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 811-23161
NuShares ETF Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher M. Rohrbacher
Vice President and Secretary
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: July 31
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2018
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | NYSE Arca | NUSA | ||||||||
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | NYSE Arca | NUBD |
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to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders,
Financial markets ended 2017 on a high note. Concurrent growth across the world’s major economies, strong corporate profits, low inflation and accommodative central banks provided an optimal environment for rising asset prices with remarkably low volatility. Political risks, which were expected to be a wildcard in 2017, did not materialize. The Trump administration achieved one of its major policy goals with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the European Union (EU) member governments elected EU-friendly leadership, Brexit negotiations moved forward and China’s 19th Party Congress concluded with no major surprises in its economic policy objectives.
Conditions have turned more volatile in 2018, but the positive fundamentals underpinning the markets’ rise over the past year remain intact. In early February, fears of rising inflation, which could prompt more aggressive action by the Federal Reserve (Fed), triggered a widespread sell-off across U.S. and global equity markets. Yet, global economies are still expanding and corporate earnings look healthy, which helped markets stabilize and partially recover the losses.
We do believe volatility will continue to feature more prominently in 2018. Interest rates have been rising and inflation pressures are mounting. Jerome Powell’s first testimony as Fed Chairman increased the likelihood of four rate hikes in 2018, up from three projected at the end of 2017, while also emphasizing the gradual pace of rate hikes established by his predecessor will continue. Investors are uncertain about how markets will react amid tighter financial conditions. After the relative calm of the past few years, it’s anticipated that price fluctuations will begin trending toward a more historically normal range. But we also note that signs foreshadowing recession are lacking at this point.
Maintaining perspective can be difficult with daily headlines focused predominantly on short-term news. Nuveen believes this can be an opportune time to check in with your financial advisor. Strong market appreciation such as that in 2017 may create an imbalance in a diversified portfolio. Your advisor can help you reexamine your investment goals and risk tolerance, and realign your portfolio’s investment mix, if appropriate. 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,
William J. Schneider
Chairman of the Board
March 22, 2018
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Comments
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
These Funds feature portfolio management by Teachers Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. Portfolio managers Lijun (Kevin) Chen, CFA, and Jayesh D. Bhansali, CFA. Kevin and Jayesh have managed the Funds since their inceptions.
Here they discuss key investment strategies, the six-month performance of NUAG and NUSA, and the performance of NUBD during the abbreviated reporting period from NUBD’s commencement of operations on September 29, 2017 through January 31, 2018.
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
What key strategies were used to manage the Fund during the six-month reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance?
The Fund employs a passive management (or “indexing”) approach, seeking to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield U.S. Broad Bond Index (the “NUAG Enhanced Index”). The NUAG Enhanced Index is designed to broadly capture the U.S. investment grade fixed income market and uses a rules-based weighting methodology that seeks to enhance yield while maintaining comparable risk. The NUAG Enhanced Index is primarily comprised of U.S. government securities, debt securities issued by U.S. corporations, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by non-U.S. governments and corporations that are publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The Fund generally invests in a sample of the securities in the NUAG Enhanced Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the NUAG Enhanced Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets, exclusive of collateral held from securities lending, in component securities of the NUAG Enhanced Index. The Fund rebalances its holdings monthly in response to the monthly NUAG Enhanced Index rebalances.
During the reporting period, the Fund has remained fully invested within its allocation targets to track the NUAG Enhanced Index. As of January 31, 2018, the Fund’s net assets were invested in 33.6% corporate debt, 40.2% securitized debt, 21.1% U.S. Treasuries and 2.9% government-related debt. The Fund delivered index-like performance results and minimized tracking error (i.e. the divergence in performance from that of the NUAG Enhanced Index), in this reporting period.
This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities, and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors.
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The forward-looking statements and other views expressed herein are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report. Actual future results or occurrences may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements and the views expressed herein are subject to change at any time, due to numerous market and other factors. The Fund disclaims any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.
Each Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. For NUAG and NUSA, if all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, an average of the ratings is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, an average of the two is used; and if only one rating agency rates a security, that rating is used. For NUBD, if all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, the middle rating 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. U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities are included in the U.S. Treasury/Agency category.
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)
How did the Fund perform during the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2018?
The table in the Fund’s Performance Overview and Expense Ratios section of this report provides the Fund’s total return performance information for the six-month, one-year and since inception periods ended January 31, 2018. The Fund’s total returns at net asset value (NAV) are compared with the performance of the NUAG Enhanced Index, which the Fund is designed to track.
The Fund’s total return underperformed that of the NUAG Enhanced Index over this reporting period. As expected, the relative underperformance is mainly attributable to the transaction costs related to the Fund’s acquisition of structured securities, as well as fees and expenses incurred by the Fund that are not incurred by the NUAG Enhanced Index. The NUAG Enhanced Index is unmanaged and therefore its returns do not reflect any fees or expenses, which would detract from its performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
What key strategies were used to manage the Fund during the abbreviated reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance?
The Fund employs a passive management (or “indexing”) approach, seeking to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Broad Bond Index (the “NUSA Enhanced Index”). The NUSA Enhanced Index is designed to broadly capture the 1-5 year U.S. investment grade fixed income market and uses a rules-based weighting methodology that seeks to enhance yield while maintaining comparable risk. The NUSA Enhanced Index is primarily comprised of U.S. government securities, debt securities issued by U.S. corporations, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by non-U.S. governments and corporations that are publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The Fund generally invests in a sample of the securities in the NUSA Enhanced Index whose risk, return and other characteristics resemble the risk, return and other characteristics of the NUSA Enhanced Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in component securities of the NUSA Enhanced Index. The Fund rebalances its holdings monthly in response to the monthly NUSA Enhanced Index rebalances.
During the reporting period, the Fund has remained fully invested within its allocation targets to track the NUSA Enhanced Index. As of January 31, 2018, the Fund’s net assets were invested in 51.2% corporate debt, 24.5% securitized debt, 22.5% U.S. Treasuries and 0.7% government-related debt. The Fund delivered index-like performance results and minimized tracking error (i.e. the divergence in performance from that of the NUSA Enhanced Index), in this reporting period.
How did the Fund perform during the six-month reporting period ended January 31, 2018?
The table in the Fund’s Performance Overview and Expense Ratios section of this report provides the Fund’s total return performance information for the six-month, one-year and since inception periods ended January 31, 2018. The Fund’s total returns at net asset value (NAV) are compared with the performance of the NUSA Enhanced Index, which the Fund is designed to track.
The Fund’s total return was in line with that of the NUSA Enhanced Index over this reporting period. The NUSA Enhanced Index is unmanaged and therefore its returns do not reflect any fees or expenses, which would detract from its performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
What key strategies were used to manage the Fund during the abbreviated reporting period and how did these strategies influence performance?
The Fund employs a passive management (or “indexing”) approach, investing in a diversified portfolio of U.S. investment grade bonds that satisfy certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. The Fund seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI U.S. Aggregate ESG Select Index (“the NUBD Select Index”). The NUBD Select Index is composed of U.S. investment grade fixed income securities that satisfy certain ESG and low-carbon criteria, including
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U.S. government securities, debt securities issued by U.S. corporations, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by non-U.S. governments and corporations that are publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The NUBD Select Index selects from the securities included in the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Base Index”), which is designed to broadly capture the U.S. investment grade, taxable fixed income market. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in component securities of the NUBD Select Index. To the extent the NUBD Select Index concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of companies in a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent as the NUBD Select Index. The Fund rebalances its holdings monthly in response to the monthly NUBD Select Index rebalances.
During the abbreviated reporting period, the Fund has remained fully invested within its allocation targets to track the NUBD Select Index. As of January 31, 2018, the Fund’s net assets were invested in 36.6% U.S. Treasuries, 29.7% securitized debt, 26.8% corporate debt and 6.0% government-related debt. The Fund delivered index-like performance results and minimized tracking error (i.e. the divergence in performance from that of the NUBD Select Index), in this abbreviated reporting period.
How did the Fund perform during the abbreviated reporting period ended January 31, 2018?
The table in the Fund’s Performance Overview and Expense Ratios section of this report provides the Fund’s total return performance for the abbreviated reporting period from the Fund’s commencement of operation on September 29, 2017 through January 31, 2018. The Fund’s total returns at net asset value (NAV) are compared with the performance of the NUBD Select Index, which the Fund is designed to track.
The Fund’s total return underperformed that of the NUBD Select Index over this abbreviated reporting period. As expected, the relative underperformance is mainly attributable to the transaction costs related to the Fund’s acquisition of structured securities, as well as fees and expenses incurred by the Fund that are not incurred by the NUBD Select Index. The NUBD Select Index is unmanaged and therefore its returns do not reflect any fees or expenses, which would detract from its performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.
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and Dividend Information
NuShares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. An exchange-traded fund seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Interest rate risk occurs when interest rates rise causing bond prices to fall. Credit risk arises from an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due, as well as the prices of bonds declining when an issuer’s credit quality is expected to deteriorate. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
NuShares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising interest rates. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security may be unable or unwilling to make interest and principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. This ETF is concentrated in the financial sector. Performance of companies in the financial sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. An exchange-traded fund seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. Interest rate risk occurs when interest rates rise causing bond prices to fall. Credit risk arises from an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due, as well as the prices of bonds declining when an issuer’s credit quality is expected to deteriorate. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Dividend Information
Each Fund seeks to pay monthly dividends out of its net investment income. Monthly distributions are not expected to be a level amount from period-to-period. Each Fund will, over time, pay all its net investment income as dividends to shareholders.
As of January 31, 2018, NUAG, NUSA and NUBD had positive UNII balances, based upon our best estimate, for tax purposes. NUAG had a negative UNII balance and NUSA and NUBD had positive UNII balances for financial reporting purposes.
All monthly dividends paid by each Fund during the current reporting period were paid from net investment income. If a portion of the Fund’s monthly distributions was sourced from or comprised of elements other than net investment income, including capital gains and/or a return of capital, shareholders would have received a notice to that effect. For financial reporting purposes, the composition and per share amounts of each Fund’s dividends for the reporting period are presented in this report’s Statement of Changes in Net Assets and Financial Highlights, respectively. For income tax purposes, distribution information for NUAG and NUSA as of their most recent tax year end is presented in Note 6 – Income Tax Information within the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.
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and Expense Ratios
The Fund Performance and Expense Ratio for each Fund are shown within this section of the report.
Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized. Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Market price returns are based on the closing market price as of the end of the reporting period. For performance current to the most recent month-end visit nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.
Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
The expense ratios represents each Fund’s total operating expenses as reflected in the most recent prospectus. The expense ratios shown include the management fees and other applicable fees and expenses paid by the Fund.
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Average Annual Total Returns as of January 31, 2018
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6-Month | 1-Year | Since Inception | ||||||||||
NUAG at NAV | (0.07)% | 2.78% | 0.49% | |||||||||
NUAG at Market Price | (0.03)% | 2.96% | 0.70% | |||||||||
ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield U.S. Broad Bond Index | 0.18% | 3.29% | 0.92% | |||||||||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | (0.35)% | 2.15% | (0.11)% |
Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2017 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
Cumulative | Average Annual | |||||||||||
6-Month | 1-Year | Since Inception | ||||||||||
NUAG at NAV | 1.70% | 4.23% | 1.44% | |||||||||
NUAG at Market Price | 1.23% | 3.98% | 1.40% |
Since inception returns are from 9/14/16. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Expense Ratio as of Most Recent Prospectus
Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Total Returns as of January 31, 2018
Cumulative | ||||||||
6-Month | Since Inception | |||||||
NUSA at NAV | (0.46)% | 0.64% | ||||||
NUSA at Market Price | (0.30)% | 0.95% | ||||||
ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Broad Bond Index | (0.44)% | 0.84% | ||||||
Bloomberg Barclays 1-5 Year Government/Credit Index | (0.75)% | 0.16% |
Total Returns as of December 31, 2017 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
Cumulative | ||||||||
6-Month | Since Inception | |||||||
NUSA at NAV | 0.42% | 1.11% | ||||||
NUSA at Market Price | 0.44% | 1.24% |
Since inception returns are from 3/31/17. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Expense Ratio as of Most Recent Prospectus
Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance
Total Returns as of January 31, 2018
Cumulative | ||||
Since Inception | ||||
NUBD at NAV | (0.93)% | |||
NUBD at Market Price | (0.95)% | |||
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI U.S. Aggregate ESG Select Index | (0.83)% | |||
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index | (0.77)% |
Total Returns as of December 31, 2017 (Most Recent Calendar Quarter)
Cumulative | ||||
Since Inception | ||||
NUBD at NAV | 0.30% | |||
NUBD at Market Price | 0.34% |
Since inception returns are from 9/29/17. Indexes are not available for direct investment.
Expense Ratio as of Most Recent Prospectus
Expense Ratio | 0.20% |
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Dividend Yield is the most recent dividend per share (annualized) divided by the market price per share.
The SEC 30-Day Yield is a standardized measure of a fund’s yield that accounts for the future amortization of premiums or discounts of bonds held in the fund’s portfolio. The SEC 30-Day Yield is computed under an SEC standardized formula and is based on the maximum market price per share. Dividend Yield may differ from the SEC 30-Day Yield because the fund may be paying out more or less than it is earning and it may not include the effect of amortization of bond premium.
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Dividend Yield | 3.05% | |||
SEC 30-Day Yield | 2.77% |
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Dividend Yield | 3.02% | |||
SEC 30-Day Yield | 2.34% |
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
Dividend Yield | 2.58% | |||
SEC 30-Day Yield | 1.94% |
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Summaries as of January 31, 2018
This data relates to the securities held in each Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for a Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
Each Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. For NUAG and NUSA, if all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, an average of the ratings is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, an average of the two is used; and if only one rating agency rates a security, that rating is used. For NUBD, if all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, the middle rating 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. U.S. Treasury, U.S. Agency, and U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities are included in the U.S. Treasury/Agency category.
