Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Fund is capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 62 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 65 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-82 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (USD $)		Class A	Class C	Class R3	Class R6	Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)		5.75%	none	none	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%	none	none	none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends		none	none	none	none	none
Exchange Fee		none	none	none	none	none
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)	[2]	15	15	none	none	15

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund	Class A	Class C	Class R3	Class R6	Class I
Management Fees	0.86%	0.86%	0.86%	0.86%	0.86%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	0.50%	none	none
Other Expenses	0.19%	0.19%	0.19%	0.06%	0.19%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	1.30%	2.05%	1.55%	0.92%	1.05%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Redemption

Expense Example Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (USD $)	A	C	R3	R6	I
1 Year	700	208	158	94	107
3 Years	963	643	490	293	334
5 Years	1,247	1,103	845	509	579
10 Years	2,053	2,379	1,845	1,131	1,283

No Redemption

Expense Example, No Redemption Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (USD $)	A	C	R3	R6	I
1 Year	700	208	158	94	107
3 Years	963	643	490	293	334
5 Years	1,247	1,103	845	509	579
10 Years	2,053	2,379	1,845	1,131	1,283

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 106% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies. Mid-capitalization companies are defined as companies that have market capitalizations within the market capitalization range of the companies in the Russell Midcap^® Index on the last business day of the month in which its most recent reconstitution was completed. Reconstitution of the index currently is completed in June of each year. On June 30, 2014, the range was $1.6 billion to $29.9 billion.

In selecting stocks, the Fund’s sub-adviser invests in companies that it believes exhibit the potential for superior growth based on factors such as above-average growth in revenue and earnings, strong competitive position, strong management, and sound financial condition. The Fund’s sub-adviser will generally sell a stock if the stock hits its price target, the company’s fundamentals or competitive position significantly deteriorate, or if a better alternative exists in the marketplace.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets, collectively, in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers and in dollar-denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by depositary receipts that may or may not be sponsored by a domestic bank. Up to 15% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in equity securities of emerging market issuers.

The Fund may utilize options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“derivatives”). The Fund may use these derivatives to manage market or business risk, enhance the Fund’s return, or hedge against adverse movements in currency exchange rates.

Principal Risks

The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund, listed alphabetically, include:

Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Derivatives Risk—The use of derivatives involves additional risks and transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Derivative instruments can be used to acquire or to transfer the risk and returns of a security or other asset without buying or selling the security or asset. These instruments may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in derivatives can result in losses that greatly exceed the original investment. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. A derivative transaction also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments.

Equity Security Risk—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or because of declines in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.

Growth Stock Risk—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. A stock with growth characteristics can have sharp price declines due to decreases in current or expected earnings and may lack dividends that can help cushion its share price in a declining market.

Mid-Cap Stock Risk—Stocks of mid-cap companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than those of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general.

Non-U.S./Emerging Markets Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened for securities of issuers located in, or with significant operations in, emerging market countries.

Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Class A Annual Total Return

During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2014, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 18.22% and -25.45%, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2008.

The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.

Average Annual Total Returns
for the Periods Ended
December 31, 2014

Average Annual Total Returns Nuveen Mid Cap Growth Opportunities Fund		Inception Date	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years	Since Inception
Class A		Jan. 09, 1995	2.09%	14.66%	8.40%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)		Jan. 09, 1995	(2.70%)	12.18%	6.66%
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)		Jan. 09, 1995	3.83%	11.54%	6.64%
Class C		Sep. 24, 2001	7.47%	15.15%	8.23%
Class R3		Dec. 11, 2000	8.04%	15.73%	8.77%
Class R6		Feb. 28, 2013	8.72%			20.26%
Class R6 Russell Midcap® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]					20.92%
Class R6 Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Classification Average (reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)	[2]					18.03%
Class I		Dec. 28, 1989	8.57%	16.31%	9.31%
Russell Midcap® Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]		11.90%	16.94%	9.43%
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Classification Average (reflects no deduction for taxes or sales loads)	[2]		7.00%	15.14%	8.42%

[1] The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

[2] Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).

[1] The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.

[1] An index that measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

[2] Represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Classification.