Investment Strategy
| The Nuveen NWQ Small Cap Value Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations selected using an analyst-driven, value-oriented process. |
Who should invest
Investors Seeking:
| - Exposure to small company stocks
- Long-term total return potential from a value oriented investment strategy
- To meet long-term financial goals
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Fund Basics: Shares
Select Share Class:
A | C | I† | R3
| Fund Symbol | NSCAX |
| Fund Cusip | 67064Y750 |
| Inception Date | 12/09/2004 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $17.42 |
| Fund Symbol | |
| Fund Cusip | |
| Inception Date | |
| Latest NAV as of | |
| Fund Symbol | NSCCX |
| Fund Cusip | 67064Y735 |
| Inception Date | 12/09/2004 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $16.90 |
| Fund Symbol | NSCQX |
| Fund Cusip | 67064Y271 |
| Inception Date | 9/29/2009 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $17.51 |
| Fund Symbol | NSCRX |
| Fund Cusip | 67064Y727 |
| Inception Date | 12/09/2004 |
| Latest NAV as of 11/20/2009 | $17.52 |
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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. In addition, small-cap stocks may be subject to greater volatility and price fluctuations. As with any mutual fund, possible loss of principal is a risk of investing. |
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Portfolio Manager
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 | Phyllis Thomas, CFA - Prior to joining NWQ in 1990, Ms. Thomas held the position of Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with The Boston Company where she managed institutional portfolios for three years. Previous to this, she spent seven years at Beneficial Standard Investment Management Company as a Senior Portfolio Manager for the company's equity funds and outside advisory accounts.
Ms. Thomas graduated from Northern Illinois University and received her M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. She earned the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst in 1979. Ms. Thomas is a past president of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts, co-chairman of the FIM-West Conference and past chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee. She is also a member of the CFA Institute. | |
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Effective May 1, 2008 Class B shares are only issued upon exchange of Class B shares
from another Nuveen Fund or for purposes of dividend reinvestment.
Effective December 31, 2008 the reinstatement privilege for Class B shares
will no longer be available. Effective May 1, 2008, Class R shares were
renamed Class I shares. See the Fund's prospectus for more information.
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