# EDGAR Filing Document

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**Filing Date:** 2026-5
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## Filing Summary
**0001999371-26-011087.hdr.sgml**: 20260519

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001999371-26-011087

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-2/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 5

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260519

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260519

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001998759

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-2/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-23917
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26999081

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 WEST WACKER DR.
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3129178146

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 WEST WACKER DR.
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Nuveen Enhanced Floating Rate Income Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20231025
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001998759

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-2/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-275682
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26999080

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 WEST WACKER DR.
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3129178146

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 WEST WACKER DR.
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Nuveen Enhanced Floating Rate Income Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20231025

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 **As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2026**

 **Securities Act File No. 333-275682** 

**Investment Company Act File No. 811-23917**

UNITED STATES <br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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**Form N-2** 

**(Check appropriate box or boxes)** 

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| ☒ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
| ☒ | Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 |
| ☐ | Post-Effective Amendment No. |
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| ☒ | REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
| ☒ | Amendment No. 1 |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund** 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust

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**333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606**

Address of Principal Executive Offices (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code)

**(800) 257-8787**<br> Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code

**Mark L. Winget**

**Vice President and Secretary**

**333 West Wacker Drive**

**Chicago, Illinois 60606**

Name and Address (Number, Street, City, State, Zip Code) of Agent for Service.

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*Copies of Communications to:* 

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| **Joel D. Corriero** | **Eric F. Fess** |
| **Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP**<br> **2005 Market Street**<br> **Suite 2600**<br> **Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103** | **Chapman and Cutler LLP**<br> **111 W. Monroe**<br> **Chicago, Illinois 60603** |

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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

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☒ Check box if any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan.

**It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):** 

☐ when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Securities Act.

*The following boxes should only be included and completed if the registrant is making this filing in accordance with Rule 486 under the Securities Act.*

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| ☐ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) | ☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) |
| ☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) | ☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) |

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**If appropriate, check the following box:** 

☐ This [post-effective] amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed [post-effective amendment] [registration statement].

☐ This Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is:

☐ This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is:

☐ This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is:

**Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:** 

☒ Registered Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act")).

☒ Interval Fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act).

☒ New Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing).

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that the Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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**THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND WE ARE NOT SOLICITING OFFERS TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.** 

**Preliminary Prospectus dated May 19, 2026** 

**Subject to Completion**![](nuveenlogo.jpg)

**Interval Fund** 

**2026** 

Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund

**Common Shares** 

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| | **Class I** | **Class A1** | **Class A2** |
| Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund | [Ticker] | [Ticker] | [Ticker] |

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*The Fund.* Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") is a diversified closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares of beneficial interest (the "Common Shares") and is operated as an "interval fund." The Fund currently offers three classes of Common Shares: Class I, Class A1 and Class A2. The Fund may offer additional classes of Common Shares in the future.

*Investment Objective.* The principal investment objective of the Fund is to seek current income and capital appreciation. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund's investment strategies will be successful.

*Fund Strategies and Policies.* Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets (as defined on page 4) in corporate credit investments. The Fund's investments in corporate credit investments include domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations, fixed and floating rate corporate loans, corporate preferred securities and contingent capital securities, corporate convertible securities, and debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") of corporate loans.

Additionally, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its Assets (as defined on page 4) in other securities, which include other fixed-income investments and equity securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt.

The Fund may invest without limit in investments rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by the Fund's portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. Below investment-grade securities are commonly referred to as "high yield" securities or "junk" bonds. **Below investment-grade securities may be difficult to value and may be illiquid. Accordingly, investing in below investment-grade securities creates special risks for holders of Common Shares ("Common Shareholders"). See "Special Risk Considerations—Fund Level Risks—Below Investment Grade Risk."**

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The date of this prospectus is May [ ], 2026.

## Prospectus
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*Fund Strategies.* 

*(continued from previous page)* 

*Leverage.* The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940. The use of leverage creates special risks for holders of Common Shares ("Common Shareholders"). See "Leverage" and "Special Risk Considerations—Fund Level Risks—Leverage Risk." There is no assurance if the Fund employs leverage that the Fund's use of leverage will work as planned or achieve its goals.

*Repurchase Offers.* In order to provide liquidity to Common Shareholders, the Fund has adopted a fundamental investment policy to make quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its outstanding Common Shares at net asset value, reduced by any applicable repurchase fee. Subject to applicable law and approval of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board of Trustees"), for each quarterly repurchase offer, the Fund currently expects to offer to repurchase [___]% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares at net asset value. If the value of Common Shares tendered for repurchase exceeds the value the Fund intended to repurchase, the Fund may determine to repurchase less than the full number of Common Shares tendered. In such event, Common Shareholders will have their Common Shares repurchased on a pro rata basis, and tendering shareholders will not have all of their tendered Common Shares repurchased by the Fund. The repurchase pricing date will occur no later than the 14th day after the repurchase request deadline (or the next business day, if the 14th day is not a business day). The Fund expects to distribute payment to Common Shareholders between one and three (3) business days after the repurchase pricing date and will distribute such payment no later than seven (7) calendar days after such date. The repurchase request deadline will generally be the same date as the repurchase pricing date. The Fund expects the first repurchase request deadline to occur no later than six months after the initial effective date of this registration statement. See "Periodic Repurchase Offers" and "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk."

*Fund Distributions*. The Fund intends to declare distributions daily and pay such distributions monthly, usually on the first business day of the month. The Fund also intends to declare and pay any capital gains once a year at year end. See "Distributions."

*Purchasing Class I Common Shares.* Only certain investors are eligible to purchase Class I Common Shares. See "Plan of Distribution—Share Classes." The minimum initial investment for Class I Common Shares is $100,000 per account, except that the minimum investment amount may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in the Prospectus and "Purchase of Class I Common Shares by Eligible Investors" in the Statement of Additional Information for details. There is no minimum subsequent investment amount. See "Plan of Distribution—Purchasing Shares."

*Purchasing Class A1 Common Shares*. The minimum initial investment for Class A1 Common Shares is $2,500 per account, except that the minimum investment may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in the Prospectus for details. The minimum subsequent investment amount for Class A1 Common Shares is $100. See "Plan of Distribution—Purchasing Shares."

*Purchasing Class A2 Common Shares*. The minimum initial investment for Class A2 Common Shares is $2,500 per account, except that the minimum investment may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in the Prospectus for details. The minimum subsequent investment amount for Class A2 Common Shares is $100. See "Plan of Distribution—Purchasing Shares."

This Prospectus offers three classes of Common Shares of the Fund, designated as Class I Common Shares, Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares, which are continuously offered through Nuveen Securities, LLC ("Nuveen Securities") on a best efforts basis. No escrow arrangements have been established in connection with the continuous offering. Common Shares are sold at their offering price, which is net asset value per Common Share for each class of Common Shares plus sales charges, where applicable. While neither the Fund nor Nuveen Securities impose an initial sales charge on Class I Common Shares or Class A2 Common Shares, if you buy Class I Common Shares or Class A2 Common Shares through certain financial firms, they may directly charge you transaction or other fees in such amount as they may determine. Please consult your financial firm for additional information. Class A1 Common Shares charge a maximum sales load of 2.50% of the public offering price, which may be reduced for purchases of $100,000 and over. See "Summary of Fund Expenses" and "Plan of Distribution."

***Investor Suitability.*** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **The Fund's Common Shares are not listed for trading on any national securities exchange. The Fund's Common Shares have no trading market and no market is expected to develop.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **An investment in the Fund is not suitable for investors who need certainty about their ability to access all of the money they invest in the short term.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **Even though the Fund expects to make periodic repurchase offers for its outstanding Common Shares, subject to the limitations described herein, investors should consider Common Shares of the Fund to be an illiquid investment.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **There is no guarantee that you will be able to sell your Common Shares at any given time or in the quantity that you desire.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to make any distributions or maintain a certain level of distributions to Common Shareholders.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;∎ **An investor will pay a sales load of up to 2.50% on amounts invested in Class A1 Common Shares. If you pay the maximum aggregate 2.50% for sales load, you must experience a total return on your net investment of 2.50% in order to recover these expenses.** 

*(notes continued on following page)* 

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 **This prospectus sets forth concisely information about the Fund that a prospective investor should know before investing, and should be retained for future reference. Investing in the Fund's Common Shares involves certain risks. The Fund's anticipated exposure to below investment grade corporate credit investments involves special risks, including an increased risk with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest, dividends and repay principal. You could lose some or all of your investment. See "[Risks](#toc537961_9)" beginning on page 32 of this prospectus. Certain of these risks are summarized in "Prospectus Summary—Special Risk Considerations" beginning on page 7 of this prospectus.** 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

You should read this prospectus, which contains important information about the Fund, before deciding whether to invest, and retain it for future reference. A Statement of Additional Information, dated [___], 2026, as amended or supplemented, containing additional information about the Fund, has been filed with the [SEC](#cov129777) and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this prospectus. You may request a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders, when available, and other information about the Fund, and make shareholder inquiries by calling (833) 688-3368 or by writing to the Fund, or from the Fund's website (www.nuveen.com). The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the Fund's website is not part of this prospectus. You also may obtain a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (and other information regarding the Fund) from the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).

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## **Table of Contents**

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| [Prospectus Summary](#toc537961_1) | 1 |
| [Summary of Fund Expenses](#toc537961_2) | 16 |
| [Financial Highlights](#toc537961_22) | 17 |
| [The Fund](#toc537961_3) | 18 |
| [Use of Proceeds](#toc537961_4) | 18 |
| [The Fund's Investments](#toc537961_6) | 19 |
| [Leverage](#toc537961_8) | 29 |
| [Risks](#toc537961_9) | 32 |
| [Management of the Fund](#toc537961_10) | 46 |
| [Net Asset Value](#toc537961_11) | 48 |
| [Distributions](#toc537961_12) | 49 |
| [Dividend Payments and Reinvestment Options](#toc537961_13) | 50 |
| [Description of Shares and Debt](#toc537961_14) | 51 |
| [Certain Provisions in the Declaration of Trust and<br>By-Laws](#toc537961_15) | 54 |
| [Conversion to Open-End Fund](#toc537961_16) | 56 |
| [Tax Matters](#toc537961_17) | 57 |
| [Plan of Distribution](#toc537961_18) | 59 |
| [Periodic Repurchase Offers](#toc537961_19) | 67 |
| [Distributor, Custodian and Transfer Agent](#toc537961_20) | 70 |
| [Legal Opinions and Experts](#toc537961_21) | 70 |

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**The Fund's Common Shares do not represent a deposit or obligation of, and are not guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency.** 

**You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The Fund has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The Fund is not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. The Fund's business, financial condition and prospects may have changed since that date.** 

NOT FDIC OR GOVERNMENT INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE

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Prospectus Summary

*This is only a summary. You should review the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") prior to making an investment in the Fund, especially the information set forth under the heading "Risks."* 

**The Fund** 

Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares of beneficial interest ("Common Shares") and is operated as an "interval fund." The Fund currently offers three classes of Common Shares: Class I, Class A1 and Class A2. The Fund may offer additional classes of Common Shares in the future pursuant to exemptive relief from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

**The Offering** 

The Class I Common Shares are being offered initially at an offering price of $[<u> </u>] per share, and thereafter will be offered on a continuous basis at net asset value ("NAV") per Common Share. The minimum initial investment for Class I Common Shares is $100,000 per account, except that the minimum investment amount may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in this Prospectus and "Purchase of Class I Common Shares by Eligible Investors" in the SAI for details. There is no minimum subsequent investment amount. For additional information regarding Class I Common Shares please see "Plan of Distribution—Share Classes" in this prospectus.

The Class A1 Common Shares will initially be offered at $20.00 per share plus a maximum sales load of 2.50% of the offering price, and thereafter will be offered on a continuous basis at NAV per Common Share plus a maximum sales load of 2.50% of the public offering price. The minimum initial investment for Class A1 Common Shares is $2,500 per account, except that the minimum investment amount may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in this Prospectus for details. The minimum subsequent investment amount will be $100. Class A1 Common Shares are subject to an initial sales charge. The initial sales charge will vary depending upon the size of your purchase. See "Plan of Distribution—Sales Charge—Class A1 Common Shares" for details.

The Class A2 Common Shares will initially be offered at $20.00 per share, and thereafter will be offered on a continuous basis at NAV per Common Share. The minimum initial investment for Class A2 Common Shares is $2,500 per account, except that the minimum investment amount may be modified for certain eligible investors. See "Plan of Distribution" in this Prospectus for details. The minimum subsequent investment amount will be $100.

If additional classes of Common Shares are offered by the Fund, those additional classes of Common Shares would be expected to be offered on a continuous basis at NAV per share, plus an initial sales charge, unless you are eligible for a waiver. The initial sales charge will vary depending upon the size of your purchase. Proceeds from the offering will be held by the Fund's custodian. In this prospectus, we refer to holders of Common Shares as "Common Shareholders."

Common Shares are being offered through Nuveen Securities, LLC (the "Distributor"), on a best efforts basis. The Fund reserves the right to reject a purchase order for any reason. Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Fund's investment adviser ("Nuveen Fund Advisors"), has agreed to (i) reimburse all organization expenses of the Fund and (ii) pay the Fund's initial offering costs. On an ongoing basis, the Fund bears its own operating expenses (including, without limitation, its offering expenses).

**Periodic Repurchase Offers; Unlisted Shares** 

In order to provide liquidity to Common Shareholders, the Fund has adopted a fundamental investment policy, which may only be changed by a majority vote of shareholders, to make quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its outstanding Common Shares at NAV, reduced by any applicable repurchase fee. Subject to applicable law and approval of the Board of Trustees, for each quarterly repurchase offer, the Fund currently expects to offer to repurchase [ ]% of the outstanding Common Shares at NAV. Written notification of each quarterly repurchase offer (the "Repurchase Offer Notice") will be sent to Common Shareholders at least 21 calendar days before the repurchase request deadline (i.e., the date by which Common Shareholders can tender their Common Shares in response to a repurchase offer) (the "Repurchase Request Deadline").

The Fund does not currently expect to charge a repurchase fee. However, the Fund may charge a repurchase fee of up to 2.00% of the repurchase proceeds, which the Fund would retain to help offset non-de minimis estimated costs related to the repurchase incurred by the Fund, directly or indirectly, as a result of repurchasing Common Shares, thus allocating estimated transaction costs to the Common Shareholder whose Common Shares are being repurchased. The Fund may introduce, or modify the amount of, a repurchase fee at any time. The Fund may also waive or reduce the repurchase fee if Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Fund's investment adviser ("Nuveen Fund Advisors"), determines that the repurchase is offset by a corresponding purchase or if for other reasons the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

Prospectus Summary

**1**

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**Investment Objective** 

The principal investment objective of the Fund is to seek current income and capital appreciation. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund's investment strategies will be successful. See "The Fund's Investments" and "Risks."

**Fund Strategies** 

The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation by investing in corporate credit investments. Corporate credit investments include domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations, fixed and floating rate corporate loans, corporate preferred securities and contingent capital securities, corporate convertible securities, and debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) of corporate loans.

The Fund may invest without limit in investments rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by the Fund's portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund may also invest in investments of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financings, equity securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt, and litigation finance investments. The Fund may invest in any level of the capital structure of an issuer, including by investing in any class or tranche of mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments. The rate of interest on an income-producing instrument may be fixed, floating, or variable. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, including in emerging markets, and of issuers that operate in any industry.

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, the Fund's sub-adviser ("Nuveen Asset Management" or the "Sub-Adviser"), bases its investment process on fundamental, bottom-up credit analysis. Analysts assess sector dynamics, company business models and asset quality. Inherent in Nuveen Asset Management's credit analysis process is the evaluation of potential upside and downside to any credit. As such, Nuveen Asset Management concentrates its efforts on sectors where there is sufficient transparency to assess the downside risk and where firms have assets to support meaningful recovery in case of default. In its focus on downside protection, Nuveen Asset Management favors opportunities where valuations can be quantified and risks assessed.

The Fund may also use derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of investments in the Fund's portfolio, including the use of interest rate derivatives to convert fixed-rate investments to floating rate investments, or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions.

**Portfolio Contents**

 *Corporate Debt Securities.* The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities issued by public and private companies of all kinds, including those with small-, mid- and large-capitalizations. Corporate debt securities are fixed income securities issued by businesses to finance their operations. Notes, bonds, debentures and commercial paper are the most common types of corporate debt securities, with the primary difference being their maturities and secured or unsecured status. Commercial paper has the shortest term and is usually unsecured. Corporate debt securities may be rated investment-grade or below investment-grade and may carry fixed or floating rates of interest.

 *Loans.* The Fund may invest in loans, including senior secured loans, unsecured and/or subordinated loans, directly originated loans, loan participations, unfunded contracts and assignments, as described further under "The Fund's Investments" below. These loans are typically made by or issued to corporations primarily to finance acquisitions, refinance existing debt, support organic growth, or pay out dividends. Loans typically bear interest at a floating rate, although some loans pay a fixed rate. Floating rate loans have interest rates that reset periodically, typically monthly or quarterly. The interest rates on floating rate loans are generally based on a percentage above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), a U.S. bank's prime or base rate, the overnight federal funds rate or another rate.

An originated loan is a loan where a lender, such as the Fund, will lend directly to a borrower and hold the loan generally on its own or only with other affiliates. This is distinct from a syndicated loan, which is generally originated by a bank and then syndicated, or sold, in several pieces to other investors. Originated loans are generally held until maturity or until they are refinanced by the borrower.

Loan participations are loans that are shared by a group of lenders. Unfunded commitments are contractual obligations by lenders (such as the Fund) to loan an amount in the future or that is due to be contractually funded in the future. Assignments may be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender. Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to further encumber its assets. The types of covenants included in loan agreements generally vary depending on market conditions, the creditworthiness of the borrower, the nature of the collateral securing the loan and other factors. Such restrictive covenants normally allow for early intervention and proactive mitigation of credit risk by providing lenders with the ability to (1) intervene and either prevent or restrict actions that may potentially compromise the borrower's ability to repay the loan and/or (2) obtain concessions from the borrower in exchange for waiving or amending a particular covenant. Loans with fewer or weaker restrictive covenants may limit the Fund's ability to intervene or obtain additional concessions from borrowers.

Certain loans in which the Fund invests may be "covenant-lite." "Covenant-lite" loans refer generally to loans that do not have a complete set of financial maintenance covenants. Generally, "covenant-lite" loans are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower's financial condition.

Prospectus Summary

**2**

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 *Collateralized Loan Obligations.* CLOs are asset-backed securities that are typically collateralized principally by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade (commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds). The special purpose entity typically issues one or more classes (sometimes referred to as "tranches") of rated debt securities, one or more unrated classes of debt securities that are generally treated as equity interests, and a residual equity interest. The tranches of CLOs typically have different interest rates, projected weighted average lives and ratings, with the higher rated tranches paying lower interest rates. One or more forms of credit enhancement are almost always necessary in a CLO structure to obtain the desired credit ratings for the most highly rated debt securities issued by a CLO. The types of credit enhancement used include "internal" credit enhancement provided by the underlying assets themselves, such as subordination, excess spread and cash collateral accounts. CLOs can be less liquid than other publicly held debt issues, and require additional structural analysis. Typically, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be illiquid.

 *Convertible Securities.* The Fund may also invest in convertible securities. Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt securities or preferred securities that may be converted within a specified period of time (typically for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. They also include debt securities with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt securities and equity securities. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt, or dividends paid or accrued on preferred securities, until the security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged.

 *Preferred Securities.* The Fund may invest in all types of preferred securities, including both perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Perpetual preferred securities are generally equity securities of the issuer that have priority over the issuer's common shares as to the payment of dividends (i.e., the issuer cannot pay dividends on its common shares until the dividends on the preferred shares are current) and as to the payout of proceeds of a bankruptcy or other liquidation, but are subordinate to an issuer's senior debt and junior debt as to both types of payments. Additionally, in a bankruptcy or other liquidation, perpetual preferred securities are generally subordinate to an issuer's trade creditors and other general obligations. Perpetual preferred securities typically have a fixed liquidation (or "par") value.

 *Contingent Capital Securities or Contingent Convertible Securities.* The Fund may also invest in contingent capital securities or contingent convertible securities (sometimes referred to as "CoCos"). CoCos are hybrid securities, issued primarily by European financial institutions to help fulfill their capital requirements, which present similar risks to debt securities and convertible securities but have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. CoCos are a form of hybrid security that are intended to either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain loss absorption mechanism "triggers." These triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question the issuing banking institution's continued viability and financial condition (e.g., a decrease in the issuer's capital ratio) as a going-concern. When an issuer's capital ratio falls below a specified trigger level, or in a regulator's discretion depending on the regulator's judgment about the issuer's solvency prospects, a CoCo may be written down, written off or converted into an equity security. Equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuer and its regulatory requirements and, unlike traditional convertible securities, conversions are not voluntary and are not intended to benefit the investor.

 *Litigation Finance Investments.* The Fund may invest in assets in litigation finance investments, which involves providing capital to a third-party involved in a legal claim in exchange for a financial interest in the outcome of such legal claim. Such financial interests may be in the form of equity, debt or other instruments with characteristics similar to debt. Certain of these investments may be unrated and, whether or not rated, may have speculative characteristics. Nuveen Asset Management has broad discretion in investing the Fund's assets in a variety of types of litigation finance investments.

 *High Yield Instruments.* The Fund may invest in debt securities and other instruments rated below investment grade or unrated securities deemed by a portfolio manager to be of comparable quality. Debt securities rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as "high yield" securities or "junk" bonds. Below investment grade securities are generally securities rated BB+/Ba1 or lower at the time of investment and are regarded as having predominately speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest or dividends and repay principal, which implies higher price volatility and default risk than investment grade instruments of comparable terms and duration. These types of bonds are typically issued by companies without long track records of sales and earnings, or by issuers that have questionable credit strength. High yield and comparable unrated debt securities: (a) will likely have some quality and protective characteristics that, in the judgment of the rating agency evaluating the instrument, are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions; and (b) are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

 *Non-U.S. Investments.* The Fund may invest both in investments issued by public and private U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund will classify an issuer of an investment as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer's country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer's revenue comes, and the issuer's reporting currency.

 *Restricted and Illiquid Investments.* The Fund may invest in Illiquid investments, which are investments that are not readily marketable. The Fund may also invest in restricted investments, including Rule 144A securities, which cannot be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Rule 144A securities may be resold under certain circumstances only to qualified institutional buyers as defined by the rule. Some restricted investments may also be deemed illiquid.

 *Distressed and Defaulted Instruments*. The Fund may invest in debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and DIP financings. The repayment of defaulted obligations is subject to significant uncertainties. An issuer of distressed instruments may be in bankruptcy or undergoing some other form of financial restructuring. An issuer may be in default with respect to interest and/or principal payment obligations. Distressed instruments may be highly illiquid and the prices at which distressed instruments may be sold may represent a substantial discount to what Nuveen Asset Management believes to be the ultimate value of such obligations.

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 *Asset-Backed Securities ("ABS")*. ABS are securities that are primarily serviced by the cash flows of a discrete pool of receivables or other financial assets, either fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securitization is a financing technique in which financial assets, in many cases themselves less liquid, are pooled and converted into instruments that may be offered and sold in the capital markets. In a basic securitization structure, an entity, often a financial institution, originates or otherwise acquires a pool of financial assets, either directly or through an affiliate. It then sells the financial assets, again either directly or through an affiliate, to a specially created investment vehicle that issues securities "backed" or supported by those financial assets, which securities are ABS. Payment on the ABS depends primarily on the cash flows generated by the assets in the underlying pool and other rights designed to assure timely payment, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or other features generally known as credit enhancements.

 *Mortgage-Backed Securities, including Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities*. A mortgage-backed security ("MBS") is a type of pass-through security, which is a security representing pooled debt obligations repackaged as interests that pass income through an intermediary to investors. In the case of MBS, the ownership interest is in a pool of mortgage loans. Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") are backed by a pool of mortgages on commercial property.

 *Derivatives.* The Fund may also invest in or enter into derivative contracts or instruments in connection with the acquisition, holding or disposition of investments. Such instruments include financial futures contracts and options thereon, forward contracts, swaps (with varying terms, including interest rate swaps), options on swaps and other derivative instruments.

 *Other Investment Companies*. The Fund may invest in securities of other affiliated or unaffiliated open- or closed-end investment companies (including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")) that invest primarily in the types of investments in which the Fund may invest directly. In addition, the Fund may invest a portion of its Managed Assets in pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies) that invest primarily in the types of investments in which the Fund may invest directly.

 *U.S. Government Securities.* U.S. government securities in which the Fund may invest include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities which have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 *Sovereign and Supranational Securities.* Sovereign securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign sovereign governments or their agencies, authorities, political subdivisions or instrumentalities, and supranational agencies. A supranational agency is a multinational union or association in which member countries cede authority and sovereignty on a limited number of matters to the group, whose decisions are binding upon its members. Quasi-sovereign securities typically are issued by companies or agencies that may receive financial support or backing from a local government or in which the government owns a majority of the issuer's voting shares.

**Investment Policies**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest subject to the following policies:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets (as defined below) in corporate credit investments.

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 Fund may invest up to 20% of its Assets in other securities, which include other fixed-income
 investments and equity securities received
 as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt.

 **The foregoing policies are considered to apply only at the time of investment and will not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of an acquisition of an investment.**

"Assets" means net assets of the Fund plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes. "Managed Assets" means the total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than Fund liabilities incurred for the express purpose of creating leverage). Total assets for this purpose shall include assets attributable to the Fund's use of leverage (whether or not those assets are reflected in the Fund's financial statements for purposes of generally accepted accounting principles), and derivatives will be valued at their market value.

The Fund may invest without limit in investments of below investment grade quality, commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds or loans, which are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due, and they are more susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments than investment grade investments.

Nuveen Asset Management may determine that it is in the best interest of shareholders to pursue a workout arrangement (i.e., a privately negotiated, mutual agreement between the Fund and the issuer or another party) with respect to loans and other investments that are in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, which may involve making loans to the issuer or another party, or purchasing an equity or other interest from the issuer or another party, or other related or similar steps involving the investment of additional monies.

The Fund's investment policies are generally non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without Common Shareholder approval. However, the Fund's policy that it will invest at least 80% of its Assets in corporate credit investments (the "Name Policy") may only be changed if authorized by vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund unless: (1) the Fund conducts a tender or repurchase offer to allow shareholders to redeem shares, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, in advance of any change in such policy; (2) the Fund provides Common Shareholders with at least sixty days' prior notice of any such change in advance of the tender or repurchase offer; (3) the tender or repurchase offer is not oversubscribed; and (4) the tender offer is made at NAV. The Fund will consider both direct investments and indirect investments (e.g., investments in other investment companies, derivatives and synthetic instruments with economic characteristics similar to the direct investments that meet the Name Policy) when determining compliance with the Name Policy.

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For temporary defensive purposes, during periods of high cash inflows or outflows, or during a Repurchase Offer Period, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality short-term debt securities. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may adopt a defensive strategy when the appropriate portfolio manager believes the instruments in which the Fund normally invests have elevated risks due to political or economic factors, in the event that unanticipated legal or regulatory developments interfere with implementation of the Fund's principal investment strategies, and in other extraordinary circumstances.

**Leverage** 

The Fund anticipates using leverage to seek to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). Accordingly, the Fund may source leverage through a number of methods including the issuance of "senior securities" as defined under the 1940 Act. "Senior securities" include (1) borrowings, including loans from financial institutions; (2) issuance of debt securities; and (3) issuance of preferred shares of beneficial interest ("Preferred Shares"). Additionally, the Fund may use certain derivatives and other financing investments that have the economic effect of leverage by creating additional investment exposures, such as investments in inverse floating rate securities and reverse repurchase agreements. The amount and sources of leverage will vary depending on market conditions.

If current market conditions persist, the Fund intends initially to obtain leverage through either borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (effectively a borrowing), or a combination of thereof.

In pursuit of its investment objective, the Fund may reduce or increase the amount and type of leverage based upon changes in market conditions and the composition of the Fund's holdings. The Fund's leverage ratio will vary from time to time based upon such changes in the amount of leverage used, variations in the value of the Fund's holdings and the levels of Common Share subscription and repurchase offer activity related to the Fund's continuously offered interval fund structure. So long as the net income received on the Fund's investments purchased with leverage proceeds exceeds the then current expense on any leverage, the investment of leverage proceeds will generate more net income than if the Fund had not used leverage. Under these circumstances, the excess net income will be available to pay higher distributions to Common Shareholders. However, if the net income received from the Fund's portfolio investments purchased with leverage is less than the then current expense on outstanding leverage, the Fund may be required to utilize other Fund assets to make expense payments on outstanding leverage, which may result in a decline in Common Share NAV and reduced net investment income available for distribution to Common Shareholders.

The Fund pays a management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Fund's investment adviser ("Nuveen Fund Advisors" or the "Adviser") (which in turn pays a portion of such fee to Nuveen Asset Management) based on a percentage of Managed Assets. Managed Assets include the proceeds realized and managed from the Fund's use of most types of leverage (excluding the leverage exposure attributable to the use of futures, swaps and similar derivatives). Because Managed Assets include the Fund's net assets as well as assets that are attributable to the Fund's investment of the proceeds of its leverage, it is anticipated that the Fund's Managed Assets will be greater than its net assets. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management are responsible for using leverage to pursue the Fund's investment objective. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will base their decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund, and the terms of that leverage, on their assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, a decision to employ or increase leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and therefore Nuveen Fund Advisors' and Nuveen Asset Management's fees. Thus, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will seek to manage that conflict by recommending to the Board of Trustees to leverage the Fund (or increase such leverage) only when they determine that would be in the best interests of the Fund, and by periodically reviewing with the Board of Trustees the Fund's performance and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.

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The Fund may borrow for temporary purposes as permitted by the 1940 Act.

The use of leverage creates additional risks for Common Shareholders, including increased variability of the Fund's NAV, net income and distributions in relation to market changes. See "Leverage" and "Risks—Leverage Risk." If the Fund utilizes leverage, there is no assurance that it will work as planned or achieve its goals.

**Distributions** 

The Fund intends to declare distributions daily and pay such distributions monthly, usually on the first business day of the month. Your account will begin to accrue dividends on the business day when the monies used to purchase your Common Shares are collected by the transfer agent. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually at year end. In any monthly period, in order to maintain its declared per common share distribution amount, the Fund may pay out more or less than its net investment income during the period, and any such under- (or over-) distribution of income is reflected in the Fund's NAV. As a result, regular distributions throughout the year are expected to include net investment income and potentially a return of capital and/or capital gains for tax purposes. In certain circumstances, the Fund may retain a portion of its net investment income or capital gain. Such retention will result in the Fund paying U.S. federal excise tax. The Fund may declare and pay dividends, capital gains or other taxable distributions more frequently, if necessary or appropriate in the Board of Trustees' discretion.

If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the fund provides a notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at the time of the distribution. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholders' 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.

The Fund will continue to pay at least the percentage of its net investment income and any gains necessary to maintain its status as a regulated investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of the distribution. A return of capital is a non-taxable distribution of a portion of a Fund's capital. A distribution including return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The Fund reserves the right to change its distribution policy and the basis for establishing the rate of its monthly distributions at any time upon notice to Common Shareholders, upon a determination by the Board of Trustees that such change is in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders.

**Automatic Reinvestment** 

The Fund automatically reinvests your dividends in additional Fund shares unless you request otherwise. You may request to have your dividends paid to you by check, sent via electronic funds transfer through Automated Clearing House network. For further information, contact your financial advisor or call Nuveen Investor Services at (800) 257-8787. If you request that your distributions be paid by check but those distributions cannot be delivered because of an incorrect mailing address, or if a distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the undelivered or uncashed distributions and all future distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares at the current NAV. See "Dividend Payments and Reinvestment Options" for more information.

**Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser** 

*Investment Adviser.* Nuveen Fund Advisors is the Fund's investment adviser, responsible for overseeing the Fund's overall investment strategy and its implementation.

Nuveen Fund Advisors offers advisory and investment management services to a broad range of investment company clients. Nuveen Fund Advisors has overall responsibility for management of the Fund, oversees the management of the Fund's portfolio, manages the Fund's business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. Nuveen Fund Advisors is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Nuveen Fund Advisors is an indirect subsidiary of Nuveen, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America ("TIAA"). TIAA is a life insurance company founded in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is the companion organization of College Retirement Equities Fund. As of March 31, 2026, Nuveen LLC ("Nuveen") managed approximately $1.4 trillion in assets, of which approximately $157.2 billion was managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors. Nuveen Fund Advisors and its affiliates have diverse expertise across many asset classes and geographies.

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 *Subadviser.* Nuveen Asset Management, a registered investment adviser, located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is the Fund's subadviser responsible for investing the Fund's Managed Assets. Nuveen Asset Management is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors.

 *Management Fees.* The Fund will pay Nuveen Fund Advisors an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, in a maximum amount equal to [ ]% of the Fund's average daily Managed Assets. This maximum fee is equal to the sum of two components—a "fund-level fee," based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a "complex-level fee," based upon the aggregate amount of all eligible assets of all Nuveen Funds (as described in "Management of the Fund—Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements—Complex-Level Fee"). The fund-level fee is 1.25% of the Fund's average daily Managed Assets. The complex-level fee begins at a maximum of 0.1600% of average daily Managed Assets, with breakpoints for eligible complex-level assets above $[124.3] billion. For more information, see "Management of the Fund—Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements." Based on eligible assets as of [ ], 2026 the complex-level fee was [ ]% of Managed Assets, and the total fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors was [ ]% of Managed Assets.

Pursuant to an investment subadvisory agreement between Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen Fund Advisors will pay Nuveen Asset Management a portfolio management fee equal to [ ]% of the investment management fee paid on the Fund's average daily Managed Assets. Nuveen Asset Management will be responsible for investing the Fund's Managed Assets. The amount of fees paid to Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will be higher if the Fund utilizes leverage because the fees will be calculated based on the Fund's Managed Assets—this may create an incentive for Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management to seek to use leverage.

For more information on fees and expenses, including fees attributable to Common Shares, see "Summary of Fund Expenses" and "Management of the Fund."

**Distributor, Custodian and Transfer Agent** 

Nuveen Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, will serve as the Fund's principal underwriter and distributor. State Street Bank and Trust Company will serve as the Fund's custodian, and DST Systems, Inc. will serve as the transfer, shareholder services and dividend paying agent. See "Distributor, Custodian and Transfer Agent."

**Investor Suitability** 

An investment in the Fund involves a considerable amount of risk. It is possible that you will lose money. Common Shareholders will not have the right to redeem their Common Shares. However, in order to provide some liquidity to Common Shareholders, the Fund will conduct periodic repurchase offers for a portion of its outstanding Common Shares.

The Common Shares are not listed on any securities exchange, and the Fund anticipates that no secondary market will develop for its Common Shares. Accordingly, you may not be able to sell Common Shares when and/or in the amount that you desire. Investors should consider Common Shares to be an illiquid investment. There is no guarantee that you will be able to sell your Common Shares at any given time or in the quantity that you desire or that the Fund will be able to make any distributions or maintain a certain level of distributions to Common Shareholders. In addition, the Fund's repurchase offers may subject the Fund and Common Shareholders to special risks. See "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk." An investment in the Fund is suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity of the Common Shares and should be viewed as a long-term investment. Before making your investment decision, you should (i) consider the suitability of this investment with respect to your investment objective and personal financial situation and (ii) consider factors such as your personal net worth, income, age, risk tolerance and liquidity needs.

**Special Risk Considerations**

Investment in the Fund involves special risk considerations, which are summarized below. The risks have been divided into (i) Portfolio Level Risks and (ii) Fund Level Risks. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program. See "Risks" for a more complete discussion of the special risk considerations of an investment in the Fund.

 **Portfolio Level Risks**

 **Below Investment Grade Risk**—Investments of below investment grade quality are regarded as having speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay dividends or interest and repay principal, and may be subject to higher price volatility and default risk than investment grade investments of comparable terms and duration. Issuers of lower grade investments may be highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. The prices of these lower grade investments are typically more sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer's revenues or a general economic downturn. The secondary market for lower rated investments may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated investments, a factor which may have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to dispose of a particular investment at an opportune time or price.

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 **CLOs Risk—**In addition to the risks associated with loans, illiquid investments and high-yield securities, investments in CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to, the risk that: (1) distributions from the collateral may not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (2) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (3) the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (4) the complex structure of the CLO may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results; and (5) the CLO's manager may perform poorly. CLOs may charge management and other administrative fees, which are in addition to those of the Fund. In addition, the CLOs in which the Fund invests are generally not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. As an investor in these CLOs, the Fund is not afforded the protections that shareholders in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act would have.

 **Call Risk—**The Fund may invest in investments that are subject to call risk. Such investments may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or "called," before their stated maturity or redemption date. In general, an issuer will call its instruments if they can be refinanced by issuing new instruments that bear a lower interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer will call its high yielding investments. The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund's income.

 **CoCos Risk—**CoCos have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. Upon the occurrence of a specified trigger or event, CoCos may be subject to (i) automatic conversion into the issuer's common stock, which likely will have declined in value and which will be subordinate to the issuer's other classes of securities, or (ii) an automatic write-down (i.e., the automatic write-down of the principal amount or value of the securities, potentially to zero, and the cancellation of the securities), either of which could result in the Fund losing a portion or all of its investment in such securities. In certain scenarios, contrary to classical capital hierarchy, investors in CoCos may suffer a loss of capital ahead of equity holders or when equity holders do not. There is no guarantee that the Fund will receive a return of principal on CoCos. The Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment. Any indication that an automatic write-down or conversion event may occur can be expected to have a material adverse effect on the market price of CoCos.

 **Convertible Securities Risk—**Convertible securities have characteristics of both equity and debt securities and, as a result, are exposed to certain additional risks that are typically associated with debt. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend yields than non-convertible securities of similar credit quality. The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. However, the convertible security's market value tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price." The conversion price is defined as the predetermined price at which the convertible security could be exchanged for the associated common stock. As the market price of the underlying common stock declines, the price of the convertible security tends to be influenced more by the yield of the convertible security. However, convertible securities fall below debt obligations of the same issuer in order of preference or priority in the event of a liquidation and are typically unrated or rated lower than such debt obligations.

 **Credit Risk—**Credit risk is the risk that one or more investments in the Fund's portfolio will decline in price, or the issuer thereof will fail to pay dividends, interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the instrument experiences a decline in its financial status. In general, lower-rated investments carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make dividends, interest and principal payments, which could have a negative impact on the Fund's NAV or dividends. Credit risk is increased when a portfolio security is downgraded or the perceived creditworthiness of the issuer deteriorates. If a downgrade occurs, the portfolio managers will consider what action, including the sale of the security, is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 **Credit Spread Risk—**Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between investments that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund's investments. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated investments than for investment grade investments. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity investments.

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 **Debt Securities Risk**—Issuers of debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may default on their obligations to pay principal or interest when due. This non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of a debt instrument experiencing non-payment and, potentially, a decrease in the net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund. There can be no assurance that liquidation of collateral would satisfy the issuer's obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy of an issuer, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a security. To the extent that the credit rating assigned to a security in the Fund's portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected. In addition, decreased market making capacity has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the fixed income markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. Decreased liquidity may result in the Fund having to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance.

**Debtor-In-Possession ("DIP") Financing Risk**—The Fund's participation in DIP financings is subject to risks. DIP financings are arranged when an entity seeks the protections of the bankruptcy court under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and must be approved by the bankruptcy court. These financings allow the entity to continue its business operations while reorganizing under Chapter 11. DIP financings are typically fully secured by a lien on the debtor's otherwise unencumbered assets or secured by a junior lien on the debtor's encumbered assets (so long as the loan is fully secured based on the most recent current valuation or appraisal report of the debtor). DIP financings are often required to close with certainty and in a rapid manner in order to satisfy existing creditors and to enable the issuer to emerge from bankruptcy or to avoid a bankruptcy proceeding. There is a risk that the borrower will not emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and be forced to liquidate its assets under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In the event of liquidation, the Fund's only recourse will be against the property securing the DIP financing.

 **Defaulted and Distressed Investments Risk—**The Fund may invest in investments of an issuer that is in default or that is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings at the time of purchase. In addition, the Fund may hold investments that at the time of purchase are not in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, but may later become so. Moreover, the Fund may invest in investments either rated CCC or lower, or unrated but judged by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. Some or many of these low-rated investments, although not in default, may be "distressed," meaning that the issuer is experiencing financial difficulties or distress at the time of acquisition. Such investments would present a substantial risk of future default which may cause the Fund to incur losses, including additional expenses, to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on those investments. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio investment, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or investments with a value less than its original investment. Defaulted or distressed investments may be subject to restrictions on resale.

 **Derivatives Risk—**The Fund's use of derivatives involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the investments underlying the derivatives. If the Fund enters into a derivative transaction, it could lose more than the principal amount invested. The risks associated with derivatives transactions include (i) the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets, (ii) the possible default of the counterparty to the transaction, (iii) illiquidity of the derivative instruments, and (iv) high volatility losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited. Although both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives markets may experience a lack of liquidity, OTC non-standardized derivative transactions are generally less liquid than exchange-traded instruments. In addition, daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in derivative instruments may prevent prompt liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund to the potential of greater losses. Whether the Fund's use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the portfolio managers correctly forecasting market circumstances, liquidity, market values, interest rates and other applicable factors. If the portfolio managers incorrectly forecast these and other factors, the investment performance of the Fund will be unfavorably affected. In addition, there can be no assurance that the derivatives investing techniques, as they may be developed and implemented by the Fund, will be successful in mitigating risk or achieving the Fund's investment objective. The use of derivatives to enhance returns may be particularly speculative.

 **Fair Value Risk**—The Fund's investments include certain assets that are not publicly traded and for which no market-based price quotation is available. As a result, the value of those investments will be determined in good faith by the Fund's fair valuation designee. However, because it may be difficult to obtain financial and other information with respect to such private investments, and because any available information might be incomplete or inaccurate, such valuations are inherently uncertain and may be based on estimates. Accordingly, determinations of fair value for such private investments may differ materially from the values that would be assessed if a readily available market for such private investments existed. In addition, such fair value may not reflect the price at which the Fund could dispose of its interests in a particular portfolio Investment at any given time. Due to this uncertainty, fair value determinations with respect to any non-publicly traded investments held by the Fund may cause the Fund's NAV on a given day to be materially understated or overstated. In addition, the valuation of these types of investments may result in substantial write-downs and earnings volatility, which may negatively impact the Fund's NAV. As a result, investors purchasing Common Shares based on an overstated NAV may pay a higher price than the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings might warrant. Conversely, investors tendering Common Shares for repurchase based on an understated NAV may receive a lower price than the value the Fund's portfolio holdings might warrant. In addition, the participation of any portfolio managers in the Fund's valuation process could result in a conflict of interest as the management fee (including any sub-advisory fee) is based on the amount of assets within the Fund (or allocated to Nuveen Asset Management). The Fund's NAV could be adversely affected if determinations regarding the fair value of these investments were materially higher than the values ultimately realized upon the disposal of such investments.

 **Foreign Currency Risk—**Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of investments held by the Fund and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. Currencies of certain countries may be volatile and therefore may affect the value of investments influenced by such currencies, which means that the Fund's NAV could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, certain countries, particularly emerging market countries, may impose foreign currency exchange controls or other restrictions on the transferability, repatriation or convertibility of currency.

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 **Foreign/Emerging Markets Issuer Risk—**Investments in foreign issuers involve special risks not presented by investments in U.S. issuers, including the following: (i) less publicly available information about foreign issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices; (ii) many foreign markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile; (iii) potential adverse effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates or controls on the value of the Fund's investments; (iv) the economies of foreign countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession; (v) the impact of economic, political, social or diplomatic events; (vi) possible seizure of a company's assets; (vii) restrictions imposed by foreign countries limiting the ability of foreign issuers to make payments of principal and/or interest due to blockages of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise and (viii) withholding and other foreign taxes may decrease the Fund's return. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in issuers located in one foreign country or geographic region. In addition, investing in securities of foreign issuers located in emerging markets involves greater risks, including smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital.

 **Inflation Risk—**Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions can decline. Currently, inflation rates are elevated relative to normal market conditions and could increase.

 **Interest Rate Risk—**Generally, when market interest rates rise, fixed-income investment prices fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is the risk that the debt instruments in the Fund's portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. The floating or adjustable rate instruments into which the Fund intends to invest tend to be less sensitive to changes in market interest rates than fixed rate instruments. As interest rates decline, issuers of debt instruments may prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding investments and potentially reducing the Fund's income. As interest rates increase, slower than expected principal payments may extend the average life of debt instruments, potentially locking in a below-market interest rate and reducing the Fund's value. In typical market interest rate environments, the prices of longer-term debt instruments generally fluctuate more than prices of shorter-term debt instruments as interest rates change. If the Fund invests in floating rate securities, the market value of such securities may fall in a declining interest rate environment and may also fall in a rising interest rate environment if there is a lag between the rise in interest rates and the rest. A secondary risk associated with declining interest rates is the risk that income earned by the Fund on floating rate securities may decline due to lower coupon payments on floating rate securities.

 **Litigation Finance Investments Risk—**Purchasing or lending against pending litigation and/or settlements entails unique risks because there is no guarantee that the relevant litigation will be favorably determined or that any relevant case settlement will be upheld and consummated, and consequently that the Fund's investment objective will be achieved. The ability of the Fund to profit from its litigation finance investments will be highly dependent upon the ability of such investments to generate a favorable settlement or damages award. If the relevant litigation for which the Fund holds a litigation finance investment is determined (in a court or in an out-of-court settlement) in a manner that is adverse to the Fund's interest, or if any relevant settlement is not approved or is overturned, the Fund may lose some or all of its investment in such litigation finance investment. Litigation finance investments may also face significant funding shortfalls. In any such event, the Fund may be asked to provide additional capital. The inability of a third party involved in a legal claim to obtain all the financing it requires may result in the failure of the litigation finance investment issued by such third party and a loss to the Fund.

Litigation finance is a relatively new asset class. As a result, Nuveen Asset Management may evaluate investment opportunities based on limited historical data that may not be reliable. There can be no assurance that Nuveen Asset Management will correctly evaluate the nature and magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of such investments. The values of litigation finance investments may be volatile, and a variety of other factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as the timing and the ultimate outcome of litigation, may detrimentally impact the legal claims in which the Fund invests. Litigation finance investments issued as debt or equity securities are generally subject to the risks associated with investments in debt and equity securities, respectively. Further, the laws, rules and regulations relating to litigation finance investments are evolving and may be uncertain, and it is unclear what, if any, impact this may have on the Fund's investments.

 **Loan Risk**—The lack of an active trading market for certain loans may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a loan and may make it difficult to value such loans. Portfolio transactions in loans may settle in as short as seven days but typically can take up to two or three weeks, and in some cases much longer. As a result of these extended settlement periods, the Fund may incur losses if it is required to sell other investments or temporarily borrow to meet its cash needs, including satisfying repurchase requests. The risks associated with unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, are higher than those for comparable loans that are secured by specific collateral. For secured loans, there is a risk that the value of any collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest may decline and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. Interests in loans made to finance highly leveraged companies or transactions such as corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to incur additional debt or to further borrow or encumber its assets. However, in periods of high demand by lenders like the Fund for loan investments, borrowers may limit these covenants and weaken a lender's ability to access collateral securing the loan; reprice the credit risk associated with the borrower; and mitigate potential loss. The Fund may experience relatively greater realized or unrealized losses or delays and expenses in enforcing its rights with respect to loans with fewer restrictive covenants. Additionally, loans may not be considered "securities" and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the securities laws. Because junior loans have a lower place in an issuer's capital structure and may be unsecured, junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the issuer.

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 **Market Risk—**The market value of the Fund's investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund's investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments.

 **Market Liquidity Risk—**Reductions in trading activity or dealer inventories of securities such as bonds, which provide an indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to "make markets" in those securities, have the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. In addition, federal banking regulations may cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of securities, which may further decrease the Fund's ability to buy or sell securities. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of securities to meet shareholder repurchase requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the securities' prices and hurt performance.

 **MBS and ABS Risk—**These securities generally can be prepaid at any time, and prepayments that occur either more quickly or more slowly than expected can adversely impact the value of such securities. They are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that rising interest rates could cause mortgages or other obligations underlying the securities to be prepaid more slowly than expected, thereby lengthening the duration of such securities, increasing their sensitivity to interest rate changes and causing their prices to decline. The Fund may invest in MBS and ABS that are subordinate in right of payment and rank junior to other securities that are secured by or represent an ownership interest in the same pool of assets. In addition, many of the transactions in which such securities are issued have structural features that divert payments of interest and/or principal to more senior classes when the delinquency or loss experience of the pool exceeds certain levels. As a result, such securities may be more sensitive to risk of loss, write-downs, the non-fulfillment of repurchase obligations, over-advancing on a pool of loans and the costs of transferring servicing than senior classes of securities. Further, some of the MBS and ABS in which the Fund invests may be comprised of subprime loans. Subprime loans are those made to borrowers with lower credit ratings and/or shorter credit history, who are more likely to default on their loan obligations as compared to more credit-worthy borrowers. As a result, liquidity risk is even greater for MBS and ABS comprised of subprime loans.

Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics.

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 **Non-U.S. Securities Risk—**Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve special risks, including: less publicly available information about non-U.S. issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices; many non-U.S. markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile; the economies of non-U.S. countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession; the impact of economic, political, social or diplomatic events; and withholding and other non-U.S. taxes may decrease the Fund's return. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in issuers located in one region. In addition, investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers located in emerging markets involves greater risks, including smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital.

 **Other Investment Companies Risk**—The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs and closed-end funds, including BDCs. Such securities may be leveraged. As a result, the Fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities and therefore magnify the Fund's leverage risk. Utilization of leverage is a speculative investment technique and involves certain risks. An investment in securities of other investment companies that are leveraged may expose the Fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the Fund's long-term returns on such securities (and, indirectly, the long-term returns of the Common Shares) will be diminished. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of other investment companies, will bear its pro rata portion of the other investment companies' expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund's own operations. As a result, the cost of investing in investment company shares may exceed the costs of investing directly in its underlying investments. Investing in an investment company exposes the Fund to all of the risks of that investment company's investments. An ETF that is based on a specific index may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities in the index. The value of an ETF based on a specific index is subject to change as the values of its respective component assets fluctuate according to market volatility. ETFs typically rely on a limited pool of authorized participants to create and redeem shares, and an active trading market for ETF shares may not develop or be maintained. The market value of shares of ETFs and closed-end funds may differ from their NAV.

 **Preferred Securities Risk—**Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure, and therefore are subject to greater credit risk. In addition, preferred stockholders generally have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred stockholders may elect a number of directors to the issuer's board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred stockholders no longer have voting rights. In the case of certain taxable preferred stocks, holders generally have no voting rights, except (i) if the issuer fails to pay dividends for a specified period of time or (ii) if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing. In such an event, rights of preferred stockholders generally would include the right to appoint and authorize a trustee to enforce the trust or special purpose entity's rights as a creditor under the agreement with its operating company. In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred stock may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred stock, a redemption may be triggered by a by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.

 **Restricted and Illiquid Investments Risk**—Illiquid investments are investments that are not readily marketable. These investments may include restricted investments, including Rule 144A securities, which cannot be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the 1933Act, or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. The Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting the Fund's NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. The financial markets in general have in recent years experienced periods of extreme secondary market supply and demand imbalance, resulting in a loss of liquidity during which market prices were suddenly and substantially below traditional measures of intrinsic value. During such periods, some investments could be sold only at arbitrary prices and with substantial losses. Periods of such market dislocation may occur again at any time.

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 **Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk—**Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price and date, thereby establishing an effective interest rate. The Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements, in economic essence, constitute a securitized borrowing by the Fund from the security purchaser. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the purpose of creating a leveraged investment exposure and, as such, their usage involves essentially the same risks associated with a leveraging strategy generally since the proceeds from these agreements may be invested in additional portfolio securities. Reverse repurchase agreements tend to be short-term in tenor, and there can be no assurances that the purchaser (lender) will commit to extend or "roll" a given agreement upon its agreed-upon repurchase date or an alternative purchaser can be identified on similar terms. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the purchaser fails to return the securities as agreed upon, files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent. The Fund may be restricted from taking normal portfolio actions during such time, could be subject to loss to the extent that the proceeds of the agreement are less than the value of securities subject to the agreement and may experience adverse tax consequences.

 **Unrated Investments Risk**—Unrated investments determined by the appropriate portfolio manager to be of comparable quality to rated investments which the Fund may purchase may pay a higher dividend or interest rate than such rated investments and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes. Less public information is typically available about unrated investments or issuers than rated investments or issuers. Some unrated investments may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price. To the extent that the Fund invests in unrated investments, the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective will be more dependent on the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated investments.

 **U.S. Government Securities Risk—**U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.

 **Valuation Risk**—Certain of the Fund's investments typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including readily available market quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. In addition, a portion of the Fund's investments are expected to be in investments that do not have readily ascertainable market prices. Investments that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund's fair value designee. See "Fair Value Risk" below. Other privately placed debt instruments, including those of corporate issuers and ABS issuers, will feature similar illiquidity and as a result, the valuation of these investments may be based on limited information and is subject to inherent uncertainties. For one, the performance of the Fund may be adversely affected in the event the valuations assumed by the third-party sponsors in the course of negotiating acquisitions of debt investments prove to have been too high. Related, although the acquisition prices of any of the Fund's illiquid secondary investments will likely be the subject of negotiation with the sellers of the investments, the acquisition price of any secondary investment is typically determined by reference to the carrying values recently reported by the relevant sponsors and other available information. There can be no assurance that valuations by any third-party valuation firms will reflect these pricing sensitivities in the market, be accurate or up-to-date, or that third-party pricing or valuations will be available for all illiquid investments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell a portfolio investment at the price established by the pricing service and/or Nuveen Fund Advisors, which could result in a loss to the Fund. Different pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same investments. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund's pricing service or Nuveen Fund Advisors were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund's NAV.

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 **Fund Level Risks**

 **Active Management Risk—**The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund's investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag behind relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 **Borrowing Risk**—In addition to borrowing for leverage, the Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, to pay dividends, repurchase its shares, or clear portfolio transactions. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in the NAV of the Fund's shares and may affect the Fund's net income. When the Fund borrows money, it must pay interest and other fees, which will reduce the Fund's returns if such costs exceed the returns on the portfolio securities purchased or retained with such borrowings. Any such borrowings are intended to be temporary. However, under certain market circumstances, such borrowings might be outstanding for longer periods of time.

 **Income Risk—**The Fund's level of current income could decline due to falling market interest rates. This is because, in a falling interest rate environment, the Fund generally will have to invest the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, as well as the proceeds from maturing portfolio securities, in lower-yielding securities.

 **Investment and Market Risk—**An investment in Common Shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in Common Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. Your Common Shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

 **Large Shareholder Risk**—To the extent a large proportion of the Common Shares are held by a small number of Common Shareholders (or a single shareholder), including affiliates of Nuveen Fund Advisors, the Fund is subject to the risk that these shareholders will purchase Common Shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly. These transactions could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to conduct its investment program. Furthermore, it is possible that in response to a repurchase offer, the total amount of Common Shares tendered by a small number of Common Shareholders (or a single shareholder) may exceed the number of Common Shares that the Fund has offered to repurchase. If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed by Common Shareholders, the Fund will repurchase only a pro rata portion of shares tendered by each shareholder. See "Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk" above.

 **Leverage Risk—**The Fund's use of leverage creates special risks for Common Shareholders, including potential interest rate risks and the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and Common Share distributions. For example, dividends payable with respect to any Preferred Shares outstanding will generally be based on shorter-term interest rates that would be periodically reset. If shorter-term interest rates rise relative to the rate of return on the Fund's portfolio, the interest and other costs to the Fund of leverage (including the dividend rate on any outstanding Preferred Shares), could exceed the rate of return on the investments held by the Fund, thereby reducing return to Common Shareholders. The use of leverage in a declining market will likely cause a greater decline in Common Share NAV than if the Fund were not to have used leverage. The Fund will pay (and only the Common Shareholders will bear) any costs and expenses relating to the Fund's use of leverage, which will result in a reduction in the NAV of the Common Shares. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Fund's use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the Common Shares, and it may result in losses. Nuveen Fund Advisors may, based on its assessment of market conditions and the composition of the Fund's holdings, increase or decrease the amount of leverage. Such changes may impact the Fund's distributions. There is no assurance that the Fund's use of leverage will be successful. See "Leverage."

The Fund is required to satisfy certain asset coverage requirements in connection with its use of senior securities, as defined under the 1940 Act, for leverage purposes, including those imposed by regulatory and/or contractual requirements. Accordingly, any decline in the value of the Fund's investments could result in the risk that the Fund will fail to meet its asset coverage requirements for any such senior securities. In order to prevent the Fund from failing to satisfy such requirements, the Fund might need to dispose of investments at inopportune times, which may result in losses to the Fund or additional taxable distributions to Common Shareholders in the event such distributions result in gains to the Fund.

The Fund pays a management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors for investment advisory services, which in turn pays a portion of its fee to Nuveen Asset Management for investment sub-advisory services, based on a percentage of the Fund's Managed Assets. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will base the decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund based on their assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, the fact that a decision to employ or increase the Fund's leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and therefore Nuveen Fund Advisors' and Nuveen Asset Management's fees means that they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will seek to manage that potential conflict by leveraging the Fund (or increasing such leverage) only when they determine that such action is in the best interests of the Fund, and by periodically reviewing the Fund's performance and use of leverage with the Board of Trustees.

 **Repurchase Offers Risk—**As described under "Periodic Repurchase Offers" above, the Fund is an "interval fund" and, in order to provide liquidity to Common Shareholders, the Fund, subject to applicable law, intends to conduct quarterly repurchase offers of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares at NAV, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees. In each quarter, such repurchase offers will be for at least 5% of its outstanding Common Shares at NAV, pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act.

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The Fund currently expects to conduct quarterly repurchase offers for [ ]% of its outstanding Common Shares under ordinary circumstances. The Fund believes that these repurchase offers are generally beneficial to the Fund's Common Shareholders, and repurchases generally will be funded from available cash or sales of portfolio securities. However, repurchase offers and the need to fund repurchase obligations may affect the ability of the Fund to be fully invested or force the Fund to maintain a higher percentage of its assets in liquid investments, which may harm the Fund's investment performance. Moreover, diminution in the size of the Fund through repurchases may result in untimely sales of portfolio securities (with associated imputed transaction costs, which may be significant), and may limit the ability of the Fund to participate in new investment opportunities or to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may accumulate cash by holding back *(i.e.,* not reinvesting) payments received in connection with the Fund's investments. The Fund believes that payments received in connection with the Fund's investments will generate sufficient cash to meet the maximum potential amount of the Fund's repurchase obligations. If at any time cash and other liquid assets held by the Fund are not sufficient to meet the Fund's repurchase obligations, the Fund intends, if necessary, to sell investments. If the Fund employs leverage, repurchases of Common Shares would compound the adverse effects of leverage in a declining market. In addition, if the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect Common Shareholders who do not tender their Common Shares by increasing the Fund's expenses and reducing any net investment income. If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Board of Trustees may determine to increase the amount repurchased by up to 2% of the Fund's outstanding shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline. In the event that the Board of Trustees determines not to repurchase more than the repurchase offer amount, or if Common Shareholders tender more than the repurchase offer amount plus 2% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline, the Fund will repurchase the Common Shares tendered on a pro rata basis, and Common Shareholders will have to wait until the next repurchase offer to make another repurchase request. As a result, Common Shareholders may be unable to liquidate all or a given percentage of their investment in the Fund during a particular repurchase offer. Some Common Shareholders, in anticipation of proration, may tender more Common Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular quarter, thereby increasing the likelihood that proration will occur. A Common Shareholder may be subject to market and other risks, and the NAV of Common Shares tendered in a repurchase offer may decline between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the date on which the NAV for tendered Common Shares is determined. In addition, the repurchase of Common Shares by the Fund may be a taxable event to Common Shareholders.

While the Fund anticipates having enough cash on hand to fund share repurchases, it may need to sell securities in order to generate enough cash to fund share repurchases. This may cause the Fund to have a higher portfolio turnover rate than is generally anticipated. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher taxes to Fund investors. This is because the sale of securities may accelerate the recognition of capital gains by the Fund (if the Fund's basis in securities sold is less than the proceeds from the sale of the security) which may be distributed to investors, and it is more likely that such gains will be taxable as short-term capital gains rather than long-term capital gains that are taxable at lower rates.

If shares tendered by an investor are repurchased by the Fund, it will be a taxable transaction to the investor either in the form of a "sale or exchange" which would be taxable to an investor at capital gain tax rates, assuming such shares are held as a capital asset, or, under certain circumstances, a "dividend" which would be taxable to an investor at ordinary income tax rates. See "Tax Matters—Sale, Exchange of Liquidation of Fund Shares" in the SAI for additional information.

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Summary of Fund Expenses

This table describes the combined fees and expenses of the Fund that you will incur if you buy and hold Common Shares in the Fund.

