# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001048702
**File Stem:** 0002071844-26-000739
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 4232
**Document Hash:** 50ac4e480f1196b5ff35a4c3edbd7cd6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0002071844-26-000739.hdr.sgml**: 20260630

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0002071844-26-000739

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260630

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260630

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260630

**FILER**: 

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

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

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-40455
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261138827

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

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

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

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

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

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund (Series ID: S000041101)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                  | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Institutional Service Class | NWHNX         | C000127610 |
| Class A                     | NWHJX         | C000127611 |
| Class M                     | NWHLX         | C000127613 |
| Class R6                    | NWHMX         | C000127614 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund (Series ID: S000041101)

| Class ID   | Class Name                  | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000127610 | Institutional Service Class | NWHNX           |
| C000127611 | Class A                     | NWHJX           |
| C000127613 | Class M                     | NWHLX           |
| C000127614 | Class R6                    | NWHMX           |

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|:---|
| **NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS** |
| Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund |
| Nationwide International Small Cap Fund |
| Nationwide Schroders Global Equity Fund *(formerly, Nationwide Global Sustainable Equity Fund)* |
| Nationwide Strategic Income Fund *(formerly, Nationwide Amundi Strategic Income Fund)* |

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**Supplement dated June 30, 2026**

**to the Prospectus dated March 2, 2026**

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

**<u>Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund</u>**

Effective immediately, the Prospectus is amended as follows:

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1. The table under the section entitled "Portfolio Managers" on page 6 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Manager**  | **Title**  | **Length of Service**  |
| Daniel McKellar, CFA  | Senior Vice President, Director, International Equity Research  | Since 2015  |
| Irene Liando, CFA  | Vice President, International Equities  | Since 2026  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

2. The information relating to the Fund under the heading "Portfolio Management" beginning on page 42 of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Daniel McKellar, CFA and Irene Liando, CFA, are jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Mr. McKellar is Senior Vice President, Director, International Equity Research at Bailard. He joined Bailard in 2011 and has over 15 years of investment experience.

Ms. Liando is Vice President, International Equities at Bailard, which she joined in 2023. Prior to joining Bailard, Ms. Liando worked as a Senior Equity Analyst for the Disruption and Asia funds at Evans & Partners in Sydney, Australia from 2019 to 2023.

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