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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap

NULCCboeB

$56.68+0.11 (+0.19%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:59 PM

B65/ 100

Rank 11 of 30 in US Factor Index

B65/100Rank 11 of 30inUS Factor Index
Intraday session: up, 9 prints from 56.57 to 56.68. Range 56.48 to 56.69. Use the arrow keys to read each point.56.5056.5556.6056.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.21%
Fund size
$76M
1Y total return
+22.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
8.60%
Holdings
129
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$56.68
52W range
low $45.06high $57.04
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net NULC Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
US Factor Index⁠
Rank
11 of 30
Six-pillar profile for NULC. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 65, Mission 98, Tradability 23, Holdings 46, Durability 29. Strongest: Mission (98). Weakest: Tradability (23). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A98 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 23

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 30

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 30

Our read on NULC

ETF.net Research

BAn ESG screen on a growth-tilted US large-cap portfolio: roughly 140 names tracking the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index at 0.21% a year, under the typical US factor fund's fee.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.21% a year it undercuts the 0.28% median for US factor ETFs, and sits below iShares' ESG-screened SUSA at 0.25%.
  2. 02One named benchmark, the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index, and a portfolio that hews closely to that brief. One of the tighter mandate builds among US factor funds.
  3. 03Roughly 140 stocks with a growth lean: different enough from a plain large-cap index fund to matter, still spread across the big end of the market.
  4. 04Live since 2019, so there is a real trading history behind the ESG label rather than a back-test.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded. Spreads can run wider than the giants of the ESG aisle, and size matters more when you place an order.
  2. 02A smaller fund by asset base, which leaves less cushion than the household names if a sponsor ever reshuffles its lineup.
  3. 03ESG screens plus a growth tilt mean the portfolio can look and behave differently from the broad US market in either direction.

NULC Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
129
Top-10 weight
34%
Largest holding
NVDA9.0%

Sectors

  • Technology41.7%
  • Financials12.0%
  • Health Care11.1%
  • Industrials8.4%
  • Communication7.8%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.4%
  • Consumer Staples5.6%
  • Energy2.0%
  • Real Estate1.9%
  • Utilities1.7%
  • Materials1.3%

Geography

  • United States96.78%
  • Ireland1.80%
  • Uruguay0.77%
  • Switzerland0.64%
  • United Kingdom0.01%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 9.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp8.99%30,348$7M847
002MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.62%7,928$4M815
003METAMeta Platforms Inc4.09%4,208$3M704
004AVGOBroadcom Inc3.36%7,245$3M754
005AMDAdvanced Micro Devices3.00%3,862$2M635
006VVisa Inc1.98%3,894$2M558
007MAMastercard, Inc - A1.83%2,350$1M526
008CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.1.81%12,012$1M592
009KOCoca Cola Co.1.74%14,795$1M464
010PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc1.71%3,237$1M501
011ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.1.63%3,068$1M477
012PGProcter & Gamble Co/The1.59%7,924$1M428
013GEVGe Vernova Llc1.52%1,167$1M484
014LRCXLam Research Corp1.50%3,691$1M606
015MRKMerck & Company, Inc1.48%7,792$1M515

Showing 1–15 of 129 holdings

NULC Performance

Launched Jun 3, 2019

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.
NULC$12,198
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. NULC $12,198. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,550$11,013$12,475Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for NULC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNULC
Year to date+18.2%
1 month+2.5%
3 months+2.9%
1 year+22.0%
3 yearsper year+21.8%
5 yearsper year+11.4%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, 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 NULC
YearReturn barNULC
2026 YTD+18.2%
2025+16.2%
2024+18.8%
2023+22.5%
2022−20.1%
2021+25.8%
2020+22.5%

NULC in the news

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NULC 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 12, 2026.
8.60%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.87Last 12 months
Last payment
$4.87 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2019 $0.23; Dec 17, 2020 $1.42; Dec 16, 2021 $2.53; Dec 15, 2022 $0.76; Dec 14, 2023 $0.52; Dec 18, 2024 $0.85; Dec 18, 2025 $4.87. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$4.87
Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.85
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.52
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.76
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$2.53
Dec 17, 2020Dec 21, 2020$1.42
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.23

NULC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.25
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−27.9%
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.
1.01
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.

NULC Cost

Expense ratio0.21%
  • The middle half of US Factor Index funds
  • Median 0.30%

8 of the 30 US Factor Index funds charge less.

NULC costs $21.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Factor Index fund costs $30.00.

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