485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2013

1933 Act Registration No. 333-33607

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08333

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	¨
Pre-Effective Amendment No.	¨
Post-Effective Amendment No. 95	x
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	¨
Amendment No. 96	x

Nuveen Investment Trust II

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Declaration of Trust)

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois	60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 917-7700

Kevin J. McCarthy Vice President and Secretary 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) Copies to: Eric F. Fess Chapman and Cutler LLP 111 West Monroe Street Chicago, Illinois 60603

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after effectiveness.

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

x	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)	¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)	¨	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
¨	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)	¨	on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This filing relates solely to the following Fund, a series of the Registrant:

Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and has duly caused this post-effective amendment to its registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 4th day of June, 2013.

NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
By:	/S/    KEVIN J. MCCARTHY
	Kevin J. McCarthy Vice President and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this post-effective amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title			Date
/S/    STEPHEN D. FOY         STEPHEN D. FOY	Vice President and Controller (principal financial and accounting officer)			June 4, 2013
/S/    GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN	Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)			June 4, 2013
ROBERT P. BREMNER*	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	ü ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ý ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï ï þ	By:	/S/    KEVIN J. MCCARTHY KEVIN J. MCCARTHY Attorney-in-Fact June 4, 2013
JOHN P. AMBOIAN*	Trustee
JACK B. EVANS*	Trustee
WILLIAM C. HUNTER*	Trustee
DAVID J. KUNDERT*	Trustee
WILLIAM J. SCHNEIDER*	Trustee
JUDITH M. STOCKDALE*	Trustee
CAROLE E. STONE*	Trustee
VIRGINIA L. STRINGER*	Trustee
TERENCE J. TOTH*	Trustee

* An original power of attorney authorizing, among others, Kevin J. McCarthy and Gifford R. Zimmerman to execute this registration statement, and amendments thereto, for each of the trustees of the Registrant on whose behalf this registration statement is filed, has been executed and has previously been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference herein.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Exhibit
	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	May 21, 2013
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	May 21, 2013