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
Securitized | 40.2% | |||
Corporate Debt | 33.6% | |||
U.S. Treasury | 22.1% | |||
Government Related – Long-Term | 2.9% | |||
Government Related – Short-Term | 0.7% | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.5% | |||
Net Assets | 100% |
Corporate Debt: Industries
(% of total corporate debt holdings)
Industrial | 47.9% | |||
Financials | 26.6% | |||
Utility | 25.5% | |||
Total | 100% |
Portfolio Credit Quality
(% of total investments)
AAA | 2.2% | |||
AA | 1.7% | |||
A | 4.3% | |||
BBB | 31.1% | |||
BB or Lower | 0.1% | |||
U.S. Treasury/Agency | 60.6% | |||
Total | 100% |
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Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
Corporate Debt | 51.2% | |||
Securitized | 24.5% | |||
U.S. Treasury | 22.5% | |||
Government Related – Long-Term | 0.7% | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 1.1% | |||
Net Assets | 100% |
Corporate Debt: Industries
(% of total corporate debt holdings)
Financials | 57.6% | |||
Industrial | 23.4% | |||
Utility | 19.0% | |||
Total | 100% |
Portfolio Credit Quality
(% of total investments)
AAA | 15.6% | |||
AA | 1.4% | |||
A | 18.8% | |||
BBB | 32.0% | |||
BB or Lower | 0.3% | |||
U.S. Treasury/Agency | 31.9% | |||
Total | 100% |
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Holding Summaries as of January 31, 2018 (continued)
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
U.S. Treasury | 36.6% | |||
Securitized | 29.7% | |||
Corporate Debt | 26.8% | |||
Government Related – Long-Term | 6.0% | |||
Other Assets Less Liabilities | 0.9% | |||
Net Assets | 100% |
Corporate Debt: Industries
(% of total corporate debt holdings)
Industrial | 59.7% | |||
Financials | 32.9% | |||
Utility | 7.4% | |||
Total | 100% |
Portfolio Credit Quality
(% of total investments)
AAA | 5.7% | |||
AA | 2.7% | |||
A | 11.1% | |||
BBB | 14.4% | |||
U.S. Treasury/Agency | 66.1% | |||
Total | 100% |
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Examples
As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other applicable Fund expenses. The Examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds. Since NUBD’s expense example below reflects only the first 125 days of the Fund’s operations, it may not provide a meaningful understanding of the Fund’s ongoing expenses.
The Examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through January 31, 2018.
The beginning of the period is August 1, 2017 for NUAG and NUSA and September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) for NUBD.
The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your Fund in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.
The information under “Hypothetical Performance” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Actual Performance | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 999.30 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 1.01 | ||
Hypothetical Performance (5% annualized return before expenses) | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 1,024.20 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 1.02 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.20% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
NUVEEN | 17 |
Expense Examples (continued)
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Actual Performance | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 995.40 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 1.01 | ||
Hypothetical Performance (5% annualized return before expenses) | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 1,024.20 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 1.02 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.20% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
Actual Performance | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 990.70 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 0.68 | ||
Hypothetical Performance (5% annualized return before expenses) | ||||
Beginning Account Value | $ | 1,000.00 | ||
Ending Account Value | $ | 1,024.20 | ||
Expenses Incurred During Period | $ | 0.69 |
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.20% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 125/365 (to reflect the 125 days in the period since commencement of operations).
18 | NUVEEN |
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 98.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
SECURITIZED – 40.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 500 | Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 Class A2, (WI/DD) | 3.571% | 1/15/51 | AAA | $ | 513,260 | |||||||||||||
600 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-LC19 | 3.527% | 2/10/48 | AA+ | 598,833 | |||||||||||||||
500 | CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-C2 | 3.849% | 6/15/57 | Aa2 | 506,159 | |||||||||||||||
1,082 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool AL9125 | 4.000% | 10/01/43 | N/R | 1,121,816 | |||||||||||||||
1,030 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool AX4887 | 4.000% | 12/01/44 | N/R | 1,065,471 | |||||||||||||||
2,000 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool AS6302 | 3.500% | 12/01/45 | N/R | 2,021,218 | |||||||||||||||
1,990 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA1489 | 3.000% | 7/01/43 | N/R | 1,961,172 | |||||||||||||||
3,141 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA2671 | 3.500% | 7/01/46 | N/R | 3,173,852 | |||||||||||||||
3,594 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA2929, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 3/01/47 | N/R | 3,631,879 | |||||||||||||||
1,250 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3120 | 3.500% | 9/01/47 | N/R | 1,263,675 | |||||||||||||||
993 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3211, (WI/DD) | 4.000% | 12/01/47 | N/R | 1,028,492 | |||||||||||||||
1,000 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3276, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 2/01/48 | N/R | 1,010,487 | |||||||||||||||
1,000 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3305, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 2/01/48 | N/R | 1,010,538 | |||||||||||||||
996 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3239, (WI/DD) | 4.000% | 1/01/48 | N/R | 1,030,844 | |||||||||||||||
1,000 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3277, (WI/DD) | 4.000% | 2/01/48 | N/R | 1,034,446 | |||||||||||||||
998 | Freddie Mac Gold Pool PG08797, (WI/DD) | 4.000% | 1/01/48 | N/R | 1,033,720 | |||||||||||||||
1,000 | Freddie Mac Gold Pool PG08800, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 2/01/48 | N/R | 1,010,261 | |||||||||||||||
499 | Ginnie Mae II Pool MA4900, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 12/20/47 | N/R | 508,366 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Ginnie Mae II Pool PMA4962, (WI/DD) | 3.500% | 1/20/48 | N/R | 509,483 | |||||||||||||||
2,154 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool MA2149 | 4.000% | 8/20/44 | N/R | 2,246,707 | |||||||||||||||
1,359 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3311 | 4.000% | 12/20/45 | N/R | 1,417,980 | |||||||||||||||
907 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3310 | 3.500% | 12/20/45 | N/R | 924,641 | |||||||||||||||
327 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3874 | 3.500% | 8/20/46 | N/R | 332,793 | |||||||||||||||
8,706 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool MA3937 | 3.500% | 9/20/46 | N/R | 8,871,392 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2014-LC16 | 4.020% | 8/15/50 | Aaa | 509,234 | |||||||||||||||
500 | World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2012-A | 3.140% | 1/17/23 | AAA | 504,490 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 38,126 | Total Securitized (cost $39,668,828) | 38,841,209 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
CORPORATE DEBT – 33.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financials – 8.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 80 | AerCap Ireland Capital Limited / AerCap Global Aviation Trust | 4.250% | 7/01/20 | BBB– | $ | 82,344 | |||||||||||||
295 | American International Group, Inc. | 4.125% | 2/15/24 | BBB+ | 306,377 |
NUVEEN | 19 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 142 | Anthem, Inc. | 3.500% | 8/15/24 | BBB+ | $ | 143,297 | |||||||||||||
100 | Axis Specialty Finance PLC. | 4.000% | 12/06/27 | BBB+ | 98,823 | |||||||||||||||
154 | Bank of America Corporation | 4.200% | 8/26/24 | BBB+ | 159,741 | |||||||||||||||
281 | Bank of America Corporation | 3.950% | 4/21/25 | BBB+ | 285,956 | |||||||||||||||
346 | Bank of America Corporation | 4.183% | 11/25/27 | BBB+ | 354,496 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Barclays Bank PLC | 3.750% | 5/15/24 | A | 40,826 | |||||||||||||||
156 | BGC Partners Inc. | 5.375% | 12/09/19 | BBB– | 162,102 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Boston Properties Limited Partnership | 3.200% | 1/15/25 | BBB+ | 127,420 | |||||||||||||||
350 | Capital One Bank | 3.375% | 2/15/23 | BBB+ | 348,094 | |||||||||||||||
300 | Capital One Financial Corporation | 3.800% | 1/31/28 | BBB+ | 297,783 | |||||||||||||||
172 | Citigroup Inc. | 3.500% | 5/15/23 | BBB | 172,800 | |||||||||||||||
172 | Citigroup Inc. | 3.700% | 1/12/26 | A– | 174,077 | |||||||||||||||
200 | Citigroup Inc. | 4.125% | 7/25/28 | BBB | 203,184 | |||||||||||||||
360 | Citigroup Inc. | 4.750% | 5/18/46 | BBB | 390,287 | |||||||||||||||
72 | Delphi Financial Group | 7.875% | 1/31/20 | BBB | 78,797 | |||||||||||||||
207 | Fifth Third Bancorp. | 4.300% | 1/16/24 | BBB+ | 216,279 | |||||||||||||||
127 | FS Investment Corporation | 4.000% | 7/15/19 | BBB– | 127,875 | |||||||||||||||
333 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Series EMC | 3.750% | 2/25/26 | A– | 336,122 | |||||||||||||||
270 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 3.500% | 11/16/26 | A– | 266,137 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Government Properties Income Trust | 3.750% | 8/15/19 | BBB– | 40,311 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Healthcare Realty Trust | 3.625% | 1/15/28 | BBB | 126,524 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Hospitality Property Trust | 4.375% | 2/15/30 | BBB– | 98,013 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Host Hotel & Resorts Inc. | 6.000% | 10/01/21 | BBB | 47,836 | |||||||||||||||
200 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 4.250% | 3/14/24 | A– | 205,960 | |||||||||||||||
142 | Humana, Inc. | 3.850% | 10/01/24 | BBB | 144,979 | |||||||||||||||
148 | Jefferies Group Inc. | 8.500% | 7/15/19 | BBB– | 160,156 | |||||||||||||||
100 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 2.972% | 1/15/23 | A | 99,823 | |||||||||||||||
96 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 3.375% | 5/01/23 | A– | 96,572 | |||||||||||||||
158 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 3.200% | 6/15/26 | A | 154,684 | |||||||||||||||
260 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 3.964% | 11/15/48 | A | 262,695 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Key Bank NA | 3.400% | 5/20/26 | BBB+ | 39,293 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Kilroy Realty Limited Partnership | 3.450% | 12/15/24 | BBB | 127,828 | |||||||||||||||
207 | Lincoln National Corporation | 4.200% | 3/15/22 | BBB+ | 214,702 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 3.850% | 3/01/26 | A | 40,587 | |||||||||||||||
247 | Morgan Stanley | 3.875% | 1/27/26 | A– | 252,377 | |||||||||||||||
134 | Pennantpark Investment Corporation | 4.500% | 10/01/19 | BBB– | 135,088 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Physicians Realty LP | 3.950% | 1/15/28 | BBB– | 126,253 | |||||||||||||||
61 | Primerica Inc. | 4.750% | 7/15/22 | BBB+ | 64,598 | |||||||||||||||
192 | Principal Financial Inc. | 3.125% | 5/15/23 | BBB+ | 190,177 |
20 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 137 | Prospect Capital Corporation | 5.000% | 7/15/19 | BBB– | $ | 139,399 | |||||||||||||
74 | Prudential Financial Inc. | 3.500% | 5/15/24 | A– | 75,316 | |||||||||||||||
142 | Prudential Financial Inc. | 5.875% | 9/15/42 | BBB | 155,490 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Rabobank Nederland | 3.950% | 11/09/22 | A– | 41,055 | |||||||||||||||
140 | Realty Income Corporation | 3.650% | 1/15/28 | BBB+ | 138,628 | |||||||||||||||
93 | Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | 4.700% | 9/15/23 | BBB+ | 98,512 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Select Income REIT | 3.600% | 2/01/20 | BBB– | 44,075 | |||||||||||||||
140 | Stifel Financial Corporation | 3.500% | 12/01/20 | BBB– | 140,967 | |||||||||||||||
124 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 3.784% | 3/09/26 | A | 125,526 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Suntrust Bank, Subordinate Note | 3.300% | 5/15/26 | BBB+ | 38,862 | |||||||||||||||
160 | Synchrony Financial | 3.950% | 12/01/27 | BBB– | 157,187 | |||||||||||||||
63 | Torchmark Corporation | 3.800% | 9/15/22 | A– | 64,541 | |||||||||||||||
48 | UnumProvident Corporation | 5.625% | 9/15/20 | BBB | 51,254 | |||||||||||||||
107 | Voya Financial Inc. | 5.500% | 7/15/22 | BBB | 116,500 | |||||||||||||||
244 | Wells Fargo & Company | 3.000% | 4/22/26 | A | 236,562 | |||||||||||||||
8,482 | Total Financials | 8,625,147 | ||||||||||||||||||
Industrial – 16.1% | �� | |||||||||||||||||||
162 | AbbVie Inc. | 3.600% | 5/14/25 | BBB+ | 163,497 | |||||||||||||||
276 | Allergan | 3.850% | 6/15/24 | BBB– | 279,511 | |||||||||||||||
122 | AT&T, Inc. | 4.500% | 5/15/35 | BBB+ | 120,164 | |||||||||||||||
355 | AT&T, Inc. | 4.300% | 12/15/42 | BBB+ | 332,430 | |||||||||||||||
521 | AT&T, Inc. | 4.350% | 6/15/45 | BBB+ | 479,769 | |||||||||||||||
44 | AutoNation Inc. | 4.500% | 10/01/25 | BBB– | 45,332 | |||||||||||||||
66 | Baxalta, Inc. | 2.875% | 6/23/20 | BBB– | 66,092 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Baxalta, Inc. | 3.600% | 6/23/22 | BBB– | 121,379 | |||||||||||||||
180 | Baxter International Inc. | 3.500% | 8/15/46 | BBB+ | 162,687 | |||||||||||||||
176 | Becton Dickinson & Company | 4.685% | 12/15/44 | BBB– | 186,782 | |||||||||||||||
269 | Boardwalk Pipelines LP | 3.375% | 2/01/23 | BBB– | 265,354 | |||||||||||||||
40 | BorgWarner Inc. | 3.375% | 3/15/25 | BBB+ | 39,637 | |||||||||||||||
118 | BorgWarner Inc. | 4.375% | 3/15/45 | BBB+ | 119,108 | |||||||||||||||
154 | Buckeye Partners LP | 4.150% | 7/01/23 | BBB– | 156,064 | |||||||||||||||
280 | Canadian Natural Resources Limited | 3.900% | 2/01/25 | BBB | 284,642 | |||||||||||||||
122 | Canadian Pacific Railway Company | 4.800% | 9/15/35 | BBB+ | 137,781 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Cardinal Health Inc. | 4.500% | 11/15/44 | BBB+ | 120,514 | |||||||||||||||
170 | CBS Corporation, 144A | 3.700% | 6/01/28 | BBB | 165,445 | |||||||||||||||
54 | Celanese US Holdings LLC | 5.875% | 6/15/21 | BBB– | 58,505 | |||||||||||||||
142 | Celgene Corporation | 3.625% | 5/15/24 | BBB | 143,486 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Charter Communications Operating Capital Corporation | 4.908% | 7/23/25 | BBB– | 62,732 |
NUVEEN | 21 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 160 | Charter Communications Operating Capital Corporation | 5.375% | 5/01/47 | BBB– | $ | 165,245 | |||||||||||||
205 | Cimarex Energy Company | 4.375% | 6/01/24 | BBB– | 215,152 | |||||||||||||||
50 | Coach, Inc. | 4.250% | 4/01/25 | BBB– | 50,693 | |||||||||||||||
72 | Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 5.800% | 6/01/45 | BBB | 87,839 | |||||||||||||||
