Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)


Market Price (8/24/2026): $51.97

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)


Market Price (8/24/2026): $51.97

Key Takeaways

  • NUSC has seen negligible net fund flows over the past month (+0.0% of assets). details →
  • NUSC's portfolio trades at 16.1x forward earnings — a 90% premium to SPY (8.5x). details →
  • NUSC's top 10 holdings represent 10% of the fund vs 37% for SPY — a more diversified portfolio. details →
  • 80% of NUSC's portfolio (by weight) is currently profitable, vs 98% for SPY. details →
  • Analysts expect +5% revenue growth across NUSC's holdings (next fiscal year) vs +13% for SPY; portfolio earnings growth is not meaningful given limited profitability. details →
Last updated: 8/23/2026.

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Asset Allocation with NUSC

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+3.7%
Volatility
3.5%
Sharpe
0.25
YTD
+5.5%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for NUSC

Total Weights
Top 5: 5.7% | Top 10: 10.2% | Top 20: 17.8%

TickerHoldingETF WeightSales WeightEarnings WeightFwd P/SFwd P/EFwd Sales GrowthFwd Earnings Growth
Total95.77%100.00%100.00%1.216.1+5.1%+13.0%
Top 2017.83%16.02%22.11%1.313.6+7.7%+9.5%
ATIATI1.50%0.35%0.56%5.234.6+10.3%+23.0%
NVTnVent Electric1.17%0.32%0.64%4.025.1+19.4%+25.0%
SNXTD Synnex1.06%4.84%1.17%0.312.1+7.0%+6.5%
EWBCEast West Bancorp1.03%0.25%1.86%5.311.7+6.8%+5.9%
AEISAdvanced Energy Industries0.95%0.24%0.42%4.019.7+24.1%+59.0%
VTRSViatris0.95%1.03%1.36.2+1.7%+5.9%
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts0.93%0.51%1.35%2.620.1+0.7%-23.8%
RNRRenaissanceRe0.91%1.05%4.01%1.77.5-4.1%-1.6%
AGNCAGNC Investment0.88%0.24%3.55%2.98.0+5.2%-4.3%
BPOPPopular0.83%0.34%1.66%2.99.4+3.5%+8.9%
ARWArrow Electronics0.81%3.74%1.35%0.39.0+7.6%+10.3%
SCIService International0.80%0.43%0.84%2.518.0+3.6%+10.1%
TTMITTM Technologies0.80%0.33%0.37%2.217.1+25.9%+43.5%
STRLSterling Infrastructure0.78%0.24%0.47%3.421.1+21.2%+32.3%
MODModine Manufacturing0.76%0.34%0.23%2.421.8+24.4%+53.4%
DARDarling Ingredients0.74%0.65%0.95%1.510.6+4.1%-6.2%
MEDPMedpace0.74%0.16%0.46%5.931.6+5.7%+9.8%
NXTNextpower0.73%0.29%0.75%2.816.4+18.6%+28.2%
FLSFlowserve0.73%0.47%0.60%2.017.3+7.0%+13.4%
FDSFactSet Research Systems0.72%0.22%0.86%4.214.6+5.8%+10.9%
[1] Total and Top 20 rows are weighted aggregates across constituents.
[2] Forward P/S and P/E ratios use consensus sales and earnings for the 12 months ending 8/31/27. Individual constituent FY1 and FY2 consensus figures adjusted to align with 8/31/27.
[3] Forward Sales and Non-GAAP Earnings Growth are calculated as next fiscal year (FY2) consensus growth over current fiscal year (FY1) consensus. They are not derived from the forward P/S and P/E multiples shown.

