TEQKX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.51%: a 0.10% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $970K in broker commissions, 0.0127% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.
TEQKX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TEQKX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.10% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| 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 |
TEQKX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TEQKX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,045 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.78% 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 0.51%) | $50 | $158 | $276 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $99 | $187 |
| Total costs | $655 | $836 | $1,045 |
| Value after costs | $9,845 | $10,740 | $11,718 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.55% | 2.59% | 1.78% |
TEQKX 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): 0.0127%
- Total broker commissions: $970K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities on loan, average value: $66.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $865K (0.011% of average net assets)
TEQKX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $316K | 32.52% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $297K | 30.59% |
| Bank of America | $254K | 26.16% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $88K | 9.11% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $13K | 1.33% |
| Instinet, LLC | $2K | 0.16% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $479 | 0.05% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $449 | 0.05% |
| Guzman & Company | $396 | 0.04% |
TEQKX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $9.0B | 64.47% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $2.2B | 15.90% |
| Bank of America | $756.4M | 5.44% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $624.1M | 4.49% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $494.1M | 3.56% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $253.7M | 1.83% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $246.1M | 1.77% |
| Pershing LLC | $171.1M | 1.23% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $91.4M | 0.66% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $90.5M | 0.65% |
Nuveen Emerging Markets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TEQLX | Class R6 | 0.15% | none |
| TEQHX | Class I | 0.24% | none |
| TEQPX | Premier Class | 0.30% | none |
| TEQSX | Retirement Class | 0.40% | none |
| TEQKX | Class A | 0.51% | 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.