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NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FUNDS
Nationwide Bond Fund
Nationwide Core Plus Bond Fund
Nationwide Enhanced Income Fund
Nationwide Government Bond Fund
Nationwide High Yield Bond Fund
Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund
Nationwide Money Market Fund
Nationwide Short Duration Bond Fund

Supplement dated August 11, 2014
to the Prospectus dated March 1, 2014

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

Nationwide Enhanced Income Fund

Effective July 30, 2014:

1.
The Fees and Expenses Table for the Nationwide Enhanced Income Fund on page 10 of the Prospectus  is deleted and restated as follows:

 
Class A
Shares
Class R
Shares
Institutional
Class Shares
Institutional
Service Class
Shares
Shareholder Fees (paid directly from your investment)
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) imposed upon purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
2.25%
None
None
None
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your
investment)
Management Fees
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
0.35%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
0.25%
0.50%
None
None
Other Expenses1
2.38%
2.57%
2.32%
2.38%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
2.98%
3.42%
2.67%
2.73%
Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement2
(2.22)%
(2.22)%
(2.22)%
(2.22)%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver/Expense Reimbursement
0.76%
1.20%
0.45%
0.51%
1           “Other Expenses” has been restated to reflect current fees.
 
2
Nationwide Mutual Funds (the “Trust”) and Nationwide Fund Advisors (the “Adviser”) have entered into a written contract limiting annual fund operating expenses to 0.45% until at least February 28, 2015. Under the expense limitation agreement, the level to which operating expenses are limited applies to all share classes, excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, Rule 12b‐1 fees, short‐sale dividend expenses, administrative services fees, other expenses which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with any merger or reorganization, and may exclude other non‐routine expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business. The expense limitation agreement may be changed or eliminated at any time but only with the consent of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The Trust is authorized to reimburse the Adviser for management fees previously waived and/or for expenses previously paid by the Adviser, provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the fiscal year in which the Adviser waived the fees or reimbursed the expenses and the

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
reimbursements do not cause the Fund to exceed the expense limitation that was in place at the time the Adviser waived the fees or reimbursed the expenses. More information about administrative services fees can be found in “Investing with Nationwide Funds” on page 52 of this Prospectus.

2.
The Example Table for the Nationwide Enhanced Income Fund on page 11 of the Summary Prospectus is deleted and restated as follows:

   
1 Year
    
3 Years
    
5 Years
    
10 Years
  
Class A shares
     $301       $920       $1,565       $3,295  
Class R shares
     122       844       1,588       3,554  
Institutional Class shares
     46       617       1,216       2,838  
Institutional Service Class shares
     52       636       1,246       2,897  

































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