# Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class (NWGSX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/nwgsx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2013-09-17 The Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund primarily aims to invest in shares of smaller U.S. companies. Its subadviser selects these businesses based on their perceived potential for accelerating earnings growth and appealing valuations. Ordinarily, a minimum of 80% of the fund's total assets will be dedicated to equities of small-capitalization firms, specifically those whose market value aligns with the range of companies found in the Russell 2000® Index. Additionally, the fund has the flexibility to allocate up to 20% of its net assets to international securities. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $23.15 | | Expense Ratio | 0.83% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $147.2M | | NAV | $23.15 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 25.67% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $5.94 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $20.57 – $29.90 | | Beta | 0.97 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $5.9433 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-18 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does NWGSX invest in? The Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund primarily aims to invest in shares of smaller U.S. companies. Its subadviser selects these businesses based on their perceived potential for accelerating earnings growth and appealing valuations. Ordinarily, a minimum of 80% of the fund's total assets will be dedicated to equities of small-capitalization firms, specifically those whose market value aligns with the range of companies found in the Russell 2000® Index. Additionally, the fund has the flexibility to allocate up to 20% of its net assets to international securities. ### What is the expense ratio of NWGSX? Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class (NWGSX) charges an expense ratio of 0.83%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is NWGSX? Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class (NWGSX) is one share class of a fund that manages $147.2M across all of its share classes (NWGPX, NWKEX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is NWGSX actively managed or an index fund? NWGSX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (NWGSX's is 0.83%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was NWGSX launched? Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class (NWGSX) launched in September 2013 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has NWGSX performed? NWGSX'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 NWGSX pay a dividend? Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class (NWGSX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 25.67%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does NWGSX pay dividends? Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Service Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is NWGSX's dividend yield? NWGSX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 25.67%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is NWGSX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for NWGSX was 2025-12-18. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will NWGSX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.83% 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 NWGSX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from NWGSX'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 NWGSX cost more than a fund like VOO? NWGSX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.83%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether NWGSX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to NWGSX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as NWGSX (0.83%) 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/nwgsx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/nwgsx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/nwgsx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/nwgsx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/nwgsx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.