0001193125-24-015008.txt : 20240125 0001193125-24-015008.hdr.sgml : 20240125 20240125101010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-015008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240125 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240125 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nushares ETF Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001635073 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR/A SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23161 FILM NUMBER: 24559572 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 W. WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-917-8146 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 W. WACKER DR. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NuShares ETF Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20160614 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Nuveen ETF Trust DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20150226 0001635073 S000055811 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF C000175723 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF NULG 0001635073 S000055812 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF C000175724 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF NULV 0001635073 S000055813 Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF C000175725 Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF NUMG 0001635073 S000055814 Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF C000175726 Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF NUMV 0001635073 S000055815 Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF C000175727 Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF NUSC 0001635073 S000057420 Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF C000183268 Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF NUDM 0001635073 S000057421 Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF C000183269 Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF NUEM 0001635073 S000063599 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF C000206035 Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF NULC 0001635073 S000071941 Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF C000227558 Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF NDVG 0001635073 S000071942 Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF C000227559 Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF NSCS 0001635073 S000071943 Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF C000227560 Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF NWLG 0001635073 S000072489 Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF C000228786 Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF NUDV 0001635073 S000073535 Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF C000230537 Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF NUGO N-CSR/A 1 d570690dncsra.htm NUSHARES ETF TRUST Nushares ETF Trust

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 811-23161

Nushares ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Diana R. Gonzalez

Vice President and Secretary

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: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 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 policy making roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss.3507.


January 25, 2024

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

RE: 

  Nushares ETF Trust
  Investment Company Act File Number 811-23161
  Accession Number 0001193125-24-003364

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are filing an amendment to Form N-CSR for the following funds, originally filed on 05-Jan-2024:

 

  1.   Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

 

  2.   Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

 

  3.   Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

 

  4.   Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

 

  5.   Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

 

  6.   Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

 

  7.   Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

 

  8.   Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

 

  9.   Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

 

  10.   Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

 

  11.   Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

 

  12.   Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF

 

  13.   Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF


Explanation: We have amended the original filing for the following reason:    

The Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer) of the registrant changed from Jordan M. Farris to Briton Ryan on 01-Jan-2024 and therefore Mr. Ryan is the appropriate signatory pursuant to General Instruction F of Form N-CSR. No other amendments to the original filing have been made.

Sincerely,

 

Nushares ETF Trust
/s/ Diana R. Gonzalez
Diana R. Gonzalez
Vice President and Secretary
312-917-6852


ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


Funds
Exchange-Traded
Funds
Nuveen
Exchange-Traded
October
31,
2023
Annual
Report
Fund
Name
Listing
Exchange
Ticker
Symbol
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUDV
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUEM
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUDM
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NULC
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NULG
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NULV
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUMG
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUMV
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
NUSC
2
Table
of
Contents
Chair’s
Letter
to
Shareholders
3
Important
Notices
4
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Risk
Considerations
13
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
15
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
17
Expense
Examples
36
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
39
Portfolios
of
Investments
41
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
80
Statement
of
Operations
82
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
84
Financial
Highlights
89
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
93
Important
Tax
Information
103
Additional
Fund
Information
105
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
107
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
108
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
109
Trustees
and
Officers
117
Chair’s
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%
as
of
November
2023,
with
pauses
in
June
2023,
September
2023
and
November
2023.
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.
By
year-end,
the
“most
predicted
recession”
had
yet
to
materialize
in
the
U.S.,
while
U.K.
and
European
economic
growth
was
just
beginning
to
show
signs
of
stagnation
or
decline.
U.S.
gross
domestic
product
rose
5.2%
in
the
third
quarter
of
2023,
2.1%
in
the
second
quarter
of
2023
and
2.0%
in
the
first
quarter
of
2023,
after
growing
2.1%
in
2022
overall
compared
to
2021.
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
Chair
of
the
Board
December 22,
2023
4
Important
Notices
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(the
“SEC”)
Adopts
Amendments
for
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
On
October
26,
2022,
the
SEC
adopted
rule
and
form
amendments
(the
“Amendments”)
that
require
mutual
funds
and
exchange-
traded
funds
registered
on
Form
N-1A
to
provide
shareholders
with
streamlined
annual
and
semi-annual
shareholder
reports
(“Tailored
Shareholder
Reports”). Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
are
meant
to
be
three
to
four
pages
in
length
and
will
highlight
key
information
such
as
a
fund’s
expenses,
performance
and
portfolio
holdings.
Other,
more
detailed
information
that
currently
appears
in
fund
shareholder
reports
will
be
made
available
online,
filed
with
the
SEC,
and
delivered
to
investors
free
of
charge
in
paper
or
electronically
upon
request.
The
first
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
to
be
prepared
for
these
Funds
will
be
for
the
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2024.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
These
Funds
feature
portfolio
management
by
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC.
Below,
the
Funds’
portfolio
managers,
Philip
James
(Jim)
Campagna,
CFA,
and
Lei
Liao,
CFA,
discuss
global
economic
and
market
conditions,
key
investment
strategies
and
the
performance
of
the
Funds
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
more
information
on
each
Fund’s
investment
objectives
and
policies,
please
refer
to
the
prospectus.
What
factors
affected
the
U.S.
economy
and
market
conditions
during
the
twelve-month
annual
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
U.S.
economy
performed
better
than
expected
despite
persistent
inflationary
pressure
and
rising
interest
rates
during
the
twelve-month
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
Gross
domestic
product
accelerated
sharply
in
third
quarter
of
2023
to
an
annualized
rate
of
5.2%,
according
to
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Economic
Analysis
second
estimate,
up
from
2.1%
in
the
second
quarter
of
2023.
By
comparison,
GDP
grew
2.1%
in
2022
overall.
Early
in
the
reporting
period,
inflation
had
risen
sharply
because
of
supply
chain
disruptions
and
high
food
and
energy
prices,
the
Russia-Ukraine
war
and
China’s
zero-COVID
restrictions
(lifted
in
December
2022).
Since
then,
price
pressures
have
eased
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
much
higher
than
central
banks’
target
levels.
The
Fed
raised
its
target
fed
funds
rate
six
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
next
two
meetings
held
near
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
For
much
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
October
2023,
the
unemployment
rate
was
3.9%,
rising
from
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.
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
2023
and,
subsequent
to
the
close
of
the
reporting
period,
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.
Global
equity
performance
during
the
reporting
period
was
concentrated
among
several
mega-cap
technology
stocks
that
were
expected
to
benefit
from
rapidly
emerging
artificial
intelligence
capabilities.
By
comparison,
the
remainder
of
the
market
was
weak.
Equities
faced
pressure
from
recession
risks,
especially
in
Europe,
high
interest
rates,
and
elevated
inflation.
Additionally,
China’s
economic
recovery
following
its
prolonged
pandemic
lockdown
disappointed
expectations
and
its
property
sector
continued
to
signal
distress.
Geopolitical
tensions
increased
as
the
U.S.
tightened
regulations
on
China’s
advanced
chip
exports,
the
Russia-
Ukraine
war
continued,
and
conflict
broke
out
in
the
Middle
East.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
6
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUDV
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
High
Dividend
Index
(the
“NUDV
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
large
and
mid-capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges.
The
NUDV
custom
index
aims
to
represent
the
performance
of
a
set
of
securities
with
high
dividend
income
and
quality
characteristics
while
maximizing
the
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Index
(the
“NUDV
base
index”).
The
NUDV
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUDV
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
the
large
and
mid-capitalization
segments
of
the
U.S.
market.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUDV
custom
index
and
NUDV
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
-1.59%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
-1.36%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
Gross
of
management
fees
and
other
expenses,
the
Fund
performed
in
line
with
its
custom
index
over
the
reporting
period.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUDV
custom
index
significantly
underperformed
the
NUDV
base
index,
driven
by
underweight
allocations
to
and
security
selection
within
the
information
technology
and
communication
services
sectors.
The
custom
index
lacked
exposure
to
a
handful
of
strong-performing,
non-dividend
paying
stocks
in
both
sectors.
This
created
a
headwind
for
the
NUDV
custom
index’s
performance
relative
to
the
base
index
but
is
consistent
with
the
custom
index’s
selection
criteria.
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUEM
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Index
(the
“NUEM
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
solely
of
listed
equity
securities
issued
by
companies
(and
depositary
receipts
representing
such
securities)
located
in
countries
within
emerging
markets,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
(the
“NUEM
base
index”).
The
NUEM
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUEM
base
index,
which
currently
consists
of
large
and
mid-capitalization
companies
located
in
emerging
market
countries.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUEM
custom
index
and
NUEM
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
7
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
11.80%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
12.59%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index
along
with
transaction
costs
such
as
commissions
and
exchange
taxes
and
fees,
which
can
be
higher
in
emerging
markets.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUEM
custom
index
outperformed
the
NUEM
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
information
technology
and
consumer
discretionary
sectors.
From
a
country
perspective,
a
lack
of
exposure
to
Kuwait
and
a
modest
overweight
allocation
to
Taiwan
also
contributed
positively
to
relative
returns.
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUDM
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
Index
(the
“NUDM
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
solely
of
listed
equity
securities
issued
by
companies
(and
depositary
receipts
representing
such
securities)
located
in
countries
within
developed
markets,
excluding
the
United
States
and
Canada,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
EAFE
Index
(the
“NUDM
base
index”).
The
NUDM
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUDM
base
index,
which
currently
consists
of
large
and
mid-capitalization
companies
located
in
developed
market
countries.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUDM
custom
index
and
NUDM
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
12.84%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
13.14%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUDM
custom
index
underperformed
the
NUDM
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
industrials
sector.
Within
industrials,
relative
returns
were
hampered
by
underweight
allocations
to
aerospace
&
defense
firms
as
well
as
trading
companies
&
distributors.
From
a
country
perspective,
security
selection
in
Japanese
equities
also
detracted
from
relative
performance,
due
to
an
underweight
allocation
to
industrials,
energy
and
utilities.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
8
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NULC
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Index
(the
“NULC
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
large
capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-
based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Index
(the
“NULC
base
index”).
The
NULC
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NULC
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
the
large
and
mid-capitalization
segments
of
the
U.S.
market.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NULC
custom
index
and
NULC
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
8.06%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
8.30%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NULC
custom
index
underperformed
the
NULC
base
index,
driven
by
stock
selection
within
the
communication
services
sector.
The
custom
index
did
not
have
exposure
to
Alphabet,
Inc.
or
Meta
Platforms,
Inc.,
two
of
the
best-
performing
companies
in
the
communication
services
sector.
Both
securities
were
excluded
from
the
custom
index
over
the
period
due
to
ESG
concerns.
This
is
consistent
with
the
custom
index’s
selection
criteria.
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NULG
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Growth
Index
(the
“NULG
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
large-capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Growth
Index
(the
“NULG
base
index”).
The
NULG
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NULG
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
large
and
mid-capitalization
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
growth
style
characteristics
based
on
five
variables:
long-term
forward
earnings
per
share
(“EPS”)
growth
rate,
short
term
forward
EPS
growth
rate,
current
internal
growth
rate,
long-term
historical
EPS
growth
trend,
and
long-term
historical
sales
per
share
growth
trend.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NULG
custom
index
and
NULG
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
9
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
19.36%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
19.72%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NULG
custom
index
underperformed
the
NULG
base
index,
driven
by
stock
selection
within
the
communication
services
sector.
The
custom
index
did
not
have
exposure
to
Alphabet,
Inc.
or
Meta
Platforms,
Inc.,
two
of
the
best-
performing
companies
in
the
communication
services
sector.
Both
securities
were
excluded
from
the
custom
index
over
the
period
due
to
ESG
concerns.
This
is
consistent
with
the
custom
index’s
selection
criteria.
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NULV
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Value
Index
(the
“NULV
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
large-capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Value
Index
(the
“NULV
base
index”).
The
NULV
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NULV
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
large
and
mid-capitalization
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
value
style
characteristics
based
on
three
variables:
book
value
to
price,
twelve-month
forward
earnings
to
price
and
dividend
yield.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NULV
custom
index
and
NULV
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
-2.73%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
-2.49%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NULV
custom
index
underperformed
the
NULV
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
information
technology
sector.
The
largest
individual
detractor
during
the
reporting
period
was
Broadcom,
Inc.,
a
security
not
held
by
the
custom
index.
Broadcom
posted
strong
returns
given
positive
investor
sentiment
over
potential
in
artificial
intelligence
technology.
This
was
partially
offset
by
an
underweight
allocation
to
and
stock
selection
within
the
energy
sector.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
10
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUMG
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index
(the
“NUMG
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
mid-capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
ESG
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index
(the
“NUMG
base
index”).
The
NUMG
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUMG
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
mid-capitalization
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
growth
style
characteristics
based
on
five
variables:
long-term
forward
EPS
growth
rate,
short-term
forward
EPS
growth
rate,
current
internal
growth
rate,
long-term
historical
EPS
growth
trend
and
long-term
historical
sales
per
share
growth
trend.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUMG
custom
index
and
NUMG
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
0.43%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
0.72%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUMG
custom
index
underperformed
the
NUMG
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
communication
services
sector.
The
largest
detractors
from
relative
returns
within
the
sector
were
an
overweight
position
in
ZoomInfo
Technologies
Inc.
and
a
lack
of
exposure
to
Trade
Desk,
Inc.
Security
selection
within
the
financials
sector
also
detracted
relative
to
the
base
index.
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUMV
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index
(the
“NUMV
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
mid
capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index
(the
“NUMV
base
index”).
The
NUMV
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUMV
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
mid-capitalization
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
value
style
characteristics
based
on
three
variables:
book
value
to
price,
twelve-month
forward
earnings
to
price
and
dividend
yield.
11
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUMV
custom
index
and
NUMV
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
-8.58%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
-8.37%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUMV
custom
index
underperformed
the
NUMV
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
financials
sector,
primarily
because
of
overweight
allocations
to
both
Silicon
Valley
Bank
and
First
Republic
Bank.
Security
selection
within
the
consumer
discretionary
sector
also
detracted
relative
to
the
base
index,
particularly
an
underweight
in
homebuilders
and
cruise
lines.
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund
employs
a
passive
management
(or
“indexing”)
approach,
seeking
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
custom
index,
which
is
comprised
solely
of
equity
securities
selected
from
a
base
index
that
meet
certain
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
criteria.
The
Fund
seeks
to
track
its
custom
index
by
investing
all,
or
substantially
all,
of
its
assets
in
the
securities
represented
in
its
custom
index
in
approximately
the
same
proportions.
The
Fund
rebalances
its
holdings
quarterly
in
response
to
the
quarterly
rebalance
of
its
custom
index,
which
occurs
in
February,
May,
August,
and
November.
NUSC
seeks
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Small-Cap
Index
(the
“NUSC
custom
index”),
which
is
comprised
of
equity
securities
issued
by
small-capitalization
companies
listed
on
U.S.
exchanges,
and
uses
a
rules-
based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
exposure
to
positive
ESG
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
MSCI
USA
Small-Cap
Index
(the
“NUSC
base
index”).
The
NUSC
custom
index
selects
from
the
securities
included
in
the
NUSC
base
index,
which
generally
consists
of
the
small-capitalization
segment
of
the
U.S.
market.
MSCI
Inc.
(“MSCI”)
is
the
index
provider
for
the
NUSC
custom
index
and
NUSC
base
index.
The
custom
index
and
base
index
are
owned,
calculated
and
controlled
by
MSCI,
in
its
sole
discretion.
Neither
the
sub-adviser
nor
its
affiliates
has
any
discretion
to
select
index
components
or
change
the
custom
index’s
methodology.
The
custom
index
identifies
equity
securities
from
its
base
index
that
satisfy
certain
ESG
criteria,
based
on
ESG
performance
data
collected
by
MSCI
ESG
Research,
Inc.
ESG
performance
is
measured
on
an
industry-specific
basis,
with
assessment
categories
varying
by
industry.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
is
compared
with
the
performance
of
the
Fund’s
custom
index,
which
the
Fund
is
designed
to
track.
The
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
was
-7.77%
for
the
reporting
period
while
the
custom
index
returned
-7.58%.
The
difference
between
the
Fund’s
total
return
at
NAV
and
that
of
the
custom
index
is
attributable
to
management
fees
and
other
expenses
incurred
by
the
Fund
that
are
not
incurred
by
the
custom
index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
NUSC
custom
index
underperformed
the
NUSC
base
index,
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
consumer
discretionary
and
health
care
sectors.
Within
consumer
discretionary,
an
underweight
allocation
to
homebuilders
relative
to
the
base
index
was
the
primary
driver
of
underperformance.
Within
health
care,
a
modest
tilt
towards
smaller
companies
detracted
relative
to
the
base
index.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
12
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.
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Risk
Considerations
13
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Dividend-paying
stocks,
such
as
those
held
by
the
Fund,
are
subject
to
market
risk,
concentration
or
sector
risk,
preferred
security
risk,
and
common
stock
risk.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
Non-U.S.
investments
involve
risks
such
as
currency
fluctuation,
political
and
economic
instability,
lack
of
liquidity
and
differing
legal
and
accounting
standards.
These
risks
are
magnified
in
emerging
markets.
Due
to
the
percentage
weight
within
the
base
index,
the
Fund
may
at
times
be
significantly
invested
in
certain
countries,
such
as
China.
Investing
in
China
involves
additional
risks,
including
a
reduction
in
growth
if
global
or
domestic
demand
for
Chinese
goods
decreases
significantly,
pricing
anomalies
that
may
be
connected
to
governmental
influence,
a
lack
of
publicy-available
information
and/or
social
instability.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
A
portfolio
concentrated
in
a
single
industry
sector
or
country
may
present
more
risk
than
a
portfolio
broadly
diversified
over
several
industries
or
countries.
These
and
other
risks,
such
as
mid-cap
stock
risk,
are
described
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
exchange-traded
fund
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
Non-U.S.
investments
involve
risks
such
as
currency
fluctuation,
political
and
economic
instability,
lack
of
liquidity
and
differing
legal
and
accounting
standards.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
A
portfolio
concentrated
in
a
single
industry
sector
or
country
may
present
more
risk
than
a
portfolio
broadly
diversified
over
several
industries
or
countries.
These
and
other
risks,
such
as
mid-cap
stock
risk,
are
described
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Because
it
invests
primarily
in
large-
capitalization
stocks,
the
Fund
may
underperform
funds
that
invest
primarily
in
stocks
of
smaller
capitalization
companies
during
periods
when
the
stocks
of
such
companies
are
in
favor.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Growth
stocks
tend
to
be
more
volatile
and
can
experience
sharp
price
declines.
Because
it
invests
primarily
in
large-capitalization
stocks,
the
Fund
may
underperform
funds
that
invest
primarily
in
stocks
of
smaller
capitalization
companies
during
periods
when
the
stocks
of
such
companies
are
in
favor.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Risk
Considerations
(continued)
14
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Value
stocks
may
not
be
fully
recognized
by
the
market
and
be
undervalued.
Because
it
invests
primarily
in
large-capitalization
stocks,
the
Fund
may
underperform
funds
that
invest
primarily
in
stocks
of
smaller
capitalization
companies
during
periods
when
the
stocks
of
such
companies
are
in
favor.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Because
it
invests
primarily
in
mid-capitalization
stocks,
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
greater
volatility
than
those
that
invest
in
larger
companies,
but
may
be
less
volatile
than
investments
in
smaller
companies.
Growth
stocks
tend
to
be
more
volatile
and
can
experience
sharp
price
declines.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Value
stocks
may
not
be
fully
recognized
by
the
market
and
be
undervalued.
Because
it
invests
primarily
in
mid-capitalization
stocks,
the
Fund
may
be
subject
to
greater
volatility
than
those
that
invest
in
larger
companies,
but
may
be
less
volatile
than
investments
in
smaller
companies.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
This
ETF
seeks
to
generally
track
the
investment
results
of
an
index;
however
the
Fund
may
underperform,
outperform
or
be
more
volatile
than
the
referenced
index.
In
addition,
because
the
Index
selects
securities
for
inclusion
based
on
environmental,
social,
and
governance
(ESG)
criteria,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
these
criteria.
The
value
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Investments
in
smaller
companies
are
subject
to
greater
volatility
than
those
of
larger
companies.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
15
MSCI
EAFE
(Europe,
Australasia,
Far
East)
Index
(Net):
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
large
and
mid-cap
securities
across
21
developed
market
countries,
excluding
the
U.S.
and
Canada.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
(Net):
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
large
and
mid-cap
equity
securities
across
24
emerging
market
countries.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Growth
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
large
and
mid-cap
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
growth
style
characteristics
based
on
five
variables:
1)
long-term
forward
earnings
per
share
(EPS)
growth
rate,
2)
short-term
forward
EPS
growth
rate,
3)
current
internal
growth
rate,
4)
long-term
historical
EPS
growth
trend
and
5)
long-term
historical
sales
per
share
growth
trend.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
large
and
mid-cap
segments
of
the
U.S.
market.
With
over
600
constituents,
the
index
covers
approximately
85%
of
the
free
float-adjusted
market
capitalization
in
the
U.S.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
mid-cap
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
growth
style
characteristics
based
on
five
variables:
1)
long-term
forward
earnings
per
share
(EPS)
growth
rate,
2)
short-term
forward
EPS
growth
rate,
3)
current
internal
growth
rate,
4)
long-term
historical
EPS
growth
trend
and
5)
long-term
historical
sales
per
share
growth
trend.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
mid-cap
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
value
style
characteristics
based
on
three
variables:
1)
book
value
to
price,
2)
twelve-month
forward
earnings
to
price
and
3)
dividend
yield.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Small-Cap
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
small-cap
segment
of
the
U.S.
equity
market.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
MSCI
USA
Value
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
large
and
mid-cap
U.S.
equity
securities
that
exhibit
overall
value
style
characteristics
based
on
three
variables:
1)
book
value
to
price,
2)
twelve-month
forward
earnings
to
price
and
3)
dividend
yield.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Index:
A
custom
index
that
is
based
on
the
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
(Net)
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
Index:
A
custom
index
that
is
based
on
the
MSCI
EAFE
Index
(Net)
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
(continued)
16
TIAA
ESG
USA
High
Dividend
Yield
Index:
A
custom
index
that
is
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
represent
the
performance
of
a
set
of
securities
with
high
dividend
income
and
quality
characteristics
while
maximizing
the
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Growth
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Growth
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Value
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Value
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
TIAA
ESG
USA
Small-Cap
Index:
A
custom
index
based
on
the
MSCI
USA
Small-Cap
Index
(defined
herein),
its
base
index,
and
uses
a
rules-based
methodology
that
aims
to
increase
the
base
index’s
exposure
to
positive
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
factors
as
well
as
exhibit
lower
carbon
exposure
than
the
base
index.
Index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
17
The
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
for
each
Fund
are
shown
within
this
section
of
the
report.
Fund
Performance
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results
.
Investment
returns
and
principal
value
will
fluctuate
so
that
when
shares
are
sold,
they
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
Current
performance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
performance
shown.
Returns
quoted
for
the
Funds
reflect
management
fees
and
other
expenses
such
as
transaction
costs
incurred
by
the
Funds
during
the
reporting
period
while
the
Indexes
are
unmanaged
and
therefore
returns
do
not
reflect
any
such
fees
and
expenses.
Total
returns
for
a
period
of
less
than
one
year
are
not annualized
(i.e.
cumulative
returns).
Returns
assume
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
Market
price
returns
are
based
on
the
closing
market
price
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
For
performance
current
to
the
most
recent
month-end
visit
nuveen.com
or
call
(800)
257-8787.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
would
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Expense
Ratios
The
expense
ratios
shown
are
as
of each
Fund’s
most
recent
prospectus.
The
expense
ratios
shown
reflect
total
operating
expenses including
management
fees
and
other
fees
and
expenses
but
do
not
reflect
expected
transaction
costs.
Refer
to
the
Financial
Highlights
later
in
this
report
for each
Fund’s
expense
ratios
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
Holdings
Summaries
The
Holdings
Summaries
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
each
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
this
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
Refer
to
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
individual
security
information. 
18
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
High
Dividend
Yield
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NUDV
at
NAV
9/27/21
(1.59)%
(2.51)%
0.26%
NUDV
at
Market
Price
9/27/21
(1.69)%
(2.56)%
MSCI
USA
Index
10.08%
(2.26)%
TIAA
ESG
USA
High
Dividend
Yield
Index
(1.36)%
(2.29)%
19
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.6‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.4‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Financials
21.3%
Industrials
17.1%
Health
Care
11.6%
Information
Technology
11.6%
Consumer
Staples
10.6%
Real
Estate
8.0%
Consumer
Discretionary
5.2%
Materials
4.4%
Communication
Services
4.2%
Utilities
3.7%
Energy
1.9%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.4%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
2.8%
Merck
&
Co
Inc
2.0%
Home
Depot
Inc/The
2.0%
Intel
Corp
1.9%
Coca-Cola
Co/The
1.9%
20
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NUEM
at
NAV
6/06/17
11.80%
2.95%
1.64%
0.36%
NUEM
at
Market
Price
6/06/17
12.00%
2.80%
1.61%
MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index
(Net)
10.80%
1.59%
0.86%
TIAA
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
Index
12.59%
3.74%
2.41%
21
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
100
.0‌
%
Corporate
Bonds
0
.0‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(
0
.0‌
)
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co
Ltd
7.7%
Alibaba
Group
Holding
Ltd
3.7%
China
Construction
Bank
Corp
2.2%
Baidu
Inc
1.6%
NetEase
Inc
1.5%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Financials
23.7%
Information
Technology
17.1%
Consumer
Discretionary
15.8%
Communication
Services
10.1%
Materials
8.8%
Consumer
Staples
6.7%
Industrials
5.2%
Health
Care
3.7%
Energy
3.7%
Utilities
2.9%
Real
Estate
2.3%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.0)%
Total
100%
Country
Allocation
1
(%
of
net
assets)
China
30.7%
India
16.4%
Taiwan
14.5%
South
Korea
11.7%
Brazil
4.9%
Saudi
Arabia
4.4%
South
Africa
2.9%
Mexico
2.5%
Thailand
1.9%
Indonesia
1.9%
Other
8.2%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.0)%
Net
Assets
100%
1
Includes
100.0%
(as
a
percentage
of
net
assets)
in
emerging
market
countries.
22
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NUDM
at
NAV
6/06/17
12.84%
4.30%
2.91%
0.31%
NUDM
at
Market
Price
6/06/17
13.40%
4.40%
3.00%
MSCI
EAFE®
Index
(Net)
14.40%
4.10%
2.97%
TIAA
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
Index
13.14%
4.57%
3.17%
23
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.5‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.1‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.4‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Nestle
SA
3.3%
Novo
Nordisk
A/S
2.7%
AstraZeneca
PLC
2.6%
ASML
Holding
NV
2.3%
Sony
Group
Corp
2.1%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Financials
20.4%
Industrials
16.9%
Consumer
Discretionary
13.1%
Health
Care
12.0%
Consumer
Staples
11.0%
Materials
7.7%
Information
Technology
6.5%
Communication
Services
5.5%
Real
Estate
2.7%
Utilities
2.7%
Energy
1.0%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.1%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.4%
Total
100%
Country
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Japan
22.8%
United
Kingdom
14.9%
France
11.5%
Switzerland
9.9%
Australia
7.4%
Germany
7.3%
Denmark
3.5%
Spain
3.5%
Netherlands
3.2%
Italy
3.0%
Other
12.6%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.4%
Net
Assets
100%
24
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NULC
at
NAV
6/03/19
8.06%
10.97%
0.21%
NULC
at
Market
Price
6/03/19
7.96%
10.97%
MSCI
USA
Index
10.08%
11.84%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Index
8.30%
11.21%
25
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.8‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.2‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.0‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Information
Technology
27.4%
Financials
15.0%
Health
Care
13.1%
Consumer
Discretionary
11.5%
Industrials
8.8%
Consumer
Staples
8.0%
Communication
Services
6.1%
Materials
3.3%
Energy
2.7%
Utilities
2.2%
Real
Estate
1.7%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.2%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.0%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Microsoft
Corp
7.9%
Amazon.com
Inc
4.7%
NVIDIA
Corp
3.9%
Procter
&
Gamble
Co/The
2.2%
Mastercard
Inc
2.1%
26
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Growth
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NULG
at
NAV
12/13/16
19.36%
14.56%
15.30%
0.26%
NULG
at
Market
Price
12/13/16
19.29%
14.52%
15.29%
MSCI
USA
Growth
Index
21.92%
14.55%
15.28%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Growth
Index
19.72%
14.96%
15.71%
27
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
100
.0‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.0‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(
0
.0‌
)
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Information
Technology
39.2%
Health
Care
11.6%
Consumer
Discretionary
11.0%
Industrials
9.6%
Communication
Services
9.5%
Financials
9.5%
Consumer
Staples
5.9%
Materials
1.9%
Energy
0.9%
Real
Estate
0.9%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.0%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.0)%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Microsoft
Corp
13.6%
NVIDIA
Corp
6.3%
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
3.6%
Visa
Inc
3.1%
Mastercard
Inc
2.9%
28
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
MSCI
USA
Value
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NULV
at
NAV
12/13/16
(2.73)%
5.31%
6.09%
0.26%
NULV
at
Market
Price
12/13/16
(2.98)%
5.24%
6.07%
MSCI
USA
Value
Index
(1.37)%
6.45%
6.55%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Large-Cap
Value
Index
(2.49)%
5.64%
6.43%
29
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.8‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.0‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.2‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Financials
19.2%
Health
Care
17.7%
Information
Technology
13.6%
Consumer
Staples
12.1%
Industrials
10.5%
Materials
6.0%
Utilities
5.0%
Communication
Services
4.2%
Real
Estate
4.0%
Energy
3.9%
Consumer
Discretionary
3.6%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.0%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.2%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
3.6%
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
2.9%
Merck
&
Co
Inc
2.8%
Coca-Cola
Co/The
2.6%
PepsiCo
Inc
2.5%
30
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NUMG
at
NAV
12/13/16
0.43%
7.44%
8.17%
0.31%
NUMG
at
Market
Price
12/13/16
0.27%
7.28%
8.15%
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index
2.90%
9.35%
9.39%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Growth
Index
0.72%
7.82%
8.58%
31
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.9‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.4‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(
0
.3‌
)
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Information
Technology
32.2%
Industrials
19.0%
Health
Care
12.5%
Financials
9.8%
Consumer
Discretionary
8.6%
Communication
Services
7.8%
Materials
4.0%
Real
Estate
2.4%
Energy
2.1%
Consumer
Staples
1.5%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.4%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.3)%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Gartner
Inc
2.9%
Splunk
Inc
2.9%
MongoDB
Inc
2.6%
Quanta
Services
Inc
2.6%
West
Pharmaceutical
Services
Inc
2.5%
32
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NUMV
at
NAV
12/13/16
(8.58)%
3.91%
4.10%
0.31%
NUMV
at
Market
Price
12/13/16
(8.76)%
3.85%
4.09%
MSCI
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index
(5.55)%
4.50%
4.79%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Mid-Cap
Value
Index
(8.37)%
4.27%
4.48%
33
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.7‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.1‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.2‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Industrials
17.5%
Financials
16.0%
Consumer
Discretionary
10.3%
Real
Estate
9.9%
Utilities
9.0%
Materials
8.4%
Information
Technology
7.5%
Health
Care
7.4%
Consumer
Staples
5.7%
Energy
4.6%
Communication
Services
3.4%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.1%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.2%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Ferguson
PLC
2.5%
ONEOK
Inc
2.5%
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
2.3%
Martin
Marietta
Materials
Inc
2.2%
Baker
Hughes
Co
2.2%
34
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
TIAA
ESG
USA
Small-Cap
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
5-Year
Since
Inception
NUSC
at
NAV
12/13/16
(7.77)%
5.63%
6.05%
0.31%
NUSC
at
Market
Price
12/13/16
(7.89)%
5.59%
6.05%
MSCI
USA
Small-Cap
Index
(4.54)%
5.74%
6.32%
TIAA
ESG
USA
Small-Cap
Index
(7.58)%
5.97%
6.42%
35
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.8‌
%
Common
Stock
Rights
0
.0‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
1
.0‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(
0
.8‌
)
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Industrials
17.8%
Financials
16.3%
Consumer
Discretionary
15.6%
Information
Technology
13.6%
Health
Care
11.8%
Real
Estate
6.7%
Materials
5.2%
Energy
4.7%
Consumer
Staples
3.7%
Utilities
2.6%
Communication
Services
1.8%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
1.0%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
(0.8)%
Total
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
EMCOR
Group
Inc
1.1%
TechnipFMC
PLC
1.1%
Murphy
USA
Inc
1.1%
WEX
Inc
1.0%
Service
Corp
International/US
0.9%
36
Expense
Examples
As
a
shareholder
of
one
or
more of
the
Funds,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
including
brokerage
commissions
on
purchases
and
sales
of
Fund
shares,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
management
fees
and
other
applicable
Fund
expenses.
The
Examples
below
are
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
funds.
The
Examples
below
are
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
through
the
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
The
beginning
of
the
period
is
May
1,
2023.
The
information
under
“Actual
Performance,”
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
allows
you
to
estimate
actual
expenses
incurred
over
the
reporting
period.
Simply
divide
your
account
value
by
$1,000
(for
example,
an
$8,600
account
value
divided
by
$1,000
=
8.60)
and
multiply
the
result
by
the
cost
shown
for
your
share
class,
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Incurred
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
incurred
on
your
account
during
this
period.
The
information
under
“Hypothetical
Performance,”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
each
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratios
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
is
not
the
Fund’s
actual
return.
The
hypothetical
account
values
and
expenses
may
not
be
used
to
estimate
the
actual
ending
account
balance
or
expense
you
incurred
for
the
period.
You
may
use
this
information
to
compare
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
the
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
following
tables
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transaction
costs.
Therefore,
the
hypothetical
information
is
useful
in
comparing
ongoing
costs
only,
and
will
not
help
you
determine
the
relative
total
costs
of
owning
different
funds
or
share
classes.
In
addition,
if
these
transaction
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$955.57
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.28
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.89
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.33
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.26%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$951.54
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.77
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.39
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.84
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.36%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
37
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$898.44
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.48
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.64
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.58
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.31%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,012.07
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.07
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,024.15
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.07
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.21%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,056.61
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.35
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.89
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.33
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.26%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$951.10
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.28
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.89
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.33
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.26%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Expense
Examples
(continued)
38
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$944.07
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.52
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.64
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.58
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.31%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$931.70
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.51
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.64
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.58
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.31%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$924.46
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.50
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$1,023.64
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$1.58
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.31%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
39
To
the
Shareholders
and
Board
of
Trustees
Nushares
ETF
Trust:
Opinion
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statements
of
assets
and
liabilities
of
the
Funds
Listed
in
Appendix
A
(the
Funds),
including
the
portfolios
of
investments,
as
of
October
31,
2023,
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
changes
in
net
assets
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
and
the
related
notes
(collectively,
the
financial
statements)
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A.
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Funds
as
of
October
31,
2023,
the
results
of
their
operations
and
the
changes
in
their
net
assets
for
the
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
in
conformity
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Funds'
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
these
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
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
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights.
Such
procedures
also
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
October
31,
2023,
by
correspondence
with
custodians
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
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
and
financial
highlights.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nuveen
investment
companies
since
2014.
Chicago,
Illinois 
December
28,
2023
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
(continued)
40
Appendix
A
Nushares
ETF
Trust
For
the
year
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
operations);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-
year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(Statement
of
changes
in
net
assets);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
September
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021
(financial
highlights):
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
For
the
year
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
operations);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-
year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
changes
in
net
assets);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
five-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(financial
highlights):
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
For
the
year
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
operations);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-
year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
changes
in
net
assets);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
four-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
June
3,
2019
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2019
(financial
highlights):
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
41
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.6%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.6%
Communication
Services
-
4.2%
12,832
AT&T
Inc
$
197,613
830
Fox
Corp,
Class
A
25,224
428
Fox
Corp,
Class
B
11,946
1,191
Interpublic
Group
of
Cos
Inc/The
33,824
5,819
Verizon
Communications
Inc
204,421
Total
Communication
Services
473,028
Consumer
Discretionary
-
5.2%
607
Best
Buy
Co
Inc
40,560
406
Hasbro
Inc
18,331
772
Home
Depot
Inc/The
219,781
829
LKQ
Corp
36,410
867
Lowe's
Cos
Inc
165,224
338
Tractor
Supply
Co
65,085
124
Vail
Resorts
Inc
26,319
1,020
VF
Corp
15,024
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
586,734
Consumer
Staples
-
10.6%
1,675
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co
119,880
463
Bunge
Ltd
49,069
381
Clorox
Co/The
44,844
3,746
Coca-Cola
Co/The
211,611
927
Hormel
Foods
Corp
30,174
317
J
M
Smucker
Co/The
36,087
2,800
Keurig
Dr
Pepper
Inc
84,924
1,038
Kimberly-Clark
Corp
124,186
957
Kroger
Co/The
43,419
777
McCormick
&
Co
Inc/MD
49,650
1,267
PepsiCo
Inc
206,876
1,311
Target
Corp
145,246
2,262
Walgreens
Boots
Alliance
Inc
47,683
Total
Consumer
Staples
1,193,649
Energy
-
1.9%
3,127
Baker
Hughes
Co
107,631
2,771
Halliburton
Co
109,011
Total
Energy
216,642
Financials
-
21.3%
830
Ally
Financial
Inc
20,078
320
Ameriprise
Financial
Inc
100,662
1,522
Annaly
Capital
Management
Inc
23,758
163
Assurant
Inc
24,271
7,351
Bank
of
America
Corp
193,625
2,390
Bank
of
New
York
Mellon
Corp/The
101,575
269
BlackRock
Inc
164,703
3,760
Citigroup
Inc
148,482
783
Discover
Financial
Services
64,269
1,822
Fidelity
National
Information
Services
Inc
89,478
916
Franklin
Resources
Inc
20,876
568
Goldman
Sachs
Group
Inc/The
172,451
557
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
40,912
4,453
Huntington
Bancshares
Inc/OH
42,971
1,050
Invesco
Ltd
13,619
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
42
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
(continued)
942
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos
Inc
$
178,650
2,001
MetLife
Inc
120,080
2,166
Morgan
Stanley
153,396
1,060
Nasdaq
Inc
52,576
642
Northern
Trust
Corp
42,314
1,227
PNC
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
140,455
1,127
Prudential
Financial
Inc
103,053
621
Raymond
James
Financial
Inc
59,268
1,031
State
Street
Corp
66,634
1,322
Synchrony
Financial
37,082
692
T
Rowe
Price
Group
Inc
62,626
4,537
US
Bancorp
144,640
Total
Financials
2,382,504
Health
Care
-
11.6%
739
Amgen
Inc
188,962
3,069
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co
158,145
623
Cigna
Group/The
192,632
2,352
Gilead
Sciences
Inc
184,726
2,148
Merck
&
Co
Inc
220,600
346
Quest
Diagnostics
Inc
45,014
587
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
314,374
Total
Health
Care
1,304,453
Industrials
-
17.1%
1,677
3M
Co
152,523
268
Allegion
plc
26,361
725
Automatic
Data
Processing
Inc
158,210
363
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions
Inc
61,942
708
Caterpillar
Inc
160,043
358
CH
Robinson
Worldwide
Inc
29,295
437
Cummins
Inc
94,523
815
Eaton
Corp
PLC
169,447
1,748
Emerson
Electric
Co
155,520
631
Ferguson
PLC
94,776
727
Illinois
Tool
Works
Inc
162,935
2,110
Johnson
Controls
International
plc
103,432
696
Masco
Corp
36,255
1,276
Otis
Worldwide
Corp
98,520
331
Robert
Half
Inc
24,749
354
Rockwell
Automation
Inc
93,035
704
Trane
Technologies
PLC
133,978
1,113
United
Parcel
Service
Inc,
Class
B
157,211
Total
Industrials
1,912,755
Information
Technology
-
11.6%
3,958
Cisco
Systems
Inc
206,330
1,777
Gen
Digital
Inc
29,605
3,983
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Co
61,258
2,738
HP
Inc
72,092
5,806
Intel
Corp
211,919
1,330
International
Business
Machines
Corp
192,371
992
Juniper
Networks
Inc
26,705
656
NetApp
Inc
47,744
798
NXP
Semiconductors
NV
137,599
996
Paychex
Inc
110,606
573
Seagate
Technology
Holdings
PLC
39,107
1,173
Texas
Instruments
Inc
166,578
Total
Information
Technology
1,301,914
43
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Materials
-
4.4%
4,539
Amcor
PLC
$
40,352
249
Avery
Dennison
Corp
43,343
970
Ball
Corp
46,705
788
International
Flavors
&
Fragrances
Inc
53,860
802
LyondellBasell
Industries
NV,
Class
A
72,372
2,444
Newmont
Corp
91,577
723
PPG
Industries
Inc
88,763
496
Steel
Dynamics
Inc
52,829
Total
Materials
489,801
Real
Estate
-
8.0%
997
American
Tower
Corp
177,656
460
Boston
Properties
Inc
24,642
1,338
Crown
Castle
Inc
124,407
230
Equinix
Inc
167,817
900
Iron
Mountain
Inc
53,163
1,528
Prologis
Inc
153,946
333
SBA
Communications
Corp
69,474
1,533
Welltower
Inc
128,174
Total
Real
Estate
899,279
Utilities
-
3.7%
598
American
Water
Works
Co
Inc
70,355
447
Atmos
Energy
Corp
48,124
1,070
Consolidated
Edison
Inc
93,935
773
Essential
Utilities
Inc
25,865
1,077
Eversource
Energy
57,932
3,057
Exelon
Corp
119,039
Total
Utilities
415,250
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$12,262,657)
11,176,009
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$12,262,657)
11,176,009
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.4%
39,537
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
11,215,546
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.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
44
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
100.0%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
100.0%
Communication
Services
-
10.1%
18,405
37
Interactive
Entertainment
Network
Technology
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
$
51,891
664,952
America
Movil
SAB
de
CV
548,448
260,007
(b)
Baidu
Inc,
Class
A
3,412,662
156,764
Bharti
Airtel
Ltd
1,721,681
7,783
CD
Projekt
SA
193,928
13,966
(b)
China
Literature
Ltd,
144A
47,032
143,896
(b)
China
Ruyi
Holdings
Ltd
33,102
309,851
Emirates
Telecommunications
Group
Co
PJSC
1,557,269
304,908
Focus
Media
Information
Technology
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
287,381
956
G-bits
Network
Technology
Xiamen
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
34,635
287
(b)
HYBE
Co
Ltd
46,645
24,461
Info
Edge
India
Ltd
1,199,932
396
JYP
Entertainment
Corp
30,084
64,466
Kakao
Corp
1,804,313
69,987
(b)
Kanzhun
Ltd,
ADR
1,035,808
8,838
KT
Corp
213,662
424,891
(b)
Kuaishou
Technology,
144A
2,734,103
39,460
Mango
Excellent
Media
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
135,922
4,320
MTN
Group
Ltd
20,965
1,494
NCSoft
Corp
257,195
149,421
NetEase
Inc
3,213,909
12,987
Ooredoo
QPSC
35,276
18,982
Perfect
World
Co
Ltd/China,
Class
A
31,025
186,038
Saudi
Telecom
Co
1,904,217
72,832
Telefonica
Brasil
SA
653,365
1,677,259
Telkom
Indonesia
Persero
Tbk
PT
368,501
117,381
(b)
Turkcell
Iletisim
Hizmetleri
AS
199,142
Total
Communication
Services
21,772,093
Consumer
Discretionary
-
15.8%
11,244
AIMA
Technology
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
43,034
777,850
(b)
Alibaba
Group
Holding
Ltd
7,957,837
87,204
(b)
Allegro.eu
SA,
144A
623,920
23,620
BYD
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
767,404
67,029
BYD
Co
Ltd
2,033,674
32,283
China
Tourism
Group
Duty
Free
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
415,956
27,040
China
Tourism
Group
Duty
Free
Corp
Ltd,
144A
305,317
294,814
Chow
Tai
Fook
Jewellery
Group
Ltd
415,963
19,282
Coway
Co
Ltd
616,773
62,628
(b)
East
Buy
Holding
Ltd,
144A
255,327
28,800
Eicher
Motors
Ltd
1,139,962
460
(b),(c)
FF
Group
5
250,423
Geely
Automobile
Holdings
Ltd
283,881
9,364
Hangzhou
Robam
Appliances
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
29,462
11,903
Hero
MotoCorp
Ltd
441,523
14,809
Hotai
Motor
Co
Ltd
275,315
257,080
Indian
Hotels
Co
Ltd
1,183,833
329,868
Jiumaojiu
International
Holdings
Ltd,
144A
358,341
32,682
LG
Electronics
Inc
2,412,643
85,459
(b)
Li
Auto
Inc,
Class
A
1,460,250
114,899
Lojas
Renner
SA
279,330
108,096
Mahindra
&
Mahindra
Ltd
1,893,721
52,139
Minor
International
PCL
40,617
9,880
(b)
Naspers
Ltd
1,533,276
17,327
(b)
NIO
Inc,
ADR
126,487
45
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Consumer
Discretionary
(continued)
15,615
Pop
Mart
International
Group
Ltd,
144A
$
43,006
396,898
PTT
Oil
&
Retail
Business
PCL
202,079
372,566
TCL
Technology
Group
Corp,
Class
A
199,425
80,554
Titan
Co
Ltd
3,086,031
428,806
(b)
Tongcheng
Travel
Holdings
Ltd
818,746
18,012
TVS
Motor
Co
Ltd
344,150
7,840
(b)
Vipshop
Holdings
Ltd,
ADR
111,798
30,303
(b)
XPeng
Inc,
Class
A
223,847
48,200
Yum
China
Holdings
Inc
2,533,392
1,095,033
(b)
Zomato
Ltd
1,382,293
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
33,838,618
Consumer
Staples
-
6.7%
732,744
(b)
Alibaba
Health
Information
Technology
Ltd
431,709
39,267
Arca
Continental
SAB
de
CV
351,648
2,040
BGF
retail
Co
Ltd
208,750
16,697
Britannia
Industries
Ltd
887,706
439,074
China
Feihe
Ltd,
144A
272,717
169,456
China
Mengniu
Dairy
Co
Ltd
553,332
1,925
CJ
CheilJedang
Corp
402,660
167,070
CP
ALL
PCL
255,654
174,610
Fomento
Economico
Mexicano
SAB
de
CV
1,973,684
92,310
Hindustan
Unilever
Ltd
2,754,041
133,995
Inner
Mongolia
Yili
Industrial
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
500,425
16,453
Marico
Ltd
106,029
8,438
Nestle
India
Ltd
2,456,117
181,395
Nongfu
Spring
Co
Ltd,
144A
1,032,787
122,292
Raia
Drogasil
SA
625,646
34,515
Savola
Group/The
334,883
329,295
Wal-Mart
de
Mexico
SAB
de
CV
1,177,057
29,864
Yihai
Kerry
Arawana
Holdings
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
142,363
Total
Consumer
Staples
14,467,208
Energy
-
3.7%
221,413
Cosan
SA
691,504
1,172,333
Dialog
Group
Bhd
529,020
117,124
Empresas
Copec
SA
772,870
14,214
HD
Hyundai
Co
Ltd
604,112
22,926
Motor
Oil
Hellas
Corinth
Refineries
SA
545,238
93,410
Offshore
Oil
Engineering
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
79,008
206,635
Qatar
Fuel
QSC
842,771
15,447
(b)
SK
Innovation
Co
Ltd
1,397,670
15,538
S-Oil
Corp
763,928
425,915
Thai
Oil
PCL
556,945
250,176
Ultrapar
Participacoes
SA
1,014,495
22,200
Yantai
Jereh
Oilfield
Services
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
86,326
Total
Energy
7,883,887
Financials
-
23.7%
97,364
Agricultural
Bank
of
China
Ltd,
Class
A
47,607
5,687,825
Agricultural
Bank
of
China
Ltd
2,100,787
53,967
AU
Small
Finance
Bank
Ltd,
144A
433,700
800,281
B3
SA
-
Brasil
Bolsa
Balcao
1,761,475
10,712
Bancolombia
SA
68,360
3,402
Bancolombia
SA
24,136
3,061,556
Bank
Central
Asia
Tbk
PT
1,686,409
220,953
Bank
Negara
Indonesia
Persero
Tbk
PT
66,627
461,315
Bank
of
Communications
Co
Ltd
272,971
6,015,413
Bank
Rakyat
Indonesia
Persero
Tbk
PT
1,878,278
606,856
Cathay
Financial
Holding
Co
Ltd
821,365
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
46
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
(continued)
192,198
China
Construction
Bank
Corp,
Class
A
$
164,134
8,409,598
China
Construction
Bank
Corp
4,771,952
20,212
China
International
Capital
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
101,417
395,872
China
International
Capital
Corp
Ltd,
144A
630,392
810,285
China
Merchants
Bank
Co
Ltd
3,085,972
96,138
China
Merchants
Bank
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
402,776
143,660
Commercial
International
Bank
Egypt
SAE
280,352
3,807
Credicorp
Ltd
475,723
1,660
DB
Insurance
Co
Ltd
108,040
688,593
FirstRand
Ltd
2,256,755
993,694
Fubon
Financial
Holding
Co
Ltd
1,841,252
93,639
Grupo
Financiero
Banorte
SAB
de
CV
758,946
66,663
Haci
Omer
Sabanci
Holding
AS
126,056
29,199
Hana
Financial
Group
Inc
847,507
156,245
HDFC
Bank
Ltd
2,770,829
126,329
Huatai
Securities
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
275,816
98,509
(b)
IDFC
First
Bank
Ltd
97,848
6,371,124
Industrial
&
Commercial
Bank
of
China
Ltd
3,061,553
92,680
Industrial
&
Commercial
Bank
of
China
Ltd,
Class
A
59,708
156,104
Industrial
Bank
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
320,625
33,478
KB
Financial
Group
Inc
1,276,604
15,687
Komercni
Banka
AS
458,724
107,017
Kotak
Mahindra
Bank
Ltd
2,235,745
1,077,241
Malayan
Banking
Bhd
2,039,398
3,784
(b)
mBank
SA
466,759
98,850
Ping
An
Insurance
Group
Co
of
China
Ltd,
Class
A
612,053
583,713
Ping
An
Insurance
Group
Co
of
China
Ltd
2,991,449
17,094
(b)
Piraeus
Financial
Holdings
SA
50,411
565,523
Postal
Savings
Bank
of
China
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
352,005
972,017
Postal
Savings
Bank
of
China
Co
Ltd,
144A
443,486
7,842
(b)
Powszechna
Kasa
Oszczednosci
Bank
Polski
SA
80,988
1,118,363
Public
Bank
Bhd
976,470
346,626
Qatar
National
Bank
QPSC
1,417,539
10,399
Samsung
Fire
&
Marine
Insurance
Co
Ltd
1,990,405
18,424
Samsung
Life
Insurance
Co
Ltd
986,306
1,303
(b)
Santander
Bank
Polska
SA
141,122
55,955
Shinhan
Financial
Group
Co
Ltd
1,439,737
104,339
Standard
Bank
Group
Ltd
1,017,905
33,772
Woori
Financial
Group
Inc
297,573
215,437
Yapi
ve
Kredi
Bankasi
AS
131,275
Total
Financials
51,005,322
Health
Care
-
3.7%
510,729
3SBio
Inc,
144A
454,295
84,927
(b)
Akeso
Inc,
144A
476,484
287,729
Bangkok
Dusit
Medical
Services
PCL
212,139
604
Celltrion
Healthcare
Co
Ltd
29,741
80,717
CSPC
Pharmaceutical
Group
Ltd
70,457
29,511
Dr
Sulaiman
Al
Habib
Medical
Services
Group
Co
1,982,293
96,622
(b)
Hapvida
Participacoes
e
Investimentos
S/A,
144A
70,699
62,220
IHH
Healthcare
Bhd
78,355
130,100
Jiangsu
Hengrui
Pharmaceuticals
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
849,489
14,328
Pharmaron
Beijing
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
64,887
16,734
Richter
Gedeon
Nyrt
391,498
30,534
Shanghai
Pharmaceuticals
Holding
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
74,983
6,570
(b)
SK
Bioscience
Co
Ltd
294,800
60,279
WuXi
AppTec
Co
Ltd,
144A
724,155
4,990
WuXi
AppTec
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
58,796
274,930
(b)
Wuxi
Biologics
Cayman
Inc,
144A
1,707,640
26,026
Yunnan
Baiyao
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
180,252
14,194
(b)
Zai
Lab
Ltd
35,990
47
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Health
Care
(continued)
7,740
Zhangzhou
Pientzehuang
Pharmaceutical
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
$
263,761
Total
Health
Care
8,020,714
Industrials
-
5.2%
827,340
Airports
of
Thailand
PCL
1,536,480
112,250
CCR
SA
266,658
46,061
Contemporary
Amperex
Technology
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
1,164,378
109,240
COSCO
SHIPPING
Holdings
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
145,365
552,756
Delta
Electronics
Thailand
PCL
1,214,933
31,259
Evergreen
Marine
Corp
Taiwan
Ltd
103,602
41,143
Grupo
Aeroportuario
del
Pacifico
SAB
de
CV,
Class
B
479,299
12,164
Havells
India
Ltd
182,061
4,577
Hyundai
Glovis
Co
Ltd
579,856
43,324
(b)
JD
Logistics
Inc,
144A
51,272
71,768
Jiangsu
Zhongtian
Technology
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
136,751
17,224
LG
Corp
984,557
36,838
Localiza
Rent
a
Car
SA
371,594
17,458
Mytilineos
SA
645,490
102,525
Rumo
SA
453,566
14,602
(b)
Samsung
Engineering
Co
Ltd
256,782
103,472
SF
Holding
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
553,858
7,348
Shanghai
M&G
Stationery
Inc,
Class
A
38,781
27,413
Shenzhen
Inovance
Technology
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
225,665
8,309
Siemens
Ltd
332,420
24,339
SM
Investments
Corp
343,594
6,776
Sungrow
Power
Supply
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
77,662
46,382
(b)
Turk
Hava
Yollari
AO
356,233
332,914
Turkiye
Sise
ve
Cam
Fabrikalari
AS
557,038
3,704
Voltronic
Power
Technology
Corp
147,886
Total
Industrials
11,205,781
Information
Technology
-
17.1%
155,050
AAC
Technologies
Holdings
Inc
279,005
554,493
Acer
Inc
582,957
162,721
Advantech
Co
Ltd
1,663,080
36,381
ASE
Technology
Holding
Co
Ltd
127,308
125,200
Asustek
Computer
Inc
1,304,689
185,251
AU
Optronics
Corp
89,099
131,117
China
Railway
Signal
&
Communication
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
83,934
331,187
Delta
Electronics
Inc
2,966,235
74,623
HCL
Technologies
Ltd
1,143,651
165,336
Infosys
Ltd
2,717,382
1,030,316
Lenovo
Group
Ltd
1,198,256
221,032
Lite-On
Technology
Corp
681,462
19,337
Samsung
Electro-Mechanics
Co
Ltd
1,779,711
36,245
SK
Hynix
Inc
3,121,168
1,017,092
Taiwan
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Co
Ltd
16,588,305
580,059
United
Microelectronics
Corp
826,229
550,700
Wistron
Corp
1,517,884
Total
Information
Technology
36,670,355
Materials
-
8.8%
8,113
Anglo
American
Platinum
Ltd
270,045
5,876
Anglogold
Ashanti
UK
Ltd
107,980
56,209
Asian
Paints
Ltd
2,022,434
81,486
(b)
Cemex
SAB
de
CV
48,883
80,666
China
Jushi
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
127,118
630,813
China
Steel
Corp
469,682
12,033
Cia
Siderurgica
Nacional
SA
28,060
288,216
CMOC
Group
Ltd
171,649
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
48
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Materials
(continued)
365,023
CMOC
Group
Ltd,
Class
A
$
275,431
85,805
Ganfeng
Lithium
Group
Co
Ltd,
144A
307,598
33,810
Ganfeng
Lithium
Group
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
203,909
73,677
GEM
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
58,805
397,815
Gerdau
SA
1,717,318
52,813
Gold
Fields
Ltd
699,980
57,442
Grasim
Industries
Ltd
1,301,675
46,151
Impala
Platinum
Holdings
Ltd
191,232
5,919
KGHM
Polska
Miedz
SA
157,667
118,024
Klabin
SA
500,836
362,781
Klabin
SA
308,612
2,246
Korea
Zinc
Co
Ltd
779,959
8,190
Kumba
Iron
Ore
Ltd
215,736
2,736
LG
Chem
Ltd
891,370
693
LG
Chem
Ltd
143,931
631,230
Nan
Ya
Plastics
Corp
1,204,660
114,257
(b)
National
Industrialization
Co
353,893
10,797
Pidilite
Industries
Ltd
318,754
2,875
POSCO
Future
M
Co
Ltd
503,452
39,421
SABIC
Agri-Nutrients
Co
1,405,941
125,332
Sahara
International
Petrochemical
Co
1,077,395
258,237
(b)
Saudi
Arabian
Mining
Co
2,478,018
2,819
Sociedad
Quimica
y
Minera
de
Chile
SA,
Class
B
135,942
31,128
Tianqi
Lithium
Corp,
Class
A
233,183
23,596
Zangge
Mining
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
71,957
33,589
Zhejiang
Huayou
Cobalt
Co
Ltd,
Class
A
168,310
Total
Materials
18,951,415
Real
Estate
-
2.3%
1,041,210
Aldar
Properties
PJSC
1,474,079
129,986
China
Resources
Land
Ltd
486,746
195,676
China
Vanke
Co
Ltd
183,057
59,315
Country
Garden
Services
Holdings
Co
Ltd
51,851
212,665
DLF
Ltd
1,439,329
38,937
Longfor
Group
Holdings
Ltd,
144A
56,630
2,184,659
SM
Prime
Holdings
Inc
1,155,089
Total
Real
Estate
4,846,781
Utilities
-
2.9%
11,976
(b)
Adani
Green
Energy
Ltd
131,132
136,780
China
Longyuan
Power
Group
Corp
Ltd
115,897
279,186
China
Resources
Gas
Group
Ltd
826,005
20,496
Cia
de
Saneamento
Basico
do
Estado
de
Sao
Paulo
SABESP
237,230
64,250
Cia
Energetica
de
Minas
Gerais
149,573
68,049
CPFL
Energia
SA
451,231
2,202,438
(b)
Enel
Americas
SA
225,665
6,760
Energisa
S/A
62,479
55,955
Energy
Absolute
PCL
65,385
70,742
Engie
Brasil
Energia
SA
551,291
195,651
ENN
Energy
Holdings
Ltd
1,494,025
59,346
Equatorial
Energia
SA
371,869
60,446
Interconexion
Electrica
SA
ESP
211,866
585,197
Power
Grid
Corp
of
India
Ltd
1,420,843
Total
Utilities
6,314,491
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$224,041,582)
214,976,665
49
Principal
Amount
(000)
Description
(a)
Coupon
Maturity
Value
X
CORPORATE
BONDS
-
0.0%
Consumer
Staples
-
0.0%
$
25
Britannia