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Label	Element	Value
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	NUVEEN INVESTMENT TRUST II
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	May 21, 2013
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	Investment Objective
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to the U.S. equity market.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	Fees and Expenses of the Fund
Expense Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock	This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 14 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 15 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-47 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.
Shareholder Fees Caption [Text]	rr_ShareholderFeesCaption	Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)
Operating Expenses Caption [Text]	rr_OperatingExpensesCaption	Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssetsDateOfTermination	July 31, 2016
Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	Portfolio Turnover
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock	The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.
Portfolio Turnover, Rate	rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate	67.00%
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block]	rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock	The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts	You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds.
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount]	rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount	50,000
Expenses Restated to Reflect Current [Text]	rr_ExpensesRestatedToReflectCurrent	Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.
Expense Example [Heading]	rr_ExpenseExampleHeading	Example
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the contractual fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond July 31, 2016. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption	Redemption
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text]	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption	No Redemption
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	Principal Investment Strategies
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund pursues its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (including assets acquired through the Fund's short sales) in equity securities. Substantially all of the equity securities in which the Fund takes long and short positions will be included in the Fund's benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Index, at the time the position is taken. As a result, the Fund will invest significantly in large capitalization companies. When the Fund takes a long position in a security, it purchases the security outright. When the Fund takes a short position, it sells a security that the Fund does not own at the current market price and delivers to the buyer a security that the Fund has borrowed. The Fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. Until the borrowed security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay to the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. In addition, to borrow the security, the Fund may be required to pay a premium to the lender. The Fund will sell a security short if it expects that it will be able to make this later purchase at a lower price than the price at which it sold the security short. The use of both long and short positions allows the sub-adviser to invest based on both its positive and negative views on individual stocks. The Fund may use all or a portion of the proceeds of its short sales to purchase additional long positions. The Fund intends to generally maintain a net long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value) that is greater than the 0% exposure which a "market neutral" fund is designed to provide, but less than 100% exposure provided by a fund that invests only in long positions. This net long exposure is expected to be at least 40% under normal market conditions. The goal is to allow the Fund to benefit from a rising market, although to a lesser extent than a "long-only" fund, while still affording some protection from a falling market because of the Fund's short positions, which are designed to perform inversely to the market. The Fund's sub-adviser will select securities using an investment process that combines quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis and risk management, with the sub-adviser taking long positions in companies that it has identified as attractive and short positions in companies that it expects to underperform. Securities generally are added to the portfolio as long or short positions based both on security rankings provided by multi-factor quantitative models and on fundamental analysis of the securities. However, the sub-adviser will utilize risk management techniques to establish constraints on the amounts invested in individual securities and sectors. As a result, the sub-adviser may take a long position in a security which receives a low ranking from the quantitative models, in order to maintain a required minimum position in that security. The Fund's sub-adviser will generally sell a security if its model ranking declines or fundamental research reveals a deterioration of the company's fundamentals.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	Principal Risks
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include: Equity Security Risk—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur because of declines in only a particular company, industry, or sector of the market. Large Cap Stock Risk—To the extent the Fund invests in large capitalization stocks, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in stocks of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor. Quantitative Technique Risk—Proprietary and third party data and systems are utilized to support decision making for the Fund. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems, which may negatively affect Fund performance. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the quantitative models used in managing the Fund will perform as anticipated or enable the Fund to achieve its objective. Short Sales Risk—The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, which may result in the Fund having to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The use of short sales may also cause the Fund to have higher expenses than other funds. Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the sub-adviser's ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Because losses on short sales arise from increases in the value of the security sold short, such losses are theoretically unlimited. By contrast, a loss on a long position arises from decreases in the value of the security and is limited by the fact that a security's value cannot go below zero. By investing the proceeds received from selling securities short, the Fund is engaging in a form of leverage. The use of leverage may increase the Fund's exposure to long positions and make any change in the Fund's net asset value greater than it would be without the use of leverage. This could result in increased volatility of returns. Style Risk—The Fund's strategy may cause the Fund to underperform compared to the general stock market or other equity mutual funds that do not utilize a similar strategy. For example, in a rising stock market, the Fund's short positions may significantly impact the Fund's overall performance and cause the Fund to underperform traditional long-only equity funds or to sustain losses, particularly in a sharply rising market. In addition, there is no guarantee that the sub-adviser will be able to construct a portfolio that limits the Fund's exposure to downward market movements.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	Fund Performance
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. As of February 26, 2013, the Fund changed its investment objective and strategies to those set forth above and adopted its current name. Consequently, the Fund's performance information prior to such date reflects the Fund's performance before the change in its investment objective and strategies. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.
Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text]	rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns	The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares.
Performance Availability Phone [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityPhone	(800) 257-8787
Performance Availability Website Address [Text]	rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress	www.nuveen.com/performance
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text]	rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture	The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.
Bar Chart [Heading]	rr_BarChartHeading	Class A Annual Total Return
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block]	rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock	The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text]	rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads	The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block]	rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock	During the four-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 16.68% and -17.82%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2011.
Performance Table Heading	rr_PerformanceTableHeading	Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2012
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate	rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate	All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred	rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred	After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text]	rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown	After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary.
Performance Table Narrative	rr_PerformanceTableNarrativeTextBlock	The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans. Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	5.75%
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none	[1]
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Exchange Fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	15	[2]
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.28%	[3]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	0.25%
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short	rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.70%
Enhanced Custody Expense	rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.13%
Remainder of Other Expenses	rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets	5.19%	[3]
Total Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	6.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	7.55%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(5.09%)	[4]
Total Annual Fund Operation Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.46%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	810
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	1,297
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	2,719
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	6,166
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	810
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	1,297
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	2,719
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	6,166
2009	rr_AnnualReturn2009	20.09%	[5]
2010	rr_AnnualReturn2010	11.12%	[5]
2011	rr_AnnualReturn2011	(4.76%)	[5]
2012	rr_AnnualReturn2012	10.83%	[5]
Year to Date Return, Label	rr_YearToDateReturnLabel	year-to-date total return
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate	Mar. 31, 2013
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return	rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn	9.16%
Highest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel	highest
Highest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate	Jun. 30, 2009
Highest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn	16.68%
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label	rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel	lowest
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate	Sep. 30, 2011
Lowest Quarterly Return	rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn	(17.82%)
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	4.46%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	7.94%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Class C
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	1.00%	[1]
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Exchange Fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	15	[2]
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.28%	[3]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	1.00%
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short	rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.70%
Enhanced Custody Expense	rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.13%
Remainder of Other Expenses	rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets	5.19%	[3]
Total Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	6.02%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	8.30%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(5.09%)	[4]
Total Annual Fund Operation Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	3.21%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	324
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	989
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	2,607
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	6,408
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	324
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	989
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	2,607
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	6,408
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	9.92%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	8.71%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Class I
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)	rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther	none	[1]
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends	rr_MaximumSalesChargeOnReinvestedDividendsAndDistributionsOverOther	none
Exchange Fee	rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption	none
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)	rr_MaximumAccountFee	15	[2]
Management Fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	1.28%	[3]
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short	rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.58%
Enhanced Custody Expense	rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets	0.13%
Remainder of Other Expenses	rr_Component3OtherExpensesOverAssets	5.99%	[3]
Total Other Expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	6.70%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	7.98%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets	(5.91%)	[4]
Total Annual Fund Operation Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	rr_NetExpensesOverAssets	2.07%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	210
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	649
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear05	2,246
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear10	6,086
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	210
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	649
5 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05	2,246
10 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10	6,086
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	11.11%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	9.82%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | (return after taxes on distributions) | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	3.13%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	7.29%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares) | Class A
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	4.63%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	6.76%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Russell 1000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	16.42%	[6]
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	15.64%	[6]
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008	[6]
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	15.26%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	17.69%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008
Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund | Lipper Long/Short Equity Classification Average (reflects no deduction for taxes or certain expenses)
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
1 Year	rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01	5.28%
Since Inception	rr_AverageAnnualReturnSinceInception	7.40%
Inception Date	rr_AverageAnnualReturnInceptionDate	Dec. 30, 2008