**Shareholder Transaction Expenses**

(fees paid directly from your investment):

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| | **Class I** | **Class A1** | **Class A2** |
| Maximum Initial Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases <br> (as a percentage of offering price) | None<sup>(1)</sup> | 2.50% | None<sup>(1)</sup> |
| Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) <br> (as a percentage of offering price or repurchase proceeds, whichever is lower) |  | 1.50%<sup>(2)</sup> |  |
| Dividend Reinvestment Fees |  |  |  |
| Repurchase Fee <br> (as a percentage of amount redeemed) | 2.00%<sup>(3)</sup> | 2.00%<sup>(3)</sup> | 2.00%<sup>(3)</sup> |

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**Annual Expenses** 

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Percentage of Net Assets** <br> **Attributable to**<br> **Common Shares** | **Percentage of Net Assets** <br> **Attributable to**<br> **Common Shares** | **Percentage of Net Assets** <br> **Attributable to**<br> **Common Shares** |
|  | **Class I** | **Class A1** | **Class A2** |
| Management Fees | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Interest Payments on Borrowed Funds | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Other Expenses<sup>(4)</sup> | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements<sup>(5)</sup> | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |
| Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waivers and Expense Reimbursements | [ ]% | [ ]% | [ ]% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> While neither the Fund nor the Distributor impose an initial sales charge on Class I Common Shares or Class A2 Common Shares, if you buy Class I Common Shares or Class A2 Common Shares through certain financial firms, they may directly charge you transaction or other fees in such amount as they may determine. Please consult your financial firm for additional information.

<sup>(2)</sup> A contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") of 1.50% may be assessed on Class A1 Common Shares purchased without a sales charge if they are repurchased before the first day of the month of the one-year anniversary of the purchase.

<sup>(3)</sup> The Fund does not currently charge a repurchase fee; however, the Fund may, in the future, impose repurchase fees of up to 2.00% on Common Shares accepted for repurchase that have been held for less than one year.

<sup>(4)</sup> Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are estimated for the current fiscal year. Expenses attributable to the Fund's investments, if any, in other investment companies are currently estimated not to exceed 0.01%. See "Portfolio Composition and Other Information—ther Investment Companies" in the SAI.

<sup>(5)</sup> Nuveen Fund Advisors has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through [July 31, 2028], so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding (i) any distribution and/or service fees that may be applicable to a particular class of shares, (ii) expenses associated with the establishment and maintenance of borrowings, line(s) of credit and other forms of leverage (such as reverse repurchase agreements), including interest expenses, taxes, commitment fees, legal and other fees and expenses; (iii) issuance and dividend costs of Preferred Shares that may be issued by the Fund, (iv) interest expenses, (v) taxes, (vi) acquired fund fees and expenses, (vii) fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, (vii) litigation expenses and (ix) extraordinary expenses) do not exceed [1.55]% of the average daily Managed Assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

**Example** 

As required by relevant SEC regulations, the following example illustrates the expenses that you would pay on a $1,000 investment in the Common Shares, assuming a 5% annual return<sup>(1)</sup>:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Class I**<br> **Common Shares** | **Class A1**<br> **Common Shares** | **Class A2**<br> **Common Shares** |
| 1 Year | $[ ] | $[ ] | $[ ] |
| 3 Years | $[ ] | $[ ] | $[ ] |
| 5 Years | $[ ] | $[ ] | $[ ] |
| 10 Years | $[ ] | $[ ] | $[ ] |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) **The example above should not be considered a representation of future expenses. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown**. The example assumes that
 the estimated Dividend Cost on Preferred Shares and Other Expenses set forth in the Annual Expenses table are accurate, that
 the Annual Expenses (as described above) remain the same during the first year. Actual expenses may be greater or less than
 those assumed. Moreover, the Fund's actual rate of return may be greater or less than the hypothetical 5% annual return
 shown in the example.

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Financial Highlights

The Fund and its Common Shares have not previously been offered. Therefore, the Fund does not have any financial history. Additional information about the Fund's investments will be available in the Fund's annual and semi-annual reports when they are prepared.

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The Fund

The Fund is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") that continuously offers its Common Shares and is operated as an interval fund. The Fund currently offers three classes of Common Shares: Class I, Class A1 and Class A2. The Fund may offer additional classes of Common Shares in the future pursuant to exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on November 16, 2023, pursuant to the Fund's Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration of Trust"), which is governed by the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On May 1, 2026, the Fund filed an amendment to the Declaration of Trust to change the name of the Fund. As a newly organized entity, the Fund has no operating history. The Fund's principal office is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and its telephone number is (800) 257-8787.

Use of Proceeds

The Fund will invest the proceeds of the continuous offering of Common Shares on an ongoing basis in accordance with its investment objective and policies as stated below. It is currently anticipated that the Fund will be able to invest all or substantially all of the net proceeds according to its investment objective and policies within approximately three months after receipt of the proceeds, depending on the amount and timing of proceeds available to the Fund as well as the availability of investments consistent with the Fund's investment objective and policies, and except to the extent proceeds are held in cash to pay dividends or expenses, satisfy repurchase offers or for temporary defensive purposes. Pending such investment, it is anticipated that the proceeds of an offering will be invested in cash, short-term investments, including high quality, short-term securities, or may be invested in short-, intermediate-, or long-term U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund may also purchase securities issued by affiliated or unaffiliated open- and closed-end funds, that invest primarily in investments of the types in which the Fund may invest directly. Any such investments in ETFs or closed-end funds will be in compliance with the limitations imposed by the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.

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The Fund's Investments

**Investment Objective** 

The principal investment objective of the Fund is to seek current income and capital appreciation. However, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund's investment strategies will be successful. See "Risks." The Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees upon sixty days' prior written notice to shareholders.

**Fund Strategies**

The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation by primarily investing in corporate credit investments. Corporate credit investments include domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations, fixed and floating rate corporate loans, corporate preferred securities and contingent capital securities, corporate convertible securities, and debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) of corporate loans.

The Fund may invest without limit in investments rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by the Fund's portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund may also invest in investments of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financings, equity securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt, and litigation finance investments. The Fund may invest in any level of the capital structure of an issuer, including by investing in any class or tranche of mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments. The rate of interest on an income-producing instrument may be fixed, floating, or variable. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, including in emerging markets, and of issuers that operate in any industry.

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, the Fund's sub-adviser ("Nuveen Asset Management" or the "Sub-Adviser"), bases its investment process on fundamental, bottom-up credit analysis. Analysts assess sector dynamics, company business models and asset quality. Inherent in Nuveen Asset Management's credit analysis process is the evaluation of potential upside and downside to any credit. As such, Nuveen Asset Management concentrates its efforts on sectors where there is sufficient transparency to assess the downside risk and where firms have assets to support meaningful recovery in case of default. In its focus on downside protection, Nuveen Asset Management favors opportunities where valuations can be quantified and risks assessed.

The Fund may also use derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of investments in the Fund's portfolio, including the use of interest rate derivatives to convert fixed-rate investments to floating rate investments, or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions.

More detailed information about the types of investments in which the Fund will invest is included below in "Portfolio Contents." The Fund's portfolio is designed to provide a high level of current income.

**Portfolio Contents** 

The Fund's portfolio will be composed principally of the following investments. More detailed information about the Fund's portfolio investments is contained in the SAI under "Portfolio Composition and Other Information."

 **Corporate Debt Securities**

The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities issued by public and private companies of all kinds, including corporate bonds. Corporate bonds are fully taxable debt obligations issued by corporations. These securities fund capital improvements, expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions that require more capital than would ordinarily be available from a single lender. Investors in corporate bonds lend money to the issuing corporation in exchange for interest payments and repayment of the principal at a set maturity date. Rates on corporate bonds are set according to prevailing interest rates at the time of the issue, the credit rating of the issuer, the length of the maturity and other terms of the security, such as a call feature. Corporate bonds usually yield more than government or agency bonds due to the presence of credit risk.

Corporate bonds come in many varieties and may differ in the way that interest is calculated, the amount and frequency of payments, the type of collateral, if any, and the presence of special features (*e.g.,* conversion rights). The Fund's investments in corporate bonds may include, but are not limited to, senior, junior, secured and unsecured bonds, notes and other debt securities, and may be fixed rate, variable rate or floating rate, among other things. Holders of corporate bonds, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the issuer for the principal and interest due to them, and may have a prior claim over other creditors, but are generally subordinate to any existing lenders in the issuer's capital structure.

 **Loans**

The Fund may invest in loans, including senior loans, as described further below. These loans are typically made by or issued to corporations primarily to finance acquisitions, refinance existing debt, support organic growth, or pay out dividends. The loans that the Fund invests typically bear interest at a floating rate, although some loans may pay a fixed rate. Floating rate loans have interest rates that reset periodically, typically monthly or quarterly. The interest rates on floating rate loans are generally based on a percentage above the SOFR, a U.S. bank's prime or base rate, the overnight federal funds rate or another rate. A loan participation is an arrangement where the lender of a loan sells an interest, or participation, in the loan to an investor. Like an assignment, the terms of the participation are privately negotiated, but unlike an assignment the holder of the participation does not have a contractual relationship with the borrower and must rely on the lender to pass on to the investor the payments made by the borrower and to enforce the rights to collateral. Unfunded commitments are contractual obligations by lenders (such as the Fund) to loan an amount in the future or that is due to be contractually funded in the future. Loan assignments may be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender.

Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to incur additional debt or to further borrow or encumber its assets. The types of covenants included in loan agreements generally vary depending on market conditions, the creditworthiness of the borrower, the nature of the collateral securing the loan and other factors. Such restrictive covenants normally allow for early intervention and proactive mitigation of credit risk by providing lenders with the ability to (1) intervene and either prevent or restrict actions that may potentially compromise the borrower's ability to repay the loan and/or (2) obtain concessions from the borrower in exchange for waiving or amending a particular covenant. Loans with fewer or weaker restrictive covenants may limit the Fund's ability to intervene or obtain additional concessions from borrowers.

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 ***Senior Loan Investments.*** The Fund may invest in (i) senior loans made by banks or other financial institutions to U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and other business entities (each a "Borrower" and, collectively, "Borrowers"), (ii) assignments of such interests in senior loans, or (iii) participation interests in senior loans. Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a Borrower, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower. The capital structure of a Borrower may include senior loans, senior and junior subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock issued by the Borrower, typically in descending order of seniority with respect to claims on the Borrower's assets. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used by Borrowers to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, refinancings, internal growth and for other corporate purposes. A senior loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution ("Agent") for a lending syndicate of financial institutions which typically includes the Agent ("Lenders"). The Agent typically administers and enforces the senior loans on behalf of the other Lenders in the syndicate. In addition, an institution, typically but not always the Agent, holds any collateral on behalf of the Lenders. The Fund normally will rely primarily on the Agent to collect principal of and interest on a senior loan. Also, the Fund usually will rely on the Agent to monitor compliance by the Borrower with the restrictive covenants in a loan agreement.

Senior loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates that are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium or credit spread. These base lending rates may include SOFR (of any tenor, but typically between one month and six months, and currency), or the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (the "Prime Rate") or the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. As adjustable rate loans, the frequency of how often a senior loan resets its interest rate will impact how closely such senior loans track current market interest rates. Senior loans typically have a stated term of between one and eight years.

The Fund may purchase senior loans by assignment from a participant in the original syndicate of lenders or from subsequent assignees of such interests. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Lender.

Loan assignments may, however, be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender. The Fund may purchase participation interests in the original syndicate making senior loans. Loan participation interests typically represent participations in a loan to a corporate Borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates. The Fund may participate in such syndications, or can buy part of a senior loan, becoming a part Lender. When purchasing a participation interest, the Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate Borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. The participation interests in which the Fund may invest may not be rated by any NRSRO.

Although senior loans have the most senior position in a Borrower's capital structure and are often secured by specific collateral, they are typically below investment grade quality and may have below investment grade ratings; these ratings are associated with investments having speculative characteristics. Senior loans rated below investment grade may therefore be regarded as "junk," despite their senior capital structure position or specific collateral pledged to secure such loans. The Fund may purchase and retain in its portfolio senior loans where the Borrowers have experienced, or may be perceived to be likely to experience, credit problems, including involvement in or recent emergence from bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or other forms of debt restructuring. Such investments may provide opportunities for enhanced income as well as capital appreciation. At times, in connection with the restructuring of a senior loan either outside of bankruptcy court or in the context of bankruptcy court proceedings, the Fund may determine or be required to accept equity securities or junior debt securities in exchange for all or a portion of a senior loan.

 ***Broadly Syndicated Loans.*** A syndicated loan is generally originated by a bank and then syndicated, or sold, in several pieces to institutional investors as well as to other banks. Broadly syndicated loans are floating rate loans made to larger corporate borrowers. They are senior in the capital structure and have a first claim on the assets of the borrower. Unlike middle market loans, which are typically made by a small number of co-lenders in a "club" structure where the lenders know each other and cooperate closely, a broadly syndicated loan may have anywhere from 15 to more than 100 investors in a senior credit facility. Held by a large, diverse group of investors, broadly syndicated loans tend to be more liquid than middle market loans.

 ***Middle Market Loans.*** The Fund invests in lending options provided to middle-market, sponsor backed companies. Due to their smaller size, middle-market companies may not otherwise be able to rely on the broadly syndicated bank loans typically provided to larger companies.

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 ***Second Lien Loan Investments.*** In addition to making investments in senior loans, the Fund may also invest in second lien or other subordinated or unsecured loans.

 *Second Lien Loans and Unsecured Loans.* The Fund may invest in second lien loans and unsecured loans. Such loans are made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental Borrowers for a variety of purposes. As in the case of senior loans, the Fund may purchase interests in second lien loans and unsecured loans through assignments or participations. Second lien loans have similar characteristics as senior loans except that such interests are junior in priority to debt secured with a first lien. Second lien loans are second in priority of payment to one or more senior loans of the related Borrower and are typically secured by a second priority security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower's obligation under the indebtedness. They typically have similar protections and rights as senior loans. Second lien loans are not (and by their terms cannot become) subordinate in priority of payment to any obligation of the related Borrower other than senior loans of such Borrower. Second lien loans may feature fixed or floating rate interest payments. Because second lien loans are junior to senior loans, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. In addition, second lien loans of below investment grade quality share many of the risk characteristics of other below investment grade debt instruments.

Unsecured loans generally have lower priority in right of payment compared to holders of secured interests of the Borrower. Unsecured loans are not secured by a security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower's obligation under the indebtedness. Unsecured loans by their terms may be or may become subordinate in right of payment to other obligations of the Borrower, including senior loans, second lien loans and other interests. Unsecured loans may have fixed or adjustable floating rate interest payments. Because unsecured loans are subordinate to senior loans and other secured debt of the Borrower, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below investment grade quality. Unsecured loans of below investment grade quality share many of the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.

 *Subordinated Loans.* The subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest are typically privately-negotiated investments that rank junior in priority of payment to senior debt, such as senior loans, and are often unsecured. Because subordinated interests may rank lower as to priority of payment than senior loans and second lien loans of the Borrower, they may present a greater degree of investment risk than senior loans and second lien loans but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Other than their more subordinated status, such investments have many characteristics and risks similar to senior loans and second lien loans discussed above. Subordinated interests of below investment grade quality share risks of other below investment grade debt instruments. Subordinated loans rank senior to common and preferred equity in a Borrower's capital structure. Subordinated loans may have elements of both debt and equity instruments, offering fixed or adjustable rates of return in the form of interest payments associated with senior debt, while providing lenders an opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation of a Borrower, if any, through an equity interest. This equity interest may take the form of warrants or direct equity investments which will be in conjunction with the subordinated loans. Due to their higher risk profile and often less restrictive covenants as compared to senior loans, subordinated loans generally earn a higher return than secured senior loans. The warrants associated with subordinated loans are typically detachable, which allows lenders the opportunity to receive repayment of their principal on an agreed amortization schedule while retaining their equity interest in the Borrower. Subordinated loans also may include a "put" feature, which permits the holder to sell its equity interest back to the Borrower at a price determined through an agreed formula.

The Fund may invest in subordinated loans that are primarily unsecured and that provide for relatively high, adjustable rates of interest, providing the Fund with significant current interest income. The subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest may have interest-only payments in the early years, with amortization of principal deferred to the later years of the subordinated loans. In some cases, the Fund may acquire subordinated loans that, by their terms, convert into equity or additional debt instruments or defer payments of interest for the first few years after issuance. Also, in some cases the subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest will be collateralized by a subordinated lien on some or all of the assets of the Borrower.

 ***Loan Origination and Original Lender.*** When the Fund, through Nuveen Asset Management, acts as an original lender in originating loans, it may participate in structuring the loans. The Fund can invest in loans, generally "at par" (a price for the loan equal approximately to 100% of the funded principal amount of the loan, minus any original issue discount) as an original lender. When the Fund an original lender, it is entitled to receive a return at the full interest rate for the loan. When the Fund an original lender, it will have a direct contractual relationship with the borrower and will have direct recourse against the borrower in the event the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal or interest. Lenders typically also have full voting and consent rights under the applicable loan agreement. Action subject to lender vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the loans. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount of interest on or principal of a loan, releasing collateral, changing the maturity of a loan or a change in control of the borrower, frequently require the unanimous vote or consent of all lenders affected.

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 **CLOs**

CLOs are a type of ABS that are typically collateralized principally by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade (commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds). The special purpose entity typically issues one or more classes (sometimes referred to as "tranches") of rated debt securities, one or more unrated classes of debt securities that are generally treated as equity interests, and a residual equity interest. The tranches of CLOs typically have different interest rates, projected weighted average lives and ratings, with the higher rated tranches paying lower interest rates. One or more forms of credit enhancement are almost always necessary in a CLO structure to obtain the desired credit ratings for the most highly rated debt securities issued by a CLO. The types of credit enhancement used include "internal" credit enhancement provided by the underlying assets themselves, such as subordination, excess spread and cash collateral accounts, hedges provided by interest rate swaps, and "external" credit enhancement provided by third parties, principally financial guaranty insurance issued by monoline insurers. CLOs can be less liquid than other publicly held debt issues and require additional structural analysis. Typically, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be illiquid and may have limited independent pricing transparency.

 **Convertible Securities**

Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt securities or preferred securities that may be converted within a specified period of time (typically for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. They also include debt securities with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt securities and equity securities. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt, or dividends paid or accrued on preferred securities, until the security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged.

The Fund's investments in convertible securities, particularly securities that are convertible into securities of an issuer other than the issuer of the convertible security, may be illiquid. The Fund's investments in convertible securities may at times include securities that have a mandatory conversion feature, pursuant to which the securities convert automatically into common stock or other equity securities (of the same or a different issuer) at a specified date and a specified conversion ratio, or that are convertible at the option of the issuer. For issues where the conversion of the security is not at the option of the holder, the Fund may be required to convert the security into the underly ing common stock even at times when the value of the underly ing common stock or other equity security has declined substantially.

 **Preferred Securities**

The Fund may invest in all types of preferred securities, including both perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Perpetual preferred securities are generally equity securities of the issuer that have priority over the issuer's common shares as to the payment of dividends (*i.e.*, the issuer cannot pay dividends on its common shares until the dividends on the preferred shares are current) and as to the payout of proceeds of a bankruptcy or other liquidation, but are subordinate to an issuer's senior debt and junior debt as to both types of payments. Additionally, in a bankruptcy or other liquidation, perpetual preferred securities are generally subordinate to an issuer's trade creditors and other general obligations. Perpetual preferred securities typically have a fixed liquidation (or "par") value.

The term "preferred securities" also includes hybrid securities and other types of preferred securities that do not have the features described above. Preferred securities that are hybrid securities often behave similarly to investments in perpetual preferred securities and are regarded by market investors as being part of the preferred securities market. Such hybrid securities possess varying combinations of features of both debt and perpetual preferred securities and as such they may constitute senior debt, junior debt or preferred shares in an issuer's capital structure.

The term "preferred securities" also includes certain forms of debt that are regarded by the investment marketplace to be part of the broader preferred securities market. Among these preferred securities are certain exchange-listed debt issues that historically have several attributes, including trading and investment performance characteristics, in common with exchange-listed perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Generally, these types of preferred securities are senior debt in the capital structure of an issuer.

As a general matter, dividend or interest payments on preferred securities may be cumulative or non-cumulative and may be deferred (in the case of cumulative payments) or skipped (in the case of non-cumulative payments) at the option of the issuer.

Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company, except in some cases voting rights may arise if the issuer fails to pay the preferred share dividends or if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing.

Preferred securities may either trade over-the-counter ("OTC") or trade on an exchange. Preferred securities can be structured differently for retail and institutional investors, and the Fund may invest in preferred securities of either structure. The retail segment is typified by $25 par value exchange-traded securities, which trade on exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the institutional segment is typified by $1,000 par value OTC securities. Typically, most $25 par value exchange-traded securities have fixed-rate coupon structures, while the institutional segment of $1,000 par securities are variable-rate securities. Both $25 and $1,000 par value securities are often callable at par value, typically at least five years after their original issuance date (*i.e.,* the issuer has the right to call in or redeem the preferred security at a pre-set price after a specified date).

 **CoCos**

The "contingent" nature of the security is due to a feature that automatically imposes a loss on the investor should an issuer's capital fall below a predetermined threshold. When this occurs, depending on the structure, there are three possible outcomes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The security is converted to common equity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The investor is forced to assume a temporary write-down
 of the security's value; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The investor is forced to assume a permanent write-down
 of the security's value.

Equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuer and its regulatory requirements and, unlike traditional convertible securities, conversions are not voluntary and are not intended to benefit the investor.

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 **Litigation Finance Investments**

The Fund may invest in assets in litigation finance investments, which involves providing capital to a third-party involved in a legal claim in exchange for a financial interest in the outcome of such legal claim. Such financial interests may be in the form of equity, debt or other instruments with characteristics similar to debt. Certain of these investments may be unrated and, whether or not rated, may have speculative characteristics. Nuveen Asset Management has broad discretion in investing the Fund's assets in a variety of types of litigation finance investments.

 **High Yield Instruments**

High yield instruments or "junk" bonds or other instruments that are rated below investment grade involve a greater degree of risk (in particular, a greater risk of default) than, and special risks in addition to, the risks associated with investment grade instruments. Under rating agency guidelines, medium- and lower-rated instruments and comparable unrated instruments will likely have some quality and protective characteristics that are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions. Medium- and lower-rated instruments may have poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing, may have a current identifiable vulnerability to default or be in default, may be unlikely to have the capacity to pay interest or dividends and repay liquidation preference or principal when due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, and/or may be likely to be in default or not current in the payment of interest, dividends, liquidation preference or principal. Such instruments are considered speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest or dividends and repay liquidation preference or principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

Accordingly, it is possible that these types of factors could reduce the value of instruments held by the Fund with a commensurate effect on the value of the Common Shares. High yield instruments involve substantial risk of loss and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to real or perceived adverse economic and business developments or competitive industry conditions, as compared to higher-rated instruments. These instruments generally provide higher income than investment grade instruments in an effort to compensate investors for their higher risk of default, which is the issuer's failure to make required interest, dividends, liquidation preference or principal payments on the instruments. Issuers of high yield instruments include small or relatively new companies lacking the history or capital to merit investment-grade status, former blue chip companies downgraded because of financial problems, companies electing to borrow heavily to finance or avoid a takeover or buyout, and firms with heavy debt loads. High yield instruments rated in the lower rating categories (Caa1 or lower by Moody's, CCC+ or lower by S&P or Fitch, or comparably rated by another NRSRO) are subject to very high credit risk.

 **Non-U.S. Investments**

The Fund will classify an issuer of a security as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer's country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer's revenue comes, and the issuer's reporting currency. The Fund may invest in issuers located in emerging markets. Emerging market countries include any country other than Canada, the United States and the countries comprising the MSCI EAFE<sup>®</sup> Index (currently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).

 **Restricted and Illiquid Investments**

The Fund may invest in investments and other instruments that, at the time of investment, are illiquid (*i.e*., investments that are not readily marketable). The Fund may also invest in restricted investments, including Rule 144A securities.

Restricted investments may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. Where registration is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell an investment under an effective registration statement. Rule 144A securities may be resold under certain circumstances only to qualified institutional buyers as defined by the rule. Some restricted investments may also be deemed illiquid.

 **Distressed and Defaulted Instruments**

The Fund may invest in debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and DIP financings. The repayment of defaulted obligations is subject to significant uncertainties. An issuer of distressed instruments may be in bankruptcy or undergoing some other form of financial restructuring. An issuer may be in default with respect to interest and/or principal payment obligations. Distressed instruments may be highly illiquid and the prices at which distressed instruments may be sold may represent a substantial discount to what Nuveen Asset Management believes to be the ultimate value of such obligations.

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 **ABS**

ABS are securities that are primarily serviced by the cash flows of a discrete pool of receivables or other financial assets, either fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securitization is a financing technique in which financial assets, in many cases themselves less liquid, are pooled and converted into instruments that may be offered and sold in the capital markets. In a basic securitization structure, an entity, often a financial institution, originates or otherwise acquires a pool of financial assets, either directly or through an affiliate. It then sells the financial assets, again either directly or through an affiliate, to a specially created investment vehicle that issues securities "backed" or supported by those financial assets, which securities are ABS. Payment on the ABS depends primarily on the cash flows generated by the assets in the underlying pool and other rights designed to assure timely payment, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or other features generally known as credit enhancements. While residential mortgages were the first financial assets to be securitized in the form of MBS, non-mortgage related securitizations have grown to include many other types of financial assets, such as credit card receivables, auto loans and student loans.

 **MBS**

The Fund may invest in MBS, including RMBS and CMBS. An MBS is a type of passthrough security, which is a security representing pooled debt obligations repackaged as interests that pass income through an intermediary to investors. In the case of MBS, the ownership interest is in a pool of mortgage loans. RMBS are securities with payments which depend (except for rights or other assets designed to assure the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to holders of such securities) primarily on the cash flow from easements and other encumbrances by residential real estate (one-to four-family properties) the proceeds of which are used to purchase real estate and purchase or construct dwellings thereon (or to refinance indebtedness previously so used). CMBS generally are multi-class debt or pass-through certificates secured or backed by a mortgage loans on commercial properties.

MBS issued by private issuers, whether or not such obligations are subject to guarantees by the private issuer, may entail greater risk than obligations directly or indirectly guaranteed by the U.S. government. Any investments the Fund makes in mortgage-related securities that are issued by private issuers have some exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or structured investment vehicles) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancement provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans.

In addition, mortgage-related securities that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label mortgage-related securities pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements.

 **Derivatives**

The Fund may use certain derivative instruments in pursuit of its investment objective. Such instruments include financial futures contracts, swap contracts (including interest rate, total return, and credit default swaps), options on futures, options on swap contracts or other derivative instruments. The Fund may also use credit default swaps and interest rate swaps. Credit default swaps may require initial premium (discount) payments as well as periodic payments (receipts) related to the interest leg of the swap or to the default of a reference obligation. If the Fund is a seller of a contract, the Fund would be required to pay the par (or other agreed upon) value of a referenced debt obligation to the counterparty in the event of a default or other credit event by the reference issuer, such as a U.S. or foreign corporate issuer, with respect to such debt obligations. In return, the Fund would receive from the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the Fund would keep the stream of payments and would have no payment obligations. As the seller, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. If the Fund is a buyer of a contract, the Fund would have the right to deliver a referenced debt obligation and receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of such debt obligation from the counterparty in the event of a default or other credit event (such as a credit downgrade) by the reference issuer, such as a U.S. or foreign corporation, with respect to its debt obligations. In return, the Fund would pay the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the contract provided that no event of default has occurred. If no default occurs, the counterparty would keep the stream of payments and would have no further obligations to the Fund. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with a counterparty of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest, such as an exchange of fixed-rate payments for floating rate payments. See "Portfolio Composition and Other Information—Hedging Strategies and Other Uses of Derivatives" in the SAI.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company ("RIC") may also limit the extent to which the Fund may invest in futures, options on futures and swaps. See "Tax Matters." There is no assurance that these derivative strategies will be available at any time or that, if used, that the strategies will be successful.

 ***Swap Transactions.*** The Fund may enter into total return, interest rate and credit default swap agreements and interest rate caps, floors and collars. The Fund may also enter into options on the foregoing types of swap agreements ("swap options").

The Fund may enter into swap transactions for any purpose consistent with its investment objective and strategies, such as for the purpose of attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets, as a duration management technique, to attempt to reduce risk arising from the ownership of a particular instrument, or to gain exposure to certain sectors or markets in the most economical way possible.

Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period of time. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular predetermined asset, reference rate or index. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a notional amount, *e.g*., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a basket of securities representing a particular index. The notional amount of the swap agreement generally is only used as a basis upon which to calculate the obligations that the parties to the swap agreement have agreed to exchange.

 <u>Interest Rate Swaps, Caps, Collars and Floors.</u> Interest rate swaps are bilateral contracts in which each party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on different referenced interest rates (*e.g.*, a fixed rate and a floating rate) applied to a specified notional amount. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate floor. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index rises above a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate cap. Interest rate collars involve selling a cap and purchasing a floor or vice versa to protect the Fund against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

The use of interest rate transactions, such as interest rate swaps and caps, is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the Fund's use of interest rate swaps or caps could enhance or harm the overall performance of the Fund's common shares. To the extent there is a decline in interest rates, the value of the interest rate swap or cap could decline, and could result in a decline in the NAV of the common shares. In addition, if short-term interest rates are lower than the Fund's fixed rate of payment on the interest rate swap, the swap will reduce common share net earnings. If, on the other hand, short-term interest rates are higher than the fixed rate of payment on the interest rate swap, the swap will enhance common share net earnings. Buying interest rate caps could enhance the performance of the common shares by providing a maximum leverage expense. Buying interest rate caps could also decrease the net earnings of the common shares in the event that the premium paid by the Fund to the counterparty exceeds the additional amount such Fund would have been required to pay had it not entered into the cap agreement.

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Total Return Swaps<u>.</u> In a total return swap, one party agrees to pay the other the "total return" of a defined underlying asset during a specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from other underlying assets. A total return swap may be applied to any underlying asset but is most commonly used with equity indices, single stocks, bonds and defined baskets of loans and mortgages. The Fund might enter into a total return swap involving an underlying index or basket of securities to create exposure to a potentially widely diversified range of securities in a single trade. An index total return swap can be used by the portfolio managers to assume risk, without the complications of buying the component securities from what may not always be the most liquid of markets.

Credit Default Swaps<u>.</u> A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a defined-issuer credit event. The Fund may enter into credit default swap agreements either as a buyer or a seller. The Fund may buy protection to attempt to mitigate the risk of default or credit quality deterioration in an individual security or a segment of the fixed income securities market to which it has exposure, or to take a "short" position in individual bonds or market segments which it does not own. The Fund may sell protection in an attempt to gain exposure to the credit quality characteristics of particular bonds or market segments without investing directly in those bonds or market segments. As the buyer of protection in a credit default swap, the Fund would pay a premium (by means of an upfront payment or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the agreement) in return for the right to deliver a referenced bond or group of bonds to the protection seller and receive the full notional or par value (or other agreed upon value) upon a default (or similar event) by the issuer(s) of the underlying referenced obligation(s). If no default occurs, the protection seller would keep the stream of payments and would have no further obligation to the Fund. Thus, the cost to the Fund would be the premium paid with respect to the agreement. If a credit event occurs, however, the Fund may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value. The Fund bears the risk that the protection seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations.

If the Fund is a seller of protection in a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund would generally receive an up-front payment or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a credit event occurs, however, generally the Fund would have to pay the buyer the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value. As the protection seller, the Fund effectively adds the economic effect of leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to being subject to investment exposure on its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. Thus, the Fund bears the same risk as it would by buying the reference obligation(s) directly, plus the additional risks related to obtaining investment exposure through a derivative instrument.

Swap Options<u>.</u> A swap option is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation), in return for payment of a premium, to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement at some designated future time on specified terms. A cash-settled option on a swap gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to receive an amount of cash equal to the value of the underlying swap as of the exercise date. The Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swap options. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, the Fund generally would incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swap option than when it purchases a swap option. When the Fund purchases a swap option, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when the Fund writes a swap option, upon exercise of the option the Fund would become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.

 ***Futures and Options on Futures.*** A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a security, index or interest rate (each a "financial instrument") for a set price on a future date. Certain futures contracts, such as futures contracts relating to individual securities, call for making or taking delivery of the underlying financial instrument. However, these contracts generally are closed out before delivery by entering into an offsetting purchase or sale of a matching futures contract (same exchange, underlying financial instrument, and delivery month). Other futures contracts, such as futures contracts on interest rates and indices, do not call for making or taking delivery of the underlying financial instrument, but rather are agreements pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the financial instrument at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the contract was originally written. These contracts also may be settled by entering into an offsetting futures contract.

Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price is paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, the Fund will be required to deposit with the futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant ("FCM"), an amount of cash or securities equal to a varying specified percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as initial margin. The margin deposit is intended to ensure completion of the contract. Minimum initial margin requirements are established by the futures exchanges and may be revised. In addition, FCMs may establish margin deposit requirements that are higher than the exchange minimums. Cash held in the margin account generally is not income producing. However, coupon-bearing securities, such as Treasury securities, held in margin accounts generally will earn income.

Subsequent payments to and from the FCM, called variation margin, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying financial instrument fluctuates, making the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as marking the contract to market. Changes in variation margin are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. At any time prior to expiration of the futures contract, the Fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position that will operate to terminate its position in the futures contract. A final determination of variation margin is then made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the Fund, and the Fund realizes a gain or loss. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may be entitled to the return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Futures transactions also involve brokerage costs.

A futures option gives the purchaser of such option the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a long position (call) or short position (put) in a futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of a call option, the purchaser acquires a long position in the futures contract and the writer is assigned the opposite short position. Upon the exercise of a put option, the opposite is true.

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 **Other Investment Companies**

The Fund may invest in securities of other affiliated or unaffiliated open or closed-end investment companies (including ETFs) that invest primarily in the types of investments in which the Fund may invest directly. In addition, the Fund may invest a portion of its Managed Assets in pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies) that invest primarily in the types of investments in which the Fund may invest directly. The Fund generally expects that it may invest in other investment companies and/or other pooled investment vehicles either during periods when it has large amounts of uninvested cash, such as the period shortly after the Fund receives the proceeds of an offering of its Common Shares or borrowing or during periods when there is a shortage of attractive, high-yielding securities available in the market. The Fund may invest in investment companies that are advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management or their respective affiliates to the extent permitted by applicable law and/or pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC. As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment company's expenses and would remain subject to payment of the Fund's management, advisory and administrative fees with respect to assets so invested. Common Shareholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. The Fund will consider the investments of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act. Moreover, the Fund will consider the investments of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with its own concentration policy, to the extent the Fund has sufficient information about such investments.

 **U.S. Government Securities**

U.S. government securities include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities which have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

 **Sovereign and Supranational Securities**

Sovereign securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign sovereign governments or their agencies, authorities, political subdivisions or instrumentalities, and supranational agencies. A supranational agency is a multinational union or association in which member countries cede authority and sovereignty on a limited number of matters to the group, whose decisions are binding upon its members. Quasi-sovereign securities typically are issued by companies or agencies that may receive financial support or backing from a local government or in which the government owns a majority of the issuer's voting shares.

The Fund also may invest in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by supranational agencies organized or supported by several national governments, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "World Bank"), the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Investment Bank. In addition, the Portfolio may purchase debt obligations of foreign corporations or financial institutions, such as Yankee bonds (dollar-denominated bonds sold in the United States by foreign companies), Samurai bonds (yen-denominated bonds sold in Japan by non-Japanese issuers), and Euro bonds (bonds not issued in the country (and possibly not the currency of the country) of the issuer).

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 **Inverse Floating Rate Securities**

The Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities issued by special purpose trusts that have recourse to the Fund (i.e., the Fund typically bears the risk of loss with respect to any liquidity shortfall). In the appropriate portfolio manager's discretion, the Fund may enter into a separate shortfall and forbearance agreement with the third party granting liquidity to the floating rate security holders of the special purpose trust. Such an agreement would require the Fund to reimburse the third party granting liquidity to the floating rate security holders of the special purpose trust, upon termination of the trust issuing the inverse floater, the difference between the liquidation value of the securities held in the trust and the principal amount due to the holders of floating rate interests. In such instances, the Fund may be at risk of loss that exceeds its investment in the inverse floating rate securities. The Fund may enter into such recourse agreements (i) when the liquidity provider to the special purpose trust requires such an agreement because the level of leverage in the special purpose trust exceeds the level that the liquidity provider is willing to support absent such an agreement; and/or (ii) to seek to prevent the liquidity provider from collapsing the special purpose trust in the event that the security held in the trust has declined in value.

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**Investment Policies** 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest subject to the following policies:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in corporate credit investments.

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 Fund may invest up to 20% of its Assets in other securities, which include other
 fixed-income investments and equity
 securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt.

 **The foregoing policies are considered to apply only at the time of investment and will not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of an acquisition of an investment.**

The Fund may invest without limit in investments of below investment grade quality, commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds or loans, which are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due, and they are more susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments than investment grade investments.

Nuveen Asset Management may determine that it is in the best interest of shareholders to pursue a workout arrangement (i.e., a privately negotiated, mutual agreement between the Fund and the issuer or another party) with respect to loans and other investments that are in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, which may involve making loans to the issuer or another party, or purchasing an equity or other interest from the issuer or another party, or other related or similar steps involving the investment of additional monies.

The Fund's investment policies are generally non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without Common Shareholder approval. However, the Fund's policy that it will invest at least 80% of its Assets in corporate credit investments (the "Name Policy") may only be changed if authorized by vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund unless: (1) the Fund conducts a tender or repurchase offer to allow shareholders to redeem shares, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, in advance of any change in such policy; (2) the Fund provides Common Shareholders with at least sixty days' prior notice of any such change in advance of the tender or repurchase offer; (3) the tender or repurchase offer is not oversubscribed; and (4) the tender offer is made at NAV. The Fund will consider both direct investments and indirect investments (e.g., investments in other investment companies, derivatives and synthetic instruments with economic characteristics similar to the direct investments that meet the Name Policy) when determining compliance with the Name Policy.

For temporary defensive purposes, during periods of high cash inflows or outflows, or during a Repurchase Offer Period, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality short-term debt securities. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may adopt a defensive strategy when the appropriate portfolio manager believes the instruments in which the Fund normally invests have elevated risks due to political or economic factors, in the event that unanticipated legal or regulatory developments interfere with implementation of the Fund's principal investment strategies, and in other extraordinary circumstances.

 **Other Policies**

Certain investment policies specifically identified in the SAI as such are considered fundamental and may not be changed without shareholder approval. See "Investment Restrictions" in the SAI.

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Leverage

The Fund anticipates using leverage to seek to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may source leverage through a number of methods including the issuance of "senior securities" as defined under the 1940 Act. Additionally, the Fund may use certain derivatives and other financing investments that have the economic effect of leverage by creating additional investment exposures, such as investments in inverse floating rate securities and reverse repurchase agreements.

If current market conditions persist, the Fund intends initially to obtain leverage through either borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (effectively a borrowing), or a combination of thereof.

Inverse floating rate securities (sometimes referred to as "inverse floaters") are securities whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. Generally, inverse floating rate securities represent beneficial interests in a special purpose trust formed for the purpose of holding municipal bonds. Investments in inverse floating rate securities have the economic effect of leverage. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk."

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. Selling a portfolio security and agreeing to buy it back under a reverse repurchase agreement is economically equivalent to borrowing. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk."

The Fund may use derivatives, such as interest rate swaps with varying terms, in order to hedge duration risk or manage the interest rate expense associated with all or a portion of its leverage. Interest rate swaps are bi-lateral agreements whereby parties agree to exchange future payments, typically based upon the differential of a fixed rate and a variable rate, on a specified notional amount. Interest rate swaps can enable the Fund to effectively convert its variable leverage expense to fixed, or vice-versa. For example, if the Fund issues leverage having a short-term floating rate of interest, the Fund could use interest rate swaps to hedge against a rise in the short-term benchmark interest rates associated with its outstanding leverage. In doing so, the Fund would seek to achieve lower leverage costs, and thereby enhance Common Share distributions, over an extended period, which would be the result if short-term market interest rates on average exceed the fixed interest rate over the term of the swap. To the extent the fixed swap rate is greater than short-term market interest rates on average over the period, overall costs associated with leverage will be greater (and thereby reduce distributions to Common Shareholders) than if the Fund had not entered into the interest rate swap.

The Fund also may borrow for temporary purposes as permitted by the 1940 Act.

In pursuit of its investment objective, the Fund may reduce or increase the amount and type of leverage based upon changes in market conditions and composition of the Fund's holdings. The Fund's leverage ratio will vary from time to time based upon such changes in the amount of leverage used and variations in the value of the Fund's holdings. So long as the net income received from the Fund's investments purchased with leverage proceeds exceeds the then current expense of any leverage, the investment of the proceeds of leverage will generate more net income than if the Fund had not leveraged itself. Under these circumstances, the excess net income will be available to pay higher distributions to Common Shareholders. However, if the net income received from the Fund's portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds of leverage is less than the current expense of any leverage, the Fund may be required to utilize other Fund assets to make interest or dividend payments on its leveraging instruments which may result in a decline in Common Share NAV and reduced net investment income available for distribution to Common Shareholders.

The Fund pays a management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors (which in turn pays a portion of such fee Nuveen Asset Management) based on a percentage of Managed Assets. Managed Assets include the proceeds realized and managed from the Fund's use of most types of leverage (excluding the leverage exposure attributable to the use of futures, swaps and similar derivatives). Because Managed Assets include the Fund's net assets as well as assets that are attributable to the Fund's investment of the proceeds of its leverage, it is anticipated that the Fund's Managed Assets will be greater than its net assets. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management are responsible for using leverage to pursue the Fund's investment objective. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will base their decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund, and the terms of that leverage, on their assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, a decision to employ or increase leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and in turn Nuveen Fund Advisors' and Nuveen Asset Management's management fees. Thus, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage, including the use of the Facility. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will seek to manage that conflict by using leverage only when they determine that it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders, and by periodically reviewing with the Board of Trustees the Fund's performance and the Fund's degree of overall use of leverage and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.

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The 1940 Act generally defines a "senior security" as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation or instrument constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness, and any stock of a class having priority over any other class as to distribution of assets or payment of dividends; however, the term does not include any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness issued in consideration of any loan, extension, or renewal thereof, made for temporary purposes and in an amount not exceeding five percent of the value of the Fund's total assets. A loan shall be presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed. Accordingly, "senior securities" include (i) the issuance of Preferred Shares; (ii) certain borrowings (including certain loans from financial institutions); and (iii) the issuance of debt securities.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue "senior securities" that are Preferred Shares if, immediately after the issuance of Preferred Shares, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such Preferred Shares would be less than 200%. With respect to any such Preferred Shares, asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund plus the aggregate liquidation preference of such Preferred Shares.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue "senior securities representing indebtedness" if, immediately after the issuance of such senior securities representing indebtedness, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such senior securities would be less than 300%. "Senior securities representing indebtedness" include certain borrowings (including certain loans from financial institutions) and debt securities. "Senior securities representing indebtedness" may also include other investments or transactions in accordance with the 1940 Act, such as reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions depending upon their treatment under Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. In accordance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, when the Fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, such as transactions in inverse floating rate securities, the Fund may either (i) maintain asset coverage in accordance with Section 18 of the 1940 Act with respect to such transactions and any other senior securities, including Preferred Shares and borrowings, or (ii) treat such transactions as "derivatives transactions" and comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to such transactions. With respect to any such senior securities representing debt, asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), bears to the aggregate amount of such borrowing represented by senior securities issued by the Fund.

If the Fund issues senior securities and the asset coverage with respect to such senior securities declines below the required ratios discussed above (as a result of market fluctuations or otherwise), the Fund may sell portfolio securities when it may be disadvantageous to do so. Certain types of leverage used by the Fund may result in the Fund being subject to certain covenants, asset coverage or other portfolio composition limits by its lenders, debt or preferred securities purchasers, rating agencies that may rate the debt or preferred securities, or reverse repurchase counterparties. Such limitations may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act and may impact whether the Fund is able to maintain its desired amount of leverage. In order to comply with these limitations, the Fund may be required to take certain actions, such as redeeming all or a portion of its Preferred Shares or reducing its borrowings. The Fund may find it necessary to hold a portion of its net assets in cash or other liquid assets or sell a portion of its portfolio investments during times and at prices when it otherwise would not do so in order to accomplish such actions. Accordingly, such actions could reduce the net earnings or returns to Common Shareholders over time, and such impact would be magnified when Preferred Shares and/or borrowings are outstanding as the Fund would be required to make provision for both the potential need to redeem Preferred Shares and/or repay borrowings and its obligation to repurchase Common Shares pursuant to the Fund's fundamental policy regarding repurchases. See "Periodic Repurchase Offers." Moreover, the Fund also may be required to redeem its Preferred Shares or reduce borrowings from time to time to permit it to repurchase Common Shares pursuant to the Fund's repurchase policy in compliance with applicable asset coverage requirements described above. At this time Nuveen Fund Advisors does not believe that any such potential investment limitations will impede it from managing the Fund's portfolio in accordance with its investment objectives and policies.

Utilization of leverage is a speculative investment technique and involves certain risks to the Common Shareholders, including increased variability of the Fund's net income, distributions and NAV in relation to market changes. See "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Leverage Risk," "—Portfolio Level Risks—Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk" and "—Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk." There is no assurance that the Fund will use leverage or that the Fund's use of leverage will work as planned or achieve its goals.

**Effects of Leverage** 

Assuming the utilization of leverage in an aggregate amount of approximately [ ]% of the Fund's Managed Assets, at an interest and/or dividend rate of [ ]% payable on such leverage, the income generated by the Fund's portfolio (net

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of non-leverage expenses) must exceed [ ]% in order to cover such interest and/or dividend payments and other expenses. Of course, these numbers are merely estimates, used for illustration. Actual interest and/or dividend rates may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the rate estimated above.

The following table is furnished in response to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effect of leverage on Common Share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (comprised of income and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund's portfolio) of –10%, –5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. These assumed investment portfolio returns are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of the investment portfolio returns experienced or expected to be experienced by the Fund. Actual returns may be greater or less than those shown below. See "Risks." The table further reflects the use of leverage representing [ ]% of the Fund's Managed Assets, net of expenses, and the Fund's currently projected annual interest rate and/or dividend rate on its leverage of [ ]%.

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| Estimated Leverage as a Percentage of Managed Assets (Including Assets Attributable to Leverage) | [ ]% |
| Estimated Annual Effective Leverage Expense Rate Payable by Fund on Leverage | [ ]% |
| Annual Return Fund Portfolio Must Experience (net of expenses) to Cover Estimated Annual Effective Interest Expense Rate on Leverage | [ ]% |
| Common Share Total Return for (10.00)% Assumed Portfolio Total Return | [ ]% |
| Common Share Total Return for (5.00)% Assumed Portfolio Total Return | [ ]% |
| Common Share Total Return for 0.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return | [ ]% |
| Common Share Total Return for 5.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return | [ ]% |
| Common Share Total Return for 10.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return | [ ]% |

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Common Share total return is composed of two elements—the distributions paid by the Fund to holders of common shares (the amount of which is largely determined by the net investment income of the Fund after paying dividend payments on any preferred shares issued by the Fund and expenses on any forms of leverage outstanding) and gains or losses on the value of the securities and other instruments the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table assumes that the Fund is more likely to suffer capital losses than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses in the value of those investments. This table reflects hypothetical performance of the Fund's portfolio and not the actual performance of the Fund's common shares, the value of which is determined by market forces and other factors. Should the Fund elect to add additional leverage to its portfolio, any benefits of such additional leverage cannot be fully achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of such leverage have been received by the Fund and invested in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies. As noted above, the Fund's willingness to use additional leverage, and the extent to which leverage is used at any time, will depend on many factors.

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Risks

The Fund is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its Common Shares and is operated as an interval fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund's performance and the value of its investments will vary in response to changes in interest rates, inflation, the financial condition of a security's issuer, ratings on a security, perceptions of the issuer, and other market factors. Your Common Shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

 **Portfolio Level Risks**

 **Below Investment Grade Risk**—Investments of below investment grade quality are regarded as having speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay dividends or interest and repay principal, and may be subject to higher price volatility and default risk than investment grade investments of comparable terms and duration. Issuers of lower grade investments may be highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. The prices of these lower grade investments are typically more sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer's revenues or a general economic downturn. The secondary market for lower rated investments may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated investments, a factor which may have an adverse effect on the Fund's ability to dispose of a particular investment.

If a below investment grade investment goes into default, or its issuer enters bankruptcy, it might be difficult to sell that investment in a timely manner at a reasonable price.

 **CLOs Risk**—In addition to the risks associated with loans, illiquid investments and high-yield securities, investments in CLOs carry additional risks including, but not limited to, the risk that: (1) distributions from the collateral may not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (2) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (3) the Fund may invest in tranches of CLOs that are subordinate to other tranches; (4) the complex structure of the CLO may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results; and (5) the CLO's manager may perform poorly. CLOs may charge management and other administrative fees, which are in addition to those of the Fund. In addition, the CLOs in which the Fund invests are generally not registered as investment companies under the 1940 Act. As an investor in these CLOs, the Fund is not afforded the protections that shareholders in an investment company registered under the 1940 Act would have.

 **Call Risk**—The Fund may invest in investments that are subject to call risk. Such investments may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or "called," before their stated maturity or redemption date. In general, an issuer will call its instruments if they can be refinanced by issuing new instruments that bear a lower interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer will call its high yielding investments. The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund's income.

 **CoCos Risk**—CoCos are hybrid securities, issued primarily by European financial institutions to help fulfill their capital requirements, which present similar risks to debt securities and convertible securities but have loss absorption mechanisms benefitting the issuer built into their terms. CoCos are a form of hybrid security that are intended to either convert into equity or have their principal written down upon the occurrence of certain loss absorption mechanism "triggers." These triggers are generally linked to regulatory capital thresholds or regulatory actions calling into question the issuing banking institution's continued viability and financial condition (e.g., a decrease in the issuer's capital ratio) as a going-concern. When an issuer's capital ratio falls below a specified trigger level, or in a regulator's discretion depending on the regulator's judgment about the issuer's solvency prospects, a CoCo may be written down, written off or converted into an equity security. Equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuer and its regulatory requirements and, unlike traditional convertible securities, conversions are not voluntary and are not intended to benefit the investor.

 **Convertible Securities Risk**—Convertible securities have characteristics of both equity and debt securities and, as a result, are exposed to certain additional risks that are ty pically associated with debt. Convertible securities generally offer lower interest or dividend y ields than non-convertible securities of similar credit quality. The market values of convertible securities tend to decline as interest rates increase and, conversely, to increase as interest rates decline. However, the convertible security's market value tends to reflect the market price of the common stock of the issuing company when that stock price is greater than the convertible security's "conversion price." The conversion price is defined as the predetermined price at which the convertible security could be exchanged for the associated common stock. As the market price of the underly ing common stock declines, the price of the convertible security tends to be influenced more by the y ield of the convertible security. However, convertible securities fall below debt obligations of the same issuer in order of preference or priority in the event of a liquidation and are typically unrated or rated lower than such debt obligations.

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 **Credit Risk**—Credit risk is the risk that one or more investments in the Fund's portfolio will decline in price, or the issuer thereof will fail to pay dividends, interest or principal when due, because the issuer of the instrument experiences a decline in its financial status. In general, lower-rated investments carry a greater degree of risk that the issuer will lose its ability to make dividends, interest and principal payments, which could have a negative impact on the Fund's NAV or dividends. Credit risk is increased when a portfolio security is downgraded or the perceived creditworthiness of the issuer deteriorates. If a downgrade occurs, the portfolio managers will consider what action, including the sale of the security, is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

Debt securities held by the Fund may fail to make dividend or interest payments when due. Investments in investments below investment grade credit quality are predominantly speculative and subject to greater volatility and risk of default. Unrated investments are evaluated by Fund managers using industry data and their own analysis processes that may be similar to that of a NRSRO; however, such internal ratings are not equivalent to a national agency credit rating. Counterparty credit risk may arise if counterparties fail to meet their obligations, should the Fund hold any derivative instruments for either investment exposure or hedging purposes.

 **Credit Spread Risk**—Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (*i.e.*, the difference in yield between investments that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that bonds generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market values of the Fund's investments. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated investments than for investment grade investments. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity investments.

 **Debt Securities Risk**—Issuers of debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may default on their obligations to pay principal or interest when due. This non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of a debt instrument experiencing non-payment and, potentially, a decrease in the NAV of the Fund. There can be no assurance that liquidation of collateral would satisfy the issuer's obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy of an issuer, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a security. To the extent that the credit rating assigned to a security in the Fund's portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected. In addition, decreased market making capacity has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the fixed income markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. Decreased liquidity may result in the Fund having to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance.

**Debtor-In-Possession ("DIP") Financing Risk**—The Fund's participation in DIP financings is subject to risks. DIP financings are arranged when an entity seeks the protections of the bankruptcy court under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and must be approved by the bankruptcy court. These financings allow the entity to continue its business operations while reorganizing under Chapter 11. DIP financings are typically fully secured by a lien on the debtor's otherwise unencumbered assets or secured by a junior lien on the debtor's encumbered assets (so long as the loan is fully secured based on the most recent current valuation or appraisal report of the debtor). DIP financings are often required to close with certainty and in a rapid manner in order to satisfy existing creditors and to enable the issuer to emerge from bankruptcy or to avoid a bankruptcy proceeding. There is a risk that the borrower will not emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and be forced to liquidate its assets under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In the event of liquidation, the Fund's only recourse will be against the property securing the DIP financing.

 **Defaulted and Distressed Investments Risk**—The Fund may invest in investments of an issuer that is in default or that is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings at the time of purchase. In addition, the Fund may hold investments that at the time of purchase are not in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, but may later become so. Moreover, the Fund may invest in investments either rated CCC or lower, or unrated but judged by the portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. Some or many of these low-rated investments, although not in default, may be "distressed," meaning that the issuer is experiencing financial difficulties or distress at the time of acquisition. Such investments would present a substantial risk of future default which may cause the Fund to incur losses, including additional expenses, to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on those investments. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio investment, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or investments with a value less than its original investment. Defaulted or distressed investments may be subject to restrictions on resale.

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 **Derivatives Risk**—The Fund's use of derivatives involves risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the investments underlying the derivatives. If the Fund enters into a derivative transaction, it could lose more than the principal amount invested.

The risks associated with derivatives transactions include (i) the imperfect correlation between the value of such instruments and the underlying assets, (ii) the possible default of the counterparty to the transaction, (iii) illiquidity of the derivative instruments, and (iv) high volatility losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which are potentially unlimited. Although both OTC and exchange-traded derivatives markets may experience a lack of liquidity, OTC non-standardized derivative transactions are generally less liquid than exchange-traded instruments. The illiquidity of the derivatives markets may be due to various factors, including congestion, disorderly markets, limitations on deliverable supplies, the participation of speculators, government regulation and intervention, and technical and operational or system failures. In addition, daily limits on price fluctuations and speculative position limits on exchanges on which the Fund may conduct its transactions in derivative instruments may prevent prompt liquidation of positions, subjecting the Fund to the potential of greater losses.

Whether the Fund's use of derivatives is successful will depend on, among other things, the portfolio managers correctly forecasting market circumstances, liquidity, market values, interest rates and other applicable factors. If the portfolio managers incorrectly forecast these and other factors, the investment performance of the Fund will be unfavorably affected. In addition, there can be no assurance that the derivatives investing techniques, as they may be developed and implemented by the Fund, will be successful in mitigating risk or achieving the Fund's investment objective. The use of derivatives to enhance returns may be particularly speculative.

The use of derivatives is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. In addition, the use of derivatives requires an understanding by the portfolio managers of not only the referenced asset, rate or index, but also of the derivative itself. The use of certain derivatives involves leverage, which can cause the Fund's portfolio to be more volatile than if the portfolio had not been leveraged. Leverage can significantly magnify the effect of price movements of the reference asset, disproportionately increasing the Fund's losses and reducing the Fund's opportunities for gains when the reference asset changes in unexpected ways. In some instances, such leverage could result in losses that exceed the original amount invested. It is possible that regulatory or other developments in the derivatives market, including changes in government regulation, could adversely impact the Fund's ability to invest in certain derivatives or successfully use derivative instruments.

 **Direct Lending Risk**—The Fund may engage in direct lending. Direct loans between the Fund and a borrower may not be administered by an underwriter or agent bank. The Fund may provide financing to commercial borrowers directly or through companies affiliated with the Fund. The terms of the direct loans are negotiated with borrowers in private transactions. Furthermore, a direct loan may be secured or unsecured. The Fund will rely primarily upon the creditworthiness of the borrower and/or any collateral for payment of interest and repayment of principal. Direct loans may subject the Fund to liquidity risk, interest rate risk, and borrower default or insolvency. Direct loans are not publicly traded and may not have a secondary market which may have an adverse impact on the ability of the Fund to dispose of a direct loan and/or value the direct loan. The Fund's performance may be impacted by the Fund's ability to lend on favorable terms as the Fund may be subject to increased competition or a reduced supply of qualifying loans which could lead to lower yields and reduce Fund performance.

As part of its lending activities, the Fund may originate loans to companies that are experiencing significant financial or business difficulties, including companies involved in bankruptcy or other reorganization and liquidation proceedings. Although the terms of such financing may result in significant financial returns to the Fund, they involve a substantial degree of risk. The level of analytical sophistication, both financial and legal, necessary for successful financing to companies experiencing significant business and financial difficulties is unusually high. Different types of assets may be used as collateral for the Fund's loans and, accordingly, the valuation of and risks associated with such collateral will vary by loan. There is no assurance that the Fund will correctly evaluate the value of the assets collateralizing the Fund's loans or the prospects for a successful reorganization or similar action. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a borrower that the Fund is lending money to, the Fund may lose all or part of the amounts advanced to the borrower or may be required to accept collateral with a value less than the amount of the loan advanced by the Fund to the borrower. Furthermore, in the event of a default by a borrower, the Fund may have difficulty disposing of the assets used as collateral for a loan. To the extent the Fund seeks to engage in direct lending, the Fund will be subject to enhanced risks of litigation, regulatory actions and other proceedings. As a result, the Fund may be required to pay legal fees, settlement costs, damages, penalties or other charges, any or all of which could materially adversely affect the Fund and its holdings.

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 **Fair Value Risk**—The Fund's investments include certain assets that are not publicly traded and for which no market-based price quotation is available. As a result, the value of those investments will be determined in good faith by the Fund's fair valuation designee. However, because it may be difficult to obtain financial and other information with respect to such private investments, and because any available information might be incomplete or inaccurate, such valuations are inherently uncertain and may be based on estimates. Accordingly, determinations of fair value for such private investments may differ materially from the values that would be assessed if a readily available market for such private investments existed. In addition, such fair value may not reflect the price at which the Fund could dispose of its interests in a particular portfolio Investment at any given time. Due to this uncertainty, fair value determinations with respect to any non-publicly traded investments held by the Fund may cause the Fund's NAV on a given day to be materially understated or overstated. In addition, the valuation of these types of investments may result in substantial write-downs and earnings volatility, which may negatively impact the Fund's NAV. As a result, investors purchasing Common Shares based on an overstated NAV may pay a higher price than the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings might warrant. Conversely, investors tendering Common Shares for repurchase based on an understated NAV may receive a lower price than the value the Fund's portfolio holdings might warrant. In addition, the participation of any portfolio managers in the Fund's valuation process could result in a conflict of interest as the management fee (including any particular sub-advisory fee) is based on the amount of assets within the Fund (or allocated to Nuveen Asset Management). The Fund's NAV could be adversely affected if determinations regarding the fair value of these investments were materially higher than the values ultimately realized upon the disposal of such investments.

 **Foreign Currency Risk**—Changes in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the value of investments held by the Fund and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments. Currencies of certain countries may be volatile and therefore may affect the value of investments influenced by such currencies, which means that the Fund's NAV could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. In addition, certain countries, particularly emerging market countries, may impose foreign currency exchange controls or other restrictions on the transferability, repatriation or convertibility of currency.

 **Foreign/Emerging Markets Issuer Risk**—Investments in foreign issuers involve special risks not presented by investments in U.S. issuers, including the following: (i) less publicly available information about foreign issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices; (ii) many foreign markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile; (iii) potential adverse effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates or controls on the value of the Fund's investments; (iv) the economies of foreign countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession; (v) the impact of economic, political, social or diplomatic events; (vi) possible seizure of a company's assets; (vii) restrictions imposed by foreign countries limiting the ability of foreign issuers to make payments of principal and/or interest due to blockages of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise and (viii) withholding and other foreign taxes may decrease the Fund's return. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in issuers located in one foreign country or geographic region. In addition, investing in securities of foreign issuers located in emerging markets involves greater risks, including smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital.

 **Inflation Risk**—Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions can decline. Currently, inflation rates are elevated relative to normal market conditions and could increase.

