# Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (FMPFX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Nuveen · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2016-07-05 Typically, this fund commits a minimum of 80% of its combined net assets and any capital borrowed for investment purposes to the common equity of small-capitalization companies. These small-cap firms are specifically those whose market capitalizations fall within the range of companies represented in the Russell 2000® Index. This market capitalization range is determined on the final business day of the month when the Russell 2000® Index last completed its reconstitution. This investment strategy is applied under standard market conditions. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $37.86 | | Expense Ratio | 0.81% | | Assets Under Management | $246.1M | | NAV | $37.86 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.48% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.07 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $33.88 – $44.02 | | Beta | 1.34 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.0737 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-15 - Pay date: 2025-12-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does FMPFX invest in? Typically, this fund commits a minimum of 80% of its combined net assets and any capital borrowed for investment purposes to the common equity of small-capitalization companies. These small-cap firms are specifically those whose market capitalizations fall within the range of companies represented in the Russell 2000® Index. This market capitalization range is determined on the final business day of the month when the Russell 2000® Index last completed its reconstitution. This investment strategy is applied under standard market conditions. ### What is the expense ratio of FMPFX? Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (FMPFX) charges an expense ratio of 0.81%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is FMPFX? Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (FMPFX) manages $246.1M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is FMPFX actively managed or an index fund? FMPFX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (FMPFX's is 0.81%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was FMPFX launched? Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (FMPFX) launched in July 2016 and is managed by Nuveen. ### How has FMPFX performed? FMPFX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does FMPFX pay a dividend? Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund (FMPFX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.48%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does FMPFX pay dividends? Nuveen Small Cap Growth Opportunities Fund pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is FMPFX's dividend yield? FMPFX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.48%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is FMPFX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for FMPFX was 2025-12-15. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will FMPFX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.81% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does FMPFX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from FMPFX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does FMPFX cost more than a fund like VOO? FMPFX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.81%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to FMPFX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as FMPFX (0.81%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fmpfx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.