[1] The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

[2] Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).

[3] Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.

[4] The Fund's investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through July 31, 2016 so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, dividend expense on securities sold short, enhanced custody expense, underlying fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.40% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. The expense limitation expiring July 31, 2016 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.

[5] Class A year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2013 was 9.16%.

[6] As of February 26, 2013 the Fund changed its investment objective and strategies to those set forth above and adopted its current name. Accordingly, the broad measure of market performance has also been changed from the Russell 1000 Growth Index to the Russell 1000 Index to more accurately reflect the Fund's current investment objective and strategies.

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Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund

Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Fund is long-term capital appreciation with low correlation to the U.S. equity market.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 14 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 15 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-47 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund (USD $)		Class A	Class C	Class I
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)		5.75%	none	none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)	[1]	none	1.00%	none
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends		none	none	none
Exchange Fee		none	none	none
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000)	[2]	15	15	15

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund		Class A	Class C	Class I
Management Fees	[1]	1.28%	1.28%	1.28%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees		0.25%	1.00%	none
Dividend Expense on Securities Sold Short		0.70%	0.70%	0.58%
Enhanced Custody Expense		0.13%	0.13%	0.13%
Remainder of Other Expenses	[1]	5.19%	5.19%	5.99%
Total Other Expenses		6.02%	6.02%	6.70%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		7.55%	8.30%	7.98%
Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements	[2]	(5.09%)	(5.09%)	(5.91%)
Total Annual Fund Operation Expenses After Fee Waivers and/or Expense Reimbursements		2.46%	3.21%	2.07%

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same, and the contractual fee waivers currently in place are not renewed beyond July 31, 2016. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Redemption

Expense Example Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund (USD $)	A	C	I
1 Year	810	324	210
3 Years	1,297	989	649
5 Years	2,719	2,607	2,246
10 Years	6,166	6,408	6,086

No Redemption

Expense Example, No Redemption Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund (USD $)	A	C	I
1 Year	810	324	210
3 Years	1,297	989	649
5 Years	2,719	2,607	2,246
10 Years	6,166	6,408	6,086

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 67% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund pursues its investment objective by establishing long and short positions in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of the sum of its net assets and the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes (including assets acquired through the Fund's short sales) in equity securities. Substantially all of the equity securities in which the Fund takes long and short positions will be included in the Fund's benchmark index, the Russell 1000 Index, at the time the position is taken. As a result, the Fund will invest significantly in large capitalization companies.

When the Fund takes a long position in a security, it purchases the security outright. When the Fund takes a short position, it sells a security that the Fund does not own at the current market price and delivers to the buyer a security that the Fund has borrowed. The Fund is obligated to return the security to the lender, which is accomplished by a later purchase of the security by the Fund. Until the borrowed security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay to the lender amounts equal to any dividends or interest that accrue during the period of the loan. In addition, to borrow the security, the Fund may be required to pay a premium to the lender. The Fund will sell a security short if it expects that it will be able to make this later purchase at a lower price than the price at which it sold the security short. The use of both long and short positions allows the sub-adviser to invest based on both its positive and negative views on individual stocks. The Fund may use all or a portion of the proceeds of its short sales to purchase additional long positions. The Fund intends to generally maintain a net long exposure to the equity market (long market value minus short market value) that is greater than the 0% exposure which a "market neutral" fund is designed to provide, but less than 100% exposure provided by a fund that invests only in long positions. This net long exposure is expected to be at least 40% under normal market conditions. The goal is to allow the Fund to benefit from a rising market, although to a lesser extent than a "long-only" fund, while still affording some protection from a falling market because of the Fund's short positions, which are designed to perform inversely to the market.

