TSCWX Fees and Costs — Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity Fund, Class W
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.00%: a 0.39% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses, less a 0.40% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.1M in broker commissions, 0.0323% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 76%.
TSCWX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of TSCWX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.39% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.40% |
| Fee waiver | −0.40% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.00% |
| 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 |
TSCWX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in TSCWX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $21 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.03% 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 0.00%) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $11 | $19 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Total costs | $3 | $11 | $21 |
| Value after costs | $10,497 | $11,565 | $12,742 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
TSCWX 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): 0.0323%
- Total broker commissions: $1.1M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $10.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 76%
- Securities on loan, average value: $80.6M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.4M (0.041% of average net assets)
TSCWX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $392K | 35.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $315K | 28.47% |
| Bank of America | $207K | 18.76% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $61K | 5.48% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $59K | 5.34% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $33K | 2.98% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $28K | 2.50% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 0.66% |
| Fidelity Capital Markets | $2K | 0.22% |
| Guzman & Company | $1K | 0.11% |
TSCWX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Global Markets, LLC | $3.7B | 36.39% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1.8B | 17.38% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.5B | 14.53% |
| Bank of America | $1.4B | 13.52% |
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC | $808.7M | 7.99% |
| INSTINET, LLC | $326.8M | 3.23% |
| LIQUIDNET, INC. | $318.7M | 3.15% |
| Piper Jaffrey & Co. | $171.7M | 1.70% |
| JEFFERIES LLC | $166.0M | 1.64% |
| Pershing LLC | $49.4M | 0.49% |
Nuveen Quant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSCWX | Class W | 0.00% | none |
| TISEX | Class R6 | 0.40% | none |
| TSCHX | Class I | 0.46% | none |
| TSRPX | Premier Class | 0.55% | none |
| TRSEX | Retirement Class | 0.65% | none |
| TCSEX | Class A | 0.74% | 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.