UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number  

811-23669

Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip code)

Mark L. Winget

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (312) 917-7700                    

Date of fiscal year end:   December 31                       

Date of reporting period:   June 30, 2023                    

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policy making roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss.3507.


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


LOGO

 

Closed-End Funds

 

June 30, 2023

 

Nuveen Closed-End Funds

This semi-annual report contains the Fund’s unaudited financial statements.

 

NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

Semi-annual Report


Table of Contents

 

Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

     3  

Important Notices

     4  

Fund Leverage

     5  

Common Share Information

     7  

About the Fund’s Benchmarks

     9  

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries

     11  

Shareholder Meeting Report

     13  

Portfolio of Investments

     14  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     50  

Statement of Operations

     51  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     52  

Statement of Cash Flows

     53  

Financial Highlights

     54  

Notes to Financial Statements

     56  

Risk Considerations

     67  

Additional Fund Information

     68  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     69  

Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

     70  

 

2


Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

 

LOGO

Dear Shareholders,

The significant measures taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and other global central banks since 2022 to contain inflation have begun to take effect. From March 2022 to July 2023, the Fed raised the target fed funds rate by 5.25% to a range of 5.25% to 5.50%. Even with a brief pause in June 2023, this has been one of the fastest interest rate hiking cycles in the Fed’s history. Inflation rates in the U.S. and across most of the world have fallen from their post-pandemic highs but currently remain above the levels that central banks consider supportive of their economies’ long-term growth, particularly when looking at core inflation measures, which exclude volatile food and energy prices.

At the same time, the U.S. and other large economies have remained relatively resilient, even as financial conditions have tightened. U.S. gross domestic product accelerated to 2.4% in the second quarter of 2023 from 2.0% in the first quarter of 2023, after growing 2.1% in 2022 overall compared to 2021. A relatively strong jobs market has helped support consumer sentiment and spending despite historically high inflation. Markets are concerned that these conditions could keep upward pressure on prices and wages and continue to assess the impact of the collapse of three regional U.S. banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank) and major European bank Credit Suisse in March 2023.

Fed officials are closely monitoring inflation data and other economic measures to modify their rate setting activity based upon these factors on a meeting-by-meeting basis, including pausing rate adjustments at the June 2023 meeting to assess the effects of monetary policy on the economy. While uncertainty has increased given the unpredictable outcome of tighter credit conditions on the economy, the Fed remains committed to acting until it sees sustainable progress toward its inflation goals. Additionally, market concerns surrounding the U.S. debt ceiling faded after the government agreed in June 2023 to suspend the nation’s borrowing limit until January 2025, averting a near-term default scenario. In the meantime, markets are likely to continue reacting in the short term to news about inflation data, economic indicators and central bank policy. We encourage investors to keep a long-term perspective amid the short-term turbulence. Your financial professional can help you review how well your portfolio is aligned with your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals.

On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Terence J. Toth

Chair of the Board

August 22, 2023

 

 

3


Important Notices

 

Portfolio Manager Commentaries in Semi-annual Shareholder Reports

The Fund includes portfolio manager commentary in its annual shareholder reports. For the Fund’s most recent annual portfolio manager discussion, please refer to the Portfolio Managers’ Comments section of the Fund’s December 31, 2022 annual shareholder report.

For current information on your Fund’s investment objectives, portfolio management team and average annual total returns please refer to the Fund’s website at www.nuveen.com.

For changes that occurred to your Fund both during and subsequent to this reporting period, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section of this report.

For average annual total returns as of the end of this reporting period, please refer to the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section within this report.

 

4


Fund Leverage

 

IMPACT OF THE FUND’S LEVERAGE STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE

One important factor impacting the returns of the Fund’s common shares relative to its comparative benchmarks was the Fund’s use of leverage through the use of bank borrowings and reverse repurchase agreemants. The Fund uses leverage because our research has shown that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income. The opportunity arises when short-term rates that the Fund pays on its leveraging instruments are lower than the interest the Fund earns on its portfolio securities that it has bought with the proceeds of that leverage.

However, use of leverage can expose Fund common shares to additional price volatility. When a Fund uses leverage, the Fund’s common shares will experience a greater increase in their net asset value if the securities acquired through the use of leverage increase in value, but will also experience a correspondingly larger decline in their net asset value if the bonds acquired through leverage decline in value. All this will make the shares’ total return performance more variable, over time.

In addition, common share income in levered funds will typically decrease in comparison to unlevered funds when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. In recent quarters, fund leverage expenses have generally tracked the overall movement of short-term interest rates. While fund leverage expenses are higher than their prior year lows, leverage nevertheless continues to provide the opportunity for incremental common share income, particularly over longer-term periods.

The Fund’s use of leverage contributed to relative performance during this reporting period.

As of June 30, 2023 the Fund’s percentages of leverage are as shown in the accompanying table.

 

     NMAI  

Effective Leverage*

    30.27

Regulatory Leverage*

    23.39
*

Effective leverage is a Fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage and the leverage effects of reverse repurchase agreements, certain derivative and other investments in the Fund’s portfolio that increase the Fund’s investment exposure. Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued or borrowings of the Fund. Both of these are part of a Fund’s capital structure. The Fund, however, may from time to time borrow on a typically transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to settle portfolio trades. Such incidental borrowings are excluded from the calculation of the Fund’s effective leverage ratio. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

THE FUND’S REGULATORY LEVERAGE

Bank Borrowings

As noted previously, the Fund employs leverage through the use of bank borrowings. The Fund’s bank borrowing activities are as shown in the accompanying table.

 

Current Reporting Period           Subsequent to the Close of
the Reporting Period
 

Outstanding
Balance as of

January 1, 2023

    Draws     Paydowns     Outstanding
Balance as of
June 30, 2023
    Average Balance
Outstanding
           Draws     Paydowns     Outstanding
Balance as of
August 22, 2023
 
  $175,601,000       $    —       $(36,000,000)       $139,601,000       $154,838,569               $16,400,000       $(41,900,000)       $114,101,000  

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements for further details.

 

5


Fund Leverage (continued)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

As noted previously, the Fund uses reverse repurchase agreements, in which the Fund sells to a counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date. The Fund’s transactions in reverse repurchase agreements are as shown in the accompanying table.

 

Current Reporting Period           Subsequent to the Close of
the Reporting Period
 
Outstanding
Balance as of
January 1, 2023
    Sales     Purchases     Outstanding
Balance as of
June 30, 2023
    Average Balance
Outstanding
           Sales     Purchases     Outstanding
Balance as of
August 22, 2023
 
  $59,893,750       $31,489,000       $(32,530,770)       $58,851,980       $59,633,230               $115,494,140       $(101,979,960)       $72,366,160  

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements for further details.

 

6


Common Share Information

 

DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

The Fund makes regular cash distributions to shareholders of a stated dollar amount per share. Subject to approval and oversight by the Board of Trustees, the Fund seeks to maintain a stable distribution level designed to deliver the long-term return potential of the Fund’s investment strategy through regular distributions (a “Managed Distribution Program”). The practice of maintaining a stable distribution level had no material effect on the Fund’s investment strategy during the most recent fiscal period and is not expected to have such an effect in future periods, however, distributions in excess of Fund returns will cause its NAV per share to erode. For additional information, refer to the distribution information section below and in the Notes to Financial Statements herein.

The following information regarding the Fund’s distributions is current as of May 31, 2023, the date of the distribution data included within the Fund’s most recent distribution notice at the time this report was prepared. This notice provides shareholders with information regarding fund distributions, as required by current securities laws. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of the distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Managed Distribution Policy.

The following table provides estimates of the Fund’s distribution sources, reflecting year-to-date cumulative experience through the month-end prior to the latest distribution. The Fund attributes these estimates equally to each regular distribution throughout the year. Consequently, the estimated information as of the specified month-end shown below is for the current distribution, and also represents an updated estimate for all prior months in the year. It is estimated that the Fund has distributed more than its income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distributions may be (and is shown below as being estimated to be) a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.”

The amounts and sources of distributions set forth below are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to shareholders shortly after calendar year-end based on the information from the issuer of the security. More details about the Fund’s distributions and the basis for these estimates are available on www.nuveen.com/cef.

Data as of May 31, 2023

 

                Per Share Estimated Sources of Distribution     Estimated Percentage of the Distribution  

Fund

  Inception
Date
    Per Share
Distribution
    Net
Investment
Income
    Long-Term
Gains
    Short-Term
Gains
    Return of
Capital1
    Net
Investment
Income
    Long-Term
Gains
    Short-Term
Gains
    Return of
Capital1
 

NMAI (FYE 12/31)

    Nov-2021                    

Current Quarter

      $0.3000       $0.1586       $0.000       $0.000       $0.1414       52.9%       0.00%       0.00%       47.1%  

Fiscal YTD

            $0.6000       $0.3172       $0.0000       $0.0000       $0.2828       52.9%       0.00%       0.00%       47.1%  

 

7


Common Share Information (continued)

 

The following table provides information regarding distributions and total return performance over various time periods. This information is intended to help you better understand whether returns for the specified time periods were sufficient to meet distributions.

 

                                Annualized      Cumulative  
Fund   Inception
Date
     Latest
Quarterly
Distribution
     Fiscal YTD
Distribution
     Net Asset
Value (NAV)
     Since
Inception
Return
on NAV
     Fiscal YTD
Distribution
Rate
     Fiscal YTD
Return on
NAV
     Fiscal YTD
Distribution
Rate on
NAV
 

NMAI

    Nov-2021        $0.3000        $0.6000        $13.38        (12.82)%        8.97%        1.97%        4.48%  

 

1

Return of Capital may represent unrealized gains, return of shareholder’s principal, or both. In certain circumstances, all or a portion of the return of capital may be characterized as ordinary income under federal tax law. The actual tax characterization will be provided to shareholders on Form 1099-DIV shortly after calendar year-end.

NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUND DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS

The Nuveen Closed-End Funds’ monthly and quarterly periodic distributions to shareholders are posted on www.nuveen.com and can be found on Nuveen’s enhanced closed-end fund resource page, which is at https://www.nuveen.com/resource-center-closed-end-funds, along with other Nuveen closed-end fund product updates. To ensure timely access to the latest information, shareholders may use a subscribe function, which can be activated at this web page (https://www.nuveen.com/subscriptions).

COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES

The Fund’s Board of Trustees authorized an open-market share repurchase program, allowing the Fund to repurchase and retire an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding common shares.

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not repurchase any of its outstanding common shares. As of June 30, 2023 (and since the inception of the Fund’s repurchase programs), the Fund has cumulatively repurchased and retired common shares as shown in the accompanying table.

 

        NMAI  

Common shares cumulatively repurchased and retired

       0  

Common shares authorized for repurchase

       3,340,000  

OTHER COMMON SHARE INFORMATION

As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s common share price was trading at a premium/(discount) to its common share NAV and trading at an average premium/(discount) to NAV during the current reporting period, as follows:

 

     NMAI  

Common share NAV

  $ 13.68  

Common share price

  $ 11.66  

Premium/(Discount) to NAV

    (14.77 )% 

Average premium/(discount) to NAV

    (14.16 )% 

 

8


About the Fund’s Benchmarks

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the USD-denominated, fixed-rate corporate high yield bond market. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

 

MSCI ACWI Index (Net): An Index designed to measure the performance of large and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed and 24 emerging markets. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

 

NMAI Blended Benchmark: Consists of: 1) 50% MSCI ACWI Index (Net) (defined herein), and 2) 50% Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index (defined herein). Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

 

S&P 500® Index: An index generally considered representative of the U.S. equity market. The index includes 500 leading companies and covers approximately 80% of available market capitalization. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

 

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NMAI     

Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of June 30, 2023

 

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.

Fund Performance*

 

     Cumulative        Average Annual  
      6-Month        1-Year        Since
Inception
 
NMAI at Common Share NAV      6.55%          5.41%          (9.70)%  
NMAI at Common Share Price      6.84%          6.09%          (14.79)%  
S&P 500® Index      16.89%          19.59%          (2.74)%  
NMAI Blended Benchmark      9.62%          12.92%          (5.89)%  
*

For purposes of Fund performance, relative results are measured against the NMAI Blended Benchmark. The Fund’s Blended Benchmark consists of: 1) 50% MSCI ACWI Index (Net) and 2) 50% Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index.

Since inception returns are from 11/22/21. Performance data shown represents past performance and does not predict or guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Daily Common Share NAV and Share Price

 

LOGO

 

11


 

This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

The Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Fitch, Inc. If all three provide a rating for a security, the middle is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower rating is used; and if only one rating agency rates a security, that rating is used. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

 

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

 

Common Stocks     58.4%  
Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities     17.9%  
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests     12.7%  
Exchange-Traded Funds     11.9%  
Real Estate Investment Trust Common Stocks     9.4%  
Emerging Market Debt And Foreign Corporate Bonds     9.1%  
$1000 Par (or similar) Institutional Preferred     9.1%  
Contingent Capital Securities     6.2%  
$25 Par (or similar) Retail Preferred     3.9%  
Corporate Bonds     1.8%  
Warrants     0.1%  

Options Purchased

    0.0%  
Investment Companies     0.1%  
Repurchase Agreements     4.8%  
Other Assets Less Liabilities     (1.6)%  
Borrowings     (30.5)%  
Reverse Repurchase Agreements     (13.3)%  

Net Assets

    100%  

Portfolio Credit Quality

(% of total fixed-income investments)

 

AAA     1.2%  
AA     2.4%  
A     1.2%  
BBB     30.6%  
BB or Lower     37.4%  
N/R     27.2%  

Total

    100%  

Portfolio Composition1

(% of total investments)

 

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities     12.3%  
Banks     9.7%  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts     6.5%  
Emerging Market Debt And Foreign Corporate Bonds     6.3%  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     4.9%  
Electric Utilities     3.0%  
Pharmaceuticals     2.9%  
Insurance     2.5%  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     2.4%  
Software     2.2%  
Transportation Infrastructure     2.2%  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1.9%  
Capital Markets     1.8%  
Health Care Providers & Services     1.4%  
Multi-Utilities     1.2%  
Media     1.2%  
Automobiles     1.1%  
Beverages     1.1%  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     1.1%  
Industrial Conglomerates     1.0%  
Commercial Services & Supplies     1.0%  
Ground Transportation     1.0%  
Other     19.8%  
Exchange-Traded Funds     8.2%  
Investment Companies     0.0%  
Repurchase Agreements     3.3%  

Total

    100%  

Top Five Issuers

(% of total investments)

 

Fannie Mae Pool

    7.7%  
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF     5.9%  
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF     2.0%  
Ginnie Mae II Pool     1.5%  
Prologis Inc     0.8%  

Country Allocation2

(% of total investments)

 

United States     64.9%  
Japan     3.4%  
United Kingdom     3.3%  
France     3.2%  
Netherlands     2.1%  
Canada     2.0%  
Australia     1.8%  
Germany     1.7%  
China     1.4%  
Spain     1.3%  
Mexico     1.3%  
Other     13.6%  

Total

    100%  
 

 

1

See the Portfolio of Investments for the remaining industries comprising “Other” and not listed in the table above.

2

Includes 6.3% (as a percentage of total investments) in emerging market countries.

 

12


Shareholder Meeting Report

 

The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 8, 2023 for NMAI; at this meeting the shareholders were asked to elect Board members.

 

     NMAI  
     Common
Shares
 

Approval of the Board Members was reached as follows:

 

Amy B.R. Lancellotta

 

For

    23,916,638  

Withhold

    2,923,258  

Total

    26,839,896  

John K. Nelson

 

For

    23,623,520  

Withhold

    3,216,376  

Total

    26,839,896  

Terence J. Toth

 

For

    23,986,944  

Withhold

    2,852,952  

Total

    26,839,896  

Robert L. Young

 

For

    23,629,496  

Withhold

    3,210,400  

Total

    26,839,896  

 

13


NMAI   

Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023

     (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Description (1)                                 Value  
   

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 140.6% (96.7% of Total Investments)

                
   

COMMON STOCKS – 58.4% (40.2% of Total Investments)

                
            Aerospace & Defense – 1.0%                               
  20,515      

Airbus SE

                 $ 2,966,095  
  1,350      

Boeing Co/The (2)

                   285,066  
  80,900      

Embraer SA (2)

                   313,246  
  295      

Northrop Grumman Corp

                   134,461  
  7,286            

Raytheon Technologies Corp (3)

                             713,737  
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

                             4,412,605  
            Air Freight & Logistics – 0.5%                               
  13,619      

Deutsche Post AG

                   665,455  
  5,444      

DSV A/S

                   1,143,465  
  1,643            

United Parcel Service Inc, Class B

                             294,508  
   

Total Air Freight & Logistics

                             2,103,428  
            Automobiles – 1.1%                               
  970,200      

Astra International Tbk PT

                   440,061  
  208,000      

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd

                   255,392  
  8,284      

Tesla Inc (2), (3)

                   2,168,503  
  143,100            

Toyota Motor Corp (2)

                             2,299,915  
   

Total Automobiles

                             5,163,871  
            Banks – 3.8%                               
  207,459      

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

                   1,593,846  
  20,287      

Bank of America Corp

                   582,034  
  851,500      

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

                   310,875  
  15,721      

BNP Paribas SA

                   992,089  
  15,355      

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

                   1,027,968  
  1,904      

Credicorp Ltd

                   281,107  
  60,700      

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

                   500,756  
  12,413      

HDFC Bank Ltd, ADR

                   865,186  
  116,179      

ING Groep NV

                   1,566,278  
  20,012      

JPMorgan Chase & Co

                   2,910,545  
  7,006      

KB Financial Group Inc

                   254,281  
  182,300      

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc

                   1,343,747  
  73,493      

Nordea Bank Abp

                   800,555  
  2,458      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

                   309,585  
  47,300      

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc

                   2,027,251  
  5,860      

Truist Financial Corp

                   177,851  
  45,030            

Wells Fargo & Co (3)

                             1,921,880  
   

Total Banks

                             17,465,834  
            Beverages – 1.3%                               
  16,896      

Coca-Cola Co/The (3)

                   1,017,477  
  12,019      

Diageo PLC

                   516,708  
  17,821      

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, Sponsored ADR

                   1,975,280  
  10,798      

Heineken NV

                   1,110,429  
  11,972      

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc

                   374,364  
  13,515      

Monster Beverage Corp (2), (3)

                   776,302  
  2,127            

PepsiCo Inc

                             393,963  
   

Total Beverages

                             6,164,523  
            Biotechnology – 0.2%                               
  5,881            

AbbVie Inc

                             792,347  
   

Total Biotechnology

                             792,347  
            Broadline Retail – 1.2%                               
  153,900      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (2)

                   1,602,072  
  13,966      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Sponsored ADR (2)

                   1,164,066  

 

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Shares            Description (1)                                           Value  
            Broadline Retail (continued)                                         
  17,532      

Amazon.com Inc (2), (4)

                 $ 2,285,472  
  1      

Belk Inc (2)

                   8  
  26,200,400      

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT (2)

                   193,352  
  20,400      

JD.com Inc, Class A

                   347,913  
  2,158            

PDD Holdings Inc (2)

                                                 149,204  
   

Total Broadline Retail

                                                 5,742,087  
            Building Products – 0.6%                                         
  1,242      

Allegion plc

                   149,065  
  18,804      

Cie de Saint-Gobain

                   1,144,907  
  4,200      

Daikin Industries Ltd

                   860,602  
  3,188      

Masco Corp (3)

                   182,928  
  2,208            

Trane Technologies PLC

                                                 422,302  
   

Total Building Products

                                                 2,759,804  
            Capital Markets – 0.7%                                         
  473      

BlackRock Inc

                   326,909  
  9,105      

Charles Schwab Corp/The

                   516,072  
  1,339      

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

                   431,881  
  7,800      

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd

                   295,534  
  1,359      

Intercontinental Exchange Inc

                   153,676  
  10,116      

Morgan Stanley (3)

                   863,906  
  552      

S&P Global Inc

                   221,291  
  24,700            

SBI Holdings Inc

                                                 476,363  
   

Total Capital Markets

                                                 3,285,632  
            Chemicals – 1.2%                                         
  1,508      

Celanese Corp

                   174,626  
  15,193      

Corteva Inc (3)

                   870,559  
  5,183      

DuPont de Nemours Inc (3)

                   370,274  
  1,441      

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

                   114,689  
  2,108      

Linde PLC

                   803,317  
  7,992            

Linde PLC

                                                 3,048,067  
   

Total Chemicals

                                                 5,381,532  
            Commercial Banks – 0.1%                                         
  1,128,800            

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

                                                 392,830  
   

Total Commercial Banks

                                                 392,830  
            Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8%                                         
  5,781      

Casella Waste Systems Inc, Class A (2)

                   522,891  
  166,992      

Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd

                   288,894  
  3,319      

Republic Services Inc

                   508,371  
  9,797      

Waste Connections Inc (4)

                   1,400,285  
  5,961            

Waste Management Inc

                                                 1,033,757  
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                                                 3,754,198  
            Communications Equipment – 0.2%                                         
  4,662      

Avaya Holdings Corp (2), (5)

                   46,107  
  7,237       Cisco Systems Inc                    374,442  
  1,213            

Motorola Solutions Inc

                                                 355,749  
   

Total Communications Equipment

                                                 776,298  
            Construction & Engineering – 0.7%                                         
  4,062      

Eiffage SA

                   424,107  
  19,652       Ferrovial SE                    621,240  
  20,047            

Vinci SA

                                                 2,329,370  
   

Total Construction & Engineering

                                                 3,374,717  
            Construction Materials – 0.7%                                         
  34,441      

CRH PLC

                   1,900,018  
  15,941            

Heidelberg Materials AG

                                                 1,310,966  
   

Total Construction Materials

                                                 3,210,984  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Description (1)                                           Value  
            Consumer Finance – 0.1%                                         
  3,944             American Express Co                                                $ 687,045  
   

Total Consumer Finance

                                                 687,045  
            Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.7%                                         
  2,295      

Costco Wholesale Corp (3)

                   1,235,582  
  1,069       Dollar General Corp                    181,495  
  10,230            

Walmart Inc (3)

                                                 1,607,951  
   

Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

                                                 3,025,028  
            Containers & Packaging – 0.3%                                         
  12,237      

Crown Holdings Inc (3)

                   1,063,028  
  922            

Packaging Corp of America

                                                 121,852  
   

Total Containers & Packaging

                                                 1,184,880  
            Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.5%                                         
  23,745      

Cellnex Telecom SA

                   959,388  
  11,544       IHS Holding Ltd (2), (3)                    112,900  
  17,899       Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA                    236,272  
  212,430       Koninklijke KPN NV                    758,369  
  80,000            

NETLINK NBN TRUST

                                                 50,632  
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                                                 2,117,561  
            Electric Utilities – 3.7%                                         
  6,742      

American Electric Power Co Inc

                   567,676  
  66,500       CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd                    352,722  
  40,500       CLP Holdings Ltd                    315,438  
  31,156       Contact Energy Ltd                    155,068  
  9,199       Duke Energy Corp                    825,518  
  113,541       EDP-Energias de Portugal SA                    554,950  
  660       Elia Group SA/NV                    83,856  
  4,584       Emera Inc                    188,793  
  16,019       Endesa SA                    344,210  
  300,642       Enel SpA                    2,027,056  
  33,019       Exelon Corp (3)                    1,345,194  
  14,432       Hydro One Ltd                    412,343  
  61,958       Iberdrola SA                    809,097  
  30,866       Infratil Ltd                    192,595  
  34,559       NextEra Energy Inc (3)                    2,564,278  
  2,701       Orsted AS                    256,061  
  31,135       PG&E Corp (2), (3)                    538,013  
  4,500       Power Assets Holdings Ltd                    23,623  
  19,809       PPL Corp                    524,146  
  31,183       Southern Co/The (4)                    2,190,606  
  19,263       SSE PLC                    451,719  
  97,349       Terna-Rete Elettrica Nazionale                    830,305  
  20,948            

Xcel Energy Inc (3)

                                                 1,302,337  
   

Total Electric Utilities

                                                 16,855,604  
            Electrical Equipment – 0.3%                                         
  18,281      

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, Class A

                   577,611  
  3,763            

Eaton Corp PLC (3)

                                                 756,739  
   

Total Electrical Equipment

                                                 1,334,350  
            Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.4%                                         
  21,000      

Delta Electronics Inc

                   232,729  
  150,400       Foxconn Industrial Internet Co Ltd, Class A                    521,698  
  1,500       Keyence Corp                    712,735  
  3,332            

TE Connectivity Ltd (3)

                                                 467,013  
   

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

                                                 1,934,175  
            Energy Equipment & Services – 0.2%                                         
  7,238      

Quarternorth Energy Holding Inc (2)

                   814,275  
  7,368            

Transocean Ltd (2)

                                                 51,650  
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

                                                 865,925  

 

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Shares            Description (1)                                           Value  
            Entertainment – 0.9%                                         
  67,358      

HUYA Inc, ADR (2)

                 $ 241,142  
  37,110       Nintendo Co Ltd                    1,691,782  
  14,395       Sea Ltd, ADR (2)                    835,486  
  16,953       Universal Music Group NV                    376,607  
  10,450            

Walt Disney Co/The (2), (3)

                                                 932,976  
   

Total Entertainment

                                                 4,077,993  
            Financial Services – 0.7%                                         
  2,227      

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Class B (2), (3)

                   759,407  
  2,177       Fidelity National Information Services Inc                    119,082  
  3,638       Fiserv Inc (2), (3)                    458,934  
  694       Mastercard Inc                    272,950  
  32,100       ORIX Corp                    585,381  
  4,075            

Visa Inc, Class A (3)

                                                 967,731  
   

Total Financial Services

                                                 3,163,485  
            Food & Staples Retailing – 0.2%                                         
  124,900      

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao (2)

                   488,050  
  146,783            

Sendas Distribuidora S/A

                                                 421,508  
   

Total Food & Staples Retailing

                                                 909,558  
            Food Products – 0.2%                                         
  7,072      

Mondelez International Inc, Class A

                   515,832  
  5,314            

Nestle SA

                                                 639,229  
   

Total Food Products

                                                 1,155,061  
            Gas Utilities – 0.3%                                         
  2,688      

AltaGas Ltd

                   48,292  
  56,507      

APA Group

                   365,598  
  213,000      

Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd

                   184,456  
  60,271      

Italgas SpA

                   357,326  
  78,841            

Snam SpA

                                                 412,050  
   

Total Gas Utilities

                                                 1,367,722  
            Ground Transportation – 1.2%                                         
  5,518      

Canadian National Railway Co (3)

                   668,064  
  5,775      

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd

                   466,447  
  3,100      

Central Japan Railway Co

                   388,403  
  17,674      

CSX Corp

                   602,683  
  17,000      

East Japan Railway Co

                   942,709  
  21,350      

Localiza Rent a Car SA

                   305,433  
  783      

Norfolk Southern Corp

                   177,553  
  10,183            

Union Pacific Corp (3)

