Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth
$46.94−0.19 (−0.39%)
- 0.31%
- $356M
- −0.6%
- 0.01%
- 0M sh
- $47.95
- low $39.59high $49.70
The ETF.net NUMG Grade
C
Score 44 out of 100
- 41 of 48
Score 44 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.D36 out of 100Rank 30 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 40 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F3 out of 100Rank 48 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 26 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 24 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B64 out of 100Rank 20 of 48
Our read on NUMG
CMost mid-cap index funds go wide. NUMG goes narrow: ESG and growth screens distill the middle of the US market down to about 40 names, tracked through an index Nuveen built in-house.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Nuveen ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index. The index targets U.S.-listed mid-cap equities with growth characteristics and ESG criteria.
Why people hold it
- About 40 holdings makes this a concentrated sleeve, not a broad market proxy. Each name carries real weight, so the ESG and growth screens actually show up in the portfolio.
- Rules, not vibes. It tracks the Nuveen ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index, so the sustainability screens and growth tilt are written into the index rather than left to a manager's judgment.
- One ticker for a corner the mid-cap aisle mostly skips: US mid-caps filtered for both ESG and growth, while the cohort's biggest names are broad core trackers.
- Trading since December 2016, so there's a live multi-year record behind the strategy instead of a backtest and a launch deck.
Worth knowing
- At 0.31% it runs about double the mid-cap cohort median of 0.15%, and broad trackers like VO and SCHM sit near 0.03%. The screening is what you're paying for.
- Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so spreads deserve a look and limit orders do more work here than on a mega-fund.
- About 40 growth-tilted names cuts both ways: single-stock stumbles and style swings land harder than in a broad mid-cap index. Payouts come annually or semiannually, not monthly.
NUMG Holdings
- Stocks
- 46
- 32%
- LITE
Sectors
- Technology31.1%
- Industrials19.5%
- Health Care18.0%
- Consumer Discretionary12.0%
- Financials7.2%
- Communication6.6%
- Materials3.4%
- Real Estate2.2%
Geography
- United States89.88%
- Cayman Islands4.91%
- Australia2.69%
- United Kingdom2.51%
NUMG Performance
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.
NUMG$9,942
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 | NUMG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.2% |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | −0.6% |
| 3 years | +9.1% |
| 5 years | −0.4% |
| 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 | NUMG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.2% | |
| 2025 | +0.8% | |
| 2024 | +12.0% | |
| 2023 | +20.5% | |
| 2022 | −28.3% | |
| 2021 | +12.6% | |
| 2020 | +45.6% |
NUMG in the news
NUMG Dividends
- 0.01%
- $0.0056
- $0.0056 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NUMG Risk
- 19.0%
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.
- 0.23
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.
- −38.7%
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.
- 1.26
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NUMG Cost
0.31%
NUMG0.31%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
30 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
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