Nuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond

Frequently Asked Questions About NUBD

What does NUBD invest in?

This fund operates with a passive, indexing investment strategy, aiming to replicate the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Bloomberg MSCI US Aggregate ESG Select Index. It achieves this by holding a diverse range of high-quality U.S. debt instruments, all of which adhere to specific environmental, social, and governance principles.

What is the expense ratio of NUBD?

Nuveen ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond (NUBD) charges an expense ratio of 0.12%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is NUBD's dividend yield?

NUBD's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.14%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of NUBD?

Effective duration measures NUBD's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. NUBD's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of NUBD?

NUBD's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of NUBD?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from NUBD if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. NUBD's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.