Nationwide Destination 2025 Fund   Summary Prospectus March 1, 2014

Class/Ticker A NWHAX C NWHCX R NWHBX Institutional Class NWHIX Institutional Service Class NWHSX

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains information about the Fund and its risks. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, both dated March 1, 2014, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. For free paper or electronic copies of the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund, go to nationwide.com/mutualfundprospectuses, email a request to web_help@nationwide.com or call 800-848-0920, or ask any financial advisor, bank, or broker-dealer who offers shares of the Fund.

Objective

The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income consistent with its current asset allocation.

Fees and Expenses

This table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when buying and holding 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 Nationwide Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in “Investing with Nationwide Funds” commencing on page 60 of the Prospectus and in “Additional Information on Purchases and Sales” commencing on page 75 of the Statement of Additional Information.

	Class A Shares	Class C Shares	Class R Shares	Institutional Class Shares	Institutional Service Class Shares
Shareholder Fees (paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	5.75%	None	None	None	None
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering or sale price, whichever is less)	None	1.00%	None	None	None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Management Fees	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%	0.13%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees	0.25%	1.00%	0.50%	None	None
Other Expenses1	0.25%	0.00%	0.25%	0.00%	0.25%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses	0.29%	0.29%	0.29%	0.29%	0.29%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses	0.92%	1.42%	1.17%	0.42%	0.67%

¹  “Other Expenses” has been restated to reflect current fees. More information about administrative services fees can be found in “Investing with Nationwide Funds” on page 63 of the Prospectus.

SP-TD-2025 (3/14)

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Example

This Example is intended to help you to 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 sell all of your shares at the end of those periods. It assumes a 5% return each year and no change in expenses. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Class A		$663		$851		$1,055		$1,641
Class C		245		449		776		1,702
Class R		119		372		644		1,420
Institutional Class		43		135		235		530
Institutional Service Class		68		214		373		835

You would pay the following expenses on the same investment if you did not sell your shares:

	1 Year		3 Years		5 Years		10 Years
Class C		$145		$449		$776		$1,702

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 17.23% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is a “fund of funds” that invests in affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds representing a variety of asset classes. The Fund invests in a professionally selected mix of different asset classes that is tailored for investors planning to retire in, or close to, the year 2025. Therefore, the Fund currently seeks long-term growth of capital, and invests considerably in equity securities, such as common stocks of U.S. and international companies, but also invests a small portion of its assets in bonds (including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities) in order to generate investment income. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Fund allocates approximately 44% of its net assets in U.S. stocks (20% of which represents smaller companies), approximately 23% in international stocks, and approximately 23.5% in fixed-income securities. As the year 2025 approaches, and for an additional 20 years thereafter, the Fund’s allocations to different asset classes will progressively become more conservative, with increasing emphasis on investments that provide for income and preservation of capital, and less on those offering the potential for growth.

The Fund invests in affiliated portfolios of Nationwide Mutual Funds and unaffiliated mutual funds (including exchange-traded funds) (each, an “Underlying Fund” or collectively, “Underlying Funds”) that collectively represent several asset classes. Most

Underlying Funds are “index” funds (or funds that use index replication strategies) that invest directly in equity securities, bonds or other securities with a goal of obtaining investment returns that closely track a benchmark stock or bond index. Some of these Underlying Funds invest in futures, forwards and swaps, all of which are derivatives, with investment characteristics similar to those of securities included in the respective indexes in an attempt to synthetically replicate the performance of those indexes. The Fund also invests in certain Underlying Funds that are not index funds. Although the Fund seeks to provide diversification across several asset classes, the Fund is nondiversified as to issuers, which means that it holds securities issued by a small number of issuers (i.e., Underlying Funds), and invests a significant portion of its assets in any one Underlying Fund.

The Fund is designed for investors who are comfortable with assuming the risks associated with investing considerably in stocks, are willing to accept moderate short-term losses in exchange for potential longer-term returns, but who have a lower tolerance for risk than more aggressive investors. The Fund also assumes that its investors will retire in or close to 2025 at the age of 65, and that such investors seek capital growth over the long term, but also some investment income.

Principal Risks

The Fund cannot guarantee that it will achieve its investment objective.

