TRIEX Fees and Costs — Nuveen International Equity Index Fund, Retirement Class
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.30%: a 0.04% management fee plus 0.26% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.1M in broker commissions, 0.0038% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.
TRIEX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TRIEX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.04% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.26% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.30% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% |
| 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 |
TRIEX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TRIEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $193 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.32% 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 0.30%) | $32 | $99 | $173 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $5 | $18 |
| Total costs | $32 | $105 | $193 |
| Value after costs | $10,468 | $11,471 | $12,570 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
TRIEX 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): 0.0038%
- Total broker commissions: $1.1M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $46.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
- Securities on loan, average value: $308.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $2.6M (0.009% of average net assets)
TRIEX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $323K | 28.13% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $322K | 28.05% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $288K | 25.08% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $150K | 13.11% |
| Bank of America | $62K | 5.44% |
| Instinet, LLC | $2K | 0.18% |
| Guzman & Company | $46 | 0.00% |
| Cabrera Capital Markets LLC | $40 | 0.00% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $17 | 0.00% |
TRIEX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $21.6B | 48.11% |
| Northern Trust Company | $12.3B | 27.31% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $3.9B | 8.58% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.2B | 4.97% |
| Bank of America | $1.5B | 3.41% |
| UBS SECURITIES LLC | $1.1B | 2.35% |
| Pershing LLC | $719.1M | 1.60% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $597.7M | 1.33% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $590.7M | 1.31% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $461.9M | 1.03% |
Nuveen International Equity Index Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCIWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TCIEX | Class R6 | 0.05% | none |
| TCIHX | Class I | 0.18% | none |
| TRIPX | Premier Class | 0.20% | none |
| TRIEX | Retirement Class | 0.30% | none |
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.