TLINX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Life International Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.60%: a 0.50% management fee plus 0.11% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $45K in broker commissions, 0.0268% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 23%.
TLINX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TLINX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.50% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.61% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.60% |
| 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 |
TLINX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TLINX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $395 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.66% 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 0.60%) | $63 | $197 | $344 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $9 | $15 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $10 | $36 |
| Total costs | $66 | $216 | $395 |
| Value after costs | $10,434 | $11,360 | $12,368 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
TLINX 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): 0.0268%
- Total broker commissions: $45K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $872.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 23%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $5K (0.003% of average net assets)
TLINX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $9K | 23.07% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $8K | 21.05% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 19.80% |
| Bank of America | $4K | 9.17% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 8.50% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 4.51% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 3.86% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein and Co | $2K | 3.83% |
| BTIG, LLC | $1K | 3.60% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $1K | 2.62% |
TLINX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust | $602.5M | 70.52% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $169.7M | 19.87% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $17.3M | 2.03% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $16.9M | 1.98% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $13.1M | 1.53% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12.2M | 1.43% |
| Bank of America | $6.8M | 0.79% |
| Jefferies LLC | $6.8M | 0.79% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6.5M | 0.76% |
| Instinet, LLC | $2.5M | 0.30% |
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.