As with any fund, the value of the Fund’s investments—and therefore, the value of Fund shares—may fluctuate. These changes may occur because of:

Fund-of-funds risk – there are certain risks associated with a structure whereby the Fund invests primarily in other mutual funds. These risks include that (1) the Fund will indirectly pay a proportional share of the fees and expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests; (2) the Fund’s investment performance is directly tied to the performance of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. If one or more Underlying Funds fails to meet its investment objective, the Fund’s performance could be negatively affected; (3) the Fund is subject to different levels and combinations of risk based on its actual allocation among the various asset classes and Underlying Funds. The potential impact of the risks related to an asset class depends on the size of the Fund’s investment allocation to it; (4) the investment adviser’s evaluations and allocation among asset classes and Underlying Funds may be incorrect; (5) the investment adviser may add or delete Underlying Funds, or alter the Fund’s asset allocation, at its discretion. Changes to the Fund’s Underlying Funds or allocation (or the lack thereof) could affect both the level of risk and the potential for gain or loss; and (6) in selecting the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests, the investment adviser could be subject to a potential conflict of interest, because the investment adviser is also the investment adviser to most, if not all, of the Underlying Funds, and so the investment adviser may have an incentive to invest the Fund’s assets in affiliated Underlying Funds. In addition, the advisory fees paid to the investment adviser by the Underlying Funds typically are higher than the advisory fees paid by the Fund.

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Management risk – the Fund is subject to the risk that the methods and analyses employed by its investment adviser, or by the investment advisers or subadvisers to the Underlying Funds, may not produce the desired results. This could cause the Fund to lose value or its results to lag those of relevant benchmarks or other funds with similar objectives.

Stock market risk – the Fund could lose value if the individual stocks in which the Underlying Funds invest or overall stock markets in which such stocks trade go down.

Foreign securities risk – foreign securities may be more volatile, harder to price and less liquid than U.S. securities. The prices of foreign securities may be further affected by other factors, such as changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which the securities are traded.

Smaller company risk – smaller companies are usually less stable in price and less liquid than larger, more established companies. Smaller companies are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business and economic developments and may have more limited resources. Therefore, they generally involve greater risk.

Fixed-income securities risk – investments in fixed-income securities, such as bonds or other investments with debt-like characteristics, subject the Fund to interest rate risk, credit risk and prepayment and call risk, which may affect the value of your investment. Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of fixed-income securities will decline when interest rates rise. Prices of longer-term securities generally change more in response to interest rate changes than prices of shorter-term securities. To the extent the Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in fixed-income securities with longer-term maturities, rising interest rates are more likely to cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decline significantly. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer of a bond may be unable to pay interest or principal when due. If an issuer defaults, the Fund may lose money. Changes in a bond issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perceptions of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of a bond. Prepayment and call risk is the risk that certain fixed-income securities will be paid off by the issuer more quickly than anticipated. If this occurs, the Underlying Fund may be required to invest the proceeds in securities with lower yields.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities risks – these securities are generally subject to the same types of risk that apply to other fixed-income securities, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and prepayment and call risk. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to extension risk, which is the risk that when interest rates rise, mortgage-backed securities will be paid in full by the issuer more slowly than anticipated. This can cause the market value of the security to fall because the market may view its interest rate as low for a longer-term investment. Through its investments in mortgage-backed securities, an Underlying Fund may have some exposure to subprime loans, as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Subprime loans, which are loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories, generally have higher default rates than loans that meet government underwriting requirements. The credit quality of most asset-backed securities depends primarily on the credit quality of the assets underlying such securities, how well the

entity issuing the security is insulated from the credit risk of the originator or any other affiliated entities, and the amount and quality of any credit enhancement of the securities.

Index fund risk – an Underlying Fund that seeks to match the performance of an index does not use defensive strategies or attempt to reduce its exposure to poor performing securities. Further, correlation between an Underlying Fund’s performance and that of the index may be negatively affected by the Underlying Fund’s expenses, changes in the composition of the index, and the timing of purchase and redemption of Underlying Fund shares.

