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Consider These 3 Nuveen Mutual Funds for a Stable Portfolio

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Nuveen Investments, headquartered in Chicago, IL, was founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The company seeks to provide financial services to its clients by using the multi-boutique structure. It provides these services through an independent team comprising Nuveen Asset Management, Winslow Capital and Symphony.

The company is the number one farmland assets manager in the world and a leader in alternative investments. In its Multi-Asset Solutions, the company had $1.2 trillion of assets under management as of Jun 30, 2021. Nuveen offers a wide range of asset classes and products, ranging from equity and alternative funds to municipal and taxable fixed-income bond funds.

Below we share with you three top-ranked Nuveen mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.

Nuveen Missouri Municipal Bond Fund Class A (FMOTX - Free Report) aims to offer a high level of current interest income that is exempted from regular federal, Missouri State and, in some cases, Missouri local income taxes, and is on par with capital preservation. The fund invests majority of assets in investment grade municipal bonds that are rated BBB/Baa or higher at the time of purchase by at least one independent rating agency or judged similarly by the fund’s adviser. The product may also invest a smaller portion of its assets in high-yield bonds. FMOTX has returned 4.7% over the past three years.

Christopher L. Drahn is the fund manager of FMOTX since 2011.

Nuveen All-American Municipal Bond Fund Class A (FLAAX - Free Report) invests the lion’s share of its assets in municipal debt securities that are free from federal personal income tax. These muni bonds are rated Baa/BBB or higher. FLAAX may also invest around one-fifth of its assets in “junk” or high yield bonds. The fund seeks tax-exempted income. It has three-year annualized returns of 6%.

FLAAX has an expense ratio of 0.70% compared with the category average of 0.73%.

Nuveen Minnesota Municipal Bond Fund Class A (FJMNX - Free Report) seeks to maximize tax-free current income. FJMNX invests a major portion of its assets in municipal bonds that pay interest which is free from regular federal and Minnesota state income tax. FJMNX has a three-year annualized return of 4.5%.

As of the end of July 2021, FJMNX held 463 issues, with 2.29% of its assets invested in WESTERN MINN MUN PWR AGY MINN PWR SUPPLY REV 5%.

To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all Nuveen mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.

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