Industries
Ltd
5.500%
6/03/24
$
295
Total
Consumer
Staples
295
Total
Corporate
Bonds
(cost
$122)
295
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$224,041,704)
214,976,960
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.0)%
(
63,051
)
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
214,913,909
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
144A
Investment
is
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
These
investments
may
only
be
resold
in
transactions
exempt
from
registration,
which
are
normally
those
transactions
with
qualified
institutional
buyers.
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
50
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
h
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.5%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.5%
Communication
Services
-
5.5%
1,617,307
BT
Group
PLC
$
2,212,743
122,627
KDDI
Corp
3,633,183
118,519
Nintendo
Co
Ltd
4,868,478
15,270
Publicis
Groupe
SA
1,157,589
176,059
Telenor
ASA
1,798,933
29,057
Telstra
Group
Ltd
70,094
3,544,672
Vodafone
Group
PLC
3,256,070
269,837
WPP
PLC
2,313,646
Total
Communication
Services
19,310,736
Consumer
Discretionary
-
13.1%
78,921
Amadeus
IT
Group
SA
4,489,637
39,839
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke
AG
3,690,084
13,450
Bayerische
Motoren
Werke
AG
1,139,464
61,120
Cie
Generale
des
Etablissements
Michelin
SCA
1,810,200
5,387
D'ieteren
Group
797,738
24,139
(b)
Dufry
AG
841,105
9,724
Fast
Retailing
Co
Ltd
2,120,152
1,784
Hermes
International
3,318,057
580,214
Honda
Motor
Co
Ltd
5,771,682
140
Kering
SA
56,706
156,952
Oriental
Land
Co
Ltd/Japan
5,033,615
490,241
Panasonic
Holdings
Corp
4,237,350
43,513
(b)
Prosus
NV
1,215,601
58,695
(c)
Sharp
Corp/Japan
364,196
12,131
Sodexo
SA
1,280,708
88,717
Sony
Group
Corp
7,278,608
26,769
Valeo
351,988
77,171
Wesfarmers
Ltd
2,468,448
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
46,265,339
Consumer
Staples
-
11.0%
102,991
Ajinomoto
Co
Inc
3,726,704
39,850
(b)
Coca-Cola
Europacific
Partners
PLC
2,331,624
93,363
Danone
SA
5,541,145
414,857
J
Sainsbury
PLC
1,295,269
19,414
Kerry
Group
PLC,
Class
A
1,495,541
64,682
Koninklijke
Ahold
Delhaize
NV
1,914,328
9,484
L'Oreal
SA
3,971,241
110,274
Mowi
ASA
1,789,582
106,546
Nestle
SA
11,480,580
187,108
Orkla
ASA
1,288,621
384,622
Tesco
PLC
1,258,743
56,996
Unilever
PLC
2,689,702
Total
Consumer
Staples
38,783,080
Energy
-
1.0%
105,924
Neste
Oyj
3,550,305
Total
Energy
3,550,305
Financials
-
20.4%
219,541
3i
Group
PLC
5,153,547
15,573
Ageas
SA/NV
596,864
24,762
Allianz
SE
5,781,711
51
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
(continued)
143,881
Assicurazioni
Generali
SpA
$
2,850,781
204,113
AXA
SA
6,031,220
409,783
Banco
Bilbao
Vizcaya
Argentaria
SA
3,214,770
84,665
BNP
Paribas
SA
4,858,461
925,918
BOC
Hong
Kong
Holdings
Ltd
2,449,518
119,325
DNB
Bank
ASA
2,150,087
48,596
Gjensidige
Forsikring
ASA
727,742
189,294
Hang
Seng
Bank
Ltd
2,168,827
38,092
Hong
Kong
Exchanges
&
Clearing
Ltd
1,338,765
1,559,776
Intesa
Sanpaolo
SpA
4,049,990
1
Isracard
Ltd
3
15,420
KBC
Group
NV
845,915
10,331,081
Lloyds
Banking
Group
PLC
5,006,978
107,309
MS&AD
Insurance
Group
Holdings
Inc
3,892,161
1,458,532
NatWest
Group
PLC
3,153,883
546,811
Oversea-Chinese
Banking
Corp
Ltd
5,060,811
130,720
Poste
Italiane
SpA,
144A
1,290,517
260,457
Suncorp
Group
Ltd
2,206,474
62,905
Swedbank
AB
1,028,931
221
Swiss
Life
Holding
AG
141,286
1,162
Swiss
Re
AG
126,562
185,551
Tokio
Marine
Holdings
Inc
4,095,856
164,249
UBS
Group
AG
3,829,860
Total
Financials
72,051,520
Health
Care
-
12.0%
111,391
Astellas
Pharma
Inc
1,397,490
73,237
AstraZeneca
PLC
9,109,117
2,223
BioMerieux
212,649
13,968
CSL
Ltd
2,054,866
182,407
Daiichi
Sankyo
Co
Ltd
4,646,744
63,147
Eisai
Co
Ltd
3,319,445
2,868
(b)
Genmab
A/S
808,248
50,473
(b)
Hoya
Corp
4,777,513
2,439
Lonza
Group
AG
849,047
20,644
Merck
KGaA
3,106,178
3,701
(b),(d)
NMC
Health
PLC
101,028
Novo
Nordisk
A/S,
Class
B
9,685,960
38,650
Ramsay
Health
Care
Ltd
1,191,260
70,918
Sonic
Healthcare
Ltd
1,290,925
300
Sonova
Holding
AG
70,710
959
Sysmex
Corp
45,295
Total
Health
Care
42,565,447
Industrials
-
16.9%
110,492
ABB
Ltd
3,695,815
54,845
ACS
Actividades
de
Construccion
y
Servicios
SA
1,980,875
7,441
Aeroports
de
Paris
832,131
462,203
Aurizon
Holdings
Ltd
1,000,842
24,875
Beijer
Ref
AB
235,332
47,704
Bouygues
SA
1,674,552
347,792
Brambles
Ltd
2,886,881
207,278
CNH
Industrial
NV
2,292,807
87,887
Computershare
Ltd
1,379,456
54,820
Dai
Nippon
Printing
Co
Ltd
1,414,978
3,233
Daikin
Industries
Ltd
461,750
24,741
DCC
PLC
1,370,503
56,109
DHL
Group
2,180,133
5,154
DSV
A/S
767,843
18,375
Eiffage
SA
1,664,498
58,695
FANUC
Corp
1,415,780
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM)
(contin-
ued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
52
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Industrials
(continued)
2,774
(b)
Hitachi
Construction
Machinery
Co
Ltd
$
70,557
366,724
Keppel
Corp
Ltd
1,662,243
3,276
Kingspan
Group
PLC
219,814
71,980
Lixil
Corp
784,701
390,119
MTR
Corp
Ltd
1,458,347
37,479
Recruit
Holdings
Co
Ltd
1,072,313
128,530
RELX
PLC
4,473,068
21,125
Schneider
Electric
SE
3,237,276
12,452
SGS
SA
1,012,251
139,441
Shimizu
Corp
986,109
50,933
Siemens
AG
6,727,369
87,585
Smiths
Group
PLC
1,714,828
13,321
Teleperformance
1,522,784
391,288
Transurban
Group
2,928,334
54,061
Vestas
Wind
Systems
A/S
1,165,688
34,644
Volvo
AB
692,716
238,097
Volvo
AB
4,707,534
3,548
West
Japan
Railway
Co
134,615
Total
Industrials
59,824,723
Information
Technology
-
6.5%
13,813
ASML
Holding
NV
8,253,573
25,152
Fujitsu
Ltd
3,224,445
16,246
Ibiden
Co
Ltd
680,220
38,019
Logitech
International
SA
2,972,839
23,685
SAP
SE
3,172,941
70,506
STMicroelectronics
NV
2,681,404
11,330
Temenos
AG
810,984
9,179
Tokyo
Electron
Ltd
1,197,340
Total
Information
Technology
22,993,746
Materials
-
7.7%
30,645
Antofagasta
PLC
500,154
123,875
Asahi
Kasei
Corp
755,299
68,348
Boliden
AB
1,748,058
21,465
Croda
International
PLC
1,140,325
27,090
Endeavour
Mining
PLC
558,830
205,257
Fortescue
Metals
Group
Ltd
2,898,074
1,089
Givaudan
SA
3,613,845
74,963
IGO
Ltd
451,372
2,546
JSR
Corp
67,565
43,819
Mineral
Resources
Ltd
1,602,493
42,776
Mitsui
Chemicals
Inc
1,062,868
677,664
Pilbara
Minerals
Ltd
1,574,661
46,756
SIG
Group
AG
1,027,034
18,868
Sika
AG
4,496,972
28,344
Smurfit
Kappa
Group
PLC
920,958
351,590
Sumitomo
Chemical
Co
Ltd
886,839
61,824
Sumitomo
Metal
Mining
Co
Ltd
1,721,087
323,786
Toray
Industries
Inc
1,549,606
27,485
Umicore
SA
652,209
Total
Materials
27,228,249
Real
Estate
-
2.7%
282,951
Capitaland
Investment
Ltd/Singapore
607,187
126,246
City
Developments
Ltd
582,369
12,727
Covivio
SA/France
543,479
148,887
Daiwa
House
Industry
Co
Ltd
4,057,292
269,518
Dexus
1,105,782
72,266
Keppel
REIT
41,934
53
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Real
Estate
(continued)
172,046
Lendlease
Corp
Ltd
$
676,461
325,321
Sino
Land
Co
Ltd
324,714
110,806
Stockland
248,355
106,547
Swire
Pacific
Ltd
682,208
288,805
Swire
Properties
Ltd
558,815
1
(b)
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
49
143,015
Vicinity
Ltd
153,935
Total
Real
Estate
9,582,580
Utilities
-
2.7%
226,216
Iberdrola
SA
2,510,658
479,959
National
Grid
PLC
5,699,427
1,596
Orsted
AS
76,801
14,575
Verbund
AG
1,263,274
Total
Utilities
9,550,160
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$359,992,643)
351,705,885
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$359,992,643)
351,705,885
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.1%
293,935
(e)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(f)
$
293,935
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$293,935)
293,935
Total
Investments
(cost
$
360,286,578
)
-
99
.6
%
351,999,820
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.4%
1,523,429
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
353,523,249
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$272,723.
(d)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
(e)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(f)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
144A
Investment
is
exempt
from
registration
under
Rule
144A
of
the
Securities
Act
of
1933,
as
amended.
These
investments
may
only
be
resold
in
transactions
exempt
from
registration,
which
are
normally
those
transactions
with
qualified
institutional
buyers.
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
54
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.8%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.8%
Communication
Services
-
6.1%
12,419
AT&T
Inc
$
191,253
1,408
Comcast
Corp,
Class
A
58,136
1,585
Electronic
Arts
Inc
196,207
1,643
Fox
Corp,
Class
A
49,931
872
Fox
Corp,
Class
B
24,338
1,411
(b)
Liberty
Global
PLC,
Class
C
23,931
1,213
(b)
Liberty
Media
Corp-Liberty
Formula
One,
Class
C
78,469
1,707
(b)
Match
Group
Inc
59,062
716
(b)
Netflix
Inc
294,770
2,318
News
Corp,
Class
A
47,936
3,644
(b)
Pinterest
Inc,
Class
A
108,883
4,808
(c)
Sirius
XM
Holdings
Inc
20,578
6,206
(b)
Snap
Inc,
Class
A
62,122
256
(b)
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Inc
34,240
51
(b)
Trade
Desk
Inc/The,
Class
A
3,619
742
Verizon
Communications
Inc
26,066
819
(b)
Walt
Disney
Co/The
66,822
1,621
(b)
ZoomInfo
Technologies
Inc
21,008
Total
Communication
Services
1,367,371
Consumer
Discretionary
-
11.5%
7,875
(b)
Amazon.com
Inc
1,048,084
1,733
(b)
Aptiv
PLC
151,117
51
(b)
AutoZone
Inc
126,334
112
(b)
Booking
Holdings
Inc
312,431
1,436
BorgWarner
Inc
52,988
436
DR
Horton
Inc
45,518
193
Lear
Corp
25,044
790
Lowe's
Cos
Inc
150,550
5,616
(b),(c)
Lucid
Group
Inc
23,138
145
(b)
Lululemon
Athletica
Inc
57,055
269
(b)
MercadoLibre
Inc
333,759
4,008
(b)
Rivian
Automotive
Inc,
Class
A
65,010
2,035
Starbucks
Corp
187,708
129
Yum!
Brands
Inc
15,591
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
2,594,327
Consumer
Staples
-
8.0%
3,339
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co
238,972
918
Bunge
Ltd
97,290
6,988
Coca-Cola
Co/The
394,752
983
(b)
Darling
Ingredients
Inc
43,537
4,153
Kroger
Co/The
188,422
1,797
PepsiCo
Inc
293,414
3,306
Procter
&
Gamble
Co/The
495,999
469
Target
Corp
51,961
Total
Consumer
Staples
1,804,347
Energy
-
2.7%
6,207
Baker
Hughes
Co
213,645
5,531
Halliburton
Co
217,589
2,744
ONEOK
Inc
178,909
Total
Energy
610,143
55
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
-
15.0%
363
American
Express
Co
$
53,009
95
Bank
of
America
Corp
2,502
642
Cboe
Global
Markets
Inc
105,217
1,137
Citigroup
Inc
44,900
1,910
(b)
Fiserv
Inc
217,263
270
Goldman
Sachs
Group
Inc/The
81,975
125
LPL
Financial
Holdings
Inc
28,065
1,879
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos
Inc
356,352
1,248
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
469,685
3,641
Morgan
Stanley
257,856
1,880
PNC
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
215,204
2,614
Progressive
Corp/The
413,247
1,793
Regions
Financial
Corp
26,052
989
S&P
Global
Inc
345,468
1,301
Travelers
Cos
Inc/The
217,839
2,346
Truist
Financial
Corp
66,533
1,994
Visa
Inc,
Class
A
468,789
Total
Financials
3,369,956
Health
Care
-
13.1%
392
Amgen
Inc
100,234
5,148
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co
265,276
74
Cigna
Group/The
22,881
301
Cooper
Cos
Inc/The
93,837
1,517
Danaher
Corp
291,294
508
(b)
EAS
Segment
35,052
3,575
(b)
Edwards
Lifesciences
Corp
227,799
321
Elevance
Health
Inc
144,479
788
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
436,497
4,052
Gilead
Sciences
Inc
318,244
1,048
HCA
Healthcare
Inc
236,995
1,501
(b)
Hologic
Inc
99,321
3,000
Merck
&
Co
Inc
308,100
145
STERIS
PLC
30,447
369
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
197,622
414
West
Pharmaceutical
Services
Inc
131,772
166
Zimmer
Biomet
Holdings
Inc
17,332
Total
Health
Care
2,957,182
Industrials
-
8.8%
1,440
Automatic
Data
Processing
Inc
314,237
431
(b)
Axon
Enterprise
Inc
88,135
257
(b)
Builders
FirstSource
Inc
27,890
5,118
Carrier
Global
Corp
243,924
961
CSX
Corp
28,686
934
Deere
&
Co
341,246
851
Dover
Corp
110,588
514
Eaton
Corp
PLC
106,866
581
Ferguson
PLC
87,266
773
Fortune
Brands
Innovations
Inc
43,133
20
Old
Dominion
Freight
Line
Inc
7,533
882
Quanta
Services
Inc
147,400
2,029
United
Parcel
Service
Inc,
Class
B
286,596
183
WW
Grainger
Inc
133,559
Total
Industrials
1,967,059
Information
Technology
-
27.4%
466
(b)
Adobe
Inc
247,940
1,636
Applied
Materials
Inc
216,525
337
(b)
Atlassian
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
60,876
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
56
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Information
Technology
(continued)
1,491
(b)
Cadence
Design
Systems
Inc
$
357,616
624
(b)
First
Solar
Inc
88,889
3,469
Gen
Digital
Inc
57,794
7,919
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Co
121,794
5,440
HP
Inc
143,235
11,553
Intel
Corp
421,685
2,652
International
Business
Machines
Corp
383,585
1,970
Juniper
Networks
Inc
53,032
1,094
(b)
Keysight
Technologies
Inc
133,523
7
Lam
Research
Corp
4,118
5,257
Microsoft
Corp
1,777,444
2,149
NVIDIA
Corp
876,362
209
NXP
Semiconductors
NV
36,038
1,063
(b)
Salesforce
Inc
213,482
1,145
Seagate
Technology
Holdings
PLC
78,146
143
(b)
ServiceNow
Inc
83,205
776
(b)
Synopsys
Inc
364,285
2,106
Texas
Instruments
Inc
299,073
1,518
(b)
Trimble
Inc
71,543
1,962
(b)
Western
Digital
Corp
78,774
Total
Information
Technology
6,168,964
Materials
-
3.3%
2,789
DuPont
de
Nemours
Inc
203,262
357
Ecolab
Inc
59,883
764
FMC
Corp
40,645
1,596
LyondellBasell
Industries
NV,
Class
A
144,023
181
Newmont
Corp
6,782
360
Reliance
Steel
&
Aluminum
Co
91,577
713
Sherwin-Williams
Co/The
169,844
324
Steel
Dynamics
Inc
34,509
Total
Materials
750,525
Real
Estate
-
1.7%
1,187
American
Tower
Corp
211,512
206
Crown
Castle
Inc
19,154
59
Equinix
Inc
43,049
1,054
Prologis
Inc
106,190
Total
Real
Estate
379,905
Utilities
-
2.2%
1,217
Consolidated
Edison
Inc
106,840
2,925
Exelon
Corp
113,900
3,826
Sempra
267,935
Total
Utilities
488,675
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$21,228,012)
22,458,454
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$21,228,012)
22,458,454
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.2%
34,355
(d)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(e)
$
34,355
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$34,355)
34,355
Total
Investments
(cost
$21,262,367
)
-
100.0%
22,492,809
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.0%
10,840
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
22,503,649
57
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$32,787.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
S&P
Standard
&
Poor's
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
58
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
100.0%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
100.0%
Communication
Services
-
9.5%
67,702
(b)
Liberty
Media
Corp-Liberty
Formula
One,
Class
C
$
4,379,642
147,323
(b)
Match
Group
Inc
5,097,376
56,843
(b)
Netflix
Inc
23,401,695
314,444
(b)
Pinterest
Inc,
Class
A
9,395,587
222,427
(b)
ROBLOX
Corp,
Class
A
7,075,403
32,345
(b)
Roku
Inc
1,926,792
537,517
(b)
Snap
Inc,
Class
A
5,380,545
89,813
(b)
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Inc
12,012,489
189,644
(b)
Trade
Desk
Inc/The,
Class
A
13,457,138
182,840
(b)
Walt
Disney
Co/The
14,917,915
138,354
(b)
ZoomInfo
Technologies
Inc
1,793,068
Total
Communication
Services
98,837,650
Consumer
Discretionary
-
11.0%
149,657
(b)
Aptiv
PLC
13,050,090
3,082
(b)
AutoZone
Inc
7,634,515
6,396
(b)
Booking
Holdings
Inc
17,842,026
12,956
(b)
Burlington
Stores
Inc
1,568,065
13,836
(b)
Deckers
Outdoor
Corp
8,260,922
11,437
Dick's
Sporting
Goods
Inc
1,223,187
175,883
(b),(c)
Lucid
Group
Inc
724,638
37,280
(b)
Lululemon
Athletica
Inc
14,668,934
13,478
(b)
MercadoLibre
Inc
16,722,694
12,471
Pool
Corp
3,937,968
126,381
Starbucks
Corp
11,657,383
21,899
Tractor
Supply
Co
4,216,871
13,131
(b)
Ulta
Beauty
Inc
5,006,982
62,866
Yum!
Brands
Inc
7,597,985
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
114,112,260
Consumer
Staples
-
5.9%
128,630
Church
&
Dwight
Co
Inc
11,697,612
9,942
Clorox
Co/The
1,170,173
48,454
Costco
Wholesale
Corp
26,767,928
42,400
Hershey
Co/The
7,943,640
77,005
Lamb
Weston
Holdings
Inc
6,915,049
103,861
Sysco
Corp
6,905,718
Total
Consumer
Staples
61,400,120
Energy
-
0.9%
123,749
Baker
Hughes
Co
4,259,440
134,117
Halliburton
Co
5,276,163
Total
Energy
9,535,603
Financials
-
9.5%
9,934
FactSet
Research
Systems
Inc
4,290,395
7,387
MarketAxess
Holdings
Inc
1,578,971
79,311
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
29,848,695
27,118
Moody's
Corp
8,352,344
82,530
Nasdaq
Inc
4,093,488
53,351
S&P
Global
Inc
18,636,038
135,855
Visa
Inc,
Class
A
31,939,511
Total
Financials
98,739,442
59
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Health
Care
-
11.6%
26,426
Agilent
Technologies
Inc
$
2,731,656
15,097
Cooper
Cos
Inc/The
4,706,490
67,928
Danaher
Corp
13,043,534
22,642
(b)
EAS
Segment
1,562,298
135,349
(b)
Edwards
Lifesciences
Corp
8,624,438
20,669
Elevance
Health
Inc
9,302,910
67,455
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
37,365,348
14,755
HCA
Healthcare
Inc
3,336,696
48,952
(b)
Hologic
Inc
3,239,154
13,705
(b)
IDEXX
Laboratories
Inc
5,474,736
9,399
(b)
Insulet
Corp
1,246,025
5,548
(b)
Mettler-Toledo
International
Inc
5,465,890
13,391
(b)
Repligen
Corp
1,801,893
38,545
West
Pharmaceutical
Services
Inc
12,268,488
62,207
Zoetis
Inc
9,766,499
Total
Health
Care
119,936,055
Industrials
-
9.6%
60,694
Automatic
Data
Processing
Inc
13,244,645
32,314
(b)
Axon
Enterprise
Inc
6,607,890
10,547
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions
Inc
1,799,740
67,804
(b)
Builders
FirstSource
Inc
7,358,090
13,371
Cintas
Corp
6,780,702
29,029
Deere
&
Co
10,606,035
43,561
Graco
Inc
3,238,760
8,307
IDEX
Corp
1,590,043
36,444
Illinois
Tool
Works
Inc
8,167,829
2,183
JB
Hunt
Transport
Services
Inc
375,192
25,476
Old
Dominion
Freight
Line
Inc
9,595,790
69,475
Otis
Worldwide
Corp
5,364,165
38,974
Quanta
Services
Inc
6,513,335
9,162
Rockwell
Automation
Inc
2,407,865
17,939
Toro
Co/The
1,450,189
45,865
TransUnion
2,012,556
10,835
United
Rentals
Inc
4,401,936
10,829
WW
Grainger
Inc
7,903,329
Total
Industrials
99,418,091
Information
Technology
-
39.2%
50,291
(b)
Adobe
Inc
26,757,830
45,852
(b)
ANSYS
Inc
12,758,778
113,807
Applied
Materials
Inc
15,062,356
80,534
(b)
Atlassian
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
14,547,662
78,586
(b)
Autodesk
Inc
15,530,951
12,298
(b)
Ceridian
HCM
Holding
Inc
787,195
42,654
Intuit
Inc
21,111,597
94,374
(b)
Keysight
Technologies
Inc
11,518,347
416,331
Microsoft
Corp
140,765,674
159,766
NVIDIA
Corp
65,152,575
76,344
NXP
Semiconductors
NV
13,163,996
10,898
Paycom
Software
Inc
2,669,683
8,580
(b)
Paylocity
Holding
Corp
1,539,252
59,489
(b)
PTC
Inc
8,353,445
116,710
(b)
Salesforce
Inc
23,438,869
39,257
(b)
Synopsys
Inc
18,428,806
70,713
(b)
Workday
Inc,
Class
A
14,970,649
Total
Information
Technology
406,557,665
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
60
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Materials
-
1.9%
20,995
Avery
Dennison
Corp
$
3,654,599
39,205
Ecolab
Inc
6,576,247
38,099
Sherwin-Williams
Co/The
9,075,563
Total
Materials
19,306,409
Real
Estate
-
0.9%
24,712
American
Tower
Corp
4,403,431
70,157
(b)
CBRE
Group
Inc,
Class
A
4,864,687
Total
Real
Estate
9,268,118
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$1,016,039,722)
1,037,111,413
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$1,016,039,722)
1,037,111,413
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.0%
539,429
(d)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(e)
$
539,429
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$539,429)
539,429
Total
Investments
(cost
$
1,016,579,151
)
-
100
.0
%
1,037,650,842
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.0)%
(
152,068
)
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
1,037,498,774
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$520,187.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
S&P
Standard
&
Poor's
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
61
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.8%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.8%
Communication
Services
-
4.2%
874,190
AT&T
Inc
$
13,462,526
114,248
Fox
Corp,
Class
B
3,188,662
311,110
Interpublic
Group
of
Cos
Inc/The
8,835,524
353,877
Paramount
Global,
Class
B
3,850,182
834,417
Verizon
Communications
Inc
29,313,069
Total
Communication
Services
58,649,963
Consumer
Discretionary
-
3.6%
198,726
Aramark
5,351,691
40,144
Home
Depot
Inc/The
11,428,595
3,376
LKQ
Corp
148,274
131,945
Lowe's
Cos
Inc
25,144,759
43,587
(b),(c)
Lucid
Group
Inc
179,578
32,379
Vail
Resorts
Inc
6,872,443
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
49,125,340
Consumer
Staples
-
12.1%
267,212
Archer-Daniels-Midland
Co
19,124,363
121,457
Bunge
Ltd
12,872,013
635,824
Coca-Cola
Co/The
35,917,698
4,904
General
Mills
Inc
319,937
621,481
Keurig
Dr
Pepper
Inc
18,849,519
172,934
Kimberly-Clark
Corp
20,689,824
4,906
Kraft
Heinz
Co/The
154,343
444,404
Kroger
Co/The
20,162,609
74,775
McCormick
&
Co
Inc/MD
4,778,122
207,424
PepsiCo
Inc
33,868,191
3,836
Target
Corp
424,990
Total
Consumer
Staples
167,161,609
Energy
-
3.9%
529,207
Baker
Hughes
Co
18,215,305
363,421
Halliburton
Co
14,296,982
319,077
ONEOK
Inc
20,803,820
Total
Energy
53,316,107
Financials
-
19.2%
77,022
American
Express
Co
11,247,523
42,604
Assurant
Inc
6,343,736
150,736
Bank
of
New
York
Mellon
Corp/The
6,406,280
85,124
Cboe
Global
Markets
Inc
13,950,972
218,837
Citigroup
Inc
8,641,873
378,631
Fidelity
National
Information
Services
Inc
18,594,568
204,688
(c)
Fiserv
Inc
23,283,260
42,995
Goldman
Sachs
Group
Inc/The
13,053,712
249,590
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
18,332,386
358,618
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
49,869,419
111,530
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos
Inc
21,151,665
153,805
MetLife
Inc
9,229,838
294,319
Morgan
Stanley
20,843,672
75,979
PNC
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
8,697,316
11,353
Prudential
Financial
Inc
1,038,118
748,577
Regions
Financial
Corp
10,876,824
116,089
Travelers
Cos
Inc/The
19,437,942
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
62
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
(continued)
180,940
Truist
Financial
Corp
$
5,131,458
Total
Financials
266,130,562
Health
Care
-
17.7%
304,329
Abbott
Laboratories
28,774,307
84,094
Amgen
Inc
21,502,836
467,337
Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Co
24,081,875
50,154
Cigna
Group/The
15,507,617
86,581
Danaher
Corp
16,625,283
28,795
(c)
EAS
Segment
1,986,855
264,736
Gilead
Sciences
Inc
20,792,365
71,665
HCA
Healthcare
Inc
16,206,323
372,519
Merck
&
Co
Inc
38,257,701
1,359
Quest
Diagnostics
Inc
176,806
64,418
STERIS
PLC
13,526,492
74,903
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
40,115,051
68,875
Zimmer
Biomet
Holdings
Inc
7,191,239
Total
Health
Care
244,744,750
Industrials
-
10.5%
1,822
3M
Co
165,711
61,498
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions
Inc
10,494,019
444,846
CSX
Corp
13,278,653
102,224
Eaton
Corp
PLC
21,253,392
135,956
Ferguson
PLC
20,420,591
254,255
Fortive
Corp
16,597,767
12,844
Hubbell
Inc
3,469,165
114,227
Ingersoll
Rand
Inc
6,931,294
95,503
Jacobs
Solutions
Inc
12,730,550
252,065
Johnson
Controls
International
plc
12,356,226
76,081
Otis
Worldwide
Corp
5,874,214
54,283
TransUnion
2,381,938
125,225
United
Parcel
Service
Inc,
Class
B
17,688,031
5,086
United
Rentals
Inc
2,066,289
Total
Industrials
145,707,840
Information
Technology
-
13.6%
76,581
Accenture
PLC,
Class
A
22,751,449
94,312
Applied
Materials
Inc
12,482,193
374,060
Cisco
Systems
Inc
19,499,748
28,602
(c)
First
Solar
Inc
4,074,355
393,895
Gen
Digital
Inc
6,562,291
357,020
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Co
5,490,968
251,300
HP
Inc
6,616,729
892,627
Intel
Corp
32,580,885
202,804
International
Business
Machines
Corp
29,333,570
201,526
Marvell
Technology
Inc
9,516,058
72,977
NXP
Semiconductors
NV
12,583,424
177,766
Texas
Instruments
Inc
25,244,550
35,826
(c)
Wolfspeed
Inc
1,212,352
Total
Information
Technology
187,948,572
Materials
-
6.0%
12,239
Ball
Corp
589,308
283,866
DuPont
de
Nemours
Inc
20,688,154
38,940
Ecolab
Inc
6,531,796
100,491
FMC
Corp
5,346,121
50,628
International
Flavors
&
Fragrances
Inc
3,460,424
209,558
LyondellBasell
Industries
NV,
Class
A
18,910,514
111,811
Newmont
Corp
4,189,558
63
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Materials
(continued)
30,860
PPG
Industries
Inc
$
3,788,682
47,270
Reliance
Steel
&
Aluminum
Co
12,024,543
64,558
Steel
Dynamics
Inc
6,876,072
Total
Materials
82,405,172
Real
Estate
-
4.0%
114,474
American
Tower
Corp
20,398,122
73,574
Crown
Castle
Inc
6,840,911
191,553
Host
Hotels
&
Resorts
Inc
2,965,241
14,602
Iron
Mountain
Inc
862,540
219,575
Prologis
Inc
22,122,181
34,117
Welltower
Inc
2,852,522
Total
Real
Estate
56,041,517
Utilities
-
5.0%
128,895
CenterPoint
Energy
Inc
3,464,698
225,983
Consolidated
Edison
Inc
19,839,047
4,434
Essential
Utilities
Inc
148,362
64,072
Eversource
Energy
3,446,433
544,644
Exelon
Corp
21,208,437
310,241
Sempra
21,726,177
Total
Utilities
69,833,154
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$1,497,269,367)
1,381,064,586
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$1,497,269,367)
1,381,064,586
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.0%
139,667
(d)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(e)
$
139,667
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$139,667)
139,667
Total
Investments
(cost
$
1,497,409,034
)
-
99
.8
%
1,381,204,253
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.2%
2,431,894
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
1,383,636,147
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.
(b)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$134,683.
(c)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
64
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.9%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.9%
Communication
Services
-
7.8%
91,463
(b)
Liberty
Media
Corp-Liberty
Formula
One,
Class
C
$
5,916,741
68,526
(b)
Roku
Inc
4,082,094
667,722
(b)
Snap
Inc,
Class
A
6,683,897
41,773
(b)
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Inc
5,587,139
232,587
(b)
ZoomInfo
Technologies
Inc
3,014,328
Total
Communication
Services
25,284,199
Consumer
Discretionary
-
8.6%
13,801
(b)
Burlington
Stores
Inc
1,670,335
12,902
(b)
Deckers
Outdoor
Corp
7,703,268
428,935
(b),(c)
Lucid
Group
Inc
1,767,212
19,879
Pool
Corp
6,277,192
36,742
Tractor
Supply
Co
7,075,040
8,648
(b)
Ulta
Beauty
Inc
3,297,569
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
27,790,616
Consumer
Staples
-
1.5%
54,271
Church
&
Dwight
Co
Inc
4,935,405
Total
Consumer
Staples
4,935,405
Energy
-
2.1%
194,157
Baker
Hughes
Co
6,682,884
Total
Energy
6,682,884
Financials
-
9.8%
107,883
Brown
&
Brown
Inc
7,489,238
13,279
FactSet
Research
Systems
Inc
5,735,067
27,595
Jack
Henry
&
Associates
Inc
3,890,619
33,929
LPL
Financial
Holdings
Inc
7,617,739
22,223
MarketAxess
Holdings
Inc
4,750,166
47,230
Nasdaq
Inc
2,342,608
Total
Financials
31,825,437
Health
Care
-
12.5%
20,561
Cooper
Cos
Inc/The
6,409,892
53,942
(b)
DaVita
Inc
4,165,941
66,694
(b)
Hologic
Inc
4,413,142
27,553
(b)
Insulet
Corp
3,652,701
6,537
(b)
Molina
Healthcare
Inc
2,176,494
37,651
(b)
Repligen
Corp
5,066,319
27,295
(b)
Waters
Corp
6,510,676
25,450
West
Pharmaceutical
Services
Inc
8,100,480
Total
Health
Care
40,495,645
Industrials
-
19.0%
35,912
(b)
Axon
Enterprise
Inc
7,343,645
32,808
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions
Inc
5,598,357
57,850
(b)
Builders
FirstSource
Inc
6,277,882
48,822
(b)
CoStar
Group
Inc
3,584,023
70,887
Graco
Inc
5,270,449
13,058
IDEX
Corp
2,499,432
25,115
JB
Hunt
Transport
Services
Inc
4,316,515
426
Lennox
International
Inc
157,850
49,460
Quanta
Services
Inc
8,265,755
65
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Industrials
(continued)
79,590
Robert
Half
Inc
$
5,950,944
59,306
Toro
Co/The
4,794,297
14,391
United
Rentals
Inc
5,846,632
2,358
WW
Grainger
Inc
1,720,939
Total
Industrials
61,626,720
Information
Technology
-
32.2%
27,829
(b)
ANSYS
Inc
7,743,697
22,074
(b)
Aspentech
Corp
3,923,653
91,617
(b)
Ceridian
HCM
Holding
Inc
5,864,404
57,811
(b)
DocuSign
Inc
2,247,692
7,120
(b)
Fair
Isaac
Corp
6,022,594
36,995
(b)
First
Solar
Inc
5,269,938
28,064
(b)
Gartner
Inc
9,318,371
17,804
(b)
HubSpot
Inc
7,544,801
61,278
(b)
Keysight
Technologies
Inc
7,478,980
74,890
(b)
Lattice
Semiconductor
Corp
4,164,633
24,295
(b)
MongoDB
Inc
8,371,814
28,048
(b)
Paylocity
Holding
Corp
5,031,811
52,897
(b)
PTC
Inc
7,427,797
63,290
(b)
Splunk
Inc
9,313,756
89,619
(b)
Twilio
Inc,
Class
A
4,593,870
80,708
(b)
Wolfspeed
Inc
2,731,159
45,287
(b)
Zscaler
Inc
7,186,594
Total
Information
Technology
104,235,564
Materials
-
4.0%
10,329
Avery
Dennison
Corp
1,797,969
52,486
RPM
International
Inc
4,790,397
32,852
Vulcan
Materials
Co
6,455,090
Total
Materials
13,043,456
Real
Estate
-
2.4%
113,674
(b)
CBRE
Group
Inc,
Class
A
7,882,155
Total
Real
Estate
7,882,155
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$353,039,887)
323,802,081
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$353,039,887)
323,802,081
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.4%
1,374,422
(d)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(e)
$
1,374,422
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$1,374,422)
1,374,422
Total
Investments
(cost
$
354,414,309
)
-
100
.3
%
325,176,503
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.3)%
(
1,114,290
)
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
324,062,213
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
66
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$1,325,408.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
67
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.7%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.7%
Communication
Services
-
3.4%
144,570
Interpublic
Group
of
Cos
Inc/The
$
4,105,788
66,003
Omnicom
Group
Inc
4,944,285
96,214
Paramount
Global,
Class
B
1,046,808
Total
Communication
Services
10,096,881
Consumer
Discretionary
-
10.3%
139,109
Aramark
3,746,205
58,999
Bath
&
Body
Works
Inc
1,749,320
57,763
BorgWarner
Inc
2,131,455
25,722
(b)
CarMax
Inc
1,571,357
16,724
DR
Horton
Inc
1,745,986
79,217
Hasbro
Inc
3,576,648
100,013
LKQ
Corp
4,392,571
88,814
(b),(c)
Lucid
Group
Inc
365,914
76,836
PulteGroup
Inc
5,654,361
22,613
Vail
Resorts
Inc
4,799,609
46,700
VF
Corp
687,891
315
Whirlpool
Corp
32,936
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
30,454,253
Consumer
Staples
-
5.7%
52,740
Bunge
Ltd
5,589,385
157,625
Conagra
Brands
Inc
4,312,620
67,616
Kellogg
Co
3,412,580
57,216
McCormick
&
Co
Inc/MD
3,656,102
Total
Consumer
Staples
16,970,687
Energy
-
4.6%
188,810
Baker
Hughes
Co
6,498,840
111,662
ONEOK
Inc
7,280,363
Total
Energy
13,779,203
Financials
-
16.0%
108,497
Ally
Financial
Inc
2,624,542
268,707
Annaly
Capital
Management
Inc
4,194,516
34,778
Assurant
Inc
5,178,444
38,747
Cboe
Global
Markets
Inc
6,350,246
151,322
Citizens
Financial
Group
Inc
3,545,475
20,485
Discover
Financial
Services
1,681,409
67,204
Fifth
Third
Bancorp
1,593,407
91,154
Hartford
Financial
Services
Group
Inc/The
6,695,261
244,222
Huntington
Bancshares
Inc/OH
2,356,742
14,911
Jack
Henry
&
Associates
Inc
2,102,302
80,128
Nasdaq
Inc
3,974,349
14,389
Northern
Trust
Corp
948,379
301,705
Regions
Financial
Corp
4,383,774
189,152
(b)
Robinhood
Markets
Inc,
Class
A
1,728,849
4,553
Synchrony
Financial
127,712
Total
Financials
47,485,407
Health
Care
-
7.4%
260,338
(b)
Avantor
Inc
4,537,691
28,549
Baxter
International
Inc
925,844
44,741
DENTSPLY
SIRONA
Inc
1,360,574
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
68
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Health
Care
(continued)
10,048
(b)
Exact
Sciences
Corp
$
618,856
15,539
Laboratory
Corp
of
America
Holdings
3,103,605
42,189
Quest
Diagnostics
Inc
5,488,789
27,820
STERIS
PLC
5,841,644
Total
Health
Care
21,877,003
Industrials
-
17.5%
31,418
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions
Inc
5,361,168
32,868
CH
Robinson
Worldwide
Inc
2,689,588
10,183
Dover
Corp
1,323,281
32,369
Expeditors
International
of
Washington
Inc
3,536,313
48,654
Ferguson
PLC
7,307,830
7,506
IDEX
Corp
1,436,723
81,409
Ingersoll
Rand
Inc
4,939,898
1,052
Lennox
International
Inc
389,808
84,741
Masco
Corp
4,414,159
39,933
Owens
Corning
4,527,204
41,995
Pentair
PLC
2,440,749
60,503
TransUnion
2,654,872
13,941
United
Rentals
Inc
5,663,810
57,359
Xylem
Inc/NY
5,365,361
Total
Industrials
52,050,764
Information
Technology
-
7.5%
26,458
(b)
First
Solar
Inc
3,768,942
242,512
Gen
Digital
Inc
4,040,250
381,563
Hewlett
Packard
Enterprise
Co
5,868,439
20,014
Juniper
Networks
Inc
538,777
57,478
(b)
Trimble
Inc
2,708,938
96,269
(b)
Western
Digital
Corp
3,865,200
47,481
(b)
Wolfspeed
Inc
1,606,757
Total
Information
Technology
22,397,303
Materials
-
8.4%
6,098
Avery
Dennison
Corp
1,061,479
57,541
Ball
Corp
2,770,599
91,336
International
Flavors
&
Fragrances
Inc
6,242,816
16,211
Martin
Marietta
Materials
Inc
6,629,326
15,262
Reliance
Steel
&
Aluminum
Co
3,882,348
39,401
Steel
Dynamics
Inc
4,196,600
Total
Materials
24,783,168
Real
Estate
-
9.9%
52,002
Alexandria
Real
Estate
Equities
Inc
4,842,946
80,925
Boston
Properties
Inc
4,335,152
19,494
Camden
Property
Trust
1,654,651
5,109
Healthpeak
Properties
Inc
79,445
334,747
Host
Hotels
&
Resorts
Inc
5,181,883
101,839
Iron
Mountain
Inc
6,015,630
10,353
Kimco
Realty
Corp
185,733
1,108
Regency
Centers
Corp
66,768
129,476
Ventas
Inc
5,497,551
30,541
WP
Carey
Inc
1,638,525
Total
Real
Estate
29,498,284
Utilities
-
9.0%
50,897
Atmos
Energy
Corp
5,479,571
213,882
CenterPoint
Energy
Inc
5,749,148
104,596
CMS
Energy
Corp
5,683,747
138,666
Essential
Utilities
Inc
4,639,764
69
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Utilities
(continued)
200,434
NiSource
Inc
$
5,042,920
Total
Utilities
26,595,150
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$327,088,655)
295,988,103
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$327,088,655)
295,988,103
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
0.1%
284,571
(d)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(e)
$
284,571
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$284,571)
284,571
Total
Investments
(cost
$
327,373,226
)
-
99
.8
%
296,272,674
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.2%
544,554
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
296,817,228
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$274,433.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
70
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.8%
X
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.8%
Communication
Services
-
1.8%
94,710
(b)
AMC
Entertainment
Holdings
Inc,
Class
A
$
1,011,503
29,007
(b)
Bandwidth
Inc,
Class
A
307,764
615
Cable
One
Inc
338,170
7,127
(b)
Cars.com
Inc
108,544
70,087
(b)
Cinemark
Holdings
Inc
1,155,735
356,263
(b)
Clear
Channel
Outdoor
Holdings
Inc
391,889
70,724
(b)
Consolidated
Communications
Holdings
Inc
294,919
104,139
(b)
Eventbrite
Inc,
Class
A
862,271
19,672
(b)
Frontier
Communications
Parent
Inc
352,522
77,475
Gray
Television
Inc
505,137
102,078
(b)
iHeartMedia
Inc,
Class
A
239,883
11,805
(b)
IMAX
Corp
214,969
53,287
Iridium
Communications
Inc
1,974,283
54,807
John
Wiley
&
Sons
Inc,
Class
A
1,659,008
24,067
(b)
Liberty
Latin
America
Ltd,
Class
A
164,378
25,255
(b)
Lions
Gate
Entertainment
Corp,
Class
B
188,402
145,209
(b)
Magnite
Inc
964,188
25,317
(b)
MediaAlpha
Inc,
Class
A
260,259
87,361
(b)
Nextdoor
Holdings
Inc
158,997
104,784
TEGNA
Inc
1,520,416
62,273
(b)
WideOpenWest
Inc
438,402
47,182
(b)
Ziff
Davis
Inc
2,852,624
Total
Communication
Services
15,964,263
Consumer
Discretionary
-
15.6%
38,793
(b)
1-800-Flowers.com
Inc,
Class
A
291,335
92,559
(b)
2U
Inc
196,225
38,003
Aaron's
Co
Inc/The
281,602
271,185
ADT
Inc
1,534,907
8,722
Advance
Auto
Parts
Inc
453,806
7,410
(b)
America's
Car-Mart
Inc/TX
496,322
17,632
(b)
Asbury
Automotive
Group
Inc
3,374,236
5,646
(b)
AutoNation
Inc
734,432
35,598
(b)
Beazer
Homes
USA
Inc
861,116
50,671
(b)
Bright
Horizons
Family
Solutions
Inc
3,752,694
14,826
(b)
Brinker
International
Inc
502,898
43,846
Brunswick
Corp/DE
3,045,982
485,696
(b),(c)
Canoo
Inc
133,129
16,530
Carriage
Services
Inc
357,048
8,543
Carter's
Inc
573,748
143,036
(b)
Chegg
Inc
1,077,061
82,072
(b)
Chico's
FAS
Inc
613,899
9,968
Columbia
Sportswear
Co
735,638
55,396
(b)
Crocs
Inc
4,947,971
43,381
(b)
European
Wax
Center
Inc,
Class
A
640,737
928
(b)
Five
Below
Inc
161,453
31,026
(b)
Floor
&
Decor
Holdings
Inc,
Class
A
2,556,542
7,198
Foot
Locker
Inc
151,086
101,751
(b)
Frontdoor
Inc
2,943,656
47,338
Gap
Inc/The
605,926
17,275
Group
1
Automotive
Inc
4,359,001
190,177
H&R
Block
Inc
7,806,766
81,207
Harley-Davidson
Inc
2,180,408
25,051
(b)
Helen
of
Troy
Ltd
2,463,014
97,091
(b)
Hilton
Grand
Vacations
Inc
3,490,421
71
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Consumer
Discretionary
(continued)
32,917
(b)
iRobot
Corp
$
1,083,957
62,835
Kontoor
Brands
Inc
2,918,686
21,612
LCI
Industries
2,344,686
5,365
Leggett
&
Platt
Inc
125,702
218,032
(b)
Leslie's
Inc
1,077,078
48,618
Levi
Strauss
&
Co,
Class
A
664,608
22,160
Lithia
Motors
Inc
5,367,374
17,777
(b)
Lovesac
Co/The
292,609
31,022
Macy's
Inc
377,848
25,539
(b)
MarineMax
Inc
699,258
37,301
Marriott
Vacations
Worldwide
Corp
3,351,868
20,116
(b)
MasterCraft
Boat
Holdings
Inc
411,171
388,948
(b)
Mattel
Inc
7,421,128
8,900
Meritage
Homes
Corp
1,014,778
5,107
(b)
Modine
Manufacturing
Co
201,727
19,205
Movado
Group
Inc
535,051
25,834
Murphy
USA
Inc
9,369,733
96,707
(b)
National
Vision
Holdings
Inc
1,502,827
219,235
Newell
Brands
Inc
1,473,259
88,321
Nordstrom
Inc
1,234,728
43,342
(b)
ODP
Corp/The
1,946,923
108,911
(b)
Petco
Health
&
Wellness
Co
Inc
376,832
37,607
(b)
Planet
Fitness
Inc
2,078,539
11,877
PVH
Corp
883,055
128,910
(b)
Rover
Group
Inc
831,470
47,781
(b)
SeaWorld
Entertainment
Inc
2,058,405
154,274
Service
Corp
International/US
8,395,591
9,727
Signet
Jewelers
Ltd
679,236
27,285
(b)
Sleep
Number
Corp
443,927
152,168
(b)
Sonos
Inc
1,640,371
11,883
Steven
Madden
Ltd
389,644
50,737
(b)
Stride
Inc
2,789,520
72,205
Tapestry
Inc
1,989,970
7,164
(b)
Taylor
Morrison
Home
Corp
274,524
63,328
Thor
Industries
Inc
5,568,431
9,876
(b)
TopBuild
Corp
2,259,234
108,182
(b)
Topgolf
Callaway
Brands
Corp
1,321,984
80,978
(b)
Traeger
Inc
212,972
89,441
Travel
+
Leisure
Co
3,043,677
69,032
(b)
Victoria's
Secret
&
Co
1,234,292
67,320
Wendy's
Co/The
1,280,426
1,423
Williams-Sonoma
Inc
213,792
37,606
Winnebago
Industries
Inc
2,179,268
61,940
Wolverine
World
Wide
Inc
498,617
20,874
(b)
XPEL
Inc
966,466
30,396
(b)
Xponential
Fitness
Inc,
Class
A
433,751
55,244
(b)
YETI
Holdings
Inc
2,348,975
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
139,131,027
Consumer
Staples
-
3.7%
39,954
Andersons
Inc/The
2,002,894
9,217
Casey's
General
Stores
Inc
2,506,195
60,514
Edgewell
Personal
Care
Co
2,111,939
28,095
Energizer
Holdings
Inc
887,240
192,754
Flowers
Foods
Inc
4,227,095
54,143
(b)
Freshpet
Inc
3,107,808
93,428
(b)
Hain
Celestial
Group
Inc/The
1,032,379
34,725
(b)
Hostess
Brands
Inc
1,159,815
52,235
(b)
Mission
Produce
Inc
491,531
61,411
Nu
Skin
Enterprises
Inc,
Class
A
1,166,195
35,089
(b)
Performance
Food
Group
Co
2,026,741
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
72
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Consumer
Staples
(continued)
63,094
(b)
TreeHouse
Foods
Inc
$
2,630,389
209,256
(b)
US
Foods
Holding
Corp
8,148,429
34,667
(b)
Vital
Farms
Inc
383,417
6,538
WD-40
Co
1,382,133
Total
Consumer
Staples
33,264,200
Energy
-
4.7%
175,665
Archrock
Inc
2,225,675
5,607
Cactus
Inc,
Class
A
263,193
246,686
ChampionX
Corp
7,597,929
219,555
(b)
Clean
Energy
Fuels
Corp
766,247
6,801
Core
Laboratories
Inc
145,677
81,850
Delek
US
Holdings
Inc
2,156,747
25,413
(b)
DMC
Global
Inc
481,576
35,100
(b)
Dril-Quip
Inc
760,266
33,342
(c)
Enviva
Inc
120,698
22,464
Excelerate
Energy
Inc,
Class
A
319,438
113,277
(b)
Expro
Group
Holdings
NV
1,784,113
23,223
(c)
Kinetik
Holdings
Inc
823,023
236,659
NOV
Inc
4,723,714
50,626
(b)
Oceaneering
International
Inc
1,113,266
445,057
TechnipFMC
PLC
9,577,627
75,986
(b)
Weatherford
International
PLC
7,073,537
77,658
World
Kinect
Corp
1,436,673
Total
Energy
41,369,399
Financials
-
16.3%
472,789
AGNC
Investment
Corp
3,489,183
20,170
Amalgamated
Financial
Corp
367,901
23,819
A-Mark
Precious
Metals
Inc
645,018
42,000
Argo
Group
International
Holdings
Ltd
1,253,280
12,663
Artisan
Partners
Asset
Management
Inc,
Class
A
417,879
6,468
Atlantic
Union
Bankshares
Corp
186,343
17,753
(c)
Banc
of
California
Inc
199,011
60,115
(b)
Bancorp
Inc/The
2,143,100
29,399
Bank
OZK
1,052,778
41,724
Banner
Corp
1,761,170
19,508
Bar
Harbor
Bankshares
488,090
54,159
Berkshire
Hills
Bancorp
Inc
1,062,058
37,279
BOK
Financial
Corp
2,442,520
62,465
Bread
Financial
Holdings
Inc
1,688,429
79,551
(b)
BRP
Group
Inc,
Class
A
1,665,002
31,306
Byline
Bancorp
Inc
593,875
9,341
Cambridge
Bancorp
501,705
31,296
(b)
Donnelley
Financial
Solutions
Inc
1,703,441
115,842
East
West
Bancorp
Inc
6,211,448
19,975
Enterprise
Financial
Services
Corp
694,531
81,017
EVERTEC
Inc
2,574,720
6,400
Federal
Agricultural
Mortgage
Corp,
Class
C
950,784
128,997
First
American
Financial
Corp
6,635,606
104,156
First
BanCorp/Puerto
Rico
1,390,483
9,033
First
Financial
Bancorp
167,110
10,667
First
Interstate
BancSystem
Inc,
Class
A
246,088
423,845
FNB
Corp/PA
4,530,903
90,508
Glacier
Bancorp
Inc
2,732,436
107,078
Hancock
Whitney
Corp
3,686,696
35,584
Hanmi
Financial
Corp
522,373
108,122
Hannon
Armstrong
Sustainable
Infrastructure
Capital
Inc
1,853,211
2,108
Hanover
Insurance
Group
Inc/The
247,079
30,232
Independent
Bank
Corp
1,475,322
23,854
Independent
Bank
Corp/MI
475,887
73
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Financials
(continued)
69,560
International
Bancshares
Corp
$
3,048,815
25,574
Invesco
Mortgage
Capital
Inc
174,670
92,779
Jackson
Financial
Inc,
Class
A
3,405,917
10,082
Lincoln
National
Corp
219,485
28,887
Morningstar
Inc
7,315,344
18,184
National
Bank
Holdings
Corp,
Class
A
566,977
18,204
Nelnet
Inc,
Class
A
1,543,881
53,058
OFG
Bancorp
1,571,578
55,086
Old
National
Bancorp/IN
754,678
147,150
PacWest
Bancorp
1,041,822
30,981
(b)
Palomar
Holdings
Inc
1,551,528
53,211
PennyMac
Financial
Services
Inc
3,575,779
3,074
Pinnacle
Financial
Partners
Inc
191,695
29,332
PJT
Partners
Inc,
Class
A
2,298,456
35,518
Primerica
Inc
6,789,621
58,376
(b)
PROG
Holdings
Inc
1,598,919
47,089
Reinsurance
Group
of
America
Inc
7,038,393
11,342
RenaissanceRe
Holdings
Ltd
2,490,590
143,943
(b)
Rocket
Cos
Inc,
Class
A
1,063,739
108,886
(b)
Ryan
Specialty
Holdings
Inc
4,703,875
21,417
SLM
Corp
278,421
57,100
SouthState
Corp
3,774,310
228,260
Starwood
Property
Trust
Inc
4,051,615
34,142
Stewart
Information
Services
Corp
1,490,981
171,316
Synovus
Financial
Corp
4,466,208
27,730
United
Bankshares
Inc/WV
788,641
328,951
Valley
National
Bancorp
2,559,239
61,489
Veritex
Holdings
Inc
1,058,841
33,453
Victory
Capital
Holdings
Inc,
Class
A
985,525
10,156
Walker
&
Dunlop
Inc
658,109
90,991
Western
Alliance
Bancorp
3,739,730
206,318
Western
Union
Co/The
2,329,330
52,047
(b)
WEX
Inc
8,664,785
135,974
WisdomTree
Inc
843,039
68,976
Zions
Bancorp
NA
2,127,910
Total
Financials
144,817,906
Health
Care
-
11.8%
315,333
(b),(c)
23andMe
Holding
Co,
Class
A
267,119
64,332
(b)
89bio
Inc
476,057
83,038
(b)
Accolade
Inc
539,747
60,223
(b)
Aclaris
Therapeutics
Inc
299,911
22,419
(b)
AdaptHealth
Corp
164,331
49,605
(b)
Agiliti
Inc
279,276
16,534
(b)
agilon
health
Inc
297,612
57,007
(b)
Aldeyra
Therapeutics
Inc
97,482
51,016
(b)
Alector
Inc
265,283
4,521
(b)
Alkermes
PLC
109,363
43,803
(b)
Allakos
Inc
83,664
41,891
(b)
Alphatec
Holdings
Inc
384,559
49,451
(b)
AMN
Healthcare
Services
Inc
3,751,353
15,195
(b)
AnaptysBio
Inc
247,830
56,045
(b),(c)
Anavex
Life
Sciences
Corp
312,731
34,916
(b)
Arcellx
Inc
1,230,789
29,411
(b)
Arcturus
Therapeutics
Holdings
Inc
561,750
7,647
(b)
Arvinas
Inc
123,270
160,746
(b),(c)
ATAI
Life
Sciences
NV
197,718
1,735
Atrion
Corp
593,335
44,504
(b)
Axogen
Inc
167,335
19,276
(b),(c)
Axsome
Therapeutics
Inc
1,200,509
3,940
(b)
Azenta
Inc
179,073
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
74
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Health
Care
(continued)
72,504
(b)
Biohaven
Ltd
$
1,922,081
196,791
(b)
Brookdale
Senior
Living
Inc
769,453
31,181
(b)
Castle
Biosciences
Inc
487,047
220,641
(b)
Cerus
Corp
308,897
98,836
(b)
Compass
Therapeutics
Inc
177,905
11,780
(b)
CorVel
Corp
2,284,613
38,389
(b),(c)
CRISPR
Therapeutics
AG
1,494,484
43,066
(b)
Cross
Country
Healthcare
Inc
997,409
56,037
(b)
CryoPort
Inc
543,559
23,456
(b)
Cullinan
Oncology
Inc
218,844
72,871
(b)
Cymabay
Therapeutics
Inc
1,193,627
28,420
(b)
Day
One
Biopharmaceuticals
Inc
336,209
47,168
(b)
Denali
Therapeutics
Inc
888,173
118,080
(b)
DocGo
Inc
701,395
17,796
(b)
Editas
Medicine
Inc
118,877
311,245
(b)
Elanco
Animal
Health
Inc
2,742,068
54,651
Embecta
Corp
826,323
3,100
Encompass
Health
Corp
193,936
22,596
(b),(c)
Enliven
Therapeutics
Inc
279,964
61,062
(b)
Enovis
Corp
2,802,746
26,828
Ensign
Group
Inc/The
2,591,585
15,564
(b),(c)
Entrada
Therapeutics
Inc
249,180
110,832
(b)
Envista
Holdings
Corp
2,579,061
14,883
(b)
Establishment
Labs
Holdings
Inc
435,774
47,489
(b)
Fortrea
Holdings
Inc
1,348,688
23,753
(b)
Fulgent
Genetics
Inc
568,647
100,782
(b)
Geron
Corp
191,486
41,316
(b)
Haemonetics
Corp
3,521,363
112,554
(b)
Halozyme
Therapeutics
Inc
3,812,204
58,067
(b)
Health
Catalyst
Inc
434,922
60,463
(b)
Ideaya
Biosciences
Inc
1,642,780
18,548
(b)
Inari
Medical
Inc
1,126,049
5,872
(b)
Inhibrx
Inc
90,840
22,310
(b)
Intellia
Therapeutics
Inc
558,865
13,450
(b),(c)
Janux
Therapeutics
Inc
86,349
32,141
(b)
Karuna
Therapeutics
Inc
5,355,012
19,647
(b)
Keros
Therapeutics
Inc
560,725
144,407
(b),(c)
Lyell
Immunopharma
Inc
238,994
38,209
(b)
Merit
Medical
Systems
Inc
2,626,487
53,235
(b)
Merus
NV
1,070,556
25,162
(b)
Mirati
Therapeutics
Inc
1,397,246
16,538
(b)
ModivCare
Inc
698,565
53,637
(b),(c)
Monte
Rosa
Therapeutics
Inc
182,366
23,718
(b)
Morphic
Holding
Inc
473,174
159,170
(b)
NeoGenomics
Inc
2,231,563
27,119
(b)
Novocure
Ltd
360,683
36,880
(b)
Nurix
Therapeutics
Inc
206,159
7,100
(b)
Omnicell
Inc
252,334
88,018
(b)
OraSure
Technologies
Inc
454,173
90,792
(b)
Owens
&
Minor
Inc
1,301,049
40,479
(b)
Paragon
28
Inc
349,334
34,344
Patterson
Cos
Inc
1,046,118
17,745
(b)
Pennant
Group
Inc/The
192,888
7,968
(b)
Penumbra
Inc
1,523,083
70,290
Perrigo
Co
PLC
1,942,816
33,332
(b)
Phathom
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
309,988
50,941
(b)
Pliant
Therapeutics
Inc
747,304
79,913
(b)
Point
Biopharma
Global
Inc
1,011,699
6,369
(b)
PROCEPT
BioRobotics
Corp
170,626
28,305
(b)
Progyny
Inc
873,492
208,268
(b)
Project
Roadrunner
Parent
Inc
2,455,480
75
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Health
Care
(continued)
56,358
(b)
Protagonist
Therapeutics
Inc
$
819,445
38,158
(b)
Prothena
Corp
PLC
1,391,241
43,122
(b)
Pulmonx
Corp
379,042
36,282
(b)
QuidelOrtho
Corp
2,216,105
26,849
(b)
RAPT
Therapeutics
Inc
353,064
162,501
(b),(c)
Recursion
Pharmaceuticals
Inc,
Class
A
858,005
85,078
(b)
Revance
Therapeutics
Inc
671,265
24,904
(b)
RxSight
Inc
551,375
80,467
(b),(c)
Sana
Biotechnology
Inc
238,182
46,348
(b)
Scholar
Rock
Holding
Corp
545,052
390,177
(b)
Sharecare
Inc
409,686
18,770
(b)
Shockwave
Medical
Inc
3,871,500
22,616
(b)
SI-BONE
Inc
384,698
43,183
(b)
Sight
Sciences
Inc
68,445
123,478
(b)
Sotera
Health
Co
1,563,231
7,530
(b)
STAAR
Surgical
Co
314,905
56,213
(b),(c)
Tango
Therapeutics
Inc
472,189
27,667
(b)
Tarsus
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
393,978
128,733
(b)
Teladoc
Health
Inc
2,129,244
50,265
(b)
Treace
Medical
Concepts
Inc
504,158
9,061
(b)
UFP
Technologies
Inc
1,412,791
18,366
(b)
Ultragenyx
Pharmaceutical
Inc
650,156
32,691
(b)
Varex
Imaging
Corp
590,073
42,743
(b)
Vaxcyte
Inc
2,055,938
51,057
(b)
Ventyx
Biosciences
Inc
736,242
27,157
(b)
Vera
Therapeutics
Inc
282,976
53,438
(b)
Verve
Therapeutics
Inc
643,394
37,904
(b)
Viridian
Therapeutics
Inc
473,800
41,245
(b)
Xenon
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
1,278,595
46,215
(b)
Zymeworks
Inc
324,429
Total
Health
Care
104,970,618
Industrials
-
17.8%
52,900
AAON
Inc
2,881,992
48,103
Advanced
Drainage
Systems
Inc
5,138,843
13,256
AGCO
Corp
1,519,933
130,248
Air
Lease
Corp
4,510,488
6,000
ArcBest
Corp
653,280
15,031
Argan
Inc
687,518
14,162
(b)
ASGN
Inc
1,181,960
28,929
(b)
Atkore
Inc
3,595,296
123,053
(b)
AZEK
Co
Inc/The
3,223,989
31,207
AZZ
Inc
1,475,155
50,924
(b)
Beacon
Roofing
Supply
Inc
3,624,261
49,291
Boise
Cascade
Co
4,621,031
33,207
(b)
Chart
Industries
Inc
3,859,650
8,802
Comfort
Systems
USA
Inc
1,600,644
46,033
Crane
Co
4,480,392
38,833
CSG
Systems
International
Inc
1,819,714
20,083
Curtiss-Wright
Corp
3,992,701
3,392
Donaldson
Co
Inc
195,583
46,841
EMCOR
Group
Inc
9,679,693
70,436
(b)
Energy
Recovery
Inc
1,070,627
207,883
(b)
ExlService
Holdings
Inc
5,427,825
64,908
First
Advantage
Corp
844,453
128,932
(b),(c)
FREYR
Battery
SA
413,872
29,413
(b)
FTI
Consulting
Inc
6,243,203
518,891
(b)
FuelCell
Energy
Inc
565,591
16,400
(b)
Gates
Industrial
Corp
PLC
179,088
25,905
Granite
Construction
Inc
1,048,634
68,825
(b)
GXO
Logistics
Inc
3,476,351
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
76
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Industrials
(continued)
24,632
Heidrick
&
Struggles
International
Inc
$
599,543
41,285
Hexcel
Corp
2,556,367
57,426
HNI
Corp
1,992,108
7,136
ICF
International
Inc
904,345
71,355
Interface
Inc
634,346
14,896
John
Bean
Technologies
Corp
1,549,482
76,794
KBR
Inc
4,465,571
40,292
Kelly
Services
Inc,
Class
A
719,212
45,870
(b)
Kratos
Defense
&
Security
Solutions
Inc
782,083
10,295
Landstar
System
Inc
1,696,410
65,830
(b)
Leonardo
DRS
Inc
1,255,378
28,295
(b)
Liquidity
Services
Inc
545,245
33,701
Luxfer
Holdings
PLC
278,707
57,147
ManpowerGroup
Inc
3,998,576
55,601
(b)
Mercury
Systems
Inc
2,000,524
36,080
(b)
Montrose
Environmental
Group
Inc
834,170
21,527
Moog
Inc,
Class
A
2,498,208
106,208
(b)
MRC
Global
Inc
1,116,246
172,711
Mueller
Water
Products
Inc,
Class
A
2,136,435
20,192
(b)
MYR
Group
Inc
2,338,839
132,678
(b)
NOW
Inc
1,462,112
58,515
nVent
Electric
PLC
2,816,327
108,079
(b)
OPENLANE
Inc
1,451,501
520,520
(b),(c)
Plug
Power
Inc
3,065,863
32,237
(b)
Proto
Labs
Inc
761,116
132,542
(b)
Resideo
Technologies
Inc
1,919,208
9,589
Rush
Enterprises
Inc
387,779
26,357
(b)
RXO
Inc
461,511
54,239
Ryder
System
Inc
5,290,472
9,851
(b)
Saia
Inc
3,531,485
56,011
(b)
SiteOne
Landscape
Supply
Inc
7,716,635
188,399
(b),(c)
Stem
Inc
636,789
29,766
(b)
Sterling
Check
Corp
332,784
107,639
(b),(c)
SunPower
Corp
459,619
183,161
(b)
Sunrun
Inc
1,767,504
44,384
(b)
TriNet
Group
Inc
4,560,456
38,156
(b)
TrueBlue
Inc
422,387
150,218
(b)
Upwork
Inc
1,569,778
15,255
(b)
V2X
Inc
779,073
129,592
(b),(c)
Velo3D
Inc
171,061
16,148
Veritiv
Corp
2,735,633
6,137
Wabash
National
Corp
126,975
12,748
WESCO
International
Inc
1,634,294
73,512
(b)
WillScot
Mobile
Mini
Holdings
Corp
2,897,108
4,800
(b)
XPO
Inc
363,888
Total
Industrials
158,234,920
Information
Technology
-
13.6%
134,850
(b)
ACI
Worldwide
Inc
2,746,894
133,391
Adeia
Inc
1,124,486
66,499
(b)
Altair
Engineering
Inc,
Class
A
4,130,918
3,053
(b)
Appfolio
Inc,
Class
A
572,651
104,452
(b)
Array
Technologies
Inc
1,810,153
20,997
(b)
Asana
Inc
387,815
44,221
(b)
Avid
Technology
Inc
1,194,851
71,820
(b)
AvidXchange
Holdings
Inc
620,525
36,502
Badger
Meter
Inc
5,057,352
26,779
(b)
Blackbaud
Inc
1,751,347
41,267
(b)
Box
Inc,
Class
A
1,025,898
67,252
(b)
Calix
Inc
2,227,386
71,066
(b)
Cantaloupe
Inc
467,614
77
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Information
Technology
(continued)
50,900
(b)
Cerence
Inc
$
779,279
58,839
(b)
Cirrus
Logic
Inc
3,938,094
265,493
(b)
CommScope
Holding
Co
Inc
392,930
10,049
(b)
CommVault
Systems
Inc
656,702
19,459
(b)
CS
Disco
Inc
109,165
3,053
CTS
Corp
114,213
73,983
Dolby
Laboratories
Inc,
Class
A
5,988,184
109,854
(b)
DoubleVerify
Holdings
Inc
3,057,237
263,545
(b)
DXC
Technology
Co
5,315,703
193,325
(b)
E2open
Parent
Holdings
Inc
558,709
50,793
(b)
Envestnet
Inc
1,879,341
33,044
(b)
ePlus
Inc
2,065,250
3,005
(b)
Five9
Inc
173,899
202,589
(b)
Flex
Ltd
5,210,589
38,884
(b)
Gitlab
Inc,
Class
A
1,682,900
132,430
(b)
Harmonic
Inc
1,428,920
65,501
(b)
Infinera
Corp
191,918
45,864
(b)
Informatica
Inc,
Class
A
879,672
22,313
(b)
Insight
Enterprises
Inc
3,197,453
16,731
InterDigital
Inc
1,259,008
56,551
(b)
Itron
Inc
3,239,241
8,290
(b)
Jamf
Holding
Corp
133,137
22,542
(b)
Kimball
Electronics
Inc
590,600
57,371
Kulicke
&
Soffa
Industries
Inc
2,387,207
84,820
(b)
LivePerson
Inc
223,925
16,126
(b)
LiveRamp
Holdings
Inc
446,045
12,115
(b)
Lumentum
Holdings
Inc
475,029
179,278
(b)
Matterport
Inc
365,727
43,478
Methode
Electronics
Inc
994,342
213,327
(b),(c)
MicroVision
Inc
403,188
215,610
(b)
Mirion
Technologies
Inc
1,494,177
39,463
(b)
Model
N
Inc
951,058
80,428
(b)
N-able
Inc
1,042,347
123,223
(b)
NCR
Corp
1,884,080
61,611
(b)
NCR
Corp
ATM
1,359,139
37,079
(b)
Novanta
Inc
4,896,653
152,402
(b)
Nutanix
Inc,
Class
A
5,515,428
23,776
(b)
Onto
Innovation
Inc
2,671,709
24,541
(b)
Paycor
HCM
Inc
529,595
38,103
(b)
PDF
Solutions
Inc
1,010,873
3,845
Pegasystems
Inc
164,335
17,198
Power
Integrations
Inc
1,192,337
23,654
(b)
Procore
Technologies
Inc
1,445,023
45,904
Progress
Software
Corp
2,358,548
23,281
(b)
PROS
Holdings
Inc
725,203
124,347
(b)
Rambus
Inc
6,755,772
38,397
(b)
Repay
Holdings
Corp
229,998
119,953
(b)
Ribbon
Communications
Inc
225,512
19,605
(b)
Rogers
Corp
2,409,258
31,401
(b)
ScanSource
Inc
954,590
5,366
(b)
Silicon
Laboratories
Inc
494,638
11,273
(b)
SoundThinking
Inc
170,110
30,604
(b)
SPS
Commerce
Inc
4,907,045
30,308
(b)
Teradata
Corp
1,294,758
56,822
(b)
Veeco
Instruments
Inc
1,360,319
103,518
Vontier
Corp
3,059,992
2,133
(b)
Workiva
Inc
185,763
52,293
(b)
Xperi
Inc
443,968
Total
Information
Technology
120,987,725
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
78
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Materials
-
5.2%
108,017
Avient
Corp
$
3,415,498
196,387
(b)
Axalta
Coating
Systems
Ltd
5,151,231
33,764
Balchem
Corp
3,924,727
80,163
(b)
Coeur
Mining
Inc
201,209
102,596
Commercial
Metals
Co
4,338,785
44,000
Compass
Minerals
International
Inc
1,084,160
27,202
Graphic
Packaging
Holding
Co
585,115
5,639
Greif
Inc,
Class
B
361,234
25,078
Hawkins
Inc
1,440,230
3,293
HB
Fuller
Co
217,832
30,139
Innospec
Inc
2,953,622
12,466
(b)
Knife
River
Corp
627,289
26,297
Koppers
Holdings
Inc
961,681
80,727
Louisiana-Pacific
Corp
4,139,681
25,629
Materion
Corp
2,485,500
40,496
Minerals
Technologies
Inc
2,189,214
36,589
Myers
Industries
Inc
613,597
12,186
Olympic
Steel
Inc
618,683
43,713
(b)
Ranpak
Holdings
Corp
138,133
13,252
Royal
Gold
Inc
1,382,581
32,896
Ryerson
Holding
Corp
955,629
52,351
Sensient
Technologies
Corp
2,953,643
27,852
Stepan
Co
2,083,330
32,715
(b)
TimkenSteel
Corp
665,096
37,001
Trinseo
PLC
229,036
87,107
Valvoline
Inc
2,584,465
Total
Materials
46,301,201
Real
Estate
-
6.7%
122,113
(b)
Anywhere
Real
Estate
Inc
570,268
41,026
Brixmor
Property
Group
Inc
852,931
101,624
Cousins
Properties
Inc
1,816,021
47,360
(b)
Cushman
&
Wakefield
PLC
349,043
84,440
Douglas
Emmett
Inc
946,572
110,369
Easterly
Government
Properties
Inc
1,187,571
40,710
Elme
Communities
519,460
169,914
Empire
State
Realty
Trust
Inc,
Class
A
1,374,604
136,564
Equity
Commonwealth
2,586,522
25,128
Federal
Realty
Investment
Trust
2,291,422
2,603
(b)
Howard
Hughes
Holdings
Inc
172,657
160,050
Hudson
Pacific
Properties
Inc
713,823
19,815
JBG
SMITH
Properties
255,019
16,165
(b)
Jones
Lang
LaSalle
Inc
2,067,827
123,598
Kennedy-Wilson
Holdings
Inc
1,590,706
132,157
Kilroy
Realty
Corp
3,777,047
267,766
Macerich
Co/The
2,602,686
30,502
Marcus
&
Millichap
Inc
875,407
425,992
Medical
Properties
Trust
Inc
2,036,242
101,554
Omega
Healthcare
Investors
Inc
3,361,437
176,089
Outfront
Media
Inc
1,718,629
254,360
Park
Hotels
&
Resorts
Inc
2,932,771
35,586
Phillips
Edison
&
Co
Inc
1,256,542
27,263
Piedmont
Office
Realty
Trust
Inc,
Class
A
142,040
99,565
PotlatchDeltic
Corp
4,266,360
136,388
Rexford
Industrial
Realty
Inc
5,897,417
52,186
Ryman
Hospitality
Properties
Inc
4,467,122
48,690
Safehold
Inc
792,186
59,353
SL
Green
Realty
Corp
1,738,449
136,917
Summit
Hotel
Properties
Inc
772,212
96,812
Tanger
Factory
Outlet
Centers
Inc
2,183,111
26,265
(b)
Tejon
Ranch
Co
407,633
79
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Real
Estate
(continued)
2,511
Terreno
Realty
Corp
$
133,786
299,802
Uniti
Group
Inc
1,379,089
13,336
Veris
Residential
Inc
178,569
137,026
Xenia
Hotels
&
Resorts
Inc
1,593,612
Total
Real
Estate
59,806,793
Utilities
-
2.6%
31,880
American
States
Water
Co
2,488,234
40,443
Clearway
Energy
Inc,
Class
A
823,824
102,459
Clearway
Energy
Inc,
Class
C
2,224,385
120,718
New
Jersey
Resources
Corp
4,898,737
53,005
ONE
Gas
Inc
3,201,502
48,545
Ormat
Technologies
Inc
2,987,459
3,421
Spire
Inc
190,310
131,331
(b),(c)
Sunnova
Energy
International
Inc
1,199,052
260,576
UGI
Corp
5,419,981
Total
Utilities
23,433,484
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$1,026,310,441)
888,281,536
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
X
COMMON
STOCK
RIGHTS
-
0.0%
Health
Care
-
0.0%
18,959
(d)
Achillion
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
8,721
23,934
(b),(d)
CinCor
Pharma
Inc
73,238
Total
Health
Care
81,959
Total
Common
Stock
Rights
(cost
$0)
81,959
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$1,026,310,441)
888,363,495
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
1.0%
8,664,248
(e)
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
5.360%(f)
$
8,664,248
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$8,664,248)
8,664,248
Total
Investments
(cost
$1,034,974,689
)
-
100.8%
897,027,743
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
(0.8)%
(7,426,352)
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
889,601,391
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$8,461,156.
(d)
For
fair
value
measurement
disclosure
purposes,
investment
classified
as
Level
3.
(e)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
market
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
market
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(f)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
80
October
31,
2023
NUDV
NUEM
NUDM
NULC
NULG
ASSETS
Long-term
investments,
at
value
†‡
$
11,176,009‌
$
214,976,960‌
$
351,705,885‌
$
22,458,454‌
$
1,037,111,413‌
Investments
purchased
with
collateral
from
securities
lending,
at
value
(cost
approximates
value)
—‌
—‌
293,935‌
34,355‌
539,429‌
Cash
21,987‌
338,717‌
436,181‌
21,997‌
1,421,305‌
Cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies
^
—‌
32,879‌
51,285‌
—‌
—‌
Receivables:
Dividends
20,044‌
136,752‌
894,058‌
26,901‌
130,165‌
Investments
sold
—‌
265‌
—‌
—‌
2,930,208‌
Reclaims
—‌
1,314‌
529,611‌
—‌
—‌
Securities
lending
income
—‌
262‌
—‌
408‌
3,659‌
Other
107‌
2,493‌
3,826‌
317‌
16,145‌
Total
assets
11,218,147‌
215,489,642‌
353,914,781‌
22,542,432‌
1,042,152,324‌
LIABILITIES
Payables:
Capital
gains
tax
—‌
508,828‌
—‌
—‌
—‌
Collateral
from
securities
lending
—‌
—‌
293,935‌
34,355‌
539,429‌
Investments
purchased
-
regular
settlement
—‌
—‌
—‌
—‌
931,430‌
Shares
redeemed
—‌
—‌
—‌
—‌
2,930,775‌
Accrued
expenses:
Management
fees
2,335‌
61,103‌
88,219‌
3,742‌
217,865‌
Professional
fees
42‌
1,025‌
1,587‌
104‌
5,278‌
Trustees
fees
118‌
2,480‌
4,128‌
266‌
12,627‌
Other
106‌
2,297‌
3,663‌
316‌
16,146‌
Total
liabilities
2,601‌
575,733‌
391,532‌
38,783‌
4,653,550‌
Net
assets
$
11,215,546‌
$
214,913,909‌
$
353,523,249‌
$
22,503,649‌
$
1,037,498,774‌
Shares
outstanding
500,000‌
8,600,000‌
13,600,000‌
650,000‌
17,700,000‌
Net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
share
$
22.43‌
$
24.99‌
$
25.99‌
$
34.62‌
$
58.62‌
NET
ASSETS
CONSIST
OF:
Paid-in
capital
12,363,453‌
255,107,973‌
377,550,680‌
21,467,924‌
1,111,295,387‌
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(1,147,907‌)
(40,194,064‌)
(24,027,431‌)
1,035,725‌
(73,796,613‌)
Net
assets
$
11,215,546‌
$
214,913,909‌
$
353,523,249‌
$
22,503,649‌
$
1,037,498,774‌
Authorized
shares
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par
value
per
share
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
Long-term
investments,
cost
$
12,262,657‌
$
224,041,704‌
$
359,992,643‌
$
21,228,012‌
$
1,016,039,722‌
‡  
Includes
securities
loaned
of
$
—‌
$
—‌
$
272,723‌
$
32,787‌
$
520,187‌
^  Cash
denominated
in
foreign
currencies,
cost
$
—‌
$
32,766‌
$
51,285‌
$
—‌
$
—‌
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
81
October
31,
2023
NULV
NUMG
NUMV
NUSC
ASSETS
Long-term
investments,
at
value
†‡
$
1,381,064,586‌
$
323,802,081‌
$
295,988,103‌
$
888,363,495‌
Investments
purchased
with
collateral
from
securities
lending,
at
value
(cost
approximates
value)
139,667‌
1,374,422‌
284,571‌
8,664,248‌
Cash
2,197,100‌
309,960‌
520,212‌
1,123,097‌
Receivables:
Dividends
2,685,063‌
31,126‌
387,085‌
331,923‌
Investments
sold
—‌
—‌
—‌
3,237,610‌
Reclaims
48,256‌
—‌
2,310‌
2,682‌
Securities
lending
income
1,013‌
9,445‌
40‌
27,845‌
Other
26,066‌
5,959‌
4,474‌
18,360‌
Total
assets
1,386,161,751‌
325,532,993‌
297,186,795‌
901,769,260‌
LIABILITIES
Payables:
Collateral
from
securities
lending
139,667‌
1,374,422‌
284,571‌
8,664,248‌
Investments
purchased
-
regular
settlement
2,047,082‌
—‌
—‌
—‌
Shares
redeemed
—‌
—‌
—‌
3,240,780‌
Accrued
expenses:
Management
fees
288,560‌
84,522‌
75,188‌
228,216‌
Professional
fees
7,132‌
1,684‌
1,573‌
4,761‌
Trustees
fees
17,099‌
4,193‌
3,761‌
11,504‌
Other
26,064‌
5,959‌
4,474‌
18,360‌
Total
liabilities
2,525,604‌
1,470,780‌
369,567‌
12,167,869‌
Net
assets
$
1,383,636,147‌
$
324,062,213‌
$
296,817,228‌
$
889,601,391‌
Shares
outstanding
42,400,000‌
9,400,000‌
11,050,000‌
27,450,000‌
Net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
share
$
32.63‌
$
34.47‌
$
26.86‌
$
32.41‌
NET
ASSETS
CONSIST
OF:
Paid-in
capital
1,624,356,080‌
425,830,181‌
368,624,533‌
1,173,272,045‌
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(240,719,933‌)
(101,767,968‌)
(71,807,305‌)
(283,670,654‌)
Net
assets
$
1,383,636,147‌
$
324,062,213‌
$
296,817,228‌
$
889,601,391‌
Authorized
shares
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par
value
per
share
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
$
0.01‌
Long-term
investments,
cost
$
1,497,269,367‌
$
353,039,887‌
$
327,088,655‌
$
1,026,310,441‌
‡  
Includes
securities
loaned
of
$
134,683‌
$
1,325,408‌
$
274,433‌
$
8,461,156‌
Statement
of
Operations
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
82
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
NUDV
NUEM
NUDM
NULC
NULG
INVESTMENT
INCOME
Dividends
$
304,051‌
$
6,652,106‌
$
12,084,151‌
$
402,949‌
$
6,570,785‌
Interest
905‌
20,267‌
20,245‌
1,542‌
51,795‌
Securities
lending
income,
net
—‌
3,095‌
—‌
562‌
29,591‌
Foreign
tax
withheld
on
dividend
income
(
687‌
)
(
848,556‌
)
(
1,078,944‌
)
(
466‌
)
(
23,903‌
)
Total
investment
income
304,269‌
5,826,912‌
11,025,452‌
404,587‌
6,628,268‌
EXPENSES
Management
fees
25,405‌
773,995‌
1,020,051‌
48,041‌
2,430,094‌
Professional
fees
335‌
8,265‌
12,375‌
845‌
35,515‌
Trustees
fees
397‌
7,954‌
12,337‌
915‌
38,171‌
Other
3‌
1,775‌
5‌
—‌
1‌
Total
expenses
26,140‌
791,989‌
1,044,768‌
49,801‌
2,503,781‌
Net
investment
income
(loss)
278,129‌
5,034,923‌
9,980,684‌
354,786‌
4,124,487‌
REALIZED
AND
UNREALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
Realized
gain
(loss):
Investments
(
76,205‌
)
(
13,686,514‌
)
(
9,418,512‌
)
(
508,971‌
)
(
73,845,294‌
)
In-kind
redemptions
362,249‌
344,915‌
—‌
1,862,154‌
141,703,967‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
286,044‌
(
13,341,599‌
)
(
9,418,512‌
)
1,353,183‌
67,858,673‌
Change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
and
foreign
currency**
(
795,812‌
)
29,435,732‌
30,173,610‌
245,183‌
89,994,365‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
795,812‌
)
29,435,732‌
30,173,610‌
245,183‌
89,994,365‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
(
509,768‌
)
16,094,133‌
20,755,098‌
1,598,366‌
157,853,038‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
$
(
231,639‌
)
$
21,129,056‌
$
30,735,782‌
$
1,953,152‌
$
161,977,525‌
**
Net
of
change
in
foreign
capital
gains
tax
$
—‌
$
(
231,728‌
)
$
—‌
$
—‌
$
—‌
Statement
of
Operations
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
83
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
NULV
NUMG
NUMV
NUSC
INVESTMENT
INCOME
Dividends
$
42,819,428‌
$
1,707,551‌
$
8,436,884‌
$
13,625,832‌
Interest
83,258‌
20,244‌
16,638‌
73,565‌
Securities
lending
income,
net
10,721‌
82,361‌
111,472‌
932,696‌
Foreign
tax
withheld
on
dividend
income
(
37,119‌
)
—‌
—‌
(
6,466‌
)
Total
investment
income
42,876,288‌
1,810,156‌
8,564,994‌
14,625,627‌
EXPENSES
Management
fees
3,853,469‌
1,052,382‌
984,063‌
2,932,403‌
Professional
fees
55,473‌
12,902‌
13,483‌
36,259‌
Trustees
fees
59,710‌
13,738‌
12,984‌
38,479‌
Other
—‌
—‌
5‌
1‌
Total
expenses
3,968,652‌
1,079,022‌
1,010,535‌
3,007,142‌
Net
investment
income
(loss)
38,907,636‌
731,134‌
7,554,459‌
11,618,485‌
REALIZED
AND
UNREALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
Realized
gain
(loss):
Investments
(
109,491,624‌
)
(
44,328,701‌
)
(
45,715,065‌
)
(
136,400,758‌
)
In-kind
redemptions
131,113,068‌
21,731,206‌
25,792,765‌
131,451,295‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
21,621,444‌
(
22,597,495‌
)
(
19,922,300‌
)
(
4,949,463‌
)
Change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
(
95,040,172‌
)
22,679,298‌
(
16,157,098‌
)
(
80,326,221‌
)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
95,040,172‌
)
22,679,298‌
(
16,157,098‌
)
(
80,326,221‌
)
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
(
73,418,728‌
)
81,803‌
(
36,079,398‌
)
(
85,275,684‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
$
(
34,511,092‌
)
$
812,937‌
$
(
28,524,939‌
)
$
(
73,657,199‌
)
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