                                                 2,083,646  
   

Total Ground Transportation

                                                 5,634,938  
            Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.1%                                         
  14,127      

Abbott Laboratories

                   1,540,125  
  14,925      

Boston Scientific Corp (2), (3)

                   807,293  
  6,012      

EssilorLuxottica SA

                   1,133,684  
  4,540      

Medtronic PLC

                   399,974  
  3,042      

Stryker Corp

                   928,084  
  998            

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

                                                 145,309  
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

                                                 4,954,469  
            Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%                                         
  1,724      

Cigna Group/The

                   483,754  
  1,676      

Elevance Health Inc

                   744,630  
  1,501      

HCA Inc

                   455,524  
  12,280      

Millennium Health LLC (2), (5)

                   1,756  
  11,534      

Millennium Health LLC (2), (5)

                   496  
  3,601            

UnitedHealth Group Inc (3)

                                                 1,730,785  
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

                                                 3,416,945  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares            Description (1)                                 Value  
            Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.0%                               
  174,789      

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc (2)

                 $ 1,049  
  83,128      

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc (2)

                   499  
  116,034      

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc, Class A

                   1,189,348  
  87      

Booking Holdings Inc (2)

                   234,929  
  3,109      

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc

                   452,515  
  5,754      

McDonald’s Corp

                   1,717,051  
  32,851      

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd (2)

                   401,111  
  438,000      

Wynn Macau Ltd (2)

                   400,030  
  1,750            

Wynn Resorts Ltd

                             184,817  
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

                             4,581,349  
            Household Durables – 0.8%                               
  64      

NVR Inc (2)

                   406,440  
  35,300            

Sony Group Corp

                             3,186,537  
   

Total Household Durables

                             3,592,977  
            Household Products – 0.5%                               
  9,739      

Procter & Gamble Co/The (3)

                   1,477,796  
  13,330            

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

                             1,001,759  
   

Total Household Products

                             2,479,555  
            Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.7%                               
  4,297      

Clearway Energy Inc, Class C (3)

                   122,722  
  8,746      

EDP Renovaveis SA

                   174,776  
  24,039      

Meridian Energy Ltd

                   82,780  
  1,293      

NextEra Energy Partners LP (3)

                   75,822  
  58,783            

RWE AG

                             2,561,545  
   

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

                             3,017,645  
            Industrial Conglomerates – 1.4%                               
  46,600      

Hitachi Ltd (2)

                   2,897,425  
  6,688      

Honeywell International Inc (3)

                   1,387,760  
  12,220            

Siemens AG

                             2,037,085  
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                             6,322,270  
            Insurance – 0.7%                               
  7,884      

American International Group Inc

                   453,646  
  2,644      

Chubb Ltd

                   509,129  
  3,315      

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc

                   623,485  
  4,706      

MetLife Inc

                   266,030  
  44,000      

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd

                   281,024  
  47,700      

Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd, Class A

                   304,989  
  1,882            

Zurich Insurance Group AG

                             895,246  
   

Total Insurance

                             3,333,549  
            Interactive Media & Services – 1.2%                               
  8,517      

Alphabet Inc, Class A (2), (3)

                   1,019,485  
  1,776      

Alphabet Inc, Class C (2)

                   214,843  
  54,700      

Baidu Inc, Class A (2)

                   932,950  
  6,057      

Meta Platforms Inc (2), (3)

                   1,738,238  
  38,300            

Tencent Holdings Ltd

                             1,623,965  
   

Total Interactive Media & Services

                             5,529,481  
            Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.0%                               
  15,692            

Baozun Inc (2)

                             62,611  
   

Total Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

                             62,611  
            IT Services – 0.2%                               
  1,910      

Accenture PLC, Class A (3)

                   589,388  
  20,880            

Pagseguro Digital Ltd, Class A (2)

                             197,107  
   

Total IT Services

                             786,495  

 

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Shares            Description (1)                                           Value  
            Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.4%                                         
  945      

Danaher Corp

                 $ 226,800  
  2,589            

Lonza Group AG

                                                 1,547,478  
   

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

                                                 1,774,278  
            Machinery – 0.4%                                         
  3,481      

Caterpillar Inc (3)

                   856,500  
  634      

Deere & Co

                   256,890  
  2,384      

Dover Corp (3)

                   351,998  
  1,255            

Parker-Hannifin Corp (3)

                                                 489,500  
   

Total Machinery

                                                 1,954,888  
            Media – 0.3%                                         
  18,182      

Comcast Corp, Class A

                   755,462  
  58,224      

Grupo Televisa SAB, Sponsored ADR

                   298,689  
  655,185      

Hibu plc (2), (5)

                    
  55,798            

Vivendi SE

 

     512,252  
   

Total Media

                                                 1,566,403  
            Metals & Mining – 1.3%                                         
  42,765      

BHP Group Ltd

                   1,285,600  
  33,854      

Freeport-McMoRan Inc

                   1,354,160  
  427,808      

Glencore PLC

                   2,425,619  
  20,002      

Pan American Silver Corp

                   291,629  
  670      

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co

                   181,965  
  30,248            

Vale SA, Sponsored ADR

                                                 405,928  
   

Total Metals & Mining

                                                 5,944,901  
            Multiline Retail – 0.1%                                         
  382,900            

Magazine Luiza SA (2)

                                                 269,490  
   

Total Multiline Retail

                                                 269,490  
            Multi-Utilities – 1.4%                                         
  3,472      

Ameren Corp

                   283,558  
  22,231      

CenterPoint Energy Inc

                   648,034  
  13,042      

CMS Energy Corp

                   766,218  
  4,185      

Consolidated Edison Inc

                   378,324  
  14,423      

Dominion Energy Inc

                   746,967  
  6,635      

DTE Energy Co

                   729,983  
  6,355      

E.ON SE

                   81,181  
  12,817      

Engie SA

                   213,441  
  7,422      

National Grid PLC, Sponsored ADR

                   499,723  
  17,298      

NiSource Inc

                   473,100  
  68,200      

Sembcorp Industries Ltd

                   290,604  
  1,593      

Sempra Energy

                   231,925  
  4,559      

Veolia Environnement SA

                   144,317  
  11,269            

WEC Energy Group Inc (3)

                                                 994,377  
   

Total Multi-Utilities

                                                 6,481,752  
            Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 6.0%                                         
  31,454      

Antero Resources Corp (2), (3)

                   724,386  
  80,530      

BP PLC

                   468,876  
  13,214      

Cheniere Energy Inc (3)

                   2,013,285  
  5,035      

Chevron Corp

                   792,257  
  5,947      

ConocoPhillips

                   616,169  
  5,363      

Diamondback Energy Inc (3)

                   704,484  
  6,436      

DT Midstream Inc

                   319,033  
  57,918      

Enbridge Inc (3)

                   2,151,654  
  16,172      

Energy Transfer LP

                   205,384  
  12,184      

Enterprise Products Partners LP

                   321,048  
  4,421      

EOG Resources Inc

                   505,939  
  60,534      

Equinor ASA

                   1,762,680  
  29,650      

Exxon Mobil Corp (3)

                   3,179,962  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
          Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                                         
  16,451      

Gibson Energy Inc

                 $ 258,671  
  7,993      

Keyera Corp

                   184,326  
  29,270      

Kinder Morgan Inc (3)

                   504,029  
  5,049      

MPLX LP

                   171,363  
  10,346      

ONEOK Inc (3)

                   638,555  
  25,390      

Pembina Pipeline Corp

                   798,259  
  1,252      

Phillips 66

                   119,416  
  47,700      

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

                   202,113  
  23,706      

Reliance Industries Ltd, Sponsored GDR, 144A

                   1,476,884  
  124,213      

Shell PLC

                   3,705,480  
  1,906      

SK Innovation Co Ltd (2)

                   231,072  
  13,778      

Targa Resources Corp

                   1,048,506  
  17,439      

TC Energy Corp

                   704,800  
  19,756      

TotalEnergies SE

                   1,134,086  
  75,600      

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

                   298,251  
  9,492      

Valero Energy Corp (3)

                   1,113,412  
  31,873        

Williams Cos Inc/The

                                                 1,040,016  
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                                                 27,394,396  
          Personal Care Products – 0.5%                                         
  232,201      

Haleon PLC

                   953,061  
  4,760      

Kenvue Inc (2)

                   125,759  
  13,300      

Shiseido Co Ltd

                   602,885  
  10,980        

Unilever PLC

                                                 571,775  
   

Total Personal Care Products

                                                 2,253,480  
          Pharmaceuticals – 3.9%                                         
  26,944      

AstraZeneca PLC

                   3,862,536  
  38,747      

Bayer AG

                   2,144,842  
  20,235      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

                   1,294,028  
  306,000      

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd

                   266,305  
  67,500      

Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd

                   2,144,762  
  6,327      

Johnson & Johnson (3)

                   1,047,245  
  11,597      

Merck & Co Inc (3)

                   1,338,178  
  15,804      

Novartis AG

                   1,593,350  
  24,332      

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

                   3,930,584  
  6,061        

Pfizer Inc

                                                 222,317  
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

                                                 17,844,147  
          Professional Services – 0.3%                                         
  50,700      

Infomart Corp

                   116,613  
  38,100        

Recruit Holdings Co Ltd

                                                 1,215,974  
   

Total Professional Services

                                                 1,332,587  
          Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.5%                                     
  1,771      

Analog Devices Inc (3)

                   345,009  
  2,524      

Applied Materials Inc

                   364,819  
  3,528      

ASML Holding NV

                   2,558,960  
  3,087      

Bright Bidco BV (2)

                   1,377  
  4,217      

Bright Bidco BV (2), (5)

                   1,721  
  2,363      

Broadcom Inc (3)

                   2,049,737  
  2,438      

Intel Corp

                   81,527  
  299      

Lam Research Corp

                   192,215  
  30,000      

MediaTek Inc

                   664,075  
  3,762      

Micron Technology Inc

                   237,420  
  6,549      

NVIDIA Corp (3)

                   2,770,358  
  1,480      

NXP Semiconductors NV

                   302,926  
  13,000      

Silergy Corp

                   161,943  
  15,323      

SK Hynix Inc

                   1,346,346  
  120,000      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

                   2,216,798  
  22,412      

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Sponsored ADR (3)

 

                 2,261,819  
  1,503        

Texas Instruments Inc

                                                 270,570  
   

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

                                                 15,827,620  

 

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Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
          Software – 1.7%                                         
  21,660      

Avaya Inc (2)

                 $ 270,750  
  14,730      

Microsoft Corp (3)

                   5,016,154  
  4,494      

Oracle Corp

                   535,190  
  4,338      

Salesforce Inc (2), (3)

                   916,446  
  1,542        

ServiceNow Inc (2), (3)

                                                 866,558  
   

Total Software

                                                 7,605,098  
          Specialty Retail – 0.3%                                         
  2,864      

Home Depot Inc/The (3)

                   889,673  
  1,226      

Lowe’s Cos Inc

                   276,708  
  2,984        

TJX Cos Inc/The

                                                 253,013  
   

Total Specialty Retail

                                                 1,419,394  
          Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.3%                                     
  21,878      

Apple Inc (3)

                   4,243,676  
  33,368        

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

                                                 1,837,350  
   

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                                                 6,081,026  
          Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.0%                                         
  3,073      

Kering SA

                   1,696,908  
  1,133      

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

                   1,068,319  
  13,644      

Moncler SpA

                   943,998  
  7,405        

NIKE Inc, Class B (3)

                                                 817,290  
   

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

                                                 4,526,515  
          Tobacco – 0.1%                                         
  6,172        

Philip Morris International Inc

                                                 602,511  
   

Total Tobacco

                                                 602,511  
          Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.4%                                         
  15,091      

Ashtead Group PLC

                   1,046,271  
  1,537        

United Rentals Inc (3)

                                                 684,534  
   

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

 

     1,730,805  
          Transportation Infrastructure – 3.0%                                         
  15,413      

Aena SME SA

                   2,494,542  
  3,564      

Aeroports de Paris

                   512,118  
  155,061      

Atlas Arteria Ltd

                   643,965  
  262,870      

Auckland International Airport Ltd (2)

                   1,381,504  
  112,000      

China Merchants Port Holdings Co Ltd

                   158,444  
  41,688      

Enav SpA

                   177,631  
  4,577      

Flughafen Zurich AG

                   952,032  
  5,057      

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (2)

                   269,935  
  54,376      

Getlink SE

                   925,363  
  5,826      

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV, ADR

 

                 494,278  
  3,973      

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV, ADR

                   710,055  
  47,480      

International Container Terminal Services Inc

                   175,364  
  18,900      

Japan Airport Terminal Co Ltd

                   854,871  
  19,200      

Kamigumi Co Ltd

                   435,339  
  52,240      

Port of Tauranga Ltd

                   200,323  
  113,604      

Qube Holdings Ltd

                   216,525  
  320,300        

Transurban Group

                                                 3,049,693  
   

Total Transportation Infrastructure

                                                 13,651,982  
          Water Utilities – 0.3%                                         
  4,286      

American Water Works Co Inc

                   611,827  
  23,511        

Severn Trent PLC

                                                 766,464  
   

Total Water Utilities

 

     1,378,291  
          Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%         
  2,719        

T-Mobile US Inc (2)

 

     377,669  
   

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

     377,669  
   

Total Common Stocks (cost $238,955,317)

 

     267,188,594  

 

21


NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
         Description (1)    Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 17.9% (12.3% of Total Investments)         
  $            560      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R03, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.500% spread), 2022 R03, 144A (7)

     8.567%        3/25/42        BBB-      $ 572,182  
  410      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R04, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.100% spread), 2022 R04, 144A (7)

     8.167%        3/25/42        BBB-        414,520  
  60      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R05, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.000% spread), 2022 R05, 144A (7)

     8.067%        4/25/42        Baa3        59,838  
  970      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R06, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.850% spread), 2022 R06, 144A (7)

     8.917%        5/25/42        BBB-        1,000,278  
  300      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R07, (SOFR30A reference rate + 4.650% spread), 2022 R07, 144A (7)

     9.717%        6/25/42        Aaa        317,590  
  35      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R08, (SOFR reference rate + 3.600% spread), 2022 R08, 144A (7)

     8.667%        7/25/42        BBB-        35,789  
  105      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R09, (SOFR30A reference rate + 4.750% spread), 2022 R09, 144A (7)

     9.817%        9/25/42        Baa3        110,766  
  425      

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R01, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.750% spread), 2023 R01, 144A (7)

     8.817%        12/25/42        BBB-        436,221  
  2,892      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4805, 2022 1 (8)

     4.500%        11/01/52        N/R        2,780,839  
  2,845      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4655 (8)

     4.000%        7/01/52        N/R        2,671,414  
  2,901      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4783 (8)

     4.000%        10/01/52        N/R        2,722,630  
  3,491      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4305, 2021 MTGE (8)

     2.000%        4/01/51        N/R        2,858,521  
  1,336      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN CB3599 (8)

     3.500%        5/01/52        N/R        1,217,474  
  983      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4644, 2022 1 (8)

     4.000%        5/01/52        N/R        922,685  
  1,784      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN CB2839 (8)

     2.000%        2/01/52        N/R        1,463,688  
  2,175      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN FS0522 (8)

     2.500%        2/01/52        N/R        1,859,508  
  1,411      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4919 (8)

     5.500%        2/01/53        N/R        1,404,477  
  1,502      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4626 (8)

     4.000%        6/01/52        N/R        1,410,387  
  4,294      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4737, 2022 1 (8)

     5.000%        8/01/52        N/R        4,212,013  
  1,374      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN CB2804 (8)

     2.500%        2/01/52        N/R        1,174,276  
  2,064      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4700, 2022 1 (8)

     4.000%        7/01/52        N/R        1,937,465  
  5,051      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN BW3382 (8)

     4.500%        7/01/52        N/R        4,857,297  
  1,811      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4797 (8)

     4.000%        11/01/37        N/R        1,747,801  
  532      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN BW3383 (8)

     4.500%        7/01/52        N/R        511,545  
  811      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN CB2281 (8)

     2.000%        12/01/51        N/R        664,846  
  758      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4785 (8)

     5.000%        10/01/52        N/R        742,693  
  1,847      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN FS1535 (8)

     3.000%        4/01/52        N/R        1,633,170  
  4,499      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4600, 2022 2 (8)

     3.500%        5/01/52        N/R        4,100,281  
  3,457      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4732 (8)

     4.000%        9/01/52        N/R        3,244,561  
  3,747      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN FS1533 (8)

     3.000%        4/01/52        N/R        3,317,956  
  3,731      

Fannie Mae Pool, FN MA4733 (8)

     4.500%        9/01/52        N/R        3,587,325  
  1,580      

Freddie Mac Pool, FR SD0922 (8)

     2.500%        3/01/52        N/R        1,350,893  
  981      

Freddie Mac Pool, FR QE5382 (8)

     4.500%        7/01/52        N/R        943,120  
  879      

Freddie Mac Pool, FR SB8190 (8)

     4.500%        11/01/37        N/R        862,071  
  1,168      

Freddie Mac REMICS, 2021 5160

     3.000%        9/25/50        N/R        827,215  
  815      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA2, (SOFR30A reference rate + 2.400% spread), 2022 DNA2, 144A (7)

     7.467%        2/25/42        BBB        806,194  
  695      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA3, (SOFR30A reference rate + 2.900% spread), 2022 DNA3, 144A (7)

     7.967%        4/25/42        BBB        694,721  
  500      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA3, (SOFR30A reference rate + 4.350% spread), 2022 DNA3, 144A (7)

     9.417%        4/25/42        BB        515,782  
  275      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA4, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.350% spread), 2022 DNA4, 144A (7)

     8.417%        5/25/42        BBB-        278,421  
  1,000      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA5, (SOFR30A reference rate + 4.500% spread), 2022 DNA5, 144A (7)

     9.567%        6/25/42        BBB-        1,051,231  
  75      

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-HQA3, (SOFR30A reference rate + 3.550% spread), 2022 HQA3, 144A (7)

     8.617%        8/25/42        Baa3        76,137  
           1,534      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA8149 (8)

     3.500%        7/20/52        N/R        1,415,671  
  4,882      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA8043 (8)

     3.000%        5/20/52        N/R        4,365,702  
  759      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA8428 (8)

     5.000%        11/20/52        N/R        747,016  
  966      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA8200 (8)

     4.000%        8/20/52        N/R        914,380  
  515      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA7871, 2022 1 (8)

     2.500%        2/20/52        N/R        428,393  
  2,620      

Ginnie Mae II Pool, G2 MA8042 (8)

     2.500%        5/20/52        N/R        2,268,967  
  431      

Government National Mortgage Association, 2022 174

     4.500%        9/20/52        N/R        396,186  
              232      

Government National Mortgage Association, 2021 209

     3.000%        11/20/51        N/R        170,313  

 

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Principal
Amount (000)
         Description (1)      Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (continued)         
$ 244      

Government National Mortgage Association, 2022 124

 

     4.000%        7/20/52        N/R      $ 202,014  
  914      

Government National Mortgage Association, 2013 188 (8)

 

     2.500%        12/20/43        N/R        808,591  
  901      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp Trust 2022-PJ2, 2022 PJ2, 144A

 

     3.000%        6/25/52        Aa1        726,856  
  314      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2021-PJ10, 2021 PJ10, 144A

 

     2.500%        3/25/52        Aa1        243,094  
  460      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022-GR2, 2022 GR2, 144A

 

     3.000%        8/26/52        Aa1        372,018  
  326      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022-HP1, 2022 HP1, 144A

 

     3.000%        9/25/52        Aa1        263,825  
  546      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022-INV1, 2022 INV1, 144A

 

     3.000%        7/25/52        Aa1        442,403  
  264      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2022-PJ5, 2022 PJ5, 144A

 

     3.000%        10/25/52        Aa1        213,056  
  274      

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust 2023-PJ1, 2023 PJ1, 144A

 

     3.500%        2/25/53        Aa1        232,473  
  250      

Industrial DPR Funding Ltd, 2022 1A, 144A

 

     5.380%        4/15/34        BBB        212,237  
  371      

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-4, 2022 4, 144A

 

     3.000%        10/25/52        AA+        300,231  
  232      

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-6, 2022 6, 144A

 

     3.000%        11/25/52        Aa1        187,809  
  575      

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-INV3, 2022 INV3, 144A

 

     3.000%        9/25/52        AAA        467,418  
  141      

J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-LTV2, 2022 LTV2, 144A

 

     3.500%        9/25/52        AA+        118,781  
  1,802      

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, 2022 LTV1, 144A (3)

 

     3.250%        7/25/52        Aaa        1,508,779  
  1,279      

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-2, 2022 2, 144A (3)

 

     3.000%        8/25/52        Aa1        1,035,274  
  801      

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2022-3, 2022 3, 144A

 

     3.000%        8/25/52        Aa1        646,266  
  311      

OBX 2022-INV5 Trust, 2022 INV5, 144A

 

     4.000%        10/25/52        Aa1        270,261  
  727      

RCKT Mortgage Trust 2022-2, 2022 2, 144A

 

     2.500%        2/25/52        AAA        566,121  
  95      

RCKT Mortgage Trust 2022-3, 2022 3, 144A

 

     3.000%        5/25/52        Aa1        76,700  
  196      

RCKT Mortgage Trust 2022-4, 2022 4, 144A

 

     3.500%        6/25/52        Aa1        164,930  
  121      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2021-2 Trust, 2021 2, 144A

 

     2.500%        6/25/51        AAA        93,544  
  188      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2022-2 Trust, 2022 2, 144A

 

     2.500%        12/25/51        AAA        146,004  
  231      

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2022-INV1 Trust, 2022 INV1, 144A

 

     3.500%        3/25/52        AAA        194,151  
  138        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities 2022-INV1 Trust, 2022 INV1, 144A

 

     3.000%        3/25/52        AAA        112,177  
   

Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $85,952,022)

 

              81,707,462  

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          VARIABLE RATE SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS – 12.7% (8.7% of Total Investments) (9)         
          Aerospace & Defense – 0.0%                       
  $              88        

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan I

    8.492%        SOFR90A        3.250%        8/24/28        Ba3      $ 88,540  
   

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

              88,540  
          Automobile Components – 0.1%                       
  237      

Adient US LLC, Term Loan B

    8.334%        SOFR30A        3.250%        4/08/28        BB+        236,829  
  390      

Clarios Global LP, Term Loan

    8.852%        SOFR30A        3.750%        4/20/30        B+        389,573  
  21      

DexKo Global Inc., Term Loan

    9.288%        3-Month LIBOR        3.750%        10/04/28        B1        20,630  
  37        

DexKo Global Inc., Term Loan B

    9.253%        SOFR90A        3.750%        10/04/28        B2        35,708  
   

Total Automobile Components

 

              682,740  
          Beverages – 0.2%                              
  41      

City Brewing Company, LLC, Term Loan

    8.760%        3-Month LIBOR        3.500%        4/05/28        CCC        26,855  
  221      

Naked Juice LLC, Term Loan

    8.448%       

SOFR30A +
SOFR90A +
3-Month LIBOR
 
 
 
     3.250%        1/20/29        B2        206,855  
  33      

Naked Juice LLC, Term Loan , (DD1)

    7.550%        3-Month LIBOR        3.250%        1/20/29        B2        30,563  
  164      

Naked Juice LLC, Term Loan, Second Lien

    11.342%        SOFR90A        6.000%        1/20/30        CCC        132,057  
  248      

Sunshine Investments B.V., Term Loan

    9.336%        SOFR90A        4.250%        5/05/29        B+        248,128  
  271        

Triton Water Holdings, Inc, Term Loan

    5.242%        3-Month LIBOR        0.000%        3/31/28        B        262,417  
   

Total Beverages

 

              906,875  
          Biotechnology – 0.0%                              
  72        

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.414%        SOFR90A        2.000%        11/15/27        BB+        70,965  
   

Total Biotechnology

 

              70,965  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Broadline Retail – 0.0%                              
  $                8      

Belk, Inc., Term Loan, (cash 5.000%, PIK 8.000%)

    15.299%        3-Month LIBOR        10.000%        7/31/25        C      $ 1,127  
  2        

Belk, Inc., Term Loan

    12.976%        3-Month LIBOR        7.500%        7/31/25        CCC        1,381  
   

Total Broadline Retail

 

              2,508  
          Building Products – 0.1%                              
  150      

Chamberlain Group Inc, Term Loan B

    8.452%        SOFR30A        3.250%        10/22/28        B        147,046  
  19      

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.497%        SOFR30A        3.250%        4/12/28        B        18,737  
  166      

Quikrete Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    7.842%        1-Month LIBOR        2.625%        1/31/27        Ba2        165,591  
  70      

SRS Distribution Inc, Term Loan , (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        N/R        68,469  
  206      

Standard Industries Inc., Term Loan B

    7.692%        SOFR30A        2.500%        9/22/28        BBB-        205,724  
  64        

Zurn Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.193%        1-Month LIBOR        2.000%        10/04/28        BB+        63,910  
   

Total Building Products

 

              669,477  
          Chemicals – 0.2%                              
  185      

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V, Term Loan B

    8.242%        SOFR90A        3.000%        12/08/29        BBB-        185,120  
  137      

Diamond (BC) B.V., Term Loan B

    7.945%       
SOFR30A +
SOFR90A
 
 
     2.750%        9/29/28        Ba3        136,615  
  189      

Discovery Purchaser Corporation, Term Loan

    9.617%        SOFR90A        4.375%        8/03/29        B-        181,189  
  35      

INEOS Quattro Holdings UK Ltd, Term Loan

    8.952%        SOFR30A        3.750%        3/03/30        BB        35,000  
  78      

INEOS Styrolution US Holding LLC, Term Loan B

    7.967%       
SOFR30A
 
     2.750%        1/29/26        BB+        78,233  
  15      

Starfruit Finco B.V, Term Loan

    8.990%        SOFR90A        4.000%        3/03/28        BB-        14,931  
  296      

Trinseo Materials Operating S.C.A., Term Loan

    7.538%        1-Month LIBOR        2.000%        9/09/24        Ba3        286,795  
  1        

W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Term Loan B

    9.313%        3-Month LIBOR        3.750%        9/22/28        BB+        1,229  
   

Total Chemicals

 

              919,112  
          Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.4%                              
  182      

