C000015161 Fees and Costs — Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund, Class R3
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.48%: a 0.83% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.34% other expenses, less a 0.20% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $359K in broker commissions, 0.1493% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 91%.
C000015161 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000015161. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2021.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.83% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.34% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.68% |
| Fee waiver | −0.20% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.48% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000015161 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000015161, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,006 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.71% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.48%) | $155 | $482 | $830 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $16 | $49 | $84 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $93 |
| Total costs | $171 | $557 | $1,006 |
| Value after costs | $10,329 | $11,020 | $11,756 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.71% | 1.71% | 1.71% |
C000015161 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1493%
- Total broker commissions: $359K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $459.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 91%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.004% of average net assets)
C000015161 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Financial Services LLC | $78K | 23.11% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $53K | 15.71% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $50K | 15.01% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $35K | 10.42% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $30K | 9.01% |
| Liquidnet INC. | $27K | 8.16% |
| Cowen and Company | $24K | 7.27% |
| Jefferies LLC | $18K | 5.24% |
| Instinet LLC | $14K | 4.12% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $7K | 1.95% |
C000015161 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Financial Services LLC | $72.8M | 18.12% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $66.6M | 16.57% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $52.9M | 13.16% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $46.7M | 11.62% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $40.8M | 10.16% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $33.2M | 8.26% |
| Cowen and Company | $25.9M | 6.44% |
| Jefferies LLC | $25.7M | 6.41% |
| Liquidnet INC. | $23.8M | 5.92% |
| Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC | $13.5M | 3.35% |
Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FMPFX | Class R6 | 0.81% | none |
| FIMPX | Class I | 0.95% | none |
| FRMPX | Class A | 1.20% | 5.75% |
| C000015161 | Class R3 | 1.48% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.