Performance for NUSC Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeightMkt Price
8/23
1D Rtn1M RtnYTD Rtn1Y Rtn3Y Rtn5Y Rtn10Y Rtn
NUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF100.00%51.960.0%2.0%     
ATIATI1.50%207.010.0%4.7%80.4%180.8%373.7%1,042.4%1,131.5%
NVTnVent Electric1.17%151.980.0%0.1%49.7%69.8%196.7%385.1% 
SNXTD Synnex1.06%250.140.0%3.0%67.8%68.7%162.3%111.5%425.5%
EWBCEast West Bancorp1.03%129.970.0%-0.2%17.9%26.7%159.1%101.0%365.0%
AEISAdvanced Energy Industries0.95%285.830.0%-6.0%36.6%85.3%156.4%234.7%562.9%
VTRSViatris0.95%16.320.0%-4.6%34.2%58.7%69.1%37.4%-52.3%
HSTHost Hotels & Resorts0.93%23.210.0%-5.3%37.3%48.5%79.2%84.7%94.6%
RNRRenaissanceRe0.91%323.450.0%-1.7%15.4%31.2%78.8%107.9%200.8%
AGNCAGNC Investment0.88%10.890.0%4.0%9.8%26.4%74.3%32.3%87.9%
BPOPPopular0.83%169.070.0%-1.5%37.2%41.9%183.2%154.7%486.9%
ARWArrow Electronics0.81%210.850.0%-0.7%91.4%62.1%63.2%76.0%221.0%
SCIService International0.80%83.290.0%1.2%7.8%4.0%39.1%44.6%269.0%
TTMITTM Technologies0.80%110.540.0%-15.9%60.2%148.8%652.0%686.2%936.0%
STRLSterling Infrastructure0.78%516.810.0%-21.8%68.8%84.9%563.7%2,189.8%7,863.2%
MODModine Manufacturing0.76%197.680.0%-18.2%48.1%40.8%340.8%1,420.6%1,730.4%
DARDarling Ingredients0.74%65.740.0%5.2%82.6%88.8%9.1%-10.5%363.0%
MEDPMedpace0.74%620.750.0%3.2%10.5%33.9%145.5%244.6%2,141.8%
NXTNextpower0.73%86.180.0%-13.8%-1.1%25.3%124.8%  
FLSFlowserve0.73%79.390.0%9.7%15.1%50.2%118.5%125.9%99.4%
FDSFactSet Research Systems0.72%299.910.0%17.9%4.4%-20.1%-29.5%-14.0%88.1%

Guidance Updates for NUSC Top Holdings

 TickerCompanyEarnings DateGuidance MetricMidpoint Value% ChangeGuidance Change
AEIS_8032026AEISAdvanced Energy Industries8/3/2026Q3 2026 Revenue640.00 Mil18.5%Higher NewNew Guidance Higher than Prior Actual of 540.00 Mil for Q2 2026
NXT_7302026NXTNextpower7/30/20262027 Revenue4.25 Bil7.6%RaisedRaised Prior Guidance of 3.95 Bil for 2027
SNX_6252026SNXTD Synnex6/25/2026Q3 2026 Revenue18.60 Bil12.7%Higher NewNew Guidance Higher than Prior Actual of 16.50 Bil for Q2 2026
STRL_8032026STRLSterling Infrastructure8/3/20262026 Revenue4.08 Bil8.7%RaisedRaised Prior Guidance of 3.75 Bil for 2026
TTMI_8062026TTMITTM Technologies8/6/2026Q3 2026 Revenue1.12 Bil17.9%Higher NewNew Guidance Higher than Prior Actual of 950.00 Mil for Q2 2026

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
NUSC Return-----5%5%
Peers Return18%-19%17%11%10%21%67%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%103%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
NUSC Win Rate-----75% 
Peers Win Rate75%47%42%52%67%75% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
NUSC Max Drawdown------ 
Peers Max Drawdown-11%-26%-17%-9%-24%-10% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: IJR, VB, IWM, SCHA, VTWO.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/21/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
NUSC0.880.880.88
Equity Top Results (3Y)   
IALT2.112.112.11
SPMO0.891.380.82
VLUE2.491.260.69
CORO1.331.251.25
CGDV1.351.230.94

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

NUSC has limited trading history.

