Preliminary Prospectus dated October 26, 2026
Subject to Completion

Section 1 Fund Summary

Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income and total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund. You may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen mutual funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares” on page 32 of the Fund’s prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-65 of the Fund’s statement of additional information. In addition, more information about sales charge discounts and waivers for purchases of shares through specific financial intermediaries is set forth in the appendix to the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are

held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was __% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in preferred securities and other income producing securities. Preferred securities include perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities as described below, and income producing securities include, but are not limited to, convertible securities, contingent capital securities (“CoCos”), corporate debt securities, municipal securities and U.S. government securities. The Fund may invest in all types of preferred securities, including both perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Perpetual preferred securities are generally equity securities of the issuer that have priority over the issuer’s common shares as to the payment of dividends (i.e., the issuer cannot pay dividends on its common shares until the dividends on the preferred shares are current) and as to the payout of proceeds of a bankruptcy or other liquidation, but are subordinate to an issuer’s senior debt and junior debt as to both types of payments. Additionally, in a bankruptcy or other liquidation, perpetual preferred securities are generally subordinate to an issuer’s trade creditors and other general obligations. Perpetual preferred securities typically have a fixed liquidation (or “par”) value.

The term “preferred securities” also includes hybrid securities and other types of preferred securities that do not have the features described above. Preferred securities that are hybrid securities often behave similarly to investments in perpetual preferred securities and are regarded by market investors as being part of the preferred securities market. Such hybrid securities possess varying combinations of features of both debt and perpetual preferred securities and as such they may constitute senior debt, junior debt or preferred shares in an issuer’s capital structure.

The term “preferred securities” also includes certain forms of debt that are regarded by the investment marketplace to be part of the broader preferred securities market. Among these preferred securities are certain exchange-listed debt issues that historically have several attributes, including trading and investment performance characteristics, in common with exchange-listed perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Generally, these types of preferred securities are senior debt in the capital structure of an issuer.

The Fund may also invest in income producing securities that are not preferred securities. These include CoCos, which are hybrid securities, issued primarily by non-U.S. financial institutions, that have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. These loss absorption mechanisms may include automatic conversion into the issuer’s common stock or an automatic write down of the security’s principal amount upon the occurrence of a specified trigger or event. In addition, although the Fund will invest primarily in preferred securities and CoCos, it may invest up to 20% of its net assets, in the aggregate, in corporate debt securities, U.S. government securities (including securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities) and taxable municipal securities.

The Fund may also invest in preferred securities or CoCos that are convertible into common stock.

The Fund normally invests at least 50% of its net assets in securities rated investment grade (BBB/Baa or higher) at the time of purchase by at least one independent rating agency and unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s portfolio managers. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade (BB/Ba or lower) or unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality by the Fund’s portfolio managers at the time of purchase, which are commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk” bonds. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.

The Fund may invest in securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (“restricted securities”), including securities sold in private placement transactions between issuers and their purchasers and securities that meet the requirements of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A securities”). Rule 144A securities may be resold under certain circumstances only to qualified institutional buyers as defined by the rule.

The Fund intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in the securities of companies principally engaged in financial services.

The Fund’s sub-adviser considers several factors in constructing the Fund’s portfolio of preferred securities, including credit risk, diversification, preferred sub-market analysis, call protection and yield curve analysis. From this analysis, the Fund’s sub-adviser builds a portfolio of securities that it believes offers the most attractive mix of value relative to securities with similar credit ratings, current income and call protection.

The Fund may utilize options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“derivatives”). The Fund may use these derivatives to manage market or business risk, enhance the Fund’s return, or hedge against adverse movements in currency exchange rates.

The Fund may also seek exposure to Regulation S fixed-income securities through investment in a Cayman Islands exempted company that is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund (the “Regulation S Subsidiary”). A Cayman Islands exempted company is a corporate entity established under the laws of the Cayman Islands for the purpose of conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands. Regulation S fixed-income securities are debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers that are issued through private placement offerings without registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. These may include sovereign or quasi-sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and structured notes issued pursuant to Regulation S. The Regulation S Subsidiary is advised by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management”), the Fund’s sub-adviser, and has the same investment objective as the Fund, except that the Regulation S Subsidiary may invest without limitation in Regulation S securities.

The Fund may also seek exposure to certain bonds or fixed-income securities that are sold subject to selling restrictions under the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (“TEFRA”), which generally restricts the purchase of such bonds to non-U.S. persons (as defined for applicable U.S. federal income tax purposes) (“TEFRA Bonds”) through investment of up to 25% of its total assets in a separate Cayman Islands exempted company that is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund (the “TEFRA Bond Subsidiary”). These may include sovereign or quasi-sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and structured notes issued pursuant to TEFRA. The TEFRA Bond Subsidiary is advised by Nuveen Asset Management and has the same investment objective as the Fund, except that the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary may invest without limitation in TEFRA Bonds.

Principal Risks

The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund listed below are presented alphabetically to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Each risk summarized below is considered a "principal risk" of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

Active Management Risk—The Fund’s sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund’s sub-adviser, including its use of proprietary and third-party technology systems, models, algorithms and data management software, may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Call Risk—If, during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer exercises its right to prepay principal on its higher-yielding debt securities held by the Fund, the Fund may have to reinvest in securities with lower yields or higher risk of default, which may adversely impact the Fund’s performance.

Contingent Capital Security Risk—CoCos have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. Upon the occurrence of a specified trigger or event, CoCos may be subject to automatic conversion into the issuer’s common stock, which likely will have declined in value and which will be subordinate to the issuer’s other classes of securities, or to an automatic write-down of the principal amount of the securities, potentially to zero, which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. CoCos are often rated below investment grade and are subject to the risks of high yield securities.

Convertible Security Risk—Convertible securities are subject to market and other risks associated with equity securities, as well as the credit, interest rate and other risks associated with debt securities. The value of convertible securities may decline in response to such factors as rising interest rates and fluctuations in the market price of the common stock underlying the convertible securities.

Credit Risk—Credit risk is the risk that an issuer or other obligated party of a security may be, or perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to be, unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments.

Credit Spread Risk—Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund’s debt securities. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated securities than for investment grade securities. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity securities.

Currency Risk—Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Cybersecurity Risk—Cybersecurity risk is the risk of an unauthorized breach and access to Fund assets, customer data (including private shareholder information), or proprietary information, or the risk of an incident occurring that causes the Fund, its investment adviser or sub-adviser, custodian, transfer agent, distributor or other service provider, a financial intermediary or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to suffer a data breach, data corruption or lose operational functionality. Successful cyber-attacks or other cyber-failures or events affecting the Fund, its service providers or the issuers of securities held by the Fund may adversely impact the Fund or its shareholders. Additionally, a cybersecurity breach could affect the issuers in which the Fund invests, which may cause the Fund’s investments to lose value.

Derivatives Risk—The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that can involve investment techniques, risks, and tax planning different from those associated with more traditional investment instruments and involves transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Derivative instruments can be used to acquire or to transfer the risk and returns of a security or other asset without buying or selling the security or asset, and the risks associated with investing in such derivatives may be different and greater than the risks associated with directly investing in the underlying securities and other instruments, including leverage risk, market risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk. These instruments may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in derivatives can result in losses that greatly exceed the original investment. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. An over-the-counter derivative transaction between the Fund and a counterparty that is not cleared through a central counterparty also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments. The payment obligation for a cleared derivative transaction is guaranteed by a central counterparty, which exposes the Fund to the creditworthiness of the central counterparty. Derivatives used by the Fund are expected to be counted towards the Fund's 80% policy to the extent they provide investment exposure to investments within that policy or to one or more of the market risk factors associated with investments within that policy.

Financial Services Sector Risk—The Fund's policy to concentrate in financial services companies makes the Fund more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting the financial services sector. Financial services companies are particularly sensitive to the adverse effects of economic recession; changes in government regulation; the availability of capital; volatile interest rates; and the health of the commercial and residential real estate markets.

Foreign Investment Risk—Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. Foreign investments may also have lower liquidity and be more difficult to value than investments in U.S. issuers. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in a single country or region, it may be more susceptible to adverse economic, market, political or regulatory events or conditions affecting that country or region. Foreign investments may also be subject to risk of loss because of more or less foreign government regulation, less public information, less stringent investor protections and less stringent accounting, corporate governance, financial reporting and disclosure standards.

High Yield Securities Risk—High yield securities, which are rated below investment grade and commonly referred to as “junk” bonds, and unrated securities of comparable quality are high risk investments that may cause income and principal losses for the Fund. They generally are considered to be speculative with respect to the ability to pay interest and repay principal, have greater credit risk, are less liquid, are more likely to experience a default and have more volatile prices than investment grade securities, especially during periods of uncertainty or market turmoil.

Income Risk—The Fund's income could decline during periods of falling interest rates or when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities or defaults or deferrals on preferred securities it holds.

Interest Rate Risk—Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s fixed-rate securities will decline because of rising interest rates. Changing interest rates, or anticipated changes to interest rates, may have unpredictable effects on markets, result in heightened market volatility and detract from the Fund’s performance to the extent that it is exposed to such interest rates. Fixed-rate securities may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. Higher periods of inflation could lead to government fiscal policies which raise interest rates. When interest rates change, the values of longer-duration fixed-rate securities usually change more than the values of shorter-duration fixed-rate securities. Conversely, fixed-rate securities with shorter durations or maturities will be less volatile but may provide lower returns than fixed-rate securities with longer durations or maturities. Rising interest rates also may lengthen the duration of securities with call features, since exercise of the call becomes less likely as interest rates rise, which in turn will make the securities more sensitive to changes in interest rates and result in even steeper price declines in the event of further interest rate increases. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the income generated by its investments may not keep pace with inflation. There is a risk that interest rates across the financial system may change, possibly significantly and/or rapidly. In general, changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, or a lack of market participants may lead to decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed-rate or debt markets, making it more difficult for the Fund to sell fixed-rate investments. Changes in interest rates may also lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may result in higher portfolio turnover costs, thereby adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.

Market Risk—The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund’s investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, the imposition or removal of tariffs, sanctions, and other trade restrictions, terrorism, geopolitical events, financial system instability, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. Additionally, as inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.

Market Liquidity Risk—Reductions in trading activity or dealer inventories of securities such as bonds and preferred securities, which provide an indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to “make markets” in those securities, have the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. In addition, federal banking regulations may cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of securities, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell securities. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of securities to meet shareholder redemption requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and hurt performance.

Municipal Securities Risk—The values of municipal securities held by the Fund may be adversely affected by local political and economic conditions and developments. Adverse conditions in an industry significant to a local economy could have a correspondingly adverse effect on the financial condition of local issuers. The amount of public information available about municipal bonds is generally less than for certain corporate equities or bonds, meaning that the investment performance of the Fund may be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the Fund’s sub-adviser than funds that invest in stock or other corporate investments.

Preferred Security Risk—Preferred securities generally are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments. In addition, preferred securities are subject to other risks, such as having no or limited voting rights, being subject to special redemption rights, having distributions deferred or skipped, having floating interest rates or dividends, which may result in a decline in value in a falling interest rate environment, having fixed interest rates or dividends, which may result in a decline in value in a rising interest rate environment, having limited liquidity, changing or unfavorable tax treatments and possibly being issued by companies in heavily regulated industries.

Regulation S Securities Risk—Regulation S securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities because of legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Regulation S securities may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that would be applicable to publicly traded securities. As a result, Regulation S securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in losses.

Restricted Securities Risk—The market for restricted securities, including Rule 144A securities, typically is less active than the market for publicly traded securities. Rule 144A securities and other securities exempt from registration under the Securities Act carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and the Fund may be unable to dispose of the securities promptly or at current market value.

Service Provider Operational Risk—The Fund’s service providers, such as the Fund’s administrator, custodian or transfer agent, may experience disruptions or operating errors that could negatively impact the Fund. Although service providers are required to have appropriate operational risk management policies and procedures, and to take appropriate precautions to avoid and mitigate risks that could lead to disruptions and operating errors, it may not be possible to identify all of the operational risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to completely eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects.

TEFRA Bond Subsidiary Risk—The Fund may seek exposure to TEFRA Bonds through investment of up to 25% of its total assets in the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary. Under the applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, income from the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary will only be considered qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code if certain conditions are met. The tax treatment of the investments in the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary could affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or any gains and distributions made by the Fund.

Unrated Security Risk—Unrated securities determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality to rated securities which the Fund may purchase may pay a higher interest rate than such rated securities and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes. Less public information is typically available about unrated securities or issuers than rated securities or issuers.

U.S. Government Securities Risk—U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government or may be subject to certain limitations. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so, which may increase the risk of loss to the Fund.

Valuation Risk—The sales price the Fund could receive for any particular debt security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for debt securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The debt securities in which the Fund invests typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including price quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to buy or sell a portfolio security at the price established by the pricing service, which could result in a gain or loss to the Fund. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, often at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Over certain time periods, such differences could materially impact the performance of the Fund, which may not be sustainable. Alternative pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same securities. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund’s pricing service were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund’s net asset value.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary Risk—Neither the Regulation S Subsidiary nor the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary (together with the Regulation S Subsidiary, the “Subsidiaries”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) and, therefore, as an investor in the Subsidiaries, the Fund does not have all of the protections offered to investors by the 1940 Act. However, the Subsidiaries are wholly owned and controlled by the Fund and managed by Nuveen Asset Management. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the Subsidiaries to operate as anticipated and could adversely affect the Fund.

Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

*Class A year-to-date total return as of September 30, 2026 was ___%. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures.

During the ten-year period ended December 31, 2025, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 11.07%
and -15.43%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020.

The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of broad measures of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers had not been in place, returns would have been reduced.

Management

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

Sub-Adviser

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC

Portfolio Managers

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund directly from the Fund (for certain share classes) or through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary on any day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or its affiliated exchanges, NYSE Arca Equities or NYSE American, are open for trading. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although certain financial intermediaries may impose their own investment minimums and the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan (in which case you may be taxed upon withdrawal of your investment from such account).

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

Section 2 How We Manage Your Money

To help you better understand the Fund, this section includes a detailed discussion of the Fund's investment and risk management strategies. For a more complete discussion of these matters, please see the statement of additional information, which is available by calling (800) 257-8787 or by visiting Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (“Nuveen Fund Advisors”), the Fund’s investment adviser, offers advisory and investment management services to a broad range of clients, including investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. Nuveen Fund Advisors has overall responsibility for management of the Fund, oversees the management of the Fund’s portfolio, manages the Fund’s business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Nuveen Fund Advisors is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Nuveen Fund Advisors is a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”). TIAA is a life insurance company founded in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is the companion organization of College Retirement Equities Fund. As of September 30, 2026, Nuveen, LLC managed approximately $___ trillion in assets, of which approximately $_____ billion was managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

Nuveen Fund Advisors has selected its affiliate, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management”), located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, to serve as sub-adviser to the Fund. Nuveen Asset Management manages the investment of the Fund's assets on a discretionary basis, subject to the supervision of Nuveen Fund Advisors.

The Fund is managed by multiple portfolio managers, who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, with expertise in the area applicable to the Fund’s investments. Each portfolio manager may be responsible for different aspects of the Fund’s management. For example, one manager may be principally responsible for selecting appropriate investments for the Fund, while another may be principally responsible for asset allocation. The following is a list of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for managing the Fund’s investments, along with their relevant experience. The Fund’s portfolio managers may change from time to time.

* Including tenure at affiliate or predecessor firms, as applicable

Additional information about the portfolio managers’ compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio managers and the portfolio managers’ ownership of securities in the Fund is provided in the statement of additional information.

Management Fees

The management fee schedule for the Fund consists of two components: a Fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

The annual Fund-level fee, payable monthly, is based upon the average daily net assets of the Fund as follows:

As of September 30, 2026, the effective complex-level fee rate for the Fund was _____%.

For the Fund, the overall complex-level fee, payable monthly, begins at a maximum rate of 0.1600% of each Fund’s average daily net assets, with breakpoints for eligible complex-level assets above $124.3 billion. Therefore, the maximum management fee rate for each Fund is the Fund-level fee plus 0.1600%. The current overall complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

*  See “Service Providers – Investment Adviser” in the statement of additional information for more detailed information about the complex-level fee and eligible complex-level assets.

For the most recent fiscal year, the Fund paid Nuveen Fund Advisors _.__% of its average daily net assets in management fees.

Nuveen Fund Advisors has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.25% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. However, because Class R6 shares are not subject to sub-transfer agent and similar fees, the total annual operating expenses for the Class R6 shares will be less than the expense limitation. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified only with the approval of shareholders of the Fund.

Information regarding the Board of Trustees’ approval of the investment management agreements is available in the Fund's Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2026.

