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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF

NUSC
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 13 2016
Expense Ratio
0.31%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Nuveen
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$2,765,177
AUM
$949,411,782
Associated Index
TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

WSC
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp
0.99%
PRI
Primerica Inc
0.90%
VVV
Valvoline Inc
0.88%
OLED
Universal Display Corp.
0.88%
EME
Emcor Group, Inc.
0.85%
FCN
FTI Consulting Inc.
0.84%
USFD
US Foods Holding Corp
0.84%
MUSA
Murphy USA Inc
0.82%
RGA
Reinsurance Group Of America, Inc.
0.79%
NOVT
Novanta Inc
0.77%
Invest with NUSC

What is NUSC?

The Fund employs a passive management (or indexing ) approach, seeking to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index2 (the Index ). The Fund generally invests in substantially all or a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets, exclusive of collateral held from securities lending, in component securities of the Index. The Index is composed of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain environment, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria.

ETFs related toNUSC

ETFs correlated to NUSC include ESML, VB, SCHA

NUSC
Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
ESML
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
VB
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Small Cap ETF
SCHA
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SMMD
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2500 ETF
BKSE
BNY Mellon ETF Trust - BNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETF
BBMC
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF
VTWO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 2000 Index ETF
IWM
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2000 ETF
TNA
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Dialy Small Cap Bull 3X Shares
URTY
ProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 3x Shares

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
Related toNUSC

#IWM

Russell 2000

Category

Benchmarks

Risk Rating

Aggressive

#GLOBE

Follow the Global Trend

Category

Momentum, Lever Up, Go Global, Diversification

Risk Rating

Moderate

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with NUSC using Composer

FAQ

NUSC is a US Equities ETF. The Fund employs a passive management (or indexing ) approach, seeking to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index2 (the Index ). The Fund generally invests in substantially all or a sample of the securities in the Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets, exclusive of collateral held from securities lending, in component securities of the Index. The Index is composed of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain environment, social and governance ( ESG ) criteria.

NUSC tracks the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index.

No, NUSC is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, NUSC is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on NUSC is 0.0006%. This is the percent change in the value of NUSC over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on NUSC is -0.0716%. This is the percent change in the value of NUSC over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of NUSC for the past year is 0.2451%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to NUSC include USMV, PRF, and SUSA.

ETFs correlated to NUSC include ESML, VB, and SCHA.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to NUSC include TWM, TZA, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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