TPISX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Quant International Small Cap Equity Fund, Premier Class
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.90%: a 0.64% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.1M in broker commissions, 0.0856% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 112%.
TPISX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TPISX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.64% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.91% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% |
| 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 |
TPISX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TPISX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $617 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.03% 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 0.90%) | $94 | $295 | $511 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $28 | $49 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $16 | $57 |
| Total costs | $103 | $339 | $617 |
| Value after costs | $10,397 | $11,237 | $12,146 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
TPISX 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): 0.0856%
- Total broker commissions: $1.1M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $3.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 112%
- Securities on loan, average value: $45.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.0M (0.082% of average net assets)
TPISX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| INSTINET, LLC | $994K | 93.27% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $27K | 2.53% |
| BTIG, LLC | $17K | 1.64% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $12K | 1.10% |
| Bank of America | $6K | 0.58% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4K | 0.36% |
| JANE STREET EXECUTION SERVICES, LLC | $2K | 0.19% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $1K | 0.14% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $1K | 0.12% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $665 | 0.06% |
TPISX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| INSTINET, LLC | $2.2B | 69.91% |
| BTIG, LLC | $265.7M | 8.62% |
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $247.0M | 8.01% |
| ICICI Securities Inc. | $170.7M | 5.54% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $60.5M | 1.96% |
| JANE STREET EXECUTION SERVICES, LLC | $52.3M | 1.70% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $48.7M | 1.58% |
| EFG Hermes International Securities | $34.3M | 1.11% |
| Jefferies LLC | $25.5M | 0.83% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $22.9M | 0.74% |
Nuveen Quant International Small Cap Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAIWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TIISX | Class R6 | 0.71% | none |
| TAISX | Class I | 0.82% | none |
| TPISX | Premier Class | 0.90% | none |
| TTISX | Retirement Class | 0.96% | none |
| TLISX | Class A | 1.09% | 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.