Information about Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund’s Subsidiaries

The Fund may invest in its Regulation S Subsidiary, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund, to gain exposure to Regulation S securities. A Cayman Islands exempted company is a corporate entity established under the laws of the Cayman Islands for the purpose of conducting business mainly outside the Cayman Islands. The Fund invests in the Regulation S Subsidiary to obtain exposure to certain Regulation S securities not eligible for investment by the Fund until the expiration of the applicable Regulation S security restricted period. These may include sovereign or quasi-sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and structured notes issued pursuant to Regulation S. The Fund is the sole shareholder of its Regulation S Subsidiary and it is currently expected that shares of the Regulation S Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors.

The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund, to gain exposure to certain TEFRA Bonds. TEFRA Bonds are sold subject to selling restrictions generally designed to restrict the purchasers of such bonds to non-U.S. persons (as defined for applicable U.S. federal income tax purposes). As the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary will elect to be a corporation from a U.S. federal income tax perspective, the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary will generally be viewed as a non-U.S. person for such purposes. The Fund invests in its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary to provide the Fund exposure to TEFRA Bonds, within the selling restrictions that apply to the sale of such bonds. These may include sovereign or quasi-sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and structured notes issued pursuant to TEFRA. The Fund is the sole shareholder of its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary and it is currently expected that shares of the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary will not be sold or offered to other investors.

The Subsidiaries have each entered into an investment management agreement with Nuveen Asset Management for the management of the Subsidiaries’ portfolios. Under these agreements, Nuveen Asset Management provides the Subsidiaries with the same type of management services, under the same terms, as are provided to the Fund. The investment management agreements with the Subsidiaries provide for their automatic termination upon the termination of the Fund’s investment management agreement with Nuveen Fund Advisors. Nuveen Asset Management is not compensated by the Subsidiaries for the services it provides to the Subsidiaries. As described in more detail in this prospectus and the statement of additional information, Nuveen Fund Advisors receives a management fee from the Fund based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, which includes any amounts invested in the Subsidiaries, and Nuveen Fund Advisors pays Nuveen Asset Management a portfolio management fee out of the management fee received by Nuveen Fund Advisors. The Fund will bear the operating

expenses of the Subsidiaries. The Subsidiaries have also entered into separate contracts for the provision of custody and transfer agency services with the same service providers as those engaged by the Fund.

In managing the Subsidiaries’ portfolios, Nuveen Asset Management is subject to the same investment policies and restrictions that apply to the management of the Fund. However, unlike the Fund, the Regulation S Subsidiary may invest without limitation in Regulation S securities and the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary may invest without limitation in TEFRA Bonds.

While there are no limitations on the ability of the Fund to invest in the Subsidiaries (other than the requirement that the Fund have no more than 25% of its total assets invested in its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary, consistent with the asset diversification test applicable to regulated investment companies), the portfolio investments of the Subsidiaries are subject to the investment strategies and limitations of the Fund in the same manner as are investments directly held by the Fund. The Fund will comply with the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act, including, without limitation, those provisions relating to investment policies, capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the Subsidiaries.

Neither the Fund nor the Subsidiaries currently intend to create or acquire primary control of any entity which primarily engages in investment activities in securities or other assets other than entities wholly- or majority-owned by the Fund.

The Fund’s investment objective, which is described in the “Fund Summary” section, may not be changed without shareholder approval.

The Fund has adopted a non-fundamental investment policy (the “Name Policy”) whereby the Fund, under normal circumstances, will invest at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in preferred securities and other income producing securities. The Fund will consider both direct investments and indirect investments when determining compliance with the Name Policy. For example, investments in other investment companies with characteristics similar to the direct investments that meet the Name Policy and derivative instruments that provide investment exposure to investments that meet the Name Policy or to one or more of the market risk factors associated with investments included in the Name Policy will be counted toward the Fund’s Name Policy. In addition, the Fund will generally value eligible derivatives at their notional value instead of their fair value or market value in compliance with Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As a result of having a Name Policy, the Fund must provide shareholders with a written notice at least 60 days prior to any change of the Fund's Name Policy.

The Fund's investment policies may be changed by the Board of Trustees without shareholder approval unless otherwise noted in this prospectus or the statement of additional information.

The Fund's principal investment strategies are discussed in the “Fund Summary” section. These are the strategies that the Fund's investment adviser and sub-adviser believe are most likely to be important in trying to achieve the Fund’s investment objective. This section provides more information about these strategies, as well as information about some additional strategies that the Fund's sub-adviser uses, or may use, to achieve the Fund's objective. You should be aware that the Fund may also use

strategies and invest in securities that are not described in this prospectus, but that are described in the statement of additional information. For a copy of the statement of additional information, call Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787 or visit Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com.

Preferred Securities

The Fund may invest in all types of preferred securities, including both perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Perpetual preferred securities are generally equity securities of the issuer that have priority over the issuer’s common shares as to the payment of dividends (i.e., the issuer cannot pay dividends on its common shares until the dividends on the preferred shares are current) and as to the payout of proceeds of a bankruptcy or other liquidation, but are subordinate to an issuer’s senior debt and junior debt as to both types of payments. Additionally, in a bankruptcy or other liquidation, perpetual preferred securities are generally subordinate to an issuer’s trade creditors and other general obligations. Perpetual preferred securities typically have a fixed liquidation (or “par”) value.

The term “preferred securities” also includes hybrid securities and other types of preferred securities that do not have the features described above. Preferred securities that are hybrid securities often behave similarly to investments in perpetual preferred securities and are regarded by market investors as being part of the preferred securities market. Such hybrid securities possess varying combinations of features of both debt and perpetual preferred securities and as such they may constitute senior debt, junior debt or preferred shares in an issuer’s capital structure.

The term “preferred securities” also includes certain forms of debt that are regarded by the investment marketplace to be part of the broader preferred securities market. Among these preferred securities are certain exchange-listed debt issues that historically have several attributes, including trading and investment performance characteristics, in common with exchange-listed perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Generally, these types of preferred securities are senior debt in the capital structure of an issuer.

As a general matter, dividend or interest payments on preferred securities may be cumulative or non-cumulative and may be deferred (in the case of cumulative payments) or skipped (in the case of non-cumulative payments) at the option of the issuer.

Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company, except in some cases voting rights may arise if the issuer fails to pay the preferred share dividends or if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing.

Preferred securities may either trade over-the-counter (“OTC”) or trade on an exchange. Preferred securities can be structured differently for retail and institutional investors, and a Fund may invest in preferred securities of either structure. The retail segment is typified by $25 par value exchange-traded securities, which trade on exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the institutional segment is typified by $1,000 par value OTC securities. Typically, most $25 par value exchange-traded securities have fixed-rate coupon structures, while the institutional segment of $1,000 par securities are variable-rate securities. Both $25 and $1,000 par value securities are often callable at par value, typically at least five years after their original issuance date (i.e., the issuer has the right to call in or redeem the preferred security at a pre-set price after a specified date).

Convertible Securities

Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt securities or preferred securities that may be converted within a specified period of time (typically for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. They also include debt securities with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt securities and equity securities. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt securities, or dividends paid or accrued on preferred securities, until the securities mature or are redeemed, converted or exchanged.

Contingent Capital Securities

Contingent capital securities (sometimes referred to as "CoCos") are hybrid securities, issued primarily by non-U.S. financial institutions, which have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. CoCos are not preferred securities. CoCos provide for mandatory conversion into the common stock of the issuer or a permanent or temporary full or partial write-down of the principal amount of the security upon the occurrence of certain triggers linked to minimum regulatory capital thresholds. In addition, they may explicitly provide for mandatory conversion or a principal write-down upon the occurrence of certain events such as regulatory bodies calling into question the issuing institution’s continued viability as a going-concern. Equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuer and its regulatory requirements and, unlike traditional convertible securities, conversions are not voluntary and are not intended to benefit the investor.

Other Income Producing Securities

In addition to investing in preferred securities and CoCos, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets, in the aggregate, in the following securities:

Taxable Municipal Bonds. The Fund may invest in taxable municipal bonds. States, local governments and municipalities and other issuing authorities issue municipal bonds to raise money for various public purposes such as building public facilities, refinancing outstanding obligations and financing general operating expenses. These bonds include general obligation bonds, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuer and may be repaid from any revenue source, and revenue bonds, which may be repaid only from the revenue of a specific facility or source. Municipal bonds issued to finance activities with a broad public purpose are generally exempt from federal income tax. Taxable municipal bonds, however, are issued to finance activities with less significant benefits to the public, such as the construction of sports facilities, and as such the interest paid to holders of such bonds is taxable as ordinary income. Many taxable municipal bonds offer yields comparable to those of other taxable bonds, such as corporate and agency bonds. Taxable municipal bonds may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and pay interest based on fixed or floating rate coupons. Maturities may range from long-term to short-term.

Corporate Debt Securities. The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities issued by companies of all kinds, including those with small-, mid- and large-capitalizations. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses to finance their operations. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities, with the primary difference being their maturities and secured or unsecured status. Commercial paper has the shortest term and is usually unsecured. Corporate debt securities may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry fixed or floating rates of interest.

U.S. Government Securities. U.S. government securities in which the Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities which have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

High Yield Debt Securities

As a principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in debt securities rated below investment grade or unrated securities deemed by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. Debt securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk” bonds. These types of bonds are typically issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by issuers that have questionable credit strength. High yield and comparable unrated debt securities: (a) will likely have some quality and protective characteristics that, in the judgment of the rating agency evaluating the instrument, are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions; and (b) are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

Financial Services Company Securities

The Fund intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in financial services. Financial services companies include, but are not limited to, companies involved in activities such as banking, mortgage finance, consumer finance, specialized finance, investment banking and brokerage, asset management and custody, corporate lending, insurance, and financial investment, and real estate, including but not limited to real estate investment trusts.

Non-U.S. Investments

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers traded over the counter or listed on an exchange. The Fund will classify an issuer of a security as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer’s country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer’s revenue comes, and the issuer’s reporting currency.

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

As a non-principal investment strategy, the Fund may invest in cash and in U.S. dollar-denominated high-quality money market instruments and other short-term securities, including money market funds, in such proportions as warranted by prevailing market conditions and the Fund's principal investment strategies. The Fund may temporarily invest without limit in such holdings for liquidity purposes, or in an attempt to respond to adverse market, economic, political or other conditions. Being invested in these securities may keep the Fund from participating in a market upswing and prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

Temporary Defensive Positions

In certain situations or market conditions, such as in the case of liquidity concerns and/or unusually large cash inflows or redemptions, the Fund may temporarily depart from its normal investment policies and strategies, provided that the alternative is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in the Fund’s statement of additional information. A list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is available on the Fund’s website—www.nuveen.com/mutual-funds—by navigating to the Fund’s web page and clicking on the “Characteristics” link. By following this link, you can obtain a list of the Fund’s top ten holdings as of the end of the most recent month. A complete list of portfolio holdings information is generally made available on the Fund’s website ten business days after the end of the month. This information will remain available on the website until the Fund files with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual, semi-annual or quarterly holdings report for the fiscal period that includes the date(s) as of which the website information is current.

Risk is inherent in all investing. Investing in the Fund involves risk, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or even that you may lose part or all of your investment. Therefore, before investing you should consider carefully the principal risks and certain other risks that you assume when you invest in the Fund. These risks are listed alphabetically below. The significance of any specific risk to an investment in the Fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the Fund’s portfolio, market conditions and other factors. Because of these risks, you should consider an investment in the Fund to be a long-term investment.

Principal Risks

Active management risk: The Fund's sub-adviser actively manages the Fund’s investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the Fund's sub-adviser, including its use of proprietary and third-party technology systems, models, algorithms and data management software, may not produce the desired results. The sub-adviser’s judgment about markets, interest rates or the attractiveness, relative value, liquidity, or potential appreciation of a particular investment may not prove to be correct. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives. Additionally, legislative, regulatory or tax developments may affect the investment techniques available to the Fund's sub-adviser in connection with managing the Fund and such developments, as well as any deficiencies in the operating systems or controls of the sub-adviser or a Fund service provider, may also adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goal.

Call risk: Many bonds may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or “called,” before their stated maturity date. In general, an issuer will call its bonds if they can be refinanced by issuing new bonds which bear a lower interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer will call its high yielding bonds. The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates or in securities with a higher risk of default, which may adversely impact the Fund’s performance. Such redemptions and subsequent reinvestments would also increase the Fund's portfolio turnover. If the called bond was purchased or is currently valued at a premium, the value of the premium may be lost in the event of prepayment. Call risk is generally higher for long-term bond funds.

Contingent capital security risk: A loss absorption mechanism trigger event for CoCos would likely be the result of, or related to, the deterioration of the issuer’s financial condition (e.g., a decrease in the issuer’s capital ratio) and status as a going concern. In

such a case, with respect to CoCos that provide for conversion into common stock upon the occurrence of the trigger event, the market price of the issuer’s common stock received by the Fund will have likely declined, perhaps substantially, and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value. Further, the issuer’s common stock would be subordinate to the issuer’s other classes of securities and therefore would worsen the Fund’s standing in a bankruptcy proceeding. In addition, because the common stock of the issuer may not pay a dividend, investors in these instruments could experience a reduced income rate, potentially to zero. In view of the foregoing, CoCos are often rated below investment grade and are subject to the risks of high yield securities.

CoCos may be subject to an automatic write-down (i.e., the automatic write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, potentially to zero, and the cancellation of the securities) under certain circumstances, which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. In addition, the Fund may not have any rights with respect to repayment of the principal amount of the securities that has not become due or the payment of interest or dividends on such securities for any period from (and including) the interest or dividend payment date falling immediately prior to the occurrence of such automatic write-down. An automatic write-down could also result in a reduced income rate if the dividend or interest payment is based on the security’s par value. Coupon payments on CoCos may be discretionary and may be cancelled by the issuer for any reason. CoCos may also be subject to a permanent write-down or conversion into equity (in whole or in part), if the applicable bank regulator or other public administrative authority having responsibility for managing the orderly dissolution of an institution has determined that the issuer is not viable.

In certain scenarios, investors in CoCos may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity holders do not. There is no guarantee that the Fund will receive a return of principal on CoCos. Any indication that an automatic write-down or conversion event may occur can be expected to have a material adverse effect on the market price of CoCos.

The prices of CoCos may be volatile. Additionally, the trading behavior of a given issuer’s CoCo may be strongly impacted by the trading behavior of other issuers’ CoCos, such that negative information from an unrelated CoCo may cause a decline in value of one or more CoCos held by the Fund. Accordingly, the trading behavior of CoCos may not follow the trading behavior of other similarly structured securities.

CoCos are issued primarily by financial institutions. Therefore, CoCos present substantially increased risks at times of financial turmoil, which could affect financial institutions more than companies in other sectors and industries.

Convertible security risk: Convertible securities are subject to market and other risks associated with equity securities, as well as the credit, interest rate and other risks associated with debt securities. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar quality. The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. However, a convertible security’s market value also tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company. Convertible securities are also exposed to the risk that an issuer is unable to meet its obligation to make dividend or interest and principal payments when due as a result of changing financial or market conditions.

Mandatory convertible securities are distinguished as a subset of convertible securities because the conversion is not optional and the conversion price at maturity is based

solely upon the market price of the underlying common stock, which may be significantly less than par or the price (above or below par) paid. Mandatory convertible securities generally do not limit the potential for loss to the same extent as securities convertible at the option of the holder.

Credit risk: Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a security held by the Fund may be, or perceived (whether by market participants, rating agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to be, unable or unwilling to make dividend, interest and principal payments and the related risk that the value of a security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in credit ratings, although credit ratings are only the opinions of rating agencies and are not guarantees of the quality of the bonds. The credit rating of a security may be lowered or, in some cases, withdrawn if the issuer suffers adverse changes in its financial condition, which can lead to greater volatility in the price of the security and in shares of the Fund, can negatively impact the value of the security and the shares of the Fund, and can also affect the security’s liquidity and make it more difficult for the Fund to sell. When the Fund purchases unrated securities, it will depend on the sub-adviser’s analysis of credit risk without the assessment of an independent rating organization, such as Moody’s Ratings or S&P Global Ratings. Issuers of unrated securities, issuers with significant debt services requirements in the near to mid-term and issuers with less capital and liquidity to absorb additional expenses may have greater credit risk. Additionally, credit risk is heightened in market environments where interest rates are rising, particularly when rates are rising significantly, to the extent that an issuer is less willing or able to make payments when due.

To the extent that the Fund holds securities that are secured or guaranteed by financial institutions or insurance companies, changes in the credit quality of such obligors could cause the values of these securities to decline. Security insurance does not guarantee the value of either individual securities or the share price, distributions, or shares of the Fund. Additionally, the Fund could be delayed or hindered in the enforcement of its rights against an issuer or guarantor.

Credit spread risk: Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated securities than for investment grade securities. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity securities.

