N-CSRS 1 d922276dncsrs.htm NUSHARES ETF TRUST Nushares ETF Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-23161

Nushares ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Christopher M. Rohrbacher

Vice President and Secretary

333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2020

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


Exchange-Traded
Funds
30 April
2020
Fund Name   Listing Exchange Ticker Symbol  
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NUEM    
Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NUDM    
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NULC    
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NULG    
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NULV    
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NUMG    
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NUMV    
Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF   Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. NUSC    
Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds website (www.nuveen.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you have already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Funds electronically anytime by contacting the financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) through which you hold your shares.
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Chair’s Letter to Shareholders    
Dear Shareholders,
The COVID-19 crisis is taking an unprecedented toll on our health, societies, economies and financial markets. Our thoughts are with all whose lives have been affected by the disease and its economic fallout. With some regions of the world having appeared to “flatten the curve” of infections, governments and public health officials are now facing the extraordinary challenge of balancing the resumption of economic activity with public safety, in a way that minimizes the potential for a second wave of outbreaks. Markets have turned their focus to the potential for an economic recovery the timing and magnitude of which remain highly uncertain. Elevated market volatility is likely to continue, with economic data, coronavirus infection rates and the upcoming U.S. presidential election under scrutiny.
While we do not want to understate the dampening effect on the global economy, it is important to differentiate short term interruptions from the longer-lasting implications to the economy. Some areas of the global economy were already on the mend prior to the coronavirus epidemic. Temporary bans on movement and travel are being lifted, and some near-term economic indicators have shown modest improvement in countries that have reopened. Central banks and governments around the world have announced economic stimulus measures and pledged to continue doing what it takes to support their economies. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate to near zero and introduced programs that helped revive the U.S. economy after the 2008 financial crisis. The U.S. Government has approved three relief packages, including a $2 trillion-dollar package directly supporting businesses and individuals. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, called the CARES Act, provides direct payments and expanded unemployment benefits to individuals, loans and grants to small businesses, loans and other money to large corporations and funding for hospitals, public health, education and state and local governments.
In the meantime, patience and a long-term perspective are key for investors. When market fluctuations are the leading headlines day after day, it’s tempting to “do something.” However, your long-term goals can’t be met with short-term thinking. We encourage you to talk to your financial professional, who can review your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals. On behalf of the other members of the Nuveen Fund Board, we look forward to continuing to earn your trust in the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Terence J. Toth
Chair of the Board
June 23, 2020
 
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Portfolio Managers’
Comments    
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
These Funds feature portfolio management by Teachers Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC. Below, the Funds’ portfolio managers, Philip James (Jim) Campagna, CFA, and Lei Liao, CFA, discuss key investment strategies and the performance of the Funds during the six-month reporting period. Jim and Lei have managed the Funds since their commencement of operations on December 13, 2016 (for NULG, NULV, NUMG, NUMV and NUSC), June 6, 2017 (for NUDM and NUEM) and June 3, 2019 (for NULC).
An Update on COVID-19 Coronavirus and its Impact on the Securities Markets
With daily new COVID-19 coronavirus cases now slowing across much of the world, economies are beginning to reopen and movement bans are easing. The focus is shifting to whether the resumption of activity triggers a second wave of infections and how quickly economies may rebound. Early indications, first from China, South Korea and Hong Kong, and more recently from various U.S. states that opened their economies earlier and more thoroughly than others, showed there is a risk of new infection outbreaks. Economic indicators have begun to reflect the severe supply and demand disruptions resulting from the shutdowns, and a more prolonged recovery looks more likely than a rapid snap-back to growth.
Although the detection of the virus in China was made public in December 2019, markets did not start to fully acknowledge the risks and potential economic impact until the latter portion of February 2020, when outbreaks outside of China were first reported. Global stock markets sold off severely, with the S&P 500® index reaching a bear market (a 20% drop from the previous high) within three weeks, the fastest bear market decline in history. Even certain parts of the bond market suffered; below investment grade municipal and corporate bonds generally dropped the furthest, mostly out of concerns for the continued financial stability of lower quality issuers. Demand for safe-haven assets, along with mounting recession fears, drove the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note to 0.5% in March 2020, an all-time low. Additionally, oil prices collapsed to an 18-year low on supply glut concerns, as shutdowns across the global economy sharply reduced oil demand, although oil prices have recovered to well above those lows..
Central banks and governments have responded with liquidity injections to ease the strain on financial systems and stimulus measures to buffer the shock to businesses and consumers. These measures have helped stabilize the markets over the short term, and most markets have recovered most of their losses. But volatility will likely remain elevated until the health crisis itself is under control (via fewer new cases, lower infection rates and/or verified treatments or vaccines). There are still many unknowns and new information is incoming daily, compounding the difficulty of modeling outcomes for epidemiologists and economists alike.

This material is not intended to be a recommendation or investment advice, does not constitute a solicitation to buy, sell or hold a security or an investment strategy, and is not provided in a fiduciary capacity. The information provided does not take into account the specific objectives or circumstances of any particular investor, or suggest any specific course of action. Investment decisions should be made based on an investor’s objectives and circumstances and in consultation with his or her advisors.
Certain statements in this report are forward-looking statements. Discussions of specific investments are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual investments. The forward-looking statements and other views expressed herein are those of the portfolio managers as of the date of this report. Actual future results or occurrences may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements and the views expressed herein are subject to change at any time, due to numerous market and other factors. The Funds disclaim any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.
Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.
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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)
Nuveen, LLC and our portfolio management teams are monitoring the situation carefully and continuously refining our views and approaches to managing the Funds to best pursue investment objectives while mitigating risks through all market environments.
What key strategies were used to manage the Funds during the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2020, and how did these strategies influence performance?
The Funds employ a passive management (or “indexing”) approach, seeking to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of their respective indexes, which are comprised solely of equity securities selected from a base index that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. ESG performance is measured on an industry-specific basis, with assessment categories varying by industry. Environmental assessment categories can include a company’s impact on climate change, natural resource use, and waste management and emission management. Social evaluation categories can include a company’s relations with employees and suppliers, product safety and sourcing practices. Governance assessment categories can include a company’s corporate governance practices and business ethics. The ESG criteria also consider how well a company adheres to national and international laws and regulations as well as commonly accepted global norms related to ESG matters. Each index generally excludes companies with significant activities in certain controversial businesses, including those involving alcohol, tobacco, military weapons, firearms, nuclear power and gambling, among others.
Companies that meet the ESG criteria are then ranked within their respective sectors based on their ESG performance score. The highest ranked companies in each sector are identified as eligible for inclusion in each index until such point that the aggregate weight of companies in the sector reaches 50% of the market cap of such sector in the respective base index. For example, if the market capitalization of all consumer discretionary sector companies included in a base index totals $200 million, then the index would screen these consumer discretionary sector companies, rank them based on ESG performance scores, and add the highest scoring companies to the index until such point that their combined total market capitalization reaches $100 million. Companies otherwise eligible for inclusion in the index that exceed certain carbon-based ownership and emissions thresholds are excluded from the index. Once the universe of eligible index components is established, the index provider optimizes the weightings of individual components to approximate the sector weightings of the base index, within certain constraints established by the index.
You cannot invest directly in an index. Each Fund seeks to track its index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the securities represented in its index in approximately the same proportions as the index. Each Fund rebalances its holdings quarterly in response to the quarterly rebalance of its index, which occurs in February, May, August and November.
NUEM seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index (the “NUEM Index”), which is comprised solely of listed equity securities issued by companies (and depositary receipts representing such securities) located in countries with emerging markets that meet certain ESG criteria. The NUEM Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (the “NUEM Base Index”), which currently consists of large- and mid-capitalization companies located in one of the following 26 emerging market countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
NUDM seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index (the “NUDM Index”), which is comprised solely of listed equity securities issued by companies (and depositary receipts representing such securities) located in countries with developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada, that meet certain ESG criteria. The NUDM Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index (the “NUDM Base Index”), which currently consists of large- and mid-capitalization companies located in one of the following 21 developed market countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
NULC seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index (the “NULC Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by large capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) criteria. The Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Index (the “NULC Base
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Index”), which generally consists of large-and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall growth style characteristics based on five variables: long-term forward earnings per share (“EPS”) growth rate, short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate, long-term historical EPS growth trend, and long-term historical sales per share growth trend. Securities in the Base Index are weighted based on market capitalization.
NULG seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index (the “NULG Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by large-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain ESG criteria. The NULG Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Growth Index (the “NULG Base Index”), which generally consists of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall growth style characteristics based on five variables: long-term forward earnings per share (“EPS”) growth rate, short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate, long-term historical EPS growth trend, and long-term historical sales per share growth trend.
NULV seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index (the “NULV Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by large-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain ESG criteria. The NULV Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Value Index (the “NULV Base Index”), which generally consists of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall value style characteristics based on three variables: book value to price, twelve-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.
NUMG seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index (the “NUMG Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by mid-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain ESG criteria. The NUMG Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index (the “NUMG Base Index”), which generally consists of mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall growth style characteristics based on five variables: long-term forward EPS growth rate, short-term forward EPS growth rate, current internal growth rate, long-term historical EPS growth trend and long-term historical sales per share growth trend.
NUMV seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index (the “NUMV Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by mid-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain ESG criteria. The NUMV Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index (the “NUMV Base Index”), which generally consists of mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that exhibit overall value style characteristics based on three variables: book value to price, twelve-month forward earnings to price and dividend yield.
NUSC seeks to track the investment results, before fees and expenses, of the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index (the “NUSC Index”), which is comprised of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges that meet certain ESG criteria. The NUSC Index selects from the securities included in the MSCI USA Small Cap Index (the “NUSC Base Index”), which generally consists of equity securities that comprise the small-cap segment of the U.S. market.
MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) is the index provider for each Index and Base Index. Each Index and Base Index are owned, calculated and controlled by MSCI, in its sole discretion. Neither the sub-adviser nor its affiliates has any discretion to select Index components or change the Index methodology. Each Index identifies equity securities from its Base Index that satisfy certain ESG criteria, based on ESG performance data collected by MSCI ESG Research, Inc. ESG performance is measured on an industry-specific basis, with assessment categories varying by industry.
Global equities performed well in late 2019 and into 2020 as fears about trade, Brexit and recession risks began to wane. However, the global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and the lockdown measures taken to contain it triggered a severe sell-off in global equity markets from late February into March 2020. By April 2020, share prices partially rebounded on evidence that some regions of the world had suppressed the infection rate and were moving toward reopening their economies, along with a positive reception to the massive fiscal and monetary interventions implemented around the world to buffer the economic fallout. Nevertheless, global equity performance for the six-month reporting period overall remained in negative territory. On a regional basis, the U.S. outperformed both non-U.S. developed market equities and emerging market equities. Within the U.S. market, growth stocks significantly outpaced value stocks.
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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)
How did the Funds perform during the the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2020?
The tables in each Fund’s Performance Overview and Expense Ratios section of this report provides the Funds’ total return performance for the six-month, one-year and since inception periods through April 30, 2020. Each Fund’s total returns at net asset value (NAV) are compared with the performance of the Index, which each Fund is designed to track.
The total return for each Fund underperformed its respective Index during the respective reporting periods. The trailing performance is primarily attributable to fees and expenses. The Indexes are unmanaged and therefore their returns do not reflect any fees or expenses, which would detract from their performance. You cannot invest directly in an index.
In absolute performance terms, the growth-oriented NULG and NUMG delivered positive returns in the reporting period, while the other five Funds declined. In the U.S., economic data began to reflect supply chain disruptions and the impact of stay-at-home orders that began in March 2020. Unemployment skyrocketed and first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth turned negative. The federal government swiftly enacted relief programs for individuals, businesses, state and local governments, health care and education, while the Federal Reserve introduced a broad array of measures to stabilize markets and encourage borrowing and lending. NULG and NUMG had higher exposures to the information technology and health care sectors, both of which were relatively more resilient in the March sell-off and therefore had relatively better performance in the reporting period overall. NUMV was the weakest performer among the U.S.-focused Funds due its larger weightings in the financials and real estate sectors, which performed poorly in this reporting period. NUSC was also among the weaker performing U.S. Funds, as small-cap equities significantly underperformed the broad U.S. market.
The non-U.S. Funds, NUDM and NUEM, posted negative performance in absolute terms in this reporting period, driven by concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on global economic conditions. Macroeconomic indicators around the world revealed sharp contractions in manufacturing and service sector activity in early 2020 and, like the U.S., first quarter GDP growth was negative in Europe and Japan. Policy makers responded with monetary and fiscal stimulus packages and interest rates cuts. Emerging market equities fared slightly better than international (non-U.S.) developed market equities in this reporting period. Although China was the first country to implement drastic restrictions on economic and social activity to contain the coronavirus, it had made significant progress in reducing the infection rate by April 2020 and was beginning to lift its activity bans. This helped China’s equity market recover sooner than other areas of the world where the virus spread was not yet under control.
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Risk Considerations    
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Non-U.S. investments involve risks such as currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. A portfolio concentrated in a single industry sector or country may present more risk than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries or countries. These and other risks, such as mid-cap stock risk, are described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. An exchange-traded fund seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. Non-U.S. investments involve risks such as currency fluctuation, political and economic instability, lack of liquidity and differing legal and accounting standards. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. A portfolio concentrated in a single industry sector or country may present more risk than a portfolio broadly diversified over several industries or countries. These and other risks, such as mid-cap stock risk, are described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don't use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Because it invests primarily 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. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund's prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile and can experience sharp price declines. Because it invests primarily 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. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity se-
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Risk Considerations (continued)
curities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Value stocks may not be fully recognized by the market and be undervalued. Because it invests primarily 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. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Because it invests primarily in mid-capitalization stocks, the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than those that invest in larger companies, but may be less volatile than investments in smaller companies. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile and can experience sharp price declines. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Value stocks may not be fully recognized by the market and be undervalued. Because it invests primarily in mid-capitalization stocks, the Fund may be subject to greater volatility than those that invest in larger companies, but may be less volatile than investments in smaller companies. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. There is no guarantee the Fund’s investment objectives will be achieved. This ETF seeks to generally track the investment results of an index; however the Fund may underperform, outperform or be more volatile than the referenced index. In addition, because the Index selects securities for inclusion based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that don’t use these criteria. The value of equity securities may decline significantly over short or extended periods of time. Investments in smaller companies are subject to greater volatility than those of larger companies. These and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios    
The Fund Performance and Expense Ratio for each Fund are shown within this section of the report.
Fund Performance
Returns quoted represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are sold, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown.
Total returns for a period of less than one year are not annualized (i.e. cumulative returns). Returns assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Market price returns are based on the closing market price as of the end of the reporting period. For performance current to the most recent month-end visit nuveen.com or call (800) 257-8787.
Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares.
Expense Ratios
The expense ratios shown are as of each Fund's most recent prospectus. The expense ratios shown reflect total operating expenses (before fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, if any). The expense ratios include management fees and other fees and expenses.
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NUEM at NAV 6/06/17 (8.34)%   (11.51)% (1.22)% 0.45%
NUEM at Market Price 6/06/17 (10.26)%   (13.62)% (1.76)%  —
TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index  — (8.20)%   (11.10)% (0.59)%  —
MSCI Emerging Markets Index  — (10.50)%   (11.99)% (0.79)%  —
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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NUDM at NAV 6/06/17 (13.55)%   (8.19)% (1.52)% 0.40%
NUDM at Market Price 6/06/17 (14.78)%   (10.06)% (1.86)%  —
TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index  — (13.50)%   (8.03)% (1.28)%  —
MSCI EAFE Index  — (14.21)%   (11.34)% (2.11)%  —
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020      
    Cumulative      
  Inception
Date
6-Month   Since
Inception
  Expense
Ratio
 