84
NUDV
NUEM
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
278,129‌
$
156,574‌
$
5,034,923‌
$
3,870,048‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
286,044‌
37,968‌
(
13,341,599‌
)
(
15,593,661‌
)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
795,812‌
)
(
418,823‌
)
29,435,732‌
(
51,263,329‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
(
231,639‌
)
(
224,281‌
)
21,129,056‌
(
62,986,942‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
326,285‌
)
(
151,160‌
)
(
3,969,620‌
)
(
3,002,760‌
)
Total
distributions
(
326,285‌
)
(
151,160‌
)
(
3,969,620‌
)
(
3,002,760‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
7,139,645‌
3,470,370‌
30,858,962‌
120,707,881‌
Redemptions
(
3,598,170‌
)
–‌
(
10,718,220‌
)
–‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
3,541,475‌
3,470,370‌
20,140,742‌
120,707,881‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
2,983,551‌
3,094,929‌
37,300,178‌
54,718,179‌
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
8,231,995‌
5,137,066‌
177,613,731‌
122,895,552‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
11,215,546‌
$
8,231,995‌
$
214,913,909‌
$
177,613,731‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
85
NUDM
NULC
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
9,980,684‌
$
6,333,100‌
$
354,786‌
$
375,641‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
9,418,512‌
)
(
13,243,494‌
)
1,353,183‌
229,868‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
30,173,610‌
(
52,796,445‌
)
245,183‌
(
6,605,084‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
30,735,782‌
(
59,706,839‌
)
1,953,152‌
(
5,999,575‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
5,913,680‌
)
(
7,207,380‌
)
(
648,635‌
)
(
1,900,650‌
)
Total
distributions
(
5,913,680‌
)
(
7,207,380‌
)
(
648,635‌
)
(
1,900,650‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
60,945,222‌
173,167,233‌
4,918,970‌
2,154,555‌
Redemptions
–‌
–‌
(
8,309,095‌
)
–‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
60,945,222‌
173,167,233‌
(
3,390,125‌
)
2,154,555‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
85,767,324‌
106,253,014‌
(
2,085,608‌
)
(
5,745,670‌
)
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
267,755,925‌
161,502,911‌
24,589,257‌
30,334,927‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
353,523,249‌
$
267,755,925‌
$
22,503,649‌
$
24,589,257‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
86
NULG
NULV
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
4,124,487‌
$
3,669,183‌
$
38,907,636‌
$
29,800,109‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
67,858,673‌
(
8,499,258‌
)
21,621,444‌
21,678,649‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
89,994,365‌
(
275,556,909‌
)
(
95,040,172‌
)
(
182,958,927‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
161,977,525‌
(
280,386,984‌
)
(
34,511,092‌
)
(
131,480,169‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
3,194,800‌
)
(
47,021,850‌
)
(
32,805,740‌
)
(
56,331,080‌
)
Total
distributions
(
3,194,800‌
)
(
47,021,850‌
)
(
32,805,740‌
)
(
56,331,080‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
597,868,760‌
236,696,565‌
723,029,485‌
970,444,575‌
Redemptions
(
512,906,665‌
)
(
58,409,625‌
)
(
803,390,155‌
)
(
427,932,540‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
84,962,095‌
178,286,940‌
(
80,360,670‌
)
542,512,035‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
243,744,820‌
(
149,121,894‌
)
(
147,677,502‌
)
354,700,786‌
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
793,753,954‌
942,875,848‌
1,531,313,649‌
1,176,612,863‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
1,037,498,774‌
$
793,753,954‌
$
1,383,636,147‌
$
1,531,313,649‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
87
NUMG
NUMV
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
731,134‌
$
462,327‌
$
7,554,459‌
$
6,193,280‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
22,597,495‌
)
(
23,721,600‌
)
(
19,922,300‌
)
14,382,388‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
22,679,298‌
(
120,677,264‌
)
(
16,157,098‌
)
(
67,182,054‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
812,937‌
(
143,936,537‌
)
(
28,524,939‌
)
(
46,606,386‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
626,285‌
)
(
46,745,770‌
)
(
18,324,390‌
)
(
18,456,730‌
)
Total
distributions
(
626,285‌
)
(
46,745,770‌
)
(
18,324,390‌
)
(
18,456,730‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
141,769,215‌
144,225,425‌
141,288,495‌
112,559,015‌
Redemptions
(
130,837,060‌
)
(
41,476,430‌
)
(
108,286,065‌
)
(
13,583,080‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
10,932,155‌
102,748,995‌
33,002,430‌
98,975,935‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
11,118,807‌
(
87,933,312‌
)
(
13,846,899‌
)
33,912,819‌
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
312,943,406‌
400,876,718‌
310,664,127‌
276,751,308‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
324,062,213‌
$
312,943,406‌
$
296,817,228‌
$
310,664,127‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
(continued)
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
88
NUSC
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
11,618,485‌
$
10,086,932‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
4,949,463‌
)
18,267,752‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
(
80,326,221‌
)
(
224,243,139‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
(
73,657,199‌
)
(
195,888,455‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
10,372,580‌
)
(
77,261,695‌
)
Total
distributions
(
10,372,580‌
)
(
77,261,695‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
523,390,850‌
250,807,675‌
Redemptions
(
459,587,365‌
)
(
174,195,465‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
63,803,485‌
76,612,210‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
(
20,226,294‌
)
(
196,537,940‌
)
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
909,827,685‌
1,106,365,625‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
889,601,391‌
$
909,827,685‌
Financial
Highlights
89
The
following
data
is
for
a
share
outstanding
for
each
fiscal
year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized
/Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
Net
Investment
Income
From
Net
Realized
Gains
Total
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
Market
Price,
End
of
Period
NUDV
10/31/23
$
23.52
$
0.65
$
(
0.99
)
$
(
0.34
)
$
(
0.61
)
$
(
0.14
)
$
(
0.75
)
$
22.43
$
22.41
10/31/22
25.69
0.62
(
2.21
)
(
1.59
)
(
0.58
)
(
0.58
)
23.52
23.52
10/31/21(d)
25.00
0.05
0.64
0.69
25.69
25.71
NUEM
10/31/23
22.77
0.60
2.10
2.70
(
0.48
)
(
0.48
)
24.99
24.95
10/31/22
34.14
0.69
(
11.27
)
(
10.58
)
(
0.38
)
(
0.41
)
(
0.79
)
22.77
22.71
10/31/21
29.18
0.52
4.86
5.38
(
0.42
)
(
0.42
)
34.14
34.15
10/31/20
25.57
0.40
3.75
4.15
(
0.54
)
(
0.54
)
29.18
29.37
10/31/19
23.78
0.58
1.70
2.28
(
0.49
)
(
0.49
)
25.57
25.71
NUDM
10/31/23
23.49
0.81
2.20
3.01
(
0.51
)
(
0.51
)
25.99
26.15
10/31/22
32.30
0.78
(
8.26
)
(
7.48
)
(
0.88
)
(
0.45
)
(
1.33
)
23.49
23.51
10/31/21
24.33
0.98
7.42
8.40
(
0.43
)
(
0.43
)
32.30
32.53
10/31/20
26.74
0.54
(
2.03
)
(
1.49
)
(
0.92
)
(
0.92
)
24.33
24.50
10/31/19
24.10
0.75
2.44
3.19
(
0.55
)
(
0.55
)
26.74
26.86
NULC
10/31/23
32.79
0.51
2.08
2.59
(
0.44
)
(
0.32
)
(
0.76
)
34.62
34.62
10/31/22
43.34
0.51
(
8.52
)
(
8.01
)
(
0.43
)
(
2.11
)
(
2.54
)
32.79
32.82
10/31/21
31.05
0.46
13.25
13.71
(
0.48
)
(
0.94
)
(
1.42
)
43.34
43.39
10/31/20
28.01
0.53
2.74
3.27
(
0.21
)
(
0.02
)
(
0.23
)
31.05
30.95
10/31/19(f)
24.96
0.19
2.86
3.05
28.01
27.99
NULG
10/31/23
49.30
0.24
9.28
9.52
(
0.20
)
(
0.20
)
58.62
58.58
10/31/22
71.98
0.25
(
19.45
)
(
19.20
)
(
0.14
)
(
3.34
)
(
3.48
)
49.30
49.30
10/31/21
49.60
0.07
23.82
23.89
(
0.11
)
(
1.40
)
(
1.51
)
71.98
72.01
10/31/20
38.97
0.18
10.91
11.09
(
0.20
)
(
0.26
)
(
0.46
)
49.60
49.54
10/31/19
33.84
0.29
5.96
6.25
(
0.24
)
(
0.88
)
(
1.12
)
38.97
39.00
(a)
Based
on
average
shares
outstanding.
(b)
Percentage
is
not
annualized.
(c)
Does
not
include
in-kind
transactions.
(d)
For
the
period
September
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
For
the
period
June
3,
2019
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2019.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
90
Ratios
and
Supplemental
Data
Total
Return
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
Net
Asset
Value(b)
Based
on
Market
Price(b)
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
(
1
.59
)
%
(
1
.69
)
%
$
11,216
0
.26‌
%
2
.74‌
%
57
%
(
6
.22
)
(
6
.31
)
8,232
0
.26‌
2
.52‌
76
2
.74
2
.85
5,137
0
.25‌
(e)
2
.04‌
(e)
0
11
.80
12
.00
214,914
0
.36‌
2
.28‌
71
(
31
.62
)
(
31
.88
)
177,614
0
.36‌
2
.45‌
63
18
.45
17
.77
122,896
0
.44‌
1
.49‌
61
16
.41
16
.47
46,695
0
.45‌
1
.56‌
81
9
.68
9
.70
56,255
0
.45‌
2
.30‌
53
12
.84
13
.40
353,523
0
.31‌
2
.94‌
66
(
24
.17
)
(
24
.57
)
267,756
0
.31‌
2
.93‌
62
34
.83
34
.73
161,503
0
.39‌
3
.16‌
64
(
5
.91
)
(
5
.67
)
53,520
0
.40‌
2
.17‌
66
13
.71
14
.10
66,853
0
.40‌
3
.03‌
57
8
.06
7
.96
22,504
0
.21‌
1
.48‌
71
(
19
.57
)
(
19
.59
)
24,589
0
.21‌
1
.39‌
57
45
.28
45
.91
30,335
0
.20‌
1
.20‌
49
11
.71
11
.43
17,079
0
.20‌
1
.81‌
61
12
.22
12
.14
8,403
0
.20‌
(e)
1
.75‌
(e)
9
19
.36
19
.29
1,037,499
0
.26‌
0
.42‌
78
(
27
.90
)
(
27
.94
)
793,754
0
.26‌
0
.44‌
80
49
.04
49
.29
942,876
0
.34‌
0
.11‌
66
28
.66
28
.42
344,703
0
.35‌
0
.39‌
86
19
.57
19
.53
83,789
0
.35‌
0
.82‌
61
91
Financial
Highlights
(continued)
The
following
data
is
for
a
share
outstanding
for
each
fiscal
year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized
/Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
Net
Investment
Income
From
Net
Realized
Gains
Total
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
Market
Price,
End
of
Period
NULV
10/31/23
$
34.26
$
0.87
$
(
1.77
)
$
(
0.90
)
$
(
0.73
)
$
$
(
0.73
)
$
32.63
$
32.59
10/31/22
39.42
0.77
(
4.17
)
(
3.40
)
(
0.63
)
(
1.13
)
(
1.76
)
34.26
34.30
10/31/21
28.62
0.77
10.50
11.27
(
0.47
)
(
0.47
)
39.42
39.44
10/31/20
31.52
0.77
(
3.19
)
(
2.42
)
(
0.48
)
(
0.48
)
28.62
28.65
10/31/19
28.75
0.74
3.00
3.74
(
0.57
)
(
0.40
)
(
0.97
)
31.52
31.52
NUMG
10/31/23
34.39
0.08
0.06
0.14
(
0.06
)
(
0.06
)
34.47
34.45
10/31/22
57.68
0.05
(
17.07
)
(
17.02
)
(
0.01
)
(
6.26
)
(
6.27
)
34.39
34.42
10/31/21
42.94
(
0.03
)
16.66
16.63
(
0.02
)
(
1.87
)
(
1.89
)
57.68
57.71
10/31/20
33.26
0.03
9.75
9.78
(
0.10
)
(
0.10
)
42.94
42.83
10/31/19
29.93
0.06
4.62
4.68
(
0.06
)
(
1.29
)
(
1.35
)
33.26
33.32
NUMV
10/31/23
31.07
0.68
(
3.17
)
(
2.49
)
(
0.64
)
(
1.08
)
(
1.72
)
26.86
26.84
10/31/22
38.44
0.68
(
5.61
)
(
4.93
)
(
0.48
)
(
1.96
)
(
2.44
)
31.07
31.10
10/31/21
25.64
0.54
12.68
13.22
(
0.42
)
(
0.42
)
38.44
38.50
10/31/20
29.50
0.57
(
3.71
)
(
3.14
)
(
0.72
)
(
0.72
)
25.64
25.67
10/31/19
27.04
0.64
2.78
3.42
(
0.62
)
(
0.34
)
(
0.96
)
29.50
29.57
NUSC
10/31/23
35.54
0.43
(
3.16
)
(
2.73
)
(
0.40
)
(
0.40
)
32.41
32.40
10/31/22
45.25
0.37
(
7.12
)
(
6.75
)
(
0.32
)
(
2.64
)
(
2.96
)
35.54
35.58
10/31/21
30.68
0.36
14.41
14.77
(
0.20
)
(
0.20
)
45.25
45.27
10/31/20
29.65
0.28
1.03
1.31
(
0.28
)
(
0.28
)
30.68
30.74
10/31/19
28.23
0.34
2.06
2.40
(
0.27
)
(
0.71
)
(
0.98
)
29.65
29.70
(a)
Based
on
average
shares
outstanding.
(b)
Percentage
is
not
annualized.
(c)
Does
not
include
in-kind
transactions.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
92
Ratios
and
Supplemental
Data
Total
Return
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
Net
Asset
Value(b)
Based
on
Market
Price(b)
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
(
2
.73
)
%
(
2
.98
)
%
$
1,383,636
0
.26‌
%
2
.52‌
%
61
%
(
9
.09
)
(
9
.03
)
1,531,314
0
.26‌
2
.15‌
68
39
.68
39
.63
1,176,613
0
.34‌
2
.13‌
59
(
7
.87
)
(
7
.78
)
535,228
0
.35‌
2
.63‌
38
13
.80
13
.59
94,569
0
.35‌
2
.51‌
66
0
.43
0
.27
324,062
0
.31‌
0
.21‌
100
(
32
.50
)
(
32
.48
)
312,943
0
.31‌
0
.13‌
84
39
.51
39
.92
400,877
0
.39‌
(
0
.06‌
)
83
29
.43
28
.90
193,216
0
.40‌
0
.08‌
94
16
.93
16
.41
53,222
0
.40‌
0
.19‌
67
(
8
.58
)
(
8
.76
)
296,817
0
.31‌
2
.30‌
77
(
13
.71
)
(
13
.76
)
310,664
0
.31‌
2
.02‌
77
51
.97
52
.06
276,751
0
.39‌
1
.57‌
67
(
10
.98
)
(
11
.11
)
119,241
0
.40‌
2
.25‌
72
13
.51
13
.57
54,573
0
.40‌
2
.31‌
70
(
7
.77
)
(
7
.89
)
889,601
0
.31‌
1
.19‌
62
(
15
.68
)
(
15
.63
)
909,828
0
.31‌
0
.99‌
71
48
.28
48
.03
1,106,366
0
.39‌
0
.85‌
60
4
.40
4
.44
369,634
0
.40‌
0
.98‌
54
9
.24
9
.26
167,515
0
.40‌
1
.17‌
32
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
93
1.
General
Information 
Trust
and
Fund
Information:
Nushares
ETF
Trust
(the
“Trust”)
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”).
The
Trust
is
comprised
of
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(NUDV),
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUEM),
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(NUDM),
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(NULC),
Nuveen
ESG
Large-
Cap
Growth
ETF
(NULG),
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(NULV),
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(NUMG),
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(NUMV)
and
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(NUSC)
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively,
the
“Funds”),
as
diversified
funds,
among
others.
The
Trust
was
organized
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
on
February
20,
2015.
Shares
of
the
Funds
are
listed
and
traded
on
the
Cboe
BZX
Exchange,
Inc.
(the
“Exchange”).
Current
Fiscal
Period:
The
end
of
the
reporting
period
for
the
Funds
is
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
covered
by
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
is
the
fiscal
year
ended
October
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’
portfolios,
manages
the
Funds’
business
affairs
and
provides
certain
clerical,
bookkeeping
and
other
administrative
services.
The
Adviser
has
entered
into
a
sub-advisory
agreement
with
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Sub-Adviser”),
an
affiliate
of
the
Adviser,
under
which
the
Sub-Adviser
manages
the
investment
portfolios
of
the
Funds.
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 Trust
pays
no
compensation
directly
to
those
of
its officers,
all
of
whom
receive
remuneration
for
their
services
to the
Trust
from
the
Adviser
or
its
affiliates.
The
Funds'
Board
of Trustees
(the
"Board") has
adopted
a
deferred
compensation
plan
for
independent
trustees
that
enables
trustees
to
elect
to
defer
receipt
of
all
or
a
portion
of
the
annual
compensation
they
are
entitled
to
receive
from
certain
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Under
the
plan,
deferred
amounts
are
treated
as
though
equal
dollar
amounts
had
been
invested
in
shares
of
select
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Distributions
to
Shareholders:
Distributions
to
shareholders
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
amount,
character
and
timing
of
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP.
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”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
The
unrealized
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
currency
exchange
rates
and
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
associated
with
(i)
investments
and
(ii)
other
assets
and
liabilities
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
“Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
of
investments
and
foreign
currency”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
The
unrealized
gains
and
losses
resulting
from
changes
in
foreign
exchange
rates
associated
with
investments
in
derivatives
are
recognized
as
a
component
of
the
respective
derivative’s
related
“Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)”
on
the
Statement
of
Operations,
when
applicable.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
following
Funds'
investments
in
non-U.S.
securities
were
as
follows:
94
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
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
Trust’s
organizational
documents,
its
officers
and
trustees
are
indemnified
against
certain
liabilities
arising
out
of
the
performance
of
their
duties
to
the
Trust.
In
addition,
in
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Trust
enters
into
contracts
that
provide
general
indemnifications
to
other
parties.
The
Trust’s
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Trust
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Trust
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
Investments
and
Investment
Income:
Securities
transactions
are
accounted
for
as
of
the
end
of
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
as
possible
after
the
Funds
determine
the
existence
of
a
dividend
declaration.
Non-cash
dividends
received
in
the
form
of
stock,
if
any,
are
recognized
on
the
ex-dividend
date
and
recorded
at
fair
value.
Interest
income
is
recorded
on
an
accrual
basis.
Distributions
received
on
securities
that
represent
a
return
of
capital
or
capital
gains
are
recorded
as
a
reduction
of
cost
of
investments
and/or
as
a
realized
gain.
The
Funds
estimate
the
components
of
distributions
received
that
may
be
considered
return
of
capital
distributions
or
capital
gain
distributions.
Securities
lending
income
is
comprised
of
fees
earned
from
borrowers
and
income
earned
on
cash
collateral
investments.
New
Accounting
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.
NUEM
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Country:
China
$
65,942,272
30.7
%
India
35,145,115
16.4
Taiwan
31,211,009
14.5
South
Korea
25,069,935
11.7
Brazil
10,566,831
4.9
Saudi
Arabia
9,536,641
4.4
South
Africa
6,205,894
2.9
Mexico
5,337,965
2.5
Thailand
4,084,234
1.9
Indonesia
3,999,815
1.9
Other
17,877,249
8.2
Total
non-U.S.
Securities
$214,976,960
100.0%
NUDM
Value
%
of
Net
Assets
Country:
Japan
$
80,751,838
22.8
%
United
Kingdom
52,679,627
14.9
France
40,746,135
11.5
Switzerland
34,842,329
9.9
Australia
26,188,712
7.4
Germany
25,797,881
7.3
Denmark
12,504,540
3.5
Spain
12,195,940
3.5
Netherlands
11,383,502
3.2
Italy
10,484,096
3.0
Other
44,004,723
12.5
Total
non-U.S.
Securities
$351,579,323
99.5%
95
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.
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
certain
American
Depositary
Receipts
(“ADR”)
held
by
the
Funds
that
trade
in
the
United
States
are
valued
based
on
the
last
traded
price,
official
closing
price,
or
an
evaluated
price
provided
by
the
pricing
services and
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1
or
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.
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
tile
market
value
of
the
Funds’
investments
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
based
on
the
inputs
used
to
value
them:
NUDV
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
11,176,009
$
$
$
11,176,009
Total
$
11,176,009
$
$
$
11,176,009
a
NUEM
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
211,360,221
$
3,616,439
$
5*
$
214,976,665
Corporate
Bonds
295
295
Total
$
211,360,221
$
3,616,734
$
5
$
214,976,960
a
96
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
NUDM
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
351,705,885
$
$
–**
$
351,705,885
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
293,935
293,935
Total
$
351,999,820
$
$
$
351,999,820
a
NULC
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
22,458,454
$
$
$
22,458,454
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
34,355
34,355
Total
$
22,492,809
$
$
$
22,492,809
a
NULG
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
1,037,111,413
$
$
$
1,037,111,413
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
539,429
539,429
Total
$
1,037,650,842
$
$
$
1,037,650,842
a
NULV
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
1,381,064,586
$
$
$
1,381,064,586
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
139,667
139,667
Total
$
1,381,204,253
$
$
$
1,381,204,253
a
NUMG
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
323,802,081
$
$
$
323,802,081
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
1,374,422
1,374,422
Total
$
325,176,503
$
$
$
325,176,503
a
NUMV
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
295,988,103
$
$
$
295,988,103
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
284,571
284,571
Total
$
296,272,674
$
$
$
296,272,674
a
NUSC
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
886,787,052
$
1,494,484
$
$
888,281,536
Common
Stock
Rights
81,959*
81,959
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
8,664,248
8,664,248
Total
$
895,451,300
$
1,494,484
$
81,959
$
897,027,743
a
*
Refer
to
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
securities
classified
as
Level
3.
**
Refer
to
the
Fund's
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
securities
classified
as
Level
3.
Value
equals
zero
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
97
4.
Portfolio
Securities
Securities
Lending:
Each
Fund
may
lend
securities
representing
up
to
one-third
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
to
broker-dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions
in
order
to
generate
additional
income.
When
loaning
securities,
the
Fund
retains
the
benefits
of
owning
the
securities,
including
the
economic
equivalent
of
dividends
or
interest
generated
by
the
security.
The
loans
are
continuous,
can
be
recalled
at
any
time,
and
have
no
set
maturity.
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company,
serves
as
the
securities
lending
agent
(the
“Agent”).
When
a
Fund
loans
its
portfolio
securities,
it
will
receive,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
cash
collateral
equal
to
an
amount
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
actual
percentage
of
the
cash
collateral
will
vary
depending
upon
the
asset
type
of
the
loaned
securities.
Collateral
for
the
loaned
securities
is
invested
in
a
government
money
market
vehicle
maintained
by
the
Agent,
which
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
Rule
2a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
The
value
of
the
loaned
securities
and
the
liability
to
return
the
cash
collateral
received
are
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
If
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities
increases,
the
borrower
must
furnish
additional
collateral
to
the
Fund,
which
is
also
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Securities
out
on
loan
are
subject
to
termination
at
any
time
at
the
option
of
the
borrower
or
the
Fund.
Upon
termination,
the
borrower
is
required
to
return
to
the
Fund
securities
identical
to
the
securities
loaned.
During
the
term
of
the
loan,
the
Fund
bears
the
market
risk
with
respect
to
the
investment
of
collateral
and
the
risk
that
the
Agent
may
default
on
its
contractual
obligations
to
the
Fund.
The
Agent
bears
the
risk
that
the
borrower
may
default
on
its
obligation
to
return
the
loaned
securities
as
the
Agent
is
contractually
obligated
to
indemnify
the
Fund
if
at
the
time
of
a
default
by
a
borrower
some
or
all
of
the
loan
securities
have
not
been
returned.
Securities
lending
income
recognized
by
a
Fund
consists
of
earnings
on
invested
collateral
and
lending
fees,
net
of
any
rebates
to
the
borrower
and
compensation
to
the
Agent.
Such
income
is
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
total
value
of
the
loaned
securities
and
the
total
value
of
collateral
received
were
as
follows:
Purchases
and
Sales:
Long-term
purchases
and
sales
(excluding in-kind
transactions)
during
the
current fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
In-kind
transactions
during
the
current
fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
Fund
Asset
Class
out
on
Loan
Long-Term
Investments,
at
Value
Total
Collateral
Received
NUDM
Common
Stocks
$272,723
$293,935
NULC
Common
Stocks
$32,787
$34,355
NULG
Common
Stocks
$520,187
$539,429
NULV
Common
Stocks
$134,683
$139,667
NUMG
Common
Stocks
$1,325,408
$1,374,422
NUMV
Common
Stocks
$274,433
$284,571
NUSC
Common
Stocks
$8,461,156
$8,664,248
Fund
Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
Non-U.S.
Government
Sales
NUDV
$
5,758,152
$
5,809,356
NUEM
172,093,098
154,266,700
NUDM
227,955,912
221,700,906
NULC
17,185,459
17,051,322
NULG
773,449,208
754,754,955
NULV
959,439,152
941,926,845
NUMG
354,701,211
348,200,068
NUMV
252,046,538
261,911,140
NUSC
650,976,334
602,301,617
98
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
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.
Although
the
Funds
are
authorized
to
invest
in
derivative
instruments,
and
may
do
so
in
the
future,
they
did
not
make
any
such
investments
during
the
current
fiscal
period.
Market
and
Counterparty
Credit
Risk:
In
the
normal
course
of
business
each
Fund
may
invest
in
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
the
transaction
to
perform
(counterparty
credit
risk).
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
financial
assets
recorded
on
the
financial
statements.
Financial
assets,
which
potentially
expose
each
Fund
to
counterparty
credit
risk,
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
on
forward,
option
and
swap
transactions,
when
applicable.
The
extent
of
each
Fund’s
exposure
to
counterparty
credit
risk
in
respect
to
these
financial
assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Each
Fund
helps
manage
counterparty
credit
risk
by
entering
into
agreements
only
with
counterparties
the
Adviser
believes
have
the
financial
resources
to
honor
their
obligations
and
by
having
the
Adviser
monitor
the
financial
stability
of
the
counterparties.
Additionally,
counterparties
may
be
required
to
pledge
collateral
daily
(based
on
the
daily
valuation
of
the
financial
asset)
on
behalf
of
each
Fund
with
a
value
approximately
equal
to
the
amount
of
any
unrealized
gain
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Reciprocally,
when
each
Fund
has
an
unrealized
loss,
the
Funds
have
instructed
the
custodian
to
pledge
assets
of
the
Funds
as
collateral
with
a
value
approximately
equal
to
the
amount
of
the
unrealized
loss
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Collateral
pledges
are
monitored
and
subsequently
adjusted
if
and
when
the
valuations
fluctuate,
either
up
or
down,
by
at
least
the
pre-determined
threshold
amount.
6.
Fund
Shares
Each Fund
issues
and
redeems its
shares
on
a
continuous
basis
at
NAV
only
in
aggregations
of
a
specified
number
of
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”).
Only
certain
institutional
investors
(referred
to
as
“Authorized
Participants”)
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
the
Funds'
distributor,
may
purchase
and
redeem
Creation
Units.
Once
created,
shares
of
the
Funds
trade
on
the
Exchange
at
market
prices
and
are
only
available
to
individual
investors
through
their
brokers.
Creation
Units
are
purchased
and
redeemed
in-kind
for
a
designated
portfolio
of
securities
included
in each
Fund’s
respective Index
and/or
a
specified
amount
of
cash.
Authorized
Participants
are
charged
fixed
transaction
fees
in
connection
with
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
transacting
in
Creation
Units
for
cash
may
also
pay
an
additional
variable
charge
to
compensate
the
relevant Fund
for
certain
transaction
costs
(i.e.,
taxes
on
currency
or
other
financial
transactions,
and
brokerage
costs)
and
market
impact
expenses
it
incurs
in
purchasing
or
selling
portfolio
securities.
Such
variable
charges,
if
any,
are
included
in
“Proceeds
from
shares
sold”
on
the
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets.
Transactions
in
Fund
shares
during
the
current
and
prior
period
were
as
follows:
Fund
In-Kind
Purchases
In-Kind
Sales
NUDV
$
7,122,577
$
3,588,104
NUEM
4,443,279
1,531,376
NUDM
57,992,679
NULC
4,936,903
8,391,919
NULG
597,017,966
512,993,544
NULV
740,382,201
831,329,058
NUMG
141,518,039
130,563,654
NUMV
141,026,197
108,665,374
NUSC
520,939,508
460,984,255
99
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
distribution
reallocations,
foreign
currency
transactions,
investments
in
passive
foreign
investment
companies,
redemptions
in-kind,
and
return
of
capital
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
received
from
portfolio
investments.  Temporary
and
permanent
differences
have
no
impact
on
a
Fund's
net
assets.
NUDV
NUEM
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
300,000
$7,139,645
150,000
$3,470,370
1,200,000
$30,858,962
4,200,000
$120,707,881
Redemptions
(150,000)
(3,598,170)
(400,000)
(10,718,220)
Net
increase
(decrease)
150,000
$3,541,475
150,000
$3,470,370
800,000
$20,140,742
4,200,000
$120,707,881
NUDM
NULC
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
2,200,000
$60,945,222
6,400,000
$173,167,233
150,000
$4,918,970
50,000
$2,154,555
Redemptions
(250,000)
(8,309,095)
Net
increase
(decrease)
2,200,000
$60,945,222
6,400,000
$173,167,233
(100,000)
$(3,390,125)
50,000
$2,154,555
NULG
NULV
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
10,450,000
$597,868,760
3,950,000
$236,696,565
20,750,000
$723,029,485
26,850,000
$970,444,575
Redemptions
(8,850,000)
(512,906,665)
(950,000)
(58,409,625)
(23,050,000)
(803,390,155)
(12,000,000)
(427,932,540)
Net
increase
(decrease)
1,600,000
$84,962,095
3,000,000
$178,286,940
(2,300,000)
$(80,360,670)
14,850,000
$542,512,035
NUMG
NUMV
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
3,800,000
$141,769,215
3,250,000
$144,225,425
4,800,000
$141,288,495
3,200,000
$112,559,015
Redemptions
(3,500,000)
(130,837,060)
(1,100,000)
(41,476,430)
(3,750,000)
(108,286,065)
(400,000)
(13,583,080)
Net
increase
(decrease)
300,000
$10,932,155
2,150,000
$102,748,995
1,050,000
$33,002,430
2,800,000
$98,975,935
NUSC
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
14,550,000
$523,390,850
6,100,000
$250,807,675
Redemptions
(12,700,000)
(459,587,365)
(4,950,000)
(174,195,465)
Net
increase
(decrease)
1,850,000
$63,803,485
1,150,000
$76,612,210
100
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
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:
The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
was
as
follows:
Fund
Tax
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
NUDV
$
12,318,314
$
241,205
$
(1,383,510)
$
(1,142,305)
NUEM
228,384,736
12,695,228
(26,103,004)
(13,407,776)
NUDM
363,316,457
20,262,597
(31,579,234)
(11,316,637)
NULC
21,366,715
2,887,205
(1,761,111)
1,126,094
NULG
1,042,329,420
80,946,030
(85,624,608)
(4,678,578)
NULV
1,511,480,498
28,708,649
(158,984,894)
(130,276,245)
NUMG
357,765,286
13,438,910
(46,027,693)
(32,588,783)
NUMV
330,072,440
11,219,170
(45,018,936)
(33,799,766)
NUSC
1,057,519,664
44,594,482
(205,086,403)
(160,491,921)
Fund
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
Late-Year
Loss
Deferrals
Other
Book-to-Tax
Differences
Total
NUDV
$
18,474
$
$
(1,142,305)
$
(24,076)
$
$
$
(1,147,907)
NUEM
4,358,021
(13,640,002)
(30,912,083)
(40,194,064)
NUDM
11,342,358
(11,339,660)
(24,030,129)
(24,027,431)
NULC
276,660
1,126,094
(367,029)
1,035,725
NULG
3,287,234
(4,678,578)
(72,405,269)
(73,796,613)
NULV
31,936,836
(130,276,245)
(142,380,524)
(240,719,933)
NUMG
484,934
(32,588,783)
(69,664,119)
(101,767,968)
NUMV
5,529,795
(33,799,766)
(43,537,334)
(71,807,305)
NUSC
7,792,023
(160,491,921)
(130,970,756)
(283,670,654)
10/31/23
10/31/22
Fund
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
NUDV
$
326,285
$
$
151,160
$
NUEM
3,969,620
2,832,518
170,242
NUDM
5,913,680
7,207,380
NULC
376,232
272,403
1,437,598
463,052
NULG
3,194,800
35,573,661
11,448,189
NULV
32,805,740
53,950,099
2,380,981
NUMG
626,285
31,850,426
14,895,344
NUMV
7,063,580
11,260,810
15,283,065
3,173,665
NUSC
10,372,580
58,056,628
19,205,067
101
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 its
investment
advisory services
to
the
Funds.
The
Sub-Adviser
is
compensated
for
its
services
to
the
Funds
from
the
management
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser.  
The
Adviser
is
responsible
for
substantially
all
other
expenses
of
the
Funds,
except
any
future
distribution
and/or
service
fees,
interest
expenses,
taxes,
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses,
fees
incurred
in
acquiring
and
disposing
of
portfolio
securities,
fees
and
expenses
of
the
independent
trustees
(including
any
trustees’
counsel
fees),
certain
compensation
expenses
of
the
Funds’
chief
compliance
officer,
litigation
expenses
and
extraordinary
expenses.
The
annual management
fee,
payable
monthly,
for
each
Fund
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
average
daily
net
assets
according
to
the
following
rates: 
Fund
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
NUDV
$
$
24,076
$
24,076
NUEM
1
21,168,556
9,743,527
30,912,083
NUDM
1
13,264,626
10,765,503
24,030,129
NULC
91,524
275,505
367,029
NULG
50,827,171
21,578,098
72,405,269
NULV
94,751,198
47,629,326
142,380,524
NUMG
46,927,534
22,736,585
69,664,119
NUMV
25,765,934
17,771,400
43,537,334
NUSC
57,317,169
73,653,587
130,970,756
1
A
portion
of
NUEM's
and
NUDM's
capital
loss
carryforwards
is
subject
to
limitation
under
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
related
regulations.
Fund
Management
Fee
NUDV
0.25%
NUEM
0.35
NUDM
0.30
NULC
0.20
NULG
0.25
NULV
0.25
NUMG
0.30
NUMV
0.30
NUSC
0.30
102
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates:
Each
Fund
is
permitted
to
purchase
or
sell
securities
from
or
to
certain
other
funds
or
accounts
managed
by
the
Sub-Adviser
(“Affiliated
Entity”)
under
specified
conditions
outlined
in
procedures
adopted
by
the
Board
("cross-trade").
These
procedures
have
been
designed
to
ensure
that
any
cross-trade
of
securities
by
the
Fund
from
or
to
an
Affiliated
Entity
by
virtue
of
having
a
common
investment
adviser
(or
affiliated
investment
adviser),
common
officer
and/or
common
trustee
complies
with
Rule
17a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
These
transactions
are
effected
at
the
current
market
price
(as
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service)
without
incurring
broker
commissions.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
Funds
engaged
in
cross-trades
pursuant
to
these
procedures
as
follows:
Fund
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
NUDV
$
$
$
NUEM
NUDM
NULC
NULG
29,937,991
41,306,510
(2,868,679)
NULV
39,865,744
18,954,995
(3,681,042)
NUMG
7,850,398
18,684,795
(3,842,177)
NUMV
19,566,563
12,828,116
(5,523,941)
NUSC
8,792,379
1,267,775
41,472
103
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:
Fund
Net
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
NUDV
$
NUEM
NUDM
NULC
272,403
NULG
NULV
NUMG
NUMV
11,260,810
NUSC
Fund
Percentage
NUDV
100
.0
%
NUEM
0
.6
NUDM
NULC
100
.0
NULG
100
.0
NULV
100
.0
NUMG
100
.0
NUMV
91
.4
NUSC
100
.0
Fund
Percentage
NUDV
100
.0
%
NUEM
49
.8
NUDM
100
.0
NULC
100
.0
NULG
100
.0
NULV
100
.0
NUMG
100
.0
NUMV
100
.0
NUSC
100
.0
104
Important
Tax
Information
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Foreign
Source
Income
and
Foreign
Tax
Credit
Pass
Through
Each
Fund
listed
below
has
made
an
election
under
Section
853
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
to
pass
through
foreign
taxes
paid:
Fund
Foreign
Source
Income
Foreign
Source
Income
Per
Share
Qualifying
Foreign
Taxes
Paid
Qualifying
Foreign
Taxes
Paid
Per
Share
NUDV
$
$
$
$
NUEM
4,920,822
0.57219
846,323
0.09841
NUDM
10,020,034
0.73677
854,928
0.06286
NULC
NULG
NULV
NUMG
NUMV
NUSC
105
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
The
tables
below
show
the
number
and
percentage
of
days
during
the
current
fiscal
period
that
each
Fund’s
market
price
was
greater
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
premium)
and
less
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
a
discount).
The
market
price
is
determined
using
the
midpoint
between
the
highest
bid
and
the
lowest
offer
on
the
applicable
Fund’s
listing
exchange,
as
of
the
time
that
the
Fund’s
NAV
is
calculated
(normally
4:00
p.m.
Eastern
Time).
Investment
Adviser
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Sub-Adviser
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
730
Third
Avenue
New
York,
NY
10017-3206
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
KPMG
LLP
200
East
Randolph
Street
Chicago,
IL
60601
Administrator,
Custodian
and
Transfer
Agent
Brown
Brothers
Harriman
50
Post
Office
Square
Boston,
MA
02110
Legal
Counsel
Chapman
and
Cutler
LLP
Chicago,
IL
60603
Morgan
Lewis
&
Bockius
LLP
111
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
D.C.
20004
NUDV
NUEM
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
Greater
than
3.00%
-
-
1
0.4%
1.01%
to
3.00%
-
-
47
18.7%
0.51%
to
1.00%
-
-
48
19.1%
0.26%
to
0.50%
-
-
42
16.7%
0.00%
to
0.25%
94
37.5%
30
11.9%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
157
62.5%
31
12.4%
(0.26)%
to
(0.50)%
-
-
25
10.0%
(0.51)%
to
(1.00)%
-
-
23
9.2%
(1.01)%
to
(3.00)%
-
-
4
1.6%
251
100%
251
100%
NUDM
NULC
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
1.01%
to
3.00%
8
3.2%
-
-
0.51%
to
1.00%
61
24.3%
-
-
0.26%
to
0.50%
48
19.1%
-
-
0.00%
to
0.25%
53
21.1%
48
19.1%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
42
16.7%
203
80.9%
(0.26)%
to
(0.50)%
23
9.2%
-
-
(0.51)%
to
(1.00)%
14
5.6%
-
-
(1.01)%
to
(3.00)%
2
0.8%
-
-
251
100%
251
100%
106
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
(continued)
NULG
NULV
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.00%
to
0.25%
200
79.7%
122
48.6%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
51
20.3%
129
51.4%
251
100%
251
100%
NUMG
NUMV
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.00%
to
0.25%
88
35.1%
94
37.5%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
163
64.9%
157
62.5%
251
100%
251
100%
NUSC
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.00%
to
0.25%
159
63.3%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
92
36.7%
251
100%
Portfolio
of
Investments
Information
Each
Fund
is
required
to
file
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
as
an
exhibit
to
its
report
on
Form
N-PORT.
You
may
obtain
this
information
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen
Funds’
Proxy
Voting
Information
You
may
obtain
(i)
information
regarding
how
each
fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
held
during
the
most
recent
twelve-month
period
ended
June
30,
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787
or
on
Nuveen’s
website
at
www.nuveen.com
and
(ii)
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
each
fund
used
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787.
You
may
also
obtain
this
information
directly
from
the
SEC.
Visit
the
SEC
on-line
at
http://www.sec.gov.
FINRA
BrokerCheck:
The
Financial
Industry
Regulatory
Authority
(FINRA)
provides
information
regarding
the
disciplinary
history
of
FINRA
member
firms
and
associated
investment
professionals.
This
information
as
well
as
an
investor
brochure
describing
FINRA
BrokerCheck
is
available
to
the
public
by
calling
the
FINRA
BrokerCheck
Hotline
number
at
(800)
289-9999
or
by
visiting
www.FINRA.org.
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
(Unaudited)
107
Average
Annual
Total
Return:
This
is
a
commonly
used
method
to
express
an
investment’s
performance
over
a
particular,
usually
multi-year
time
period.
It
expresses
the
return
that
would
have
been
necessary
each
year
to
equal
the
investment’s
actual
cumulative
performance
(including
change
in
NAV
or
offer
price
and
reinvested
dividends
and
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any)
over
the
time
period
being
considered.
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP):
The
total
market
value
of
all
final
goods
and
services
produced
in
a
country/region
in
a
given
year,
equal
to
total
consumer,
investment
and
government
spending,
plus
the
value
of
exports,
minus
the
value
of
imports.
Net
Assets
Value
(NAV)
Per
Share:
A
fund’s
Net
Assets
is
equal
to
its
total
assets
(securities,
cash
and
accrued
earnings)
less
its
total
liabilities.
NAV
per
share
is
equal
to
the
fund’s
Net
Assets
divided
by
its
number
of
shares
outstanding.
108
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
(Unaudited)
Discussion
of
the
operation
and
effectiveness
of
the
Funds’
liquidity
risk
management
program
In
compliance
with
Rule
22e-4
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”),
each
Fund
covered
in
this
Report
(the
“Funds”)
has
adopted
and
implemented
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”),
which
is
designed
to
manage
the
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Program
consists
of
various
protocols
for
assessing
and
managing
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Funds’
Board
of Directors (the
"Board")
previously
designated
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
as
the
Administrator
of
the
Program.
The
adviser’s
Liquidity
Monitoring
and
Analysis
Team
(“LMAT”)
carries
out
day-to-day
Program
management
with
oversight
by
the
adviser’s
Liquidity
Oversight
Sub-
Committee
(the
“LOSC”).
The
LOSC
is
composed
of
personnel
from
the
adviser
and
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
an
affiliate
of
the
adviser.
At
a
May
23-25,
2023
meeting
of
the
Board,
the
Administrator
provided
the
Board
with
a
written
report
addressing
the
Program’s
operation,
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
implementation
for
calendar
year
2022
(the
“Review
Period”),
as
required
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
report
noted
that
the
Program
has
been
and
continues
to
be
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
to
monitor
and
(as
applicable)
respond
to
each
Fund’s
liquidity
developments.
In
accordance
with
the
Program,
the
LMAT
assesses
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
no
less
frequently
than
annually
based
on
various
factors,
such
as
(1)
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
the
liquidity
of
portfolio
investments,
(ii)
cash
flow
projections,
and
(ii)
holdings
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents,
borrowing
arrangements,
and
other
funding
sources.
Certain
factors
are
considered
under
both
normal
and
reasonably
foreseeable
stressed
conditions.
Each
Fund
portfolio
investment
is
classified
into
one
of
four
liquidity
categories
(including
the
most
liquid,
“Highly
Liquid”,
and
the
least
liquid,
“Illiquid”,
discussed
below),
The
classification
is
based
on
a
determination
of
how
long
it
is
reasonably
expected
to
take
to
convert
the
investment
into
cash,
or
sell
or
dispose
of
the
investment,
in
current
market
conditions
without
significantly
changing
the
market
value
of
the
investment
Liquidity
classification
determinations
take
into
account
various
market,
trading,
and
investment-specific
considerations,
as
well
as
market
depth,
and
use
third-
party
vendor
data.
Any
Fund
that
does
not
primarily
hold
highly
liquid
investments
must,
among
other
things,
determine
a
minimum
percentage
of
Fund
assets
that
must
be
invested
in
highly
liquid
investments
(a
“Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum”).
During
the
Review
Period,
each
Fund
primarily
held
Highly
Liquid
investments
and
therefore
was
exempt
from
the
requirement
to
adopt
a
Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum
and
to
comply
with
the
related
requirements
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
Liquidity
Rule
also
limits
a
Fund’s
investments
in
Illiquid
investments.
Specifically,
the
Liquidity
Rule
prohibits
a
Fund
from
acquiring
Illiquid
investments
if
doing
so
would
result
in
the
Fund
holding
more
than
15%
of
its
net
assets
in
illiquid
investments,
and
requires
certain
reporting
to
the
Fund
Board
and
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
any
time
a
Fund’s
holdings
of
Illiquid
investments
exceeds
15%
of
net
assets.
During
the
Review
Period,
no
Fund
exceeded
the
15%
limit
on
Illiquid
investments.
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
109
At
a
meeting
held
on
May
23-25,
2023
(the
“May
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”
and
each
Trustee,
a
“Board
Member”)
of
Nushares
ETF
Trust,
which
is
comprised
entirely
of
Board
Members
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
(as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“1940
Act”))
(the
“Independent
Board
Members”),
approved,
for
each
Fund,
the
renewal
of
the
management
agreement
(each,
an
“Investment
Management
Agreement”)
with
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Adviser”)
pursuant
to
which
the
Adviser
serves
as
the
investment
adviser
to
such
Fund
and
the
sub-advisory
agreement
(each,
a
“Sub-Advisory
Agreement”)
with
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Sub-Adviser”)
pursuant
to
which
the
Sub-Adviser
serves
as
the
sub-adviser
to
such
Fund
for
an
additional
one-year
term.
As
the
Board
is
comprised
of
all
Independent
Board
Members,
the
references
to
the
Board
and
the
Independent
Board
Members
are
interchangeable.
Following
up
to
an
initial
two-year
period,
the
Board
considers
the
renewal
of
each
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
applicable
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
The
Investment
Management
Agreements
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreements
are
collectively
referred
to
as
the
“Advisory
Agreements,”
and
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Adviser
are
collectively,
the
“Fund
Advisers”
and
each,
a
“Fund
Adviser.”
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds
to
be
an
ongoing
process
and
employed
the
accumulated
information,
knowledge
and
experience
the
Board
Members
had
gained
during
their
tenure
on
the
boards
governing
the
Nuveen
funds
and
working
with
the
Adviser
and
the
applicable
sub-advisers
in
their
annual
review
of
the
advisory
agreements.
Throughout
the
year,
the
Board
and
its
committees
meet
regularly
and,
at
these
meetings,
receive
regular
and/or
special
reports
that
cover
an
extensive
array
of
topics
and
information
that
are
relevant
to
the
Board’s
annual
consideration
of
the
renewal
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds.
Such
information
may
address,
among
other
things,
fund
performance
and
risk
information;
the
Adviser’s
strategic
plans;
product
initiatives
for
various
funds;
the
review
of
the
funds
and
investment
teams;
compliance,
regulatory
and
risk
management
matters;
the
trading
practices
of
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds;
management
of
distributions;
valuation
of
securities;
fund
expenses;
securities
lending;
liquidity
management;
and
overall
market
and
regulatory
developments.
The
Board
also
seeks
to
meet
periodically
with
the
Nuveen
funds’
sub-advisers
and/or
portfolio
teams,
when
feasible.
The
presentations,
discussions,
and
meetings
throughout
the
year
also
provide
a
means
for
the
Board
to
evaluate
the
level,
breadth
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
how
such
services
have
changed
over
time
in
light
of
new
or
modified
regulatory
requirements,
changes
to
market
conditions
or
other
factors.
In
connection
with
its
annual
consideration
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds,
the
Board,
through
its
independent
legal
counsel,
requested
and
received
extensive
materials
and
information
prepared
specifically
for
its
review
of
such
advisory
agreements
by
the
Adviser
and
by
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions,
Inc.
(“Broadridge”),
an
independent
provider
of
investment
company
data.
The
materials
cover
a
wide
range
of
topics
including,
but
not
limited
to,
a
description
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Fund
Advisers;
a
review
of
product
actions
advanced
in
2022
for
the
benefit
of
particular
Nuveen
funds
and/or
the
Nuveen
fund
complex;
a
review
of
each
sub-adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and/or
the
applicable
investment
team;
an
analysis
of
fund
performance
with
a
focus
on
any
Nuveen
funds
considered
performance
outliers;
an
analysis
of
the
fees
and
expense
ratios
of
the
Nuveen
funds
with
a
focus
on
any
Nuveen
funds
considered
expense
outliers;
a
review
of
management
fee
schedules;
a
description
of
portfolio
manager
compensation;
a
description
of
the
profitability
or
financial
data
of
Nuveen
and
the
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds;
and
a
description
of
indirect
benefits
received
by
the
Adviser
and
the
sub-advisers
as
a
result
of
their
relationships
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
The
information
prepared
specifically
for
the
annual
review
supplemented
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
and
the
evaluations
of
the
Nuveen
funds
by
the
Board
and
its
committees
during
the
year.
The
Board’s
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds
is
based
on
all
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
throughout
the
year
as
well
as
the
information
prepared
specifically
with
respect
to
the
annual
review
of
such
advisory
agreements.
The
performance,
fee
and
expense
data
and
other
information
provided
by
a
Fund
Adviser,
Broadridge
or
other
service
providers
were
not
independently
verified
by
the
Independent
Board
Members.
As
part
of
its
review,
the
Board
met
on
April
11-12,
2023
(the
“April
Meeting”)
to
review
and
discuss,
in
part,
the
performance
of
the
Nuveen
funds
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
each
sub-adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and/or
its
investment
teams.
At
the
April
Meeting,
the
Board
Members
asked
questions
and
requested
additional
information
that
was
provided
for
the
May
Meeting.
The
Independent
Board
Members
were
advised
by
independent
legal
counsel
during
the
annual
review
process
as
well
as
throughout
the
year,
including
meeting
in
executive
sessions
with
such
counsel
at
which
no
representatives
from
the
Adviser
or
the
Sub-Adviser
were
present.
In
connection
with
their
annual
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
received
a
memorandum
from
independent
legal
counsel
outlining
their
fiduciary
duties
and
legal
standards
in
reviewing
the
Advisory
Agreements,
including
guidance
from
court
cases
evaluating
advisory
fees.
The
Board’s
decision
to
renew
the
Advisory
Agreements
was
not
based
on
a
single
identified
factor,
but
rather
the
decision
reflected
the
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
throughout
the
year
as
well
as
the
materials
prepared
specifically
in
connection
with
the
renewal
process.
The
contractual
arrangements
are
a
result
of
multiple
years
of
review,
negotiation
and
information
provided
in
connection
with
the
Board’s
annual
review
of
the
Nuveen
funds’
advisory
arrangements
and
oversight
of
the
Nuveen
funds.
Each
Board
Member
may
have
attributed
different
levels
of
importance
to
the
various
factors
and
information
considered
in
connection
with
the
approval
process
and
may
place
different
emphasis
on
the
relevant
information
year
to
year
in
light
of,
among
other
things,
changing
market
and
economic
conditions.
A
summary
of
the
principal
factors
and
information,
but
not
all
the
factors,
the
Board
considered
in
deciding
to
renew
the
Advisory
Agreements
is
set
forth
below.
110
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
A.
Nature,
Extent
and
Quality
of
Services
In
evaluating
the
renewal
of
the
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Independent
Board
Members
received
and
considered
information
regarding
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
applicable
Fund
Adviser’s
services
provided
to
the
respective
Fund
with
particular
focus
on
the
services
and
enhancements
or
changes
to
such
services
provided
during
the
last
year.
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
Investment
Management
Agreements
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreements
separately
in
the
course
of
their
review.
With
this
approach,
they
considered
the
respective
roles
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Adviser
in
providing
services
to
the
Funds.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
provides
a
wide
array
of
management,
oversight
and
administrative
services
to
manage
and
operate
the
Nuveen
funds
and
that
the
scope
and
complexity
of
these
services,
along
with
the
undertakings
required
of
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
providing
these
services,
have
expanded
over
time
as
a
result
of,
among
other
things,
regulatory,
market
and
other
developments.
The
Board
noted
the
Adviser’s
dedication
of
resources,
time,
personnel
and
capital
and
commitment
to
continuing
to
develop
improvements
and
innovations
that
seek
to
enhance
the
Nuveen
fund
complex
and
meet
the
needs
of
the
Nuveen
funds
in
an
increasingly
complex
regulatory
environment.
The
Board
received
and
reviewed
information
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
Adviser’s
investment
oversight
responsibilities,
regulatory
and
compliance
services,
administrative
duties
and
other
services.
The
Board
considered
the
breadth
and
the
quality
of
the
services
the
Adviser
and
its
various
teams
provide
in
overseeing
the
investment
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds,
including,
among
other
things,
overseeing
and
reviewing
the
services
provided
by
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and
their
investment
teams;
evaluating
fund
performance
and
market
conditions;
overseeing
operational
and
investment
risks;
evaluating
investment
strategies
and
recommending
any
changes
thereto;
managing
liquidity;
managing
the
daily
valuation
of
portfolio
securities;
overseeing
trade
execution
and
securities
lending;
and
setting
and
managing
distributions
consistent
with
the
respective
fund’s
product
design.
The
Board
also
reviewed
the
structure
of
investment
personnel
compensation
of
each
Fund
Adviser
and
considered
whether
the
structure
provides
appropriate
incentives
to
attract
and
maintain
qualified
personnel
and
to
act
in
the
best
interests
of
the
respective
Nuveen
fund.
Given
the
Nuveen
funds
operate
in
a
highly
regulated
industry,
the
Board
further
considered
the
extensive
compliance,
regulatory
and
administrative
services
the
Adviser
and
its
various
teams
provide
to
manage
and
operate
the
Nuveen
funds.
The
Board
recognized
such
services
included,
but
were
not
limited
to,
managing
compliance
policies;
monitoring
compliance
with
applicable
policies,
laws
and
regulations;
devising
internal
compliance
programs
in
seeking
to
enhance
compliance
with
regulatory
requirements
and
creating
a
framework
to
review
and
assess
compliance
programs;
overseeing
sub-adviser
compliance
testing;
preparing
compliance
training
materials;
and
responding
to
regulatory
requests.
The
Board
reviewed
highlights
of
the
various
initiatives
Nuveen
compliance
had
taken
in
2022
including,
among
other
things,
additional
due
diligence
of
service
providers
as
their
operating
environments
evolve
post-Covid
to
more
hybrid
in-person
working
arrangements;
investments
in
supporting
and
expanding
international
trading
capabilities;
continuing
efforts
to
enhance
policies
and
controls
to
address
compliance
risks
including
those
related
to
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
matters
and
new
regulatory
developments
or
guidance;
and
establishing
and
maintaining
compliance
policies
and
comprehensive
compliance
training
programs.
The
Board
also
considered
information
regarding
the
Adviser’s
business
continuity,
disaster
recovery
and
information
security
programs
and
the
periodic
testing
and
review
of
such
programs.
In
addition
to
the
above
functions,
the
Board
considered
the
quality
and
extent
of
other
non-advisory
services
the
Adviser
provides
including,
among
other
things,
various
fund
administration
services
(such
as
preparing,
overseeing
or
assisting
with
the
preparation
of
tax
and
regulatory
filings);
product
management
services
(such
as
evaluating
and
enhancing
products
and
strategies);
legal
support
services;
shareholder
services
and
transfer
agency
function
oversight
services;
and
board
support
and
reporting
services.
With
respect
to
board
support
services,
the
Board
reviewed
a
summary
of
the
annual,
quarterly,
and
special
reports
the
Adviser
and/or
its
affiliates
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
2022.
The
Board
further
acknowledged
various
initiatives
the
Adviser
had
undertaken
or
continued
in
2022
in
seeking
to
improve
the
effectiveness
of
its
organization,
the
Nuveen
funds
product
line-up
as
well
as
particular
Nuveen
fund(s)
through,
among
other
things,
rationalizing
the
product
line
and
gaining
efficiencies
through
mergers,
repositionings
and
liquidations;
launching
new
funds;
reviewing
and
updating
investment
policies
and
benchmarks;
reopening
certain
funds
previously
closed
to
new
investors;
adding
or
modifying
the
share
classes
offered
by
certain
funds;
implementing
fee
waivers
and
expense
cap
changes
for
certain
funds
and
evaluating
and
adjusting
portfolio
management
teams
as
appropriate
for
various
funds;
and
developing
policy
positions
on
a
broad
range
of
regulatory
proposals
that
may
impact
the
funds
and
communicating
with
lawmakers
and
other
regulatory
authorities
to
help
ensure
these
positions
are
represented.
Aside
from
the
services
provided,
the
Board
recognized
the
financial
resources
of
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
and
their
willingness
to
make
investments
in
the
technology,
personnel
and
infrastructure
to
support
the
Nuveen
funds,
including
maintaining
a
seed
capital
budget
to
support
new
or
existing
funds
and/or
facilitate
changes
for
a
respective
fund.
The
Board
noted
the
benefits
to
shareholders
of
investing
in
a
fund
that
is
a
part
of
a
large
fund
complex
with
a
variety
of
investment
disciplines,
capabilities,
expertise
and
resources
available
to
navigate
and
support
the
Nuveen
funds
including
during
stressed
times.
The
Board
recognized
the
overall
reputation
and
capabilities
of
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates,
the
Adviser’s
continuing
commitment
to
provide
high
quality
services,
its
willingness
to
implement
operational
or
organizational
changes
in
seeking,
among
other
things,
to
enhance
efficiencies
and
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and
its
responsiveness
to
the
Board’s
questions
and/or
concerns
raised
throughout
the
year
and
during
the
annual
review
of
advisory
agreements.
The
Board
also
considered
the
significant
risks
borne
by
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
in
connection
with
their
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
including
entrepreneurial
risks
in
sponsoring
new
funds
and
ongoing
risks
with
managing
the
funds
such
as
investment,
operational,
reputational,
regulatory,
compliance
and
litigation
risks.
The
Board
further
considered
the
division
of
responsibilities
between
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Adviser
and
recognized
that
the
Sub-Adviser
and
its
investment
personnel
generally
are
responsible
for
the
management
of
each
Fund’s
portfolio
under
the
oversight
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Board.
The
Board
considered
an
analysis
of
the
Sub-Adviser
provided
by
the
Adviser
which
included,
among
other
things,
information
relating
to
the
assets
under
management
of
the
applicable
investment
team
and
changes
thereto,
a
summary
of
the
applicable
investment
team
and
changes
to
such
team,
the
investment
process
and
philosophy
of
the
applicable
investment
team,
the
performance
of
the
Nuveen
funds
sub-advised
by
the
111
Sub-Adviser
over
various
periods
of
time
and
a
summary
of
any
significant
policy
and/or
other
changes
to
the
Nuveen
funds
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Board
further
considered
at
the
May
Meeting
or
prior
meetings
evaluations
of
the
Sub-Adviser’s
compliance
programs
and
trade
execution.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Adviser
recommended
the
renewal
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
determined,
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
it
was
satisfied
with
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
respective
Funds
under
each
applicable
Advisory
Agreement.
B.
The
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
Fund
Advisers
In
evaluating
the
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Fund
Advisers,
the
Board
also
considered
a
variety
of
investment
performance
data
of
the
Nuveen
funds
prepared
specifically
for
the
annual
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
as
well
as
the
performance
data
the
Board
received
throughout
the
year
representing
different
time
periods.
In
this
regard,
leading
into
the
May
Meeting,
the
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
fund
performance
over
various
time
periods.
In
addition,
the
Board
reviewed
and
discussed
performance
data
at
its
regularly
scheduled
quarterly
meetings
during
the
year.
The
Board
therefore
took
into
account
the
performance
data,
presentations
and
discussions
(written
and
oral)
that
have
been
provided
for
the
annual
review
as
well
as
in
prior
meetings
over
time
in
evaluating
fund
performance,
including
the
Adviser’s
analysis
of
a
fund’s
performance
with
particular
focus
on
performance
outliers
(both
overperformance
and
underperformance),
the
factors
contributing
to
performance
(including
relative
to
a
fund’s
benchmark
and
peers
and
the
impact
of
market
conditions)
and
any
recommendations
or
steps
that
had
been
taken
or
were
proposed
to
be
taken
to
address
significant
performance
concerns.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
noted,
among
other
things,
that
certain
Nuveen
funds
had
changes
in
portfolio
managers
or
other
significant
changes
to
their
investment
strategies
or
policies
since
March
2020,
and,
as
a
result,
the
Board
reviewed
certain
tracking
performance
data
comparing
the
performance
of
such
funds
before
and
after
such
changes.
The
Board
recognized
that
performance
data
reflects
performance
over
a
specified
period
which
may
differ
significantly
depending
on
the
ending
dates
selected,
particularly
during
periods
of
market
volatility.
Further,
the
Board
noted
that
shareholders
may
evaluate
performance
based
on
their
own
respective
holding
periods
which
may
differ
from
the
performance
periods
reviewed
by
the
Board
and
lead
to
differing
results.
In
its
evaluation,
the
Board
reviewed
Nuveen
fund
performance
results
from
different
perspectives.
In
general,
subject
to
certain
exceptions,
the
Board
reviewed
both
absolute
and
relative
fund
performance
during
the
annual
review
over
various
time
periods
and
evaluated
performance
results
in
light
of
a
fund’s
investment
objective(s),
strategies
and
risks.
With
respect
to
the
relative
performance,
the
Board
generally
considered
fund
performance
in
comparison
to
the
performance
of
certain
peer
funds
and
recognized
and/or
customized
benchmarks
(i.e.,
generally
benchmarks
derived
from
multiple
recognized
benchmarks).
In
reviewing
such
comparative
performance,
the
Board
was
cognizant
of
the
inherent
limitations
of
such
data
which
can
make
meaningful
performance
comparisons
generally
difficult.
As
an
illustration,
differences
in
the
composition
of
the
peer
group,
the
investment
objective(s),
strategies
and
other
characteristics
of
the
peers
in
the
peer
group,
the
level,
type
and
cost
of
leverage
(if
any)
of
the
peers,
and
the
varying
sizes
of
peers
all
may
contribute
to
differences
in
the
performance
results
of
a
peer
group
compared
to
the
applicable
Nuveen
fund.
With
respect
to
relative
performance
of
a
Nuveen
fund
compared
to
a
benchmark
index,
differences,
among
other
things,
in
the
investment
objective(s)
and
strategies
of
a
fund
and
the
benchmark
(particularly
an
actively
managed
fund
that
does
not
directly
follow
an
index)
as
well
as
the
costs
of
operating
a
fund
would
necessarily
contribute
to
differences
in
performance
results
and
limit
the
value
of
the
comparative
performance
information.
The
Board
noted
that
each
Fund,
a
Nuveen
exchange-traded
fund
(“ETF”),
is
designed
to
track
the
performance
of
a
specified
index
(an
“Underlying
Index”;
each
Fund
is
an
“Index
ETF”).
In
its
review,
the
Board
received
and
reviewed
performance
information
including,
among
other
things,
the
net
asset
value
performance
of
each
Fund
over
the
quarter,
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023
(or
for
such
shorter
periods
available
to
the
extent
a
Fund
was
not
in
existence
during
such
periods).
The
Board
also
considered,
among
other
things,
each
Fund’s
performance
in
comparison
to
the
performance
of
its
Underlying
Index
and
a
broad-based
index
from
which
the
Underlying
Index
is
generally
derived,
underlying
factors
that
attributed
to
the
Fund’s
performance,
and
the
Fund’s
tracking
error
and
relative
return
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
and
certain
peer
rankings
(the
peer
funds
upon
which
such
peer
rankings
are
based
are
referred
to
collectively
as
the
“Performance
Peer
Group”).
However,
given
each
Fund’s
investment
objective
of
seeking
investment
results
that
correspond
generally
to
the
performance
of
its
Underlying
Index,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
extent
to
which
a
Fund
tracked
its
benchmark
was
of
greater
relevance
in
assessing
the
performance
for
the
Fund
and
therefore
placed
more
emphasis
on
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
also
evaluated
Nuveen
fund
performance
in
light
of
various
relevant
factors
which
may
include,
among
other
things,
general
market
conditions,
issuer-specific
information,
asset
class
information,
leverage
and
fund
cash
flows.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
long-term
performance
could
be
impacted
by
even
one
period
of
significant
outperformance
or
underperformance
and
that
a
single
investment
theme
could
disproportionately
affect
performance.
Further,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
market
and
economic
conditions
may
significantly
impact
a
fund’s
performance,
particularly
over
shorter
periods,
and
such
performance