 **Interest Rate Risk**—Generally, when market interest rates rise, fixed-income investment prices fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is the risk that the debt instruments in the Fund's portfolio will decline in value because of increases in market interest rates. The floating or adjustable rate instruments into which the Fund intends to invest tend to be less sensitive to changes in market interest rates than fixed rate instruments. As interest rates decline, issuers of debt instruments may prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding investments and potentially reducing the Fund's income. As interest rates increase, slower than expected principal payments may extend the average life of debt instruments, potentially locking in a below-market interest rate and reducing the Fund's value. In typical market interest rate environments, the prices of longer-term debt instruments generally fluctuate more than prices of shorter-term debt instruments as interest rates change. If the Fund invests in floating rate securities, the market value of such securities may fall in a declining interest rate environment and may also fall in a rising interest rate environment if there is a lag between the rise in interest rates and the rest. A secondary risk associated with declining interest rates is the risk that income earned by the Fund on floating rate securities may decline due to lower coupon payments on floating rate securities.

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 **Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk**—Typically, inverse floating rate securities represent beneficial interests in a special purpose trust (sometimes called a "tender option bond trust") formed for the purpose typically of holding fixed-rate securities. In general, income on inverse floating rate securities will decrease when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. Inverse floating rate securities generally will underperform the market for fixed rate securities in a rising interest rate environment. Investments in inverse floating rate securities may subject the Fund to the risks of reduced or eliminated interest payments and losses of principal. In addition, inverse floating rate securities may increase or decrease in value at a greater rate than the underlying fixed rate securities held by the tender option bond and interest rate, which effectively leverages the Fund's investment. As a result, the market value of such securities generally will be more volatile than that of fixed rate securities.

The Fund's investments in inverse floating rate securities issued by special purpose trusts that have recourse to the Fund may be highly leveraged. The structure and degree to which the Fund's inverse floating rate securities are highly leveraged will vary based upon a number of factors, including the size of the trust itself and the terms of the underlying security or instrument. In the event of a significant decline in the value of an underlying security, the Fund may suffer losses in excess of the amount of its investment (up to an amount equal to the value of the securities underlying the inverse floating rate securities) as a result of liquidating special purpose trusts or other collateral required to maintain the Fund's anticipated leverage ratio.

The Fund's investment in inverse floating rate securities have the economic effect of leverage, which will create an opportunity for increased Common Share net income and returns, but will also create the possibility that Common Share long-term returns will be diminished if the cost of leverage exceeds the return on the inverse floating rate securities purchased by the Fund. Inverse floating rate securities have varying degrees of liquidity based upon the liquidity of the underlying securities deposited in a special purpose trust. The market price of inverse floating rate securities is more volatile than the underlying securities due to leverage. The leverage attributable to such inverse floating rate securities may be "called away" on relatively short notice and therefore may be less permanent than more traditional forms of leverage. In certain circumstances, the likelihood of an increase in the volatility of NAV of the Common Share may be greater for a fund (like the Fund) that relies primarily on inverse floating rate securities to achieve a desired leverage ratio. The Fund may be required to sell its inverse floating rate securities at less than favorable prices, or liquidate other Fund portfolio holdings in certain circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ If the Fund has a need for cash and the securities
 in a special purpose trust are not actively trading due to adverse market conditions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ If special purpose
 trust sponsors (as a collective group or individually) experience financial hardship
 and consequently seek to terminate their respective outstanding special purpose trusts;
 and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ If the value of an underlying security declines
 significantly and if additional collateral has not been posted by the Fund.

 **Litigation Finance Investments Risk**—Purchasing or lending against pending litigation and/or settlements entails unique risks because there is no guarantee that the relevant litigation will be favorably determined or that any relevant case settlement will be upheld and consummated, and consequently that the Fund's investment objective will be achieved. The ability of the Fund to profit from its litigation finance investments will be highly dependent upon the ability of such investments to generate a favorable settlement or damages award. If the relevant litigation for which the Fund holds a litigation finance investment is determined (in a court or in an out-of-court settlement) in a manner that is adverse to the Fund's interest, or if any relevant settlement is not approved or is overturned, the Fund may lose some or all of its investment in such litigation finance investment. Litigation finance investments may also face significant funding shortfalls. In any such event, the Fund may be asked to provide additional capital. The inability of a third party involved in a legal claim to obtain all the financing it requires may result in the failure of the litigation finance investment issued by such third party and a loss to the Fund.

Litigation finance is a relatively new asset class. As a result, Nuveen Asset Management may evaluate investment opportunities based on limited historical data that may not be reliable. There can be no assurance that Nuveen Asset Management will correctly evaluate the nature and magnitude of the various factors that could affect the value of such investments. The values of litigation finance investments may be volatile, and a variety of other factors that are inherently difficult to predict, such as the timing and the ultimate outcome of litigation, may detrimentally impact the legal claims in which the Fund invests. The time, complexity and expense involved in collecting returns on litigation finance investments, including the enforcement of judgments and the release of funds held in escrow pending the resolution of a litigation matter, may also negatively impact the Fund's returns.

Litigation finance investments may not be protected by financial covenants or limitations upon additional indebtedness and may have limited liquidity. Litigation finance investments issued as debt securities are also subject to other creditor risks, including (i) the possible invalidation of an investment transaction as a "fraudulent conveyance" under relevant creditors' rights laws, and (ii) so-called lender liability claims by the issuer of the obligations. Litigation finance investments issued as equity securities will be subject to the risks of investing in equity securities generally, including (a) the activities, results of operations, and financial condition of the issuer of the equity security, (b) the business market and/or industry in which the issuer competes, (c) interest rates and general economic environments, and (d) movements in the equity markets in general. If the Fund invests in derivatives providing exposure to litigation finance investments, the Fund may not be able to assert any rights against the parties to the underlying documentation because the Fund will not be a direct owner of the assets underlying the derivatives positions. Accordingly, the failure of the holders of such assets to assert their rights could adversely affect the value of such derivative positions.

The laws, rules and regulations relating to litigation finance investments are evolving and may be uncertain. Law and professional regulation in the area of acquiring or otherwise taking a financial position or a commercial interest with respect to legal claims and defenses can be complex and uncertain in the United States and elsewhere. Litigation finance investments could be open to challenge or subsequently reduced in value or extinguished as a result of these regulations, which may negatively impact the value of such investments. Changes to laws, regulations or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of laws, regulations or policies, could subject the Fund to additional costs, delay new funding arrangements, limit the quantity and size of litigation finance investments, limit the Fund's litigation finance investment opportunities, decrease returns on litigation finance investments and/or allow certain counterparties to void contracts with the Fund. If the substantive or procedural laws relevant to litigation matters brought by the Fund's litigation finance investment counterparties change after the Fund has committed capital, the Fund may experience losses on such litigation finance investments.

 **Loan Risk—**The lack of an active trading market for certain loans may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a loan and may make it difficult to value such loans. Portfolio transactions in loans may settle in as short as seven days but typically can take up to two or three weeks, and in some cases much longer. As a result of these extended settlement periods, the Fund may incur losses if it is required to sell other investments or temporarily borrow to meet its cash needs, including satisfying repurchase requests. The risks associated with unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, are higher than those for comparable loans that are secured by specific collateral. For secured loans, there is a risk that the value of any collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest may decline and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. Interests in loans made to finance highly leveraged companies or transactions such as corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to incur additional debt or to further borrow or encumber its assets. However, in periods of high demand by lenders like the Fund for loan investments, borrowers may limit these covenants and weaken a lender's ability to access collateral securing the loan; reprice the credit risk associated with the borrower; and mitigate potential loss. The Fund may experience relatively greater realized or unrealized losses or delays and expenses in enforcing its rights with respect to loans with fewer restrictive covenants. Additionally, loans may not be considered "securities" and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the securities laws. Because junior loans have a lower place in an issuer's capital structure and may be unsecured, junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the issuer.

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The following describes additional risks applicable to the specific types of loans in which the Fund may invest:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Broadly Syndicated Loans Risk—*** Held
 by a large, diverse group of investors, broadly syndicated loans tend to be more liquid
 than middle market loans. The result is that pricing and terms in the broadly syndicated
 loan market are often driven by technical factors, rather than fundamentals, such as
 the fundamental credit quality of the loan or the strength of the business. In addition,
 large investor groups are difficult to coordinate, so dealing with restructuring transactions
 in the broadly syndicated loan market is often much less effective than in the middle
 market. Broadly syndicated loans also typically have higher leverage and looser structures
 which make them riskier than middle market loans, which tend to have less leverage and
 traditional covenants.

Under the documentation for a broadly syndicated loan, a financial institution or other entity typically is designated as the administrative agent and/or collateral agent. This agent is granted a lien on any collateral on behalf of the other lenders and distributes payments on the indebtedness as they are received. The agent is the party responsible for administering and enforcing the loan and generally may take actions only in accordance with the instructions of a majority or two-thirds in commitments and/or principal amount of the associated indebtedness. In most cases, the Fund does not expect to hold a sufficient amount of the indebtedness to be able to compel any actions by the agent that is responsible for administering and enforcing the loans. Accordingly, the Fund may be precluded from directing such actions unless it acts together with other holders of the indebtedness. If the Fund is unable to direct such actions, there is no assurance that the actions taken will be in the Fund's best interests.

There is a risk that a loan agent may become bankrupt or insolvent. Such an event would delay, and possibly impair, any enforcement actions undertaken by holders of the associated indebtedness, including attempts to realize upon the collateral securing the associated indebtedness and/or direct the agent to take actions against the related obligor or the collateral securing the associated indebtedness and actions to realize on proceeds of payments made by obligors that are in the possession or control of any other financial institution. In addition, the Fund may be unable to remove the agent in circumstances in which removal would be in its best interests. Moreover, agented loans typically allow for the agent to resign with certain advance notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Covenant-lite Loans Risk*** *—* Generally, "covenant-lite" loans provide
 borrower companies more freedom to negatively impact lenders because their covenants
 are incurrence-based, which means they are only tested and can only be breached following
 an affirmative action of the borrower, rather than by a deterioration in the borrower's
 financial condition. Accordingly, to the extent the Fund is exposed to "covenant-lite"
 loans, the Fund may have a greater risk of loss on such investments as compared to investments
 in or exposure to loans with financial maintenance covenants.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Loan Origination Risk—*** In making a direct loan, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the
 borrower may default or become insolvent and, consequently, that the Fund will lose
 money on the loan. Direct loans are not publicly traded and may not have a secondary
 market. The lack of a secondary market for direct loans may have an adverse impact on
 the ability of the Fund to dispose of a direct loan and/or to value the direct loan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Middle Market Loans Risk—*** The Fund invests in loans to middle-market, sponsor backed companies.
 Compared to larger, publicly traded firms, these companies generally have more limited
 access to capital and higher funding costs, may be in a weaker financial position and
 may need more capital to expand, compete and operate their business. In addition, many
 of these companies may be unable to obtain financing from public capital markets or from
 traditional sources, such as commercial banks. Accordingly, loans made to these types of borrowers may entail higher risks than loans made to companies that have larger
 businesses, greater financial resources or are otherwise able to access traditional credit
 sources on more attractive terms.

Investing in middle-market companies involves a number of significant risks, including that middle-market companies: (1) may have shorter operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors' actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns; (2) more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons; therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the company, and in turn, the Fund; (3) typically have more limited access to the capital markets, which may hinder their ability to refinance borrowings; (4) generally have less predictable operating results, maybe particularly vulnerable to changes in customer preferences or market conditions, and may depend on one or a limited number of major customers; (6) may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position; and (7) generally have less publicly available information about their businesses, operations and financial condition.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Second Lien Loan and Unsecured Loans Investments Risk*** *—* Second lien loans and unsecured
 loans generally are subject to the same risks associated with investments in senior loans,
 as discussed above. Because second lien loans and unsecured loans are lower in priority
 of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow
 of the borrower and property securing the loan, if any, may be insufficient to meet
 scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower.
 This risk is generally higher for unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security
 interest in any specific collateral. Second lien loans and unsecured loans are expected
 to have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Senior Loan Risk—*** Senior
 loans hold the highest priority in the capital structure of a business entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock
 of the issuer that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders
 of the issuer. Senior loans that the Fund intends to invest in are usually rated below
 investment grade, and share the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.
 Although the Fund may invest in senior loans that are secured by specific collateral,
 there can be no assurance the liquidation of such collateral would satisfy an issuer's
 obligation to the Fund in the event of issuer default or that such collateral could be
 readily liquidated under such circumstances. If the terms of a senior loan do not require
 the issuer to pledge additional collateral in the event of a decline in the value of
 the already pledged collateral, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that the value of
 the collateral will not at all times equal or exceed the amount of the issuer's
 obligations under the senior loan.

In the event of the bankruptcy of an issuer, the Fund could also experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a senior loan. Some senior loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate the senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the issuer or take other action detrimental to lenders, including the Fund. Such court action could under certain circumstances include invalidation of senior loans.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Senior Loan Agent Risk*** *—* A financial institution's employment as an agent under
 a senior loan might be terminated in the event that it fails to observe a requisite standard
 of care or becomes insolvent. A successor agent would generally be appointed to replace
 the terminated agent, and assets held by the agent under the loan agreement would likely
 remain available to holders of such indebtedness. However, if assets held by the terminated
 agent for the benefit of the Fund were determined to be subject to the claims of the
 agent's general creditors, the Fund might incur certain costs and delays in realizing
 payment on a senior loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal and/or
 interest. In situations involving other interposed financial institutions (e.g., an insurance
 company or government agency) similar risks may arise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■  ***Unitranche Loans Risk*** *—* The Fund may invest in unitranche secured loans, which are
 a combination of senior secured and junior secured debt in the same facility. Because
 unitranche secured loans combine characteristics of senior and junior financing, unitranche
 secured loans have risks similar to the risks associated with senior secured and second
 lien loans and junior debt in varying degrees according to the combination of loan characteristics
 of the unitranche secured loan.

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**Loan Participations Risk**—The Fund may purchase a participation interest in a loan and by doing so acquire some or all of the interest of a bank or other lending institution in a loan to a borrower. A participation typically will result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the lender selling the participation in addition to the credit risk of the borrower. By purchasing a participation, the Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not have a senior claim to the lender's interest in the loan. If the Fund only acquires a participation in the loan made by a third party, the Fund may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan. Such third party participation arrangements are designed to give loan investors preferential treatment over high yield investors in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality of the borrower. Even when these arrangements exist, however, there can be no assurance that the principal and interest owed on the loan will be repaid in full.

 **Market Risk**—The market value of the Fund's investments may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably and for short or extended periods of time, due to the particular circumstances of individual issuers or due to general conditions impacting issuers more broadly. Global economies and financial markets have become highly interconnected, and thus economic, market or political conditions or events in one country or region might adversely impact the value of the Fund's investments whether or not the Fund invests in such country or region. Events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may have a severe negative impact on the global economy, could cause financial markets to experience extreme volatility and losses, and could result in the disruption of trading and the reduction of liquidity in many instruments.

 **Market Liquidity Risk**—Reductions in trading activity or dealer inventories of securities such as bonds, which provide an indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to "make markets" in those securities, have the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. In addition, federal banking regulations may cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of securities, which may further decrease the Fund's ability to buy or sell securities. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of securities to meet shareholder repurchase requests or to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the securities' prices and hurt performance.

 **MBS and ABS Risk**—These securities generally can be prepaid at any time, and prepayments that occur either more quickly or more slowly than expected can adversely impact the value of such securities. They are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that rising interest rates could cause mortgages or other obligations underlying the securities to be prepaid more slowly than expected, thereby lengthening the duration of such securities, increasing their sensitivity to interest rate changes and causing their prices to decline. The Fund may invest in MBS and ABS that are subordinate in right of payment and rank junior to other securities that are secured by or represent an ownership interest in the same pool of assets. In addition, many of the transactions in which such securities are issued have structural features that divert payments of interest and/or principal to more senior classes when the delinquency or loss experience of the pool exceeds certain levels. As a result, such securities may be more sensitive to risk of loss, write-downs, the non-fulfillment of repurchase obligations, over-advancing on a pool of loans and the costs of transferring servicing than senior classes of securities. Further, some of the MBS and ABS in which the Fund invests may be comprised of subprime loans. Subprime loans are those made to borrowers with lower credit ratings and/or shorter credit history, who are more likely to default on their loan obligations as compared to more credit-worthy borrowers. As a result, liquidity risk is even greater for MBS and ABS comprised of subprime loans.

MBS, including CMBS and RMBS, may be negatively affected by the quality of the mortgages underlying such security, the credit quality of its issuer or guarantor, and the nature and structure of its credit support. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool will adversely affect the value of MBS and will result in losses to the Fund. Privately issued mortgage-related securities are not subject to the same underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage-related securities that have government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying privately issued mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics.

Certain non-agency MBS are only entitled to payments provided for in the underlying agreement when and if funds are generated by the underlying mortgage loan pool. This likelihood of the return of interest and principal may be assessed as a credit matter. However, the holders of such non-agency MBS may not have the legal status of secured creditors, and therefore may not be able to accelerate a claim for payment on their securities or force a sale of the mortgage loan pool in the event that insufficient funds exist to pay such amounts on any date designated for such payment. The holders of such non-agency MBS do not typically have any right to remove a servicer solely as a result of a failure of the mortgage pool to perform as expected. In addition, there can be no assurance that originators and servicers of mortgage loans for non-agency MBS will not experience financial difficulties, which may increase the chances that these entities may default on their warehousing or other credit lines or become insolvent or bankrupt, thus increasing the likelihood that repurchase obligations will not be fulfilled and the potential for loss to holders of such non-agency MBS. Further, the prices of non-agency MBS may decline substantially, for reasons that may not be attributable to any of the other risks described herein. In particular, purchasing assets at what may appear to be "undervalued" levels is no guarantee that these assets will not be trading at even more "undervalued" levels at a time of valuation or at the time of sale. It may not be possible to predict, or to protect against, such "spread widening" risk.

 **Municipal Securities Market Risk**—The amount of public information available about the municipal securities in the Fund's portfolio is generally less than that for corporate equities or bonds, and the investment performance of the Fund's municipal security holdings may therefore be more dependent on the analytical abilities of the appropriate portfolio manager than the Fund's taxable bond holdings. In addition, the market for below investment grade municipal securities has experienced in the past, and may experience in the future, periods of significant volatility, which could negatively impact the value of the municipal securities in the Fund's portfolio and the NAV of the Common Shares.

 **Non-U.S. Securities Risk**—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve special risks, including: less publicly available information about non-U.S. issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices; many non-U.S. markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile; the economies of non-U.S. countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession; the impact of economic, political, social or diplomatic events; and withholding and other non-U.S. taxes may decrease the Fund's return. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in issuers located in one region. In addition, investing in securities of non-U.S. issuers located in emerging markets involves greater risks, including smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital.

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 **Other Investment Companies Risk**—The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs and closed-end funds, including BDCs. Such securities may be leveraged. As a result, the Fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities and therefore magnify the Fund's leverage risk. Utilization of leverage is a speculative investment technique and involves certain risks. An investment in securities of other investment companies that are leveraged may expose the Fund to higher volatility in the market value of such securities and the possibility that the Fund's long-term returns on such securities (and, indirectly, the long-term returns of the Common Shares) will be diminished. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of other investment companies, will bear its pro rata portion of the other investment companies' expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund's own operations. As a result, the cost of investing in investment company shares may exceed the costs of investing directly in its underlying investments. Investing in an investment company exposes the Fund to all of the risks of that investment company's investments. An ETF that is based on a specific index may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities in the index. The value of an ETF based on a specific index is subject to change as the values of its respective component assets fluctuate according to market volatility. ETFs typically rely on a limited pool of authorized participants to create and redeem shares, and an active trading market for ETF shares may not develop or be maintained. The market value of shares of ETFs and closed-end funds may differ from their NAV.

 **Preferred Securities Risk**—Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company's capital structure, and therefore are subject to greater credit risk. In addition, preferred stockholders generally have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred stockholders may elect a number of directors to the issuer's board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred stockholders no longer have voting rights. In the case of certain taxable preferred stocks, holders generally have no voting rights, except (i) if the issuer fails to pay dividends for a specified period of time or (ii) if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing. In such an event, rights of preferred stockholders generally would include the right to appoint and authorize a trustee to enforce the trust or special purpose entity's rights as a creditor under the agreement with its operating company. In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred stock may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred stock, a redemption may be triggered by a by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.

 **Private Credit Investments Risk**—Investments in private credit, which includes credit instruments issued in private offerings or by private companies, pose significantly greater risks than investments in publicly issued debt. First, private companies have reduced access to the capital markets, resulting in diminished capital resources and the ability to withstand financial distress. Second, the depth and breadth of experience of management in private companies tends to be less than that at public companies, which makes such companies more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a smaller group of persons and/or persons with less depth and breadth of experience. Therefore, the decisions made by such management teams and/or the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on the Fund's investments and, in turn, on the Fund. Third, the investments themselves tend to be less liquid. As such, the Fund may have difficulty exiting an investment promptly or at a desired price prior to maturity or outside of a normal amortization schedule. As a result, the relative lack of liquidity and the potential diminished capital resources of the private companies to which the Fund has exposure may affect the Fund's returns. Fourth, little public information generally exists about private companies. Further, these companies may not have third-party debt ratings or audited financial statements. Accordingly, the Fund must rely on the ability of its portfolio managers to obtain adequate information through due diligence to evaluate the creditworthiness and potential returns from investing in such private companies. Private credit investments can range in credit quality depending on security-specific factors, including total leverage, amount of leverage senior to the security in question, variability in the issuer's cash flows, the size of the issuer, the quality of assets securing debt and the degree to which such assets cover the subject company's debt obligations. The portfolio managers may assess an investment in a private company based on the appropriate portfolio manager's estimate of the private company's earnings and enterprise value, among other things, and such an assessment may be based on limited information and may otherwise be inaccurate, causing the portfolio managers to make different investment decisions than they may have made with more complete information. Private companies and their financial information will generally not be subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules that govern public companies. If the portfolio managers are unable to uncover all material information about a private company, it may negatively impact the value of the Fund's investment.

 **Restricted and Illiquid Investments Risk**—Illiquid investments are investments that are not readily marketable. These investments may include restricted investments, including Rule 144A securities, which cannot be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. The Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which the Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, the Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise cash to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting the Fund's NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. The financial markets in general have in recent y ears experienced periods of extreme secondary market supply and demand imbalance, resulting in a loss of liquidity during which market prices were suddenly and substantially below traditional measures of intrinsic value. During such periods, some investments could be sold only at arbitrary prices and with substantial losses. Periods of such market dislocation may occur again at anytime.

 **Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk**—Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price and date, thereby establishing an effective interest rate. The Fund's use of reverse repurchase agreements, in economic essence, constitute a securitized borrowing by the Fund from the security purchaser. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the purpose of creating a leveraged investment exposure and, as such, their usage involves essentially the same risks associated with a leveraging strategy generally since the proceeds from these agreements may be invested in additional portfolio securities. Reverse repurchase agreements tend to be short-term in tenor, and there can be no assurances that the purchaser (lender) will commit to extend or "roll" a given agreement upon its agreed-upon repurchase date or an alternative purchaser can be identified on similar terms.

Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the purchaser fails to return the securities as agreed upon, files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent. The Fund may be restricted from taking normal portfolio actions during such time, could be subject to loss to the extent that the proceeds of the agreement are less than the value of securities subject to the agreement and may experience adverse tax consequences.

 **Sovereign Government and Supranational Debt Risk**—Investments in sovereign debt, including supranational debt, involves special risks. Foreign governmental issuers of debt or the governmental authorities that control the repayment of the debt may be unable or unwilling to repay principal or pay interest when due. In the event of default, there may be limited or no legal recourse in that, generally, remedies for defaults must be pursued in the courts of the defaulting party. Political conditions, especially a sovereign entity's willingness to meet the terms of its debt obligations, are of considerable significance. The ability of a foreign sovereign issuer, especially an emerging market country, to make timely payments on its debt obligations will also be strongly influenced by the sovereign issuer's balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credit facilities and investments, fluctuations of interest rates and the extent of its foreign reserves. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or imports. If a sovereign issuer cannot generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt, it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments, commercial banks, and multinational organizations. The cost of servicing external debt will also generally be adversely affected by rising international interest rates, as many external debt obligations bear interest at rates which are adjusted based upon international interest rates. Foreign investment in certain sovereign debt is restricted or controlled to varying degrees, including requiring governmental approval for the repatriation of income, capital or proceeds of sales by foreign investors. There are no bankruptcy proceedings similar to those in the U.S. by which defaulted sovereign debt may be collected.

 **Unrated Investments Risk**—Unrated investments determined by the appropriate portfolio manager to be of comparable quality to rated investments which the Fund may purchase may pay a higher dividend or interest rate than such rated investments and be subject to a greater risk of illiquidity or price changes. Less public information is typically available about unrated investments or issuers than rated investments or issuers.

Some unrated investments may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price. To the extent that the Fund invests in unrated investments, the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective will be more dependent on the portfolio managers' credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated investments.

 **U.S. Government Securities Risk**—U.S. government securities are guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and the payment of principal when held to maturity. Accordingly, the current market values for these securities will fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Securities issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities are supported by varying degrees of credit but generally are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. No assurance can be given that the U.S. government will provide financial support to its agencies and instrumentalities if it is not obligated by law to do so.

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 **Valuation Risk**—Certain of the Fund's investments typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including readily available market quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. In addition, a portion of the Fund's investments are expected to be in investments that do not have readily ascertainable market prices. Investments that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund's fair value designee. See "Fair Value Risk" below. Other privately placed debt instruments, including those of corporate issuers, ABS issuers and infrastructure debt issuers, will feature similar illiquidity and as a result, the valuation of these investments may be based on limited information and is subject to inherent uncertainties. For one, the performance of the Fund may be adversely affected in the event the valuations assumed by the third-party sponsors in the course of negotiating acquisitions of debt investments prove to have been too high. Related, although the acquisition prices of any of the Fund's illiquid secondary investments will likely be the subject of negotiation with the sellers of the investments, the acquisition price of any secondary investment is typically determined by reference to the carrying values recently reported by the relevant sponsors and other available information. There can be no assurance that valuations by any third-party valuation firms will reflect these pricing sensitivities in the market, be accurate or up-to-date, or that third-party pricing or valuations will be available for all illiquid investments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell a portfolio investment at the price established by the pricing service and/or Nuveen Fund Advisors, which could result in a loss to the Fund. Different pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same investments. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund's pricing service or Nuveen Fund Advisors were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund's NAV.

**Zero Coupon Bonds Risk or Pay-In-Kind Securities Risk**—Zero Coupon and pay-in-kind securities may be subject to greater fluctuation in value and less liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. Prices on non-cash-paying instruments may be more sensitive to changes in the issuer's financial condition, fluctuation in interest rates and market demand/supply imbalances than cash-paying securities with similar credit ratings, and thus may be more speculative.

 **Fund Level Risks**

 **Active Management Risk**—The portfolio managers actively manage the Fund's investments. Consequently, the Fund is subject to the risk that the investment techniques and risk analyses employed by the portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its investment results to lag behind relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

 **Borrowing Risk**—In addition to borrowing for leverage, the Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, to pay dividends, repurchase its shares, or clear portfolio transactions. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in the NAV of the Fund's shares and may affect the Fund's net income. When the Fund borrows money, it must pay interest and other fees, which will reduce the Fund's returns if such costs exceed the returns on the portfolio securities purchased or retained with such borrowings. Any such borrowings are intended to be temporary. However, under certain market circumstances, such borrowings might be outstanding for longer periods of time.

 **Income Risk**—The Fund's level of current income could decline due to falling market interest rates. This is because, in a falling interest rate environment, the Fund generally will have to invest the proceeds from sales of Fund shares, as well as the proceeds from maturing portfolio securities, in lower-yielding securities.

 **Investment and Market Risk**—An investment in Common Shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Your investment in Common Shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. Your Common Shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

 **Large Shareholder Risk**—To the extent a large proportion of the Common Shares are held by a small number of Common Shareholders (or a single shareholder), including affiliates of Nuveen Fund Advisors, the Fund is subject to the risk that these shareholders will purchase Common Shares in large amounts rapidly or unexpectedly. These transactions could adversely affect the ability of the Fund to conduct its investment program. Furthermore, it is possible that in response to a repurchase offer, the total amount of Common Shares tendered by a small number of Common Shareholders (or a single shareholder) may exceed the number of Common Shares that the Fund has offered to repurchase. If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed by Common Shareholders, the Fund will repurchase only a *pro rata* portion of shares tendered by each shareholder. See "Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk" above.

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 **Leverage Risk**—The Fund's use of leverage creates special risks for Common Shareholders, including potential interest rate risks and the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and Common Share distributions. For example, dividends payable with respect to any Preferred Shares outstanding will generally be based on shorter-term interest rates that would be periodically reset. If shorter-term interest rates rise relative to the rate of return on the Fund's portfolio, the interest and other costs to the Fund of leverage (including the dividend rate on any outstanding Preferred Shares), could exceed the rate of return on the investments held by the Fund, thereby reducing return to Common Shareholders. The use of leverage in a declining market will likely cause a greater decline in Common Share NAV than if the Fund were not to have used leverage. The Fund will pay (and only the Common Shareholders will bear) any costs and expenses relating to the Fund's use of leverage, which will result in a reduction in the NAV of the Common Shares. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the Fund's use of leverage will result in a higher yield on the Common Shares, and it may result in losses. Nuveen Fund Advisors may, based on its assessment of market conditions and the composition of the Fund's holdings, increase or decrease the amount of leverage. Such changes may impact the Fund's distributions. There is no assurance that the Fund will use leverage or that the Fund's use of leverage will be successful. See "Leverage."

The Fund is required to satisfy certain asset coverage requirements in connection with its use of senior securities, as defined under the 1940 Act, for leverage purposes, including those imposed by regulatory and/or contractual requirements. Accordingly, any decline in the value of the Fund's investments could result in the risk that the Fund will fail to meet its asset coverage requirements for any such senior securities. In order to prevent the Fund from failing to satisfy such requirements, the Fund might need to dispose of investments at inopportune times, which may result in losses to the Fund or additional taxable distributions to Common Shareholders in the event such distributions result in gains to the Fund.

The Fund pays a management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors for investment advisory services, which in turn pays a portion of its fee to Nuveen Asset Management for investment sub-advisory services, based on a percentage of the Fund's Managed Assets. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will base the decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund based on their assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, the fact that a decision to employ or increase the Fund's leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and therefore Nuveen Fund Advisors' and Nuveen Asset Management's fees means that they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will seek to manage that potential conflict by leveraging the Fund (or increasing such leverage) only when they determine that such action is in the best interests of the Fund, and by periodically reviewing the Fund's performance and use of leverage with the Board of Trustees.

 **Repurchase Offers Risk**—As described under "Periodic Repurchase Offers" above, the Fund is an "interval fund" and, in order to provide liquidity to Common Shareholders, the Fund, subject to applicable law, intends to conduct quarterly repurchase offers of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares at NAV, subject to approval of the Board of Trustees. In each quarter, such repurchase offers will be for at least 5% of its outstanding Common Shares at NAV, pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act.

The Fund currently expects to conduct quarterly repurchase offers for [ ]% of its outstanding Common Shares under ordinary circumstances. The Fund believes that these repurchase offers are generally beneficial to the Fund's Common Shareholders, and repurchases generally will be funded from available cash or sales of portfolio securities. However, repurchase offers and the need to fund repurchase obligations may affect the ability of the Fund to be fully invested or force the Fund to maintain a higher percentage of its assets in liquid investments, which may harm the Fund's investment performance. Moreover, diminution in the size of the Fund through repurchases may result in untimely sales of portfolio securities (with associated imputed transaction costs, which may be significant), and may limit the ability of the Fund to participate in new investment opportunities or to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may accumulate cash by holding back (*i.e*., not reinvesting) payments received in connection with the Fund's investments. The Fund believes that payments received in connection with the Fund's investments will generate sufficient cash to meet the maximum potential amount of the Fund's repurchase obligations. If at any time cash and other liquid assets held by the Fund are not sufficient to meet the Fund's repurchase obligations, the Fund intends, if necessary, to sell investments. If the Fund employs leverage, repurchases of Common Shares would compound the adverse effects of leverage in a declining market. In addition, if the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect Common Shareholders who do not tender their Common Shares by increasing the Fund's expenses and reducing any net investment income. If a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Board of Trustees may determine to increase the amount repurchased by up to 2% of the Fund's outstanding shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline. In the event that the Board of Trustees determines not to repurchase more than the repurchase offer amount, or if Common Shareholders tender more than the repurchase offer amount plus 2% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares as of the date of the Repurchase Request Deadline, the Fund will repurchase the Common Shares tendered on a pro rata basis, and Common Shareholders will have to wait until the next repurchase offer to make another repurchase request. As a result, Common Shareholders may be unable to liquidate all or a given percentage of their investment in the Fund during a particular repurchase offer. Some Common Shareholders, in anticipation of proration, may tender more Common Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular quarter, thereby increasing the likelihood that proration will occur. A Common Shareholder may be subject to market and other risks, and the NAV of Common Shares tendered in a repurchase offer may decline between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the date on which the NAV for tendered Common Shares is determined. In addition, the repurchase of Common Shares by the Fund may be a taxable event to Common Shareholders.

While the Fund anticipates having enough cash on hand to fund share repurchases, it may need to sell securities in order to generate enough cash to fund share repurchases. This may cause the Fund to have a higher portfolio turnover rate than is generally anticipated. A higher portfolio turnover rate may result in higher taxes to Fund investors. This is because the sale of securities may accelerate the recognition of capital gains by the Fund (if the Fund's basis in securities sold is less than the proceeds from the sale of the security) which may be distributed to investors, and it is more likely that such gains will be taxable as short-term capital gains rather than long-term capital gains that are taxable at lower rates.

If shares tendered by an investor are repurchased by the Fund, it will be a taxable transaction to the investor either in the form of a "sale or exchange" which would be taxable to an investor at capital gain tax rates, assuming such shares are held as a capital asset, or, under certain circumstances, a "dividend" which would be taxable to an investor at ordinary income tax rates. See "Tax Matters—Sale, Exchange of Liquidation of Fund Shares" in the SAI for additional information.

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 **Other Risks**

 **Certain Affiliations—**Certain broker-dealers may be considered to be affiliated persons of the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen and/or TIAA. Absent an exemption from the SEC or other regulatory relief, the Fund generally is precluded from effecting certain principal transactions with affiliated brokers, and its ability to purchase securities being underwritten by an affiliated broker or a syndicate including an affiliated broker, or to utilize affiliated brokers for agency transactions, is subject to restrictions. The Fund has not applied for and does not currently intend to apply for such relief. This could limit the Fund's ability to engage in securities transactions and take advantage of market opportunities.

 **Counterparty Risk**—The Fund will be subject to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to the derivative transactions entered into by the Fund. Changes in the credit quality of the companies that serve as the Fund's counterparties with respect to derivatives transactions may affect the value of those instruments. Because certain derivative transactions in which the Fund may engage may be traded between counterparties based on contractual relationships, the Fund is subject to the risk that a counterparty will not perform its obligations under the related contracts. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise becomes unable to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties the Fund may sustain losses (including the full amount of its investment), may be unable to liquidate a derivatives position or may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in bankruptcy or other reorganization proceedings. By entering into derivatives transactions, the Fund assumes the risk that its counterparties could experience such financial hardships. Although the Fund intends to enter into transactions only with counterparties that Nuveen Fund Advisors believes to be creditworthy, there can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that the Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction. In the event of a counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency, any collateral posted by the Fund in connection with a derivatives transaction may be subject to the conflicting claims of that counterparty's creditors, and the Fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating the Fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral. The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives is generally lower than for uncleared OTC derivative transactions. In a cleared derivative transaction, generally, a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared derivative contract and each party to a trade looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations under the derivative contract. In effect, the clearing organization guarantees a party's performance under the contract. However, there can be no assurance that a clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to the Fund, or that the Fund would be able to recover the full amount of assets deposited on its behalf with the clearing organization in the event of the default by the clearing organization or the Fund's clearing broker. In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries. Uncleared OTC derivative transactions generally do not benefit from such protections. As a result, for uncleared OTC derivative transactions, there is the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. This risk is heightened for contracts with longer maturities where events may intervene to prevent settlement, or where the Fund has concentrated its transactions with a single or small group of counterparties.

 **Cybersecurity Risk**—Technology, such as the internet, has become more prevalent in the course of business, and as such, the Fund and its service providers are susceptible to operational and information security risk resulting from cyber incidents. Cyber incidents refer to both intentional attacks and unintentional events including: processing errors, human errors, technical errors including computer glitches and system malfunctions, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, market-wide technical-related disruptions, unauthorized access to digital systems (through "hacking" or malicious software coding), computer viruses, and cyber-attacks which shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality (including denial of service attacks). Geopolitical tensions may, from time to time, increase the scale and sophistication of deliberate cyberattacks. Cyber incidents could adversely impact the Fund and cause the Fund to incur financial loss and expense, as well as face exposure to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures. Cyber incidents may cause a Fund or its service providers to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption, lose operational capacity or fail to comply with applicable privacy and other laws. Among other potentially harmful effects, cyber incidents also may result in theft, unauthorized monitoring and failures in the physical infrastructure or operating systems that support the Fund and its service providers. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. While the Fund's service providers have established business continuity plans in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyber incidents, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by its service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund.

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 **Deflation Risk**—Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund's portfolio.

 **Fund Tax Risk**—The Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a Regulated Investment Company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). As a RIC, the Fund is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent that it distributes its investment company taxable income and net capital gains. To qualify for the special tax treatment available to a RIC, the Fund must comply with certain investment, distribution, and diversification requirements. Under certain circumstances, the Fund maybe forced to sell certain assets when it is not advantageous in order to meet these requirements, which may reduce the Fund's overall return. If the Fund fails to meet any of these requirements, subject to the opportunity to cure such failures under applicable provisions of the Code, the Fund's income would be subject to a double level of U.S. federal income tax. The Fund's income, including its net capital gain, would first be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates, even if such income were distributed to shareholders and, second, all distributions by the Fund from earnings and profits, including distributions of net capital gain (if any), would be taxable to shareholders as dividends.

 **Global Economic Risk**—National and regional economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country, region or market might adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or market. Changes in legal, political, regulatory, tax and economic conditions may cause fluctuations in markets and asset prices around the world, which could negatively impact the value of the Fund's investments. Major economic or political disruptions, particularly in large economies, may have global negative economic and market repercussions. Additionally, instability in various countries, war, natural and environmental disasters, the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies, terrorist attacks in the United States and around the world, growing social and political discord in the United States, debt crises, the response of the international community—through economic sanctions and otherwise—to international events, further downgrade of U.S. government securities, changes in the U.S. president or political shifts in Congress, trade disputes and other similar events may adversely affect the global economy and the markets and issuers in which the Fund invests. These events could also impair the information technology and other operational systems upon which the Fund's service providers, including Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of employees of the Fund's service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf of the Fund.

The Fund does not know and cannot predict how long the securities markets may be affected by these events, and the future impact of these and similar events on the global economy and securities markets is uncertain. The Fund may be adversely affected by abrogation of international agreements and national laws which have created the market instruments in which the Fund may invest, failure of the designated national and international authorities to enforce compliance with the same laws and agreements, failure of local, national and international organizations to carry out the duties prescribed to them under the relevant agreements, revisions of these laws and agreements which dilute their effectiveness or conflicting interpretation of provisions of the same laws and agreements.

Governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators throughout the world have in the past responded to major economic disruptions with a variety of significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including but not limited to, direct capital infusions into companies, new monetary programs and dramatically lower interest rates. An unexpected or quick reversal of these policies, or the ineffectiveness of these policies, could increase volatility in securities markets, which could adversely affect the Fund's investments. See "—Recent Market Conditions" below.

 **Legislation and Regulatory Risk**—At any time after the date of this prospectus, legislation or additional regulations may be enacted that could negatively affect the assets of the Fund, securities held by the Fund or the issuers of such securities. Fund shareholders may incur increased costs resulting from such legislation or additional regulation. There can be no assurance that future legislation, regulation or deregulation will not have a material adverse effect on the Fund or will not impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective.

 **Litigation Risk**—From time to time, the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management may be subject to pending or threatened litigation or regulatory action. Some of these claims may result in significant defense costs and potentially significant judgments. The ultimate outcome of any potential litigation or regulatory action or any claims that may arise in the future cannot be predicted and the reputation of the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors and/or Nuveen Asset Management could be damaged as a result. Certain litigation or regulatory scrutiny could materially adversely affect the Fund. The resolution of certain claims may result in significant fines, judgments, or settlements, which, if partially or completely uninsured, could adversely impact the Fund or the ability of Nuveen Fund Advisors and/or Nuveen Asset Management to perform their duties to the Fund.

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 **Other Investment Companies Risk**—Investing in an investment company exposes the Fund to all of the risks of that investment company's investments. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of other investment companies, will bear its pro rata portion of the other investment companies' expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund's own operations. As a result, the cost of investing in investment company shares may exceed the costs of investing directly in its underlying investments. In addition, securities of other investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, the Fund may be directly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities and therefore magnify the Fund's leverage risk. With respect to ETF's, an ETF that is based on a specific index may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities in the index. The value of an ETF based on a specific index is subject to change as the values of its respective component assets fluctuate according to market volatility. ETFs typically rely on a limited pool of authorized participants to create and redeem shares, and an active trading market for ETF shares may not develop or be maintained. The market value of shares of ETFs and closed-end funds may differ from their NAV.

 **Potential Conflicts of Interest Risk**—Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management each provide a wide array of portfolio management and other asset management services to a mix of clients and may engage in ordinary course activities in which their respective interests or those of their clients may compete or conflict with those of the Fund. In certain circumstances, and subject to its fiduciary obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act"), Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management may have to allocate a limited investment opportunity among its clients, which include closed-end funds, open-end funds, and other commingled funds, separate accounts, and structured products. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management have each adopted policies and procedures designed to address such situations and other potential conflicts of interests.

 **Recent Market Conditions Risk**—Periods of unusually high financial market volatility and restrictive credit conditions, at times limited to a particular sector or geographic area, have occurred in the past and may be expected to recur in the future. Some countries, including the United States, have adopted or have signaled protectionist trade measures, including the imposition of tariffs relaxation of the financial industry regulations that followed the financial crisis, and/or reductions to corporate taxes. The scope of these policy changes is still developing, but the equity and debt markets may react strongly to expectations of change, which could increase volatility, particularly if a resulting policy runs counter to the market's expectations. The outcome of such changes cannot be foreseen at the present time. In addition, geopolitical and other risks, including environmental and public health risks, may add to instability in the world economy and markets generally. As a result of increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets, the value and liquidity of the Fund's investments may be negatively affected by events impacting a country or region, regardless of whether the Fund invests in issuers located in or with significant exposure to such country or region.

Ukraine has experienced ongoing military conflict, most recently in February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine; this conflict may expand and military attacks could occur elsewhere in Europe. Europe has also been struggling with mass migration from the Middle East and Africa. Additionally, in October 2023 armed conflict broke out between Israel and the militant group Hamas after Hamas infiltrated Israel's southern border from the Gaza Strip. Israel has since declared war against Hamas and this conflict has escalated into a greater regional conflict. The ultimate effects of these events and other socio-political or geographical issues are not known but could profoundly affect global economies and markets.

The ongoing trade war between China and the United States, including the imposition of tariffs by each country on the other country's products, has created a tense political environment. These actions may trigger a significant reduction in international trade, the oversupply of certain manufactured goods, substantial price reductions of goods and possible failure of individual companies and/or large segments of China's export industry, which could have a negative impact on the Fund's performance. U.S. companies that source material and goods from China and those that make large amounts of sales in China would be particularly vulnerable to an escalation of trade tensions. Uncertainty regarding the outcome of the trade tensions and the potential for a trade war could cause the U.S. dollar to decline against safe haven currencies, such as the Japanese yen and the euro. Events such as these and their consequences are difficult to predict and it is unclear whether further tariffs may be imposed or other escalating actions may be taken in the future. Beginning in early 2025, the United States also imposed tariffs on other countries, including Mexico and Canada. The possibility of additional tariffs being imposed or the outbreak of a trade war may adversely impact U.S. and international markets. Additionally, political uncertainty regarding U.S. policy, including the U.S. government's approach to trade, may also impact the markets and the Fund's performance.

The Fed has in the past sharply raised interest rates and has signaled an intention to maintain relatively higher interest rates until current inflation levels re-align with the Fed's long-term inflation target. Changing interest rate environments impact the various sectors of the economy in different ways. For example, in March 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation "FDIC" was appointed receiver for each of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the second- and third-largest bank failures in U.S. history, which failures may be attributable, in part, to rising interest rates. Bank failures may have a destabilizing impact on the broader banking industry or markets generally.

The impact of these developments in the near- and long-term is unknown and could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world.

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 **Risks Related to the Fund's Clearing Broker and Central Clearing Counterparty**—The Commodity Exchange Act (the "CEA") requires swaps and futures clearing brokers registered as "futures commission merchants" to segregate all funds received from customers with respect to any orders for the purchase or sale of U.S. domestic futures contracts and cleared swaps from the brokers' proprietary assets. Similarly, the CEA requires each futures commission merchant to hold in separate secure accounts all funds received from customers with respect to any orders for the purchase or sale of foreign futures contracts and cleared swaps and segregate any such funds from the funds received with respect to domestic futures contracts. However, all funds and other property received by a clearing broker from its customers are held by the clearing broker on a commingled basis in an omnibus account and may be invested in certain instruments permitted under applicable regulations. There is a risk that assets deposited by the Fund with any swaps or futures clearing broker as margin for futures contracts or cleared swaps may, in certain circumstances, be used to satisfy losses of other clients of the Fund's clearing broker. In addition, the assets of the Fund might not be fully protected in the event of the Fund's clearing broker's bankruptcy, as the Fund would be limited to recovering only a pro rata share of all available funds segregated on behalf of the clearing broker's customers for the relevant account class.

Similarly, the CEA requires a clearing organization approved by the CFTC as a derivatives clearing organization to segregate all funds and other property received from a clearing member's clients in connection with domestic cleared derivative contracts from any funds held at the clearing organization to support the clearing member's proprietary trading. Nevertheless, all customer funds held at a clearing organization in connection with any futures contracts are held in a commingled omnibus account and are not identified to the name of the clearing member's individual customers. All customer funds held at a clearing organization with respect to cleared swaps of customers of a clearing broker are also held in an omnibus account, but CFTC rules require that the clearing broker notify the clearing organization of the amount of the initial margin provided by the clearing broker to the clearing organization that is attributable to each customer. With respect to futures and options contracts, a clearing organization may use assets of a non-defaulting customer held in an omnibus account at the clearing organization to satisfy payment obligations of a defaulting customer of the clearing member to the clearing organization. With respect to cleared swaps, a clearing organization generally cannot do so, but may do so if the clearing member does not provide accurate reporting to the clearing organization as to the attribution of margin among its clients. Also, since clearing brokers generally provide to clearing organizations the net amount of variation margin required for cleared swaps for all of its customers in the aggregate, rather than the gross amount of each customer, the Fund is subject to the risk that a clearing organization will not make variation margin payments owed to the Fund if another customer of the clearing member has suffered a loss and is in default. As a result, in the event of a default or the clearing broker's other clients or the clearing broker's failure to extend its own funds in connection with any such default, the Fund may not be able to recover the full amount of assets deposited by the clearing broker on behalf of the Fund with the clearing organization.

For additional information about potential conflicts of interest, and the way in which Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management address such conflicts, please see "Nuveen Asset Management Conflict of Interest Policies" in the SAI.

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Management of the Fund

**Trustees and Officers** 

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the Fund's management, including supervision of the duties performed by Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management. The names and business addresses of the Fund's trustees and officers and their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years are set forth under "Management of the Fund" in the SAI.

**Investment Adviser and Subadviser** 

*Investment Adviser*. Nuveen Fund Advisors, a registered investment adviser, is responsible for overseeing the Fund's overall investment strategy and its implementation. Nuveen Fund Advisors also is responsible for the ongoing monitoring of Nuveen Asset Management, overseeing the Fund's use of leverage, managing the Fund's business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services to the Fund. Nuveen Fund Advisors is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.

Nuveen Fund Advisors is an indirect subsidiary of Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA. TIAA is a life insurance company founded in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is the companion organization of College Retirement Equities Fund. As of March 31, 2026, Nuveen managed approximately $1.4 trillion in assets, of which approximately $157.2 billion was managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

*Subadviser*. Nuveen Asset Management, located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, a registered investment adviser, is the Fund's subadviser responsible for investing the Fund's Managed Assets. Nuveen Asset Management is a subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors.

*Portfolio Managers*. James Kim and Scott Caraher will serve as the Fund's portfolio managers.

James Kim is a portfolio manager for Nuveen's leveraged finance team with a focus on the management of high yield mandates. James is the lead manager of the High Yield Income strategy and a co-manager on the High Yield, Real Asset Income and Credit Income strategies. He is also head of special situations, leading workouts and opportunistic investing for the leveraged finance platform. Previously, James was co-head of global fixed income research and head of the leveraged finance research team, overseeing its daily investment process. He also served as the co-head of research at Nuveen affiliate Symphony Asset Management, leading the firm's research team, daily investment process and opportunistic investments across its various mandates. Prior to this, he was a distressed generalist and an industry analyst responsible for a number of different industries, including energy, power, metals & mining and chemicals, providing long and short ideas across the capital structure. Prior to joining the firm, James was an associate at Greywolf Capital in its special situations group and an analyst at Watershed Asset Management. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, as an investment banking analyst both in the Strategy Group and Energy & Power Group.

Scott Caraher is responsible for senior loan-focused portfolio management. When Scott joined the firm in 2002, he was a gaming and industrials analyst providing long and short credit ideas to the investment team across the capital structure. Scott began trading loans for the platform in 2003 and in 2005 was named an associate portfolio manager on the firm's loan strategies. He became the lead portfolio manager on the firm's loan strategies in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Scott was an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in New York. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University.

Additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation, other accounts managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, and other information is provided in the SAI. The SAI is available free of charge by calling (800) 257-8787 or by visiting Nuveen's website at www.nuveen.com.

**Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements** 

Pursuant to an investment management agreement between Nuveen Fund Advisors and the Fund, the Fund will pay Nuveen Fund Advisors an annual management fee, payable monthly in arrears, in a maximum amount equal to [ ]% of the Fund's average daily Managed Assets. This maximum fee is equal to the sum of a fund-level fee, with breakpoints based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, with breakpoints based upon the aggregate amount of all eligible assets of all Nuveen Funds, as described below, according to the following schedule.

**Fund-Level Fee** 

The fund-level fee shall be applied according to the following schedule:

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| **Fund-Level Average Daily Managed Assets** | **Fund-Level Fee Rate** |
| For the first $125 million | [ ]% |
| For the next $125 million | [ ]% |
| For the next $250 million | [ ]% |
| For the next $500 million | [ ]% |
| For the next $1 billion | [ ]% |
| For the next $3 billion | [ ]% |
| For Managed Assets over $5 billion | [ ]% |

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**Complex-Level Fee** 

The overall complex-level fee, payable monthly, begins at a maximum rate of 0.1600% of the Fund's average daily Managed Assets, with breakpoints for eligible complex-level assets above $124.3 billion. Therefore, the maximum management fee rate for the Fund is the Fund-level fee plus 0.1600%. The current overall complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

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| **Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level\*** | **Effective<br>Rate At<br>Breakpoint<br>Level** |
| For the first $124.3 billion | 0.1600% |
| For the next $75.7 billion | 0.1350% |
| For the next $200 billion | 0.1325% |
| For amounts over $400 billion | 0.1300% |

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\* See "Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers" in the SAI for more detailed information about the complex-level fee and eligible complex-level assets.

Based on eligible assets as of [ ], 2026, the complex-level fee was [ ]% of Managed Assets, and the total annual management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors was [ ]% of Managed Assets.

In addition to Nuveen Fund Advisors' management fee, the Fund pays all other costs and expenses of its operations, including compensation of its independent trustees, custodian, transfer agency and dividend disbursing expenses, legal fees, expenses of its independent registered accounting firm, expenses of repurchasing Common Shares, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements and reports to governmental agencies, and taxes, if any. All fees and expenses are accrued daily and deducted before payment of distributions to shareholders.

Nuveen Fund Advisors has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through [July 31, 2028], so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding (i) any distribution and/or service fees that may be applicable to a particular class of shares, (ii) expenses associated with the establishment and maintenance of borrowings, line(s) of credit and other forms of leverage (such as reverse repurchase agreements), including interest expenses, taxes, commitment fees, legal and other fees and expenses; (iii) issuance and dividend costs of Preferred Shares that may be issued by the Fund, (iv) interest expenses, (v) taxes, (vi) acquired fund fees and expenses, (vii) fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, (vii) litigation expenses and (ix) extraordinary expenses) do not exceed [1.55]% of the average daily Managed Assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Separately, pursuant to an investment sub-advisory agreement between Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen Fund Advisors pays Nuveen Asset Management a portfolio management fee equal to [ ]% of the investment management fee paid on the Fund's average daily Managed Assets.

The basis for the Board of Trustees' initial approval of the Fund's investment management agreement and subadvisory agreement will be provided in the Fund's initial shareholder report. The basis for subsequent continuations of the Fund's investment management agreement and subadvisory agreement will be provided in annual or semiannual reports to shareholders for the periods during which such continuations occur.

**Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities**

Nuveen Fund Advisors or its affiliate has provided, or is expected to provide prior to commencement of the Fund's operations, the initial seed investment in the Fund. For so long as Nuveen Fund Advisors or its affiliate has a greater than 25% interest in the Fund, such party may be deemed to be a "control person" of the Fund for purposes of the 1940 Act. As of the date of this Prospectus, no other person owned of record 5% or more of any class of the Fund's Common Shares, and no other person was reflected on the books and records of the Fund as owning beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding Common Shares of any class of the Fund.

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Net Asset Value

The NAV of the Fund's Common Shares is determined by dividing the total value of the Fund's portfolio investments and other assets, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding.

The price you pay for your Common Shares or the amount you receive upon the repurchase of your Common Shares is based on the Fund's NAV per Common Share, which is determined as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for business. The Fund's latest NAV per Common Share is available on the Funds' website at www.nuveen.com. The Fund's NAV is calculated by taking the market value of the Fund's total assets, including interest or dividends accrued but not yet collected, less all liabilities, and dividing by the total number of Common Shares outstanding. The result, rounded to the nearest cent, is the NAV per Common Share. The Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its respective NAV is calculated if the NYSE closes earlier, or as permitted by the SEC.

In determining NAV, portfolio instruments traded on an exchange generally are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the exchange, if available. If such market quotations are not readily available or are not considered reliable, a portfolio instrument will be valued at its fair value as determined in good faith using procedures approved by Nuveen Fund Advisors, subject to the oversight of the Board of Trustees. For example, the fair value of a portfolio instrument may be determined using prices provided by independent pricing services or obtained from other sources, such as broker-dealer quotations. Independent pricing services typically value non-exchange-traded instruments utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions. For example, when available, pricing services may utilize inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, spreads, and transactions for comparable instruments. In pricing certain instruments, the pricing services may consider information about an instrument's issuer or market activity provided by Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management. Pricing service valuations of non-exchange-traded instruments represent the service's good faith opinion as to what the holder of an instrument would receive in an orderly transaction for an institutional round lot position under current market conditions. It is possible that these valuations could be materially different from the value that the Fund realizes upon the sale of an instrument. Non-U.S. securities and currency are valued in U.S. dollars based on non-U.S. currency exchange rate quotations supplied by an independent quotation service.

For non-U.S. traded securities whose principal local markets close before the close of the NYSE, the Fund may adjust the local closing price based upon such factors as developments in non-U.S. markets, the performance of U.S. securities markets and the performance of instruments trading in U.S. markets that represent non-U.S. securities. The Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in making any such fair value determinations. If the Fund holds portfolio instruments that are primarily listed on non-U.S. exchanges, the value of such instruments may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase the Fund's shares.

The price of a portfolio instrument may be determined unreliable in various circumstances. For example, a price may be deemed unreliable if it has not changed for an identified period of time, or has changed from the previous day's price by more than a threshold amount, and recent transactions and/or broker dealer price quotations differ materially from the price in question.

The Board of Trustees has designated Nuveen Fund Advisors as the Fund's valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and delegated to Nuveen Fund Advisors the day-to-day responsibility of making fair value determinations. All fair value determinations made by Nuveen Fund Advisors are subject to review by the Board of Trustees. As a general principle, the fair value of a portfolio instrument is the amount that an owner might reasonably expect to receive upon the instrument's current sale. A range of factors and analysis may be considered when determining fair value, including relevant market data, interest rates, credit considerations and/or issuer specific news. However, fair valuation involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a portfolio instrument may be materially different from the value that could be realized upon the sale of that instrument.

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Distributions

The Fund intends to declare distributions daily and pay such distributions monthly, usually on the first business day of the month. Your account will begin to accrue dividends on the business day when the monies used to purchase your Common Shares are collected by the transfer agent. The Fund intends to distribute all or substantially all of its net investment income through its regular monthly distribution and to distribute realized capital gains at least annually at year end. In any monthly period, in order to maintain its declared per common share distribution amount, the Fund may pay out more or less than its net investment income during the period, and any such under- (or over-) distribution of income is reflected in the Fund's NAV. As a result, regular distributions throughout the year are expected to include net investment income and potentially a return of capital and/or capital gains for tax purposes. In certain circumstances, the Fund may retain a portion of its net investment income or capital gain. Such retention will result in the Fund paying U.S. federal excise tax. The Fund may declare and pay dividends, capital gains or other taxable distributions more frequently, if necessary or appropriate in the Board of Trustees' discretion.

If a distribution includes anything other than net investment income, the fund provides a notice of the best estimate of its distribution sources at the time of the distribution. These estimates may not match the final tax characterization (for the full year's distributions) contained in shareholders' 1099-DIV forms after the end of the year.

The Fund will continue to pay at least the percentage of its net investment income and any gains necessary to maintain its status as a regulated investment company for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of the distribution. A return of capital is a non-taxable distribution of a portion of a Fund's capital. A distribution including return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The Fund reserves the right to change its distribution policy and the basis for establishing the rate of its monthly distributions at any time upon notice to Common Shareholders, upon a determination by the Board of Trustees that such change is in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders.

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Dividend Payments and Reinvestment Options

Each Common Shareholder will have all distributions, including any capital gain dividends, reinvested automatically in additional Common Shares, which may result in fractional Common Shares issued by the Fund to the Common Shareholder, unless the shareholder elects to receive cash. An election to receive cash may be revoked or reinstated at the option of the shareholder. Although a Common Shareholder may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to three decimal places) in Common Shares of the Fund, and distributions on fractional shares will be credited to the Common Shareholder's account, no certificates for a fractional share will be issued. In the event the Common Shareholder elects to receive cash instead of having all dividends reinvested automatically in additional Common Shares, and the Common Shareholder holds a fractional share, you will receive a cash payment based on the whole and fractional Common Shares in your account. In the case of record shareholders such as banks, brokers or other nominees that hold common shares for others who are the beneficial owners, Common Shares will be administered on the basis of the number of Common Shares certified from time to time by the record shareholder as representing the total amount registered in such shareholder's name and held for the account of beneficial owners. Shareholders whose shares are held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee should contact the bank, broker or nominee for details. Such shareholders may not be able to transfer their shares to another bank or broker.

Common Shares will be issued to you at their NAV on the ex-dividend date; there is no sales or other charge for reinvestment. You may request to have your distributions paid to you by check, sent via electronic funds transfer through Automated Clearing House network. For further information, contact your financial advisor or call Nuveen Investor Services at (833) 688-3368. If you request that your distributions be paid by check but those distributions cannot be delivered because of an incorrect mailing address, or if a distribution check remains uncashed for six months, the undelivered or uncashed distributions and all future distributions will be reinvested in Fund shares at the current net asset value.

Automatically reinvested dividends and distributions are taxed in the same manner as cash dividends and distributions. See "Tax Matters."

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Description of Shares and Debt

**Common Shares** 

The Fund's Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of Common Shares. The Common Shares being offered have a par value of $0.01 per share and, subject to differences between classes, have equal rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation of the Fund. The Fund is currently offering three classes of Common Shares: Class I Common Shares, Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares. The Fund may offer additional classes of Common Shares in the future pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC. An investment in any share class of the Fund represents an investment in the same assets of the Fund. However, the ongoing fees and expenses for each share class may be different. The fees and expenses for the Fund are set forth in "Summary of Fund Expenses" above. Certain share class details are set forth in "Plan of Distribution" below. The Common Shares being offered will, when issued, be fully paid and, subject to matters discussed under "Certain Provisions in the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws," non-assessable, and will have no preemptive or conversion rights, except as the Board of Trustees may otherwise determine, or rights to cumulative voting. The Declaration of Trust provides that each whole Common Share shall be entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote and each fractional Common Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. However, separate votes are taken by each class of Common Shares on matters affecting an individual class of Common Shares. The Fund does not intend to hold annual meetings of shareholders. If the Fund issues Preferred Shares, the Common Shareholders will not be entitled to receive any cash distributions from the Fund unless all accrued dividends on Preferred Shares have been paid, and unless asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) with respect to Preferred Shares would be at least 200% after giving effect to the distributions. The Fund pays monthly distributions, typically on the first business day of the following month.