NULC at NAV 6/03/19 (3.30)%   8.51%   0.20%  
NULC at Market Price 6/03/19 (3.13)%   8.62%    —  
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index  — (3.23)%   8.70%    —  
MSCI USA Index  — (2.89)%   8.17%    —  
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NULG at NAV 12/31/16 4.99%   11.56% 16.90% 0.35%
NULG at Market Price 12/31/16 5.01%   11.63% 16.93%  —
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index  — 5.20%   12.01% 17.34%  —
MSCI USA Growth Index  — 7.28%   12.47% 17.04%  —
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NULV at NAV 12/13/16 (13.64)%   (9.43)% 3.94% 0.35%
NULV at Market Price 12/13/16 (13.51)%   (9.32)% 3.99%  —
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index  — (13.54)%   (9.15)% 4.30%  —
MSCI USA Value Index  — (13.03)%   (10.24)% 2.68%  —
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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NUMG at NAV 12/13/16 1.83%   4.28% 11.11% 0.40%
NUMG at Market Price 12/13/16 1.96%   4.49% 11.21%  —
TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index  — 2.04%   4.71% 11.58%  —
MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index  — (1.02)%   1.36% 9.99%  —
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Fund Performance and Expense Ratios (continued)
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NUMV at NAV 12/13/16 (21.35)%   (18.14)% (0.84)% 0.40%
NUMV at Market Price 12/13/16 (21.53)%   (18.13)% (0.84)%  —
TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index  — (21.25)%   (17.87)% (0.46)%  —
MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index  — (21.39)%   (19.23)% (0.99)%  —
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
Refer to the first page of this Fund Performance and Expense Ratios section for further explanation of the information included within this section. Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for definitions of terms used within this section.
Fund Performance and Expense Ratio
  Total Returns as of April 30, 2020    
    Cumulative   Average Annual  
  Inception
Date
6-Month   1-Year Since
Inception
Expense
Ratio
NUSC at NAV 12/13/16 (15.37)%   (15.96)% 1.55% 0.40%
NUSC at Market Price 12/13/16 (15.51)%   (16.02)% 1.55%  —
TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index  — (15.23)%   (15.64)% 1.97%  —
MSCI USA Small-Cap Index  — (15.70)%   (16.15)% 1.42%  —
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Holding Summaries    as of April 30, 2020
This data relates to the securities held in each Fund's portfolio of investments as of the end of this reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 98.8%
Common Stock Rights 0.0%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.2%
Net Assets 100%
    
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR 8.1%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 7.4%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.2%
China Construction Bank Corp 2.9%
Naspers Ltd 2.2%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Information Technology 16.2%
Financials 16.2%
Consumer Discretionary 15.7%
Communication Services 12.0%
Materials 11.5%
Industrials 9.5%
Consumer Staples 8.0%
Real Estate 2.8%
Health Care 2.5%
Energy 2.5%
Utilities 1.9%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.2%
Net Assets 100%
Country Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
China 37.8%
Taiwan 13.7%
Korea, Republic Of 10.7%
India 8.6%
Brazil 5.1%
South Africa 4.2%
Saudi Arabia 2.8%
Thailand 2.3%
Malaysia 1.9%
Mexico 1.9%
Other 9.8%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 1.2%
Net Assets 100%
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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.3%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.7%
Net Assets 100%
    
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Nestle SA 4.0%
SAP SE 2.2%
AstraZeneca PLC 2.2%
Sony Corp 2.1%
L'Oreal SA 2.1%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Financials 16.5%
Industrials 16.1%
Consumer Staples 14.9%
Consumer Discretionary 11.9%
Health Care 11.4%
Materials 7.5%
Communication Services 6.8%
Information Technology 5.6%
Utilities 3.7%
Real Estate 2.8%
Energy 2.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.7%
Net Assets 100%
Country Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Japan 25.9%
United Kingdom 14.1%
France 10.9%
Switzerland 10.3%
Germany 8.1%
Australia 6.4%
Netherlands 4.1%
Hong Kong 3.6%
Spain 2.8%
Sweden 2.6%
Other 10.5%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.7%
Net Assets 100%
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Holding Summaries    as of April 30, 2020 (continued)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.8%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.2%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Information Technology 26.8%
Health Care 14.1%
Financials 10.0%
Communication Services 9.7%
Consumer Discretionary 9.6%
Industrials 9.5%
Consumer Staples 6.9%
Real Estate 4.2%
Materials 4.0%
Utilities 2.9%
Energy 2.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.2%
Net Assets 100%
    
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Microsoft Corp 6.5%
Alphabet Inc 4.5%
Verizon Communications Inc 2.2%
NVIDIA Corp 2.1%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 2.1%
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.8%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Information Technology 34.8%
Consumer Discretionary 15.3%
Health Care 14.0%
Industrials 11.8%
Communication Services 8.9%
Financials 4.7%
Consumer Staples 4.5%
Materials 4.4%
Real Estate 1.4%
Energy 0.0%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%
Net Assets 100%
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Alphabet Inc 7.3%
Mastercard Inc 2.9%
NVIDIA Corp 2.6%
Adobe Inc 2.6%
Home Depot Inc 2.5%
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Holding Summaries    as of April 30, 2020 (continued)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.8%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Financials 20.2%
Health Care 15.4%
Consumer Staples 14.4%
Industrials 11.0%
Information Technology 10.5%
Communication Services 8.2%
Real Estate 4.9%
Materials 4.6%
Utilities 4.5%
Energy 3.2%
Consumer Discretionary 2.9%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.0%
Net Assets 100%
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.0%
Intel Corp 3.7%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.6%
Merck & Co Inc 3.3%
PepsiCo Inc 3.0%
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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.9%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0)%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Information Technology 26.1%
Health Care 21.5%
Industrials 16.4%
Consumer Discretionary 11.2%
Financials 8.2%
Communication Services 7.7%
Real Estate 3.2%
Consumer Staples 2.9%
Materials 2.7%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0)%
Net Assets 100%
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
DexCom Inc 3.1%
MarketAxess Holdings Inc 2.6%
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc 2.5%
Verisk Analytics Inc 2.4%
Domino's Pizza Inc 2.4%
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Holding Summaries    as of April 30, 2020 (continued)
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.7%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Real Estate 18.4%
Financials 18.3%
Consumer Discretionary 15.9%
Industrials 12.4%
Information Technology 9.4%
Materials 8.1%
Consumer Staples 5.4%
Health Care 4.2%
Communication Services 3.0%
Utilities 2.5%
Energy 2.1%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.2%
Other Assets Less Liabilities 0.1%
Net Assets 100%
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Marvell Technology Group Ltd 2.9%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc 2.7%
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc 2.5%
Tiffany & Co 2.5%
CMS Energy Corp 2.5%
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
Fund Allocation
(% of net assets)
 
Common Stocks 99.9%
Common Stock Rights 0.0%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0)%
Net Assets 100%
Portfolio Composition
(% of net assets)
 
Information Technology 18.5%
Health Care 16.1%
Industrials 14.3%
Financials 14.0%
Consumer Discretionary 12.2%
Real Estate 9.5%
Materials 4.5%
Consumer Staples 3.2%
Communication Services 2.8%
Utilities 2.7%
Energy 2.1%
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations 0.1%
Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0)%
Net Assets 100%
Top Five Common Stock Holdings
(% of net assets)
 
Entegris Inc 1.2%
Service Corp International/US 0.9%
First American Financial Corp 0.9%
Pool Corp 0.8%
Quidel Corp 0.8%
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Expense Examples    
As a shareholder of one or more of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions on purchases and sales of Fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other applicable Fund expenses. The Examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The Examples below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held through the period ended April 30, 2020.
The beginning of the period is November 1, 2019.
The information under “Actual Performance,” together with the amount you invested, allows you to estimate actual expenses incurred over the reporting period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.60) and multiply the result by the cost shown for your Fund in the row entitled “Expenses Incurred During Period” to estimate the expenses incurred on your account during this period.
The information under “Hypothetical Performance” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expense you incurred for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 916.60
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 2.14
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,022.63
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 2.26
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.45% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 864.50
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 1.90
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,022.82
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 2.06
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 967.00
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 0.98
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,023.87
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 1.01
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.20% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,049.90
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 1.78
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,023.12
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 1.76
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.35% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Expense Examples    (continued)
Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 863.60
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 1.62
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,023.12
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 1.76
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.35% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,018.30
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 2.01
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,022.87
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 2.01
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 786.50
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 1.78
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,022.87
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 2.01
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
Actual Performance  
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $ 846.30
Expenses Incurred During Period $ 1.84
Hypothetical Performance
(5% annualized return before expenses)
 
