advisors’ or its affiliated investment advisers’ overall allocation of securities in that transaction or future transactions. Allocations of aggregated trades may also be perceived as creating an incentive for Teachers Advisors to disproportionately allocate securities expected to increase in value to certain Accounts at the expense of a Fund. In addition, a Fund may bear the risk of potentially higher transaction costs if aggregated trades are only partially filled or if orders are not aggregated at all.

Teachers Advisors and its affiliated investment advisers have adopted procedures designed to mitigate the foregoing conflicts of interest by treating each Fund and Account they advise fairly and equitably over time in the allocation of investment opportunities and the aggregation and allocation of orders. The procedures also are designed to mitigate conflicts in potentially inconsistent trading and provide guidelines for trading priority. Moreover, Teachers Advisors’ or its affiliated investment advisers’ trading activities are subject to supervisory review and compliance monitoring to help address and mitigate conflicts of interest and ensure that Funds and Accounts are being treated fairly and equitably over time.

For example, in allocating investment opportunities, a portfolio manager considers an Account’s or Fund’s investment objectives, investment restrictions, cash position, need for liquidity, sector concentration and other objective criteria. In addition, orders for the same single security are generally aggregated with other orders for the same single security received at the same time. If aggregated orders are fully executed, each participating Account or Fund is allocated its pro rata share on an average price and trading cost basis. In the event the order is only partially filled, each participating Account or Fund receives a pro rata share. Portfolio managers are also subject to restrictions on potentially inconsistent trading of single securities, although a portfolio manager may sell a single security short if the security is included in an Account’s or Fund’s benchmark and the portfolio manager is underweight in that security relative to the applicable Account’s or Fund’s benchmark. Moreover, the procedures set forth guidelines under which trading for long sales of single securities over short sales of the same or closely related securities are monitored to ensure that the trades are treated fairly and equitably. Additionally, the Fund’s portfolio managers’ decisions for executing those trades are also monitored.

Teachers Advisors’ procedures also address basket trades (trades in a wide variety of securities—on average approximately 100 different issuers) used in quantitative strategies. However, basket trades are generally not aggregated or subject to the same types of restrictions on potentially inconsistent trading as single-security trades because basket trades are tailored to a particular index or model portfolio based on the risk profile of a particular Account or Fund pursuing a particular quantitative strategy. In addition, basket trades are not subject to the same monitoring as single-security trades because an automated and systematic process is used to execute trades; however, the Fund’s portfolio managers’ decisions for executing those trades are monitored.

Research. Teachers Advisors allocates brokerage commissions to brokers who provide execution and research services for the Fund and some or all of Teachers Advisors’ other clients. Such research services may not always be utilized in connection with the Funds or other client Accounts that may have provided the commission or a portion of the commission paid to the broker


providing the services. Teachers Advisors is authorized to pay, on behalf of the Fund, higher brokerage fees than another broker might have charged in recognition of the value of brokerage or research services provided by the broker. Teachers Advisors has adopted procedures with respect to these so-called “soft dollar” arrangements, including the use of brokerage commissions to pay for brokers’ in-house and non-proprietary research, the process for allocating brokerage, and Teachers Advisors’ practices regarding the use of third-party soft dollars.

IPO Allocation. Teachers Advisors has adopted procedures designed to ensure that it allocates initial public offerings to the Funds and Teachers Advisors’ other clients in a fair and equitable manner, consistent with its fiduciary obligations to its clients.

Compensation. The compensation paid to Teachers Advisors for managing Funds, as well as certain other clients, is based on a percentage of assets under management, whereas the compensation paid to Teachers Advisors for managing certain other clients is based on cost. However, no client currently pays Teachers Advisors a performance-based fee. Nevertheless, Teachers Advisors may be perceived as having an incentive to allocate securities that are expected to increase in value to accounts in which Teachers Advisors has a proprietary interest or to certain other accounts in which Teachers Advisors receives a larger asset-based fee.

 

ITEM 8(a)(3).

