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NUMG

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth

Factor & Screened Index · Nuveen · Inception 2016-12-13 · SEC filings

$46.22−0.18 (−0.39%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 67 prints from 46.40 to 46.22. Range 46.06 to 46.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$46.10$46.30$46.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.31%
Fund size
$352M
1Y return
−5.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.01%
Holdings
46
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$46.25
52W range
low $39.59high $49.70

The ETF.net NUMG Grade

C

44/ 100

Rank 41 of 48 in US ESG & Values Index⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for NUMG. Scores out of 100: Cost 36, Risk 4, Mission 70, Tradability 47, Holdings 60, Durability 61. Strongest: Mission (70). Weakest: Risk (4). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 44 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 36
    Category rank30/48 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 70
    Category rank40/43 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 4
    Category rank48/48 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 47
    Category rank25/48 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 60
    Category rank23/48 · top 48%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 61
    Category rank21/48 · top 44%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on NUMG

ETF.net Research

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.

Stated mandate

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

  1. 01About 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.
  2. 02Rules, 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.
  3. 03One 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.
  4. 04Trading since December 2016, so there's a live multi-year record behind the strategy instead of a backtest and a launch deck.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 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.
  2. 02Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so spreads deserve a look and limit orders do more work here than on a mega-fund.
  3. 03About 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

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:24 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
46
Top-10 weight
31%
Largest holding
LITE4.6%

Sectors

  • Technology34.4%
  • Health Care17.9%
  • Industrials17.0%
  • Consumer Discr.14.1%
  • Financials8.1%
  • Communication4.6%
  • Real Estate2.0%
  • Materials1.9%

Geography

  • United States91.31%
  • Cayman Islands3.67%
  • Australia2.73%
  • United Kingdom2.29%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001LITELUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC4.64%17,236$16M385
002FIXCOMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC3.82%7,997$13M393
003CIENCIENA CORP3.30%32,767$11M384
004VEEVVEEVA SYSTEMS INC3.03%40,291$10M314
005KEYSKEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC3.01%31,090$10M368
006IDXXIDEXX LABORATORIES INC2.92%19,730$10M361
007TEAMATLASSIAN CORP PLC2.74%49,324$9M201
008EMEEMCOR GROUP INC2.69%12,386$9M330
009RMDRESMED INC2.66%40,971$9M317
010ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS I2.65%38,251$9M258
011GWWGRAINGER W.W. INC.2.49%6,802$9M322
012MDBMONGODB INC2.46%22,225$9M271
013RBLXROBLOX CORP2.46%178,088$9M177
014NVTNVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.45%53,640$8M252
015AXONAXON ENTERPRISE2.41%18,622$8M326

Showing 1–15 of 46 holdings

NUMG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

NUMG$9,409
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. NUMG $9,409. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,760$9,909$12,058Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 NUMG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUMG
Year to date−2.7%
1 month−4.2%
3 months+2.9%
1 year−5.9%
3 years+8.4%per year
5 years−1.4%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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 NUMG
YearReturn barNUMG
2026 YTD−2.7%
2025+0.8%
2024+12.0%
2023+20.5%
2022−28.3%
2021+12.6%
2020+45.6%

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NUMG 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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.01%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.0056Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.0056 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 $0.16; Dec 26, 2018 $1.35; Dec 27, 2019 $0.10; Dec 17, 2020 $1.89; Dec 16, 2021 $6.27; Dec 15, 2022 $0.06; Dec 14, 2023 $0.08; Dec 18, 2024 $0.03; Dec 18, 2025 $0.0056. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.0056
Dec 18, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.03
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.08
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.06
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$6.27
Dec 17, 2020Dec 21, 2020$1.89
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.10
Dec 26, 2018Dec 31, 2018$1.35
Dec 26, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.16

NUMG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.21
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−38.7%
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.
1.26
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.

NUMG Cost

Expense ratio0.31%
  • The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
  • Median 0.23%

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

NUMG costs $31.00 a year on $10,000. The median US ESG & Values Index fund costs $22.50.