Investment Strategy
A flexible investment approach that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in securities selected using an eclectic, value-oriented process.
| - Focuses on global energy and natural resources companies and companies in associated businesses, as well as utilities.
- Bottom-up fundamental research that considers franchise quality, absolute valuation and security pricing in the context of industry and market conditions.
- Uses absolute return orientation to manage risk at the portfolio level, while opportunistically incorporating a broad range of foreign and domestic securities.
- Seeks to invest in securities that appear undervalued due to investor overreaction, misperceptions and short-term focus and that have the prospect of strong or improving business fundamentals.
- Seeks a measure of downside protection by emphasizing the risk-reward relationship of each investment within a diversified portfolio.
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Who should invest
| For investors who are seeking: | - Long-term total return potential from global energy and natural resources companies.
- Exposure to both U.S. and non-U.S. securities.
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Fund Basics: Shares
Select Share Class:
A | C | I†
| Fund Symbol | NTGAX |
| Fund Cusip | 67065W399 |
| Inception Date | 12/15/2006 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $21.00 |
| Fund Symbol | |
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| Latest NAV as of | |
| Fund Symbol | NTGCX |
| Fund Cusip | 67065W373 |
| Inception Date | 12/15/2006 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $20.66 |
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| Latest NAV as of | |
| Fund Symbol | NTRGX |
| Fund Cusip | 67065W365 |
| Inception Date | 12/15/2006 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $21.09 |
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A Word On Risk
| An investment in the Fund is subject to market risk or the risk that stocks in the portfolio will decline in response to such factors as adverse company news or industry developments or a general economic decline. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies often experience sharper fluctuations than stocks of large-cap companies. Investments in foreign stocks present additional risks, including foreign company risk, market risk, currency risk and correlation risk. Energy, natural resources and utilities investments present further risks due to the Fund's high concentration in those segments. Furthermore, investing in securities of developing countries involves greater risk than, or in addition to, investing in developed foreign countries. As with any mutual fund, possible loss of principal is a risk of investing. |
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Portfolio Manager
Co-Portfolio Managers
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| David Iben, CFA - Prior to joining NWQ in 2000, and forming the affiliate Tradewinds, Mr. Iben was lead Portfolio Manager, CEO, and a founding member of Palladian Capital Management. Before launching Palladian, he worked at Cramblit & Carney, Inc. managing large institutional accounts. Formerly, he was acting CIO at the Farmers Group, responsible for $16 billion of investable assets before his departure in 1996. During his fourteen years at Farmers Group, Mr. Iben analyzed fixed income and equity securities and managed various insurance and ERISA portfolios. Mr. Iben received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Davis and an M.B.A. from the Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California. In addition, he received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1984 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Los Angeles, Inc. |
Alberto Jimenez Crespo, CFA - Mr. Crespo joined Tradewinds in April of 2006 from Merrill Lynch, where he was an equity analyst in the private client group. He also spent three years as a sell-side equity analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in New York, covering steel, pulp and paper, and metals and mining stocks. Mr. Crespo graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's degree in economics. A native Spanish speaker, he earned both bachelor and master of science degrees in mining engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain). He received his chartered financial analyst designation in 2004 and is a member of CFA Institute and New York Society of Security Analysts. |
Gregory Padilla - Mr. Padilla joined Tradewinds in 2006 as a research analyst covering the global utility sector and currently covers the global energy sector. Prior to joining Tradewinds, he was a student at USCs Marshall School of Business, where he received an MBA with honors in investments and financial markets. | |
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† Effective May 1, 2008, Class R shares were renamed Class I shares.
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