EventNUSCS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss -18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 23.1%
  Time to Breakeven 79 days
2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind
  % Loss -7.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 8.5%
  Time to Breakeven 18 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss -9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 10.5%
  Time to Breakeven 24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss -6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 7.1%
  Time to Breakeven 31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss -24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 32.4%
  Time to Breakeven 427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss -33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 50.9%
  Time to Breakeven 140 days

Compare to IJR, VB, IWM, SCHA, VTWO

In The Past

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NUSC has limited trading history.

EventNUSCS&P 500
2025 US Tariff Shock
  % Loss -18.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 23.1%
  Time to Breakeven 79 days
2024 Yen Carry Trade Unwind
  % Loss -7.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven 8.5%
  Time to Breakeven 18 days
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss -9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 10.5%
  Time to Breakeven 24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss -6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 7.1%
  Time to Breakeven 31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss -24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven 32.4%
  Time to Breakeven 427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss -33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven 50.9%
  Time to Breakeven 140 days

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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
MAGSRoundhill Magnificent Seven ETF-5.2%67.28823202670.945142026101
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-5.2%81.57823202686.00622202662
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-5.7%67.12823202671.21622202662
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-7.5%34.49823202637.30622202662
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-18.6%178.348232026219.20621202663
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-16.0%35.06823202641.734142026131
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-7.6%35.86823202638.812222026182
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-9.0%34.68823202638.104142026131
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-18.5%26.66823202632.702222026182
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-11.6%305.178232026345.22622202662
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-8.0%148.738232026161.66622202662
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-20.9%46.07823202658.265062026109
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.4%36.04823202641.635132026102
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-10.2%81.17823202690.34602202682
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-16.4%76.61823202691.625112026104
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.9%17.59823202623.75602202682
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-12.7%125.588232026143.82528202687
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-11.9%33.25823202637.74528202687
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-41.2%24.64823202641.89527202688
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-9.2%44.85823202649.40601202683
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF-5.7%118.428232026125.62602202682
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.5%183.318232026198.21602202682
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.5%111.408232026119.104192026126
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-9.8%42.77823202647.403012026175
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.2%560.428232026668.91622202662
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-20.6%520.058232026655.01622202662
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.3%237.348232026253.2281620267
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-10.1%45.53823202650.663022026174
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-8.6%90.85823202699.423012026175
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-19.7%92.428232026115.11622202662
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-8.0%82.05823202689.153012026175
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-6.7%52.75823202656.533012026175
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-7.1%25.09823202626.993012026175
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.2%96.698232026103.083012026175
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-11.7%59.51823202667.423012026175
SPLBState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF-5.3%21.33823202622.522262026178
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01823202631.853182026158
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-13.6%423.368232026490.003022026174
IAUiShares Gold Trust-13.5%86.798232026100.383022026174
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-13.5%91.328232026105.543022026174
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66823202650.813022026174
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34823202652.533022026174
SLViShares Silver Trust-26.2%62.72823202684.993012026175
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39823202689.263012026175
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-20.7%17.02823202621.473012026175
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33823202636.883012026175
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-24.9%24.45823202632.542242026180
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-12.0%134.648232026152.96519202696
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-23.4%9.99823202613.043122026164
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85823202660.135042026111
IBITiShares Bitcoin Trust ETF-6.0%43.68823202646.475112026104
FBTCFidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund-6.1%67.02823202671.355112026104

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-21

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$48.2B), followed by Bond (+$16.9B), while Real Estate (−$119M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Nasdaq Growth (+$17.8B) and out of Broad Sector (−$2.8B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+87.7% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−67.4%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$14.77B+1.4%
2QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$14.22B+2.9%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$5.36B+5.3%
4GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$5.35B+3.8%
5SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$5.01B+3.0%
6TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$4.89B+11.0%
7VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$3.74B+0.5%
8SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.69B+3.5%
9QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$3.63B+3.5%
10AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFOther+$3.31B+18.1%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$13.36B-1.5%
2IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.25B-9.8%
3XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.6B-2.7%
4LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.27B-3.8%
5XLVState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$983M-2.3%
6FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFOther-$896M-67.4%
7EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$891M-10.0%
8VUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$818M-0.4%
9MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$805M-3.2%
10SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector-$703M-1.6%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2622 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About NUSC

