N-Q 1 d69331dnq.htm NUVEEN S&P DYNAMIC OVERWRITE FUND Nuveen S&P Dynamic Overwrite Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21809

Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

    333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606    

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kevin J. McCarthy—Vice President and Secretary

    333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606    

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     312-917-7700    

Date of fiscal year end:       December 31      

Date of reporting period:  September 30, 2015  

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

 


SPXX

 

Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

Portfolio of Investments

   September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

Shares     Description (1)             Value  
 

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.9%

     
 

COMMON STOCKS – 95.7%

     
      Aerospace & Defense – 3.1%              
  13,360     

Boeing Company

      $ 1,749,492   
  14,778     

Honeywell International Inc.

        1,399,329   
  5,000     

Lockheed Martin Corporation

        1,036,550   
  11,161     

Raytheon Company

        1,219,451   
  18,456     

United Technologies Corporation, (2)

            1,642,399   
 

Total Aerospace & Defense

            7,047,221   
      Air Freight & Logistics – 0.6%              
  15,007     

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B, (2)

            1,481,041   
      Airlines – 0.3%              
  8,915     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

            708,297   
      Auto Components – 0.2%              
  9,310     

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

            367,838   
      Automobiles – 0.5%              
  79,596     

Ford Motor Company

            1,080,118   
      Banks – 6.5%              
  174,285     

Bank of America Corporation, (2)

        2,715,360   
  44,963     

Citigroup Inc.

        2,230,614   
  12,743     

Comerica Incorporated

        523,737   
  12,783     

Fifth Third Bancorp

        241,727   
  49,105     

Huntington BancShares Inc.

        520,513   
  50,000     

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

        3,048,500   
  33,673     

Regions Financial Corporation

        303,394   
  33,569     

U.S. Bancorp

        1,376,665   
  78,213     

Wells Fargo & Company, (2)

            4,016,238   
 

Total Banks

            14,976,748   
      Beverages – 2.2%              
  59,322     

Coca-Cola Company

        2,379,999   
  27,803     

PepsiCo, Inc.

            2,621,823   
 

Total Beverages

            5,001,822   
      Biotechnology – 3.0%              
  30,542     

AbbVie Inc.

        1,661,790   
  13,002     

Amgen Inc.

        1,798,437   
  12,463     

Celgene Corporation, (3)

        1,348,123   
  20,000     

Gilead Sciences, Inc., (2)

            1,963,800   
 

Total Biotechnology

            6,772,150   
      Capital Markets – 1.7%              
  46,972     

Charles Schwab Corporation

        1,341,520   
  16,113     

Federated Investors Inc.

        465,666   
  6,627     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

        1,151,507   
  30,033     

Morgan Stanley

            946,040   
 

Total Capital Markets

            3,904,733   
      Chemicals – 1.9%              
  3,540     

Chemours Company

        22,904   
  14,584     

Dow Chemical Company

        618,362   

 

Nuveen Investments     1   


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Shares     Description (1)             Value  
      Chemicals (continued)              
  17,703     

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company

      $ 853,285   
  9,690     

Eastman Chemical Company

        627,137   
  10,640     

Monsanto Company

        908,018   
  15,626     

Olin Corporation

        262,673   
  11,220     

PPG Industries, Inc.

            983,882   
 

Total Chemicals

            4,276,261   
      Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%              
  9,103     

Deluxe Corporation

            507,401   
      Communications Equipment – 1.8%              
  73,511     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

        1,929,664   
  11,542     

Motorola Solutions Inc.

        789,242   
  27,896     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

            1,498,852   
 

Total Communications Equipment

            4,217,758   
      Consumer Finance – 0.7%              
  20,573     

American Express Company

            1,525,076   
      Containers & Packaging – 0.1%              
  5,330     

Avery Dennison Corporation

            301,518   
      Diversified Financial Services – 2.3%              
  27,775     

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B, (2)

        3,621,860   
  10,081     

CME Group, Inc.

        934,912   
  2,724     

Intercontinental Exchange Group, Inc.

            640,113   
 

Total Diversified Financial Services

            5,196,885   
      Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.2%              
  75,000     

AT&T Inc., (2)

        2,443,500   
  52,803     

Frontier Communications Corporation

        250,814   
  55,000     

Verizon Communications Inc., (2)

            2,393,050   
 

Total Diversified Telecommunication Services

            5,087,364   
      Electric Utilities – 1.0%              
  20,970     

Duke Energy Corporation

        1,508,582   
  18,987     

Westar Energy Inc.

