Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000015150 — Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund. United States Real Estate · $814.87M AUM · 1.47% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000015150 Fund Overview
Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Nuveen Investment Funds INC, categorised as United States Real Estate. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Nuveen Investment Funds INC
- Category: United States Real Estate
- Assets under management: $814.87M
- 1-year return: 29.9%
- SEC CIK: 0000820892
- SEC series ID: S000005563
- Share class ID: C000015150
C000015150 Investment Objective and Strategy
Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Nuveen Investment Funds INC.
Investment objective
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide above average current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in income-producing common stocks of publicly traded companies engaged in the real estate industry. These companies derive at least 50% of their revenues or profits from the ownership, construction, management, financing or sale of real estate, or have at least 50% of the fair market value of their assets invested in real estate. The Funds sub-adviser will select companies that it believes exhibit strong management teams, a strong competitive position, above average growth in revenues and a sound balance sheet. These companies may be of any market capitalization, including small- and mid-capitalization companies. The sub-adviser will generally sell a stock if the stock hits its price target, the companys fundamentals or competitive position significantly deteriorate, or if a better alternative exists in the marketplace.
A majority of the Funds total assets will be invested in real estate investment trusts ( REITs ). REITs are publicly traded corporations or trusts that invest in residential or commercial real estate. REITs generally can be divided into the following three types: Equity REITs, which invest the majority of their assets directly in real property and derive their income primarily from rents and capital gains or real estate appreciation. Mortgage REITs, which invest the majority of their assets in real estate mortgage loans and derive their income primarily from interest payments. Hybrid REITs, which combine the characteristics of equity REITs and mortgage REITs. The Fund expects to emphasize investments in equity REITs, although it may invest in all three kinds of REITs. The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S.
issuers. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets, collectively, in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers and in dollar-denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by depositary receipts that may or may not be sponsored by a domestic bank. Up to 15% of the Funds total assets may be invested in equity securities of emerging market issuers. The Fund may utilize derivatives, including options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The Fund may use these derivatives to manage market or business risk, enhance the Funds return, or hedge against adverse movements in currency exchange rates.
C000015150 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 10.53% |
| Prologis Inc | 7.36% |
| Equinix Inc | 6.46% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 4.89% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 4.42% |
| Ventas Inc | 3.53% |
| American Tower Corp | 3.22% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 2.95% |
| Public Storage | 2.56% |
| American Homes 4 Rent | 2.37% |
C000015150 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.9% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.4% |
C000015150 Performance
Total returns for C000015150 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 29.9% |
C000015150 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000015150, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 11.8%
C000015150 Costs and Fees
C000015150 costs about $147 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.47%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.55%
- Portfolio turnover: 69%
- Brokerage commissions: 16.60 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000015150 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund had net outflows of $178.96M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $3.56M |
| 2026-05 | $8.51M |
| 2026-04 | −$20.21M |
| 2026-03 | −$14.06M |
| 2026-02 | −$16.61M |
| 2026-01 | −$12.17M |
C000015150 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000015150 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nuveen Real Estate Securities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-30
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-16
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-17
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.