Derivatives risk – derivatives may be volatile and may involve significant risks. The underlying security, commodity, measure or other instrument on which a derivative is based, or the derivative itself, may not perform as expected. Normally derivatives involve leverage, which means that their use can significantly magnify the effect of price movements of the underlying securities or reference measures, disproportionately increasing an Underlying Fund’s losses and reducing the Underlying Fund’s opportunities for gains. Some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, including a loss that may be greater than the amount invested. They also present default risks if the counterparty to a derivatives contract fails to fulfill its obligations to the Underlying Fund. Certain derivatives held by an Underlying Fund may be illiquid, making it difficult to close out an unfavorable position.

Liquidity risk – when there is little or no active trading market for specific types of securities or instruments, it can become more difficult to sell the securities or instruments at or near their perceived value. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect a Fund’s value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund will experience significant net redemptions of its shares at a time when it cannot find willing buyers for its portfolio securities or can only sell its portfolio securities at a material loss. To meet redemption requests, the Fund may be forced to sell other securities or instruments that are more liquid, but at an unfavorable time and conditions.

Nondiversified fund risk – because the Fund may hold large positions in the Underlying Funds, an increase or decrease in the value of the shares issued by these Underlying Funds may have a greater impact on the Fund’s value and total return.

Retirement goal risk – the assumption that an investor will retire at the age of 65 is only an approximate guide, and is not necessarily intended to reflect the specific age at which an investor should retire or start withdrawing retirement assets. An investor may have different retirement needs than the allocation model anticipates.

If the value of the Fund’s investments goes down, you may lose money.

Performance

The following bar chart and table can help you evaluate the Fund’s potential risks. The bar chart shows how the Fund’s annual total returns have varied from year to year. These returns do not reflect the impact of sales charges. If sales charges were included, the annual total returns would be lower than those shown. The table

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compares the Fund’s average annual total returns to the returns of a broad-based securities index. Remember, however, that past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily indicative of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting nationwide.com/mutualfunds or by calling 800-848-0920.

Annual Total Returns – Class A Shares

(Years Ended December 31,)

Best Quarter:     15.27% – 2nd qtr. of 2009

Worst Quarter:     -17.57% – 4th qtr. of 2008

After-tax returns are shown in the following table for Class A shares only and will vary for other classes. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect state and local taxes. Your actual after-tax return depends on your personal tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors in tax-deferred arrangements, such as individual retirement accounts, 401(k) plans or certain other employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Average Annual Total Returns

For the Periods Ended December 31, 2013:

	1 Year		5 Years		Since Inception (Aug. 30,  2007)
Class A shares – Before Taxes		10.36%		11.32%	3.34%
Class A shares – After Taxes on Distributions		9.22%		10.44%	2.55%
Class A shares – After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Shares		6.71%		9.09%	2.59%
Class C shares – Before Taxes		15.53%		12.08%	3.80%
Class R shares – Before Taxes		16.69%		12.34%	4.05%
Institutional Class shares – Before Taxes		17.67%		13.19%	4.81%
Institutional Service Class shares – Before Taxes		17.33%		12.91%	4.53%
Morningstar Lifetime Moderate 2025 Index(The Index does not pay sales charges, fees, expenses or taxes.)		16.28%		14.17%	5.46%

Portfolio Management

Investment Adviser

Nationwide Fund Advisors (“NFA”)

Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager	Title	Length of Service with Fund
Thomas R. Hickey Jr.	Head of Asset Strategies, NFA	Since 2007

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Minimum Initial Investment

Classes A, C: $2,000

Class R: no minimum

Institutional Service Class: $50,000

Institutional Class: $1,000,000

Automatic Asset Accumulation Plan (Classes A and C): $0*

* Provided each monthly purchase is at least $50.

Minimum Additional Investment

Classes A, C: $100

Class R, Institutional Service Class, Institutional Class: no minimum

Automatic Asset Accumulation Plan (Classes A and C): $50

In general, you can buy or sell (redeem) shares of the Fund by mail or phone on any business day. You can generally pay for shares by check or wire.

To Place Orders To Purchase and Sell (Redeem) Fund Shares
Mail: Nationwide Funds P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701	Overnight: Nationwide Funds 615 East Michigan Street, Third Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53202	Website: nationwide. com/ mutualfunds
Phone: 800-848-0920 (toll free). Representatives are available 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are taxable, and generally will be taxed as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in which case your distributions generally will be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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