FCBCX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Strategic Income Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-07-24
The net expense ratio is 1.55%: a 0.49% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $28K in broker commissions, 0.0036% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 87%.
FCBCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FCBCX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.49% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.62% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.55% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
FCBCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FCBCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $961 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.63% 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 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.55%) | $163 | $505 | $870 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $89 |
| Total costs | $266 | $531 | $961 |
| Value after costs | $10,234 | $11,045 | $11,802 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.66% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
FCBCX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0036%
- Total broker commissions: $28K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 87%
- Securities on loan, average value: $10.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $123K (0.016% of average net assets)
FCBCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | $28K | 100.00% |
FCBCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $124.2M | 15.43% |
| Morgan Stanley | $101.5M | 12.62% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $98.9M | 12.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $98.4M | 12.23% |
| JPMorgan Securities LLC | $81.5M | 10.13% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $69.1M | 8.59% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $66.9M | 8.32% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $59.5M | 7.39% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $53.6M | 6.66% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $51.0M | 6.34% |
Nuveen Strategic Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSFRX | Class R6 | 0.47% | none |
| FCBYX | Class I | 0.55% | none |
| FCDDX | Class A | 0.80% | 4.25% |
| FCBCX | Class C | 1.55% | 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.