NWSIX Performance — Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund, Service Class

Data updated: 2025-06-18

NWSIX returned −3.31% over one year to Apr 2025. Annualised returns are −3.04% over 3 years and −0.61% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Mid-Cap Growth category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $91, against $121 for the category, and to $97 over one year, against $104. Volatility over the past three years was 21.40% a year. In the 12 months to Apr 2025 the fund lost a net $25.8M, and assets reached $89.00M.

NWSIX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Mid-Cap Growth category average over the same months.

PeriodNWSIXCategory average
1 year (May 2024 – Apr 2025)$97$104
3 years (May 2022 – Apr 2025)$91$121
5 years (May 2020 – Apr 2025)$97$158
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Apr 2025)$92$151

NWSIX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Apr 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−3.31%
3 years (annualised)−3.04%
5 years (annualised)−0.61%

NWSIX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Apr)−17.55%
2024+10.34%
2023+20.10%
2022−38.12%
2021−5.35%
2020+46.48%
2019 (Aug–Dec)−2.17%

NWSIX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025+0.6%−9.5%−7.7%−2.0%————————
2024−2.5%+2.5%+0.6%−6.5%−0.6%+0.6%+6.7%+1.0%+0.7%−0.5%+13.2%−4.0%
2023+10.0%−1.7%+1.2%−2.4%+3.9%+5.4%+6.2%−6.7%−5.8%−9.3%+8.8%+11.6%
2022−14.3%−0.8%+1.2%−13.8%−5.9%−5.4%+11.7%−7.0%−7.1%+2.1%−1.9%−3.2%
2021+1.4%−2.5%−5.8%+2.8%−5.6%+7.7%+2.0%+0.9%−5.6%+5.9%−7.5%+2.2%
2020+2.9%−8.6%−11.5%+16.0%+12.8%+4.0%+4.7%+3.7%−2.1%−0.5%+12.3%+8.8%
2019———————−3.1%−3.2%−1.6%+8.5%−2.3%

NWSIX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2022 – Apr 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 21.40%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.35 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +13.25% (Nov 2024)
  • Worst month: −9.47% (Feb 2025)

NWSIX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$25.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $15.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.38×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Apr 2025$469K$1.9M−$1.4M
Mar 2025$240K$1.1M−$882K
Feb 2025$867K$1.0M−$179K
Jan 2025$244K$3.5M−$3.3M
Dec 2024$9.5M$4.0M$5.5M
Nov 2024$1.6M$5.6M−$4.0M
Oct 2024$297K$1.7M−$1.4M
Sep 2024$815K$2.7M−$1.9M
Aug 2024$282K$9.5M−$9.3M
Jul 2024$686K$3.1M−$2.4M
Jun 2024$626K$2.1M−$1.5M
May 2024$280K$5.3M−$5.0M

NWSIX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-04-30$89.00M
2025-01-31$111.58M
2024-10-31$111.16M
2024-07-31$122.80M
2024-04-30$123.85M
2024-01-31$136.57M
2023-10-31$119.34M
2023-07-31$154.20M
2023-04-30$140.76M
2023-01-31$146.90M
2022-10-31$142.34M
2022-07-31$162.61M

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.