Currency risk: Changes in currency exchange rates will affect the value of non-U.S. securities, the value of dividends and interest earned from such securities, gains and losses realized on the sale of such securities, and derivative transactions tied to such securities, and hence will affect the net asset value of the Fund that invests in such securities. A strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund to the extent it invests in such non-U.S. securities. Although the Fund may attempt to hedge its currency exposure into the U.S. dollar, it may not be successful in reducing the effects of currency fluctuations. The Fund may also hedge from one foreign currency to another. In addition, such currency hedging may not be successful and may lower the Fund’s potential returns.

Cybersecurity risk: Intentional cybersecurity breaches include: unauthorized access to systems, networks or devices (such as through “hacking” activity); infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable,

slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. In addition, unintentional incidents can occur, such as the inadvertent release of confidential information (possibly resulting in the violation of applicable privacy laws).

A cybersecurity breach or other operational disruption could result in the loss or theft of customer data or funds, the inability to access electronic systems (“denial of services”), loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs associated with system repairs. Such incidents could cause the Fund, the Fund’s adviser or sub-adviser, a financial intermediary, other service providers, or the issuers of securities held by the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs or financial loss. Negative impacts on the Fund could include the inability to calculate net asset value, transact business, process transactions on behalf of shareholders or safeguard data. In addition, such incidents could affect issuers in which the Fund invests, and thereby cause the Fund’s investments to lose value. Technological developments such as the use of cloud-based service providers and/or services and the integration of artificial intelligence in systems and operations create new cybersecurity and operational risks that are difficult to assess and anticipate, but which may negatively impact Fund performance.

Derivatives risk: The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that can involve investment techniques and tax planning different from those associated with more traditional investment instruments and presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities, including leverage risk, market risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, operational risk and legal risk. Operational risk generally refers to risk related to potential operational issues, including documentation issues, settlement issues, systems failures, inadequate controls and human error, and legal risk generally refers to insufficient documentation, insufficient capacity or authority of counterparty, or legality or enforceability of a contract. Derivatives used by the Fund are expected to be counted towards the Fund's 80% policy to the extent they provide investment exposure to investments within that policy or to one or more of the market risk factors associated with investments within that policy.

Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value, and there is the risk that changes in the value of a derivative held by the Fund will not correlate with the asset, index or rate underlying the derivative contract. Changes in the value of a derivative may also create margin delivery or settlement obligations for the Fund.

The use of derivatives can lead to losses because of adverse movements in the price or value of the underlying asset, index or rate, which may be magnified by certain features of the contract. A derivative transaction also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments. These risks are heightened when the portfolio managers use derivatives to enhance the Fund’s return or as a substitute for a position or security, rather than solely to hedge (or offset) the risk of a position or security held by the Fund.

The Fund may use derivatives to hedge risk. Hedges are sometimes subject to imperfect matching between the derivative and the underlying security, and there can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective. The use of hedging may result in certain adverse tax consequences.

In addition, when the Fund engages in certain derivative transactions, it is effectively leveraging its investments, which could result in exaggerated changes in the net asset value of the Fund’s shares and can result in losses that exceed the amount originally invested. The success of the Fund’s derivatives strategies will depend on the sub-

adviser’s ability to assess and predict the impact of market or economic developments on the underlying asset, index or rate and the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions.

The Fund may also enter into OTC transactions in derivatives. Transactions in the OTC markets generally are conducted on a principal-to-principal basis. The terms and conditions of these instruments generally are not standardized and tend to be more specialized or complex, and the instruments may be harder to value. In general, there is less governmental regulation and supervision of transactions in the OTC markets than of transactions entered into on organized exchanges. In addition, certain derivative instruments and markets may not be liquid, which means the Fund may not be able to close out a derivatives transaction in a cost-efficient manner.

Short positions in derivatives may involve greater risks than long positions, as the risk of loss on short positions is theoretically unlimited (unlike a long position, in which the risk of loss may be limited to the notional amount of the instrument).

Swap agreements may involve fees, commissions or other costs that may reduce the Fund’s gains from a swap agreement or may cause the Fund to lose money.

Futures contracts are subject to the risk that an exchange may impose price fluctuation limits, which may make it difficult or impossible for the Fund to close out a position when desired.

Options contracts may expire unexercised, which may cause the Fund to realize a capital loss equal to the premium paid on a purchased option or a capital gain equal to the premium received on a written option.

The Fund may invest in currency forwards. Currency forwards may be individually negotiated and privately traded, exposing them to credit and counterparty risks. The precise matching of the currency forward amounts and the value of the instruments denominated in the corresponding currencies will not generally be possible because the future value of such securities in foreign currencies will change as a consequence of market movements in the value of those securities between the date on which the contract is entered into and the date it matures.

Financial services sector risk: The Fund intends to invest at least 25% of its assets in securities of companies principally engaged in financial services. This makes the Fund more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting the financial services sector. The Fund is also subject to the risks of investing in the individual industries and securities that comprise the financial services sector, such as the bank, diversified financials, real estate (including REITs) and insurance industries. Concentration of investments in the financial services sector poses risks, including the following:

· Financial services companies may suffer a setback if regulators change the rules under which they operate.

· Unstable interest rates can have a disproportionate effect on the financial services sector.

· The profitability of companies in the financial sector is largely dependent upon the availability and cost of capital which may fluctuate significantly in response to changes in interest rates and general economic developments.

· Financial services companies whose securities the Fund may purchase may themselves have concentrated portfolios, such as a high level of loans to real estate

developers, which makes them vulnerable to economic conditions that affect that sector.

· Financial services companies have been affected by increased competition, which could adversely affect the profitability or viability of such companies.

· Financial services companies have been significantly and negatively affected by the downturn in the subprime mortgage lending market and the resulting impact on the world’s economies.

· Financial services companies are subject to extensive government regulation that may require them to comply with minimum capital requirements, limit the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments that such companies can make.

Foreign investment risk: Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to or different than those of issuers that are located in or principally operated in the United States due to political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as armed conflicts and different regulatory environments and laws, potential seizure by the government of company assets, higher taxation, withholding taxes on dividends and interest and limitations on the use or transfer of portfolio assets. If any of these events were to occur, the affected security may experience drastic declines. In the event of a seizure of assets by a non-U.S. government, the Fund could lose its entire investment in that particular country. These risks may be heightened in emerging or developing markets.

To the extent the Fund invests in depositary receipts, the Fund will be subject to many of the same risks as when investing directly in non-U.S. securities. The holder of an unsponsored depositary receipt may have limited voting rights and may not receive as much information about the issuer of the underlying securities as would the holder of a sponsored depositary receipt.

Other non-U.S. investment risks include the following:

· Enforcing legal rights may be difficult, costly and slow in non-U.S. countries, and there may be special problems enforcing claims against non-U.S. governments.

· Non-U.S. companies may not be subject to accounting, auditing, financial reporting or recordkeeping standards or governmental supervision comparable to U.S. companies, and there may be less public information about their operations.

· Non-U.S. markets may be less liquid and more volatile and may be more difficult to value than U.S. markets.

· The U.S. and non-U.S. markets often rise and fall at different times or by different amounts due to economic or other developments, including armed conflict or political, social or diplomatic events, particular to a given country or region. This phenomenon would tend to lower the overall price volatility of a portfolio that included both U.S. and non-U.S. securities. Sometimes, however, global trends will cause the U.S. and non-U.S. markets to move in the same direction, reducing or eliminating the risk reduction benefit of international investing.Non-U.S. securities traded on foreign exchanges may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading, and greater spreads between bid and asked prices for securities. In addition, non-U.S. exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. exchange transactions. To the extent that the underlying securities held by the Fund trade on

foreign exchanges or in foreign markets that may be closed when the U.S. markets are open, there are likely to be deviations between the current price of an underlying security and the last quoted price for the underlying security.

· The Fund’s income from non-U.S. issuers may be subject to non-U.S. withholding taxes. In some countries, the Fund also may be subject to taxes on trading profits and, on certain securities transactions, transfer or stamp duties tax. To the extent non-U.S. income taxes are paid by the Fund, U.S. shareholders may be entitled to a credit or deduction for U.S. tax purposes.

Some countries restrict to varying degrees foreign investment in their securities markets. In some circumstances, these restrictions may limit or preclude investment in certain countries or may increase the cost of investing in securities of particular companies. Non-U.S. countries may be subject to economic sanctions or other measures by the United States or other governments. The type and severity of sanctions and other similar measures, including counter sanctions and other retaliatory actions, that may be imposed could vary broadly in scope, and their impact is impossible to predict. In some cases, as a result of economic sanctions and other similar governmental actions or developments, the Fund may be forced to sell or otherwise dispose of foreign investments at inopportune times or prices. The imposition of sanctions could, among other things, cause a decline in the value and/or liquidity of securities issued by the sanctioned country or companies located in or economically tied to the sanctioned country and increase market volatility and disruption in the sanctioned country and throughout the world. Sanctions and other similar measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in the sanctioned country and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact the Fund’s liquidity and performance. Sanctions and other similar measures may be in place for a substantial period of time and enacted with limited advanced notice. Brokerage commissions and custodial and transaction costs are often higher for foreign investments, and it may be difficult to use foreign laws and courts to enforce financial or legal obligations.

High yield securities risk: Securities that are rated below-investment grade are commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk” bonds. High yield securities (and similar quality unrated securities) usually offer higher yields than investment grade securities, but also involve more risk. Analysis of the creditworthiness of issuers of high yield securities may be more complex than for issuers of higher rated debt securities. High yield securities are considered to be speculative with respect to the ability to pay interest and repay principal. High yield securities may be more susceptible to real or perceived adverse economic conditions, such as a recession or a sustained period of rising interest rates, than investment grade securities, and they generally have more volatile prices, carry more risk to principal and are more likely to experience a default. In addition, high yield securities generally are less liquid than investment grade securities. Any investment in distressed or defaulted securities subjects the Fund to even greater credit risk than investments in other below-investment grade securities.

Income risk: The Fund’s income could decline during periods of falling interest rates because the Fund generally may have to invest the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, as well as the proceeds from maturing portfolio securities (or portfolio securities that have been called, see “Call risk” above), in lower-yielding securities. In addition, the Fund’s income could decline when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities or defaults or deferrals on preferred securities it holds. Furthermore, the Fund’s income from dividends may decline, which may decrease the distributions by the Fund. To the

extent that the Fund invests in floating-rate securities, the income generated from such securities will decrease during periods of falling interest rates.

Interest rate risk: Fixed-rate securities held by the Fund will fluctuate in value with changes in interest rates. In general, fixed-rate securities will increase in value when interest rates fall and decrease in value when interest rates rise. Short-term and long-term interest rates do not necessarily move in the same amount or in the same direction. Changing interest rates, or anticipated changes to interest rates, may have unpredictable effects on markets, result in heightened market volatility and detract from the Fund’s performance to the extent that it is exposed to such interest rates. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives. Higher periods of inflation could lead to government fiscal policies which raise interest rates. Longer-term fixed-rate securities are generally more sensitive to interest rate changes. Therefore, a fund that has a portfolio with a longer weighted average maturity or effective duration may be impacted to a greater degree than a fund that has a portfolio with a shorter weighted average maturity or effective duration. Conversely, fixed-rate securities with shorter durations or maturities will be less volatile but may provide lower returns than fixed-rate securities with longer durations or maturities. Rising interest rates also may lengthen the duration of securities with call features, since exercise of the call becomes less likely as interest rates rise, which in turn will make the securities more sensitive to changes in interest rates and result in even steeper price declines in the event of further interest rate increases. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates to rise (e.g., central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions). Further, rising interest rates may cause issuers to not make principal and interest payments when due. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the income generated by its investments may not keep pace with inflation. Changes in interest rates may also lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may result in higher portfolio turnover costs, thereby adversely affecting the Fund’s performance.

Market risk: The market value of the Fund’s investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time. Market values may change due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly within a specific country, region, industry, sector or asset class. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region. As a result, the value of the Fund’s investments may be negatively affected whether or not the Fund invests in a country or region directly impacted by such conditions or events.

Additionally, unexpected events and their aftermaths, including broad financial dislocations (such as the “great recession” of 2008-09), war, armed conflict (such as the war between Russia and Ukraine as well as the war among Israel, Hamas, and other militant groups in the Middle East), terrorism, the imposition and/or removal of economic sanctions or trading restrictions, bank failures (such as the March 2023 failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history), natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies (such as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic first detected in December of 2019), may adversely affect the global economy and the markets and issuers in which the Fund invests. These events could reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closures, travel restrictions or quarantines, or widespread unemployment, and generally have a severe negative impact on the global economy. Such events could also impair the information technology and other

operational systems upon which the Fund’s service providers, including the investment adviser and sub-adviser, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of employees of the Fund’s service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf of the Fund. Furthermore, such events could cause financial markets to experience elevated or even extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments. In addition, sanctions and other measures could limit or prevent the Fund from buying and selling securities (in sanctioned countries and other markets), significantly delay or prevent the settlement of securities transactions, and significantly impact liquidity and performance. Governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators throughout the world have in the past responded to major economic disruptions with a variety of significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including but not limited to, direct capital infusions into companies, new monetary programs and dramatically lower interest rates. An unexpected or quick reversal of these policies, or the ineffectiveness of these policies, could increase volatility in securities markets, which could adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments. In addition, there is a possibility that the rising prices of goods and services may have an effect on the Fund. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline.

Market liquidity risk: Primary dealer inventories of bonds and preferred securities are a core indication of dealers’ capacity to “make a market” in those securities. A reduction in market making capacity has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of securities to meet shareholder redemption requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the securities’ prices and hurt performance.

Municipal securities risk: The values of municipal securities may be adversely affected by local political and economic conditions and developments and, therefore, the Fund’s performance may be tied to the conditions in any of the states and U.S. territories where it is invested. Adverse conditions in an industry significant to a local economy could have a correspondingly adverse effect on the financial condition of local issuers. Other factors that could affect municipal securities include a change in the local, state, or national economy, a downgrade of a state’s credit rating or the rating of authorities or political subdivisions of the state or another obligated party, demographic factors, ecological or environmental concerns, inability or perceived inability of a government authority to collect sufficient tax or other revenues, statutory limitations on the issuer’s ability to increase taxes, and other developments generally affecting the revenue of issuers (for example, legislation or court decisions reducing state aid to local governments or mandating additional services). This risk would be heightened to the extent that the Fund invests a substantial portion of its portfolio in the bonds of similar projects (such as those relating to the education, health care, housing, transportation, or utilities industries), in industrial development bonds, or in particular types of municipal securities (such as general obligation bonds, municipal lease obligations, private activity bonds or moral obligation bonds) that are particularly exposed to specific types of adverse economic, business or political events. The value of municipal securities may also be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing unfunded pension liabilities, and by the phasing out of federal programs providing financial support. In recent periods, a number of municipal issuers have defaulted on obligations, been downgraded or commenced insolvency proceedings. Financial difficulties of municipal issuers may continue or get worse. In addition, the amount of public information available about municipal bonds is

generally less than for certain corporate equities or bonds, meaning that the investment performance of the Fund may be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the Fund’s sub-adviser than funds that invest in stock or other corporate investments.

Preferred security risk: There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities:

Limited voting rights. Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights.

In the case of certain preferred securities issued by trusts or special purpose entities, holders generally have no voting rights except if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing. In such an event, preferred security holders generally would have the right to appoint and authorize a trustee to enforce the trust’s or special purpose entity’s rights as a creditor under the agreement with its operating company.

Special redemption rights. In certain circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to their stated maturity date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in federal income tax or securities laws or by regulatory or major corporate action. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.

Payment deferral. Generally, preferred securities may be subject to provisions that allow an issuer, under certain conditions, to skip (“non-cumulative” preferred securities) or defer (“cumulative” preferred securities) distributions without any adverse consequences to the issuer. Non-cumulative preferred securities can skip distributions indefinitely. Cumulative preferred securities typically contain provisions that allow an issuer, at its discretion, to defer distributions payments for up to 10 years. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distribution, the Fund may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income. In addition, recent changes in bank regulations may increase the likelihood of issuers deferring or skipping distributions.

Subordination. Preferred securities generally are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure and therefore are subject to greater credit risk than those debt instruments.

Floating Rate Payments. The dividend or interest rates on preferred securities may be floating, or convert from fixed to floating at a specified future time. The market value of floating rate securities may fall in a declining interest rate environment and may also fall in a rising interest rate environment if there is a lag between the rise in interest rates and the reset. This risk may also be present with respect to fixed rate securities that will convert to a floating rate at a future time. A secondary risk associated with declining interest rates is the risk that income earned by the Fund on floating rate securities may decline due to lower coupon payments on the floating-rate securities.

Fixed Rate Payments. The market value of preferred securities with fixed dividends or interest rates may decline in a rising interest rate environment.

Liquidity. Preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as U.S. government securities or common stock. Less liquid securities involve the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time

desired by the Fund or at prices approximating the values at which the Fund is carrying the securities on its books.

Financial services industry. The preferred securities market is comprised predominately of securities issued by companies in the financial services industry. Therefore, preferred securities present substantially increased risks at times of financial turmoil, which could affect financial services companies more than companies in other sectors and industries.

