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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value

NULVCboeNuveenB

$54.27−0.20 (−0.37%)

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

B66/ 100

Rank 16 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index

B66/100Rank 16 of 48inUS ESG & Values Index
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Expense ratio
0.26%
Fund size
$2.6B
1Y total return
+25.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.35%
Holdings
128
Avg volume · 30D
213K sh
52W range
low $39.73high $54.98
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net NULV Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Category
US ESG & Values Index⁠
Rank
16 of 48
Six-pillar profile for NULV. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 84, Mission 74, Tradability 78, Holdings 60, Durability 80. Strongest: Risk (84). Weakest: Cost (46). No single pillar leads.

Score 66 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.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 48

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 35 of 43

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 48

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 48

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 22 of 48

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 48

Our read on NULV

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost ESG funds hand you the whole market with the worst offenders stripped out. NULV picks a lane: large-cap US value stocks that clear an ESG screen, tracking a TIAA index in a portfolio of roughly 100 names.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  • A style-box slice, not a blend. It tracks the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index, so the value tilt is the mandate rather than a byproduct of screening the market.
  • Roughly 100 stocks instead of a screened S&P 500, so the value screen actually shows up in what you own.
  • Trading since 2016 and now a billion-dollar-plus fund, so there is a real history here, not a launch-week ticker.
  • Plain vanilla plumbing: a 1940 Act index ETF with no leverage, no derivatives overlay, nothing exotic to monitor. It lands in the upper half of its ESG peer group in our review.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.26% a year, it costs more than the broad ESG index trackers at the top of this group, several of which sit under 0.15%. That is the toll for the value screen.
  • Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not quarterly or monthly.
  • The ESG screen sets the universe before the value ranking happens, so the holdings can look different from a conventional large-cap value index.

NULV Holdings

Holdings pillarB60 out of 100Rank 22 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
128
Top-10 weight
31%
Largest holding
MSFT11.1%

Sectors

  • Technology26.4%
  • Financials16.8%
  • Health Care14.0%
  • Industrials11.4%
  • Communication8.9%
  • Consumer Staples8.3%
  • Energy3.8%
  • Real Estate3.3%
  • Materials3.2%
  • Utilities3.0%
  • Consumer Discretionary1.0%

Geography

  • United States99.88%
  • Ireland0.12%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 9.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1MSFTMicrosoft Corp11.06%550,687$287M819
2METAMeta Platforms Inc4.24%179,062$110M708
3CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.2.37%588,563$61.5M585
4KOCoca Cola Co.2.35%647,841$60.9M469
5ABBVAbbVie Inc.2.14%188,709$55.6M523
6PGProcter & Gamble Co/The1.87%300,783$48.6M441
7PFEPfizer, Inc.1.75%1,488,817$45.4M385
8CCitigroup, Inc.1.74%369,354$45.3M413
9MSMorgan Stanley1.69%238,351$43.9M425
10NXPINxp Semiconductors NV1.60%160,182$41.6M298
11TRVTravelers Companies, Inc.1.58%103,824$41.1M394
12GILDGilead Sciences Inc1.58%240,328$41M494
13HPEHewlett-Packard Enterpris1.48%700,427$38.6M394
14SLBSlb Ltd1.45%698,949$37.6M297
15GSGoldman Sachs Group, Inc.1.44%41,753$37.4M396

Showing 1–15 of 128 holdings

NULV 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.
NULV$12,506
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. NULV $12,506. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 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 NULV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNULV
Year to date+20.9%
1 month+3.5%
3 months+5.4%
1 year+25.1%
3 yearsper year+21.2%
5 yearsper year+9.4%
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 NULV
YearReturn barNULV
2026 YTD+20.9%
2025+16.3%
2024+11.9%
2023+7.6%
2022−10.0%
2021+23.4%
2020+1.9%

NULV in the news

NULV 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.
1.35%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.74Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.74 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 $0.35; Dec 26, 2018 $0.97; Dec 27, 2019 $0.48; Dec 17, 2020 $0.47; Dec 16, 2021 $1.76; Dec 15, 2022 $0.73; Dec 14, 2023 $0.92; Dec 18, 2024 $0.82; Dec 18, 2025 $0.74. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.74
Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.82
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.92
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.73
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$1.76
Dec 17, 2020Dec 21, 2020$0.47
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.48
Dec 26, 2018Dec 31, 2018$0.97
Dec 26, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.35

$10,000 in NULV 5 years ago paid $1,249 in dividends.

NULV Risk

Risk pillarA84 out of 100Rank 4 of 48 in US 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.
1.25
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.
−21.5%
Trough Sep 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.
0.82
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.

NULV Cost

Compare NULV and USCL

Overpaying vs USCL, tied cheapest in US ESG & Values Index

$3,669

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

  • NULV 0.26%

    $5,358

  • USCL 0.08% Tied cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NULV 0.26%
  • USCL 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K051015202530NULV $5,358USCL $1,689

Year by year

YearNULVUSCLOverpaying
10$473$147$326
20$1,838$575$1,263
30$5,358$1,689$3,669

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