TCEPX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Equity Index Fund, Premier Class
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.19%: a 0.04% management fee plus a 0.15% 12b-1 fee. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $325K in broker commissions, 0.0006% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 7%.
TCEPX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TCEPX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.04% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.19% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.19% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | 0.00% |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
TCEPX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TCEPX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $121 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.20% 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 0.19%) | $20 | $63 | $110 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $3 | $11 |
| Total costs | $20 | $66 | $121 |
| Value after costs | $10,480 | $11,510 | $12,642 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
TCEPX 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): 0.0006%
- Total broker commissions: $325K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $57.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 7%
- Securities on loan, average value: $192.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $2.2M (0.004% of average net assets)
TCEPX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| INSTINET, LLC | $151K | 46.63% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $123K | 37.74% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $14K | 4.39% |
| Guzman & Company | $12K | 3.69% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $12K | 3.65% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 2.62% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 1.16% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $317 | 0.10% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $62 | 0.02% |
TCEPX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $23.8B | 43.51% |
| Northern Trust Securities, Inc | $15.9B | 29.08% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $5.7B | 10.37% |
| Instinet, LLC | $2.8B | 5.04% |
| Bank of America | $2.2B | 3.99% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.6B | 2.87% |
| Pershing LLC | $786.1M | 1.44% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $767.5M | 1.40% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $675.5M | 1.24% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC | $576.2M | 1.05% |
Nuveen Equity Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEQWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TIEIX | Class R6 | 0.04% | none |
| TEIHX | Class I | 0.09% | none |
| TCEPX | Premier Class | 0.19% | none |
| TIQRX | Retirement Class | 0.29% | none |
| TINRX | Class A | 0.36% | 5.75% |
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.