Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund
Data updated: 2026-09-25
C000015161 — Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund. United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000015161 Fund Overview
Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Nuveen Investment Funds INC, categorised as United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity. 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 Small Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $263.49M
- 1-year return: 77.3%
- SEC CIK: 0000820892
- SEC series ID: S000005567
- Share class ID: C000015161
C000015161 Investment Objective and Strategy
Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities 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 growth of capital.
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 common stocks of small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are defined as companies that have market capitalizations within the market capitalization range of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index on the last business day of the month in which its most recent reconstitution was completed. Reconstitution of the index currently is completed in June of each year. On June 30, 2017, the range of the index was $35 million to $5.9 billion. In selecting stocks, the Funds sub-adviser invests in companies that it believes exhibit the potential for superior growth based on factors such as above-average growth in revenue and earnings, strong competitive position, strong management, and sound financial condition.
The Funds 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. 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 options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (derivatives).
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.
C000015161 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| State Street Bank And Trust Company | 3.30% |
| FirstCash Holdings Inc | 2.56% |
| Impinj Inc | 2.35% |
| State Str Navigator Secs L Tr | 2.22% |
| ESCO Technologies Inc | 1.95% |
| HealthEquity Inc | 1.87% |
| Ensign Group Inc/The | 1.83% |
| Magnite Inc | 1.66% |
| CareTrust REIT Inc | 1.66% |
| JFrog Ltd | 1.63% |
C000015161 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 96.8% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 5.5% |
C000015161 Performance
Total returns for C000015161 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 77.3% |
C000015161 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000015161, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.3%
C000015161 Costs and Fees
C000015161 costs about $148 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.48%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.68%
- Portfolio turnover: 91%
- Brokerage commissions: 14.93 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000015161 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund had net inflows of $6.63M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $3.68M |
| 2026-03 | −$65.62M |
| 2026-02 | $3.21M |
| 2026-01 | $1.46M |
| 2025-12 | $12.62M |
| 2025-11 | $1.61M |
C000015161 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000015161 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-02-27
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-02-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-02-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-09-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-25
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-01-14
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-01-14
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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.