3 Top-Ranked Nuveen Mutual Funds to Buy for Outstanding Returns

Nuveen Investments, headquartered in Chicago, was founded in 1898 by John Nuveen. The company aims to provide financial services to its clients using a multi-boutique structure. It provides these services through an independent team, comprising Nuveen Asset Management, Winslow Capital and Symphony. 

Nuveen is the number one farmland assets manager in the world and a leader in alternative investments. In its Multi-Asset Solutions, the company had $1.4 trillion of assets under management as of June 30, 2026. Nuveen offers a wide range of asset classes and products, ranging from equity and alternative funds to municipal and taxable fixed-income bond funds. 

Below, we share with you three top-ranked Nuveen mutual funds, viz., Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity TCSEX, Nuveen Credit Income FJSIX and Nuveen Multi Cap Value NQVAX. Each has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of Nuveen mutual funds. 

Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity fund invests its assets in small-cap equity securities within the capitalization range of the Russell 2000 Index. TCSEX advisors also invest primarily in equity securities of smaller domestic companies across a wide range of sectors, growth rates and valuations. 

Nuveen Quant Small Cap Equity has three-year annualized returns of 18.1%. As of the end of February 2026, TCSEX held 377 issues with 2.9% of its assets invested in Bloom Energy Corp. 

Nuveen Credit Income focuses on credit-related instruments, emphasizing below-investment-grade or comparable securities, while also investing in exchange-traded, closed-end and other investment companies. 

Nuveen Credit Income has three-year annualized returns of 9.1%. Karina Bubeck has been the fund manager of FJSIX since July 2020. 

Nuveen Multi Cap Value seeks long-term capital appreciation. NQVAX invests its assets in equity securities of companies with large, medium and small capitalizations that are selected on an opportunistic basis. 

Nuveen Multi Cap Value has three-year annualized returns of 18.8%. NQVAX has an expense ratio of 1.07%. 

To view the Zacks Rank and the past performance of all Nuveen mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of Nuveen mutual funds. 

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