Tax risk. The Fund may invest in preferred securities or other securities the federal income tax treatment of which may not be clear or may be subject to recharacterization by the Internal Revenue Service. It could be more difficult for the Fund to comply with the tax requirements applicable to regulated investment companies if the tax characterization of the Fund’s investments or the tax treatment of the income from such investments were successfully challenged by the Internal Revenue Service.

Regulatory risk. Issuers of preferred securities may be in industries that are heavily regulated and that may receive government funding. The value of preferred securities issued by these companies may be affected by changes in government policy, such as increased regulation, ownership restrictions, deregulation or reduced government funding.

Regulation S securities risk: The Fund may invest in Regulation S securities as a principal investment strategy. Regulation S securities may be less liquid than publicly traded securities because of legal or contractual restrictions on resale. Regulation S securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions but the price realized in such resales could be less than the amount originally paid. Further, because Regulation S securities are not publicly traded, they may not be subject to the same disclosure and other investor protection requirements that would be applicable to publicly traded securities. As a result, Regulation S securities may involve a high degree of business and financial risk and may result in losses.

Restricted securities risk: The market for restricted securities, including Rule 144A securities, typically is less active than the market for publicly traded securities. Rule 144A securities and other securities exempt from registration under the Securities Act carry the risk that their liquidity may become impaired and the Fund may be unable to dispose of the securities promptly or at current market value. In the U.S., restricted securities are typically sold only to qualified institutional buyers. An insufficient number of buyers interested in purchasing restricted securities at a particular time could adversely affect the marketability of such investments and the Fund might be unable to dispose of them promptly or at a reasonable price. In many cases, privately placed securities may not be freely transferable under the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or due to contractual restrictions on resale. As a result of the absence of a public trading market, privately placed securities may be deemed to be illiquid investments or less liquid investments and may be more difficult to value than publicly traded securities. To the extent that privately placed securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from the sales, due to lack of liquidity, could be less than those originally paid by the Fund or less than their fair market value. In addition, issuers whose securities are not registered and publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements that may be applicable if their securities were publicly traded. In making investments in such securities, the Fund may obtain access to material nonpublic information, which may restrict the Fund’s ability to conduct portfolio transactions in such securities.

Service provider operational risk: The Fund’s service providers, such as the Fund’s administrator, custodian or transfer agent, may experience disruptions or operating errors that could negatively impact the Fund. Although service providers are required to have appropriate operational risk management policies and procedures, and to take appropriate precautions to avoid and mitigate risks that could lead to disruptions and operating errors, it may not be possible to identify all of the operational risks that may affect the Fund or to develop processes and controls to completely eliminate or mitigate their occurrence or effects.

TEFRA Bond Subsidiary risk: The Fund may seek exposure to TEFRA Bonds through investment of up to 25% of its total assets in its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary. Under the applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, the Fund’s income inclusion with respect to a subsidiary will generally be treated as qualifying income under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, if either (i) there is a distribution out of the earnings and profits of the subsidiary that are attributable to such income inclusion, or (ii) such inclusion is derived with respect to the Fund’s business of investing in stock, securities, or currencies. The tax treatment of the Fund’s investments in its TEFRA Bond Subsidiary could affect whether income derived from such investments is qualifying income, or otherwise affect the character, timing and/or amount of the Fund’s taxable income or any gains and distributions made by the Fund.

Unrated security risk: Unrated securities determined by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality to rated securities which the Fund may purchase may pay a higher interest rate than such rated securities and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes. Less public information is typically available about unrated securities or issuers than rated securities or issuers.

U.S. government securities risk: U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government or may be subject to certain limitations. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so. Therefore, securities issued by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government may involve increased risk of loss of principal and interest. In addition, the value of U.S. government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the U.S. government.

Valuation risk: The sales price the Fund could receive for any particular security may differ from the Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for debt securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair value methodology. The debt securities in which the Fund may invest typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including price quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to buy or sell a portfolio security at the price established by the pricing service, which could result in a gain or loss to the Fund. Investors who purchase or redeem shares on days when the Fund is holding fair-valued securities may receive fewer or more shares or lower or higher redemption proceeds than they would have received if the Fund had not fair-valued securities or had used a different valuation methodology. The Fund’s ability to value its investments may be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

The valuation of the Fund’s investments involves subjective judgment, which may prove to be incorrect. Pricing services generally price debt securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, often at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Over certain time periods, such differences could materially impact the performance of the Fund, which may not be sustainable. Alternative pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same securities. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund’s pricing service were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund’s net asset value.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary risk: The Fund, through its investments in the Regulation S Subsidiary and the TEFRA Bond Subsidiary, is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiaries’ investments. There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the Fund or the Subsidiaries will be achieved. Further, the Subsidiaries are not registered under the 1940 Act and, therefore, as an investor in the Subsidiaries, the Fund does not have all of the protections offered to investors by the 1940 Act. However, each Subsidiary is wholly owned and controlled by the Fund and managed by Nuveen Asset Management. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or Cayman Islands could result in the inability of the Fund to invest in the Subsidiaries and could adversely affect the Fund.

Non-Principal Risks

Direct lending risk: The Fund may engage in direct lending. Direct loans between the Fund and a borrower may not be administered by an underwriter or agent bank. The Fund may provide financing to commercial borrowers directly or through companies affiliated with the Fund. The terms of the direct loans are negotiated with borrowers in private transactions. Furthermore, a direct loan may be secured or unsecured. The Fund will rely primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower and/or any collateral for payment of interest and repayment of principal. Direct loans may subject the Fund to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and borrower default or insolvency. Direct loans are not publicly traded and may not have a secondary market which may have an adverse impact on the ability of the Fund to dispose of a direct loan and/or value the direct loan. The Fund’s performance may be impacted by the Fund’s ability to lend on favorable terms as the Fund may be subject to increased competition or a reduced supply of qualifying loans which could lead to lower yields and reduce Fund performance.

As part of its lending activities, the Fund may originate loans to companies that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including companies involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Although the terms of such financing may result in significant financial returns to the Fund, they involve a substantial degree of risk. The level of analytical sophistication, both financial and legal, necessary for successful financing to companies experiencing significant business and financial difficulties is unusually high. Different types of assets may be used as collateral for the Fund’s loans and, accordingly, the valuation of and risks associated with such collateral will vary by loan. There is no assurance that the Fund will correctly evaluate the value of the assets collateralizing the Fund’s loans or the prospects for a successful reorganization or similar action. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a borrower that the Fund is lending money to, the Fund may lose all or part of the amounts advanced to the borrower or may be required to accept collateral with a value less than the amount of the loan advanced by the Fund to the borrower. Furthermore, in the event of a default by a borrower, the Fund may have difficulty disposing of the assets used as collateral for a loan. To the extent the Fund seeks to engage in direct lending,

the Fund will be subject to enhanced risks of litigation, regulatory actions and other proceedings. As a result, the Fund may be required to pay legal fees, settlement costs, damages, penalties or other charges, any or all of which could materially adversely affect the Fund and its holdings.

Large transactions risk: The Fund may experience adverse effects due to large purchases or redemptions of Fund shares. A large redemption by an individual shareholder, or an increase in redemptions generally by Fund shareholders, may cause the Fund to sell portfolio securities at times when it would not otherwise do so, which may negatively impact the Fund’s net asset value and liquidity. If the Fund has difficulty selling portfolio securities in a timely manner to meet redemption requests, the Fund may have to borrow money to do so. In such an instance, the Fund’s remaining shareholders would bear the costs of such borrowings, and such costs could reduce the Fund’s returns. In addition, until the Fund is able to sell securities to meet redemption requests, the Fund’s market exposure may be greater than it ordinarily would be, which would magnify the impact of any market movements on the Fund’s performance. Similarly, large Fund share purchases may adversely affect the Fund’s performance to the extent that the Fund is delayed in investing new cash and is required to maintain a larger cash position than it ordinarily would, reducing the Fund’s market exposure. Increased redemption activity may also result in unexpected taxable distributions to shareholders if such sales of investments resulted in gains and thereby accelerated the realization of taxable income. In addition, large redemptions could result in the Fund’s current expenses being allocated over a smaller asset base, leading to an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio.

Section 3 How You Can Buy and Sell Shares

The Fund offers multiple classes of shares, each with a different combination of sales charges, fees, eligibility requirements and other features. Your financial advisor can help you determine which class is best for you. For further details, please see the statement of additional information. Because the prospectus and the statement of additional information are available free of charge on Nuveen’s website at www.nuveen.com, we do not disclose the following share class information separately on the website.

The different share classes offered by the Fund are described below. You will pay up-front or contingent deferred sales charges on some of these share classes. In addition, some share classes are subject to annual distribution and/or service fees in the amounts described below, which are paid out of the Fund’s assets. These fees are paid to Nuveen Securities, LLC (the “Distributor”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC and the distributor of the Fund, and are used primarily for providing compensation to financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution of Fund shares and for providing ongoing account services to shareholders. The Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act that allows the Fund to pay these distribution and service fees. More information on this plan can be found under “Distribution and Service Payments—Distribution and Service Plan.” Because fees paid under the plan are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges.

Each share class of the Fund has certain eligibility requirements that apply when purchasing Fund shares. Eligibility to purchase a certain class of shares is generally based on the type of account being opened in the Fund as well as certain account minimums. In order to better understand the eligibility requirements outlined below, the following defined terms shall apply when used throughout this prospectus.

Financial Intermediary Accounts: These include accounts held through platforms, programs, plans and other similar entities, as well as omnibus accounts, on behalf of other investors. Additionally, Financial Intermediary Accounts may include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Employee Benefit Plans (as defined below);

· Certain custody accounts sponsored or administered by TIAA, or by other entities not affiliated with TIAA, that are established by individuals as IRAs pursuant to section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code; and

· Wrap accounts or other such arrangements as may be offered by a financial advisor or other intermediary.

Employee Benefit Plans: These include accounts sponsored or administered by either TIAA and its affiliates or by other entities not affiliated with TIAA and that are established by or on behalf of employers, or the trustees of plans sponsored by employers, in connection with certain Employee Benefit Plans. Such Employee Benefit Plans include those described in sections 401(a) (including 401(k) and Keogh plans), 403(a), 403(b) or

457 of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders investing through such Employee Benefit Plans may have to pay additional expenses related to the administration of such plans.

Direct Purchasers: These accounts are opened directly with the transfer agent for the Fund and include the following: individual, financial advisor, domestic trust and joint accounts; Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs; corporate and institutional accounts; custodial accounts for a minor child under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (“UGMA”) or Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (“UTMA”); and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts.

Class A Shares

You can purchase Class A shares at the offering price, which is the net asset value per share plus an up-front sales charge. You may qualify for a reduced sales charge, or the sales charge may be waived, as described in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge.” Class A shares are also subject to an annual service fee of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which compensates your financial advisor or other financial intermediary for providing ongoing service to you. The Distributor retains the service fee on accounts with no financial intermediary of record. The up-front Class A sales charges for the Fund are as follows:

* You can purchase $250,000 or more of Class A shares at net asset value without an up-front sales charge. The Distributor pays financial intermediaries of record at a rate of 1.00% of the first $2.5 million, plus 0.75% of the next $2.5 million, plus 0.50% of the amount over $5 million, which includes an advance of the first year’s service fee. Unless you are eligible for a waiver, you may be assessed a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% if you redeem any of your shares within 18 months of purchase. See “Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” below for information concerning the CDSC and “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge—CDSC Waivers and Reductions” below for information concerning CDSC waivers and reductions.

Class A shares are available through certain financial intermediaries or by contacting the Fund directly. Provided they meet the minimum investment and other eligibility requirements, eligible investors include:

· Direct Purchasers;

· Financial Intermediary Accounts;

· Other investment companies or pools;

· State-sponsored tuition savings plans (529) or health savings accounts (HSA);

· Insurance company separate accounts advised by or affiliated with Nuveen Fund Advisors, or other affiliates of TIAA; and

· Other accounts, entities, programs, plans and categories of shareholders as may be approved by the Fund from time to time.

Class A shares may not be available through certain financial intermediaries. Please consult with your financial intermediary to determine whether their policies allow for an investment in Class A shares.

Class C Shares

You can purchase Class C shares at the offering price, which is the net asset value per share without any up-front sales charge. Class C shares are subject to annual distribution and service fees of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The

annual 0.25% service fee compensates your financial advisor or other financial intermediary for providing ongoing service to you. The annual 0.75% distribution fee compensates the Distributor for paying your financial advisor or other financial intermediary an ongoing sales commission as well as an advance of the first year’s service and distribution fees. The Distributor retains the service and distribution fees on accounts with no financial intermediary of record. If you redeem your shares within 12 months of purchase, you will normally pay a 1.00% CDSC, which is calculated on the lower of your purchase price or redemption proceeds. You do not pay a CDSC on any Class C shares you purchase by reinvesting dividends. You may qualify for a reduced CDSC, or the CDSC may be waived, as described in “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” below.

Investors purchasing Class C shares should consider whether they would qualify for a reduced or eliminated sales charge on Class A shares that would make purchasing Class A shares a better choice. Class A share sales charges can be reduced or eliminated based on the size of the purchase, or pursuant to a letter of intent or rights of accumulation. See “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” below.

Class C share purchase orders equaling or exceeding $250,000 will not be accepted. In addition, the Fund limits the cumulative amount of Class C shares that may be purchased by a single purchaser. Your financial intermediary may set lower maximum purchase limits for Class C shares. See the statement of additional information for more information.

Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after 8 years, thus reducing future annual expenses. Conversions occur during the month in which the 8-year anniversary of the purchase occurs. The automatic conversion is based on the relative net asset values of the two share classes without the imposition of a sales charge or fee. The automatic conversion of Class C shares to Class A shares may not apply to shares held through group retirement plan recordkeeping platforms of certain financial intermediaries who hold such shares in an omnibus account and do not track participant level share lot aging to facilitate such a conversion. Furthermore, the availability of the automatic Class C share conversion and the terms under which the conversion takes place may depend on the policies and/or system limitations of the financial intermediary through which you hold your shares. Information on intermediaries’ variations from the Class C share conversion discussed above is disclosed in the appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Through Certain Intermediaries.” Also, see “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” below.

Investors may purchase Class C shares only for Fund accounts held with a financial advisor or other financial intermediary, and not directly with the Fund. Provided they meet the minimum investment and other eligibility requirements, eligible investors include:

· Financial Intermediary Accounts;

· Other investment companies or pools;

· State-sponsored tuition savings plans (529) or health savings accounts (HSA);

· Insurance company separate accounts advised by or affiliated with Nuveen Fund Advisors, or other affiliates of TIAA; and

· Other accounts, entities, programs, plans and categories of shareholders as may be approved by the Fund from time to time.

Class C shares may not be available through certain financial intermediaries. Please consult with your financial intermediary to determine whether their policies allow for an investment in Class C shares.

Class R6 Shares

Eligible investors can purchase Class R6 shares at the offering price, which is the net asset value per share without any up-front sales charge. As Class R6 shares are not subject to sales charges or ongoing service or distribution fees, they have lower ongoing expenses than the other classes.

Class R6 shares are available to certain qualified retirement plans and other investors. There is no minimum initial investment for qualified retirement plans, health savings accounts and 529 savings plans. Class R6 shares are also available for purchase by clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments and foundations. The minimum initial investment for such clients is $1,000. The Distributor may waive the minimum for clients of financial intermediaries anticipated to reach this Class R6 share holdings level. All other eligible investors must meet a minimum initial investment of at least $1,000,000 in the Fund. Such minimum investment requirement may be applied collectively to affiliated accounts, in the discretion of the Distributor. Class R6 shares may be purchased through financial intermediaries only if such intermediaries have entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer Class R6 shares. Class R6 shares are only available in cases where neither the investor nor the intermediary will receive any commission payments, account servicing fees, recordkeeping fees, 12b-1 fees, sub-transfer agent fees, so called “finder’s fees,” administration fees or similar fees with respect to Class R6 shares. Provided they meet the minimum investment and other eligibility requirements, eligible investors include:

· Financial Intermediary Accounts;

· Direct Purchasers;

· Qualified retirement plans held in plan-level or omnibus accounts;

· Foundations and endowment funds;

· Any state, county, or city, or its instrumentality, department, authority or agency;

· 457 plans, including 457(b) governmental entity plans and tax exempt plans;

· Omnibus or other pooled accounts registered to insurance companies, trust companies, bank trust departments, registered investment advisor firms and family offices;

· Investment companies;

· Corporations, including corporate non-qualified deferred compensation plans of such corporations;

· Collective investment trusts;

· State-sponsored tuition savings plans (529) or health savings accounts (HSA);

· Insurance company separate accounts advised by or affiliated with Nuveen Fund Advisors or other affiliates of TIAA;

· Discretionary accounts managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors or its affiliates; and

· Other accounts, entities, programs, plans and categories of shareholders as may be approved by the Fund from time to time.

