TRERX Fees and Costs — Nuveen International Equity Fund, Retirement Class
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.44% management fee plus 0.26% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2.8M in broker commissions, 0.0435% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 25%.
TRERX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TRERX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.44% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% |
| 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 |
TRERX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TRERX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $467 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.78% 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 0.70%) | $74 | $230 | $400 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $14 | $25 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $43 |
| Total costs | $78 | $256 | $467 |
| Value after costs | $10,422 | $11,320 | $12,295 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.78% | 0.78% | 0.78% |
TRERX 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): 0.0435%
- Total broker commissions: $2.8M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $14.5B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 25%
- Securities on loan, average value: $20.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $138K (0.002% of average net assets)
TRERX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $611K | 24.13% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $530K | 20.94% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $399K | 15.75% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $348K | 13.75% |
| Bank of America | $181K | 7.13% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $175K | 6.90% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $85K | 3.36% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $75K | 2.97% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $65K | 2.58% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein and Co | $63K | 2.48% |
TRERX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $6.3B | 46.17% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $2.4B | 17.93% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.2B | 8.48% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.1B | 7.75% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $887.0M | 6.54% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $696.9M | 5.14% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $370.5M | 2.73% |
| Bank of America | $338.5M | 2.49% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $237.4M | 1.75% |
| Jefferies LLC | $138.8M | 1.02% |
Nuveen International 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIEWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TIIEX | Class R6 | 0.45% | none |
| TIEHX | Class I | 0.55% | none |
| TREPX | Premier Class | 0.60% | none |
| TRERX | Retirement Class | 0.70% | none |
| TIERX | Class A | 0.82% | 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.