40 | CVS Health Corporation | 4.875% | 7/20/35 | BBB | 43,427 | |||||||||||||||
118 | CVS Health Corporation | 5.125% | 7/20/45 | BBB | 131,904 | |||||||||||||||
104 | Delphi Corporation | 4.150% | 3/15/24 | BBB | 107,427 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Discovery Communications Inc. | 3.250% | 4/01/23 | BBB– | 78,736 | |||||||||||||||
144 | Discovery Communications Inc. | 4.900% | 3/11/26 | BBB– | 151,888 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Eaton Corporation | 4.000% | 11/02/32 | BBB+ | 40,719 | |||||||||||||||
122 | Eaton Corporation | 4.150% | 11/01/42 | BBB+ | 124,752 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Ecolab Inc., 144A | 3.250% | 12/01/27 | BBB+ | 127,925 | |||||||||||||||
90 | Electronic Arts, Inc. | 4.800% | 3/01/26 | BBB | 97,483 | |||||||||||||||
185 | Enable Midstream Partners LP | 3.900% | 5/15/24 | BBB– | 184,474 | |||||||||||||||
236 | Enterprise Products Operating LP | 5.750% | 3/01/35 | BBB+ | 274,400 | |||||||||||||||
150 | Express Scripts Holding Company | 3.050% | 11/30/22 | BBB | 148,286 | |||||||||||||||
213 | FedEx Corporation | 3.900% | 2/01/35 | BBB | 212,965 | |||||||||||||||
110 | Flowers Foods, Inc. | 3.500% | 10/01/26 | BBB | 106,619 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Flowserve Corporation | 4.000% | 11/15/23 | BBB– | 44,157 | |||||||||||||||
120 | FMC Corporation | 5.200% | 12/15/19 | BBB– | 124,499 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Ford Motor Company | 6.375% | 2/01/29 | BBB | 51,143 | |||||||||||||||
132 | Ford Motor Company | 4.750% | 1/15/43 | BBB | 130,005 | |||||||||||||||
160 | Ford Motor Credit Company | 3.664% | 9/08/24 | BBB | 158,947 | |||||||||||||||
114 | Fortive Corporation | 4.300% | 6/15/46 | BBB | 118,417 | |||||||||||||||
199 | General Motors Corporation | 6.600% | 4/01/36 | BBB | 241,207 | |||||||||||||||
380 | Grupo Televisa SAB | 5.000% | 5/13/45 | BBB+ | 373,145 | |||||||||||||||
437 | Halliburton Company | 3.800% | 11/15/25 | BBB+ | 447,165 | |||||||||||||||
141 | Harman International Industries, Inc. | 4.150% | 5/15/25 | BBB | 143,759 | |||||||||||||||
147 | Helmerich and Payne International Drilling Company | 4.650% | 3/15/25 | BBB+ | 154,389 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Interpublic Group of Companies Inc. | 3.750% | 2/15/23 | BBB | 81,249 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 4.625% | 7/02/44 | BBB+ | 74,031 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Johnson Controls International PLC | 5.125% | 9/14/45 | BBB+ | 46,640 | |||||||||||||||
69 | Kennametal Inc. | 3.875% | 2/15/22 | BBB– | 69,407 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Kohl’s Corporation | 4.250% | 7/17/25 | BBB | 40,729 | |||||||||||||||
248 | Kraft Heinz Foods Company | 5.000% | 7/15/35 | BBB– | 269,125 | |||||||||||||||
188 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 3.600% | 3/01/35 | BBB+ | 186,942 | |||||||||||||||
104 | Macys Retail Holdings Inc. | 6.650% | 7/15/24 | BBB– | 113,920 | |||||||||||||||
309 | Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 4.200% | 3/15/45 | BBB+ | 302,801 | |||||||||||||||
269 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 3.625% | 9/15/24 | BBB | 271,867 |
22 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 114 | Marriott International, Inc. | 4.500% | 10/01/34 | BBB | $ | 118,884 | |||||||||||||
102 | McDonald’s Corporation | 4.700% | 12/09/35 | BBB+ | 113,534 | |||||||||||||||
138 | McDonald’s Corporation | 4.875% | 7/15/40 | BBB+ | 155,758 | |||||||||||||||
68 | McKesson Corporation | 4.883% | 3/15/44 | BBB+ | 73,094 | |||||||||||||||
130 | Mosaic Company | 4.050% | 11/15/27 | BBB– | 128,833 | |||||||||||||||
324 | MPLX LP | 4.500% | 7/15/23 | BBB– | 338,555 | |||||||||||||||
104 | Mylan Inc. | 3.150% | 6/15/21 | BBB– | 103,950 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Newell Brands Inc. | 5.000% | 11/15/23 | BBB– | 41,926 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Newell Brands Inc. | 5.375% | 4/01/36 | BBB– | 112,867 | |||||||||||||||
112 | Newmont Mining Corporation | 3.500% | 3/15/22 | BBB | 113,218 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Constellation Brands Inc., (WI/DD) | 3.600% | 2/15/28 | BBB– | 99,195 | |||||||||||||||
124 | Noble Energy Inc. | 3.900% | 11/15/24 | BBB– | 126,762 | |||||||||||||||
55 | Nordstrom, Inc. | 6.950% | 3/15/28 | BBB+ | 60,154 | |||||||||||||||
79 | Northern Border Pipeline Company | 7.500% | 9/15/21 | BBB+ | 89,121 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Nucor Corporation | 4.125% | 9/15/22 | BBB+ | 104,574 | |||||||||||||||
90 | Oceaneering International, Inc. | 4.650% | 11/15/24 | BBB– | 87,442 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Oracle Corporation | 3.800% | 11/15/37 | A+ | 102,536 | |||||||||||||||
116 | Orange SA | 5.375% | 1/13/42 | BBB+ | 137,117 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Perrigo Finance Unlimited Company | 3.500% | 3/15/21 | BBB– | 80,516 | |||||||||||||||
285 | Phillips 66 | 4.650% | 11/15/34 | BBB+ | 311,598 | |||||||||||||||
181 | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | 4.450% | 1/15/26 | BBB | 192,330 | |||||||||||||||
216 | Priceline Group Inc. | 3.550% | 3/15/28 | BBB+ | 211,427 | |||||||||||||||
87 | Rayonier, Inc. | 3.750% | 4/01/22 | BBB– | 87,208 | |||||||||||||||
137 | Reliance Steel and Aluminum Co | 4.500% | 4/15/23 | BBB | 142,959 | |||||||||||||||
142 | Reynolds American Inc. | 5.700% | 8/15/35 | BBB | 167,042 | |||||||||||||||
180 | Rogers Communications Inc. | 5.000% | 3/15/44 | BBB+ | 201,641 | |||||||||||||||
100 | RPM International, Inc. | 4.250% | 1/15/48 | BBB | 96,582 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. | 3.900% | 11/15/24 | BBB | 119,153 | |||||||||||||||
236 | Spectra Energy Partners LP | 4.500% | 3/15/45 | BBB | 243,958 | |||||||||||||||
94 | Sysco Corporation | 5.375% | 9/21/35 | BBB+ | 109,239 | |||||||||||||||
74 | The JM Smucker Company | 4.250% | 3/15/35 | BBB | 76,285 | |||||||||||||||
74 | Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc. | 5.300% | 2/01/44 | BBB | 87,491 | |||||||||||||||
82 | Tyson Foods | 4.875% | 8/15/34 | BBB | 90,471 | |||||||||||||||
329 | Valero Energy Corporation | 3.650% | 3/15/25 | BBB | 333,695 | |||||||||||||||
88 | Valmont Industries, Inc. | 6.625% | 4/20/20 | BBB | 95,129 | |||||||||||||||
230 | Verizon Communications | 4.400% | 11/01/34 | BBB+ | 233,024 | |||||||||||||||
181 | Verizon Communications | 4.750% | 11/01/41 | BBB+ | 185,324 | |||||||||||||||
456 | Verizon Communications | 4.125% | 8/15/46 | BBB+ | 426,266 | |||||||||||||||
235 | Viacom Inc. | 4.250% | 9/01/23 | BBB– | 243,076 |
NUVEEN | 23 |
NuShares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 55 | Walgreen Company | 4.400% | 9/15/42 | BBB | $ | 54,733 | |||||||||||||
40 | Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 4.500% | 11/18/34 | BBB | 41,051 | |||||||||||||||
93 | Waste Management Inc. | 3.900% | 3/01/35 | BBB+ | 95,699 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Worthington Industries, Inc. | 4.550% | 4/15/26 | BBB– | 69,295 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 4.250% | 8/15/35 | BBB– | 38,686 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 5.750% | 11/30/39 | BBB– | 68,133 | |||||||||||||||
15,091 | Total Industrial | 15,513,920 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utility – 8.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | American Electric Power | 3.200% | 11/13/27 | BBB+ | 96,971 | |||||||||||||||
150 | Appalachian Power Company | 5.800% | 10/01/35 | BBB+ | 181,688 | |||||||||||||||
72 | Appalachian Power Company | 4.400% | 5/15/44 | BBB+ | 77,683 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Black Hills Corporation | 3.150% | 1/15/27 | BBB | 76,446 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Black Hills Corporation | 4.200% | 9/15/46 | BBB | 40,642 | |||||||||||||||
148 | CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation | 4.100% | 9/01/47 | BBB+ | 150,901 | |||||||||||||||
220 | Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC | 3.743% | 5/01/26 | BBB– | 216,368 | |||||||||||||||
126 | CMS Energy Corporation | 4.700% | 3/31/43 | BBB | 137,578 | |||||||||||||||
208 | Commonwealth Edison Company | 3.750% | 8/15/47 | A | 209,591 | |||||||||||||||
195 | Dominion Resources Inc. | 5.250% | 8/01/33 | BBB | 220,261 | |||||||||||||||
227 | Dominion Resources Inc. | 4.700% | 12/01/44 | BBB | 250,896 | |||||||||||||||
248 | DTE Electric Company | 3.750% | 8/15/47 | A+ | 250,646 | |||||||||||||||
224 | Duke Energy Corporation | 2.650% | 9/01/26 | BBB+ | 208,613 | |||||||||||||||
390 | Duke Energy Corporation | 3.750% | 9/01/46 | BBB+ | 372,886 | |||||||||||||||
250 | Duke Energy Progress LLC | 3.600% | 9/15/47 | A+ | 246,096 | |||||||||||||||
128 | Edison International | 2.950% | 3/15/23 | BBB+ | 125,935 | |||||||||||||||
80 | El Paso Electric Company | 5.000% | 12/01/44 | BBB | 85,591 | |||||||||||||||
44 | Emera US Finance LP | 3.550% | 6/15/26 | BBB– | 42,996 | |||||||||||||||
224 | Emera US Finance LP | 4.750% | 6/15/46 | BBB– | 235,911 | |||||||||||||||
134 | Entergy Corporation | 2.950% | 9/01/26 | BBB | 127,295 | |||||||||||||||
282 | Exelon Corporation | 4.950% | 6/15/35 | BBB | 314,768 | |||||||||||||||
337 | Exelon Corporation | 4.450% | 4/15/46 | BBB | 354,901 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Indiana Michigan Power Company | 3.200% | 3/15/23 | BBB+ | 80,070 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Indiana Michigan Power Company | 3.750% | 7/01/47 | BBB+ | 98,837 | |||||||||||||||
84 | Interstate Power And Light Company | 4.700% | 10/15/43 | BBB+ | 93,012 | |||||||||||||||
120 | ITC Holdings Corp. | 3.250% | 6/30/26 | BBB+ | 117,058 | |||||||||||||||
60 | ITC Holdings Corp. | 5.300% | 7/01/43 | BBB+ | 70,754 | |||||||||||||||
55 | John Sevier Combined Cylce Generation LLC | 4.626% | 1/15/42 | AA | 59,273 | |||||||||||||||
98 | Kansas City Power and Light Co | 5.300% | 10/01/41 | BBB+ | 114,736 | |||||||||||||||
107 | Kansas City Power and Light Co | 4.200% | 6/15/47 | BBB+ | 109,785 |
24 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Utility (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 83 | KeySpan Corporation | 5.803% | 4/01/35 | BBB+ | $ | 100,797 | |||||||||||||
140 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation | 2.850% | 1/27/25 | A+ | 137,013 | |||||||||||||||
131 | NiSource Finance Corporation | 5.250% | 2/15/43 | BBB | 153,805 | |||||||||||||||
177 | NiSource Finance Corporation | 4.800% | 2/15/44 | BBB | 197,213 | |||||||||||||||
300 | NiSource Finance Corporation | 3.950% | 3/30/48 | BBB | 298,732 | |||||||||||||||
180 | PPL Capital Funding Inc. | 4.700% | 6/01/43 | BBB | 196,778 | |||||||||||||||
168 | PSE&G Power LLC | 4.300% | 11/15/23 | BBB+ | 175,163 | |||||||||||||||
250 | Public Service of Colorado | 3.800% | 6/15/47 | A+ | 253,169 | |||||||||||||||
66 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 3.850% | 8/01/25 | BBB | 66,967 | |||||||||||||||
112 | Puget Energy, Inc. | 3.650% | 5/15/25 | BBB– | 112,550 | |||||||||||||||
136 | SCANA Corporation | 4.125% | 2/01/22 | BB+ | 138,979 | |||||||||||||||
74 | Southaven Combined Cycle Generation LLC | 3.846% | 8/15/33 | AA | 75,967 | |||||||||||||||
230 | Southern Company Gas Capital Corporation | 4.400% | 6/01/43 | BBB+ | 237,540 | |||||||||||||||
200 | Southwestern Electric Power Corporation. | 3.850% | 2/01/48 | BBB+ | 198,059 | |||||||||||||||
150 | Southwestern Public Service Company | 3.700% | 8/15/47 | A | 148,528 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Spire, Inc. | 4.700% | 8/15/44 | BBB | 65,362 | |||||||||||||||
208 | The Southern Company | 4.250% | 7/01/36 | BBB+ | 215,379 | |||||||||||||||
320 | The Southern Company | 4.400% | 7/01/46 | BBB+ | 331,505 | |||||||||||||||
179 | TransAlta Corporation | 4.500% | 11/15/22 | BBB– | 181,508 | |||||||||||||||
126 | Tucson Electric Power Company | 3.050% | 3/15/25 | A– | 121,514 | |||||||||||||||
94 | Xcel Energy Inc. | 4.800% | 9/15/41 | BBB+ | 104,122 | |||||||||||||||
7,995 | Total Utility | 8,278,838 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 31,568 | Total Corporate Debt (cost $32,746,622) | 32,417,905 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY- 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 4,858 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 0.750% | 8/15/19 | AAA | $ | 4,761,789 | |||||||||||||
3,607 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 0.875% | 9/15/19 | AAA | 3,537,255 | |||||||||||||||
5,400 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.750% | 11/30/19 | AAA | 5,363,297 | |||||||||||||||
925 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.000% | 12/31/21 | AAA | 909,933 | |||||||||||||||
4,540 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.875% | 9/30/22 | AAA | 4,413,022 | |||||||||||||||
160 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.750% | 11/15/23 | AAA | 161,363 | |||||||||||||||
954 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.250% | 11/15/24 | AAA | 929,628 | |||||||||||||||
438 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.000% | 8/15/25 | AAA | 417,417 | |||||||||||||||
616 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.250% | 2/15/27 | AAA | 592,780 | |||||||||||||||
271 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.375% | 5/15/27 | AAA | 263,293 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 21,769 | Total U.S. Treasury (cost $21,580,751) | 21,349,777 |
NUVEEN | 25 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
GOVERNMENT RELATED – 2.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government Agency – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 241 | Inter-American Development Bank | 3.200% | 8/07/42 | AAA | $ | 236,254 | |||||||||||||
335 | Petroleos Mexicanos | 6.000% | 3/05/20 | BBB | 354,480 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 3.500% | 12/15/42 | AAA | 126,610 | |||||||||||||||
696 | Total Government Agency | 717,344 | ||||||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds – 0.9% (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Revenue Financing System Bonds, Green Series 2016B (No Optional Call) | 3.852% | 8/15/46 | AAA | 64,417 | |||||||||||||||
88 | California State, General Obligation Bonds, Various Purpose Build America Taxable Bond Series 2010 (Optional Call: 3/20 at 100.00) | 7.950% | 3/01/36 | AA– | 97,774 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Commonwealth Financing Authority, Pennsylvania, State Appropriation Lease Bonds, Plancon Program, Taxable Series 2018A (No Optional Call) | 3.864% | 6/01/38 | A+ | 101,355 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Illinois, Sales Tax Securitization Corporation Bond Series 2018B (No Optional Call), (WI/DD) | 3.820% | 1/01/48 | AA+ | 101,069 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Washington University, Series 2016B (No Optional Call) | 3.086% | 9/15/51 | AA+ | 52,874 | |||||||||||||||
80 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Build America Bonds Issuer Subsidy Program, Series 2009B (Optional Call: 6/19 at 100.00) | 6.875% | 12/15/39 | BBB+ | 83,363 | |||||||||||||||
106 | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation System Bonds, Build America Bonds Issuer Subsidy Program, Series 2010C (Optional Call: 12/20 at 100.00) | 6.104% | 12/15/28 | BBB+ | 110,287 | |||||||||||||||
40 | Ohio State University, General Receipts Bonds, Multiyear Debt Issuance Program, Refunding Series 2016B (No Optional Call) | 3.798% | 12/01/46 | AA | 39,997 | |||||||||||||||
