FSCAX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Small Cap Value Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.20%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.25% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $222K in broker commissions, 0.0742% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 21%.
FSCAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of FSCAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.25% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.20% |
| 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 |
FSCAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in FSCAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,481 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.56% 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 1.20%) | $119 | $369 | $639 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $23 | $40 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $110 | $228 |
| Total costs | $730 | $1,077 | $1,481 |
| Value after costs | $9,770 | $10,499 | $11,282 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.30% | 3.36% | 2.56% |
FSCAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0742%
- Total broker commissions: $222K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $293.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 21%
- Securities on loan, average value: $369K
- Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.001% of average net assets)
FSCAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $40K | 19.51% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $36K | 17.53% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $34K | 16.62% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $29K | 13.92% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $24K | 11.54% |
| Cowen and Company | $16K | 7.85% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 4.21% |
| Liquidnet INC. | $7K | 3.41% |
| Morgan Stanley | $7K | 3.18% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $5K | 2.24% |
FSCAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $78.1M | 28.90% |
| Morgan Stanley | $55.9M | 20.67% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $27.4M | 10.15% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc. | $24.0M | 8.87% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $22.6M | 8.37% |
| Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated | $22.2M | 8.20% |
| Cowen and Company | $14.7M | 5.42% |
| Bank of America, National Association | $13.5M | 4.98% |
| Instinet LLC | $6.3M | 2.32% |
| Jefferies LLC | $5.7M | 2.12% |
Nuveen Small Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSCWX | Class R6 | 0.78% | none |
| FSCCX | Class I | 0.95% | none |
| FSCAX | Class A | 1.20% | 5.75% |
| FSCVX | 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.