may
be
more
reflective
of
such
economic
or
market
events
and
not
necessarily
reflective
of
management
skill.
Although
the
Board
reviews
short-,
intermediate-
and
longer-term
performance
data,
the
Board
recognized
that
longer
periods
of
performance
may
reflect
full
market
cycles.
In
relation
to
recent
general
market
conditions,
the
Board
had
recognized
the
general
market
volatility
and
underperformance
of
the
market
in
2022
in
considering
Nuveen
fund
performance.
The
Board
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
assessment
of
a
fund’s
performance
during
the
recent
period
of
significant
market
volatility.
In
their
review
from
year
to
year,
the
Board
Members
consider
and
may
place
different
emphasis
on
the
relevant
information
in
light
of
changing
circumstances
in
market
and
economic
conditions.
In
evaluating
performance,
the
Board
focused
particular
attention
on
funds
with
less
favorable
performance
records.
However,
depending
on
the
facts
and
circumstances
including
any
differences
between
the
respective
fund
and
its
benchmark
and/or
peer
group,
the
Board
may
be
satisfied
with
a
fund’s
performance
notwithstanding
that
its
performance
may
be
below
that
of
its
benchmark
and/or
peer
group
for
certain
periods.
With
respect
to
any
funds
for
which
the
Board
has
identified
performance
issues,
the
Board
seeks
to
monitor
such
funds
closely
until
performance
improves,
discusses
with
the
Adviser
the
reasons
for
such
results,
considers
whether
any
steps
are
necessary
or
appropriate
to
address
such
issues,
and
reviews
the
results
of
any
steps
undertaken.
The
Board’s
determinations
with
respect
to
each
Fund
are
summarized
below.
112
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
For
Nuveen
ESG
Dividend
ETF
(the
“Dividend
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
such
periods.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
The
Board,
however,
noted
that
the
performance
history
was
too
short
for
a
meaningful
assessment
of
performance,
and
management
deserved
additional
time
to
develop
a
performance
record.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Emerging
Markets
Equity
ETF
(the
“Emerging
Markets
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period,
first
quartile
for
the
three-year
period
and
second
quartile
for
the
five-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022.
In
addition,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
and
second
quartile
for
the
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
International
Developed
Markets
Equity
ETF
(the
“International
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period,
second
quartile
for
the
three-year
period
and
first
quartile
for
the
five-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022.
The
Fund
also
ranked
in
the
first
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-
and
five-year
periods
and
second
quartile
for
the
three-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
ETF
(the
“Large-Cap
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-
and
three-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
as
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-
and
three-
year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022.
Further,
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
for
the
three-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Growth
ETF
(the
“Large-Cap
Growth
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
first
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
such
periods.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Large-Cap
Value
ETF
(the
“Large-Cap
Value
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
for
the
one-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022.
In
addition,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
March 31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Growth
ETF
(the
“Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-
and
three-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023
and
second
quartile
for
the
five-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Mid-Cap
Value
ETF
(the
“Mid-Cap
Value
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
December 31,
2022,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
for
the
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022.
113
Further,
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-
and
three-year
periods
ended
March 31,
2023,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
for
the
five-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
For
Nuveen
ESG
Small-Cap
ETF
(the
“Small-Cap
Fund”),
the
Board
considered,
among
other
things,
the
performance
of
the
Fund
and
its
Underlying
Index
for
the
one-,
three-
and
five-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
as
well
as
its
tracking
error
compared
to
its
Underlying
Index
as
of
such
dates.
The
Board
noted
that
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-
year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
for
the
three-year
periods
ended
December 31,
2022
and
March 31,
2023
and
first
quartile
for
the
five-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023.
Given
the
Fund’s
investment
objective,
however,
the
Board
placed
more
emphasis
on
its
review
of
the
tracking
error
and
correlation
data.
The
Board
observed
that
during
the
course
of
2022
based
on
tracking
error
data,
the
Fund
generally
met
its
investment
objective
to
track
the
investment
results,
before
fees
and
expenses,
of
its
Underlying
Index.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
generally
satisfied
with
the
Fund’s
overall
performance.
C.
Fees,
Expenses
and
Profitability
1.
Fees
and
Expenses
As
part
of
its
annual
review,
the
Board
generally
reviewed,
among
other
things,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
open-end
funds,
the
contractual
management
fee
and
net
management
fee
(i.e.,
the
management
fee
after
taking
into
consideration
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
reimbursements,
if
any)
paid
by
a
fund
to
the
Adviser
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided.
The
Board
also
generally
considered
the
total
operating
expense
ratio
of
a
fund
(after
any
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
reimbursements).
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
the
Adviser
a
single,
all-inclusive
(or
unified)
management
fee
for
providing
all
services
necessary
for
the
management
and
operation
of
the
Nuveen
ETFs,
subject
to
certain
exceptions.
Unlike
the
typical
fee
arrangements
of
the
other
Nuveen
funds
in
which
the
funds
pay
a
variety
of
fees
and
expenses
such
as
investment
advisory
fees,
transfer
agency
fees,
audit
fees,
custodian
fees,
administration
fees,
compliance
expenses,
recordkeeping
expenses,
marketing
and
shareholder
service
fees,
distribution
charges
and
other
expenses,
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
the
Adviser
a
unified
fee,
and
the
Adviser
is
responsible
for
providing
such
services
or
arranging
and
supervising
third
parties
to
provide
such
services
(subject
to
the
certain
exceptions).
Under
the
unified
fee
structure,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
generally
bears
the
risks
of
the
operating
costs
rising
(and
benefits
if
such
expenses
decrease)
and
therefore
has
an
incentive
to
be
administratively
efficient.
As
part
of
the
Board’s
analysis
of
the
fee
level
of
each
Nuveen
ETF,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
unified
management
fee
compared
to
the
gross
and
net
management
fees
of
a
group
of
comparable
funds
(the
“Peer
Group”)
established
by
Broadridge,
as
well
as
the
Nuveen
ETF’s
net
total
expense
ratio
compared
to
the
net
total
expense
ratio
of
its
respective
Peer
Group.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed
the
methodology
Broadridge
employed
to
establish
the
Peer
Group
and
recognized
that
differences
between
the
applicable
fund
and
its
respective
Peer
Group
as
well
as
changes
to
the
composition
of
the
Peer
Group
from
year
to
year
may
limit
some
of
the
value
of
the
comparative
data.
The
Independent
Board
Members
take
these
limitations
and
differences
into
account
when
reviewing
comparative
peer
data.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
a
fund’s
operating
expense
ratio
as
it
more
directly
reflected
the
shareholder’s
costs
in
investing
in
the
respective
fund.
The
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
contractual
management
fees
of
certain
Nuveen
ETFs,
including
the
Emerging
Markets
Fund,
the
International
Fund,
the
Large-Cap
Growth
Fund,
the
Large-Cap
Value
Fund,
the
Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund,
the
Mid-Cap
Value
Fund
and
the
Small-Cap
Fund,
were
reduced
effective
in
September
2021.
In
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered,
in
particular,
each
Nuveen
fund
with
a
net
total
expense
ratio
of
six
basis
points
or
higher
compared
to
that
of
its
peer
average
(each,
an
“Expense
Outlier
Fund”),
including
the
Emerging
Markets
Fund,
the
International
Fund
and
the
Large-Cap
Value
Fund,
and
an
analysis
as
to
the
factors
contributing
to
each
such
fund’s
higher
relative
net
total
expense
ratio.
Accordingly,
in
reviewing
the
comparative
data
between
a
fund
and
its
peers,
the
Board
generally
considered
the
fund’s
net
total
expense
ratio
and
fees
to
be
higher
if
they
were
over
10
basis
points
higher,
slightly
higher
if
they
were
6
to
10
basis
points
higher,
in
line
if
they
were
within
approximately
5
basis
points
higher
than
the
peer
average
and
below
if
they
were
below
the
peer
average
of
the
Peer
Group.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered,
in
relevant
part,
a
Nuveen
fund’s
management
fee
and
net
total
expense
ratio
in
light
of
its
performance
history,
including
reviewing
certain
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
and/or
the
Board
as
having
a
higher
net
total
expense
ratio
or
management
fee
compared
to
their
respective
peers
coupled
with
experiencing
periods
of
challenged
performance
and
considering
the
reasons
for
such
comparative
positions.
With
respect
to
the
Sub-Adviser,
the
Board
also
considered,
among
other
things,
the
sub-advisory
fee
schedule
paid
to
the
Sub-Adviser
in
light
of
the
sub-advisory
services
provided
to
the
respective
Fund
and
comparative
data
of
the
fees
the
Sub-Adviser
charges
to
other
clients,
if
any.
In
its
review,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
compensation
paid
to
the
Sub-Adviser
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Adviser,
not
the
Funds.
114
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
The
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
(a)
the
Dividend
Fund,
the
Large-Cap
Growth
Fund
and
the
Mid-Cap
Value
Fund
each
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
below
the
respective
peer
averages;
(b)
the
Large-Cap
Fund
and
the
Mid-Cap
Growth
Fund
each
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
in
line
with
the
respective
peer
averages;
(c)
the
Small-
Cap
Fund
had
a
management
fee
that
was
in
line
with
the
peer
average
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
was
below
the
peer
average;
(d)
the
Emerging
Markets
Fund
and
the
International
Fund
each
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
higher
than
the
respective
peer
averages;
and
(e)
the
Large-Cap
Value
Fund
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
slightly
higher
than
the
respective
peer
average.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing
with
respect
to
the
Emerging
Markets
Fund
and
the
Large-Cap
Value
Fund,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
that
each
such
Fund’s
unified
management
fee
was
reduced
in
September
2021,
each
such
Fund’s
net
total
expense
ratio
was
lower
in
its
last
fiscal
year
than
it
had
been
in
the
preceding
fiscal
year,
and
changes
in
the
composition
of
each
such
Fund’s
peer
set
caused
the
average
net
total
expense
ratio
of
the
peer
set
to
decrease.
In
addition,
notwithstanding
the
foregoing
with
respect
to
the
International
Fund,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
that
such
Fund’s
unified
management
fee
was
reduced
in
September
2021
and
such
Fund’s
net
total
expense
ratio
was
lower
in
its
last
fiscal
year
than
it
had
been
in
the
preceding
fiscal
year.
Based
on
its
review
of
the
information
provided,
the
Board
determined
that
each
Fund’s
management
fees
(as
applicable)
to
a
Fund
Adviser
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund.
2.
Comparisons
with
the
Fees
of
Other
Clients
In
evaluating
the
appropriateness
of
fees,
the
Board
also
considered
information
regarding
the
fee
rates
the
respective
Fund
Advisers
charged
to
certain
other
types
of
clients
and
the
type
of
services
provided
to
these
other
clients.
With
respect
to
the
Adviser
and/or
the
Sub-Adviser,
such
other
clients
may
include:
foreign
investment
companies
offered
by
Nuveen
and
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser;
and
certain
funds
advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Board
further
noted
that
the
Adviser
also
advised,
and
the
Sub-Adviser
sub-advised,
certain
additional
ETFs
sponsored
by
Nuveen.
The
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
range
of
fees
assessed
for
foreign
investment
companies
and
ETFs
offered
by
Nuveen.
In
addition,
the
Board
reviewed
the
management
fees
and
expense
ratios
of
certain
funds
advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser
in
the
TIAA-CREF
family
of
funds.
In
considering
the
comparative
fee
data,
the
Board
recognized
that
differences,
including
but
not
limited
to,
the
amount,
type
and
level
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
that
provided
to
various
other
clients
as
well
as
differences
in,
among
other
things,
regulatory
requirements
contribute
to
the
variations
in
the
fee
schedules.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
noted
that
differences
in
the
client
base,
governing
bodies,
distribution
jurisdiction
and
operational
complexities
would
contribute
to
variations
in
management
fees
assessed
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
foreign
fund
clients.
Further,
with
respect
to
ETFs,
the
Board
considered
that
the
Index
ETFs
(including
the
Funds)
were
passively
managed
compared
to
the
active
management
of
other
Nuveen
funds,
which
also
contributed
to
the
differences
in
fee
levels
between
such
Index
ETFs
and
the
actively
managed
funds.
The
Board
acknowledged
the
wide
range
of
services
in
addition
to
investment
management
that
the
Adviser
had
provided
to
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
other
types
of
clients
as
well
as
the
increased
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
that
the
Adviser
incurs
in
sponsoring
and
managing
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
general,
higher
fee
levels
reflect
higher
levels
of
service
provided
by
the
Adviser,
increased
investment
management
complexity,
greater
product
management
requirements,
and
higher
levels
of
business
risk
or
some
combination
of
these
factors.
The
Board
further
considered
that
the
Sub-Adviser’s
fee
is
essentially
for
portfolio
management
services.
The
Board
concluded
the
varying
levels
of
fees
were
justified
given,
among
other
things,
the
more
extensive
services,
regulatory
requirements
and
legal
liabilities,
and
the
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
incurred
in
sponsoring
and
advising
a
registered
investment
company
compared
to
that
required
in
advising
other
types
of
clients.
3.
Profitability
of
Fund
Advisers
In
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
estimated
profitability
information
of
Nuveen
as
a
result
of
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
as
well
as
profitability
data
of
other
publicly
traded
asset
management
firms.
Such
profitability
information
included,
among
other
things,
gross
and
net
revenue
margins
(excluding
distribution)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.
(“Nuveen
Investments”)
for
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
on
a
pre-tax
and
after-tax
basis
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years
as
well
as
the
revenues
earned
(less
any
expense
reimbursements/fee
waivers)
and
expenses
incurred
by
Nuveen
Investments
for
its
advisory
activities
to
the
Nuveen
funds
(excluding
distribution
and
certain
other
expenses)
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
a
summary
of
some
of
the
key
factors
that
impacted
Nuveen’s
profitability
in
2022.
In
addition,
the
Board
reviewed
the
revenues,
expenses
and
operating
margin
(pre-
and
after-tax)
the
Adviser
derived
from
its
ETF
product
line
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years.
In
developing
the
profitability
data
of
the
Adviser
for
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
the
subjective
nature
of
calculating
profitability
as
the
information
is
not
audited
and
is
necessarily
dependent
on
cost
allocation
methodologies
to
allocate
expenses
throughout
the
complex
and
among
the
various
advisory
products.
Given
there
is
no
perfect
expense
allocation
methodology
and
that
other
reasonable
and
valid
allocation
methodologies
could
be
employed
and
could
lead
to
significantly
different
results,
the
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
a
description
of
the
cost
allocation
methodologies
employed
to
develop
the
financial
information,
a
summary
of
the
history
of
changes
to
the
methodology
over
the
years
from
2010
through
2022,
and
a
historical
expense
analysis
of
Nuveen
Investments’
revenues,
expenses
and
pre-tax
net
revenue
margins
derived
from
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
(excluding
distribution)
for
the
calendar
years
from
2017
through
2022.
The
Board
had
also
appointed
four
Independent
Board
Members
to
serve
as
the
Board’s
liaisons,
with
the
assistance
of
independent
counsel,
to
meet
with
representatives
of
the
Adviser
and
review
the
development
of
the
profitability
data
and
to
report
to
the
full
Board.
115
In
addition,
the
Board
considered
certain
comparative
operating
margin
data.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
reviewed
the
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
compared
to
the
adjusted
operating
margins
of
a
peer
group
of
asset
management
firms
with
publicly
available
data
and
the
most
comparable
assets
under
management
(based
on
asset
size
and
asset
composition)
to
Nuveen.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
operating
margins
of
the
peers
were
adjusted
generally
to
address
that
certain
services
provided
by
the
peers
were
not
provided
by
Nuveen.
The
Board
also
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
net
revenue
margins
(pre-tax)
of
Nuveen
Investments
on
a
company-wide
basis
and
the
net
revenue
margins
(pre-tax)
of
Nuveen
Investments
derived
from
its
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
only
(including
and
excluding
distribution)
compared
to
the
adjusted
operating
margins
of
the
peer
group
for
each
calendar
year
from
2012
to
2022.
Although
the
total
company
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
were
in
the
bottom
half
of
the
peer
group
range
for
2022
and
2021,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
the
limitations
of
the
comparative
data
given
that
peer
data
is
not
generally
public
and
the
calculation
of
profitability
is
subjective
and
affected
by
numerous
factors
(such
as
types
of
funds
a
peer
manages,
its
business
mix,
its
cost
of
capital,
the
numerous
assumptions
underlying
the
methodology
used
to
allocate
expenses
and
other
factors)
that
can
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
results.
Aside
from
Nuveen’s
profitability,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
is
a
subsidiary
of
Nuveen,
LLC,
the
investment
management
arm
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America
(“TIAA”).
Accordingly,
the
Board
also
reviewed
a
balance
sheet
for
TIAA
reflecting
its
assets,
liabilities
and
capital
and
contingency
reserves
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years
to
consider
the
financial
strength
of
TIAA.
The
Board
recognized
the
benefit
of
an
investment
adviser
and
its
parent
with
significant
resources,
particularly
during
periods
of
market
volatility.
The
Board
also
noted
the
reinvestments
Nuveen,
its
parent
and/or
other
affiliates
made
into
its
business
through,
among
other
things,
the
investment
of
seed
capital
in
certain
Nuveen
funds
and
continued
investments
in
enhancements
to
technological
capabilities.
In
addition
to
Nuveen,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
profitability
of
the
Sub-Adviser
from
its
relationships
with
the
respective
Nuveen
funds.
In
this
regard,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
Sub-Adviser’s
revenues,
expenses
and
net
operating
income
for
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
ETFs
and
Nuveen
closed-end
funds
it
sub-advises
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years.
In
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
compensation,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
any
other
ancillary
benefits
derived
by
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds
as
discussed
in
further
detail
below.
Based
on
a
consideration
of
all
the
information
provided,
the
Board
noted
that
Nuveen’s
and
the
Sub-Adviser’s
level
of
profitability
was
acceptable
and
not
unreasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided.
D.
Economies
of
Scale
and
Whether
Fee
Levels
Reflect
These
Economies
of
Scale
The
Board
considered
whether
there
have
been
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
the
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds,
whether
these
economies
of
scale
have
been
appropriately
shared
with
the
funds
and
whether
there
is
potential
for
realization
of
further
economies
of
scale.
Although
the
Board
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
measure
with
any
precision
and
certain
expenses
may
not
decline
with
a
rise
in
assets,
the
Board
considered
that
Nuveen
shares
the
benefits
of
economies
of
scale,
if
any,
in
a
number
of
ways
including
through
the
use
of
breakpoints
in
the
management
fee
schedule,
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
limitations,
the
pricing
of
funds
at
scale
at
inception
and
investments
in
Nuveen’s
business
which
can
enhance
the
services
provided
to
the
funds
for
the
fees
paid.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
recognized
that,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
funds
generally,
although
the
management
fee
of
the
Adviser
is
typically
comprised
of
a
fund-level
component
and
a
complex-level
component
each
with
its
own
breakpoint
schedule,
the
Nuveen
ETFs
do
not
have
breakpoint
schedules.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
a
unified
fee
and
as
a
result,
any
reduction
in
fixed
costs
associated
with
the
management
of
these
funds
would
benefit
the
Adviser.
However,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
unified
fee
schedule
provides
shareholders
with
a
level
of
certainty
of
the
expenses
of
the
Nuveen
ETFs.
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
that
the
unified
fees
generally
provide
inherent
economies
of
scale
because
the
Nuveen
ETF
would
maintain
a
competitive
fixed
fee
over
the
annual
contract
period
even
if
the
particular
fund’s
assets
declined
and/or
operating
costs
rose.
The
Independent
Board
Members
further
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
do
not
participate
in
the
complex-level
fee
programs.
As
noted
above,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
recognized
the
continued
reinvestment
in
Nuveen’s
business
to
enhance
its
capabilities
and
services
to
the
benefit
of
its
various
clients.
The
Board
understood
that
many
of
these
investments
in
the
Nuveen
business
were
not
specific
to
individual
Nuveen
funds
but
rather
incurred
across
of
a
variety
of
products
and
services
pursuant
to
which
the
family
of
Nuveen
funds
as
a
whole
may
benefit.
In
addition,
the
Board
also
considered
that
Nuveen
has
provided,
without
raising
advisory
fees
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
certain
additional
services,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
services
required
by
new
regulations
and
regulatory
interpretations,
and
this
was
also
a
means
of
sharing
economies
of
scale
with
the
funds
and
their
shareholders.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
satisfied
that
the
current
fee
arrangements
together
with
the
reinvestment
in
Nuveen’s
business
appropriately
shared
any
economies
of
scale
with
shareholders.
Further,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
ETFs,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
absence
of
a
fund-level
and/or
complex-level
breakpoint
schedule
or
arrangement
(as
applicable)
was
acceptable.
E.
Indirect
Benefits
The
Independent
Board
Members
received
and
considered
information
regarding
other
benefits
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
or
its
affiliates
may
receive
as
a
result
of
their
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds
do
not
generally
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
with
respect
to
Nuveen
fund
portfolio
transactions.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
any
indirect
benefits
received
by
a
Fund
Adviser
as
a
result
of
its
relationship
with
the
Funds
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided.
116
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
F.
Other
Considerations
The
Independent
Board
Members
did
not
identify
any
single
factor
discussed
previously
as
all-important
or
controlling.
The
Independent
Board
Members
concluded
that
the
terms
of
each
Advisory
Agreement
were
reasonable,
that
the
respective
Fund
Adviser’s
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided
to
each
Fund
and
that
the
Advisory
Agreements
be
renewed
for
an
additional
one-year
period.
117
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
The
management
of
the
Funds,
including
general
supervision
of
the
duties
performed
for
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser,
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Board
of Trustees
of
the
Funds.
The
number
of Trustees of
the
Funds
is
currently
set
at
ten.
None
of
the Trustees
who
are
not
“interested”
persons
of
the
Funds
(referred
to
herein
as
“Independent
Trustees”)
has
ever
been
a Trustees
or
employee
of,
or
consultant
to,
Nuveen
or
its
affiliates.
The
names
and
business
addresses
of
the Trustees
and
officers
of
the
Funds,
their
principal
occupations
and
other
affiliations
during
the
past
five
years,
the
number
of
portfolios
each
oversees
and
other
directorships
they
hold
are
set
forth
below.
The
Funds’
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(“SAI”)
includes
more
information
about
the
Trustees.
To
request
a
free
copy,
call
Nuveen
Investments
at
(800)
257-8787
or
visit
the
Funds’
website
at
www.nuveen.com.
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Independent
Trustees:
Terence
J.
Toth
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chair
and
Trustee
2008
Formerly,
a
Co-Founding
Partner,
Promus
Capital
(investment
advisory
firm)
(2008-2017);
formerly,
Director,
Quality
Control
Corporation
(manufacturing)
(2012-2021);
Chair
of
the
Board
of
the
Kehrein
Center
for
the
Arts
(philanthropy)
(since
2021);
member:
Catalyst
Schools
of
Chicago
Board
(since
2008)
and
Mather
Foundation
Board
(philanthropy)
(since
2012),
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).
132
Jack
B.
Evans
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
1999
Chairman
(since
2019),
formerly,
President
(1996-2019),
The
Hall-Perrine
Foundation,
(private
philanthropic
corporation);
Life
Trustee
of
Coe
College
and
the
Iowa
College
Foundation;
formerly,
Member
and
President
Pro-Tem
of
the
Board
of
Regents
for
the
State
of
Iowa
University
System
(2007-
2013);
Director
and
Chairman
(2009-2021),
United
Fire
Group,
a
publicly
held
company;
Director,
Public
Member,
American
Board
of
Orthopaedic
Surgery
(2015-2020);
Director
(2000-2004),
Alliant
Energy;
Director
(1996-2015),
The
Gazette
Company
(media
and
publishing);
Director
(1997-
2003),
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago;
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(1972-1995),
SCI
Financial
Group,
Inc.,
(regional
financial
services
firm).
132
William
C.
Hunter
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2003
Dean
Emeritus,
formerly,
Dean,
Tippie
College
of
Business,
University
of
Iowa
(2006-2012);
Director
of
Wellmark,
Inc.
(since
2009);
past
Director
(2005-2015),
and
past
President
(2010-
2014)
Beta
Gamma
Sigma,
Inc.,
The
International
Business
Honor
Society;
formerly,
Director
(2004-2018)
of
Xerox
Corporation;
formerly,
Dean
and
Distinguished
Professor
of
Finance,
School
of
Business
at
the
University
of
Connecticut
(2003-2006);
previously,
Senior
Vice
President
and
Director
of
Research
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago
(1995-2003);
formerly,
Director
(1997-2007),
Credit
Research
Center
at
Georgetown
University.
132
118
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Amy
B.
R.
Lancellotta
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Independent
Directors
Council
(IDC)
(supports
the
fund
independent
director
community
and
is
part
of
the
Investment
Company
Institute
(ICI),
which
represents
regulated
investment
companies)
(2006-2019);
formerly,
various
positions
with
ICI
(1989-2006);
President
(since
2023)
and
Member
(since
2020)
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Jewish
Coalition
Against
Domestic
Abuse
(JCADA).
132
Joanne
T.
Medero
1954
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy
(2009-2020)
and
Senior
Advisor
to
the
Vice
Chairman
(2018-2020),
BlackRock,
Inc.
(global
investment
management
firm);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
Head
of
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy,
Barclays
Group
(IBIM)
(investment
banking,
investment
management
and
wealth
management
businesses)(2006-2009);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary,
Barclays
Global
Investors
(global
investment
management
firm)
(1996-2006);
formerly,
Partner,
Orrick,
Herrington
&
Sutcliffe
LLP
(law
firm)
(1993-1995);
formerly,
General
Counsel,
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(government
agency
overseeing
U.S.
derivatives
markets)
(1989-1993);
formerly,
Deputy
Associate
Director/Associate
Director
for
Legal
and
Financial
Affairs,
Office
of
Presidential
Personnel,
The
White
House
(1986-1989);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Baltic-American
Freedom
Foundation
(seeks
to
provide
opportunities
for
citizens
of
the
Baltic
states
to
gain
education
and
professional
development
through
exchanges
in
the
U.S.)
(since
2019).
132
Albin
F.
Moschner
1952
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Founder
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Northcroft
Partners,
LLC,
(management
consulting)
(since
2012);
formerly,
Chairman
(2019),
and
Director
(2012-2019),
USA
Technologies,
Inc.,
(provider
of
solutions
and
services
to
facilitate
electronic
payment
transactions);
formerly,
Director,
Wintrust
Financial
Corporation
(1996-2016);
previously,
held
positions
at
Leap
Wireless
International,
Inc.
(consumer
wireless
services),
including
Consultant
(2011-2012),
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2008-2011),
and
Chief
Marketing
Officer
(2004-2008);
formerly,
President,
Verizon
Card
Services
division
of
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
(2000-2003);
formerly,
President,
One
Point
Services
at
One
Point
Communications
(telecommunication
services)
(1999-2000);
formerly,
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Board,
Diba,
Incorporated
(internet
technology
provider)
(1996-1997);
formerly,
various
executive
positions
(1991-1996)
including
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1995-1996)
of
Zenith
Electronics
Corporation
(consumer
electronics).
132
John
K.
Nelson
1962
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2013
Member
of
Board
of
Directors
of
Core12
LLC.
(private
firm
which
develops
branding,
marketing
and
communications
strategies
for
clients)
(since
2008);
served
The
President’s
Council
of
Fordham
University
(2010-2019)
and
previously
a
Director
of
the
Curran
Center
for
Catholic
American
Studies
(2009-2018);
formerly,
senior
external
advisor
to
the
Financial
Services
practice
of
Deloitte
Consulting
LLP.
(2012-2014);
former
Chair
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Marian
University
(2010-2014
as
trustee,
2011-2014
as
Chair);
formerly
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.,
North
America,
and
Global
Head
of
the
Financial
Markets
Division
(2007-2008),
with
various
executive
leadership
roles
in
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.
between
1996
and
2007.
132
119
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Matthew
Thornton
III
1958
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2020
Formerly,
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2018-2019),
FedEx
Freight
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx
Corporation
(FedEx)
(provider
of
transportation,
e-commerce
and
business
services
through
its
portfolio
of
companies);
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President,
U.S.
Operations
(2006-2018),
Federal
Express
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx;
formerly
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2012-2018),
Safe
Kids
Worldwide®
(a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
preventing
childhood
injuries).
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(since
2014),
The
Sherwin-Williams
Company
(develops,
manufactures,
distributes
and
sells
paints,
coatings
and
related
products);
Director
(since
2020),
Crown
Castle
International
(provider
of
communications
infrastructure).
132
Margaret
L.
Wolff
1955
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Formerly,
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2013-2017)
of
Travelers
Insurance
Company
of
Canada
and
The
Dominion
of
Canada
General
Insurance
Company
(each,
a
part
of
Travelers
Canada,
the
Canadian
operation
of
The
Travelers
Companies,
Inc.);
formerly,
Of
Counsel,
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
LLP
(Mergers
&
Acquisitions
Group)
(legal
services)
(2005-2014);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
New
York-Presbyterian
Hospital
(since
2005);
Member
(since
2004)
formerly,
Chair
(2015-2022)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
The
John
A.
Hartford
Foundation
(a
philanthropy
dedicated
to
improving
the
care
of
older
adults);
formerly,
Member
(2005-2015)
and
Vice
Chair
(2011-2015)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Mt.
Holyoke
College.
132
Robert
L.
Young
1963
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2017
Formerly,
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Director,
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(financial
services)
(2010-2016);
formerly,
President
and
Principal
Executive
Officer
(2013-2016),
and
Senior
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2005-2010),
of
J.P.
Morgan
Funds;
formerly,
Director
and
various
officer
positions
for
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(formerly,
JPMorgan
Funds
Management,
Inc.
and
formerly,
One
Group
Administrative
Services)
and
JPMorgan
Distribution
Services,
Inc.
(financial
services)
(formerly,
One
Group
Dealer
Services,
Inc.)
(1999-2017).
132
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Officers
of
the
Funds:
Jordan
M.
Farris
1980
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chief
Administrative
Officer
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Vice
President
(2016-2017),
Head
of
Product
Management
and
Development,
ETFs,
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Director,
Guggenheim
Funds
Distributors
(2013-2016).
Brett
E.
Black
1972
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Chief
Compliance
Officer
2022
Managing
Director,
Chief
Compliance
Officer
of
Nuveen
(since
2022);
formerly,
Vice
President
(2014-2022),
Chief
Compliance
Officer
and
Anti-Money
Laundering
Compliance
Officer(2017-2022),
Deputy
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(2014-2017)
of
BMO
Funds,
Inc.
Mark
J.
Czarniecki
1979
901
Marquette
Avenue
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Vice
President
and
Secretary
2013
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2016-2022),
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2017-2022)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2017)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
January
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(2013-2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2018-2022),
Assistant
Secretary
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2018)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023).
120
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Diana
R.
Gonzalez
1978
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2017
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2017);
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2022);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023);
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(since
2017);
formerly,
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Jackson
National
Asset
Management
(2012-2017).
Nathaniel
T.
Jones
1979
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
2016
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
(since
2015)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
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
(since
2023);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
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
(since
2017),
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President
(2014-2017)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC.
Brian
J.
Lockhart
1974
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Vice
President
(2010-2017)
of
Nuveen;
Head
of
Investment
Oversight
(since
2017),
formerly,
Team
Leader
of
Manager
Oversight
(2015-2017);
Chartered
Financial
Analyst
and
Certified
Financial
Risk
Manager.
John
M.
McCann
1975
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
General
Counsel
and
Secretary
(since
2023),
formerly,
Assistant
Secretary
(2021-2023),
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2021)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
TIAA
SMA
Strategies
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2019,
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
College
Retirement
Equities
Fund,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2018),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America,
Teacher
Advisors
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2017-2022),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Advisors
LLC;
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Covariance
Capital
Management,
Inc.
(2014-2017).
Kevin
J.
McCarthy
1966
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2007
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2022)
and
Secretary
and
General
Counsel
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-
2022);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2008)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
formerly
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023);
Executive
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023),
Secretary
(2016-
2023)
and
Co-General
Counsel
(2011-2020);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023)
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(2011-2020);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2021)
and
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
formerly,
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2021-2023);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2017)
and
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC,
formerly
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2017-2023);
formerly,
Vice
President
(2007-2021)
and
Secretary
(2016-2021),
of
NWQ
Investment
Management
Company,
LLC
and
Santa
Barbara
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(since
2010);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Investments,
LLC,
formerly
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023).
121
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
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
(since
2022),
formerly,
Managing
Director
of
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Financial
Reporting
groups
(2017-2022),
at
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Senior
Director
(2016-2021),
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Expense
Administration
(since
2022),
formerly,
Senior
Director
Mutual
Fund
Taxation
(2015-2022),
to
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2004.
William
A.
Siffermann
1975
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2017
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
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
(since
2019),
formerly,
Managing
Director;
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Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
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Managing
Director
(since
2022)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
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of
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Advisors,
LLC
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and
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Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2016);
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Financial
Officer,
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Accounting
Officer
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
of
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
Principal
Financial
Officer,
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Accounting
Officer
(since
2020)
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
to
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2006.
Mark
L.
Winget
1968
333
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Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2008
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2008),
and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
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President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023)
and
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC(since
2020);
Vice
President
(since
2010)
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen.
Rachael
Zufall
1973
8500
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Carnegie
Blvd.
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NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2014)
of
the
CREF
Accounts,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-
CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen,
LLC
and
of
TIAA
(since
2017).
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Funds
Exchange-Traded
Funds
Nuveen
Exchange-Traded
October
31,
2023
Annual
Report
Fund
Name
Listing
Exchange
Ticker
Symbol
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
NYSE
Arca
NDVG
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
NYSE
Arca
NUGO
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
NYSE
Arca
NSCS
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
NYSE
Arca
NWLG
2
Table
of
Contents
Chair’s
Letter
to
Shareholders
3
Important
Notices
4
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Risk
Considerations
9
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
10
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
11
Expense
Examples
20
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
22
Portfolios
of
Investments
24
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
34
Statement
of
Operations
35
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
36
Financial
Highlights
38
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
40
Important
Tax
Information
46
Additional
Fund
Information
47
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
49
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
50
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
51
Trustees
and
Officers
58
Chair’s
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%
as
of
November
2023,
with
pauses
in
June
2023,
September
2023
and
November
2023.
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.
By
year-end,
the
“most
predicted
recession”
had
yet
to
materialize
in
the
U.S.,
while
U.K.
and
European
economic
growth
was
just
beginning
to
show
signs
of
stagnation
or
decline.
U.S.
gross
domestic
product
rose
5.2%
in
the
third
quarter
of
2023,
2.1%
in
the
second
quarter
of
2023
and
2.0%
in
the
first
quarter
of
2023,
after
growing
2.1%
in
2022
overall
compared
to
2021.
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
Chair
of
the
Board
December 22,
2023
4
Important
Notices
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(the
“SEC”)
Adopts
Amendments
for
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
On
October
26,
2022,
the
SEC
adopted
rule
and
form
amendments
(the
“Amendments”)
that
require
mutual
funds
and
exchange-
traded
funds
registered
on
Form
N-1A
to
provide
shareholders
with
streamlined
annual
and
semi-annual
shareholder
reports
(“Tailored
Shareholder
Reports”).
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
are
meant
to
be
three
to
four
pages
in
length
and
will
highlight
key
information
such
as
a
fund’s
expenses,
performance
and
portfolio
holdings.
Other,
more
detailed
information
that
currently
appears
in
fund
shareholder
reports
will
be
made
available
online,
filed
with
the
SEC,
and
delivered
to
investors
free
of
charge
in
paper
or
electronically
upon
request.
The
first
Tailored
Shareholder
Reports
to
be
prepared
for
these
Funds
will
be
for
the
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2024.
Portfolio
Manager
Update
for
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
Effective
March
21,
2023,
Steven
Hamill,
CFA,
Senior
Managing
Director
and
Portfolio
Manager,
has
been
added
as
a
portfolio
manager.
There
were
no
other
changes
to
the
portfolio
management
of
the
Fund
during
the
reporting
period.
Events
that
Occurred
Subsequent
to
the
Reporting
Period
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
Transitions
from
Semi-Transparent
to
Fully
Transparent
Effective
November
1,
2023,
NUGO
completed
its
transition
from
semi-transparent
to
fully
transparent.
Semi-transparent
ETFs
disclose
their
full
portfolio
of
securities
monthly
while
fully
transparent
ETFs
disclose
their
full
portfolio
of
securities
each
day.
There
were
no
significant
changes
to
NUGO’s
investment
process
or
philosophy
as
a
result
of
this
transition.
However,
moving
to
fully
transparent
will
allow
the
portfolio
managers
to
invest
in
security
types
that
were
otherwise
prohibited
under
the
semi-transparent
structure.
This
provides
the
portfolio
management
team
greater
flexibility
in
executing
their
strategy
and
meeting
the
investment
objective.
For
additional
information
regarding
the
unique
attributes
and
risks
of
this
ETF,
please
refer
to
the
Fund’s
prospectus
and/
or
statement
of
additional
information
at
https://www.nuveen.com/en-us/exchange-traded-funds.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
5
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
The
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG),
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
and
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
feature
portfolio
management
by
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(NAM),
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser.
Portfolio
managers
for
NDVG
include
David
Park,
CFA,
and
David
Chalupnik,
CFA.
Portfolio
managers
for
NUGO
include
Karen
Hiatt,
CFA,
and
Terrence
Kontos,
CFA.
Gregory
Ryan,
CFA,
and
Jon
Loth,
CFA,
are
the
portfolio
managers
for
NSCS.
The
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
features
portfolio
management
by
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(“Winslow
Capital”),
an
affiliate
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Fund’s
investment
adviser.
Justin
Kelly,
CFA,
Patrick
Burton,
CFA,
Stephan
Petersen
and
Steven
Hamill,
CFA,
are
the
portfolio
managers
for
NWLG.
Effective
March
21,
2023,
Steven
Hamill,
Senior
Managing
Director,
Portfolio
Manager
and
Analyst
at
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC,
was
added
as
a
portfolio
manager
of
the
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG).
Justin
Kelly,
Patrick
Burton
and
Stephan
Petersen
continue
to
serve
as
portfolio
managers
for
the
Fund.
Here
the
portfolio
management
teams
discuss
U.S.
economic
and
financial
market
conditions,
key
investment
strategies
and
the
Funds’
performance
for
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
more
information
on
the
Funds’
investment
objectives,
policies
and
characteristics
on
actively
managed,
semi-transparent
ETFs,
please
refer
to
each
Fund’s
prospectus.
What
factors
affected
the
U.S.
economy
and
market
conditions
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
The
U.S.
economy
performed
better
than
expected
despite
persistent
inflationary
pressure
and
rising
interest
rates
during
the
twelve-month
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
Gross
domestic
product
accelerated
sharply
in
third
quarter
of
2023
to
an
annualized
rate
of
5.2%,
according
to
the
U.S.
Bureau
of
Economic
Analysis
second
estimate,
up
from
2.1%
in
the
second
quarter
of
2023.
By
comparison,
GDP
grew
2.1%
in
2022
overall.
Early
in
the
reporting
period,
inflation
had
risen
sharply
because
of
supply
chain
disruptions
and
high
food
and
energy
prices,
the
Russia-Ukraine
war
and
China’s
zero-COVID
restrictions
(lifted
in
December
2022).
Since
then,
price
pressures
have
eased
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
much
higher
than
central
banks’
target
levels.
The
Fed
raised
its
target
fed
funds
rate
six
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
next
two
meetings
held
near
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
For
much
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
October
2023,
the
unemployment
rate
was
3.9%,
rising
from
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.
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
2023
and,
subsequent
to
the
close
of
the
reporting
period,
November
2023.
Notably,
in
August
2023,
rating
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.
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
6
Equity
markets
experienced
strong
growth
during
the
reporting
period.
Although
the
Fed
continued
to
raise
interest
rates,
investors
started
to
factor
in
a
nearer-term
end
to
the
tightening
cycle.
The
longer
duration
of
growth
equities’
free
cash
flow
generation
positioned
them
as
key
beneficiaries
of
interest
rate
stabilization.
In
addition,
growth
equities
benefited
from
attractive
starting
point
valuations
after
the
market
sell-off
in
2022,
a
renewed
focus
on
corporate
spending
efficiency
and
enthusiasm
for
generative
artificial
intelligence’s
(AI)
ability
to
drive
innovation
and
productivity
gains.
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NDVG
seeks
an
attractive
total
return
comprised
of
income
from
dividends
and
long-term
capital
appreciation
focusing
on
high
quality,
mid-
to
large-cap
companies
with
the
potential
for
sustainable
dividend
growth.
NDVG
is
an
actively
managed,
semi-
transparent
ETF,
which
offers
investors
an
additional
vehicle
to
access
the
firm’s
equity
capabilities,
while
maintaining
the
potential
benefits
of
the
traditional
ETF
structure,
including
tax-efficiency
and
daily
liquidity.
Investment
decisions
are
actively
made
by
portfolio
managers
with
the
goal
of
outperforming
the
benchmark
index.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NDVG
significantly
underperformed
the
S&P
500®
Index
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
S&P
500®
Index.
During
the
reporting
period,
a
narrow
group
of
more
volatile
and
non-dividend
paying
companies
significantly
outperformed
the
S&P
500®
Index,
particularly
in
the
information
technology
and
communication
services
sectors.
This
created
a
performance
headwind
for
the
Fund,
which
remained
focused
on
investing
in
higher
quality
companies
with
the
potential
for
dividend
growth
and
maintaining
a
lower
risk
profile
versus
the
S&P
500®
Index.
The
largest
detractor
from
the
Fund’s
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period
was
security
selection
in
the
information
technology
sector.
In
particular,
the
Fund’s
lack
of
exposure
to
chipmaker
NVIDIA
Corporation
detracted.
NVIDIA
was
the
top-performing
stock
in
the
sector
and
represents
a
large
weight
in
the
benchmark.
NVIDIA
does
not
meet
the
Fund’s
investment
criteria
given
the
company’s
lack
of
dividend
growth
and
its
volatility
above
the
Fund’s
typical
range.
Additionally,
the
Fund’s
underweight
to
the
communication
services
sector
detracted
from
relative
performance,
particularly
the
Fund’s
lack
of
exposure
to
Meta
Platforms
Inc.,
the
top-performing
stock
in
the
sector
and
another
large
weight
in
the
benchmark.
The
company
pays
no
dividend
and
therefore
does
not
meet
the
Fund’s
investment
criteria.
Security
selection
also
detracted
in
the
financials
sector,
including
a
position
in
financial
services
provider
Charles
Schwab
Corporation.
The
stock
underperformed
because
of
concerns
surrounding
the
company’s
profitability
and
earnings
as
clients
moved
money
into
higher-yielding
offerings.
Investors
also
worried
about
the
impact
higher
interest
rates
would
have
on
funding
costs
and
unrealized
losses
in
the
company’s
securities
portfolio.
Charles
Schwab
is
still
held
in
the
portfolio
because
recent
signs
point
to
an
end
of
the
Fed’s
interest
rate
hiking
campaign,
which
may
dispel
some
of
these
pressures.
Partially
offsetting
the
Fund’s
underperformance
was
security
selection
in
the
industrials
sector,
led
by
a
position
in
Eaton
Corporation,
a
manufacturer
of
power
management
solutions
for
a
broad
array
of
end
markets.
The
company
is
benefiting
from
pricing
and
productivity
initiatives
as
recent
financial
results
exceeded
estimates
for
organic
revenue,
operating
margin,
and
adjusted
earnings
per
share.
Eaton
also
continues
to
experience
robust
end-market
growth
for
its
electrical
business,
with
management
raising
2023
guidance
based
on
the
company’s
substantial
backlog
growth
and
new
business
wins.
The
Fund
continued
to
maintain
a
position
in
Eaton.
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NUGO
seeks
long-term
capital
appreciation
through
a
concentrated
growth
portfolio
that
primarily
invests
in
high-quality
U.S.
companies
with
market
capitalizations
of
at
least
$1
billion
that
exhibit
potential
for
attractive
earnings
growth,
strong
relative
valuation,
attractive
cash
flows,
and
significant
long-term
returns.
NUGO
is
an
actively
managed,
semi-transparent
ETF,
which
offers
investors
an
additional
vehicle
to
access
the
firm’s
equity
capabilities,
while
maintaining
the
potential
benefits
of
the
traditional
ETF
structure,
including
tax-efficiency
and
daily
liquidity.
Investment
decisions
are
actively
made
by
portfolio
managers
with
the
goal
of
outperforming
the
benchmark
index.
7
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NUGO
significantly
outperformed
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index.
The
Fund’s
outperformance
was
driven
by
security
selection
in
the
information
technology
sector,
led
by
a
position
in
chipmaker
NVIDIA
Corporation,
the
top-performing
stock
in
the
sector
and
an
overweight
in
the
Fund.
NVIDIA
shares
advanced
after
the
company
reported
several
consecutive
quarters
of
earnings
that
significantly
exceeded
consensus
expectations,
largely
fueled
by
the
demand
for
generative
artificial
intelligence
(AI).
The
data
center
industry
has
benefited
from
significant
infrastructure
investment
in
recent
years,
leading
NVIDIA’s
management
to
issue
a
strong
growth
outlook
beyond
2023.
The
Fund
continues
to
own
NVIDIA.
Also
in
the
technology
sector,
global
semiconductor
and
software
infrastructure
company
Broadcom
Inc.
contributed
to
relative
performance
during
the
reporting
period.
Broadcom’s
management
team
provided
a
favorable
update
on
its
investment
in
AI
and
announced
a
new
multibillion-dollar
agreement
with
Apple
Inc.
The
Fund
maintains
a
position
in
Broadcom.
The
Fund’s
relative
performance
was
also
aided
by
security
selection
in
the
health
care
sector,
led
by
pharmaceutical
company
Horizon
Therapeutics
Plc.
In
December
2022,
the
company
agreed
to
be
acquired
by
Amgen
Inc.
for
a
substantial
premium
to
its
price
prior
to
the
merger
rumors,
causing
the
stock
price
to
increase.
Following
the
stock
advance,
the
Fund
exited
Horizon
Therapeutics.
Additionally,
within
the
health
care
sector,
the
Fund
benefited
from
its
emphasis
on
the
accelerating
demand
for
the
new
glucagon-like
peptide
1
(GLP-1)
obesity
drugs
through
its
ongoing
investments
in
Eli
Lilly
and
Company
and
Novo
Nordisk
A/S.
While
security
selection
in
the
health
care
sector
contributed
to
relative
performance
overall,
an
overweight
to
the
sector
served
to
partially
offset
strong
selection.
In
addition,
an
overweight
to
the
weaker-performing
energy
sector
also
detracted
from
relative
performance.
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NSCS
seeks
to
provide
capital
appreciation
through
buying
companies
trading
at
a
discount
to
their
intrinsic
value
only
when
a
forthcoming
catalyst
is
apparent.
NSCS
is
an
actively
managed,
semi-transparent
ETF,
which
offers
investors
an
additional
vehicle
to
access
the
firm’s
equity
capabilities,
while
maintaining
the
potential
benefits
of
the
traditional
ETF
structure,
including
tax-efficiency
and
daily
liquidity.
Investment
decisions
are
actively
made
by
portfolio
managers
with
the
goal
of
outperforming
the
benchmark
index.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NSCS
significantly
outperformed
the
Russell
2000®
Index
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
Russell
2000®
Index.
The
Fund’s
relative
performance
was
driven
by
favorable
security
selection
in
the
industrials
sector,
led
by
Kratos
Defense
&
Security
Solutions,
Inc.,
a
producer
of
unmanned
aerial
drones
and
satellite
communications
systems.
Kratos
Defense
&
Security
shares
were
driven
higher
as
the
company
provided
a
solid
fourth-quarter
earnings
report
that
included
strong
earnings
growth,
healthy
guidance
for
2023,
and
strong
demand
for
its
products.
The
Fund
continues
to
maintain
this
position.
Also
in
the
industrials
sector,
Comfort
Systems
USA,
Inc.,
an
electrical,
heating,
ventilation,
and
air
conditioner
contractor,
contributed
to
relative
performance.
The
company
benefited
from
inflation
and
reshoring,
which
have
led
to
strong
order
and
backlog
trends.
The
company
is
seeing
notable
growth
from
manufacturing
and
datacenter
construction
projects
and
posted
several
quarterly
earnings
beats
and
increased
guidance.
The
Fund
continues
to
hold
a
position
in
Comfort
Systems.
Security
selection
in
the
health
care,
financials,
and
consumer
staples
sectors
also
contributed
to
relative
performance.
A
top
contributor
in
the
consumer
staples
sector
was
protein
product
maker
BellRing
Brands
Inc.
The
company
is
experiencing
strong
consumption
growth
across
its
product
lines,
with
total
distribution
reaching
all-time
highs
during
the
reporting
period.
BellRing’s
products
are
also
benefiting
from
synergies
gained
from
the
growing
usage
of
glucagon-like
peptide
1
(GLP-1)
obesity
drugs
in
2023.
The
Fund
continues
to
own
BellRing
Brands.
Partially
offsetting
the
Fund’s
outperformance
was
unfavorable
security
selection
in
the
consumer
discretionary
and
information
technology
sectors.
The
Fund’s
most
notable
detractor
was
technology
company
Impinj,
Inc.,
a
manufacturer
of
radio
frequency
Portfolio
Managers’
Comments
(continued)
8
identification
readers
and
sensor
endpoints
used
for
retail
tracking
and
inventory
management.
Impinj
shares
were
pressured
by
the
delayed
implementation
of
a
major
contract
for
a
logistics
provider,
followed
by
intensive
pressures
in
retail
and
inventory
destocking
that
the
portfolio
management
team
believes
may
take
time
to
resolve.
The
Fund
exited
Impinj
during
the
reporting
period.
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
What
key
strategies
were
used
to
manage
the
Fund
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NWLG
seeks
to
provide
long-term
capital
appreciation
by
investing
in
equity
securities
of
U.S.
companies
with
market
capitalization
in
excess
of
$4
billion
at
the
time
of
purchase,
with
above-average
earnings
growth
potential
that
demonstrate
sustainable
environmental,
social
and
governance
(ESG)
characteristics.
NWLG
is
an
actively
managed,
semi-transparent
ETF,
which
offers
investors
an
additional
vehicle
to
access
the
firm’s
equity
capabilities,
while
maintaining
the
potential
benefits
of
the
traditional
ETF
structure,
including
tax-efficiency
and
daily
liquidity.
Investment
decisions
are
actively
made
by
portfolio
managers
with
the
goal
of
outperforming
the
benchmark
index.
How
did
the
Fund
perform
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023?
NWLG
outperformed
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index
during
the
twelve-month
reporting
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
For
purposes
of
this
Performance
Commentary,
references
to
relative
performance
are
in
comparison
to
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index.
During
the
reporting
period,
the
primary
contributor
to
the
Fund’s
relative
performance
was
stock
selection
in
the
consumer
discretionary
and
health
care
sectors.
The
largest
individual
contributors
to
the
Fund’s
relative
performance
were
Abiomed,
Inc.,
NVIDIA
Corp.
and
ServiceNow
Inc.
Innovative
cardiovascular
medical
device
company
Abiomed,
Inc.
was
the
top
contributor
during
the
reporting
period
after
Johnson
&
Johnson
announced
its
intent
to
buy
the
company
at
a
51%
premium
during
the
fourth
quarter
of
2022.
The
position
was
sold
on
the
news.
Semiconductor
company
NVIDIA
Corp.
experienced
rising
demand
for
its
semiconductors
and
software
solutions
as
a
wide
range
of
customers
seek
to
leverage
AI
in
their
businesses.
The
company
has
implemented
robust
talent
initiatives
and
portfolio
management
believes
it
is
well-positioned
to
capitalize
on
clean
technology
opportunities.
The
Fund
maintains
its
exposure
to
NVIDIA
Corp.
ServiceNow
Inc.
was
also
a
key
contributor
given
its
position
as
a
leader
in
the
IT
service
management
category,
a
quintessential
tool
as
companies
continue
to
digitize
their
workflows.
The
Fund
maintains
exposure
to
ServiceNow
Inc.
Partially
offsetting
the
Fund’s
outperformance
were
sector
allocation
and
stock
selection
in
the
communication
services
sector
and
stock
selection
in
the
information
technology
sector.
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc.
and
Dollar
Tree
Inc.
were
the
largest
individual
detractors
from
relative
performance.
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc.
detracted
as
managed
care
margins
have
been
negatively
impacted
by
the
surging
post-Covid
patient
demand
for
procedures,
doctors’
visits
and
pharmaceuticals.
UnitedHealth
Group
remains
in
the
Fund’s
portfolio
because
the
portfolio
management
team
believes
the
services
business
unit,
Optum,
will
drive
future
growth.
Discount
retailer
Dollar
Tree
Inc.
noted
that
increased
margin
pressure
may
dampen
earnings
growth
going
forward,
and
the
position
was
sold.
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.
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
the
terms
used
within
this
section.
Risk
Considerations
9
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
Dividend
paying
stocks,
such
as
those
held
by
the
Fund,
are
subject
to
market
risk,
concentration
or
sector
risk,
preferred
security
risk,
and
common
stock
risk.
Smaller
company
stocks
are
subject
to
greater
volatility.
Foreign
investments
involve
additional
risks
including
currency
fluctuations,
political
and
economic
instability,
and
lack
of
liquidity.
These
and
other
risk
considerations
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
Large
companies
are
more
mature
and
may
grow
more
slowly
than
the
overall
market.
Growth
stocks
tend
to
be
more
volatile
than
other
equities
and
can
experience
sharp
price
declines.
Non-U.S.
investments
involve
risks
such
as
currency
fluctuation,
political
and
economic
instability,
lack
of
liquidity
and
differing
legal
and
accounting
standards.
These
and
other
risk
considerations,
such
as
active
management,
issuer,
mid-cap,
and
style
risks
of
growth
investing,
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
Investments
in
smaller
companies
are
subject
to
greater
volatility
than
those
of
larger
companies.
Non-U.S.
investments
involve
risks
such
as
currency
fluctuation,
political
and
economic
instability,
lack
of
liquidity
and
differing
legal
and
accounting
standards.
These
risks
are
magnified
in
emerging
markets.
These
and
other
risk
considerations,
such
as
derivatives
and
growth
stock
risks,
are
described
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
Investing
involves
risk;
principal
loss
is
possible.
There
is
no
guarantee
the
Fund’s
investment
objectives
will
be
achieved.
Because
the
Fund’s
Environmental
Social
Governance
(ESG)
investment
strategy
may
exclude
securities
of
certain
issuers
for
non-financial
reasons,
the
Fund
may
forgo
some
market
opportunities
available
to
funds
that
don’t
use
an
ESG
investment
strategy.
Prices
of
equity
securities
may
decline
significantly
over
short
or
extended
periods
of
time.
Growth
stocks
tend
to
be
more
volatile
than
certain
other
types
of
stocks
and
their
prices
usually
fluctuate
more
dramatically
than
the
overall
stock
market.
Non-U.S.
investments
involve
risks
such
as
currency
fluctuation,
political
and
economic
instability,
lack
of
liquidity
and
differing
legal
and
accounting
standards.
These
and
other
risk
considerations,
such
as
active
management
and
growth
stock
risks,
are
described
in
detail
in
the
Fund’s
prospectus.
10
About
the
Funds’
Benchmarks
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
large-cap
growth
segment
of
the
U.S.
equity
universe.
It
includes
those
Russell
1000®
companies
higher
price-to-book
ratios
and
higher
forecasted
growth
values.
The
index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Russell
2000®
Index:
An
index
designed
to
measure
the
performance
of
the
small-cap
segment
of
the
U.S.
equity
universe.
The
index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
S&P
500®
Index:
An
index
generally
considered
representative
of
the
U.S.
equity
market.
The
index
includes
500
leading
companies
and
covers
approximately
80%
of
available
market
capitalization.
The
index
returns
assume
reinvestment
of
distributions,
but
do
not
reflect
any
applicable
sales
charges
or
management
fees.
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
11
The
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
for
each
Fund
are
shown
within
this
section
of
the
report.
Fund
Performance
Performance
data
shown
represents
past
performance
and
does
not
predict
or
guarantee
future
results
.
Investment
returns
and
principal
value
will
fluctuate
so
that
when
shares
are
sold,
they
may
be
worth
more
or
less
than
their
original
cost.
Current
performance
may
be
higher
or
lower
than
the
performance
shown.
Returns
quoted
for
the
Funds
reflect
management
fees
and
other
expenses
such
as
transaction
costs
incurred
by
the
Funds
during
the
reporting
period
while
the
Indexes
are
unmanaged
and
therefore
returns
do
not
reflect
any
such
fees
and
expenses.
Total
returns
for
a
period
of
less
than
one
year
are
not annualized
(i.e.
cumulative
returns).
Returns
assume
reinvestment
of
dividends
and
capital
gains.
Market
price
returns
are
based
on
the
closing
market
price
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
For
performance
current
to
the
most
recent
month-end
visit
nuveen.com
or
call
(800)
257-8787.
Returns
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
would
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
sale
of
Fund
shares.
Expense
Ratios
The
expense
ratios
shown
are
as
of each
Fund’s
most
recent
prospectus.
The
expense
ratios
shown
reflect
total
operating
expenses including
management
fees
and
other
fees
and
expenses
but
do
not
reflect
expected
transaction
costs.
Refer
to
the
Financial
Highlights
later
in
this
report
for each
Fund’s
expense
ratios
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
Holdings
Summaries
The
Holdings
Summaries
data
relates
to
the
securities
held
in
each
Fund’s
portfolio
of
investments
as
of
the
end
of
this
reporting
period.
It
should
not
be
construed
as
a
measure
of
performance
for
the
Fund
itself.
Holdings
are
subject
to
change.
Refer
to
the
Fund’s
Portfolio
of
Investments
for
individual
security
information. 
12
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
S&P
500®
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NDVG
at
NAV
8/04/21
4.08%
1.16%
0.64%
NDVG
at
Market
Price
8/04/21
4.08%
1.17%
S&P
500®
Index
10.14%
(0.58)%
13
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
98
.9‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
1
.1‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
10.7%
Software
&
Services
10.2%
Financial
Services
9.6%
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
8.5%
Capital
Goods
7.3%
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
5.9%
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
5.6%
Energy
5.0%
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
4.9%
Materials
4.7%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
4.6%
Utilities
4.5%
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
4.2%
Banks
2.8%
Media
&
Entertainment
2.6%
Insurance
2.5%
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
2.2%
Transportation
1.6%
Consumer
Services
1.5%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
1.1%
Net
Assets
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Apple
Inc
7.3%
Microsoft
Corp
7.1%
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
3.9%
Broadcom
Inc
3.9%
Motorola
Solutions
Inc
3.3%
14
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NUGO
at
NAV
9/27/21
23.30%
(5.61)%
0.55%
NUGO
at
Market
Price
9/27/21
23.46%
(5.65)%
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index
18.95%
(2.96)%
15
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.1‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.9‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Software
&
Services
23.0%
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
12.0%
Media
&
Entertainment
11.4%
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
9.4%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
8.7%
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
7.5%
Financial
Services
6.3%
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
5.2%
Consumer
Services
3.0%
Capital
Goods
2.9%
Energy
2.5%
Materials
2.3%
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
2.3%
Automobiles
&
Components
1.6%
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
1.0%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.9%
Net
Assets
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Microsoft
Corp
13.5%
Apple
Inc
8.8%
Amazon.com
Inc
8.6%
NVIDIA
Corp
7.5%
Alphabet
Inc
6.4%
16
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
Russell
2000®
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NSCS
at
NAV
8/04/21
(3.49)%
(7.80)%
0.85%
NSCS
at
Market
Price
8/04/21
(3.51)%
(7.80)%
Russell
2000®
Index
(8.56)%
(10.45)%
17
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
97
.3‌
%
Exchange-Traded
Funds
1
.2‌
%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0
.3‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
1
.2‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Capital
Goods
14.1%
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
11.7%
Software
&
Services
8.5%
Energy
8.3%
Banks
6.6%
Financial
Services
6.1%
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
4.4%
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
4.0%
Materials
3.8%
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
3.8%
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
3.1%
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
3.0%
Transportation
2.8%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
2.5%
Utilities
2.5%
Household
&
Personal
Products
2.4%
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
2.3%
Consumer
Services
1.9%
Automobiles
&
Components
1.8%
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
1.4%
Insurance
1.4%
Media
&
Entertainment
0.9%
Exchange-Traded
Funds
1.2%
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
0.3%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
1.2%
Net
Assets
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Permian
Resources
Corp
2.5%
BellRing
Brands
Inc
2.4%
Northern
Oil
and
Gas
Inc
2.3%
Matador
Resources
Co
2.3%
HealthEquity
Inc
2.0%
18
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
(continued)
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries
October
31,
2023
Refer
to
the
first
page
of
this
Fund
Performance,
Expense
Ratios
and
Holdings
Summaries section
for
further
expla-
nation
of the
information
included
within
this
section. 
Refer
to
the
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
for
further
definition
of
terms
used
in
this
section.
Fund
Performance
and
Expense
Ratios*
*
For
purposes
of
Fund
performance,
relative
results
are
measured
against
the
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index.
Growth
of
an
Assumed
$10,000
Investment
as
of October
31,
2023
The
graphs
do
not
reflect
the
deduction
of
taxes
that
a
shareholder
may
pay
on
Fund
distributions
or
the
redemption
of
Fund
Shares.
Total
Returns
as
of
October
31,
2023
Average
Annual
Expense
Ratios
Inception
Date
1-Year
Since
Inception
NWLG
at
NAV
8/04/21
20.95%
(5.98)%
0.64%
NWLG
at
Market
Price
8/04/21
21.00%
(5.96)%
Russell
1000®
Growth
Index
18.95%
(2.35)%
19
Holdings
Summaries
as
of
October
31,
2023
Fund
Allocation
(%
of
net
assets)
Common
Stocks
99
.3‌
%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0
.7‌
%
Net
Assets
100‌
%
Portfolio
Composition
(%
of
net
assets)
Software
&
Services
28.6%
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
15.1%
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
9.3%
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
8.3%
Financial
Services
8.2%
Media
&
Entertainment
6.3%
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
6.2%
Consumer
Services
5.1%
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
4.0%
Transportation
2.2%
Materials
2.0%
Capital
Goods
1.4%
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
1.4%
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
1.2%
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
0.7%
Net
Assets
100%
Top
Five
Common
Stock
Holdings
(%
of
net
assets)
Microsoft
Corp
14.4%
Amazon.com
Inc
7.8%
Apple
Inc
6.2%
NVIDIA
Corp
5.1%
ServiceNow
Inc
4.2%
20
Expense
Examples
As
a
shareholder
of
one
or
more of
the
Funds,
you
incur
two
types
of
costs:
(1)
transaction
costs,
including
brokerage
commissions
on
purchases
and
sales
of
Fund
shares,
and
(2)
ongoing
costs,
including
management
fees
and
other
applicable
Fund
expenses.
The
Examples
below
are
intended
to
help
you
understand
your
ongoing
costs
(in
dollars)
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
to
compare
these
costs
with
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
other
funds.
The
Examples
below
are
based
on
an
investment
of
$1,000
invested
at
the
beginning
of
the
period
and
held
through
the
period
ended
October
31,
2023.
The
beginning
of
the
period
is
May
1,
2023.
The
information
under
“Actual
Performance,”
together
with
the
amount
you
invested,
allows
you
to
estimate
actual
expenses
incurred
over
the
reporting
period.
Simply
divide
your
account
value
by
$1,000
(for
example,
an
$8,600
account
value
divided
by
$1,000
=
8.60)
and
multiply
the
result
by
the
cost
shown
for
your
share
class,
in
the
row
entitled
“Expenses
Incurred
During
Period”
to
estimate
the
expenses
incurred
on
your
account
during
this
period.
The
information
under
“Hypothetical
Performance,”
provides
information
about
hypothetical
account
values
and
hypothetical
expenses
based
on
each
Fund’s
actual
expense
ratios
and
an
assumed
rate
of
return
of
5%
per
year
before
expenses,
which
is
not
the
Fund’s
actual
return.
The
hypothetical
account
values
and
expenses
may
not
be
used
to
estimate
the
actual
ending
account
balance
or
expense
you
incurred
for
the
period.
You
may
use
this
information
to
compare
the
ongoing
costs
of
investing
in
the
Fund
and
other
funds.
To
do
so,
compare
this
5%
hypothetical
example
with
the
5%
hypothetical
examples
that
appear
in
the
shareholder
reports
of
the
other
funds.
Please
note
that
the
expenses
shown
in
the
following
tables
are
meant
to
highlight
your
ongoing
costs
only
and
do
not
reflect
any
transaction
costs.
Therefore,
the
hypothetical
information
is
useful
in
comparing
ongoing
costs
only,
and
will
not
help
you
determine
the
relative
total
costs
of
owning
different
funds
or
share
classes.
In
addition,
if
these
transaction
costs
were
included,
your
costs
would
have
been
higher.
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
981.19
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
3.25
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,021.93
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
3.31
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.65%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,085.52
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
2.94
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,022.38
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
2.85
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.56%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
21
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
976.93
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
4.29
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,020.87
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
4.38
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.86%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
Actual
Performance
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,054.48
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
3.37
Hypothetical
Performance
(5%
annualized
return
before
expenses)
Beginning
Account
Value
$
1,000.00
Ending
Account
Value
$
1,021.93
Expenses
Incurred
During
the
Period
$
3.31
Expenses
are
equal
to
the
Fund’s
annualized
net
expense
ratio
of
0.65%
multiplied
by
the
average
account
value
over
the
period,
multiplied
by
184/365
(to
reflect
the
one-half
year
period).
22
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
To
the
Shareholders
and
Board
of
Trustees
Nushares
ETF
Trust:
Opinions
on
the
Financial
Statements
We
have
audited
the
accompanying
statements
of
assets
and
liabilities
of
the
Funds
listed
in
Appendix
A
(the
Funds),
including
the
portfolios
of
investments,
as
of
October
31,
2023,
the
related
statements
of
operations
and
changes
in
net
assets
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
and
the
related
notes
(collectively,
the
financial
statements)
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A.
In
our
opinion,
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
present
fairly,
in
all
material
respects,
the
financial
position
of
the
Funds
as
of
October
31,
2023,
the
results
of
their
operations
and
the
changes
in
their
net
assets
for
the
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
and
the
financial
highlights
for
the
Funds
and
periods
listed
in
Appendix
A,
in
conformity
with
U.S.
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
Basis
for
Opinion
These
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
the
responsibility
of
the
Funds'
management.
Our
responsibility
is
to
express
an
opinion
on
these
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
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
in
accordance
with
the
standards
of
the
PCAOB.
Those
standards
require
that
we
plan
and
perform
the
audit
to
obtain
reasonable
assurance
about
whether
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights
are
free
of
material
misstatement,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud.
Our
audits
included
performing
procedures
to
assess
the
risks
of
material
misstatement
of
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights,
whether
due
to
error
or
fraud,
and
performing
procedures
that
respond
to
those
risks.
Such
procedures
included
examining,
on
a
test
basis,
evidence
regarding
the
amounts
and
disclosures
in
the
financial
statements
and
financial
highlights.
Such
procedures
also
included
confirmation
of
securities
owned
as
of
October
31,
2023,
by
correspondence
with
custodians
and
brokers;
when
replies
were
not
received
from
brokers,
we
performed
other
auditing
procedures.
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
and
financial
highlights.
We
believe
that
our
audits
provide
a
reasonable
basis
for
our
opinion.
/s/
KPMG
LLP
We
have
served
as
the
auditor
of
one
or
more
Nuveen
investment
companies
since
2014.
Chicago,
Illinois 
December
28,
2023
23
Appendix
A
Nushares
ETF
Trust
For
the
year
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
operations);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
changes
in
net
assets);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
August
4,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021
(financial
highlights):
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
For
the
year
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
operations);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023
(statement
of
changes
in
net
assets);
for
each
of
the
years
in
the
two-year
period
ended
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
September
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021
(financial
highlights):
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
24
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
98.9%  
X
8,120,267
COMMON
STOCKS
-
98.9%
X
8,120,267
Banks
-
2
.8
%
1,662
JPMorgan
Chase
&
Co
$
231,118
Total
Banks
231,118
Capital
Goods
-
7
.3
%
901
Eaton
Corp
PLC
187,327
854
Honeywell
International
Inc
156,504
240
Northrop
Grumman
Corp
113,143
728
Trane
Technologies
PLC
138,546
Total
Capital
Goods
595,520
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
4
.6
%
995
Lowe's
Cos
Inc
189,617
2,167
TJX
Cos
Inc/The
190,848
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
380,465
Consumer
Services
-
1
.5
%
469
McDonald's
Corp
122,958
Total
Consumer
Services
122,958
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
-
2
.2
%
1,080
Walmart
Inc
176,483
Total
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
176,483
Energy
-
5
.0
%
1,364
Chevron
Corp
198,776
2,011
Exxon
Mobil
Corp
212,864
Total
Energy
411,640
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
-
4
.9
%
1,120
American
Tower
Corp
199,573
2,029
Prologis
Inc
204,422
Total
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
403,995
Financial
Services
-
9
.6
%
1,136
American
Express
Co
165,890
3,170
Charles
Schwab
Corp/The
164,967
1,802
Fidelity
National
Information
Services
Inc
88,496
564
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
212,261
448
S&P
Global
Inc
156,491
Total
Financial
Services
788,105
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
5
.6
%
2,316
Mondelez
International
Inc,
Class
A
153,342
919
PepsiCo
Inc
150,054
1,741
Philip
Morris
International
Inc
155,228
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
458,624
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
8
.5
%
2,071
Abbott
Laboratories
195,813
404
Elevance
Health
Inc
181,836
599
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
320,801
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
698,450
25
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Insurance
-
2
.5
%
1,085
Marsh
&
McLennan
Cos
Inc
$
205,770
Total
Insurance
205,770
Materials
-
4
.7
%
711
Linde
PLC
271,716
746
Packaging
Corp
of
America
114,175
Total
Materials
385,891
Media
&
Entertainment
-
2
.6
%
5,095
Comcast
Corp,
Class
A
210,372
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
210,372
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
4
.2
%
1,383
AbbVie
Inc
195,252
959
Zoetis
Inc
150,563
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
345,815
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
-
5
.9
%
376
Broadcom
Inc
316,355
1,207
Texas
Instruments
Inc
171,406
Total
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
487,761
Software
&
Services
-
10
.2
%
860
Accenture
PLC,
Class
A
255,498
1,720
Microsoft
Corp
581,549
Total
Software
&
Services
837,047
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
10
.7
%
3,523
Apple
Inc
601,623
984
Motorola
Solutions
Inc
274,004
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
875,627
Transportation
-
1
.6
%
639
Union
Pacific
Corp
132,663
Total
Transportation
132,663
Utilities
-
4
.5
%
3,461
NextEra
Energy
Inc
201,776
2,091
WEC
Energy
Group
Inc
170,187
Total
Utilities
371,963
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$8,053,180)
8,120,267
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
1.1%
93,813
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
8,214,080
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.
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
S&P
Standard
&
Poor's
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
26
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.1%  
X
2,453,997,739
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.1%
X
2,453,997,739
Automobiles
&
Components
-
1
.6
%
198,567
(b)
Tesla
Inc
$
39,880,196
Total
Automobiles
&
Components
39,880,196
Capital
Goods
-
2
.9
%
163,484
(b)
Boeing
Co/The
30,542,081
488,937
Carrier
Global
Corp
23,302,737
82,844
Eaton
Corp
PLC
17,224,096
Total
Capital
Goods
71,068,914
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
8
.7
%
1,608,739
(b)
Amazon.com
Inc
214,107,073
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
214,107,073
Consumer
Services
-
3
.0
%
12,360
(b)
Booking
Holdings
Inc
34,478,962
13,703
(b)
Chipotle
Mexican
Grill
Inc
26,613,967
273,786
Las
Vegas
Sands
Corp
12,993,883
Total
Consumer
Services
74,086,812
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
-
2
.3
%
102,853
Costco
Wholesale
Corp
56,820,111
Total
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
56,820,111
Energy
-
2
.5
%
67,520
ConocoPhillips
8,021,376
427,297
EOG
Resources
Inc
53,946,246
Total
Energy
61,967,622
Financial
Services
-
6
.3
%
305,545
(b)
Fiserv
Inc
34,755,744
319,193
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
120,128,285
Total
Financial
Services
154,884,029
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
1
.0
%
509,184
(b)
Monster
Beverage
Corp
26,019,303
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
26,019,303
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
5
.2
%
298,619
(b)
Dexcom
Inc
26,526,326
59,193
Elevance
Health
Inc
26,642,177
98,371
(b)
Intuitive
Surgical
Inc
25,794,844
62,948
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
33,712,431
82,338
(b)
Veeva
Systems
Inc,
Class
A
15,867,356
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
128,543,134
Materials
-
2
.3
%
644,124
Corteva
Inc
31,008,130
70,689
Linde
PLC
27,014,508
Total
Materials
58,022,638
27
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Media
&
Entertainment
-
11
.4
%
1,268,898
(b)
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
A
$
157,444,864
417,652
(b)
Meta
Platforms
Inc
125,826,018
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
283,270,882
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
7
.5
%
383,627
AstraZeneca
PLC,
Sponsored
ADR
24,256,735
177,447
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
98,293,217
423,562
Novo
Nordisk
A/S,
Sponsored
ADR
40,903,382
147,663
Zoetis
Inc
23,183,091
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
186,636,425
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
-
12
.0
%
91,731
Broadcom
Inc
77,179,712
333,349
Intel
Corp
12,167,239
25,438
Lam
Research
Corp
14,963,140
17,365
Monolithic
Power
Systems
Inc
7,670,815
455,872
NVIDIA
Corp
185,904,602
Total
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
297,885,508
Software
&
Services
-
23
.0
%
50,955
(b)
Crowdstrike
Holdings
Inc,
Class
A
9,007,315
62,520
(b)
EPAM
Systems
Inc
13,602,476
57,192
Intuit
Inc
28,307,180
989,235
Microsoft
Corp
334,470,246
199,682
(b)
Palo
Alto
Networks
Inc
48,526,720
192,963
(b)
Salesforce
Inc
38,752,759
60,912
(b)
ServiceNow
Inc
35,441,647
100,097
(b)
Synopsys
Inc
46,989,536
53,460
(b)
Workday
Inc,
Class
A
11,318,017
Total
Software
&
Services
566,415,896
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
9
.4
%
1,278,666
Apple
Inc
218,357,793
80,009
(b)
Arista
Networks
Inc
16,031,403
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
234,389,196
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$2,282,219,697)
2,453,997,739
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.9%
22,997,974
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
2,476,995,713
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
ADR
American
Depositary
Receipt
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
28
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
98.5%  
X
5,249,852
COMMON
STOCKS
-
97.3%
X
5,249,852
Automobiles
&
Components
-
1
.8
%
2,800
(b)
Atmus
Filtration
Technologies
Inc
$
52,528
4,002
Dana
Inc
45,943
Total
Automobiles
&
Components
98,471
Banks
-
6
.6
%
1,491
Banner
Corp
62,935
3,770
Home
BancShares
Inc/AR
77,096
846
Preferred
Bank/Los
Angeles
CA
50,396
1,078
SouthState
Corp
71,256
1,279
Wintrust
Financial
Corp
95,529
Total
Banks
357,212
Capital
Goods
-
14
.1
%
485
(b)
AeroVironment
Inc
55,610
499
Applied
Industrial
Technologies
Inc
76,601
1,298
Arcosa
Inc
89,653
3,025
(b)
Array
Technologies
Inc
52,423
501
Comfort
Systems
USA
Inc
91,107
721
EnPro
Industries
Inc
80,074
768
ESCO
Technologies
Inc
74,665
9,676
(b)
Hillman
Solutions
Corp
63,475
4,418
(b)
Kratos
Defense
&
Security
Solutions
Inc
75,327
113
(b)
MYR
Group
Inc
13,089
1,069
(b)
SPX
Technologies
Inc
85,648
Total
Capital
Goods
757,672
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
-
4
.4
%
873
(b)
ASGN
Inc
72,861
644
ICF
International
Inc
81,614
1,071
Maximus
Inc
80,025
Total
Commercial
&
Professional
Services
234,500
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
2
.5
%
1,477
Academy
Sports
&
Outdoors
Inc
66,229
887
(b)
Ollie's
Bargain
Outlet
Holdings
Inc
68,512
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
134,741
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
-
2
.3
%
2,270
Steven
Madden
Ltd
74,433
4,244
(b)
Topgolf
Callaway
Brands
Corp
51,862
Total
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
126,295
Consumer
Services
-
1
.9
%
3,738
(b)
Everi
Holdings
Inc
40,333
925
Papa
John's
International
Inc
60,144
Total
Consumer
Services
100,477
Energy
-
8
.3
%
5,372
(b)
Diamond
Offshore
Drilling
Inc
66,667
1,969
Matador
Resources
Co
121,468
3,259
Northern
Oil
and
Gas
Inc
124,950
9,292
Permian
Resources
Corp
135,384
Total
Energy
448,469
29
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
-
3
.8
%
501
EastGroup
Properties
Inc
$
81,788
2,511
STAG
Industrial
Inc
83,416
6,891
Summit
Hotel
Properties
Inc
38,865
Total
Equity
Real
Estate
Investment
Trusts
(REITs)
204,069
Financial
Services
-
6
.1
%
747
Evercore
Inc,
Class
A
97,244
917
FirstCash
Holdings
Inc
99,880
5,505
Ladder
Capital
Corp
55,656
557
Piper
Sandler
Cos
77,896
Total
Financial
Services
330,676
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
-
3
.0
%
853
MGP
Ingredients
Inc
80,745
6,371
Primo
Water
Corp
83,205
Total
Food,
Beverage
&
Tobacco
163,950
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
11
.7
%
1,593
(b)
AtriCure
Inc
55,181
1,241
(b)
Axonics
Inc
63,552
908
Encompass
Health
Corp
56,804
778
(b),(c)
Establishment
Labs
Holdings
Inc
22,780
910
(b)
Glaukos
Corp
62,062
1,518
(b)
HealthEquity
Inc
108,810
2,981
(b)
Option
Care
Health
Inc
82,663
1,431
(b)
Progyny
Inc
44,161
2,223
Select
Medical
Holdings
Corp
50,529
2,555
(b)
SI-BONE
Inc
43,461
786
(b)
Tenet
Healthcare
Corp
42,208
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
632,211
Household
&
Personal
Products
-
2
.4
%
2,950
(b)
BellRing
Brands
Inc
129,003
Total
Household
&
Personal
Products
129,003
Insurance
-
1
.4
%
379
Primerica
Inc
72,450
Total
Insurance
72,450
Materials
-
3
.8
%
1,934
Avient
Corp
61,153
1,786
Silgan
Holdings
Inc
71,547
2,188
(b)
Summit
Materials
Inc,
Class
A
71,985
Total
Materials
204,685
Media
&
Entertainment
-
0
.9
%
7,463
(b)
Magnite
Inc
49,554
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
49,554
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
4
.0
%
835
(b)
Crinetics
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
24,457
375
(b)
Cytokinetics
Inc
13,072
925
(b)
Halozyme
Therapeutics
Inc
31,330
1,946
(b)
ImmunoGen
Inc
28,918
846
(b)
Immunovant
Inc
27,960
464
(b)
Intra-Cellular
Therapies
Inc
23,089
118
(b)
Karuna
Therapeutics
Inc
19,660
225
(b)
Krystal
Biotech
Inc
26,296
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
30
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
(continued)
1,405
(b)
Myriad
Genetics
Inc
$
21,890
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
216,672
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
-
3
.1
%
2,071
(b)
Ichor
Holdings
Ltd
50,243
711
(b)
Onto
Innovation
Inc
79,895
413
(b)
Silicon
Laboratories
Inc
38,070
Total
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
168,208
Software
&
Services
-
8
.5
%
1,198
(b)
CommVault
Systems
Inc
78,289
344
(b)
CyberArk
Software
Ltd
56,292
4,250
(b)
PowerSchool
Holdings
Inc,
Class
A
84,660
2,154
(b)
Q2
Holdings
Inc
64,685
1,432
(b)
Sprout
Social
Inc,
Class
A
61,977
741
(b)
Workiva
Inc
64,534
826
(b)
Ziff
Davis
Inc
49,940
Total
Software
&
Services
460,377
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
1
.4
%
161
(b)
Super
Micro
Computer
Inc
38,555
3,187
(b)
TTM
Technologies
Inc
36,618
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
75,173
Transportation
-
2
.8
%
877
ArcBest
Corp
95,488
763
(b)
Kirby
Corp
56,996
Total
Transportation
152,484
Utilities
-
2
.5
%
1,621
Black
Hills
Corp
78,375
973
Spire
Inc
54,128
Total
Utilities
132,503
Total
Common
Stocks
(cost
$5,375,018)
5,249,852
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
X
61,925
EXCHANGE-TRADED
FUNDS
-
1.2%
X
61,925
935
SPDR
S&P
Biotech
ETF
$
61,925
Total
Exchange-Traded
Funds
(cost
$75,241)
61,925
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$5,450,259)
5,311,777
Shares
Description
(a)
Coupon
Value
INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED
WITH
COLLATERAL
FROM
SECURITIES
LENDING
-
  0.3%
15,480
State
Street
Navigator
Securities
Lending
Government
Money
Market
Portfolio
(d)
5.360%(e)
$
15,480
Total
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
(cost
$15,480)
15,480
Total
Investments
(cost
$
5,465,739
)
-
98
.8
%
5,327,257
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
1.2%
65,857
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
5,393,114
31
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
(c)
Investment,
or
a
portion
of
investment,
is
out
on
loan
for
securities
lending.
The
total
value
of
the
securities
out
on
loan
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period
was
$13,703.
(d)
The
Fund
may
loan
securities
representing
up
to
one
third
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
(which
includes
collateral
for
securities
on
loan)
to
broker
dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions.
The
collateral
maintained
by
the
Fund
shall
have
a
value,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
equal
to
not
less
than
100%
of
the
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
cash
collateral
received
by
the
Fund
is
invested
in
this
money
market
fund.
(e)
The
rate
shown
is
the
one-day
yield
as
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period.
ETF
Exchange-Traded
Fund
REIT
Real
Estate
Investment
Trust
S&P
Standard
&
Poor's
SPDR
Standard
&
Poor's
Depositary
Receipt
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
32
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
Portfolio
of
Investments
October
31,
2023
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
LONG-TERM
INVESTMENTS
-
99.3%  
X
5,406,499
COMMON
STOCKS
-
99.3%
X
5,406,499
Capital
Goods
-
1
.4
%
207
Parker-Hannifin
Corp
$
76,365
Total
Capital
Goods
76,365
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
-
9
.3
%
3,195
(b)
Amazon.com
Inc
425,223
88
(b)
O'Reilly
Automotive
Inc
81,879
Total
Consumer
Discretionary
Distribution
&
Retail
507,102
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
-
1
.4
%
192
(b)
Lululemon
Athletica
Inc
75,548
Total
Consumer
Durables
&
Apparel
75,548
Consumer
Services
-
5
.1
%
71
(b)
Chipotle
Mexican
Grill
Inc
137,896
410
Hilton
Worldwide
Holdings
Inc
62,127
291
McDonald's
Corp
76,291
Total
Consumer
Services
276,314
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
-
1
.2
%
115
Costco
Wholesale
Corp
63,531
Total
Consumer
Staples
Distribution
&
Retail
63,531
Financial
Services
-
8
.2
%
403
Mastercard
Inc,
Class
A
151,669
236
Moody's
Corp
72,688
854
Morgan
Stanley
60,480
143
MSCI
Inc
67,432
407
Visa
Inc,
Class
A
95,686
Total
Financial
Services
447,955
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
-
8
.3
%
1,260
(b)
Boston
Scientific
Corp
64,499
600
(b)
Dexcom
Inc
53,298
284
(b)
IDEXX
Laboratories
Inc
113,449
522
(b)
Intuitive
Surgical
Inc
136,879
152
UnitedHealth
Group
Inc
81,405
Total
Health
Care
Equipment
&
Services
449,530
Materials
-
2
.0
%
292
Linde
PLC
111,591
Total
Materials
111,591
Media
&
Entertainment
-
6
.3
%
1,409
(b)
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
A
174,829
1,345
(b)
Alphabet
Inc,
Class
C
168,528
Total
Media
&
Entertainment
343,357
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
-
4
.0
%
203
Eli
Lilly
&
Co
112,448
298
(b)
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals
Inc
107,909
Total
Pharmaceuticals,
Biotechnology
&
Life
Sciences
220,357
33
Shares
Description
(a)
Value
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
-
15
.1
%
303
Analog
Devices
Inc
$
47,671
240
ASML
Holding
NV
143,714
142
Broadcom
Inc
119,474
299
Lam
Research
Corp
175,878
130
Monolithic
Power
Systems
Inc
57,426
677
NVIDIA
Corp
276,081
Total
Semiconductors
&
Semiconductor
Equipment
820,244
Software
&
Services
-
28
.6
%
347
(b)
Atlassian
Corp
Ltd,
Class
A
62,682
308
(b)
Gartner
Inc
102,268
2,317
Microsoft
Corp
783,401
690
(b)
Salesforce
Inc
138,573
392
(b)
ServiceNow
Inc
228,085
190
(b)
Snowflake
Inc,
Class
A
27,575
218
(b)
Synopsys
Inc
102,338
532
(b)
Workday
Inc,
Class
A
112,630
Total
Software
&
Services
1,557,552
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
-
6
.2
%
1,982
Apple
Inc
338,466
Total
Technology
Hardware
&
Equipment
338,466
Transportation
-
2
.2
%
2,740
(b)
Uber
Technologies
Inc
118,587
Total
Transportation
118,587
Total
Long-Term
Investments
(cost
$4,855,388)
5,406,499
Other
Assets
&
Liabilities,
Net
-
0.7%
38,001
Net
Assets
-
100%
$
5,444,500
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.
(b)
Non-income
producing;
issuer
has
not
declared
an
ex-dividend
date
within
the
past
twelve
months.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
34
October
31,
2023
NDVG
NUGO
NSCS
NWLG
ASSETS
Long-term
investments,
at
value
†‡
$
8,120,267‌
$
2,453,997,739‌
$
5,311,777‌
$
5,406,499‌
Investments
purchased
with
collateral
from
securities
lending,
at
value
(cost
approximates
value)
—‌
—‌
15,480‌
—‌
Cash
89,503‌
12,091,527‌
63,847‌
32,130‌
Receivables:
Dividends
8,516‌
339,741‌
308‌
1,356‌
Investments
sold
—‌
11,707,511‌
21,079‌
69,796‌
Reclaims
277‌
38,234‌
—‌
—‌
Securities
lending
income
—‌
—‌
74‌
—‌
Other
95‌
34,508‌
72‌
64‌
Total
assets
8,218,658‌
2,478,209,260‌
5,412,637‌
5,509,845‌
LIABILITIES
Payables:
Collateral
from
securities
lending
—‌
—‌
15,480‌
—‌
Investments
purchased
-
regular
settlement
—‌
—‌
—‌
62,293‌
Accrued
expenses:
Management
fees
4,351‌
1,137,595‌
3,878‌
2,899‌
Professional
fees
37‌
12,429‌
25‌
25‌
Trustees
fees
94‌
29,016‌
66‌
64‌
Other
96‌
34,507‌
74‌
64‌
Total
liabilities
4,578‌
1,213,547‌
19,523‌
65,345‌
Net
assets
$
8,214,080‌
$
2,476,995,713‌
$
5,393,114‌
$
5,444,500‌
Shares
outstanding
330,000‌
112,100,000‌
260,000‌
250,000‌
Net
asset
value
("NAV")
per
share
$
24
.89‌
$
22
.10‌
$
20
.74‌
$
21
.78‌
NET
ASSETS
CONSIST
OF:
Paid-in
capital
8,414,024‌
3,026,055,164‌
6,595,717‌
6,258,562‌
Total
distributable
earnings
(loss)
(
199,944‌
)
(
549,059,451‌
)
(
1,202,603‌
)
(
814,062‌
)
Net
assets
$
8,214,080‌
$
2,476,995,713‌
$
5,393,114‌
$
5,444,500‌
Authorized
shares
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Par
value
per
share
$
0
.01‌
$
0
.01‌
$
0
.01‌
$
0
.01‌
Long-term
investments,
cost
$
8,053,180‌
$
2,282,219,697‌
$
5,450,259‌
$
4,855,388‌
‡  
Includes
securities
loaned
of
$
—‌
$
—‌
$
13,703‌
$
—‌
Statement
of
Operations
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
35
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
NDVG
NUGO
NSCS
NWLG
INVESTMENT
INCOME
Dividends
$
165,982‌
$
17,919,186‌
$
55,050‌
$
32,595‌
Interest
3,225‌
1,621,803‌
3,851‌
1,535‌
Securities
lending
income,
net
—‌
—‌
1,082‌
—‌
Foreign
tax
withheld
on
dividend
income
—‌
(
50,853‌
)
(
203‌
)
(
267‌
)
Total
investment
income
169,207‌
19,490,136‌
59,780‌
33,863‌
EXPENSES
Management
fees
51,691‌
13,393,217‌
48,425‌
33,092‌
Professional
fees
275‌
87,434‌
199‌
186‌
Trustees
fees
311‌
94,284‌
217‌
198‌
Other
4‌
—‌
4‌
3‌
Total
expenses
52,281‌
13,574,935‌
48,845‌
33,479‌
Net
investment
income
(loss)
116,926‌
5,915,201‌
10,935‌
384‌
REALIZED
AND
UNREALIZED
GAIN
(LOSS)
Realized
gain
(loss):
Investments
(
242,007‌
)
(
209,896,403‌
)
(
293,748‌
)
(
457,684‌
)
In-kind
redemptions
79,273‌
57,993,147‌
—‌
17,090‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
162,734‌
)
(
151,903,256‌
)
(
293,748‌
)
(
440,594‌
)
Change
in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
on:
Investments
328,589‌
666,187,348‌
87,311‌
1,387,412‌
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
328,589‌
666,187,348‌
87,311‌
1,387,412‌
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain
(loss)
165,855‌
514,284,092‌
(
206,437‌
)
946,818‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
$
282,781‌
$
520,199,293‌
$
(
195,502‌
)
$
947,202‌
Statement
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
36
NDVG
NUGO
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
116,926‌
$
87,684‌
$
5,915,201‌
$
2,531,829‌
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
162,734‌
)
49,585‌
(
151,903,256‌
)
(
508,386,270‌
)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
328,589‌
(
488,661‌
)
666,187,348‌
(
540,604,068‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
282,781‌
(
351,392‌
)
520,199,293‌
(
1,046,458,509‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
115,641‌
)
(
88,816‌
)
(
5,361,255‌
)
(
151,404‌
)
Total
distributions
(
115,641‌
)
(
88,816‌
)
(
5,361,255‌
)
(
151,404‌
)
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
1,021,307‌
3,373,099‌
169,892,907‌
1,952,646,865‌
Redemptions
(
737,015‌
)
(
1,179,509‌
)
(
540,562,557‌
)
(
260,633,066‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
284,292‌
2,193,590‌
(
370,669,650‌
)
1,692,013,799‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
451,432‌
1,753,382‌
144,168,388‌
645,403,886‌
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
7,762,648‌
6,009,266‌
2,332,827,325‌
1,687,423,439‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
8,214,080‌
$
7,762,648‌
$
2,476,995,713‌
$
2,332,827,325‌
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
37
NSCS
NWLG
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
OPERATIONS
Net
investment
income
(loss)
$
10,935‌
$
15,771‌
$
384‌
$
(
4,116‌
)
Net
realized
gain
(loss)
(
293,748‌
)
(
704,226‌
)
(
440,594‌
)
(
879,623‌
)
Change
in
net
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
87,311‌
(
544,725‌
)
1,387,412‌
(
1,174,720‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
from
operations
(
195,502‌
)
(
1,233,180‌
)
947,202‌
(
2,058,459‌
)
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO
SHAREHOLDERS
Dividends
(
16,390‌
)
(
7,748‌
)
–‌
–‌
Return
of
capital
(
3,136‌
)
–‌
–‌
–‌
Total
distributions
(
19,526‌
)
(
7,748‌
)
–‌
–‌
FUND
SHARE
TRANSACTIONS
Subscriptions
–‌
1,391,006‌
188,861‌
1,275,297‌
Redemptions
–‌
(
832,036‌
)
(
192,596‌
)
(
785,234‌
)
Net
increase
(decrease)
from
Fund
share
transactions
–‌
558,970‌
(
3,735‌
)
490,063‌
Net
increase
(decrease)
in
net
assets
(
215,028‌
)
(
681,958‌
)
943,467‌
(
1,568,396‌
)
Net
assets
at
the
beginning
of
period
5,608,142‌
6,290,100‌
4,501,033‌
6,069,429‌
Net
assets
at
the
end
of
period
$
5,393,114‌
$
5,608,142‌
$
5,444,500‌
$
4,501,033‌
Financial
Highlights
38
The
following
data
is
for
a
share
outstanding
for
each
fiscal
year
end
unless
otherwise
noted:
Investment
Operations
Less
Distributions
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of
Period
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized
/Unrealized
Gain
(Loss)
Total
From
Net
Investment
Income
From
Net
Realized
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Total
Net
Asset
Value,
End
of
Period
Market
Price,
End
of
Period
NDVG
10/31/23
$
24.26
$
0.37
$
0.62
$
0.99
$
(
0.36
)
$
$
$
(
0.36
)
$
24.89
$
24.90
10/31/22
26.13
0.34
(
1.87
)
(
1.53
)
(
0.33
)
(
0.01
)
(
0.34
)
24.26
24.27
10/31/21(d)
25.00
0.09
1.10
1.19
(
0.06
)
(
0.06
)
26.13
26.14
NUGO
10/31/23
17.97
0.05
4.13
4.18
(
0.05
)
(
0.05
)
22.10
22.08
10/31/22
26.04
0.02
(
8.09
)
(
8.07
)
(f)
17.97
17.93
10/31/21(g)
25.00
0.01
1.03
1.04
26.04
26.05
NSCS
10/31/23
21.57
0.04
(
0.79
)
(
0.75
)
(
0.07
)
(
0.01
)
(
0.08
)
20.74
20.74
10/31/22
26.21
0.06
(
4.67
)
(
4.61
)
(
0.03
)
(
0.03
)
21.57
21.57
10/31/21(d)
25.00
0.01
1.20
1.21
26.21
26.22
NWLG
10/31/23
18.00
(f)
3.78
3.78
21.78
21.78
10/31/22
26.39
(
0.02
)
(
8.37
)
(
8.39
)
18.00
18.00
10/31/21(d)
25.00
(
0.02
)
1.41
1.39
26.39
26.37
(a)
Based
on
average
shares
outstanding.
(b)
Percentage
is
not
annualized.
(c)
Does
not
include
in-kind
transactions.
(d)
For
the
period
August
4,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021.
(e)
Annualized.
(f)
Value
rounded
to
zero.
(g)
For
the
period
September
27,
2021
(commencement
of
operations)
through
October
31,
2021.
See
Notes
to
Financial
Statements.
39
Ratios
and
Supplemental
Data
Total
Return
Ratios
to
Average
Net
Assets
Based
on
Net
Asset
Value(b)
Based
on
Market
Price(b)
Net
Assets,
End
of
Period
(000)
Expenses
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
4
.08
%
4
.08
%
$
8,214
0
.65‌
%
1
.45‌
%
18
%
(
5
.89
)
(
5
.91
)
7,763
0
.64‌
1
.34‌
12
4
.76
4
.82
6,009
0
.64‌
(e)
1
.52‌
(e)
7
23
.30
23
.46
2,476,996
0
.56‌
0
.24‌
31
(
31
.01
)
(
31
.16
)
2,332,827
0
.55‌
0
.09‌
39
4
.18
4
.18
1,687,423
0
.55‌
(e)
0
.39‌
(e)
2
(
3
.49
)
(
3
.51
)
5,393
0
.86‌
0
.19‌
44
(
17
.61
)
(
17
.62
)
5,608
0
.85‌
0
.27‌
64
4
.84
4
.87
6,290
0
.85‌
(e)
0
.23‌
(e)
11
20
.95
21
.00
5,445
0
.65‌
0
.01‌
71
(
31
.77
)
(
31
.74
)
4,501
0
.64‌
(
0
.08‌
)
58
5
.56
5
.50
6,069
0
.64‌
(e)
(
0
.24‌
)
(e)
15
40
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
1.
General
Information 
Trust
and
Fund
Information:
The
Nushares
ETF
Trust
(the
“Trust”)
is
an
open-end
management
investment
company
registered
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“1940
Act”).
The
Trust
is
comprised
of
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(NDVG),
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(NUGO),
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(NSCS)
and
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(NWLG)
(each
a
“Fund”
and
collectively,
the
“Funds”),
as
diversified
funds
(non-diversified
for
NUGO
and
NWLG),
among
others.
The
Trust
was
organized
as
a
Massachusetts
business
trust
on
February
20,
2015.
Shares
of
the
Funds
are
listed
and
traded
on
the
NYSE
Arca
(the
“Exchange”).
Current
Fiscal
Period:
The
end
of
the
reporting
period
for
the
Funds
is
October
31,
2023,
and
the
period
covered
by
these
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
is
the
fiscal
year
ended
October
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’
portfolios,
manages
the
Funds’
business
affairs
and
provides
certain
clerical,
bookkeeping
and
other
administrative
services.
The
Adviser
has
entered
into
sub-advisory
agreements
with
Nuveen
Asset
Management
(“NAM”),
a
subsidiary
of
the
Adviser
and
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(“Winslow
Capital”),
(each
a
“Sub-Adviser”
and
collectively,
the
“Sub-Advisers”).
NAM
is
responsible
for
managing
the
investment
portfolio
of
NDVG,
NUGO
and
NSCS.
Winslow
Capital
is
responsible
for
managing
the
investment
portfolio
of
NWLG.
2.
Significant
Accounting
Policies 
The
accompanying
financial
statements
were
prepared
in
accordance
with
accounting
principles
generally
accepted
in
the
United
States
of
America
(“U.S.
GAAP”),
which
may
require
the
use
of
estimates
made
by
management
and
the
evaluation
of
subsequent
events.
Actual
results
may
differ
from
those
estimates.
Each
Fund
is
an
investment
company
and
follows
accounting
guidance
in
the
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Board
(“FASB”)
Accounting
Standards
Codification
946,
Financial
Services
Investment
Companies.
The
Net
Asset
Value
("NAV")
for
financial
reporting
purposes
may
differ
from
the
NAV
for
processing
security
and
creation
unit
transactions.
The
NAV
for
financial
reporting
purposes
includes
security
and creation
unit transactions
through
the
date
of
the
report.
Total
return
is
computed
based
on
the
NAV
used
for
processing
security
and creation
unit transactions.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
significant
accounting
policies
consistently
followed
by
the
Funds.
Compensation:
The Trust
pays
no
compensation
directly
to
those
of
its officers,
all
of
whom
receive
remuneration
for
their
services
to the
Trust
from
the
Adviser
or
its
affiliates.
The
Funds'
Board
of Trustees
(the
"Board") has
adopted
a
deferred
compensation
plan
for
independent
trustees
that
enables
trustees
to
elect
to
defer
receipt
of
all
or
a
portion
of
the
annual
compensation
they
are
entitled
to
receive
from
certain
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Under
the
plan,
deferred
amounts
are
treated
as
though
equal
dollar
amounts
had
been
invested
in
shares
of
select
Nuveen-advised
funds.
Distributions
to
Shareholders:
Distributions
to
shareholders
are
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
The
amount,
character
and
timing
of
distributions
are
determined
in
accordance
with
federal
income
tax
regulations,
which
may
differ
from
U.S.
GAAP.
Indemnifications:
Under
the
Trust’s
organizational
documents,
its
officers
and
trustees
are
indemnified
against
certain
liabilities
arising
out
of
the
performance
of
their
duties
to
the
Trust.
In
addition,
in
the
normal
course
of
business,
the
Trust
enters
into
contracts
that
provide
general
indemnifications
to
other
parties.
The
Trust’s
maximum
exposure
under
these
arrangements
is
unknown
as
this
would
involve
future
claims
that
may
be
made
against
the
Trust
that
have
not
yet
occurred.
However,
the
Trust
has
not
had
prior
claims
or
losses
pursuant
to
these
contracts
and
expects
the
risk
of
loss
to
be
remote.
Investments
and
Investment
Income:
Securities
transactions
are
accounted
for
as
of
the
end
of
trade
date
for
financial
reporting
purposes.
Dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date.
Foreign
dividend
income
is
recorded
on
the
ex-dividend
date
or
as
soon
as
possible
after
the
Funds
determine
the
existence
of
a
dividend
declaration.
Non-cash
dividends
received
in
the
form
of
stock,
if
any,
are
recognized
on
the
ex-dividend
date
and
recorded
at
fair
value.
Interest
income
is
recorded
on
an
accrual
basis.
Distributions
received
on
securities
that
represent
a
return
of
capital
or
capital
gains
are
recorded
as
a
reduction
of
cost
of
investments
and/or
as
a
realized
gain.
The
Funds
estimate
the
components
of
distributions
received
that
may
be
considered
return
of
capital
distributions
or
capital
gain
distributions.
Securities
lending
income
is
comprised
of
fees
earned
from
borrowers
and
income
earned
on
cash
collateral
investments.
New
Accounting
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.
41
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.
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.
Investments
in
investment
companies
are
valued
at
their
respective
NAVs
or
share
price on
the
valuation
date
and
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1. 
Prices
of
certain
American
Depositary
Receipts
(“ADR”)
held
by
the
Funds
that
trade
in
the
United
States
are
valued
based
on
the
last
traded
price,
official
closing
price,
or
an
evaluated
price
provided
by
the
pricing
services and
are
generally
classified
as
Level
1
or
2.
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:
NDVG
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
8,120,267
$
$
$
8,120,267
Total
$
8,120,267
$
$
$
8,120,267
a
NUGO
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
2,453,997,739
$
$
$
2,453,997,739
Total
$
2,453,997,739
$
$
$
2,453,997,739
a
NSCS
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
5,249,852
$
$
$
5,249,852
Exchange-Traded
Funds
61,925
61,925
Investments
Purchased
with
Collateral
from
Securities
Lending
15,480
15,480
Total
$
5,327,257
$
$
$
5,327,257
a
42
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
4.
Portfolio
Securities
Securities
Lending:
Each
Fund
may
lend
securities
representing
up
to
one-third
of
the
value
of
its
total
assets
to
broker-dealers,
banks,
and
other
institutions
in
order
to
generate
additional
income.
When
loaning
securities,
the
Fund
retains
the
benefits
of
owning
the
securities,
including
the
economic
equivalent
of
dividends
or
interest
generated
by
the
security.
The
loans
are
continuous,
can
be
recalled
at
any
time,
and
have
no
set
maturity.
State
Street
Bank
and
Trust
Company,
serves
as
the
securities
lending
agent
(the
“Agent”).
When
a
Fund
loans
its
portfolio
securities,
it
will
receive,
at
the
inception
of
each
loan,
cash
collateral
equal
to
an
amount
not
less
than
100%
of
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities.
The
actual
percentage
of
the
cash
collateral
will
vary
depending
upon
the
asset
type
of
the
loaned
securities.
Collateral
for
the
loaned
securities
is
invested
in
a
government
money
market
vehicle
maintained
by
the
Agent,
which
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
Rule
2a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
The
value
of
the
loaned
securities
and
the
liability
to
return
the
cash
collateral
received
are
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
If
the
market
value
of
the
loaned
securities
increases,
the
borrower
must
furnish
additional
collateral
to
the
Fund,
which
is
also
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Securities
out
on
loan
are
subject
to
termination
at
any
time
at
the
option
of
the
borrower
or
the
Fund.
Upon
termination,
the
borrower
is
required
to
return
to
the
Fund
securities
identical
to
the
securities
loaned.
During
the
term
of
the
loan,
the
Fund
bears
the
market
risk
with
respect
to
the
investment
of
collateral
and
the
risk
that
the
Agent
may
default
on
its
contractual
obligations
to
the
Fund.
The
Agent
bears
the
risk
that
the
borrower
may
default
on
its
obligation
to
return
the
loaned
securities
as
the
Agent
is
contractually
obligated
to
indemnify
the
Fund
if
at
the
time
of
a
default
by
a
borrower
some
or
all
of
the
loan
securities
have
not
been
returned.
Securities
lending
income
recognized
by
a
Fund
consists
of
earnings
on
invested
collateral
and
lending
fees,
net
of
any
rebates
to
the
borrower
and
compensation
to
the
Agent.
Such
income
is
recognized
on
the
Statement
of
Operations.
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
total
value
of
the
loaned
securities
and
the
total
value
of
collateral
received
were
as
follows:
Purchases
and
Sales:
Long-term
purchases
and
sales
(excluding in-kind
transactions)
during
the
current fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
In-kind
transactions during
the
current fiscal
period
were
as
follows:
The
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.
NWLG
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
Total
Long-Term
Investments:
Common
Stocks
$
5,406,499
$
$
$
5,406,499
Total
$
5,406,499
$
$
$
5,406,499
a
Fund
Asset
Class
out
on
Loan
Long-Term
Investments,
at
Value
Total
Collateral
Received
NSCS
Common
Stocks
$13,703
$15,480
Fund
Non-U.S.
Government
Purchases
Non-U.S.
Government
Sales
NDVG
$
1,443,072
$
1,472,703
NUGO
766,561,723
733,979,187
NSCS
2,494,924
2,495,976
NWLG
3,688,432
3,672,953
Fund
In-Kind
Purchases
In-Kind
Sales
NDVG
$
1,021,880
$
737,927
NUGO
169,284,271
538,314,825
NSCS
NWLG
183,587
189,125
43
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.
Market
and
Counterparty
Credit
Risk:
In
the
normal
course
of
business
each
Fund
may
invest
in
financial
instruments
and
enter
into
financial
transactions
where
risk
of
potential
loss
exists
due
to
changes
in
the
market
(market
risk)
or
failure
of
the
other
party
to
the
transaction
to
perform
(counterparty
credit
risk).
The
potential
loss
could
exceed
the
value
of
the
financial
assets
recorded
on
the
financial
statements.
Financial
assets,
which
potentially
expose
each
Fund
to
counterparty
credit
risk,
consist
principally
of
cash
due
from
counterparties
on
forward,
option
and
swap
transactions,
when
applicable.
The
extent
of
each
Fund’s
exposure
to
counterparty
credit
risk
in
respect
to
these
financial
assets
approximates
their
carrying
value
as
recorded
on
the
Statement
of
Assets
and
Liabilities.
Each
Fund
helps
manage
counterparty
credit
risk
by
entering
into
agreements
only
with
counterparties
the
Adviser
believes
have
the
financial
resources
to
honor
their
obligations
and
by
having
the
Adviser
monitor
the
financial
stability
of
the
counterparties.
Additionally,
counterparties
may
be
required
to
pledge
collateral
daily
(based
on
the
daily
valuation
of
the
financial
asset)
on
behalf
of
each
Fund
with
a
value
approximately
equal
to
the
amount
of
any
unrealized
gain
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Reciprocally,
when
each
Fund
has
an
unrealized
loss,
the
Funds
have
instructed
the
custodian
to
pledge
assets
of
the
Funds
as
collateral
with
a
value
approximately
equal
to
the
amount
of
the
unrealized
loss
above
a
pre-determined
threshold.
Collateral
pledges
are
monitored
and
subsequently
adjusted
if
and
when
the
valuations
fluctuate,
either
up
or
down,
by
at
least
the
pre-determined
threshold
amount.
6.
Fund
Shares
Each Fund
issues
and
redeems its
shares
on
a
continuous
basis
at
NAV
only
in
aggregations
of
a
specified
number
of
shares
or
multiples
thereof
(“Creation
Units”).
Only
certain
institutional
investors
(referred
to
as
“Authorized
Participants”)
who
have
entered
into
agreements
with
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
the
Funds'
distributor,
may
purchase
and
redeem
Creation
Units.
Once
created,
shares
of
the
Funds
trade
on
the
Exchange
at
market
prices
and
are
only
available
to
individual
investors
through
their
brokers.
Creation
Units
are
purchased
and
redeemed
in-kind
for
a
designated
portfolio
of
securities
included
in each
Fund’s
respective Index
and/or
a
specified
amount
of
cash.
Authorized
Participants
are
charged
fixed
transaction
fees
in
connection
with
purchasing
and
redeeming
Creation
Units.
Authorized
Participants
transacting
in
Creation
Units
for
cash
may
also
pay
an
additional
variable
charge
to
compensate
the
relevant Fund
for
certain
transaction
costs
(i.e.,
taxes
on
currency
or
other
financial
transactions,
and
brokerage
costs)
and
market
impact
expenses
it
incurs
in
purchasing
or
selling
portfolio
securities.
Such
variable
charges,
if
any,
are
included
in
“Proceeds
from
shares
sold”
on
the
Statements
of
Changes
in
Net
Assets.
Transactions
in
Fund
shares
during
the
current
and
prior
period
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.
NDVG
NUGO
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
40,000
$1,021,307
140,000
$3,373,099
8,810,000
$169,892,907
77,150,000
$1,952,646,865
Redemptions
(30,000)
(737,015)
(50,000)
(1,179,509)
(26,550,000)
(540,562,557)
(12,100,000)
(260,633,066)
Net
increase
(decrease)
10,000
$284,292
90,000
$2,193,590
(17,740,000)
$(370,669,650)
65,050,000
$1,692,013,799
NSCS
NWLG
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Year
Ended
10/31/23
Year
Ended
10/31/22
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Subscriptions
$–
60,000
$1,391,006
10,000
$188,861
60,000
$1,275,297
Redemptions
(40,000)
(832,036)
(10,000)
(192,596)
(40,000)
(785,234)
Net
increase
(decrease)
$–
20,000
$558,970
$(3,735)
20,000
$490,063
44
Notes
to
Financial
Statements
(continued)
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
redemptions
in-kind
and
return
of
capital
and
long-term
capital
gain
distributions
received
from
portfolio
investments.
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:
The
tax
character
of
distributions
paid
were
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 its
investment
advisory services
to
the
Funds.
The
Sub-Adviser
is
compensated
for
its
services
to
the
Funds
from
the
management
fees
paid
to
the
Adviser.  
The
Adviser
is
responsible
for
substantially
all
other
expenses
of
the
Funds,
except
any
future
distribution
and/or
service
fees,
interest
expenses,
taxes,
acquired
fund
fees
and
expenses,
fees
incurred
in
acquiring
and
disposing
of
portfolio
securities,
fees
and
expenses
of
the
independent
trustees
(including
any
trustees’
counsel
fees),
certain
compensation
expenses
of
the
Funds’
chief
compliance
officer,
litigation
expenses
and
extraordinary
expenses.
The
annual management
fee,
payable
monthly,
for
each
Fund
is
based
on
a
percentage
of
average
daily
net
assets
according
to
the
following
rates: 
Fund
Tax
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
NDVG
$
8,053,180
$
663,127
$
(
596,040
)
$
67,087
NUGO
2,297,991,031
301,564,084
(
145,557,376
)
156,006,708
NSCS
5,487,858
594,033
(
754,634
)
(
160,601
)
NWLG
4,916,791
655,820
(
166,112
)
489,708
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
NDVG
$
8,868
$
$
67,087
$
(
275,899
)
$
$
$
(
199,944
)
NUGO
3,071,931
156,006,708
(
708,138,090
)
(
549,059,451
)
NSCS
(
160,601
)
(
1,042,002
)
(
1,202,603
)
NWLG
384
489,708
(
1,304,154
)
(
814,062
)
10/31/23
10/31/22
Fund
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Return
of
Capital
Ordinary
Income
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
Return
of
Capital
NDVG
$
115,641
$
$
$
88,734
$
82
$
NUGO
5,361,255
151,404
NSCS
16,390
3,136
7,748
NWLG
Fund
Short-Term
Long-Term
Total
NDVG
$
138,085
$
137,814
$
275,899
NUGO
554,804,095
153,333,995
708,138,090
NSCS
689,147
352,855
1,042,002
NWLG
771,445
532,709
1,304,154
45
Other
Transactions
with
Affiliates:
Each
Fund
is
permitted
to
purchase
or
sell
securities
from
or
to
certain
other
funds
or
accounts
managed
by
the
Sub-Adviser
(“Affiliated
Entity”)
under
specified
conditions
outlined
in
procedures
adopted
by
the
Board
("cross-trade").
These
procedures
have
been
designed
to
ensure
that
any
cross-trade
of
securities
by
the
Fund
from
or
to
an
Affiliated
Entity
by
virtue
of
having
a
common
investment
adviser
(or
affiliated
investment
adviser),
common
officer
and/or
common
trustee
complies
with
Rule
17a-7
under
the
1940
Act.
These
transactions
are
effected
at
the
current
market
price
(as
provided
by
an
independent
pricing
service)
without
incurring
broker
commissions.
During
the
current
fiscal
period,
the
Funds
engaged
in
cross-trades
pursuant
to
these
procedures
as
follows: 
As
of
the
end
of
the
reporting
period,
the
percentage
of
Fund
shares
owned
by
TIAA
are
as
follows: 
Fund
Management
Fee
NDVG
0.64%
NUGO
0.55
NSCS
0.85
NWLG
0.64
Fund
Purchases
Sales
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
NDVG
$
$
$
NUGO
1,553,643
363,586
NSCS
NWLG
Fund
TIAA
Owned
Shares
NDVG
67
%
NUGO
NSCS
85
NWLG
88
46
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:
Fund
Net
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
NDVG
$
NUGO
NSCS
NWLG
Fund
Percentage
NDVG
100
.0
%
NUGO
100
.0
NSCS
100
.0
NWLG
Fund
Percentage
NDVG
100
.0
%
NUGO
100
.0
NSCS
100
.0
NWLG
47
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
The
tables
below
show
the
number
and
percentage
of
days
during
the
current
fiscal
period
that
each
Fund’s
market
price
was
greater
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
premium)
and
less
than
its
NAV
per
share
(i.e.,
at
a
discount).
The
market
price
is
determined
using
the
midpoint
between
the
highest
bid
and
the
lowest
offer
on
the
applicable
Fund’s
listing
exchange,
as
of
the
time
that
the
Fund’s
NAV
is
calculated
(normally
4:00
p.m.
Eastern
Time).
Investment
Adviser
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Sub-Adviser
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
80
South
Eighth
Street
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
KPMG
LLP
200
East
Randolph
Street
Chicago,
IL
60601
Administrator,
Custodian
and
Transfer
Agent
Brown
Brothers
Harriman
50
Post
Office
Square
Boston,
MA
02110
Legal
Counsel
Chapman
and
Cutler
LLP
Chicago,
IL
60603
Morgan
Lewis
&
Bockius
LLP
111
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW
Washington,
D.C.
20004
NDVG
NUGO
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.00%
to
0.25%
156
62.2%
150
59.8%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
95
37.8%
101
40.2%
251
100%
251
100%
NSCS
NWLG
Year
Ended
October
31,
2023
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Number
of
Days
%
of
Total
Days
Premium/Discount
Range:
0.26%
to
0.50%
1
0.4%
-
-
0.00%
to
0.25%
149
59.4%
151
60.2%
(0.01)%
to
(0.25)%
100
39.8%
100
39.8%
(0.26)%
to
(0.50)%
1
0.4%
-
-
251
100%
251
100%
48
Additional
Fund
Information
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Portfolio
of
Investments
Information
Each
Fund
is
required
to
file
its
complete
schedule
of
portfolio
holdings
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
(SEC)
for
the
first
and
third
quarters
of
each
fiscal
year
as
an
exhibit
to
its
report
on
Form
N-PORT.
You
may
obtain
this
information
on
the
SEC’s
website
at
http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen
Funds’
Proxy
Voting
Information
You
may
obtain
(i)
information
regarding
how
each
fund
voted
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
held
during
the
most
recent
twelve-month
period
ended
June
30,
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787
or
on
Nuveen’s
website
at
www.nuveen.com
and
(ii)
a
description
of
the
policies
and
procedures
that
each
fund
used
to
determine
how
to
vote
proxies
relating
to
portfolio
securities
without
charge,
upon
request,
by
calling
Nuveen
toll-free
at
(800)
257-8787.
You
may
also
obtain
this
information
directly
from
the
SEC.
Visit
the
SEC
on-line
at
http://www.sec.gov.
FINRA
BrokerCheck:
The
Financial
Industry
Regulatory
Authority
(FINRA)
provides
information
regarding
the
disciplinary
history
of
FINRA
member
firms
and
associated
investment
professionals.
This
information
as
well
as
an
investor
brochure
describing
FINRA
BrokerCheck
is
available
to
the
public
by
calling
the
FINRA
BrokerCheck
Hotline
number
at
(800)
289-9999
or
by
visiting
www.FINRA.org.
Glossary
of
Terms
Used
in
this
Report
(Unaudited)
49
Average
Annual
Total
Return:
This
is
a
commonly
used
method
to
express
an
investment’s
performance
over
a
particular,
usually
multi-year
time
period.
It
expresses
the
return
that
would
have
been
necessary
each
year
to
equal
the
investment’s
actual
cumulative
performance
(including
change
in
NAV
or
offer
price
and
reinvested
dividends
and
capital
gains
distributions,
if
any)
over
the
time
period
being
considered.
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP):
The
total
market
value
of
all
final
goods
and
services
produced
in
a
country/region
in
a
given
year,
equal
to
total
consumer,
investment
and
government
spending,
plus
the
value
of
exports,
minus
the
value
of
imports.
Net
Assets
Value
(NAV)
Per
Share:
A
fund’s
Net
Assets
is
equal
to
its
total
assets
(securities,
cash
and
accrued
earnings)
less
its
total
liabilities.
NAV
per
share
is
equal
to
the
fund’s
Net
Assets
divided
by
its
number
of
shares
outstanding.
50
Liquidity
Risk
Management
Program
(Unaudited)
Discussion
of
the
operation
and
effectiveness
of
the
Funds’
liquidity
risk
management
program
In
compliance
with
Rule
22e-4
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940,
as
amended
(the
“Liquidity
Rule”),
each
Fund
covered
in
this
Report
(the
“Funds”)
has
adopted
and
implemented
a
liquidity
risk
management
program
(the
“Program”),
which
is
designed
to
manage
the
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Program
consists
of
various
protocols
for
assessing
and
managing
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk.
The
Funds’
Board
of Trustees (the
"Board")
previously
designated
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
the
Funds’
investment
adviser,
as
the
Administrator
of
the
Program.
The
adviser’s
Liquidity
Monitoring
and
Analysis
Team
(“LMAT”)
carries
out
day-to-day
Program
management
with
oversight
by
the
adviser’s
Liquidity
Oversight
Sub-
Committee
(the
“LOSC”).
The
LOSC
is
composed
of
personnel
from
the
adviser
and
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
an
affiliate
of
the
adviser.
At
a
May
23-25,
2023
meeting
of
the
Board,
the
Administrator
provided
the
Board
with
a
written
report
addressing
the
Program’s
operation,
adequacy
and
effectiveness
of
implementation
for
calendar
year
2022
(the
“Review
Period”),
as
required
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
report
noted
that
the
Program
has
been
and
continues
to
be
adequately
and
effectively
implemented
to
monitor
and
(as
applicable)
respond
to
each
Fund’s
liquidity
developments.
In
accordance
with
the
Program,
the
LMAT
assesses
each
Fund’s
liquidity
risk
no
less
frequently
than
annually
based
on
various
factors,
such
as
(1)
the
Fund’s
investment
strategy
and
the
liquidity
of
portfolio
investments,
(ii)
cash
flow
projections,
and
(ii)
holdings
of
cash
and
cash
equivalents,
borrowing
arrangements,
and
other
funding
sources.
Certain
factors
are
considered
under
both
normal
and
reasonably
foreseeable
stressed
conditions.
Each
Fund
portfolio
investment
is
classified
into
one
of
four
liquidity
categories
(including
the
most
liquid,
“Highly
Liquid”,
and
the
least
liquid,
“Illiquid”,
discussed
below),
The
classification
is
based
on
a
determination
of
how
long
it
is
reasonably
expected
to
take
to
convert
the
investment
into
cash,
or
sell
or
dispose
of
the
investment,
in
current
market
conditions
without
significantly
changing
the
market
value
of
the
investment
Liquidity
classification
determinations
take
into
account
various
market,
trading,
and
investment-specific
considerations,
as
well
as
market
depth,
and
use
third-
party
vendor
data.
Any
Fund
that
does
not
primarily
hold
highly
liquid
investments
must,
among
other
things,
determine
a
minimum
percentage
of
Fund
assets
that
must
be
invested
in
highly
liquid
investments
(a
“Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum”).
During
the
Review
Period,
each
Fund
primarily
held
Highly
Liquid
investments
and
therefore
was
exempt
from
the
requirement