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, Term Loan

    9.147%        SOFR30A        4.000%        2/07/29        B        178,571  
  197      

Anticimex International AB, Term Loan B1

    8.517%       
SOFR90A +
3-Month LIBOR
 
 
     3.466%        11/16/28        B        194,846  
  220      

Covanta Holding Corporation, Term Loan B

    7.602%        SOFR30A        2.500%        11/30/28        BB        218,894  
  17      

Covanta Holding Corporation, Term Loan C

    7.602%        SOFR30A        2.500%        11/30/28        BB        16,604  
  250      

Garda World Security Corporation, Term Loan B

    9.427%        SOFR30A        4.250%        10/30/26        BB        249,062  
  322      

GFL Environmental Inc., Term Loan

    8.145%        SOFR30A        3.000%        5/30/25        BB-        322,324  
  241      

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC, Term Loan

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        9/23/26        BB        240,786  
  238      

West Corporation, Term Loan B3

    9.250%        SOFR90A        4.000%        4/10/27        B1        216,034  
  47        

WIN Waste Innovations Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (DD1)

    7.967%        SOFR30A        2.750%        3/25/28        B3        40,621  
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

              1,677,742  
          Communications Equipment – 0.2%                              
  253      

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        4/04/26        B1        243,258  
  235      

Delta TopCo, Inc., Term Loan B

    9.069%        SOFR180A        3.750%        12/01/27        B2        227,701  
  99      

EOS Finco Sarl, Term Loan

    10.909%        TSFR3M        6.000%        8/03/29        B        98,795  
  151      

MLN US HoldCo LLC, Term Loan B2

    11.782%        TSFR3M        6.700%        10/18/27        N/R        76,072  
  261      

MLN US HoldCo LLC, Term Loan, First Lien

    9.838%        SOFR90A        4.500%        11/30/25        CCC-        62,603  
  375      

Riverbed Technology, Inc., Exit Term Loan, (cash 7.000%, PIK 2.000%)

    8.887%        3+12-Month LIBOR        5.333%        12/07/26        Caa3        101,656  
  124        

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan

    9.602%        SOFR30A        4.500%        3/04/29        BB+        120,115  
   

Total Communications Equipment

 

     930,200  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Construction & Engineering – 0.0%                              
  $                3      

AECOM, Term Loan B

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        4/13/28        BBB-      $ 2,793  
  197        

Centuri Group, Inc, Term Loan B

    7.709%        1+3-Month LIBOR        2.375%        8/27/28        Ba2        196,385  
   

Total Construction & Engineering

                                                 199,178  
          Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.1%         
  125      

Heritage Grocers Group LLC , (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        B2        123,880  
  125      

Heritage Grocers Group LLC, Term Loan, (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        N/R        121,563  
  349      

US Foods, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        11/22/28        BB+        349,525  
  57        

US Foods, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.193%        1-Month LIBOR        2.000%        9/13/26        BB+        56,681  
   

Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

 

              651,649  
          Containers & Packaging – 0.1%         
  143      

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings Inc, Term Loan B

    9.377%        SOFR30A        4.175%        3/30/29        B        141,534  
  44      

Klockner-Pentaplast of America, Inc., Term Loan B, (DD1)

    10.104%        SOFR180A        4.725%        2/09/26        B2        41,897  
  90      

LABL, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien, (DD1)

    10.202%        SOFR30A        5.100%        10/29/28        B2        89,231  
  147      

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., Term Loan B

    8.467%        SOFR30A        3.250%        9/24/28        B+        147,115  
  95      

Reynolds Group Holdings Inc., Term Loan B2

    8.467%        SOFR30A        3.250%        2/05/26        B+        95,082  
  45        

TricorBraun Holdings, Inc., Term Loan

    8.467%        SOFR30A        3.250%        3/03/28        B2        43,680  
   

Total Containers & Packaging

 

              558,539  
          Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%         
  159      

AVSC Holding Corp., Term Loan B3, (cash 5.000%, PIK 10.000%)

    15.000%        N/A        N/A        12/04/26        CCC+        165,691  
  258        

Spin Holdco Inc., Term Loan

    9.230%        3-Month LIBOR        4.000%        3/04/28        B-        222,770  
   

Total Diversified Consumer Services

 

              388,461  
          Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%         
  179        

Ditech Holding Corporation, Term Loan

    0.000%        N/A        N/A        12/19/22        N/R        19,668  
   

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

              19,668  
          Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.5%         
  118      

Altice France S.A., Term Loan B12

    8.948%        3-Month LIBOR        3.688%        1/31/26        B2        111,469  
  211      

Altice France S.A., Term Loan B13

    9.321%        3-Month LIBOR        4.000%        8/14/26        B2        198,877  
  27      

CenturyLink, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.467%        SOFR30A        2.250%        3/15/27        BB        21,245  
  122      

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Term Loan B2

    8.452%        SOFR30A        3.250%        11/23/28        BB-        116,876  
  258      

Cyxtera DC Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (DD1)

    13.793%        TSFR3M        8.500%        12/07/23        N/R        257,172  
  1,020      

Cyxtera DC Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (DD1) (11)

    8.068%        TSFR3M        3.000%        5/01/24        D        519,048  
  437      

Dawn Acquisition LLC, Term Loan , (DD1)

    9.279%        3-Month LIBOR        3.750%        12/31/25        Caa1        269,786  
  240      

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan

    8.503%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        11/12/27        B+        237,350  
  376      

Frontier Communications Corp., Term Loan B

    9.000%        1-Month LIBOR        3.750%        10/08/27        BB+        365,646  
  —  (12)     

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan B4 (11)

    13.750%        3-Month LIBOR        5.500%        1/02/24        N/R        406  
  1      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan B5 (11)

    8.625%        N/A        N/A        1/02/24        N/R        659  
  50        

Level 3 Financing Inc., Term Loan B

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        3/01/27        Ba2        46,703  
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

              2,145,237  
          Electric Utilities – 0.3%         
  657      

Talen Energy Supply, LLC, Term Loan B

    9.590%        TSFR3M        4.500%        5/17/30        BB+        655,794  
  532        

Talen Energy Supply, LLC, Term Loan C

    9.590%        TSFR3M        4.500%        5/27/30        BB+        531,419  
   

Total Electric Utilities

 

              1,187,213  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

           Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
            Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.0%         
  $            137            

Ingram Micro Inc., Term Loan B

    9.044%        3-Month LIBOR        3.500%        7/02/28        BB+      $ 136,499  
   

Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

              136,499  
            Entertainment – 0.3%         
  839      

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.218%        1-Month LIBOR        3.000%        4/22/26        B-        657,323  
  367      

Crown Finance US, Inc., Term Loan (11)

    0.000%        N/A        N/A        2/28/25        D        113,516  
  85      

Crown Finance US, Inc., Term Loan (11)

    0.000%        N/A        N/A        9/20/26        D        26,212  
  351      

Diamond Sports Group, LLC, Term Loan, Second Lien (11)

    8.314%        SOFR90A        3.250%        8/24/26        N/R        12,579  
  117      

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, Term Loan B

    7.452%        SOFR30A        2.250%        3/24/25        Ba2        116,806  
  260            

Springer Nature Deutschland GmbH, Term Loan B18

    8.538%        SOFR90A        3.000%        8/14/26        BB+        259,864  
   

Total Entertainment

 

              1,186,300  
            Financial Services – 0.1%         
  154      

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B6

    7.589%        SOFR30A        2.500%        6/22/28        Baa2        154,064  
  158            

Trans Union, LLC, Term Loan B6

    7.467%        SOFR30A        2.250%        12/01/28        BBB-        157,794  
   

Total Financial Services

 

              311,858  
            Food Products – 0.2%         
  262      

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    8.967%        SOFR30A        3.750%        10/01/25        CCC+        242,492  
  252      

CHG PPC Parent LLC, Term Loan

    8.239%        SOFR30A        3.000%        12/08/28        B1        250,231  
  238            

Sycamore Buyer LLC, Term Loan B

    7.467%        SOFR30A        2.250%        7/22/29        BB+        231,815  
   

Total Food Products

 

              724,538  
            Ground Transportation – 0.2%         
  138      

First Student Bidco Inc, Term Loan B

    8.529%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        7/21/28        BB+        133,298  
  70      

First Student Bidco Inc, Term Loan C

    8.529%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        7/21/28        BB+        68,208  
  372      

Hertz Corporation, (The), Term Loan B

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        6/30/28        BB+        372,168  
  72      

Hertz Corporation, (The), Term Loan C

    8.489%        SOFR30A        3.250%        6/30/28        BB+        72,081  
  100            

Uber Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.001%        TSFR3M + SOFR90A        2.750%        3/03/30        Ba2        99,869  
   

Total Ground Transportation

 

              745,624  
            Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.5%         
  606      

Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Term Loan

    8.592%        SOFR90A        3.250%        5/05/27        BB-        589,385  
  240      

CNT Holdings I Corp, Term Loan

    8.459%        SOFR90A        3.500%        11/08/27        B        240,016  
  102      

Embecta Corp, Term Loan B

    8.337%        6-Month LIBOR        3.000%        1/27/29        Ba3        101,609  
  1,181            

Medline Borrower, LP, Term Loan B

    8.352%        SOFR30A        3.250%        10/21/28        BB-        1,168,574  
   

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

              2,099,584  
            Health Care Providers & Services – 1.0%         
  173      

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Exit Term Loan

    19.507%        3-Month LIBOR        14.000%        9/30/26        N/R        90,623  
  243      

AHP Health Partners, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.693%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        8/23/28        B1        242,773  
  59      

DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        8/12/26        BBB-        57,899  
  27      

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings Inc., Term Loan

    9.489%        SOFR90A        4.250%        4/12/29        B1        26,241  
  58      

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings Inc., Term Loan

    9.485%        SOFR90A        4.250%        4/12/29        B1        56,854  
  98      

Global Medical Response, Inc., Term Loan

    9.467%        SOFR30A        4.250%        3/14/25        CCC+        55,728  
  691      

Global Medical Response, Inc., Term Loan B

    9.439%        1-Month LIBOR        4.250%        10/02/25        CCC+        392,375  
  253      

ICON Luxembourg S.A.R.L., Term Loan

    7.753%        SOFR90A        2.250%        7/01/28        BB+        253,363  
  156      

Onex TSG Intermediate Corp., Term Loan B

    10.057%        3-Month LIBOR        4.750%        2/26/28        B        139,042  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Health Care Providers & Services (continued)         
$             375      

Packaging Coordinators Midco Inc, Term Loan , (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        N/R      $ 370,343  
  368      

Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    8.739%        SOFR90A        3.500%        11/30/27        B2        363,829  
  929      

Parexel International Corporation, Term Loan, First Lien

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        11/15/28        B1        923,094  
  72      

Phoenix Guarantor Inc, Term Loan B

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        3/05/26        B1        70,861  
  120      

Phoenix Guarantor Inc, Term Loan B3

    8.693%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        3/05/26        B1        119,157  
  281      

Select Medical Corporation, Term Loan B

    7.702%        SOFR30A        2.500%        3/06/25        Ba2        281,151  
  807      

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., Term Loan

    8.896%        1-Month LIBOR        3.750%        8/31/26        B1        806,425  
  211      

Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    10.331%       
3-Month LIBOR +
SOFR30A
 
 
     5.250%        2/02/27        B-        145,779  
  112        

Team Health Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        2/06/24        B-        99,941  
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

              4,495,478  
          Health Care Technology – 0.0%                
  —  (12)     

Athenahealth, Inc., Term Loan

    3.500%        Unfunded        3.500%        1/27/29        B+        178  
  2        

Athenahealth, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.589%        SOFR30A        3.500%        1/27/29        B+        1,445  
   

Total Health Care Technology

 

              1,623  
          Hotels – 0.0%                
  134        

GVC Holdings (Gibraltar) Limited, Term Loan B

    8.437%        SOFR180A        3.500%        10/31/29        Ba1        134,291  
   

Total Hotels

 

              134,291  
          Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.5%                
  378      

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan

    10.529%        3-Month LIBOR        5.000%        12/29/25        CCC-        47,725  
  244      

Alterra Mountain Company, Term Loan

    8.693%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        8/17/28        B+        244,293  
  508      

B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, Term Loan B4

    6.942%        1-Month LIBOR        1.750%        11/19/26        BB+        505,138  
  210      

Caesars Entertainment Corp, Term Loan B

    8.452%        SOFR30A        3.250%        1/25/30        Ba3        209,748  
  164      

Carnival Corporation, Term Loan B

    8.217%        SOFR30A        3.000%        6/30/25        Ba2        164,229  
  219      

Churchill Downs Incorporated, Term Loan B1

    7.084%        SOFR30A        2.000%        3/17/28        BBB-        217,594  
  695      

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.288%        3-Month LIBOR        2.750%        9/18/24        B-        667,986  
  460      

Crown Finance US, Inc., Term Loan

    15.263%        TSFR3M        10.000%        9/09/23        N/R        465,266  
  294      

Crown Finance US, Inc., Term Loan (13)

    0.000%        N/A        N/A        8/31/23        CCC+        90,825  
  242      

Equinox Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    8.538%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        3/08/24        Caa2        226,316  
  727      

Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, Term Loan B

    9.102%        SOFR30A        4.000%        1/27/29        B        718,321  
  219      

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC, Term Loan B

    8.239%        SOFR30A        3.000%        8/02/28        BB+        218,449  
  121      

IRB Holding Corp, Term Loan B

    8.202%        SOFR30A        3.000%        12/15/27        B+        119,970  
  280      

NASCAR Holdings, Inc, Term Loan B

    7.717%        SOFR30A        2.500%        10/18/26        BBB-        280,626  
  57      

PCI Gaming Authority, Term Loan

    7.717%        SOFR30A        2.500%        5/31/26        BBB-        57,112  
  167      

Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.952%        SOFR30A        2.750%        4/20/29        BB        166,732  
  165      

Scientific Games Holdings LP, Term Loan B

    8.421%        SOFR90A        3.500%        2/04/29        BB-        163,370  
  192      

Scientific Games International, Inc., Term Loan

    8.248%        SOFR30A        3.000%        4/07/29        BBB-        192,160  
  268      

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.250%        1-Month LIBOR        3.000%        8/25/28        BB        267,899  
  1,283      

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), Term Loan

    7.682%       
SOFR90A +
3-Month LIBOR
 
 
     2.250%        7/10/25        BBB        1,284,863  
  248      

Stars Group Holdings B.V. (The), Term Loan B

    8.489%        SOFR90A        3.250%        7/04/28        BBB        248,872  
  203      

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.396%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        10/01/28        BB+        198,801  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                
  $            269        

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC, Term Loan, First Lien

    7.950%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        5/16/25        B+      $ 269,015  
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

              7,025,310  
          Household Durables – 0.1%                
  124      

AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., Term Loan B, First Lien

    8.896%        SOFR30A        3.750%        7/30/28        B        122,283  
  6      

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, Term Loan (11)

    14.448%        1-Month LIBOR        9.500%        8/10/23        N/R        5,516  
  327        

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B

    8.467%        SOFR30A        3.250%        10/30/27        CCC+        289,633  
   

Total Household Durables

 

              417,432  
          Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%                              
  3        

Vistra Operations Company LLC, Term Loan B3, First Lien

    6.920%        1-Month LIBOR        1.750%        12/31/25        BBB-        2,881  
   

Total Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

 

              2,881  
          Insurance – 0.6%                
  236      

Acrisure, LLC, Term Loan B

    8.693%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        2/15/27        B        229,375  
  216      

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC, Term Loan B4

    8.650%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        11/06/27        B        215,334  
  246      

AssuredPartners, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.584%        SOFR30A        3.500%        2/13/27        B        244,179  
  94      

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B4, Second Lien

    10.427%       
SOFR30A +
1-Month LIBOR
 
 
     5.225%        1/20/29        B        79,094  
  232      

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B7

    8.538%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        11/03/24        Ba3        232,317  
  214      

Asurion LLC, Term Loan B9

    8.788%        3-Month LIBOR        3.250%        7/31/27        Ba3        202,511  
  288      

Broadstreet Partners, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        1/27/27        B        285,117  
  244      

Broadstreet Partners, Inc., Term Loan B2

    7.967%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        1/27/27        B        241,927  
  65      

Hub International Limited, Term Loan B

    9.123%        SOFR90A        4.000%        11/10/29        B        64,722  
  244      

HUB International Limited, Term Loan B

    9.341%        TSFR3M        4.250%        6/08/30        B        244,539  
  323      

Ryan Specialty Group, LLC, Term Loan

    8.202%        SOFR30A        3.000%        9/01/27        BB-        322,943  
  371        

USI, Inc., Term Loan

    8.992%        SOFR90A        3.750%        11/16/29        B1        371,531  
   

Total Insurance

 

              2,733,589  
          Interactive Media & Services – 0.1%                
  100      

MH Sub I LLC, Term Loan , (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        B1        100,125  
  1,028        

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.996%        SOFR30A        2.750%        2/09/28        B3        477,368  
   

Total Interactive Media & Services

 

              577,493  
          IT Services – 0.2%                
  118      

Peraton Corp., Term Loan B

    8.952%        SOFR30A        3.750%        2/01/28        BB-        116,308  
  651      

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., Term Loan

    12.242%        SOFR90A        7.000%        5/10/29        B-        598,447  
  333      

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B

    8.102%        SOFR30A        3.000%        8/31/28        BB-        333,375  
  93        

WEX Inc., Term Loan

    7.467%        SOFR30A        2.250%        4/01/28        Ba2        93,701  
   

Total IT Services

 

              1,141,831  
          Leisure Products – 0.0%                
  63      

SRAM, LLC , Term Loan B

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        5/18/28        BB-        63,198  
  65        

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., Term Loan B

    8.702%        SOFR30A        3.500%        3/09/30        B+        64,851  
   

Total Leisure Products

 

              128,049  
          Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%                
  42      

Avantor Funding, Inc., Term Loan B5

    7.452%        SOFR30A        2.250%        11/06/27        BBB-        42,098  
  63      

ICON Luxembourg S.A.R.L., Term Loan

    7.753%        SOFR90A        2.250%        7/01/28        BB+        63,126  
  224        

Maravai Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B

    8.028%        SOFR90A        3.000%        10/19/27        B+        223,973  
   

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

 

              329,197  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Machinery – 0.4%                
  $             193      

Ali Group North America Corporation, Term Loan B

    7.084%        SOFR30A        2.000%        10/13/28        Baa3      $ 192,998  
  345      

Chart Industries, Inc., Term Loan B, (DD1)

    8.941%        TSFR1M        3.750%        12/08/29        Ba3        344,906  
  275      

Emerald Debt Merger Sub LLC, Term Loan, (DD1)

    0.000%        TSFR1M        3.000%        5/04/30        BB+        275,573  
  244      

Filtration Group Corporation, Term Loan

    8.717%        SOFR30A        3.500%        10/21/28        B        243,189  
  286      

Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B3

    7.702%        SOFR30A        2.500%        3/31/27        Ba3        284,783  
  97      

Grinding Media Inc., Term Loan B

    9.199%        SOFR90A        4.000%        10/12/28        B        95,298  
  303        

Victory Buyer LLC, Term Loan , (DD1)

    9.258%        TSFR3M        3.750%        11/18/28        B3        275,457  
   

Total Machinery

 

              1,712,204  
          Media – 1.1%                
  332      

ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan B1

    8.702%        SOFR30A        3.500%        12/21/28        B1        330,738  
  80      

ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, Term Loan, Second Lien

    11.202%        SOFR30A        6.000%        12/20/29        CCC+        74,800  
  120      

Cable One, Inc., Term Loan B4

    7.193%        1-Month LIBOR        2.000%        5/03/28        BB+        117,878  
  440      

Cengage Learning, Inc., Term Loan B

    9.880%        3-Month LIBOR        4.750%        7/14/26        B        431,630  
  1,022      

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.733%       

SOFR30A +
SOFR90A +
3-Month LIBOR
 
 
 
     3.500%        8/23/26        B1        977,822  
  72      

CSC Holdings, LLC, Term Loan

    7.443%        1-Month LIBOR        2.250%        1/15/26        B1        69,196  
  48      

CSC Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B1

    7.443%        1-Month LIBOR        2.250%        7/17/25        B1        46,453  
  326      

CSC Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B6

    9.647%        SOFR30A        4.500%        1/18/28        B1        301,491  
  49      

Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., Term Loan B

    9.226%        3-Month LIBOR        3.750%        3/31/26        B        37,035  
  320      

DirecTV Financing, LLC, Term Loan

    10.217%        1-Month LIBOR        5.000%        8/02/27        BBB-        313,917  
  244      

Dotdash Meredith Inc, Term Loan B

    9.260%        SOFR30A        4.000%        12/01/28        B+        223,037  
  235      

Formula One Holdings Limited, Term Loan B

    8.102%        SOFR30A        3.000%        1/15/30        BB+        235,323  
  204      

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Term Loan

    8.217%        SOFR30A        3.000%        5/01/26        BB-        177,381  
  230      

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC, Term Loan

    10.142%        1+6-Month LIBOR        4.750%        7/30/28        BB+        216,433  
  83      

Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.670%        1-Month LIBOR        2.500%        6/03/28        BBB-        82,538  
  73      

Outfront Media Capital LLC, Term Loan B

    6.852%        SOFR30A        1.750%        11/18/26        Ba1        72,050  
  600      

Radiate Holdco, LLC, Term Loan B

    8.477%        SOFR90A        3.250%        9/25/26        B3        502,095  
  500      

Radiate Holdco, LLC, Term Loan B,Term Loan, Term Loan , (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        N/R        418,563  
  250      

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, Term Loan N

    7.693%        1-Month LIBOR        2.500%        1/31/28        BB+        248,235  
  231        

Ziggo Financing Partnership, Term Loan I

    7.693%        1-Month LIBOR        2.500%        4/30/28        BB        227,857  
   

Total Media

 

              5,104,472  
          Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%                
  1      

DT Midstream, Inc, Term Loan B

    7.193%        1-Month LIBOR        2.000%        6/10/28        Baa2        1,256  
  140      

EG America LLC, Term Loan

    9.084%        SOFR30A        4.000%        2/05/25        B        138,002  
  269      

Freeport LNG Investments, LLLP, Term Loan A

    8.250%        3-Month LIBOR        3.000%        11/16/26        N/R        264,042  
  567      

Gulf Finance, LLC, Term Loan

    11.981%        SOFR30A        6.750%        8/25/26        B        552,295  
  365      

QuarterNorth Energy Holding Inc., Exit Term Loan, Second Lien

    12.840%        1-Month LIBOR        8.000%        8/27/26        B        364,439  
  231        

TransMontaigne Operating Company L.P., Term Loan B

    8.698%       
TSFR1M +
1-Month LIBOR
 
 
     3.500%        11/05/28        BB-        228,293  
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

              1,548,327  
          Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%                
  182        

Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC, Term Loan B

    6.952%        SOFR30A        1.750%        9/04/27        BBB-        181,403  
   

Total Paper & Forest Products

 

              181,403  
          Passenger Airlines – 0.4%                
              162      

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., Term Loan

    10.000%        3-Month LIBOR        4.750%        4/20/28        Ba2        166,068  
  197      

Air Canada, Term Loan B

    8.839%        3-Month LIBOR        3.500%        8/11/28        Ba2        197,329  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Passenger Airlines (continued)                
$             693      

Kestrel Bidco Inc., Term Loan B

    8.251%        SOFR90A        3.000%        12/11/26        B+      $ 674,141  
  430      

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, Term Loan B

    10.764%        3-Month LIBOR        5.250%        6/20/27        Baa3        447,836  
  293      

SkyMiles IP Ltd., Term Loan B

    8.798%        SOFR90A        3.750%        10/20/27        Baa1        304,200  
  192        

United Airlines, Inc., Term Loan B

    9.292%        3-Month LIBOR        3.750%        4/21/28        Ba1        191,749  
   

Total Passenger Airlines

 

              1,981,323  
          Personal Care Products – 0.0%                
  110        

Kronos Acquisition Holdings Inc., Term Loan B

    8.943%        1-Month LIBOR        3.750%        12/22/26        B2        107,089  
   

Total Personal Care Products

 

              107,089  
          Pharmaceuticals – 0.3%                
  609      

Jazz Financing Lux S.a.r.l., Term Loan

    8.864%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        5/05/28        BB+        608,336  
  245      

LSCS Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    9.693%        1-Month LIBOR        4.500%        12/16/28        B2        239,492  
  3      

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., Term Loan

    10.396%        1-Month LIBOR        5.250%        9/30/27        Caa1        2,574  
  267      

Organon & Co, Term Loan

    8.250%        1-Month LIBOR        3.000%        6/02/28        BB        267,553  
  154        

Perrigo Investments, LLC, Term Loan B

    7.452%        SOFR30A        2.350%        4/05/29        BB+        153,475  
   

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

              1,271,430  
          Professional Services – 0.2%                
  113      

CHG Healthcare Services Inc., Term Loan

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        9/30/28        B1        112,578  
  117      

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (The), Term Loan

    8.434%        TSFR1M        3.250%        2/08/26        BB+        117,290  
  93      

Physician Partners LLC, Term Loan

    9.392%        SOFR90A        4.000%        2/01/29        B        87,479  
  200      

Trans Union, LLC, Term Loan B5

    6.952%        1-Month LIBOR        1.750%        11/13/26        BBB-        199,729  
  23      

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l., Term Loan , (cash 3.500%, PIK 6.500%)

    6.976%        3-Month LIBOR        1.500%        2/28/25        B-        23,087  
  243        

Verscend Holding Corp., Term Loan B

    9.217%        1-Month LIBOR        4.000%        8/27/25        BB-        242,836  
   

Total Professional Services

 

              782,999  
          Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%                
  130      

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, Term Loan

    8.452%        SOFR30A        3.250%        1/31/30        BB        126,048  
  103        

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, Term Loan B

    7.943%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        8/21/25        BB        102,181  
   

Total Real Estate Management & Development

 

              228,229  
          Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.0%                
  222        

Bright Bidco B.V., Term Loan

    13.068%        SOFR90A        8.000%        10/31/27        B-        114,870  
   

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

              114,870  
          Software – 1.6%                
  121      

AppLovin Corporation, Term Loan B

    8.202%        SOFR30A        3.100%        10/21/28        BB-        120,782  
  66      

Apttus Corporation, Term Loan

    9.523%        3-Month LIBOR        4.250%        5/06/28        BB        65,077  
  639      

Avaya, Inc., Term Loan

    13.739%        SOFR90A        8.500%        8/01/28        N/R        553,043  
  316      

Banff Merger Sub Inc, Term Loan

    8.967%        SOFR30A        3.750%        10/02/25        B2        313,767  
  208      

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B

    8.217%        SOFR30A        3.000%        10/31/26        BB+        207,828  
  183      

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B

    8.217%        SOFR30A        3.000%        10/31/26        B+        182,822  
  179      

CDK Global, Inc., Term Loan B

    9.492%        SOFR90A        4.250%        6/09/29        B+        178,184  
  221      

Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., Term Loan B

    7.827%        1+3-Month LIBOR        2.500%        4/30/25        Ba3        221,052  
  248      

