

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value
$43.99−0.01 (−0.03%)
- 0.31%
- $440M
- +18.5%
- 1.36%
- 0M sh
- $43.88
- low $37.40high $45.89
The ETF.net NUMV Grade
Score 55 out of 100
- 30 of 48
Score 55 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. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
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.A72 out of 100Rank 39 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 10 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 25 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A72 out of 100Rank 11 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 NUMV
CMost ESG funds are the S&P 500 with the worst offenders stripped out. NUMV works a narrower lane: US mid-cap value stocks, screened for ESG, controversial business involvement and carbon, in an index it has tracked since 2016.
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a U.S. mid-cap value index before fees and expenses. The index applies ESG criteria to its eligible equity securities.
Why people hold it
- The ESG aisle is crowded with large-cap blend. NUMV takes the mid-cap value corner, applying its screens to a mid-cap value parent index instead of a megacap benchmark.sec.gov
- Screens reach past ESG scores into controversial business involvement and low-carbon criteria, with the index rebalanced quarterly.nuveen.com
- Trading since 2016, early for an ESG index fund, and spread across roughly 100 mid-caps rather than a short list of names.
- Shareholder reports show the fund against both its custom ESG index and the unscreened MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value base index, so the cost of the screens is visible.sec.gov
Worth knowing
- At 0.31% a year, it charges more than the typical fund in its ESG peer group and roughly triple the screened S&P 500 trackers like ESGV and XVV.
- Volume is light next to the headline ESG funds, so spreads and order size matter more here.
- Dividends arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.
NUMV Holdings
- Stocks
- 89
- 21%
- HPE
Sectors
- Financials19.0%
- Technology15.6%
- Industrials12.7%
- Health Care10.2%
- Consumer Staples8.9%
- Real Estate8.1%
- Utilities7.3%
- Consumer Discretionary7.2%
- Communication3.8%
- Materials3.8%
- Energy3.3%
Geography
- United States94.53%
- Ireland2.40%
- United Kingdom1.50%
- Bermuda1.21%
- Switzerland0.35%
NUMV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | NUMV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.5% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.5% |
| 1 year | +18.5% |
| 3 years | +18.6% |
| 5 years | +7.1% |
| 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 | NUMV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.5% | |
| 2025 | +14.0% | |
| 2024 | +12.4% | |
| 2023 | +8.4% | |
| 2022 | −14.9% | |
| 2021 | +31.1% | |
| 2020 | +0.9% |
NUMV in the news
NUMV Dividends
- 1.36%
- $0.60
- $0.60 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NUMV Risk
- 15.0%
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.
- 0.79
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.
- −25.6%
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.
- 0.95
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NUMV Cost
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
30 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- BESGNorthern Trust STOXX US ESG Select ETFExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return +21.6%
- BNUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +15.5%
- AFEUSNorthern Trust ESG & Climate US Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +20.7%
- CNULGNuveen ESG Large-Cap GrowthExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +17.1%
- CCHGXStance Sustainable Beta ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +24.3%