The Fund will make available unaudited reports at least semiannually and audited financial statements annually to all of its Common Shareholders.

The Common Shares are not, and are not expected to be, listed for trading on any national securities exchange nor is there expected to be any secondary trading market in the Common Shares.

The following provides information about the Fund's outstanding Common Shares as of [ ], 2026:

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| **Title of Class** | **Authorized<br>Amount** | **Amount Held<br>by the Fund or<br>for its Account** | **Amount<br>Outstanding** |
| Class I Common Shares | Unlimited | [ ] | [ ] |
| Class A1 Common Shares | Unlimited | [ ] | [ ] |
| Class A2 Common Shares | Unlimited | [ ] | [ ] |

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**Preferred Shares** 

The Fund's Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of Preferred Shares in one or more classes or series, with rights as determined by the Board of Trustees, by action of the Board of Trustees without the approval of the Common Shareholders.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue "senior securities" that are Preferred Shares if, immediately after the issuance of Preferred Shares, the asset coverage ratio would be less than 200%. See "Leverage." Additionally, the Fund will generally not be permitted to purchase any of its Common Shares or declare dividends (except a dividend payable in Common Shares) or other distributions on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such purchase or declaration, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such Preferred Shares, after taking into account such purchase or distribution, is at least 200%.

Any Preferred Shares issued by the Fund will have priority over the Common Shares. For so long as any Preferred Shares are outstanding, the Fund will not: (1) declare or pay any dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution paid in Common Shares) in respect of the Common Shares, (2) call for redemption, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any Common Shares, or (3) pay any proceeds of the liquidation of the Fund in respect of the Common Shares, unless, in each case, (A) immediately thereafter, the Fund shall be in compliance with the 200% asset coverage limitations set forth under the 1940 Act after deducting the amount of such dividend or other distribution or redemption or purchase price or liquidation proceeds and (B) all cumulative dividends and other distributions of shares of all series of Preferred Shares of the Fund due on or prior to the date of the applicable dividend, distribution, redemption, purchase or acquisition shall have been declared and paid.

*Distribution Preference.* Any Preferred Shares would have complete priority over the Common Shares as to distribution of assets.

*Liquidation Preference.* In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Fund, holders of Preferred Shares would be entitled to receive a preferential liquidating distribution (expected to equal the original purchase price per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not earned or declared) before any distribution of assets is made to Common Shareholders. After payment of the full amount of

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the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, holders of Preferred Shares will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the Fund. A consolidation or merger of the Fund with or into another entity or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund.

*Voting Rights.* In connection with any issuance of Preferred Shares, the Fund must comply with Section 18(i) of the 1940 Act, which requires, among other things, that Preferred Shares be voting shares and have equal voting rights with Common Shares. Except as otherwise indicated in the SAI and except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of Preferred Shares would vote together with Common Shareholders as a single class.

In connection with the election of the Fund's trustees, holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be entitled to elect two of the Fund's trustees, and the remaining trustees would be elected by Common Shareholders and holders of Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class. In addition, if at any time dividends on the Fund's outstanding Preferred Shares would be unpaid in an amount equal to two full years' dividends thereon, the holders of all outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be entitled to elect a majority of the Fund's trustees until all dividends in arrears have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding Preferred Shares of any class or series, as the case may be, voting as a separate class, would be required to, among other things, (1) take certain actions that would affect the preferences, rights, or powers of such class or series or (2) authorize or issue any class or series ranking prior to the Preferred Shares. Except as may otherwise be required by law, (1) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Fund's Preferred Shares outstanding at the time, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company and (2) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any plan of reorganization (as such term is used in the 1940 Act) adversely affecting such shares; provided however, that such separate class vote would be a majority vote if the action in question has previously been approved, adopted or authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of trustees fixed in accordance with the Declaration or the By-laws. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any action not described in the preceding sentence requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act including, among other things, changes in the Fund's investment objective or changes in the investment restrictions described as fundamental policies under "Investment Restrictions" in the SAI. The class or series vote of holders of Preferred Shares described above would in each case be in addition to any separate vote of the requisite percentage of Common Shares and Preferred Shares necessary to authorize the action in question.

The foregoing voting provisions would not apply with respect to the Fund's Preferred Shares if, at or prior to the time when a vote was required, such shares would have been (1) redeemed or (2) called for redemption and sufficient funds would have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

*Redemption, Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares.* The terms of the Preferred Shares may provide that they are redeemable by the Fund at certain times, in whole or in part, at the original purchase price per share plus accumulated dividends, that the Fund may tender for or purchase Preferred Shares and that the Fund may subsequently resell any shares so tendered for or purchased. Any redemption or purchase of Preferred Shares by the Fund would reduce the leverage applicable to Common Shares, while any resale of such shares by the Fund would increase such leverage.

**Senior Securities Representing Indebtedness** 

The Fund's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Fund, without approval of the Common Shareholders, to borrow money. In this connection, the Fund may issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness (including bank borrowings or commercial paper) and may secure any such debt by mortgaging, pledging or otherwise subjecting as security the Fund's assets. In connection with such borrowing, the Fund may be required to maintain minimum average balances with the lender or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit. Any such requirements will increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. Under the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund, immediately after issuing any such senior security representing indebtedness, must have an "asset coverage" of at least 300%. See "Leverage." Certain types of debt may result in the Fund being subject to certain restrictions imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies which may issue ratings for commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund. Such restrictions may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

The rights of lenders to the Fund to receive interest on and repayment of principal of any such debt will be senior to those of the Common Shareholders, and the terms of any such debt may contain provisions which limit certain activities of the Fund, including the payment of dividends to Common Shareholders in certain circumstances. Any debt will likely be ranked senior or equal to all other existing and future debt of the Fund.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time, should the Fund have outstanding any "senior securities representing indebtedness," the Fund may not purchase, redeem or acquire any of its Common Shares or Preferred Shares unless

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at the time of such purchase, redemption, or acquisition, the asset coverage of such senior securities representing indebtedness pursuant to the 1940 Act (determined after deducting the acquisition price of such Common or Preferred Shares) is at least 300%. Additionally, the Fund will generally not be permitted to declare dividends or other distributions on its Common Shares unless, at the time of such declaration or distribution, the asset coverage applicable to such senior securities representing indebtedness pursuant to the 1940 Act (determined after deducting the dividend or distribution amount) is at least 300%. Further, the 1940 Act (in certain circumstances) grants to the holders of such senior securities representing indebtedness (1) the right to declare a default, and (2) certain voting rights, in the event that specified asset coverage levels on such senior debt securities are not maintained. Specifically, in accordance with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, it shall be deemed an event of default if the asset coverage of such senior debt securities falls below 100% on the last business day of each month for twenty-four consecutive calendar months. In addition, senior debt security holders will be permitted to elect at least a majority of the Fund's trustees if the asset coverage of such senior debt securities falls below 100% on the last business day of each month for a twelve calendar month period. These voting rights will continue until such asset coverage equals at least 110% on the last business day of each month for three consecutive calendar months. The provisions described in this paragraph do not apply, however, to bank or other privately arranged debt that is not intended to be publicly distributed.

*Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending.* The SEC has granted an exemptive order permitting the Nuveen registered open-end and closed-end funds, including the Fund, to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby those funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities "fails," resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the "Inter-Fund Program"). The closed-end Nuveen funds will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet the Fund's obligations. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund's outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund's total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4) no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund's inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund's net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each inter-fund loan may be called on one business days' notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund's investment objective(s) and investment policies. The Board of Trustees of the Nuveen Funds is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program. The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day's notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

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Certain Provisions in the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws

*Shareholder and Trustee Liability.* Under Massachusetts law, shareholders could, under certain circumstances, be held personally liable for the Fund's obligations. However, the Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer of shareholder liability for the Fund's debts or obligations and requires that notice of such limited liability be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered into or executed by the Fund or the trustees. The Declaration of Trust further provides for indemnification out of the Fund's assets and property for all loss and expense of any shareholder held personally liable for the Fund's obligations. Thus, the risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Fund would be unable to meet its obligations. The Fund believes that the likelihood of such circumstances is remote.

The Declaration of Trust provides that the Fund's obligations are not binding upon the Fund's trustees individually, but only upon the Fund's assets and property, and that the trustees shall not be liable for errors of judgment or mistakes of fact or law. Nothing in the Declaration of Trust, however, protects a trustee against any liability to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

*Anti-Takeover Provisions.* The Declaration of Trust and By-laws include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or to convert the Fund to open-end status. If Preferred Shares are issued, holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, will be entitled to elect two of the Fund's trustees. In addition, the Declaration of Trust requires a vote by holders of at least two-thirds of the Common Shares and, if issued, Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class, except as described below, to authorize (1) a conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company, (2) a merger or consolidation of the Fund, or a series or class of the Fund, with any corporation, association, trust or other organization or a reorganization of the Fund, or a series or class of the Fund, (3) a sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the Fund's assets (other than in the regular course of the Fund's investment activities), (4) in certain circumstances, a termination of the Fund, or a series or class of the Fund or (5) a removal of trustees by shareholders, and then only for cause, unless, with respect to (1) through (4), such transaction has already been authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of trustees fixed in accordance with the Declaration of Trust or the By-laws, in which case the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Fund's Common Shares and, if issued, Preferred Shares outstanding at the time, voting together as a single class, would be required; provided, however, that where only a particular class or series is affected (or, in the case of removing a trustee, when the trustee has been elected by only one class), only the required vote by the applicable class or series will be required. Approval of shareholders would not be required, however, for any transaction, whether deemed a merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise whereby the Fund issues shares in connection with the acquisition of assets (including those subject to liabilities) from any other investment company or similar entity. In the case of the conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company, or in the case of any of the foregoing transactions constituting a plan of reorganization that adversely affects the holders of any outstanding Preferred Shares, the action in question also would require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Preferred Shares outstanding at the time, voting as a separate class, unless such transaction has already been authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of trustees fixed in accordance with the Declaration of Trust or the By-laws, in which case the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Fund's Preferred Shares outstanding at the time would be required. None of the foregoing provisions of the Declaration of Trust may be amended except by the vote of at least two-thirds of the Common Shares and preferred shares voting together as a single class. The votes required to approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company or to approve transactions constituting a plan of reorganization which adversely affects the holders of preferred shares are higher than those required by the 1940 Act. The Board of Trustees believes that the provisions of the Declaration of Trust relating to such higher votes are in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.

The overall effect of the provisions described above is to render more difficult the accomplishment of a merger or the assumption of control by a third party. They provide, however, the advantage of potentially requiring persons seeking control of the Fund to negotiate with its management regarding the price to be paid and facilitating the continuity of the Fund's investment objective and policies. The Fund's Board of Trustees has considered the foregoing anti-takeover provisions and concluded that they are in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders.

*Procedural Requirements on Derivative Actions, Exclusive Jurisdiction and Jury Trial Waiver.* The By-laws of the Fund contain certain provisions affecting potential shareholder claims against the Fund, including procedural requirements for derivative actions, an exclusive forum provision, and the waiver of shareholder rights to a jury trial. Massachusetts is considered a "universal demand" state, meaning that under Massachusetts corporate law a shareholder must make a demand on the company before bringing a derivative action (*i.e*., a lawsuit brought by a shareholder on behalf of the company). The By-laws of the Fund provide detailed procedures for the bringing of derivative actions by shareholders which are modeled on the

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substantive provisions of the Massachusetts corporate law derivative demand statute. The procedures are intended to permit legitimate inquiries and claims while avoiding the time, expense, distraction, and other harm that can be caused to the Fund or its shareholders as a result of spurious shareholder demands and derivative actions. Among other things, these procedures:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• provide that before bringing a derivative action, a shareholder or, if brought in the right of or name of or on behalf of a
class of shareholders (the "affected Class"), the affected Class, must make a written demand to the Fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• establish a 90 day review period, subject to extension in certain circumstances, for the Board of Trustees to evaluate the
shareholder's demand;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• establish a mechanism for the Board of Trustees to submit the question of whether to maintain a derivative action to a vote
of shareholders or the affected Class, as appropriate;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• provide that if the Fund does not notify the requesting shareholder of the rejection of the demand within the applicable
review period, the shareholder may commence a derivative action;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• establish bases upon which a trustee will not be considered to be not independent for purposes of evaluating a derivative
demand; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• provide that if the trustees who are independent for purposes of considering a shareholder demand determine in good faith
within the applicable review period that the maintenance of a derivative action is not in the best interest of the Fund, the shareholder shall not be permitted to maintain a derivative action unless he or she first sustains the burden of proof to
the court that the decision of the trustees not to pursue the requested action was not a good faith exercise of their business judgment on behalf of the Fund.

These procedures may be more restrictive than procedures for bringing derivative suits applicable to other investment companies.

The By-laws also require that actions by shareholders against the Fund or a class of the Fund, except for actions under the U.S. federal securities laws, be brought only in a certain federal court in Massachusetts, or if not permitted to be brought in federal court, then in the Business Litigation Session of the Massachusetts Superior Court in Suffolk County (the "Exclusive Jurisdictions"), and that the right to jury trial be waived to the fullest extent permitted by law. Other investment companies may not be subject to similar restrictions. The designation of Exclusive Jurisdictions may make it more expensive for a shareholder to bring a suit than if the shareholder were permitted to select another jurisdiction. Also, the designation of Exclusive Jurisdictions and the waiver of jury trials limit a shareholder's ability to litigate a claim in the jurisdiction and in a manner that may be more favorable to the shareholder. It is possible that a court may choose not to enforce these provisions of the Fund's By-laws.

*Direct Actions.* The By-laws of the Fund provide that no shareholder may bring a direct action claiming injury as a shareholder of the Fund where the matters alleged (if true) would give rise to a claim by the Fund, unless the shareholder has suffered an injury distinct from that suffered by the shareholders of the Fund generally. The By-laws of the Fund also provide that claims to vindicate a shareholder's contractual voting rights constitute a "direct action" only when the alleged injury to the shareholder relating to the claim about his, her, or its voting rights is distinct from an injury alleged to be suffered by the shareholders of the Fund generally. Pursuant to the By-laws of the Fund, a shareholder bringing a direct action must be a shareholder of the Fund at the time of the injury complained of resulting in the "direct action," or have acquired the Common Shares or Preferred Shares, if Preferred Shares are issued by the Fund, afterwards by operation of law from a person, as such term is defined in the By-laws of the Fund, who was a shareholder at that time. The direct action provisions summarized above will not apply to claims brought under the U.S. federal securities laws to the extent that any such U.S. federal laws, rules or regulations do not permit such application.

*Preemptive Rights*. The Declaration of Trust provides that Common Shareholders shall have no right to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any shares or securities of the Fund, other than such right, if any, as the Board of Trustees in its discretion may determine. As of the date of this prospectus, no preemptive rights have been granted by the Board of Trustees.

Reference should be made to the Declaration of Trust and By-laws on file with the SEC for the full text of these provisions.

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Conversion to Open-End Fund

The Board of Trustees may also from time to time consider submitting to the Fund's shareholders a proposal to convert the Fund to an open-end investment company. In determining whether to exercise its sole discretion to submit this issue to shareholders, the Board of Trustees would consider all factors then relevant, including the size of the Fund, the extent to which shareholders have adequate liquidity thorough repurchase offers, the extent to which the Fund's capital structure is leveraged and the possibility of re-leveraging (if any) and general market and economic conditions.

If previously approved by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Trustees, the Declaration of Trust requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares to approve a conversion of the Fund from a closed-end investment company to an open-end investment company. In the event there are Preferred Shares outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Common Shares and Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, is required.

In the event of conversion to an open-end fund, any Preferred Shares would need to be redeemed and all or a portion of any borrowings may need to be repaid upon conversion to an open-end investment company. The Fund may charge sales or redemption fees upon conversion to an open-end fund. Shareholders of an open-end investment company may require the company to redeem their shares on any business day (except in certain circumstances as authorized by or under the 1940 Act) at their net asset value, less such redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of redemption, whereas the Fund currently makes only quarterly offers to repurchase its Common Shares (typically 5% per quarter), and shareholders do not have the right to otherwise have shares redeemed. Open-end companies are thus subject to more frequent periodic out-flows that can complicate portfolio management in comparison to the Fund. The Fund would expect to pay all such redemption requests in cash. If the Fund were converted to an open-end fund, it is likely that new Common Shares may be sold at NAV plus a sales load. In addition, to the extent the Fund is merged, consolidated or converted into an open-end registered investment company, it may no longer be able to use the same investment strategies. As a result, conversion to open-end status may require changes in the management of the Fund's portfolio in order to meet the liquidity requirements applicable to open-end funds. Because portfolio securities may have to be liquidated to meet redemptions, conversion could affect the Fund's ability to meet its investment objective or to use certain investment policies and techniques described above. In particular, if the Fund were to operate as an open-end investment company, it would be required to hold a greater amount of liquid assets and would be more limited in the amount of leverage it could employ, which could impact the Fund's performance. As described above, the Fund, like an open-end company, intends to engage in a continuous offering of its Common Shares.

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Tax Matters

[The following discussion of U.S. federal income tax matters is based on the advice of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, counsel to the Fund.

The discussions below and certain disclosure in the SAI provide general U.S. federal income tax information related to an investment in the Common Shares. Because tax laws are complex and often change, you should consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. The following tax discussion assumes that you are a U.S. Common Shareholder (as defined under "Tax Matters" in the SAI) and that you hold the Common Shares as a capital asset (generally, property held for investment).

Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers with regard to the U.S. federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of Common Shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other taxing jurisdiction.

The discussion below does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to special classes of taxpayers including, without limitation, financial institutions, insurance companies, taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax, a partnership or other entity treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Common Shareholders whose "functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar, tax-exempt organizations, a controlled foreign corporation or a passive foreign investment company, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities or commodities that elect mark-to-market treatment, or persons that will hold Common Shares as a position in a "straddle," "hedge" or as part of a "constructive sale" for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Common Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships that hold Common Shares should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax considerations to their partners of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

The Fund intends to elect to be treated and to qualify each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. In order to qualify as a RIC, the Fund must satisfy certain requirements regarding the sources of its income, the diversification of its assets and the distribution of its income. As a RIC, the Fund is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its investment company taxable income and net recognized capital gains that it distributes to Common Shareholders.

Additionally, a portion of the Fund's distributions to Common Shareholders may qualify for the dividends-received deduction available to corporate Common Shareholders.

The Fund primarily invests in instruments whose income is subject to U.S. federal income tax, therefore, substantially all of the Fund's dividends paid to you will be taxable dividends. Taxable distributions are taxable whether or not such distributions are received in cash or reinvested in the Fund. Capital gain distributions are generally taxable at rates applicable to long-term capital gains regardless of how long a Common Shareholder has held his or her Common Shares. Long-term capital gains for noncorporate shareholders are currently taxable at a reduced maximum rate.

As a RIC, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax in any taxable year on income or gains that it timely distributes to shareholders. As described in "Distributions" above, the Fund may retain for investment a portion of its net investment income and some (or all) of its net capital gain. If the Fund retains any net capital gain or investment company taxable income, it generally will be subject to tax at the corporate income tax rate on the amount retained. If the Fund retains any net capital gain, it may report the retained amount as undistributed capital gains as part of its annual reporting to its shareholders who (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their share of such undistributed amount; (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any; and (iii) will be entitled to claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of Common Shares owned by a Common Shareholder will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder's gross income and the tax deemed paid by the Common Shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.

Dividends and other taxable distributions declared by the Fund in October, November or December to shareholders of record on a specified date in such month and paid during the following January will be treated as having been received by shareholders on December 31 of the year the distributions were declared.

Each Common Shareholder will receive an annual statement summarizing the shareholder's dividend and capital gains distributions (including net capital gains credited to the Common Shareholder but retained by the Fund) after the close of the Fund's taxable year.

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The repurchase, sale or exchange of Common Shares normally will result in capital gain or loss to Common Shareholders in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. Common Shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares and the amount realized from the sale or other disposition. Generally a shareholder's gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Common Shares have been held for more than one year. Present law taxes both long-term and short-term capital gains of corporations at the same rates applicable to ordinary income. For non-corporate taxpayers, however, long-term capital gains are currently taxed at a reduced maximum rate, while short-term capital gains and other ordinary income are currently taxed at ordinary income rates. If a Common Shareholder sells or otherwise disposes of Common Shares before holding them for more than six months, any loss on the sale or disposition will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any net capital gains distributed to the Common Shareholder (including any net capital gains credited to them but retained by the Fund). Any loss realized on a sale or exchange of Common Shares will be disallowed to the extent those Common Shares are replaced by other substantially identical shares within a period of sixty-one days beginning thirty days before and ending thirty days after the date of disposition of the original Common Shares. In that event, the basis of the replacement shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

If the Fund acquires stock in a passive foreign investment company (a "PFIC") and holds the stock beyond the end of the year of acquisition, the Fund will be subject to federal income tax on any "excess distribution" the Fund receives on the stock or any gain realized by the Fund from disposition of the stock (collectively "PFIC income"), plus interest thereon, even if the Fund distributes that share of the PFIC income as a taxable dividend to its Common Shareholders. The Fund's holdings may include a small portion of stock interests in PFICs.

The Fund may avoid the tax and interest on PFIC income if it elects to treat the PFIC as a "qualified electing fund"; however, the requirements for that election are difficult to satisfy. In the alternative, the Fund intends to elect the mark-to-market method with respect to the instruments associated with a PFIC. Under such an election, the Fund would include in income each year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of the taxable year over the Fund's adjusted basis in the PFIC stock. The Fund would be allowed a deduction for the excess, if any, of the adjusted basis of the PFIC stock over the fair market value of the PFIC stock as of the close of the taxable year, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains included by the Fund for prior taxable years. The Fund's adjusted basis in the PFIC stock would be adjusted to reflect the amounts included in, or deducted from, income under this election. Amounts included in income pursuant to this election, as well as gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the PFIC security, would be treated as ordinary income. The deductible portion of any mark-to-market loss, as well as loss realized on the sale or other disposition of the PFIC stock to the extent that such loss does not exceed the net mark-to-market gains previously included by the Fund, would be treated as ordinary loss. The Fund generally would not be subject to the deferred tax and interest charge provisions discussed above with respect to PFIC stock for which a mark-to-market election has been made.

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes, which could reduce the amount of its distributions. If more than 50% of the Fund's assets are invested in foreign instruments at the end of a year, the Fund will be eligible to make an election permitting shareholders to claim a credit or deduction for their pro rata share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund. If it makes this election, the Fund may report more taxable income to Common Shareholders than it actually distributes. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be eligible to pass through foreign tax credits in any given year. It is not anticipated that the Fund will invest in foreign instruments to the extent necessary to meet the above 50% threshold to pass through the foreign taxes it pays to shareholders.

The Fund may be required to "backup" withhold U.S. federal income tax at the current rate of 24% of all taxable distributions payable to Common Shareholders who fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications, or if the Common Shareholders have been notified by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") that they are subject to backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax; rather, it is a way in which the IRS ensures it will collect taxes otherwise due. Any amounts withheld may be credited against a shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

The Fund may invest in other instruments the U.S. federal income tax treatment of which is uncertain or subject to re-characterization by the IRS. To the extent the tax treatment of such instruments or their income differs from the tax treatment expected by the Fund, it could affect the timing or character of income recognized by the Fund, requiring the Fund to purchase or sell instruments, or otherwise change its portfolio, in order to comply with the tax rules applicable to RICs under the Code. Common Shareholders may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes on their Fund distributions. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.]

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Plan of Distribution

Nuveen Securities, LLC (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors, is the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund's Common Shares pursuant to a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement") with the Fund. The Distributor, located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA").

The Distributor acts as the distributor of Common Shares for the Fund on a best efforts basis pursuant to the terms of the Distribution Agreement. The Distributor is not obligated to sell any specific amount of Common Shares of the Fund.

Common Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered through the Distributor. As discussed below, the Fund may authorize one or more intermediaries (e.g., broker-dealers and other financial firms) to receive purchase orders and repurchase requests on its behalf. Such intermediaries are authorized to designate other intermediaries to receive purchase orders and repurchase requests on the Fund's behalf. The Fund will be deemed to have received a purchase order or repurchase request when an authorized intermediary or, if applicable, an intermediary's authorized designee, receives the order or request. The Common Shares will be offered at NAV per share calculated each business day, plus any applicable sales load. Please see "Net Asset Value" above.

The Fund and the Distributor will have the sole right to accept orders to purchase Common Shares and reserve the right to reject any order in whole or in part.

No market currently exists for the Fund's Common Shares. The Fund will not list its Common Shares for trading on any securities exchange. There is currently no secondary market for the Fund's Common Shares and the Fund does not anticipate that a secondary market will develop for its Common Shares. Neither Nuveen Fund Advisors nor the Distributor intends to make a market in the Fund's Common Shares.

**Share Classes** 

The Fund has adopted an Amended and Restated Multi-Class Plan in accordance with Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act (the "Multi-Class Plan"). Although the Fund is not an open-end investment company, it has undertaken to comply with the terms of Rule 18f-3 as a condition of an exemptive order under the 1940 Act which permits it to have, among other things, a multi-class structure. Under the Multi-Class Plan, Common Shares of each class of the Fund represent an equal *pro rata* interest in the Fund and, generally, have identical voting, distribution, liquidation, and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications and terms and conditions, except that: (a) each class has a different designation; (b) each class of Common Shares bears any class-specific expenses; and (c) each class shall have separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class, and shall have exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to that class.

Class I, Class A1 and Class A2 Common Shares of the Fund are offered in this prospectus. Each share class represents an investment in the same portfolio of investments, but each class has its own expense structure and arrangements for shareholder services or distribution, which allows you to choose the class that best fits your situation and eligibility requirements.

**Class I Common Shares** are available for purchase by clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments and foundations. Class I Common Shares are also available for purchase by family offices and their clients. A family office is a company that provides certain financial and other services to a high-net-worth family or families. Class I Common Shares are also available for purchase by the following categories of investors:

● Certain bank or broker-affiliated trust departments.

● Advisory accounts of Nuveen Fund Advisors and its affiliates.

● Investors purchasing through a brokerage platform of a financial intermediary that has an agreement with Nuveen Securities to offer such shares solely when acting as an agent for such investors. Investors transacting through a financial intermediary's brokerage platform may be required to pay a commission directly to the intermediary.

● Current and former trustees/directors of any Nuveen Fund, and their immediate family members (as defined in the SAI).

● Officers of Nuveen, and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

● Full-time and retired employees of Nuveen, and its affiliates, and their immediate family members.

● Certain financial intermediary personnel, and their immediate family members.

● Certain other institutional investors described in the SAI.

**Class A1 Common Shares** are primarily offered and sold to retail investors by broker-dealers which are members of FINRA and which have agreements with Nuveen Securities, but may be available through other financial firms, including banks and trust companies and to specified benefit plans and other retirement accounts.

**Class A2 Common Shares** are primarily offered and sold to retail investors by broker-dealers which are members of FINRA and which have agreements with Nuveen Securities, but may be available through other financial firms, including banks and trust companies and to specified benefit plans and other retirement accounts.

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**Intra-Fund Share Common Class Conversions**

**Conversions at the Request of a Financial Intermediary.** Subject to the conditions set forth in this paragraph, Common Shares of one class of the Fund may be converted into *(i.e.,* reclassified as) Common Shares of a different class of the Fund at the request of a shareholder's financial intermediary. **To qualify for a conversion, the shareholder must satisfy the conditions for investing in the class into which the conversion is sought** (as described in this prospectus and the SAI). Also, Common Shares are not eligible to be converted until any applicable contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") period has expired. No sales charge will be imposed on the conversion of Common Shares. The financial intermediary making the conversion request must submit the request in writing. In addition, the financial intermediary or other responsible party must process and report the transaction as a conversion. The value of the Common Shares received during a conversion will be based on the relative NAV of the Common Shares being converted and the Common Shares received as a result of the conversion. It generally is expected that conversions will not result in taxable gain or loss.

**Class A1 and Class A2 Distribution and Service Plan**

The Fund has adopted an Amended and Restated Distribution and Service Plan (the "Distribution and Service Plan") for Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares of the Fund. The Distribution and Service Plan operates in a manner consistent with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates the manner in which an open-end investment company may directly or indirectly bear the expenses of distributing its Common Shares. Although the Fund is not an open-end investment company, it has undertaken to comply with the terms of Rule 12b-1 as a condition of an exemptive order under the 1940 Act which permits it to, among other things, impose distribution and shareholder servicing fees. The Distribution and Service Plan permits the Fund to compensate Nuveen Securities for using reasonable efforts to secure purchasers of the Fund's Common Shares, including by providing continuing information and investment services and/or by making payments to certain authorized institutions in connection with the sale of Common Shares or servicing of shareholder accounts. Most or all of the distribution and/or service fees are paid to financial firms through which Shareholders may purchase or hold Class A1 Common Shares and/or Class A2 Common Shares. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's Class A1 Common Share assets and Class A2 Common Share assets, respectively, on an ongoing basis, over time they will increase the cost of an investment in Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. The maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under the Distribution and Service Plan for Class A1 Common Shares (calculated as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the Class A1 Common Shares) is 0.75%. The maximum annual rates at which the distribution and/or servicing fees may be paid under the Distribution and Service Plan for Class A2 Common Shares (calculated as a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to the Class A2 Common Shares) is 0.50%.

**Purchasing Shares** 

The following section provides basic information about how to purchase Class I, Class A1 and Class A2 Common Shares of the Fund.

The Fund's Common Shares will be offered for sale in the U.S. and will not be widely available outside the United States. For purposes of this policy, a U.S. resident is defined as an account with (i) a U.S. address of record and (ii) all account owners residing in the U.S. at the time of sale. Non-U.S. residents should be aware that U.S. withholding and estate taxes and certain U.S. tax reporting requirements may apply to any investment in the Fund. Eligible investors may purchase Class I, Class A1 and Class A2 Common Shares in the following ways:

**Through your broker-dealer or other financial firm.** The Fund's Common Shares may in the future be available through broker-dealers, banks, trust companies, insurance companies and other financial firms. Your broker-dealer or other financial firm may establish different minimum investment requirements than the Fund and may also independently charge you transaction fees and additional amounts (which may vary) in return for its services, which will reduce your return. Shares you purchase through your broker-dealer or other financial firm will normally be held in your account with that firm.

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**Through the Distributor.** You should discuss your investment with your financial advisor before you make a purchase to be sure the Fund is appropriate for you. If you do not list a financial advisor and his/her brokerage firm on the Account Application, the Distributor is designated as the broker of record, but solely for purposes of acting as your agent to purchase shares through any financial intermediary that has a sales agreement with the Distributor. The Distributor acts as an agent for the Fund to work with financial intermediaries that buy and sell Common Shares of the Fund on behalf of their clients. Generally, the Distributor will not sell Fund Common Shares directly to investors. Initial purchases of Fund Shares may be made through any financial intermediary that has a sales agreement with the Distributor. Unless you are investing in the Fund through a retirement and benefit plan, fee-based program or other financial intermediary, you and your investment professional may fill out the application and send it to the Fund at the address below. To open an account through a retirement and benefit plan, fee-based program or other type of financial intermediary, you should contact your financial intermediary for instructions on opening an account.

<u>Overnight Mail:</u> 

Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund

C/O DST Systems, Inc. <br> 430 W. 7th Street <br> Kansas City, MO 64105

<u>Regular Mail:</u> 

Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund

C/O DST Systems, Inc. <br> PO Box 219307 <br> Kansas City, MO 64121-9097

*Please do not send account applications or purchase or repurchase orders to Nuveen's offices in Chicago, IL.*

For inquiries, please call DST Call Center: (833) 688-3368 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CST).

In order to receive the current day's NAV, order instructions must be received in good order prior to the close of regular trading on the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) ("NYSE Close"). Instructions must include the name and signature of an appropriate person designated on the Account Application ("Authorized Person"), account name, account number, name of the Fund and dollar amount. Failure to send the accompanying payment on the same day may result in the cancellation of the order. Payments received without order instructions could result in a processing delay.

**Investment Minimums** 

**Class I Common Shares.** The following investment minimums apply for purchases of Class I Common Shares:

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| **Initial Investment** | **Subsequent Investments** |
| $100,000 per account |  |

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**Class A1 Common Shares.** The following investment minimums apply for purchases of Class A1 Common Shares:

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>Initial Investment</u>** | **<u>Subsequent Investments</u>** |
| $2,500 per account | $100 |

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**Class A2 Common Shares.** The following investment minimums apply for purchases of Class A2 Common Shares:

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>Initial Investment</u>** | **<u>Subsequent Investments</u>** |
| $2,500 per account | $100 |

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The initial investment minimums may be modified for certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their customers. The Fund or the Distributor may lower or waive the minimum initial investment for certain categories of investors at their discretion.

Class I Common Shares are available for purchase at a modified minimum investment amount by clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments and foundations. The minimum initial investment for such clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $25,000 for clients of financial intermediaries that have accounts holding Class I Common Shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000. The Distributor may also lower the minimum to $25,000 for clients of financial intermediaries anticipated to reach this Class I Common Shares holdings level.

Additionally, Class I Common Shares are also available for purchase by family offices and their clients. A family office is a company that provides certain financial and other services to a high net worth family or families. The minimum initial investment for family offices and their clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $25,000 for clients of family offices that have accounts holding Class I Common Shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000.

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Class I Common Shares also are available for purchase, with no minimum initial investment, by certain other categories of investors, including members of the Board of Trustees of the Fund and certain employees of Nuveen, LLC, its affiliates and extended family members of such individuals, as described in the "Purchase of Class I Common Shares by Eligible Investors" section in the SAI.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Additional Investments.** You may make additional purchases of Fund Common Shares by contacting your investment
professional or financial intermediary. If you have direct account privileges with the Fund, you may make additional purchases by sending a mailing as outlined above. You may obtain a Subscription Request Form online at nuveen.com or by calling
(833) 688-3368. If you invest through a broker-dealer, contact your financial firm for information on purchasing additional Class I Common Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **Other Purchase Information**. Purchases of Class I Common Shares will be made in full and fractional shares.

The Fund and the Distributor each reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend the offering of shares of the Fund or to reject any purchase order, in whole or in part, when, in the judgment of management, such suspension or rejection is in the best interests of the Fund.

In the interest of economy and convenience, certificates for shares will not be issued.

**Sales Charge—Class I Common Shares** 

Class I Common Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

**Sales Charge—Class A1 Common Shares**

You can purchase Class A1 Common Shares at the offering price, which is the NAV per share plus an up-front sales charge. You may qualify for a reduced sales charge, or the sales charge may be waived, as described in "Class A1 Sales Charge Waivers." Class A1 Common Shares are also subject to an annual service fee of 0.25% and an annual distribution fee of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A1 Common Shares of the Fund. The service fee compensates your financial advisor or other financial intermediary for providing ongoing service to you. The distribution fee is paid to authorized financial intermediaries to finance any activity that primarily is intended to result in the sale of Class A1 Common Shares. The Distributor retains the service fee and distribution fee on accounts with no financial intermediary of record. The up-front Class A1 Common Shares sales charges for the Fund are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Amount of Purchase** | **Sales Charge as<br> a % of Public<br> Offering Price** | **Sales Charge as<br> a % of Net<br> Amount Invested** | **Maximum Financial<br> Intermediary Commission<br> as a % of Public**<br> **Offering Price** |
| Less than $100,000 | 2.50% | 2.56% | 2.50% |
| $100000 – $249999 | 2.00% | 2.04% | 2.00% |
| Over $250,000\* |  |  | 1.50% |
| Note: The above percentages may vary for particular investors due to rounding. |  |  |  |

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\* You can purchase $250,000 or more of Class A1 Common Shares at NAV without an up-front sales charge. For purchases of Class A1 Common Shares without a front-end sales charge and for which the Distributor pays distribution-related compensation, the service and distribution payments shall commence 12 months after purchase. Unless you are eligible for a waiver, you may be assessed a contingent deferred sales charge ("*CDSC*") of 1.50% if your Class A1 Common Shares are repurchased before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of your initial purchase falls. See "Contingent Deferred Sales Charges" below for information concerning the CDSC and "Class A1 Sales Charge Waivers" below for information concerning CDSC and sales charge waivers and reductions.

Investors in the Fund may reduce or eliminate sales charges applicable to purchases of Class A1 Common Shares through utilization of the Right of Accumulation, Letter of Intent or Reinstatement Privilege. These programs (described below) will apply to purchases of Class A1 Common Shares of the Fund that are combined with purchases of shares of other closed-end interval funds that Nuveen sponsors in the future (collectively, "Eligible Funds"), which offer Class A1 Common Shares. Eligible Funds include open-end funds sponsored by Nuveen.

**Contingent Deferred Sales Charges**

If any Class A1 Common Shares for which you did not pay a sales charge are repurchased before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of your initial purchase falls, a CDSC of 1.50% normally will be collected.

No CDSC is imposed on Class A1 Common Shares you buy through the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The CDSC holding period is calculated on a monthly basis and begins on the first day of the month in which the purchase was made. When Class A1 Common Shares subject to a CDSC are repurchased, the CDSC is calculated on the lower of your purchase price or repurchase proceeds, deducted from your repurchase proceeds, and paid to the Distributor. The CDSC may be waived under certain special circumstances as described below under "Plan of Distribution—Class A1 Sales Charge Waivers." To minimize the amount of any CDSC, the Fund repurchases Class A1 Common Shares in the following order:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends
 and capital gain distributions (always free of a CDSC);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Shares held for one year or more; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Shares held before the first anniversary of their
 purchase.

The Fund offers a number of ways to reduce or eliminate the up-front sales charge on Class A1 Common Shares. In addition, under certain circumstances, the Fund will waive or reduce the CDSC imposed on repurchases of Class A1 Common Shares purchased at NAV. **The availability of the sales charge reductions and waivers discussed below will depend on the policies of the financial intermediary through which you purchase your Class A1 Common Shares. In all instances, it is your responsibility to notify your financial intermediary at the time of purchase of any relationship or other facts qualifying you for sales charge waivers or discounts. In order to obtain waivers and discounts that are not available through your intermediary, you will have to purchase Class A1 Common Shares through another intermediary.**

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**Class A1 Sales Charge Reductions**

**Please inform the Fund, if you have direct account privileges with the Fund, or your financial intermediary at the time of your purchase of Class A1 Common Shares if you believe you qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge.**

● *Rights of Accumulation.* In calculating the appropriate sales charge on a purchase of Class A1 Common Shares, you may be able to add the amount of your purchase to the value, based on the current NAV per Class A1 Common Share, of all of your prior purchases of any Nuveen Fund.

● *Letter of Intent.* Subject to certain requirements, you may purchase Class A1 Common Shares at the sales charge rate applicable to the total amount of the purchases you intend to make over a 13-month period.

For purposes of calculating the appropriate sales charge as described under *Rights of Accumulation* and *Letter of Intent* above, you may include purchases by (i) you, (ii) your spouse or domestic partner and children under the age of 21 years, and (iii) a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship that is 100% owned by any of the persons in (i) or (ii). In addition, a trustee or other fiduciary can count all shares purchased for a single trust, estate or other single fiduciary account that has multiple accounts (including one or more employee benefit plans of the same employer).

**Class A1 Sales Charge Waivers**

Class A1 Common Shares may be purchased at NAV without a sales charge as follows:

● *Purchases of $250,000 or more (although such purchases may be subject to a CDSC in certain circumstances, see "Plan of Distribution—Contingent Deferred Sales Charges" above).* 

● *Shares purchased through the reinvestment of Nuveen Fund dividends and capital gain distributions.* 

● *Current and former trustees/directors of the Nuveen Funds.* 

● *Financial intermediary personnel.* Purchases by any person who, for at least the last 90 days, has been an officer, director, or employee of any financial intermediary or any such person's immediate family member.

● *Certain trust departments.* Purchases by bank or broker-affiliated trust departments investing funds over which they exercise exclusive discretionary investment authority and that are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or similar capacity.

● *Additional categories of investors.* Purchases made (i) by investors purchasing on a periodic fee, asset-based fee or no transaction fee basis through a broker-dealer sponsored fund purchase program; (ii) by clients of investment advisers, financial planners or other financial intermediaries that charge periodic or asset- based fees for their services; and (iii) through a financial intermediary that has entered into an agreement with the Distributor to offer the Fund's shares to self-directed investment brokerage accounts and that may or may not charge a transaction fee to its customers.

In order to obtain a sales charge reduction or waiver on Class A1 Common Share purchases, it may be necessary at the time of purchase for you to inform the Fund or your financial advisor of the existence of other accounts in which there are holdings eligible to be aggregated for such purposes. You may need to provide the Fund or your financial advisor information or records, such as account statements, in order to verify your eligibility for a sales charge reduction or waiver. This may include account statements of family members and information regarding Nuveen Fund shares held in accounts with other financial advisors. You or your financial advisor must notify the Distributor at the time of each purchase if you are eligible for any of these programs. The Fund may modify or discontinue these programs at any time.

**CDSC Waivers and Reductions**

The CDSC payable upon the repurchase of Class A1 Common Shares that were purchased at NAV without a sales charge because the purchase amount exceeded $250,000, may be waived or reduced under the following circumstances:

● In the event of total disability of the shareholder.

● In the event of death of the shareholder.

● For certain repurchases made pursuant to a systematic withdrawal plan.

● For repurchases made in connection with a payment of account or plan fees.

● For repurchases involving accounts not meeting required minimum balances.

● For repurchases of Class A1 Common Shares where the Distributor did not pay a sales charge to the intermediary when the Class A1 Common Shares were purchased.

**Sales Charge Waivers on Transfers between Accounts.** Class A1 Common Shares of any Nuveen Fund can be purchased at NAV under the following circumstances:

● Transfers of Nuveen Fund Shares from an IRA or other qualified retirement plan account to a taxable account in connection with a required minimum distribution; or

● Transfers of Nuveen Fund Shares held in a taxable account to an IRA or other qualified retirement plan account for the purpose of making a contribution to the IRA or other qualified retirement plan account.

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A CDSC will not be imposed at the time of the transaction under such circumstances; instead, the date on which such Class A1 Common Shares were initially purchased will be used to calculate any applicable CDSC when the Class A1 Common Shares are repurchased. You must inform the Fund and/or your financial intermediary at the time of purchase if you believe your purchase qualifies for a reduced sales charge and you may be requested to provide documentation of your holdings in order to verify your eligibility. If you do not do so, you may not receive all sales charge reductions for which you are eligible.

**Reinvestment Privilege.** If you redeem or submit for repurchase Class A1 Common Shares of a Nuveen Fund, you may reinvest some or all of the proceeds in the same class of any Eligible Fund on or before the 90th day after the redemption repurchase or repurchase without a sales charge unless the reinvestment would be prohibited by that Nuveen Fund's frequent trading policy (if any). Special tax rules may apply. All accounts involved must have the same registration. This privilege does not apply to purchases made through Invest-A-Matic or other automatic investment services. The reinvestment privilege only applies to your Fund's Class A1 Common Shares if you previously paid a front-end sales charge in connection with your purchase of such Class A1 Common Shares.

**Sales Charge—Class A2 Common Shares**

Class A2 Common Shares are not subject to a sales charge.

**Financial Intermediary Compensation** 

As part of a plan for distributing Common Shares, authorized financial intermediaries that sell the Fund's Common Shares and service its shareholder accounts receive sales and service compensation. Additionally, authorized financial intermediaries may charge a fee to effect transactions in Fund Common Shares.

Sales compensation originates from sales charges that are paid directly by shareholders and distribution fees that are paid by the Fund out of share class assets. Service compensation originates from service fees. The Fund accrues the distribution and service fees daily at annual rates shown in the ''Fees and Expenses'' table above based upon average daily net assets. The portion of the distribution and service fees for each share class is as follows:

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| **Fee** | **Class A1 Common Shares<sup>(1)</sup>** | **Class A2 Common Shares** | **Class I Common Shares** |
| Service | 0.25% | 0.25% |  |
| Distribution | 0.50% | 0.25% |  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) For purchases of Class A1 Common Shares without
 a front-end sales charge and for which Nuveen Distributor pays distribution-related compensation, the service and distribution
 payments shall commence 12 months after purchase.

The Distributor may pay distribution and service fees to authorized financial intermediaries or use the fees for other distribution purposes, including revenue sharing. The amounts paid by the Fund need not be directly related to expenses. If the Distributor's actual expenses exceed the fee paid to it, the Fund will not have to pay more than that fee. Conversely, if the Distributor's expenses are less than the fee it receives, the Distributor will keep the excess amount of the fee.

**Sales Activities.** The Fund may use distribution fees to pay authorized financial intermediaries to finance any activity that primarily is intended to result in the sale of Common Shares. The Distributor uses its portion of the distribution fees attributable to the Common Shares of a particular class for activities that primarily are intended to result in the sale of Common Shares of such class. These activities include, but are not limited to, printing of prospectuses and statements of additional information and reports for anyone other than existing shareholders, preparation and distribution of advertising and sales material, expenses of organizing and conducting sales seminars, additional payments to authorized financial intermediaries, maintenance of shareholder accounts, the cost necessary to provide distribution-related services or personnel, travel, office expenses, equipment and other allocable overhead.

**Service Activities.** The Distributor may pay service fees to authorized financial intermediaries for any activity that primarily is intended to result in personal service and/or the maintenance of shareholder accounts or certain retirement and benefit plans. Any portion of the service fees paid to the Distributor will be used to service and maintain shareholder accounts.

**Dealer Concessions on Class A1 Purchases With a Front-End Sales Charge.** See "Sales Charge—Class A1 Common Shares" for more information.

**Dealer Concessions Without a Front-End Sales Charge.** For purchases of Class A1 Common Shares, the Distributor may pay dealers distribution-related compensation *(i.e.,* concessions) according to the schedule set forth below (which may be subject to a CDSC).

Dealers receive concessions described below on purchases made within a 12-month period beginning with the first NAV purchase of Class A1 Common Shares for the account. The concession rate resets on each anniversary date of the initial NAV purchase, provided that the account continues to qualify for treatment at NAV.

**Dealer Concession Schedule—Class A1 Common Shares for Certain Purchases Without a Front-End Sales Charge**

The dealer concession received is based on the amount of the Class A1 Common Shares investment as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class A1 Common Share Investments** | **Front-End Sales Charge\*** | **Dealer's Concession** |
| Over $250,000 |  | 1.50% |

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\* Class A1 Common Shares purchased without a sales charge will be subject to a 1.50% CDSC if they are repurchased before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls.

**Revenue Sharing and Other Payments to Dealers and Financial Intermediaries.** Nuveen (the term ''Nuveen'' in this section refers to Nuveen Fund Advisors and also refers to the Distributor unless the context requires otherwise) may make payments to certain financial intermediaries for marketing and distribution support activities. Nuveen makes these payments, at its own expense, out of its own resources (including revenues from advisory fees and distribution and service fees), and without any additional costs to the Fund or the Fund's Shareholders.

In general, these payments are intended to compensate or reimburse financial intermediary firms for certain activities, including: promotion of sales of Fund Common Shares, such as placing the Nuveen Family of Funds on a preferred list of fund families; making Fund Common Shares available on certain platforms, programs, or trading venues; educating a financial intermediary firm's sales force about the Fund; providing services to shareholders; and various other promotional efforts and/or costs. The payments made to financial intermediaries may be used to cover costs and

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expenses related to these promotional efforts, including travel, lodging, entertainment, and meals, among other things. In addition, Nuveen may provide payments to a financial intermediary in connection with Nuveen's participation in or support of conferences and other events sponsored, hosted, or organized by the financial intermediary. The aggregate amount of these payments may be substantial and may exceed the actual costs incurred by the financial intermediary in engaging in these promotional activities or services and the financial intermediary firm may realize a profit in connection with such activities or services. Nuveen may make such payments on a fixed or variable basis based on Fund sales, assets, transactions processed, and/or accounts attributable to a financial intermediary, among other factors. Nuveen determines the amount of these payments in its sole discretion. In doing so, Nuveen may consider a number of factors, including: a financial intermediary's sales, assets, and redemption rates; the nature and quality of any shareholder services provided by the financial intermediary; the quality and depth of the financial intermediary's existing business relationships with Nuveen; the expected potential to expand such relationships; and the financial intermediary's anticipated growth prospects. Not all financial intermediaries receive revenue sharing payments and the amount of revenue sharing payments may vary for different financial intermediaries. Depending on the particular arrangement, Nuveen may choose not to make payments in relation to certain classes of shares of the Fund.

In some circumstances, these payments may create an incentive for a broker-dealer or its investment professionals to recommend or sell Fund Common Shares to you. Nuveen may benefit from these payments to the extent the broker-dealers sell more Fund Common Shares or retain more Fund Common Shares in their clients' accounts because Nuveen receives greater management and other fees as Fund assets increase. For more specific information about these payments, including revenue sharing arrangements, made to your broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and the conflicts of interest that may arise from such arrangements, please contact your investment professional.

**Payments for Recordkeeping, Networking, and Other Services.** In addition to the payments from Nuveen Fund Advisors or the Distributor described above, from time to time, Nuveen Fund Advisors and the Distributor may have other relationships with financial intermediaries relating to the provision of services to the Fund, such as providing omnibus account services or executing portfolio transactions for the Fund. The Fund generally may pay recordkeeping fees for services provided to plans where the account is a plan- level or fund-level omnibus account and plan participants have the ability to determine their investments in particular mutual funds. If your financial intermediary provides these services, Nuveen Fund Advisors or the Fund may compensate the financial intermediary for these services. In addition, your financial intermediary may have other relationships with Nuveen Fund Advisors or the Distributor that are not related to the Fund.

For example, the Fund may enter into arrangements with and pay fees to financial intermediaries that provide recordkeeping or other sub-administrative services to certain groups of investors in the Fund including participants in retirement and benefit plans, investors in fund advisory programs, and clients of financial intermediaries that operate in an omnibus environment (collectively, "Investors"). The recordkeeping services typically include: (a) establishing and maintaining Investor accounts and records; (b) recording Investor account balances and changes thereto; (c) arranging for the wiring of funds; (d) providing statements to Investors; (e) furnishing proxy materials, periodic Fund reports, prospectuses and other communications to Investors as required; (f) transmitting Investor transaction information; and (g) providing information in order to assist the Fund in its compliance with state securities laws. The fees that the Fund pays are designed to compensate financial intermediaries for such services.

The Fund also may pay fees to broker-dealers for networking services. Networking services may include but are not limited to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• establishing and maintaining individual accounts and records;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• providing client account statements; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• providing 1099 forms and other tax statements.

The networking fees that the Fund pay to broker-dealers normally result in reduced fees paid by the Fund to the transfer agent, which otherwise would provide these services.

Financial intermediaries may charge additional fees or commissions other than those disclosed in this prospectus, such as a transaction based fee or other fee for its service, and may categorize and disclose these arrangements differently than described in the discussion above and in the SAI. You may ask your financial intermediary about any payments it receives from Nuveen or the Fund, as well as about fees and/or commissions it charges.

**Signature Validation** 

When a signature validation is called for, a Medallion signature guarantee or Signature validation program ("SVP") stamp may be required. A Medallion signature guarantee is intended to provide signature validation for transactions

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considered financial in nature, and an SVP stamp is intended to provide signature validation for transactions non-financial in nature. In certain situations, a notarized signature may be used instead of a Medallion signature guarantee or an SVP stamp. A Medallion signature guarantee or SVP stamp may be obtained from a domestic bank or trust company, broker, dealer, clearing agency, savings association or other financial institution which is participating in a Medallion program or Signature validation program recognized by the Securities Transfer Association. When a Medallion signature guarantee or SVP stamp is required, signature validations from financial institutions which are not participating in one of these programs will not be accepted. Please note that financial institutions participating in a recognized Medallion program may still be ineligible to provide a signature validation for transactions of greater than a specified dollar amount. The Fund may change the signature validation requirements from time to time upon notice to Common Shareholders, which may be given by means of a new or supplemented prospectus. Shareholders should contact the Fund for additional details regarding the Fund's signature validation requirements.

In addition, corporations, trusts, and other institutional organizations are required to furnish evidence of the authority of the persons designated on the Account Application to effect transactions for the organization.

**Acceptance and Timing of Purchase Orders** 

A purchase order received by the Fund or its designee prior to the NYSE Close, on a day the Fund is open for business, together with payment made in one of the ways described above will be effected at that day's NAV plus any applicable sales charge. An order received after the NYSE Close will be effected at the NAV determined on the next business day. However, orders received by certain retirement plans and other financial firms or the financial firm's authorized designee on a business day prior to the NYSE Close and communicated to the Fund or its designee prior to such time as agreed upon by the Fund and financial firm will be effected at the NAV determined on the business day the order was received by the financial firm or the financial firm's authorized designee. The Fund is "open for business" on each day the NYSE is open for trading, which excludes the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If the NYSE is closed due to weather or other extenuating circumstances on a day it would typically be open for business, the Fund reserves the right to treat such day as a Business Day and accept purchase orders in accordance with applicable law. The Fund reserves the right to close if the primary trading markets of the Fund's portfolio instruments are closed and the Fund's management believes that there is not an adequate market to meet purchase requests. On any business day when the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association ("SIFMA") recommends that the securities markets close trading early, the Fund may close trading early. Purchase orders will be accepted only on days which the Fund is open for business.

The Fund and the Distributor each reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or reject any order for purchase of Class I, Class A1 and Class A2 Common Shares. The sale of Common Shares may be suspended during any period in which the NYSE is closed other than weekends or holidays, or if permitted by the rules of the SEC, when trading on the NYSE is restricted or during an emergency which makes it impracticable for the Fund to dispose of its securities or to determine fairly the value of its net assets, or during any other period as permitted by the SEC for the protection of investors.

**Verification of Identity** 

To help the federal government combat the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person that opens a new account, and to determine whether such person's name appears on government lists of known or suspected terrorists and terrorist organizations. As a result, the Fund must obtain the following information for each person that opens a new account:

1. Name;

2. Date of birth (for individuals);

3. Residential or business street address; and

4. Social security number, taxpayer identification number, or other identifying number.

**Federal law prohibits the Fund and other financial institutions from opening a new account unless they receive the minimum identifying information listed above.** 

Individuals may also be asked for a copy of their driver's license, passport or other identifying document in order to verify their identity. In addition, it may be necessary to verify an individual's identity by cross-referencing the identification information with a consumer report or other electronic database. Additional information may be required to open accounts for corporations and other entities.

After an account is opened, the Fund may restrict your ability to purchase additional Class I, Class A1 and Class A2 Common Shares until your identity is verified. The Fund also may close your account and redeem your shares or take other appropriate action if it is unable to verify your identity within a reasonable time.

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Periodic Repurchase Offers

The Fund is a closed-end interval fund and, to provide liquidity and the ability to receive NAV on a disposition of at least a portion of your Common Shares, makes periodic offers to repurchase Common Shares. No shareholder will have the right to require the Fund to repurchase its Common Shares, except as permitted by the Fund's interval structure. No public market for the Common Shares exists, and none is expected to develop in the future. Consequently, Common Shareholders generally will not be able to liquidate their investment other than as a result of repurchases of their Common Shares by the Fund, and then only on a limited basis.

The Fund has adopted, pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act, a fundamental policy, which cannot be changed without shareholder approval, requiring the Fund to offer to repurchase at least 5% and up to 25% of its Common Shares at NAV on a regular schedule. Although the policy permits repurchases of between 5% and 25% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares, for each quarterly repurchase offer, the Fund currently expects to offer to repurchase [ ]% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares at NAV subject to approval of the Board of Trustees. The schedule requires the Fund to make repurchase offers every three months. The Fund expects the first Repurchase Request Deadline to occur no later than six months after the initial effective date of this registration statement.

**Repurchase Dates** 

The Fund anticipates making quarterly repurchase offers every three months. As discussed below, the date on which the repurchase price for Common Shares is determined will occur no later than the 14th day after the Repurchase Request Deadline (or the next business day, if the 14th day is not a business day).

**Repurchase Request Deadline** 

The date by which shareholders wishing to tender Common Shares for repurchase must respond to the repurchase offer typically falls approximately seven days before the Repurchase Pricing Date (defined below). The Fund currently anticipates that the Repurchase Request Deadline will generally be the same date as the Repurchase Pricing Date. When a repurchase offer commences, the Fund sends, at least 21 days before the Repurchase Request Deadline and no more than 42 days before the Repurchase Request Deadline, written notice to each Common Shareholder setting forth, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The percentage of outstanding Common Shares that the Fund is offering to repurchase and how the Fund will purchase Common
Shares on a pro rata basis if the offer is oversubscribed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The date on which a Common Shareholder's repurchase request is due.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The date that will be used to determine the Fund's NAV applicable to the repurchase offer (the "Repurchase
Pricing Date").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The date by which the Fund will pay to Common Shareholders the proceeds from their Common Shares accepted for repurchase.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The NAV of the Common Shares as of a date no more than seven days before the date of the written notice and the means by
which shareholders may ascertain the NAV.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The procedures by which Common Shareholders may tender their Common Shares and the right of shareholders to withdraw or
modify their tenders before the Repurchase Request Deadline.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The circumstances in which the Fund may suspend or postpone the repurchase offer.

In addition to being sent to each Common Shareholder, this notice may also be included in a shareholder report or other Fund document. **The Repurchase Request Deadline will be strictly observed.** If a Common Shareholder fails to submit a repurchase request in good order by the Repurchase Request Deadline, the shareholder will be unable to liquidate Common Shares until a subsequent repurchase offer, and will have to resubmit a request in the next repurchase offer. Shareholders may withdraw or change a repurchase request with a proper instruction submitted in good form at any point before the Repurchase Request Deadline.

**Determination of Repurchase Price and Payment for Shares** 

The Repurchase Pricing Date will occur no later than the 14th day after the Repurchase Request Deadline (or the next business day, if the 14th day is not a business day). The Fund expects to distribute payment to Common Shareholders

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between one and three business days after the Repurchase Pricing Date and will distribute such payment no later than seven calendar days after such date. The Fund currently anticipates that the Repurchase Request Deadline will generally be the same date as the Repurchase Pricing Date. The Fund's NAV per share may change materially between the date a repurchase offer is mailed and the Repurchase Request Deadline, and it may also change materially between the Repurchase Request Deadline and Repurchase Pricing Date. The method by which the Fund calculates NAV is discussed below under "Net Asset Value." During the period an offer to repurchase is open, shareholders may obtain the current NAV by visiting www.nuveen.com or calling the Fund's transfer agent at (833) 688-3368.

**Repurchase Fee** 

The Fund does not currently expect to charge a repurchase fee. However, the Fund may charge a repurchase fee of up to 2.00% of the repurchase proceeds, which the Fund would retain to help offset non-de minimis estimated costs related to the repurchase incurred by the Fund, directly or indirectly, as a result of repurchasing Common Shares, thus allocating estimated transaction costs to the shareholder whose Common Shares are being repurchased. The Fund may introduce, or modify the amount of, a repurchase fee at any time. The Fund may also waive or reduce the repurchase fee if Nuveen Fund Advisors determines that the repurchase is offset by a corresponding purchase or if for other reasons the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

Your financial adviser or other financial intermediary may charge service fees for handling Common Share repurchases. In such cases, there may be fees imposed by the intermediary on different terms (and subject to different exceptions) than those set forth above. Please consult your financial adviser or other financial intermediary for details.

**Suspension or Postponement of Repurchase Offers** 

The Fund may suspend or postpone a repurchase offer in limited circumstances set forth in Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act, as described below, but only with the approval of a majority of the Board of Trustees, including a majority of Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. The Fund may suspend or postpone a repurchase offer only: (1) if making or effecting the repurchase offer would cause the Fund to lose its status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code; (2) for any period during which the NYSE or any other market in which the securities owned by the Fund are principally traded is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closings, or during which trading in such market is restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal by the Fund of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, or during which it is not reasonably practicable for the Fund fairly to determine the value of its net assets; or (4) for such other periods as the SEC may by order permit for the protection of shareholders of the Fund.

**Oversubscribed Repurchase Offers** 

There is no minimum number of Common Shares that must be tendered before the Fund will honor repurchase requests. However, the Board of Trustees sets for each repurchase offer a maximum percentage of Common Shares that may be repurchased by the Fund, which is currently expected to be [ ]% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares. In the event a repurchase offer by the Fund is oversubscribed, the Fund may repurchase, but is not required to repurchase, additional Common Shares up to a maximum amount of 2% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Fund. If shareholders tender an amount of Common Shares greater than that which the Fund intends to repurchase, the Fund will repurchase the Common Shares tendered on a pro rata basis.

If any Common Shares that you wish to tender to the Fund are not repurchased because of proration, you will have to wait until the next repurchase offer and resubmit a new repurchase request, and your repurchase request will not be given any priority over other shareholders' requests. Thus, there is a risk that the Fund may not purchase all of the Common Shares you wish to have repurchased in a given repurchase offer or in any subsequent repurchase offer. In anticipation of the possibility of proration, some shareholders may tender more Common Shares than they wish to have repurchased in a particular quarter, increasing the likelihood of proration.