DTI Holdco, Inc., Term Loan

    9.795%        SOFR90A        4.750%        4/21/29        B2        231,609  
  667      

Epicor Software Corporation, Term Loan

    8.334%        SOFR30A        3.250%        7/31/27        B2        659,728  
  647      

Finastra USA, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    9.102%        3+6-Month LIBOR        3.500%        6/13/24        B        623,923  
  242      

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II, LLC, Term Loan B4

    9.193%        SOFR30A        4.000%        12/01/27        B2        242,017  
  119      

IGT Holding IV AB, Term Loan B2

    8.450%        SOFR90A        3.400%        3/29/28        B        118,150  
  269      

Informatica LLC, Term Loan B

    8.000%        1-Month LIBOR        2.750%        10/14/28        BB-        269,152  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Software (continued)                
  $             247      

Instructure Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.852%        3-Month LIBOR        2.750%        10/29/28        BBB-      $ 247,339  
  173      

McAfee, LLC, Term Loan B

    9.010%        SOFR30A        3.750%        2/03/29        BB+        166,065  
  194      

NortonLifeLock Inc., Term Loan B

    7.202%        SOFR30A        2.000%        1/28/29        BBB-        193,276  
  646      

Open Text Corporation, Term Loan B

    8.584%        SOFR30A        3.500%        8/25/29        BBB-        649,761  
  47      

Proofpoint, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    8.442%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        8/31/28        BB-        46,272  
  95      

Quartz Acquireco LLC

    0.000%       
CME Term SOFR 1
Month
 
 
     350.000%        4/14/30        BB+        95,119  
  17      

RealPage, Inc, Term Loan, First Lien

    8.193%        1-Month LIBOR        3.000%        4/22/28        B+        16,497  
  517      

Sophia, L.P., Term Loan B

    9.038%        3-Month LIBOR        3.500%        10/07/27        B2        512,614  
  168      

SS&C European Holdings Sarl, Term Loan B4

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        4/16/25        BB+        168,264  
  176      

SS&C Technologies Inc., Term Loan B3

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        4/16/25        BB+        176,098  
  44      

SS&C Technologies Inc., Term Loan B6

    7.452%        SOFR30A        2.250%        3/22/29        BB+        44,349  
  67      

SS&C Technologies Inc., Term Loan B7

    7.452%        SOFR30A        2.250%        3/22/29        BB+        66,843  
  540      

Ultimate Software Group Inc (The), Term Loan

    8.271%        SOFR90A        3.250%        5/03/26        B1        530,377  
  235        

Zelis Healthcare Corporation, Term Loan

    8.693%        1-Month LIBOR        3.500%        9/30/26        B        234,607  
   

Total Software

 

              7,134,615  
          Specialty Retail – 0.4%                
  189      

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, Term Loan B

    6.967%        SOFR30A        1.750%        8/06/27        BB+        187,008  
  162      

Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, Term Loan C

    8.587%        SOFR30A        3.500%        3/15/29        BB+        162,363  
  245      

Driven Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B

    8.154%        1-Month LIBOR        3.000%        12/17/28        B3        241,176  
  274      

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B1

    10.018%        3-Month LIBOR        4.750%        6/30/28        CCC+        143,998  
  154      

Les Schwab Tire Centers, Term Loan B

    8.443%        1-Month LIBOR        3.250%        11/02/27        B        153,569  
  718      

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B

    8.834%        SOFR30A        3.750%        2/12/28        BB        718,147  
  178        

Restoration Hardware, Inc., Term Loan B

    7.693%        1-Month LIBOR        2.500%        10/15/28        BB-        172,226  
   

Total Specialty Retail

                                                 1,778,487  
          Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.1%                              
  231        

NCR Corporation, Term Loan

    7.780%        3-Month LIBOR        2.500%        8/28/26        BB+        230,556  
   

Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

                                230,556  
          Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.1%                                         
  201      

Birkenstock GmbH & Co. KG, Term Loan B

    8.593%        TSFR3M        3.250%        4/28/28        BB+        199,649  
  147      

Crocs Inc, Term Loan B

    8.702%        SOFR30A        3.500%        2/19/29        Ba2        148,011  
  27        

New Trojan Parent, Inc., Term Loan, First Lien

    8.449%       
TSFR1M + 1-Month
LIBOR
 
 
     3.250%        1/06/28        CCC+        15,364  
   

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

                                                 363,024  
          Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.2%                                         
  175      

Core & Main LP, Term Loan B

    7.687%        TSFR1M + SOFR90A        2.500%        6/10/28        B+        174,082  
  340      

Fly Funding II S.a.r.l., Term Loan B

    7.090%        3-Month LIBOR        1.750%        8/09/25        B3        323,239  
  1      

Univar Solutions USA Inc., Term Loan B6

    7.288%        3-Month LIBOR        1.750%        6/03/28        BBB-        1,551  
  380        

Windsor Holdings III LLC, Term Loan, (WI/DD)

    TBD        TBD        TBD        TBD        BB+        373,778  
   

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                                                 872,650  
          Transportation Infrastructure – 0.2%                                         
  189      

Brown Group Holding, LLC, Term Loan B

    7.702%        SOFR30A        2.500%        4/22/28        B+        186,359  
  149      

Brown Group Holding, LLC, Term Loan B2

    8.887%       
SOFR30A +
SOFR90A + TSFR3M
 
 
     3.750%        6/09/29        B+        148,768  
  418      

KKR Apple Bidco, LLC, Term Loan

    7.967%        SOFR30A        2.750%        9/23/28        B        415,403  
  120        

KKR Apple Bidco, LLC, Term Loan

    9.102%        SOFR30A        4.000%        9/23/28        B        118,952  
   

Total Transportation Infrastructure

                                                 869,482  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)   Coupon (9)      Reference
Rate (9)
     Spread (9)      Maturity (10)      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%                                     
  $            191      

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B

    8.967%        SOFR30A        3.750%        4/30/28        B+      $ 191,021  
  352      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan B

    9.443%        SOFR90A        4.250%        1/27/29        BB+        350,797  
  3        

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., Term Loan B3 (11)

    13.000%        Prime        4.750%        11/27/23        N/R        3,130  
   

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

                                544,948  
   

Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (cost $61,927,283)

 

                                         58,115,789  
Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
          EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS – 11.9% (8.2% of Total Investments)                
  789,275      

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

                 $ 38,903,365  
  8,699      

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

                   630,677  
  18,839      

iShares MSCI India ETF

                   823,264  
  17,939      

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

                   741,419  
  175,131        

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

                                                 13,234,650  
   

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $52,234,846)

 

     54,333,375  
Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST COMMON STOCKS – 9.4% (6.5% of Total Investments)

 

  
          Data Center REITs – 0.9%                                         
  13,115      

Digital Realty Trust Inc (3)

                 $ 1,493,405  
  3,474        

Equinix Inc (3)

                                                 2,723,408  
   

Total Data Center REITs

                                                 4,216,813  
          Health Care REITs – 0.6%                                         
  23,100      

Healthpeak Properties Inc

                   464,310  
  42,400      

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust

                   122,467  
  15,200      

Ventas Inc

                   718,504  
  18,400        

Welltower Inc (3)

                                                 1,488,376  
   

Total Health Care REITs

                                                 2,793,657  
          Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.2%                                         
  33,900      

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc

                   570,537  
  3,900        

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc

                                                 362,388  
   

Total Hotel & Resort REITs

                                                 932,925  
          Industrial REITs – 1.8%                                         
  2,600      

EastGroup Properties Inc

                   451,360  
  44,510      

Prologis Inc

                   5,458,261  
  25,000      

Rexford Industrial Realty Inc

                   1,305,500  
  14,400        

Terreno Realty Corp

                                                 865,440  
   

Total Industrial REITs

                                                 8,080,561  
          Multi-Family Residential REITs – 1.0%                                         
  9,200      

AvalonBay Communities Inc

                   1,741,284  
  11,800      

Equity Residential

                   778,446  
  2,600      

Essex Property Trust Inc

                   609,180  
  21,800      

Independence Realty Trust Inc

                   397,196  
  6,200        

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc

                                                 941,532  
   

Total Multi-Family Residential REITs

                                                 4,467,638  

 

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Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
          Office REITs – 0.2%                                         
  4,600      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc

                 $ 522,054  
  3,000        

Boston Properties Inc

                                                 172,770  
   

Total Office REITs

                                                 694,824  
          Other Specialized REITs – 0.4%                                         
  13,000      

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc

                   629,980  
  43,200        

VICI Properties Inc (3)

                                                 1,357,776  
   

Total Other Specialized REITs

                                                 1,987,756  
          Retail REITs – 1.4%                                         
  5,300      

Agree Realty Corp

                   346,567  
  27,700      

Brixmor Property Group Inc

                   609,400  
  39,600      

Kimco Realty Corp

                   780,912  
  27,500      

Kite Realty Group Trust

                   614,350  
  17,700      

Realty Income Corp

                   1,058,283  
  15,100      

Regency Centers Corp (3)

                   932,727  
  17,100      

Simon Property Group Inc (3)

                   1,974,708  
  4,500        

Spirit Realty Capital Inc

                                                 177,210  
   

Total Retail REITs

                                                 6,494,157  
          Self-Storage REITs – 0.4%                                         
  1,900      

Extra Space Storage Inc

                   282,815  
  2,700      

Life Storage Inc

                   358,992  
  3,800        

Public Storage (3)

                                                 1,109,144  
   

Total Self-Storage REITs

                                                 1,750,951  
          Single-Family Residential REITs – 0.7%                                         
  31,200      

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A (3)

                   1,106,040  
  16,900      

Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc

                   1,130,441  
  5,400      

Invitation Homes Inc

                   185,760  
  8,500        

Sun Communities Inc

                                                 1,108,910  
   

Total Single-Family Residential REITs

                                                 3,531,151  
          Telecom Tower REITs – 1.6%                                         
  19,601      

American Tower Corp (3)

                   3,801,418  
  14,542      

Crown Castle Inc (3)

                   1,656,915  
  7,712        

SBA Communications Corp (3)

                                                 1,787,333  
   

Total Telecom Tower REITs

                                                 7,245,666  
          Timber REITs – 0.2%                              
  21,600        

Weyerhaeuser Co (3)

                                                 723,816  
   

Total Timber REITs

                                                 723,816  
   

Total Real Estate Investment Trust Common Stocks (cost $36,805,982)

 

     42,919,915  

Principal

Amount (000) (14)

         Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
   

EMERGING MARKET DEBT AND FOREIGN CORPORATE BONDS – 9.1% (6.3% of Total Investments)

 

  
          Angola – 0.1%                              
  $            335      

Angolan Government International Bond, 144A

 

     8.250%        5/09/28        B3      $ 296,642  
  200      

Angolan Government International Bond, 144A

 

     8.750%        4/14/32        B-        167,950  
  270        

Angolan Government International Bond, 144A

 

     9.375%        5/08/48        B3        213,300  
   

Total Angola

                                                 677,892  

 

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   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Argentina – 0.1%                              
  $            700      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

 

     1.500%        7/09/35        CCC-      $ 208,815  
  475      

Provincia de Buenos Aires/Government Bonds , 144A

 

     5.250%        9/01/37        CCC-        180,500  
  20      

YPF SA, Reg S

 

     6.950%        7/21/27        CCC-        16,413  
  139        

YPF SA, 144A

                      6.950%        7/21/27        CCC-        114,070  
   

Total Argentina

                                                 519,798  
          Australia – 0.4%                              
  200      

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

 

     3.375%        11/01/28        Baa3        175,112  
  200      

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

 

     3.750%        10/01/30        Baa3        171,673  
  1,290        

QBE Insurance Group Ltd, Reg S

                      6.750%        12/02/44        BBB        1,273,556  
   

Total Australia

                                                 1,620,341  
          Barbados – 0.0%                              
  200        

Barbados Government International Bond, 144A

 

              6.500%        10/01/29        B        186,760  
   

Total Barbados

                                                 186,760  
          Benin – 0.1%                              
  190     EUR  

Benin Government International Bond, 144A

 

     4.950%        1/22/35        B+        145,693  
  100     EUR  

Benin Government International Bond, 144A

 

              6.875%        1/19/52        B+        76,751  
   

Total Benin

                                                 222,444  
          Bermuda – 0.0%                              
  200        

Bermuda Government International Bond, 144A

 

              4.750%        2/15/29        A+        195,400  
   

Total Bermuda

                                                 195,400  
          Brazil – 0.4%                              
  200      

B3 SA – Brasil Bolsa Balcao, 144A

 

     4.125%        9/20/31        Ba1        170,297  
  200      

Banco do Brasil SA/Cayman, 144A

 

     4.875%        1/11/29        Ba2        188,371  
  900     BRL  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional Serie F

 

     10.000%        1/01/31        BB-        182,663  
  340      

Brazilian Government International Bond

 

     6.000%        10/20/33        Ba2        336,100  
  210      

Brazilian Government International Bond

 

     5.000%        1/27/45        Ba2        163,470  
  200      

Brazilian Government International Bond

 

     5.625%        1/07/41        Ba2        176,583  
  200      

Brazilian Government International Bond

 

     4.750%        1/14/50        Ba2        146,866  
  200      

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV, 144A

 

     6.950%        1/17/28        BB+        198,938  
  200      

JSM Global Sarl , 144A (11)

 

     4.750%        10/20/30        C        34,700  
  145      

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

     6.750%        6/03/50        Ba1        129,816  
  115      

Petrobras Global Finance BV

 

     5.500%        6/10/51        Ba1        90,505  
  200        

Suzano Austria GmbH

                      2.500%        9/15/28        BBB-        170,332  
   

Total Brazil

                                                 1,988,641  
          Cameroon – 0.0%                              
  100     EUR  

Republic of Cameroon International Bond, 144A

 

              5.950%        7/07/32        B        77,880  
   

Total Cameroon

                                                 77,880  
          Canada – 0.3%                              
  150      

Air Canada, 144A

 

     3.875%        8/15/26        Ba2        139,028  
  550      

Enbridge Inc

 

     5.750%        7/15/80        BBB-        496,721  
  175      

Enbridge Inc

 

     5.500%        7/15/77        BBB-        155,768  
  625        

GFL Environmental Inc, 144A (2), (3)

                      5.125%        12/15/26        BB-        602,992  
   

Total Canada

                                                 1,394,509  
          Chile – 0.3%                              
  199      

Alfa Desarrollo SpA, 144A 2021 1

 

     4.550%        9/27/51        BBB-        146,027  
  200      

Antofagasta PLC, 144A

 

     5.625%        5/13/32        BBB+        198,780  
  200      

Banco del Estado de Chile, 144A

 

     2.704%        1/09/25        A        191,032  
  175      

Cia Cervecerias Unidas SA, 144A

 

     3.350%        1/19/32        A-        149,189  
  200      

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 144A

 

     3.000%        9/30/29        A        175,649  
  150      

Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA, 144A

 

     3.050%        9/14/32        BBB        118,800  
  200      

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 144A

 

     6.150%        5/10/33        A-        199,750  
  200        

Inversiones CMPC SA, 144A

                      6.125%        6/23/33        BBB        201,289  
   

Total Chile

                                                 1,380,516  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          China – 0.1%                              
  $             200      

Agile Group Holdings Ltd, Reg S

 

     5.500%        5/17/26        N/R      $ 41,047  
  200      

ENN Clean Energy International Investment Ltd, 144A

 

     3.375%        5/12/26        BBB-        185,242  
  200      

Lenovo Group Ltd, 144A

 

     3.421%        11/02/30        Baa2        168,549  
  200        

RKPF Overseas 2020 A Ltd, Reg S

                      5.200%        1/12/26        B1        105,803  
   

Total China

                                                 500,641  
          Colombia – 0.3%                              
  320      

Bancolombia SA

 

     3.000%        1/29/25        Baa2        303,992  
  350      

Colombia Government International Bond

 

     3.125%        4/15/31        Baa2        263,550  
  200      

Colombia Government International Bond

 

     7.500%        2/02/34        Baa2        195,485  
  205      

Colombia Government International Bond

 

     3.250%        4/22/32        Baa2        151,507  
  200      

Ecopetrol SA

 

     4.625%        11/02/31        Baa3        154,386  
  200      

Ecopetrol SA

 

     5.875%        11/02/51        Baa3        132,358  
  200      

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 144A

 

     4.250%        7/18/29        Baa3        157,440  
  200        

Grupo Aval Ltd, 144A

                      4.375%        2/04/30        BB+        156,907  
   

Total Colombia

                                                 1,515,625  
          Costa Rica – 0.2%                              
  200      

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 144A

 

     6.550%        4/03/34        BB-        200,700  
  200      

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.000%        4/04/44        BB-        194,533  
  200      

Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, 144A

 

     6.750%        10/07/31        BB-        196,500  
  200        

Liberty Costa Rica Senior Secured Finance, 144A

 

              10.875%        1/15/31        B+        197,905  
   

Total Costa Rica

                                                 789,638  
          Cote d’Ivoire – 0.1%                              
  395      

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     6.125%        6/15/33        BB-        345,594  
  270     EUR  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, Reg S

 

              6.875%        10/17/40        BB-        223,018  
   

Total Cote d’Ivoire

                                                 568,612  
          Czech Republic – 0.0%                              
  1,700     CZK  

Czech Republic Government Bond

                      1.750%        6/23/32        Aa3        63,207  
   

Total Czech Republic

                                                 63,207  
          Dominican Republic – 0.2%                              
  425      

Dominican Republic International Bond, Reg S

 

     7.450%        4/30/44        BB        415,428  
  270      

Dominican Republic International Bond, Reg S

 

     4.875%        9/23/32        BB        229,471  
  6,700     DOP  

Dominican Republic International Bond, 144A

 

     13.000%        6/10/34        N/R        146,228  
  150        

Dominican Republic International Bond, 144A

                      4.875%        9/23/32        BB        127,484  
   

Total Dominican Republic

                                                 918,611  
          Ecuador – 0.1%                                         
  623      

Ecuador Government International Bond, 144A

 

     1.000%        7/31/35        B-        214,474  
  137        

Ecuador Government International Bond, Reg S

                      2.500%        7/31/35        N/R        47,200  
   

Total Ecuador

                                                 261,674  
          Egypt – 0.2%                                         
  300      

Egypt Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     7.903%        2/21/48        B        153,258  
  200      

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

 

     5.800%        9/30/27        B        132,500  
  200      

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.600%        3/01/29        B        129,020  
  225      

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

 

     8.500%        1/31/47        B        119,003  
  220      

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.300%        9/30/33        B        120,802  
  205        

Egypt Government International Bond, 144A

                      8.875%        5/29/50        B        109,929  
   

Total Egypt

                                                 764,512  
          El Salvador – 0.1%                                         
  190      

El Salvador Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.125%        1/20/50        CCC+        104,544  
  65      

El Salvador Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     7.650%        6/15/35        CCC+        38,125  
  135      

El Salvador Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     6.375%        1/18/27        CCC+        93,651  
  40        

El Salvador Government International Bond, Reg S

 

              5.875%        1/30/25        CCC+        35,277  
   

Total El Salvador

                                                 271,597  

 

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   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Ghana – 0.1%                                         
  $             250      

Ghana Government International Bond, 144A

 

     8.750%        3/11/61        Ca      $ 102,583  
  355      

Ghana Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     7.625%        5/16/29        Ca        150,889  
  235      

Ghana Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.750%        4/07/29        Ca        99,405  
  200        

Kosmos Energy Ltd, 144A

                      7.750%        5/01/27        B+        171,011  
   

Total Ghana

                                                 523,888  
          Guatemala – 0.1%                                         
  200      

CT Trust, 144A

 

     5.125%        2/03/32        Ba1        160,519  
  200      

Guatemala Government Bond, 144A

 

     3.700%        10/07/33        BB        161,001  
  180        

Millicom International Cellular SA, 144A 2029 2029

 

              6.250%        3/25/29        BB+        161,399  
   

Total Guatemala

                                                 482,919  
          Honduras – 0.0%                                         
  (12)       

Honduras Government International Bond, Reg S

 

              7.500%        3/15/24        BB-        7  
   

Total Honduras

                                                 7  
          Hungary – 0.1%                                         
  29,000     HUF  

Hungary Government Bond

 

     2.000%        5/23/29        BBB        64,424  
  200      

Hungary Government International Bond, 144A

 

     5.250%        6/16/29        Baa2        194,245  
  200        

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 144A

                      6.125%        12/04/27        BBB        198,001  
   

Total Hungary

                                                 456,670  
          India – 0.3%                                         
  200      

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd, 144A

 

     3.100%        2/02/31        BBB-        139,924  
  200      

Export-Import Bank of India , 144A

 

     2.250%        1/13/31        BBB-        160,853  
  200      

Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd, 144A

 

     3.570%        1/21/32        BBB-        174,112  
  200      

Network i2i Ltd, 144A

 

     3.975%        6/03/72        BB        178,500  
  200      

Power Finance Corp Ltd, 144A

 

     3.950%        4/23/30        Baa3        177,410  
  200      

ReNew Wind Energy AP2 / ReNew Power Pvt Ltd other 9 Subsidiaries, 144A

 

     4.500%        7/14/28        Ba3        170,553  
  200        

UltraTech Cement Ltd, 144A

                      2.800%        2/16/31        Baa3        164,229  
   

Total India

                                                 1,165,581  
          Indonesia – 0.3%                                         
  200      

Freeport Indonesia PT, 144A

 

     6.200%        4/14/52        Baa3        180,272  
  850,000     IDR  

Indonesia Treasury Bond

 

     7.000%        9/15/30        N/R        58,940  
  500      

Pertamina Persero PT, 144A

 

     2.300%        2/09/31        Baa2        405,637  
  200      

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 144A

 

     4.700%        6/06/32        BBB        198,242  
  335      

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Reg S

 

     3.875%        7/17/29        BBB        307,664  
  200      

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Reg S

 

     5.250%        5/15/47        Baa2        174,968  
  200        

Saka Energi Indonesia PT, 144A

                      4.450%        5/05/24        B+        195,000  
   

Total Indonesia

                                                 1,520,723  
          Iraq – 0.1%                                         
  250        

Iraq International Bond, 144A

                      5.800%        1/15/28        N/R        229,455  
   

Total Iraq

                                                 229,455  
          Israel – 0.2%                                         
  200      

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, 144A, Reg S

 

     5.125%        7/27/27        A        198,108  
  80      

Energean Israel Finance Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     4.875%        3/30/26        BB-        74,237  
  85      

Energean Israel Finance Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     4.500%        3/30/24        BB-        83,980  
  200      

Israel Electric Corp Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     4.250%        8/14/28        BBB+        186,102  
  75      

Leviathan Bond Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     6.750%        6/30/30        BB        69,831  
  32      

Leviathan Bond Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     6.125%        6/30/25        BB        31,171  
  127      

Leviathan Bond Ltd, 144A, Reg S

 

     6.500%        6/30/27        BB        121,767  
  175     EUR  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV

                      4.375%        5/09/30        Ba2        162,549  
   

Total Israel

                                                 927,745  
          Jamaica – 0.1%                                         
  215      

Jamaica Government International Bond

 

     8.000%        3/15/39        B+        256,072  
  215        

Jamaica Government International Bond

                      7.875%        7/28/45        B+        247,573  
   

Total Jamaica

                                                 503,645  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Jordan – 0.1%                                         
  $             200      

Jordan Government International Bond, 144A

 

     4.950%        7/07/25        BB-      $ 193,532  
  200        

Jordan Government International Bond, 144A

                      5.850%        7/07/30        BB-        183,000  
   

Total Jordan

                                                 376,532  
          Kazakhstan – 0.2%                                         
  200      

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, 144A

 

     5.750%        5/12/25        Baa2        201,332  
  200      

Kazakhstan Government International Bond, 144A

 

     6.500%        7/21/45        Baa2        210,669  
  200      

KazMunayGas National Co JSC, 144A

 

     3.500%        4/14/33        Baa2        154,500  
  200      

KazMunayGas National Co JSC, 144A

 

     5.375%        4/24/30        Baa2        185,502  
  200        

Tengizchevroil Finance Co International Ltd, 144A

 

              4.000%        8/15/26        Baa2        181,500  
   

Total Kazakhstan

                                                 933,503  
          Kenya – 0.1%                                         
  200      

Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, 144A

 

     7.250%        2/28/28        B        173,003  
  200        

Republic of Kenya Government International Bond, 144A

 

              6.300%        1/23/34        B        150,565  
   

Total Kenya

                                                 323,568  
          Korea, Republic of – 0.1%                                         
  200      

POSCO, 144A

 

     4.500%        8/04/27        A-        193,825  
  200        

Shinhan Bank Co Ltd, 144A

                      4.375%        4/13/32        BBB+        181,415  
   

Total Korea, Republic of

                                                 375,240  
          Macau – 0.0%                                         
  200        

Sands China Ltd

                      5.625%        8/08/25        Baa2        195,123  
   

Total Macau

                                                 195,123  
          Malaysia – 0.1%                                         
  600     MYR  

Malaysia Government Bond

          3.900%        11/30/26        A3        129,973  
  215      

MISC Capital Two Labuan Ltd, 144A

          3.750%        4/06/27        BBB        201,206  
  205      

Petronas Capital Ltd, 144A

          3.404%        4/28/61        A2        145,744  
  200        

Petronas Capital Ltd, 144A

                      3.500%        4/21/30        A2        184,420  
   

Total Malaysia

                                                 661,343  
          Mexico – 0.7%                                         
  200      

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC/Cayman Islands, 144A

 

     4.375%        10/14/25        BBB        194,750  
  200      

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC/Cayman Islands, 144A

 

        2.720%        8/11/31        Ba1        167,750  
  200      

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 144A

          6.990%        2/20/32        BB-        129,557  
  200      

Cemex SAB de CV, 144A

          3.875%        7/11/31        BB+        168,381  
  230      

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 144A

          3.348%        2/09/31        BBB        181,222  
  200      

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 144A

          6.125%        6/16/45        BBB        173,500  
  200      

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 144A

          4.688%        5/15/29        BBB        179,572  
  200      

Electricidad Firme de Mexico Holdings SA de CV, 144A

 

     4.900%        11/20/26        Ba2        175,750  
  200      

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV, 144A

          8.500%        3/17/27        B        178,984  
  2,350     MXN  

Mexican Bonos

          7.500%        6/03/27        BBB+        130,549  
  3,600     MXN  

Mexican Bonos

          8.500%        11/18/38        BBB+        204,845  
  300      

Mexico Government International Bond

          4.400%        2/12/52        BBB        236,153  
  200      

Mexico Government International Bond

          4.280%        8/14/41        BBB        164,533  
  200      

Nemak SAB de CV , 144A

          3.625%        6/28/31        BBB-        156,008  
  412      

Petroleos Mexicanos

          6.750%        9/21/47        BBB        258,704  
  545      

Petroleos Mexicanos

          6.840%        1/23/30        BBB        433,385  
  245      

Petroleos Mexicanos

          5.950%        1/28/31        BBB        178,985  
  140      

Petroleos Mexicanos

          6.375%        1/23/45        BBB        85,988  
  25        

Petroleos Mexicanos

                      6.500%        1/23/29        BBB        20,726  
   

Total Mexico

                                                 3,419,342  
          Mongolia – 0.1%                                         
  300        

Mongolia Government International Bond, 144A

 

              5.125%        4/07/26        B        278,393  
   

Total Mongolia

                                                 278,393  

 

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   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Morocco – 0.2%                                         
  $             200      

Morocco Government International Bond, 144A

          5.950%        3/08/28        BB+      $ 201,650  
  200      

Morocco Government International Bond, 144A

          5.500%        12/11/42        BB+        172,000  
  200      

OCP SA, 144A

          3.750%        6/23/31        BB+        165,024  
  200        

OCP SA, 144A

                      5.125%        6/23/51        BB+        145,104  
   

Total Morocco

                                                 683,778  
          Namibia – 0.0%                                         
  200        

Namibia International Bonds, 144A

                      5.250%        10/29/25        B1        189,754  
   

Total Namibia

                                                 189,754  
          Netherlands – 0.1%                                         
  185      

Aegon NV

          5.500%        4/11/48        Baa1        175,741  
  200        

VEON Holdings BV, Reg S

                      4.000%        4/09/25        N/R        167,000  
   

Total Netherlands

                                                 342,741  
          Nigeria – 0.2%                                         
  200      

Access Bank PLC , 144A

          6.125%        9/21/26        B-        167,820  
  400      

Nigeria Government International Bond, 144A

          8.375%        3/24/29        B-        359,500  
  200      

Nigeria Government International Bond, 144A

          7.375%        9/28/33        B-        157,214  
  200        

Nigeria Government International Bond, Reg S

                      7.625%        11/28/47        B-        141,904  
   

Total Nigeria

                                                 826,438  
          Oman – 0.2%                                         
  385      

Oman Government International Bond, Reg S

          5.625%        1/17/28        Ba2        380,511  
  200      

Oman Government International Bond, 144A

          6.250%        1/25/31        Ba2        202,648  
  200      

Oman Government International Bond, Reg S

          6.750%        1/17/48        Ba2        191,829  
  200        

OQ SAOC, 144A

                      5.125%        5/06/28        BB        189,373  
   

Total Oman

 

     964,361  
          Pakistan – 0.1%                                         
  515      

Pakistan Government International Bond , Reg S

 

     6.875%        12/05/27        CCC+        243,708  
  200      

Pakistan Government International Bond , 144A

          6.000%        4/08/26        Caa3        96,750  
  200        

Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority , Reg S

 

     7.500%        6/04/31        CCC+        84,591  
   

Total Pakistan

 

     425,049  
          Panama – 0.2%                                         
  200      

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA , 144A

 

        5.125%        8/11/61        BBB        153,500  
  200      

C&W Senior Financing DAC , 144A

          6.875%        9/15/27        BB-        174,500  
  190      

Panama Bonos del Tesoro

          3.362%        6/30/31        BBB        162,355  
  155      

Panama Notas del Tesoro

          3.750%        4/17/26        BBB        151,837  
  182        

UEP Penonome II SA , 144A 2020 1

                      6.500%        10/01/38        BB        136,067  
   

Total Panama

 

     778,259  
          Paraguay – 0.0%                                         
  200        

Paraguay Government International Bond , 144A

 

     2.739%        1/29/33        Ba1        159,177  
   

Total Paraguay

 

     159,177  
          Peru – 0.2%                                         
  65      

Banco de Credito del Peru S.A , 144A

          3.250%        9/30/31        BBB-        57,231  
  120      

Banco de Credito del Peru S.A , 144A

          3.125%        7/01/30        BBB-        110,154  
  300      

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA , 144A

          4.625%        4/12/27        Baa1        289,138  
  200      

Kallpa Generacion SA , Reg S

          4.875%        5/24/26        Baa3        192,500  
  300     PEN  

Peru Government Bond

          5.400%        8/12/34        BBB+        72,941  
  200      

Peruvian Government International Bond

          3.000%        1/15/34        Baa1        166,000  
  250     PEN  

Peruvian Government International Bond , 144A

          5.400%        8/12/34        BBB+        60,784  
  95        

Volcan Cia Minera SAA , 144A

                      4.375%        2/11/26        B+        70,651  
   

Total Peru

 

     1,019,399  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Philippines – 0.0%                                         
  $             200        

Philippine Government International Bond

                      4.200%        3/29/47        BBB+      $ 171,859  
   

Total Philippines

                                                 171,859  
          Poland – 0.1%                                         
  200      

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego , 144A

          5.375%        5/22/33        A2        198,810  
  300     PLN  

Republic of Poland Government Bond

          2.750%        10/25/29        A        62,802  
  370     PLN  

Republic of Poland Government Bond

          0.250%        10/25/26        A2        76,360  
  192        

Republic of Poland Government International Bond

 

              5.500%        4/04/53        A2        193,076  
   

Total Poland

                                                 531,048  
          Qatar – 0.1%                                         
  200      

Qatar Government International Bond , Reg S

          4.400%        4/16/50        AA        181,828  
  310      

QatarEnergy , 144A

          3.300%        7/12/51        AA        227,590  
  200        

QNB Finance Ltd , Reg S

                      2.625%        5/12/25        Aa3        189,547  
   

Total Qatar

 

     598,965  
          Republic of Serbia – 0.0%                                         
  200        

Serbia International Bond , 144A

                      6.500%        9/26/33        BB+        196,018  
   

Total Republic of Serbia

 

     196,018  
          Romania – 0.1%                                         
  550     RON  

Romania Government Bond

          3.650%        9/24/31        BBB-        97,597  
  200     RON  

Romania Government Bond

          4.150%        1/26/28        BBB-        39,571  
  140        

Romanian Government International Bond, 144A

 

     3.000%        2/27/27        BBB-        126,700  
   

Total Romania

 

     263,868  
          Rwanda – 0.1%                                         
  300        

Rwanda International Government Bond, 144A

 

     5.500%        8/09/31        B+        225,773  
   

Total Rwanda

 

     225,773  
          Saudi Arabia – 0.2%                                         
  200       EIG Pearl Holdings Sarl, 144A           4.387%        11/30/46        A1        156,520  
  200      

Saudi Arabian Oil Co , Reg S

          4.250%        4/16/39        A+        175,858  
  385      

Saudi Government International Bond, Reg S

          3.750%        1/21/55        A1        290,536  
  325        

Saudi Government International Bond, 144A

                      2.250%        2/02/33        A1        261,541  
   

Total Saudi Arabia

 

     884,455  
          Senegal – 0.1%                                         
  215      

Senegal Government International Bond, Reg S

          6.750%        3/13/48        Ba3        153,414  
  200      

Senegal Government International Bond, 144A

 

     6.750%        3/13/48        Ba3        142,718  
  100     EUR  

Senegal Government International Bond, 144A

 

     5.375%        6/08/37        Ba3        72,864  
   

Total Senegal

 

     368,996  
          South Africa – 0.5%                                         
  500      

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, 144A

          6.750%        8/06/23        CCC+        497,500  
  200      

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, 144A

          6.350%        8/10/28        Ba2        186,016  
  200      

MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd, 144A

          6.500%        10/13/26        Ba2        196,840  
  2,875     ZAR  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

 

     8.875%        2/28/35        BB        124,952  
  3,075     ZAR  

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

 

     7.000%        2/28/31        BB        130,687  
  225      

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

 

     5.875%        4/20/32        Ba2        199,013  
  200      

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

 

     5.375%        7/24/44        Ba2        141,892  
  200      

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

 

     5.650%        9/27/47        Ba2        141,111  
  200      

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 144A

          8.750%        5/03/29        BB+        194,828  
  250        

Transnet SOC Ltd, 144A

                      8.250%        2/06/28        BB-        242,812  
   

Total South Africa

 

     2,055,651  
          Sri Lanka – 0.0%                                         
  415        

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, Reg S

 

     6.850%        11/03/25        Ca        194,645  
   

Total Sri Lanka

 

     194,645  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

   

(14)

  Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Supranational – 0.1%                                         
  $          5,000     INR   Asian Development Bank           6.150%        2/25/30        AAA      $ 58,760  
  200        

Banque Ouest Africaine de Developement , 144A

 

     4.700%        10/22/31        Baa1        162,318  
   

Total Supranational

 

     221,078  
          Thailand – 0.1%                                         
  200      

Bangkok Bank PCL/Hong Kong, 144A

 

     3.466%        9/23/36        Baa3        162,774  
  6,150     THB  

Thailand Government Bond

                      2.875%        12/17/28        N/R        177,760  
   

Total Thailand

 

     340,534  
          Turkey – 0.2%                                         
  200      

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS, 144A

          3.375%        6/29/28        BB+        161,096  
  245      

Turkey Government International Bond

          5.125%        2/17/28        B        212,464  
  250      

Turkey Government International Bond

          6.000%        1/14/41        B        183,557  
  200      

Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS, 144A

          6.125%        5/03/24        B3        194,514  
  200      

Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS, 144A

          5.750%        7/06/26        B3        180,425  
  200        

Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, 144A

                      6.950%        3/14/26        B        194,000  
   

Total Turkey

 

     1,126,056  
          Uganda – 0.0%                                         
  669,000     UGX  

Republic of Uganda Government Bonds

 

     14.250%        8/23/29        N/R        181,082  
   

Total Uganda

 

     181,082  
          Ukraine – 0.1%                                         
  200      

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC, Reg S (11)

 

        7.375%        7/19/24        N/R        113,000  
  100      

Ukraine Government International Bond, Reg S

          7.750%        9/01/28        CCC        23,720  
  115      

Ukraine Government International Bond, Reg S

          7.750%        9/01/24        CCC        28,492  
  360      

Ukraine Government International Bond, 144A

          7.253%        3/15/35        CCC        82,800  
  425        

Ukraine Government International Bond, 144A

                      6.876%        5/21/31        CCC        95,625  
   

Total Ukraine

 

     343,637  
          United Arab Emirates – 0.3%                                         
  200      

DAE Funding LLC, 144A

          3.375%        3/20/28        Baa3        179,704  
  400      

Emirate of Dubai Government International Bonds, Reg S

 

     3.900%        9/09/50        N/R        288,815  
  435      

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd, 144A

          2.625%        3/31/36        Aa2        350,726  
  228      

Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd, 144A 2022 2022

 

        2.940%        9/30/40        Aa2        182,713  
  240      

MDGH GMTN RSC Ltd, 144A

          4.375%        11/22/33        Aa2        230,988  
  195        

Sweihan PV Power Co PJSC, 144A 2022 1

                      3.625%        1/31/49        BBB+        156,782  
   

Total United Arab Emirates

 

     1,389,728  
          United Kingdom – 0.0%                                         
  190        

Vodafone Group PLC

 

     4.125%        6/04/81        BB+        150,765  
   

Total United Kingdom

 

     150,765  
          Uruguay – 0.1%                                         
  80      

Uruguay Government International Bond

 

     4.375%        1/23/31        BBB+        78,808  
  6,200     UYU  

Uruguay Government International Bond

 

     8.250%        5/21/31        BBB+        151,758  
   

Total Uruguay

 

     230,566  
          Uzbekistan – 0.0%                                         
  200        

Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond, Reg S

 

     4.750%        2/20/24        BB-        197,760  
   

Total Uzbekistan

 

     197,760  
          Zambia – 0.1%                                         
  425        

Zambia Government International Bond, 144A

 

     8.500%        4/14/24        D        244,945  
   

Total Zambia

 

     244,945  
   

Total Emerging Market Debt And Foreign Corporate Bonds (cost $50,299,234)

 

     41,598,360  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          $1,000 PAR (OR SIMILAR) INSTITUTIONAL PREFERRED – 9.1% (6.2% of Total Investments)                       
          Automobiles – 0.3%                                         
  $         1,190      

General Motors Financial Co Inc (3)

 

     5.750%        N/A (15)        BB+      $ 968,362  
  527        

General Motors Financial Co Inc

 

     5.700%        N/A (15)        BB+        462,624  
   

Total Automobiles

 

     1,430,986  
          Banks – 3.8%                                         
  75      

Bank of America Corp

          6.100%        N/A (15)        BBB+        74,363  
  295      

Bank of America Corp

          4.375%        N/A (15)        BBB+        251,561  
  1,090      

Bank of America Corp (3)

          6.500%        N/A (15)        BBB+        1,086,970  
  285      

Bank of America Corp

          6.250%        N/A (15)        BBB+        281,438  
  170      

Citigroup Inc

          5.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        158,685  
  1,190      

Citigroup Inc (3)

          6.250%        N/A (15)        BBB-        1,170,996  
  1,000      

Citigroup Inc (3)

          6.300%        N/A (15)        BBB-        972,500  
  1,000      

Citigroup Inc (3)

          5.950%        N/A (15)        BBB-        959,028  
  260      

Citigroup Inc

          7.375%        N/A (15)        BBB-        258,090  
  335      

Citizens Financial Group Inc

          4.000%        N/A (15)        Baa3        250,823  
  260      

Citizens Financial Group Inc

          6.375%        N/A (15)        Baa3        223,600  
  325      

CoBank ACB

          6.250%        N/A (15)        BBB+        304,561  
  765      

CoBank ACB

          6.450%        N/A (15)        BBB+        707,625  
  550      

First Citizens BancShares Inc/NC (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 3.972% spread) (7)

 

     9.524%        N/A (15)        Ba1        527,845  
  610      

Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH

          5.625%        N/A (15)        Baa3        545,103  
  345      

JPMorgan Chase & Co

          3.650%        N/A (15)        BBB+        303,652  
  375      

JPMorgan Chase & Co

          5.000%        N/A (15)        BBB+        366,328  
  270      

JPMorgan Chase & Co

          6.100%        N/A (15)        BBB+        269,379  
  1,600      

JPMorgan Chase & Co (3)

          6.750%        N/A (15)        BBB+        1,604,160  
  235      

M&T Bank Corp

          5.125%        N/A (15)        Baa2        185,499  
  380      

M&T Bank Corp

          6.450%        N/A (15)        Baa2        352,597  
  325      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

          6.000%        N/A (15)        Baa2        292,500  
  100      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 3.040%
spread) (7)

 

     8.536%        N/A (15)        BBB-        99,112  
  775      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

          6.250%        N/A (15)        Baa2        695,756  
  415      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

          3.400%        N/A (15)        Baa2        306,063  
  448      

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The

          5.000%        N/A (15)        Baa2        385,142  
  625      

Regions Financial Corp

          5.750%        N/A (15)        Baa3        591,593  
  295      

Truist Financial Corp

          5.100%        N/A (15)        Baa2        255,175  
  1,035      

Truist Financial Corp (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 3.102% spread) (7)

 

     8.654%        N/A (15)        Baa2        1,014,341  
  400      

Truist Financial Corp

          4.800%        N/A (15)        Baa2        341,000  
  500      

Wells Fargo & Co

          3.900%        N/A (15)        Baa2        440,200  
  600      

Wells Fargo & Co

          5.900%        N/A (15)        Baa2        591,750  
  1,280      

Wells Fargo & Co (3)

          5.875%        N/A (15)        Baa2        1,254,270  
  450        

Zions Bancorp NA

 

     7.200%        N/A (15)        BB+        377,445  
   

Total Banks

                                                 17,499,150  
          Capital Markets – 0.5%                                         
  395      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The

          4.700%        N/A (15)        Baa1        383,643  
  615      

Charles Schwab Corp/The

          5.375%        N/A (15)        Baa2        587,768  
  710      

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

          5.500%        N/A (15)        BBB-        691,313  
  650        

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

 

     5.300%        N/A (15)        BBB-        627,250  
   

Total Capital Markets

                                                 2,289,974  
          Construction Materials – 0.1%                                         
  200        

Cemex SAB de CV, 144A

 

     9.125%        N/A (15)        BB-        202,549  
   

Total Construction Materials

                                                 202,549  
          Consumer Finance – 0.4%                                         
  459      

Ally Financial Inc

          4.700%        N/A (15)        Ba2        324,018  
  400      

Ally Financial Inc

          4.700%        N/A (15)        Ba2        258,000  
  455      

American Express Co

          3.550%        N/A (15)        Baa2        377,650  
  295      

Capital One Financial Corp

          3.950%        N/A (15)        Baa3        219,037  
  130      

Discover Financial Services

          5.500%        N/A (15)        Ba1        98,647  
  305        

Discover Financial Services

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        Ba1        290,646  
   

Total Consumer Finance

                                                 1,567,998  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Electric Utilities – 0.4%                                         
  $             310      

American Electric Power Co Inc

          3.875%        2/15/62        BBB      $ 246,211  
  300      

Edison International

          5.000%        N/A (15)        BB+        259,170  
  150      

Edison International

          5.375%        N/A (15)        BB+        131,085  
  860      

Emera Inc (3)

          6.750%        6/15/76        BB+        831,603  
  340        

Southern Co/The

 

     4.000%        1/15/51        BBB-        314,439  
   

Total Electric Utilities

                                                 1,782,508  
          Financial Services – 0.3%                                         
  555      

American AgCredit Corp , 144A

          5.250%        N/A (15)        BB+        488,400  
  115      

Citigroup Inc (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 4.068% spread) (7)

 

     9.341%        N/A (15)        BBB-        115,403  
  390      

Equitable Holdings Inc

 

     4.950%        N/A (15)        BBB-        362,193  
  420        

Voya Financial Inc

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        BBB-        406,071  
   

Total Financial Services

 

     1,372,067  
          Food Products – 0.4%                                         
  2,250        

Land O’ Lakes Inc, 144A (3)

                      8.000%        N/A (15)        BB        1,980,000  
   

Total Food Products

 

     1,980,000  
          Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.2%                              
  300      

AES Andes SA, 144A

 

     6.350%        10/07/79        BB        276,183  
  265      

AES Andes SA, 144A

          7.125%        3/26/79        BB        244,992  
  185      

Vistra Corp, 144A

          8.000%        N/A (15)        Ba3        172,973  
  175        

Vistra Corp, 144A

                      7.000%        N/A (15)        Ba3        152,688  
   

Total Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

     846,836  
          Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%                                         
  409        

General Electric Co (3-Month LIBOR reference rate + 3.330% spread) (3), (7)

 

     8.882%        N/A (15)        BBB-        408,999  
   

Total Industrial Conglomerates

                                                 408,999  
          Insurance – 1.2%                                         
  233      

American International Group Inc

          5.750%        4/01/48        BBB-        226,427  
  450      

AXIS Specialty Finance LLC

          4.900%        1/15/40        BBB        358,730  
  325      

Enstar Finance LLC

          5.750%        9/01/40        BBB-        280,134  
  235      

Enstar Finance LLC

          5.500%        1/15/42        BBB-        175,310  
  681      

Markel Group Inc

          6.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        657,148  
  790      

MetLife Inc, 144A (3)

          9.250%        4/08/38        BBB        915,866  
  660      

Provident Financing Trust I

          7.405%        3/15/38        BB+        664,290  
  395      

Prudential Financial Inc

          5.125%        3/01/52        BBB+        356,634  
  420      

QBE Insurance Group Ltd, 144A

          5.875%        N/A (15)        Baa2        399,717  
  1,075      

SBL Holdings Inc, 144A

          6.500%        N/A (15)        BB        583,564  
  1,100        

SBL Holdings Inc, 144A

 

     7.000%        N/A (15)        BB        660,590  
   

Total Insurance

 

     5,278,410  
          Media – 0.1%                                         
  560        

Paramount Global

                      6.375%        3/30/62        Baa3        467,158  
   

Total Media

                                                 467,158  
          Multi-Utilities – 0.3%                                         
  165      

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp

          4.750%        1/18/82        BB+        131,175  
  595      

CenterPoint Energy Inc

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        BBB-        574,211  
  360      

CMS Energy Corp

 

     4.750%        6/01/50        BBB-        309,503  
  510        

Sempra Energy

 

     4.875%        N/A (15)        BBB-        474,335  
   

Total Multi-Utilities

                                                 1,489,224  
          Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%                                         
  305      

Enbridge Inc

          7.625%        1/15/83        BBB-        306,486  
  535      

Energy Transfer LP

 

     6.500%        N/A (15)        BB        485,951  
  55      

Energy Transfer LP

 

     7.125%        N/A (15)        BB        46,636  
  645        

Transcanada Trust

 

     5.600%        3/07/82        BBB-        543,535  
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                                                 1,382,608  

 

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Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.5%                                         
  $             610      

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 144A

          6.500%        6/15/45        Baa3      $ 589,613  
  1,645      

AerCap Holdings NV (3)

 

     5.875%        10/10/79        BB+        1,551,443  
  395        

Air Lease Corp

                      4.650%        N/A (15)        BB+        329,651  
   

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                                                 2,470,707  
          U.S. Agency – 0.1%                                         
  525        

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 144A

                      6.200%        N/A (15)        BBB+        459,375  
   

Total U.S. Agency

                                                 459,375  
          Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%                                     
  500        

Vodafone Group PLC

 

     7.000%        4/04/79        BB+        512,675  
   

Total Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

                                512,675  
   

Total $1,000 Par (or similar) Institutional Preferred (cost $46,115,010)

 

                                41,441,224  
Principal
Amount (000)
         Description (1), (16)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
   

CONTINGENT CAPITAL SECURITIES – 6.2% (4.2% of Total Investments)

 

        
          Banks – 5.3%                                         
  $            240      

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd/United Kingdom, 144A

 

     6.750%        N/A (15)        Baa2      $ 234,688  
  600      

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

 

     6.500%        N/A (15)        Ba2        562,620  
  640      

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        Ba2        536,256  
  200      

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman, 144A

 

     7.500%        N/A (15)        Ba2        173,656  
  500      

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman, 144A

 

     7.625%        N/A (15)        Ba2        455,085  
  600      

Banco Santander SA, Reg S

 

     7.500%        N/A (15)        Ba1        571,786  
  800      

Banco Santander SA

 

     4.750%        N/A (15)        Ba1        612,183  
  200      

Bank Hapoalim BM, 144A, Reg S

 

     3.255%        1/21/32        BBB        171,130  
  1,055      

Barclays PLC (3)

 

     7.750%        N/A (15)        BBB-        1,033,795  
  630      

Barclays PLC

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        BBB-        552,195  
  700      

Barclays PLC

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        625,380  
  895      

Barclays PLC (3)

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        845,685  
  200      

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas, 144A

 

     5.125%        1/18/33        BB        173,548  
  200      

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas, 144A

 

     8.450%        6/29/38        Baa3        200,200  
  200      

BNP Paribas SA, 144A

 

     9.250%        N/A (15)        BBB        206,123  
  985      

BNP Paribas SA, 144A

 

     7.750%        N/A (15)        BBB        953,382  
  515      

BNP Paribas SA, 144A

 

     6.625%        N/A (15)        BBB        494,593  
  380      

BNP Paribas SA, 144A

 

     7.375%        N/A (15)        BBB        368,438  
  290      

BNP Paribas SA, 144A

 

     7.000%        N/A (15)        BBB        259,598  
  805      

Credit Agricole SA, 144A (3)

 

     7.875%        N/A (15)        BBB        795,652  
  755      

Credit Agricole SA, 144A

 

     8.125%        N/A (15)        BBB        755,944  
  910      

HSBC Holdings PLC (3)

 

     6.000%        N/A (15)        BBB        813,312  
  465      

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BBB        461,631  
  2,120      

HSBC Holdings PLC (3)

 

     6.375%        N/A (15)        BBB        2,030,218  
  900      

ING Groep NV (3)

 

     6.500%        N/A (15)        BBB        839,880  
  845      

ING Groep NV

 

     5.750%        N/A (15)        BBB        746,258  
  530      

ING Groep NV, Reg S

 

     6.750%        N/A (15)        BBB        504,873  
  420      

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 144A

 

     7.700%        N/A (15)        BB-        394,275  
  1,055      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (3)

 

     7.500%        N/A (15)        Baa3        1,007,789  
  1,225      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (3)

 

     7.500%        N/A (15)        Baa3        1,145,559  
  240      

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        Baa3        219,276  
  500      

Macquarie Bank Ltd/London, 144A

 

     6.125%        N/A (15)        Baa3        450,384  
  680      

NatWest Group PLC

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        661,932  
  1,010      

NatWest Group PLC

 

     6.000%        N/A (15)        Baa3        934,250  
  380      

Nordea Bank Abp, 144A

 

     6.625%        N/A (15)        BBB+        358,260  
  245      

Societe Generale SA, 144A

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BB        229,990  
  660      

Societe Generale SA, 144A

 

     9.375%        N/A (15)        BB+        645,150  
  655      

Societe Generale SA, 144A

 

     7.875%        N/A (15)        BB+        640,541  
  320      

Societe Generale SA, 144A

 

     6.750%        N/A (15)        BB        259,314  
  400      

Standard Chartered PLC, 144A

 

     7.750%        N/A (15)        BBB-        396,104  
  435        

UniCredit SpA , Reg S

 

     8.000%        N/A (15)        BB-        425,239  
   

Total Banks

 

                                23,746,172  

 

43


NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal
Amount (000)
         Description (1), (16)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Capital Markets – 0.9%                                         
  $         1,645      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A

          7.250%        N/A (15)        N/R      $ 61,407  
  1,000      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A

          7.500%        N/A (15)        N/R        37,330  
  735      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A

          9.750%        N/A (15)        N/R        27,437  
  575      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A

          7.500%        N/A (15)        N/R        21,465  
  300      

Credit Suisse Group AG, 144A

          6.375%        N/A (15)        N/R        11,199  
  1,600      

Deutsche Bank AG (3)

          6.000%        N/A (15)        Ba2        1,276,640  
  1,030      

UBS Group AG, Reg S

          7.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        978,500  
  650      

UBS Group AG, 144A

          7.000%        N/A (15)        BBB-        627,672  
  1,365      

UBS Group AG, Reg S

          6.875%        N/A (15)        BBB-        1,247,815  
  245        

UBS Group AG, 144A

                      3.875%        N/A (15)        BBB-        189,711  
   

Total Capital Markets

 

                                4,479,176  
   

Total Contingent Capital Securities (cost $35,485,612)

 

                                28,225,348  
Shares          Description (1)                   Coupon              Ratings (6)      Value  
   

$25 PAR (OR SIMILAR) RETAIL PREFERRED – 3.9% (2.7% of Total Investments)

 

  
          Automobiles – 0.1%                                         
  3,960        

Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG

 

     0.000%                 N/R      $ 491,946  
   

Total Automobiles

 

                                491,946  
          Banks – 1.3%                                         
  371,500      

Banco Bradesco SA

          0.000%           N/R        1,276,299  
  4,750      

Farm Credit Bank of Texas, 144A

          6.750%           Baa1        470,250  
  20,222      

Fifth Third Bancorp

          6.625%           Baa3        506,157  
  161,600      

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

          0.000%           N/R        959,164  
  49,625      

KeyCorp

          6.200%           Baa3        946,845  
  18,425      

KeyCorp

          6.125%           Baa3        368,684  
  25,814      

New York Community Bancorp Inc

          6.375%           Ba2        565,585  
  12,231      

Regions Financial Corp

          6.375%           Baa3        279,234  
  8,400      

Synovus Financial Corp

          5.875%           BB-        173,460  
  7,800      

Western Alliance Bancorp

          4.250%           Ba3        111,540  
  14,500        

Wintrust Financial Corp

                      6.875%                 BB        353,655  
   

Total Banks

                                                 6,010,873  
          Capital Markets – 0.4%                                         
  4,900      

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The

          8.977%           BB+        124,999  
  25,000      

Morgan Stanley

          6.875%           BBB        633,000  
  39,606      

Morgan Stanley

          7.125%           BBB        995,695  
  10,100        

Morgan Stanley

                      6.500%                 BBB        262,196  
   

Total Capital Markets

                                                 2,015,890  
          Communications Equipment – 0.0%                                         
  3,288        

riverbed technology inc

 

     0.000%                 N/R         
   

Total Communications Equipment

 

                                 
          Consumer Finance – 0.0%                                         
  10,648        

Synchrony Financial

 

     5.625%                 BB-        178,247  
   

Total Consumer Finance

 

                                178,247  
          Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%                                     
  7,900        

AT&T Inc

 

     4.750%                 BBB-        166,532  
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

                                166,532  
          Financial Services – 0.2%                                         
  21,900      

Equitable Holdings Inc

          5.250%           BBB-        437,781  
  23,800        

Voya Financial Inc

 

     5.350%                 BBB-        530,026  
   

Total Financial Services

 

                                967,807  

 

44


  
  
  

 

Shares          Description (1)               Coupon              Ratings (6)      Value  
          Food Products – 0.3%                                 
  24,270      

CHS Inc

     6.750%           N/R      $ 612,818  
  34,746        

CHS Inc (3)

     7.100%                 N/R        880,116  
   

Total Food Products

                                1,492,934  
          Insurance – 0.9%                                 
  24,200      

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co

     6.625%                                BB        558,778  
  26,566      

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co

     5.950%           BB        565,856  
  29,048      

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd

     5.950%           BB+        720,390  
  15,200      

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd

     5.625%           BB+        288,192  
  11,000      

Assurant Inc

     5.250%           Baa3        207,460  
  19,836      

Athene Holding Ltd

     6.350%           BBB        416,556  
  19,590      

Athene Holding Ltd

     6.375%           BBB        457,818  
  2,500      

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd

     5.500%           BBB        51,300  
  11,432      

Enstar Group Ltd

     7.000%           BBB-        260,764  
  13,500      

Reinsurance Group of America Inc

     5.750%           BBB+        336,555  
  10,300      

Reinsurance Group of America Inc

     7.125%           BBB+        262,238  
  8,200        

Selective Insurance Group Inc

     4.600%                 BBB-        134,234  
   

Total Insurance

                                4,260,141  
          Multi-Utilities – 0.1%                                 
  10,000        

NiSource Inc

     6.500%                 BBB-        251,900  
   

Total Multi-Utilities

                                251,900  
          Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.4%                                 
  5,400      

Energy Transfer LP

     7.600%           BB        131,652  
  30,300      

NuStar Energy LP

     11.176%           B2        739,320  
  18,300      

NuStar Energy LP

     12.299%           B2        466,833  
  316,133        

Raizen SA

     0.000%                 N/R        290,503  
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

                                1,628,308  
          Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.2%                                 
  20,500      

Air Lease Corp

     6.150%           BB+        465,350  
  6,800        

WESCO International Inc

     10.625%                 B+        181,696  
   

Total Trading Companies & Distributors

                                647,046  
   

Total $25 Par (or similar) Retail Preferred (cost $19,654,601)

                                18,111,624  

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)               Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
   

CORPORATE BONDS – 1.8% (1.3% of Total Investments)

 

        
          Automobiles – 0.0%                                 
  $            200        

Hyundai Capital America, 144A

     5.680%        6/26/28        BBB+      $ 198,399  
   

Total Automobiles

                                198,399  
          Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%                                 
  325      

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance Inc, 144A (3)

     6.250%        1/15/28        B        304,460  
  973        

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC / Prime Finance Inc, 144A (3)

     5.750%        4/15/26        BB        955,124  
   

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

                                1,259,584  
          Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%                                 
  375        

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 144A (3)

     5.875%        10/15/27        BB+        344,160  
   

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

                                344,160  
          Electric Utilities – 0.1%                                 
  484        

PG&E Corp

     5.000%        7/01/28        BB+        444,121  
   

Total Electric Utilities

                                444,121  
          Entertainment – 0.0%                                 
  125        

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc, 144A, (cash 10.000%, PIK 12.000%)

     10.000%        6/15/26        CCC-        89,688  
   

Total Entertainment

                                89,688  

 

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NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)                   Coupon      Maturity      Ratings (6)      Value  
          Health Care Providers & Services – 0.3%                                     
  $            625      

Tenet Healthcare Corp (3)

 

     4.625%        6/15/28        BB-      $ 583,741  
  400      

Tenet Healthcare Corp

 

     4.875%        1/01/26        BB-        389,596  
  250        

Tenet Healthcare Corp

 

     6.125%        10/01/28        B+        240,675  
   

Total Health Care Providers & Services

 

                                1,214,012  
          Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.0%                                     
  250        

RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 144A

 

     3.750%        7/01/26        BB-        229,375  
   

Total Hotel & Resort REITs

 

                                229,375  
          Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%                                     
  975      

Caesars Entertainment Inc, 144A

 

     6.250%        7/01/25        Ba3        970,485  
  250        

Life Time Inc, 144A

 

     5.750%        1/15/26        BB-        243,633  
   

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

                                1,214,118  
          Insurance – 0.3%                                     
  475      

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 144A (3)

 

     4.250%        10/15/27        B        426,262  
  907        

Assurant Inc (3)

 

     7.000%        3/27/48        Baa3        870,506  
   

Total Insurance

 

                                1,296,768  
          Media – 0.2%                                     
  625      

iHeartCommunications Inc, 144A (3)

 

     5.250%        8/15/27        BB-        477,937  
  300      

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 144A

 

     5.125%        7/15/29        BB+        252,086  
  69      

McGraw-Hill Education Inc, 144A

 

     5.750%        8/01/28        BB+        59,788  
  250        

Outfront Media Capital LLC / Outfront Media Capital Corp, 144A

 

     5.000%        8/15/27        B+        226,925  
   

Total Media

 

                                1,016,736  
          Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%                                     
  250      

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp, 144A

 

     8.125%        1/15/27        B-        239,373  
  250      

Matador Resources Co (3)

 

     5.875%        9/15/26        BB-        242,261  
  61        

PBF Holding Co LLC / PBF Finance Corp

 

     7.250%        6/15/25        BB        60,894  
   

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

                                542,528  
          Specialty Retail – 0.1%                                     
  640        

Hertz Corp/The, 144A (3)

 

     4.625%        12/01/26        B+        577,600  
   

Total Specialty Retail

 

                                577,600  
   

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $9,130,543)

 

                                8,427,089  
Shares          Description (1)                                           Value  
   

WARRANTS – 0.1% (0.1% of Total Investments)

 

  
          Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%                              
  3,996      

Quarternorth Energy Holding Inc

 

            $ 449,550  
  2,870      

Quarternorth Energy Holding Inc

 

              28,700  
  5,530        

Quarternorth Energy Holding Inc

 

                                27,650  
   

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

                                505,900  
          Entertainment – 0.0%                                     
  34,453        

Cineworld Warrant

 

                                 
   

Total Entertainment

 

                                 
   

Total Warrants (cost $54,810)

 

                                505,900  
            Description (17)   Type      Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount (18)
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  
          OPTIONS PURCHASED – 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)                              
   

CBOE Volatility Index

    Call        10      $ 22,000      $ 22        7/21/23      $ 200  

 

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            Description (17)   Type     Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount (18)
     Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Date
     Value  
          OPTIONS PURCHASED (continued)                              
   

CBOE Volatility Index

    Call       10      $ 30,000      $ 30        8/18/23      $ 425  
           

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

    Put       20        150,000        75        7/21/23        128  
   

Total Options Purchased (cost $3,761)

 

    40        202,000                          753  
Shares          Description (1)                                          Value  
   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.1% (0.0% of Total Investments)

 

        
  72,749        

3i Infrastructure PLC

 

                              $ 289,331  
   

Total Investment Companies (cost $288,165)

 

                                289,331  
   

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $636,907,186)

 

                                642,864,764  

Principal

Amount (000)

         Description (1)                  Coupon      Maturity              Value  
   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.8% (3.3% of Total Investments)

 

        
   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 4.8% (3.3% of Total Investments)

 

        
  $         1,916      

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/23, repurchase price $1,916,264, collateralized by $2,233,200, U.S. Treasury Note, 1.500%, due 11/30/28, value $1,954,353

 

     1.520%        7/03/23         $ 1,916,021  
  20,070        

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 6/30/23, repurchase price $20,078,379, collateralized by $20,105,200, U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.000%, due 2/28/30, value $20,338,827; collateralized by $134,500, U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, due 3/31/30, value $132,650

 

     5.010%        7/03/23                 20,070,000  
   

Total Repurchase Agreements (cost $21,986,021)

 

                                21,986,021  
   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $21,986,021)

 

                                21,986,021  
   

Total Investments (cost $658,893,207) – 145.4%

 

                                664,850,785  
   

Borrowings – (30.5)% (19), (20)

 

                                (139,601,000
   

Reverse Repurchase Agreements, including accrued interest – (13.3)% (21)

 

                       (60,807,219
   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (1.6)% (22)

 

                                (7,236,083
   

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares – 100%

 

                              $ 457,206,483  

Investments in Derivatives

Options Written

 

Description (17)      Type        Number of
Contracts
       Notional
Amount (18)
       Exercise
Price
       Expiration
Date
       Value  
Russell 2000 Index        Call          (10      $ (1,900,000      $ 1,900          7/21/23          $(23,750
S&P 500 Index        Call          (10        (4,450,000        4,450          7/21/23          (44,850
S&P 500 Index        Call          (27        (12,150,000        4,500          7/21/23          (60,210
Total Options Written (premiums received $60,297)

 

       (47      $ (18,500,000                            $ (128,810

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
     Notional
Amount
(Local Currency)
   Currency Sold      Notional
Amount
(Local Currency)
     Counterparty      Settlement Date      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
  U.S. Dollar      748,344      Euro        692,252        Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        7/14/2023        (7,366

 

47


NMAI    Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (continued)
   Portfolio of Investments    June 30, 2023
   (Unaudited)

 

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1)

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

 

(2)

Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

 

(3)

Investment, or portion of investment, is hypothecated. The total value of investments hypothecated as of the end of the reporting period was $113,009,627.

 

(4)

Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.

 

(5)

For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3.

 

(6)

The Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”). If all three provide a rating for a security, the middle is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower rating is used; and if only one rating agency rates a security, that rating is used. AAA, AA, A, and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC/CC/C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Credit ratings are subject to change. Holdings designatedN/R are not rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch.

 

(7)

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(8)

Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in reverse repurchase agreements. As of the end of the reporting period, investments with a value of $64,117,816 have been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(9)

Senior loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating lending rate (Reference Rate) plus an assigned fixed rate (Spread). These floating lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate referenced by the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks. Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

 

(10)

Senior loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a borrower to prepay, prepayments of senior loans may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of senior loans held may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

(11)

Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy.

 

(12)

Principal Amount (000) rounds to less than $1,000.

 

(13)

Investment, or portion of investment, represents an outstanding unfunded senior loan commitment.

 

(14)

Principal Amount (000) denominated in U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise noted.

 

(15)

Perpetual security. Maturity date is not applicable.

 

(16)

Contingent Capital Securities (“CoCos”) are hybrid securities with loss absorption characteristics built into the terms of the security for the benefit of the issuer. For example, the terms may specify an automatic write-down of principal or a mandatory conversion into the issuer’s common stock under certain adverse circumstances, such as the issuer’s capital ratio falling below a specified level.

 

(17)

Exchange-traded, unless otherwise noted.

 

(18)

For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Exercise Price by 100.

 

(19)

Borrowings as a percentage of Total Investments is 21.0%.

 

(20)

The Fund may pledge up to 100% of its eligible investments (excluding any investments separately pledged as collateral for specific investments in derivatives, when applicable) in the Portfolio of Investments as collateral for borrowings. As of the end of the reporting period, investments with a value of $259,632,596 have been pledged as collateral for borrowings.

 

(21)

Reverse Repurchase Agreements, including accrued interest as a percentage of Total investments is 9.1%.

 

(22)

Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of OTC cleared and exchange-traded derivatives is recognized as part of the cash collateral at brokers and/or the receivable or payable for variation margin as presented on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, when applicable.

 

144A

Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

 

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

CME

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

 

CZK

Czech Koruna

 

DD1

Portion of investment purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

DOP

Dominican Peso

 

EAFE

Europe, Australasia and Far East

 

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

 

EUR

Euro

 

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

 

INR

Indian Rupee

 

LIBOR

London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

 

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

 

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

 

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N/A

Not Applicable.

 

PEN

Peruvian Sol

 

PIK

Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Depending on the terms of the security, income may be received in the form of cash, securities, or a combination of both. The PIK rate shown, where applicable, represents the annualized rate of the last PIK payment made by the issuer as of the end of the reporting period.

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

 

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

Reg S

Regulation S allows U.S. companies to sell securities to persons or entities located outside of the United States without registering those securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, Regulation S provides a safe harbor from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for the offers and sales of securities by both foreign and domestic issuers that are made outside the United States.

 

RON

Romanian Leu

 

S&P

Standard & Poor’s

 

SOFR180A

180 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

SOFR30A

30 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

SOFR90A

90 Day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

TBD

Senior loan purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date of the transaction. In addition, senior loans typically trade without accrued interest and therefore a coupon rate is not available prior to settlement. At settlement, if still unknown, the borrower or counterparty will provide the Fund with the final coupon rate and maturity date.

 

THB

Thai Baht

 

TSFR1M

CME Term SOFR 1 Month

 

TSFR3M

CME Term SOFR 3 Month

 

UGX

Ugandan Shilling

 

UYU

Uruguayan Peso

 

WI/DD

Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

 

ZAR

South African Rand

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)    NMAI  

ASSETS

  

Long-term investments, at value

   $ 642,864,764  

Short-term investments, at valueà

     21,986,021  

Cash

     554,045  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies^

     79,450  

Receivable for:

  

Dividends

     859,113  

Interest

     3,218,161  

Investment sold

     3,072,496  

Reclaims

     738,722  

Due from affiliates

     20,763  

Other assets

     242,948  

Total assets

     673,636,483  

LIABILITIES

  

Options written, at value #

     128,810  

Borrowings

     139,601,000  

Reverse repurchase agreements, including accrued interest

     60,807,219  

Payable for:

  

Dividends

     9,929,543  

Interest

     624,591  

Investments purchased – regular settlement

     639,652  

Investments purchased – when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

     3,525,143  

Unfunded senior loans

     5,325  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,366  

Accrued expenses:

  

Custodian fees

     361,015  

Investor relations

     63,202  

Management fees

     459,207  

Trustees fees

     210,942  

Professional fees

     14,506  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     46,513  

Shareholder servicing agent fees

     57  

Other

     5,909  

Total liabilities

     216,430,000  

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 457,206,483  

Common shares outstanding

     33,425,645  

Net asset value (“NAV”) per common share outstanding

   $ 13.68  

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES CONSIST OF:

        

Common shares, $0.01 par value per share

   $ 334,256  

Paid-in capital

     486,676,006  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

     (29,803,779

Net assets applicable to common shares

   $ 457,206,483  

Authorized shares:

  

Common

     Unlimited  

Preferred

     Unlimited  

†  Long-term investments, cost

   $ 636,907,186  

à Short-term investments, cost

   $ 21,986,021  

^  Cash denominated in foreign currencies, cost

   $ 80,789  

#  Options written, premiums received

   $ 60,297  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)    NMAI  

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

   $ 6,466,868  

Interest

     9,025,470  

Rehypothecation income

     23,900  

Foreign tax withheld on dividend income

     (395,320

Total investment income

     15,120,918  

EXPENSES

  

Management fees

     2,858,623  

Interest expense

     5,900,757  

Custodian expenses

     160,292  

Trustees fees

     11,332  

Professional fees

     33,705  

Shareholder reporting expenses

     64,649  

Shareholder servicing agent fees

     619  

Stock exchange listing fees

     4,931  

Investor relations expenses

     59,877  

Other

     10,405  

Total expenses

     9,105,190  

Net investment income (loss)

     6,015,728  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

  

Realized gain (loss):

  

Investments and foreign currency

     (17,049,938

Options written

     1,696  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (17,048,242

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Investments and foreign currency

     40,013,550  

Options written

     (68,513

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (7,366

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     39,937,671  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     22,889,429  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

   $ 28,905,157  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     NMAI  
     

Unaudited

Six Months

Ended

6/30/23

      

Year

Ended
12/31/2022

 

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 6,015,728        $ 15,582,325  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (17,048,242        (3,423,329

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     39,937,671          (158,716,918

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations

     28,905,157          (146,557,922

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

       

Dividends

     (20,055,387        (74,696,289

Decrease in net assets applicable to common shares from distributions to common shareholders

     (20,055,387        (74,696,289

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares

     8,849,770          (221,254,211

Net assets applicable to common shares at the beginning of period

     448,356,713          669,610,924  

Net assets applicable to common shares at the end of period

   $ 457,206,483        $ 448,356,713  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

 

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)    NMAI  

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations

   $ 28,905,157  

Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

  

Purchases of investments

     (122,493,915

Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments

     184,208,639  

Proceeds from (Purchase of) short-term investments, net

     (18,863,757

Proceeds from (Payments for) closed foreign currency spot contracts

     30,597  

Payment-in-kind distributions

     20,315  

Capital gains and return of capital distributions from investments

     161,872  

Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net

     340,575  

(Increase) Decrease in:

  

Receivable for dividends

     (167,182

Receivable for interest

     466,451  

Receivable for investments sold

     562,144  

Receivable for reclaims

     (29,018

Due from affiliates

     4,152  

Other assets

     (33,423

Increase (Decrease) in:

  

Payable for interest

     921,131  

Payable for investments purchased – regular settlement

     5,751  

Payable investments purchased – when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement

     (2,927,735

Payable for unfunded senior loans

     (135,999

Payable for shares redeemed

  

Accrued custodian fees

     (43,244

Accrued investor relations fees

     7,207  

Accrued management fees

     (44,966

Accrued Trustees fees

     5,242  

Accrued professional fees

     (3,725

Accrued shareholder reporting expenses

     (10,679

Accrued shareholder servicing agent fees

     (273

Accrued other expenses

     (1,249

Net realized (gain) loss from:

  

Investments

     17,049,938  

Options written

     (1,696

Paydowns

     (2,275

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     (40,013,550

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,366  

Options written

     68,513  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     47,992,364  

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

  

(Repayments of) borrowings

     (36,000,000

Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements

     31,489,000  

(Repayments of) reverse repurchase agreements

     (32,530,770

Increase (Decrease) in cash overdraft

     (203,036

Cash distributions paid to common shareholders

     (10,125,844

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (47,370,650

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Denominated in Foreign Currencies

     621,714  

Cash and cash denominated in foreign currencies at the beginning of period

     11,781  

Cash and cash denominated in foreign currencies at the end of period

   $ 633,495  

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash denominated in foreign currencies to the statement of assets and liabilities:

        

Cash

   $ 554,045  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

     79,450  

Total cash and cash denominated in foreign currencies

   $ 633,495  
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information    NMAI  

Cash paid for interest (excluding costs)

   $ 6,048,483  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights

 

The following data is for a common share outstanding for each fiscal year end unless otherwise noted:

 

           Investment Operations      Less Distributions to
Common Shareholders
     Common Share  
     Beginning
Common Share
Net Asset Value
    

Net
Investment
Income (NII)

(Loss)(a)

     Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain(Loss)
     Total     

From
NII

    

From
Accumulated
Net

Realized
Gains

     Total      Ending
Net Asset Value
     Ending
Share
Price
 

NMAI

 

                                                                       

6/30/23(d)

  $ 13.41      $ 0.18      $ 0.69      $ 0.87      $ (0.60    $      $ (0.60    $ 13.68      $ 11.66  

12/31/2022

    20.03        0.47        (4.86      (4.39      (1.40      (0.83      (2.23      13.41        11.49  

12/31/2021(f)

    20.00        0.07        0.31        0.38        (0.06      (0.29      (0.35      20.03        18.65  

The following table sets forth information regarding the Fund’s outstanding senior securities as of end of the Fund’s current and prior fiscal periods.

 

    Borrowings at the End of Period  
     Aggregate
Amount
Outstanding
(000)(g)
      

Asset

Coverage

Per $1,000(h)

 

NMAI

                  

6/30/23(d)

  $ 139,601        $ 4,275  

12/31/2022

    175,601          3,553  

12/31/2021(f)

    178,550          4,750  

 

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            Common Share Supplemental Data/
Ratios Applicable to Common Shares
 
Common Share
Total Returns
          Ratio to Average Net Assets        
Based
on Net
Asset
Value(b)
   

Based
on
Share
Price(b)

    Ending
Net Assets
(000)
    Expenses(c)     Net
Investment
Income(Loss)(c)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                                             
  6.55     6.84   $ 457,206       3.99 %(e)      2.63 %(e)      19
  (21.91     (26.29     448,357       2.53       2.88       129  
  1.90       (5.00     669,611       1.63 (e)      3.35 (e)      66  

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Percentage is not annualized.

(c)

• Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (as described in Notes to Financial Statements), where applicable.

  

•Each ratio includes the effect of all interest expense paid and other costs related to borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements as follows:

 

Ratios of Interest Expense to Average Net
Assets Applicable to Common Shares
 

NMAI

       

6/30/2023(d)

    2.58 %(e) 

12/31/2022

    1.04  

12/31/2021(f)

    0.21 (e) 
 

 

(d)

Unaudited.

(e)

Annualized.

(f)

For the period November 22, 2021 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2021.

(g)

Aggregate Amount Outstanding: Aggregate amount outstanding represents the liquidation preference as of the end of the relevant fiscal year.

(h)

Asset Coverage Per $1,000: Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Fund’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Fund’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding, and multiplying the result by 1,000.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. General Information

Fund Information: Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “NMAI.” The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on April 22, 2021.

Current Fiscal Period: The end of the reporting period for the Fund is June 30, 2023, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the six months ended June 30, 2023 (the “current fiscal period”).

Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser: The Fund’s investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Fund, oversees the management of the Fund’s portfolio, manages the Fund’s business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements (each a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with each of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”), Teachers Advisors, LLC (“TAL”) and Winslow Capital Management LLC (“Winslow”) (NAM, TAL and Winslow are each a “Sub-Adviser”), each of which are affiliates of the Adviser. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement with NAM, NAM is responsible for the Fund’s dynamic asset allocation strategy and for allocating the Fund’s assets among each of the various Sub-Advisers. NAM, TAL and Winslow under each Sub-Advisory Agreement manages the investment portfolios of the Fund allocated to it.

Developments Regarding the Fund’s Control Share By-Law: On October 5, 2020, the Fund and certain other closed-end funds in the Nuveen fund complex amended their by-laws. Among other things, the amended by-laws included provisions pursuant to which, in summary, a shareholder who obtains beneficial ownership of common shares in a Control Share Acquisition (as defined in the by-laws) shall have the same voting rights as other common shareholders only to the extent authorized by the other disinterested shareholders (the “Control Share By-Law”). On January 14, 2021, a shareholder of certain Nuveen closed-end funds filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) against certain Nuveen funds and their trustees, seeking a declaration that such funds’ Control Share By-Laws violate the 1940 Act, rescission of such fund’s Control Share By-Laws and a permanent injunction against such funds applying the Control Share By-Laws. On February 18, 2022, the District Court granted judgment in favor of the plaintiff’s claim for rescission of such funds’ Control Share By-Laws and the plaintiff’s declaratory judgment claim, and declared that such funds’ Control Share By-Laws violate Section 18(i) of the 1940 Act. Following review of the judgment of the District Court, on February 22, 2022, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) amended the Fund’s bylaws to provide that the Fund’s Control Share By-Law shall be of no force and effect for so long as the judgment of the District Court is effective and that if the judgment of the District Court is reversed, overturned, vacated, stayed, or otherwise nullified, the Fund’s Control Share By-Law will be automatically reinstated and apply to any beneficial owner of common shares acquired in a Control Share Acquisition, regardless of whether such Control Share Acquisition occurs before or after such reinstatement, for the duration of the stay or upon issuance of the mandate reversing, overturning, vacating or otherwise nullifying the judgment of the District Court. On February 25, 2022, the Board and the Fund appealed the District Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The net asset value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and common share transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and common share transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and common share transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.

Compensation: The Fund pays no compensation directly to those of its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Fund from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.

Distributions to Common Shareholders: Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

The Fund makes quarterly cash distributions to common shareholders of a stated dollar amount per share. Subject to approval and oversight by the Board, the Fund seeks to maintain a stable distribution level designed to deliver the long-term return potential of the Fund’s investment strategy through regular quarterly distributions (a “Managed Distribution Program”). Total distributions during a calendar year generally will be made from the Fund’s net

 

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investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized capital gains in the Fund’s portfolio, if any. The portion of distributions paid attributed to net unrealized gains, if any, is distributed from the Fund’s assets and is treated by shareholders as a nontaxable distribution (“return of capital”) for tax purposes. In the event that total distributions during a calendar year exceed a Fund’s total return on NAV, the difference will reduce NAV per share. If the Fund’s total return on NAV exceeds total distributions during a calendar year, the excess will be reflected as an increase in NAV per share. The final determination of the source and character of all distributions paid by the Fund during the fiscal year is made after the end of the fiscal year and is reflected in the financial statements contained in the annual report as of December 31 each year.

The tax character of Fund distributions for a fiscal year is dependent upon the amount and tax character of distributions received from securities held in a Fund’s portfolio. Distributions received from certain securities in which a Fund invests, most notably real estate investment trust securities, may be characterized for tax purposes as ordinary income, long-term capital gain and/or a return of capital. The issuer of a security reports the tax character of its distributions only once per year, generally during the first two months of the calendar year for the previous year. The distribution is included in a Fund’s ordinary income until such time a Fund is notified by the issuer of the actual tax character.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation: To the extent that the Fund invests in securities and/or contracts that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, the Fund will be subject to currency risk, which is the risk that an increase in the U.S. dollar relative to the foreign currency will reduce returns or portfolio value. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Fund’s investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer U.S. dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value. Investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars on a spot (i.e. cash) basis at the spot rate prevailing in the foreign currency exchange market at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and income denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars on the respective dates of such transactions.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the end of each day. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.

Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates associated with (i) foreign currency, (ii) investments and (iii) derivatives include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received are recognized as a component of “Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with (i) investments and (ii) other assets and liabilities are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with investments in derivatives are recognized as a component of the respective derivative’s related “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s investments in non-U.S. securities were as follows:

 

     Value        % of Total
Investments
 

Country:

      

Japan

  $ 22,783,295          3.4

United Kingdom

    21,833,841          3.3  

France

    21,116,126          3.2  

Netherlands

    13,725,069          2.1  

Canada

    13,370,292          2.0  

Australia

    12,008,992          1.8  

Germany

    11,299,107          1.7  

China

    9,454,898          1.4  

Spain

    8,729,670          1.3  

Mexico

    8,603,438          1.3  

Other

    90,344,098          13.6  

Total non-U.S. securities

  $ 233,268,826          35.1

Foreign taxes: The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Fund invests.

Indemnifications: Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Investments and Investment Income: Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the “primary market” is considered the date on which the loan allocations are determined. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the “secondary market” is the date on which the transaction is entered into. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or, for foreign securities, when information is available. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date and recorded at fair value. Interest income, which is recorded on an accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums for financial reporting purposes. Interest income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, paydown gains and losses and fee income, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash. Fee income consists primarily of amendment fees, when applicable. Amendment fees are earned as compensation for evaluating and accepting changes to an original senior loan agreement and are recognized when received. Rehypothecation income is comprised of fees earned in connection with the rehypothecation of pledged collateral as further described later in these Notes to Financial Statements.

Netting Agreements: In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable master repurchase agreements, International Swaps and Derivative Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows the Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, the Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis. With respect to certain counterparties, in accordance with the terms of the netting agreements, collateral posted to the Funds is held in a segregated account by the Funds’ custodian and/or with respect to those amounts which can be sold or repledged, are presented in the Funds’ Portfolio of Investments or Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund’s investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described later in these Notes to Financial Statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only changes to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. For new and existing contracts, the Fund may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, FASB deferred ASU 2022-04 and issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform: Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extends the application of the amendments through December 31, 2024. Management has not yet elected to apply the amendments, is continuously evaluating the potential effect a discontinuation of LIBOR could have on the Fund’s investments and has currently determined that it is unlikely the ASU’s adoption will have a significant impact on the Fund’s financial statements and various filings.

New Accounting Pronouncement: In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03 to clarify the guidance in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic 820”). The amendments in ASU 2022-03 affect all entities that have investments in equity securities measured at fair value that are subject to a contractual sale restriction. ASU 2022-03 (1) clarifies the guidance in Topic 820, when measuring the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity security, (2) amends a related illustrative example, and (3) introduces new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value in accordance with Topic 820. For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. Management is currently assessing the impact of these provisions on the Fund’s financial statements.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value utilizing valuation methods approved by the Adviser, subject to oversight of the Board. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. U.S. GAAP establishes the three-tier hierarchy which is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect management’s assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major classifications of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

Equity securities and exchange-traded funds listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their last reported sales price or official closing price of such market or exchange on the valuation date. Foreign equity securities and registered investment companies that trade on a foreign exchange are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the principal exchange where traded, and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the valuation date. For events affecting the value of foreign securities between the time when the exchange on which they are traded closes and the time when the Funds’ net assets are calculated, such securities will be valued at fair value in accordance with procedures adopted by the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board. To the extent these securities are actively traded and no valuation adjustments are applied, they are generally classified as Level 1. When valuation adjustments are applied to the most recent last sales price or official closing price, these securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Prices of certain American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) held by the Funds that trade in the United States are valued based on the last traded price, official closing price, or an evaluated price provided by the pricing services and are generally classified as Level 1 or 2.

Prices of fixed-income securities are generally provided by pricing services approved by the Adviser, which is subject to review by the Adviser and oversight of the Board. Pricing services establish a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, pricing services may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Forward foreign currency contracts are valued using the prevailing forward exchange rate which is derived from quotes provided by the pricing service using the procedures approved by the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board and are generally classified as Level 2.

Investments in investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs or share price on the valuation date and are generally classified as Level 1.

Repurchase agreements are valued at contract amount plus accrued interest, which approximates market value. These securities are generally classified as Level 2.

Purchased and written options traded and listed on a national market or exchange are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices and are generally classified as Level 1.

For any portfolio security or derivative for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the Adviser deems the valuations derived using the valuation procedures described above not to reflect fair value, the Adviser will determine a fair value in good faith using alternative procedures approved by the Adviser, subject to the oversight of the Board. As a general principle, the fair value of a security is the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be classified as Level 2; otherwise they would be classified as Level 3.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period, based on the inputs used to value them:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 140,055,111      $ 127,083,403      $ 50,080    $ 267,188,594  

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities

            81,707,462               81,707,462  

Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests

            58,115,789               58,115,789  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     41,098,725        13,234,650               54,333,375  

Real Estate Investment Trust Common Stocks

     42,797,448        122,467               42,919,915  

Emerging Market Debt and Foreign Corporate Bonds

            41,598,360               41,598,360  

$1,000 Par (or similar) Institutional Preferred

            41,441,224               41,441,224  

Contingent Capital Securities

            28,225,348               28,225,348  

$25 Par (or similar) Retail Preferred

     15,384,215        2,727,409               18,111,624  

Corporate Bonds

            8,427,089               8,427,089  

Warrants

            505,900               505,900  

Investment Companies

            289,331               289,331  

Options Purchased

     753                      753  

Short-Term Investments:

           

Repurchase Agreements

            21,986,021               21,986,021  

Investment in Derivatives:

           

Options Written

     (128,810                    (128,810

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts**

            (7,366             (7,366

Total

   $ 239,207,442      $ 425,457,087      $ 50,080      $ 664,714,609  
*

Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 3.

**

Represents net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

4. Portfolio Securities

Unfunded Commitments: Pursuant to the terms of certain of the variable rate senior loan agreements, the Fund may have unfunded senior loan commitments. The Fund will maintain with its custodian, cash, liquid securities and/or liquid senior loans having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of unfunded senior loan commitments. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had $5,325 in outstanding unfunded senior loan commitments.

Participation Commitments: With respect to the senior loans held in the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund may: 1) invest in assignments; 2) act as a participant in primary lending syndicates; or 3) invest in participations. If the Fund purchases a participation of a senior loan interest, the Fund would typically enter into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, rather than directly with the borrower. As such, the Fund not only assumes the credit risk of the borrower, but also that of the selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had no such outstanding participation commitments.

Repurchase Agreements: In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the counterparty defaults, and the fair value of the collateral declines, realization of the collateral may be delayed or limited.

The following table presents the repurchase agreements for the Fund that are subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, and the collateral delivered related to those repurchase agreements.

 

Counterparty   Short-Term
Investments, at Value
       Collateral
Pledged (From)
Counterparty
 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation

  $ 21,986,021        $ (22,425,830

Zero Coupon Securities: A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

Purchases & Sales: Long-term purchases and sales during the current fiscal period were as follows:

 

Fund   Purchases        Sales and
Maturities
 

NMAI

    122,493,915          184,208,639  

 

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The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may have extended settlement periods; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Fund has earmarked securities in its portfolio with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed-delivery purchase commitments. If the Fund has outstanding when-issued/delayed-delivery purchases commitments as of the end of the reporting period, such amounts are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

5. Derivative Investments

The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. As defined by U.S. GAAP, a derivative is a financial instrument whose value is derived from an underlying security price, foreign exchange rate, interest rate, index of prices or rates, or other variables.

Options Transactions: During the current fiscal period, the Fund purchased put and call options as part of its overwrite strategy.

During the current fiscal period, the Fund wrote call options on U.S. equity indexes while investing in a portfolio that included U.S. equities to generate additional income and provide downside protection.

The Funds may purchase (buy) or write (sell) put and call options on specific securities (including groups or “baskets” of specific securities), interest rates, stock indices and/or bond indices (each a “financial instrument”). Options can be settled either directly with the counterparty (over the counter) or through a central clearing house (exchange traded). Call and put options give the holder the right, in return for a premium paid, to purchase or sell, respectively, a financial instrument at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.

When a Fund purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (the premium plus commission) is recognized as an asset on the Statement of Asset and Liabilities. When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the net premium received (the premium less commission) is recognized as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current value of the written option until the option is exercised or expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction. The changes in the value of options purchased and/or written during the fiscal period are recognized as in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statement of Operations. When an option expires, the premiums received or paid are recognized as realized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised or a closing purchase transaction is entered into, the difference between the premium and the amount received or paid in a closing transaction is recognized as a realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations.

The market risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium paid. The Fund, as writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (called) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the market value of the instrument underlying the written option. There is also the risk the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

The average notional amount of outstanding options purchased during the current fiscal period, was as follows:

 

Fund      Average Notional
Amount of Options
Contracts Purchased
Outstanding*
 

NMAI

     $ 67,333  
*

The average notional amount is calculated based on the absolute aggregate notional amount of contracts outstanding at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each quarter within the current fiscal period.

 

Fund      Average Notional
Amount of Options
Contracts Written
Outstanding*
 

NMAI

       (6,166,667
*

The average notional amount is calculated based on the absolute aggregate notional amount of contracts outstanding at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each quarter within the current fiscal period.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: During the current fiscal period, NMAI used forward foreign currency contracts to hedge exposure to non-U.S. Dollar denominated positions.

A forward contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified quantity of a currency at or before a specified date in the future at a specified price. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. Forward contracts are typically traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets and all details of the contract are negotiated between the counterparties to the agreement. Forward contracts are marked-to-market daily and any resulting unrealized gains or losses are reflected as appreciation or depreciation on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund realizes gains and losses at the time the forward contracts are closed and are included on the Statement of Operations. Risks may arise upon entering into forward contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar; and that losses may exceed amounts recognized on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The average notional amount of forward foreign currency contracts outstanding during the current fiscal period was as follows:

 

Fund      Average Notional
Amount of Forward
Foreign Currency
Contracts Outstanding*
 

NMAI

       230,751  
*

The average notional amount is calculated based on the outstanding notional at the beginning of the current fiscal period and at the end of each fiscal quarter within the current fiscal period.

The following table presents the forward foreign currency contracts subject to netting agreements and the collateral delivered related to those forward foreign currency contracts as of the end of the reporting period.

 

Fund   Counterparty    Gross Unrealized
Appreciation on
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts*
   Gross Unrealized
(Depreciation) on
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts*
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts
     Collateral
Pledged
to (from)
Counterparty
     Net
Exposure
 

NMAI

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

   $                             —    $(7,366)    $ (7,366    $                  —      $ (7,366
*

Represents gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the counterparty as reported in the Funds’ Portfolio of Investments.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk: In the normal course of business the Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund has invested in derivative contracts, which are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as follows:

 

Derivative

Instrument

   Risk Exposure  

Asset Derivatives

         

Liability Derivatives

 
  Location    Value            Location    Value  
NMAI               
Options Purchased    Equity   Long-term investments, at value    $ 753          $  
Options Written    Equity              Options written, at value      (128,810
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts    Foreign currency exchange rate                    Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts      (7,366

During the current fiscal period, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Derivative Instrument      Risk Exposure      Net Realized Gain (Loss)       

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
NMAI               

Options Purchased

     Equity      $        $ (3,008

Options Written

     Equity        1,696          (68,513

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     Foreign currency exchange rate                 (7,366

 

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6. Fund Shares

Common Share Transactions: The fund did not have any transactions in common shares during the current or prior fiscal period.

7. Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

The Fund files income tax returns in U.S. federal and applicable state and local jurisdictions. A Fund’s federal income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three fiscal years after being filed. State and local tax returns may be subject to examination for an additional period of time depending on the jurisdiction. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken for all open tax years and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

As of the end of the reporting period, the aggregate cost and the net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of all investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Fund      Tax Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
       Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
NMAI     

$664,747,734

    

$57,266,001

     $ (57,299,126      $ (33,125

For purposes of this disclosure, tax cost generally includes the cost of portfolio investments as well as up-front fees or premiums exchanged on derivatives and any amounts unrealized for income statement reporting but realized income and/or capital gains for tax reporting, if applicable.

As of prior fiscal period end, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
       Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
       Capital Loss
Carryforwards
       Late-Year Loss
Deferrals
       Other
Book-to-Tax
Differences
       Total  

NMAI

   $ 6,328,379        $        $ (39,876,343      $ (5,073,093      $        $        $ (38,621,057

As of prior fiscal period end, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards, which will not expire:

 

Fund   Short-Term      Long-Term        Total  
NMAI   $5,073,093      $              —        $ 5,073,093  

8. Management Fees

The Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Advisers are compensated for their services to the Fund from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

The Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within the Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

 

Average Daily Managed Assets*      Fund-Level Fee Rate  

For the first $500 million

       0.7000

For the next $500 million

       0.6750  

For the next $500 million

       0.6500  

For the next $500 million

       0.6250  

For managed assets over $2 billion

       0.6000  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated by multiplying the current complex-wide fee rate, determined according to the following schedule by the Fund’s daily managed assets:

 

Complex-Level Eligible Asset Breakpoint Level*      Effective Complex-Level Fee
Rate at Breakpoint Level
 

$55 billion

       0.2000

$56 billion

       0.1996  

$57 billion

       0.1989  

$60 billion

       0.1961  

$63 billion

       0.1931  

$66 billion

       0.1900  

$71 billion

       0.1851  

$76 billion

       0.1806  

$80 billion

       0.1773  

$91 billion

       0.1691  

$125 billion

       0.1599  

$200 billion

       0.1505  

$250 billion

       0.1469  

$300 billion

       0.1445  
*

For the complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011, but do not included certain assets of certain Nuveen funds that were reorganized into funds advised by an affiliate of the Adviser during the 2019 calendar year. As of June 30, 2023, the complex-level fee for the Fund:

 

Fund      Complex-Level Fee  

NMAI

       0.1595

Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds or accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser (“Affiliated Entity”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board (“cross-trade”). These procedures have been designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by the Fund from or to an Affiliated Entity by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at the current market price (as provided by an independent pricing service) without incurring broker commissions.

During the current fiscal period, the Fund engaged in cross-trades pursuant to these procedures as follows:

 

Cross-Trades          

Purchases

     $  

Sales

       4,633  

Realized gain (loss)

       (1,335

9. Fund Leverage

Borrowings: The Fund has entered into a $300,000,000 (maximum commitment amount) borrowing arrangements (“Borrowings”) as a means of leverage. As of the end of the reporting period, the outstanding balance on these Borrowings was $139,601,000.

Interest is charged on the Borrowings at a rate per annum equal to OBFR (Overnight Bank Funding Rate) plus a spread that is determined by a portion of the underlying collateral pledged to secure the amount borrowed. The Fund is charged an undrawn fee of 0.50% per annum if the undrawn portion of the Borrowings on that day is more than 20% of the maximum commitment amount, however this fee was waived during the reporting period.

During the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on these Borrowings were $154,838,569 and 5.25%, respectively.

In order to maintain these Borrowings, the Fund must meet certain collateral, asset coverage and other requirements. The Fund’s Borrowings outstanding is fully secured by eligible securities held in its portfolio of investments (“Pledged Collateral”).

 

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Borrowings outstanding are recognized as “Borrowings” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest expense incurred on the borrowed amount and undrawn balance are recognized as components of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations.

Rehypothecation: The Fund has entered into a Rehypothecation Side Letter (“Side Letter”) with its prime brokerage lender, allowing it to re-register the Pledged Collateral in its own name or in a name other than the Fund’s to pledge, repledge, hypothecate, rehypothecate, sell, lend or otherwise transfer or use the Pledged Collateral (the “Hypothecated Securities”) with all rights of ownership as described in the Side Letter. Subject to certain conditions, the total value of the outstanding Hypothecated Securities shall not exceed the lesser of (i) 98% of the outstanding balance on the Borrowings to which the Pledged Collateral relates and (ii) 3313% of the Fund’s total assets. The Fund may designate any Pledged Collateral as ineligible for rehypothecation. The Fund may also recall Hypothecated Securities on demand.

The Fund also has the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the then-current fair market value of such Pledged Collateral against the current Borrowings under the Side Letter in the event that the prime brokerage lender fails to timely return the Pledged Collateral and in certain other circumstances. In such circumstances, however, the Fund may not be able to obtain replacement financing required to purchase replacement securities and, consequently, the Fund’s income generating potential may decrease. Even if the Fund is able to obtain replacement financing, it might not be able to purchase replacement securities at favorable prices.

The Fund will receive a fee in connection with the Hypothecated Securities (“Rehypothecation Fees”) in addition to any principal, interest, dividends and other distributions paid on the Hypothecated Securities.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had Hypothecated Securities totaling $113,009,627. During the current fiscal period, the Fund earned $23,900 from Rehypothecation Fees.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: During the current fiscal period, the Fund utilized reverse repurchase agreements as a means of leverage.

The Fund may enter into a reverse repurchase agreement with brokers, dealers, banks or other financial institutions that have been determined by the Adviser to be creditworthy. In a reverse repurchase agreement, a Fund sells to the counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date, reflecting the interest rate effective for the term of the agreement. It may also be viewed as the borrowing of money by the Fund. Cash received in exchange for securities delivered, plus accrued interest payments to be made by the Fund to a counterparty, are reflected as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest payments made by the Fund to counterparties are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations.

In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund retains the risk of loss associated with the sold security. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the purchaser fails to return the securities as agreed upon, files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of a counterparty, the Fund is considered to be an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and as such the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s outstanding balances on its reverse repurchase agreement were as follows:

 

Counterparty    Coupon      Principal
Amount
     Maturity      Value      Value and
Accrued Interest
 

BNP Paribas

     SOFR+0.26    $ (43,127,980      35-day Evergreen      $ (43,127,980    $ (44,856,313

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     4.80      (15,724,000      On-Demand        (15,724,000      (15,950,906
              $ (58,851,980             $ (58,851,980    $ (60,807,219

During the Fund’s utilization period(s) during the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average interest rate on the Fund’s reverse repurchase agreement were as follows:

 

Utilization period (days outstanding)

       181  

Average daily balance outstanding

     $ (59,633,230

Weighted average interest rate

       4.79

The following table presents the reverse repurchase agreements subject to netting agreements and the collateral delivered related to those reverse repurchase agreements.

 

Counterparty    Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements*
     Collateral
Pledged to
Counterparty
 

BNP Paribas

   $ (44,856,313    $ 48,285,944  

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

     (15,950,906      15,831,872  
     $ (60,807,219    $ 64,117,816  
*

Represents gross value and accrued interest for the counterparty as reported in the preceding table.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)

 

10. Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending

Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending: The SEC has granted an exemptive order permitting registered open-end and closed-end Nuveen funds to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby the Nuveen funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities “fails,” resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the “Inter-Fund Program”). The closed-end Nuveen funds, including the Fund covered by this shareholder report, will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet redemptions. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund’s outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4) no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund’s inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund’s net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each interfund loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program.

The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not enter into any inter-fund loan activity.

 

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Risk

Considerations (Unaudited)

 

Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (NMAI)

Investing in closed-end funds involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. Closed-end fund shares may frequently trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Allocation Risk. The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends upon the Fund’s sub-adviser’s Nuveen Asset Management’s skill in determining the Fund’s allocation to different sub-advisers and strategies. There is the risk that Fund’s sub-adviser Nuveen Asset Management’s evaluations and assumptions used in making such allocations may be incorrect. Leverage increases return volatility and magnifies the Fund’s potential return and its risks; there is no guarantee a fund’s leverage strategy will be successful. Common stocks have experienced significantly more volatility in returns and may significantly underperform relative to debt securities during certain periods. Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure, and therefore are subject to greater credit risk. Issuers of debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may default on their obligations to pay principal or interest when due. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise, bond prices fall. Investments of below investment grade quality are regarded as having speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay dividends or interest and repay principal, and may be subject to higher price volatility and default risk than investment grade investments of comparable terms and duration. Lower credit debt securities may be more likely to fail to make timely interest or principal payments. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve special risks not typically associated with domestic investments including currency risk, if not hedged - the risk that changes in exchange rates will affect the value of the fund’s investments, as well as adverse political, social and economic developments. These risks often are magnified in emerging markets. These and other risk considerations such as foreign currency risk are described in more detail on the Fund’s web page at www.nuveen.com/NMAI.

 

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Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)

 

Board of Trustees          
Jack B. Evans   William C. Hunter   Amy B.R. Lancellotta   Joanne T. Medero   Albin F. Moschner   John K. Nelson

Matthew Thornton III

 

Terence J. Toth

 

Margaret L. Wolff

 

Robert L. Young

   

 

         

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

 

Custodian

State Street Bank
& Trust Company

One Congress Street
Suite 1 Boston, MA 02114-2016

 

Legal Counsel

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Chicago, IL 60603

 

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

200 East Randolph Street

Chicago, IL 60601

 

Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services

Computershare Trust

Company, N.A.

150 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

(800) 257-8787

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments Information

The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information directly from the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information

You may obtain (i) information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

CEO Certification Disclosure

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

 

Common Share Repurchases

The Fund intends to repurchase, through its open-market share repurchase program, shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund repurchased shares of its common stock, as shown in the accompanying table. Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.

 

     NMAI  

Common shares repurchased

    0  

FINRA BrokerCheck

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms

Used in this Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

19(a) Notice: Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that the payment of any distribution which is made from a source other than the fund’s net income be accompanied by a written notice that discloses the estimated sources of such payment.

 

 

Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.

 

 

Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage (see below) and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the fund’s portfolio.

 

 

Leverage: Leverage is created whenever a fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of the investment capital.

 

 

Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.

 

 

Regulatory Leverage: Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued by or borrowings of a fund. Both of these are part of a fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

(Unaudited)

 

At a meeting held on May 23-25, 2023 (the “May Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of the Fund, which is comprised entirely of Board Members who are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (the “Independent Board Members”), approved the renewal of the management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), pursuant to which the Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Fund, and the respective sub-advisory agreements (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”), Teachers Advisors, LLC (“TAL”) and Winslow Capital Management, LLC (“Winslow,” and Winslow, NAM and TAL are each, a “Sub-Adviser”), pursuant to which each Sub-Adviser serves as an investment sub-adviser to the Fund, for an additional one-year term. As the Board is comprised of all Independent Board Members, the references to the Board and the Independent Board Members are interchangeable.

Following up to an initial two-year period, the Board considers the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement and each Sub-Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund on an annual basis. The Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to as the “Advisory Agreements,” and the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers are collectively, the “Fund Advisers” and each, a “Fund Adviser.”

The Independent Board Members considered the review of the advisory agreements for the Nuveen funds to be an ongoing process and employed the accumulated information, knowledge and experience the Board Members had gained during their tenure on the boards governing the Nuveen funds and working with the Adviser and the applicable sub-advisers in their annual review of the advisory agreements. Throughout the year, the Board and its committees meet regularly and, at these meetings, receive regular and/or special reports that cover an extensive array of topics and information that are relevant to the Board’s annual consideration of the renewal of the advisory agreements for the Nuveen funds. Such information may address, among other things, fund performance and risk information; the Adviser’s strategic plans; product initiatives for various funds; the review of the funds and investment teams; compliance, regulatory and risk management matters; the trading practices of the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds; management of distributions; valuation of securities; fund expenses; securities lending; liquidity management; overall market and regulatory developments; and with respect to closed-end funds, capital management initiatives, institutional ownership, management of leverage financing and the secondary market trading of the closed-end funds and any actions to address discounts. The Board also seeks to meet periodically with the Nuveen funds’ sub-advisers and/or portfolio teams, when feasible. The presentations, discussions, and meetings throughout the year also provide a means for the Board to evaluate the level, breadth and quality of services provided by the Adviser and how such services have changed over time in light of new or modified regulatory requirements, changes to market conditions or other factors.

In connection with its annual consideration of the advisory agreements for the Nuveen funds, the Board, through its independent legal counsel, requested and received extensive materials and information prepared specifically for its review of such advisory agreements by the Adviser and by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent provider of investment company data. The materials cover a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, a description of the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Fund Advisers; a review of product actions advanced in 2022 for the benefit of particular Nuveen funds and/or the Nuveen fund complex; a review of each sub-adviser to the Nuveen funds and/or the applicable investment team; an analysis of fund performance with a focus on any Nuveen funds considered performance outliers; an analysis of the fees and expense ratios of the Nuveen funds with a focus on any Nuveen funds considered expense outliers; a review of management fee schedules; a description of portfolio manager compensation; an overview of the secondary market trading of shares of the Nuveen closed-end funds (including, among other things, an analysis of secondary market performance and commentary regarding the leverage management, share repurchase and shelf offering programs of Nuveen closed-end funds); a description of the profitability or financial data of Nuveen and the sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds; and a description of indirect benefits received by the Adviser and the sub-advisers as a result of their relationships with the Nuveen funds. The information prepared specifically for the annual review supplemented the information provided to the Board and its committees and the evaluations of the Nuveen funds by the Board and its committees during the year. The Board’s review of the advisory agreements for the Nuveen funds is based on all the information provided to the Board and its committees throughout the year as well as the

 

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information prepared specifically with respect to the annual review of such advisory agreements. The performance, fee and expense data and other information provided by a Fund Adviser, Broadridge or other service providers were not independently verified by the Independent Board Members.

As part of its review, the Board met on April 11-12, 2023 (the “April Meeting”) to review and discuss, in part, the performance of the Nuveen funds and the Adviser’s evaluation of each sub-adviser to the Nuveen funds and/or its investment teams. At the April Meeting, the Board Members asked questions and requested additional information that was provided for the May Meeting.

The Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel during the annual review process as well as throughout the year, including meeting in executive sessions with such counsel at which no representatives from the Adviser or the Sub-Advisers were present. In connection with their annual review, the Independent Board Members also received a memorandum from independent legal counsel outlining their fiduciary duties and legal standards in reviewing the Advisory Agreements, including guidance from court cases evaluating advisory fees.

The Board’s decision to renew the Advisory Agreements was not based on a single identified factor, but rather the decision reflected the comprehensive consideration of all the information provided to the Board and its committees throughout the year as well as the materials prepared specifically in connection with the renewal process. The contractual arrangements are a result of multiple years of review, negotiation and information provided in connection with the Board’s annual review of the Nuveen funds’ advisory arrangements and oversight of the Nuveen funds. Each Board Member may have attributed different levels of importance to the various factors and information considered in connection with the approval process and may place different emphasis on the relevant information year to year in light of, among other things, changing market and economic conditions. A summary of the principal factors and information, but not all the factors, the Board considered in deciding to renew the Advisory Agreements is set forth below.