Beginning Account Value $1,000.00
Ending Account Value $1,022.87
Expenses Incurred During the Period $ 2.01
Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 0.40% multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 98.8%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 98.8%        
    Communication Services – 12.0%        
10,855   Advanced Info Service PCL, (2)       $66,428
192,811   Axiata Group Bhd       176,669
58,976   Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd       217,170
4,113   DiGiCom Bhd       4,438
1,924   Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd       4,296
4,230   Intouch Holdings PCL       6,994
6,109   Maxis Bhd       7,785
1,310   NAVER Corp       212,340
43   NCSoft Corp       22,692
46,150   Orange Polska SA, (3)       77,731
1,411   SK Telecom Co Ltd       244,923
1,271   Taiwan Mobile Co Ltd       4,595
31,320   Telefonica Brasil SA       264,120
79,492   Telekom Malaysia Bhd       74,501
50,477   Tencent Holdings Ltd       2,715,165
3,261   Total Access Communication PCL, (2)       4,258
37,009   Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS       73,864
35,106   Vodacom Group Ltd       235,544
1,723   Wanda Film Holding Co Ltd, (3)       4,076
21,888   XL Axiata Tbk PT       3,738
    Total Communication Services       4,421,327
    Consumer Discretionary  – 15.7%        
14,639   Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Sponsored ADR       2,966,886
1,933   Alsea SAB de CV, (3)       1,606
1,337   Arcelik AS, (3)       3,137
4,274   BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co Ltd, (3)       3,318
117,713   BAIC Motor Corp Ltd, 144A       51,930
27,713   BYD Co Ltd       174,450
7,492   BYD Co Ltd       63,635
178   CCC SA       2,227
931   Eicher Motors Ltd       181,625
460   FF Group, (3), (4)       605
642   Foschini Group Ltd/The       2,553
17,810   Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd       27,844
4,095   Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co Ltd       18,493
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
2,354   Hankook Tire & Technology Co Ltd       $41,054
281   Hero MotoCorp Ltd       8,056
8,140   Home Product Center PCL       3,422
17,147   Hotai Motor Co Ltd       321,184
7,431   LG Electronics Inc       334,820
17,849   Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd       87,361
35,251   Meituan Dianping, (3)       471,993
4,229   Minor International PCL, (2), (3)       2,758
363   Mr Price Group Ltd       2,609
5,142   Naspers Ltd       811,649
38,849   NIO Inc ADR       132,475
17,253   Suningcom Co Ltd       20,578
5,861   Tatung Co Ltd, (3)       4,238
56,716   TCL Technology Group Corp       37,278
338   Titan Co Ltd       4,356
1,187   Woolworths Holdings Ltd/South Africa       1,971
    Total Consumer Discretionary       5,784,111
    Consumer Staples  – 8.0%        
360   Almarai Co JSC       4,707
31   Amorepacific Corp       4,503
61   Amorepacific Corp       3,134
79   AMOREPACIFIC Group       3,767
740   Arca Continental SAB de CV       2,880
9,822   Atacadao SA, (3)       36,288
4,098   Bid Corp Ltd       53,922
160   Britannia Industries Ltd       6,734
4,212   Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, (2)       3,515
70,905   China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd       252,894
2,205   Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao       26,973
21   CJ CheilJedang Corp       4,697
7,334   Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV       29,709
265   Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd       5,166
8,602   CP ALL PCL, (2), (3)       18,876
669   Dabur India Ltd       4,365
6,070   Dali Foods Group Co Ltd, 144A       3,735
62,391   Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV       407,494
553   Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd       4,082
400   Gruma SAB de CV       3,833
20,901   Hindustan Unilever Ltd       613,712
25,714   Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co Ltd       106,508
2,054   Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV       2,937
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Staples (continued)        
810   Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd       $3,956
5   LG Household & Health Care Ltd       5,688
146   LG Household & Health Care Ltd       86,993
1,162   Marico Ltd       4,455
549   Natura & Co Holding SA, (3)       3,602
1,618   Nestle India Ltd       385,653
153   Nestle Malaysia Bhd       4,985
945   Pick n Pay Stores Ltd       2,985
1,128   PPB Group Bhd       4,318
19,309   President Chain Store Corp       199,996
601   Savola Group/The       6,482
592   Shoprite Holdings Ltd       3,453
309   SPAR Group Ltd/The       2,976
1,814   Standard Foods Corp       4,105
167,563   Sun Art Retail Group Ltd       279,259
4,800   Tech-Bank Food Co Ltd, (3)       8,540
9,745   Thai Union Group PCL       3,946
535,798   Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT       298,066
2,020   Uni-President Enterprises Corp       4,721
    Total Consumer Staples       2,918,610
    Energy – 2.5%        
11,060   Cosan SA       123,281
785,806   IRPC PCL, (2)       65,089
4,289   Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA       62,997
18,786   Offshore Oil Engineering Co Ltd       13,173
17,857   Petronas Dagangan Bhd       84,468
34,244   Qatar Fuel QSC       150,576
3,163   S-Oil Corp       181,714
78,538   Thai Oil PCL, (2)       99,523
50,910   Ultrapar Participacoes SA       136,367
    Total Energy       917,188
    Financials – 16.2%        
234   Absa Group Ltd       1,163
116,374   Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC       140,671
10,901   Alpha Bank AE, (3)       7,964
15,924   AMMB Holdings Bhd       11,036
66,447   Axis Bank Ltd       392,913
55,052   B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao       390,722
62,252   Banco Bradesco SA, (3)       220,221
19,771   Banco Bradesco SA, (3)       64,134
111   Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA       4,116
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
388   Banco do Brasil SA, (3)       $2,043
468   Banco Santander Brasil SA       2,334
342   Bancolombia SA       2,209
15,915   Bancolombia SA       105,081
27,873   Bandhan Bank Ltd, 144A       97,877
2,885   Bank Millennium SA, (3)       1,960
6,528   Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT       1,799
21,393   Bank of Hangzhou Co Ltd       25,092
174   Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA, (3)       2,184
548,646   Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT       100,693
15,728   Banque Saudi Fransi       129,636
1,496   BDO Unibank Inc       2,997
148,390   Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd       199,107
1,026   Chailease Holding Co Ltd       3,951
626,308   China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd       306,192
24,179   China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd       17,810
1,281,050   China Construction Bank Corp       1,044,359
39,653   China Construction Bank Corp       36,118
223,653   China Everbright Bank Co Ltd       94,915
168,330   China Everbright Bank Co Ltd       88,942
3,349   CIMB Group Holdings Bhd       2,687
5,874   CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd       3,951
2,799   Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC       2,797
5,448   ESun Financial Holding Co Ltd       5,002
1,026   First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC       3,240
5,986   First Financial Holding Co Ltd       4,439
2,064   FirstRand Ltd       4,548
169,634   Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd       241,303
445   Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA       2,443
81,873   Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV       226,879
1,886   Hana Financial Group Inc       42,721
7,346   Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co Ltd       4,805
53,695   Huaxia Bank Co Ltd       49,897
350   Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd       7,497
87,530   Industrial Bank Co Ltd       206,074
7,196   Investec Ltd       15,042
37,846   Itau Unibanco Holding SA       159,192
1,295   Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA       2,153
1,583   Kasikornbank PCL       4,220
18,147   KB Financial Group Inc       517,550
1,104   Komercni banka as, (3)       23,444
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
566   Liberty Holdings Ltd       $2,173
1,921   Malayan Banking Bhd       3,382
507   mBank SA       26,812
3,491   MCB Bank Ltd       3,548
4,323   Mega Financial Holding Co Ltd       4,376
3,016   Nedbank Group Ltd       17,607
145,669   Old Mutual Ltd       106,446
98   OTP Bank Nyrt, (3)       2,914
1,030   Public Bank Bhd       3,924
48,817   Qatar National Bank QPSC       231,013
354   Remgro Ltd       2,641
3,189   RHB Bank Bhd       3,523
1,031   RMB Holdings Ltd       2,975
198   Samsung Card Co Ltd       4,875
2,151   Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd       336,301
1,577   Sanlam Ltd       5,090
61   Santander Bank Polska SA, (3)       2,401
1,004   Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd       25,173
1,405   Siam Commercial Bank PCL/The, (2)       2,975
10,001   SinoPac Financial Holdings Co Ltd       4,103
22,406   Standard Bank Group Ltd       124,602
11,001   Taishin Financial Holding Co Ltd       4,717
10,546   Taiwan Business Bank       3,848
594   Woori Financial Group Inc       4,114
6,708   Yuanta Financial Holding Co Ltd       3,857
    Total Financials       5,961,513
    Health Care – 2.5%        
3,186   3SBio Inc, 144A, (3)       3,267
602   Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd, (3)       3,791
123   Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin Co Ltd       3,288
5,462   Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL       3,494
1,130   Beijing Tongrentang Co Ltd       4,111
1,007   Bumrungrad Hospital PCL, (2)       3,657
3,186   China Medical System Holdings Ltd       3,797
660   China National Accord Medicines Corp Ltd       3,859
1,186   China National Medicines Corp Ltd       5,242
1,488   China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co Ltd       6,123
130,273   CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd       258,787
1,018   Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co Ltd       4,456
17   Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd       3,614
7,474   Huadong Medicine Co Ltd       21,122
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
4,226   Hutchison China MediTech Ltd ADR       $90,901
78,260   IHH Healthcare Bhd       95,550
42,671   Kalbe Farma Tbk PT       4,131
2,162   Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd       2,103
5,383   Luye Pharma Group Ltd, 144A       2,625
6,678   Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes SA       67,615
537   Ovctek China Inc       5,010
444   Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co Ltd, 144A, (3)       6,151
2,045   Piramal Enterprises Ltd       26,746
3,479   Richter Gedeon Nyrt       74,705
1,612   Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd       6,155
57,505   Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co Ltd       101,326
19,317   Sinopharm Group Co Ltd       52,327
5,250   SSY Group Ltd       3,725
1,365   Winning Health Technology Group Co Ltd       4,917
286   WuXi AppTec Co Ltd, 144A       4,040
425   WuXi AppTec Co Ltd       6,127
390   Wuxi Biologics Cayman Inc, 144A, (3)       6,087
120   Yuhan Corp       4,644
1,253   Yunnan Baiyao Group Co Ltd       16,031
    Total Health Care       909,524
    Industrials – 9.5%        
1,866   51job Inc ADR       111,848
71,346   Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc       58,736
5,376   Air China Ltd       3,863
3,916   Air China Ltd       4,022
82,855   Airports of Thailand PCL, (2)       159,410
25,297   A-Living Services Co Ltd, 144A       139,336
908   Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS       3,526
80,965   Ashok Leyland Ltd       56,388
802   BEST Inc ADR       4,307
14,573   BOC Aviation Ltd, 144A       98,596
11,442   BTS Group Holdings PCL, (2)       4,067
12,260   CCR SA       27,970
97,095   Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co Ltd, (3)       78,153
12,138   China Airlines Ltd, (3)       3,367
113,703   China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd       545,609
9,284   China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd       3,868
6,646   China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd       4,124
6,232   China International Marine Containers Group Co Ltd       6,559
76,102   China Lesso Group Holdings Ltd       108,179
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
53   CJ Corp       $3,523
4,095   Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd       83,752
62,216   Country Garden Services Holdings Co Ltd       288,916
142   Doosan Bobcat Inc       2,739
9,696   Eva Airways Corp       3,750
4,074   Eve Energy Co Ltd       38,955
10,150   Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd, (3)       3,789
5,085   Far Eastern New Century Corp       4,446
3,913   Greentown Service Group Co Ltd       5,199
3,198   GS Engineering & Construction Corp       66,404
618   Havells India Ltd       4,633
407   Hiwin Technologies Corp       3,942
445   Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd       88,748
20,819   Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT       4,409
28   KCC Corp       3,792
649   Latam Airlines Group SA       2,449
6,629   LG Corp       337,312
344   Localiza Rent a Car SA       2,173
174   Lotte Corp       5,726
2,499   Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd       3,051
93,825   MISC Bhd       172,158
744   Rumo SA, (3)       2,720
33,655   Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd       57,131
1,186   Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc       8,637
2,081   Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Group Co Ltd       4,230
1,365   Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co Ltd       6,329
2,081   Siasun Robot & Automation Co Ltd, (3)       3,885
225   Siemens Ltd       3,407
63,041   Sime Darby Bhd       29,321
140,597   Sinotrans Ltd       34,277
13,572   Sinotrans Ltd       6,267
48,197   Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd       97,111
13,493   SM Investments Corp       226,177
3,671   Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp       4,210
918   TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS       2,390
32,828   WEG SA       242,209
6,193   Westports Holdings Bhd       5,329
54,358   Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd       53,360
14,702   Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd       20,785
100,970   Zhejiang Expressway Co Ltd       75,932
6,579   Zhejiang Weixing New Building Materials Co Ltd       11,370
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
9,432   Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd       $17,423
14,702   Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co Ltd       13,329
    Total Industrials       3,477,623
    Information Technology – 16.2%        
5,572   360 Security Technology Inc       14,728
50,934   AAC Technologies Holdings Inc       249,337
726   Accton Technology Corp       5,310
8,090   Acer Inc       4,530
426   Advantech Co Ltd       4,069
1,488   Aisino Corp       3,619
1,747   ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd       3,942
616   Asustek Computer Inc       4,195
530,696   AU Optronics Corp, (3)       140,988
2,551   Beijing Shiji Information Technology Co Ltd       11,079
142,967   BOE Technology Group Co Ltd       76,148
15,297   BYD Electronic International Co Ltd       35,399
9,407   Catcher Technology Co Ltd       72,127
1,537   Chicony Electronics Co Ltd       4,362
2,137   China National Software & Service Co Ltd       25,035
2,558   Cielo SA       1,919
7,153   Compal Electronics Inc       4,594
23,696   Delta Electronics Inc       111,561
426   Globant SA, (3)       49,275
716   Glodon Co Ltd       5,329
519   HCL Technologies Ltd       3,767
39,732   Infosys Ltd       378,326
5,718   Inventec Corp       4,519
3,205   Kingdee International Software Group Co Ltd       4,663
26,832   Legend Holdings Corp, 144A       31,358
503,684   Lenovo Group Ltd       274,181
9,155   LG Display Co Ltd, (3)       83,026
770   LG Innotek Co Ltd       83,417
2,791   Lite-On Technology Corp       4,364
37,325   MediaTek Inc       520,905
1,823   Micro-Star International Co Ltd       5,701
2,090   Quanta Computer Inc       4,561
3,930   Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd       366,084
1,348   Samsung SDI Co Ltd       316,409
123   Sangfor Technologies Inc       3,337
223,256   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd       2,286,128
19,085   Tata Consultancy Services Ltd       513,258
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
772   Unisplendour Corp Ltd       $4,556
8,147   United Microelectronics Corp       4,260
2,047   Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp       4,812
10,234   Wangsu Science & Technology Co Ltd       11,888
3,446   Westone Information Industry Inc       11,027
3,100   Win Semiconductors Corp       28,043
1,290   Wipro Ltd       3,284
4,689   Wistron Corp       4,455
3,681   Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd       19,815
226,730   Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd       142,724
    Total Information Technology       5,946,414
    Materials – 11.5%        
50   Anglo American Platinum Ltd       2,659
276   Asian Paints Ltd       6,476
77,818   Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd       53,684
1,879,569   Barito Pacific Tbk PT, (3)       183,218
6,232   Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology Co Ltd       34,111
547   Berger Paints India Ltd       3,693
14,579   China Jushi Co Ltd       18,174
263,041   China Molybdenum Co Ltd       79,397
17,132   China Molybdenum Co Ltd       8,445
770,194   China Steel Corp       518,012
117,383   China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd       28,315
36,240   Empresas CMPC SA       78,027
98,561   Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS       114,079
4,509   Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd       29,579
4,800   GEM Co Ltd       3,155
778   Gold Fields Ltd       6,008
277   Hanwha Solutions Corp       3,308
3,558   Hengli Petrochemical Co Ltd       7,122
4,356   Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd       26,613
4,527   Indorama Ventures PCL, (2)       4,023
421   Industrias Penoles SAB de CV       3,262
9,864   KGHM Polska Miedz SA, (3)       183,362
864   Klabin SA       2,843
28   Korea Zinc Co Ltd       8,870
4,519   Kumba Iron Ore Ltd       86,790
91,838   Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd       56,626
739   LG Chem Ltd       228,350
356   LG Chem Ltd       50,400
1,124   Lotte Chemical Corp       198,795
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Materials (continued)        
1,872   Nan Ya Plastics Corp       $4,167
18,730   Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Ltd       8,464
1,330   National Industrialization Co, (3)       3,599
608   Northam Platinum Ltd, (3)       3,061
67   OCI Co Ltd, (3)       2,197
98,371   Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk PT       33,066
8,202   PhosAgro PJSC GDR       99,080
238   Pidilite Industries Ltd       4,827
15,046   Polymetal International PLC       309,820
3,747   Polyus PJSC GDR       305,193
3,730   Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd       3,418
158,764   PTT Global Chemical PCL, (2)       185,237
29,366   Saudi Arabian Mining Co, (3)       292,096
30,079   Saudi Basic Industries Corp       599,978
13,930   Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd       4,124
23,418   Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co Ltd       10,881
7,530   Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co Ltd       3,723
17,810   Siam Cement PCL/The, (2)       190,458
3,975   Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA       94,386
3,077   Taiwan Cement Corp       4,470
716   Tianqi Lithium Corp       1,680
4,330   Transfar Zhilian Co Ltd       3,766
3,265   UPL Ltd       17,956
2,260   Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd       3,605
4,453   Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co Ltd       2,965
660   Yunnan Energy New Material Co Ltd       5,124
3,200   Yunnan Tin Co Ltd, (3)       3,826
2,867   Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd       3,240
1,651   Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd       8,055
    Total Materials       4,239,858
    Real Estate – 2.8%        
1,078   BR Malls Participacoes SA       1,999
1,991   Central Pattana PCL, (2)       3,015
1,667   China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Holdings Co Ltd       4,043
109,355   China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd       401,317
33,823   China Vanke Co Ltd       112,564
41,044   China Vanke Co Ltd       155,819
40,263   DLF Ltd       78,682
3,469   Fortress REIT Ltd       1,912
5,930   Grandjoy Holdings Group Co Ltd       4,528
4,979   Greenland Holdings Corp Ltd       3,992
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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Real Estate (continued)        
2,613   Growthpoint Properties Ltd       $1,982
3,972   Jinke Properties Group Co Ltd       4,479
12,055   Land & Houses PCL       2,738
2,855   Logan Property Holdings Co Ltd       4,493
542   NEPI Rockcastle PLC       2,358
6,758   Oceanwide Holdings Co Ltd       3,351
541,284   Pakuwon Jati Tbk PT       13,755
50,338   Poly Developments and Holdings Group Co Ltd       115,802
3,456   Ruentex Development Co Ltd       5,183
6,624   Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Development Co Ltd       12,499
12,276   Shenzhen Investment Ltd       4,006
5,953   Shimao Property Holdings Ltd       24,035
19,574   Shui On Land Ltd       3,459
11,298   Sino-Ocean Group Holding Ltd       2,973
80,915   SM Prime Holdings Inc       49,759
23,213   SOHO China Ltd, (3)       11,079
9,489   Yuzhou Properties Co Ltd       4,039
    Total Real Estate       1,033,861
    Utilities – 1.9%        
11,357   Aguas Andinas SA       3,804
223,228   China Longyuan Power Group Corp Ltd       111,436
1,343   Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais       2,362
605,640   Enel Americas SA       99,253
68,736   Enel Chile SA       5,590
385   Energisa SA       3,108
2,973   Energy Absolute PCL, (2)       3,699
10,101   Engie Brasil Energia SA       72,996
742   Equatorial Energia SA       2,513
897   Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV       3,013
18,181   Interconexion Electrica SA ESP       84,419
991   Manila Electric Co       5,001
128,340   Power Grid Corp of India Ltd       278,402
71,814   Towngas China Co Ltd       35,665
    Total Utilities       711,261
    Total Common Stocks (cost $36,564,268)       36,321,290
    