            729,860   
 

Total Electric Utilities

            2,238,442   
      Electrical Equipment – 0.6%              
  6,500     

Eaton Corporation PLC

        333,450   
  10,000     

Emerson Electric Company

        441,700   
  6,854     

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

            695,475   
 

Total Electrical Equipment

            1,470,625   
      Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%              
  35,466     

Corning Incorporated

            607,178   
      Energy Equipment & Services – 1.2%              
  12,363     

Baker Hughes Incorporated

        643,370   
  10,000     

Halliburton Company

        353,500   
  9,961     

National-Oilwell Varco Inc.

        375,032   
  20,806     

Schlumberger Limited

            1,434,990   
 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

            2,806,892   
      Food & Staples Retailing – 2.1%              
  18,974     

CVS Health Corporation

        1,830,612   
  12,000     

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

        997,200   
  24,502     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

        1,588,710   

 

  2      Nuveen Investments


Shares     Description (1)             Value  
      Food & Staples Retailing (continued)              
  11,974     

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

          $ 378,977   
 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

            4,795,499   
      Food Products – 1.0%              
  13,960     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

        578,642   
  17,628     

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

        714,110   
  15,625     

Kraft Heinz Company

            1,102,812   
 

Total Food Products

            2,395,564   
      Gas Utilities – 0.3%              
  12,938     

AGL Resources Inc.

            789,736   
      Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6%              
  27,082     

Abbott Laboratories, (2)

        1,089,238   
  28,854     

Boston Scientific Corporation, (3)

        473,494   
  31,998     

Medtronic, PLC

            2,141,946   
 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

            3,704,678   
      Health Care Providers & Services – 3.0%              
  9,358     

Aetna Inc.

        1,023,859   
  6,848     

Anthem Inc.

        958,720   
  16,284     

Express Scripts Holding Company, (3)

        1,318,353   
  5,614     

Humana Inc.

        1,004,906   
  367     

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, (3)

        39,808   
  3,233     

McKesson HBOC Inc.

        598,202   
  16,804     

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, (2)

            1,949,432   
 

Total Health Care Providers & Services

            6,893,280   
      Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.3%              
  6,278     

Dominos Pizza Inc.

        677,459   
  19,052     

McDonald’s Corporation

        1,877,194   
  43,350     

The Wendy’s Company

            374,977   
 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

            2,929,630   
      Household Durables – 0.6%              
  9,325     

Lennar Corporation, Class A, (2)

        448,812   
  16,964     

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

        673,640   
  2,393     

Whirlpool Corporation

            352,393   
 

Total Household Durables

            1,474,845   
      Household Products – 2.1%              
  10,456     

Colgate-Palmolive Company

        663,538   
  9,737     

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

        1,061,722   
  36,241     

Procter & Gamble Company, (2)

        2,607,178   
  5,000     

Spectrum Brands Inc.

            457,550   
 

Total Household Products

            4,789,988   
      Industrial Conglomerates – 2.4%              
  15,041     

3M Co.

        2,132,363   
  131,000     

General Electric Company

            3,303,820   
 

Total Industrial Conglomerates

            5,436,183   
      Insurance – 2.8%              
  20,000     

American International Group, Inc.

        1,136,400   
  16,090     

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

        664,195   
  17,655     

FNF Group

        626,223   
  20,130     

Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, (3)

        93,001   
  11,100     

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

        579,642   
  15,000     

MetLife, Inc.

        707,250   
  10,189     

Prudential Financial, Inc.

        776,504   

 

Nuveen Investments     3   


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Shares     Description (1)             Value  
      Insurance (continued)              
  12,000     

Torchmark Corporation

      $ 676,800   
  11,626     

Travelers Companies, Inc.