110 | Phoenix, Arizona, Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2009A (No Optional Call) | 5.269% | 7/01/34 | AA+ | 127,581 | |||||||||||||||
131 | Texas State, General Obligation Bonds, Transportation Commission, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2010A (No Optional Call) | 4.631% | 4/01/33 | AAA | 144,750 | |||||||||||||||
875 | Total Municipal Bonds | 923,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt – 1.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Republic of Chile | 3.625% | 10/30/42 | A+ | 58,860 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Republic of Colombia | 6.125% | 1/18/41 | BBB | 144,300 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Republic of Italy | 5.375% | 6/15/33 | BBB | 92,408 | |||||||||||||||
60 | Republic of Panama | 4.300% | 4/29/53 | BBB | 61,950 | |||||||||||||||
182 | Republic of Peru | 4.125% | 8/25/27 | BBB+ | 194,740 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Republic of Uruguay | 5.100% | 6/18/50 | BBB | 108,650 | |||||||||||||||
408 | United Mexican States | 4.750% | 3/08/44 | BBB+ | 407,592 | |||||||||||||||
160 | United Mexican States | 4.350% | 1/15/47 | BBB+ | 151,120 | |||||||||||||||
1,170 | Total Sovereign Debt | 1,219,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,741 | Total Government Related (cost $2,936,379) | 2,860,431 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $96,932,580) | 95,469,322 |
26 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
GOVERNMENT RELATED – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 650 | Federal Home Loan Banks, Discount Notes | 0.000% | 2/01/18 | N/R | $ | 650,000 | |||||||||||||
$ | 650 | Total Short-Term Investments (cost $650,000) | 650,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Investments (cost $97,582,580) – 99.5% | 96,119,322 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.5% | 469,708 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 96,589,030 |
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. |
(2) | The Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. If all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, an average of the ratings is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, an average of the two 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 designated N/R are not rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch. |
(3) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
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. |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
WI/DD | Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
NUVEEN | 27 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 98.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
CORPORATE DEBT – 51.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financials – 29.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 112 | Air Lease Corporation | 4.750% | 3/01/20 | BBB | $ | 116,615 | |||||||||||||
48 | Allied World Assurance Holdings Limited | 5.500% | 11/15/20 | BBB | 50,905 | |||||||||||||||
160 | American Express Credit Corporation | 2.250% | 5/05/21 | A | 157,331 | |||||||||||||||
232 | American International Group, Inc. | 3.375% | 8/15/20 | BBB+ | 235,424 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 5.300% | 3/15/20 | A– | 59,108 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Ares Capital Corporation | 4.875% | 11/30/18 | BBB | 81,538 | |||||||||||||||
216 | Bank of America Corporation | 2.250% | 4/21/20 | A– | 214,507 | |||||||||||||||
136 | Bank of America Corporation | 5.000% | 5/13/21 | A– | 145,364 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Bank of New York Mellon | 2.600% | 2/07/22 | A+ | 55,310 | |||||||||||||||
120 | BB&T Corporation | 2.050% | 5/10/21 | A | 117,190 | |||||||||||||||
56 | BlackRock Inc. | 4.250% | 5/24/21 | A+ | 58,657 | |||||||||||||||
48 | BNP Paribas | 5.000% | 1/15/21 | A+ | 50,994 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 2.100% | 10/05/20 | A+ | 61,206 | |||||||||||||||
136 | Capital One Financial Corporation | 2.450% | 4/24/19 | BBB+ | 135,932 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Capital One Financial Corporation | 4.750% | 7/15/21 | BBB+ | 50,668 | |||||||||||||||
136 | Citigroup Inc. | 2.700% | 3/30/21 | A– | 135,146 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Citizens Financial Group Inc. | 2.375% | 7/28/21 | BBB+ | 78,400 | |||||||||||||||
128 | Credit Suisse New York | 5.400% | 1/14/20 | BBB | 134,307 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Fifth Third Bancorp. | 2.875% | 7/27/20 | BBB+ | 64,332 | |||||||||||||||
131 | Fifth Third Bancorp. | 2.600% | 6/15/22 | BBB+ | 128,490 | |||||||||||||||
48 | First Horizon National Corporation | 3.500% | 12/15/20 | BBB– | 48,598 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 4.625% | 5/20/20 | A+ | 50,016 | |||||||||||||||
336 | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 5.375% | 3/15/20 | A– | 354,199 | |||||||||||||||
128 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 5.100% | 4/05/21 | A+ | 136,535 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Humana, Inc. | 2.900% | 12/15/22 | BBB | 98,551 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Huntington BancShares Inc. | 3.150% | 3/14/21 | BBB+ | 48,375 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 2.750% | 12/01/20 | A | 64,281 | |||||||||||||||
232 | International Lease Finance Corporation | 6.250% | 5/15/19 | BBB– | 242,346 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Jefferies Group Inc. | 8.500% | 7/15/19 | BBB– | 69,257 | |||||||||||||||
320 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 4.500% | 1/24/22 | A | 339,032 | |||||||||||||||
136 | KeyCorp. | 2.900% | 9/15/20 | BBB+ | 136,461 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Lazard Group LLC | 4.250% | 11/14/20 | BBB+ | 58,046 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Lincoln National Corporation | 6.250% | 2/15/20 | BBB+ | 51,308 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Lloyds Bank PLC | 6.375% | 1/21/21 | A+ | 52,790 |
28 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 168 | Morgan Stanley | 2.650% | 1/27/20 | A– | $ | 167,968 | |||||||||||||
168 | Morgan Stanley | 2.625% | 11/17/21 | A– | 165,593 | |||||||||||||||
64 | MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation | 2.250% | 2/10/20 | A | 63,413 | |||||||||||||||
56 | NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. | 5.550% | 1/15/20 | BBB | 59,072 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Northern Trust Company | 3.375% | 8/23/21 | A+ | 57,197 | |||||||||||||||
120 | PNC Funding Corporation | 3.300% | 3/08/22 | A | 121,866 | |||||||||||||||
112 | Rabobank Nederland | 4.500% | 1/11/21 | AA– | 117,657 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Regions Financial Corporation | 3.200% | 2/08/21 | BBB+ | 48,389 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | 6.450% | 11/15/19 | BBB+ | 59,558 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | 2.700% | 5/24/19 | BBB | 63,966 | |||||||||||||||
144 | Santander UK PLC | 2.375% | 3/16/20 | A+ | 143,265 | |||||||||||||||
62 | SL Green Realty Corporation Operating Partnership | 4.500% | 12/01/22 | BBB– | 64,397 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Stifel Financial Corporation | 3.500% | 12/01/20 | BBB– | 48,332 | |||||||||||||||
96 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 2.934% | 3/09/21 | A | 96,123 | |||||||||||||||
104 | SunTrust Banks Inc. | 2.900% | 3/03/21 | BBB+ | 104,152 | |||||||||||||||
40 | SVB Financial Group | 5.375% | 9/15/20 | BBB+ | 42,548 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Synchrony Financial | 3.000% | 8/15/19 | BBB– | 120,468 | |||||||||||||||
120 | US Bancorp | 2.625% | 1/24/22 | A+ | 118,998 | |||||||||||||||
104 | Wells Fargo & Company | 3.500% | 3/08/22 | A | 105,954 | |||||||||||||||
168 | Westpac Banking Corporation | 2.000% | 8/19/21 | AA– | 163,459 | |||||||||||||||
5,699 | Total Financials | 5,813,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
Industrial – 12.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Agilent Technologies Inc. | 5.000% | 7/15/20 | BBB+ | 44,281 | |||||||||||||||
96 | Anheuser Busch InBev | 7.750% | 1/15/19 | BBB+ | 100,881 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Aptiv PLC. | 3.150% | 11/19/20 | BBB | 56,518 | |||||||||||||||
168 | AT&T, Inc. | 3.800% | 3/15/22 | BBB+ | 172,173 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Becton Dickinson & Company | 3.125% | 11/08/21 | BBB– | 55,741 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Boston Scientific Corporation | 6.000% | 1/15/20 | BBB | 50,990 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Buckeye Partners LP | 2.650% | 11/15/18 | BBB– | 56,116 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Bunge Limited Finance Company | 3.000% | 9/25/22 | BBB | 60,988 | |||||||||||||||
114 | CBS Corporation, 144A | 2.900% | 6/01/23 | BBB | 111,526 | |||||||||||||||
114 | Celgene Corporation | 2.750% | 2/15/23 | BBB | 111,292 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 3.300% | 6/01/20 | BBB | 56,541 | |||||||||||||||
114 | Constellation Brands Inc. | 2.650% | 11/07/22 | BBB– | 111,049 | |||||||||||||||
48 | CSX Corporation | 4.250% | 6/01/21 | BBB+ | 50,023 | |||||||||||||||
80 | CVS Health Corporation | 4.125% | 5/15/21 | BBB | 82,642 | |||||||||||||||
48 | D.R. Horton, Inc. | 4.000% | 2/15/20 | BBB– | 49,190 | |||||||||||||||
56 | eBay Inc. | 2.875% | 8/01/21 | BBB+ | 55,926 |
NUVEEN | 29 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 56 | Fortive Corporation | 2.350% | 6/15/21 | BBB | $ | 55,169 | |||||||||||||
56 | General Motors Financial Company Inc. | 4.375% | 9/25/21 | BBB | 58,090 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 4.625% | 11/15/20 | BBB | 58,552 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Life Technologies Corporation | 6.000% | 3/01/20 | BBB | 51,133 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Magellan Midstream Partners LP | 4.250% | 2/01/21 | BBB+ | 58,020 | |||||||||||||||
56 | McDonald’s Corporation | 2.625% | 1/15/22 | BBB+ | 55,518 | |||||||||||||||
114 | Mosaic Company | 3.250% | 11/15/22 | BBB– | 113,372 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Norfolk Southern Corporation | 3.250% | 12/01/21 | BBB+ | 56,776 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Phillips 66 Partners LP | 2.646% | 2/15/20 | BBB– | 41,931 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Pioneer Natural Resources Company | 7.500% | 1/15/20 | BBB | 52,378 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 4.700% | 4/01/21 | BBB | 50,529 | |||||||||||||||
48 | RELX Capital, Inc. | 8.625% | 1/15/19 | BBB+ | 50,729 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 2.800% | 12/15/21 | BBB | 47,622 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Southern Natural Gas Company LLC and Southern Natural Issuing Corporation | 4.400% | 6/15/21 | BBB+ | 43,678 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Spirit AeroSystems Inc. | 5.250% | 3/15/22 | BBB– | 43,268 | |||||||||||||||
56 | The Western Union Company | 5.253% | 4/01/20 | BBB | 58,630 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Valero Energy Corporation | 6.125% | 2/01/20 | BBB | 51,249 | |||||||||||||||
144 | Verizon Communications | 2.946% | 3/15/22 | BBB+ | 143,377 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Xylem Inc. | 4.875% | 10/01/21 | BBB | 51,376 | |||||||||||||||
2,326 | Total Industrial | 2,367,274 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utility – 9.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Ameren Corporation | 2.700% | 11/15/20 | BBB+ | 63,969 | |||||||||||||||
88 | Appalachian Power Company | 4.600% | 3/30/21 | BBB+ | 92,571 | |||||||||||||||
64 | CenterPoint Energy Resources Corporation | 4.500% | 1/15/21 | BBB+ | 66,628 | |||||||||||||||
72 | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 2.000% | 5/15/21 | BBB+ | 70,295 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Dominion Resources Inc. | 4.104% | 4/01/21 | BBB | 63,855 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Duke Energy Corporation | 3.550% | 9/15/21 | BBB+ | 122,841 | |||||||||||||||
80 | Entergy Corporation | 5.125% | 9/15/20 | BBB | 84,088 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Eversource Energy | 2.500% | 3/15/21 | A– | 99,347 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Eversource Energy | 2.750% | 3/15/22 | A– | 63,322 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Georgia Power Company | 2.000% | 9/08/20 | A– | 61,232 | |||||||||||||||
114 | ITC Holdings Corp., 144A | 2.700% | 11/15/22 | BBB+ | 112,489 | |||||||||||||||
64 | LG&E and KU Energy LLC | 3.750% | 11/15/20 | BBB+ | 65,560 | |||||||||||||||
64 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation | 3.050% | 2/15/22 | A+ | 64,353 | |||||||||||||||
56 | NextEra Energy Capital Holding Inc. | 4.500% | 6/01/21 | BBB+ | 58,639 | |||||||||||||||
100 | NextEra Energy Capital Holding Inc. | 2.800% | 1/15/23 | BBB+ | 98,611 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 4.250% | 5/15/21 | A– | 66,500 | |||||||||||||||
88 | PacifiCorp. | 2.950% | 2/01/22 | A+ | 88,596 |
30 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Utility (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 64 | PSE&G Power LLC | 5.125% | 4/15/20 | BBB+ | $ | 67,293 | |||||||||||||
62 | SCANA Corporation | 4.750% | 5/15/21 | BB+ | 64,653 | |||||||||||||||
56 | Sempra Energy | 2.850% | 11/15/20 | BBB+ | 56,200 | |||||||||||||||
62 | Southern California Edison Company | 1.845% | 2/01/22 | A+ | 60,879 | |||||||||||||||
136 | The Southern Company | 2.350% | 7/01/21 | BBB+ | 133,335 | |||||||||||||||
72 | Virginia Electric and Power Co | 2.950% | 1/15/22 | A– | 72,209 | |||||||||||||||
120 | Xcel Energy Inc. | 2.400% | 3/15/21 | BBB+ | 118,614 | |||||||||||||||
1,898 | Total Utility | 1,916,079 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 9,923 | Total Corporate Debt (cost $10,249,987) | 10,096,947 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
SECURITIZED – 24.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 250 | AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, Series 2015-2 | 1.820% | 7/08/20 | AAA | $ | 249,832 | |||||||||||||
100 | Benchmark Mortgage Trust Series 2018-B1 Class A2, (WI/DD) | 3.571% | 1/15/51 | AAA | 102,652 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates 2015-CR22 | 2.856% | 3/10/48 | Aaa | 503,218 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2016-1, 144A | 2.310% | 8/15/27 | AAA | 494,808 | |||||||||||||||
1,746 | Freddie Mac Gold Mortgage Pool FG G18642 | 3.500% | 4/01/32 | N/R | 1,791,592 | |||||||||||||||
675 | JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-C28 | 2.773% | 10/15/48 | Aaa | 677,193 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-2 | 2.760% | 2/18/20 | Aaa | 501,792 | |||||||||||||||
500 | Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-3 | 1.500% | 8/17/20 | Aaa | 499,158 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 4,771 | Total Securitized (cost $4,880,765) | 4,820,245 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY – 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,144 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.375% | 2/15/20 | AAA | $ | 1,126,036 | |||||||||||||
1,072 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.625% | 3/15/20 | AAA | 1,059,773 | |||||||||||||||
360 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.875% | 2/28/22 | AAA | 351,886 | |||||||||||||||