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    COMMON STOCK RIGHTS  –  0.0%        
3,176   Legend Holdings Corp, (4)       $  —
    Total Common Stock Rights (cost $-)        —
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $36,564,268)       36,321,290
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 1.2%       443,292
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 36,764,582
  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) For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 2. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 3 - Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.  
(3) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(4) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 - Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.  
144A Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.  
ADR American Depositary Receipt  
GDR Global Depositary Receipt  
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
43


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.3%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.3%        
    Communication Services – 6.8%        
4,043   BT Group PLC       $5,918
88   Elisa Oyj       5,344
2,903   Eutelsat Communications SA       32,560
4,820   Informa PLC, (2)       26,702
246   JCDecaux SA, (2)       5,098
216   KDDI Corp       6,280
2,177   Koninklijke KPN NV       5,036
2,396   Millicom International Cellular SA       63,045
1,775   Nintendo Co Ltd       741,139
28,383   NTT DOCOMO Inc       835,551
386   Orange SA       4,708
28,281   Pearson PLC       164,021
291,965   Singapore Telecommunications Ltd       586,958
14   Swisscom AG       7,279
4,055   Telenor ASA       62,395
348,283   Vodafone Group PLC       492,638
492   WPP PLC       3,855
    Total Communication Services       3,048,527
    Consumer Discretionary  – 12.0%        
5,185   Accor SA, (2)       143,796
410   Barratt Developments PLC       2,684
2,057   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG       97,376
7,679   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG       454,604
93   Berkeley Group Holdings PLC       4,907
700   Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA       68,314
7,496   Compass Group PLC, (2)       126,320
66   Delivery Hero SE, 144A, (2)       5,566
169   Denso Corp       6,025
228   Dufry AG, (2)       7,425
222   Electrolux AB, (2)       3,065
1,941   EssilorLuxottica SA, (2)       239,491
290   Fast Retailing Co Ltd       139,664
9,993   Hennes & Mauritz AB, (2)       139,349
29,638   Honda Motor Co Ltd       723,524
4,849   Industria de Diseno Textil SA       123,483
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
596   JD Sports Fashion PLC       $3,980
10   Kering SA       5,041
2,047   Kingfisher PLC       4,061
69,841   Marks & Spencer Group PLC, (2)       81,135
250   Marui Group Co Ltd       4,143
2,783   Mercari Inc, (2)       70,606
61   Next PLC, (2)       3,636
335   NGK Spark Plug Co Ltd       5,081
11,619   Nikon Corp       109,415
212   Nokian Renkaat Oyj       4,536
455   Ocado Group PLC, (2)       9,208
4,803   Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japan       614,439
69,880   Panasonic Corp       540,298
107   Pandora A/S       3,800
4,965   Peugeot SA       71,104
14,623   Pirelli & C SpA, 144A, (2)       56,923
89   Prosus NV, (2)       6,744
74   Puma SE, (2)       4,651
30,987   Rakuten Inc, (2)       265,433
6,980   Renault SA, (2)       138,424
607   SEB SA       73,000
392   Sega Sammy Holdings Inc       4,806
422   Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd       5,406
14,672   Sony Corp       951,104
88   Whitbread PLC       3,308
1,120   Yamada Denki Co Ltd       5,363
100   Zalando SE, 144A, (2)       4,873
337   ZOZO Inc       5,484
    Total Consumer Discretionary       5,341,595
    Consumer Staples  – 14.8%        
8,904   Aeon Co Ltd       180,811
12,852   Associated British Foods PLC       306,791
5,620   Carrefour SA       83,070
1,971   Casino Guichard Perrachon SA, (2)       73,897
8,261   Coca-Cola European Partners PLC       327,466
4,331   Coca-Cola HBC AG       110,078
10,811   Danone SA       749,080
2,403   Essity AB, (2)       78,114
3,675   Henkel AG & Co KGaA       286,194
63   Henkel AG & Co KGaA       5,592
64,107   J Sainsbury PLC       160,186
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Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Staples (continued)        
411   Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA       $6,939
6,781   Kao Corp       527,337
61   Kerry Group PLC       6,995
109   Lawson Inc       5,678
3,151   L'Oreal SA       915,627
2,349   METRO AG       20,398
15,860   Mowi ASA       272,363
16,861   Nestle SA       1,780,175
21,202   Orkla ASA       192,403
114,416   Tesco PLC       339,293
1,297   Unilever NV       64,751
2,524   Unilever PLC       130,593
3,866   Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC       8,924
    Total Consumer Staples       6,632,755
    Energy – 2.1%        
9,036   Caltex Australia Ltd       147,423
2,551   Koninklijke Vopak NV       147,026
15,333   Neste Oyj       542,958
12,328   Worley Ltd       72,640
    Total Energy       910,047
    Financials – 16.5%        
666   3i Group PLC       6,586
1,584   Aegon NV       4,077
2,391   AIB Group PLC, (2)       3,274
196   Allianz SE       36,255
2,140   Amundi SA, 144A, (2)       142,043
24,871   Assicurazioni Generali SpA       354,544
520   ASX Ltd       27,763
47,663   Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd       527,364
97,801   Aviva PLC       298,288
320   AXA SA       5,677
94,697   Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA       309,817
5,635   Banco de Sabadell SA, (2)       2,334
38,466   Bank Hapoalim BM       249,133
860   Bankinter SA       3,546
120   BNP Paribas SA, (2)       3,769
133,645   BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd       411,157
2,054   CaixaBank SA       3,692
6,270   CNP Assurances, (2)       64,726
786   Commerzbank AG, (2)       2,905
15,324   DBS Group Holdings Ltd       217,281
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
43   Deutsche Boerse AG       $6,676
167   Erste Group Bank AG       3,626
27,471   Hang Seng Bank Ltd       483,697
9,000   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd       292,556
78,442   Insurance Australia Group Ltd       296,838
124,668   Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, (2)       194,309
260   Kinnevik AB, (2)       5,377
2,087   Legal & General Group PLC       5,386
986   Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co Ltd       4,785
43,406   ORIX Corp       523,218
22,363   Prudential PLC       318,322
31,824   Resona Holdings Inc       100,292
905   RSA Insurance Group PLC       4,123
788   Singapore Exchange Ltd       5,402
502   Sompo Holdings Inc       16,431
78,581   Standard Chartered PLC       403,906
1,221   Standard Life Aberdeen PLC       3,405
11,313   Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc       300,876
11,524   Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc       340,650
4,722   Swiss Re AG       340,812
7,714   Tokio Marine Holdings Inc       366,890
241   Tryg A/S       6,380
63,574   UBS Group AG       681,091
49   Wendel SE       4,186
22   Zurich Insurance Group AG       7,005
    Total Financials       7,390,470
    Health Care – 11.5%        
5,057   Alcon Inc       266,905
28,358   Astellas Pharma Inc       473,760
9,314   AstraZeneca PLC       977,686
3,422   Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd       409,930
357   Cochlear Ltd       43,123
45   Coloplast A/S       7,116
1,797   CSL Ltd       364,055
8,231   Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd       568,207
8,470   Eisai Co Ltd       596,429
453   Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd       7,655
25   Genmab A/S, (2)       6,011
1,082   H Lundbeck A/S       39,415
15   Lonza Group AG       6,549
55   Merck KGaA       6,392
47