to
adopt
a
Highly
Liquid
Investment
Minimum
and
to
comply
with
the
related
requirements
under
the
Liquidity
Rule.
The
Liquidity
Rule
also
limits
a
Fund’s
investments
in
Illiquid
investments.
Specifically,
the
Liquidity
Rule
prohibits
a
Fund
from
acquiring
Illiquid
investments
if
doing
so
would
result
in
the
Fund
holding
more
than
15%
of
its
net
assets
in
illiquid
investments,
and
requires
certain
reporting
to
the
Fund
Board
and
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
any
time
a
Fund’s
holdings
of
Illiquid
investments
exceeds
15%
of
net
assets.
During
the
Review
Period,
no
Fund
exceeded
the
15%
limit
on
Illiquid
investments.
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
51
At
a
meeting
held
on
May
23-25,
2023
(the
“May
Meeting”),
the
Board
of
Trustees
(the
“Board”
and
each
Trustee,
a
“Board
Member”)
of
Nushares
ETF
Trust,
which
is
comprised
entirely
of
Board
Members
who
are
not
“interested
persons”
(as
defined
under
the
Investment
Company
Act
of
1940
(the
“1940
Act”))
(the
“Independent
Board
Members”),
approved,
for
each
Fund,
the
renewal
of
the
management
agreement
(each,
an
“Investment
Management
Agreement”)
with
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(the
“Adviser”),
pursuant
to
which
the
Adviser
serves
as
the
investment
adviser
to
such
Fund,
and
the
sub-advisory
agreement
(each,
a
“Sub-Advisory
Agreement”)
with
(a)
in
the
case
of
Nuveen
Dividend
Growth
ETF
(the
“Dividend
Growth
Fund”),
Nuveen
Growth
Opportunities
ETF
(the
“Growth
Opportunities
Fund”)
and
Nuveen
Small
Cap
Select
ETF
(the
“Small
Cap
Fund”),
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(“NAM”),
pursuant
to
which
NAM
serves
as
the
investment
sub-adviser
to
each
such
Fund;
and
(b)
in
the
case
of
Nuveen
Winslow
Large-Cap
Growth
ESG
ETF
(the
“Large-Cap
Growth
Fund”),
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(“Winslow,”
and
Winslow
and
NAM
are
each,
a
“Sub-Adviser”),
pursuant
to
which
Winslow
serves
as
the
investment
sub-adviser
to
such
Fund,
for
an
additional
one-year
term.
As
the
Board
is
comprised
of
all
Independent
Board
Members,
the
references
to
the
Board
and
the
Independent
Board
Members
are
interchangeable.
Following
up
to
an
initial
two-year
period,
the
Board
considers
the
renewal
of
each
Investment
Management
Agreement
and
Sub-Advisory
Agreement
on
behalf
of
the
applicable
Fund
on
an
annual
basis.
The
Investment
Management
Agreements
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreements
are
collectively
referred
to
as
the
“Advisory
Agreements,”
and
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Advisers
are
collectively,
the
“Fund
Advisers”
and
each,
a
“Fund
Adviser.”
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds
to
be
an
ongoing
process
and
employed
the
accumulated
information,
knowledge
and
experience
the
Board
Members
had
gained
during
their
tenure
on
the
boards
governing
the
Nuveen
funds
and
working
with
the
Adviser
and
the
applicable
sub-advisers
in
their
annual
review
of
the
advisory
agreements.
Throughout
the
year,
the
Board
and
its
committees
meet
regularly
and,
at
these
meetings,
receive
regular
and/or
special
reports
that
cover
an
extensive
array
of
topics
and
information
that
are
relevant
to
the
Board’s
annual
consideration
of
the
renewal
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds.
Such
information
may
address,
among
other
things,
fund
performance
and
risk
information;
the
Adviser’s
strategic
plans;
product
initiatives
for
various
funds;
the
review
of
the
funds
and
investment
teams;
compliance,
regulatory
and
risk
management
matters;
the
trading
practices
of
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds;
management
of
distributions;
valuation
of
securities;
fund
expenses;
securities
lending;
liquidity
management;
and
overall
market
and
regulatory
developments.
The
Board
also
seeks
to
meet
periodically
with
the
Nuveen
funds’
sub-advisers
and/or
portfolio
teams,
when
feasible.
The
presentations,
discussions,
and
meetings
throughout
the
year
also
provide
a
means
for
the
Board
to
evaluate
the
level,
breadth
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
and
how
such
services
have
changed
over
time
in
light
of
new
or
modified
regulatory
requirements,
changes
to
market
conditions
or
other
factors.
In
connection
with
its
annual
consideration
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds,
the
Board,
through
its
independent
legal
counsel,
requested
and
received
extensive
materials
and
information
prepared
specifically
for
its
review
of
such
advisory
agreements
by
the
Adviser
and
by
Broadridge
Financial
Solutions,
Inc.
(“Broadridge”),
an
independent
provider
of
investment
company
data.
The
materials
cover
a
wide
range
of
topics
including,
but
not
limited
to,
a
description
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
by
the
Fund
Advisers;
a
review
of
product
actions
advanced
in
2022
for
the
benefit
of
particular
Nuveen
funds
and/or
the
Nuveen
fund
complex;
a
review
of
each
sub-adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and/or
the
applicable
investment
team;
an
analysis
of
fund
performance
with
a
focus
on
any
Nuveen
funds
considered
performance
outliers;
an
analysis
of
the
fees
and
expense
ratios
of
the
Nuveen
funds
with
a
focus
on
any
Nuveen
funds
considered
expense
outliers;
a
review
of
management
fee
schedules;
a
description
of
portfolio
manager
compensation;
a
description
of
the
profitability
or
financial
data
of
Nuveen
and
the
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds;
and
a
description
of
indirect
benefits
received
by
the
Adviser
and
the
sub-advisers
as
a
result
of
their
relationships
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
The
information
prepared
specifically
for
the
annual
review
supplemented
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
and
the
evaluations
of
the
Nuveen
funds
by
the
Board
and
its
committees
during
the
year.
The
Board’s
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
for
the
Nuveen
funds
is
based
on
all
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
throughout
the
year
as
well
as
the
information
prepared
specifically
with
respect
to
the
annual
review
of
such
advisory
agreements.
The
performance,
fee
and
expense
data
and
other
information
provided
by
a
Fund
Adviser,
Broadridge
or
other
service
providers
were
not
independently
verified
by
the
Independent
Board
Members.
As
part
of
its
review,
the
Board
met
on
April
11-12,
2023
(the
“April
Meeting”)
to
review
and
discuss,
in
part,
the
performance
of
the
Nuveen
funds
and
the
Adviser’s
evaluation
of
each
sub-adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and/or
its
investment
teams.
At
the
April
Meeting,
the
Board
Members
asked
questions
and
requested
additional
information
that
was
provided
for
the
May
Meeting.
The
Independent
Board
Members
were
advised
by
independent
legal
counsel
during
the
annual
review
process
as
well
as
throughout
the
year,
including
meeting
in
executive
sessions
with
such
counsel
at
which
no
representatives
from
the
Adviser
or
the
Sub-Advisers
were
present.
In
connection
with
their
annual
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
received
a
memorandum
from
independent
legal
counsel
outlining
their
fiduciary
duties
and
legal
standards
in
reviewing
the
Advisory
Agreements,
including
guidance
from
court
cases
evaluating
advisory
fees.
The
Board’s
decision
to
renew
the
Advisory
Agreements
was
not
based
on
a
single
identified
factor,
but
rather
the
decision
reflected
the
comprehensive
consideration
of
all
the
information
provided
to
the
Board
and
its
committees
throughout
the
year
as
well
as
the
materials
prepared
specifically
in
connection
with
the
renewal
process.
The
contractual
arrangements
are
a
result
of
multiple
years
of
review,
negotiation
and
information
provided
in
connection
with
the
Board’s
annual
review
of
the
Nuveen
funds’
advisory
arrangements
and
oversight
of
the
Nuveen
funds.
Each
Board
Member
may
have
attributed
different
levels
of
importance
to
the
various
factors
and
information
considered
in
connection
with
the
approval
process
and
may
place
different
emphasis
on
the
relevant
information
year
to
year
in
light
of,
among
other
things,
changing
market
and
economic
conditions.
A
summary
of
the
principal
factors
and
information,
but
not
all
the
factors,
the
Board
considered
in
deciding
to
renew
the
Advisory
Agreements
is
set
forth
below.
52
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
A.
Nature,
Extent
and
Quality
of
Services
In
evaluating
the
renewal
of
the
Advisory
Agreements,
the
Independent
Board
Members
received
and
considered
information
regarding
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
applicable
Fund
Adviser’s
services
provided
to
the
respective
Fund
with
particular
focus
on
the
services
and
enhancements
or
changes
to
such
services
provided
during
the
last
year.
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
Investment
Management
Agreements
and
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreements
separately
in
the
course
of
their
review.
With
this
approach,
they
considered
the
respective
roles
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Advisers
in
providing
services
to
the
applicable
Fund(s).
The
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
provides
a
wide
array
of
management,
oversight
and
administrative
services
to
manage
and
operate
the
Nuveen
funds
and
that
the
scope
and
complexity
of
these
services,
along
with
the
undertakings
required
of
the
Adviser
in
connection
with
providing
these
services,
have
expanded
over
time
as
a
result
of,
among
other
things,
regulatory,
market
and
other
developments.
The
Board
noted
the
Adviser’s
dedication
of
resources,
time,
personnel
and
capital
and
commitment
to
continuing
to
develop
improvements
and
innovations
that
seek
to
enhance
the
Nuveen
fund
complex
and
meet
the
needs
of
the
Nuveen
funds
in
an
increasingly
complex
regulatory
environment.
The
Board
received
and
reviewed
information
regarding,
among
other
things,
the
Adviser’s
investment
oversight
responsibilities,
regulatory
and
compliance
services,
administrative
duties
and
other
services.
The
Board
considered
the
breadth
and
the
quality
of
the
services
the
Adviser
and
its
various
teams
provide
in
overseeing
the
investment
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds,
including,
among
other
things,
overseeing
and
reviewing
the
services
provided
by
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and
their
investment
teams;
evaluating
fund
performance
and
market
conditions;
overseeing
operational
and
investment
risks;
evaluating
investment
strategies
and
recommending
any
changes
thereto;
managing
liquidity;
managing
the
daily
valuation
of
portfolio
securities;
overseeing
trade
execution
and
securities
lending;
and
setting
and
managing
distributions
consistent
with
the
respective
fund’s
product
design.
The
Board
also
reviewed
the
structure
of
investment
personnel
compensation
of
each
Fund
Adviser
and
considered
whether
the
structure
provides
appropriate
incentives
to
attract
and
maintain
qualified
personnel
and
to
act
in
the
best
interests
of
the
respective
Nuveen
fund.
Given
the
Nuveen
funds
operate
in
a
highly
regulated
industry,
the
Board
further
considered
the
extensive
compliance,
regulatory
and
administrative
services
the
Adviser
and
its
various
teams
provide
to
manage
and
operate
the
Nuveen
funds.
The
Board
recognized
such
services
included,
but
were
not
limited
to,
managing
compliance
policies;
monitoring
compliance
with
applicable
policies,
laws
and
regulations;
devising
internal
compliance
programs
in
seeking
to
enhance
compliance
with
regulatory
requirements
and
creating
a
framework
to
review
and
assess
compliance
programs;
overseeing
sub-adviser
compliance
testing;
preparing
compliance
training
materials;
and
responding
to
regulatory
requests.
The
Board
reviewed
highlights
of
the
various
initiatives
Nuveen
compliance
had
taken
in
2022
including,
among
other
things,
additional
due
diligence
of
service
providers
as
their
operating
environments
evolve
post-Covid
to
more
hybrid
in-person
working
arrangements;
investments
in
supporting
and
expanding
international
trading
capabilities;
continuing
efforts
to
enhance
policies
and
controls
to
address
compliance
risks
including
those
related
to
environmental,
social
and
governance
(“ESG”)
matters
and
new
regulatory
developments
or
guidance;
and
establishing
and
maintaining
compliance
policies
and
comprehensive
compliance
training
programs.
The
Board
also
considered
information
regarding
the
Adviser’s
business
continuity,
disaster
recovery
and
information
security
programs
and
the
periodic
testing
and
review
of
such
programs.
In
addition
to
the
above
functions,
the
Board
considered
the
quality
and
extent
of
other
non-advisory
services
the
Adviser
provides
including,
among
other
things,
various
fund
administration
services
(such
as
preparing,
overseeing
or
assisting
with
the
preparation
of
tax
and
regulatory
filings);
product
management
services
(such
as
evaluating
and
enhancing
products
and
strategies);
legal
support
services;
shareholder
services
and
transfer
agency
function
oversight
services;
and
board
support
and
reporting
services.
With
respect
to
board
support
services,
the
Board
reviewed
a
summary
of
the
annual,
quarterly,
and
special
reports
the
Adviser
and/or
its
affiliates
provided
to
the
Board
throughout
2022.
The
Board
further
acknowledged
various
initiatives
the
Adviser
had
undertaken
or
continued
in
2022
in
seeking
to
improve
the
effectiveness
of
its
organization,
the
Nuveen
funds
product
line-up
as
well
as
particular
Nuveen
fund(s)
through,
among
other
things,
rationalizing
the
product
line
and
gaining
efficiencies
through
mergers,
repositionings
and
liquidations;
launching
new
funds;
reviewing
and
updating
investment
policies
and
benchmarks;
reopening
certain
funds
previously
closed
to
new
investors;
adding
or
modifying
the
share
classes
offered
by
certain
funds;
implementing
fee
waivers
and
expense
cap
changes
for
certain
funds
and
evaluating
and
adjusting
portfolio
management
teams
as
appropriate
for
various
funds;
and
developing
policy
positions
on
a
broad
range
of
regulatory
proposals
that
may
impact
the
funds
and
communicating
with
lawmakers
and
other
regulatory
authorities
to
help
ensure
these
positions
are
represented.
Aside
from
the
services
provided,
the
Board
recognized
the
financial
resources
of
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
and
their
willingness
to
make
investments
in
the
technology,
personnel
and
infrastructure
to
support
the
Nuveen
funds,
including
maintaining
a
seed
capital
budget
to
support
new
or
existing
funds
and/or
facilitate
changes
for
a
respective
fund.
The
Board
noted
the
benefits
to
shareholders
of
investing
in
a
fund
that
is
a
part
of
a
large
fund
complex
with
a
variety
of
investment
disciplines,
capabilities,
expertise
and
resources
available
to
navigate
and
support
the
Nuveen
funds
including
during
stressed
times.
The
Board
recognized
the
overall
reputation
and
capabilities
of
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates,
the
Adviser’s
continuing
commitment
to
provide
high
quality
services,
its
willingness
to
implement
operational
or
organizational
changes
in
seeking,
among
other
things,
to
enhance
efficiencies
and
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
and
its
responsiveness
to
the
Board’s
questions
and/or
concerns
raised
throughout
the
year
and
during
the
annual
review
of
advisory
agreements.
The
Board
also
considered
the
significant
risks
borne
by
the
Adviser
and
its
affiliates
in
connection
with
their
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
including
entrepreneurial
risks
in
sponsoring
new
funds
and
ongoing
risks
with
managing
the
funds
such
as
investment,
operational,
reputational,
regulatory,
compliance
and
litigation
risks.
The
Board
further
considered
the
division
of
responsibilities
between
the
Adviser
and
the
Sub-Advisers
and
recognized
that
each
Sub-Adviser
and
its
investment
personnel
generally
are
responsible
for
the
management
of
each
applicable
Fund’s
portfolio
under
the
oversight
of
the
Adviser
and
the
Board.
The
Board
considered
an
analysis
of
each
Sub-Adviser
provided
by
the
Adviser
which
included,
among
other
things,
the
assets
under
management
of
the
Sub-Adviser
or
the
applicable
investment
team
and
changes
thereto,
a
summary
of
the
applicable
investment
team
and
changes
to
such
team,
the
investment
process
and
philosophy
of
the
applicable
investment
team,
the
performance
of
the
Nuveen
funds
sub-advised
by
the
53
Sub-Adviser
over
various
periods
of
time
and
a
summary
of
any
significant
policy
and/or
other
changes
to
the
Nuveen
funds
sub-advised
by
the
Sub-Adviser.
The
Board
further
considered
at
the
May
Meeting
or
prior
meetings
evaluations
of
each
Sub-Adviser’s
compliance
programs
and
trade
execution.
The
Board
noted
that
the
Adviser
recommended
the
renewal
of
the
Sub-Advisory
Agreements.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
determined,
in
the
exercise
of
its
reasonable
business
judgment,
that
it
was
satisfied
with
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
respective
Funds
under
each
applicable
Advisory
Agreement.
B.
The
Investment
Performance
of
the
Funds
and
Fund
Advisers
In
evaluating
the
quality
of
the
services
provided
by
the
Fund
Advisers,
the
Board
also
considered
a
variety
of
investment
performance
data
of
the
Nuveen
funds
prepared
specifically
for
the
annual
review
of
the
advisory
agreements
as
well
as
the
performance
data
the
Board
received
throughout
the
year
representing
different
time
periods.
In
this
regard,
leading
into
the
May
Meeting,
the
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
Fund
performance
over
the
quarter
and
one-year
periods
ending
December 31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023.
In
addition,
the
Board
reviewed
and
discussed
performance
data
at
its
regularly
scheduled
quarterly
meetings
during
the
year.
The
Board
therefore
took
into
account
the
performance
data,
presentations
and
discussions
(written
and
oral)
that
have
been
provided
for
the
annual
review
as
well
as
in
prior
meetings
over
time
in
evaluating
fund
performance,
including
the
Adviser’s
analysis
of
a
fund’s
performance
with
particular
focus
on
performance
outliers
(both
overperformance
and
underperformance),
the
factors
contributing
to
performance
(including
relative
to
a
fund’s
benchmark
and
peers
and
the
impact
of
market
conditions)
and
any
recommendations
or
steps
that
had
been
taken
or
were
proposed
to
be
taken
to
address
significant
performance
concerns.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
noted,
among
other
things,
that
certain
Nuveen
funds
had
changes
in
portfolio
managers
or
other
significant
changes
to
their
investment
strategies
or
policies
since
March
2020,
and,
as
a
result,
the
Board
reviewed
certain
tracking
performance
data
comparing
the
performance
of
such
funds
before
and
after
such
changes.
The
Board
recognized
that
performance
data
reflects
performance
over
a
specified
period
which
may
differ
significantly
depending
on
the
ending
dates
selected,
particularly
during
periods
of
market
volatility.
Further,
the
Board
noted
that
shareholders
may
evaluate
performance
based
on
their
own
respective
holding
periods
which
may
differ
from
the
performance
periods
reviewed
by
the
Board
and
lead
to
differing
results.
In
its
evaluation,
the
Board
reviewed
Nuveen
fund
performance
results
from
different
perspectives.
In
general,
subject
to
certain
exceptions,
the
Board
reviewed
both
absolute
and
relative
fund
performance
during
the
annual
review
over
the
various
time
periods
and
evaluated
performance
results
in
light
of
a
fund’s
investment
objective(s),
strategies
and
risks.
With
respect
to
the
relative
performance,
the
Board
considered
fund
performance
in
comparison
to
the
performance
of
peer
funds
(the
“Performance
Peer
Group”)
and
recognized
and/or
customized
benchmarks
(i.e.,
generally
benchmarks
derived
from
multiple
recognized
benchmarks).
In
reviewing
such
comparative
performance,
the
Board
was
cognizant
of
the
inherent
limitations
of
such
data
which
can
make
meaningful
performance
comparisons
generally
difficult.
As
an
illustration,
differences
in
the
composition
of
the
Performance
Peer
Group,
the
investment
objective(s),
strategies
and
other
characteristics
of
the
peers
in
the
Performance
Peer
Group,
the
level,
type
and
cost
of
leverage
(if
any)
of
the
peers,
and
the
varying
sizes
of
peers
all
may
contribute
to
differences
in
the
performance
results
of
a
Performance
Peer
Group
compared
to
the
applicable
Nuveen
fund.
With
respect
to
relative
performance
of
a
Nuveen
fund
compared
to
a
benchmark
index,
differences,
among
other
things,
in
the
investment
objective(s)
and
strategies
of
a
fund
and
the
benchmark
(particularly
an
actively
managed
fund
that
does
not
directly
follow
an
index)
as
well
as
the
costs
of
operating
a
fund
would
necessarily
contribute
to
differences
in
performance
results
and
limit
the
value
of
the
comparative
performance
information.
To
assist
the
Board
in
its
review
of
the
comparability
of
the
relative
performance,
the
Adviser
has
ranked
the
relevancy
of
the
peer
group
to
the
Funds
as
low,
medium
or
high.
The
Board
noted
that
each
Fund,
a
Nuveen
exchange-traded
fund
(“ETF”),
is
actively
managed.
The
Board
also
evaluated
Nuveen
fund
performance
in
light
of
various
relevant
factors
which
may
include,
among
other
things,
general
market
conditions,
issuer-specific
information,
asset
class
information,
leverage
and
fund
cash
flows.
The
Board
acknowledged
that
long-term
performance
could
be
impacted
by
even
one
period
of
significant
outperformance
or
underperformance
and
that
a
single
investment
theme
could
disproportionately
affect
performance.
Further,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
market
and
economic
conditions
may
significantly
impact
a
fund’s
performance,
particularly
over
shorter
periods,
and
such
performance
may
be
more
reflective
of
such
economic
or
market
events
and
not
necessarily
reflective
of
management
skill.
Although
the
Board
reviews
short-,
intermediate-
and
longer-term
performance
data,
the
Board
recognized
that
longer
periods
of
performance
may
reflect
full
market
cycles.
In
relation
to
recent
general
market
conditions,
the
Board
had
recognized
the
general
market
volatility
and
underperformance
of
the
market
in
2022
in
considering
Nuveen
fund
performance.
The
Board
took
into
account
the
Adviser’s
assessment
of
a
fund’s
performance
during
the
recent
period
of
significant
market
volatility.
In
their
review
from
year
to
year,
the
Board
Members
consider
and
may
place
different
emphasis
on
the
relevant
information
in
light
of
changing
circumstances
in
market
and
economic
conditions.
In
evaluating
performance,
the
Board
focused
particular
attention
on
funds
with
less
favorable
performance
records.
However,
depending
on
the
facts
and
circumstances
including
any
differences
between
the
respective
fund
and
its
benchmark
and/or
Performance
Peer
Group,
the
Board
may
be
satisfied
with
a
fund’s
performance
notwithstanding
that
its
performance
may
be
below
that
of
its
benchmark
and/or
peer
group
for
certain
periods.
With
respect
to
any
funds
for
which
the
Board
has
identified
performance
issues,
the
Board
seeks
to
monitor
such
funds
closely
until
performance
improves,
discusses
with
the
Adviser
the
reasons
for
such
results,
considers
whether
any
steps
are
necessary
or
appropriate
to
address
such
issues,
and
reviews
the
results
of
any
steps
undertaken.
The
Board’s
determinations
with
respect
to
each
Fund
are
summarized
below.
For
the
Dividend
Growth
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022
and
second
quartile
for
the
one-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
In
addition,
the
Fund
outperformed
its
benchmark
for
the
one-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023.
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Fund
was
relatively
new
with
performance
history
too
short
to
make
a
meaningful
assessment
of
performance,
and
management
deserved
additional
time
to
develop
a
performance
record.
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Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
For
the
Growth
Opportunities
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
the
Fund’s
performance
was
below
the
performance
of
its
benchmark
and
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023.
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Fund
was
relatively
new
with
performance
history
too
short
to
make
a
meaningful
assessment
of
performance,
and
management
deserved
additional
time
to
develop
a
performance
record.
For
the
Small
Cap
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
although
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
fourth
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022,
the
Fund
outperformed
its
benchmark
for
such
period.
In
addition,
the
Fund
outperformed
its
benchmark
and
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Fund
was
relatively
new
with
performance
history
too
short
to
make
a
meaningful
assessment
of
performance,
and
management
deserved
additional
time
to
develop
a
performance
record.
For
the
Large-Cap
Growth
Fund,
the
Board
noted
that
although
the
Fund’s
performance
was
below
the
performance
of
its
benchmark
for
the
one-
year
periods
ended
December
31,
2022
and
March
31,
2023,
the
Fund
ranked
in
the
third
quartile
of
its
Performance
Peer
Group
for
the
one-year
period
ended
December
31,
2022
and
second
quartile
for
the
one-year
period
ended
March
31,
2023.
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Fund
was
relatively
new
with
performance
history
too
short
to
make
a
meaningful
assessment
of
performance,
and
management
deserved
additional
time
to
develop
a
performance
record.
C.
Fees,
Expenses
and
Profitability
1.
Fees
and
Expenses
As
part
of
its
annual
review,
the
Board
generally
reviewed,
among
other
things,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
open-end
funds,
the
contractual
management
fee
and
net
management
fee
(i.e.,
the
management
fee
after
taking
into
consideration
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
reimbursements,
if
any)
paid
by
a
fund
to
the
Adviser
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
the
services
provided.
The
Board
also
generally
considered
the
total
operating
expense
ratio
of
a
fund
(after
any
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
reimbursements).
The
Board,
however,
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
the
Adviser
a
single,
all-inclusive
(or
unified)
management
fee
for
providing
all
services
necessary
for
the
management
and
operation
of
the
Nuveen
ETFs,
subject
to
certain
exceptions.
Unlike
the
typical
fee
arrangements
of
the
other
Nuveen
funds
in
which
the
funds
pay
a
variety
of
fees
and
expenses
such
as
investment
advisory
fees,
transfer
agency
fees,
audit
fees,
custodian
fees,
administration
fees,
compliance
expenses,
recordkeeping
expenses,
marketing
and
shareholder
service
fees,
distribution
charges
and
other
expenses,
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
the
Adviser
a
unified
fee,
and
the
Adviser
is
responsible
for
providing
such
services
or
arranging
and
supervising
third
parties
to
provide
such
services
(subject
to
the
certain
exceptions).
Under
the
unified
fee
structure,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
generally
bears
the
risks
of
the
operating
costs
rising
(and
benefits
if
such
expenses
decrease)
and
therefore
has
an
incentive
to
be
administratively
efficient.
As
part
of
the
Board’s
analysis
of
the
fee
level
of
each
Nuveen
ETF,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
unified
management
fee
compared
to
the
gross
and
net
management
fees
of
a
group
of
comparable
funds
(the
“Peer
Group”)
established
by
Broadridge,
as
well
as
the
Nuveen
ETF’s
net
total
expense
ratio
compared
to
the
net
total
expense
ratio
of
its
respective
Peer
Group.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed
the
methodology
Broadridge
employed
to
establish
the
Peer
Group
and
recognized
that
differences
between
the
applicable
fund
and
its
respective
Peer
Group
as
well
as
changes
to
the
composition
of
the
Peer
Group
from
year
to
year
may
limit
some
of
the
value
of
the
comparative
data.
The
Independent
Board
Members
take
these
limitations
and
differences
into
account
when
reviewing
comparative
peer
data.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
a
fund’s
operating
expense
ratio
as
it
more
directly
reflected
the
shareholder’s
costs
in
investing
in
the
respective
fund.
In
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered,
in
particular,
each
Nuveen
fund
with
a
net
total
expense
ratio
of
six
basis
points
or
higher
compared
to
that
of
its
peer
average
(each,
an
“Expense
Outlier
Fund”),
including
the
Large-Cap
Growth
Fund,
and
an
analysis
as
to
the
factors
contributing
to
each
such
fund’s
higher
relative
net
total
expense
ratio.
Accordingly,
in
reviewing
the
comparative
data
between
a
fund
and
its
peers,
the
Board
generally
considered
the
fund’s
net
total
expense
ratio
and
fees
to
be
higher
if
they
were
over
10
basis
points
higher,
slightly
higher
if
they
were
6
to
10
basis
points
higher,
in
line
if
they
were
within
approximately
5
basis
points
higher
than
the
peer
average
and
below
if
they
were
below
the
peer
average
of
the
Peer
Group.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered,
in
relevant
part,
a
Nuveen
fund’s
management
fee
and
net
total
expense
ratio
in
light
of
its
performance
history,
including
reviewing
certain
funds
identified
by
the
Adviser
and/or
the
Board
as
having
a
higher
net
total
expense
ratio
or
management
fee
compared
to
their
respective
peers
coupled
with
experiencing
periods
of
challenged
performance
and
considering
the
reasons
for
such
comparative
positions.
With
respect
to
each
Sub-Adviser,
the
Board
also
considered,
among
other
things,
the
sub-advisory
fee
schedule
paid
to
the
Sub-Adviser
in
light
of
the
sub-advisory
services
provided
to
the
respective
Fund,
as
applicable,
and
comparative
data
of
the
fees
the
Sub-Adviser
charges
to
other
clients,
if
any.
In
its
review,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
compensation
paid
to
each
Sub-Adviser
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Adviser,
not
the
applicable
Fund(s).
The
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
(a)
the
Dividend
Growth
Fund
and
the
Growth
Opportunities
Fund
each
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
below
the
respective
peer
averages;
(b)
the
Small
Cap
Fund
had
a
management
fee
that
was
slightly
higher
than
the
peer
average,
but
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
was
below
the
peer
average;
and
(c)
the
Large-Cap
Growth
Fund
had
a
management
fee
and
a
net
total
expense
ratio
that
were
slightly
higher
than
the
respective
peer
averages.
With
respect
to
the
Large-
Cap
Growth
Fund,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
peer
set
included
only
one
other
fund
with
a
large-cap
growth
ESG
strategy,
and
the
Fund’s
net
total
expense
ratio
was
only
slightly
higher
than
the
net
total
expense
ratio
of
such
peer.
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Based
on
its
review
of
the
information
provided,
the
Board
determined
that
each
Fund’s
management
fees
(as
applicable)
to
a
Fund
Adviser
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
nature,
extent
and
quality
of
services
provided
to
the
Fund.
2.
Comparisons
with
the
Fees
of
Other
Clients
In
evaluating
the
appropriateness
of
fees,
the
Board
also
considered
information
regarding
the
fee
rates
the
respective
Fund
Advisers
charged
to
certain
other
types
of
clients
and
the
type
of
services
provided
to
these
other
clients.
With
respect
to
the
Adviser
and/or
the
Sub-Advisers,
such
other
clients
may
include:
retail
and
institutional
managed
accounts
sub-advised
by
a
Sub-Adviser
(with
respect
to
each
Sub-Adviser);
hedge
funds
or
other
structured
products
managed
by
a
Sub-Adviser
(with
respect
to
NAM);
investment
companies
offered
outside
the
Nuveen
family
and
sub-advised
by
a
Sub-Adviser
(with
respect
to
each
Sub-Adviser);
foreign
investment
companies
offered
by
Nuveen
and
sub-advised
by
a
Sub-Adviser
(with
respect
to
each
Sub-Adviser);
and
collective
investment
trusts
sub-advised
by
a
Sub-Adviser
(with
respect
to
each
Sub-Adviser).
The
Board
further
noted
that
the
Adviser
also
advised,
and
the
Sub-Advisers
sub-advised,
certain
ETFs
sponsored
by
Nuveen.
The
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
range
of
fees
assessed
for
managed
accounts,
hedge
funds
(along
with
their
performance
fee),
foreign
investment
companies
and
ETFs
offered
by
Nuveen,
as
applicable.
The
Board
also
reviewed
the
fee
range
and
average
fee
rate
of
certain
selected
investment
strategies
offered
in
retail
and
institutional
managed
accounts
sub-advised
by
each
Sub-Adviser,
the
hedge
funds
advised
by
NAM
(along
with
their
performance
fee)
and
non-Nuveen
investment
companies
sub-advised
by
certain
affiliated
sub-advisers.
In
considering
the
comparative
fee
data,
the
Board
recognized
that
differences,
including
but
not
limited
to,
the
amount,
type
and
level
of
services
provided
by
the
Adviser
to
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
that
provided
to
other
clients
as
well
as
differences
in
investment
policies;
eligible
portfolio
assets
and
the
manner
of
managing
such
assets;
product
structure;
investor
profiles;
account
sizes;
and
regulatory
requirements
contribute
to
the
variations
in
the
fee
schedules.
Similarly,
differences
in
the
client
base,
governing
bodies,
distribution
jurisdiction
and
operational
complexities
would
also
contribute
to
variations
in
management
fees
assessed
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
foreign
fund
clients.
Further,
with
respect
to
ETFs,
the
Board
considered
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
that
are
designed
to
track
the
performance
of
a
specified
index
(“Index
ETFs”)
were
passively
managed
compared
to
the
active
management
of
other
Nuveen
funds,
which
also
contributed
to
the
differences
in
fee
levels
between
such
Index
ETFs
and
the
actively
managed
funds.
(As
indicated
above,
the
Funds
are
actively
managed
ETFs.)
The
Board
acknowledged
the
wide
range
of
services
in
addition
to
investment
management
that
the
Adviser
had
provided
to
the
Nuveen
funds
compared
to
other
types
of
clients
as
well
as
the
increased
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
that
the
Adviser
incurs
in
sponsoring
and
managing
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
general,
higher
fee
levels
reflect
higher
levels
of
service
provided
by
the
Adviser,
increased
investment
management
complexity,
greater
product
management
requirements,
and
higher
levels
of
business
risk
or
some
combination
of
these
factors.
The
Board
further
considered
that
a
Sub-Adviser’s
fee
is
essentially
for
portfolio
management
services
and
therefore
more
comparable
to
the
fees
it
receives
for
retail
wrap
accounts
and
other
external
sub-advisory
mandates,
as
applicable.
The
Board
concluded
the
varying
levels
of
fees
were
justified
given,
among
other
things,
the
more
extensive
services,
regulatory
requirements
and
legal
liabilities,
and
the
entrepreneurial,
legal
and
regulatory
risks
incurred
in
sponsoring
and
advising
a
registered
investment
company
compared
to
that
required
in
advising
other
types
of
clients.
3.
Profitability
of
Fund
Advisers
In
their
review,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
estimated
profitability
information
of
Nuveen
as
a
result
of
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
as
well
as
profitability
data
of
other
publicly
traded
asset
management
firms.
Such
profitability
information
included,
among
other
things,
gross
and
net
revenue
margins
(excluding
distribution)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.
(“Nuveen
Investments”)
for
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
on
a
pre-tax
and
after-tax
basis
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years
as
well
as
the
revenues
earned
(less
any
expense
reimbursements/fee
waivers)
and
expenses
incurred
by
Nuveen
Investments
for
its
advisory
activities
to
the
Nuveen
funds
(excluding
distribution
and
certain
other
expenses)
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
a
summary
of
some
of
the
key
factors
that
impacted
Nuveen’s
profitability
in
2022.
In
addition,
the
Board
reviewed
the
revenues,
expenses
and
operating
margin
(pre-
and
after-tax)
the
Adviser
derived
from
its
ETF
product
line
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years.
In
developing
the
profitability
data
of
the
Adviser
for
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
the
subjective
nature
of
calculating
profitability
as
the
information
is
not
audited
and
is
necessarily
dependent
on
cost
allocation
methodologies
to
allocate
expenses
throughout
the
complex
and
among
the
various
advisory
products.
Given
there
is
no
perfect
expense
allocation
methodology
and
that
other
reasonable
and
valid
allocation
methodologies
could
be
employed
and
could
lead
to
significantly
different
results,
the
Board
reviewed,
among
other
things,
a
description
of
the
cost
allocation
methodologies
employed
to
develop
the
financial
information,
a
summary
of
the
history
of
changes
to
the
methodology
over
the
years
from
2010
through
2022,
and
a
historical
expense
analysis
of
Nuveen
Investments’
revenues,
expenses
and
pre-tax
net
revenue
margins
derived
from
its
advisory
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
(excluding
distribution)
for
the
calendar
years
from
2017
through
2022.
The
Board
had
also
appointed
four
Independent
Board
Members
to
serve
as
the
Board’s
liaisons,
with
the
assistance
of
independent
counsel,
to
meet
with
representatives
of
the
Adviser
and
review
the
development
of
the
profitability
data
and
to
report
to
the
full
Board.
56
Annual
Investment
Management
Agreement
Approval
Process
(Unaudited)
(continued)
In
addition,
the
Board
considered
certain
comparative
operating
margin
data.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
reviewed
the
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
compared
to
the
adjusted
operating
margins
of
a
peer
group
of
asset
management
firms
with
publicly
available
data
and
the
most
comparable
assets
under
management
(based
on
asset
size
and
asset
composition)
to
Nuveen.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
operating
margins
of
the
peers
were
adjusted
generally
to
address
that
certain
services
provided
by
the
peers
were
not
provided
by
Nuveen.
The
Board
also
reviewed,
among
other
things,
the
net
revenue
margins
(pre-tax)
of
Nuveen
Investments
on
a
company-wide
basis
and
the
net
revenue
margins
(pre-tax)
of
Nuveen
Investments
derived
from
its
services
to
the
Nuveen
funds
only
(including
and
excluding
distribution)
compared
to
the
adjusted
operating
margins
of
the
peer
group
for
each
calendar
year
from
2012
to
2022.
Although
the
total
company
operating
margins
of
Nuveen
Investments
were
in
the
bottom
half
of
the
peer
group
range
for
2022
and
2021,
the
Independent
Board
Members
recognized
the
limitations
of
the
comparative
data
given
that
peer
data
is
not
generally
public
and
the
calculation
of
profitability
is
subjective
and
affected
by
numerous
factors
(such
as
types
of
funds
a
peer
manages,
its
business
mix,
its
cost
of
capital,
the
numerous
assumptions
underlying
the
methodology
used
to
allocate
expenses
and
other
factors)
that
can
have
a
significant
impact
on
the
results.
Aside
from
Nuveen’s
profitability,
the
Board
recognized
that
the
Adviser
is
a
subsidiary
of
Nuveen,
LLC,
the
investment
management
arm
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America
(“TIAA”).
Accordingly,
the
Board
also
reviewed
a
balance
sheet
for
TIAA
reflecting
its
assets,
liabilities
and
capital
and
contingency
reserves
for
the
2022
and
2021
calendar
years
to
consider
the
financial
strength
of
TIAA.
The
Board
recognized
the
benefit
of
an
investment
adviser
and
its
parent
with
significant
resources,
particularly
during
periods
of
market
volatility.
The
Board
also
noted
the
reinvestments
Nuveen,
its
parent
and/or
other
affiliates
made
into
its
business
through,
among
other
things,
the
investment
of
seed
capital
in
certain
Nuveen
funds
and
continued
investments
in
enhancements
to
technological
capabilities.
In
addition
to
Nuveen,
the
Independent
Board
Members
considered
the
profitability
of
each
Sub-Adviser
from
its
relationships
with
the
respective
Nuveen
funds.
In
this
regard,
the
Independent
Board
Members
reviewed,
among
other
things,
each
Sub-Adviser’s
revenues,
expenses
and
net
revenue
margins
(pre-
and
after-tax)
for
its
advisory
activities
to
the
respective
Nuveen
funds
for
the
calendar
years
ended
December 31,
2022
and
December
31,
2021.
The
Independent
Board
Members
also
reviewed
a
profitability
analysis
reflecting
the
revenues,
expenses
and
revenue
margin
(pre-
and
after-tax)
by
asset
type
for
NAM
for
the
calendar
years
ending
December 31,
2022
and
December
31,
2021.
In
evaluating
the
reasonableness
of
the
compensation,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
considered
any
other
ancillary
benefits
derived
by
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
from
its
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds
as
discussed
in
further
detail
below.
Based
on
a
consideration
of
all
the
information
provided,
the
Board
noted
that
Nuveen’s
and
each
Sub-Adviser’s
level
of
profitability
was
acceptable
and
not
unreasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided.
D.
Economies
of
Scale
and
Whether
Fee
Levels
Reflect
These
Economies
of
Scale
The
Board
considered
whether
there
have
been
economies
of
scale
with
respect
to
the
management
of
the
Nuveen
funds,
whether
these
economies
of
scale
have
been
appropriately
shared
with
the
funds
and
whether
there
is
potential
for
realization
of
further
economies
of
scale.
Although
the
Board
recognized
that
economies
of
scale
are
difficult
to
measure
with
any
precision
and
certain
expenses
may
not
decline
with
a
rise
in
assets,
the
Board
considered
that
Nuveen
shares
the
benefits
of
economies
of
scale,
if
any,
in
a
number
of
ways
including
through
the
use
of
breakpoints
in
the
management
fee
schedule,
fee
waivers
and/or
expense
limitations,
the
pricing
of
funds
at
scale
at
inception
and
investments
in
Nuveen’s
business
which
can
enhance
the
services
provided
to
the
funds
for
the
fees
paid.
In
this
regard,
the
Board
recognized
that,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
funds
generally,
although
the
management
fee
of
the
Adviser
is
typically
comprised
of
a
fund-level
component
and
a
complex-level
component
each
with
its
own
breakpoint
schedule,
the
Nuveen
ETFs
do
not
have
breakpoint
schedules.
The
Board
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
pay
a
unified
fee
and
as
a
result,
any
reduction
in
fixed
costs
associated
with
the
management
of
these
funds
would
benefit
the
Adviser.
However,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
unified
fee
schedule
provides
shareholders
with
a
level
of
certainty
of
the
expenses
of
the
Nuveen
ETFs.
The
Independent
Board
Members
considered
that
the
unified
fees
generally
provide
inherent
economies
of
scale
because
the
Nuveen
ETF
would
maintain
a
competitive
fixed
fee
over
the
annual
contract
period
even
if
the
particular
fund’s
assets
declined
and/or
operating
costs
rose.
The
Independent
Board
Members
further
recognized
that
the
Nuveen
ETFs
do
not
participate
in
the
complex-level
fee
programs.
As
noted
above,
the
Independent
Board
Members
also
recognized
the
continued
reinvestment
in
Nuveen’s
business
to
enhance
its
capabilities
and
services
to
the
benefit
of
its
various
clients.
The
Board
understood
that
many
of
these
investments
in
the
Nuveen
business
were
not
specific
to
individual
Nuveen
funds
but
rather
incurred
across
of
a
variety
of
products
and
services
pursuant
to
which
the
family
of
Nuveen
funds
as
a
whole
may
benefit.
In
addition,
the
Board
also
considered
that
Nuveen
has
provided,
without
raising
advisory
fees
to
the
Nuveen
funds,
certain
additional
services,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
services
required
by
new
regulations
and
regulatory
interpretations,
and
this
was
also
a
means
of
sharing
economies
of
scale
with
the
funds
and
their
shareholders.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
was
satisfied
that
the
current
fee
arrangements
together
with
the
reinvestment
in
Nuveen’s
business
appropriately
shared
any
economies
of
scale
with
shareholders.
Further,
with
respect
to
the
Nuveen
ETFs,
the
Board
concluded
that
the
absence
of
a
fund-level
and/or
complex-level
breakpoint
schedule
or
arrangement
(as
applicable)
was
acceptable.
E.
Indirect
Benefits
The
Independent
Board
Members
received
and
considered
information
regarding
other
benefits
the
respective
Fund
Adviser
or
its
affiliates
may
receive
as
a
result
of
their
relationship
with
the
Nuveen
funds.
In
addition,
the
Independent
Board
Members
noted
that
the
various
sub-advisers
to
the
Nuveen
funds
do
not
generally
benefit
from
soft
dollar
arrangements
with
respect
to
Nuveen
fund
portfolio
transactions.
Based
on
its
review,
the
Board
concluded
that
any
indirect
benefits
received
by
a
Fund
Adviser
as
a
result
of
its
relationship
with
the
applicable
Fund(s)
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided.
57
F.
Other
Considerations
The
Independent
Board
Members
did
not
identify
any
single
factor
discussed
previously
as
all-important
or
controlling.
The
Independent
Board
Members
concluded
that
the
terms
of
each
Advisory
Agreement
were
reasonable,
that
the
respective
Fund
Adviser’s
fees
were
reasonable
in
light
of
the
services
provided
to
each
applicable
Fund
and
that
the
Advisory
Agreements
be
renewed
for
an
additional
one-year
period.
58
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
The
management
of
the
Funds,
including
general
supervision
of
the
duties
performed
for
the
Funds
by
the
Adviser,
is
the
responsibility
of
the
Board
of Trustees
of
the
Funds.
The
number
of Trustees of
the
Funds
is
currently
set
at
ten.
None
of
the Trustees
who
are
not
“interested”
persons
of
the
Funds
(referred
to
herein
as
“Independent
Trustees”)
has
ever
been
a Trustees
or
employee
of,
or
consultant
to,
Nuveen
or
its
affiliates.
The
names
and
business
addresses
of
the Trustees
and
officers
of
the
Funds,
their
principal
occupations
and
other
affiliations
during
the
past
five
years,
the
number
of
portfolios
each
oversees
and
other
directorships
they
hold
are
set
forth
below.
The
Funds’
Statement
of
Additional
Information
(“SAI”)
includes
more
information
about
the
Trustees.
To
request
a
free
copy,
call
Nuveen
Investments
at
(800)
257-8787
or
visit
the
Funds’
website
at
www.nuveen.com.
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Independent
Trustees:
Terence
J.
Toth
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chair
and
Trustee
2008
Formerly,
a
Co-Founding
Partner,
Promus
Capital
(investment
advisory
firm)
(2008-2017);
formerly,
Director,
Quality
Control
Corporation
(manufacturing)
(2012-2021);
Chair
of
the
Board
of
the
Kehrein
Center
for
the
Arts
(philanthropy)
(since
2021);
member:
Catalyst
Schools
of
Chicago
Board
(since
2008)
and
Mather
Foundation
Board
(philanthropy)
(since
2012),
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).
132
Jack
B.
Evans
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
1999
Chairman
(since
2019),
formerly,
President
(1996-2019),
The
Hall-Perrine
Foundation,
(private
philanthropic
corporation);
Life
Trustee
of
Coe
College
and
the
Iowa
College
Foundation;
formerly,
Member
and
President
Pro-Tem
of
the
Board
of
Regents
for
the
State
of
Iowa
University
System
(2007-
2013);
Director
and
Chairman
(2009-2021),
United
Fire
Group,
a
publicly
held
company;
Director,
Public
Member,
American
Board
of
Orthopaedic
Surgery
(2015-2020);
Director
(2000-2004),
Alliant
Energy;
Director
(1996-2015),
The
Gazette
Company
(media
and
publishing);
Director
(1997-
2003),
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago;
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(1972-1995),
SCI
Financial
Group,
Inc.,
(regional
financial
services
firm).
132
William
C.
Hunter
1948
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2003
Dean
Emeritus,
formerly,
Dean,
Tippie
College
of
Business,
University
of
Iowa
(2006-2012);
Director
of
Wellmark,
Inc.
(since
2009);
past
Director
(2005-2015),
and
past
President
(2010-
2014)
Beta
Gamma
Sigma,
Inc.,
The
International
Business
Honor
Society;
formerly,
Director
(2004-2018)
of
Xerox
Corporation;
formerly,
Dean
and
Distinguished
Professor
of
Finance,
School
of
Business
at
the
University
of
Connecticut
(2003-2006);
previously,
Senior
Vice
President
and
Director
of
Research
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago
(1995-2003);
formerly,
Director
(1997-2007),
Credit
Research
Center
at
Georgetown
University.
132
59
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Amy
B.
R.
Lancellotta
1959
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Independent
Directors
Council
(IDC)
(supports
the
fund
independent
director
community
and
is
part
of
the
Investment
Company
Institute
(ICI),
which
represents
regulated
investment
companies)
(2006-2019);
formerly,
various
positions
with
ICI
(1989-2006);
President
(since
2023)
and
Member
(since
2020)
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Jewish
Coalition
Against
Domestic
Abuse
(JCADA).
132
Joanne
T.
Medero
1954
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2021
Formerly,
Managing
Director,
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy
(2009-2020)
and
Senior
Advisor
to
the
Vice
Chairman
(2018-2020),
BlackRock,
Inc.
(global
investment
management
firm);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
Head
of
Government
Relations
and
Public
Policy,
Barclays
Group
(IBIM)
(investment
banking,
investment
management
and
wealth
management
businesses)(2006-2009);
formerly,
Managing
Director,
Global
General
Counsel
and
Corporate
Secretary,
Barclays
Global
Investors
(global
investment
management
firm)
(1996-2006);
formerly,
Partner,
Orrick,
Herrington
&
Sutcliffe
LLP
(law
firm)
(1993-1995);
formerly,
General
Counsel,
Commodity
Futures
Trading
Commission
(government
agency
overseeing
U.S.
derivatives
markets)
(1989-1993);
formerly,
Deputy
Associate
Director/Associate
Director
for
Legal
and
Financial
Affairs,
Office
of
Presidential
Personnel,
The
White
House
(1986-1989);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Baltic-American
Freedom
Foundation
(seeks
to
provide
opportunities
for
citizens
of
the
Baltic
states
to
gain
education
and
professional
development
through
exchanges
in
the
U.S.)
(since
2019).
132
Albin
F.
Moschner
1952
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Founder
and
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Northcroft
Partners,
LLC,
(management
consulting)
(since
2012);
formerly,
Chairman
(2019),
and
Director
(2012-2019),
USA
Technologies,
Inc.,
(provider
of
solutions
and
services
to
facilitate
electronic
payment
transactions);
formerly,
Director,
Wintrust
Financial
Corporation
(1996-2016);
previously,
held
positions
at
Leap
Wireless
International,
Inc.
(consumer
wireless
services),
including
Consultant
(2011-2012),
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2008-2011),
and
Chief
Marketing
Officer
(2004-2008);
formerly,
President,
Verizon
Card
Services
division
of
Verizon
Communications,
Inc.
(2000-2003);
formerly,
President,
One
Point
Services
at
One
Point
Communications
(telecommunication
services)
(1999-2000);
formerly,
Vice
Chairman
of
the
Board,
Diba,
Incorporated
(internet
technology
provider)
(1996-1997);
formerly,
various
executive
positions
(1991-1996)
including
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1995-1996)
of
Zenith
Electronics
Corporation
(consumer
electronics).
132
John
K.
Nelson
1962
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2013
Member
of
Board
of
Directors
of
Core12
LLC.
(private
firm
which
develops
branding,
marketing
and
communications
strategies
for
clients)
(since
2008);
served
The
President’s
Council
of
Fordham
University
(2010-2019)
and
previously
a
Director
of
the
Curran
Center
for
Catholic
American
Studies
(2009-2018);
formerly,
senior
external
advisor
to
the
Financial
Services
practice
of
Deloitte
Consulting
LLP.
(2012-2014);
former
Chair
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Marian
University
(2010-2014
as
trustee,
2011-2014
as
Chair);
formerly
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.,
North
America,
and
Global
Head
of
the
Financial
Markets
Division
(2007-2008),
with
various
executive
leadership
roles
in
ABN
AMRO
Bank
N.V.
between
1996
and
2007.
132
60
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(1)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Number
of
Portfolios
in
Fund
Complex
Overseen
By
Trustee
Matthew
Thornton
III
1958
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2020
Formerly,
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2018-2019),
FedEx
Freight
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx
Corporation
(FedEx)
(provider
of
transportation,
e-commerce
and
business
services
through
its
portfolio
of
companies);
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President,
U.S.
Operations
(2006-2018),
Federal
Express
Corporation,
a
subsidiary
of
FedEx;
formerly
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2012-2018),
Safe
Kids
Worldwide®
(a
non-profit
organization
dedicated
to
preventing
childhood
injuries).
Member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(since
2014),
The
Sherwin-Williams
Company
(develops,
manufactures,
distributes
and
sells
paints,
coatings
and
related
products);
Director
(since
2020),
Crown
Castle
International
(provider
of
communications
infrastructure).
132
Margaret
L.
Wolff
1955
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2016
Formerly,
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors
(2013-2017)
of
Travelers
Insurance
Company
of
Canada
and
The
Dominion
of
Canada
General
Insurance
Company
(each,
a
part
of
Travelers
Canada,
the
Canadian
operation
of
The
Travelers
Companies,
Inc.);
formerly,
Of
Counsel,
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
LLP
(Mergers
&
Acquisitions
Group)
(legal
services)
(2005-2014);
Member
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
New
York-Presbyterian
Hospital
(since
2005);
Member
(since
2004)
formerly,
Chair
(2015-2022)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
The
John
A.
Hartford
Foundation
(a
philanthropy
dedicated
to
improving
the
care
of
older
adults);
formerly,
Member
(2005-2015)
and
Vice
Chair
(2011-2015)
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
of
Mt.
Holyoke
College.
132
Robert
L.
Young
1963
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Trustee
2017
Formerly,
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Director,
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(financial
services)
(2010-2016);
formerly,
President
and
Principal
Executive
Officer
(2013-2016),
and
Senior
Vice
President
and
Chief
Operating
Officer
(2005-2010),
of
J.P.
Morgan
Funds;
formerly,
Director
and
various
officer
positions
for
J.P.
Morgan
Investment
Management
Inc.
(formerly,
JPMorgan
Funds
Management,
Inc.
and
formerly,
One
Group
Administrative
Services)
and
JPMorgan
Distribution
Services,
Inc.
(financial
services)
(formerly,
One
Group
Dealer
Services,
Inc.)
(1999-2017).
132
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
Officers
of
the
Funds:
Jordan
M.
Farris
1980
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Chief
Administrative
Officer
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Vice
President
(2016-2017),
Head
of
Product
Management
and
Development,
ETFs,
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Director,
Guggenheim
Funds
Distributors
(2013-2016).
Brett
E.
Black
1972
333
West
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Chief
Compliance
Officer
2022
Managing
Director,
Chief
Compliance
Officer
of
Nuveen
(since
2022);
formerly,
Vice
President
(2014-2022),
Chief
Compliance
Officer
and
Anti-Money
Laundering
Compliance
Officer(2017-2022),
Deputy
Chief
Compliance
Officer
(2014-2017)
of
BMO
Funds,
Inc.
Mark
J.
Czarniecki
1979
901
Marquette
Avenue
Minneapolis,
MN
55402
Vice
President
and
Secretary
2013
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2016-2022),
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2017-2022)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2017)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
January
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(2013-2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2018-2022),
Assistant
Secretary
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2018)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023).
61
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
Diana
R.
Gonzalez
1978
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2017
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2017);
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2022);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023);
Vice
President
and
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Nuveen
(since
2017);
formerly,
Associate
General
Counsel
of
Jackson
National
Asset
Management
(2012-2017).
Nathaniel
T.
Jones
1979
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
2016
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
of
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
(since
2015)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
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
(since
2023);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
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
(since
2017),
formerly,
Senior
Vice
President
(2014-2017)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC.
Brian
J.
Lockhart
1974
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2019
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Managing
Director
(2017-2021),
Vice
President
(2010-2017)
of
Nuveen;
Head
of
Investment
Oversight
(since
2017),
formerly,
Team
Leader
of
Manager
Oversight
(2015-2017);
Chartered
Financial
Analyst
and
Certified
Financial
Risk
Manager.
John
M.
McCann
1975
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
General
Counsel
and
Secretary
(since
2023),
formerly,
Assistant
Secretary
(2021-2023),
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC
(since
2021);
Managing
Director
(since
2021)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
TIAA
SMA
Strategies
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2019,
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
College
Retirement
Equities
Fund,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2018),
formerly,
Vice
President
and
Director,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Insurance
and
Annuity
Association
of
America,
Teacher
Advisors
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2022),
formerly,
Vice
President
(2017-2022),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Advisors
LLC;
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Covariance
Capital
Management,
Inc.
(2014-2017).
Kevin
J.
McCarthy
1966
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2007
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2022)
and
Secretary
and
General
Counsel
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Investments,
Inc.,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-
2022);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2008)
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC,
formerly
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023);
Executive
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023),
Secretary
(2016-
2023)
and
Co-General
Counsel
(2011-2020);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC,
formerly,
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023)
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(2011-2020);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2021)
and
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC,
formerly,
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2021-2023);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2017)
and
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC,
formerly
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(2017-2023);
formerly,
Vice
President
(2007-2021)
and
Secretary
(2016-2021),
of
NWQ
Investment
Management
Company,
LLC
and
Santa
Barbara
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
Winslow
Capital
Management,
LLC
(since
2010);
Executive
Vice
President
(since
2023)
and
Secretary
(since
2016)
of
Nuveen
Alternative
Investments,
LLC,
formerly
Senior
Managing
Director
(2017-2023).
62
Trustees
and
Officers
(Unaudited)
(continued)
Name,
Year
of
Birth
&
Address
Position(s)
Held
with
the
Funds
Year
First
Elected
or
Appointed
(2)
Principal
Occupation(s)
Including
other
Directorships
During
Past
5
Years
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
(since
2022),
formerly,
Managing
Director
of
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Financial
Reporting
groups
(2017-2022),
at
Nuveen;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
Managing
Director
(since
2021),
formerly,
Senior
Director
(2016-2021),
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director,
Mutual
Fund
Tax
and
Expense
Administration
(since
2022),
formerly,
Senior
Director
Mutual
Fund
Taxation
(2015-2022),
to
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2004.
William
A.
Siffermann
1975
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
2017
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
formerly
Senior
Vice
President
(2016-2017)
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
(since
2019),
formerly,
Managing
Director;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
(since
2022)
of
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC;
Senior
Managing
Director
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2021)
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2016);
Principal
Financial
Officer,
Principal
Accounting
Officer
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
of
the
TIAA-CREF
Funds,
the
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds,
the
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1
and
the
Principal
Financial
Officer,
Principal
Accounting
Officer
(since
2020)
and
Treasurer
(since
2017)
to
the
CREF
Accounts;
has
held
various
positions
with
TIAA
since
2006.
Mark
L.
Winget
1968
333
W.
Wacker
Drive
Chicago,
IL
60606
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2008
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Nuveen
Securities,
LLC
(since
2008),
and
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC
(since
2019);
Vice
President,
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC
(since
2023)
and
Nuveen
Asset
Management,
LLC(since
2020);
Vice
President
(since
2010)
and
Associate
General
Counsel
(since
2019)
of
Nuveen.
Rachael
Zufall
1973
8500
Andrew
Carnegie
Blvd.
Charlotte,
NC
28262
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
2022
Managing
Director
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2023)
of
Nuveen
Fund
Advisors,
LLC;
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2014)
of
the
CREF
Accounts,
TIAA
Separate
Account
VA-1,
TIAA-
CREF
Funds
and
TIAA-CREF
Life
Funds;
Managing
Director
(since
2017),
Associate
General
Counsel
and
Assistant
Secretary
(since
2011)
of
Teachers
Advisors,
LLC
and
TIAA-CREF
Investment
Management,
LLC;
Managing
Director
of
Nuveen,
LLC
and
of
TIAA
(since
2017).
(1)
Trustees
serve
an
indefinite
term
until
his/her
successor
is
elected
or
appointed.
The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
director
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
Fund
Complex.
(2)
Officers
serve
one
year
terms
through
August
of
each
year.
The
year
first
elected
or
appointed
represents
the
year
in
which
the
officer
was
first
elected
or
appointed
to
any
fund
in
the
Nuveen
Fund
Complex.
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LLC,
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FINRA
and
SIPC
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60606
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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.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, 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 Jack B. Evans, Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson and Robert L. Young, who are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Mr. Evans was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI Financial Group, Inc., a full service registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser (“SCI”). As part of his role as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Evans actively supervised the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) and actively supervised the CFO’s preparation of financial statements and other filings with various regulatory authorities. In such capacity, Mr. Evans was actively involved in the preparation of SCI’s financial statements and the resolution of issues raised in connection therewith. Mr. Evans has also served on the audit committee of various reporting companies. At such companies, Mr. Evans was involved in the oversight of audits, audit plans, and the preparation of financial statements. Mr. Evans also formerly chaired the audit committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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 is on the Board of Directors of Core12, LLC. (since 2008), 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. 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.

