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3 Top-Ranked Nuveen Mutual Funds to Buy for Fantastic Returns

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Nuveen Investments, headquartered in Chicago, 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 March 31, 2025. 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 Large Cap Growth Fund Premier (TILPX - Free Report) , Nuveen Core Equity Fund Premier (TRPGX - Free Report)  and Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund (NQVCX - 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 Large Cap Growth Fund Premier invests most of its assets, along with borrowings, 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. TILPX advisors also invest a small portion of the fund’s net assets in foreign issues.

Nuveen Large Cap Growth Fund Premier has three-year annualized returns of 25%. As of the end of April 2025, TILPX held 59 issues, with 10.3% of its assets invested in Amazon.com.

Nuveen Core Equity Fund Premier 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. TRPGX 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 Premierhas three-year annualized returns of 21%. TRPGX has an expense ratio of 0.55%.

Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund invests most of its assets in equity securities of large, medium and small-capitalization domestic companies. NQVCX advisors may also invest a small portion of its net assets in foreign issues, including the emerging market countries.

Nuveen Multi Cap Value Fund has three-year annualized returns of 15.6%. Jon E. Bosse has been the fund manager of NQVCX since November 1997.

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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