            1,157,136   
 

Total Insurance

            6,417,151   
      Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.7%              
  5,000     

Amazon.com, Inc., (3)

        2,559,450   
  5,000     

Netflix Inc., (3)

        516,300   
  690     

Priceline Group, Inc. (The), (3)

            853,433   
 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

            3,929,183   
      Internet Software & Services – 4.3%              
  3,711     

Akamai Technologies, Inc., (3)

        256,282   
  20,000     

eBay Inc., (3)

        488,800   
  34,000     

Facebook Inc., Class A Shares, (3)

        3,056,600   
  4,020     

Google Inc., Class A, (2)

        2,566,247   
  4,031     

Google Inc., Class C Shares

        2,452,541   
  6,424     

VeriSign, Inc., (3)

        453,277   
  20,000     

Yahoo! Inc., (3)

            578,200   
 

Total Internet Software & Services

            9,851,947   
      IT Services – 3.2%              
  11,474     

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

        769,676   
  9,424     

Gartner, Inc

        790,956   
  12,300     

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), (2)

        1,783,131   
  11,192     

MasterCard, Inc.

        1,008,623   
  20,000     

PayPal Holdings, Inc., (3)

        620,800   
  34,024     

Visa Inc., Class A

            2,370,112   
 

Total IT Services

            7,343,298   
      Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5%              
  6,183     

Bio-Techne Corporation

        571,680   
  3,862     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

            472,245   
 

Total Life Sciences Tools & Services

            1,043,925   
      Machinery – 2.0%              
  12,391     

Caterpillar Inc.

        809,876   
  3,049     

Cummins Inc.

        331,060   
  11,246     

Deere & Company

        832,204   
  13,943     

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., (2)

        1,147,648   
  2,000     

Joy Global Inc.

        29,860   
  5,351     

Pentair Limited

        273,115   
  5,000     

Snap-on Incorporated

        754,700   
  3,000     

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

            290,940   
 

Total Machinery

            4,469,403   
      Media – 3.3%              
  12,544     

CBS Corporation, Class B

        500,506   
  47,245     

Comcast Corporation, Class A, (2)

        2,687,296   
  4,063     

Gannett Company, Inc.

        59,848   
  26,035     

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A

        486,594   
  8,126     

TEGNA Inc.

        181,941   
  40,491     

Twenty First Century Fox Inc., Class A Shares

        1,092,447   
  25,000     

Walt Disney Company

            2,555,000   
 

Total Media

            7,563,632   
      Metals & Mining – 0.2%              
  18,970     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

        183,819   
  10,237     

Southern Copper Corporation

            273,533   
 

Total Metals & Mining

            457,352   

 

  4      Nuveen Investments


Shares     Description (1)             Value  
      Multiline Retail – 0.9%              
  7,375     

Nordstrom, Inc.

      $ 528,861   
  18,608     

Target Corporation

            1,463,705   
 

Total Multiline Retail

            1,992,566   
      Multi-Utilities – 1.7%              
  14,444     

Alliant Energy Corporation

        844,830   
  14,000     

Ameren Corporation

        591,780   
  20,000     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., (2)

        360,800   
  7,260     

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

        485,331   
  22,250     

Dominion Resources, Inc.

            1,565,955   
 

Total Multi-Utilities

            3,848,696   
      Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.8%              
  27,692     

Chevron Corporation, (2)

        2,184,345   
  20,462     

ConocoPhillips

        981,357   
  11,317     

CONSOL Energy Inc.

        110,907   
  13,872     

EOG Resources, Inc.

        1,009,882   
  63,992     

Exxon Mobil Corporation, (2)

        4,757,805   
  7,395     

Hess Corporation

        370,194   
  10,000     

Marathon Oil Corporation

        154,000   
  12,072     

Marathon Petroleum Corporation

        559,296   
  16,016     

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

        1,059,458   
  10,602     

ONEOK, Inc.

        341,384   
  10,973     

Phillips 66

        843,165   
  16,856     

Valero Energy Corporation

            1,013,046   
 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

            13,384,839   
      Personal Products – 0.0%              
  21,653     

Avon Products, Inc.

            70,372   
      Pharmaceuticals – 6.1%              
  6,000     

Allergan PLC, (3)

        1,630,860   
  33,890     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

        2,006,288   
  12,124     

Eli Lilly and Company

        1,014,658   
  38,819     

Johnson & Johnson, (2)

        3,623,754   
  50,045     

Merck & Company Inc.

        2,471,723   
  5,000     

Mylan NV, (3)

        201,300   
  100,558     

Pfizer Inc.

            3,158,527   
 

Total Pharmaceuticals

            14,107,110   
      Real Estate Investment Trust – 1.9%              
  35,857     

Brandywine Realty Trust

        441,758   
  5,547     

Care Capital Properties, Inc.