800 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.750% | 6/30/22 | AAA | 775,406 | |||||||||||||||
331 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.000% | 10/31/22 | AAA | 323,359 | |||||||||||||||
200 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.000% | 11/30/22 | AAA | 195,281 | |||||||||||||||
600 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.375% | 1/31/23 | AAA | 595,734 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 4,507 | Total U.S. Treasury (cost $4,495,052) | 4,427,475 |
NUVEEN | 31 |
Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
GOVERNMENT RELATED – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government Agency – 0.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 42 | EcoPetrol SA | 7.625% | 7/23/19 | BBB– | $ | 44,877 | |||||||||||||
91 | Petroleos Mexicanos | 3.500% | 7/23/20 | BBB | 91,774 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 133 | Total Government Related (cost $138,417) | 136,651 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $19,764,221) | 19,481,318 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.1% | 212,308 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 19,693,626 |
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. |
(2) | The Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. If all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, an average of the ratings is used; if two of the three agencies rate a security, an average of the two 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 designated N/R are not rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch. |
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. |
WI/DD | Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
32 | NUVEEN |
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY – 36.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 1,785 | U.S. Treasury Bonds | 2.750% | 8/15/47 | AAA | $ | 1,716,249 | |||||||||||||
400 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.125% | 11/30/24 | AAA | 386,672 | |||||||||||||||
2,754 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.375% | 9/30/19 | AAA | 2,721,511 | |||||||||||||||
4,551 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.375% | 9/15/20 | AAA | 4,449,847 | |||||||||||||||
1,785 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.875% | 9/30/22 | AAA | 1,735,076 | |||||||||||||||
2,142 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.125% | 9/30/24 | AAA | 2,072,971 | |||||||||||||||
2,244 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.250% | 8/15/27 | AAA | 2,155,029 | |||||||||||||||
100 | U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.250% | 11/15/27 | AAA | 95,973 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 15,761 | Total U.S. Treasury (cost $15,654,686) | 15,333,328 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
SECURITIZED – 29.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 250 | American Express Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2017-1 | 1.930% | 9/15/22 | AAA | $ | 247,769 | |||||||||||||
500 | Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2015-LC19 | 3.183% | 2/10/48 | AAA | 497,635 | |||||||||||||||
2,458 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA2941 | 3.500% | 3/01/32 | N/R | 2,523,677 | |||||||||||||||
3,285 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA3120 | 3.500% | 9/01/47 | N/R | 3,320,109 | |||||||||||||||
2,955 | Fannie Mae Mortgage Pool FN MA3143 | 3.000% | 9/01/47 | N/R | 2,898,194 | |||||||||||||||
2,874 | Ginnie Mae Mortgage Pool G2 MA3663 | 3.500% | 5/20/46 | N/R | 2,929,993 | |||||||||||||||
$ | 12,322 | Total Securitized (cost $12,664,687) | 12,417,377 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
CORPORATE DEBT – 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financials – 8.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 51 | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 3.900% | 6/15/23 | BBB | $ | 52,151 | |||||||||||||
51 | Allstate Corporation | 4.500% | 6/15/43 | A– | 56,633 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 4.000% | 10/15/23 | A– | 53,383 | |||||||||||||||
187 | Bank of Montreal | 2.375% | 1/25/19 | A+ | 187,266 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Bank of Montreal | 3.803% | 12/15/32 | BBB | 97,549 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Bank of New York Mellon | 3.300% | 8/23/29 | A | 99,285 | |||||||||||||||
187 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 2.050% | 10/30/18 | A+ | 186,958 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 2.450% | 9/19/22 | A+ | 49,743 | |||||||||||||||
51 | BlackRock Inc. | 3.500% | 3/18/24 | A+ | 52,506 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Boston Properties Limited Partnership | 3.850% | 2/01/23 | BBB+ | 70,140 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Brixmor Operating Partnership LP | 3.875% | 8/15/22 | BBB– | 68,718 |
NUVEEN | 33 |
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Financials (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 51 | Brookfield Finance LLC | 4.000% | 4/01/24 | BBB | $ | 52,252 | |||||||||||||
100 | Citigroup Inc. | 4.125% | 7/25/28 | BBB | 101,592 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Comerica Inc. | 2.125% | 5/23/19 | A– | 84,647 | |||||||||||||||
136 | Deutsche Bank AG | 4.250% | 10/14/21 | BBB | 140,130 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Equity One Incorporated | 3.750% | 11/15/22 | BBB+ | 51,458 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2.800% | 9/15/22 | A+ | 50,691 | |||||||||||||||
102 | HCP Inc. | 3.750% | 2/01/19 | BBB | 103,040 | |||||||||||||||
85 | HCP Inc. | 3.150% | 8/01/22 | BBB | 84,749 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Host Hotel & Resorts Inc. | 4.750% | 3/01/23 | BBB | 53,386 | |||||||||||||||
85 | International Lease Finance Corporation | 5.875% | 4/01/19 | BBB– | 88,078 | |||||||||||||||
51 | International Lease Finance Corporation | 8.625% | 1/15/22 | BBB– | 60,613 | |||||||||||||||
85 | KeyCorp. | 5.100% | 3/24/21 | BBB+ | 90,899 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Liberty Property Trust | 3.375% | 6/15/23 | BBB | 51,233 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Loews Corporation, Senior Notes | 2.625% | 5/15/23 | A | 82,962 | |||||||||||||||
170 | Manulife Financial Corporation | 4.900% | 9/17/20 | A– | 178,798 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Marsh & McLennan Companies | 4.800% | 7/15/21 | A– | 126,146 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Montpelier Re Holdings Limited | 4.700% | 10/15/22 | BBB+ | 52,896 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Northern Trust Company | 3.950% | 10/30/25 | A | 53,127 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Orix Corp. | 2.900% | 7/18/22 | A– | 50,300 | |||||||||||||||
85 | PNC Financial Services Inc. | 3.900% | 4/29/24 | A– | 87,669 | |||||||||||||||
95 | Prudential Financial Inc., 144A | 3.905% | 12/07/47 | A– | 92,691 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Rabobank Nederland | 3.875% | 2/08/22 | A+ | 105,538 | |||||||||||||||
102 | RBC USA Holdco Corp. | 5.250% | 9/15/20 | A– | 108,445 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Royal Bank of Canada | 2.000% | 12/10/18 | AA– | 101,987 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Santander Holdings USA, Inc. | 4.500% | 7/17/25 | BBB | 35,008 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Santander UK PLC | 4.000% | 3/13/24 | A | 52,843 | |||||||||||||||
85 | State Street Corporation | 3.100% | 5/15/23 | A | 84,739 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 3.364% | 7/12/27 | A– | 116,567 | |||||||||||||||
68 | TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | 2.950% | 4/01/22 | A | 67,909 | |||||||||||||||
51 | The Chubb Corporation | 6.000% | 5/11/37 | A | 66,466 | |||||||||||||||
187 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | 2.125% | 4/07/21 | AA– | 183,495 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Westpac Banking Corporation | 4.322% | 11/23/31 | BBB+ | 51,949 | |||||||||||||||
3,610 | Total Financials | 3,686,635 | ||||||||||||||||||
Industrial – 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
102 | AbbVie Inc. | 4.500% | 5/14/35 | BBB | 109,867 | |||||||||||||||
51 | American Honda Finance Limited | 1.650% | 7/12/21 | A | 49,322 | |||||||||||||||
102 | American Tower Company | 5.000% | 2/15/24 | BBB– | 109,929 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Amgen Inc. | 4.400% | 5/01/45 | BBB+ | 89,478 |
34 | NUVEEN |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 119 | Amphenol Corporation | 2.550% | 1/30/19 | BBB+ | $ | 119,344 | |||||||||||||
102 | Analog Devices Inc. | 2.500% | 12/05/21 | BBB | 100,403 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Apple Inc. | 4.500% | 2/23/36 | AA+ | 57,157 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Apple Inc. | 3.850% | 5/04/43 | AA+ | 120,842 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Applied Materials Inc. | 5.100% | 10/01/35 | A– | 40,560 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company | 5.765% | 3/01/41 | A | 15,159 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Astrazeneca PLC | 6.450% | 9/15/37 | A– | 45,031 | |||||||||||||||
32 | Becton Dickinson & Company | 5.000% | 11/12/40 | BBB– | 34,568 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Biogen Inc. | 3.625% | 9/15/22 | BBB+ | 122,346 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Boardwalk Pipelines LP | 3.375% | 2/01/23 | BBB– | 67,078 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 2.000% | 8/01/22 | A | 65,649 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 3.950% | 9/01/20 | BBB+ | 69,866 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Bunge Limited Finance Company | 3.000% | 9/25/22 | BBB | 33,445 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Cardinal Health Inc. | 2.616% | 6/15/22 | BBB+ | 49,661 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Cardinal Health Inc. | 3.200% | 3/15/23 | BBB+ | 67,381 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation | 2.550% | 11/29/22 | A | 98,331 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Caterpillar Inc. | 3.803% | 8/15/42 | A | 53,196 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Celgene Corporation | 5.000% | 8/15/45 | BBB | 37,538 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Clorox Company | 3.050% | 9/15/22 | BBB+ | 34,145 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Coca-Cola Company | 2.500% | 4/01/23 | AA– | 83,647 | |||||||||||||||
51 | CSX Corporation | 4.250% | 11/01/66 | BBB+ | 50,319 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Deere & Company | 3.900% | 6/09/42 | A | 53,875 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Dell Int LLC / EMC Corp., 144A | 8.100% | 7/15/36 | BBB– | 64,821 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Diamond 1 Finance Corporation / Diamond 2 Finance Corporation, 144A | 3.480% | 6/01/19 | BBB– | 51,451 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Discovery Communications Inc. | 5.000% | 9/20/37 | BBB– | 69,455 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. | 3.130% | 12/15/23 | BBB+ | 67,156 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Eaton Corporation | 4.000% | 11/02/32 | BBB+ | 51,916 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Ecolab Inc., 144A | 3.250% | 12/01/27 | BBB+ | 98,403 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Enbridge Inc. | 6.000% | 1/15/77 | BBB– | 53,678 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Fortive Corporation | 2.350% | 6/15/21 | BBB | 100,487 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Gilead Sciences Inc. | 4.000% | 9/01/36 | A– | 105,240 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 2.850% | 10/05/18 | BBB | 119,543 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Home Depot, Inc. | 5.400% | 9/15/40 | A | 85,632 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Ingersoll Rand | 4.250% | 6/15/23 | BBB | 71,401 | |||||||||||||||
34 | International Business Machines Corporation | 5.600% | 11/30/39 | A+ | 43,045 | |||||||||||||||
42 | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 3.200% | 5/01/23 | BBB+ | 41,683 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Kellogg Company | 2.650% | 12/01/23 | BBB | 66,665 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Kimberly-Clark Corporation | 6.625% | 8/01/37 | A | 47,359 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Kraft Heinz Foods Company | 5.000% | 7/15/35 | BBB– | 92,240 |
NUVEEN | 35 |
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 119 | Kroger Co | 2.300% | 1/15/19 | BBB | $ | 119,063 | |||||||||||||
85 | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 3.200% | 2/01/22 | BBB | 85,444 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Lam Research Corporation, Convertible Bond | 2.800% | 6/15/21 | BBB+ | 67,898 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Lowes Companies, Inc. | 4.650% | 4/15/42 | A– | 57,382 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Marriott International, Inc. | 3.000% | 3/01/19 | BBB | 85,377 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Mastercard Inc | 2.000% | 11/21/21 | A | 33,257 | |||||||||||||||
68 | McCormick & Company, Incorporated | 2.700% | 8/15/22 | BBB | 66,973 | |||||||||||||||
119 | Microsoft Corporation | 3.450% | 8/08/36 | AAA | 118,669 | |||||||||||||||
153 | Microsoft Corporation | 3.700% | 8/08/46 | AAA | 155,133 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Moody’s Corporation, 144A | 2.625% | 1/15/23 | BBB+ | 66,295 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Moody’s Corporation | 4.500% | 9/01/22 | BBB+ | 53,906 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Motorola, Inc. | 3.500% | 3/01/23 | BBB– | 67,618 | |||||||||||||||
68 | National Oilwell Varco inc. | 2.600% | 12/01/22 | BBB+ | 65,661 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Newell Brands Inc. | 5.375% | 4/01/36 | BBB– | 38,375 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Norfolk Southern Corporation | 4.837% | 10/01/41 | BBB+ | 58,115 | |||||||||||||||
255 | Novartis Securities Investment Limited | 5.125% | 2/10/19 | AA– | 262,380 | |||||||||||||||
68 | NVIDIA Corporation | 2.200% | 9/16/21 | A– | 66,720 | |||||||||||||||
100 | Oracle Corporation | 3.250% | 11/15/27 | A+ | 99,032 | |||||||||||||||
136 | Oracle Corporation | 3.850% | 7/15/36 | A+ | 140,197 | |||||||||||||||
102 | Orange SA | 4.125% | 9/14/21 | BBB+ | 106,881 | |||||||||||||||
51 | PACCAR Financial Corporation | 2.300% | 8/10/22 | A+ | 49,812 | |||||||||||||||
34 | PepsiCo Inc. | 5.500% | 1/15/40 | A+ | 43,115 | |||||||||||||||
34 | PepsiCo Inc. | 4.875% | 11/01/40 | A+ | 39,906 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Praxair, Inc. | 2.700% | 2/21/23 | A | 41,554 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Priceline Group Inc. | 2.750% | 3/15/23 | BBB+ | 49,904 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Procter and Gamble Company | 5.550% | 3/05/37 | AA– | 65,602 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Quest Diagnostics Inc. | 4.250% | 4/01/24 | BBB | 35,513 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Rockwell Collins Inc. | 3.700% | 12/15/23 | BBB | 87,149 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Roper Technologies, Inc. | 3.125% | 11/15/22 | BBB– | 41,936 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Ryder System, Inc. | 2.450% | 11/15/18 | BBB+ | 34,041 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. | 3.500% | 6/15/22 | BBB | 84,904 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Seagate HDD Cayman | 4.750% | 6/01/23 | BBB– | 52,466 | |||||||||||||||