0Holdings Count: 407
Expense Ratio: 0.31%
Inception Date: 2016-12-13
Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in component securities of the index. The index is comprised of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") criteria.
Asset Class: US Equity | ETF Website

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Profile

NUSCIJRVBIWMSCHAVTWOMedian
NameNuveen ESG.iShares Co.Vanguard S.iShares Ru.Schwab U.S.Vanguard R. 
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity-
AUM ($ Bil)1.3111.2183.481.323.117.452.2
Expense Ratio0.31%0.06%0.03%0.19%0.03%0.06%0.06%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.083.680.5624.752.151.882.02
Latest Day Volume (Mil)-2.010.3914.942.671.162.01
Holdings Count4076711,3571,9641,7111,9691,534
Inception Date12/13/20165/22/20001/26/20045/22/200011/3/20099/20/2010-

Fundamentals

NUSCIJRVBIWMSCHAVTWOMedian
NameNuveen ESG.iShares Co.Vanguard S.iShares Ru.Schwab U.S.Vanguard R. 
Net Asset Value53.18147.28304.81297.5434.84121.30-
Premium/Discount-2.3%0.0%-0.0%0.8%-0.0%-0.0%-0.0%
Distribution Yield0.0%1.1%1.2%0.9%1.0%1.1%1.1%
Sales Yield73.8%81.2%64.2%68.8%61.6%71.9%70.3%
Earnings Yield4.6%4.8%4.1%3.9%4.1%4.2%4.2%

Valuation

NUSCIJRVBIWMSCHAVTWOMedian
NameNuveen ESG.iShares Co.Vanguard S.iShares Ru.Schwab U.S.Vanguard R. 
P/S (TTM)1.4x1.2x1.6x1.5x1.6x1.4x1.4x
P/E (TTM)21.7x20.9x24.5x25.4x24.2x23.7x23.9x
P/FCF (TTM)22.3x19.2x25.0x50.5x121.8x47.3x36.1x
Forward P/E16.3x15.0x17.0x18.6x16.5x18.2x16.7x
Forward P/S1.2x1.2x1.5x1.4x1.5x1.3x1.4x

Risk

NUSCIJRVBIWMSCHAVTWOMedian
NameNuveen ESG.iShares Co.Vanguard S.iShares Ru.Schwab U.S.Vanguard R. 
Volatility (1Y)15.3%17.0%16.3%19.1%19.2%19.0%18.0%
Volatility (3Y)15.3%20.2%18.9%21.2%20.7%21.2%20.5%
Volatility (5Y)15.3%21.2%20.7%22.5%22.1%22.4%21.6%
Beta (1Y)0.981.011.071.231.241.231.15
Beta (3Y)0.981.051.071.141.141.151.11
Beta (5Y)0.981.031.081.121.121.121.10
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.401.641.501.631.601.661.62
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.400.820.940.910.920.920.92
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)1.400.440.470.440.450.450.45
Max Drawdown (1Y)-3.6%-8.7%-9.0%-11.0%-9.5%-11.0%-9.2%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-3.6%-28.0%-25.4%-27.5%-27.3%-27.6%-27.4%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-3.6%-28.0%-28.2%-31.9%-30.8%-31.9%-29.5%

Returns

NUSCIJRVBIWMSCHAVTWOMedian
NameNuveen ESG.iShares Co.Vanguard S.iShares Ru.Schwab U.S.Vanguard R. 
1M Return1.9%1.7%3.4%2.7%1.7%2.7%2.3%
3M Return6.5%8.1%6.7%6.2%5.0%6.5%6.5%
6M Return-12.1%9.9%13.6%12.8%14.0%12.8%
YTD Return-22.8%18.9%22.1%22.5%22.5%22.5%
1Y Return-30.3%26.1%34.1%33.6%34.7%33.6%
2Y Return-34.4%38.4%43.8%44.3%44.7%43.8%
3Y Return-55.2%61.3%66.8%66.7%68.1%66.7%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date7312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.0 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7152026-73.3%
Average Daily Volume0.1 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1