# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001048702
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-105680
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 4005
**Document Hash:** f96f520a339ada658af66ef77b544600
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-105680.hdr.sgml**: 20260313

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-105680

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260313

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260313

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260313

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001048702

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-40455
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26751291

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
- **STREET 2:** MAIL CODE 05-02-210
- **CITY:** COLUMBUS
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43215
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 614-435-5749

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
- **STREET 2:** MAIL CODE 05-02-210
- **CITY:** COLUMBUS
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43215

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GARTMORE MUTUAL FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020125

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19991015

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NATIONWIDE INVESTING FOUNDATION III
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19971029

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund (Series ID: S000041096)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                  | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Class A                     | NWGPX         | C000127589 |
| Class R6                    | NWKEX         | C000127591 |
| Institutional Service Class | NWGSX         | C000127592 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund (Series ID: S000041096)

| Class ID   | Class Name                  | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000127589 | Class A                     | NWGPX           |
| C000127591 | Class R6                    | NWKEX           |
| C000127592 | Institutional Service Class | NWGSX           |

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Nationwide Mutual Funds

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#### NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
Nationwide Bailard Small Cap Value Fund (*formerly, Nationwide Bailard Cognitive Value Fund*)

Nationwide Bailard Technology Fund (*formerly, Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund*)

Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Core Fund

Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund

Nationwide Fund

Nationwide Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund

Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund

Nationwide GQG US Quality Equity Fund

Nationwide Loomis All Cap Growth Fund

Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund (*formerly, Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund*)

#### Supplement dated March 13, 2026

#### to the Prospectus dated March 2, 2026
*Capitalized terms and certain other terms used in this supplement, unless otherwise defined in this supplement, have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.* 

#### Nationwide Renaissance Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund")
1. Effective immediately, the Prospectus is amended as follows:

a. The last paragraph under the heading "Principal Investment Strategies" on page 45 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The Fund transitioned to a new subadviser effective February 23, 2026. This transition, together with trading activity associated with past shareholder redemptions, has led to the Fund having significant embedded realized capital gains.

b. The last paragraph under the heading "How the Funds Invest – Principal Investment Strategies" on page 61 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

The Fund transitioned to a new subadviser effective February 23, 2026. This transition, together with trading activity associated with past shareholder redemptions, has led to the Fund having significant embedded realized capital gains.

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