**There is no assurance that you will be able to tender your Common Shares when or in the amount that you desire.** 

**Consequences of Repurchase Offers** 

From the time the Fund distributes or publishes each repurchase offer notification until the Repurchase Pricing Date for that offer, the Fund must maintain liquid assets at least equal to the percentage of its Common Shares subject to the repurchase offer. For this purpose, "liquid assets" means assets that may be sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business, at approximately the price at which the Fund values them, within the period between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the repurchase payment deadline, or which mature by the repurchase payment deadline. The Fund is also permitted to borrow up to the maximum extent permitted under the 1940 Act to meet repurchase requests.

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If the Fund borrows to finance repurchases, interest on that borrowing will negatively affect shareholders who do not tender their Common Shares by increasing the Fund's expenses and reducing any net investment income. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able sell a significant amount of additional Common Shares so as to mitigate these effects.

These and other possible risks associated with the Fund's repurchase offers are described under "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk" above. In addition, the repurchase of Common Shares by the Fund will be a taxable event to Common Shareholders, potentially even to those shareholders that do not participate in the repurchase. For a discussion of these tax consequences, see "Tax Matters" above and in the Statement of Additional Information.

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Distributor, Custodian and Transfer Agent

Nuveen Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, will serve as the Fund's principal underwriter and distributor. The custodian of the Fund's assets is State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016. State Street will perform custodial, fund accounting and portfolio accounting services. The transfer agent of the Fund is DST Systems, Inc., 333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.

Legal Opinions and Experts

Certain legal matters will be passed on for the Fund by Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP may rely as to certain matters of Massachusetts law on the opinion of [ ], Boston, Massachusetts. [ ] will serve as the independent registered public accounting firm, which provides auditing services to the Fund.

Privacy Statement

Nuveen (and its affiliated investment advisors and funds) considers your privacy our utmost concern. In order to provide you with individualized service, we collect certain nonpublic personal information about you from information you provide on applications or other forms (such as your address and social security number), and information about your account transactions with us (such as purchases, sales and account balances). We may also collect such information through your account inquiries by mail, email, telephone or on our Website.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about you to anyone, except as permitted by law. Specifically, so that we may continue to offer you Nuveen products and services that best meet your investing needs, and to effect transactions that you request or authorize, we may disclose the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform administrative or marketing services on our behalf, such as transfer agents, or printers and mailers that assist us in the distribution of investor materials. These companies will use this information only for the services for which we hired them, and are not permitted to use or share this information for any other purpose.

If you decide at some point either to close your account(s) or to become an inactive customer, we will continue to adhere to the privacy policies and practices described in this notice.

With regard to our internal security procedures, we restrict access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to service your account. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your nonpublic personal information.

For questions about our policy, or for additional copies of this notice, please go to www.nuveen.com, or contact Nuveen at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, or (800) 257-8787.

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## Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund
**Class I Common Shares <br> Class A1 Common Shares <br> Class A2 Common Shares**

**Prospectus** 

**[ ], 2026** 

[ ]-[ ]-[ ]

All dealers that effect transactions in Common Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a Prospectus.

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**The information in this Statement of Additional Information is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Statement of Additional Information is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer and sale is not permitted.** 

**SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 19, 2026**

**NUVEEN ENHANCED CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND** 

**STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its shares (the "Common Shares") and is operated as an "interval fund." The Fund currently offers three classes of Common Shares: Class I, Class A1 and Class A2. The Fund may offer additional classes of Common Shares in the future.

This Statement of Additional Information relating to Common Shares does not constitute a prospectus, but should be read in conjunction with the Fund's prospectus relating thereto dated [ ], 2026 (the "Prospectus"). In this Statement of Additional Information, holders of Common Shares are referred to as "Common Shareholders." This Statement of Additional Information does not include all information that a prospective investor should consider before purchasing Common Shares. Investors should obtain and read the Fund's Prospectus prior to purchasing such shares. A copy of the Fund's Prospectus, annual and semi-annual reports (when available) and additional information about the Fund may be obtained without charge by calling (800) 257-8787, by writing to the Fund at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 or from the Fund's website (http://www.nuveen.com). The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the Fund's website is not part of the Fund's Prospectus or this Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). You may also obtain a copy of the Fund's Prospectus on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website (http://www.sec.gov). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Statement of Additional Information have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

****TABLE OF CONTENTS** OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Objective and Policies](#sai537961_1) | 2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Leverage](#sai537961_2) | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Restrictions](#sai537961_3) | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Portfolio Composition and Other Information](#sai537961_4) | 8 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Management of the Fund](#sai537961_5) | 28 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Investment Adviser](#sai537961_6) | 44 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Subadviser](#sai537961_7) | 46 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures](#sai537961_9) | 50 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Portfolio Transactions and Brokerage](#sai537961_10) | 50 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Description of Shares and Debt](#sai537961_11) | 52 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Purchase of Class I Common Shares by Eligible Investors](#sai537961_12) | 54 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Repurchase of Fund Shares](#sai537961_13) | 55 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Conversion to Open-End Fund](#sai537961_13a) | 56 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Tax Matters](#sai537961_14) | 57 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#sai537961_15) | 65 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Custodian and Transfer Agent](#sai537961_16) | 65 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Additional Information](#sai537961_17) | 65 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Financial Statements](#sai537961_19) | 65 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Appendix A—Description of S&P, Moody's and Fitch Ratings](#sai537961_20) | A-1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [Appendix B—Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures](#sai537961_21) | B-1 |

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This Statement of Additional Information is dated [ ], 2026

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**INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND POLICIES** 

The Fund's investment objective is to seek current income and capital appreciation. However, there is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective or that the Fund's investment strategies will be successful. The Fund's investment objective may be changed by the Board of Trustees upon sixty days' prior written notice to shareholders.

**Fund Strategies**

The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation by primarily investing in corporate credit investments. Corporate credit investments include, but are not limited to, domestic and foreign corporate debt obligations, fixed and floating rate corporate loans, corporate preferred securities and contingent capital securities, corporate convertible securities, and debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) of corporate loans.

The Fund will invest in investments rated below investment grade or, if unrated, deemed by the Fund's portfolio managers to be of comparable quality. The Fund may also invest in other securities, including litigation finance instruments, debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financings, and equity securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt. The Fund may invest in any level of the capital structure of an issuer, including by investing in any class or tranche of mortgage-backed or asset-backed instruments. The rate of interest on an income-producing instrument may be fixed, floating, or variable. The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, including in emerging markets, and of issuers that operate in any industry.

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, the Fund's sub-adviser ("Nuveen Asset Management" or the "Sub-Adviser"), bases its investment process on fundamental, bottom-up credit analysis. Analysts assess sector dynamics, company business models and asset quality. Inherent in Nuveen Asset Management's credit analysis process is the evaluation of potential upside and downside to any credit. As such, Nuveen Asset Management concentrates its efforts on sectors where there is sufficient transparency to assess the downside risk and where firms have assets to support meaningful recovery in case of default. In its focus on downside protection, Nuveen Asset Management favors opportunities where valuations can be quantified and risks assessed.

The Fund may also use derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of investments in the Fund's portfolio, including the use of interest rate derivatives to convert fixed-rate investments to floating rate investments, or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions.

More detailed information about the types of investments in which the Fund will invest is included below in "Portfolio Composition and Other Information." The Fund's portfolio is designed to provide a high level of current income.

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**Investment Policies**

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest subject to the following policies:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 Fund will invest at least 80% of its Assets in corporate credit investments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 Fund may invest up to 20% of its Assets in other securities, which include other
 fixed-income investments and equity
 securities received as a result of the restructuring of an issuer's debt.

 **The foregoing policies are considered to apply only at the time of investment and will not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of an acquisition of an investment.**

The Fund may invest without limit in investments of below investment grade quality, commonly referred to as "high yield" or "junk" bonds or loans, which are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due, and they are more susceptible to default or decline in market value due to adverse economic and business developments than investment grade investments.

Nuveen Asset Management may determine that it is in the best interest of shareholders to pursue a workout arrangement (i.e., a privately negotiated, mutual agreement between the Fund and the issuer or another party) with respect to loans and other investments that are in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, which may involve making loans to the issuer or another party, or purchasing an equity or other interest from the issuer or another party, or other related or similar steps involving the investment of additional monies.

The Fund's investment policies are generally non-fundamental and may be changed by a vote of the Fund's Board, without Common Shareholder approval. However, the Fund's policy that it will invest at least 80% of its Assets in corporate credit investments (the "Name Policy") may only be changed if authorized by vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund unless: (1) the Fund conducts a tender or repurchase offer to allow shareholders to redeem shares, in accordance with applicable SEC rules, in advance of any change in such policy; (2) the Fund provides Common Shareholders with at least sixty days' prior notice of any such change in advance of the tender or repurchase offer; (3) the tender or repurchase offer is not oversubscribed; and (4) the tender offer is made at NAV. The Fund will consider both direct investments and indirect investments (e.g., investments in other investment companies, derivatives and synthetic instruments with economic characteristics similar to the direct investments that meet the Name Policy) when determining compliance with the Name Policy.

For temporary defensive purposes, during periods of high cash inflows or outflows, or during a Repurchase Offer Period, the Fund may depart from its principal investment strategies and invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality short-term debt securities. During such periods, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may adopt a defensive strategy when the appropriate portfolio manager believes the instruments in which the Fund normally invests have elevated risks due to political or economic factors, in the event that unanticipated legal or regulatory developments interfere with implementation of the Fund's principal investment strategies, and in other extraordinary circumstances.

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**Other Policies**

Certain investment policies specifically identified in this SAI as such are considered fundamental and may not be changed without shareholder approval. See "Investment Restrictions." All of the Fund's other investment policies are not considered to be fundamental by the Fund and can be changed by the Board of Trustees without a vote of the shareholders. The Fund cannot change its fundamental policies without the approval of the holders of a "majority of the outstanding" Common Shares. When used with respect to particular shares of the Fund, a "majority of the outstanding" shares means (i) 67% or more of the shares present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the shares are present or represented by proxy or (ii) more than 50% of the shares, whichever is less.

**LEVERAGE** 

The Fund anticipates using leverage to seek to achieve its investment objective. The Fund may source leverage through a number of methods including the issuance of "senior securities" as defined under the 1940 Act. Additionally, the Fund may use certain derivatives and other financing investments that have the economic effect of leverage by creating additional investment exposures, such as investments in inverse floating rate securities and reverse repurchase agreements.

If current market conditions persist, the Fund intends initially to obtain leverage through either borrowings and/or reverse repurchase agreements (effectively a borrowing), or a combination of thereof.

Inverse floating rate securities (sometimes referred to as "inverse floaters") are securities whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. Generally, inverse floating rate securities represent beneficial interests in a special purpose trust formed for the purpose of holding municipal bonds. Investments in inverse floating rate securities have the economic effect of leverage. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk" in the Prospectus.

Reverse repurchase agreements involve the sale of securities held by the Fund with an agreement to repurchase the securities at an agreed-upon price, date and interest payment. Selling a portfolio security and agreeing to buy it back under a reverse repurchase agreement is economically equivalent to borrowing. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk" in the Prospectus.

The Fund may use derivatives, such as interest rate swaps with varying terms, in order to hedge duration risk or manage the interest rate expense associated with all or a portion of its leverage. Interest rate swaps are bi-lateral agreements whereby parties agree to exchange future payments, typically based upon the differential of a fixed rate and a variable rate, on a specified notional amount. Interest rate swaps can enable the Fund to effectively convert its variable leverage expense to fixed, or vice-versa. For example, if the Fund issues leverage having a short-term floating rate of interest, the Fund could use interest rate swaps to hedge against a rise in the short-term benchmark interest rates associated with its outstanding leverage. In doing so, the Fund would seek to achieve lower leverage costs, and thereby enhance Common Share distributions, over an extended period, which would be the result if short-term market interest rates on average exceed the fixed interest rate over the term of the swap. To the extent the fixed swap rate is greater than short-term market interest rates on average over the period, overall costs associated with leverage will be greater (and thereby reduce distributions to Common Shareholders) than if the Fund had not entered into the interest rate swap(s). See "Portfolio Contents—Derivatives" in the Prospectus.

The Fund also may borrow for temporary purposes as permitted by the 1940 Act.

In pursuit of its investment objective, the Fund may reduce or increase the amount and type of leverage based upon changes in market conditions and composition of the Fund's holdings. The Fund's leverage ratio will vary from time to time based upon such changes in the amount of leverage used and variations in the value of the Fund's holdings. So long as the net income received from the Fund's investments purchased with leverage proceeds exceeds the then current expense of any leverage, the investment of the proceeds of leverage will generate more net income than if the Fund had not leveraged itself. Under these circumstances, the excess net income will be available to pay higher distributions to Common Shareholders. However, if the net income received from the Fund's portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds of leverage is less than the current expense of any leverage, the Fund may be required to utilize other Fund assets to make interest or dividend payments on its leveraging instruments which may result in a decline in Common Share NAV and reduced net investment income available for distribution to Common Shareholders.

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The Fund pays a management fee to Nuveen Fund Advisors (which in turn pays a portion of such fee to Nuveen Asset Management) based on a percentage of Managed Assets. Managed Assets include the proceeds realized and managed from the Fund's use of most types of leverage (excluding the leverage exposure attributable to the use of futures, swaps and similar derivatives). Because Managed Assets include the Fund's net assets as well as assets that are attributable to the Fund's investment of the proceeds of its leverage, it is anticipated that the Fund's Managed Assets will be greater than its net assets. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management are responsible for using leverage to pursue the Fund's investment objective. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will base their decision regarding whether and how much leverage to use for the Fund, and the terms of that leverage, on their assessment of whether such use of leverage is in the best interests of the Fund. However, a decision to employ or increase leverage will have the effect, all other things being equal, of increasing Managed Assets and in turn Nuveen Fund Advisors' and Nuveen Asset Management's management fees. Thus, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management have a conflict of interest in determining whether to use or increase leverage, including the use of the Facility. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management will seek to manage that conflict by using leverage only when they determine that it would be in the best interests of the Fund and its Common Shareholders, and by periodically reviewing with the Board of Trustees the Fund's performance and the Fund's degree of overall use of leverage and the impact of the use of leverage on that performance.

The 1940 Act generally defines a "senior security" as any bond, debenture, note, or similar obligation or instrument constituting a security and evidencing indebtedness, and any stock of a class having priority over any other class as to distribution of assets or payment of dividends; however, the term does not include any promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness issued in consideration of any loan, extension, or renewal thereof, made for temporary purposes and in an amount not exceeding five percent of the value of the Fund's total assets. A loan shall be presumed to be for temporary purposes if it is repaid within 60 days and is not extended or renewed. Accordingly, "senior securities" include (i) the issuance of Preferred Shares; (ii) certain borrowings (including certain loans from financial institutions); and (iii) the issuance of debt securities.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue "senior securities" that are Preferred Shares if, immediately after the issuance of Preferred Shares, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such Preferred Shares would be less than 200%. With respect to any such Preferred Shares, asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, bears to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness of the Fund plus the aggregate liquidation preference of such Preferred Shares.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund is not permitted to issue "senior securities representing indebtedness" if, immediately after the issuance of such senior securities representing indebtedness, the asset coverage ratio with respect to such senior securities would be less than 300%. "Senior securities representing indebtedness" include certain borrowings (including certain loans from financial institutions) and debt securities. "Senior securities representing indebtedness" may also include other investments or transactions in accordance with the 1940 Act, such as reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions depending upon their treatment under Rule 18f-4 of the 1940 Act. In accordance with Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act, when the Fund engages in reverse repurchase agreements or similar financing transactions, such as transactions in inverse floating rate securities, the Fund may either (i) maintain asset coverage in accordance with Section 18 of the 1940 Act with respect to such transactions and any other senior securities, including Preferred Shares and borrowings, or (ii) treat such transactions as "derivatives transactions" and comply with Rule 18f-4 with respect to such transactions. With respect to any such senior securities representing debt, asset coverage means the ratio which the value of the total assets of the Fund, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), bears to the aggregate amount of such borrowing represented by senior securities issued by the Fund.

If the Fund issues senior securities and the asset coverage with respect to such senior securities declines below the required ratios discussed above (as a result of market fluctuations or otherwise), the Fund may sell portfolio securities when it may be disadvantageous to do so. Certain types of leverage used by the Fund may result in the Fund being subject to certain covenants, asset coverage or other portfolio composition limits by its lenders, debt or preferred securities purchasers, rating agencies that may rate the debt or preferred securities, or reverse repurchase counterparties. Such limitations may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act and may impact whether the Fund is able to maintain its desired amount of leverage. In order to comply with these limitations, the Fund may be required to take certain actions, such as redeeming all or a portion of its Preferred Shares or reducing its borrowings. The Fund may find it necessary to hold a portion of its net assets in cash or other liquid assets or sell a portion of its portfolio investments during times and at prices when it otherwise would not do so in order to accomplish such actions. Accordingly, such actions could reduce the net earnings or returns to Common Shareholders over time, and such impact would be magnified when Preferred Shares and/or borrowings are outstanding as the Fund would be required to make provision for both the potential need to redeem Preferred Shares and/or repay borrowings and its obligation to repurchase Common Shares pursuant to the Fund's fundamental policy regarding repurchases. See "Periodic Repurchase Offers." Moreover, the Fund also may be required to redeem its Preferred Shares or reduce borrowings from time to time to permit it to repurchase Common Shares pursuant to the Fund's repurchase policy in compliance with applicable asset coverage requirements described above. At this time Nuveen Fund Advisors does not believe that any such potential investment limitations will impede it from managing the Fund's portfolio in accordance with its investment objectives and policies.

Utilization of leverage is a speculative investment technique and involves certain risks to the Common Shareholders, including increased variability of the Fund's net income, distributions and NAV in relation to market changes. See "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Leverage Risk," "—Portfolio Level Risks—Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk" and "—Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk" in the Prospectus. There is no assurance that the Fund will use leverage or that the Fund's use of leverage will work as planned or achieve its goals.

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**INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS** 

Except as described below, the Fund, as a fundamental policy, may not, without the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares and, if issued, Preferred Shares voting together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares voting as a separate class:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Issue senior securities, as defined in the 1940 Act, except as permitted by the 1940 Act<sup>1</sup>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Borrow money, except as permitted by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted under the 1940 Act<sup>1,2</sup>;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Act as underwriter of another issuer's securities, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Invest more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in any one industry or group of related industries; provided, however, that this restriction shall not be applicable to securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Purchase or sell real estate, but this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities secured by real estate or interests therein or foreclosing upon and selling such real estate and this shall not prevent the Fund from investing in securities of companies that deal in real estate or are engaged in the real estate business, including real estate investment trusts, and securities secured by real estate or interests therein and the Fund may hold and sell real estate or mortgages on real estate acquired through default, liquidation, or other distributions of an interest in real estate as a result of the Fund's ownership of such securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Purchase or sell physical commodities unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments (but this shall not prevent the Fund from purchasing or selling options, futures contracts or derivative instruments or from investing in securities or other instruments backed by physical commodities);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Make loans, except as permitted by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted under the 1940 Act<sup>3</sup>; and

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<sup>1</sup> Section 18(c) of the 1940 Act generally limits a registered closed-end investment company to issuing one class of senior securities representing indebtedness and one class of senior securities representing stock, except that the class of indebtedness or stock may be issued in one or more series, and promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in consideration of any loan, extension, or renewal thereof, made by a bank or other person and privately arranged, and not intended to be publicly distributed, are not deemed a separate class of senior securities.

<sup>2</sup> Section 18(a) of the 1940 Act generally prohibits a registered closed-end fund from incurring borrowings if, immediately thereafter, the aggregate amount of its borrowings exceeds 33<sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub>% of its total assets. The Fund has not applied for, and currently does not intend to apply for, such exemptive relief, but reserves the right to do so in the future.

<sup>3</sup>Section 21 of the 1940 Act makes it unlawful for a registered investment company, like the Fund, to lend money or other property if (i) the investment company's policies set forth in its registration statement do not permit such a loan or (ii) the borrower controls or is under common control with the investment company. [The SEC has granted to Nuveen Fund Advisors, and to certain funds to which it advises, exemptive relief from Section 21 (the "NFA Section 21 Relief"). The NFA Section 21 Relief may be relied upon by the Fund, so long as the Fund complies with the terms and conditions of the NFA Section 21 Relief.]

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8) Make any investment inconsistent with a Fund's classification as a diversified company under the 1940 Act.

Under the 1940 Act, investments of more than 25% of a fund's total assets in one or more issuers in the same industry or group of industries constitutes concentration. The policy in subparagraph (4) above will be interpreted in accordance with public interpretations of the SEC and its staff pertaining to concentration from time to time. The policy in subparagraph (4) above will be interpreted to give broad authority to the Fund as to how to classify issuers within or among either industries or groups of related industries. The Fund currently utilizes any one or more industry classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Nuveen Fund Advisors. For the purpose of applying the 25% industry limitation set forth in subparagraph (4) above, the Fund will consider the investments of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with its concentration policy, to the extent the Fund has sufficient information about such investments.

With respect to the limitation in number (8) above, the Fund is currently classified as a diversified fund under the 1940 Act. This means that the Fund may not purchase securities of an issuer (other than (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities, (ii) repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. government securities, or (iii) securities issued by other investment companies) if, with respect to 75% of its total assets, (i) more than 5% of the Fund's total assets would be invested in securities of that issuer, or (ii) the Fund would hold more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of that issuer. With respect to the remaining 25% of total assets, the Fund can invest more than 5% of its assets in one issuer.

For purposes of applying the limitation set forth in number (8) above, an issuer shall be deemed the sole issuer of a security when its assets and revenues are separate from other governmental entities and its securities are backed only by its assets and revenues. Similarly, in the case of a non-governmental user, such as an industrial corporation or a privately owned or operated hospital, if the security is backed only by the assets and revenues of the non-governmental user, then such nongovernmental user would be deemed to be the sole issuer. Where a security is also backed by the enforceable obligation of a superior or unrelated governmental or other entity (other than a bond insurer), it shall also be included in the computation of securities owned that are issued by such governmental entity or other entity.

Under the 1940 Act, the Fund may invest only up to 10% of its total assets in the aggregate in shares of other investment companies and only up to 5% of its total assets in any one investment company, provided the investment does not represent more than 3% of the voting stock of the acquired investment company at the time such shares are purchased, unless permitted to exceed such limitation pursuant to SEC rule or exemptive relief. As a shareholder in any investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment company's expenses, and will also remain subject to payment of the Fund's management, advisory and administrative fees with respect to assets so invested. Holders of Common Shares would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies.

In addition to the foregoing fundamental investment policies, the Fund is also subject to the following non-fundamental restrictions and policies, which may be changed by the Board of Trustees upon sixty days' prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund may not:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Purchase securities of open-end or closed-end investment companies except in compliance with the 1940 Act or any exemptive relief obtained thereunder; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Purchase securities of companies for the purpose of exercising control, except to the extent that exercise by the Fund of its rights under loan agreements would be deemed to constitute exercising control.

The Fund may be subject to certain restrictions imposed by guidelines of one or more credit rating agencies that may issue ratings for Preferred Shares, commercial paper or notes, or, if the Fund borrows from a

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lender, by the lender. These guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. If these restrictions were to apply, it is not anticipated that these guidelines will impede Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management from managing the Fund's portfolio in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies.

In addition, the Fund has adopted the following fundamental policies with respect to repurchase offers, which may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares and, if issued, Preferred Shares voting together as a single class, and of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares voting as a separate class:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The Fund will make quarterly repurchase offers pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act, as it may be amended from time to time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The Fund will repurchase shares that are tendered by a specific date (the "Repurchase Request Deadline"), which will be established by the Board of Trustees (the "Board') in accordance with Rule 23c-3, as amended from time to time. Rule 23c-3 requires the Repurchase Request Deadline to be no less than twenty-one and no more than forty-two days after the Fund sends notification to shareholders of the repurchase offer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) There will be a maximum fourteen calendar day period (or the next business day if the 14th calendar day is not a business day) between the Repurchase Request Deadline and the date on which the NAV applicable to the repurchase offer is determined (the "Repurchase Pricing Date").

Under certain limited circumstances, the Fund may postpone or suspend repurchase offers. See "Periodic Repurchase Offers—Suspension or Postponement of Repurchase Offers" in the Prospectus.

**PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION AND OTHER INFORMATION** 

The following information supplements the discussion of the Fund's investment objective, policies, and strategies that are described in the Prospectus.

**ABS**

ABS are securities that are primarily serviced by the cash flows of a discrete pool of receivables or other financial assets, either fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period. Asset-backed securitization is a financing technique in which financial assets, in many cases themselves less liquid, are pooled and converted into instruments that may be offered and sold in the capital markets. In a basic securitization structure, an entity, often a financial institution, originates or otherwise acquires a pool of financial assets, either directly or through an affiliate. It then sells the financial assets, again either directly or through an affiliate, to a specially created investment vehicle that issues securities "backed" or supported by those financial assets, which securities are ABS. Payment on the ABS depends primarily on the cash flows generated by the assets in the underlying pool and other rights designed to assure timely payment, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or other features generally known as credit enhancements.

While residential mortgages were the first financial assets to be securitized in the form of MBS, non-mortgage related securitizations have grown to include many other types of financial assets, such as credit card receivables, auto loans and student loans.

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**CLOs**

CLOs are a type of ABS that are typically collateralized principally by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade (commonly known as "high yield" or "junk" bonds). The special purpose entity typically issues one or more classes (sometimes referred to as "tranches") of rated debt securities, one or more unrated classes of debt securities that are generally treated as equity interests, and a residual equity interest. The tranches of CLOs typically have different interest rates, projected weighted average lives and ratings, with the higher rated tranches paying lower interest rates. One or more forms of credit enhancement are almost always necessary in a CLO structure to obtain the desired credit ratings for the most highly rated debt securities issued by a CLO. The types of credit enhancement used include "internal" credit enhancement provided by the underlying assets themselves, such as subordination, excess spread and cash collateral accounts, hedges provided by interest rate swaps, and "external" credit enhancement provided by third parties, principally financial guaranty insurance issued by monoline insurers. CLOs can be less liquid than other publicly held debt issues and require additional structural analysis. Typically, CLOs are privately offered and sold, and thus, are not registered under the securities laws. As a result, investments in CLOs may be illiquid and may have limited independent pricing transparency.

The Fund may also invest in residual interests in CLO warehouse facilities ("CLO Warehouses"). Prior to the closing of a CLO, an investment bank or other entity that is financing the CLO's structuring may provide a CLO Warehouse to finance the acquisition of a portfolio of initial assets. Capital raised during the closing of the CLO is then used to repay the loan. A CLO Warehouse may have several classes of loans with differing seniority levels with a subordinated or 'equity' class typically purchased by the manager of the CLO or other investors.

**CoCos**

The "contingent" nature of the security is due to a feature that automatically imposes a loss on the investor should an issuer's capital fall below a predetermined threshold. When this occurs, depending on the structure, there are three possible outcomes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 security is converted to common equity;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 investor is forced to assume a temporary write-down of the security's value; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;■ The
 investor is forced to assume a permanent write-down of the security's value.

Equity conversion or principal write-down features are tailored to the issuer and its regulatory requirements and, unlike traditional convertible securities, conversions are not voluntary and are not intended to benefit the investor.

**Convertible Securities**

Convertible securities are hybrid securities that combine the investment characteristics of bonds and common stocks. Convertible securities typically consist of debt securities or preferred securities that may be converted within a specified period of time (typically for the entire life of the security) into a certain amount of common stock or other equity security of the same or a different issuer at a predetermined price. They also include debt securities with warrants or common stock attached and derivatives combining the features of debt securities and equity securities. Convertible securities entitle the holder to receive interest paid or accrued on debt, or dividends paid or accrued on preferred securities, until the security matures or is redeemed, converted or exchanged.

The Fund's investments in convertible securities, particularly securities that are convertible into securities of an issuer other than the issuer of the convertible security, may be illiquid. The Fund's investments in convertible securities may at times include securities that have a mandatory conversion feature, pursuant to which the securities convert automatically into common stock or other equity securities (of the same or a different issuer) at a specified date and a specified conversion ratio, or that are convertible at the option of the issuer. For issues where the conversion of the security is not at the option of the holder, the Fund may be required to convert the security into the underlying common stock even at times when the value of the underlying common stock or other equity security has declined substantially.

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**Corporate Debt Securities**

The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities issued by public and private companies of all kinds, including corporate bonds. Corporate bonds are fully taxable debt obligations issued by corporations. These securities fund capital improvements, expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions that require more capital than would ordinarily be available from a single lender. Investors in corporate bonds lend money to the issuing corporation in exchange for interest payments and repayment of the principal at a set maturity date. Rates on corporate bonds are set according to prevailing interest rates at the time of the issue, the credit rating of the issuer, the length of the maturity and other terms of the security, such as a call feature.

Corporate bonds come in many varieties and may differ in the way that interest is calculated, the amount and frequency of payments, the type of collateral, if any, and the presence of special features (*e.g.,* conversion rights). The Fund's investments in corporate bonds may include, but are not limited to, senior, junior, secured and unsecured bonds, notes and other debt securities, and may be fixed rate, variable rate or floating rate, among other things. Holders of corporate bonds, as creditors, have a prior legal claim over common and preferred stockholders as to both income and assets of the issuer for the principal and interest due to them, and may have a prior claim over other creditors, but are generally subordinate to any existing lenders in the issuer's capital structure.

Corporate bonds are subject to the risk of an issuer's inability to meet principal and interest payments on the obligations and may also be subject to price volatility due to such factors as market interest rates, the issuer's performance or credit rating, market perception of the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity. In addition, corporate restructurings, such as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers or similar corporate transactions are often financed by an increase in a corporate issuer's debt securities. As a result of the added debt burden, the credit quality and market value of an issuer's existing corporate bonds may decline significantly. Corporate bonds usually yield more than government or agency bonds due to the presence of credit risk.

 **Distressed and Defaulted Instruments**

The Fund may invest in debt securities of stressed and distressed issuers as well as in defaulted securities and DIP financings. The repayment of defaulted obligations is subject to significant uncertainties. An issuer of distressed instruments may be in bankruptcy or undergoing some other form of financial restructuring. An issuer may be in default with respect to interest and/or principal payment obligations. Distressed instruments may be highly illiquid and the prices at which distressed instruments may be sold may represent a substantial discount to what Nuveen Asset Management believes to be the ultimate value of such obligations.

**Hedging Strategies and Other Uses of Derivatives**

The Fund may periodically engage in hedging transactions, and otherwise use various types of derivative instruments, described below, to reduce risk, to effectively gain particular market exposures, to seek to enhance returns, and to reduce transaction costs, among other reasons.

"Hedging" is a term used for various methods of seeking to preserve portfolio capital value by offsetting price changes in one investment through making another investment whose price should tend to move in the opposite direction.

A "derivative" is a financial contract whose value is based on (or "derived" from) a traditional security (such as a stock or a bond), an asset (such as a commodity like gold), or a market index (such as the Bloomberg US Municipal Index). Some forms of derivatives may trade on exchanges, while non-standardized derivatives, which tend to be more specialized and complex, trade in "over-the-counter" or a one-on-one basis. It may be desirable and possible in various market environments to partially hedge the portfolio against fluctuations in market value due to market interest rate or credit quality fluctuations, or instead to gain a desired investment exposure, by entering into various types of derivative transactions, including financial futures and index futures as well as related put and call options on such instruments, structured notes, or interest rate swaps on taxable or tax-exempt securities or indexes (which may be "forward-starting"), credit default swaps, and options on interest rate swaps, among others.

These transactions present certain risks. In particular, the imperfect correlation between price movements in the futures contract and price movements in the securities being hedged creates the possibility that losses on the hedge by a Fund may be greater than gains in the value of the securities in the Fund's portfolio. In addition, futures and options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances. As a result, in volatile markets, the Fund may not be able to close out the transaction without incurring losses substantially greater than the initial deposit. Finally, the potential deposit requirements in futures contracts create an ongoing greater potential financial risk than do options transactions, where the exposure is limited to the cost of the initial premium. Losses due to hedging transactions will reduce yield. Net gains, if any, from hedging and other portfolio transactions will be distributed as taxable distributions to shareholders. Successful implementation of most hedging strategies will generate taxable income.

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The Fund will invest in these instruments only in markets believed by the portfolio managers to be active and sufficiently liquid. Successful implementation of most hedging strategies will generate taxable income.

*Swap Transactions.* The Fund may enter into total return, interest rate and credit default swap agreements and interest rate caps, floors and collars. The Fund may also enter into options on the foregoing types of swap agreements ("swap options").

The Fund may enter into swap transactions for any purpose consistent with its investment objective and strategies, such as for the purpose of attempting to obtain or preserve a particular return or spread at a lower cost than obtaining a return or spread through purchases and/or sales of instruments in other markets, as a duration management technique, to attempt to reduce risk arising from the ownership of a particular instrument, or to gain exposure to certain sectors or markets in the most economical way possible.

Swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for a specified period of time. In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular predetermined asset, reference rate or index. The gross returns to be exchanged or swapped between the parties are generally calculated with respect to a notional amount, *e.g.*, the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or in a basket of securities representing a particular index. The notional amount of the swap agreement generally is only used as a basis upon which to calculate the obligations that the parties to the swap agreement have agreed to exchange.

Some, but not all, swaps may be cleared, in which case a central clearing counterparty stands between each buyer and seller and effectively guarantees performance of each contract, to the extent of its available resources for such purpose. Uncleared swaps have no such protection; each party bears the risk that its direct counterparty will default.

*Interest Rate Swaps, Caps, Collars and Floors.* Interest rate swaps are bilateral contracts in which each party agrees to make periodic payments to the other party based on different referenced interest rates (e.g., a fixed rate and a floating rate) applied to a specified notional amount. The purchase of an interest rate floor entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index falls below a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate floor. The purchase of an interest rate cap entitles the purchaser, to the extent that a specified index rises above a predetermined interest rate, to receive payments of interest on a notional principal amount from the party selling such interest rate cap. Interest rate collars involve selling a cap and purchasing a floor or vice versa to protect the Fund against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

Depending on the state of interest rates in general, the Fund's use of interest rate swaps could enhance or harm the overall performance of Common Shares. To the extent interest rates decline, the value of the interest rate swap could decline, and could result in a decline in the NAV of Common Shares. In addition, if the counterparty to an interest rate swap defaults, the Fund would not be able to use the anticipated net receipts under the swap to offset the interest payments on borrowings or the dividend payments on any outstanding preferred shares. Depending on whether the Fund would be entitled to receive net payments from the counterparty on the swap, which in turn would depend on the general state of short-term interest rates at that point in time, such a default could negatively impact the performance of Common Shares. In addition, at the time an interest rate swap transaction reaches its scheduled termination date, there is a risk that the Fund would not be able to obtain a replacement transaction or that the terms of the replacement would not be as favorable as on the expiring transaction. If this occurs, it could have a negative impact on the performance of Common Shares. The Fund could be required to prepay the principal amount of any borrowings. Such redemption or prepayment would likely result in the Fund seeking to terminate early all or a portion of any swap transaction. Early termination of a swap could result in a termination payment by or to the Fund.

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*Total Return Swaps.* In a total return swap, one party agrees to pay the other the "total return" of a defined underlying asset during a specified period, in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the total return from other underlying assets. A total return swap may be applied to any underlying asset but is most commonly used with equity indices, single stocks, bonds and defined baskets of loans and mortgages. The Fund might enter into a total return swap involving an underlying index or basket of securities to create exposure to a potentially widely-diversified range of securities in a single trade. An index total return swap can be used by the portfolio managers to assume risk, without the complications of buying the component securities from what may not always be the most liquid of markets.

*Credit Default Swaps.* A credit default swap is a bilateral contract that enables an investor to buy or sell protection against a defined-issuer credit event. The Fund may enter into credit default swap agreements either as a buyer or a seller. The Fund may buy protection to attempt to mitigate the risk of default or credit quality deterioration in an individual security or a segment of the fixed income securities market to which it has exposure, or to take a "short" position in individual bonds or market segments which it does not own. The Fund may sell protection in an attempt to gain exposure to the credit quality characteristics of particular bonds or market segments without investing directly in those bonds or market segments.

As the buyer of protection in a credit default swap, the Fund would pay a premium (by means of an upfront payment or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the agreement) in return for the right to deliver a referenced bond or group of bonds to the protection seller and receive the full notional or par value (or other agreed upon value) upon a default (or similar event) by the issuer(s) of the underlying referenced obligation(s). If no default occurs, the protection seller would keep the stream of payments and would have no further obligation to the Fund. Thus, the cost to the Fund would be the premium paid with respect to the agreement. If a credit event occurs, however, the Fund may elect to receive the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value. The Fund bears the risk that the protection seller may fail to satisfy its payment obligations.

If the Fund is a seller of protection in a credit default swap and no credit event occurs, the Fund would generally receive an up-front payment or a periodic stream of payments over the term of the swap. If a credit event occurs, however, generally the Fund would have to pay the buyer the full notional value of the swap in exchange for an equal face amount of deliverable obligations of the reference entity that may have little or no value. As the protection seller, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to being subject to investment exposure on its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. Thus, the Fund bears the same risk as it would by buying the reference obligation(s) directly, plus the additional risks related to obtaining investment exposure through a derivative instrument discussed below under "Risks Associated with Swap Transactions."

*Swap Options.* A swap option is a contract that gives a counterparty the right (but not the obligation), in return for payment of a premium, to enter into a new swap agreement or to shorten, extend, cancel, or otherwise modify an existing swap agreement at some designated future time on specified terms. A cash-settled option on a swap gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to receive an amount of cash equal to the value of the underlying swap as of the exercise date. The Fund may write (sell) and purchase put and call swap options. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, the Fund generally would incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swap option than when it purchases a swap option. When the Fund purchases a swap option, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when the Fund writes a swap option, upon exercise of the option the Fund would become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.

*Risks Associated with Swap Transactions*. The use of swap transactions is a highly specialized activity which involves strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio security transactions. If the portfolio managers are incorrect in their forecasts of default risks, market spreads or other applicable factors or events, the investment performance of the Fund would diminish compared with what it would have been if these techniques were not used. As the protection seller in a credit default swap, the Fund effectively adds leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to being subject to investment exposure on its total net assets, the Fund is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap. The Fund generally may only close out a swap, cap, floor, collar or other two-party contract with its particular counterparty, and generally may only transfer a position with the consent of that counterparty. In addition, the price at which the Fund may close out such a two party contract may not correlate with the price change in the underlying reference asset. If the counterparty defaults, the Fund will have contractual remedies, but there can be no assurance that the counterparty will be able to meet its contractual obligations or that the Fund will succeed in enforcing its rights. It also is possible that developments in the derivatives market, including changes in government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund's ability to terminate existing swap or other agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements.

*Futures and Options on Futures.* A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a security, index or interest rate (each a "financial instrument") for a set price on a future date. Certain futures contracts, such as futures contracts relating to individual securities, call for making or taking delivery of the underlying financial instrument. However, these contracts generally are closed out before delivery by entering into an offsetting purchase or sale of a matching futures contract (same exchange, underlying financial instrument, and delivery month). Other futures contracts, such as futures contracts on interest rates and indices, do not call for making or taking delivery of the underlying financial instrument, but rather are agreements pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the financial instrument at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the contract was originally written. These contracts also may be settled by entering into an offsetting futures contract.

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Unlike when the Fund purchases or sells a security, no price is paid or received by the Fund upon the purchase or sale of a futures contract. Initially, the Fund will be required to deposit with the futures broker, known as a futures commission merchant ("FCM"), an amount of cash or securities equal to a varying specified percentage of the contract amount. This amount is known as initial margin. The margin deposit is intended to ensure completion of the contract. Minimum initial margin requirements are established by the futures exchanges and may be revised. In addition, FCMs may establish margin deposit requirements that are higher than the exchange minimums. Cash held in the margin account generally is not income producing. However, coupon bearing securities, such as Treasury securities, held in margin accounts generally will earn income. Subsequent payments to and from the FCM, called variation margin, will be made on a daily basis as the price of the underlying financial instrument fluctuates, making the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as marking the contract to market. Changes in variation margin are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. At any time prior to expiration of the futures contract, the Fund may elect to close the position by taking an opposite position that will operate to terminate its position in the futures contract. A final determination of variation margin is then made, additional cash is required to be paid by or released to the Fund, and the Fund realizes a gain or loss. In the event of the bankruptcy or insolvency of an FCM that holds margin on behalf of the Fund, the Fund may be entitled to the return of margin owed to it only in proportion to the amount received by the FCM's other customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund. Futures transactions also involve brokerage costs.

A futures option gives the purchaser of such option the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a long position (call) or short position (put) in a futures contract at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option. Upon exercise of a call option, the purchaser acquires a long position in the futures contract and the writer is assigned the opposite short position. Upon the exercise of a put option, the opposite is true.

The requirements for qualification as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code") may also limit the extent to which the Fund may invest in futures, options on futures and swaps. See "Tax Matters."

The portfolio managers may use derivative instruments to seek to enhance return, to attempt to hedge some of the risk of the Fund's investments to attempt to manage the effective maturity or duration of securities in the Fund's portfolio or as a substitute for a position in the underlying asset. These types of strategies may generate taxable income.

There is no assurance that these derivative strategies will be available at any time or that the portfolio managers will determine to use them for the Fund or, if used, that the strategies will be successful.

*Limitations on the Use of Futures, Futures Options and Swaps*. Nuveen Fund Advisors has claimed, with respect to the Fund, the exclusion from the definition of "commodity pool operator" under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended ("CEA"), provided by CFTC Regulation 4.5 and is therefore not currently subject to registration or regulation as such under the CEA with respect to the Fund. In addition, Nuveen Asset Management has claimed the exemption from registration as a commodity trading advisor provided by CFTC Regulation 4.14(a) (8) and is therefore not currently subject to registration or regulation as such under the CEA with respect to the Fund. In February 2012, the CFTC announced substantial amendments to certain exemptions, and to the conditions for reliance on those exemptions, from registration as a commodity pool operator. Under amendments to the exemption provided under CFTC Regulation 4.5, if the Fund uses futures, options on futures, or swaps other than for bona fide hedging purposes (as defined by the CFTC), the aggregate initial margin and premiums on these positions (after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions and excluding the amount by which options that are "in-the-money" at the time of purchase are "in-the-money") may not exceed 5% of the Fund's NAV, or alternatively, the aggregate net notional value of those positions may not exceed 100% of the Fund's NAV (after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such positions). The CFTC amendments to Regulation 4.5 took effect on December 31, 2012, and the Fund intends to comply with amended Regulation 4.5's requirements such that Nuveen Fund Advisors will not be required to register as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC with respect to the Fund. The Fund reserves the right to employ futures, options on futures and swaps to the extent allowed by CFTC regulations in effect from time to time and in accordance with the Fund's policies. However, the requirements for qualification as a "regulated investment company" under the Code, may limit the extent to which the Fund may employ futures, options on futures or swaps.

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**High Yield Instruments**

High yield instruments or "junk" bonds or other instruments that are rated below investment grade involve a greater degree of risk (in particular, a greater risk of default) than, and special risks in addition to, the risks associated with investment grade instruments. Under rating agency guidelines, medium- and lower-rated instruments and comparable unrated instruments will likely have some quality and protective characteristics that are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse conditions. Medium- and lower-rated instruments may have poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing, may have a current identifiable vulnerability to default or be in default, may be unlikely to have the capacity to pay interest or dividends and repay liquidation preference or principal when due in the event of adverse business, financial or economic conditions, and/or may be likely to be in default or not current in the payment of interest, dividends, liquidation preference or principal. Such instruments are considered speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest or dividends and repay liquidation preference or principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

Accordingly, it is possible that these types of factors could reduce the value of instruments held by the Fund with a commensurate effect on the value of the Common Shares. High yield instruments involve substantial risk of loss and are susceptible to default or decline in market value due to real or perceived adverse economic and business developments or competitive industry conditions, as compared to higher-rated instruments. These instruments generally provide higher income than investment grade instruments in an effort to compensate investors for their higher risk of default, which is the issuer's failure to make required interest, dividends, liquidation preference or principal payments on the instruments. Issuers of high yield instruments include small or relatively new companies lacking the history or capital to merit investment-grade status, former blue chip companies downgraded because of financial problems, companies electing to borrow heavily to finance or avoid a takeover or buyout, and firms with heavy debt loads.

The secondary markets for these instruments are generally not as liquid as the secondary markets for higher rated instruments. The secondary markets for high yield instruments are concentrated in relatively few market makers and the participants in the market are mostly institutional investors, including insurance companies, banks, other financial institutions and investment companies. In addition, the trading volume for high yield instruments is generally lower than that for higher-rated instruments, and the secondary markets could contract under adverse market or economic conditions independent of any specific adverse changes in the condition of a particular issuer. These factors may have an adverse effect on the ability of the Fund to dispose of particular portfolio investments, may adversely affect the Fund's NAV per share and may limit the ability of the Fund to obtain accurate market quotations for purposes of valuing instruments and calculating NAV. If the Fund is not able to obtain precise or accurate market quotations for a particular instrument, it will become more difficult to value the Fund's portfolio investments, and a greater degree of judgment may be necessary in making such valuations.

Less liquid secondary markets may also affect the ability of the Fund to sell instruments at their fair value. If the secondary markets for high yield instruments contract due to adverse economic conditions or for other reasons, certain instruments in the Fund's portfolio may become illiquid and the proportion of the Fund's assets invested in illiquid instruments may significantly increase.

Prices for high yield instruments may be affected by legislative and regulatory developments. These laws could adversely affect the Fund's NAV and investment practices, the secondary market for high yield instruments, the financial condition of issuers of these instruments and the value of outstanding high yield instruments. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Below Investment Grade Risk."

High yield instruments rated in the lower rating categories (Caa1 or lower by Moody's, CCC+ or lower by S&P or Fitch, or comparably rated by another NRSRO) are subject to very high credit risk.

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**Infrastructure Debt**

Infrastructure debt is the long-term financing of infrastructure projects as well as the financing of corporate issuers involved in the infrastructure value-chain. Infrastructure debt may be investment grade or below investment grade at issuance and generally in a privately placed, illiquid instrument. For project-based transactions, repayment of the debt is based on cash flows of a given project or related projects and typically involves non-recourse or limited-recourse obligations. Infrastructure debt will be comprised of lending to traditional sectors as well as bespoke sectors, including renewables (such as wind generation, solar and hydro), transition sources (such as natural gas), energy storage, social infrastructure (such as schools, hospitals and stadium finance) and structured solutions including those involving sponsors such as public-private partnerships.

**Inverse Floating Rate Securities and Floating Rate Securities**

*Inverse Floating Rate Securities*. Inverse floating rate securities (sometimes referred to as "inverse floaters") are securities whose interest rates bear an inverse relationship to the interest rate on another security or the value of an index. Generally, inverse floating rate securities represent beneficial interests in a special purpose trust for the purpose of holding municipal bonds. The special purpose trust typically sells two classes of beneficial interests or securities: floating rate securities (sometimes referred to as short-term floaters or tender option bonds) and inverse floating rate securities (sometimes referred to as inverse floaters or residual interest securities). Both classes of beneficial interests are represented by certificates. The short-term floating rate securities have first priority on the cash flow from the municipal bonds held by the special purpose trust. Typically, a third party, such as a bank, broker-dealer or other financial institution, grants the floating rate security holders the option, at periodic intervals, to tender their securities to the institution and receive the face value thereof. As consideration for providing the option, the financial institution receives periodic fees. The holder of the short-term floater effectively holds a demand obligation that bears interest at the prevailing short-term, tax-exempt rate. However, the institution granting the tender option will not be obligated to accept tendered short-term floaters in the event of certain defaults or a significant downgrade in the credit rating assigned to the bond issuer. For its inverse floating rate investments, the Fund receives the residual cash flow from the special purpose trust. Because the holder of the short-term floater is generally assured liquidity at the face value of the security, the Fund as the holder of the inverse floater assumes the interest rate cash flow risk and the market value risk associated with the municipal security deposited into the special purpose trust. The volatility of the interest cash flow and the residual market value will vary with the degree to which the trust is leveraged. This is expressed in the ratio of the total face value of the short-term floaters in relation to the value of the residual inverse floaters that are issued by the special purpose trust. In addition, all voting rights and decisions to be made with respect to any other rights relating to the municipal bonds held in the special purpose trust are passed through to the Fund, as the holder of the residual inverse floating rate securities. Because increases in the interest rate on the short-term floaters reduce the residual interest paid on inverse floaters, and because fluctuations in the value of the municipal bond deposited in the special purpose trust affect the value of the inverse floater only, and not the value of the short-term floater issued by the trust, inverse floaters' value is generally more volatile than that of fixed rate bonds. The market price of inverse floating rate securities is generally more volatile than the underlying securities due to the leveraging effect of this ownership structure. These securities generally will underperform the market of fixed rate bonds in a rising interest rate environment (i.e., when bond values are falling), but tend to outperform the market of fixed rate bonds when interest rates decline or remain relatively stable. Although volatile, inverse floaters typically offer the potential exceeding the yields available on fixed rate bonds with comparable credit quality, coupon, call provisions and maturity. Inverse floaters have varying degrees of liquidity based upon, among other things, the liquidity of the underlying securities deposited in a special purpose trust.

The Fund may invest in inverse floating rate securities issued by special purpose trusts that have recourse to the Fund (i.e., the Fund typically bears the risk of loss with respect to any liquidity shortfall). In the appropriate portfolio manager's discretion, the Fund may enter into a separate shortfall and forbearance agreement with the third party liquidity provider to a special purpose trust. The Fund may enter into such recourse agreements (i) when the liquidity provider requires such an agreement because the level of leverage in the trust exceeds the level that the liquidity provider is willing to support absent such an agreement; and/or (ii) to seek to prevent the liquidity provider from collapsing the trust in the event that the municipal obligation held in the trust has declined in value. Such an agreement would require the Fund to reimburse the third party liquidity provider to such inverse floater, upon termination of the trust issuing the inverse floater, the difference between the liquidation value of the bonds held in the trust and the principal amount due to the holders of floating rate interests. Such agreements may expose the Fund to a risk of loss that exceeds its investment in the inverse floating rate securities. Absent a shortfall and forbearance agreement, the Fund would not be required to make such a reimbursement. If the Fund chooses not to enter into such an agreement, the special purpose trust could be liquidated and the Fund could incur a loss.

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The Fund may invest in both inverse floating rate securities and floating rate securities (as discussed below) issued by the same special purpose trust.

Investments in inverse floating rate securities have the economic effect of leverage. The use of leverage creates special risks for Common Shareholders. See the Prospectus under "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Inverse Floating Rate Securities Risk."

*Floating Rate Securities*. The Fund may also invest in floating rate securities, as described above, issued by special purpose trusts. Floating rate securities may take the form of short-term floating rate securities or the option period may be substantially longer. Generally, the interest rate earned will be based upon the market rates for municipal securities with maturities or remarketing provisions that are comparable in duration to the periodic interval of the tender option, which may vary from weekly, to monthly, to extended periods of one year or multiple years. Since the option feature has a shorter term than the final maturity or first call date of the underlying bond deposited in the trust, the Fund as the holder of the floating rate security relies upon the terms of the agreement with the financial institution furnishing the option as well as the credit strength of that institution. As further assurance of liquidity, the terms of the trust provide for a liquidation of the municipal security deposited in the trust and the application of the proceeds to pay off the floating rate security. The trusts that are organized to issue both short-term floating rate securities and inverse floaters generally include liquidation triggers to protect the investor in the floating rate security.

**Litigation Finance Investments**

The Fund may invest in assets in litigation finance investments, which involves providing capital to a third-party involved in a legal claim in exchange for a financial interest in the outcome of such legal claim. Such financial interests may be in the form of equity, debt or other instruments with characteristics similar to debt. Certain of these investments may be unrated and, whether or not rated, may have speculative characteristics. Nuveen Asset Management has broad discretion in investing the Fund's assets in a variety of types of litigation finance investments.

**Loans**

The Fund may invest in loans, including senior loans, as described further below. These loans are typically made by or issued to corporations primarily to finance acquisitions, refinance existing debt, support organic growth, or pay out dividends. The loans that the Fund invests typically bear interest at a floating rate, although some loans may pay a fixed rate. Floating rate loans have interest rates that reset periodically, typically monthly or quarterly. The interest rates on floating rate loans are generally based on a percentage above the SOFR, a U.S. bank's prime or base rate, the overnight federal funds rate or another rate. A loan participation is an arrangement where the lender of a loan sells an interest, or participation, in the loan to an investor. Like an assignment, the terms of the participation are privately negotiated, but unlike an assignment the holder of the participation does not have a contractual relationship with the borrower and must rely on the lender to pass on to the investor the payments made by the borrower and to enforce the rights to collateral. Unfunded commitments are contractual obligations by lenders (such as the Fund) to loan an amount in the future or that is due to be contractually funded in the future. Loan assignments may be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning lender.

Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to incur additional debt or to further borrow or encumber its assets. The types of covenants included in loan agreements generally vary depending on market conditions, the creditworthiness of the borrower, the nature of the collateral securing the loan and other factors. Such restrictive covenants normally allow for early intervention and proactive mitigation of credit risk by providing lenders with the ability to (1) intervene and either prevent or restrict actions that may potentially compromise the borrower's ability to repay the loan and/or (2) obtain concessions from the borrower in exchange for waiving or amending a particular covenant. Loans with fewer or weaker restrictive covenants may limit the Fund's ability to intervene or obtain additional concessions from borrowers.

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***Senior Loan Investments.*** The Fund may invest in (i) senior loans made by banks or other financial institutions to U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and other business entities (each a "Borrower" and, collectively, "Borrowers"), (ii) assignments of such interests in senior loans, or (iii) participation interests in senior loans. Senior loans hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a Borrower, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower. The capital structure of a Borrower may include senior loans, senior and junior subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock issued by the Borrower, typically in descending order of seniority with respect to claims on the Borrower's assets. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used by Borrowers to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, refinancings, internal growth and for other corporate purposes. A senior loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or foreign commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution ("Agent") for a lending syndicate of financial institutions which typically includes the Agent ("Lenders"). The Agent typically administers and enforces the senior loans on behalf of the other Lenders in the syndicate. In addition, an institution, typically but not always the Agent, holds any collateral on behalf of the Lenders. The Fund normally will rely primarily on the Agent to collect principal of and interest on a senior loan. Also, the Fund usually will rely on the Agent to monitor compliance by the Borrower with the restrictive covenants in a loan agreement.

Senior loans in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates that are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium or credit spread. These base lending rates may include SOFR (of any tenor, but typically between one month and six months, and currency), or the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks (the "Prime Rate") or the certificate of deposit ("CD") rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. As adjustable rate loans, the frequency of how often a senior loan resets its interest rate will impact how closely such senior loans track current market interest rates. Senior loans typically have a stated term of between one and eight years.

The Fund may purchase senior loans by assignment from a participant in the original syndicate of lenders or from subsequent assignees of such interests. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning Lender.

Loan assignments may, however, be arranged through private negotiations between potential assignees and potential assignors, and the rights and obligations acquired by the purchaser of an assignment may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning Lender. The Fund may purchase participation interests in the original syndicate making senior loans. Loan participation interests typically represent participations in a loan to a corporate Borrower, and generally are offered by banks or other financial institutions or lending syndicates. The Fund may participate in such syndications, or can buy part of a senior loan, becoming a part Lender. When purchasing a participation interest, the Fund assumes the credit risk associated with the corporate Borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed bank or other financial intermediary. The participation interests in which the Fund may invest may not be rated by any NRSRO. See "Risks—Portfolio Level Risks—Senior Loan Risk."

Although senior loans have the most senior position in a Borrower's capital structure and are often secured by specific collateral, they are typically below investment grade quality and may have below investment grade ratings; these ratings are associated with investments having speculative characteristics. Senior loans rated below investment grade may therefore be regarded as "junk," despite their senior capital structure position or specific collateral pledged to secure such loans. The Fund may purchase and retain in its portfolio senior loans where the Borrowers have experienced, or may be perceived to be likely to experience, credit problems, including involvement in or recent emergence from bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or other forms of debt restructuring. Such investments may provide opportunities for enhanced income as well as capital appreciation. At times, in connection with the restructuring of a senior loan either outside of bankruptcy court or in the context of bankruptcy court proceedings, the Fund may determine or be required to accept equity securities or junior debt securities in exchange for all or a portion of a senior loan.

***Broadly Syndicated Loans.*** A syndicated loan is generally originated by a bank and then syndicated, or sold, in several pieces to institutional investors as well as to other banks. Broadly syndicated loans are floating rate loans made to larger corporate borrowers. They are senior in the capital structure and have a first claim on the assets of the borrower. Unlike middle market loans, which are typically made by a small number of co-lenders in a "club" structure where the lenders know each other and cooperate closely, a broadly syndicated loan may have anywhere from 15 to more than 100 investors in a senior credit facility. Held by a large, diverse group of investors, broadly syndicated loans tend to be more liquid than middle market loans.

***Middle Market Loans.*** The Fund invests in lending options provided to middle-market, sponsor backed companies. Due to their smaller size, middle-market companies may not otherwise be able to rely on the broadly syndicated bank loans typically provided to larger companies.

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***Second Lien Loan Investments.*** In addition to making investments in senior loans, the Fund may also invest in second lien or other subordinated or unsecured loans.

*Second Lien Loans and Unsecured Loans.* The Fund may invest in second lien loans and unsecured loans. Such loans are made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental Borrowers for a variety of purposes. As in the case of senior loans, the Fund may purchase interests in second lien loans and unsecured loans through assignments or participations. Second lien loans have similar characteristics as senior loans except that such interests are junior in priority to debt secured with a first lien. Second lien loans are second in priority of payment to one or more senior loans of the related Borrower and are typically secured by a second priority security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower's obligation under the indebtedness. They typically have similar protections and rights as senior loans. Second lien loans are not (and by their terms cannot become) subordinate in priority of payment to any obligation of the related Borrower other than senior loans of such Borrower. Second lien loans may feature fixed or floating rate interest payments. Because second lien loans are junior to senior loans, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. In addition, second lien loans of below investment grade quality share many of the risk characteristics of other below investment grade debt instruments.

Unsecured loans generally have lower priority in right of payment compared to holders of secured interests of the Borrower. Unsecured loans are not secured by a security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower's obligation under the indebtedness. Unsecured loans by their terms may be or may become subordinate in right of payment to other obligations of the Borrower, including senior loans, second lien loans and other interests. Unsecured loans may have fixed or adjustable floating rate interest payments. Because unsecured loans are subordinate to senior loans and other secured debt of the Borrower, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below investment grade quality. Unsecured loans of below investment grade quality share many of the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.

*Subordinated Loans.* The subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest are typically privately-negotiated investments that rank junior in priority of payment to senior debt, such as senior loans, and are often unsecured. Because subordinated interests may rank lower as to priority of payment than senior loans and second lien loans of the Borrower, they may present a greater degree of investment risk than senior loans and second lien loans but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Other than their more subordinated status, such investments have many characteristics and risks similar to senior loans and second lien loans discussed above. Subordinated interests of below investment grade quality share risks of other below investment grade debt instruments. Subordinated loans rank senior to common and preferred equity in a Borrower's capital structure. Subordinated loans may have elements of both debt and equity instruments, offering fixed or adjustable rates of return in the form of interest payments associated with senior debt, while providing lenders an opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation of a Borrower, if any, through an equity interest. This equity interest may take the form of warrants or direct equity investments which will be in conjunction with the subordinated loans. Due to their higher risk profile and often less restrictive covenants as compared to senior loans, subordinated loans generally earn a higher return than secured senior loans. The warrants associated with subordinated loans are typically detachable, which allows lenders the opportunity to receive repayment of their principal on an agreed amortization schedule while retaining their equity interest in the Borrower. Subordinated loans also may include a "put" feature, which permits the holder to sell its equity interest back to the Borrower at a price determined through an agreed formula.

The Fund may invest in subordinated loans that are primarily unsecured and that provide for relatively high, adjustable rates of interest, providing the Fund with significant current interest income. The subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest may have interest-only payments in the early years, with amortization of principal deferred to the later years of the subordinated loans. In some cases, the Fund may acquire subordinated loans that, by their terms, convert into equity or additional debt instruments or defer payments of interest for the first few years after issuance. Also, in some cases the subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest will be collateralized by a subordinated lien on some or all of the assets of the Borrower.

***Loan Origination and Original Lender.*** When the Fund, through Nuveen Asset Management, acts as an original lender in originating loans, it may participate in structuring the loans. The Fund can invest in loans, generally "at par" (a price for the loan equal approximately to 100% of the funded principal amount of the loan, minus any original issue discount) as an original lender. When the Fund is an original lender, it is entitled to receive a return at the full interest rate for the loan. When the Fund is an original lender, it will have a direct contractual relationship with the borrower and will have direct recourse against the borrower in the event the borrower fails to pay scheduled principal or interest. Lenders typically also have full voting and consent rights under the applicable loan agreement. Action subject to lender vote or consent generally requires the vote or consent of the holders of some specified percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the loans. Certain decisions, such as reducing the amount of interest on or principal of a loan, releasing collateral, changing the maturity of a loan or a change in control of the borrower, frequently require the unanimous vote or consent of all lenders affected.