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
3,701   NMC Health PLC, (3)       $1,260
102   Novo Nordisk A/S       6,504
115   Orion Oyj       5,842
5,223   Ramsay Health Care Ltd       214,095
2,575   Roche Holding AG       894,974
554   Ryman Healthcare Ltd       4,139
36   Sartorius AG       10,126
133   Shionogi & Co Ltd       7,374
367   Smith & Nephew PLC       7,212
24   Sonova Holding AG       4,334
9   Straumann Holding AG       6,830
2,561   Sysmex Corp       178,182
81   UCB SA       7,412
    Total Health Care       5,121,517
    Industrials – 16.0%        
6,450   ABB Ltd       122,464
66   Adecco Group AG       2,893
235   Alfa Laval AB, (2)       4,415
6,825   Alstom SA, (2)       279,282
169   ANDRITZ AG       5,553
7,637   Assa Abloy AB       137,654
164   Atlas Copco AB       5,697
186   Atlas Copco AB       5,814
1,134   Auckland International Airport Ltd       4,261
151   Bouygues SA, (2)       4,649
73   Brenntag AG       3,293
16,441   Cie de Saint-Gobain, (2)       435,969
36,355   CNH Industrial NV, (2)       227,450
93   Daifuku Co Ltd       6,549
101   Daikin Industries Ltd       13,228
2,321   DCC PLC       165,643
11,675   Deutsche Post AG       347,184
166   East Japan Railway Co       12,222
57   Eiffage SA, (2)       4,664
2,252   Experian PLC       67,492
2,840   Ferguson PLC       205,477
17,317   Ferrovial SA       432,455
48   HOCHTIEF AG       3,772
81   Intertek Group PLC       4,853
5,630   ISS A/S, (2)       83,987
5,150   Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd       79,175
48


Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
115   Keio Corp       $6,560
105   Kingspan Group PLC       5,348
1,564   Komatsu Ltd       30,165
33   Kuehne + Nagel International AG, (2)       4,720
188   Kyushu Railway Co       5,104
108   Legrand SA       7,277
27,710   Meggitt PLC       97,621
180   Metso Oyj       4,994
55,781   MTR Corp Ltd       309,761
1,587   MTU Aero Engines AG       216,063
223   Nabtesco Corp       6,486
365   NGK Insulators Ltd       4,861
353   Obayashi Corp       3,143
220   Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd       4,882
31,643   RELX PLC       717,035
7,768   Schneider Electric SE       710,102
11,313   SEEK Ltd       128,949
106   SGS SA       239,973
461   Shimizu Corp       3,604
8,525   Siemens AG       790,694
217   SKF AB       3,456
1,020   Sydney Airport       4,207
25   Teleperformance       5,600
71,432   Transurban Group       645,378
61   Vestas Wind Systems A/S       5,250
40,945   Volvo AB       528,832
403   Wartsila OYJ Abp       2,959
77   Wolters Kluwer NV       5,661
    Total Industrials       7,164,780
    Information Technology – 5.6%        
2,957   Amadeus IT Group SA       142,248
2,467   ASML Holding NV       731,325
250   Edenred       10,069
53   Fujitsu Ltd       5,221
4,894   Infineon Technologies AG       90,859
1,032   Ingenico Group SA, (2)       129,651
1,854   Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd       104,355
2,215   Nokia Oyj, (2)       8,064
241   Nomura Research Institute Ltd       5,936
8,369   SAP SE       998,606
6,062   STMicroelectronics NV       157,428
49


Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
45   Wixcom Ltd, (2)       $5,886
100   Worldline SA/France, 144A, (2)       6,789
160   Yaskawa Electric Corp       5,334
8,163   Yokogawa Electric Corp       112,977
    Total Information Technology       2,514,748
    Materials – 7.5%        
71   Akzo Nobel NV       5,381
830   Arkema SA       68,819
29,754   Asahi Kasei Corp       212,857
9,970   Boliden AB, (2)       204,459
3,387   Chr Hansen Holding A/S       291,821
82   Croda International PLC       5,049
643   Daicel Corp       5,267
2,404   Fletcher Building Ltd       5,488
39,528   Fortescue Metals Group Ltd       309,513
61   Givaudan SA       204,334
440   Hitachi Metals Ltd       4,345
3,605   Johnson Matthey PLC       90,602
257   Kansai Paint Co Ltd       4,953
4,394   Koninklijke DSM NV       537,825
46,012   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp       265,655
2,790   Nitto Denko Corp       141,150
4,885   Showa Denko KK, (2)       108,495
187   Sika AG       30,942
816   Smurfit Kappa Group PLC       25,580
440   Stora Enso Oyj       5,205
53,981   Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd       168,604
8,440   Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd       214,562
63   Symrise AG       6,370
361   Teijin Ltd       5,823
24,140   Toray Industries Inc       112,669
7,157   Umicore SA       308,937
    Total Materials       3,344,705
    Real Estate – 2.8%        
31,605   British Land Co PLC/The       161,294
41,910   CapitaLand Ltd, (2)       89,614
60   Covivio       3,756
5,910   Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd       152,399
5,892   Deutsche Wohnen SE       238,780
813   Dexus       4,876
545   Goodman Group       4,692
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Real Estate (continued)        
1,201   GPT Group/The       $3,326
3   Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp       3,322
186   Klepierre SA       3,760
7,552   Land Securities Group PLC       63,060
4,523   Lendlease Group       36,600
5,772   Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd       107,845
1   Nippon Building Fund Inc       6,013
2   Nippon Prologis REIT Inc       5,528
205   Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc       3,397
3   Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Inc       3,467
1,552   Stockland       2,926
42,296   Swire Properties Ltd       118,666
3,884   Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield       228,533
663   UOL Group Ltd       3,217
    Total Real Estate       1,245,071
    Utilities – 3.7%        
9,006   Enagas SA       210,010
21,387   Meridian Energy Ltd       59,244
61,149   National Grid PLC       720,243
6,708   Orsted A/S, 144A       678,025
    Total Utilities       1,667,522
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $50,203,495)       44,381,737
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.7%       328,466
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 44,710,203
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 - Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.  
144A Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers.  
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%        
    Communication Services – 9.7%        
38   Activision Blizzard Inc       $2,422
264   Alphabet Inc, (2)       356,046
189   Alphabet Inc, (2)       254,526
822   Discovery Inc, (2)       18,429
1,232   Discovery Inc, (2)       25,145
1   Electronic Arts Inc, (2)       114
28   Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The       476
1,811   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       33,160
651   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       12,643
8   Omnicom Group Inc       456
198   Roku Inc, (2)       24,004
5,290   Sirius XM Holdings Inc       31,264
8   Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, (2)       968
560   TripAdvisor Inc, (2)       11,183
5,103   Verizon Communications Inc       293,167
2,200   Walt Disney Co       237,930
    Total Communication Services       1,301,933
    Consumer Discretionary  – 9.5%        
119   Booking Holdings Inc, (2)       176,188
1   Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, (2)       879
429   Darden Restaurants Inc, (2)       31,656
8   Domino's Pizza Inc       2,895
3,719   eBay Inc       148,128
8   Expedia Group Inc       568
48   Gap Inc/The       390
9   Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc, (2)       681
966   Home Depot Inc       212,356
991   Lowe's Cos Inc       103,807
184   MercadoLibre Inc, (2)       107,366
1   Newell Brands Inc       14
1,538   NIKE Inc       134,083
482   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd       22,543
941   Starbucks Corp       72,203
32   Tapestry Inc, (2)       476
261   Target Corp       28,642
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
300   Tesla Inc, (2)       $234,564
8   TJX Cos Inc/The, (2)       392
8   Wayfair Inc, (2)       992
    Total Consumer Discretionary       1,278,823
    Consumer Staples  – 6.9%        
301   Bunge Ltd       11,941
18   Campbell Soup Co       900
5,449   Coca-Cola Co/The       250,054
2   Colgate-Palmolive Co       140
19   General Mills Inc       1,138
22   Hormel Foods Corp       1,031
8   Ingredion Inc       649
3,438   Kroger Co/The       108,675
2,078   PepsiCo Inc       274,899
2,386   Procter & Gamble Co/The       281,238
    Total Consumer Staples       930,665
    Energy – 2.1%        
3,432   Baker Hughes Co       47,876
12   Cheniere Energy Inc, (2)       560
2,061   National Oilwell Varco Inc       26,051
2,169   ONEOK Inc       64,918
2,350   TechnipFMC PLC       20,939
1,979   Valero Energy Corp       125,370
    Total Energy       285,714
    Financials – 10.0%        
49   Aflac Inc       1,825
20   Allstate Corp       2,034
1,461   American Express Co       133,316
4,459   American International Group Inc       113,392
9   Ameriprise Financial Inc       1,035
508   Annaly Capital Management Inc       3,175
1   Aon PLC       173
10   Arch Capital Group Ltd, (2)       240
4,125   Bank of New York Mellon Corp       154,853
8   BlackRock Inc       4,016
630   Blackstone Group Inc/The       32,911
142   Charles Schwab Corp       5,356
578   Chubb Ltd       62,430
691   CME Group Inc       123,143
11   Comerica Inc       383
11   East West Bancorp Inc       386
53


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
30   Equitable Holdings Inc       $550
8   Franklin Resources Inc       151
2   Globe Life Inc       165
12   Hartford Financial Services Group Inc       456
398   Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH       3,678
62   Intercontinental Exchange Inc       5,546
92   Invesco Ltd       793
5,209   KeyCorp       60,685
2   Lincoln National Corp       71
1,061   Loews Corp       36,774
9   M&T Bank Corp       1,009
2   MarketAxess Holdings Inc       910
1,790   Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc       174,221
1,620   Morgan Stanley       63,877
8   People's United Financial Inc       102
18   Principal Financial Group Inc       655
668   Progressive Corp/The       51,636
9   Prudential Financial Inc       561
488   S&P Global Inc       142,925
1   State Street Corp       63
210   Travelers Cos Inc/The       21,254
3,682   Truist Financial Corp       137,412
10   Zions Bancorp NA       316
    Total Financials       1,342,478
    Health Care – 14.1%        
2,412   AbbVie Inc       198,266
198   ABIOMED Inc, (2)       37,868
400   Align Technology Inc, (2)       85,940
311   Amgen Inc       74,397
669   Baxter International Inc       59,394
139   Biogen Inc, (2)       41,259
2,090   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co       127,093
8   Cardinal Health Inc       396
12   Centene Corp, (2)       799
1   Cerner Corp       69
861   Cigna Corp       168,567
140   Cooper Cos Inc/The       40,138
3,122   CVS Health Corp       192,159
8   DaVita Inc, (2)       632
29   DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc       1,231
257   DexCom Inc, (2)       86,146
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
289   Edwards Lifesciences Corp, (2)       $62,858
1,839   Elanco Animal Health Inc, (2)       45,442
919   Eli Lilly and Co       142,114
731   Gilead Sciences Inc       61,404
9   Hologic Inc, (2)       451
9   Humana Inc       3,436
2   IDEXX Laboratories Inc, (2)       555
1,449   Merck & Co Inc       114,964
1   Quest Diagnostics Inc       110
1   ResMed Inc       155
798   Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc       267,075
388   Varian Medical Systems Inc, (2)       44,380
151   Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       37,931
8   Waters Corp, (2)       1,496
9   West Pharmaceutical Services Inc       1,703
    Total Health Care       1,898,428
    Industrials – 9.5%        
1,348   3M Co       204,788
2   AMERCO, (2)       560
670   Caterpillar Inc       77,975
2   Copart Inc, (2)       160
2,528   CSX Corp       167,429
9   Deere & Co       1,306
98   Eaton Corp PLC       8,183
1,421   Fortive Corp       90,944
632   Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc       30,462
1   HD Supply Holdings Inc, (2)       30
228   HEICO Corp       19,973
409   HEICO Corp       29,583
2,008   IHS Markit Ltd       135,138
9   Illinois Tool Works Inc       1,463
2   Ingersoll Rand Inc, (2)       58
1,061   Johnson Controls International plc       30,886
8   Lennox International Inc       1,493
1   Middleby Corp/The, (2)       56
1,862   Nielsen Holdings PLC       27,427
411   Parker-Hannifin Corp       64,987
611   Rockwell Automation Inc       115,772
352   Roper Technologies Inc       120,043
541   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc       11,989
198   Teledyne Technologies Inc, (2)       64,483
55


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
8   Trane Technologies PLC       $699
2   TransUnion       158
760   United Parcel Service Inc       71,942
9   Verisk Analytics Inc       1,375
    Total Industrials       1,279,362
    Information Technology – 26.8%        
1,249   Accenture PLC       231,302
558   Adobe Inc, (2)       197,331
1,501   Applied Materials Inc       74,570
8   Autodesk Inc, (2)       1,497
1,022   Automatic Data Processing Inc       149,917
3,490   Cisco Systems Inc       147,906
1   Citrix Systems Inc       145
902   Cognex Corp       49,827
709   FLIR Systems Inc       30,771
6,840   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co       68,810
7,860   HP Inc       121,909
1,670   International Business Machines Corp       209,685
8   Intuit Inc       2,159
991   Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)       95,899
840   Mastercard Inc       230,975
1,352   Maxim Integrated Products Inc       74,333
4,892   Microsoft Corp       876,695
1,478   NortonLifeLock Inc       31,437
969   NVIDIA Corp       283,219
562   Okta Inc, (2)       85,031
32   ON Semiconductor Corp, (2)       513
8   Paycom Software Inc, (2)       2,088
229   PayPal Holdings Inc, (2)       28,167
1,069   salesforcecom Inc, (2)       173,125
2   ServiceNow Inc, (2)       703
1,772   TE Connectivity Ltd       130,171
1,990   Texas Instruments Inc       230,979
1,320   Trimble Inc, (2)       45,712
28   Western Union Co/The       534
1,029   Xerox Holdings Corp       18,820
    Total Information Technology       3,594,230
    Materials – 4.1%        
7,738   Amcor PLC       69,410
1   Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, (2)       20
11   Ball Corp       721
56


Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Materials (continued)        
1,069   Ecolab Inc       $206,851
441   International Flavors & Fragrances Inc       57,784
1,221   Mosaic Co/The       14,054
589   Newmont Corp       35,034
559   PPG Industries Inc       50,774
195   Sherwin-Williams Co       104,592
350   Steel Dynamics Inc       8,495
    Total Materials       547,735
    Real Estate – 4.2%        
1,008   American Tower Corp       239,904
2   CBRE Group Inc, (2)       86
308   Equinix Inc       207,962
10   Equity Residential       651
2,789   Host Hotels & Resorts Inc       34,333
118   Jones Lang LaSalle Inc       12,458
818   Prologis Inc       72,990
22   UDR Inc       824
2   Welltower Inc       102
    Total Real Estate       569,310
    Utilities – 2.9%        
1,750   Consolidated Edison Inc       137,900
1,018   Eversource Energy       82,152
1,368   Sempra Energy       169,427
    Total Utilities       389,479
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $13,661,835)       13,418,157
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.2%       21,629
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 13,439,786
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%        
    Communication Services – 8.9%        
33,211   Activision Blizzard Inc       $2,116,537
4,447   Alphabet Inc, (2)       5,997,491
6,016   Alphabet Inc, (2)       8,101,747
603   Electronic Arts Inc, (2)       68,899
38,378   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       702,701
15,151   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       294,233
    Total Communication Services       17,281,608
    Consumer Discretionary  – 15.3%        
165   Advance Auto Parts Inc       19,950
260   Aptiv PLC, (2)       18,083
510   Aramark       13,928
1,858   Booking Holdings Inc, (2)       2,750,899
359   Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, (2)       315,400
81   Domino's Pizza Inc       29,316
49,311   eBay Inc       1,964,057
19,609   Expedia Group Inc       1,391,847
12,671   Grubhub Inc, (2)       605,547
21,901   Home Depot Inc       4,814,497
666   LKQ Corp, (2)       17,416
31,361   Lowe's Cos Inc       3,285,065
88   Lululemon Athletica Inc, (2)       19,666
4,417   MercadoLibre Inc, (2)       2,577,364
33,988   NIKE Inc       2,963,074
5   NVR Inc, (2)       15,500
47,595   Starbucks Corp       3,651,964
5,124   Tesla Inc, (2)       4,006,353
19,554   TJX Cos Inc/The, (2)       959,124
217   Tractor Supply Co       22,010
1,416   Under Armour Inc, (2)       14,755
1,559   Under Armour Inc, (2)       14,452
301   VF Corp       17,488
2,009   Wayfair Inc, (2)       249,196
    Total Consumer Discretionary       29,736,951
    Consumer Staples  – 4.5%        
32,363   Church & Dwight Co Inc       2,265,086
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Staples (continued)        
6,166   Clorox Co/The       $1,149,589
7,005   Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The, (2)       1,235,682
20,823   Lamb Weston Holdings Inc       1,277,699
17,565   McCormick & Co Inc/MD       2,754,895
    Total Consumer Staples       8,682,951
    Energy – 0.0%        
1,279   Baker Hughes Co       17,842
    Financials – 4.7%        
21,810   American Express Co       1,990,162
79   FactSet Research Systems Inc       21,725
26,605   Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc       2,589,465
3,148   Moody's Corp       767,797
12,448   S&P Global Inc       3,645,770
203   SVB Financial Group, (2)       39,214
    Total Financials       9,054,133
    Health Care – 14.0%        
6,028   ABIOMED Inc, (2)       1,152,855
268   Agilent Technologies Inc       20,545
9,039   Align Technology Inc, (2)       1,942,029
5,542   Baxter International Inc       492,019
256   BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)       23,557
37,645   Centene Corp, (2)       2,506,404
8,677   Cerner Corp       602,097
71   Cooper Cos Inc/The       20,356
266   DaVita Inc, (2)       21,017
9,443   DexCom Inc, (2)       3,165,294
5,292   Edwards Lifesciences Corp, (2)       1,151,010
1,647   Elanco Animal Health Inc, (2)       40,697
29,503   Eli Lilly and Co       4,562,344
300   Henry Schein Inc, (2)       16,368
411   Hologic Inc, (2)       20,591
5,917   Humana Inc       2,259,229
82   IDEXX Laboratories Inc, (2)       22,763
1,531   IQVIA Holdings Inc, (2)       218,305
166   Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, (2)       18,301
1,463   Laboratory Corp of America Holdings, (2)       240,590
23   Mettler-Toledo International Inc, (2)       16,559
223   PerkinElmer Inc       20,188
119   ResMed Inc       18,483
123   STERIS PLC       17,528
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
13,507   Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc       $4,520,523
2,804   Varian Medical Systems Inc, (2)       320,722
14,847   Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       3,729,566
100   Waters Corp, (2)       18,700
119   West Pharmaceutical Services Inc       22,522
165   Zoetis Inc       21,336
    Total Health Care       27,202,498
    Industrials – 11.8%        
209   Acuity Brands Inc       18,097
185   Allegion plc       18,600
504   AO Smith Corp       21,359
80   Cintas Corp       17,746
679   Copart Inc, (2)       54,395
4,629   Dover Corp       433,506
128   Equifax Inc       17,779
7,869   Expeditors International of Washington Inc       563,460
556   Fastenal Co       20,138
472   Flowserve Corp       13,296
23,235   Fortive Corp       1,487,040
370   Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc       17,834
6,035   HEICO Corp       528,666
10,672   HEICO Corp       771,906
118   IDEX Corp       18,128
38,509   IHS Markit Ltd       2,591,656
113   Illinois Tool Works Inc       18,362
42,396   Johnson Controls International plc       1,234,148
92   Lennox International Inc       17,175
473   Masco Corp       19,412
195   Middleby Corp/The, (2)       10,848
161   Old Dominion Freight Line Inc       23,392
358   Robert Half International Inc       16,923
8,186   Rockwell Automation Inc       1,551,083
8,030   Roper Technologies Inc       2,738,471
9,907   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc       219,539
5,181   Teledyne Technologies Inc, (2)       1,687,296
13,027   Trane Technologies PLC       1,138,820
4,904   TransDigm Group Inc, (2)       1,780,544
26,275   TransUnion       2,070,207
18,213   Verisk Analytics Inc       2,783,493
7,281   WABCO Holdings Inc, (2)       978,421
77   WW Grainger Inc       21,220
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
261   Xylem Inc/NY       $ 18,766
    Total Industrials       22,921,726
    Information Technology – 34.8%        
21,888   Accenture PLC       4,053,439
14,143   Adobe Inc, (2)       5,001,530
55,308   Applied Materials Inc       2,747,701
16,404   Autodesk Inc, (2)       3,069,681
21,426   Automatic Data Processing Inc       3,142,980
38,986   Cadence Design Systems Inc, (2)       3,162,934
18,526   Citrix Systems Inc       2,686,455
6,738   FLIR Systems Inc       292,429
12,760   Intuit Inc       3,442,776
26,669   Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)       2,580,759
2,747   Lam Research Corp       701,254
20,816   Mastercard Inc       5,723,775
38,480   Maxim Integrated Products Inc       2,115,630
17,541   NVIDIA Corp       5,126,883
15,159   Okta Inc, (2)       2,293,557
7,042   Paycom Software Inc, (2)       1,838,103
15,632   PTC Inc, (2)       1,082,516
26,223   salesforcecom Inc, (2)       4,246,815
10,364   ServiceNow Inc, (2)       3,643,361
18,085   Splunk Inc, (2)       2,538,411
34,244   Texas Instruments Inc       3,974,701
35,509   Trimble Inc, (2)       1,229,677
11,705   VMware Inc, (2)       1,539,442
8,425   Workday Inc, (2)       1,296,607
    Total Information Technology       67,531,416
    Materials – 4.4%        
168   Avery Dennison Corp       18,546
750   Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, (2)       14,805
17,484   Ball Corp       1,146,776
16,919   Ecolab Inc       3,273,826
15,574   PPG Industries Inc       1,414,586
5,164   Sherwin-Williams Co       2,769,815
    Total Materials       8,638,354
    Real Estate – 1.4%        
359   CBRE Group Inc, (2)       15,412
31,618   Prologis Inc       2,821,274
    Total Real Estate       2,836,686
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $187,481,851)       193,904,165
    
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Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Principal Amount (000)   Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%        
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS  –  0.2%        
$ 310   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes 0.000% 5/01/20 N/R $ 310,000
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $310,000)       310,000
    Total Investments (cost $187,791,851) – 100.0%       194,214,165
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.0%       47,727
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 194,261,892
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
62


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.8%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%        
    Communication Services – 8.2%        
4,742   Activision Blizzard Inc       $302,208
18,986   Discovery Inc, (2)       387,504
221   Electronic Arts Inc, (2)       25,251
22,877   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       418,878
9,003   Liberty Global PLC, (2)       174,838
12,349   Omnicom Group Inc       704,264
7,162   Roku Inc, (2)       868,249
787   TripAdvisor Inc, (2)       15,716
112,340   Verizon Communications Inc       6,453,933
47,971   Walt Disney Co       5,188,064
    Total Communication Services       14,538,905
    Consumer Discretionary  – 3.0%        
3,210   Aptiv PLC, (2)       223,256
513   Aramark       14,010
286   Autoliv Inc, (2)       17,166
254   Best Buy Co Inc       19,489
658   BorgWarner Inc       18,799
242   Darden Restaurants Inc, (2)       17,857
1,288   Gap Inc/The       10,459
2,633   Garmin Ltd       213,694
3,151   Genuine Parts Co       249,811
1,454   Hanesbrands Inc       14,453
18,360   Harley-Davidson Inc       400,799
507   Leggett & Platt Inc       17,811
8,474   Mohawk Industries Inc, (2)       743,339
24,829   Newell Brands Inc       344,627
548   Nordstrom Inc, (2)       10,291
806   Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, (2)       13,218
369   PVH Corp, (2)       18,166
13,711   Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd       641,264
8,430   Target Corp       925,108
11,045   Tiffany & Co       1,397,193
273   VF Corp       15,861
    Total Consumer Discretionary       5,326,671
63


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Staples  – 14.4%        
22,239   Bunge Ltd       $882,221
511   Campbell Soup Co       25,540
135   Clorox Co/The       25,169
110,001   Coca-Cola Co/The       5,047,946
31,331   Colgate-Palmolive Co       2,201,629
60,395   General Mills Inc       3,617,057
19,076   Kellogg Co       1,249,478
40,740   PepsiCo Inc       5,389,495
61,128   Procter & Gamble Co/The       7,205,157
    Total Consumer Staples       25,643,692
    Energy – 3.2%        
35,854   Baker Hughes Co       500,163
60,387   National Oilwell Varco Inc       763,292
42,230   ONEOK Inc       1,263,944
67,036   TechnipFMC PLC       597,291
39,618   Valero Energy Corp       2,509,800
    Total Energy       5,634,490
    Financials – 20.3%        
55,110   Aflac Inc       2,052,296
228   American Financial Group Inc/OH       15,103
69,371   American International Group Inc       1,764,105
223,808   Annaly Capital Management Inc       1,398,800
225   Arthur J Gallagher & Co       17,662
144   Assurant Inc       15,299
621   Athene Holding Ltd, (2)       16,767
68,229   Bank of New York Mellon Corp       2,561,317
6,677   BlackRock Inc       3,352,121
233   Cboe Global Markets Inc       23,156
498   Charles Schwab Corp       18,785
23,878   Chubb Ltd       2,579,063
180   Cincinnati Financial Corp       11,844
799   Citizens Financial Group Inc       17,890
7,853   CME Group Inc       1,399,483
521   Comerica Inc       18,162
30,692   Discover Financial Services       1,318,835
510   E*TRADE Financial Corp       20,711
490   East West Bancorp Inc       17,184
432   Eaton Vance Corp       15,854
921   Fifth Third Bancorp       17,213
223   Globe Life Inc       18,362
390   Hartford Financial Services Group Inc       14,816
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
126,348   Huntington Bancshares Inc/OH       $1,167,455
149,340   KeyCorp       1,739,811
15,674   KKR & Co Inc       395,142
41,903   Loews Corp       1,452,358
17   Markel Corp, (2)       14,719
26,948   Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc       2,622,849
68,350   Morgan Stanley       2,695,040
228   Nasdaq Inc       25,005
1,347   People's United Financial Inc       17,093
11,707   PNC Financial Services Group Inc       1,248,786
11,603   Prudential Financial Inc       723,679
1,725   Regions Financial Corp       18,544
133   Reinsurance Group of America Inc       13,922
118   RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd       17,229
155   Signature Bank/New York NY       16,613
9,975   State Street Corp       628,824
23,708   Travelers Cos Inc/The       2,399,487
41,991   Truist Financial Corp       1,567,104
768   Unum Group       13,402
73,533   US Bancorp       2,683,954
114   Willis Towers Watson PLC       20,325
277   WR Berkley Corp       14,958
501   Zions Bancorp NA       15,837
    Total Financials       36,196,964
    Health Care – 15.4%        
52,510   AbbVie Inc       4,316,322
3,238   Amgen Inc       774,594
78,282   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co       4,760,328
35,864   Cardinal Health Inc       1,774,551
3,334   Cigna Corp       652,731
58,484   CVS Health Corp       3,599,690
34,866   DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc       1,479,713
23,359   Elanco Animal Health Inc, (2)       577,201
29,155   Gilead Sciences Inc       2,449,020
296   Henry Schein Inc, (2)       16,150
162   Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, (2)       17,861
73,206   Merck & Co Inc       5,808,164
4,586   STERIS PLC       653,505
4,972   Varian Medical Systems Inc, (2)       568,697
    Total Health Care       27,448,527
65


Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials – 11.0%        
26,297   3M Co       $3,995,040
1,375   AMERCO, (2)       385,179
28,691   Caterpillar Inc       3,339,058
18,244   CH Robinson Worldwide Inc       1,293,499
2,351   Deere & Co       341,036
24,518   Eaton Corp PLC       2,047,253
6,816   Expeditors International of Washington Inc       488,060
566   Flowserve Corp       15,944
6,227   Fortive Corp       398,528
541   HD Supply Holdings Inc, (2)       16,057
60,409   Johnson Controls International plc       1,758,506
254   ManpowerGroup Inc       18,857
19,777   Masco Corp       811,648
55,757   Nielsen Holdings PLC       821,301
371   Owens Corning       16,086
8,156   Parker-Hannifin Corp       1,289,627
525   Pentair PLC       18,160
118   Rockwell Automation Inc       22,359
5,702   Roper Technologies Inc       1,944,553
140   Snap-on Inc       18,241
5,887   Waste Management Inc       588,818
    Total Industrials       19,627,810
    Information Technology – 10.4%        
93,309   Cisco Systems Inc       3,954,435
407   FLIR Systems Inc       17,664
124,931   Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co       1,256,806
145,491   HP Inc       2,256,565
109,762   Intel Corp       6,583,525
32,049   International Business Machines Corp       4,024,072
1,377   Lam Research Corp       351,521
1,231   TE Connectivity Ltd       90,429
650   Xerox Holdings Corp       11,889
    Total Information Technology       18,546,906
    Materials – 4.6%        
195,408   Amcor PLC       1,752,810
13,641   International Flavors & Fragrances Inc       1,787,380
523   International Paper Co       17,913
56,356   Mosaic Co/The       648,658
29,758   Newmont Corp       1,770,006
18,509   PPG Industries Inc       1,681,172
653   Sealed Air Corp       18,669
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Materials (continued)        
25,172   Steel Dynamics Inc       $ 610,924
    Total Materials       8,287,532
    Real Estate – 4.8%        
132   Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc       20,736
5,803   Boston Properties Inc       563,935
37,465   Equity Residential       2,437,473
112,526   Host Hotels & Resorts Inc       1,385,195
4,107   Jones Lang LaSalle Inc       433,617
35,417   Prologis Inc       3,160,259
365   Regency Centers Corp       16,027
10,894   Welltower Inc       558,100
673   WP Carey Inc       44,270
    Total Real Estate       8,619,612
    Utilities – 4.5%        
34,275   Consolidated Edison Inc       2,700,870
34,037   Eversource Energy       2,746,786
21,493   Sempra Energy       2,661,908
    Total Utilities       8,109,564
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $194,113,489)       177,980,673
    
Principal Amount (000)   Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%        
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS  –  0.2%        
$ 365   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes 0.000% 5/01/20 N/R $ 365,000
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $365,000)       365,000
    Total Investments (cost $194,478,489) – 100.0%       178,345,673
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.0%       64,863
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 178,410,536
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
67


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.9%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%        
    Communication Services – 7.7%        
15,856   Liberty Broadband Corp, (2)       $1,945,214
6,700   Live Nation Entertainment Inc, (2)       300,629
32,276   Pinterest Inc, (2)       666,822
5,687   Roku Inc, (2)       689,435
121,402   Snap Inc, (2)       2,137,889
18,347   Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, (2)       2,220,905
    Total Communication Services       7,960,894
    Consumer Discretionary  – 11.1%        
2,913   Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc, (2)       2,559,216
6,821   Domino's Pizza Inc       2,468,725
58,744   LKQ Corp, (2)       1,536,156
7,032   Lululemon Athletica Inc, (2)       1,571,511
4,564   Tractor Supply Co       462,927
16,586   Under Armour Inc, (2)       172,826
34,813   Under Armour Inc, (2)       322,716
19,332   Wayfair Inc, (2)       2,397,941
    Total Consumer Discretionary       11,492,018
    Consumer Staples  – 2.9%        
10,427   Lamb Weston Holdings Inc       639,801
14,964   McCormick & Co Inc/MD       2,346,954
    Total Consumer Staples       2,986,755
    Financials – 8.2%        
33,930   Brown & Brown Inc       1,218,426
9,959   Erie Indemnity Co       1,773,300
3,652   FactSet Research Systems Inc       1,004,300
16,057   First Republic Bank/CA       1,674,584
5,788   MarketAxess Holdings Inc       2,633,598
777   SVB Financial Group, (2)       150,093
    Total Financials       8,454,301
    Health Care – 21.5%        
66   ABIOMED Inc, (2)       12,622
2,119   Align Technology Inc, (2)       455,267
4,870   DaVita Inc, (2)       384,779
9,563   DexCom Inc, (2)       3,205,518
20,004   Henry Schein Inc, (2)       1,091,418
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
8,588   IDEXX Laboratories Inc, (2)       $2,384,029
10,136   Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, (2)       1,117,494
9,209   Laboratory Corp of America Holdings, (2)       1,514,420
3,055   Mettler-Toledo International Inc, (2)       2,199,417
20,849   PerkinElmer Inc       1,887,460
15,606   ResMed Inc       2,423,924
10,202   STERIS PLC       1,453,785
9,412   Waters Corp, (2)       1,760,044
11,961   West Pharmaceutical Services Inc       2,263,739
    Total Health Care       22,153,916
    Industrials – 16.5%        
6,354   Acuity Brands Inc       550,193
24,752   Copart Inc, (2)       1,982,883
24,875   Expeditors International of Washington Inc       1,781,174
11,835   Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc       570,447
9,574   IDEX Corp       1,470,854
7,575   Lennox International Inc       1,414,101
2,934   Masco Corp       120,411
15,548   Middleby Corp/The, (2)       864,935
16,571   Robert Half International Inc       783,311
5,551   Teledyne Technologies Inc, (2)       1,807,794
16,395   Verisk Analytics Inc       2,505,648
4,695   WW Grainger Inc       1,293,848
25,441   Xylem Inc/NY       1,829,208
    Total Industrials       16,974,807
    Information Technology – 26.0%        
5,422   ANSYS Inc, (2)       1,419,642
3,095   Arista Networks Inc, (2)       678,734
15,300   Cadence Design Systems Inc, (2)       1,241,289
12,801   Citrix Systems Inc       1,856,273
11,774   Cognex Corp       650,396
24,405   FLIR Systems Inc       1,059,177
19,448   Fortinet Inc, (2)       2,095,328
12,240   Jack Henry & Associates Inc       2,001,852
21,581   Keysight Technologies Inc, (2)       2,088,393
36,799   Maxim Integrated Products Inc       2,023,209
14,080   Okta Inc, (2)       2,130,304
6,418   Paycom Software Inc, (2)       1,675,226
19,569   PTC Inc, (2)       1,355,153
5,898   RingCentral Inc, (2)       1,347,870
4,098   Splunk Inc, (2)       575,195
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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
43,250   Trimble Inc, (2)       $1,497,748
15,005   Twilio Inc, (2)       1,685,061
6,030   Zebra Technologies Corp, (2)       1,384,850
    Total Information Technology       26,765,700
    Materials – 2.7%        
14,812   Avery Dennison Corp       1,635,096
58,547   Axalta Coating Systems Ltd, (2)       1,155,718
    Total Materials       2,790,814
    Real Estate – 3.3%        
38,977   CBRE Group Inc, (2)       1,673,283
19,037   Extra Space Storage Inc       1,679,825
    Total Real Estate       3,353,108
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $96,900,702)       102,932,313
    
Principal Amount (000)   Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.1%        
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS  –  0.1%        
$ 120   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes 0.000% 5/01/20 N/R $ 120,000
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $120,000)       120,000
    Total Investments (cost $97,020,702) – 100.0%       103,052,313
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.0)%       (17,498)
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 103,034,815
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
70


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.7%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.7%        
    Communication Services – 3.0%        
45,241   Discovery Inc, (2)       $923,369
16,729   Interpublic Group of Cos Inc/The       284,058
9,877   Roku Inc, (2)       1,197,389
    Total Communication Services       2,404,816
    Consumer Discretionary  – 15.9%        
15,167   Aramark       414,211
11,777   Best Buy Co Inc       903,649
5,651   BorgWarner Inc       161,449
17,640   Darden Restaurants Inc, (2)       1,301,656
20,842   Garmin Ltd       1,691,537
40,184   Hanesbrands Inc       399,429
35,579   Harley-Davidson Inc       776,690
20,569   Hasbro Inc       1,485,287
10,857   Mohawk Industries Inc, (2)       952,376
86,730   Newell Brands Inc       1,203,812
348   PVH Corp, (2)       17,132
15,696   Tiffany & Co       1,985,544
7,526   Vail Resorts Inc, (2)       1,286,946
    Total Consumer Discretionary       12,579,718
    Consumer Staples  – 5.4%        
32,192   Bunge Ltd       1,277,056
31,217   Campbell Soup Co       1,560,226
17,375   Ingredion Inc       1,410,850
    Total Consumer Staples       4,248,132
    Energy – 2.1%        
78,447   National Oilwell Varco Inc       991,570
75,054   TechnipFMC PLC       668,731
    Total Energy       1,660,301
    Financials – 18.2%        
19,792   Ally Financial Inc       324,391
203,355   Annaly Capital Management Inc       1,270,969
49,511   Arch Capital Group Ltd, (2)       1,189,749
22,258   Arthur J Gallagher & Co       1,747,253
57,604   Citizens Financial Group Inc       1,289,753
1,940   Comerica Inc       67,628
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Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
26,115   E*TRADE Financial Corp       $1,060,530
67,742   Equitable Holdings Inc       1,241,033
29,300   Hartford Financial Services Group Inc       1,113,107
68,760   Invesco Ltd       592,711
18,766   Lincoln National Corp       665,630
70,214   People's United Financial Inc       891,016
19,721   Principal Financial Group Inc       718,042
4,753   Regions Financial Corp       51,095
11,387   Reinsurance Group of America Inc       1,191,991
9,176   Signature Bank/New York NY       983,484
352   Zions Bancorp NA       11,127
    Total Financials       14,409,509
    Health Care – 4.2%        
26,996   DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc       1,145,710
264   Henry Schein Inc, (2)       14,404
4,549   Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC, (2)       501,527
14,421   Quest Diagnostics Inc       1,587,897
820   STERIS PLC       116,850
    Total Health Care       3,366,388
    Industrials – 12.4%        
3,959   AMERCO, (2)       1,109,035
15,521   CH Robinson Worldwide Inc       1,100,439
364   Expeditors International of Washington Inc       26,064
32,765   Fastenal Co       1,186,748
2,306   Flowserve Corp       64,960
40,561   HD Supply Holdings Inc, (2)       1,203,850
5,969   ManpowerGroup Inc       443,139
17,616   Masco Corp       722,961
78,620   Nielsen Holdings PLC       1,158,073
26,164   Owens Corning       1,134,471
10,926   Snap-on Inc       1,423,548
2,184   United Rentals Inc, (2)       280,644
    Total Industrials       9,853,932
    Information Technology – 9.5%        
28,133   FLIR Systems Inc       1,220,972
18,788   Juniper Networks Inc       405,821
86,036   Marvell Technology Group Ltd       2,300,603
23,735   NortonLifeLock Inc       504,843
70,355   Sabre Corp, (2)       511,481
8,021   Skyworks Solutions Inc       833,222
74,012   Western Union Co/The       1,411,409
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
20,425   Xerox Holdings Corp       $ 373,573
    Total Information Technology       7,561,924
    Materials – 8.1%        
217,333   Amcor PLC       1,949,477
13,237   Celanese Corp       1,099,597
15,307   International Flavors & Fragrances Inc       2,005,676
49,931   Mosaic Co/The       574,706
24,801   Sealed Air Corp       709,061
4,406   Steel Dynamics Inc       106,934
    Total Materials       6,445,451
    Real Estate – 18.4%        
13,678   Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc       2,148,677
54,262   Duke Realty Corp       1,882,891
60,218   Healthpeak Properties Inc       1,574,098
117,264   Host Hotels & Resorts Inc       1,443,520
54,379   Iron Mountain Inc       1,314,884
10,553   Jones Lang LaSalle Inc       1,114,186
31,270   Kimco Realty Corp       341,156
22,966   Regency Centers Corp       1,008,437
25,203   UDR Inc       944,356
72,499   VICI Properties Inc       1,262,933
23,670   WP Carey Inc       1,557,013
    Total Real Estate       14,592,151
    Utilities – 2.5%        
34,580   CMS Energy Corp       1,974,172
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $89,114,527)       79,096,494
    
