TNSHX — Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
TNSHX — Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund. Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond · $2.60B AUM · 0.07% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
TNSHX Fund Overview
TNSHX — Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Tiaa-Cref Funds, categorised as Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Tiaa-Cref Funds
- Category: Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond
- Assets under management: $2.60B
- 1-year return: 2.9%
- Ticker: TNSHX
- SEC CIK: 0001084380
- SEC series ID: S000050278
- Share class ID: C000158750
TNSHX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.97% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.91% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.25% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.10% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.00% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.00% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.90% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.90% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.82% |
TNSHX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.4% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.0% |
TNSHX Performance
Total returns for TNSHX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.7% |
| 1 year | 2.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.1% |
TNSHX Risk Information
Risk metrics for TNSHX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.1%
TNSHX Costs and Fees
TNSHX costs about $7 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.07%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.07%
- Portfolio turnover: 63%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
TNSHX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund had net inflows of $212.17M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $91.05M |
| 2026-05 | $91.89M |
| 2026-04 | −$37.73M |
| 2026-03 | −$35.31M |
| 2026-02 | $29.41M |
| 2026-01 | −$3.40M |
TNSHX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.97% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.91% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.25% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.10% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.00% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 3.00% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.90% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.90% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 2.82% |
TNSHX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Nuveen Short Term Bond Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-07-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-07-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-07-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-06-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-06-13
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.