Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity
$39.27+0.10 (+0.26%)
- 0.27%
- $869M
- +12.7%
- 6.90%
- 0.1M sh
- $39.04
- low $34.70high $41.79
The ETF.net NUDM Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 7 of 18
Score 63 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.C47 out of 100Rank 10 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 15Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 12 of 18Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 4 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D36 out of 100Rank 14 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 4 of 18
Our read on NUDM
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 166
- 23%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials28.7%
- Industrials20.4%
- Technology14.1%
- Health Care9.8%
- Consumer Staples5.7%
- Materials5.5%
- Consumer Discretionary4.8%
- Communication4.7%
- Utilities4.0%
- Real Estate1.4%
- Energy0.7%
Geography
- Japan24.33%
- United Kingdom13.03%
- Switzerland9.50%
- Germany8.58%
- France8.01%
- Netherlands6.94%
- Australia6.39%
- Spain4.25%
- 18.96%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
NUDM Performance
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NUDM$11,273
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 | NUDM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.2% |
| 1 month | −3.3% |
| 3 months | −2.8% |
| 1 year | +12.7% |
| 3 years | +18.0% |
| 5 years | +8.9% |
| 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 | NUDM |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 6.90%
- $2.70
- $2.70 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NUDM Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.05
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.
- −30.1%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NUDM Cost
0.27%
NUDM0.27%
- The middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.26%
9 of the 18 International ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in International ESG & Values Index
- BPABDiShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI World ex USA ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +11.4%
- BFEDMNorthern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETFExpense ratio 0.16%1 year return +15.7%
- BAVSDAvantis Responsible International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return +15.0%
- BCVIECalvert International Responsible Index ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +24.8%
- BDFSIDimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +13.5%