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**MBS**

The Fund may invest in MBS, including RMBS and CMBS. An MBS is a type of passthrough security, which is a security representing pooled debt obligations repackaged as interests that pass income through an intermediary to investors. In the case of MBS, the ownership interest is in a pool of mortgage loans. RMBS are securities with payments which depend (except for rights or other assets designed to assure the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to holders of such securities) primarily on the cash flow from easements and other encumbrances by residential real estate (one-to four-family properties) the proceeds of which are used to purchase real estate and purchase or construct dwellings thereon (or to refinance indebtedness previously so used). CMBS generally are multi-class debt or pass-through certificates secured or backed by a mortgage loans on commercial properties.

On September 6, 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") placed FNMA and FHLMC into conservatorship. As the conservator, FHFA succeeded to all rights, titles, powers and privileges of FNMA and FHLMC and of any stockholder, officer or director of FNMA and FHLMC with respect to FNMA and FHLMC and the assets of FNMA and FHLMC. FHFA selected a new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors for each of FNMA and FHLMC. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department agreed to provide FNMA and FHLMC with up to $100 billion of capital each to ensure that they are able to continue to provide ongoing liquidity to the U.S. home mortgage market. FNMA and FHLMC are continuing to operate as going concerns while in conservatorship and each remain liable for all of its obligations, including its guaranty obligations, associated with its MBS.

MBS issued by private issuers, whether or not such obligations are subject to guarantees by the private issuer, may entail greater risk than obligations directly or indirectly guaranteed by the U.S. government. Any investments a Fund makes in mortgage-related securities that are issued by private issuers have some exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or structured investment vehicles) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, mortgage-related securities issued by private issuers do not have a government or government sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancement provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include: (1) the issuance of senior and subordinated securities (*e.g.*, the issuance of securities by a special purpose vehicle in multiple classes or "tranches," with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); (2) the creation of "reserve funds" (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and (3) "overcollateralization" (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment of the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans.

In addition, mortgage-related securities that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those mortgage related securities that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private mortgage-related securities may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government sponsored mortgage-related securities and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label mortgage-related securities pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements.

The risk of non-payment is greater for mortgage-related securities that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Market factors adversely affecting mortgage loan repayments may include a general economic turndown, high unemployment, a general slowdown in the real estate market, a drop in the market prices of real estate, or an increase in interest rates resulting in higher mortgage payments by holders of adjustable rate mortgages.

Privately issued mortgage-related securities are generally less liquid than obligations directly or indirectly guaranteed by the U.S. government or a government-sponsored entity, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, mortgage related securities held in a Fund's portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans. The average life of an MBS is likely to be substantially less than the original maturity of the mortgage pools underlying the securities. Prepayments of principal by mortgagors and mortgage foreclosures will usually result in the return of the greater part of principal invested far in advance of the maturity of the mortgages in the pool or can result in credit losses.

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**Municipal Securities**

The Fund may invest in taxable and tax-exempt municipal securities, including municipal bonds and notes, other securities issued to finance and refinance public projects, and other related securities and derivative instruments creating exposure to municipal bonds, notes and securities that provide for the payment of interest income that is exempt from U.S. regular federal income tax. Municipal bonds are often issued by state and local governmental entities to finance or refinance public projects such as roads, schools, and water supply systems. Municipal bonds may also be issued on behalf of private entities or for private activities, such as housing, medical and educational facility construction, or for privately owned transportation, electric utility and pollution control projects. Municipal bonds may be issued on a long-term basis to provide permanent financing. The repayment of such debt may be secured generally by a pledge of the full faith and credit taxing power of the issuer, a limited or special tax, or any other revenue source, including project revenues, which may include tolls, fees and other user charges, lease payments and mortgage payments. Municipal bonds may also be issued to finance projects on a short-term interim basis, anticipating repayment with the proceeds of the later issuance of long-term debt. The Fund may purchase municipal securities in the form of bonds, notes, leases or certificates of participation; structured as callable or non-callable; with payment forms including fixed coupon, variable rate, zero coupon, capital appreciation bonds, tender option bonds, and residual interest bonds; or acquired through investments in pooled vehicles, partnerships or other investment companies.

Municipal securities are either general obligation or revenue bonds and typically are issued to finance public projects (such as roads or public buildings), to pay general operating expenses, or to refinance outstanding debt.

Municipal bonds may also be issued on behalf of private entities or for private activities, such as housing, medical and educational facility construction, or for privately owned industrial development and pollution control projects. General obligation bonds are backed by the full faith and credit, or taxing authority, of the issuer and may be repaid from any revenue source; revenue bonds may be repaid only from the revenues of a specific facility or source. The Fund may also purchase municipal securities that represent lease obligations, municipal notes, pre-refunded municipal securities, private activity bonds, securities issued by tender option bonds, which includes inverse floating rate securities, and other related securities and derivative instruments that create exposure to municipal bonds, notes and securities and that provide for the payment of interest income that is exempt from U.S. regular federal income tax.

The municipal bonds in which the Fund will invest are generally issued by states, cities and local authorities and certain possessions and territories of the United States (such as Puerto Rico and Guam), and pay interest that, in the opinion of bond counsel to the issuer (or on the basis of other authority believed by the appropriate portfolio manager to be reliable), is exempt from U.S. regular federal income tax, although the interest may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.

The yields on Municipal bonds depend on a variety of factors, including prevailing interest rates and the condition of the general money market and the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of the obligation and the rating of the issue. The market value of municipal securities will vary with changes in interest rate levels and as a result of changing evaluations of the ability of their issuers to meet interest and principal payments.

A municipal security's market value generally will depend upon its form, maturity, call features, and interest rate, as well as the credit quality of the issuer, all such factors examined in the context of the municipal securities market and interest rate levels and trends.

*Municipal Leases and Certificates of Participation.* The Fund also may purchase municipal bonds that represent lease obligations and certificates of participation in such leases. These carry special risks because the issuer of the securities may not be obligated to appropriate money annually to make payments under the lease. A municipal lease is an obligation in the form of a lease or installment purchase which is issued by a state or local government to acquire equipment and facilities. Income from such obligations is generally exempt from state and local taxes in the state of issuance. Leases and installment purchase or conditional sale contracts (which normally provide for title to the leased asset to pass eventually to the governmental issuer) have evolved as a means for governmental issuers to acquire property and equipment without meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements for the issuance of debt. The debt issuance limitations are deemed to be inapplicable because of the inclusion in many leases or contracts of "non-appropriation" clauses that relieve the governmental issuer of any obligation to make future payments under the lease or contract unless money is appropriated for such purpose by the appropriate legislative body on a yearly or other periodic basis. In addition, such leases or contracts may be subject to the temporary abatement of payments in the event the issuer is prevented from maintaining occupancy of the leased premises or utilizing the leased equipment or facilities. Although the obligations may be secured by the leased equipment or facilities, the disposition of the property in the event of non-appropriation or foreclosure might prove difficult, time consuming and costly, and result in a delay in recovering, or the failure to recover fully, the Fund's original investment. To the extent that the Fund invests in unrated municipal leases or participates in such leases, the credit quality rating and risk of cancellation of such unrated leases will be monitored on an ongoing basis. In order to reduce this risk, the Fund will only purchase municipal securities representing lease obligations where Nuveen Asset Management believes the issuer has a strong incentive to continue making appropriations until maturity.

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A certificate of participation represents an undivided interest in an unmanaged pool of municipal leases, an installment purchase agreement or other instruments. The certificates are typically issued by a municipal agency, a trust or other entity that has received an assignment of the payments to be made by the state or political subdivision under such leases or installment purchase agreements. Such certificates provide the Fund with the right to a pro rata undivided interest in the underlying municipal securities. In addition, such participations generally provide the Fund with the right to demand payment, on not more than seven days' notice, of all or any part of the Fund's participation interest in the underlying municipal securities, plus accrued interest.

*Municipal Notes.* Municipal securities in the form of notes generally are used to provide for short-term capital needs, in anticipation of an issuer's receipt of other revenues or financing, and typically have maturities of up to three years. Such instruments may include tax anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, tax and revenue anticipation notes and construction loan notes. Tax anticipation notes are issued to finance the working capital needs of governments. Generally, they are issued in anticipation of various tax revenues, such as income, sales, property, use and business taxes, and are payable from these specific future taxes. Revenue anticipation notes are issued in expectation of receipt of other kinds of revenue, such as federal revenues available under federal revenue sharing programs. Bond anticipation notes are issued to provide interim financing until long-term bond financing can be arranged. In most cases, the long-term bonds then provide the funds needed for repayment of the bond anticipation notes. Tax and revenue anticipation notes combine the funding sources of both tax anticipation notes and revenue anticipation notes. Construction loan notes are sold to provide construction financing. Mortgage notes insured by the Federal Housing Authority secure these notes; however, the proceeds from the insurance may be less than the economic equivalent of the payment of principal and interest on the mortgage note if there has been a default. The anticipated revenues from taxes, grants or bond financing generally secure the obligations of an issuer of municipal notes. An investment in such instruments, however, presents a risk that the anticipated revenues will not be received or that such revenues will be insufficient to satisfy the issuer's payment obligations under the notes or that refinancing will be otherwise unavailable.

*Pre-Refunded Municipal Securities.* The principal of and interest on pre-refunded municipal securities are no longer paid from the original revenue source for the securities. Instead, the source of such payments is typically an escrow fund consisting of U.S. government securities. The assets in the escrow fund are derived from the proceeds of refunding bonds issued by the same issuer as the pre-refunded municipal securities. Issuers of municipal securities use this advance refunding technique to obtain more favorable terms with respect to securities that are not yet subject to call or redemption by the issuer. For example, advance refunding enables an issuer to refinance debt at lower market interest rates, restructure debt to improve cash flow or eliminate restrictive covenants in the indenture or other governing instrument for the pre-refunded municipal securities. However, except for a change in the revenue source from which principal and interest payments are made, the pre-refunded municipal securities remain outstanding on their original terms until they mature or are redeemed by the issuer. Interest paid on a municipal bond issued after December 31, 2017 to advance refund another municipal bond is subject to U.S. federal income tax.

*Private Activity Bonds.* Private activity bonds, formerly referred to as industrial development bonds, are issued by or on behalf of public authorities to obtain funds to provide privately operated housing facilities, airport, mass transit or port facilities, sewage disposal, solid waste disposal or hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities and certain local facilities for water supply, gas or electricity. Other types of private activity bonds, the proceeds of which are used for the construction, equipment, repair or improvement of privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, may constitute municipal securities, although the current federal tax laws place substantial limitations on the size of such issues.

*Floating Rate Securities.* The Fund may also invest in floating rate securities issued by special purpose trusts. Floating rate securities may take the form of short-term floating rate securities or the option period may be substantially longer. Generally, the interest rate earned will be based upon the market rates for municipal securities with maturities or remarketing provisions that are comparable in duration to the periodic interval of the tender option, which may vary from weekly, to monthly, to extended periods of one year or multiple years. Since the option feature has a shorter term than the final maturity or first call date of the underlying bond deposited in the trust, the Fund as the holder of the floating rate security relies upon the terms of the agreement with the financial institution furnishing the option as well as the credit strength of that institution. As further assurance of liquidity, the terms of the trust provide for a liquidation of the municipal securities deposited in the trust and the application of the proceeds to pay off the floating rate security. The trusts that are organized to issue both short-term floating rate securities and inverse floaters generally include liquidation triggers to protect the investor in the floating rate security.

*Special Taxing Districts.* Special taxing districts are organized to plan and finance infrastructure developments to induce residential, commercial and industrial growth and redevelopment. The bond financing methods such as tax increment finance, tax assessment, special services district and Mello-Roos bonds, are generally payable solely from taxes or other revenues attributable to the specific projects financed by the bonds without recourse to the credit or taxing power of related or overlapping municipalities. They often are exposed to real estate development-related risks and can have more taxpayer concentration risk than general tax-supported bonds, such as general obligation bonds. Further, the fees, special taxes, or tax allocations and other revenues that are established to secure such financings are generally limited as to the rate or amount that may be levied or assessed and are not subject to increase pursuant to rate covenants or municipal or corporate guarantees. The bonds could default if development failed to progress as anticipated or if larger taxpayers failed to pay the assessments, fees and taxes as provided in the financing plans of the districts.

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**Non-U.S. Investments**

The Fund will classify an issuer of a security as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer's country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer's revenue comes, and the issuer's reporting currency. The Fund may invest in issuers located in emerging markets. Emerging market countries include any country other than Canada, the United States and the countries comprising the MSCI EAFE<sup>®</sup> Index (currently, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).

**Other Investment Companies**

The Fund may invest in securities of other open or closed-end investment companies (including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")) that invest primarily in the types of securities or other investments in which the Fund may invest directly. In addition, the Fund may invest a portion of its Managed Assets in pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies) that invest primarily in the types of securities or other investments in which the Fund may invest directly. The Fund generally expects that it may invest in other investment companies and/or other pooled investment vehicles either during periods when it has large amounts of uninvested cash, such as the period shortly after the Fund receives the proceeds of an offering of its Common Shares or borrowing or during periods when there is a shortage of attractive, high-yielding securities available in the market. The Fund may invest in investment companies that are advised by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management or their respective affiliates to the extent permitted by applicable law and/or pursuant to exemptive relief from the SEC. As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment company's expenses and would remain subject to payment of the Fund's management, advisory and administrative fees with respect to assets so invested. Common Shareholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. The Fund will consider the investments of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act. Moreover, the Fund will consider the investments of underlying investment companies when determining compliance with its own concentration policy, to the extent the Fund has sufficient information about such investments.

Nuveen Fund Advisors will take expenses into account when evaluating the investment merits of an investment in an investment company relative to available investments. In addition, the securities of other investment companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to the same leverage risks described herein. As described in the Fund's Prospectus, the NAV and market value of leveraged shares will be more volatile and the yield to Common Shareholders will tend to fluctuate more than the yield generated by unleveraged shares.

**Preferred Securities**

The Fund may invest in all types of preferred securities, including both perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Perpetual preferred securities are generally equity securities of the issuer that have priority over the issuer's common shares as to the payment of dividends (*i.e.*, the issuer cannot pay dividends on its common shares until the dividends on the preferred shares are current) and as to the payout of proceeds of a bankruptcy or other liquidation, but are subordinate to an issuer's senior debt and junior debt as to both types of payments. Additionally, in a bankruptcy or other liquidation, perpetual preferred securities are generally subordinate to an issuer's trade creditors and other general obligations. Perpetual preferred securities typically have a fixed liquidation (or "par") value.

The term "preferred securities" also includes hybrid securities and other types of preferred securities that do not have the features described above. Preferred securities that are hybrid securities often behave similarly to investments in perpetual preferred securities and are regarded by market investors as being part of the preferred securities market. Such hybrid securities possess varying combinations of features of both debt and perpetual preferred securities and as such they may constitute senior debt, junior debt or preferred shares in an issuer's capital structure.

The term "preferred securities" also includes certain forms of debt that are regarded by the investment marketplace to be part of the broader preferred securities market. Among these preferred securities are certain exchange-listed debt issues that historically have several attributes, including trading and investment performance characteristics, in common with exchange-listed perpetual preferred securities and hybrid securities. Generally, these types of preferred securities are senior debt in the capital structure of an issuer.

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As a general matter, dividend or interest payments on preferred securities may be cumulative or non-cumulative and may be deferred (in the case of cumulative payments) or skipped (in the case of non-cumulative payments) at the option of the issuer.

Generally, preferred security holders have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company, except in some cases voting rights may arise if the issuer fails to pay the preferred share dividends or if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing.

Preferred securities may either trade over-the-counter ("OTC") or trade on an exchange. Preferred securities can be structured differently for retail and institutional investors, and the Fund may invest in preferred securities of either structure. The retail segment is typified by $25 par value exchange-traded securities, which trade on exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the institutional segment is typified by $1,000 par value OTC securities. Typically, most $25 par value exchange-traded securities have fixed-rate coupon structures, while the institutional segment of $1,000 par securities are variable-rate securities. Both $25 and $1,000 par value securities are often callable at par value, typically at least five years after their original issuance date (*i.e.,* the issuer has the right to call in or redeem the preferred security at a pre-set price after a specified date).

**Repurchase Agreements**

As temporary investments, the Fund may invest in repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is a contractual agreement whereby the seller of securities (U.S. government securities or municipal securities) agrees to repurchase the same security at a specified price on a future date agreed upon by the parties. The agreed-upon repurchase price determines the yield during the Fund's holding period. Repurchase agreements are considered to be loans collateralized by the underlying security that is the subject of the repurchase contract. Income generated from transactions in repurchase agreements will be taxable. The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with registered securities dealers or domestic banks that, in the opinion of the portfolio managers, present minimal credit risk. The risk to the Fund is limited to the ability of the issuer to pay the agreed-upon repurchase price on the delivery date; however, although the value of the underlying collateral at the time the transaction is entered into always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price, if the value of the collateral declines there is a risk of loss of both principal and interest. In the event of default, the collateral may be sold but the Fund might incur a loss if the value of the collateral declines, and might incur disposition costs or experience delays in connection with liquidating the collateral. In addition, if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization upon the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited. The portfolio managers will monitor the value of the collateral at the time the transaction is entered into and at all times subsequent during the term of the repurchase agreement in an effort to determine that such value always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price. In the event the value of the collateral declines below the repurchase price, the portfolio managers will demand additional collateral from the issuer to increase the value of the collateral to at least that of the repurchase price, including interest.

**Restricted and Illiquid Investments**

The Fund may invest in investments and other instruments that, at the time of investment, are illiquid (*i.e*., investments that are not readily marketable). The Fund may also invest in restricted investments, including Rule 144A securities.

Restricted investments may be sold only in privately negotiated transactions or in a public offering with respect to which a registration statement is in effect under the 1933 Act. Where registration is required, the Fund may be obligated to pay all or part of the registration expenses and a considerable period may elapse between the time of the decision to sell and the time the Fund may be permitted to sell an investment under an effective registration statement. Rule 144A securities may be resold under certain circumstances only to qualified institutional buyers as defined by the rule. Some restricted investments may also be deemed illiquid.

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**Short-Term Investments**

***Short-Term Taxable Fixed Income Securities.*** For temporary defensive purposes or to keep cash on hand fully invested, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in cash equivalents and short-term taxable fixed-income securities. Short-term taxable fixed income investments are defined to include, without limitation, the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1) U.S. government securities, including bills, notes and bonds differing as to maturity and rates of interest that are either issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury or by U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities. U.S. government agency securities include securities issued by (a) the Federal Housing Administration, Farmers Home Administration, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Small Business Administration, and the Government National Mortgage Association, whose securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States; (b) the Federal Home Loan Banks\*, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, and the Tennessee Valley Authority, whose securities are supported by the right of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury; (c) the Federal National Mortgage Association\*, whose securities are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the agency or instrumentality; and (d) the Student Loan Marketing Association, whose securities are supported only by its credit. While the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities, no assurance can be given that it always will do so since it is not so obligated by law. The U.S. government, its agencies, and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities. Consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) Certificates of Deposit issued against funds deposited in a bank or a savings and loan association. Such certificates are for a definite period of time, earn a specified rate of return, and are normally negotiable. The issuer of a certificate of deposit agrees to pay the amount deposited plus interest to the bearer of the certificate on the date specified thereon. Under current Federal Deposit Insurance Company regulations, the maximum insurance payable as to any one certificate of deposit is $250,000; therefore, certificates of deposit purchased by the Fund may not be fully insured.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) Repurchase agreements, which involve purchases of debt securities. At the time the Fund purchases securities pursuant to a repurchase agreement, it simultaneously agrees to resell and redeliver such securities to the seller, who also simultaneously agrees to buy back the securities at a fixed price and time. This assures a predetermined yield for the Fund during its holding period, since the resale price is always greater than the purchase price and reflects an agreed-upon market rate. Such actions afford an opportunity for the Fund to invest temporarily available cash. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements only with respect to obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities; certificates of deposit; or bankers' acceptances in which the Fund may invest. Repurchase agreements may be considered loans to the seller, collateralized by the underlying securities. The risk to the Fund is limited to the ability of the seller to pay the agreed-upon sum on the repurchase date; in the event of default, the repurchase agreement provides that the Fund is entitled to sell the underlying collateral. If the value of the collateral declines after the agreement is entered into, and if the seller defaults under a repurchase agreement when the value of the underlying collateral is less than the repurchase price, the Fund could incur a loss of both principal and interest. The portfolio managers monitor the value of the collateral at the time the action is entered into and at all times during the term of the repurchase agreement. The portfolio managers do so in an effort to determine that the value of the collateral always equals or exceeds the agreed-upon repurchase price to be paid to the Fund. If the seller were to be subject to a federal bankruptcy proceeding, the ability of the Fund to liquidate the collateral could be delayed or impaired because of certain provisions of the bankruptcy laws.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4) Commercial paper, which consists of short-term unsecured promissory notes, including variable rate master demand notes issued by corporations to finance their current operations. Master demand notes are direct lending arrangements between the Fund and a corporation. There is no secondary market for such notes. However, they are redeemable by the Fund at any time. The portfolio managers will consider the financial condition of the corporation (*e.g.*, earning power, cash flow, and other liquidity measures) and will continuously monitor the corporation's ability to meet all of its financial obligations, because the Fund's liquidity might be impaired if the corporation were unable to pay principal and interest on demand. Investments in commercial paper will be limited to commercial paper rated in the highest categories by a major rating agency and which mature within one year of the date of purchase or carry a variable or floating rate of interest.

\* These securities are not backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.

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***Short-Term Tax-Exempt Municipal Securities.*** Short-term tax-exempt municipal securities are securities that are exempt from regular federal income tax and mature within three years or less from the date of issuance. Short-term tax-exempt municipal income securities are defined to include, without limitation, the following:

Bond Anticipation Notes ("BANs") are usually general obligations of state and local governmental issuers which are sold to obtain interim financing for projects that will eventually be funded through the sale of long-term debt obligations or bonds. The ability of an issuer to meet its obligations on its BANs is primarily dependent on the issuer's access to the long-term municipal bond market and the likelihood that the proceeds of such bond sales will be used to pay the principal and interest on the BANs.

Tax Anticipation Notes ("TANs") are issued by state and local governments to finance the current operations of such governments. Repayment is generally to be derived from specific future tax revenues. TANs are usually general obligations of the issuer. A weakness in an issuer's capacity to raise taxes due to, among other things, a decline in its tax base or a rise in delinquencies, could adversely affect the issuer's ability to meet its obligations on outstanding TANs.

Revenue Anticipation Notes ("RANs") are issued by governments or governmental bodies with the expectation that future revenues from a designated source will be used to repay the notes. In general, they also constitute general obligations of the issuer. A decline in the receipt of projected revenues, such as anticipated revenues from another level of government, could adversely affect an issuer's ability to meet its obligations on outstanding RANs. In addition, the possibility that the revenues would, when received, be used to meet other obligations could affect the ability of the issuer to pay the principal and interest on RANs.

Construction Loan Notes are issued to provide construction financing for specific projects. Frequently, these notes are redeemed with funds obtained from the Federal Housing Administration.

Bank Notes are notes issued by local government bodies and agencies, such as those described above to commercial banks as evidence of borrowings. The purposes for which the notes are issued are varied but they are frequently issued to meet short-term working capital or capital-project needs. These notes may have risks similar to the risks associated with TANs and RANs.

Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper ("Municipal Paper") represents very short-term unsecured, negotiable promissory notes issued by states, municipalities and their agencies. Payment of principal and interest on issues of municipal paper may be made from various sources, to the extent the funds are available therefrom. Maturities of municipal paper generally will be shorter than the maturities of TANs, BANs or RANs. There is a limited secondary market for issues of Municipal Paper.

Certain municipal securities may carry variable or floating rates of interest whereby the rate of interest is not fixed but varies with changes in specified market rates or indices, such as a bank prime rate or a tax-exempt money market index.

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While the various types of notes described above as a group represent the major portion of the short-term tax-exempt note market, other types of notes are available in the marketplace and the Fund may invest in such other types of notes to the extent permitted under its investment objective, policies and limitations. Such notes may be issued for different purposes and may be secured differently from those mentioned above.

**Sovereign and Supranational Securities**

Sovereign securities are issued or guaranteed by foreign sovereign governments or their agencies, authorities, political subdivisions or instrumentalities, and supranational agencies. A supranational agency is a multinational union or association in which member countries cede authority and sovereignty on a limited number of matters to the group, whose decisions are binding upon its members. Quasi-sovereign securities typically are issued by companies or agencies that may receive financial support or backing from a local government or in which the government owns a majority of the issuer's voting shares.

The ability of a foreign sovereign issuer, especially in an emerging market country, to make timely and ultimate payments on its debt obligations will be strongly influenced by the sovereign issuer's balance of payments, including export performance, its access to international credits and investments, fluctuations of interest rate and the extent of its foreign reserves. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or imports. To the extent that a country receives payment for its export in currencies other than dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated in dollars could be adversely affected. If a sovereign issuer cannot generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt, it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments, commercial banks and multinational organizations. There may be no bankruptcy proceedings similar to those in the U.S. by which defaulted interest may be collected.

The Fund also may invest in debt obligations issued or guaranteed by supranational agencies organized or supported by several national governments, such as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "World Bank"), the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Investment Bank. In addition, the Portfolio may purchase debt obligations of foreign corporations or financial institutions, such as Yankee bonds (dollar-denominated bonds sold in the United States by foreign companies), Samurai bonds (yen-denominated bonds sold in Japan by non-Japanese issuers), and Euro bonds (bonds not issued in the country (and possibly not the currency of the country) of the issuer).

**Structured Notes**

The Fund may utilize structured notes and similar instruments for investment purposes and also for hedging purposes. Structured notes are privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/ or interest is determined by reference to the performance of a benchmark asset, market or interest rate (an "embedded index"), such as selected securities, an index of securities or specified interest rates, or the differential performance of two assets or markets. The terms of such structured instruments normally provide that their principal and/or interest payments are to be adjusted upwards or downwards (but not ordinarily below zero) to reflect changes in the embedded index while the structured instruments are outstanding. As a result, the interest and/or principal payments that may be made on a structured product may vary widely, depending upon a variety of factors, including the volatility of the embedded index and the effect of changes in the embedded index on principal and/or interest payments. The rate of return on structured notes may be determined by applying a multiplier to the performance or differential performance of the referenced index or indices or other assets. Application of a multiplier involves leverage that will serve to magnify the potential for gain and the risk of loss. These types of investments may generate taxable income.

**When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions**

The Fund may buy and sell investments on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, making payment or taking delivery at a later date, normally within 15 and 45 days of the trade date. On such transactions the payment obligation and the interest rate are fixed at the time the buyer enters into the commitment. Beginning on the date the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the Fund is required under rules of the SEC to maintain in a separate account liquid assets, consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities having a market value, at all times, of at least equal to the amount of the commitment. Income generated by any such assets which provide taxable income for federal income tax purposes is includable in the taxable income of the Fund and, to the extent distributed, will be taxable distributions to shareholders. The Fund may enter into contracts to purchase investments on a forward basis (*i.e.,* where settlement will occur more than 60 days from the date of the transaction) only to the extent that the Fund specifically collateralizes such obligations with a security that is expected to be called or mature within 60 days before or after the settlement date of the forward transaction. The commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward basis may involve an element of risk because no interest accrues on the bonds prior to settlement and at the time of delivery the market value may be less than their cost.

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**Zero Coupon Bonds**

A zero coupon bond is a bond that typically does not pay interest either for the entire life of the obligation or for an initial period after the issuance of the obligation. When held to its maturity, the holder receives the par value of the zero coupon bond, which generates a return equal to the difference between the purchase price and its maturity value. A zero coupon bond is normally issued and traded at a deep discount from face value. This original issue discount ("OID") approximates the total amount of interest the security will accrue and compound prior to its maturity and reflects the payment deferral and credit risk associated with the instrument. Because zero coupon securities and other OID instruments do not pay cash interest at regular intervals, the instruments' ongoing accruals require ongoing judgments concerning the collectability of deferred payments and the value of any associated collateral. As a result, these securities may be subject to greater value fluctuations and less liquidity in the event of adverse market conditions than comparably rated securities that pay cash on a current basis. Because zero coupon bonds, and OID instruments generally, allow an issuer to avoid or delay the need to generate cash to meet current interest payments, they may involve greater payment deferral and credit risk than coupon loans and bonds that pay interest currently or in cash. The Fund generally will be required to distribute dividends to shareholders representing the income of these instruments as it accrues, even though the Fund will not receive all of the income on a current basis or in cash. Thus, the Fund may have to sell other investments, including when it may not be advisable to do so, and use the cash proceeds to make income distributions to its shareholders. For accounting purposes, these cash distributions to shareholders will not be treated as a return of capital.

Further, Nuveen Fund Advisors collects management fees on the value of a zero coupon bond or OID instrument attributable to the ongoing non-cash accrual of interest over the life of the bond or other instrument. As a result, Nuveen Fund Advisors receives non-refundable cash payments based on such non-cash accruals while the Fund and Common Shareholders incur the risk that such non-cash accruals ultimately may not be realized.

**U.S. Government Securities**

U.S. government securities include U.S. Treasury obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by various agencies of the U.S. government, or by various instrumentalities which have been established or sponsored by the U.S. government. U.S. Treasury obligations are backed by the "full faith and credit" of the U.S. government. Securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. government sponsored instrumentalities may or may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.

**Portfolio Trading and Turnover**

Portfolio trading may be undertaken to accomplish the investment objective of the Fund in relation to actual and anticipated movements in interest rates. In addition, a security may be sold and another of comparable quality purchased at approximately the same time to take advantage of what the portfolio managers believe to be a temporary price disparity between the two securities. Temporary price disparities between two comparable securities may result from supply and demand imbalances where, for example, a temporary oversupply of certain securities may cause a temporarily low price for such securities, as compared with other securities of like quality and characteristics.

A security also may be sold when the appropriate portfolio managers anticipates a change in the price of such security, the appropriate portfolio managers believes the price of a security has reached or is near a realistic maximum, or there are other securities that the appropriate portfolio managers believes are more attractive given the Fund's investment objective. The Fund also may engage to a limited extent in short-term trading consistent with its investment objective. Securities may be sold in anticipation of a market decline or purchased in anticipation of a market rise and later sold, but the Fund will not engage in trading solely to recognize a gain. Subject to the foregoing, the Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by prudent selection of securities with a view to holding them for investment. A higher portfolio turnover rate results in correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transactional expenses that are borne by the Fund. High portfolio turnover may result in the realization of net short-term capital gains by the Fund which, when distributed to shareholders, will be taxable as ordinary income.

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**MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND** 

**Trustees and Officers** 

The management of the Fund, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Fund under the investment management agreement with Nuveen Fund Advisors (the "Investment Management Agreement"), is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The number of trustees of the Fund is twelve, none of whom are an "interested person" (as the term "interested person" is defined in the 1940 Act) (referred to herein as "Independent Trustees"). None of the Independent Trustees has ever been a director, trustee or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management, or their affiliates. Currently, the Board of Trustees consists of Joseph A. Boateng, Michael A. Forrester, Thomas J. Kenny, Amy B. R. Lancellotta, Joanne T. Medero, Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson, Loren M. Starr, Matthew Thornton III, Terence J. Toth, Margaret L. Wolff and Robert L. Young. If the Fund issues Preferred Shares, two of the Fund's trustees would be elected by the holders of such Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class. The remaining trustees of the Fund would be elected by holders of common shares and Preferred Shares, voting together as a class. In the event that the Fund fails to pay dividends on outstanding Preferred Shares for two years, holders of Preferred Shares would be entitled to elect a majority of trustees of the Fund.

The officers of the Fund serve annual terms and are elected on an annual basis. The names, business addresses and years of birth of the trustees and officers of the Fund, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each trustee oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below. Except as noted in the table below, as of [ ], the trustees of the Fund are directors or trustees, as the case may be, of [ ] Nuveen-sponsored registered investment companies (the "Nuveen Funds"), which include [ ] open-end mutual funds (the "Nuveen Mutual Funds"); and [ ] Nuveen-sponsored closed-end funds and [ ] Nuveen-sponsored exchange-traded funds.

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| **Name, Business Address** <br> **and Year of Birth**  | **Position(s)** <br> **Held with** <br> **the Trust**  | **Term of Office** <br> **and Length of** <br> **Time Served** <br> **in the Fund** <br> **Complex**  | **Principal Occupation(s)** <br> **During Past Five Years**  | **Number of** <br> **Portfolios** <br> **in Fund** <br> **Complex** <br> **Overseen** <br> **by Trustee**  | **Other Directorships Held by Trustee** <br> **During Past Five Years**  |
| **Independent Trustees:** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Thomas J. Kenny <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1963  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2011  | Formerly, Advisory Director (2010-2011), Partner (2004-2010), Managing Director (1999-2004) and Co-Head of Global Cash and Fixed Income Portfolio Management Team (2002-2010), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (asset management). | 209 | Chairman of the Board (since 2025), Apeel Sciences; Director (since 2015) and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee (since 2018), Aflac Incorporated; formerly, Director (2021-2022), ParentSquare; formerly, Director (2021-2022) and Finance Committee Chair (2016-2022), Sansum Clinic; formerly, Advisory Board Member (2017-2019), B'Box; formerly, Member (2011-2020), the University of California at Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures Advisory Council; formerly, Investment Committee Member (2012-2020), Cottage Health System; formerly, Board Member (2009-2019) and President of the Board (2014- 2018), Crane Country Day School; formerly, Trustee (2011-2023) and Chairman (2017-2023), the College Retirement Equities Fund; formerly, Manager (2011-2023) and Chairman (2017-2023), TIAA Separate Account VA-1 |
| Robert L. Young <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1963  | Chair of the Board and Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2017, Chair since January 1, 2025  | Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Director, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (financial services) (2010-2016); formerly, President, and Principal Executive Officer (2013-2016), and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2005-2010), J.P. Morgan Funds; formerly, Director and various officer positions, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. and formerly, One Group Administrative Services) and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (financial services) (formerly, One Group Dealer Services, Inc.) (1999-2017). | 209 |  |
| Joseph A. Boateng <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1963  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2019  | Chief Investment Officer, Casey Family Programs (since 2007); formerly, Director of U.S. Pension Plans, Johnson & Johnson (2002-2006). | 209 | Board Member, Lumina Foundation (since 2018) and Waterside School (since 2021); Emeritus Board Member (since 2020) and formerly, Board Member (2012-2019), Year-Up Puget Sound; Investment Committee Member (since 2012), The Seattle Foundation; formerly, Investment Advisory Committee Member and Chair (2007-2024), Seattle City Employees' Retirement System; formerly, Trustee (2018-2023), the College Retirement Equities Fund; formerly, Manager (2019-2023), TIAA Separate Account VA-1. |
| Michael A. Forrester <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1967  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2007  | Formerly, Chief Executive Officer (2014-2021) and Chief Operating Officer (2007-2014), Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC. | 209 | Director, Aflac Incorporated (since 2025); Trustee, Dexter Southfield School (since 2019); Member (since 2020), Governing Council of the Independent Directors Council (IDC); formerly, Trustee (2007-2023), the College Retirement Equities Fund; formerly, Manager (2007-2023), TIAA Separate Account VA-1. |

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| **Name, Business Address** <br> **and Year of Birth**  | **Position(s)** <br> **Held with** <br> **the Trust**  | **Term of Office** <br> **and Length of** <br> **Time Served** <br> **in the Fund** <br> **Complex**  | **Principal Occupation(s)** <br> **During Past Five Years**  | **Number of** <br> **Portfolios** <br> **in Fund** <br> **Complex** <br> **Overseen** <br> **by Trustee**  | **Other Directorships Held by Trustee** <br> **During Past Five Years**  |
| Amy B.R. Lancellotta <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1959  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2021  | Formerly, Managing Director, IDC (supports the fund independent director community and is part of the Investment Company Institute (ICI), which represents regulated investment companies) (2006-2019); formerly, various positions with ICI (1989-2006). | 209 | Formerly, President (2023-2025) and Member (2020-2025) of the Board of Directors, Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA). |
| Joanne T. Medero <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1954  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2021  | Formerly, Managing Director, Government Relations and Public Policy (2009-2020) and Senior Advisor to the Vice Chairman (2018-2020), BlackRock, Inc. (global investment management firm); formerly, Managing Director, Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy, Barclays Group (IBIM) (investment banking, investment management businesses) (2006-2009); formerly, Managing Director, Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Barclays Global Investors (global investment management firm) (1996-2006); formerly, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (law firm) (1993-1995); formerly, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (government agency overseeing U.S. derivatives markets) (1989-1993); formerly, Deputy Associate Director/Associate Director for Legal and Financial Affairs, Office of Presidential Personnel, The White House (1986-1989). | 209 | Member (since 2019) of the Board of Directors, Baltic-American Freedom Foundation (seeks to provide opportunities for citizens of the Baltic states to gain education and professional development through exchanges in the U.S.). |
| Albin F. Moschner <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1952  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2016  | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Northcroft Partners, LLC (management consulting) (since 2012); previously, held positions at Leap Wireless International, Inc. (consumer wireless service) including Consultant (2011-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2008-2011) and Chief Marketing Officer (2004-2008); formerly, President, Verizon Card Services division of Verizon Communications, Inc. (telecommunications services) (2000-2003); formerly, President, One Point Services at One Point Communications (telecommunications services) (1999-2000); formerly, Vice Chairman of the Board, Diba, Incorporated (internet technology provider) (1996-1997); formerly, various executive positions (1991-1996) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-1996), Zenith Electronics Corporation (consumer electronics). | 209 | Formerly, Chairman (2019) and Director (2012-2019), USA Technologies, Inc. (a provider of solutions and services to facilitate electronic payment transactions); formerly, Director, Wintrust Financial Corporation (1996-2016). |
| John K. Nelson <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1962  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2016  | Formerly, Senior External Advisor to the Financial Services practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP (consulting and accounting) (2012- 2014); Chief Executive Officer, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., North America (insurance); formerly, various executive leadership roles (1996-2007) and Global Head of the Financial Markets Division (2007-2008), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. | 209 | Formerly, Member of Board of Directors (2008-2023), Core12 LLC (private firm which develops branding, marketing and communications strategies for clients); formerly, Member of the President's Council (2010-2019), Fordham University; formerly, Director (2009-2018), the Curran Center for Catholic American Studies; formerly, Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (2011-2013), Marian University. |

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| **Name, Business Address** <br> **and Year of Birth**  | **Position(s)** <br> **Held with** <br> **the Trust**  | **Term of Office** <br> **and Length of** <br> **Time Served** <br> **in the Fund** <br> **Complex**  | **Principal Occupation(s)** <br> **During Past Five Years**  | **Number of** <br> **Portfolios** <br> **in Fund** <br> **Complex** <br> **Overseen** <br> **by Trustee**  | **Other Directorships Held by Trustee** <br> **During Past Five Years**  |
| Loren M. Starr <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1961  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2022  | Independent Consultant/Advisor (since 2021), formerly, Vice Chair and Senior Managing Director (2020-2021), Chief Financial Officer and Senior Managing Director (2005-2020), Invesco Ltd (asset management). | 209 | Director (since 2023) and Chair of the Board (since 2025), formerly, Chair of the Audit Committee (2024-2025), AMG; formerly, Chair and Member of the Board of Directors (2014-2021), Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI); formerly, Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees (2014-2018), Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE); formerly, Trustee (2022-2023), the College Retirement Equities Fund; formerly, Manager (2022-2023), TIAA Separate Account VA-1. |
| Matthew Thornton III <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1958  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2020  | Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2018-2019), FedEx Freight Corporation, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation ("FedEx") (provider of transportation, ecommerce and business services through its portfolio of companies); formerly, Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations (2006-2018), Federal Express Corporation, a subsidiary of FedEx. | 209 | Member of the Board of Directors (since 2014), The Sherwin-Williams Company (develops, manufactures, distributes and sells paints, coatings and related products); Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020), Crown Castle International (provider of communications infrastructure); Member (since 2014), the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). |
| Terence J. Toth <br>333 West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1959  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2008  | Formerly, Co-Founding Partner, Promus Capital (investment advisory firm) (2008-2017); formerly, Director of Quality Control Corporation (manufacturing) (2012- 2021); formerly, Director, Fulcrum IT Service LLC (information technology services firm to government entities) (2010- 2019); formerly, Director, LogicMark LLC (health services) (2012-2016); formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (asset management) (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (financial services) (2004-2007); Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (financial services) (since 1994). | 209 | Member of the Board of Directors (since 2008), Catalyst Schools of Chicago (philanthropy); Member of the Board of Directors (since 2012), formerly, Investment Committee Chair (2017-2022), Mather Foundation (philanthropy); formerly, Chair and Member of the Board of Directors (2021-2024), Kehrein Center for the Arts (philanthropy); formerly, Member (2005-2016), Chicago Fellowship Board (philanthropy); formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004). |
| Margaret L. Wolff 333 <br> West Wacker Drive <br>Chicago, IL 60606 <br>1955  | Trustee | Term—Indefinite <br>Length of Service—Since 2016  | Formerly, Of Counsel (2005-2014), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Mergers & Acquisitions Group) (legal services). | 209 | Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2005), New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2004), formerly, Chair (2015-2022), The John A. Hartford Foundation (philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults); formerly, Member (2005-2015) and Vice Chair (2011-2015) of the Board of Trustees, Mt. Holyoke College; formerly, Member of the Board of Directors (2013-2017), Travelers Insurance Company of Canada and The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (each, a part of Travelers Canada, the Canadian operation of The Travelers Companies, Inc.). |

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| **Name, Business Address <br> and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held <br> with the Fund** | **Term of Office and Length of <br> Time Served with Funds in the <br> Fund Complex** | **Principal Occupation(s) <br> During Past Five Years** |
| **Officers of the Fund:** |  |  |  |
| David J. Lamb<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1963 | Chief Administrative Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2015 | Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Securities, LLC and Nuveen; has previously held various positions with Nuveen. |
| Brett E. Black<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1972 | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2022 | Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Nuveen; formerly, Vice President (2014-2022), Chief Compliance Officer and Anti- Money Laundering Compliance Officer (2017-2022), BMO Funds, Inc. |
| Mark J. Czarniecki<br>901 Marquette Avenue<br>Minneapolis, MN 55402<br>1979 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br> Length of Service—Since 2013 | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Securities, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Nuveen; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; has previously held various positions with Nuveen; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC. |
| Marc Cardella<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1984 | Vice President and Controller (Principal Financial Officer) | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2024 | Senior Managing Director and Head of Public Investment Finance, Nuveen; Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America and TIAA SMA Strategies LLC; Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer, TIAA Separate Account VA-1 and the College Retirement Equities Fund; Senior Managing Director, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC. |
| Joseph T. Castro<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1964 | Vice President | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2025 | Executive Vice President, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, formerly, Senior Managing Director and Head of Compliance, Nuveen; Executive Vice President and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, formerly, Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Securities, LLC and Nuveen, LLC; formerly, Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. |
| Jeremy D. Franklin<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1983 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2024 | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America; Vice President and Assistant Secretary, TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds; Vice President, Associate General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary, TIAA Separate Account VA-1 and College Retirement Equities Fund; has previously held various positions with TIAA. |
| Diana R. Gonzalez<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1978 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2017 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Nuveen. |
| Nathaniel T. Jones<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1979 | Vice President | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2016 | Senior Managing Director and Head of Public Product, Nuveen; President, formerly, Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; has previously held various positions with Nuveen; Chartered Financial Analyst. |

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| **Name, Business Address <br> and Year of Birth** | **Position(s) Held <br> with the Fund** | **Term of Office and Length of <br> Time Served with Funds in the <br> Fund Complex** | **Principal Occupation(s) <br> During Past Five Years** |
| Brian H. Lawrence<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1982 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2023 | Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Nuveen; Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; formerly, Corporate Counsel, Franklin Templeton (2018-2022). |
| Tina M. Lazar<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1961 | Vice President | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2002 | Managing Director, Nuveen Securities, LLC. |
| Brian J. Lockhart<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1974 | Vice President | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2019 | Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Oversight, Nuveen; Senior Managing Director, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; has previously held various positions with Nuveen; Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Risk Manager. |
| John M. McCann<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1975 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2022 | Senior Managing Director, Division General Counsel, Nuveen; Senior Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Senior Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director and Assistant Secretary, TIAA SMA Strategies LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, College Retirement Equities Fund, TIAA Separate Account VA-1, TIAA-CREF Funds, TIAA-CREF Life Funds, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, and Nuveen Alternative Advisors LLC; Senior Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (since 2025), Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC; has previously held various positions with Nuveen/TIAA. |
| Kevin J. McCarthy<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1966 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2007 | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Securities, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Executive Vice President and Secretary, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC, TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC and Nuveen Alternative Investments, LLC; Executive Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds; has previously held various positions with Nuveen/TIAA; Vice President and Secretary, Winslow Capital Management, LLC; Executive Vice President, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC; formerly, Vice President (2007-2021) and Secretary (2016-2021), NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC. |
| R. Tanner Page<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1985 | Vice President and Treasurer | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2025 | Managing Director, formerly, Vice President, Nuveen; has previously held various positions with Nuveen. |
| William A. Siffermann<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1975 | Vice President | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2017 | Senior Managing Director, Nuveen. |
| Mark L. Winget<br>333 West Wacker Drive<br>Chicago, IL 60606<br>1968 | Vice President and Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2008 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Securities, LLC and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Teachers Advisors, LLC, TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC; Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Nuveen; Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC. |
| Rachael Zufall<br>8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd.<br>Charlotte, NC 28262<br>1973 | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | Term—Indefinite<br>Length of Service—Since 2022 | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, the College Retirement Equities Fund, TIAA Separate Account VA-1, TIAA-CREF Funds and TIAA-CREF Life Funds; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Teacher Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director, Nuveen, LLC and TIAA. |

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**Board Leadership Structure and Risk Oversight** 

The Board of Trustees (including the Board of Trustees of the Trust) or the Board of Directors (as the case may be, each is referred to hereafter as the *"Board"* or *"Board of Trustees"* and the directors or trustees of the Nuveen Funds, as applicable, are each referred to herein as *"Trustees"*) oversees the operations and management of the Fund, including the duties performed for the Fund by Nuveen Fund Advisors or its affiliates. The Board has adopted a unitary board structure. A unitary board consists of one group of trustees who serves on the board of every fund in the complex. In adopting a unitary board structure, the Trustees seek to provide effective governance through establishing a board the overall composition of which will, as a body, possess the appropriate skills, diversity (including, among other things, gender, race and ethnicity), independence and experience to oversee the Fund's business. With this overall framework in mind, when the Board, through its Nominating and Governance Committee discussed below, seeks nominees for the Board, the Trustees consider not only the candidate's particular background, skills and experience, among other things, but also whether such background, skills and experience enhance the Board's diversity and at the same time complement the Board given its current composition and the mix of skills and experiences of the incumbent Trustees. The Nominating and Governance Committee believes that the Board generally benefits from diversity of background (including, among other things, gender, race and ethnicity), skills, experience and views among Trustees, and considers this a factor in evaluating the composition of the Board, but has not adopted any specific policy on diversity or any particular definition of diversity.

The Board believes the unitary board structure enhances good and effective governance, particularly given the nature of the structure of the investment company complex. Funds in the same complex generally are served by the same service providers and personnel and are governed by the same regulatory scheme which raises common issues that must be addressed by the Trustees across the fund complex (such as compliance, valuation, liquidity, brokerage, trade allocation or risk management). The Board believes it is more efficient to have a single board review and oversee common policies and procedures which increases the Board's knowledge and expertise with respect to the many aspects of fund operations that are complex-wide in nature. The unitary structure also enhances the Board's influence and oversight over the Adviser and other service providers.

In an effort to enhance the independence of the Board, the Board also has a Chair that is an Independent Trustee. The Board recognizes that a chair can perform an important role in setting the agenda for the Board, establishing the boardroom culture, establishing a point person on behalf of the Board for Fund management and reinforcing the Board's focus on the long-term interests of shareholders. The Board recognizes that a chair may be able to better perform these functions without any conflicts of interests arising from a position with Fund management. Accordingly, the Trustees have elected Mr. Young to serve as an independent Chair of the Board. Pursuant to the Fund's By-Laws, the Chair shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chair of the Board and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Trustees or the By-Laws. Specific responsibilities of the Co-Chairs include (i) coordinating with fund management in the preparation of the agenda for each meeting of the Board; (ii) presiding at all meetings of the Board and of the shareholders; and (iii) serving as a liaison with other trustees, the Trust's officers and other fund management personnel, and counsel to the independent trustees.

Although the Board has direct responsibility over various matters (such as advisory contracts and underwriting contracts), the Board also exercises certain of its oversight responsibilities through several committees that it has established and which report back to the full Board. The Board believes that a committee structure is an effective means to permit Trustees to focus on particular operations or issues affecting the Nuveen Funds, including risk oversight. More specifically, with respect to risk oversight, the Board has delegated matters relating to valuation, compliance and investment risk to certain committees (as summarized below). In addition, the Board believes that the periodic rotation of Trustees among the different committees allows the Trustees to gain additional and different perspectives of the Fund's operations. The Board has established seven standing committees: the Executive Committee, the Dividend Committee, the Audit Committee, the Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee, the Investment Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Open-End Funds Committee. The Board may also from time to time create ad hoc committees to focus on particular issues as the need arises. The membership and functions of the standing committees are summarized below. For more information on the Board, please visit www.nuveen.com/fundgovernance.

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The Executive Committee, which may meet between regular meetings of the Board, is authorized to exercise all of the powers of the Board.

The Dividend Committee is authorized to declare distributions (with subsequent ratification by the Board) on each Nuveen Fund's shares, including, but not limited to, regular and special dividends, capital gains and ordinary income distributions. The Dividend Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board.

The Board has an Audit Committee, in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") that is composed of Independent Trustees who are also "independent" as that term is defined in the listing standards pertaining to closed-end funds of the NYSE. The Audit Committee assists the Board in: the oversight and monitoring of the accounting and financial reporting policies, processes and practices of the Nuveen Funds, and the audits of the financial statements of the Nuveen Funds; the quality and integrity of the financial statements of the Nuveen Funds; the Nuveen Funds' compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to the Nuveen Funds' financial statements; the independent auditors' qualifications, performance and independence; and the Valuation Policy of the Nuveen Funds and the internal valuation group of the Adviser, as valuation designee for the Nuveen Funds. It is the responsibility of the Audit Committee to select, evaluate and replace any independent auditors (subject only to Board approval and, if applicable, shareholder ratification) and to determine their compensation. The Audit Committee is also responsible for, among other things, overseeing the valuation of securities comprising the Nuveen Funds' portfolios. The Audit Committee is also primarily responsible for the oversight of the Valuation Policy and actions taken by the Adviser, as valuation designee of the Funds, though its internal valuation group which provides regular reports to the Audit Committee, reviews any issues relating to the valuation of the Nuveen Funds' securities brought to its attention, and considers the risks to the Nuveen Funds in assessing the possible resolutions to these matters. The Audit Committee may also consider any financial risk exposures for the Nuveen Funds in conjunction with performing its functions.

To fulfill its oversight duties, the Audit Committee regularly meets with Fund management to discuss the Nuveen Funds' annual and semi-annual reports and has regular meetings with the external auditors for the Nuveen Funds and the Adviser's internal audit group. In assessing financial risk disclosure, the Audit Committee also may review, in a general manner, the processes the Board or other Board committees have in place with respect to risk assessment and risk management as well as compliance with legal and regulatory matters relating to the Nuveen Funds' financial statements. The Audit Committee operates under a written Audit Committee Charter (the "Charter") adopted and approved by the Board, which Charter conforms to the listing standards of the NYSE. Members of the Audit Committee are independent (as set forth in the Charter) and free of any relationship that, in the opinion of the Trustees, would interfere with their exercise of independent judgment as an Audit Committee member. The members of the Audit Committee are Mr. Nelson, Chair, Mr. Boateng, Ms. Lancellotta, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Starr, Ms. Wolff and Mr. Young, each of whom is an Independent Trustee of the Nuveen Funds. Mr. Boateng, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Starr and Mr. Young have each been designated as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by the rules of the SEC. A copy of the Charter is available at https://www.nuveen.com/fund-governance.

The Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee (the "Compliance Committee") is responsible for the oversight of compliance issues, risk management and other regulatory matters affecting the Nuveen Funds that are not otherwise under or within the jurisdiction of the other committees. The Board has adopted and periodically reviews policies and procedures designed to address the Nuveen Funds' compliance and risk matters. As part of its duties, the Compliance Committee: reviews the policies and procedures relating to compliance matters and recommends modifications thereto as necessary or appropriate to the full Board; develops new policies and procedures as new regulatory matters affecting the Nuveen Funds arise from time to time; evaluates or considers any comments or reports from examinations from regulatory authorities and responses thereto; and performs any special reviews, investigations or other oversight responsibilities relating to risk management, compliance and/or regulatory matters as requested by the Board.

In addition, the Compliance Committee is responsible for risk oversight, including, but not limited to, the oversight of general risks related to investments which are not reviewed by other committees, such as liquidity and derivatives usage; risks related to product structure elements, such as leverage; techniques that may be used to address the foregoing risks, such as hedging and swaps and Fund operational risk and risks related to the overall operation of the TIAA/Nuveen enterprise and, in each case, the controls designed to address or mitigate such risks. In assessing issues brought to the Compliance Committee's attention or in reviewing a particular policy, procedure, investment technique or strategy, the Compliance Committee evaluates the risks to the Nuveen Funds in adopting a particular approach compared to the anticipated benefits to the Nuveen Funds and their shareholders. In fulfilling its obligations, the Compliance Committee meets on a quarterly basis. The Compliance Committee receives written and oral reports from the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer ("CCO") and meets privately with the CCO at each of its quarterly meetings. The CCO also provides an annual report to the full Board regarding the operations of the Nuveen Funds' and other service providers' compliance programs as well as any recommendations for modifications thereto. Certain matters not addressed at the committee level are addressed by another committee or directly by the full Board. The Compliance Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board. The members of the Compliance Committee are Ms. Wolff, Chair, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Kenny, Ms. Medero, Mr. Moschner and Mr. Toth.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for seeking, identifying and recommending to the Board qualified candidates for election or appointment to the Board. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee oversees matters of corporate governance, including the evaluation of Board performance and processes, the assignment and rotation of committee members, and the establishment of corporate governance guidelines and procedures, to the extent necessary or desirable, and matters related thereto. The Nominating and Governance Committee recognizes that as demands on the Board evolve over time (such as through an increase in the number of funds overseen or an increase in the complexity of the issues raised), the Nominating and Governance Committee must continue to evaluate the Board and committee structures and their processes and modify the foregoing as may be necessary or appropriate to continue to provide effective governance. Accordingly, the Nominating and Governance Committee has a separate meeting each year to, among other things, review the Board and committee structures, their performance and functions, and recommend any modifications thereto or alternative structures or processes that would enhance the Board's governance of the Nuveen Funds.

In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee, among other things: makes recommendations concerning the continuing education of Trustees; monitors performance of legal counsel; establishes and monitors a process by which security holders are able to communicate in writing with Trustees; and periodically reviews and makes recommendations about any appropriate changes to Trustee compensation. In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee receives suggestions from various sources, including shareholders, as to suitable candidates. Suggestions should be sent in writing to William Siffermann, Manager of Fund Board Relations, Nuveen, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The Nominating and Governance Committee sets appropriate standards and requirements for nominations for new Trustees and each nominee is evaluated using the same standards. However, the Nominating and Governance Committee reserves the right to interview any and all candidates and to make the final selection of any new Trustees. In considering a candidate's qualifications, each candidate must meet certain basic requirements, including relevant skills and experience, time availability (including the time requirements for due diligence meetings with sub-advisers and service providers) and, if qualifying as an Independent Trustee candidate, independence from the Adviser, sub-advisers, Nuveen Asset Management, underwriters and other service providers, including any affiliates of these entities. These skill and experience requirements may vary depending on the current composition of the Board, since the goal is to ensure an appropriate range of skills, diversity and experience, in the aggregate. Accordingly, the particular factors considered and weight given to these factors will depend on the composition of the Board and the skills and backgrounds of the incumbent Trustees at the time of consideration of the nominees. All candidates, however, must meet high expectations of personal integrity, independence, governance experience and professional competence. All candidates must be willing to be critical within the Board and with Fund management and yet maintain a collegial and collaborative manner toward other Trustees. The Nominating and Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board, a copy of which is available on the Funds' website at https://www.nuveen.com/fund-governance, and is composed entirely of Independent Trustees, who are also "independent" as defined by NYSE listing standards. Accordingly, the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are Mr. Young, Chair, Mr. Boateng, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Kenny, Ms. Lancellotta, Ms. Medero, Mr. Moschner, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Starr, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Toth and Ms. Wolff.

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The Investment Committee is responsible for the oversight of Nuveen Fund performance, investment risk management and other portfolio-related matters affecting the Nuveen Funds which are not otherwise the jurisdiction of the other Board committees. As part of such oversight, the Investment Committee reviews each Nuveen Fund's investment performance and investment risks, which may include, but is not limited to, an evaluation of Nuveen Fund performance relative to investment objectives, benchmarks and peer group; a review of risks related to portfolio investments, such as exposures to particular issuers, market sectors, or types of securities, as well as consideration of other factors that could impact or are related to Nuveen Fund performance; and an assessment of Nuveen Fund objectives, policies and practices as such may relate to Nuveen Fund performance. In assessing issues brought to the committee's attention or in reviewing an investment policy, technique or strategy, the Investment Committee evaluates the risks to the Nuveen Funds in adopting or recommending a particular approach or resolution compared to the anticipated benefits to the Nuveen Funds and their shareholders.

In fulfilling its obligations, the Investment Committee receives quarterly reports from the investment oversight and the investment risk groups at Nuveen. Such groups also report to the full Board on a quarterly basis and the full Board participates in further discussions with fund management at its quarterly meetings regarding matters relating to Nuveen Fund performance and investment risks, including with respect to the various drivers of performance and Nuveen Fund use of leverage and hedging. Accordingly, the Board directly and/or in conjunction with the Investment Committee oversees the investment performance and investment risk management of the Nuveen Funds. The Investment Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board. This committee is composed of the independent Trustees of the Nuveen Funds. Accordingly, the members of the Investment Committee are Mr. Boateng and Ms. Lancellotta, Co-Chairs, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Kenny, Ms. Medero, Mr. Moschner, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Starr, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Toth, Ms. Wolff and Mr. Young.

The Open-End Funds Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in the oversight and monitoring of the Nuveen Funds that are registered closed-end investment companies operating as interval funds pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act ("Interval Funds"). The committee may review and evaluate matters related to the formation and the initial presentation to the Board of any new Interval Fund and may review and evaluate any matters relating to any existing Interval Fund. The Open-End Funds Committee operates under a written charter adopted and approved by the Board. The members of the Open-End Funds Committee are Mr. Forrester, Chair, Mr. Boateng, Ms. Lancellotta, Ms. Medero, Mr. Toth and Mr. Young.

**Board Diversification and Trustee Qualifications**

Listed below for each current Trustee are the experiences, qualifications, attributes and skills that led to the conclusion, as of the date of this document, that each current Trustee should serve as a trustee of the Fund.

**Joseph A. Boateng** 

Since 2007, Mr. Boateng has served as the Chief Investment Officer for Casey Family Programs. He was previously Director of U.S. Pension Plans for Johnson & Johnson from 2002-2006. Mr. Boateng is a board member of the Lumina Foundation and Waterside School, an emeritus board member of Year Up Puget Sound, member of the Investment Advisory Committee and former Chair for the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System, and an Investment Committee Member for The Seattle Foundation. Mr. Boateng previously served on the Board of Trustees for the College Retirement Equities Fund (2018-2023) and on the Management Committee for TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (2019-2023). Mr. Boateng received a B.S. from the University of Ghana and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

**Michael A. Forrester**

From 2007 to 2021, Mr. Forrester held various positions with Copper Rock Capital Partners, LLC ("Copper Rock"), including Chief Executive Officer (2014-2021), Chief Operating Officer ("COO") (2007-2014) and Board Member (2007-2021). Mr. Forrester is currently a member of the Independent Directors Council Governing Council of the Investment Company Institute. He also serves as a Director of Aflac Incorporated and is on the Board of Trustees of the Dexter Southfield School. Mr. Forrester previously served on the Board of Trustees for the College Retirement Equities Fund and on the Management Committee for TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (2007-2023). Mr. Forrester has a B.A. from Washington and Lee University.