187 | Stanley Black & Decker Inc. | 5.750% | 12/15/53 | BBB | 192,610 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Target Corporation | 4.000% | 7/01/42 | A | 52,125 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Telefonica Emisiones SAU | 5.462% | 2/16/21 | BBB | 73,282 | |||||||||||||||
68 | Tyco Electronics Group. SA | 3.500% | 2/03/22 | A– | 69,378 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Union Pacific Corporation | 3.600% | 9/15/37 | A– | 85,667 | |||||||||||||||
34 | United Parcel Service | 6.200% | 1/15/38 | A+ | 46,036 | |||||||||||||||
100 | United Parcel Service | 3.750% | 11/15/47 | A+ | 101,085 |
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Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Industrial (continued) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 68 | Visa Inc. | 4.150% | 12/14/35 | A+ | $ | 73,617 | |||||||||||||
68 | VMWare Inc. | 2.950% | 8/21/22 | BBB– | 65,682 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Vodafone Group PLC | 6.150% | 2/27/37 | BBB+ | 42,065 | |||||||||||||||
138 | Walt Disney Company | 2.350% | 12/01/22 | A | 135,220 | |||||||||||||||
53 | Weyerhaeuser Company | 4.625% | 9/15/23 | BBB | 56,606 | |||||||||||||||
119 | WPP Finance 2010 | 3.625% | 9/07/22 | BBB | 121,270 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Xerox Corporation | 3.625% | 3/15/23 | BBB– | 50,344 | |||||||||||||||
85 | Xylem Inc. | 4.875% | 10/01/21 | BBB | 90,978 | |||||||||||||||
6,473 | Total Industrial | 6,704,555 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utility – 2.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Alabama Power Company | 6.000% | 3/01/39 | A+ | 87,289 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Commonwealth Edison Company, First Mortgage | 6.450% | 1/15/38 | A | 46,486 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. | 5.500% | 12/01/39 | A– | 63,506 | |||||||||||||||
34 | Florida Power & Light Company | 5.950% | 2/01/38 | AA– | 44,480 | |||||||||||||||
306 | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation | 1.650% | 2/08/19 | A+ | 304,183 | |||||||||||||||
51 | Northern States Power Company | 6.200% | 7/01/37 | A+ | 68,022 | |||||||||||||||
21 | Potomac Electric Power Co | 6.500% | 11/15/37 | A | 28,599 | |||||||||||||||
31 | Southern California Edison Company | 4.500% | 9/01/40 | A+ | 34,302 | |||||||||||||||
42 | Virginia Electric and Power Co | 6.000% | 5/15/37 | A | 54,102 | |||||||||||||||
102 | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 2.450% | 6/15/20 | BBB+ | 101,793 | |||||||||||||||
740 | Total Utility | 832,762 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 10,823 | Total Corporate Debt (cost $11,344,792) | 11,223,952 | |||||||||||||||||
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
GOVERNMENT RELATED – 6.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government Agency – 3.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 256 | Asian Development Bank | 1.625% | 5/05/20 | AAA | $ | 252,093 | |||||||||||||
136 | European Investment Bank | 2.000% | 3/15/21 | AAA | 134,068 | |||||||||||||||
340 | Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds | 1.875% | 12/11/20 | AA+ | 335,690 | |||||||||||||||
64 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 5.625% | 7/15/37 | AAA | 86,745 | |||||||||||||||
48 | Inter-American Development Bank | 3.875% | 10/28/41 | AAA | 53,183 | |||||||||||||||
552 | KFW Bankegruppe | 1.500% | 6/15/21 | AAA | 534,068 | |||||||||||||||
100 | KFW Bankegruppe | 2.375% | 12/29/22 | AAA | 98,516 | |||||||||||||||
68 | KFW Bankegruppe | 2.500% | 11/20/24 | AAA | 66,574 | |||||||||||||||
22 | Tennessee Valley Authority | 5.250% | 9/15/39 | AAA | 29,134 | |||||||||||||||
1,586 | Total Government Agency | 1,590,071 |
NUVEEN | 37 |
Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
Principal Amount (000) | Description (1) | Coupon | Maturity | Ratings (2) | Value | |||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds – 0.8% (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 35 | Illinois State, General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Build America Bonds, Series 2010-3 (No Optional Call) | 6.725% | 4/01/35 | BBB– | $ | 38,111 | |||||||||||||
100 | Illinois, Sales Tax Securitization Corporation Bond Series 2018B (No Optional Call), (WI/DD) | 3.820% | 1/01/48 | AA | 101,069 | |||||||||||||||
135 | Texas State, General Obligation Bonds, Transportation Commission, Build America Taxable Bonds, Series 2009A (No Optional Call) | 5.517% | 4/01/39 | AAA | 174,116 | |||||||||||||||
270 | Total Municipal Bonds | 313,296 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sovereign Debt – 1.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
122 | Quebec Province | 2.500% | 4/20/26 | AA– | 117,159 | |||||||||||||||
416 | Republic of Colombia | 2.625% | 3/15/23 | BBB | 403,936 | |||||||||||||||
20 | Republic of Hungary | 7.625% | 3/29/41 | BBB– | 30,458 | |||||||||||||||
31 | Republic of Peru | 5.625% | 11/18/50 | BBB+ | 39,014 | |||||||||||||||
589 | Total Sovereign Debt | 590,567 | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | 2,445 | Total Government Related (cost $2,530,422) | 2,493,934 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $42,194,587) | 41,468,591 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.9% | 394,164 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets – 100% | $ | 41,862,755 |
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. |
(2) | The Fund uses credit quality ratings for its portfolio securities provided by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. If all three of Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch provide a rating for a security, the middle rating 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 designated N/R are not rated by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch. |
(3) | Optional Call Provisions: Dates (month and year) and prices of the earliest optional call or redemption. There may be other call provisions at varying prices at later dates. Certain mortgage-backed securities may be subject to periodic principal paydowns. |
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. |
WI/DD | Investment, or portion of investment, purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Assets and Liabilities | January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Long-term investments, at value (cost $96,932,580, $19,764,221 and $42,194,587, respectively) | $ | 95,469,322 | $ | 19,481,318 | $ | 41,468,591 | ||||||
Short-term investments, at value (cost approximates value) | 650,000 | — | — | |||||||||
Cash | 562,868 | 165,678 | 324,069 | |||||||||
Receivable for: | ||||||||||||
Interest | 571,497 | 121,289 | 273,717 | |||||||||
Investments sold | 8,551,955 | 627,739 | — | |||||||||
Total assets | 105,805,642 | 20,396,024 | 42,066,377 | |||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | 9,203,242 | 698,814 | 196,359 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 12,807 | 3,245 | 6,924 | |||||||||
Professional fees | 153 | 92 | 92 | |||||||||
Trustees fees | 410 | 247 | 247 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 9,216,612 | 702,398 | 203,622 | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 96,589,030 | $ | 19,693,626 | $ | 41,862,755 | ||||||
Shares outstanding | 4,000,000 | 800,000 | 1,700,000 | |||||||||
Net asset value (“NAV”) per share | $ | 24.15 | $ | 24.62 | $ | 24.63 | ||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Capital paid-in | $ | 98,734,874 | $ | 20,015,100 | $ | 42,500,270 | ||||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | (177,799 | ) | 24,214 | 94,986 | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (504,787 | ) | (62,785 | ) | (6,505 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | (1,463,258 | ) | (282,903 | ) | (725,996 | ) | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 96,589,030 | $ | 19,693,626 | $ | 41,862,755 | ||||||
Authorized shares | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | |||||||||
Par value per share | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.01 |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
NUVEEN | 39 |
Statement of | ||||
Operations | Six Months Ended January 31, 2018 (Unaudited) |
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD* | ||||||||||
Investment Income | $ | 979,058 | $ | 369,417 | $ | 368,713 | ||||||
Expenses | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 64,966 | 25,180 | 27,898 | |||||||||
Professional fees | 875 | 322 | 268 | |||||||||
Trustees fees | 934 | 470 | 251 | |||||||||
Total expenses | 66,775 | 25,972 | 28,417 | |||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 912,283 | 343,445 | 340,296 | |||||||||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (371,109 | ) | (26,685 | ) | (6,505 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions | — | (34,360 | ) | — | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (849,022 | ) | (335,998 | ) | (725,996 | ) | ||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (1,220,131 | ) | (397,043 | ) | (732,501 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | $ | (307,848 | ) | $ | (53,598 | ) | $ | (392,205 | ) |
* | For the period September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2018. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Changes in Net Assets | (Unaudited) |
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 1/31/18 | For the Period September 14, 2016 | Six Months Ended 1/31/18 | For the Period March 31, 2017 through July 31, 2017 | For the Period September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 912,283 | $ | 1,168,686 | $ | 343,445 | $ | 278,010 | $ | 340,296 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investments | (371,109 | ) | (123,476 | ) | (26,685 | ) | (1,381 | ) | (6,505 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
In-kind redemptions | — | (22,001 | ) | (34,360 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | (849,022 | ) | (614,236 | ) | (335,998 | ) | 53,095 | (725,996 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations | (307,848 | ) | 408,973 | (53,598 | ) | 329,724 | (392,205 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (1,127,340 | ) | (1,132,030 | ) | (400,320 | ) | (197,280 | ) | (245,310 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
From accumulated net realized gains | — | (9,600 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | (1,127,340 | ) | (1,141,630 | ) | (400,320 | ) | (197,280 | ) | (245,310 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Fund Share Transactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 43,889,505 | 59,751,450 | 2,485,150 | 30,000,000 | 42,500,270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | (4,884,080 | ) | (12,470,050 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions | 43,889,505 | 54,867,370 | (9,984,900 | ) | 30,000,000 | 42,500,270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 42,454,317 | 54,134,713 | (10,438,818 | ) | 30,132,444 | 41,862,755 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at the beginning of period | 54,134,713 | — | 30,132,444 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at the end of period | $ | 96,589,030 | $ | 54,134,713 | $ | 19,693,626 | $ | 30,132,444 | $ | 41,862,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income at the end of period | $ | (177,799 | ) | $ | 37,258 | $ | 24,214 | $ | 81,089 | $ | 94,986 | |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
NUVEEN | 41 |
Highlights (Unaudited)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period:
Investment Operations | Less Distributions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Ended July 31, | Beginning NAV | Net Investment Income (Loss)(a) | Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss) | Total | From Net Investment Income | From Accumulated Net Realized Gains | Total | Ending NAV | Ending Market Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUAG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(g) | $ | 24.61 | $ | 0.35 | $ | (0.36 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.45 | ) | $ | 24.15 | $ | 24.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2017(c) | 25.00 | 0.57 | (0.40 | ) | 0.17 | (0.56 | ) | — | ** | (0.56 | ) | 24.61 | 24.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(g) | 25.11 | 0.34 | (0.45 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.38 | ) | — | (0.38 | ) | 24.62 | 24.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017(d) | 25.00 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.27 | (0.16 | ) | — | (0.16 | ) | 25.11 | 25.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018(e) | 25.00 | 0.20 | �� | (0.43 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | (0.14 | ) | 24.63 | 24.62 |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return | Ratios to Average Net Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Based on NAV(b) | Based on Market | Ending Net Assets (000) | Expenses | Net Investment Income (Loss) | Portfolio Turnover Rate(f) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(0.07 | )% | (0.03 | )% | $ | 96,589 | 0.20 | %* | 2.81 | %* | 33 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.74 | % | 1.00 | % | 54,135 | 0.20 | * | 2.67 | * | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(0.46 | ) | (0.30 | ) | 19,694 | 0.20 | * | 2.73 | * | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.10 | 1.26 | 30,132 | 0.20 | * | 2.74 | * | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(0.93 | ) | (0.95 | ) | 41,863 | 0.20 | * | 2.38 | * | 4 |
(a) | Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method. |
(b) | Total Return Based on NAV reflects the change in NAV over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at NAV on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total Return Based on Market Price reflects the change in the market price per share over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at the ending market price per share on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total returns are not annualized. |
(c) | For the period September 14, 2016 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2017. |
(d) | For the period March 31, 2017 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2017. |
(e) | For the period September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2018. |
(f) | Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 – Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. Portfolio Turnover Rate excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind creations or redemptions of Fund shares (as disclosed in Note 4 – Fund Shares). |
(g) | For the six months ended January 31, 2018. |
* | Annualized. |
** | Rounds to less than $0.01 per share. |
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
NUVEEN | 43 |
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. General Information and Significant Accounting Policies
General Information
Trust and Fund Information
Nushares ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Trust is comprised of Nushares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUAG), Nushares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUSA) and Nushares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NUBD) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), as non-diversified funds, among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 20, 2015. Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the NYSE Arca (the “Exchange”).
