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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth

NULGCboeC

$114.14−0.39 (−0.34%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:59 PM

C54/ 100

Rank 31 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index

C54/100Rank 31 of 48inUS ESG & Values Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 114.53 to 114.14. Range 113.23 to 114.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.113.25113.50113.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.26%
Fund size
$3.1B
1Y total return
+17.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.10%
Holdings
78
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$115.46
52W range
low $87.17high $118.72
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net NULG Grade

C

Score 54 out of 100

Category
US ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
31 of 48
Six-pillar profile for NULG. Scores out of 100: Cost 48, Risk 19, Mission 83, Tradability 67, Holdings 31, Durability 78. Strongest: Mission (83). Weakest: Risk (19). Leans toward Mission and Durability.

Score 54 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 48

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 43

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 48

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 48

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 44 of 48

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 48

Our read on NULG

ETF.net Research

CMost ESG funds hand you the whole US market and call it a day. NULG picks a lane: a compact bench of large-cap growth names run through TIAA's own ESG screen, so the values filter and the style tilt arrive in one ticker.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index, which holds ESG-screened equity securities issued by large-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A style box, not a blanket. It tracks the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index, pairing an ESG screen with an explicit growth tilt instead of a whole-market ESG blend.
  2. 02Running since 2016 under Nuveen, the TIAA-affiliated manager, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades in reasonable day-to-day size.
  3. 03The label and the filings agree: US-listed large caps, growth style, ESG-screened, tracked closely against the stated index rather than drifting into manager discretion.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.26% a year it lands near the ESG category median, but broad ESG index rivals such as XVV (0.08%) and ESGV (0.09%) charge a fraction of that.
  2. 02Roughly 70 holdings, all growth, means fewer places to hide. Single names and hot sectors move this fund more than they move a 500-stock ESG index fund.
  3. 03Cash comes once or twice a year, and ESG here means TIAA's definition of it, which will not match every investor's own screen.

NULG Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
78
Top-10 weight
45%
Largest holding
NVDA16.6%

Sectors

  • Technology52.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary12.6%
  • Industrials10.7%
  • Health Care9.1%
  • Financials4.9%
  • Communication4.4%
  • Real Estate2.8%
  • Materials2.2%
  • Consumer Staples0.7%
  • Energy0.0%

Geography

  • United States95.12%
  • Ireland2.95%
  • Uruguay1.46%
  • United Kingdom0.47%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp16.61%2,267,919$513M847
002AVGOBroadcom Inc5.69%495,461$176M754
003AMDAdvanced Micro Devices4.29%222,770$132M635
004LLYEli Lilly and Company4.02%104,994$124M583
005VVisa Inc3.29%260,815$102M558
006LRCXLam Research Corp2.43%242,384$75M606
007AMATApplied Materials, Inc.2.42%150,545$75M561
008PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc2.40%183,549$74M501
009CATCaterpillar, Inc.2.18%84,370$67M450
010NFLXNetflix.com Inc.1.99%869,803$61M485
011FTNTFortinet Inc1.94%310,971$60M468
012WELLWelltower Inc1.71%229,950$53M339
013STXSeagate Technology Hold1.63%66,927$50M431
014NOWServicenow Inc1.58%347,328$49M432
015TJXTjx Companies, Inc.1.57%342,179$49M422

Showing 1–15 of 78 holdings

NULG Performance

Launched Dec 13, 2016

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.
NULG$11,707
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. NULG $11,707. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,758$10,552$12,346Oct 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 NULG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNULG
Year to date+17.1%
1 month+3.1%
3 months−1.4%
1 year+17.1%
3 yearsper year+23.6%
5 yearsper year+13.1%
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 NULG
YearReturn barNULG
2026 YTD+17.1%
2025+14.1%
2024+23.8%
2023+42.7%
2022−28.4%
2021+28.2%
2020+39.5%

NULG in the news

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NULG 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.
0.10%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.11Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.11 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. 10 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2017 $0.19; Dec 26, 2018 $1.12; Dec 27, 2019 $0.46; Dec 17, 2020 $1.51; Dec 16, 2021 $3.48; Dec 15, 2022 $0.20; Dec 14, 2023 $0.25; Dec 28, 2023 $0.04; Dec 18, 2024 $0.14; Dec 18, 2025 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.11
Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.14
Dec 28, 2023Jan 4, 2024$0.04
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.25
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.20
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$3.48
Dec 17, 2020Dec 21, 2020$1.51
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.46
Dec 26, 2018Dec 31, 2018$1.12
Dec 26, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.19

NULG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.0%
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.
1.10
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.
−36.1%
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.
1.24
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.

NULG Cost

Expense ratio0.26%
  • The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
  • Median 0.23%

25 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.

NULG costs $26.00 a year on $10,000. The median US ESG & Values Index fund costs $22.50.

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