        182,663   
  14,334     

CubeSmart

        390,028   
  16,442     

Hospitality Properties Trust

        420,586   
  54,457     

Lexington Realty Trust

        441,102   
  12,264     

Kilroy Realty Corporation

        799,121   
  20,277     

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc.

        712,737   
  10,000     

Ventas Inc.

        560,600   
  19,112     

Weyerhaeuser Company

            522,522   
 

Total Real Estate Investment Trust

            4,471,117   
      Road & Rail – 0.6%              
  16,045     

Union Pacific Corporation, (2)

            1,418,538   
      Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.3%              
  3,257     

Analog Devices, Inc.

        183,727   
  78,815     

Intel Corporation

        2,375,484   
  12,219     

Microchip Technology Incorporated

        526,517   
  35,000     

Micron Technology, Inc., (3)

        524,300   
  19,215     

NVIDIA Corporation

        473,650   
  25,684     

Texas Instruments Incorporated

            1,271,872   
 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

            5,355,550   

 

Nuveen Investments     5   


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Shares     Description (1)                 Value  
      Software – 3.3%                  
  8,286     

Autodesk, Inc., (3)

      $ 365,744   
  8,353     

CDK Global Inc.

        399,106   
  116,985     

Microsoft Corporation, (2)

        5,177,756   
  42,362     

Oracle Corporation

                    1,530,115   
 

Total Software

                    7,472,721   
      Specialty Retail – 2.6%                  
  13,107     

Best Buy Co., Inc.

        486,532   
  10,523     

Gap, Inc.

        299,905   
  17,000     

Home Depot, Inc., (2)

        1,963,330   
  8,340     

L Brands Inc.

        751,684   
  14,954     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

        1,030,630   
  7,525     

Tiffany & Co.

        581,080   
  10,968     

TJX Companies, Inc.

                    783,335   
 

Total Specialty Retail

                    5,896,496   
      Technology, Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 4.7%                  
  82,408     

Apple, Inc., (2)

        9,089,602   
  40,436     

EMC Corporation

        976,934   
  25,651     

HP Inc.

                    656,922   
 

Total Technology, Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

                    10,723,458   
      Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.0%                  
  10,000     

Nike, Inc., Class B

        1,229,700   
  5,000     

Under Armour, Inc., (3)

        483,900   
  7,352     

VF Corporation, (2)

                    501,480   
 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

                    2,215,080   
      Tobacco – 1.9%                  
  26,349     

Altria Group, Inc.

        1,433,386   
  21,770     

Philip Morris International Inc.

        1,727,014   
  25,474     

Reynolds American Inc.

                    1,127,734   
 

Total Tobacco

                    4,288,134   
      Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%                  
  1,520     

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

                    326,815   
 

Total Common Stocks (cost $148,507,065)

                    219,432,154   
Shares     Description (1), (4)                 Value  
 

EXCHANGE-TRADE FUNDS – 4.2%

     
  50,000     

SPDR® S&P 500® ETF, (2)

                  $ 9,581,500   
 

Total Exchange-Traded Funds (cost $10,366,118)

                    9,581,500   
 

Total Long-Term Investments (cost $158,873,183)

                    229,013,654   
Principal
Amount (000)
    Description (1)   Coupon     Maturity     Value  
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.6%                  
 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS – 0.6%

     
$ 1,265     

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/15,
repurchase price $1,264,996, collateralized by $1,205,000 U.S. Treasury Notes,
2.750%, due 11/15/23, value $1,292,362

    0.000%        10/01/15      $ 1,264,996   
 

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $1,264,996)

                    1,264,996   
 

Total Investments (cost $160,138,179) – 100.5%

                    230,278,650   
 

Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.5)% (5)

                    (1,086,170
 

Net Assets – 100%

                  $ 229,192,480   

 

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Investments in Derivatives as of September 30, 2015

Options Written outstanding:

 

Number of

Contracts

     Description    Exchange-Traded/
Over-the-Counter
   Counterparty   

Notional

Amount

    Expiration
Date
    

Strike

Price

     Value  
  (125   

CBOE SPX Volatility Index

   Exchange-Traded       $ (375,000 ) (6)      10/21/15       $ 30.0000       $ (10,625
  (125   

CBOE SPX Volatility Index

   Exchange-Traded         (312,500 ) (6)      10/21/15         25.0000         (21,563
  (100,623   