Class R6 shares are also available for purchase, with no minimum initial investment, by the following categories of investors:

· Current and former trustees/directors of any Nuveen Fund, and their immediate family members (as defined in the statement of additional information).

· Officers of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

· Full-time and retired employees of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

Class R6 shares are not available directly to traditional or Roth IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, Keoghs, SEPs, SARSEPs, or SIMPLE IRAs.

Class I Shares

You can purchase Class I shares at the offering price, which is the net asset value per share without any up-front sales charge. As Class I shares are not subject to sales charges or ongoing service or distribution fees, they have lower ongoing expenses than the other classes.

Class I shares are available for purchase by clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments and foundations. The minimum initial investment for such clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $250 for clients of financial intermediaries that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000. The Distributor may also lower the minimum to $250 for clients of financial intermediaries anticipated to reach this Class I share holdings level.

Class I shares are also available for purchase by family offices and their clients. A family office is a company that provides certain financial and other services to a high net worth family or families. The minimum initial investment for family offices and their clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $250 for clients of family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000. The Distributor may also lower the minimum to $250 for clients of family offices anticipated to reach this Class I share holdings level. The Fund reserves the right to permit certain categories of eligible investors to purchase Class I shares directly from the Fund.

Class I shares are also available for purchase, with no minimum initial investment, by the following categories of investors:

· Certain employer-sponsored retirement plans.

· Certain bank or broker-affiliated trust departments.

· Advisory accounts of Nuveen Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

· Investors purchasing through a brokerage platform of a financial intermediary that has an agreement with the Distributor to offer such shares solely when acting as an agent for such investors. Investors transacting through a financial intermediary’s brokerage platform may be required to pay a commission directly to the intermediary.

· Current and former trustees/directors of any Nuveen Fund, and their immediate family members (as defined in the statement of additional information).

· Officers of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

· Full-time and retired employees of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

· Certain financial intermediary personnel, and their immediate family members.

· Certain other institutional investors described in the statement of additional information.

A financial intermediary through which you hold Class I shares may have the authority under its account agreement to exchange your Class I shares for another class of Fund shares having higher expenses than Class I shares if you withdraw from or are no longer eligible for the intermediary's fee-based program or under other circumstances. You may be subject to the sales charges and service and/or distribution fees applicable to the share class that you receive in such an exchange. You should contact your financial intermediary for more information about your eligibility to purchase Class I shares and the class of shares you would receive in an exchange if you no longer meet Class I eligibility requirements.

Please refer to the statement of additional information for more information about Class A, Class C, Class R6 and Class I shares, including more detailed program descriptions and eligibility requirements. Additional information is also available from your financial advisor, who can also help you prepare any necessary application forms.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges

If you redeem Class A or Class C shares that are subject to a CDSC, you may be assessed a CDSC upon redemption. When you redeem Class A or Class C shares subject to a CDSC, the Fund will first redeem any shares that are not subject to a CDSC, and then redeem the shares you have owned for the longest period of time, unless you ask the Fund to redeem your shares in a different order. No CDSC is imposed on shares you buy through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The CDSC holding period is calculated on a monthly basis and begins on the first day of the month in which the purchase was made. When you redeem shares subject to a CDSC, the CDSC is calculated on the lower of your purchase price or redemption proceeds, deducted from your redemption proceeds, and paid to the Distributor. The CDSC may be waived under certain special circumstances as described below under “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares—How to Reduce Your Sales Charge—CDSC Waivers and Reductions,” in the appendix to this prospectus titled “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries,” and in the statement of additional information.

The Fund offers a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the up-front sales charge on Class A shares. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Fund will waive or reduce the CDSC imposed on redemptions of Class C shares and certain Class A shares purchased at net asset value. The availability of the sales charge reductions and waivers discussed below will depend on the policies of the financial intermediary through which you purchase your shares. Information on intermediaries’ variations from the reductions and waivers discussed below are disclosed in the appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.” In all instances, it is your responsibility to notify your financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts. In order to obtain waivers and discounts that are not available through your intermediary, you will have to purchase Fund shares through another intermediary.

Class A Sales Charge Reductions

· Rights of Accumulation. In calculating the appropriate sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares of the Fund, you may be able to add the amount of your purchase to

the value, based on the current net asset value per share, of all of your prior purchases of any Nuveen mutual fund.

· Letter of Intent. Subject to certain requirements, you may purchase Class A shares of the Fund at the sales charge rate applicable to the total amount of the purchases you intend to make over a 13-month period.

For purposes of calculating the appropriate sales charge as described under Rights of Accumulation and Letter of Intent above, you may include purchases by (i) you, (ii) your spouse or domestic partner and children under the age of 21 years, and (iii) a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship that is 100% owned by any of the persons in (i) or (ii). In addition, a trustee or other fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a single trust, estate or other single fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including one or more employee benefit plans of the same employer).

Class A Sales Charge Waivers

Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value without a sales charge as follows:

· Purchases of $250,000 or more (although such purchases may be subject to a CDSC in certain circumstances, see “What Share Classes We Offer—Contingent Deferred Sales Charges” above).

· Shares purchased through the reinvestment of Nuveen mutual fund dividends and capital gain distributions.

· Shares purchased for accounts held directly with the Fund that do not have a financial intermediary of record.

· Certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Purchases by employer-sponsored retirement plans (“ESRPs”) as defined below, except that, in the case of ESRPs held through a brokerage account, Class A shares will be available at net asset value without a sales charge only if the broker-dealer has entered into an agreement with the Distributor that allows for such purchases. Intermediaries that have entered into such an agreement are listed in the appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”

For this purpose, ESRPs include, but are not limited to, 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans, health savings accounts, defined benefit plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, Roth 401(k) plans and Roth 403(b) plans, and do not include SEPs, SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs (other than SIMPLE IRAs opened before January 1, 2011 where the Distributor is the broker of record), SIMPLE 401(k) plans, Solo 401(k) plans, KEOGH plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans and single defined benefit plans.

· Employees of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates. Purchases by current and retired employees of Nuveen, LLC and its affiliates and such employees’ immediate family members (as defined in the statement of additional information).

· Current and former trustees/directors of the Nuveen Funds.

· Financial intermediary personnel. Purchases by any person who, for at least the last 90 days, has been an officer, director, or employee of any financial intermediary or any such person’s immediate family member.

· Certain trust departments. Purchases by bank or broker-affiliated trust departments investing funds over which they exercise exclusive discretionary investment authority and that are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or similar capacity.

· Additional categories of investors. Purchases made (i) by investors purchasing on a periodic fee, asset-based fee or no transaction fee basis through a broker-dealer sponsored mutual fund purchase program; (ii) by clients of investment advisers, financial planners or other financial intermediaries that charge periodic or asset-based fees for their services; and (iii) through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer the Fund’s shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts and that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers. Intermediaries that have entered into such an agreement are listed in the appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries.”

In order to obtain a sales charge reduction or waiver on Class A share purchases, it may be necessary at the time of purchase for you to inform the Fund or your financial advisor of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated for such purposes. You may need to provide the Fund or your financial advisor information or records, such as account statements, in order to verify your eligibility for a sales charge reduction or waiver. This may include account statements of family members and information regarding Nuveen mutual fund shares held in accounts with other financial advisors. You or your financial advisor must notify the Distributor at the time of each purchase if you are eligible for any of these programs. The Fund may modify or discontinue these programs at any time.

CDSC Waivers and Reductions

The CDSC payable upon the redemption of Class C shares, and on Class A shares that were purchased at net asset value without a sales charge because the purchase amount equaled or exceeded $250,000, may be waived or reduced under the following circumstances:

· In the event of total disability of the shareholder.

· In the event of death of the shareholder.

· For certain redemptions made pursuant to a systematic withdrawal plan.

· For redemptions in connection with a payment of account or plan fees.

· For redemptions of accounts not meeting required minimum balances.

· Upon an optional conversion by the Fund of Class C shares held in an account which no longer has a financial intermediary of record into Class A shares.

· For redemptions of Class C shares where the Distributor did not advance the first year’s service and distribution fees to the intermediary.

· For redemptions of Class A shares where the Distributor did not pay a sales charge to the intermediary when the shares were purchased.

· For certain redemptions of shares held by an employer-sponsored qualified defined contribution plan.

· For certain redemptions of shares held in an IRA account, including redemptions to satisfy required minimum distributions from the account due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable laws and regulations.

More information on these and other available CDSC waivers and reductions can be found in the appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and

Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries,” and in the statement of additional information.

Fund shares may be purchased on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or its affiliated exchanges, NYSE Arca Equities or NYSE American, are open for trading. Generally, the NYSE and its affiliated exchanges are closed on weekends and national holidays. The share price you pay depends on when the Distributor receives your order and on the share class you are purchasing. Orders received before the close of trading on a business day (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time) will receive that day’s closing share price; otherwise, you will receive the next business day’s price.

You may purchase Fund shares (1) through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary or (2) directly from the Fund. Class C shares may not be purchased directly from the Fund. In addition, the availability of Class A and Class C shares through a financial intermediary will depend on the policies of the intermediary.

Through a Financial Advisor

You may buy shares through your financial advisor, who can handle all the details for you, including opening a new account. Financial advisors can also help you review your financial needs and formulate long-term investment goals and objectives. In addition, financial advisors generally can help you develop a customized financial plan, select investments and monitor and review your portfolio on an ongoing basis to help assure your investments continue to meet your needs as circumstances change. Financial advisors (including brokers or agents) are paid for providing ongoing investment advice and services, either from Fund sales charges and fees or by charging you a separate fee in lieu of a sales charge.

Financial advisors or other dealer firms may charge their customers a processing or service fee in connection with the purchase or redemption of Fund shares. The amount and applicability of such a fee is determined and disclosed to customers by each individual dealer. Processing or service fees typically are fixed, nominal dollar amounts and are in addition to the sales and other charges described in this prospectus and the statement of additional information. Your dealer will provide you with specific information about any processing or service fees you will be charged. Shares you purchase through your financial advisor or other intermediary will normally be held with that firm. For more information, please contact your financial advisor.

Directly from the Fund

Eligible investors may purchase shares directly from the Fund.

· By wire. You can purchase shares by making a wire transfer from your bank. Before making an initial investment by wire, you must submit a new account form to the Fund. After receiving your form, a service representative will contact you with your account number and wiring instructions. Your order will be priced at the next closing share price based on the share class of the Fund, calculated after the Fund’s custodian receives your payment by wire. Wired funds must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. New York time to be eligible for same day pricing. Neither the Fund nor the transfer agent is responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions. Before making any additional purchases by wire, you should call Nuveen Funds at

(800) 257-8787. You cannot purchase shares by wire on days when federally chartered banks are closed.

· By mail. You may open an account directly with the Fund and buy shares by completing an application and mailing it along with your check to: Nuveen Funds, P.O. Box 219140, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9140. Applications may be obtained at www.nuveen.com or by calling (800) 257-8787. No third party checks will be accepted.

Purchase orders and redemption requests are not processed until received in proper form by the transfer agent of the Fund.

· On-line. Existing shareholders with direct accounts may process certain account transactions on-line. You may purchase additional shares or exchange shares between existing, identically registered direct accounts. You can also look up your account balance, history and dividend information, as well as order duplicate account statements and tax forms from the Fund’s website. To access your account, click on the “Online Account Access” link under the “Individual Investors—Mutual Fund Account Access” heading at www.nuveen.com/client-access. The system will walk you through the log-in process. To purchase shares on-line, you must have established Fund Direct privileges on your account prior to the requested transaction. See “Special Services—Fund Direct” below.

· By telephone. Existing shareholders with direct accounts may also process account transactions via the Fund’s automated information line. Simply call (800) 257-8787, press 1 for mutual funds and the voice menu will walk you through the process. To purchase shares by telephone, you must have established Fund Direct privileges on your account prior to the requested transaction. See “Special Services—Fund Direct” below.

The Distributor does not have a customer relationship with you solely by virtue of acting as principal underwriter and distributor for the Fund. The Distributor does not offer or provide investment monitoring, make investment decisions for you, or hold customer accounts or assets. You make the ultimate decision regarding whether to buy or sell any Nuveen Fund.

To help make your investing with us easy and efficient, we offer you the following services at no extra cost. Your financial advisor can help you complete the forms for these services, or you can call Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787 for copies of the necessary forms.

Systematic Investing

Once you have opened an account satisfying the applicable investment minimum, systematic investing allows you to make regular additional investments through automatic deductions from your bank account, directly from your paycheck or from exchanging shares from another mutual fund account. The minimum automatic deduction is $100 per month. There is no charge to participate in the Fund’s systematic investment plan. You can stop the deductions at any time by notifying the Fund in writing.

· From your bank account. You can make systematic investments of $100 or more per month by authorizing the Fund to draw pre-authorized checks on your bank account.

· From your paycheck. With your employer’s consent, you can make systematic investments each pay period (collectively meeting the monthly minimum of $100) by authorizing your employer to deduct monies from your paycheck.

· Systematic exchanging. You can make systematic investments by authorizing the Distributor to exchange shares from one Nuveen mutual fund account into another identically registered Nuveen mutual fund account of the same share class.

The Fund may cancel your participation in its systematic investment plan if it is unable to deliver a current prospectus to you because of an incorrect or invalid mailing address.

Systematic Withdrawal

If the value of your Fund account is at least $5,000, you may request to have $50 or more withdrawn automatically from your account. You may elect to receive payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually, and may choose to receive a check, have the monies transferred directly into your bank account (see “Fund Direct” below), paid to a third party or sent payable to you at an address other than your address of record. You must complete the appropriate section of the account application or Account Update Form to participate in the Fund’s systematic withdrawal plan.

You should not establish systematic withdrawals if you intend to make concurrent purchases of Class A or Class C shares because you may unnecessarily pay a sales charge or CDSC on these purchases.

Exchanging Shares

You may exchange Fund shares into an identically registered account for the same class of another Nuveen mutual fund available in your state. Your exchange must meet the minimum purchase requirements of the fund into which you are exchanging. You may also, under certain limited circumstances, exchange between certain classes of shares of the same fund, subject to the payment of any applicable CDSC. Please consult the statement of additional information for details.

The Fund reserves the right to revise or suspend the exchange privilege, limit the amount or number of exchanges, or reject any exchange. In the event that the Fund rejects an exchange request, neither the redemption nor the purchase side of the exchange will be processed. If you would like the redemption request to be processed even if the purchase order is rejected, you may submit a separate redemption request (see “How to Sell Shares” below). Shareholders will be provided with at least 60 days’ notice of any material revision to or termination of the exchange privilege.

Because an exchange between funds is treated for tax purposes as a purchase and sale, any gain may be subject to tax. An exchange between classes of shares of the same fund may not be considered a taxable event. You should consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of exchanging your shares.

Fund Direct^SM

The Fund Direct Program allows you to link your Fund account to your bank account, transfer money electronically between these accounts and perform a variety of account transactions, including purchasing shares by telephone and investing through a systematic investment plan. You may also have dividends, distributions, redemption payments or systematic withdrawal plan payments sent directly to your bank account.

Reinstatement Privilege

If you redeem Class A or Class C shares, you may reinvest all or part of your redemption proceeds up to one year later without incurring any additional charges. You may only reinvest into the same share class you redeemed. If you paid a CDSC, any shares

purchased pursuant to the reinstatement privilege will not be subject to a CDSC. You may use this reinstatement privilege only once for any redemption.

You may sell (redeem) your shares on any business day, which is any day the NYSE or its affiliated exchanges, NYSE Arca Equities or NYSE American, are open for trading. You will receive the share price next determined after the Fund has received your properly completed redemption request. Your redemption request must be received before the close of trading (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time) for you to receive that day’s price. The Fund will normally mail your check the next business day after a redemption request is received, but in no event more than seven days after your request is received. If you are selling shares purchased recently with a check, your redemption proceeds will not be mailed until your check has cleared, which may take up to ten business days from your purchase date.

You may sell your shares (1) through a financial advisor or (2) directly to the Fund.

Through a Financial Advisor

You may sell your shares through your financial advisor, who can prepare the necessary documentation. Your financial advisor may charge for this service.

Directly to the Fund

· By mail. You can sell your shares at any time by sending a written request to the Fund, c/o Nuveen Funds, P.O. Box 219140, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9140. Your request must include the following information:

· The Fund’s name;

· Your name and account number;

· The dollar or share amount you wish to redeem;

· The signature of each owner exactly as it appears on the account;

· The name of the person to whom you want your redemption proceeds paid (if other than to the shareholder of record);

· The address where you want your redemption proceeds sent (if other than the address of record); and

· Any required signature guarantees.

After you have established your account, signatures on a written request must be guaranteed if:

· You would like redemption proceeds payable or sent to any person, address or bank account other than that on record;

· You have changed the address on the Fund’s records within the last 30 days; or

· You are requesting a change in ownership on your account.

