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Intermediate ESG Municipal

Strategy highlights
  • ESG leadership: The approach seeks to identify municipal ESG leaders and thematic bonds aligned with positive impact
  • ESG municipal scoring: Municipal investment process combines credit research and ESG scoring
  • Investment expertise: Leverages more than 125 years of municipal experience and five decades of responsible investing1

Strategy description

The portfolio focuses on total return and tax-exempt income while seeking to invest in municipal issuers that are leaders in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices or that use proceeds aligned with positive social or environmental impact.

Investment process

Fundamental credit research is the foundation of the investment process. The municipal team considers economic outlook, credit analysis, trading and yield curve analysis when determining overall investment strategy. Targets and guidelines are developed for duration, yield curve positioning, security structure, sectors and credit quality. In ESG portfolios, a proprietary ESG score is used as a component of the process. Portfolio managers construct portfolios through close collaboration with the credit research analysts and traders.

At-a-glance

Benchmark

Bloomberg 3-15 Year Blend (2-17) Municipal Bond Index

Number of positions range

8 – 15

Average duration target (years)

4 – 7

Average maturity target (years)

5 – 12

Average credit quality range

AA

Literature and resources

1Nuveen's responsible investing team activities date back to 1990 at TIAA prior to TIAA’s acquisition of Nuveen in 2014. TIAA and CREF boards began responsible investing initiatives in 1970 with proxy voting to deal with shareholder proposals on social issues. Statements regarding Nuveen’s history include TIAA’s history.

A separately managed account (SMA) is a private portfolio of actively managed, individual securities that may be customized to achieve an individual investor's unique objectives.

SMA accounts typically require a minimum investment of $100,000 for equity and asset allocation strategies and $350,000 for fixed income strategies, although the specific minimum account size varies by program and may be subject to change. The manager may waive these minimums based on client type, asset class, pre-existing relationship with client and other factors. For certain accounts, a negotiated minimum annual fee applies. Please consult with your Nuveen Advisor Consultant for applicable minimums.

Important information on risk

All investments carry a certain degree of risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no assurance that an investment will provide positive performance over any period of time. An investment in any municipal portfolio should be made with an understanding of the risks involved in investing in municipal bonds, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk. The value of the portfolio will fluctuate based on the value of the underlying securities. Please contact a tax advisor regarding the appropriateness of tax-exempt investments in your portfolio. Nuveen is not a tax advisor. If sold prior to maturity, municipal securities are subject to gain/losses based on the level of interest rates, market conditions and the credit quality of the issuer. Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and/or state and local taxes, based on the investor’s state of residence. Income from municipal bonds held by a portfolio could be declared taxable because of unfavorable changes in tax laws, adverse interpretations by the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, or noncompliant conduct of a bond issuer. Some income may be subject to state and local taxes and to the federal alternative minimum tax. Capital gains, if any, are subject to tax. The portfolio will include only holdings deemed consistent with the applicable Environmental Social Governance (ESG) guidelines. As a result, the universe of investments available to the portfolio will be more limited than other portfolios that do not apply such guidelines. ESG criteria risk is the risk that because the portfolio’s ESG criteria exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons, the portfolio may forgo some market opportunities available to portfolios that do not use these criteria.

Check with your financial professional for specific product availability and performance information. This information may change without notice. From time to time, we may close or reopen strategies.

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser and an affiliate of Nuveen, LLC.

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