Nuveen Launches Enhanced Yield 1–5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

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ETF to Begin Trading Today on the NYSE Arca

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nuveen announced that the NuShares Enhanced Yield 1–5 Year U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF will begin trading today on the NYSE Arca under the symbol NUSA. The ETF seeks to offer enhanced yield relative to the 1–5 year U.S. investment grade fixed income market with comparable risk and credit quality.

Positioned as a distinct alternative to short-term bond index funds weighted by issuance size, the ETF seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the BofA Merrill Lynch Enhanced Yield 1–5 Year US Broad Bond Index, which uses a rules-based methodology to allocate higher weights to categories with higher yields without significantly increasing risk or decreasing credit quality.

For more information about the NuShares ETFs, please visit Nuveen’s NuShares ETF homepage by clicking here.

Nuveen offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. As the investment management arm of TIAA, Nuveen has $882 billion in assets under management as of 12/31/16 and operations in 16 countries. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies. For more information, please visit www.nuveen.com. Nuveen, LLC, formerly known as TIAA Global Asset Management, delivers the expertise of TIAA Investments and its independent investment affiliates.

Before investing, carefully consider fund investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and other information that should be read carefully, please request a prospectus or summary prospectus from your financial advisor or Nuveen at 800.257.8787 or visit nuveen.com.

Risk Considerations

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of the Fund’s portfolio will decline because of rising interest rates. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security may be unable or unwilling to make interest and principal payments when due and the related risk that the value of a debt security may decline because of concerns about the issuer’s ability or willingness to make such payments. This ETF is concentrated in the financial sector. Performance of companies in the financial sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, changes in interest rates and decreased liquidity in credit markets. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.

Shares of ETFs are bought and sold at market price as opposed to net asset value. As a result, an investor may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling. In addition, brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Fund shares are not individually redeemable directly with the fund, but blocks of shares may be acquired from the fund and tendered for redemption to the fund by certain institutional investors in Creation Units.

This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell securities, and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor's objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors.

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NuShares ETFs are distributed by Nuveen Securities, LLC, Member FINRA and SIPC.

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