**Thomas J. Kenny**

Mr. Kenny served as an Advisory Director (2010-2011), Partner (2004-2010), Managing Director (1999-2004) and Co-Head (2002-2010) of Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Global Cash and Fixed Income Portfolio Management team, having worked at Goldman Sachs since 1999. Mr. Kenny is a Director and the Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee of Aflac Incorporated and a Director of ParentSquare. He is a Former Director and Finance Committee Chair for the Sansum Clinic; former Advisory Board Member, B'Box; former Member of the University of California at Santa Barbara Arts and Lectures Advisory Council; former Investment Committee Member at Cottage Health System; and former President of the Board of Crane Country Day School. Mr. Kenny previously served on the Board of Trustees (2011-2023) and as Chairman (2017- 2023) for the College Retirement Equities Fund and on the Management Committee (2011-2023) and as Chairman (2017- 2023) for TIAA Separate Account VA-1. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.S. from Golden Gate University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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**Amy B. R. Lancellotta** 

After thirty years of service, Ms. Lancellotta retired at the end of 2019 from the Investment Company Institute ("ICI"), which represents regulated investment companies on regulatory, legislative and securities industry initiatives that affect funds and their shareholders. From November 2006 until her retirement, Ms. Lancellotta served as Managing Director of ICI's Independent Directors Council ("IDC"), which supports fund independent directors in fulfilling their responsibilities to promote and protect the interests of fund shareholders. At IDC, Ms. Lancellotta was responsible for all ICI and IDC activities relating to the fund independent director community. In conjunction with her responsibilities, Ms. Lancellotta advised and represented IDC, ICI, independent directors and the investment company industry on issues relating to fund governance and the role of fund directors. She also directed and coordinated IDC's education, communication, governance and policy initiatives. Prior to serving as Managing Director of IDC, Ms. Lancellotta held various other positions with ICI beginning in 1989. Before joining ICI, Ms. Lancellotta was an associate at two Washington, D.C. law firms. In addition, since 2020, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA), an organization that seeks to end power-based violence, empower survivors and ensure safe communities. Ms. Lancellotta received a B.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1981 and a J.D. degree from the National Law Center, George Washington University (currently known as "George Washington University Law School") in 1984. Ms. Lancellotta joined the Board in 2021.

**Joanne T. Medero** 

Ms. Medero has over thirty years of financial services experience and, most recently, from December 2009 until her retirement in July 2020, she was a Managing Director in the Government Relations and Public Policy Group at BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"). From July 2018 to July 2020, she was also Senior Advisor to BlackRock's Vice Chairman, focusing on public policy and corporate governance issues. In 1996, Ms. Medero joined Barclays Global Investors ("BGI"), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, she was a Managing Director and served as Global General Counsel and Corporate Secretary until 2006. Then, from 2006 to 2009, Ms. Medero was a Managing Director and Global Head of Government Relations and Public Policy at Barclays Group (IBIM), where she provided policy guidance and directed legislative and regulatory advocacy programs for the investment banking, investment management and wealth management businesses. Before

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joining BGI, Ms. Medero was a Partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 1993 to 1995, where she specialized in derivatives and financial markets regulation issues. Additionally, she served as General Counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") from 1989 to 1993 and, from 1986 to 1989, she was Deputy Associate Director/Associate Director for Legal and Financial Affairs at The White House Office of Presidential Personnel. Further, from 2006 to 2010, Ms. Medero was a member of the CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee and she has been actively involved in financial industry associations, serving as Chair of the Steering Committee of the SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) Asset Management Group (2016-2018) and Chair of the CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor), CPO (Commodity Pool Operator) and Futures Committee of the Managed Funds Association (2010-2012). Ms. Medero also chaired the Corporations, Antitrust and Securities Practice Group of The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy (from 2010 to 2022 and 2000 to 2002). In addition, since 2019, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Baltic-American Freedom Foundation, which seeks to provide opportunities for citizens of the Baltic states to gain education and professional development through exchanges in the United States. Ms. Medero received a B.A. degree from St. Lawrence University in 1975 and a J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School in 1978. Ms. Medero joined the Board in 2021.

**Albin F. Moschner** 

Mr. Moschner is a consultant in the wireless industry and, in July 2012, founded Northcroft Partners, LLC, a management consulting firm that provides operational, management and governance solutions. Prior to founding Northcroft Partners, LLC, Mr. Moschner held various positions at Leap Wireless International, Inc., a provider of wireless services, where he was a consultant from February 2011 to July 2012, Chief Operating Officer from July 2008 to February 2011, and Chief Marketing Officer from August 2004 to June 2008. Before he joined Leap Wireless International, Inc., Mr. Moschner was President of the Verizon Card Services division of Verizon Communications, Inc. from 2000 to 2003, and President of One Point Services at One Point Communications from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Moschner also served at Zenith Electronics Corporation as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 1996, and as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 1995. Mr. Moschner was formerly Chairman (2019) and a member of the Board of Directors (2012-2019) of USA Technologies, Inc. and, from 1996 until 2016, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Wintrust Financial Corporation. In addition, he is emeritus (since 2018) of the Advisory Boards of the Kellogg School of Management (1995-2018) and the Archdiocese of Chicago Financial Council (2012-2018). Mr. Moschner received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from The City College of New York in 1974 and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University in 1979. Mr. Moschner joined the Board in 2016.

**John K. Nelson** 

Mr. Nelson formerly served on the Board of Directors of Core12, LLC from 2008 to 2023, a private firm which develops branding, marketing, and communications strategies for clients. Mr. Nelson has extensive experience in global banking and markets, having served in several senior executive positions with ABN AMRO Holdings N.V. and its affiliated entities and predecessors, including LaSalle Bank Corporation from 1996 to 2008, ultimately serving as Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO N.V. North America. During his tenure at the bank, he also served as Global Head of its Financial Markets Division, which encompassed the bank's Currency, Commodity, Fixed Income, Emerging Markets, and Derivatives businesses. He was a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States and during his tenure with ABN AMRO served as the bank's representative on various committees of The Bank of Canada, European Central Bank, and The Bank of England. Mr. Nelson previously served as a senior, external advisor to the financial services practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. (2012-2104). At Fordham University, he served as a director of The President's Council (2010-2019) and previously served as a director of The Curran Center for Catholic American Studies (2009-2018). He served as a trustee and Chairman of The Board of Trustees of Marian University (2011-2013). Mr. Nelson is a

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graduate of Fordham University, holding a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance. Mr. Nelson joined the Board in 2013.

**Loren M. Starr**

Mr. Starr was Vice Chair, Senior Managing Director from 2020 to 2021, and Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director from 2005 to 2020, for Invesco Ltd. Mr. Starr is also a Director and Chair of the Board for AMG. He is former Chair and member of the Board of Directors, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI); former Chair and member of the Board of Trustees, Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE). Mr. Starr previously served on the Board of Trustees for the College Retirement Equities Fund and on the Management Committee for TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (2022-2023). Mr. Starr received a B.A. and a B.S. from Columbia College, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and an M.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.

**Matthew Thornton III** 

Mr. Thornton has over forty years of broad leadership and operating experience from his career with FedEx Corporation (*"*FedEx*"*), which, through its portfolio of companies, provides transportation, e-commerce and business services. In November 2019, Mr. Thornton retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Freight Corporation (FedEx Freight), a subsidiary of FedEx, where, from May 2018 until his retirement, he had been responsible for day-to-day operations, strategic guidance, modernization of freight operations and delivering innovative customer solutions. From September 2006 to May 2018, Mr. Thornton served as Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations at Federal Express Corporation (FedEx Express), a subsidiary of FedEx. Prior to September 2006, Mr. Thornton held a range of positions of increasing responsibility with FedEx, including various management positions. In addition, Mr. Thornton currently (since 2014) serves on the Board of Directors of The Sherwin-Williams Company, where he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Board of Directors of Crown Castle International (since 2020), where he is a member of the Strategy Committee and the Compensation Committee. Formerly (2012-2018), he was a member of the Board of Directors of Safe Kids Worldwide<sup>®</sup>, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of childhood injuries. Mr. Thornton is a member (since 2014) of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), the nation's premier organization of global black senior executives. He is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Mr. Thornton has been recognized by *Black Enterprise* on its 2017 list of the Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America and by *Ebony* on its 2016 Power 100 list of the world's most influential and inspiring African Americans. Mr. Thornton received a B.B.A. degree from the University of Memphis in 1980 and an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee in 2001. Mr. Thornton joined the Board in 2020.

**Terence J. Toth** 

Mr. Toth was a Co-Founding Partner of Promus Capital (2008-2017). From 2012 to 2021, he was a Director of Quality Control Corporation, from 2008 to 2013, he was a Director of Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. From 2004 to 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer and President of Northern Trust Global Investments, and Executive Vice President of Quantitative Management & Securities Lending from 2000 to 2004. He also formerly served on the Board of the Northern Trust Mutual Funds. He joined Northern Trust in 1994 after serving as Managing Director and Head of Global Securities Lending at Bankers Trust (1986 to 1994) and Head of Government Trading and Cash Collateral Investment at Northern Trust from 1982 to 1986. He formerly served as Chair of the Board of the Kehrein Center for the Arts (2021-2024) and is on the Board of Catalyst Schools of Chicago since 2008. He is on the Mather Foundation Board since 2012 and was Chair of its Investment Committee from 2017 to 2022 and previously served as a Director of LogicMark LLC (2012-2016) and of Fulcrum IT Service LLC (2010-2019). Mr. Toth graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, and received his MBA from New York University. In 2005, he graduated from the CEO Perspectives Program at Northwestern University. Mr. Toth joined the Board in 2008.

**Margaret L. Wolff** 

Ms. Wolff retired from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in 2014 after more than thirty years of providing client service in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group. During her legal career, Ms. Wolff devoted significant time to advising boards and senior management on U.S. and international corporate, securities, regulatory and strategic matters, including governance, shareholder, fiduciary, operational and management issues. Ms. Wolff has been a trustee of New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2005 and, since 2004, she has served as a trustee of The John A. Hartford Foundation (a philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults) where she formerly served as Chair from 2015 to 2022. From 2013 to 2017, she was a Board member of Travelers Insurance Company of Canada and The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (each of which is a part of Travelers Canada, the Canadian operation of The Travelers Companies, Inc.). From 2005 to

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2015, she was a trustee of Mt. Holyoke College and served as Vice Chair of the Board from 2011 to 2015. Ms. Wolff received her Bachelor of Arts from Mt. Holyoke College and her Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Ms. Wolff joined the Board in 2016.

**Robert L. Young** 

Mr. Young, the Nuveen Funds' Independent Chair, has more than thirty years of experience in the investment management industry. From 1997 to 2017, he held various positions with J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. ("J.P. Morgan Investment") and its affiliates (collectively, "J.P. Morgan"). Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Director of J.P. Morgan Investment (from 2010 to 2016) and as President and Principal Executive Officer of the J.P. Morgan Funds (from 2013 to 2016). As Chief Operating Officer of J.P. Morgan Investment, Mr. Young led service, administration and business platform support activities for J.P. Morgan's domestic retail mutual fund and institutional commingled and separate account businesses, and co-led these activities for J.P. Morgan's global retail and institutional investment management businesses. As President of the J.P. Morgan Funds, Mr. Young interacted with various service providers to these funds, facilitated the relationship between such funds and their boards, and was directly involved in establishing board agendas, addressing regulatory matters, and establishing policies and procedures. Before joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Young, a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA), was a Senior Manager (Audit) with Deloitte & Touche LLP (formerly, Touche Ross LLP), where he was employed from 1985 to 1996. During his tenure there, he actively participated in creating, and ultimately led, the firm's midwestern mutual fund practice. Mr. Young holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Dayton and, from 2008 to 2011, he served on the investment committee of its Board of Trustees. Mr. Young joined the Board in 2017.

**Share Ownership** 

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by each trustee as of [December 31, 2025]:

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|  | **Dollar Range<br>of Equity<br>Securities in<br>the Fund** | **Aggregate Dollar Range<br>of Equity Securities in<br>All Registered<br>Investment Companies<br>Overseen by Trustees in<br>Nuveen Family Investment**<br>**Companies** |
|  Joseph A. Boateng |  | [Over $100,000] |
|  Michael A. Forrester |  | [Over $100,000] |
|  Thomas J. Kenny |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Amy B. R. Lancellotta |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Joanne T. Medero |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Albin F. Moschner |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  John K. Nelson |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Loren M. Starr |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Matthew Thornton III |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Terence J. Toth |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Margaret L. Wolff |  | [Over $100,000]  |
|  Robert L. Young |  | [Over $100,000]  |

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Other than as noted in the table below, as of [December 31, 2025] no trustee who is not an interested person of the Fund or any of his or her immediate family members owns beneficially or of record, any security issued by Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen or any person (other than a registered investment company) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen Asset Management or Nuveen.

The table below presents information on trustees who own securities in companies (other than investment companies) that are advised by entities that are under common control with the Adviser as of [June 30, 2025]:

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| **Name of Trustee** | **Name of**<br> **Owners/Relationships**<br> **to Trustee** | **Companies<sup>(1)</sup>** | **Title of**<br> **Class** | **Value of**<br> **Securities<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Percent of**<br> **Class<sup>(3)</sup>** |
| Thomas J. Kenny | Thomas Joseph Kenny 2021 Trust (Mr. Kenny is Initial Trustee and Settlor.) | Global Timber Resources LLC |  | $[34,063] | [0.01]% |
|  | KSHFO, LLC<sup>(4)</sup> | Global Timber Resources Investor Fund, LP |  | $[523,049] | [6.01]% |
|  | KSHFO, LLC<sup>(4)</sup> | TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture II LLC |  | $[770,200] | [0.05]% |
|  | KSHFO, LLC<sup>(4)</sup> | Global Agriculture II AIV (US) LLC |  | $[681,237] | [0.17]% |

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<sup>(1)</sup> The Adviser, as well as the investment advisers to these Companies, are indirectly commonly controlled by Nuveen.

<sup>(2)</sup> These amounts reflect the value of holdings as of [June 30, 2025]. [As of the date of this SAI, that is the most recent information available regarding the Companies.]

<sup>(3)</sup> These percentages reflect the overall amount committed to invest in the Companies, not current ownership percentages.

<sup>(4)</sup> Mr. Kenny owns [6.6]% of KSHFO, LLC.

As of [December 31, 2025] the officers and trustees of the Fund, in the aggregate, own none of the Fund's equity securities.

As of date of this SAI, the Fund's officers and trustees, as a group, owned less than 1% of each class of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares.

**Compensation** 

The following table shows, for each independent Trustee, (1) the estimated aggregate compensation to be paid to each Trustee by the Fund projected during the Fund's fiscal year after commencement of operation for its fiscal year ended [ ], (2) the amount of total compensation paid to each Trustee by the Fund that has been deferred and (3) the total compensation paid to each Trustee by the Nuveen Funds during the calendar year ended [ ]. The Fund does not have a retirement or pension plan. The officers and trustees affiliated with Nuveen serve without any compensation from the Fund.

The Fund has a deferred compensation plan (the "Plan") that permits any trustee who is not an "interested person" of the Fund to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of his or her compensation as a trustee. The deferred compensation of a participating trustee is credited to a book reserve account of the Fund when the compensation would otherwise have been paid to the trustee. The value of the trustee's deferral account at any time is equal to the value that the account would have had if contributions to the account had been invested and reinvested in shares of one or more of the eligible Nuveen Funds. At the time for commencing distributions from a trustee's deferral account, the trustee may elect to receive distributions in a lump sum or over a period of five years. The Fund will not be liable for any other fund's obligations to make distributions under the Plan.

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|  | **Aggregate**<br>**Compensation from Fund<sup>(1)</sup>** | **Amount of Total**<br>**Compensation**<br>**That Has**<br>**Been Deferred<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Total Compensation from**<br>**Fund and Fund Complex<sup>(3)</sup>** |
|  Joseph A. Boateng  | $[] | $[] | $[] |
|  Michael A. Forrester  | $[] | $[] | $[] |
|  Thomas J. Kenny  | $[] | $[] | $[] |
|  Amy B. R. Lancellotta  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Joanne T. Medero  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Albin F. Moschner  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  John K. Nelson  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Loren M. Starr  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Matthew Thornton III  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Terence J. Toth  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Margaret L. Wolff  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |
|  Robert L. Young  | $[ ]  | $[] | $[] |

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<sup>(1)</sup> Proposed on the estimated aggregate compensation to be earned on the independent trustees for the period ending [ ], 2026, representing the Fund's first fiscal year, for services to the Fund.

<sup>(2)</sup> Pursuant to a deferred compensation agreement with certain of the Nuveen Funds, deferred amounts are treated as though an equivalent dollar amount has been invested in shares of one or more eligible Nuveen funds. Total deferred fees for the Fund (including the return from the assumed investment in the eligible Nuveen Funds) payable are stated above. 

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<sup>(3)</sup> Based on the compensation paid (including any amounts deferred) for the calendar year ended [ ] for services to the Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds. Because the funds in the Nuveen fund complex have different fiscal year ends, the amounts shown in this column are presented on a calendar year basis. 

Prior to January 1, 2025, Independent Trustees received a $350,000 annual retainer, plus they received (a) an annual retainer of $30,000 for membership on the Audit Committee and Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee, respectively; and (b) an annual retainer of $20,000 for membership on the Dividend Committee, Investment Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Closed-End Funds Committee, respectively. In addition to the payments described above, the Chair and/or Co-Chair of the Board received $140,000 annually; the chair and/or co-chair of the Audit Committee and Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee received $30,000 annually; and the chair and/or co-chair of the Dividend Committee, Investment Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Closed-End Funds Committee received $20,000 annually. Trustees were paid either $1,000 or $2,500 for any ad hoc meetings of the Board or its Committees depending upon the meeting's length and immediacy. For any special assignment committees, the chair and/or co-chair were paid a quarterly fee starting at $1,250 and members were paid a quarterly fee starting at $5,000. The annual retainers, fees and expenses of the Board were allocated among the funds in the Nuveen Fund complex in an equitable manner, although a minimum amount may have been established to be allocated to each fund. In certain instances, fees and expenses were allocated only to those funds that were discussed at a given meeting.

Effective January 1, 2025, Independent Trustees receive a $350,000, increased to $355,000 as of January 1, 2026, annual retainer, plus they receive (a) an annual retainer of $35,000 for membership on the Audit Committee and Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee, respectively; (b) an annual retainer of $30,000, increased to $35,000 as of January 1, 2026, for membership on the Investment Committee; and (c) an annual retainer of $25,000 for membership on the Dividend Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Closed-End Funds Committee, respectively. In addition to the payments described above, the Chair of the Board receives $150,000, increased to $160,000 as of January 1, 2026, annually; the chairs of the Audit Committee and the Compliance, Risk Management and Regulatory Oversight Committee receive $35,000 annually; the chair and/or co-chair of the Investment Committee receives $30,000, increased to $35,000 as of January 1, 2026, annually; and the chairs of the Dividend Committee, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Closed-End Funds Committee receive $25,000 annually. Trustees will be paid either $1,000 or $2,500 for any ad hoc meetings of the Board or its Committees depending upon the meeting's length and immediacy. For any special assignment committees, the chair and/or co-chair will be paid a quarterly fee starting at $1,250 and members will be paid a quarterly fee starting at $5,000. The annual retainers, fees and expenses of the Board are allocated among the funds in the Nuveen Fund complex in an equitable manner, although a minimum amount may be established to be allocated to each fund. In certain instances, fees and expenses will be allocated only to those funds that are discussed at a given meeting.

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The Fund does not have retirement or pension plans. Certain Nuveen funds (the "Participating Funds") participate in a deferred compensation plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan") that permits an independent Trustee to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of his or her compensation as an independent Trustee. The deferred compensation of a participating independent Trustee is credited to a book reserve account of the Participating Fund when the compensation would otherwise have been paid to such independent Trustee. The value of an independent Trustee's deferral account at any time is equal to the value that the account would have had if contributions to the account had been invested and reinvested in shares of one or more of the eligible Nuveen funds. At the time for commencing distributions from an independent Trustee's deferral account, the Independent trustee may elect to receive distributions in a lump sum or over a period of five years. The Participating Fund will not be liable for any other fund's obligations to make distributions under the Deferred Compensation Plan.

The Fund has no employees. The officers of the Fund and the trustees of the Fund who are not independent Trustees serve without any compensation from the Fund.

**INVESTMENT ADVISER** 

Nuveen Fund Advisors will be responsible for determining the Fund's overall investment strategy and its implementation, including the Fund's use of leverage and ongoing monitoring of Nuveen Asset Management. Nuveen Fund Advisors also is responsible for managing the Fund's business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. For additional information regarding the management services performed by Nuveen Fund Advisors and further information about the investment management agreement between the Fund and Nuveen Fund Advisors, see "Management of the Fund" in the Prospectus.

Nuveen Fund Advisors is an indirect subsidiary of Nuveen, the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America ("TIAA"). TIAA is a life insurance company founded in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and is the companion organization of College Retirement Equities Fund. As of March 31, 2026, Nuveen managed approximately $1.4 trillion in assets, of which approximately $157.2 billion was managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay an annual management fee for the overall advisory and administrative services and general office facilities provided by Nuveen Fund Advisors. The Fund's management fee is separated into two components—a complex-level component, based on the aggregate amount of all Nuveen Fund assets managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors, and a specific fund-level component, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund. This pricing structure enables Nuveen Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within each individual fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

In addition to Nuveen Fund Advisors' management fee, the Fund pays all other costs and expenses of its operations, including compensation of its trustees (other than those affiliated with Nuveen), custodian, transfer agency and dividend disbursing expenses, legal fees, expenses of its independent registered accounting firm,

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expenses of repurchasing Common Shares, expenses of preparing, printing and distributing shareholder reports, notices, proxy statements and reports to governmental agencies and taxes, if any. All fees and expenses are accrued daily and deducted before payment of distributions to shareholders.

Nuveen Fund Advisors has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through [July 31, 2028], so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (excluding (i) any distribution and/or service fees that may be applicable to a particular class of shares, (ii) expenses associated with the establishment and maintenance of borrowings, line(s) of credit and other forms of leverage (such as reverse repurchase agreements), including interest expenses, taxes, commitment fees, legal and other fees and expenses; (iii) issuance and dividend costs of Preferred Shares that may be issued by the Fund, (iv) interest expenses, (v) taxes, (vi) acquired fund fees and expenses, (vii) fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, (vii) litigation expenses and (ix) extraordinary expenses) do not exceed [1.55]% of the average daily Managed Assets of any class of Fund shares. This expense limitation may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees.

**Fund-Level Fee** 

The fund-level fee shall be applied according to the following schedule:

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| **Fund-Level Average Daily Managed Assets** | **Fund-Level Fee Rate** |
|  For the first $125 million | []% |
|  For the next $125 million | [ ]%  |
|  For the next $250 million | [ ]%  |
|  For the next $500 million | [ ]%  |
|  For the next $1 billion | [ ]%  |

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**Complex-Level Fee** 

The overall complex-level fee, payable monthly, begins at a maximum rate of 0.1600% of the Fund's average daily managed assets, with breakpoints for eligible complex-level assets above $124.3 billion. Therefore, the maximum management fee rate for the Fund is the Fund-level fee plus 0.1600%. The current overall complex-level fee schedule is as follows:

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| **Complex-Level Asset Breakpoint Level\*** | **Effective<br> Complex-Level<br>Rate At<br>Breakpoint<br>Level** |
|  For the first $124.3 billion | [0.1600]% |
|  For the next $75.7 billion | [0.1350]% |
|  For the next $200 billion | [0.1325]% |
|  For eligible assets over $400 billion | [0.1300]% |

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\* The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily "eligible assets" of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds. Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with Nuveen Fund Advisors's assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011, but do include certain assets of certain Nuveen funds that were reorganized into funds advised by an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors during the 2019 calendar year. Eligible assets include closed-end fund assets managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the closed-end funds' use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by the TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust's issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by Nuveen Fund Advisors as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining eligible assets in certain circumstances. 

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The Investment Management Agreement was approved by the Trustees of the Fund (including all of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Fund). By its terms, the Investment Management Agreement will remain in effect, unless earlier terminated as described below, for an initial two year period and shall continue thereafter on an annual basis so long as such continuation is approved at least annually by (1) the Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund and (2) a majority of the trustees who are not interested persons of any party to the Investment Management Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Investment Management Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by either the Fund or Nuveen Fund Advisors upon sixty days' written notice, and is automatically terminated in the event of its assignment as defined in the 1940 Act.

The basis for the Board of Trustees' initial approval of the Fund's investment management agreement will be provided in the Fund's initial shareholder report. The basis for subsequent continuations of the Fund's investment management agreement will be provided in annual or semiannual reports to shareholders for the periods during which such continuations occur.

**SUBADVISER** 

Nuveen Asset Management, a registered investment adviser, is the Fund's subadviser responsible for investing the Fund's Managed Assets and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nuveen Fund Advisors. James Kim and Scott Caraher will serve as the Fund's portfolio managers and will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio.

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management, Nuveen Fund Advisors will pay Nuveen Asset Management a portfolio management fee equal to [ ]% of the investment management fee paid on the Fund's average daily Managed Assets.

The basis for the Board of Trustees' initial approval of the Fund's sub-advisory agreement will be provided in the Fund's initial shareholder report. The basis for subsequent continuations of the Fund's subadvisory agreement will be provided in annual or semiannual reports to shareholders for the periods during which such continuations occur.

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James Kim is a portfolio manager for Nuveen's leveraged finance team with a focus on the management of high yield mandates. James is the lead manager of the High Yield Income strategy and a co-manager on the High Yield, Real Asset Income and Credit Income strategies. He is also head of special situations, leading workouts and opportunistic investing for the leveraged finance platform. Previously, James was co-head of global fixed income research and head of the leveraged finance research team, overseeing its daily investment process. He also served as the co-head of research at Nuveen affiliate Symphony Asset Management, leading the firm's research team, daily investment process and opportunistic investments across its various mandates. Prior to this, he was a distressed generalist and an industry analyst responsible for a number of different industries, including energy, power, metals & mining and chemicals, providing long and short ideas across the capital structure. Prior to joining the firm, James was an associate at Greywolf Capital in its special situations group and an analyst at Watershed Asset Management. He began his career at Goldman Sachs, as an investment banking analyst both in the Strategy Group and Energy & Power Group.

Scott Caraher is responsible for senior loan-focused portfolio management. When Scott joined the firm in 2002, he was a gaming and industrials analyst providing long and short credit ideas to the investment team across the capital structure. Scott began trading loans for the platform in 2003 and in 2005 was named an associate portfolio manager on the firm's loan strategies. He became the lead portfolio manager on the firm's loan strategies in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Scott was an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in New York. Scott graduated with a B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University.

In addition to serving as a portfolio manager to the Fund, Mr. Caraher is also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts. Information is provided as of [ ] unless otherwise indicated:

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| **Type of Account Managed** | **Number of Accounts (Total)** | **Assets (Total)** |
|  Registered Investment Company | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Pooled Vehicles | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Accounts | [] | $[ ] |
| **Type of Account Managed** | **Number of Accounts<br>with Performance-based Fees** | **Assets (Accounts with<br>Performance-based Fees)** |
|  Registered Investment Company | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Pooled Vehicles | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Accounts | [] | $[ ] |

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In addition to serving as a portfolio manager to the Fund, Mr. Kim is also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts. Information is provided as of [ ] unless otherwise indicated:

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| **Type of Account Managed** | **Number of Accounts (Total)** | **Assets (Total)** |
|  Registered Investment Company | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Pooled Vehicles | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Accounts | [] | $[ ] |
| **Type of Account Managed** | **Number of Accounts<br>with Performance-based Fees** | **Assets (Accounts with<br>Performance-based Fees)** |
|  Registered Investment Company | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Pooled Vehicles | [] | $[ ] |
|  Other Accounts | [] | $[ ] |

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**Portfolio Manager Securities Ownership** 

The following table discloses the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the portfolio managers of the Fund. The information is as of [ ] for James Kim and as of [ ] for Scott Caraher.

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| **Portfolio Manager** | **Dollar Range<br>of Securities<br>Beneficially Owned** | **Dollar Range<br>of Securities<br>Beneficially Owned** |
|  James Kim |  | none |
|  Scott Caraher |  | none |

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**Nuveen Asset Management Portfolio Manager Compensation** 

Portfolio managers are compensated through a combination of base salary and variable components consisting of (i) a cash bonus; (ii) a long-term performance award; and (iii) participation in a profits interest plan.

*Base salary.* A portfolio manager's base salary is determined based upon an analysis of the portfolio manager's general performance, experience and market levels of base pay for such position.

*Cash bonus.* A portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus that is based on three variables: risk-adjusted investment performance relative to benchmark generally measured over the most recent one, three and five year periods (unless the portfolio manager's tenure is shorter), ranking versus Morningstar peer funds generally measured over the most recent one, three and five year periods (unless the portfolio manager's tenure is shorter), and management and peer reviews.

*Long-term performance award.* A portfolio manager is eligible to receive a long-term performance award that vests after three years. The amount of the award when granted is based on the same factors used in determining the cash bonus. The value of the award at the completion of the three-year vesting period is adjusted based on the risk-adjusted investment performance of Fund(s) managed by the portfolio manager during the vesting period and the performance of the TIAA organization as a whole.

*Profits interest plan.* Portfolio managers are eligible to receive profits interests in Nuveen Asset Management and its affiliate, Teachers Advisors, LLC, which vest over time and entitle their holders to a percentage of the firms' annual profits. Profits interests are allocated to each portfolio manager based on such person's overall contribution to the firms.

There are generally no differences between the methods used to determine compensation with respect to the Funds and the Other Accounts shown in the table above.

**Nuveen Asset Management Conflict of Interest Policies** 

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple accounts are presented a number of potential conflicts, including, among others, those discussed below.

The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Nuveen Asset Management seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most accounts managed by a portfolio manager in a particular investment strategy are managed using the same investment models.

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If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one account, an account may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible accounts. To deal with these situations, Nuveen Asset Management has adopted procedures for allocating limited opportunities across multiple accounts.

With respect to many of its clients' accounts, Nuveen Asset Management determines which broker to use to execute transaction orders, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts, Nuveen Asset Management may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, Nuveen Asset Management may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a Fund and other accounts which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the Fund or the other accounts.

Some clients are subject to different regulations. As a consequence of this difference in regulatory requirements, some clients may not be permitted to engage in all the investment techniques or transactions or to engage in these transactions to the same extent as the other accounts managed by a portfolio manager. Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where Nuveen Asset Management has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of some accounts, with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.

Conflicts of interest may also arise when the subadviser invests one or more of its client accounts in different or multiple parts of the same issuer's capital structure, including investments in public versus private securities, debt versus equity, or senior versus junior/subordinated debt, or otherwise where there are different or inconsistent rights or benefits. Decisions or actions such as investing, trading, proxy voting, exercising, waiving or amending rights or covenants, work-out activity, or serving on a board, committee or other involvement in governance may result in conflicts of interest between clients holding different securities or investments. Generally, individual portfolio managers will seek to act in a manner that they believe serves the best interest of the accounts they manage. In cases where a portfolio manager or team faces a conflict among its client accounts, it will seek to act in a manner that it believes best reflects its overall fiduciary duty, which may result in relative advantages or disadvantages for particular accounts.

Nuveen Asset Management has adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts common among investment managers. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Nuveen Asset Management or its affiliates, including TIAA, sponsor an array of financial products for retirement and other investment goals, and provide services worldwide to a diverse customer base. Accordingly, from time to time, a Fund may be restricted from purchasing or selling securities, or from engaging in other investment activities because of regulatory, legal or contractual restrictions that arise due to another client account's investments and/or the internal policies of Nuveen Asset Management, TIAA or its affiliates designed to comply with such restrictions. As a result, there may be periods, for example, when Nuveen Asset Management will not initiate or recommend certain types of transactions in certain securities or instruments with respect to which investment limits have been reached.

The investment activities of Nuveen Asset Management or its affiliates may also limit the investment strategies and rights of the Funds. For example, in certain circumstances where the Funds invest in securities issued by companies that operate in certain regulated industries, in certain emerging or international markets, or are subject to corporate or regulatory ownership definitions, or invest in certain futures and derivative transactions, there may be limits on the aggregate amount invested by Nuveen Asset Management or its affiliates for the Funds and other client accounts that may not be exceeded without the grant of a license or other regulatory or corporate consent. If certain aggregate ownership thresholds are reached or certain transactions undertaken, the ability of Nuveen Asset Management, on behalf of the Funds or other client accounts, to

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purchase or dispose of investments or exercise rights or undertake business transactions may be restricted by regulation or otherwise impaired. As a result, Nuveen Asset Management, on behalf of the Funds or other client accounts, may limit purchases, sell existing investments, or otherwise restrict or limit the exercise of rights (including voting rights) when Nuveen Asset Management, in its sole discretion, deems it appropriate in light of potential regulatory or other restrictions on ownership or other consequences resulting from reaching investment thresholds.

**Code of Ethics** 

The Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors, Nuveen, LLC ("Nuveen"), Nuveen Asset Management and other related entities have adopted codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that prohibit certain of their personnel, including the Fund's portfolio manager, from engaging in personal investments that compete or interfere with, or attempt to take advantage of a client's, including the Fund's, anticipated or actual portfolio transactions, and are designed to assure that the interests of clients, including Fund shareholders, are placed before the interests of personnel in connection with personal investment transactions. Personnel subject to a code of ethics may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by the Fund, but only so long as such investments are made in accordance with a code's requirements. Text-only versions of the codes of ethics of the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management can be viewed online or downloaded from the EDGAR Database on the Securities and Exchange Commission's internet web site at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of those codes of ethics may be obtained, after paying the appropriate duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 **DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE PLAN**

The Fund has adopted Distribution and Service Plan for Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares of the Fund. See "Plan of Distribution—Class A1 and Class A2 Distribution and Service Plan" in the Prospectus. The Fund is new and has not paid any distribution and service fees as of the date of this SAI.

**PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES** 

The Fund has delegated authority to Nuveen Fund Advisors to vote proxies for securities held by the Fund, and Nuveen Fund Advisors has in turn delegated that responsibility to Nuveen Asset Management. Nuveen Asset Management will vote in accordance with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Policy and the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedures, which are attached as Appendix B to this SAI.

*Voted Proxies.* Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies (for periods subsequent to the Fund commencing operations) relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve month period ending June 30 (or any lesser period of time ending June 30 if the Fund has not been operating for that long) of each year is available starting August 31 of that year without charge, upon request, by calling toll free (800) 257-8787 or by accessing the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. This reference to the website does not incorporate the contents of the website in the Prospectus or the SAI.

**PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE** 

Subject to the supervision of the Board of Trustees, Nuveen Asset Management is primarily responsible for the Fund's portfolio decisions and the placing of the Fund's portfolio transactions. Commissions are negotiated with broker/dealers on all transactions.

Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement, each of Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management is authorized to place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for the Fund either directly with the issuer or with any broker or dealer, foreign currency dealer, futures commission merchant or others selected by it. The general policy of Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management in selecting brokers and dealers is to obtain the best results achievable in the context of a number of factors which are considered both in relation to individual trades and broader trading patterns, including the reliability of the broker/dealer, the competitiveness of the price and the commission, the research services received and whether the broker/dealer commits its own capital.

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In connection with the selection of such brokers or dealers and the placing of such orders, subject to applicable law, brokers or dealers may be selected who also provide brokerage and research services (as those terms are defined in Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") to the Fund and/or the other accounts over which Nuveen Fund Advisors or its affiliates exercise investment discretion. Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management are authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing a portfolio transaction for the Fund which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, determines in good faith that such amount of commission is reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer. Investment research services include information and analysis on particular companies and industries as well as market or economic trends and portfolio strategy, market quotations for portfolio evaluations, analytical software and similar products and services. If a research service also assists Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management in a non-research capacity (such as bookkeeping or other administrative functions), then only the percentage or component that provides assistance to Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management in the investment decision making process may be paid in commission dollars. This determination may be viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities that Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, and its affiliates have with respect to accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management may also have arrangements with brokers pursuant to which such brokers provide research services to Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, in exchange for a certain volume of brokerage transactions to be executed by such brokers. While the payment of higher commissions increases the Fund's costs, Nuveen Fund Advisors and Nuveen Asset Management do not believe that the receipt of such brokerage and research services significantly reduces the expenses of Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable. Arrangements for the receipt of research services from brokers may create conflicts of interest.

Research services furnished to Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management by brokers that effect securities transactions for the fund may be used by Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, in servicing other investment companies and accounts which it manages. Similarly, research services furnished to Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management by brokers who effect securities transactions for other investment companies and accounts which Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management manages may be used by Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, in servicing the Fund. Not all of these research services are used by Nuveen Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management in managing any particular account, including the Fund.

The Fund contemplates that, consistent with the policy of obtaining the best net results, brokerage transactions may be conducted through "affiliated broker/dealers," as defined in the 1940 Act. The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures in accordance with Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act to ensure that all brokerage commissions paid to such affiliates are reasonable and fair in the context of the market in which such affiliates operate.

In certain instances there may be securities that are suitable as an investment for the Fund as well as for one or more of Nuveen Fund Advisors' or Nuveen Asset Management's other clients. Investment decisions for the Fund and for Nuveen Fund Advisors' or Nuveen Asset Management's other clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment objective. It may develop that a particular security is bought or sold for only one client even though it might be held by, or bought or sold for, other clients. Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or more clients when one or more clients are selling the same security. Some simultaneous transactions are inevitable when several clients receive investment advice from the same investment adviser, particularly when the same security is suitable for the investment objective of more than one client. When two or more clients are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among clients in a manner believed to be equitable to each. It is recognized that in some cases this system could adversely affect the price of or the size of the position obtainable in a security for the Fund. When purchases or sales of the same security for the Fund and for other portfolios managed by Nuveen

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Fund Advisors or Nuveen Asset Management, as applicable, occur contemporaneously, the purchase or sale orders may be aggregated in order to obtain any price advantages available to large volume purchases or sales.

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of sales or purchases of portfolio securities by the average monthly value of the Fund's portfolio securities. For purposes of this calculation, portfolio securities exclude all securities having a maturity when purchased of one year or less. A high rate of portfolio turnover involves correspondingly greater transaction costs than a lower rate, which costs are borne by the Fund and its shareholders.

Substantially all of the Fund's trades are effected on a principal basis. Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI, the Fund did not pay any brokerage commissions or commissions to brokers in return for research services or hold any securities of its regular broker-dealers.

**DESCRIPTION OF SHARES AND DEBT** 

**Common Shares** 

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of Common Shares. The Common Shares being offered have a par value of $0.01 per share and, subject to differences between classes, have equal rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation of the Fund. The Common Shares being offered will, when issued, be fully paid and, subject to matters discussed under "Certain Provisions in the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws" in the Prospectus, non-assessable, and will have no preemptive or conversion rights, except as the Board of Trustees may otherwise determine, or rights to cumulative voting. The Fund is currently offering three classes of Common Shares: Class I Common Shares, Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares and may offer additional classes in the future. An investment in any share class of the Fund represents an investment in the same assets of the Fund. However, the ongoing fees and expenses for each share class may be different. The fees and expenses for the Fund are set forth in "Summary of Fund Expenses" in the Prospectus. Certain share class details are set forth in the "Plan of Distribution" in the Prospectus. The Declaration of Trust provides that each whole Common Share shall be entitled to one vote as to any matter on which it is entitled to vote and each fractional Common Share shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. If the Fund issues Preferred Shares, the Common Shareholders will not be entitled to receive any cash distributions from the Fund unless all accrued dividends on Preferred Shares have been paid, and unless asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) with respect to Preferred Shares would be at least 200% after giving effect to the distributions. See "—Preferred Shares" below.

**Preferred Shares** 

The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of Preferred Shares in one or more classes or series, with rights as determined by the Board of Trustees, by action of the Board of Trustees without the approval of the Common Shareholders. The terms of any Preferred Shares that may be issued by the Fund may be the same as, or different from, the terms described below, subject to applicable law and the Declaration of Trust.

*Distribution Preference.* Any Preferred Shares would have complete priority over the Common Shares as to distribution of assets.

*Liquidation Preference.* In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Fund, holders of Preferred Shares would be entitled to receive a preferential liquidating distribution (expected to equal the original purchase price per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not earned or declared) before any distribution of assets is made to Common Shareholders. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which they are entitled, holders of Preferred

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Shares will not be entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the Fund. A consolidation or merger of the Fund with or into any Massachusetts business trust or corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Fund shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Fund.

*Voting Rights.* In connection with any issuance of Preferred Shares, the Fund must comply with Section 18(i) of the 1940 Act, which requires, among other things, that Preferred Shares be voting shares and have equal voting rights with Common Shares. Except as otherwise indicated in this SAI and except as otherwise required by applicable law, holders of Preferred Shares would vote together with Common Shareholders as a single class.

In connection with the election of the Fund's trustees, holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be entitled to elect two of the Fund's trustees, and the remaining trustees would be elected by Common Shareholders and holders of Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class. In addition, if at any time dividends on the Fund's outstanding Preferred Shares would be unpaid in an amount equal to two full years' dividends thereon, the holders of all outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be entitled to elect a majority of the Fund's trustees until all dividends in arrears have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Fund's outstanding Preferred Shares of any class or series, as the case may be, voting as a separate class, would be required to, among other things, (1) take certain actions that would affect the preferences, rights, or powers of such class or series or (2) authorize or issue any class or series ranking prior to the Preferred Shares. Except as may otherwise be required by law, (1) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Fund's Preferred Shares outstanding at the time, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company and (2) the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any plan of reorganization (as such term is used in the 1940 Act) adversely affecting such shares; provided however, that such separate class vote would be a majority vote if the action in question has previously been approved, adopted or authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of trustees fixed in accordance with the Declaration of Trust or the By-laws. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, would be required to approve any action not described in the preceding sentence requiring a vote of security holders under Section 13(a) of the 1940 Act including, among other things, changes in the Fund's investment objective or changes in the investment restrictions described as fundamental policies under "Investment Restrictions" in this SAI. The class or series vote of holders of Preferred Shares described above would in each case be in addition to any separate vote of the requisite percentage of Common Shares and Preferred Shares necessary to authorize the action in question.

The foregoing voting provisions would not apply with respect to the Fund's Preferred Shares if, at or prior to the time when a vote was required, such shares would have been (1) redeemed or (2) called for redemption and sufficient funds would have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

*Redemption, Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares.* The terms of the Preferred Shares may provide that they are redeemable by the Fund at certain times, in whole or in part, at the original purchase price per share plus accumulated dividends, that the Fund may tender for or purchase Preferred Shares and that the Fund may subsequently resell any shares so tendered for or purchased. Any redemption or purchase of Preferred Shares by the Fund would reduce the leverage applicable to Common Shares, while any resale of such shares by the Fund would increase such leverage.

In the event of any issuance of Preferred Shares, the Fund likely would apply for ratings from an NRSRO. In such event, as long as Preferred Shares are outstanding, the composition of the Fund's portfolio would reflect guidelines established by such NRSRO. Based on previous guidelines established by such NRSROs for the securities of other issuers, the Fund anticipates that the guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio

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composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on the Fund by the 1940 Act. However, at this time, no assurance can be given as to the nature or extent of the guidelines that may be imposed in connection with obtaining a rating of any Preferred Shares.

For more information, see "Description of Shares and Debt—Preferred Shares" in the Prospectus.

**Senior Securities Representing Indebtedness** 

The Fund's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Fund, without approval of the Common Shareholders, to borrow money. In this connection, the Fund may issue notes or other evidence of indebtedness (including bank borrowings or commercial paper) and may secure any such debt by mortgaging, pledging or otherwise subjecting as security the Fund's assets. In connection with such borrowing, the Fund may be required to maintain minimum average balances with the lender or to pay a commitment or other fee to maintain a line of credit. Any such requirements will increase the cost of borrowing over the stated interest rate. Under the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Fund, immediately after issuing any such senior securities representing indebtedness, must have an "asset coverage" of at least 300%. See "Leverage" in the Prospectus. Certain types of debt may result in the Fund being subject to certain restrictions imposed by guidelines of one or more rating agencies which may issue ratings for commercial paper or notes issued by the Fund. Such restrictions may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. For more information, see "Description of Shares and Debt—Senior Securities Representing Indebtedness" in the Prospectus.

**PURCHASE OF CLASS I COMMON SHARES BY ELIGIBLE INVESTORS** 

Class I Common Shares are available for purchase by eligible investors. The minimum initial investment for Class I Common Shares is $100,000 per account, except that the minimum investment amount may be modified for eligible investors, including certain financial firms that submit orders on behalf of their customers, members of the Board of Trustees of the Fund and certain employees of Nuveen, LLC ("Nuveen"), its affiliates and extended family members of such individuals.

Class I Common Shares are available for purchase at a modified minimum investment amount by clients of financial intermediaries who charge such clients an ongoing fee for advisory, investment, consulting or related services. Such clients may include individuals, corporations, endowments and foundations. The minimum initial investment for such clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $25,000 for clients of financial intermediaries that have accounts holding Class I Common Shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000. The Distributor may also lower the minimum to $25,000 for clients of financial intermediaries anticipated to reach this Class I Common Shares holdings level.

Class I Common Shares are also available for purchase by family offices and their clients. A family office is a company that provides certain financial and other services to a high net worth family or families. The minimum initial investment for family offices and their clients is $100,000, but this minimum will be lowered to $25,000 for clients of family offices that have accounts holding Class I Common Shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000. The Distributor may also lower the minimum to $25,000 for clients of family offices anticipated to reach this Class I Common Shares holdings level.

Class I Common Shares also are available for purchase, with no minimum initial investment, by the following categories of investors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• bank or broker-affiliated trust departments investing funds over which they exercise exclusive discretionary
investment authority and that are held in a fiduciary, agency, advisory, custodial or similar capacity;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• advisory accounts of Nuveen Fund Advisors and its affiliates, including other Nuveen Mutual and Closed-End Funds whose investment policies permit investments in other investment companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• investors purchasing through a brokerage platform of a financial intermediary that has an agreement with the
Distributor to offer such shares solely when acting as an agent for such investors. Investors transacting through a financial intermediary's brokerage platform may be required to pay a commission directly to the intermediary;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any registered investment company that is not affiliated with the Nuveen funds and which invests in securities of
other investment companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any plan organized under section 529 under the Code (*i.e*., a 529 plan);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• current and former trustees/directors of any Nuveen fund, and their immediate family members ()"*immediate family members*" are defined as spouses or domestic partners, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law, siblings, a sibling's spouse and a spouse's siblings);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• officers of Nuveen and its affiliates, and their immediate family members;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• full-time and retired employees of Nuveen and its affiliates, and their immediate family members, including any
corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other business organization that is wholly owned by one or more of such persons; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• any person who, for at least the last ninety days, has been an officer, director or employee of any financial
intermediary, and their immediate family members.

Holders of Class I Common Shares may purchase additional Class I Common Shares using dividends and capital gain distributions on their shares.

A financial intermediary through which you hold Class I Common Shares may have the authority under its account agreement to exchange your Class I Common Shares for another class of Common Shares having higher expenses than Class I Common Shares if you withdraw from or are no longer eligible for an intermediary's fee-based program or under other circumstances. You may be subject to the sales charges and service and/or distribution fees applicable to the share class that you receive in such an exchange. You should contact your financial intermediary for more information about your eligibility to purchase Class I Common Shares and the class of Common Shares you would receive in an exchange if you no longer meet Class I Common Share eligibility requirements.

**REPURCHASE OF FUND SHARES** 

In order to provide some liquidity to shareholders, the Fund makes quarterly offers to repurchase between 5% and 25% of its outstanding Common Shares at NAV. net asset value. Although the policy permits repurchases of between 5% and 25% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares, for each quarterly repurchase offer, the Fund currently expects to offer to repurchase 7.5% of the Fund's outstanding Common Shares at NAV, subject to approval of the Board. Notices of each quarterly repurchase offer are sent to shareholders at least twenty-one days before the "Repurchase Request Deadline" (*i.e*., the date by which shareholders can tender their Common Shares in response to a repurchase offer). The Fund determines the NAV applicable to repurchases no later than the 14 days after the Repurchase Request Deadline (or the next business day, if the 14th day is not a business day) (the "Repurchase Pricing Date"). The Fund expects to distribute payment to shareholders between one and three business days after the Repurchase Pricing Date and will distribute such payment no later than seven calendar days after such date. The Fund's Common Shares are not listed on any securities exchange, and the Fund anticipates that no secondary market will develop for its Common Shares. Investors should consider Common Shares of the Fund to be an illiquid investment. Accordingly, you may not be able to sell Common Shares when and/or in the amount that you desire. Thus, Common Shares are appropriate only as a long-term investment. In addition, the Fund's repurchase offers may subject the Fund and shareholders to special risks. The Fund expects the first Repurchase Request Deadline to occur no later than six months after the initial effective date of this registration statement.

The section entitled "Periodic Repurchase Offers" in the Prospectus discusses the type and timing of notice for repurchase offers, the effects of oversubscribed repurchase offers, the determination of the repurchase price, payment by the Fund for Common Shares tendered in a repurchase offer, the effect of repurchase policies on the liquidity of the Fund, the consequences of repurchase offers and other details regarding the repurchase offers, including associated risks. The Fund's fundamental policies with respect to repurchase offers are discussed in "Investment Restrictions" in this SAI.

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In addition, a purchase by the Fund of its Common Shares would decrease the Fund's total assets which would likely have the effect of increasing the Fund's expense ratio. Any purchase by the Fund of its Common Shares at a time when Preferred Shares are outstanding will increase the leverage applicable to the outstanding Common Shares then remaining.

See "Risks—Fund Level Risks—Repurchase Offers Risk" in the Prospectus for a description of the risks associated with the Fund's repurchase offers. In addition, the repurchase of Common Shares by the Fund will be a taxable event to shareholders. For a discussion of these tax consequences, see "Taxation" below.

In addition to the Fund's policy to make periodic repurchase offers as described above, the Board may consider additional repurchases of its Common Shares on the open market or in private transactions, the making of a tender offer for such shares, or the conversion of the Fund to an open-end investment company (described below). The Fund cannot assure you that its Board will decide to take or propose any of these actions.

Subject to its investment limitations, the Fund may borrow to finance the repurchase of shares or to make a tender offer. Interest on any borrowings to finance share repurchase transactions or the accumulation of cash by the Fund in anticipation of share repurchases or tenders will reduce the Fund's net income and gains. Any share repurchase, tender offer or borrowing that might be approved by the Board would have to comply with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and other applicable law.

The Fund does not currently expect to charge a repurchase fee. However, the Fund may charge a repurchase fee of up to 2.00% of the repurchase proceeds, which the Fund would retain to help offset non-de minimis estimated costs related to the repurchase incurred by the Fund, directly or indirectly, as a result of repurchasing Common Shares, thus allocating estimated transaction costs to the shareholder whose Common Shares are being repurchased. The Fund may introduce, or modify the amount of, a repurchase fee at any time. The Fund may also waive or reduce the repurchase fee if Nuveen Fund Advisors determines that the repurchase is offset by a corresponding purchase or if for other reasons the Fund will not incur transaction costs or will incur reduced transaction costs.

**CONVERSION TO OPEN-END FUND** 

Conversion to an open-end company would require the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Common Shares and Preferred Shares, if issued in the future, outstanding at the time, voting together as a single class, and of the holders of at least two-thirds of the Preferred Shares, if issued in the future, outstanding at the time, voting as a separate class, provided, however, that such separate class vote shall be a majority vote if the action in question has previously been approved, adopted or authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total number of trustees fixed in accordance with the Declaration of Trust or By-laws. See "Certain Provisions in the Declaration of Trust and By-Laws" in the Prospectus for a discussion of voting requirements applicable to conversion of the Fund to an open-end company. If the Fund converted to an open-end company, it would likely have to significantly reduce any leverage it is then employing, which may require a repositioning of its investment portfolio, which may in turn generate substantial transaction costs, which would be borne by Common Shareholders, and may adversely affect Fund performance and Fund distributions. Shareholders of an open-end investment company may require the company to redeem their shares on any business day (except in certain circumstances as authorized by or under the 1940 Act) at their NAV, less such redemption charge, if any, as might be in effect at the time of redemption The Fund currently expects that any such redemptions would be made in cash. The Fund may charge sales or redemption fees upon conversion to an open-end fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund may at any time propose conversion of the Fund to an open-end company depending upon its judgment as to the advisability of such action in light of circumstances then prevailing.

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**[TAX MATTERS]** 

Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax issues concerning the Fund and the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Common Shares. Because tax laws are complex and often change, you should consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an investment in the Fund. This discussion does not purport to be complete or to deal with all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to Common Shareholders in light of their particular circumstances. Unless otherwise noted, this discussion assumes you are a U.S. Common Shareholder (as defined below) and that you hold your shares as a capital asset (generally, for investment). A U.S. Common Shareholder means a person (other than a partnership) that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source or (iv) a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

This discussion is based upon present provisions of the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative ruling authorities, all of which are subject to change, which change may be retroactive. We have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regarding any matters discussed herein. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to those set forth below. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers with regard to the U.S. federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or disposition of Common Shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other taxing jurisdiction.

The discussion below does not represent a detailed description of the U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to special classes of taxpayers including, without limitation, financial institutions, insurance companies, taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax, a partnership or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Common Shareholders whose "functional currency" is not the U.S. dollar, tax-exempt organizations, a controlled foreign corporation or a passive foreign investment company, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities or commodities that elect mark-to-market treatment, persons with "applicable financial statements" within the meaning of Section 451(b) of the Code, or persons that will hold Common Shares as a position in a "straddle," "hedge" or as part of a "constructive sale" for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Common Shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships that hold Common Shares and partners in such a partnership should consult their tax advisors about the U.S. federal income tax considerations of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Common Shares.

The Fund intends to elect to be treated and to qualify each year as a RIC under the Code. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must, among other things, derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies, and (ii) net income derived from an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership. A "qualified publicly traded partnership" is a publicly traded partnership that meets certain requirements with respect to the nature of its income. To qualify as a RIC, the Fund must also satisfy certain requirements with respect to the diversification of its assets. The Fund must, at the close of each quarter of the taxable year, diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of the taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the market value of the Fund's assets is represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and other securities, with such other securities of any one issuer limited for the purposes of this calculation to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the

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Fund's total assets and not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested in the securities (other than U.S. government securities or the securities of other regulated investment companies) of a single issuer, of two or more issuers which the Fund controls and are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships. Finally, to qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Fund must distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest, income from the interests in certain qualified publicly traded partnerships, and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses) and 90% of its net tax-exempt income each taxable year. If the Fund failed to meet the asset diversification test described above with respect to any quarter, the Fund would nevertheless be considered to have satisfied the requirements for such quarter if the Fund cured such failure within six months and either (i) such failure was de minimis or (ii) (a) such failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and (b) the Fund reported the failure under Treasury regulations to be adopted and paid an excise tax.

As a RIC, the Fund generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code, but without regard to the deduction for dividends paid with respect to net tax-exempt income) and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss), if any, that it distributes to shareholders. If the Fund retains any net capital gain or investment company taxable income, it will be subject to tax at the corporate income tax rate on the amount retained. If the Fund retains any net capital gain, it may report the retained amount as undistributed capital gains as part of its annual reporting to its shareholders who, if subject to U.S. federal income tax on long-term capital gains, (i) will be required to include in income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as long-term capital gain, their share of such undistributed amount; (ii) will be entitled to credit their proportionate shares of the tax paid by the Fund on such undistributed amount against their U.S. federal income tax liabilities, if any; and (iii) will be entitled to claim refunds to the extent the credit exceeds such liabilities. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the tax basis of Common Shares owned by a Common Shareholder of the Fund will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of undistributed capital gains included in the shareholder's gross income and the tax deemed paid by the Common Shareholder under clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. The Fund intends to distribute to its Common Shareholders at least annually that portion of its investment company taxable income necessary to maintain its qualification as a RIC, as well as net capital gains (except for net capital gains credited to them but retained by the Fund).

Capital losses in excess of capital gains ("net capital losses") are not permitted to be deducted against a RIC's net investment income. Instead, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, potentially subject to certain limitations, the Fund may carry net capital losses from any taxable year forward to offset capital gains in future years. If the Fund has a net capital loss, the excess of the Fund's net short-term capital losses over its net long-term capital gains is treated as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year, and the excess (if any) of the Fund's net long-term capital losses over its net short-term capital gains is treated as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the Fund's next taxable year. The carryover of capital losses may be limited under the general loss limitation rules if the Fund experiences an ownership change as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. Generally, the Fund may not carry forward any losses other than net capital losses. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may elect to treat certain losses as though they were incurred on the first day of the taxable year immediately following the taxable year in which they were actually incurred.

Because the Fund has not commenced operations as of the date of this SAI, the Fund did not have any unused capital loss carryforwards available for federal tax purposes.

Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year distribution requirement are subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax. To prevent imposition of the excise tax, the Fund must distribute during each calendar year an amount equal to the sum of (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at least 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 of the calendar year, and (3) any ordinary income and capital gains for previous years that were not distributed during those years. [To prevent application of the excise tax, the Fund intends to make its distributions in accordance with the calendar year distribution requirement (including deemed distributions of amounts on which the Fund pays federal income tax).] A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of the current calendar year if it is

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declared by the Fund in October, November or December with a record date in such a month and paid by the Fund during January of the following calendar year. Such distributions will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar year in which the distributions are declared, rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.

If the Fund failed to qualify as a RIC or failed to satisfy the 90% distribution requirement in any taxable year, and was unable to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income (even if such income were distributed to its shareholders) and all distributions out of earnings and profits would be taxed to shareholders as ordinary dividends. Such distributions generally would be eligible (i) to be treated as "qualified dividend income" (as defined below) in the case of individual and other noncorporate shareholders and (ii) for the dividends received deduction ("DRD") in the case of corporate shareholders. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions. In addition, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a RIC. The Board of Trustees reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a RIC if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to Common Shareholders.

**Distributions** 

Distributions of the Fund's net capital gain ("capital gain distributions"), if any, are taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless of their holding period in the Common Shares. All other distributions out of the Fund's earnings and profits (including distributions of the Fund's net realized short-term capital gains) will be taxable as ordinary income. The maximum long-term capital gain tax rate applicable to individuals is 20%. No assurance can be given as to what percentage of the distributions paid on the Common Shares, if any, will consist of long-term capital gains or what the tax rates on various types of income will be in future years. None of the Fund, Nuveen Fund Advisors or the Subadvisers provides tax advice to investors in the Fund or has any knowledge of a particular investor's tax situation. As a result, investors should consult their own tax advisers when determining the tax characterization of any distributions from the Fund.

If, for any calendar year, the Fund's total distributions exceed the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to each shareholder (up to the amount of the shareholder's basis in his or her Common Shares) and thereafter as gain from the sale of Common Shares (assuming the Common Shares are held as a capital asset). The amount treated as a tax-free return of capital will reduce the shareholder's adjusted basis in his or her Common Shares (but not below zero), thereby increasing the potential gain or reducing the potential loss on the subsequent sale or other disposition of the Common Shares. Because the income of the Fund primarily is derived from investments earning interest rather than dividend income, the Fund does not anticipate that any part of its distributions will qualify for qualified dividend treatment or the DRD.

An additional tax at a rate of 3.8% applies to some or all of the net investment income of certain non-corporate taxpayers. For this purpose, "net investment income" includes interest, dividends (including dividends paid with respect to Common Shares), annuities, royalties, rent, net gain attributable to the disposition of property not held in a trade or business (including net gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Common Shares) and certain other income, but will be reduced by any deductions properly allocable to such income or net gain. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors regarding the taxation of net investment income.

Shareholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal tax status of distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of additional shares will receive a report as to the NAV of those shares.

The IRS currently requires that a RIC that has two or more classes of stock allocate to each such class proportionate amounts of each type of its income (such as ordinary income, capital gains, dividends qualifying for the dividends received deduction, qualified dividend income, interest-related dividends and short-term capital

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gain dividends) based upon the percentage of total dividends paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits to each class for the tax year. Accordingly, if the Fund issues Preferred Shares, it intends to allocate capital gain dividends, if any, between its Common Shares and Preferred Shares in proportion to the total dividends paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits to each class with respect to such tax year. Distributions in excess of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits, if any, however, will not be allocated proportionately among the Common Shares and Preferred Shares. Since the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits in the event of the issuance of Preferred Shares will first be used to pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, distributions in excess of such earnings and profits, if any, will be made disproportionately to Common Shareholders.

**Sale, Exchange or Liquidation of Fund Shares** 

The sale, exchange or repurchase of Fund shares may give rise to a gain or loss. In general, any gain or loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares treated as a sale or exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than twelve months. Otherwise, such gain or loss on the taxable disposition of Fund shares will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares held for six months or less will be treated as long-term, rather than short-term, to the extent of any long-term capital gain distributions received (or deemed received) by the shareholder with respect to the shares. All or a portion of any loss realized upon a taxable disposition of Fund shares will be disallowed under the Code's "wash sale" rule if other substantially identical shares of the Fund are purchased within thirty days before or after the disposition. In such a case, the basis of the newly purchased shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

A repurchase by the Fund of a shareholder's shares pursuant to a repurchase offer (as described in the Prospectus) generally will be treated as a sale or exchange of the shares by a shareholder provided that either (i) the shareholder tenders, and the Fund repurchases, all of such shareholder's shares, thereby reducing the shareholder's percentage ownership of the Fund, whether directly or by attribution under Section 318 of the Code, to 0%, (ii) the shareholder meets numerical safe harbors under the Code with respect to percentage voting interest and reduction in ownership of the Fund following completion of the repurchase offer, or (iii) the repurchase offer otherwise results in a "meaningful reduction" of the shareholder's ownership percentage interest in the Fund, which determination depends on a particular shareholder's facts and circumstances.

