NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
Nationwide Government Money Market Fund
Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund
Nationwide Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund (formerly, Nationwide BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond Fund)
Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund
Nationwide Loomis Short Term Bond Fund
 
Supplement dated August 25, 2026
to the Prospectus dated March 2, 2026
 
Capitalized terms and certain other terms used in this supplement, unless otherwise defined in this supplement, have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.
Effective immediately, the seventh bullet point under the heading “Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill”) - Waiver of Class A Sales Charges for Fund Shares Purchased through Merrill” on Appendix A of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
shares purchased by eligible persons associated with the Fund as defined in this Prospectus (e.g. the Fund's officers or Trustees) and
 
 
 
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