The Fund's sub-adviser will select securities using an investment process that combines quantitative techniques, fundamental analysis and risk management, with the sub-adviser taking long positions in companies that it has identified as attractive and short positions in companies that it expects to underperform. Securities generally are added to the portfolio as long or short positions based both on security rankings provided by multi-factor quantitative models and on fundamental analysis of the securities. However, the sub-adviser will utilize risk management techniques to establish constraints on the amounts invested in individual securities and sectors. As a result, the sub-adviser may take a long position in a security which receives a low ranking from the quantitative models, in order to maintain a required minimum position in that security. The Fund's sub-adviser will generally sell a security if its model ranking declines or fundamental research reveals a deterioration of the company's fundamentals.

Principal Risks

The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Equity Security Risk—Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur because of declines in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur because of declines in only a particular company, industry, or sector of the market.

Large Cap Stock Risk—To the extent the Fund invests in large capitalization stocks, the Fund may underperform funds that invest primarily in stocks of smaller capitalization companies during periods when the stocks of such companies are in favor.

Quantitative Technique Risk—Proprietary and third party data and systems are utilized to support decision making for the Fund. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems, which may negatively affect Fund performance. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that the quantitative models used in managing the Fund will perform as anticipated or enable the Fund to achieve its objective.

Short Sales Risk—The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security sold short increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund purchases the security to replace the borrowed security. In addition, a lender may request, or market conditions may dictate, that securities sold short be returned to the lender on short notice, which may result in the Fund having to buy the securities sold short at an unfavorable price. If this occurs, any anticipated gain to the Fund may be reduced or eliminated or the short sale may result in a loss. The use of short sales may also cause the Fund to have higher expenses than other funds.

Short sales are speculative transactions and involve special risks, including greater reliance on the sub-adviser's ability to accurately anticipate the future value of a security. Because losses on short sales arise from increases in the value of the security sold short, such losses are theoretically unlimited. By contrast, a loss on a long position arises from decreases in the value of the security and is limited by the fact that a security's value cannot go below zero.

By investing the proceeds received from selling securities short, the Fund is engaging in a form of leverage. The use of leverage may increase the Fund's exposure to long positions and make any change in the Fund's net asset value greater than it would be without the use of leverage. This could result in increased volatility of returns.

Style Risk—The Fund's strategy may cause the Fund to underperform compared to the general stock market or other equity mutual funds that do not utilize a similar strategy. For example, in a rising stock market, the Fund's short positions may significantly impact the Fund's overall performance and cause the Fund to underperform traditional long-only equity funds or to sustain losses, particularly in a sharply rising market. In addition, there is no guarantee that the sub-adviser will be able to construct a portfolio that limits the Fund's exposure to downward market movements.

Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. As of February 26, 2013, the Fund changed its investment objective and strategies to those set forth above and adopted its current name. Consequently, the Fund's performance information prior to such date reflects the Fund's performance before the change in its investment objective and strategies. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Class A Annual Total Return

During the four-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 16.68% and -17.82%, respectively, for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2011.

The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.

Average Annual Total Returns
for the Periods Ended
December 31, 2012

Average Annual Total Returns Nuveen Equity Long/Short Fund		1 Year	Since Inception	Inception Date
Class A		4.46%	7.94%	Dec. 30, 2008
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)		3.13%	7.29%	Dec. 30, 2008
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)		4.63%	6.76%	Dec. 30, 2008
Class C		9.92%	8.71%	Dec. 30, 2008
Class I		11.11%	9.82%	Dec. 30, 2008
Russell 1000 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)	[1]	16.42%	15.64%	Dec. 30, 2008
Russell 1000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		15.26%	17.69%	Dec. 30, 2008
Lipper Long/Short Equity Classification Average (reflects no deduction for taxes or certain expenses)		5.28%	7.40%	Dec. 30, 2008

[1] The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

[2] Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).

[1] Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.

[2] The Fund's investment adviser has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through July 31, 2016 so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding 12b-1 distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, dividend expense on securities sold short, enhanced custody expense, underlying fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed 1.40% of the average daily net assets of any class of Fund shares. The expense limitation expiring July 31, 2016 may be terminated or modified prior to that date only with the approval of the Board of Trustees of the Fund.

[1] Class A year-to-date total return as of March 31, 2013 was 9.16%.

[1] As of February 26, 2013 the Fund changed its investment objective and strategies to those set forth above and adopted its current name. Accordingly, the broad measure of market performance has also been changed from the Russell 1000 Growth Index to the Russell 1000 Index to more accurately reflect the Fund's current investment objective and strategies.

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