C000074306 Performance — Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund, Class R3

Data updated: 2026-10-14

C000074306 returned +34.60% over one year to Apr 2021. Over one year the fund trailed its US Large Value category average: $100 grew to $135, against $144 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 14.81% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $109.0M, and assets reached $6.34B.

C000074306 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Value category average over the same months.

PeriodC000074306Category average
1 year (May 2020 – Apr 2021)$135$144
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Apr 2021)$131$131

C000074306 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Apr 2021, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+34.60%

C000074306 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2021 (Jan–Apr)+10.28%
2020+9.18%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+9.07%

C000074306 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2021−2.6%+2.4%+6.4%+3.9%————————
2020−0.9%−8.1%−11.2%+10.6%+4.6%−0.7%+4.8%+5.1%−3.0%−3.6%+10.5%+3.2%
2019———————+0.5%+1.7%+1.3%+2.4%+2.8%

C000074306 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2020 – Apr 2021.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.81%
  • Best month: +10.46% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −3.65% (Oct 2020)

C000074306 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $109.0M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $1.4B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.08×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$45.9M$174.8M−$128.9M
Jun 2026$54.9M$156.4M−$101.5M
May 2026$196.7M$91.7M$105.0M
Apr 2026$59.3M$132.4M−$73.0M
Mar 2026$56.2M$88.5M−$32.3M
Feb 2026$48.7M$145.6M−$96.8M
Jan 2026$52.8M$94.4M−$41.6M
Dec 2025$543.0M$149.5M$393.5M
Nov 2025$67.5M$98.6M−$31.1M
Oct 2025$263.1M$74.5M$188.6M
Sep 2025$33.9M$44.2M−$10.3M
Aug 2025$26.9M$89.4M−$62.5M

C000074306 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$6.34B
2026-04-30$6.51B
2026-01-31$6.65B
2025-10-31$6.71B
2025-07-31$6.34B
2025-04-30$5.94B
2025-01-31$6.43B
2024-10-31$6.46B
2024-07-31$6.37B
2024-04-30$5.99B
2024-01-31$6.05B
2023-10-31$5.45B

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.