Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund
Data updated: 2026-09-25
C000015171 — Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund. United States Small Cap Blend / Core Equity · $408.05M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000015171 Fund Overview
Nuveen Small Cap Select 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: $408.05M
- 1-year return: 76.6%
- SEC CIK: 0000820892
- SEC series ID: S000005569
- Share class ID: C000015171
C000015171 Investment Objective and Strategy
Nuveen Small Cap Select 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 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 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 meet one or more of the following criteria: Attractively valued relative to other companies in the same industry or market.
Strong or improving cash flows, revenue and earnings growth, or other fundamentals. An identifiable catalyst that could increase the value of the companys stock over the next one or two years. 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.
C000015171 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nuveen Small Cap Select 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 | 1.98% |
| CareTrust REIT Inc | 1.97% |
| Herc Holdings Inc | 1.84% |
| FirstCash Holdings Inc | 1.82% |
| Impinj Inc | 1.81% |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 1.74% |
| UMB Financial Corp | 1.62% |
| Banner Corp | 1.58% |
| HealthEquity Inc | 1.58% |
| HNI Corp | 1.57% |
C000015171 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 2.0% |
C000015171 Performance
Total returns for C000015171 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 76.6% |
C000015171 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000015171, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.0%
C000015171 Costs and Fees
C000015171 costs about $149 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.49%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.73%
- Portfolio turnover: 76%
- Brokerage commissions: 21.88 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000015171 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund had net inflows of $251.69M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $4.05M |
| 2026-03 | $6.42M |
| 2026-02 | −$6.91M |
| 2026-01 | $5.88M |
| 2025-12 | $31.20M |
| 2025-11 | $10.85M |
C000015171 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Nuveen Small Cap Select Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000015171 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nuveen Small Cap Select 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.