C000081116 Fees and Costs — Nuveen Small Cap Value Opportunities Fund, Class R3
Data updated: 2026-09-10
The net expense ratio is 1.45%: a 0.79% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.31% other expenses, less a 0.15% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $681K in broker commissions, 0.2508% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 96%.
C000081116 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000081116. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2020.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.79% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.31% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.60% |
| Fee waiver | −0.15% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.45% |
| 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 |
C000081116 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000081116, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,049 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.79% 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 1.45%) | $152 | $472 | $812 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $26 | $82 | $140 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $28 | $97 |
| Total costs | $179 | $581 | $1,049 |
| Value after costs | $10,321 | $10,996 | $11,714 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.79% | 1.79% | 1.79% |
C000081116 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.2508%
- Total broker commissions: $681K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $503.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 96%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000081116 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $178K | 31.41% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $70K | 12.39% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $53K | 9.39% |
| Instinet LLC | $49K | 8.61% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $48K | 8.47% |
| Cowen and Company | $44K | 7.68% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $43K | 7.56% |
| Citigroup | $37K | 6.55% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $23K | 3.98% |
| Morgan Stanley | $22K | 3.97% |
C000081116 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $118.4M | 31.28% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $71.7M | 18.95% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $28.7M | 7.59% |
| Instinet LLC | $28.5M | 7.51% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $27.6M | 7.30% |
| Cowen and Company | $23.9M | 6.30% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $21.4M | 5.65% |
| Citigroup | $20.8M | 5.49% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $19.8M | 5.22% |
| Morgan Stanley | $17.8M | 4.70% |
Nuveen Small Cap Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NSCFX | Class R6 | 0.81% | none |
| NSCRX | Class I | 0.95% | none |
| NSCAX | Class A | 1.20% | 5.75% |
| C000081116 | Class R3 | 1.45% | none |
| NSCCX | Class C | 1.95% | 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.