Expense Ratio History

NWAIX expense ratio history

Nuveen International Small Cap Fund, Class A

Fund company
Nuveen
Type
Mutual fund

1.68%

In basis points
168 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$168
Prospectus dated
29 November 2024, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 1.67% on 29 November 2024

Fee over time

NWAIX expense ratio: 1.78% until 30 Nov 2018, then 4.49%; 4.49% until 29 Nov 2019, then 1.73%; 1.73% until 27 Nov 2020, then 1.64%; 1.64% until 1 Dec 2021, then 1.45%; 1.45% until 30 Nov 2022, then 1.51%; 1.51% until 30 Nov 2023, then 1.67%; 1.67% until 29 Nov 2024, then 1.68%; read at 1.68% on 29 Nov 2024.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Dec 2017Mar 2019Jun 2020Sep 2021Dec 2022Mar 20241.78% before1.68% from 29 Nov 2024
NWAIX expense ratio: 1.78% until 30 Nov 2018, then 4.49%; 4.49% until 29 Nov 2019, then 1.73%; 1.73% until 27 Nov 2020, then 1.64%; 1.64% until 1 Dec 2021, then 1.45%; 1.45% until 30 Nov 2022, then 1.51%; 1.51% until 30 Nov 2023, then 1.67%; 1.67% until 29 Nov 2024, then 1.68%; read at 1.68% on 29 Nov 2024.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Dec 2017May 2020Oct 20221.78% before1.68% from 29 Nov 2024
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 5 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
NWAIX (this page) Class A 1.68% 1.20% 29 Nov 2024
NWSCX Class C 2.43% 1.95% 29 Nov 2024
NWIFX Class R6 1.30% 0.82% 29 Nov 2024
NWPIX Class I 1.43% 0.95% 29 Nov 2024
— — 1.78% 1.24% 18 Dec 2017

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
29 Nov 2024 1.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-11-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Nov 2024 1.68% Raised from 1.67% to 1.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-11-27
30 Nov 2023 1.67% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-11-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Nov 2023 1.67% Raised from 1.51% to 1.67%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-11-28
30 Nov 2022 1.51% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-11-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Nov 2022 1.51% Raised from 1.45% to 1.51%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-11-28
1 Dec 2021 1.45% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-01 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
1 Dec 2021 1.45% Cut from 1.64% to 1.45%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2021-12-01
27 Nov 2020 1.64% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-11-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Nov 2020 1.64% Cut from 1.73% to 1.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-11-27
29 Nov 2019 1.73% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-11-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Nov 2019 1.73% Cut from 4.49% to 1.73%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-12-20
30 Nov 2018 4.49% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-11-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Nov 2018 4.49% Raised from 1.78% to 4.49%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-12-19
18 Dec 2017 1.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-18 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.68% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,000 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,806.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$172
3 years$534
5 years$919
10 years$2,000

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 8 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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