FUND MANAGER COMPENSATION

As of the most recently completed fiscal year end, the primary Portfolio Managers’ compensation is as follows:

Fixed-income portfolio managers are compensated through a combination of base salary, annual performance awards, long-term compensation awards and, for certain portfolio managers, equity-like performance based plans. Currently, the annual performance awards and long-term compensation awards are determined using both quantitative (75%) and qualitative factors (25%) including, but not limited to, Information Ratio, ranking versus Morningstar peers, risk-adjusted variation in return vs. benchmark and, management/peer reviews.

The variable component of a portfolio manager’s compensation is remunerated as: (1) a current year cash bonus; and (2) a long-term performance award, which is on a 3-year cliff vesting cycle and (3) an equity-like profits interest plan. Fifty percent (50%) of the long-term award is based on the Fund(s) managed by the portfolio manager during the 3-year vesting period, while the value of the long-term award is based on the performance of the TIAA organization as a whole. The equity-like profits interest vests over time and entitles participants to a percentage of Teachers Advisors’ annual profits and the profits of its affiliate Nuveen Asset Management. The equity-like profits interest is allocated to individual portfolio managers based on such person’s overall contribution to Teachers Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management.

Risk-adjusted investment performance is calculated, where records are available, over one, three, and five years, each ending December 31. For each year, the gross excess return (on a before-tax basis) of a portfolio manager’s mandate(s) is calculated versus each mandate’s assigned benchmark. For managers with less than a 5-year track record, there is a 50% weighting for the 1-year return and a 50% weighting for the 3-year return. Please see the Funds’ Prospectuses for more information regarding their benchmark indices. An Information Ratio is then calculated utilizing the gross excess return in the numerator and the 52-week realized Active Risk (tracking error), in the denominator to generate risk-adjusted investment performance. Investment performance relative to industry peers is evaluated using Morningstar percentile rankings with equal weighting to each of the 1-, 3-, and 5-year rankings.

Utilizing the quantitative and qualitative factors discussed above, total compensation is calculated and then compared to the compensation data obtained from surveys that include comparable investment firms. It should be noted that the total compensation can be increased or decreased based on the performance of the fixed-income group as a unit and the relative success of the TIAA organization in achieving its financial and operational objectives.

 

ITEM 8(a)(4).

OWNERSHIP OF JLS SECURITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

Name of Portfolio


Manager

   None      $1 -
$10,000
      $10,001  -
$50,000
       $50,001  -
$100,000
       $100,001  -
$500,000
       $500,001  -
$1,000,000
     Over
$1,000,000
 

Aashh Parekh

              X           

Nicholas Travaglino

     X                    

Stephen Virgilio

           X              


ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15 (b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable because the code is posted on registrant’s website at www.nuveen.com/fund-governance and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: Ex-99.CERT Attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.

(a)(4) Change in registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

(b) If the report is filed under Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)); Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section  1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section  18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Ex-99.906 CERT attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ David J. Lamb

  
   David J. Lamb   
   Chief Administrative Officer   
Date: March 7, 2024   

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ David J. Lamb

  
   David J. Lamb   
   Chief Administrative Officer   
   (principal executive officer)   
Date: March 7, 2024   
By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

  
   E. Scott Wickerham   
   Vice President and Controller   
   (principal financial officer)   
Date: March 7, 2024   
EX-99.CERT 2 d646057dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Exhibit 99.CERT

CERTIFICATION

I, David J. Lamb, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 7, 2024      

/s/ David J. Lamb

      David J. Lamb
      Chief Administrative Officer
      (principal executive officer)


CERTIFICATION

I, E. Scott Wickerham, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 7, 2024      

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

      E. Scott Wickerham
      Vice President and Controller
      (principal financial officer)
EX-99.906CERT 3 d646057dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Exhibit 99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on each such officer’s knowledge and belief.

The undersigned officers of Nuveen Mortgage and Income Fund (the “Fund”) certify that, to the best of each such officer’s knowledge and belief:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Fund for the period ended December 31, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.

