Nuveen Core Plus Bond
$23.84+0.03 (+0.13%)
- 0.31%
- $55M
- −1.1%
- 5.38%
- 0M sh
- $23.78
- low $23.64high $25.74
The ETF.net NCPB Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 28 of 49
Score 55 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C42 out of 100Rank 29 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C44 out of 100Rank 27 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D39 out of 100Rank 32 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D37 out of 100Rank 40 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D37 out of 100Rank 38 of 49
Our read on NCPB
BNuveen's active take on the core bond sleeve: mostly investment-grade, with a license to reach into high yield for extra spread, at a price tag under the typical fund in its category.
The fund is actively managed and invests primarily across a broad range of investment-grade bonds and other fixed-income securities, with flexibility to invest in high-yield bonds.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.31% a year, below the typical fund in its aggregate-bond peer group, which is rare for an actively managed portfolio.
- Managers run a broad investment-grade book of roughly 500 positions with the flexibility to add high yield, rather than mirroring one index.
- Pays monthly, and the portfolio has stayed closely aligned with the mandate its prospectus describes.
- Sits in the upper half of a very crowded core-bond field, which is a real result in a category dominated by index giants.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded, so buying and selling can cost more in spread than the household-name index bond funds.
- Cheap for active, expensive next to index rivals: BND, SPAB and SCHZ each charge 0.03% to hold the plain aggregate.
- Launched in 2024, so the track record is short, and the high-yield allowance means more credit risk than an investment-grade-only index.
NCPB Holdings
- Bonds
- 578
- 18%
- Us T-Bond 4.75% 05/15/55
Geography
- United States80.98%
- United Kingdom2.88%
- France1.95%
- Canada1.67%
- Mexico1.25%
- Saudi Arabia1.25%
- Luxembourg0.97%
- Hungary0.68%
- 8.39%
NCPB Performance
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NCPB$9,894
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | NCPB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.1% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −2.5% |
| 1 year | −1.1% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | NCPB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.7% | |
| 2024 | +2.8% |
NCPB in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
NCPB Dividends
- 5.38%
- $1.28
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
NCPB Risk
- 4.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.27
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −4.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NCPB Cost
0.31%
NCPB0.31%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
28 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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- BFCORFidelity Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return −2.7%
- BGIGLGoldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return −2.1%
- CFSIGFirst Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETFExpense ratio 0.44%1 year return +0.8%
- CJLQDJanus Henderson Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return −1.9%
- CEYEGAlliance Bernstein - AB Corporate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return −2.8%