TLGQX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Life Growth Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.52%: a 0.45% management fee plus 0.07% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $29K in broker commissions, 0.0153% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 41%.
TLGQX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TLGQX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.07% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.52% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.52% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
TLGQX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TLGQX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $338 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.56% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.52%) | $55 | $171 | $298 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $9 | $31 |
| Total costs | $56 | $185 | $338 |
| Value after costs | $10,444 | $11,391 | $12,425 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.56% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
TLGQX 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): 0.0153%
- Total broker commissions: $29K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $437.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 41%
- Securities on loan, average value: $567K
- Net income from securities lending: $42K (0.022% of average net assets)
TLGQX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $5K | 18.57% |
| Jefferies LLC | $5K | 16.81% |
| Bank of America | $4K | 15.19% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $4K | 15.19% |
| Instinet, LLC | $4K | 14.90% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $4K | 12.97% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $635 | 2.29% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $401 | 1.44% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $383 | 1.38% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $351 | 1.26% |
TLGQX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust | $203.6M | 48.84% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $56.5M | 13.55% |
| Instinet, LLC | $36.3M | 8.70% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $26.0M | 6.23% |
| Bank of America | $25.8M | 6.19% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $24.8M | 5.95% |
| Jefferies LLC | $23.3M | 5.58% |
| Guzman & Company | $8.1M | 1.95% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $7.0M | 1.67% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $5.6M | 1.33% |
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.