 

Date: March 7, 2024      
     

/s/ David J. Lamb

      David J. Lamb
      Chief Administrative Officer
      (principal executive officer)
     

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

      E. Scott Wickerham
      Vice President and Controller
      (principal financial officer)
EX-99.PROXYVOTE 4 d646057dex99proxyvote.htm PROXY VOTING POLICY Proxy Voting Policy
 Nuveen Proxy Voting Policy

 

Policy Purpose and Statement

 

Proxy voting is the primary means by which shareholders may influence a publicly traded company’s governance and operations and thus create the potential for value and positive long-term investment performance. When an SEC registered investment adviser has proxy voting authority, the adviser has a fiduciary duty to vote proxies in the best interests of its clients and must not subrogate its clients’ interests to its own. In their capacity as fiduciaries and investment advisers, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”), Teachers Advisors, LLC (“TAL”) and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“TCIM”), (each an “Adviser” and, collectively, the “Advisers”), vote proxies for the Portfolio Companies held by their respective clients, including investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles, institutional and retail separate accounts, and other clients as applicable. The Advisers have adopted this Policy, the Nuveen Proxy Voting Guidelines, and the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy for voting the proxies of the Portfolio Companies they manage. The Advisers leverage the expertise and services of an internal group referred to as Nuveen’s Stewardship Group to administer the Advisers’ proxy voting. The Stewardship Group adheres to the Advisers’ Proxy Voting Guidelines which are reasonably designed to ensure that the Advisers vote client securities in the best interests of the Advisers’ clients.

  

Applicability

 

This Policy applies to employees of Nuveen acting on behalf of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, (“NAM”),Teachers Advisors, LLC, (“TAL”) and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (“TCIM”), each an “Adviser” and, collectively, referred to as the “Advisers”)

 

  

Policy Statement

 

Proxy voting is a key component of a Portfolio Company’s corporate governance program and is the primary method for exercising shareholder rights and influencing the Portfolio Company’s behavior. Nuveen makes informed voting decisions in compliance with Rule 206(4)-6 (the “Rule”) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and applicable laws and regulations, (e.g., the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, “ERISA”).

 

 


Enforcement

As provided in the TIAA Code of Business Conduct, all employees are expected to comply with applicable laws and regulations, as well as the relevant policies, procedures and compliance manuals that apply to Nuveen’s business activities. Violation of this Policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Terms and Definitions

Advisory Personnel includes the Adviser’s portfolio managers and research analysts.

Proxy Voting Guidelines (the ‘’Guidelines’’) are a set of pre-determined principles setting forth the manner in which the Advisers intend to vote on specific voting categories, and serve to assist clients, Portfolio Companies, and other interested parties in understanding how the Advisers intend to vote on proxy-related matters. The Guidelines are not exhaustive and do not necessarily dictate how the Advisers will ultimately vote with respect to any proposal or resolution. While the Guidelines are developed, maintained, and implemented by the Stewardship Group, and reviewed by the Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee, the portfolio managers of the Advisers maintain the ultimate decision-making authority with respect to how proxies will be voted.

Portfolio Company includes any publicly traded company held in an account that is managed by an Adviser.

Policy Requirements

Investment advisers, in accordance with the Rule, are required to (i) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of clients, and address resolution of material conflicts that may arise, (ii) describe their proxy voting procedures to their clients and provide copies on request, and (iii) disclose to clients how they may obtain information on how the Advisers voted their proxies.

The Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee (the “Committee”), the Advisers, the Stewardship Group and Nuveen Compliance are subject to the respective requirements outlined below under Roles and Responsibilities. 

Although it is the general policy to vote all applicable proxies received in a timely fashion with respect to securities selected by an Adviser for current clients, the Adviser may refrain from voting in certain circumstances where such voting would be disadvantageous, materially burdensome or impractical, or otherwise inconsistent with the overall best interest of clients. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to establish a governance framework to oversee the proxy voting activities of the Advisers in accordance with the Policy. The Committee’s voting members will be comprised from Research, the Advisers, and Nuveen’s Stewardship Group. Non-voting members will be comprised from Nuveen Legal, Nuveen Compliance, Nuveen Advisory Product, and Nuveen Investment Risk. The Committee may invite others on a standing, routine and/or or ad hoc basis to attend Committee meetings. The CCOs of CREF/TC Funds and the Nuveen Funds shall be standing, non-


voting invitees. The Committee has delegated responsibility for the implementation and ongoing administration of the Policy to the Stewardship Group, subject to the Committee’s ultimate oversight and responsibility as outlined in the Committee’s Proxy Voting Charter.