If a tendering shareholder's proportionate ownership of the Fund (determined after applying the ownership attribution rules under Section 318 of the Code) is not reduced to the extent required under the tests described above, such shareholder will be deemed to receive a distribution from the Fund under Section 301 of the Code with respect to the shares held (or deemed held under Section 318 of the Code) by the shareholder after the repurchase offer (a "Section 301 distribution"). The amount of this distribution will equal the price paid by the Fund to such shareholder for the shares sold, and will be taxable as a dividend, *i.e*., as ordinary income, to the extent of the Fund's current or accumulated earnings and profits allocable to such distribution, with the excess treated as a return of capital reducing the shareholder's tax basis in the shares held after the repurchase offer, and thereafter as capital gain. Any Fund shares held by a shareholder after a repurchase offer will be subject to basis adjustments in accordance with the provisions of the Code.

Provided that no tendering shareholder is treated as receiving a Section 301 distribution as a result of selling shares pursuant to a particular repurchase offer, shareholders who do not sell shares pursuant to that repurchase offer will not realize constructive distributions on their shares as a result of other shareholders selling shares in the repurchase offer. In the event that any tendering shareholder is deemed to receive a Section 301 distribution, it is possible that shareholders whose proportionate ownership of the Fund increases as a result of that repurchase offer, including shareholders who do not tender any shares, will be deemed to receive a constructive distribution under Section 305(c) of the Code in an amount equal to the increase in their percentage ownership of the Fund as a result of the repurchase offer. Such constructive distribution will be treated as a dividend to the extent of current or accumulated earnings and profits allocable to it.

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Use of the Fund's cash to repurchase shares may adversely affect the Fund's ability to satisfy the distribution requirements for treatment as a regulated investment company described above. The Fund may also recognize income in connection with the sale of portfolio securities to fund share purchases, in which case the Fund would take any such income into account in determining whether such distribution requirements have been satisfied.

The foregoing discussion does not address the tax treatment of tendering shareholders who do not hold their shares as a capital asset. Such shareholders should consult their own tax advisors on the specific tax consequences to them of participating or not participating in the repurchase offer.

Certain of the Fund's investment practices are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (ii) convert long-term capital gain into short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause the Fund to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions, and (vi) produce income that will not qualify as good income for purposes of the income requirement that applies to a RIC. The Fund may, but is not required to, make certain tax elections in order to mitigate the effect of these provisions.

If the Fund invests in certain pay-in-kind investments, zero coupon investments, deferred interest investments or, in general, any other investments with original issue discount (or with market discount if the Fund elects to include market discount in income currently), the Fund must accrue income on such investments for each taxable year, which generally will be prior to the receipt of the corresponding cash payments. However, the Fund must distribute to shareholders, at least annually, all or substantially all of its investment company taxable income (determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid), including such accrued income, to qualify as a RIC and to avoid federal income and excise taxes. Therefore, the Fund may have to dispose of its portfolio investments under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash, or may have to leverage itself by borrowing the cash, to satisfy these distribution requirements.

The Fund may hold or acquire obligations that are market discount bonds. A market discount bond is a security acquired in the secondary market at a price below its redemption value (or its adjusted issue price if it is also an original issue discount bond). If the Fund invests in a market discount bond, it will be required to treat any gain recognized on the disposition of such market discount bond as ordinary taxable income to the extent of the accrued market discount.

If the Fund invests in options that qualify as "section 1256 contracts," Section 1256 of the Code generally requires any gain or loss arising from the lapse, closing out or exercise of such positions to be treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss. In addition, the Fund generally would be required to "mark to market" (*i.e.,* treat as sold for fair market value) each such outstanding option position at the close of each taxable year (and on October 31 of each year for excise tax purposes). If a section 1256 contract held by the Fund at the end of a taxable year is sold or closed out in a subsequent year, the amount of any gain or loss realized on such sale will be adjusted to reflect the gain or loss previously taken into account under the "mark to market" rules. In addition to most exchange traded index options, section 1256 contracts under the Code include certain other options contracts, certain regulated futures contracts, and certain other financial contracts. Section 1256 contracts do not include any interest rate swap, currency swap, basis swap, interest rate cap, interest rate floor, commodity swap, equity swap, equity index swap, credit default swap, or similar agreement. It cannot be predicted whether the Fund will invest to any significant extent in section 1256 contracts.

The Code contains special rules that apply to "straddles," defined generally as the holding of "offsetting positions with respect to personal property." For example, the straddle rules normally apply when a taxpayer holds stock and an offsetting option with respect to such stock or substantially identical stock or securities. In general, investment positions will be offsetting if there is a substantial diminution in the risk of loss from holding one position by reason of holding one or more other positions. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may enter

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into options transactions or certain other investments that may constitute positions in a straddle. If two or more positions constitute a straddle, recognition of a realized loss from one position must generally be deferred to the extent of unrecognized gain in an offsetting position. In addition, long-term capital gain may be recharacterized as short-term capital gain, or short-term capital loss as long-term capital loss. Interest and other carrying charges allocable to personal property that is part of a straddle are not currently deductible but must instead be capitalized. Similarly, "wash sale" rules apply to prevent the recognition of loss by the Fund from the disposition of stock or securities at a loss in a case in which identical or substantially identical stock or securities (or an option to acquire such property) is or has been acquired within a prescribed period.

Under Section 988 of the Code, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time the Fund accrues income or receivables or expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects such income or receivables or pays such liabilities are generally treated as ordinary income or loss.

Investment by the Fund in passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs") could subject the Fund to U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from such a company or on the proceeds from the sale of its investment in such a company. A PFIC is any foreign corporation: (i) 75% or more of the income of which for the taxable year is passive income, or (ii) the average percentage of the assets of which (generally by value, but by adjusted tax basis in certain cases) that produce or are held for the production of passive income is at least 50%. Generally, passive income for this purpose means dividends, interest (including income equivalent to interest), royalties, rents, annuities, the excess of gain over losses from certain property transactions and commodities transactions, and foreign currency gains.

Passive income for this purpose does not include rents and royalties received by the foreign corporation from active businesses and certain income received from related persons. The tax on PFIC distributions and the sale of interests in PFICs cannot be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders; however, it can be avoided by making an election to mark such investments to market annually (treating gains as ordinary income) or to treat the PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" (a "QEF election"). In the latter case, the Fund will be required to include its share of the company's income and net capital gains annually, regardless of whether it receives any distribution from the company. The QEF and mark-to-market elections may accelerate the recognition of income (without the receipt of cash) and increase the amount required to be distributed by the Fund to avoid taxation.

The Fund may not be able to make a QEF election due to the difficulty of satisfying the requirements of QEF elections. Making either of these elections therefore may require the Fund to liquidate other investments (including when it is not advantageous to do so) to meet its distribution requirement, which also may accelerate the recognition of gain and affect the Fund's total return. Dividends paid by PFICs will not be eligible to be treated as "qualified dividend income."

The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding or other taxes with respect to income from foreign securities, which could reduce the amount of the Fund's distributions. Shareholders may be able to claim a credit or deduction for foreign taxes if more than 50% of the Fund's assets are invested in foreign securities at the end of a fiscal year and the Fund makes an election to pass through to the shareholders their pro rata share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund. If this election is made, the Fund may report more taxable income to the shareholders than it actually distributes. The shareholders will then be entitled either to deduct their share of these taxes in computing their taxable income or to claim a foreign tax credit for these taxes against their U.S. federal income tax (subject to limitations for certain shareholders). The Fund will provide the shareholders with the information necessary to claim this deduction or credit on their personal income tax return if the Fund makes this election. It is not anticipated that the Fund will invest in foreign securities to the extent necessary to meet the above 50% threshold to pass through the foreign taxes it pays to shareholders.

Convertible debt is ordinarily treated as a "single property" consisting of a pure debt interest until conversion, after which the investment becomes an equity interest. If the security is issued at a premium (*i.e.,* for

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cash in excess of the face amount payable on retirement), the creditor-holder may amortize the premium over the life of the bond. If the security is issued for cash at a price below its face amount, the creditor-holder must accrue original issue discount in income over the life of the debt. The creditor-holder's exercise of the conversion privilege is generally treated as a nontaxable event. Mandatorily convertible debt (*e.g.,* an exchange traded note or ETN issued in the form of an unsecured obligation that pays a return based on the performance of a specified market index, exchange currency, or commodity) is often, but not always, treated as a contract to buy or sell the reference property rather than debt. Similarly, convertible preferred stock with a mandatory conversion feature is ordinarily, but not always, treated as equity rather than debt. In general, conversion of preferred stock for common stock of the same corporation is tax-free. Conversion of preferred stock for cash is a taxable redemption. Any redemption premium for preferred stock that is redeemable by the issuing company might be required to be amortized under original issue discount principles.

The Fund may invest in preferred securities or other securities the U.S. federal income tax treatment of which is uncertain or subject to recharacterization by the IRS. To the extent the tax treatment of such securities or their income differs from the tax treatment expected by the Fund, it could affect the timing or character of income recognized by the Fund, requiring the Fund to purchase or sell securities, or otherwise change its portfolio, in order to comply with the tax rules applicable to a RIC under the Code. The Fund's investment program and the tax treatment of Fund distributions may be affected by the IRS interpretations of the Code and future changes in tax laws and regulations.

**Backup Withholding** 

The Fund may be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax from all taxable distributions and repurchase proceeds payable to shareholders who fail to provide the Fund with their correct taxpayer identification number or to make required certifications, or who have been notified by the IRS that they are subject to backup withholding. The withholding percentage is currently 24%. Corporate shareholders and certain other shareholders specified in the Code generally are exempt from such backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

**Foreign Shareholders** 

U.S. taxation of a shareholder who is not a U.S. Common Shareholder ("foreign shareholder") depends on whether the income of the Fund is "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the shareholder. If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds Fund shares, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner in a partnership holding Fund shares should consult its tax advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of Fund shares.

**Income not Effectively Connected** 

If the income from the Fund is not "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business carried on by the foreign shareholder, distributions of investment company taxable income will be subject to a U.S. tax of 30% (or lower treaty rate), which tax is generally withheld from such distributions. Distributions which are reported by the Fund as "interest-related dividends" or "short-term capital gain dividends" are currently exempt from the 30% withholding tax. Interest-related dividends and short-term capital gain dividends generally represent distributions of interest or short-term capital gains that would not have been subject to U.S. withholding tax at the source if they had been received directly by a foreign person and satisfy certain other requirements.

Distributions of capital gain dividends (including any amounts retained by the Fund which are reported as undistributed capital gains) and gains recognized on the sale or other disposition of our common stock will not be subject to U.S. tax at the rate of 30% (or lower treaty rate) unless the foreign shareholder is a nonresident alien

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individual and is physically present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements. However, this 30% tax on capital gains of nonresident alien individuals who are physically present in the United States for more than the 182 day period only applies in exceptional cases because any individual present in the United States for more than 182 days during the taxable year is generally treated as a resident for U.S. income tax purposes; in that case, he or she would be subject to U.S. income tax on his or her worldwide income at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, rather than the 30% U.S. tax. In the case of a foreign shareholder who is a nonresident alien individual, the Fund may be required to withhold U.S. income tax from distributions of net capital gain unless the foreign shareholder certifies his or her non-U.S. status under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an exemption. See "Tax Matters—Backup Withholding."

**Income Effectively Connected** 

If the income from the Fund is "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business carried on by a foreign shareholder, then distributions of investment company taxable income and capital gain dividends, any amounts retained by the Fund which are reported as undistributed capital gains and any gains realized upon the sale or exchange of shares of the Fund will be subject to U.S. income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. Foreign corporate shareholders also may be subject to the branch profits tax imposed by the Code.

The tax consequences to a foreign shareholder entitled to claim the benefits of an applicable tax treaty may differ from those described herein. Foreign shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

**FATCA Reporting and Withholding Requirements** 

Under legislation known as "FATCA" (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), the Fund will be required to withhold 30% on income dividends made by the Fund to shareholders that fail to meet prescribed information reporting or certification requirements. After, December 31, 2018, FATCA withholding also would have applied to certain capital gain dispositions, return of capital distributions and the proceeds arising from the sale of Fund shares; however, based on proposed regulations issued by the IRS, which can be relied upon currently, such withholding is no longer required unless final regulations provide otherwise (which is not expected). In general, no such withholding will be required with respect to a U.S. person or foreign individual that timely provides the certifications required by the Fund or its agent on a valid IRS Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, respectively. Shareholders potentially subject to withholding include foreign financial institutions ("FFIs"), such as foreign investment funds, and non-financial foreign entities ("NFFEs"). To avoid withholding under FATCA, an FFI generally must enter into an information sharing agreement with the IRS in which it agrees to report certain identifying information (including name, address, and taxpayer identification number) with respect to its U.S. account holders (which, in the case of an entity shareholder, may include its direct and indirect U.S. owners), and an NFFE generally must identify itself and may be required to provide other required information to the Fund or other withholding agent regarding its U.S. owners, if any. Such foreign shareholders also may fall into certain exempt, excepted or deemed compliant categories as established by regulations and other guidance. A non-U.S. entity that invests in the Fund will need to provide the Fund with documentation properly certifying the entity's status under FATCA in order to avoid FATCA withholding. A foreign shareholder resident or doing business in a country that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA may be subject to different requirements provided that the shareholder and the applicable foreign government comply with the terms of such agreement. Foreign shareholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisers regarding the possible implications of these requirements on their investment in Fund shares.

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**Other Tax Considerations** 

Fund shareholders may be subject to state, local and foreign taxes on their Fund distributions. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the Fund.

The foregoing discussion is a summary only and is not intended as a substitute for careful tax planning. Purchasers of Common Shares should consult their own tax advisors as to the tax consequences of investing in such Common Shares, including under state, local and other tax laws. Finally, the foregoing discussion is based on applicable provisions of the Code, regulations, judicial authority and administrative interpretations in effect on the date hereof. Changes in applicable authority could materially affect the conclusions discussed above, and such changes often occur.

**INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 

The financial statements of the Fund are audited by [ ], an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and will be included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. [ ] has been selected to provide auditing services to the Fund. The principal business address of [ ] is [ ].

**CUSTODIAN AND TRANSFER AGENT** 

The custodian of the assets of the Fund will be State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street"), One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016. State Street will perform custodial, fund accounting and portfolio accounting services. The transfer agent of the Fund is DST Systems, Inc., 333 West 11th Street, 5th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION** 

A Registration Statement on Form N-2, including amendments thereto, relating to the shares of the Fund offered hereby, has been filed by the Fund with the SEC in Washington, D.C. The Fund's Prospectus and this SAI do not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, including any exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to the Fund and the shares offered hereby, reference is made to the Fund's Registration Statement. Statements contained in the Fund's Prospectus and this SAI as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Copies of the Registration Statement may be inspected without charge at the SEC's principal office in Washington, D.C., and copies of all or any part thereof may be obtained from the SEC upon the payment of certain fees prescribed by the SEC or on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

[To be filed by amendment.]

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**APPENDIX A** 

**Ratings of Investments** 

S&P Global Ratings—A brief description of the applicable S&P Global Ratings, a Division of S&P Global Inc. ("S&P"), rating symbols and their meanings (as published by S&P) follows:

A S&P issue credit rating is a forward-looking opinion of the creditworthiness about an obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation, a specific class of financial obligations, or a specific financial program (including ratings on medium-term note programs and commercial paper programs). It takes into consideration the creditworthiness of guarantors, insurers, or other forms of credit enhancement on the obligation and takes into account the currency in which the obligation is denominated. The opinion reflects S&P Global Ratings' view of the obligor's capacity and willingness to meet its financial commitments as they come due, and this opinion may assess terms, such as collateral security and subordination, which could affect ultimate payment in the event of default. The issue credit rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell, or hold a financial obligation, inasmuch as it does not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.

Issue credit ratings are based on current information furnished by the obligors or obtained by S&P from other sources it considers reliable. S&P does not perform an audit in connection with any credit rating and may, on occasion, rely on unaudited financial information. Credit ratings may be changed, suspended, or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information, or based on other circumstances.

Issue credit ratings can be either long term or short term. Short-term ratings are generally assigned to those obligations considered short-term in the relevant market. In the U.S., for example, that means obligations with an original maturity of no more than 365 days—including commercial paper. Short-term ratings are also used to indicate the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to put features on long-term obligations. The result is a dual rating, in which the short-term rating addresses the put feature, in addition to the usual long-term rating. Medium-term notes are assigned long-term ratings.

**Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings**

Issue credit ratings are based, in varying degrees, on the following considerations:

● Likelihood
 of payment—capacity and willingness of the obligor to meet its financial commitments on an obligation in accordance
 with the terms of the obligation;

● Nature of and provisions of the obligation, and the promise S&P Global Ratings imputes; and

● Protection afforded by, and relative position of, the obligation in the event of bankruptcy, reorganization, or other arrangement under the laws of bankruptcy and other laws affecting creditors' rights.

Issue ratings are an assessment of default risk, but may incorporate an assessment of relative seniority or ultimate recovery in the event of default. Junior obligations are typically rated lower than senior obligations, to reflect the lower priority in bankruptcy, as noted above. (Such differentiation may apply when an entity has both senior and subordinated obligations, secured and unsecured obligations, or operating company and holding company obligations.)

AAA

An obligation rated 'AAA' has the highest rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is extremely strong.

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AA

An obligation rated 'AA' differs from the highest-rated obligations only to a small degree. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is very strong.

A

An obligation rated 'A' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher-rated categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation is still strong.

BBB

An obligation rated 'BBB' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

BB, B, CCC, CC, and C

Obligations rated 'BB', 'B', 'CCC', 'CC', and 'C' are regarded as having significant speculative characteristics. 'BB' indicates the least degree of speculation and 'C' the highest. While such obligations will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these may be outweighed by large uncertainties or major exposure to adverse conditions.

BB

An obligation rated 'BB' is less vulnerable to nonpayment than other speculative issues. However, it faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

B

An obligation rated 'B' is more vulnerable to nonpayment than obligations rated 'BB', but the obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair the obligor's capacity or willingness to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

CCC

An obligation rated 'CCC' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment, and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitments on the obligation. In the event of adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, the obligor is not likely to have the capacity to meet its financial commitments on the obligation.

CC

An obligation rated 'CC' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment. The 'CC' rating is used when a default has not yet occurred but S&P Global Ratings expects default to be a virtual certainty, regardless of the anticipated time to default.

C

An obligation rated 'C' is currently highly vulnerable to nonpayment, and the obligation is expected to have lower relative seniority or lower ultimate recovery compared with obligations that are rated higher.

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D

An obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within the next five business days in the absence of a stated grace period or within the earlier of the stated grace period or the next 30 calendar days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if its subject to distressed debt restructuring.

Plus (+) or minus (-)

The ratings from 'AA' to 'CCC' may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the rating categories.

NR

This indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy.

**Short-Term Issue Credit Ratings** 

A short-term obligation rated 'A-1' is rated in the highest category by S&P Global Ratings. The obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is strong. Within this category, certain obligations are designated with a plus sign (+). This indicates that the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on these obligations is extremely strong.

A short-term obligation rated 'A-2' is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligations in higher rating categories. However, the obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation is satisfactory.

A short-term obligation rated 'A-3' exhibits adequate protection parameters. However, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to weaken an obligor's capacity to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

B

A short-term obligation rated 'B' is regarded as vulnerable and has significant speculative characteristics. The obligor currently has the capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, it faces major ongoing uncertainties that could lead to the obligor's inadequate capacity to meet its financial commitments.

C

A short-term obligation rated 'C' is currently vulnerable to nonpayment and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions for the obligor to meet its financial commitment on the obligation.

D

A short-term obligation rated 'D' is in default or in breach of an imputed promise. For non-hybrid capital instruments, the 'D' rating category is used when payments on an obligation are not made on the date due, unless S&P Global Ratings believes that such payments will be made within any stated grace period. However, any stated grace period longer than five business days will be treated as five business days. The 'D' rating also will be used upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition or the taking of a similar action and where default on an obligation is a virtual certainty, for example due to automatic stay provisions. A rating on an obligation is lowered to 'D' if it is subject to a distressed debt restructuring.

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**Dual Ratings**

Dual ratings may be assigned to debt issues that have a put option or demand feature. The first component of the rating addresses the likelihood of repayment of principal and interest as due, and the second component of the rating addresses only the demand feature. The first component of the rating can relate to either a short-term or long-term transaction and accordingly use either short-term or long-term rating symbols. The second component of the rating relates to the put option and is assigned a short-term rating symbol (for example, 'AAA/A-1+' or 'A-1+/A-1'). With U.S. municipal short-term demand debt, the U.S. municipal short-term note rating symbols are used for the first component of the rating (for example, 'SP-1+/A-1+').

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Moody's Investors Service, Inc.—A brief description of the applicable Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") rating symbols and their meanings (as published by Moody's) follows:

Credit ratings assigned on Moody's global long-term and short-term rating scales are forward-looking opinions of the relative credit risks of financial obligations issued by non-financial corporates, financial institutions, structured finance vehicles, project finance vehicles, and public-sector entities. Moody's Ratings issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the short-term scale.

The contractual financial obligations addressed by Moody's ratings are those that call for, without regard to enforceability, the payment of an ascertainable amount, which may vary based upon standard sources of variation (e.g., floating interest rates), by an ascertainable date. Moody's rating addresses the issuer's ability to obtain cash sufficient to service the obligation, and its willingness to pay. Moody's ratings do not address non-standard sources of variation in the amount of the principal obligation (e.g., equity indexed), absent an express statement to the contrary in a press release accompanying an initial rating.

Long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of eleven months or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Short-term ratings are assigned to obligations with an original maturity of thirteen months or less and reflect both on the likelihood of a default or impairment on contractual financial obligations and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default or impairment. Moody's issues ratings at the issuer level and instrument level on both the long-term scale and the short-term scale. Typically, ratings are made publicly available although private and unpublished ratings may also be assigned.

**Global Long-Term Rating Scale**

Aaa

Obligations rated 'Aaa' are judged to be of the highest quality, subject to the lowest level of credit risk.

Aa

Obligations rated 'Aa' are judged to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.

A

Obligations rated 'A' are judged to be upper-medium grade and are subject to low credit risk.

Baa

Obligations rated 'Baa' are judged to be medium grade and subject to moderate credit risk and as such may possess certain speculative characteristics.

Ba

Obligations rated 'Ba' are judged to be speculative and are subject to substantial credit risk.

B

Obligations rated 'B' are considered speculative and are subject to high credit risk.

Caa

Obligations rated 'Caa' are judged to be speculative of poor standing and are subject to very high credit risk.

Ca

Obligations rated 'Ca' are highly speculative and are likely in, or very near, default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest.

C

Obligations rated 'C' are the lowest rated and are typically in default, with little prospect for recovery of principal or interest.

Note: Moody's appends numerical modifiers 1,2 and 3 to each generic rating classification from 'Aa' through 'Caa'. The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category. Additionally, a "(hyb)" indicator is appended to all ratings of hybrid securities issued by banks, insurers, finance companies, and securities firms.\*

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**US Municipal Short-Term Debt and Demand Obligation Ratings**

MIG 1

This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by established cash flows, highly reliable liquidity support, or demonstrated broad-based access to the market for refinancing.

MIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Margins of protection are ample, although not as large as in the preceding group.

MIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Liquidity and cash-flow protection may be narrow, and market access for refinancing is likely to be less well-established.

SG

This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Debt instruments in this category may lack sufficient margins of protection.

VMIG 1

This designation denotes superior credit quality. Excellent protection is afforded by the superior short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.

VMIG 2

This designation denotes strong credit quality. Good protection is afforded by the strong short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.

VMIG 3

This designation denotes acceptable credit quality. Adequate protection is afforded by the satisfactory short-term credit strength of the liquidity provider and structural and legal protections.

SG

This designation denotes speculative-grade credit quality. Demand features rated in this category may be supported by a liquidity provider that does not have a sufficiently strong short-term rating or may lack the structural or legal protections.

**Global Short-Term Rating Scale (Commercial Paper)**

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-1 have a superior ability to repay short-term obligations.

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-2 have a strong ability to repay short-term obligations.

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Prime-3 have an acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations.

Issuers (or supporting institutions) rated Not Prime do not fall within any of the Prime rating categories.

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Fitch Ratings—A brief description of the applicable Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") ratings symbols and meanings (as published by Fitch) follows:

Fitch Ratings publishes credit ratings that are forward-looking opinions on the relative ability of an entity or obligation to meet financial commitments. Issuer default ratings (IDRs) are assigned to corporations, sovereign entities, financial institutions such as banks, leasing companies and insurers, and public finance entities (local and regional governments). Issue level ratings are also assigned, often include an expectation of recovery and may be notched above or below the issuer level rating. Issue ratings are assigned to secured and unsecured debt securities, loans, preferred stock and other instruments, Structured finance ratings are issue ratings to securities backed by receivables or other financial assets that consider the obligations' relative vulnerability to default.

**Long-Term Credit Ratings** 

Investment Grade

AAA

Highest credit quality. 'AAA' ratings denote the lowest expectation of default risk. They are assigned only in case of exceptionally strong capacity for timely payment of financial commitments. This capacity is highly unlikely to be adversely affected by foreseeable events.

AA

Very high credit quality. 'AA' ratings denote expectations of very low default risk. They indicate very strong capacity for payment of financial commitments. This capacity is not significantly vulnerable to foreseeable events.

A

High credit quality. 'A' ratings denote expectations of low default risk. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered strong. This capacity may, nevertheless, be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic conditions than is the case for higher ratings.

BBB

Good credit quality. 'BBB' ratings indicate that expectations of default risk are currently low. The capacity for payment of financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse business or economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.

Speculative Grade

BB

Speculative. 'BB' ratings indicate an elevated vulnerability to default risk, particularly in the event of adverse changes in business or economic conditions over time; however, business or financial flexibility exists that supports the servicing of financial commitments.

B

Highly speculative. 'B' ratings indicate that material default risk is present, but a limited margin of safety remains. Financial commitments are currently being met; however, capacity for continued payment is vulnerable to deterioration in the business and economic environment.

CCC

Substantial credit risk. Very low margin for safety. Default is a real possibility.

CC

Very high levels of credit risk. Default of some kind appears probable.

C

Near default. A default or default like process has begun, or for a closed funding vehicle, payment capacity is irrevocably impaired.

RD and D

Restricted default. 'RD' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has experienced an uncured payment default or distressed debt exchange on a bond, loan or other material financial obligation, but has not entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation, or other formal winding-up procedure, and has not otherwise ceased operating. 'D' ratings indicate an issuer that in Fitch's opinion has entered into bankruptcy filings, administration, receivership, liquidation or other formal winding-up procedure or that has otherwise ceased business and debt is still outstanding.

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**Short-Term Credit Ratings** 

The following ratings scale applies to foreign currency and local currency ratings. A Short-term rating has a time horizon of less than 13 months for most obligations, or up to three years for US public finance, in line with industry standards, to reflect unique risk characteristics of bond, tax, and revenue anticipation notes that are commonly issued with terms up to three years. Short-term ratings thus place greater emphasis on the liquidity necessary to meet financial commitments in a timely manner.

Fl

Highest short-term credit quality. Indicates the strongest intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments; may have an added "+" to denote any exceptionally strong credit feature.

F2

Good short-term credit quality. Good intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments.

F3

Fair short-term credit quality. The intrinsic capacity for timely payment of financial commitments is adequate.

B

Speculative short-term credit quality. Minimal capacity for timely payment of financial commitments, plus heightened vulnerability to near term adverse changes in financial and economic conditions.

C

High short-term default risk. Default is a real possibility.

RD

Restricted Default. Indicates an entity that has defaulted on one or more of its financial commitments, although it continues to meet other financial obligations. Typically applicable to entity ratings only.

D

Default. Indicates a broad-based default event for an entity, or the default of a short-term obligation.

Notes to Long-term and Short-term ratings:

"+" or "-" may be appended to a rating to denote relative status within major rating categories. Such suffixes are not added to the 'AAA' Long-term rating category, to categories below 'CCC', or to Short-term ratings other than 'FT'.

'NR' indicates that Fitch Ratings does not rate the issuer or issue in question.

'Withdrawn': The rating has been withdrawn and the issue or issuer is no longer rated by Fitch. When a public rating is withdrawn, Fitch will issue a RAC that details the current rating and Outlook or Watch status (if applicable), a statement that the rating is withdrawn and the reason for the withdrawal. A RAC is not required when an issue has been redeemed, matured, repaid or paid in full. Withdrawals cannot be used to forestall a rating action. Every effort is therefore made to ensure that the rating opinion upon withdrawal reflects an updated view. However, this is not always possible, for example if a rating is withdrawn due to a lack of information. Rating Watches are also resolved prior to or concurrent with withdrawal unless the timing of the event driving the Rating Watch does not support an immediate resolution. Ratings that have been withdrawn will be indicated by the symbol 'WD'.

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Rating Watch: Ratings are placed on Rating Watch to notify investors that there is a reasonable probability of a rating change and the likely direction of such change. These are designated as "Positive", indicating a potential upgrade, "Negative", for a potential downgrade, or "Evolving", if ratings may be raised, lowered or maintained. Rating Watch is typically resolved over a relatively short period.

A Rating Outlook indicates the direction a rating is likely to move over a one to two year period. Outlooks may be positive, stable, or negative. A positive or negative Rating Outlook does not imply a rating change is inevitable. Similarly, ratings for which outlooks are 'stable' could be downgraded before an outlook moves to positive or negative if circumstances warrant such an action. Occasionally, Fitch Ratings may be unable to identify the fundamental trend. In these cases, the Rating Outlook may be described as evolving.

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**Appendix B**

**Nuveen Proxy Voting Policy September 22, 2025**

&nbsp;&nbsp;Nuveen Proxy Voting Policy

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| **Policy Purpose and Statement**<br>Proxy voting is the primary means by which shareholders may influence a publicly traded company's governance and operations and thus create the potential for value and positive long-term investment performance. In certain cases, the Advisers may engage with Portfolio Companies as part of their process to make informed vote decisions and generally consider various factors including insights gained through engagement where that occurs. While the Advisers may generally share their views on a particular topic, these are not for the purpose of changing control of the issuer.<br> When an SEC registered investment adviser has proxy voting authority, the adviser has a fiduciary duty to vote proxies in the best interests of its clients and must not subrogate its clients' interests to its own. In their capacity as fiduciaries and investment advisers, Advisers, vote proxies for the Portfolio Companies held by their respective clients, including investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles, institutional and retail separate accounts, and other clients as applicable. The Advisers have adopted this Policy, the Nuveen Proxy Voting Guidelines, and the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy for voting the proxies of the Portfolio Companies they manage. The Advisers leverage the expertise and services of an internal group referred to as Nuveen's Stewardship Group to administer the Advisers' proxy voting. The Stewardship Group adheres to the Advisers' Proxy Voting Guidelines which are reasonably designed to ensure that the Advisers vote client securities in the best interests of the Advisers' clients.<br>| Applicability<br>This Policy applies to Nuveen associates acting on behalf of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, ("NAM"), Teachers Advisors, LLC, ("TAL") and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC ("TCIM"), each an "Adviser" and collectively referred to as the "Advisers"<br>|

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&nbsp;&nbsp; Policy Statement<br>Proxy voting is a key component of a Portfolio Company's corporate governance program and is the primary method for exercising shareholder rights and articulating Nuveen's position on the Portfolio Company's behavior in an effort to enhance long-term shareholder value. Nuveen makes informed voting decisions in compliance with Rule 206(4)-6 (the "Rule") of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act"), and applicable laws and regulations, (e.g., the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, "ERISA").<br>

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**Enforcement**

As provided in the TIAA Code of Business Conduct, all associates are expected to comply with applicable laws and regulations, as well as the relevant policies, procedures and compliance manuals that apply to Nuveen's business activities. Violation of this Policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

**Terms and Definitions**

***Advisory Personnel*** includes the Adviser's portfolio managers and research analysts.

***Proxy Voting Guidelines*** *(the ''Guidelines'')* are a set of pre-determined principles setting forth the manner in which the Advisers intend to vote on specific voting categories, and serve to assist clients, Portfolio Companies, and other interested parties in understanding how the Advisers generally intend to vote on proxy-related matters. The Guidelines are not exhaustive and do not necessarily dictate how the Advisers will ultimately vote with respect to any proposal or resolution. While the Guidelines are developed, maintained, and implemented by the Stewardship Group, and reviewed by the Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee, the portfolio managers of the Advisers maintain the ultimate authority with respect to how proxies will be voted and may determine to vote contrary to the Guidelines if such portfolio manager believes it is in the best interest of the respective Adviser's clients to do so.

***Portfolio Company*** refers to any publicly traded operating company held in an account that is managed by an Adviser or a Nuveen Affiliated Entity. For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Company excludes investment companies.

**Policy Requirements**

Investment advisers, in accordance with the Rule, are required to (i) adopt and implement written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure that proxies are voted in the best interest of clients, and address resolution of material conflicts that may arise, (ii) describe their proxy voting procedures to their clients and provide copies on request, and (iii) disclose to clients how they may obtain information on how the Advisers voted their proxies. Portfolio Companies may obtain information on how many shares the Advisers hold through regulatory filings and in public reports.

The Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee (the "Committee"), the Advisers, the Stewardship Group and Nuveen Compliance are subject to the respective requirements outlined below under Roles and Responsibilities.

Although it is the general policy to vote all applicable proxies received in a timely fashion with respect to securities selected by an Adviser for current clients, the Adviser may refrain from voting in certain circumstances where such voting would be disadvantageous, materially burdensome or impractical, or otherwise inconsistent with the overall best interest of clients.

**Roles and Responsibilities**

Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to establish a governance framework to oversee the proxy voting activities of the Advisers in accordance with the Policy. The Committee's voting members will be comprised from Research, the Advisers, and the Stewardship Group. Non-voting members will be comprised from Nuveen Legal, Nuveen Compliance, Nuveen Advisory Product, and Nuveen Investment Risk. The Committee may invite others on a standing, routine and/or an ad hoc basis to attend Committee meetings. The CCOs of the CREF Funds and the Nuveen Funds shall be standing, non-voting invitees. The Committee has delegated responsibility for the implementation and ongoing administration of the Policy to the Stewardship Group, subject to the Committee's ultimate oversight and responsibility as outlined in the Committee's Proxy Voting Charter.

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Advisers

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Advisory Personnel maintain the ultimate decision-making authority with respect to how proxies will be voted, unless otherwise instructed by a client, and may determine to vote contrary to the Guidelines and/or a vote recommendation of the Stewardship Group if such Advisory Personnel determines it is in the best interest of the Adviser's clients to do so. The rationale for all such contrary vote determinations will be documented and maintained .

2. When voting proxies for different groups of client accounts, Advisory Personnel may vote proxies held by the respective client accounts differently depending on the facts and circumstances specific to such client accounts. The rationale for all such vote determinations will be documented and maintained.

3. Advisory Personnel must c omply with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy with respect to potential material conflicts of interest.

Nuveen Stewardship Group

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Performs day-to-day administration of the Advisers' proxy voting processes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Seeks to vote proxies in adherence to the Guidelines, which have been constructed in a manner intended to align with the best interests of clients. In applying the Guidelines, the Stewardship Group, on behalf of the Advisers, takes into account several factors, including, but not limited to:

● Input from Advisory Personnel

● Third party research

● Specific Portfolio Company context, including environmental, social and governance practices, and financial performance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Assists in the development of securities lending recall protocols in cooperation with the Securities Lending Committee.

4. Performs Form N-PX filings in accordance with regulatory requirements.

5. Delivers copies of the Advisers' Policy to clients and prospective clients upon request in a timely manner, as appropriate.

6. Assists with the disclosure of proxy votes as applicable on corporate websites and elsewhere as required by applicable regulations.

7. Prepares reports of proxies voted on behalf of the Advisers' investment company clients to their Boards or committees thereof, as applicable.

8. Performs an annual vote reconciliation for review by the Committee.

9. Arranges the annual service provider due diligence of proxy voting vendors, including a review of the service provider's potential conflicts of interests, and presents the results to the Committee.

10. Facilitates quarterly Committee meetings, including agenda and meeting minute preparation.

11. Complies with the Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy with respect to potential material conflicts of interest.

12. Creates and retains certain records in accordance with Nuveen's Record Management program.

13. Oversees the proxy voting service provider with respect to its responsibilities, including making and retaining certain records as required under applicable regulation.

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Nuveen Compliance

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Seeks to ensure proper disclosure of Advisers' Policy to clients as required by regulation or otherwise.

2. Seeks to ensure proper disclosure to clients of how they may obtain information on how the Advisers voted their proxies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Assists the Stewardship Group with arranging the annual service provider due diligence and presenting the results to the Committee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Assesses regulatory developments, pronouncements and guidance notes in coordination with Legal partners to determine policy and process implications. Shares assessment results with the Committee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Monitors for compliance with this Policy and retains r ecords relating to its monitoring activities pursuant to Nuveen's Records Management program.

Nuveen Legal

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Provides legal guidance as requested.

**Governance**

Review and Approval

This Policy will be reviewed at least annually and will be updated sooner if substantive changes are necessary. The Policy Owner, the Committee and the NEFI Compliance Committee are responsible for the review and approval of this Policy.

Implementation

Nuveen has established the Committee to provide centralized management and oversight of the proxy voting process administered by the Stewardship Group for the Advisers in accordance with its Proxy Voting Committee Charter and this Policy.

Exceptions

Any request for a proposed exception or variation to this Policy will be submitted to the Committee for approval and reported to the appropriate governance committee(s), where appropriate.

**Related Documents**

● Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee Charter

● Nuveen Proxy Voting Guidelines

● Nuveen Proxy Voting Conflicts of Interest Policy and Procedures

● Nuveen Policy Statement on Responsible Investing

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Policy Adoption Date | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;February 3, 2020 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective Date of Current | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;September 22, 2025 |
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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Governance | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NEFI Compliance Committee |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Policy Owner | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nuveen Proxy Voting Committee |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Policy Leader | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nuveen Compliance |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund** 

**Class I Common Shares <br> Class A1 Common Shares <br> Class A2 Common Shares**

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**PART C—OTHER INFORMATION**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Item 25:** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Item 25:** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 1. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements: | &nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements: |
|  |  | Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund (the "Registrant") has not conducted any business as of the date of this filing, other than in connection with its organization. Financial statements indicating that the Registrant has met the net worth requirements of Section 14(a) of the 1940 Act will be filed with a Pre-effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-2. |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 2. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits:  | &nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits:  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; a.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Registrant's Declaration of Trust dated November 16, 2023, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit a of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-275682 and 811-23917) as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-23-281375 on November 21, 2023.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1998759/000119312523281375/d537961dn2.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; a.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Registrant's Certificate of Name Change Amendment dated April 29, 2026, is filed herewith.](ex99-a2.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; b. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [By-Laws of the Registrant dated May 26, 2021, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit b of Nuveen Enhanced CLO Income Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-281856 and 811-23999) as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001999371-24-011090 on August 30, 2024.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2035726/000199937124011090/ex99-b.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; c. | &nbsp;&nbsp; None. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; d. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Share Class Designation for the Class A1 Common Shares and A2 Common Shares effective April 28, 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; e. | &nbsp;&nbsp; None. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; f. | &nbsp;&nbsp; None. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; g.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Investment Management Agreement between the Registrant and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC dated May [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; g.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC dated May [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; h. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Nuveen Securities, LLC dated May [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; i. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Nuveen Fund Board Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan for Independent Directors and Trustees, effective [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; j.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated July 15, 2015, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (j)(1) of Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-256744 and 811-23704) as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001193125-21-328325 on November 15, 2021.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1865389/000119312521328325/d471492dex99j1.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; j.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated February 20, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit j.8 of Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-289350 and 811-09161) as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001999371-25-010856 on August 7, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074952/000199937125010856/ex99-j8.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; j.3 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Amendment to the Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement between the Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company dated December 11, 2024, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit j.9 of Nuveen California Quality Municipal Income Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-289350 and 811-09161) as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001999371-25-010856 on August 7, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1074952/000199937125010856/ex99-j9.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; k.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Transfer Agency Agreement between Registrant and DST Systems, Inc. dated [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; k.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Expense Reimbursement Agreement between the Registrant and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC dated [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; k.3 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Multi-Class Plan dated April 29, 2026, is filed herewith.](ex99-k3.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; l.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion and Consent of Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; l.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; Opinion and Consent of [ ] to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; m. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Not applicable. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; n. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Consent of [ ], an independent registered public accounting firm, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; o. | &nbsp;&nbsp; None. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; p. | &nbsp;&nbsp; Subscription Agreement between the Registrant and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC dated [ ], 2026, to be filed by amendment. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; q. | &nbsp;&nbsp; None. <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; r.1 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Code of Ethics and Reporting Requirements of Nuveen, dated July 30, 2025, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit r.1 of Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-291908), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001999371-25-019326 on December 3, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774342/000199937125019326/ex99-r1.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; r.2 | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Code of Ethics for the Independent Trustees of the Nuveen Funds, as amended November 20, 2024, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit r.2 of Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-291908), as filed with the SEC via EDGAR Accession No. 0001999371-25-019326 on December 3, 2025.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1774342/000199937125019326/ex99-r2.htm) <br>|
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; s. | &nbsp;&nbsp; [Powers of Attorney is filed herewith.](ex99-s.htm) <br>|

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**Item 26: Marketing Arrangements** 

Reference is made to the Form of Distribution Agreement filed as Exhibit h to this Registration Statement.

**Item 27: Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution** 

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| Securities and Exchange Commission fees | $[ |
| Printing and engraving expenses | $\* |
| Legal Fees | $\* |
| Audit | $\* |
| Miscellaneous expenses | $\* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Total | $\* |

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\* To be provided by amendment.

**Item 28: Persons Controlled by or under Common Control with Registrant** 

None.

**Item 29: Number of Holders of Securities** 

At [ ], 2026:

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| **Title of Class**  | **Number of Record Holders** |
| Class I Common Shares, $0.01 par value | 0 |
| Class A1 Common Shares, $0.01 par value | [ ] |
| Class A2 Common Shares, $0.01 par value | [ ] |

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**Item 30: Indemnification** 

Section 4 of Article XII of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust provides as follows:

Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in this Section 4, every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a "Covered Person"), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof.

No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) against any liability to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of a final adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that he engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interests of the Trust; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (a) or (b)) and resulting in a payment by a Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition or a reasonable determination, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he did not engage in such conduct:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) by a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) by written opinion of independent legal counsel.

The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be

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entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which Trust personnel other than Covered Persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under this Section 4 shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4, provided that either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

As used in this Section 4, a "Disinterested Trustee" is one (x) who is not an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone, as such Disinterested Trustee, who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), and (y) against whom none of such actions, suits or other proceedings or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or has been pending.

As used in this Section 4, the words "claim," "action," "suit" or "proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits, proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include without limitation, attorneys' fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

The trustees and officers of the Registrant are covered by joint errors and omissions insurance policies against liability and expenses of claims of wrongful acts arising out of their position with the Registrant and other Nuveen funds, subject to such policies' coverage limits, exclusions and retention.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

**Item 31: Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser and Subadviser** 

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC ("Nuveen Fund Advisors") manages the Registrant and serves as investment adviser or manager to other open-end and closed-end management investment companies and to separately managed accounts. The principal business address for all of these investment companies and the persons named below is 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

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A description of any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which the directors and officers of Nuveen Fund Advisors who serve as officers or Trustees of the Registrant have engaged during the last two years for his or her account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee appears under "Management of the Fund" in the Statement of Additional Information. Such information for the remaining senior officers appears below:

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| **Name and Position with Nuveen Fund Advisors** | **Other Business, Profession, Vocation or**<br>**Employment During Past Two Years** |
| Oluseun Salami, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Senior Vice President (since 2020) NIS/R&T, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020), Nuveen Alternative Advisors LLC Executive Vice President (since 2024) and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020), formerly, Senior Vice President (2020-2024), TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (2020-2023), Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Executive Vice President (since 2022), formerly, Senior Vice President (2020-2022), and Chief Financial Officer (since 2020), Nuveen, LLC; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2022), Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Executive Vice President (since 2021), formerly, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2018-2021), Business Finance and Planning (2020) Chief Accounting Officer (2019-2020), Corporate Controller (2018-2020), Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America; Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (since 2025), Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC; formerly, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, College Retirement Equities Fund, TIAA Board of Overseers, TIAA Separate Account VA-1, TIAA-CREF Funds, TIAA-CREF Life Funds (2018-2020). |
| Megan Sendlak, Managing Director and Controller | Managing Director and Controller (since 2020) of Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, Nuveen Investments, Inc., Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2019) and Controller (since 2020), formerly, Assistant Controller (2019-2020), of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Controller (since 2020), formerly, Vice President and Corporate Accounting Director (2018-2020) of Nuveen, LLC; Managing Director and Controller (since 2021), formerly, Vice President and Assistant Controller (2019-2021), of NIS/R&T, INC.; formerly, Vice President and Controller of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (2020-2021); Managing Director and Controller of Winslow Capital Management, LLC (since 2020). |
| Nathaniel T. Jones, President | Senior Managing Director, Head of Public Product of Nuveen; has previously held various positions with Nuveen. |
| Erik Mogavero, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer | Formerly employed by Deutsche Bank (2013-2017) as Managing Director, Head of Asset Management and Wealth Management Compliance for the Americas region and Chief Compliance Officer of Deutsche Investment Management Americas. |

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Nuveen Asset Management LLC ("Nuveen Asset Management") currently serves as sub-adviser to the Fund and as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to certain other open-end and closed-end funds and as investment adviser to separately managed accounts. The address for Nuveen Asset Management is 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. See "Investment Adviser, Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers" in Part B of the Registration Statement.

Set forth below is a list of each director and officer of Nuveen Asset Management, indicating each business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which such person has been, at any time during the past two fiscal years, engaged for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, partner or trustee.

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| **Name and Position with Nuveen Asset Management** | **Other Business Profession, Vocation or**<br>**Employment During Past Two Years** |
| William T. Huffman, President | Chief Executive Officer and President (since 2024), formerly, Executive Vice President (2020-2024) of Nuveen, LLC; formerly, Executive Vice President (2020-2023) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Chief Executive Officer (since 2025) and President (since 2020), Nuveen Investments, Inc., Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (since 2019); Senior Managing Director (since 2019) of Nuveen Alternative Advisors LLC; Senior Managing Director (since 2022) and Chairman (since 2019) of Churchill Asset Management LLC; Executive Vice President (since 2025), Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC. |
| Stuart J. Cohen, Managing Director and Head of Legal | Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (since 2002) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2007) and Assistant Secretary (since 2003) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (since 2023) of Nuveen Alternatives Investments, LLC and (since 2019) of Teachers Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary (since 2019) and Assistant General Counsel (since 2023), formerly, General Counsel (2019-2023) of TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Vice President and Assistant Secretary (since 2008) of Winslow Capital Management, LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (since 2025), Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC; formerly, Vice President (2007-2021) and Assistant Secretary (2003-2021) of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC; formerly Vice President (2007-2021) and Assistant Secretary (2006-2021) of Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC. |

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|  Travis M. Pauley, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer | Managing Director (since 2025), Brooklyn Artificial Intelligence, Inc. and Brooklyn Investment Group, LLC; Managing Director (since 2023) Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Regional Head of Compliance and Regulatory Legal (2013-2020) of AXA Investment Managers. |
|  Megan Sendlak, Managing Director and Controller | Managing Director and Controller (since 2020) of Nuveen Alternatives Advisors LLC, Nuveen Investments, Inc., Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC; Managing Director (since 2019) and Controller (since 2020), formerly, Assistant Controller (2019-2020), of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director and Controller (since 2020), formerly, Vice President and Corporate Accounting Director (2018-2020) of Nuveen, LLC; Managing Director and Controller (since 2021), formerly, Vice President and Assistant Controller (2019-2021), of NIS/R&T, INC., formerly, Vice President and Controller of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC and Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (2020-2021); Managing Director and Controller of Winslow Capital Management, LLC (since 2020). |

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**Item 32: Location of Accounts and Records** 

Nuveen Fund Advisors, 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, maintains the Declaration of Trust, By-laws, minutes of Trustee and shareholder meetings and contracts of the Registrant and all advisory material of the investment adviser.

State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Congress Street, Suite 1, Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2016, maintains all general and subsidiary ledgers, journals, trial balances, records of all portfolio purchases and sales, and all other required records not maintained by Nuveen Fund Advisors.

**Item 33: Management Services** 

Not applicable.

**Item 34: Undertakings** 

1. Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of its shares until it amends its prospectus if: (1) subsequent
to the effective date of its Registration Statement, the net asset value declines more than 10 percent from its net asset value as of the effective date of the Registration Statement; or (2) the net asset value increases to an amount greater than
its net proceeds as stated in the prospectus.

2. Not applicable.

3. The Registrant undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c. to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d. that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Not applicable;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C [17 CFR 230.430C]: each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the Securities Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;e. that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities:

The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act [17 CFR 230.482] relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

4. The Registrant undertakes that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a. For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant under Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b. For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

5. Not applicable.

6. The Registrant undertakes that insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.

7. The Registrant undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt
delivery, within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of Additional Information.

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**SIGNATURES** 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in this City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 19th day of May, 2026.

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| NUVEEN ENHANCED CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND |
|  /s/ MARK L. WINGET |
|  Mark L. Winget,<br> Vice President and Secretary |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ MARC CARDELLA<br> Marc Cardella | Vice President and Controller<br> (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | May 19, 2026 |
| /s/ DAVID J. LAMB<br> David J. Lamb | Chief Administrative Officer<br> (Principal Executive Officer) | May 19, 2026 |
| Thomas J. Kenny\* | Trustee |  |
| Terence J. Toth\* | Trustee |  |
| Joseph A. Boateng\* | Trustee |  |
| Michael A. Forrester\* | Trustee |  |
| Amy B. R. Lancellotta\* | Trustee |  |
| Joanne T. Medero\* | Trustee |  |
| Albin F. Moschner\* | Trustee |  |
| John K. Nelson\* | Trustee |  |
| Loren M. Starr\* | Trustee |  |
| Matthew Thornton III\* | Trustee |  |
| Margaret L. Wolff\* | Trustee |  |
| Robert L. Young\* | Chair of the Board and Trustee |  |

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| By: | /s/ Mark L. Winget |
|  | Mark L. Winget |
|  | Attorney-in-Fact |
|  | May 19, 2026 |

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\* The powers of attorney authorizing Mark L. Winget, among others, to execute this Registration Statement, and Amendments thereto, for the Trustees of the Registrant on whose behalf this Registration Statement is filed, have been executed and is filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement. 

[**Table of Contents**](#toc1)

**INDEX TO EXHIBITS** 

a.2 [Certificate of Name Change Amendment](ex99-a2.htm) <br> k.3 [Multi-Class Plan](ex99-k3.htm) <br> s. [Powers of Attorney](ex99-s.htm)

## Ex-99.(A)(2)

**[Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund N-2A](ecof-n2a_051926.htm)**

**Exhibit 99.a.2**

**<u>CERTIFICATE OF NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT</u>**

**<u>OF</u>**

**<u>NUVEEN ENHANCED FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND</u>**

The undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of Nuveen Enhanced Floating Rate Income Fund (the "Trust"), acting pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees under Article XIII, Section 4(ii) of the Declaration of Trust made on the 16<sup>th</sup> day of November 2023 by the Trustees thereunder (the "Declaration"), do hereby amend the Declaration, effective the 29th day of April, 2026, as follows:

1. Section 1 of Article I of the Declaration is amended
to read in its entirety as follows:

Section 1. **<u>Name</u>.** This Trust shall be known as the "Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund," and the Trustees shall conduct the business of the Trust under that name or any other name as they may from time to time determine.

All references to the name of the Trust in the Declaration are hereby amended accordingly.

2. Except as amended hereby, the Declaration remains in
full force and effect.

**IN WITNESS WHEREOF,** the undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument as of this 29th day of April, 2026.

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| /s/ Thomas Kenny | /s/ Joseph A. Boateng |

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Thomas Kenny Joseph A. Boateng,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Albin F. Moschner | /s/ John K. Nelson |

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Albin F. Moschner, John K. Nelson,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Michael A. Forrester | /s/ Amy B.R. Lancellotta |

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Michael A. Forrester, Amy B.R. Lancellotta,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Matthew Thornton III | /s/ Terence J. Toth |

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Matthew Thornton III, Terence J. Toth,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Margaret L. Wolff | /s/ Robert L. Young |

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Margaret L. Wolff, Robert L. Young,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

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|:---|:---|
| /s/ Joanne T. Medero | /s/ Loren M. Starr |

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Joanne T. Medero, Loren M. Starr,

as Trustee as Trustee

333 West Wacker Drive 333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Chicago, Illinois 60606

## Ex-99.(K)(3)

**[Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund N-2A](ecof-n2a_051926.htm)**

**Exhibit 99.k.3**

**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**Multi-Class Plan** 

This document constitutes a Plan (the "Multiple Class Plan") of Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund (the "Fund"), a closed-end management investment company that continuously offers its common shares of beneficial interest and is operated as an "interval fund" and is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. This Multiple Class Plan is subject to amendment by action of the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Fund and without the approval of shareholders of any class, to the extent permitted by law and by the governing documents of the Fund.

Rule 18f-3 (the "Rule") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), requires that the Board of Trustees of an open-end investment company desiring to offer multiple classes pursuant to the Rule adopt a plan setting forth the separate arrangement and expense allocation of each class, and any related conversion features or exchange privileges. Although the Rule applies only to open-end investment companies and not closed-end interval funds, the Fund intends to rely on relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Multi-Class Relief") permitting the Fund, as an interval fund under Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act, to issue multiple classes of shares and to impose asset-based distribution fees and early withdrawal charges so long as the Fund complies with the provisions of certain rules under the 1940 Act as if they apply to closed-end investment companies, including the Rule.

The Board, including a majority of the non-interested Board members, has determined that the following separate arrangement and expense allocation, and the related conversion features, if any, and exchange privileges, of each class of the Fund are in the best interest of each class of the Fund individually and the Fund as a whole.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. CLASS DESIGNATION.

Shares of the Fund shall be divided into Class A1 Common Shares, Class A2 Common Shares and Class I Common Shares. Shares of each class of the Fund shall represent an equal *pro rata* interest in the Fund, and, generally, shall have identical voting, distribution, liquidation and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications, and terms and conditions, except as set forth below. Each class shall be subject to any investment minimums and other conditions of eligibility as may be set forth in the Fund's prospectus or statement of additional information as in effect from time to time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. SALES CHARGES AND DISTRIBUTION AND SERVICE FEES.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) <u>Initial Sales Charge</u>. Class A1 Common Shares will be traditional front-end sales charge shares, offered at their net asset value ("NAV") plus an initial sales charge as described in the Fund's prospectus as in effect from time to time.

Class A2 Common Shares and Class I Common Shares will be offered at their NAV without an initial sales charge.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) <u>Service and Distribution Fees</u>. As to the shares of Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares, the Fund will pay service and/or distribution fees under the Plan from time to time in effect adopted for Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares (the "Distribution and Service Plan"), at such rates as are set by the Board. The Multi-Class Relief requires the Fund and any such Distribution and Service Plan to comply with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan as to Class A1 Common Shares, the Fund will pay an aggregate fee at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Class A1 Common Shares, or such other rate as set by the Board from time to time.

Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan as to Class A2 Common Shares, the Fund will pay an aggregate fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Class A2 Common Shares, or such other rate as set by the Board from time to time.

Class I Common Shares do not have a Distribution and Service Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) <u>Contingent Deferred Sales Charges ("CDSC").</u> Subject to some waiver exceptions, Class A1 Common Shares and Class A2 Common Shares will be subject to a CDSC equal to 1.50% of the lower of the cost or the NAV of such shares if the shares are redeemed for cash on or before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the original purchase falls.

Class I Common Shares will not be subject to a CDSC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) <u>Repurchase Fee</u>. The Fund may impose a repurchase fee of up to 2.00% on any shares accepted for repurchase by the Fund, as described in the Fund's prospectus as in effect from time to time.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. CLASS-SPECIFIC EXPENSES

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The following expenses shall be allocated, to the extent such expenses can reasonably be identified as relating to a particular class, on a class-specific basis: (i) fees under the Distribution and Service Plan applicable to a specific class (net of any CDSC paid with respect to shares of such class and retained by the Fund) and any other costs relating to implementing or amending such Plan, including obtaining shareholder approval of such Plan or any amendment thereto; (ii) transfer and shareholder servicing agent fees and shareholder servicing costs identifiable as being attributable to the particular provisions of a specific class; (iii) stationery, printing, postage and delivery expenses related to preparing and distributing materials such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxy statements to current shareholders of a specific class; (iv) Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees incurred by a specific class; (v) Board fees or expenses identifiable as being attributable to a specific class; (vi) fees for outside accountants and related expenses relating solely to a specific class; (vii) litigation expenses and legal fees and expense relating solely to a specific class; (viii) expenses incurred in connection with shareholders meetings as a result of issues relating solely to a specific class and (ix) other expenses relating solely to a specific class, provided, that advisory fees and other expenses related to the management of the Fund's assets (including custodial fees and tax-return preparation fees) shall be allocated to all shares of the Fund on the basis of NAV, regardless of whether they can be specifically attributed to a particular class. All common expenses shall be allocated to shares of each class at the same time they are allocated to the shares of all other classes. All such expenses incurred by a class of shares will be charged directly to the net assets of the particular class and thus will be borne on a *pro rata* basis by the outstanding shares of such class. The Fund's Blue Sky expenses will be treated as common expenses.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Expenses of the Fund shall be apportioned to each class of shares depending upon the nature of the expense item. For each of the class-specific expenses listed above, any Vice President and/or Chief Compliance Officer, or their respective designees, shall determine, subject to Board approval or ratification, which such categories of expenses will be treated as class-specific expenses, consistent with applicable legal principles under the 1940 Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any private letter ruling with respect to the Fund issued by the Internal Revenue Service.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Expenses in category (3)(a)(i) above must be allocated to the class for which such expenses are incurred.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) With respect to all other approved class-specific expenses, the total amount of such class-specific expenses shall be allocated to each of the separate classes of shares based on the relative net assets of those classes.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) In addition, certain expenses may be allocated differently if their method of imposition changes. Thus, if a class-specific expense can no longer be attributed to a class, it shall be charged to the Fund for allocation among all of the Fund's classes of shares, as may be appropriate. However, any additional class-specific expenses not specifically identified above, which are subsequently identified and determined to be properly allocated to one class of shares, shall not be so allocated until approved by the Board, as appropriate, in light of the requirements of the 1940 Act and the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. INCOME AND EXPENSE ALLOCATIONS.

Income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses and expenses not allocated to a class as provided above shall be allocated to each class on the basis of the net assets of that class in relation to the net assets of the Fund.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.

Dividends and distributions paid by the Fund on each class of its shares, to the extent paid, will be calculated in the same manner and will be paid at the same time, except that the amount of the dividends declared and paid by a particular class may be different from that paid by another class because of expenses borne exclusively by that class.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. NET ASSET VALUE.

The NAV of each share of a class of the Fund shall be determined in accordance with the Declaration of Trust of the Fund with appropriate adjustments to reflect the allocations of expenses, income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of the Fund between or among its classes as provided above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. VOTING RIGHTS.

Shareholders of each class will have exclusive voting rights regarding any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to such class, and will have separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of that class differ from the interests of any other class.

This Plan is qualified by and subject to the terms of the then current prospectus for the applicable Fund; provided, however, that none of the terms set forth in any such prospectus shall be inconsistent with the terms contained herein. The prospectus for the Fund contains additional information about the Fund's classes and its multiple class structure.

This Plan has been adopted for the Fund with the approval of, and all material amendments thereto must be approved by, a majority of the members of the Board of the Fund, including a majority of the Board members who are not interested persons of the Fund.

Approved and Adopted by the Board as of:

April 29, 2026

## Ex-99.(S)

**[Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund N-2A](ecof-n2a_051926.htm)**

**Exhibit 99.s**

**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Joseph A. Boateng |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joseph A. Boateng |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Michael A. Forrester |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael A. Forrester |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Thomas J. Kenny |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Thomas J. Kenny |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for her on her behalf and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set her hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Amy B. R. Lancellotta |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amy B. R. Lancellotta |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for her on her behalf and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set her hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Joanne T. Medero |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Joanne T. Medero |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Albin F. Moschner |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Albin F. Moschner |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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| |
|:---|
| /s/ John K. Nelson |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John K. Nelson |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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| |
|:---|
| /s/ Loren M. Starr |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Loren M. Starr |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Matthew Thornton III |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matthew Thornton III |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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|:---|
| /s/ Terence J. Toth |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Terence J. Toth |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for her on her behalf and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set her hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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| /s/ Margaret L. Wolff |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Margaret L. Wolff |

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**Nuveen Enhanced Corporate Opportunities Fund**

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a trustee of the above-referenced organization, hereby constitutes and appoints MARK J. CZARNIECKI, JEREMY D. FRANKLIN, DIANA R. GONZALEZ, BRIAN H. LAWRENCE, KEVIN J. McCARTHY, JOHN M. MCCANN, MARK L. WINGET and RACHAEL ZUFALL, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone) his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him on his behalf and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file one or more Registration Statements on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, including any amendment or amendments thereto, with all exhibits, and any and all other documents required to be filed with any regulatory authority, federal or state, relating to the registration thereof, or the issuance of shares thereof, without limitation, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned trustee of the above-referenced organization has hereunto set his hand this 29th day of April 2026.

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| /s/ Robert L. Young |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Robert L. Young |

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