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is January 31, 2018, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements for NUAG and NUSA is the six months ended January 31, 2018 and for NUBD is September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2018 (“the current fiscal period”).
Investment Adviser
The Funds’ 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 Funds, oversees the management of the Funds’ portfolios, manages the Funds’ business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. The Adviser has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Teachers Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.
Investment Objectives
NUAG seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield U.S. Broad Bond Index. NUSA seeks to track the investment results before fees and expenses, of the ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield 1-5 year U.S. Broad Bond Index. NUBD seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI U.S. Aggregate ESG Select Index.
Each Fund’s most recent prospectus provides further description of the Fund’s investment objective, principal investment strategies and principal risks.
Significant Accounting Policies
Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies.” The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are determined on the specific identification method, which is the same basis used for federal income tax purposes. Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have earmarked securities in their portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds’ outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments were as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||
Outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments | $ | 9,105,748 | $ | 103,297 | $ | 100,000 |
Investment Income
Investment income, which reflects the amortization of premiums and includes accretion of discounts for financial reporting purposes, is recorded on an accrual basis. Investment income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest and paydown gains and losses, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash.
Professional Fees
Professional fees presented on the Statement of Operations consist of fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders monthly.
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Net realized capital gains from investment transactions, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. Furthermore, capital gains are distributed only to the extent they exceed available capital loss carryforwards.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
Compensation
The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust 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 shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.
Indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the current fiscal period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
2. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
The fair valuation input levels as described below are for fair value measurement purposes.
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. A three-tier hierarchy 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 the reporting entity’s own 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, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). | |
Level 3 – | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
Prices of fixed-income securities are provided by an independent pricing service (“pricing service”) approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes 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. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Board and/or its appointee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be 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,
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
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. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Board and/or its appointee.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of each Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
NUAG | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments* | ||||||||||||||||
Securitized | $ | — | $ | 38,841,209 | $ | — | $ | 38,841,209 | ||||||||
Corporate Debt | — | 32,417,905 | — | 32,417,905 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury | — | 21,349,777 | — | 21,349,777 | ||||||||||||
Government Related | — | 2,860,431 | — | 2,860,431 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Government Related | — | 650,000 | — | 650,000 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 96,119,322 | $ | — | $ | 96,119,322 | ||||||||
NUSA | ||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments* | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Debt | $ | — | $ | 10,096,947 | $ | — | $ | 10,096,947 | ||||||||
Securitized | — | 4,820,245 | — | 4,820,245 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury | — | 4,427,475 | — | 4,427,475 | ||||||||||||
Government Related | — | 136,651 | — | 136,651 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 19,481,318 | $ | — | $ | 19,481,318 | ||||||||
NUBD | ||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments* | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury | $ | — | $ | 15,333,328 | $ | — | $ | 15,333,328 | ||||||||
Securitized | — | 12,417,377 | — | 12,417,377 | ||||||||||||
Corporate Debt | — | 11,223,952 | — | 11,223,952 | ||||||||||||
Government Related | — | 2,493,934 | — | 2,493,934 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | — | $ | 41,468,591 | $ | — | $ | 41,468,591 |
* | Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications, where applicable. |
The Board is responsible for the valuation process and has appointed the oversight of the daily valuation process to the Adviser’s Valuation Committee. The Valuation Committee, pursuant to the valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board, is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Funds’ pricing policies and reporting to the Board. The Valuation Committee is aided in its efforts by the Adviser’s dedicated Securities Valuation Team, which is responsible for administering the daily valuation process and applying fair value methodologies as approved by the Valuation Committee. When determining the reliability of independent pricing services for investments owned by the Funds, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of the pricing services and monitors the quality of security prices received through various testing reports conducted by the Securities Valuation Team.
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making a fair value determination, based on the facts and circumstances specific to the portfolio instrument. Fair value determinations generally will be derived as follows, using public or private market information:
(i) | If available, fair value determinations shall be derived by extrapolating from recent transactions or quoted prices for identical or comparable securities. |
(ii) | If such information is not available, an analytical valuation methodology may be used based on other available information including, but not limited to: analyst appraisals, research reports, corporate action information, issuer financial statements and shelf registration statements. Such analytical valuation methodologies may include, but are not limited to: multiple of earnings, discount from market value of a similar freely traded security, discounted cash flow analysis, book value or a multiple thereof, risk premium/yield analysis, yield to maturity and/or fundamental investment analysis. |
The purchase price of a portfolio instrument will be used to fair value the instrument only if no other valuation methodology is available or deemed appropriate, and it is determined that the purchase price fairly reflects the instrument’s current value.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such testing and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board.
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3. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives
Portfolio Securities
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.
Investments in Derivatives
Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds’ investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.
Although each Fund is authorized to invest in derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, they did not make any such investments during the current fiscal period.
Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business each 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 each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each 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.
Each 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 each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds 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.
4. Fund Shares
Each Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). Only certain institutional investors (referred to as “Authorized Participants”) who have entered into agreements with Nuveen Securities, LLC, the Funds’ distributor, may purchase and redeem Creation Units. Once created, shares of the Funds trade on the Exchange at market prices and are only available to individual investors through their brokers.
Creation Units are purchased and redeemed in-kind for a designated portfolio of securities included in each Fund’s respective Index and/or a specified amount of cash. Authorized Participants are charged fixed transaction fees in connection with purchasing and redeeming Creation Units. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses it incurs in purchasing or selling portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Transactions in Fund shares during the current and prior fiscal period were as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended 1/31/18 | For the period 9/14/16 (commencement of operations) through 7/31/17 | Six Months Ended 1/31/18 | For the period 3/31/17 (commencement of operations) through 7/31/17 | For the period 9/29/17 (commencement of operations) through 1/31/18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,800,000 | $ | 43,889,505 | 2,400,000 | $ | 59,751,450 | 100,000 | $ | 2,485,150 | 1,200,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 1,700,000 | $ | 42,500,270 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | — | — | (200,000 | ) | (4,884,080 | ) | (500,000 | ) | (12,470,050 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) | 1,800,000 | $ | 43,889,505 | 2,200,000 | $ | 54,867,370 | (400,000 | ) | $ | (9,984,900 | ) | 1,200,000 | $ | 30,000,000 | 1,700,000 | $ | 42,500,270 |
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5. Investment Transactions
Long-term purchases and sales (including maturities, but excluding in-kind transactions) during the current fiscal period were as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||
Purchases: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities | $ | 25,488,154 | $ | 2,017,895 | $ | 14,015,545 | ||||||
U.S. Government and agency obligations | 18,326,598 | 1,494,332 | 491,078 | |||||||||
Sales and maturities: | ||||||||||||
Investment securities | 6,385,823 | 4,073,509 | 964,635 | |||||||||
U.S. Government and agency obligations | 15,148,041 | 1,472,689 | 592,008 |
In-kind transactions during the current fiscal period were as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||
In-kind purchases | $ | 20,872,786 | $ | 1,735,393 | $ | 29,256,384 | ||||||
In-kind sales | — | 9,485,634 | — |
6. Income Tax Information
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to 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.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the NAVs of the Funds.
The table below presents the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis, as of January 31, 2018.
NUAG | NUSA | NUBD | ||||||||||
Tax cost of investments | $ | 97,582,580 | $ | 19,764,221 | $ | 42,194,587 | ||||||
Gross unrealized: | ||||||||||||
Appreciation | $ | 96,209 | $ | 258 | $ | 21,855 | ||||||
Depreciation | (1,559,467 | ) | (283,161 | ) | (747,851 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | $ | (1,463,258 | ) | $ | (282,903 | ) | $ | (725,996 | ) |
Permanent differences, primarily due to foreign currency transactions, redemption in-kind and distribution reallocations, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds’ components of net assets as of July 31, 2017, the Funds’ last tax year end, as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | |||||||
Capital paid-in | $ | (22,001 | ) | $ | — | |||
Undistributed (Over-distribution of) net investment income | 602 | 359 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 21,399 | (359 | ) |
The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of July 31, 2017, the Funds’ last tax year end, were as follows:
NUAG | NUSA | |||||||
Undistributed net ordinary income1 | $ | 37,258 | $ | 81,089 | ||||
Undistributed net long-term capital gains | — | — |
1 | Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
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The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds’ last tax year ended July 31, 2017, was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
NUAG2 | NUSA3 | |||||||
Distributions from net ordinary income1 | $ | 1,141,630 | $ | 197,280 | ||||
Distributions from net long-term capital gains | — | — |
1 | Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any. |
2 | For the period September 14, 2016 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2017. |
3 | For the period March 31, 2017 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2017. |
As of July 31, 2017, the Funds’ last tax year end, the following Fund had unused capital losses carrying forward available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. The capital losses are not subject to expiration.
NUSA | ||||
Capital losses to be carried forward – not subject to expiration | $ | 1,740 |
The Funds have elected to defer late-year losses in accordance with federal income tax rules. These losses are treated as having arisen on the first day of the current fiscal year. The following Fund has elected to defer losses as follows:
NUAG | ||||
Post-October capital losses4 | $ | 133,678 | ||
Late-year ordinary losses5 | — |
4 | Capital losses incurred from November 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017 the Funds’ last tax year end. |
5 | Ordinary losses incurred from January 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017 and/or specified losses incurred from November 1, 2016 through July 31, 2017. |
7. Management Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates
Management Fees
The annual management fee for each Fund, payable monthly, is 0.20% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. Each Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for investment advisory services to the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser. The Adviser is responsible for substantially all other expenses of the Funds, except any future distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including any trustees’ counsel fees), certain compensation expenses of the Funds’ chief compliance officer, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.
Other Transactions With Affiliates
As of the end of the reporting period, TIAA owned shares of the following Fund as follows:
NUBD | ||||
TIAA owned shares | 997,700 |
8. New Accounting Pronouncements
FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”) Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
The FASB has issued ASU 2017-08, which shortens the premium amortization period for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 specifies that the premium amortization period ends at the earliest call date, for purchased non-contingently callable debt securities. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU 2017-08, if any.
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Fund Information
Adviser Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606
Sub-Adviser Teachers Advisors, LLC 730 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017-3206 | Independent Registered KPMG LLP 200 East Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601
Administrator, Custodian and Brown Brothers Harriman 50 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02110 | Legal Counsel Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago, IL 60603
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 |
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The tables below show the number and percentage of days during the current fiscal period that each Fund’s market price was greater than its NAV per share (i.e., at a premium) and less than its NAV per share (i.e., at a discount). The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the applicable Fund’s listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). | ||||||||||||||
NUAG | ||||||||||||||
Six months ended January 31, 2018 | Number of Days | % of Total Days | ||||||||||||
Premium/Discount Range: | ||||||||||||||
0.26% to 0.50% | 31 | 24.4% | ||||||||||||
0.00% to 0.25% | 91 | 71.7% | ||||||||||||
(0.01)% to (0.25)% | 4 | 3.1% | ||||||||||||
(0.26)% to (0.50)% | — | —% | ||||||||||||
Less than (0.50)% | 1 | 0.8% | ||||||||||||
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127 | 100% | |||||||||||||
NUSA | ||||||||||||||
Six months ended January 31, 2018 | Number of Days | % of Total Days | ||||||||||||
Premium/Discount Range: | ||||||||||||||
0.26% to 0.50% | 3 | 2.4% | ||||||||||||
0.00% to 0.25% | 110 | 86.6% | ||||||||||||
(0.01)% to (0.25)% | 14 | 11.0% | ||||||||||||
(0.26)% to (0.50)% | — | —% | ||||||||||||
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127 | 100% | |||||||||||||
NUBD | ||||||||||||||
September 29, 2017 (commencement of operations) through January 31, 2018 | Number of Days | % of Total Days | ||||||||||||
Premium/Discount Range: | ||||||||||||||
0.26% to 0.50% | 7 | 8.2% | ||||||||||||
0.00% to 0.25% | 60 | 70.6% | ||||||||||||
(0.01)% to (0.25)% | 18 | 21.2% | ||||||||||||
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85 | 100% |
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Fund Information (continued)
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Quarterly Form N-Q 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 on Form N-Q. You may obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov or in person at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call the SEC toll-free at (800) SEC-0330 for room hours and operation. | ||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||
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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.FlNRA.org. |
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Used in this Report
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.
ICE BofAML Enhanced Yield Broad Bond Index: This index provides exposure to the broad U.S. investment grade bond market. This included U.S. government and Treasury debt as well corporate bonds. The index uses a fundamental weighting scheme to generate higher yield while maintaining comparable risk. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
ICE BofAML 1-5 Year U.S. Broad Market Index: This index consists of U.S. dollar-denominated, investment grade taxable debt securities with fixed rate coupons that have a remaining term to final maturity, or an average life, of less than five years. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
Bloomberg Barclays MSCI U.S. Aggregate ESG Select Index: The Index is composed of U.S. investment grade fixed income securities that satisfy certain ESG and low-carbon criteria, including U.S. government securities, debt securities issued by U.S. corporations, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities issued by non-U.S. governments and corporations that are publicly offered for sale in the U.S. The index returns assume reinvestment of dividends, but do not include the effects of any sales charges or management fees.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass through securities and asset-backed securities. These major sectors are subdivided into more specific indexes that are calculated and reported on a regular basis. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-5 Year Bond Index: An index that measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated U.S. Treasury bonds, government related bonds and investment grade U.S. corporate bonds that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than five years. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
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.
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Annual Investment Management Agreement
Approval Process
The Board of Trustees (the “Board” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”) of NuShares ETF Trust (the “Trust”), including the Board Members who are not parties to the Funds’ advisory or sub-advisory agreements or “interested persons” of any such parties (the “Independent Board Members”), is responsible for approving each Fund’s advisory arrangements. A discussion of the Board’s initial approval of the advisory arrangements for the NuShares Enhanced Yield 1-5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and the NuShares Enhanced Yield U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF is set forth in such Funds’ annual report for the period ended July 31, 2017. A discussion of the initial approval of the advisory arrangements for the NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF is set forth below.