Advisers

  1.

Advisory Personnel maintain the ultimate decision-making authority with respect to how proxies will be voted, unless otherwise instructed by a client, and may determine to vote contrary to the Guidelines and/or a vote recommendation of the Stewardship Group if such Advisory Personnel determines it is in the best interest of the Adviser’s clients to do so. The rationale for all such contrary vote determinations will be documented and maintained.

  2.

When voting proxies for different groups of client accounts, Advisory Personnel may vote proxies held by the respective client accounts differently depending on the facts and circumstances specific to such client accounts. The rationale for all such vote determinations will be documented and maintained. 

  3.

Advisory Personnel must comply with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy with respect to potential material conflicts of interest.

Nuveen Stewardship Group

  1.

Performs day-to-day administration of the Advisers’ proxy voting processes.

  2.

Seeks to vote proxies in adherence to the Guidelines, which have been constructed in a manner intended to align with the best interests of clients. In applying the Guidelines, the Stewardship Group, on behalf of the Advisers, takes into account several factors, including, but not limited to:

   

Input from Advisory Personnel

   

Third party research

   

Specific Portfolio Company context, including environmental, social and governance practices, and financial performance.

  3.

Assists in the development of securities lending recall protocols in cooperation with the Securities Lending Committee.

  4.

Performs Form N-PX filings in accordance with regulatory requirements.

  5.

Delivers copies of the Advisers’ Policy to clients and prospective clients upon request in a timely manner, as appropriate.

  6.

Assists with the disclosure of proxy votes as applicable on corporate websites and elsewhere as required by applicable regulations.

  7.

Prepares reports of proxies voted on behalf of the Advisers’ investment company clients to their Boards or committees thereof, as applicable.

  8.

Performs an annual vote reconciliation for review by the Committee.

  9.

Arranges the annual service provider due diligence, including a review of the service provider’s potential conflicts of interests, and presents the results to the Committee.

  10.

Facilitates quarterly Committee meetings, including agenda and meeting minute preparation.

  11.

Complies with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy with respect to potential material conflicts of interest.

  12.

Creates and retains certain records in accordance with Nuveen’s Record Management program.

  13.

Oversees the proxy voting service provider with respect to its responsibilities, including making and retaining certain records as required under applicable regulation.

Nuveen Compliance

  1.

Seeks to ensure proper disclosure of Advisers’ Policy to clients as required by regulation or otherwise.

  2.

Seeks to ensure proper disclosure to clients of how they may obtain information on how the Advisers voted their proxies.

 

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  3.

Assists the Stewardship Group with arranging the annual service provider due diligence and presenting the results to the Committee.

  4.

Monitors for compliance with this Policy and retains records relating to its monitoring activities pursuant to Nuveen’s Records Management program.

Nuveen Legal

  1.

Provide legal guidance as requested.

Governance

Review and Approval

This Policy will be reviewed at least annually and will be updated sooner if substantive changes are necessary. The Policy Owner, the Committee and the NEFI Compliance Committee are responsible for the review and approval of this Policy. 

Implementation

Nuveen has established the Committee to provide centralized management and oversight of the proxy voting process administered by the Stewardship Group for the Advisers in accordance with its Proxy Voting Committee Charter and this Policy.

Exceptions

Any request for a proposed exception or variation to this Policy will be submitted to the Committee for approval and reported to the appropriate governance committee(s), where appropriate.

Related Documents

   

Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee Charter

   

Nuveen Proxy Voting Guidelines

   

Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedures

   

Nuveen Policy Statement on Responsible Investing

 

  

 Policy Adoption Date

 

  

February 3, 2020

 

 Effective Date of Current

 Policy/Last Date Reviewed

   December 18, 2023
 Governance    NEFI Compliance Committee
 Policy Owner    Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee
 Policy Leader    Nuveen Compliance

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