TLGWX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Life Core Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.51%: a 0.45% management fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $70K in broker commissions, 0.0329% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 103%.
TLGWX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TLGWX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.51% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.51% |
| 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 |
TLGWX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TLGWX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $343 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.57% 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 0.51%) | $54 | $168 | $293 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $9 | $31 |
| Total costs | $57 | $188 | $343 |
| Value after costs | $10,443 | $11,389 | $12,420 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.57% | 0.57% | 0.57% |
TLGWX 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): 0.0329%
- Total broker commissions: $70K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $645.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 103%
- Securities lending: none during the year
TLGWX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Capital Markets | $33K | 49.47% |
| Bank of America | $11K | 17.08% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $5K | 8.28% |
| Instinet, LLC | $5K | 8.12% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $5K | 7.05% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 3.90% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $2K | 3.14% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $817 | 1.24% |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES, INC | $620 | 0.94% |
| KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC. | $518 | 0.79% |
TLGWX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Financial Services LLC | $209.9M | 36.22% |
| State Street Bank and Trust | $142.8M | 24.64% |
| Bank of America | $42.8M | 7.38% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $35.8M | 6.18% |
| Instinet, LLC | $34.9M | 6.02% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $29.8M | 5.15% |
| Jefferies LLC | $26.3M | 4.54% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $25.5M | 4.40% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $16.9M | 2.92% |
| LUMINEX TRADING & ANALYTICS LLC | $14.7M | 2.54% |
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.