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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Nationwide Fund Advisors
Address: ONE NATIONWIDE PLAZA
5-02-210V
COLUMBUS, OH  43215
Form 13F File Number: 028-05161
CRD Number (if applicable):
SEC File Number (if applicable):

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Lee T. Cummings
Title: Senior Vice President
Phone: 614-435-1792
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Lee T. Cummings COLUMBUSOH 01-23-2024
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.   000107038 801-21011  
American Century Investment Management, Inc.   000105778 801-8174  
Blackrock Investment Management, LLC   000108928 801-56972  
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.   000107738 801-37591  
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC   000105726 801-6273  
Wellington Management Co. LLP   000106595 801-15908  
Invesco Advisers, Inc.   000105360 801-33949  
Federated Investment Management Company   000105138 801-34612  
Mellon Investments Corporation   000105764 801-19785  
UBS Global Asset Management, Inc.   000000583 8-21901  
Brown Capital Management LLC   000105633 801-19287  
Bailard, Inc.   000110550 801-8562  
Geneva Capital Management, LLC   000105432 801-28444  
Amundi Smith Breeden, LLC   000169589 801-78776  
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc.   000107022 801-28257  
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.   000105377 801-170  
WCM Investment Management   000104702 801-11916  
Doubleline Capital LP   000152606 801-70942  
AQR Capital Management LLC   000111883 801-55543  
Nationwide Asset Management, LLC   000143668 801-67833  
Western Asset Management Co.   000110441 801-8162  
Harvest Volatility Management (ETF)   000146869 801-69037  
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC   000108257 801-25943  
GQG Partners LLC   000283720 801-107734  
Janus Capital Management LLC   000104652 801-13991  
Newton Investment Management North America Ltd   000312937 801-120501  
Insight North America LLC   000145995 801-69964  
NS Partners LTD   000110625 801-26315  
Lazard Asset Management, LLC   000122836 801-61701  
Allspring Global Investment LLC   000104973 801-21122  
Victory Capital Management Inc   000106189 801-46878  
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc   000105642 801-8147  
MFS Investment Management   000110045 801-17352  
ClearBridge Investment LLC   000137028 801-64710  
Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC   000116719 801-60673  
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC   000124687 801-61757  
NEOS Investment Management, LLC   000321256 801-126101  
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 5
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 902,583,572
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE