EX-16.14.a
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated December 22, 2014, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the October 31, 2014 Annual Report to Shareholders of Nationwide HighMark Large Cap Growth Fund and Nationwide HighMark Large Cap Core Equity Fund (two of the portfolios constituting the Nationwide Mutual Funds) which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 30, 2015