Approval of Advisory Agreements for NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
For purposes of the discussion below, the “Fund” is the NuShares ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.
At a meeting held on September 24, 2017 (the “Meeting”), the Board Members of the Trust, including the Independent Board Members, considered and approved the investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Trust and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) on behalf of the Fund, which is a series of the Trust, and the investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and Teachers Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”). The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are each hereafter a “Fund Adviser.” The Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are each hereafter an “Advisory Agreement.”
To assist the Board in its evaluation of an Advisory Agreement with a Fund Adviser at the Meeting, the Independent Board Members had received, in adequate time in advance of the Meeting or at prior meetings, materials which outlined, among other things:
• | the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided by the Fund Adviser; |
• | the organization of the Fund Adviser, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel; |
• | the relevant expertise and background of the Fund Adviser with respect to the Fund’s investment strategy; |
• | certain performance-related information (as described below); |
• | certain profitability-related information (as described below); |
• | the Fund’s proposed unitary fee structure, including comparisons of the Fund’s proposed net expense ratio with the net expense ratios of comparable funds; and |
• | the soft dollar practices of the Fund Adviser, if any. |
At the Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Adviser made presentations to and responded to questions from the Board. During the Meeting and/or prior meetings, the Independent Board Members also met privately with their legal counsel to, among other things, review the Board’s duties under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the general principles of state law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties, factors to be considered in voting on advisory contracts and an adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation. It is with this background that the Independent Board Members considered the Advisory Agreements. As outlined in more detail below, the Independent Board Members considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to the Fund. Each Board Member may have accorded different weight to the various factors and information discussed below in reaching his or her conclusions with respect to the Fund’s Advisory Agreements. The Board Members also drew on information they had received in their capacity as trustees and directors, as applicable, of other registered investment companies advised by the Fund Advisers.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Independent Board Members considered the nature, extent and quality of the respective Fund Adviser’s services, including portfolio management services and administrative services. In this regard, the Independent Board Members recognized that open-end exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) were recently added to the Nuveen fund product line (i.e., added in 2016); however, they considered the Adviser’s extensive experience in operating other types of investment companies. The Independent Board Members considered information about the structure, investment objective, strategies and other characteristics of the Fund. Additionally, they observed that the Fund was expected to seek to track the investment results of a specified underlying index (the “Index”).
At the Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members were provided with materials pertaining to, among other things, the Adviser’s organization and business and the types of services that the Adviser or its affiliates are expected to provide to the Fund. As the Adviser already serves as adviser to the other Nuveen funds overseen by the Board Members, the Board has a good understanding of the Adviser’s
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organization, operations, personnel and services. As the Independent Board Members meet regularly throughout the year to oversee the Nuveen funds, the Independent Board Members, in part, relied upon their knowledge from their meetings and any other interactions throughout the year with the Adviser in evaluating the Investment Management Agreement although, as noted above, they recognized that ETFs were recently added to the Nuveen fund product line.
The Board noted that the Fund would be a registered investment company that would operate in a regulated industry. In considering the services that were expected to be provided by the Fund Advisers, the Board recognized the myriad of services that the Adviser and its affiliates provide to manage and operate the Nuveen funds, including (a) product management (such as managing distributions, positioning the product in the marketplace, managing the relationships with the distribution platforms, maintaining and enhancing shareholder communications, and reporting to the Board); (b) investment oversight, risk management and securities valuation (such as overseeing sub-advisers and other service providers, analyzing investment performance and risks, overseeing risk management and disclosure, executing the daily valuation of securities, and analyzing trade execution); (c) fund administration (such as helping to prepare fund tax returns and complete other tax compliance matters and helping to prepare regulatory filings and shareholder reports); (d) fund board administration (such as preparing board materials and organizing and providing assistance for board meetings); (e) compliance (such as helping to devise and maintain the Nuveen funds’ compliance program and test for adherence); (f) legal support (such as helping to prepare registration statements and proxy statements, interpreting regulations and policies and overseeing fund activities); and (g) with respect to certain open-end funds with portfolios that have a leverage component, providing leverage management services. The Board was aware, however, that services provided to ETFs may in some respects differ from those provided to other Nuveen funds. In addition, the Independent Board Members noted that the Adviser would oversee the Sub-Adviser, which was generally expected to provide portfolio advisory services to the Fund.
With respect to the Sub-Adviser, at the Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members were provided with materials pertaining to, among other things, the Sub-Adviser’s organization and business, and considered that the Sub-Adviser is an affiliate of the Adviser. The Independent Board Members considered the experience of the Sub-Adviser and noted that it manages, in addition to other Nuveen ETFs, certain index products, including certain funds in the TIAA-CREF fund family. At the Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members have noted the expertise and experience within the TIAA-CREF organization with investment products that focus on “ESG” (i.e., environmental, social and governance) criteria. Further, they evaluated the background and experience of certain key investment personnel that were expected to serve as portfolio managers to the Fund. In this regard, they noted that the portfolio management team that was expected to serve the Fund also serves as the portfolio management team to certain other Nuveen ETFs.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund under each Advisory Agreement were satisfactory.
B. Investment Performance
The Fund was new and, therefore, did not have its own performance history. The Independent Board Members, however, were familiar with the performance records of other Nuveen funds advised by the Adviser and noted that the Sub-Adviser manages other Nuveen ETFs. In addition, the Independent Board Members reviewed certain performance-related data pertaining to the Index as well as the Fund’s contemplated secondary index (including returns for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and cumulative time periods as of June 30, 2017).
C. Fees, Expenses and Profitability
1. Fees and Expenses
In evaluating the management fees and expenses that the Fund was expected to bear, the Independent Board Members considered, among other things, the Fund’s proposed unitary fee structure, the rationale for its proposed fee structure, and its proposed net expense ratio in absolute terms as well as compared with the net expense ratios of comparable ETFs.
In considering the Fund’s proposed unitary fee structure, the Independent Board Members took into account the Adviser’s representation that unitary fee structures were generally common for ETFs. They noted that under this structure, the Fund would pay a fee to the Adviser and, in turn, the Adviser would be generally responsible for the fees incurred by the Fund (such as custody fees, transfer agency fees, index licensing fees, and stock exchange listing fees, as well as the fee paid to the Sub-Adviser), subject to certain exceptions (which included the management fee, any payments under the Trust’s distribution and service plan, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, expenses incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, certain expenses of the Fund’s chief compliance officer, fees and expenses of the Independent Board Members and their counsel, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses). In this regard, the Independent Board Members were provided with estimates of the Fund’s anticipated expenses, including those that would be paid by the Adviser from the unitary fee and those that would be excluded from the unitary fee, to the extent available.
In considering the proposed unitary fee structure, the Independent Board Members took into account that the Adviser would bear the risk that certain of the Fund’s operating expenses would increase (but would also benefit if such expenses decrease) and the degree of expense stability that would be afforded to the Fund’s shareholders. Additionally, the Independent Board Members reviewed, among other things, the Fund’s proposed unitary fee as well as comparative data pertaining to net expense ratios of the Fund’s peers in the Lipper category in which the Fund is expected to be classified. The Independent Board Members noted that as compared to peer group pricing (taking into account both the expected Lipper and
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Morningstar categories), the proposed unitary fee to be charged to the Fund was below the median category fee. Further, the Independent Board Members considered the proposed sub-advisory fee for the Fund, which, as noted above, will be paid by the Adviser out of its unitary fee.
Based on their review of the fee and expense information provided, the Independent Board Members determined that the Fund’s unitary fee was reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund.
2. Comparisons with the Fees of Other Clients
The Board considered that ETFs were a recent addition to the Nuveen fund product line and the Fund will pay a unitary fee which will differ from most other investment companies advised by the Adviser which pay a variety of fees, such as the investment advisory fee; Rule 12b-1 fees, if any; transfer agency fees; custody fees; and other expenses. The Board believed the unitary fee structure is a benefit to shareholders as it clearly discloses the cost of owning Fund shares, shifts the risk of the costs of operating the Fund covered by the unitary fee to the Adviser, and provides an incentive to the Adviser to maximize administrative efficiencies. As noted, the Board considered the unitary fee paid by the Fund in comparison to the expense ratios of its peers in the Lipper and Morningstar categories in which the Fund is expected to be classified. The Board also noted at prior meetings that the Adviser and/or its affiliated sub-advisers provide services to other types of clients, including, among other things, separately managed accounts, other investment companies that are not offered by Nuveen but are sub-advised by one of Nuveen’s affiliated sub-advisers, foreign investment companies offered by Nuveen, and collective investment trusts. The Board has observed that the varying types of clients require different services and involve different regulatory risks and entrepreneurial risks than managing the Fund, a registered investment company. At prior meetings, the Board has reviewed information regarding the different types of services that are provided to the Nuveen funds compared to those provided to the other types of clients described above, which typically do not require the same breadth of day-to-day services required for registered funds advised by the Adviser. The Board has noted that many of the administrative services that the Adviser provides to support the Nuveen funds may not be required to the same extent or at all for the institutional clients or other clients. The Independent Board Members have recognized that the foregoing variations result in different economics among the product structures and culminate in varying management fees among the types of clients and funds. Given the inherent differences in the various products, the Independent Board Members have concluded such facts justify the different levels of fees.
At the Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members have noted that the Sub-Adviser currently serves as sub-adviser to several Nuveen ETFs, serves as investment adviser to funds in the TIAA-CREF family of funds and, in addition, provides management services to other types of clients, including certain accounts.
3. Profitability of Fund Advisers
At the time of the Meeting, historical information regarding the costs of services provided by the Adviser to the Fund and the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser was not available as the Fund had not commenced operations and it was not possible to predict the effect on profitability of the Fund (or the recently added ETF line of business generally). At the Meeting or at prior meetings, however, the Board has recognized the significant time and resources the Adviser committed to develop the ETF product line, including organizing the Trust and Fund (in addition to other Nuveen ETFs), obtaining the necessary exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission, hiring additional personnel and arranging for the service providers to the Fund (and other Nuveen ETFs). The Independent Board Members also considered the estimated operating expenses to be paid by the Adviser pursuant to the unitary fee. Further, at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members have considered Nuveen’s level of profitability for its advisory activities. In this regard, at prior meetings, the Independent Board Members have reviewed, among other things, Nuveen’s adjusted operating margins, the gross and net revenue margins (pre-tax and after-tax) for advisory activities for the other Nuveen funds, and the revenues, expenses, and net income (pre-tax and after-tax) of Nuveen for 2016 and 2015. The Independent Board Members have also reviewed an analysis of the key drivers behind the changes in revenues and expenses that impacted profitability and, in addition, have reviewed the adjusted total company margins of other advisory firms that had publicly available information and comparable assets under management (based on asset size and asset composition). Further, as the Adviser is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), the Board has reviewed a balance sheet for TIAA reflecting its assets, liabilities and capital and contingency reserves to have a fuller understanding of the financial condition and strength of the TIAA complex, together with Nuveen. The Board recognized that it will be reviewing profitability further as the Fund commences operations and gathers assets and as relevant information becomes available regarding Nuveen’s recently-added ETF business line as a whole.
D. Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Reflect These Economies of Scale
With respect to economies of scale, the Independent Board Members have recognized that, in general, as the assets of a particular fund or the Nuveen complex in the aggregate increase over time, economies of scale may be realized with respect to the management of the funds. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered whether the Fund could be expected to benefit from any economies of scale. Although the Independent Board Members have recognized that economies of scale are difficult to measure with precision, they have noted that there are several acceptable means to share economies of scale, including through breakpoints in the management fee schedule reducing the fee rates as asset levels grow, fee waiver and expense limitation agreements, and the Adviser’s investment in its business which can enhance the services provided to the Nuveen funds. Most of the funds in the Nuveen complex pay a management fee to the Adviser which is generally comprised of a fund-level component and a
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complex-level component, each of which has a breakpoint schedule. Generally, the fund level fee component declines as the assets of a particular fund grow. Pursuant to the complex-wide fee arrangement, generally, the complex-level fee component declines when eligible assets of the funds in the Nuveen complex combined grow.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Independent Board Members recognized that the unitary fee structure does not have breakpoints and that the Fund (like other Nuveen ETFs) would not participate in the complex-level fee program. The Independent Board Members recognized that it was difficult to assess when economies of scale, if any, might be realized before the commencement of investment operations and in light of Nuveen’s recent entry to the ETF market. They further recognized that although a unitary fee affords a certain degree of certainty in the expenses of the Fund, the Adviser will benefit from any reductions in certain fixed costs that arise in connection with managing the Fund although the Adviser also has the risk if such fixed costs rise. Additionally, they acknowledged that as ETFs were new to the Nuveen fund family, there would be ongoing review of the fee structure employed for these types of funds.
In addition, at the Meeting and/or prior meetings, the Independent Board Members have recognized the Adviser’s ongoing investment in its business to expand or enhance the services provided to the benefit of all of the Nuveen funds.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that the proposed unitary fee structure (which would not include breakpoints or participation in the complex-level fee program) was acceptable.
E. Indirect Benefits
The Independent Board Members considered information received at the Meeting and/or at prior meetings regarding other benefits that a Fund Adviser or its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Fund, including compensation paid to affiliates of a Fund Adviser for services rendered to the Fund and research services received by a Fund Adviser from broker-dealers that execute Fund trades. In this regard, the Independent Board Members considered that the Fund’s portfolio transactions would be allocated by the Sub-Adviser and that the Sub-Adviser may benefit from research received through soft dollar arrangements with respect to transactions in equity securities. However, they recognized that the Sub-Adviser does not use soft dollars in connection with transactions in fixed income securities.
Based on their review, the Independent Board Members concluded that any indirect benefits expected to be received by a Fund Adviser as a result of its relationship with the Fund were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.
F. Approval
The Independent Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all-important or controlling. The Board Members, including a majority of the Independent Board Members, concluded that the terms of the Investment Management Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the respective Fund Adviser’s fees were reasonable in light of the services to be provided to the Fund and that the Investment Management Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement should be and were approved on behalf of the Fund.
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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 registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to this registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to this registrant.
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 second fiscal quarter of 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. 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 to this registrant.
(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) NuShares ETF Trust
By | (Signature and Title) | /s/ Christopher M. Rohrbacher | ||||
Christopher M. Rohrbacher Vice President and Secretary |
Date: April 5, 2018
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/ Martin Kremenstein | ||||
Martin Kremenstein Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer) |
Date: April 5, 2018
By | (Signature and Title) | /s/ Stephen D. Foy | ||||
Stephen D. Foy Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer) |
Date: April 5, 2018