 

ITEM 4.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The following tables show the amount of fees that KPMG LLP, the Funds’ auditor, billed to the Funds during the Funds’ last two full fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that KPMG LLP provided to the Funds, 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 preapproval exception for services provided directly to the Funds 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 Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Funds 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.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2023

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

Fund Name

           

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     24,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     24,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen Small-Cap Select ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     21,000        0        0        0  

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     18,000        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 249,000      $ 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 calculations 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.

 

     Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception  
     Audit Fees Billed
to Funds
    Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds
    Tax Fees
Billed to Funds
    All Other Fees
Billed to Funds
 

Fund Name

        

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Small-Cap Select ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     0     0     0     0

 

October 31, 2022

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

Fund Name

           

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     22,810        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     23,850        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  

Nuveen Small-Cap Select ETF

     17,180        0      0        0  

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     19,220        0        0        0  

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     17,180        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 237,680      $ 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 calculations 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.

 

     Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception  
     Audit Fees Billed
to Funds
    Audit-Related Fees
Billed to Funds
    Tax Fees
Billed to Funds
    All Other Fees
Billed to Funds
 

Fund Name

        

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     0     0     0     0

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     0     0     0     0

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2023

   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
 

NuShares ETF Trust

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
     Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception  
     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
 
     0     0     0

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2022

   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
 

NuShares ETF Trust

   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
     Percentage Approved Pursuant to Pre-approval Exception  
     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
 
     0     0     0

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2023

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

Fund Name

           

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 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.

 

Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2022

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

Fund Name

           

Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Dividend ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

     0        0        0        0  

Nuveen Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF

     0        0        0        0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 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.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Funds by the Funds’ independent accountant and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Funds’ independent accountant for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountant for the Funds and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Trust), 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 is an issuer as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). 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)). As of the end of the period covered by this report, the members of the audit committee are Jack B. Evans, Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson, Chair, 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.

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

ITEM 8.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

ITEM 9.

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

Not applicable to this registrant.

 

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 of Trustees 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: See 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 to this registrant.
  (a )(4)    Change in the 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 registration specifically incorporates it by reference: See 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) Nushares ETF Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)        /s/ Briton Ryan
   Briton Ryan
   Chief Administrative Officer

Date: January 25, 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/ Briton Ryan
  

Briton Ryan

   Chief Administrative Officer
   (principal executive officer)

Date: January 25, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title)        /s/ E. Scott Wickerham
   E. Scott Wickerham
   Vice President and Controller
   (principal financial officer)

Date: January 25, 2024

EX-99.CERT 2 d570690dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

EX-99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Briton Ryan, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nushares ETF Trust;

 

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: January 25, 2024

 

/s/ Briton Ryan

Briton Ryan

Chief Administrative Officer
(principal executive officer)


I, E. Scott Wickerham, certify that:

 

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nushares ETF Trust;

 

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: January 25, 2024

 

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham
E. Scott Wickerham
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)
EX-99.906CERT 3 d570690dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

EX-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 Nushares ETF Trust (the “Registrant”) certify that, to the best of each such officer’s knowledge and belief:

 

  1.   The Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended October 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 Registrant.

Date: January 25, 2024

 

/s/ Briton Ryan

Briton Ryan

Chief Administrative Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ E. Scott Wickerham
E. Scott Wickerham
Vice President and Controller
(principal financial officer)