 

A.   Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the applicable Fund Adviser’s services provided to the Fund with particular focus on the services and enhancements or changes to such services provided during the last year. The Independent Board Members considered the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements separately in the course of their review. With this approach, they considered the respective roles of the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers in providing services to the Fund.

The Board recognized that the Adviser provides a wide array of management, oversight and administrative services to manage and operate the Nuveen funds and that the scope and complexity of these services, along with the undertakings required of the Adviser in connection with providing these services, have expanded over time as a result of, among other things, regulatory, market and other developments. The Board noted the Adviser’s dedication of resources, time, personnel and capital and commitment to continuing to develop improvements and innovations that seek to enhance the Nuveen fund complex and meet the needs of the Nuveen funds in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. The Board received and reviewed information regarding, among other things, the Adviser’s investment oversight responsibilities, regulatory and compliance services, administrative duties and other services.

The Board considered the breadth and the quality of the services the Adviser and its various teams provide in overseeing the investment management of the Nuveen funds, including, among other things, overseeing and reviewing the services provided by the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds and their investment teams; evaluating fund performance and market conditions; overseeing operational and investment risks; evaluating investment strategies and recommending any changes thereto; managing liquidity; managing the daily valuation of portfolio securities; overseeing trade execution and securities lending; and setting and managing distributions consistent with the respective fund’s product design. With respect to closed-end funds, such services also include managing leverage; monitoring asset coverage levels for leveraged funds and compliance with rating agency criteria; providing capital management and secondary market services (such as implementing common share shelf offerings, capital return programs and common share repurchases); and maintaining a closed-end fund investor relations program. The Board also reviewed the structure of investment personnel compensation of each Fund

 

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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

Adviser and considered whether the structure provides appropriate incentives to attract and maintain qualified personnel and to act in the best interests of the respective Nuveen fund.

Given the Nuveen funds operate in a highly regulated industry, the Board further considered the extensive compliance, regulatory and administrative services the Adviser and its various teams provide to manage and operate the Nuveen funds. The Board recognized such services included, but were not limited to, managing compliance policies; monitoring compliance with applicable policies, laws and regulations; devising internal compliance programs in seeking to enhance compliance with regulatory requirements and creating a framework to review and assess compliance programs; overseeing sub-adviser compliance testing; preparing compliance training materials; and responding to regulatory requests. The Board reviewed highlights of the various initiatives Nuveen compliance had taken in 2022 including, among other things, additional due diligence of service providers as their operating environments evolve post-Covid to more hybrid in-person working arrangements; investments in supporting and expanding international trading capabilities; continuing efforts to enhance policies and controls to address compliance risks including those related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters and new regulatory developments or guidance; and establishing and maintaining compliance policies and comprehensive compliance training programs. The Board also considered information regarding the Adviser’s business continuity, disaster recovery and information security programs and the periodic testing and review of such programs.

In addition to the above functions, the Board considered the quality and extent of other non-advisory services the Adviser provides including, among other things, various fund administration services (such as preparing, overseeing or assisting with the preparation of tax and regulatory filings); product management services (such as evaluating and enhancing products and strategies); legal support services; shareholder services and transfer agency function oversight services; and board support and reporting services. With respect to board support services, the Board reviewed a summary of the annual, quarterly, and special reports the Adviser and/or its affiliates provided to the Board throughout 2022.

The Board further acknowledged various initiatives the Adviser had undertaken or continued in 2022 in seeking to improve the effectiveness of its organization, the Nuveen funds product line-up as well as particular Nuveen fund(s) through, among other things, rationalizing the product line and gaining efficiencies through mergers, repositionings and liquidations; launching new funds; reviewing and updating investment policies and benchmarks; reopening certain funds previously closed to new investors; adding or modifying the share classes offered by certain funds; implementing fee waivers and expense cap changes for certain funds and evaluating and adjusting portfolio management teams as appropriate for various funds; and developing policy positions on a broad range of regulatory proposals that may impact the funds and communicating with lawmakers and other regulatory authorities to help ensure these positions are represented.

Aside from the services provided, the Board recognized the financial resources of the Adviser and its affiliates and their willingness to make investments in the technology, personnel and infrastructure to support the Nuveen funds, including maintaining a seed capital budget to support new or existing funds and/or facilitate changes for a respective fund. The Board noted the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund that is a part of a large fund complex with a variety of investment disciplines, capabilities, expertise and resources available to navigate and support the Nuveen funds including during stressed times. The Board recognized the overall reputation and capabilities of the Adviser and its affiliates, the Adviser’s continuing commitment to provide high quality services, its willingness to implement operational or organizational changes in seeking, among other things, to enhance efficiencies and services to the Nuveen funds and its responsiveness to the Board’s questions and/or concerns raised throughout the year and during the annual review of advisory agreements. The Board also considered the significant risks borne by the Adviser and its affiliates in connection with their services to the Nuveen funds, including entrepreneurial risks in sponsoring new funds and ongoing risks with managing the funds such as investment, operational, reputational, regulatory, compliance and litigation risks.

The Board further considered the division of responsibilities between the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers and recognized that each Sub-Adviser and its investment personnel generally are responsible for the management of the Fund’s portfolio or a portion thereof under the oversight of the Adviser and the Board. The Board considered an analysis of each Sub-Adviser provided by the Adviser which included, among other things, the assets under management of the Sub-Adviser or applicable investment team and changes thereto, a summary of the applicable investment team and changes to such team, the

 

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investment process and philosophy of the applicable investment team, the performance of the Nuveen funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser over various periods of time and a summary of any significant policy and/or other changes to the Nuveen funds sub-advised by the Sub-Adviser. The Board further considered at the May Meeting or prior meetings evaluations of each Sub-Adviser’s compliance programs and trade execution. The Board noted that the Adviser recommended the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreements.

Based on its review, the Board determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under each Advisory Agreement.

 

B.   The Investment Performance of the Fund and Fund Advisers

In evaluating the quality of the services provided by the Fund Advisers, the Board also considered a variety of investment performance data of the Nuveen funds prepared specifically for the annual review of the advisory agreements as well as the performance data the Board received throughout the year representing different time periods. In this regard, leading into the May Meeting, the Board reviewed, among other things, Fund performance over the quarter and one-year periods ending December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023. In addition, the Board reviewed and discussed performance data at its regularly scheduled quarterly meetings during the year. The Board therefore took into account the performance data, presentations and discussions (written and oral) that have been provided for the annual review as well as in prior meetings over time in evaluating fund performance, including the Adviser’s analysis of a fund’s performance with particular focus on performance outliers (both overperformance and underperformance), the factors contributing to performance (including relative to a fund’s benchmark and peers and the impact of market conditions) and any recommendations or steps that had been taken or were proposed to be taken to address significant performance concerns. In this regard, the Board noted, among other things, that certain Nuveen funds had changes in portfolio managers or other significant changes to their investment strategies or policies since March 2020, and, as a result, the Board reviewed certain tracking performance data comparing the performance of such funds before and after such changes.

The Board recognized that performance data reflects performance over a specified period which may differ significantly depending on the ending dates selected, particularly during periods of market volatility. Further, the Board noted that shareholders may evaluate performance based on their own respective holding periods which may differ from the performance periods reviewed by the Board and lead to differing results.

In its evaluation, the Board reviewed Nuveen fund performance results from different perspectives. In general, subject to certain exceptions, the Board reviewed both absolute and relative fund performance during the annual review over the various time periods and evaluated performance results in light of a fund’s investment objective(s), strategies and risks. With respect to the relative performance, the Board considered fund performance in comparison to the performance of peer funds (the “Performance Peer Group”) and recognized and/or customized benchmarks (i.e., generally benchmarks derived from multiple recognized benchmarks). In reviewing such comparative performance, the Board was cognizant of the inherent limitations of such data which can make meaningful performance comparisons generally difficult. As an illustration, differences in the composition of the Performance Peer Group, the investment objective(s), strategies and other characteristics of the peers in the Performance Peer Group, the level, type and cost of leverage (if any) of the peers, and the varying sizes of peers all may contribute to differences in the performance results of a Performance Peer Group compared to the applicable Nuveen fund. With respect to relative performance of a Nuveen fund compared to a benchmark index, differences, among other things, in the investment objective(s) and strategies of a fund and the benchmark (particularly an actively managed fund that does not directly follow an index) as well as the costs of operating a fund would necessarily contribute to differences in performance results and limit the value of the comparative performance information. To assist the Board in its review of the comparability of the relative performance, the Adviser has ranked the relevancy of the peer group to the Fund as low, medium or high.

The secondary market trading of shares of the Nuveen closed-end funds also continues to be a priority for the Board given its importance to shareholders, and therefore the Board and/or its Closed-end Fund committee reviews certain performance data reflecting, among other things, the premiums and discounts at which the shares of the Nuveen closed-end funds have traded over specified periods throughout the year. In its review, the Board considers, among other things, changes to investment mandates and guidelines, distribution policies, leverage levels and types; share repurchases and similar capital

 

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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

(Unaudited)

 

market actions; and effective communications programs to build greater awareness and deepen understanding of closed-end funds. As applicable, the Board considered the impact of leverage on a Nuveen fund’s performance. The Board further acknowledged that performance results should include the distribution yields of funds that seek to provide income as part of their investment objective(s) to shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the use of leverage by various funds may have detracted from total return performance of such funds over various periods in current market conditions, but the leverage also was accretive in helping to provide income.

The Board also evaluated Nuveen fund performance in light of various relevant factors which may include, among other things, general market conditions, issuer-specific information, asset class information, leverage and fund cash flows. The Board acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance and that a single investment theme could disproportionately affect performance. Further, the Board recognized that the market and economic conditions may significantly impact a fund’s performance, particularly over shorter periods, and such performance may be more reflective of such economic or market events and not necessarily reflective of management skill. Although the Board reviews short-, intermediate- and longer-term performance data, the Board recognized that longer periods of performance may reflect full market cycles.

In relation to recent general market conditions, the Board had recognized the general market volatility and underperformance of the market in 2022 in considering Nuveen fund performance. The Board took into account the Adviser’s assessment of a fund’s performance during the recent period of significant market volatility. In their review from year to year, the Board Members consider and may place different emphasis on the relevant information in light of changing circumstances in market and economic conditions. In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. However, depending on the facts and circumstances including any differences between the respective fund and its benchmark and/or Performance Peer Group, the Board may be satisfied with a fund’s performance notwithstanding that its performance may be below that of its benchmark and/or peer group for certain periods. With respect to any funds for which the Board has identified performance issues, the Board seeks to monitor such funds closely until performance improves, discusses with the Adviser the reasons for such results, considers whether any steps are necessary or appropriate to address such issues, and reviews the results of any steps undertaken.

The Board’s determinations with respect to the Fund are summarized below.

The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its blended benchmark and the Fund ranked in the fourth quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one-year period ended December 31, 2022. The Board noted that the Fund’s use of leverage had detracted from performance but was accretive to overall common share income. In addition, the Fund’s performance was below the performance of its blended benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31, 2023, but the Fund ranked in the third quartile of its Performance Peer Group for the one-year period ended March 31, 2023. In considering performance, the Board recognized that the Performance Peer Group was classified as low for relevancy. In its review, the Board also recognized that the Fund was relatively new with a performance history too limited to make a meaningful assessment of performance, and management deserved additional time to develop a performance record. The Board will continue to monitor the development of the Fund.

 

C.   Fees, Expenses and Profitability
  1.   Fees and Expenses

As part of its annual review, the Board generally reviewed, among other things, with respect to the Nuveen closed-end funds, the contractual management fee and actual management fee (i.e., the management fee after taking into consideration fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any) paid by a fund to the Adviser in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided. The Board also considered the total operating expense ratio of a fund (after any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements). More specifically, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, each Nuveen closed-end fund’s actual management fee rate (after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any) and net total expense ratio in relation to those of a comparable universe of funds (the “Peer Universe”) established by Broadridge. The Independent Board Members reviewed the methodology Broadridge employed to establish its Peer Universe and recognized that differences between the applicable fund and its respective Peer Universe as well as changes to the composition of the

 

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Peer Universe from year to year may limit some of the value of the comparative data. The Independent Board Members take these limitations and differences into account when reviewing comparative peer data. The Independent Board Members also considered a fund’s operating expense ratio as it more directly reflected the shareholder’s costs in investing in the respective fund.

In their review, the Independent Board Members considered, in particular, each Nuveen fund with a net total expense ratio (excluding investment-related costs of leverage for closed-end funds) of six basis points or higher compared to that of its peer average (each, an “Expense Outlier Fund”), including the Fund, and an analysis as to the factors contributing to each such fund’s higher relative net total expense ratio. In addition, although the Board reviewed a fund’s total net expenses both including and excluding investment-related expenses (i.e., leverage costs) for certain of the closed-end funds, the Board recognized that leverage expenses will vary across funds and in comparison to peers because of differences in the forms and terms of leverage employed by the respective fund. Accordingly, in reviewing the comparative data between a fund and its peers, the Board generally considered the fund’s net total expense ratio and fees (excluding leverage costs and leveraged assets for the closed-end funds) to be higher if they were over 10 basis points higher, slightly higher if they were 6 to 10 basis points higher, in line if they were within approximately 5 basis points higher than the peer average and below if they were below the peer average of the Peer Universe.

The Independent Board Members also considered, in relevant part, a Nuveen fund’s management fee and net total expense ratio in light of its performance history, including reviewing certain funds identified by the Adviser and/or the Board as having a higher net total expense ratio or management fee compared to their respective peers coupled with experiencing periods of challenged performance and considering the reasons for such comparative positions. In addition, with respect to closed-end funds that utilize leverage, the Independent Board Members recognized that certain assets attributable to a fund’s use of leverage may be included in the amount of assets upon which the advisory or sub-advisory fees are calculated. The Independent Board Members acknowledged the fact that a decision to employ leverage or increase a fund’s leverage which has the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing the assets upon which an advisory or sub-advisory fee is based (and, in turn, increasing the Adviser’s and applicable sub-adviser’s management fees), means that the Adviser and applicable sub-adviser may have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage. The Independent Board Members recognized, however, that the Adviser and sub-advisers would seek to manage the potential conflict by recommending to the Board to leverage the applicable fund or increase such leverage when the Adviser and/or a sub-adviser, as applicable, has determined that such action would be in the best interests of the respective fund and its common shareholders and by periodically reviewing with the Board the fund’s performance and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.

In their review of the fee arrangements for the Nuveen funds, the Independent Board Members also considered the management fee schedules, including the complex-wide and fund-level breakpoint schedules, as applicable. The Board noted that across the Nuveen fund complex, the complex-wide fee breakpoints reduced fees by approximately $62.4 million and fund-level breakpoints reduced fees by approximately $76.1 million in 2022.

With respect to each Sub-Adviser, the Board also considered, among other things, the sub-advisory fee schedule paid to the Sub-Adviser in light of the sub-advisory services provided to the Fund and comparative data of the fees the Sub-Adviser charges to other clients, if any. In its review, the Board recognized that the compensation paid to each Sub-Adviser is the responsibility of the Adviser, not the Fund.

The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund had an actual management fee that was slightly higher than the peer average and a net total expense ratio that was higher than the peer average. The Independent Board Members noted that differences in the Fund’s investment strategy relative to the peer set contributed to the differential.

Based on its review of the information provided, the Board determined that the Fund’s management fees (as applicable) to a Fund Adviser were reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund.

 

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  2.   Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients

In evaluating the appropriateness of fees, the Board also considered information regarding the fee rates the respective Fund Advisers charged to certain other types of clients and the type of services provided to these other clients. With respect to the Adviser and/or the Sub-Advisers, such other clients may include: retail and institutional managed accounts sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to NAM and Winslow); hedge funds or other structured products managed by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to NAM); investment companies offered outside the Nuveen family and sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to NAM and Winslow); foreign investment companies offered by Nuveen and sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to each Sub-Adviser); collective investment trusts sub-advised by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to NAM and Winslow); and certain funds advised by a Sub-Adviser (with respect to TAL). The Board further noted that the Adviser also advised, and each Sub-Adviser sub-advised, certain exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) sponsored by Nuveen. The Board reviewed, among other things, the range of fees assessed for managed accounts, hedge funds (along with their performance fee), foreign investment companies and ETFs offered by Nuveen, as applicable. The Board also reviewed the fee range and average fee rate of certain selected investment strategies offered in retail and institutional managed accounts sub-advised by NAM and Winslow, the hedge funds advised by NAM (along with their performance fee) and non-Nuveen investment companies sub-advised by certain affiliated sub-advisers. With respect to TAL, the Board reviewed the management fees and expense ratios of certain funds advised by TAL in the TIAA-CREF family of funds.

In considering the comparative fee data, the Board recognized that differences, including but not limited to, the amount, type and level of services provided by the Adviser to the Nuveen funds compared to that provided to other clients as well as differences in investment policies; eligible portfolio assets and the manner of managing such assets; product structure; investor profiles; account sizes; and regulatory requirements contribute to the variations in the fee schedules. Similarly, differences in the client base, governing bodies, distribution jurisdiction and operational complexities would also contribute to variations in management fees assessed the Nuveen funds compared to foreign fund clients. Further, with respect to ETFs, the Board considered that the Nuveen ETFs that are designed to track the performance of a specified index (“Index ETFs”) were passively managed compared to the active management of other Nuveen funds, which also contributed to the differences in fee levels between such Index ETFs and the actively managed funds. The Board acknowledged the wide range of services in addition to investment management that the Adviser had provided to the Nuveen funds compared to other types of clients as well as the increased entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks that the Adviser incurs in sponsoring and managing the Nuveen funds. In general, higher fee levels reflect higher levels of service provided by the Adviser, increased investment management complexity, greater product management requirements, and higher levels of business risk or some combination of these factors. The Board further considered that a Sub-Adviser’s fee is essentially for portfolio management services and therefore more comparable to the fees it receives for retail wrap accounts and other external sub-advisory mandates, as applicable. The Board concluded the varying levels of fees were justified given, among other things, the more extensive services, regulatory requirements and legal liabilities, and the entrepreneurial, legal and regulatory risks incurred in sponsoring and advising a registered investment company compared to that required in advising other types of clients.

 

  3.   Profitability of Fund Advisers

In their review, the Independent Board Members considered estimated profitability information of Nuveen as a result of its advisory services to the Nuveen funds as well as profitability data of other publicly traded asset management firms. Such profitability information included, among other things, gross and net revenue margins (excluding distribution) of Nuveen Investments, Inc. (“Nuveen Investments”) for services to the Nuveen funds on a pre-tax and after-tax basis for the 2022 and 2021 calendar years as well as the revenues earned (less any expense reimbursements/fee waivers) and expenses incurred by Nuveen Investments for its advisory activities to the Nuveen funds (excluding distribution and certain other expenses) for the 2022 and 2021 calendar years. The Independent Board Members also considered a summary of some of the key factors that impacted Nuveen’s profitability in 2022. In addition, the Board reviewed the revenues, expenses and operating margin (pre- and after-tax) the Adviser derived from its ETF product line for the 2022 and 2021 calendar years.

In developing the profitability data of the Adviser for its advisory services to the Nuveen funds, the Independent Board Members recognized the subjective nature of calculating profitability as the information is not audited and is necessarily dependent on cost allocation methodologies to allocate expenses throughout the complex and among the various advisory

 

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products. Given there is no perfect expense allocation methodology and that other reasonable and valid allocation methodologies could be employed and could lead to significantly different results, the Board reviewed, among other things, a description of the cost allocation methodologies employed to develop the financial information, a summary of the history of changes to the methodology over the years from 2010 through 2022, and a historical expense analysis of Nuveen Investments’ revenues, expenses and pre-tax net revenue margins derived from its advisory services to the Nuveen funds (excluding distribution) for the calendar years from 2017 through 2022. The Board had also appointed four Independent Board Members to serve as the Board’s liaisons, with the assistance of independent counsel, to meet with representatives of the Adviser and review the development of the profitability data and to report to the full Board.

In addition, the Board considered certain comparative operating margin data. In this regard, the Board reviewed the operating margins of Nuveen Investments compared to the adjusted operating margins of a peer group of asset management firms with publicly available data and the most comparable assets under management (based on asset size and asset composition) to Nuveen. The Board recognized that the operating margins of the peers were adjusted generally to address that certain services provided by the peers were not provided by Nuveen. The Board also reviewed, among other things, the net revenue margins (pre-tax) of Nuveen Investments on a company-wide basis and the net revenue margins (pre-tax) of Nuveen Investments derived from its services to the Nuveen funds only (including and excluding distribution) compared to the adjusted operating margins of the peer group for each calendar year from 2012 to 2022. Although the total company operating margins of Nuveen Investments were in the bottom half of the peer group range for 2022 and 2021, the Independent Board Members recognized the limitations of the comparative data given that peer data is not generally public and the calculation of profitability is subjective and affected by numerous factors (such as types of funds a peer manages, its business mix, its cost of capital, the numerous assumptions underlying the methodology used to allocate expenses and other factors) that can have a significant impact on the results.

Aside from Nuveen’s profitability, the Board recognized that the Adviser is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). Accordingly, the Board also reviewed a balance sheet for TIAA reflecting its assets, liabilities and capital and contingency reserves for the 2022 and 2021 calendar years to consider the financial strength of TIAA. The Board recognized the benefit of an investment adviser and its parent with significant resources, particularly during periods of market volatility. The Board also noted the reinvestments Nuveen, its parent and/or other affiliates made into its business through, among other things, the investment of seed capital in certain Nuveen funds and continued investments in enhancements to technological capabilities.

In addition to Nuveen, the Independent Board Members considered the profitability of each Sub-Adviser from its relationships with the respective Nuveen funds. In this regard, with respect to NAM and Winslow, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, each such Sub-Adviser’s revenues, expenses and net revenue margins (pre- and after-tax) for its advisory activities to the respective Nuveen funds for the calendar years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Independent Board Members also reviewed a profitability analysis reflecting the revenues, expenses and revenue margin (pre- and after-tax) by asset type for NAM for the calendar years ending December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. With respect to TAL, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, the revenues, expenses and net operating income for its advisory services to the Nuveen ETFs and Nuveen closed-end funds it sub-advises for the 2022 and 2021 calendar years.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the compensation, the Independent Board Members also considered any other ancillary benefits derived by the respective Fund Adviser from its relationship with the Nuveen funds as discussed in further detail below.

Based on a consideration of all the information provided, the Board noted that Nuveen’s and each Sub-Adviser’s level of profitability was acceptable and not unreasonable in light of the services provided.

 

D.   Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale

The Board considered whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Nuveen funds, whether these economies of scale have been appropriately shared with the funds and whether there is potential for realization

 

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(Unaudited)

 

of further economies of scale. Although the Board recognized that economies of scale are difficult to measure with any precision and certain expenses may not decline with a rise in assets, the Board considered that Nuveen shares the benefits of economies of scale, if any, in a number of ways including through the use of breakpoints in the management fee schedule, fee waivers and/or expense limitations, the pricing of funds at scale at inception and investments in Nuveen’s business which can enhance the services provided to the funds for the fees paid. In this regard, the Board recognized that the management fee of the Adviser is generally comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component each with its own breakpoint schedule, subject to certain exceptions. The Board reviewed the fund-level and complex-level fee schedules. With this structure, the Board noted that the complex-level breakpoint schedule is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to shareholders when the eligible assets in the complex pass certain thresholds even if the assets of a particular fund are unchanged or have declined, and the fund-level breakpoint schedules are designed to share economies of scale with shareholders if the particular fund grows. The Board noted, however, that although closed-end funds may make additional share offerings from time to time, the closed-end funds have a more limited ability to increase their assets because the growth of their assets will occur primarily from the appreciation of their investment portfolios.

As noted above, the Independent Board Members also recognized the continued reinvestment in Nuveen’s business to enhance its capabilities and services to the benefit of its various clients. The Board understood that many of these investments in the Nuveen business were not specific to individual Nuveen funds but rather incurred across of a variety of products and services pursuant to which the family of Nuveen funds as a whole may benefit. In addition, the Board also considered that Nuveen has provided, without raising advisory fees to the Nuveen funds, certain additional services, including, but not limited to, services required by new regulations and regulatory interpretations, and this was also a means of sharing economies of scale with the funds and their shareholders.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the current fee arrangements together with the reinvestment in Nuveen’s business appropriately shared any economies of scale with shareholders.

 

E.   Indirect Benefits

The Independent Board Members received and considered information regarding other benefits the respective Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Nuveen funds. The Board acknowledged that an affiliate of the Adviser may receive compensation for serving as a co-manager in the initial public offerings of new Nuveen closed-end funds (if any) and for serving as an underwriter on shelf offerings of existing Nuveen closed-end funds and reviewed the amounts paid for such services, if any, in 2021 and 2022.

In addition, the Independent Board Members noted that the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds do not generally benefit from soft dollar arrangements with respect to Nuveen fund portfolio transactions.

Based on its review, the Board concluded that any indirect benefits received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund were reasonable in light of the services provided.

 

F.   Other Considerations

The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Independent Board Members concluded that the terms of each Advisory Agreement were reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund and that the Advisory Agreements be renewed for an additional one-year period.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item  2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) in the exact form set forth below: See EX-99.CERT attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable.

(a)(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

(b) If the report is filed under Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 (b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section  1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an Exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section  18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registration specifically incorporates it by reference: See EX-99.906 CERT attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ Mark L. Winget

  
   Mark L. Winget   
   Vice President and Secretary   

Date: September 6, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ David J. Lamb

  
   David J. Lamb   
   Chief Administrative Officer   
   (principal executive officer)   

Date: September 6, 2023

 

By (Signature and Title)   

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

  
   E. Scott Wickerham   
   Vice President and Funds Controller   
   (principal financial officer)   

Date: September 6, 2023

EX-99.CERT

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

CERTIFICATIONS

I, David J. Lamb, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 6, 2023

 

 

/s/ David J. Lamb

 

David J. Lamb

Chief Administrative Officer

  (principal executive officer)


I, E. Scott Wickerham, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 6, 2023

 

 

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

 

E. Scott Wickerham

Vice President and Funds Controller

  (principal financial officer)

EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, based on each such officer’s knowledge and belief.

The undersigned officers of Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund (the “Registrant”), certify that, to the best of each such officer’s knowledge and belief:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: September 6, 2023

 

 

/s/ David J. Lamb

 

David J. Lamb

Chief Administrative Officer

  (principal executive officer)
 

/s/ E. Scott Wickerham

 

E. Scott Wickerham

Vice President and Funds Controller

  (principal financial officer)

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