Custom Basket1*

   Over-the-Counter    BNP Paribas      (10,062,300 ) (7)      10/15/15         103.0000         (43,660
  (25   

NASDAQ 100® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (10,875,000 ) (6)      11/20/15         4,350.0000         (125,250
  (50   

Russell 2000® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (5,850,000 ) (6)      11/20/15         1,170.0000         (38,250
  (60   

Russell 2000® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (6,900,000 ) (6)      11/20/15         1,150.0000         (80,100
  (50   

Russell 2000® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (5,800,000 ) (6)      11/20/15         1,160.0000         (51,500
  (30   

S&P 400® Index

   Over-the-Counter    Deutsche Bank      (4,350,000 ) (6)      10/14/15         1,450.0000         (2,786
  (305   

S&P 500® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (60,237,500 ) (6)      10/16/15         1,975.0000         (272,975
  (120   

S&P 500® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (23,760,000 ) (6)      10/16/15         1,980.0000         (80,400
  (120   

S&P 500® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (23,880,000 ) (6)      10/16/15         1,990.0000         (69,600
  (60   

S&P 500® Index

   Exchange-Traded         (12,000,000 ) (6)      11/20/15         2,000.0000         (99,900
  (101,693   

Total Options Written (premium received $1,745,579)

        $ (164,402,300                     $ (896,609
* The following table represents the individual common stock holdings comprising the Custom Basket 1 Options Written as of September 30, 2015.

 

Shares     Description   Value  
  15,250     

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

  $ (4,350
  8,750     

Apple, Inc.

    (4,416
  13,250     

Chevron Corporation

    (4,438
  21,000     

Conocophillips

    (4,309
  13,000     

EOG Resources, Inc.

    (4,348
  13,750     

Exxon Mobil Corporation

    (4,348
  73,000     

Ford Motor Company

    (4,534
  27,000     

Halliburton Company

    (4,337
  36,500     

Twitter, Inc.

    (4,303
  31,750      Yahoo!, Inc.     (4,277
            $ (43,660

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon selling an investment or transferring a liability in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following is a summary of the three-tiered hierarchy of valuation input levels.

 

Level 1 –   Inputs are unadjusted and prices are determined using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 –   Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 –   Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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SPXX    Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund
   Portfolio of Investments (continued)    September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:

 

      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Long-Term Investments:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 219,432,154       $       $       $ 219,432,154   

Exchange-Trade Funds

     9,581,500                         9,581,500   

Short-Term Investments:

           

Repurchase Agreements

             1,264,996                 1,264,996   

Investments in Derivatives:

           

Options Written

     (850,163      (46,446              (896,609

Total

   $ 228,163,491       $ 1,218,550       $       $ 229,382,041   

Income Tax Information

The following information is presented on an income tax basis. Differences between amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences in recording income, timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions and the recognition of unrealized gain or loss for tax (mart-to market) on option contracts. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities presented in the annual report, based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the net asset value of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2015, the cost of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) was $160,138,180.

Gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation of investments (excluding investments in derivatives) as of September 30, 2015, were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized:

          

Appreciation

     $ 82,974,475   

Depreciation

       (12,834,005

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     $ 70,140,470   

For Fund portfolio compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications into sectors for reporting ease.

 

(1) All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on net assets.

 

(2) Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in derivatives.

 

(3) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.

 

(4) A copy of the most recent financial statements for these exchange-traded funds can be obtained directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission on its website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

(5) Other assets less liabilities includes the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of certain over-the-counter derivatives as well as the exchange-cleared and exchange-traded derivatives, when applicable. Other assets less liabilities also includes the value of options.

 

(6) For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by the Strike Price by 100.

 

(7) For disclosure purposes, Notional Amount is calculated by multiplying the Number of Contracts by $100.

 

ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  a. The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  b. There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), exactly as set forth below: EX-99 CERT Attached hereto.

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)    Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund   
By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Kevin J. McCarthy                                                               
   Kevin J. McCarthy   
   Vice President and Secretary   

Date: November 27, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Gifford R. Zimmerman                                                        
   Gifford R. Zimmerman   
   Chief Administrative Officer (principal executive officer)   
Date: November 27, 2015      
By (Signature and Title)    /s/ Stephen D. Foy                                                                    
   Stephen D. Foy   
   Vice President and Controller (principal financial officer)   
Date: November 27, 2015