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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity

NUDMCboeNuveenB

$39.32+0.14 (+0.36%)

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

B60/ 100

Rank 7 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index

B60/100Rank 7 of 18inInternational ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 39.18 to 39.32. Range 39.19 to 41.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.40.0040.5041.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.27%
Fund size
$889M
1Y total return
+10.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.90%
Holdings
156
Avg volume · 30D
105K sh
52W range
low $34.70high $41.79
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net NUDM Grade

B

Score 60 out of 100

Category
International ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
7 of 18
Six-pillar profile for NUDM. Scores out of 100: Cost 41, Risk 44, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 36, Durability 74. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (36). Leans toward Mission.

Score 60 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.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 15

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 18

Our read on NUDM

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost developed-market index funds own the whole market. NUDM runs the same neighborhood (Europe, Japan, Australia, everything ex-US and ex-Canada) through a TIAA-built ESG screen, landing on roughly 160 names instead of thousands.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index. That index uses listed equities from developed-market countries outside the United States and Canada and applies ESG criteria.

Why people hold it

  • ESG is in the contract, not the brochure: the stated mandate is to track a TIAA ESG index of developed-market stocks outside the US and Canada.
  • A straight index wrapper. No manager discretion and no wandering from the mission: it holds the ESG index it says it holds.
  • Trading since 2017, so it carries a multi-year record through real markets rather than a backtest.
  • Roughly 160 stocks, a short enough list that you can read the holdings and see what the screen kept in.

Worth knowing

  • The screen carries a price: 0.27% a year, against 0.03% at VEA, SPDW and SCHF and 0.04% at IDEV for unscreened developed-market exposure.
  • Thinly traded next to the index giants, so spreads can run wider. Limit orders and mid-session trades matter more with a fund like this.
  • Cutting thousands of developed-market stocks down to about 160 means the mix, and the results, can look different from the plain broad benchmark in either direction.

NUDM Performance

Launched Jun 6, 2017

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

Not enough history yet.
NUDM$11,048
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. NUDM $11,048. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 NUDM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUDM
Year to date+8.2%
1 month−1.3%
3 months−3.1%
1 year+10.5%
3 yearsper year+19.8%
5 yearsper year+8.0%
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 NUDM
YearReturn barNUDM
2026 YTD+8.2%
2025+29.5%
2024+5.6%
2023+17.7%
2022−15.1%
2021+10.6%
2020+10.1%

NUDM in the news

NUDM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
6.90%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.70Last 12 months
Last payment
$2.70 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2017 $0.13; Dec 26, 2018 $0.55; Dec 27, 2019 $0.92; Dec 17, 2020 $0.43; Dec 16, 2021 $1.33; Dec 15, 2022 $0.51; Dec 14, 2023 $0.92; Dec 18, 2024 $1.00; Dec 18, 2025 $2.70. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$2.70
Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 2024$1.00
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.92
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.51
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$1.33
Dec 17, 2020Dec 21, 2020$0.43
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.92
Dec 26, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.55
Dec 26, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.13

$10,000 in NUDM 5 years ago paid $1,954 in dividends.

NUDM Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 12 of 18 in International ESG & Values Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.5%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.16
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−30.1%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
0.94
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.

NUDM Cost

Compare NUDM and VSGX

Overpaying vs VSGX, cheapest in International ESG & Values Index

$3,451

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

  • NUDM 0.27%

    $5,557

  • VSGX 0.10% Cheapest

    $2,106

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NUDM 0.27%
  • VSGX 0.10%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530NUDM $5,557VSGX $2,106

Year by year

YearNUDMVSGXOverpaying
10$491$183$308
20$1,907$717$1,190
30$5,557$2,106$3,451

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