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Alternative investments can be a strong complement to any portfolio, helping to increase diversification and performance potential, beyond traditional equities and fixed income. Learn about the benefits of alternative investing and explore our latest insights. Nuveen offers a variety of alternative solutions for individual investors through specialized strategies, including real estate, private capital and real assets.
Private market alternatives represent a significant—and relatively untapped—opportunity, much larger than many realize. While most investors’ portfolios are comprised of traditional publicly traded stocks and bonds, private markets differ as they are not traded on public exchanges. They can include direct investments in private company equity and credit, real estate, and real assets such as, infrastructure or farmland. Private markets can work alongside public holdings to offer diverse investment opportunities that help take your portfolio further.
Nuveen offers tools to help navigate these markets through the Private Markets Institute, a multi-faceted educational program, designed to enhance understanding of alternative investments, why they’re important in today’s market and how to include them in portfolio construction.
Assets under management as of 31 Mar 2025. Nuveen assets under management (AUM) is inclusive of underlying investment specialists. Totals may not equal 100 % due to rounding.
Top 5 real estate manager globally based on Pensions & Investments Real Estate Managers Special Report, October 2024. Ranking included 72 real estate managers and ranked them by total worldwide real estate assets as of 30 Jun 2024. Real estate assets are reported net of leverage, including contributions committed or received but not yet invested; REOCs are included with equity; REIT securities are excluded
#1 manager of farmland assets globally and top 20 infrastructure manager based on Pensions & Investments, Oct 2024. Rankings based total worldwide farmland assets under management for the 12 months ending 30 Jun 2024 as reported by each responding asset manager.
Years as an active private capital investor Source Nuveen as 30 Jun 2025
Important information on risk
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments carry a certain degree of risk, including the loss of principal. Certain products and services may not be available to all entities or persons. There is no guarantee that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
Investors should be aware that alternative investments are speculative, subject to substantial risks including the risks associated with limited liquidity, the potential use of leverage, potential short sales and concentrated investments and may involve complex tax structures and investment strategies. Alternative investments may be illiquid, there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchasers for such securities, they may not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, there may be delays in distributing tax information to investors, they are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to high fees and expenses, which will reduce profits.
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