Non-financial transactions, including establishing or modifying certain services such as changing bank information on an account, will require a signature guarantee or signature verification from a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program member or other acceptable form of authentication from a financial institution source. In addition to the situations described above, the Fund reserves the right to require a signature

guarantee, or another acceptable form of signature verification, in other instances based on the circumstances of a particular situation.

A signature guarantee assures that a signature is genuine and protects shareholders from unauthorized account transfers. Banks, savings and loan associations, trust companies, credit unions, broker-dealers and member firms of a national securities exchange may guarantee signatures. Call your financial intermediary to determine if it has this capability. A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor. Proceeds from a written redemption request will be sent to you by check unless another form of payment is requested.

· On-line. You may redeem shares or exchange shares between existing, identically registered accounts on-line. To access your account, click on the “Online Account Access” link under the “Individual Investors—Mutual Fund Account Access” heading at www.nuveen.com/client-access. The system will walk you through the log-in process. Redemptions where the proceeds are payable by check may not exceed $100,000. Checks will only be issued to you as the shareholder of record and mailed to your address of record. If you have established Fund Direct privileges, you may have redemption proceeds transferred electronically to your bank account. In this case, the redemption proceeds will be transferred to your bank on the next business day after the redemption request is received. You should contact your bank for further information concerning the timing of the credit of the redemption proceeds in your bank account.

· By telephone. If your account is held with the Fund and not in your brokerage account, and you have authorized telephone redemption privileges, call (800) 257-8787 to redeem your shares, press 1 for mutual funds and the voice menu will walk you through the process. Redemptions where the proceeds are payable by check may not exceed $100,000. Checks will only be issued to you as the shareholder of record and mailed to your address of record, normally the next business day after the redemption request is received. If you have established Fund Direct privileges, you may have redemption proceeds transferred electronically to your bank account. In this case, the redemption proceeds will be transferred to your bank on the next business day after the redemption request is received. You should contact your bank for further information concerning the timing of the credit of the redemption proceeds in your bank account.

Accounts with Low Balances

The Fund charges an Annual Low Balance Account Fee of $15.00 per account (other than accounts holding Class R6 or Class I shares, but applicable to both retirement and non-retirement accounts) in order to allocate shareholder servicing costs equitably if the Fund balance falls below $1,000 (for any reason, including a decrease in market value) as of a particular date each year. Investors cannot pay this fee by any other means besides an automatic deduction of the fee from their account.

The Annual Low Balance Account Fee will not apply to the following types of accounts: accounts held through retirement or employee benefit plans; accounts held through intermediaries and their supermarkets and platforms (i.e., omnibus accounts); accounts

that are registered under a taxpayer identification number (or Social Security number) that have aggregated non-retirement or non-employee benefit plan assets held in accounts for the Fund or other Nuveen mutual funds of $25,000 or more; accounts currently enrolled in a systematic investment plan; and accounts held through tuition (529) plan programs. However, the Annual Low Balance Account Fee will apply to IRAs and Coverdell Education Savings Accounts. The Fund reserves the right to waive or reduce the Annual Low Balance Account Fee for any Fund account at any time. Additionally, the Fund may increase, terminate or revise the terms of the Annual Low Balance Account Fee at any time without advance notice to shareholders.

Meeting Redemption Requests

The Fund typically will pay redemption proceeds using cash reserves maintained in the Fund’s portfolio, or using the proceeds from sales of portfolio securities. The Fund also may meet redemption requests through overdrafts at the Fund’s custodian, by borrowing under a credit agreement to which the Fund is a party, or by borrowing from another Nuveen Fund under an inter-fund lending program maintained by the Nuveen Funds pursuant to exemptive relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Investment Policies and Techniques—Borrowing” in the statement of additional information. These additional methods are more likely to be used to meet large redemption requests or in times of stressed market conditions.

Although the Fund generally pays redemption proceeds in cash, if the Fund determines that it would be detrimental to its remaining shareholders to make payment of a redemption order wholly in cash, the Fund may pay a portion of your redemption proceeds in securities or other Fund assets. In this situation, you would generally receive a proportionate distribution of each security held by the Fund to the extent practicable. Although it is unlikely that your shares would be redeemed in-kind, you would probably have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities or other assets distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains from that sale. Until they are sold, any securities or other assets distributed to you as part of a redemption in-kind may be subject to market risk.

Section 4 General Information

To help you understand the tax implications of investing in the Fund, this section includes important details about how the Fund makes distributions to shareholders. We discuss some other Fund policies as well. Please consult the statement of additional information and your tax advisor for more information about taxes.

The Fund declares dividends daily and pays such dividends monthly. Your account will begin to accrue dividends on the business day when the monies used to purchase your shares are collected by the transfer agent. The Fund seeks to pay monthly dividends at a level rate that reflects the past and projected net income of the Fund. To help maintain more stable monthly distributions, the distribution paid by the Fund for any particular monthly period may be more or less than the amount of net income actually earned by the Fund during such period, and any such under- (or over-) distribution of income is reflected in the Fund’s net asset value. This policy is designed to result in the distribution of substantially all of the Fund’s net income over time. The Fund declares and pays any taxable capital gains once a year at year end. The Fund may declare and pay dividends, capital gains or other taxable distributions more frequently, if necessary or appropriate in the Board's discretion.

Payment and Reinvestment Options

The Fund automatically reinvests (net of any applicable withholding tax) your dividends in additional Fund shares unless you request otherwise. You may request to have your dividends paid to you by check, sent via electronic funds transfer through Automated Clearing House network or reinvested in shares of another Nuveen mutual fund. For further information, contact your financial advisor or call Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787. If you request that your distributions be paid by check but those distributions cannot be delivered because of an incorrect mailing address, or if a distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the undelivered or uncashed distributions and all future distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares at the current net asset value.

Non-U.S. Income Tax Considerations

Investment income that the Fund receives from its non-U.S. investments may be subject to non-U.S. income taxes, which generally will reduce Fund distributions. However, the United States has entered into tax treaties with many non-U.S. countries that may entitle you to certain tax benefits.

If the Fund has more than 50% of the value of its assets in stock or other securities of non-U.S. corporations at the close of a taxable year, the Fund may, for such taxable year, elect to pass its non-U.S. tax credits through to shareholders.

Taxes and Tax Reporting

The Fund will make distributions that may be taxed as ordinary income (which may be taxable at different rates, depending on the sources of the distributions) or capital gains (which may be taxable at different rates, depending on the length of time the Fund holds its assets). Distributions from the Fund’s long-term capital gains are generally taxable as capital gains, while distributions from short-term capital gains and net investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income. However, certain ordinary income distributions

received from the Fund that are determined to be qualified dividend income may be taxed at tax rates equal to those applicable to long-term capital gains. The tax you pay on a given capital gain distribution depends generally on how long the Fund has held the portfolio securities it sold and not on how long you have owned your Fund shares. Distributions generally do not qualify for a dividends received deduction if you are a corporate shareholder.

Early in each year, you will receive a statement detailing the amount and nature of all distributions that you were paid during the prior year. If you hold your investment at the firm where you purchased your Fund shares, you will receive the statement from that firm. If you hold your shares directly with the Fund, the Distributor will send you the statement. The tax status of your distributions is the same whether you reinvest them or elect to receive them in cash. The sale of shares in your account may produce a gain or loss, and is a taxable event. For tax purposes, an exchange of shares between funds is generally treated the same as a sale.

Please note that if you do not furnish the Fund with your correct Social Security number or employer identification number, you fail to provide certain certifications to the Fund, you fail to certify whether you are a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident alien, or the Internal Revenue Service notifies the Fund to withhold, federal law requires the Fund to withhold federal income tax from your distributions and redemption proceeds at the applicable withholding rate.

Buying or Selling Shares Close to a Record Date

Buying Fund shares shortly before the record date for a taxable dividend or capital gain distribution is commonly known as “buying the dividend.” The entire distribution may be taxable to you even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of your purchase price.

Non-U.S. Investors

The Fund is offered for sale in the United States and is not widely available outside the United States. Non-U.S. investors should be aware that U.S. withholding and estate taxes and certain U.S. tax reporting requirements may apply to any investment in the Fund.

Cost Basis Method

For shares acquired on or after January 1, 2012, you may elect a cost basis method to apply to all existing and future accounts you may establish. The cost basis method you select will determine the order in which shares are redeemed and how your cost basis information is calculated and subsequently reported to you and to the Internal Revenue Service. Please consult your tax advisor to determine which cost basis method best suits your specific situation. If you hold your account directly with the Fund, please contact Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787 for instructions on how to make your election. If you hold your account with a financial intermediary, please contact that financial intermediary for instructions on how to make your election. If you hold your account directly with the Fund and do not elect a cost basis method, your account will default to the average cost basis method. The average cost basis method generally calculates cost basis by determining the average price paid for Fund shares that may have been purchased at different times for different prices. Financial intermediaries choose their own default cost basis method.

Distribution and Service Plan

The Distributor serves as the selling agent and distributor of the Fund’s shares. In this capacity, the Distributor manages the offering of the Fund’s shares and is responsible for all sales and promotional activities. In order to reimburse the Distributor for its costs in connection with these activities, including compensation paid to financial intermediaries, the Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”). See “How You Can Buy and Sell Shares—What Share Classes We Offer” for a description of the distribution and service fees paid under the Plan.

Under the Plan, the Distributor receives a distribution fee for Class C shares primarily for providing compensation to financial intermediaries, including the Distributor, in connection with the distribution of shares. The Distributor receives a service fee for Class A and Class C shares to compensate financial intermediaries, including the Distributor, for providing ongoing account services to shareholders. These services may include establishing and maintaining shareholder accounts, answering shareholder inquiries and providing other personal services to shareholders. Fees paid under the Plan also compensate the Distributor for other expenses, including printing and distributing prospectuses to persons other than shareholders, and preparing, printing, and distributing advertising materials, sales literature and reports to shareholders used in connection with the sale of shares. Because fees paid under the Plan are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. Long-term holders of Class C shares may pay more in distribution and service fees and CDSCs (Class C shares only) than the economic equivalent of the maximum front-end sales charge permitted under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Conduct Rules.

Other Payments by the Fund

In addition to the distribution and service fees the Fund pays under the Plan and fees the Fund pays to its transfer agent, the Distributor or Nuveen Fund Advisors, on behalf of the Fund, may enter into non-Plan agreements with financial intermediaries pursuant to which the Fund will pay financial intermediaries for administrative, networking, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and shareholder services. These non-Plan payments are generally based on either (1) a percentage of the average daily net assets of Fund shareholders serviced by a financial intermediary or (2) a fixed dollar amount for each account serviced by a financial intermediary. The aggregate amount of these payments may be substantial and may vary significantly among intermediaries.

Other Payments by the Distributor and Nuveen Fund Advisors

In addition to the sales commissions and payments from distribution and service fees made to financial intermediaries as previously described, the Distributor and Nuveen Fund Advisors may from time to time make additional payments, out of their own resources, to certain financial intermediaries that sell shares of Nuveen mutual funds in order to promote the sales and retention of Fund shares by those firms and their customers. The amounts of these payments vary by financial intermediary and, with respect to a given firm, are typically calculated by reference to the amount of the firm’s recent gross sales of Nuveen mutual fund shares and/or total assets of Nuveen mutual funds held by the firm’s customers. The level of payments that the Distributor and/or Nuveen Fund Advisors is willing to provide to a particular financial intermediary may be affected by, among other factors, the firm’s total assets held in and recent net investments into Nuveen mutual funds, the firm’s level of participation in Nuveen mutual

fund sales and marketing programs, the firm’s compensation program for its registered representatives who sell Nuveen mutual fund shares and provide services to Nuveen mutual fund shareholders, and the asset class of the Nuveen mutual funds for which these payments are provided. The statement of additional information contains additional information about these payments, including the names of the firms to which payments are made. The Distributor may also make payments to financial intermediaries in connection with sales meetings, due diligence meetings, prospecting seminars and other meetings at which the Distributor promotes its products and services.

In connection with the availability of Nuveen mutual funds within selected mutual fund no-transaction fee institutional platforms and fee-based wrap programs at certain financial intermediaries, the Distributor and Nuveen Fund Advisors also make payments out of their own assets to those firms as compensation for certain recordkeeping, shareholder communications and other account administration services provided to Nuveen mutual fund shareholders who own their Fund shares through these platforms or programs. These payments are in addition to the service fee and any applicable sub-transfer agency or similar fees paid to these firms with respect to these services by the Nuveen mutual funds out of Fund assets.

The amounts of payments to a financial intermediary could be significant, and may create an incentive for the intermediary or its representatives to recommend or offer shares of the Fund to you. The intermediary may elevate the prominence or profile of the Fund within the intermediary’s organization by, for example, placing the Fund on a list of preferred or recommended funds and/or granting the Distributor and/or its affiliates preferential or enhanced opportunities to promote the Fund in various ways within the intermediary’s organization.

The price you pay for your shares or the amount you receive upon redemption of your shares is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share, which is determined as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time) on each day the NYSE is open for business. The Fund’s latest net asset value per share is available on the Fund’s website at www.nuveen.com. Net asset value is calculated for each class of the Fund by taking the value of the class’s total assets, including interest or dividends accrued but not yet collected, less all liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The result, rounded to the nearest cent, is the net asset value per share.

In determining net asset value, portfolio instruments traded on an exchange generally are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the exchange, if available. If such market quotations are not readily available or are not considered reliable, a portfolio instrument will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith using procedures approved by Nuveen Fund Advisors, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees. For example, the fair value of a portfolio instrument may be determined using prices provided by independent pricing services or obtained from other sources, such as broker-dealer quotations. Independent pricing services typically value non-exchange-traded instruments utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions. For example, when available, pricing services may utilize inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, spreads, and transactions for comparable instruments. In pricing certain instruments, the pricing services may consider information about an instrument’s issuer or market activity provided by the Fund’s investment adviser or sub-adviser. Pricing service valuations of non-exchange-traded instruments represent the service’s good faith opinion as to what the holder of an

instrument would receive in an orderly transaction for an institutional round lot position under current market conditions. It is possible that these valuations could be materially different from the value that the Fund realizes upon the sale of an instrument. Non-U.S. securities and currency are valued in U.S. dollars based on non-U.S. currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service.

For non-U.S. traded securities whose principal local markets close before the close of the NYSE, the Fund may adjust the local closing price based upon such factors as developments in non-U.S. markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent non-U.S. securities. The Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in making any such fair value determinations. If the Fund holds portfolio instruments that are primarily listed on non-U.S. exchanges, the value of such instruments may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem the Fund’s shares.

The price of a portfolio instrument may be determined unreliable in various circumstances. For example, a price may be deemed unreliable if it has not changed for an identified period of time, or has changed from the previous day’s price by more than a threshold amount, and recent transactions and/or broker dealer price quotations differ materially from the price in question.

The Board of Trustees has designated Nuveen Fund Advisors as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to Nuveen Fund Advisors the day-to-day responsibility of making fair value determinations. All fair value determinations are made in accordance with procedures adopted by Nuveen Fund Advisors, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees. As a general principle, the fair value of a portfolio instrument is the amount that an owner might reasonably expect to receive upon the instrument’s current sale. A range of factors and analysis may be considered when determining fair value, including relevant market data, interest rates, credit considerations and/or issuer specific news. However, fair valuation involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a portfolio instrument may be materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that instrument.

The Fund is intended for long-term investment and should not be used for excessive trading. Excessive trading in the Fund’s shares can disrupt portfolio management, lead to higher operating costs, and cause other operating inefficiencies for the Fund. However, the Fund is also mindful that shareholders may have valid reasons for periodically purchasing and redeeming Fund shares.

Accordingly, the Fund has adopted a Frequent Trading Policy that seeks to balance the Fund’s need to prevent excessive trading in Fund shares while offering investors the flexibility in managing their financial affairs to make periodic purchases and redemptions of Fund shares.

The Fund’s Frequent Trading Policy generally limits an investor to two “round trip” trades in a 60-day period. A “round trip” is the purchase and subsequent redemption of Fund shares, including exchange transactions, or a redemption and then subsequent purchase of Fund shares, including exchange transactions. Upon completion of a second round trip, the account will not be permitted to exchange in or purchase additional shares for a period of 90 days.

