FGIAX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 1.21%: a 0.89% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.12% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $729K in broker commissions, 0.1544% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 95%.
FGIAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FGIAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.89% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.19% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.33% |
| Fee waiver | −0.12% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.21% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| 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 |
FGIAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FGIAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,532 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.65% 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 | $575 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.21%) | $120 | $372 | $643 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $15 | $47 | $82 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $111 | $232 |
| Total costs | $739 | $1,106 | $1,532 |
| Value after costs | $9,761 | $10,470 | $11,230 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.39% | 3.46% | 2.65% |
FGIAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1544%
- Total broker commissions: $729K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $933.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 95%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $12K (0.003% of average net assets)
FGIAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $167K | 26.56% |
| JPMorgan Securities LLC | $114K | 18.06% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $59K | 9.34% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $49K | 7.80% |
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $48K | 7.55% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $45K | 7.12% |
| UBS Financial Services Inc. | $41K | 6.43% |
| Cowen and Company | $38K | 6.10% |
| Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | $38K | 6.02% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $32K | 5.01% |
FGIAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | $204.9M | 25.33% |
| Jefferies LLC | $129.4M | 15.99% |
| JPMorgan Securities LLC | $109.0M | 13.47% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $63.9M | 7.90% |
| Guggenheim Capital, LLC | $61.7M | 7.63% |
| UBS Financial Services Inc. | $58.4M | 7.22% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $56.5M | 6.99% |
| Cowen and Company | $46.8M | 5.78% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $44.2M | 5.47% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $34.2M | 4.22% |
Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FGIWX | Class R6 | 0.88% | none |
| NGIF | C000275827 | 0.88% | — |
| FGIYX | Class I | 0.96% | none |
| FGIAX | Class A | 1.21% | 5.75% |
| FGNCX | Class C | 1.96% | 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.