Nuveen Tradewinds International Value A  NAIGX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Foreign Large Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.13
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 23.60
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
21.59%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
1,150
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Nuveen Tradewinds International Value A
(from 1999-12-20 to 2009-10-31) Category: Foreign Large Value
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1999-12-20 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 19.63 58.40 -0.46 5.63 --- 4.48
+/- Category -5.15 32.02 5.32 1.42 --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD -9.98 5.72 4.29 1.37 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 14.94 1.66 -0.61 6.79 --- 4.41
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 9.45 22.87 -3.24 4.82 --- 3.86
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 18.58 -5.47 3.27 --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 15.90 -3.62 3.49 --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 267 funds), (5 yrs : out of 196 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.75%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 20.75
Software 0.00
Hardware 1.88
Media 1.65
Telecommunications 17.22
Service 17.86
Healthcare 6.82
Consumer Services 3.39
Business Services 1.74
Financial Services 5.91
Manufacturing 61.39
Consumer Goods 14.76
Industrial Materials 30.72
Energy 9.54
Utilities 6.37
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 6.9
Stocks 91.9
Bonds 0.0
Other 1.2
Foreign Stocks 90.9
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 53 Turnover % 45
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 0.95
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 29.80 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Barrick Gold Corporation Canada 3.57
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR South Korea 3.18
Novartis Switzerland 3.06
Sanofi-Aventis France 3.04
Mabuchi Motor Japan 3.03
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation ADR Japan 2.96
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR B United Kingdom 2.89
Coca-Cola West Japan 2.81
BP Plc ADR United Kingdom 2.68
Dai Nippon Printing Japan 2.58
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1999-12-20
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Peter Boardman  (2009-06-15)
Boardman is a portfolio manager and senior research analyst and has been with Tradewinds since 2006. Prior to joining NWQ and transitioning to the affiliate Tradewinds, Boardman was a senior analyst with USAA Investment Management managing the Japan portion of the firm's international fund while covering automobiles, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors. Previously he was a sell-side analyst for UBS Warburg and an analyst at Credit Lyonnais (Japan).
Alberto Jimenez Crespo  (2009-06-15)
Crespo is a portfolio manager and equity analyst for global basic materials and has been with Tradewinds since 2006. He joined Tradewinds from Merrill Lynch, where he was an equity analyst in the private client group. He also was a sell-side analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. Prior to that, he was a financial analyst for Enron and Shell developing financial models.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2008-11-28)
Front: 5.75
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.68
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-07-31)
Correspondence Information
C/O John Nuveen & Co Inc
333 W Wacker Dr 32nd Fl
Chicago,  IL  60606
United States
Telephone:
800-257-8787
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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