The Fund primarily receives share purchase and redemption orders through third-party financial intermediaries, some of whom rely on the use of omnibus accounts. An omnibus account typically includes multiple investors and provides the Fund only with a net purchase or redemption amount on any given day where multiple purchases, redemptions and exchanges of shares occur in the account. The identity of individual purchasers, redeemers and exchangers whose orders are aggregated in omnibus accounts, and the size of their orders, will generally not be known by the Fund. Despite the Fund’s efforts to detect and prevent frequent trading, the Fund may be unable to identify frequent trading because the netting effect in omnibus accounts often makes it more difficult to identify frequent traders. The Distributor has entered into agreements with financial intermediaries that maintain omnibus accounts with the Fund’s transfer agent. Under the terms of these agreements, the financial intermediaries undertake to cooperate with the Distributor in monitoring purchase, exchange and redemption orders by their customers in order to detect and prevent frequent trading in the Fund through such accounts. Pursuant to these agreements, financial intermediaries may disclose to the Fund an investor’s taxpayer identification number and a record of the investor’s transactions at the request of the Fund. Technical limitations in operational systems at such intermediaries or at the Distributor may also limit the Fund’s ability to detect and prevent frequent trading. In addition, the Fund may permit certain financial intermediaries, including broker-dealer and retirement plan administrators, among others, to enforce their own internal policies and procedures concerning frequent trading. Such policies may differ from the Fund’s Frequent Trading Policy and may be approved for use in instances where the Fund reasonably believes that the intermediary’s policies and procedures effectively discourage inappropriate trading activity. Shareholders holding their accounts with such intermediaries may wish to contact the intermediary for information regarding its frequent trading policy. Although the Fund does not knowingly permit frequent trading, it cannot guarantee that it will be able to identify and restrict all frequent trading activity.

The Fund reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive unintentional or minor violations (including transactions below certain dollar thresholds) if it determines that doing so would not harm the interests of Fund shareholders. In addition, certain categories of redemptions may be excluded from the application of the Frequent Trading Policy, as described in more detail in the statement of additional information. These include, among others, redemptions pursuant to systematic withdrawal plans, redemptions in connection with the total disability or death of the investor, involuntary redemptions by operation of law, redemptions in payment of account or plan fees, and certain redemptions by retirement plans, including redemptions in connection with qualifying loans or hardship withdrawals, termination of plan participation, return of excess contributions, and required minimum distributions. The Fund may also modify or suspend the Frequent Trading Policy without notice during periods of market stress or other unusual circumstances.

The Fund reserves the right to impose restrictions on purchases or exchanges that are more restrictive than those stated above if it determines, in its sole discretion, that a transaction or a series of transactions involves market timing or excessive trading that may be detrimental to Fund shareholders. The Fund also reserves the right to reject any purchase order, including exchange purchases, for any reason. For example, the Fund may refuse purchase orders if the Fund would be unable to invest the proceeds from the purchase order in accordance with the Fund’s investment policies and/or objective, or if the Fund would be adversely affected by the size of the transaction, the frequency of trading in the account or various other factors. For more information about the Fund’s

Frequent Trading Policy and its enforcement, see “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares—Frequent Trading Policy” in the statement of additional information.

The custodian of the assets of the Fund is State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016. The custodian also provides certain accounting services to the Fund. The Fund's transfer, shareholder services and dividend paying agent, SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc., P.O. Box 219140, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9140, performs bookkeeping, data processing and administrative services for the maintenance of shareholder accounts.

Section 5 Financial Highlights

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the past five fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information has been derived from the Fund’s financial statements, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose report for the most recent fiscal year, along with the Fund's financial statements, are filed on Form N-CSR, which is available upon request. The financial statements for the years ended August 31, 2024 and prior were audited by other independent auditors.

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Appendix to the Prospectus

VARIATIONS IN SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS
AVAILABLE THROUGH CERTAIN INTERMEDIARIES

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The availability of certain sales charge variations, waivers and discounts will depend on whether you purchase your shares directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary. Financial intermediaries may impose different sales charges and have unique policies and procedures regarding the availability of sales charge waivers and/or discounts (including based on account type), which differ from those described in the prospectus and are disclosed below. All sales charges and sales charge variations, waivers and discounts available to investors, other than those set forth below, are described in the prospectus. To the extent a financial intermediary notifies Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (“Nuveen Fund Advisors” or the “Adviser”) or Nuveen Securities, LLC (the “Distributor”) of its intention to impose sales charges or have sales charge waivers and/or discounts that differ from those described in the prospectus, such information provided by that intermediary will be disclosed in this Appendix.

In all instances, it is your responsibility to notify your financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts. Please contact your financial intermediary with questions regarding your eligibility for applicable sales charge variations, waivers and discounts or for additional information regarding your intermediary’s policies for implementing particular sales charge variations, waivers and discounts. For waivers and discounts not available through a particular financial intermediary, shareholders will have to purchase shares directly from the Fund or through another intermediary to receive these waivers or discounts.

The information provided below for a particular financial intermediary is reproduced based on information provided by that intermediary. A financial intermediary’s administration and implementation of its particular policies with respect to any variations, waivers and/or discounts is neither supervised nor verified by the Fund, the Adviser or the Distributor.

As used below, the phrase “Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund(s)” means any mutual fund for which Nuveen Fund Advisors serves as the investment adviser.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL

Front-end sales charge reductions on Class A shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account are eligible only for the following sales charge reductions, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI. Such shareholders can reduce their initial sales charge on the purchase of Class A shares as follows:

· Transaction size breakpoints, as described in this prospectus or the SAI.

· Rights of accumulation (ROA), as described in this prospectus or the SAI.

· Letter of intent, as described in this prospectus or the SAI.

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through an Ameriprise Financial brokerage account are eligible only for the following sales charge waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI. Such shareholders may purchase Class A shares at NAV without payment of a sales charge as follows:

· shares purchased by employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SARSEPs.

· shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund).

· shares exchanged from Class C shares of the same fund in the month of or following the seven-year anniversary of the purchase date. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to such shares following a shorter holding period, that waiver will apply to

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exchanges following such shorter period. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to exchanges of Class C shares for load waived shares, that waiver will also apply to such exchanges.

· shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates and their immediate family members.

· shares purchased by or through qualified accounts (including IRAs, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, 401(k)s, 403(b) tax sheltered custodial accounts subject to ERISA, and defined benefit plans) that are held by a covered family member, defined as an Ameriprise Financial advisor and/or the advisor's spouse, advisor's lineal ascendant (mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, great grandmother, great grandfather), advisor's lineal descendant (son, step-son, daughter, step-daughter, grandson, granddaughter, great grandson, great granddaughter) or any spouse of a covered family member who is a lineal descendant.

· shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e. Rights of Reinstatement).

CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares purchased through Ameriprise Financial

Fund shares purchased through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI:

· redemptions due to death or disability of the shareholder;

· shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this prospectus or the SAI;

· redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account;

· shares purchased through a Right of Reinstatement (as defined above); and

· redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.

SALES WAIVERS AND REDUCTIONS IN SALES CHARGES AVAILABLE AT ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. (“BAIRD”)

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Baird platform or account will only be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and CDSC waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the SAI.

Front-End Sales Charge Waivers on Class A Shares Available at Baird

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund

· Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Baird or its affiliate and their family members as designated by Baird

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions from another Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same accounts, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge (known as rights of reinstatement)

· A shareholder in Class C Shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the fund if the shares are no longer subject to CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Baird

· Employer-sponsored retirement plans or charitable accounts in a transactional brokerage account at Baird, including 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SARSEPs

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CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Baird

· Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in this prospectus

· Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA account

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.

· Shares sold to pay Baird fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Baird

· Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement

Front-End Sales Charge Discounts Available at Baird: Breakpoints and/or Rights of Accumulation

· Breakpoints as described in this prospectus

· Rights of accumulation, which entitles shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Baird. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Baird may be included in the rights of accumulation calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets

· Letters of intent, which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds through Baird over a 13-month period of time

EDWARD D. JONES & CO., L.P. (“EDWARD JONES”)

Policies Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones

The following information has been provided by Edward Jones:

Effective on or after May 1, 2026, the following information supersedes prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares through an Edward Jones system. Clients of Edward Jones (also referred to as "shareholders") purchasing fund shares on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as "breakpoints") and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the mutual fund prospectus or statement of additional information (“SAI”) or through another broker-dealer. In all instances, it is the shareholder's responsibility to inform Edward Jones at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for discounts or waivers. Edward Jones can ask for documentation of such circumstance. Shareholders should contact Edward Jones if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

Breakpoints

· Breakpoint pricing, otherwise known as volume pricing, at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus.

Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”)

· The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except certain money market funds and any assets held in group retirement plans) of Nuveen mutual funds, Scholars Choice 529, and MAP 529 assets held by the shareholder or in an account grouped by Edward Jones with other accounts for the purpose of providing certain pricing considerations ("pricing groups"). If grouping assets as a shareholder, this includes all share classes held on the Edward Jones platform and/or held on another platform. The inclusion of eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets in the ROA calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at

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the time of calculation. Money market funds are included only if such shares were sold with a sales charge at the time of purchase or acquired in exchange for shares purchased with a sales charge.

· The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.

· ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or market value (current shares x NAV).

Letter of Intent (“LOI”)

· Through an LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period from the date Edward Jones receives the LOI. The LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the value that the shareholder intends to buy over a 13-month period to calculate the front-end sales charge and any breakpoint discounts. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the total amount. The inclusion of eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets in the LOI calculation is dependent on the shareholder notifying Edward Jones of such assets at the time of calculation. Purchases made before the LOI is received by Edward Jones are not adjusted under the LOI and will not reduce the sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be adjusted if the LOI is not met.

· If the employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan has elected to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer.

Sales Charge Waivers

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

· Associates of Edward Jones and its affiliates and other accounts in the same pricing group (as determined by Edward Jones under its policies and procedures) as the associate. This waiver will continue for the remainder of the associate's life if the associate retires from Edward Jones in good-standing and remains in good standing pursuant to Edward Jones’ policies and procedures.

· Shares purchased in an Edward Jones fee-based program.

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund so long as the following conditions are met: the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 60 days of the purchase, the sale and purchase are made from a share class that charges a front load, and one of the following (“Right of Reinstatement”):

o The redemption and repurchase occur in the same account.

o The redemption proceeds are used to process an: IRA contribution, excess contributions, conversion, recharacterizing of contributions, or distribution, and the repurchase is done in an account within the same Edward Jones grouping for ROA.

The Right of Reinstatement excludes systematic or automatic transactions including, but not limited to, purchases made through payroll deductions, liquidations to cover account fees, and reinvestments from non-mutual fund products.

· Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of Edward Jones. Edward Jones is responsible for any remaining contingent deferred sales charge due to the fund company, if

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applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.

· Exchanges from Class C shares to Class A shares of the same fund, generally, in the 84^th month following the anniversary of the purchase date or earlier at the discretion of Edward Jones.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) Waivers

If the shareholder purchases shares that are subject to a CDSC and those shares are redeemed before the CDSC is expired, the shareholder is responsible to pay the CDSC except in the following conditions:

· The death or disability of the shareholder.

· Systematic withdrawals with up to 10% per year of the account value.

· Return of excess contributions from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

· Shares redeemed as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.

· Shares redeemed to pay Edward Jones fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Edward Jones.

· Shares exchanged in an Edward Jones fee-based program.

· Shares acquired through NAV reinstatement.

· Shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for Minimum Balances, as described below.

Other Important Information Regarding Transactions Through Edward Jones

 Minimum Purchase Amounts

· Initial purchase minimum: $250

· Subsequent purchase minimum: none

 Minimum Balances

· Edward Jones has the right to redeem at its discretion fund holdings with a balance of $250 or less. The following are examples of accounts that are not included in this policy:

o A fee-based account held on an Edward Jones platform

o A 529 account held on an Edward Jones platform

o An account with an active systematic investment plan or LOI

 Exchanging Share Classes

· At any time it deems necessary, Edward Jones has the authority to exchange at NAV a shareholder's holdings of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund to Class A shares of the same fund.

CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARE SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS AVAILABLE THROUGH JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through a Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (“Janney”) brokerage account will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund’s Prospectus or SAI.

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Janney

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund).

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· Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within ninety (90) days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (i.e., right of reinstatement).

· Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SARSEPs or Keogh plans.

· Class C shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Janney’s policies and procedures.

CDSC waivers on Class A and C shares available at Janney

· Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund’s Prospectus.

· Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.

· Shares sold to pay Janney fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Janney.

· Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end sales charge discounts available at Janney: breakpoints, rights of accumulation, and/or letters of intent

· Breakpoints as described in the fund’s Prospectus.

· Rights of accumulation (“ROA”), which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts, will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Janney. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Janney may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

· Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Janney Montgomery Scott may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

If you purchase or hold fund shares through an applicable J.P. Morgan Securities LLC brokerage account, you will be eligible for the following sales charge waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”), or back-end sales charge, waivers), share class conversion policy and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this fund’s prospectus or Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

· Shares exchanged from Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a CDSC and are exchanged into Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC’s share class exchange policy.

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· Qualified employer-sponsored defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, other employee benefit plans and trusts used to fund those plans. For purposes of this provision, such plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SARSEPs or 501(c)(3) accounts.

· Shares of funds purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Self-Directed Investing accounts.

· Shares purchased through rights of reinstatement.

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund).

· Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or its affiliates and their spouse or financial dependent as defined by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

Class C to Class A share conversion

· A shareholder in the fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the same fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is consistent with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC’s policies and procedures.

CDSC waivers on Class A and C Shares available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

· Shares sold upon the death or disability of the shareholder.

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the fund’s prospectus.

· Shares purchased in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account.

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.

· Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

Front-end load discounts available at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC: breakpoints, rights of accumulation & letters of intent

· Breakpoints as described in the prospectus.

· Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts as described in the fund’s prospectus will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (including 529 program holdings, where applicable) may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

· Letters of Intent (“LOI”) which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of any Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, over a 13-month period of time (if applicable).

CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARE SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS AVAILABLE THROUGH MERRILL LYNCH

Purchases or sales of front-end (i.e., Class A) or level-load (i.e., Class C) mutual fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales load waivers (front-end, contingent deferred, or back-end waivers) and discounts, which differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI. Purchasers will have to buy mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund company or through another intermediary to be eligible for waivers or discounts not listed below.

It is the client’s responsibility to notify Merrill at the time of purchase or sale of any relationship or other facts that qualify the transaction for a waiver or discount. A Merrill representative may ask for reasonable documentation of such facts and Merrill may condition the granting of a waiver or discount on the timely receipt of such documentation.

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Additional information on waivers and discounts is available in the Merrill Sales Load Waiver and Discounts Supplement (the “Merrill SLWD Supplement") and in the Mutual Fund Investing at Merrill pamphlet at ml.com/funds. Clients are encouraged to review these documents and speak with their financial advisor to determine whether a transaction is eligible for a waiver or discount.

Front-end Load Waivers Available at Merrill

· Shares of mutual funds available for purchase by employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans provided the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SARSEPs or Keogh plans

· Shares purchased through a Merrill investment advisory program

· Brokerage class shares (e.g., Class A shares) exchanged from advisory class shares (e.g., Class I shares) due to the holdings moving from a Merrill investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage account

· Shares purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform

· Shares purchased through the systematic reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same mutual fund in the same account

· Shares exchanged from level-load shares to front-end load shares of the same mutual fund in accordance with the description in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

· Shares purchased by eligible employees of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members who purchase shares in accounts within the employee’s Merrill Household (as defined in the Merrill SLWD Supplement)

· Shares purchased by eligible persons associated with the Fund as defined in this prospectus (e.g., the Fund’s officers or trustees)

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of a mutual fund redemption in front-end load shares provided (1) the repurchase is in a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund; (2) the repurchase occurs within 90 calendar days from the redemption trade date, and (3) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e., systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for Rights of Reinstatement

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (“CDSC”) Waivers on Front-end, Back-end, and Level Load Shares Available at Merrill

· Shares sold due to the client’s death or disability (as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section 22(e)(3))

· Shares sold pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program subject to Merrill’s maximum systematic withdrawal limits as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

· Shares sold due to return of excess contributions from an IRA account

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the investor reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulation

· Front-end or level-load shares held in commission-based, non-taxable retirement brokerage accounts (e.g. traditional, Roth, rollover, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SARSEPs or Keogh plans) that are transferred to fee-based accounts or platforms and exchanged for a lower cost share class of the same mutual fund

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Front-End Load Discounts Available at Merrill: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent

· Breakpoint discounts, as described in this prospectus, where the sales load is at or below the maximum sales load that Merrill permits to be assessed to a front-end load purchase, as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

· Rights of Accumulation (ROA), as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement, which entitle clients to breakpoint discounts based on the aggregated holdings of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held in accounts in their Merrill Household. On or about May 1, 2026, assets not held at Merrill will no longer be included in the ROA calculation. For more detail on the timing and calculation, please refer to the Merrill SLWD Supplement

· Letters of Intent (LOI), which allow for breakpoint discounts on eligible new purchases based on anticipated future eligible purchases of any Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund at Merrill, in accounts within your Merrill Household, as further described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement. On or about May 1, 2026, Merrill will no longer accept new LOIs. For more detail on the timing, please refer to the Merrill SLWD Supplement

CLASS A SHARE FRONT-END SALES CHARGE WAIVERS AVAILABLE AT MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account will be eligible only for the following front-end sales charge waivers with respect to Class A shares, which may differ from and may be more limited than those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund’s prospectus or SAI. Shareholders should contact Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to determine their eligibility for these waivers and discounts.

· Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SARSEPs or Keogh plans

· Morgan Stanley employee and employee-related accounts according to Morgan Stanley’s account linking rules

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund

· Shares purchased through a Morgan Stanley self-directed brokerage account

· Class C (i.e., level-load) shares that are no longer subject to a contingent deferred sales charge and are converted to Class A shares of the same fund pursuant to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management’s share class conversion program

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (i) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (ii) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (iii) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales charge.

CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARE SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS AVAILABLE THROUGH OPPENHEIMER & CO. INC.

Shareholders purchasing fund shares through an Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“OPCO”) platform or account are eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or SAI.

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Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares available at OPCO

· Employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan

· Shares purchased by or through a 529 Plan

· Shares purchased through a OPCO affiliated investment advisory program

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same fund (but not any other Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund)

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement)

· A shareholder in Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO

· Employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members

· Directors or Trustees of the Fund, and employees of the Fund’s investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in this prospectus

CDSC Waivers on A and C Shares available at OPCO

· Death or disability of the shareholder

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the prospectus

· Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the prospectus

· Shares sold to pay OPCO fees but only if the transaction is initiated by OPCO

· Shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement

Front-End Load Discounts Available at OPCO: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent

· Breakpoints as described in the prospectus.

· Rights of Accumulation (ROA) which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at OPCO. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at OPCO may be included in the ROA calculation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

PFS INVESTMENTS INC. (“PFSI”)

Policies Regarding Transactions Through PFSI

The following information supersedes all prior information with respect to transactions and positions held in fund shares purchased through PFSI and held on the mutual fund platform of its affiliate, Primerica Shareholder Services (“PSS”). Clients of PFSI (also referred to as “shareholders”) purchasing fund shares on the PSS platform are eligible only for the following share classes, sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from share classes, discounts and waivers

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described elsewhere in this prospectus or the related statement of additional information (“SAI”) or through another broker-dealer.

Share Classes

· Class A shares are available only to non-retirement accounts, individual retirement accounts (IRA), SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, Keogh Plans, and all other account types.

Breakpoints

· Breakpoint pricing at dollar thresholds as described in the prospectus of the fund you are purchasing.

Rights of Accumulation (“ROA”)

· The applicable sales charge on a purchase of Class A shares is determined by taking into account all share classes (except any assets held in group retirement plans) of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds held by the shareholder on the PSS Platform.

· It is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform PFSI of all eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets at the time of calculation. Shares of money market funds are included only if such shares were acquired in exchange for shares of another Nuveen Fund purchased with a sales charge. No shares of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds held by the shareholder away from the PSS platform will be granted ROA with shares of any Nuveen Fund purchased on the PSS platform.

· Any SEP IRA plan, any SIMPLE IRA plan or any Payroll Deduction plan (“PDP”) on the PSS platform will be defaulted to plan-level grouping for purposes of ROA, which allows each participating employee ROA with all other eligible shares held in plan accounts on the PSS platform. At any time, a participating employee may elect to exercise a one-time option to change grouping for purposes of ROA to shareholder-level grouping, which allows the plan account of the electing employee ROA with her other eligible holdings on the PSS platform, but not with all other eligible participant holdings in the plan. Eligible shares held in plan accounts electing shareholder-level grouping will not be available for purposes of ROA to plan accounts electing plan-level grouping.

· ROA is determined by calculating the higher of cost minus redemptions or current market value (current shares multiplied by Fund NAV).

Letter of Intent (“LOI”)

· By executing a LOI, shareholders can receive the sales charge and breakpoint discounts for purchases shareholders intend to make over a 13-month period through PFSI, from the date PSS receives the LOI. The purchase price of the LOI is determined by calculating the higher of cost or market value of qualifying holdings at LOI initiation in combination with the dollar amount the shareholder intends to invest over a 13-month period to arrive at total investment for purposes of determining any breakpoint discount and the applicable front-end sales charge. Each purchase the shareholder makes during that 13-month period will receive the sales charge and breakpoint discount that applies to the projected total investment.

· Only holdings of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds on the PSS platform are eligible for inclusion in the LOI calculation and the shareholder must notify PFSI of all eligible assets at the time of calculation. It is the shareholder’s responsibility to inform PFSI at the time of a purchase of all holdings of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds on the PSS platform, or other facts qualifying the purchaser for this discount.

· Purchases made before the LOI is received by PSS are not adjusted under the LOI, and the LOI will not reduce any sales charge previously paid. Sales charges will be automatically adjusted if the total purchases required by the LOI are not met.

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· If an employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan, SIMPLE IRA plan or non-IRA PDP on the PSS platform has elected to establish or change ROA for the accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping, LOIs will also be at the plan-level and may only be established by the employer. LOIs are not available to PDP IRA plans on the PSS platform with plan-level grouping for purposes of ROA, but are available to any participating employee that elects shareholder-level grouping for purposes of ROA.

Sales Charge Waivers

Sales charges are waived for the following shareholders and in the following situations:

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment.

· Shares purchased with the proceeds of redeemed shares of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund so long as the following conditions are met: 1) the proceeds are from the sale of shares within 90 days of the purchase, 2) the sale and purchase are made in the same share class and the same account or the purchase is made in an individual retirement account with proceeds from liquidations in a non-retirement account, and 3) the redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load. Automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases and withdrawals), full or partial transfers or rollovers of retirement accounts, and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay account maintenance fees are not eligible for this sales charge waiver.

· Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the discretion of PFSI. PFSI is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in the prospectus.

PFSI may request reasonable documentation of facts qualifying the purchaser for the discounts and waivers identified above, and condition the granting of any discount or waiver on the timely receipt of such documents. Shareholders should contact PSS if they have questions regarding their eligibility for these discounts and waivers.

CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARE SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS AVAILABLE THROUGH RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC., RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND EACH ENTITY’S AFFILIATES (“RAYMOND JAMES”)

Shareholders purchasing Fund shares through a Raymond James platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible only for the following load waivers (front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in your Fund’s prospectus or SAI.

Front-End Sales Load Waivers on Class A Shares Available at Raymond James

· Shares purchased through a Raymond James investment advisory program.

· Shares purchased of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund through a systematic reinvestment of capital gains and dividend distributions.

· Employees and registered representatives of Raymond James or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Raymond James.

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end or deferred sales load (known as Rights of Reinstatement).

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· A shareholder in the Fund’s Class C shares will have their shares converted at net asset value to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of Raymond James.

CDSC Waivers on Class A and C Shares Available at Raymond James

· Death or disability of the shareholder.

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan as described in the prospectus.

· Return of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations as described in the prospectus.

· Shares sold to pay Raymond James fees but only if the transaction is initiated by Raymond James.

· Shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement.

Front-End Load Discounts Available at Raymond James: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation, and/or Letters of Intent

· Breakpoints as described in the prospectus.

· Rights of accumulation which entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts will be automatically calculated based on the aggregated holding of all Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Raymond James. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of rights of accumulation only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

· Letters of intent which allow for breakpoint discounts based on anticipated purchases of Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds, over a 13-month time period. Eligible Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Raymond James may be included in the calculation of letters of intent only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

CLASS A AND CLASS C SHARE SALES CHARGE REDUCTIONS AND WAIVERS AVAILABLE THROUGH STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED (“STIFEL”) AND ITS BROKER DEALER AFFILIATES

Shareholders purchasing or holding Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund shares, including existing fund shareholders, through a Stifel or affiliated platform that provides trade execution, clearance, and/or custody services, will be eligible for the following sales charge load waivers (including front-end sales charge waivers and contingent deferred, or back-end, (CDSC) sales charge waivers) and discounts, which may differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this prospectus or the Fund’s SAI.

Class A Shares

As described elsewhere in this prospectus, Stifel may receive compensation out of the front-end sales charge if you purchase Class A shares through Stifel.

Rights of accumulation

Rights of accumulation (ROA) that entitle shareholders to breakpoint discounts on front-end sales charges will be calculated by Stifel based on the aggregated holding of eligible assets in Nuveen-sponsored mutual funds held by accounts within the purchaser’s household at Stifel. Ineligible assets include Class A shares of Money Market Funds not assessed a sales charge. Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund assets not held at Stifel may be included in the calculation of ROA only if the shareholder notifies his or her financial advisor about such assets.

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The employer maintaining a SEP IRA plan and/or SIMPLE IRA plan may elect to establish or change ROA for the IRA accounts associated with the plan to a plan-level grouping as opposed to including all share classes at a shareholder or pricing group level.

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares available at Stifel

· Class C shares that have been held for more than seven (7) years may be converted to Class A shares or other front-end share class(es) of the same fund pursuant to Stifel’s policies and procedures. To the extent that this prospectus elsewhere provides for a waiver with respect to the exchange or conversion of such shares following a shorter holding period, those provisions shall continue to apply.

· Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Stifel or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Stifel.

· Shares purchased in a Stifel fee-based advisory program, often referred to as a “wrap” program.

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same or other Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund.

· Shares purchased from the proceeds of redeemed shares of a Nuveen-sponsored mutual fund so long as the proceeds are from the sale of shares from an account with the same owner/beneficiary within 90 days of the purchase (known as “rights of reinstatement”). For the absence of doubt, automated transactions (i.e. systematic purchases, including salary deferral transactions and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are sold to cover Stifel’s account maintenance fees are not eligible for rights of reinstatement.

· Shares from rollovers into Stifel from retirement plans to IRAs.

· Shares exchanged into Class A shares from another share class so long as the exchange is into the same fund and was initiated at the direction of Stifel. Stifel is responsible for any remaining CDSC due to the fund company, if applicable. Any future purchases are subject to the applicable sales charge as disclosed in this prospectus.

· Employer-sponsored retirement plans (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans). For purposes of this provision, employer sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs or SARSEPs.

· Charitable organizations and foundations, notably 501(c)(3) organizations.

Contingent Deferred Sales Charges Waivers on Class A and Class C Shares

· Shares sold due to death or disability of the shareholder or, in the case of 529 plans, the account beneficiary.

· Shares sold as part of a systematic withdrawal plan not to exceed 12% annually.

· Shares bought due to returns of excess contributions from an IRA Account.

· Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the shareholder reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations.

· Shares acquired through a right of reinstatement.

· Shares sold to pay Stifel fees or costs in such cases where the transaction is initiated by Stifel.

· Shares exchanged or sold in a Stifel fee-based program.

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Share Class Conversions in Advisory Accounts

Stifel continually looks to provide our clients with the lowest cost share class available based on account type. Stifel reserves the right to convert shares to the lowest cost share class available at Stifel upon transfer of shares into an advisory program.

CLASS C TO CLASS A CONVERSIONS AVAILABLE AT U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC.

Shareholders who hold the Fund’s Class C shares through a U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. (“USBI”) platform or account or who own shares for which USBI or an affiliate is the broker-dealer of record and the shares are held in an omnibus account, will have their shares automatically converted at net asset value to Class A shares of the Fund in the month of the six-year anniversary of the purchase date, if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of USBI.

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC AND WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC (COLLECTIVELY, “WELLS FARGO ADVISORS”)

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC operates a First Clearing business, but these rules are not intended to include First Clearing firms.

Effective April 1, 2026, Clients of Wells Fargo Advisors purchasing fund shares through Wells Fargo Advisors are eligible for the following sales charge discounts (also referred to as “breakpoints”) and waivers, which can differ from discounts and waivers described elsewhere in the prospectus or statement of additional information (“SAI”). In all instances, it is the investor's responsibility to inform Wells Fargo Advisors at the time of purchase of any relationship, holdings, or other facts qualifying the investor for discounts or waivers. Wells Fargo Advisors can ask for documentation supporting the qualification.

Wells Fargo Advisors Class A Share Front-End Sales Charge Waivers Information

Wells Fargo Advisors clients purchasing or converting to Class A shares of a fund in a Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage account are entitled to a waiver of the front-end load in the following circumstances:

· Wells Fargo Advisors employee and employee-related accounts according to Wells Fargo Advisor’s employee account linking rules. Legacy accounts and positions receiving affiliate discounts prior to the effective date will continue to receive discounts. Effective April 1, 2026, employees of affiliate businesses will not be offered fund shares at NAV.

· Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the same fund.

WellsTrade, the firm’s online self-directed brokerage account, generally offers no-load share classes but there could be instances where a Class A share is offered without a front-end sales charge.

Wells Fargo Advisors Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Information

· Contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) imposed on fund redemptions will not be rebated based on future purchases.

Wells Fargo Advisors Class A Front-End Load Discounts

Wells Fargo Advisors clients purchasing Class A shares of the fund through Wells Fargo Advisors brokerage accounts will follow the following aggregation rules for breakpoint discounts:

· Effective April 1, 2026, SEP or SIMPLE IRAs will not be aggregated as a group plan. They will aggregate with the client’s personal accounts based on Social Security Number. Previously established SEP and SIMPLE IRAs may still be aggregated as a group plan.

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· Effective April 1, 2026, employer-sponsored retirement plan (e.g., 401(k) plans, 457 plans, employer-sponsored 403(b) plans, profit sharing and money purchase pension plans and defined benefit plans) accounts will aggregate with other plan accounts under the same Tax ID and will not be aggregated with other retirement plan accounts under a different Tax ID or with personal accounts. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, SARSEPs or Keogh plans.

· Gift of shares will not be considered when determining breakpoint discounts.

CLASS A SALES CHARGE WAIVERS AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH SPECIFIED INTERMEDIARIES

As described in the prospectus, Class A shares may be purchased at net asset without a sales charge by employer-sponsored retirement plans (“ESRPs”) as defined in the prospectus, except that, in the case of ESRPs held through a brokerage account, Class A shares will be available at net asset value without a sales charge only if the broker-dealer has entered into an agreement with the Distributor that allows for such purchases.

The following intermediaries have entered into such an agreement:

Baker & Co., Inc.
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
Cetera Advisors LLC
Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
Cetera Investment Services LLC
Country Club Financial Services, Inc.
Cutter & Co. Brokerage Inc.
Davenport & Co. LLC
Devenir Investment Advisors, LLC
Fintrust Brokerage Services
First Kentucky Securities Corp.
First Western Securities
Gold Coast Securities, Inc.
Hewitt Financial Services LLC
Hilltop Securities Inc.
Infinex Investments, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
KMS Financial Services, Inc.
Mid-Atlantic Capital Corp.
OFG Financial Services, Inc.
Principal Securities Inc.
RDM Investment Services, Inc.
Register Financial Associates, Inc.
Shareholders Service Group Inc.
Southeast Investments, NC, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Waddell & Reed Inc.

As described in the prospectus, Class A shares may be purchased at net asset value without a sales charge through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer the Fund’s shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts and that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.

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The following intermediaries have entered into such an agreement:

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC

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Nuveen Mutual Funds

Other Information for Fund Shareholders

Several additional sources of information are available to you, including the codes of ethics adopted by the Fund, Nuveen, LLC, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management. The appendix to this prospectus, “Variations in Sales Charge Reductions and Waivers Available Through Certain Intermediaries,” contains information on sales charge reductions and waivers available through certain financial intermediaries that differ from the sales charge reductions and waivers disclosed in this prospectus and the related statement of additional information. The statement of additional information, incorporated by reference into this prospectus, contains detailed information on the policies and operation of the Fund included in this prospectus. Additional information about the Fund's investments is available in the annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR. In the Fund's annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund's performance during its last fiscal year. In Form N-CSR, you will find the Fund's annual and semi-annual financial statements.

The Fund's most recent statement of additional information, annual and semi-annual reports and certain other information such as financial statements are available, free of charge, by calling Nuveen Funds at (800) 257-8787, on the Fund's website at www.nuveen.com, or through your financial advisor. Shareholders may call the toll free number above with any inquiries.

You may also obtain this and other Fund information directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Reports and other information about the Fund is available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request Fund information by sending an e-mail request to publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC may charge a copying fee for this information.

Household Mailings

To lower costs and eliminate duplicate documents sent to your home, your Fund may mail only one copy of its summary prospectus, prospectus supplements, annual and semi-annual reports, or any other required documents to your household, even if more than one shareholder lives there. If you would prefer to continue receiving your own copy of any of these documents, you may call your Fund toll-free at (800) 257-8787.

The Fund is a series of Nuveen Investment Trust V, whose Investment Company Act file number is 811-21979.

Distributed by
Nuveen Securities, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(800) 257-8787

www.nuveen.com

Preliminary Statement of Additional Information dated October 26, 2026
Subject to Completion

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. This SAI relates to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus dated __________________, 2026 for Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Nuveen Investment Trust V. A Prospectus may be obtained without charge from certain securities representatives, banks and other financial institutions that have entered into sales agreements with Nuveen Securities, LLC (the “Distributor”), or from the Fund, by written request to Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund, c/o Nuveen Funds, P.O. Box 219140, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9140, or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The audited financial statements for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year, which appear in the Fund’s Form N-CSR dated August 31, 2026, are incorporated herein by reference. The Fund’s Prospectus, Annual Report and other information such as financial statements are available without charge by calling (800) 257-8787.

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