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3 Top-Ranked Nuveen Mutual Funds to Buy Now

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

Nuveen is the number one farmland assets manager in the world and a leader in alternative investments. In its Multi-Asset Solutions, the company had $1.3 trillion of assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2024. 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, viz.,Nuveen Core Equity (TGIHX - Free Report) , Nuveen Large Cap Growth (TILWX - Free Report) and Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity (TSCWX - Free Report) . Each has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of Nuveen mutual funds.

Nuveen Core Equity fund invests most of its net assets preferably in large-cap equity securities of issues, which, according to the fund’s investment advisors, have the potential for capital appreciation, dividend income, or both. TGIHX advisors prefer to invest in companies that are attractively valued and have the potential to appreciate faster than their peers and generate regular income in the form of dividends, stock buybacks or both.

Nuveen Core Equity fund has three-year annualized returns of 13.3%. As of the end of Oct. 2024, TGIHX held 51 issues, with 7.6% of its assets invested in NVIDIA.

Nuveen Large Cap Growth fund invests most of its assets along with borrowing, if any, in equity securities of large-cap growth companies, which are expected to benefit from prospective acquisitions, reorganizations, corporate restructurings or other special situations. TILWX advisors also invest a small portion of the fund’s net assets in foreign issues.

Nuveen Large Cap Growth fund has three-year annualized returns of 13.5%. TILWX has an expense ratio of 0.41%.

Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity fund invests the majority of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies. TSCWX advisors choose to invest in companies that have favorable prospects for substantial long-term capital appreciation.

Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity fund has three-year annualized returns of 7.4%. Pei Chen has been the fund manager of TSCWX since October 2018.

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

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