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Nuveen Securitized Income

NSCINYSE ArcaNuveenA

$24.87−0.07 (−0.27%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: down, 70 prints from 24.94 to 24.87. Range 24.83 to 24.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.24.8224.8524.9024.9310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$310M
1Y total return
+4.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
269
Avg volume · 30D
67.2K sh
52W range
low $24.75high $25.47
Launched

The ETF.net NSCI Grade

A

Score 71 out of 100

Rank
1 of 11
Six-pillar profile for NSCI. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 67, Mission 4, Tradability 76, Holdings 88, Durability 65. Strongest: Holdings (88). Weakest: Mission (4). Leans toward Holdings.

Score 71 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 11
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    F4 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 5
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 10
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 11
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 11
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 11

Our read on NSCI

ETF.net Research

In short

ASecuritized credit is the bond market's plumbing: mortgage, consumer-loan and CLO paper that broad index funds only skim. NSCI is Nuveen's active run at it, holding at least 80% in structured bonds with room to reach below investment grade.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks a high level of current income and total return. It is actively managed and normally invests at least 80% of net assets plus investment borrowings in securitized credit investments.

Why people hold it

  • Active securitized credit for 0.38% a year, under its bond-cohort median and under the closest rival, iShares' SECU at 0.40%.sec.gov
  • Mandate spans agency and non-agency MBS, CMBS, ABS and CLOs, spread across roughly 200 positions rather than a handful of big bets.sec.govnuveen.com
  • Guardrails are in the prospectus: up to 50% below investment grade, nothing rated under CCC at purchase, unrated capped at 25%.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • No index to hug. Returns ride on Nuveen's securitized desk picking the right structures, which cuts both ways.sec.gov
  • Launched in 2025, so there is no long record to judge the strategy through a full credit cycle.
  • Thinly traded and small so far, which can mean wider spreads than household bond ETFs, especially on large or hurried orders.

NSCI Performance

Launched Sep 23, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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NSCI$10,402
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. NSCI $10,402. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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.

Trailing total return for NSCI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNSCI
Year to date+2.9%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+0.3%
1 year+4.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NSCI
YearReturn barNSCI
2026 YTD+2.9%
2025+1.7%

History from Sep 24, 2025

NSCI in the news

NSCI Dividends

Upcoming payment
$0.11 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Nov 3, 2025 $0.08; Dec 1, 2025 $0.08; Dec 18, 2025 $0.12; Feb 2, 2026 $0.09; Mar 2, 2026 $0.10; Apr 1, 2026 $0.10; May 1, 2026 $0.10; Jun 1, 2026 $0.10; Jul 1, 2026 $0.10; Aug 3, 2026 $0.10; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.10; Nov 2, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.11
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.10
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.11
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.10
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.10
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.10
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.10
Apr 1, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.10
Mar 2, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.10
Feb 2, 2026Feb 3, 2026$0.09
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.12
Dec 1, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.08

See all 13 payments⁠

$10,000 in NSCI 1 year ago paid $513 in dividends.⁠

NSCI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
1.7%
Annualised · 13 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.06
vs 3-month T-bills · 13 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−1.1%
13 months · trough Mar 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.05
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

NSCI Cost

Overpaying vs WDE, cheapest in Multi-Sector Securitized Bond

$3,754

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • NSCI 0.38%

    $7,706

  • WDE 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NSCI 0.38%
  • WDE 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530NSCI $7,706WDE $3,952

Year by year

YearNSCIWDEOverpaying
10$688$347$341
20$2,658$1,351$1,307
30$7,706$3,952$3,754

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