Principal Amount (000)   Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (3) Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%        
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS  –  0.2%        
$ 140   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes 0.000% 5/01/20 N/R $ 140,000
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $140,000)       140,000
    Total Investments (cost $89,254,527) – 99.9%       79,236,494
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.1%       64,556
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 79,301,050
73


Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
74


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 99.9%        
    COMMON STOCKS – 99.9%        
    Communication Services – 2.8%        
17,855   Boingo Wireless Inc, (2)       $248,899
336   Cable One Inc       642,721
2,575   Cardlytics Inc, (2)       115,746
1,722   Cinemark Holdings Inc, (2)       24,590
102,029   Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc, (2)       98,438
23,327   Gogo Inc, (2)       38,023
12,747   Gray Television Inc, (2)       147,993
17,904   iHeartMedia Inc, (2)       125,686
22,555   Iridium Communications Inc, (2)       507,600
15,477   John Wiley & Sons Inc       581,161
5,017   Loral Space & Communications Inc, (2)       110,374
3,933   Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp, (2)       325,259
3,933   Madison Square Garden Sports C, (2)       673,802
19,238   New York Times Co/The       625,620
12,227   Scholastic Corp       355,439
1,924   Shenandoah Telecommunications Co       102,953
18,802   TEGNA Inc       201,558
9,586   World Wrestling Entertainment Inc       426,289
171,804   Zynga Inc, (2)       1,295,402
    Total Communication Services       6,647,553
    Consumer Discretionary  – 12.2%        
5,103   1-800-Flowerscom Inc, (2)       97,927
14,404   Aaron's Inc       459,632
34,433   American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc, (2)       148,751
5,776   American Public Education Inc, (2)       148,848
1,929   America's Car-Mart Inc/TX, (2)       127,218
1,833   Asbury Automotive Group Inc, (2)       123,728
7,482   At Home Group Inc, (2)       17,583
8,007   AutoNation Inc, (2)       298,181
3,606   Big Lots Inc       84,561
14,257   Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc, (2)       1,660,228
13,370   Brinker International Inc, (2)       311,254
36,616   Callaway Golf Co       524,341
14,144   Camping World Holdings Inc       125,457
6,904   Carriage Services Inc       103,698
75


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
173   Cavco Industries Inc, (2)       $26,760
1,644   Cooper Tire & Rubber Co       34,836
4,465   Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc, (2)       57,375
11,229   Core-Mark Holding Co Inc       322,721
8,650   Crocs Inc, (2)       209,763
10,474   Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc, (2)       153,339
2,426   Deckers Outdoor Corp, (2)       360,892
5,234   Designer Brands Inc       33,236
4,558   Dine Brands Global Inc       202,330
6,539   Dorman Products Inc, (2)       412,480
19,232   Dunkin' Brands Group Inc, (2)       1,208,539
9,051   El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc, (2)       110,694
15,764   Etsy Inc, (2)       1,022,611
3,710   Five Below Inc, (2)       334,494
4,332   Foot Locker Inc       111,029
14,448   Fossil Group Inc, (2)       57,214
13,235   frontdoor Inc, (2)       512,327
7,351   Funko Inc, (2)       31,462
797   Genesco Inc, (2)       15,087
59,441   Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co/The, (2)       426,192
50,797   GoPro Inc, (2)       178,805
1,443   Graham Holdings Co       562,784
4,866   Green Brick Partners Inc, (2)       43,356
3,198   Group 1 Automotive Inc, (2)       180,975
8,423   Helen of Troy Ltd, (2)       1,383,730
4,708   Hooker Furniture Corp       70,573
5,988   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co, (2)       9,581
10,818   iRobot Corp, (2)       659,465
4,338   Jack in the Box Inc       261,581
2,620   Johnson Outdoors Inc       179,103
3,008   KB Home       78,930
8,617   Kontoor Brands Inc       167,256
4,333   Lands' End Inc, (2)       36,874
6,903   La-Z-Boy Inc       161,875
19,335   Levi Strauss & Co       249,228
1,923   LGI Homes Inc, (2)       116,495
2,575   Lithia Motors Inc       284,692
34,252   Macy's Inc, (2)       200,717
8,700   Malibu Boats Inc, (2)       299,106
8,603   MarineMax Inc, (2)       123,969
5,402   Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp       448,366
76


Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
8,084   MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc, (2)       $84,478
47,327   Mattel Inc, (2)       412,691
4,541   Meritage Homes Corp, (2)       238,675
18,580   Michaels Cos Inc/The, (2)       56,483
13,341   Modine Manufacturing Co, (2)       61,769
7,273   Monro Inc       403,579
2,053   Movado Group Inc, (2)       21,166
5,000   Murphy USA Inc, (2)       534,000
14,417   National Vision Holdings Inc, (2)       382,051
174,647   Office Depot Inc       387,716
14,911   Planet Fitness Inc, (2)       899,581
9,327   Pool Corp       1,974,153
27,600   Quotient Technology Inc, (2)       198,168
3,722   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc, (2)       54,453
3,032   Rent-A-Center Inc/TX       60,352
24,674   Sally Beauty Holdings Inc, (2)       239,585
58,602   Service Corp International/US       2,153,037
33,892   ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc, (2)       1,154,023
7,344   Shake Shack Inc, (2)       400,321
8,120   Signet Jewelers Ltd, (2)       81,687
7,515   Sleep Number Corp, (2)       224,699
8,651   Sonos Inc, (2)       88,413
9,386   Stitch Fix Inc, (2)       150,645
11,904   Taylor Morrison Home Corp, (2)       173,203
11,506   Tenneco Inc, (2)       59,716
13,104   Thor Industries Inc       867,485
19,926   Tupperware Brands Corp, (2)       64,162
5,484   Unifi Inc, (2)       56,759
2,268   Visteon Corp, (2)       136,760
36,518   Wendy's Co/The       725,247
531   Winmark Corp       79,650
5,501   Wolverine World Wide Inc       112,715
9,600   WW International Inc, (2)       244,896
9,340   YETI Holdings Inc, (2)       257,877
944   Zumiez Inc, (2)       19,956
    Total Consumer Discretionary       28,632,400
    Consumer Staples  – 3.3%        
4,291   Beyond Meat Inc, (2)       424,766
33,150   BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc, (2)       872,177
2,619   Casey's General Stores Inc       396,543
54,298   Darling Ingredients Inc, (2)       1,117,996
77


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Consumer Staples (continued)        
6,354   Edgewell Personal Care Co, (2)       $175,434
15,593   Energizer Holdings Inc       607,503
4,752   Farmer Bros Co, (2)       43,908
11,433   Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc       325,955
9,721   Freshpet Inc, (2)       733,061
8,713   Grocery Outlet Holding Corp, (2)       289,882
4,822   Hain Celestial Group Inc/The, (2)       124,600
3,474   Medifast Inc       263,607
2,638   Performance Food Group Co, (2)       77,425
4,349   PriceSmart Inc       276,335
27,568   Simply Good Foods Co/The, (2)       519,657
13,481   SpartanNash Co       231,199
9,374   Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc       403,644
2,238   Sprouts Farmers Market Inc, (2)       46,506
21,397   United Natural Foods Inc, (2)       227,664
22,532   US Foods Holding Corp, (2)       484,438
    Total Consumer Staples       7,642,300
    Energy – 2.1%        
94,934   Antero Midstream Corp       450,937
22,780   Apergy Corp, (2)       209,804
53,593   Archrock Inc       257,782
19,402   Cactus Inc       344,968
58,821   Clean Energy Fuels Corp, (2)       126,759
10,887   Core Laboratories NV       213,494
31,038   Delek US Holdings Inc       724,737
5,984   DMC Global Inc, (2)       154,447
9,438   Dril-Quip Inc, (2)       312,681
90,849   Equitrans Midstream Corp       761,315
12,188   Exterran Corp, (2)       82,878
31,564   Frank's International NV, (2)       76,701
14,908   Green Plains Inc, (2)       87,510
43,217   Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc, (2)       109,771
23,065   Liberty Oilfield Services Inc, (2)       108,867
10,944   Matrix Service Co, (2)       114,255
31,909   Newpark Resources Inc, (2)       48,821
10,106   Oceaneering International Inc, (2)       51,945
15,094   Oil States International Inc, (2)       51,923
16,242   Renewable Energy Group Inc, (2)       402,964
24,284   Select Energy Services Inc, (2)       116,563
12,807   Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure Inc       87,600
6,643   Tidewater Inc, (2)       38,264
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Energy (continued)        
27,499   US Silica Holdings Inc       $ 52,798
    Total Energy       4,987,784
    Financials – 14.0%        
3,327   Affiliated Managers Group Inc       232,757
4,475   Allegiance Bancshares Inc       112,233
5,852   Amalgamated Bank       62,616
15,619   Ameris Bancorp       397,191
15,425   Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc       454,112
2,385   Associated Banc-Corp       33,724
8,495   Atlantic Capital Bancshares Inc, (2)       106,612
17,895   Bancorp Inc/The, (2)       124,728
1,084   Bank of Hawaii Corp       73,907
28,496   Bank OZK       644,580
31,245   BankUnited Inc       618,963
4,547   Banner Corp       174,741
9,433   BOK Financial Corp       488,535
25,937   Brightsphere Investment Group Inc       192,193
3,032   Brookline Bancorp Inc       30,957
7,303   Byline Bancorp Inc       89,973
39,030   Cadence BanCorp       258,379
7,719   Cathay General Bancorp       215,514
3,356   CBTX Inc       60,609
7,593   Cohen & Steers Inc       438,420
2,072   Columbia Banking System Inc       55,923
4,740   Columbia Financial Inc, (2)       67,095
2,394   Commerce Bancshares Inc/MO       146,489
11,284   Cowen Inc       123,560
6,947   Crawford & Co       49,463
4,200   Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc       301,812
3,943   Customers Bancorp Inc, (2)       50,313
8,134   CVB Financial Corp       169,065
1,317   Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc, (2)       144,291
12,784   Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc, (2)       93,068
4,520   eHealth Inc, (2)       482,284
16,916   Ellington Financial Inc       175,757
5,883   Equity Bancshares Inc, (2)       110,247
1,021   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp       68,029
11,099   Federated Hermes Inc       252,724
43,018   First American Financial Corp       1,983,990
8,846   First Financial Bancorp       136,051
1,519   First Financial Bankshares Inc       42,304
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Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
4,475   First Hawaiian Inc       $78,715
44,931   First Horizon National Corp       407,973
3,949   First Interstate BancSystem Inc       133,476
1,058   First Merchants Corp       29,952
14,825   FirstCash Inc       1,065,028
14,504   Flagstar Bancorp Inc       375,799
8,891   Flushing Financial Corp       111,049
22,759   Fulton Financial Corp       266,053
210,323   Genworth Financial Inc, (2)       763,472
5,449   Glacier Bancorp Inc       207,498
3,885   Goosehead Insurance Inc, (2)       218,104
22,619   Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc       112,643
4,676   Great Western Bancorp Inc       87,909
17,107   Green Dot Corp, (2)       521,763
11,712   Hancock Whitney Corp       244,898
2,806   Hanmi Financial Corp       33,868
16,385   Hanover Insurance Group Inc/The       1,644,726
5,939   Heartland Financial USA Inc       201,748
5,513   Heritage Financial Corp/WA       110,536
2,237   HomeTrust Bancshares Inc       34,383
6,943   Hope Bancorp Inc       69,083
17,106   Horace Mann Educators Corp       601,447
4,269   Independent Bank Corp       311,167
1,533   International Bancshares Corp       44,442
3,171   INTL FCStone Inc, (2)       126,713
96,579   Investors Bancorp Inc       899,150
15,384   Janus Henderson Group PLC       275,374
10,519   KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc       165,990
16,166   Legg Mason Inc       805,552
4,634   LendingClub Corp, (2)       35,543
10,111   Live Oak Bancshares Inc       141,048
2,669   LPL Financial Holdings Inc       160,727
3,880   Luther Burbank Corp       41,749
3,253   Merchants Bancorp/IN       50,096
2,312   Meta Financial Group Inc       42,587
76,265   MGIC Investment Corp       557,497
5,128   Morningstar Inc       799,763
29,882   Mr Cooper Group Inc, (2)       286,270
5,993   National Bank Holdings Corp       159,294
70,786   New York Community Bancorp Inc       768,736
2,572   OceanFirst Financial Corp       43,338
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Financials (continued)        
11,036   Old National Bancorp/IN       $156,380
22,406   On Deck Capital Inc, (2)       27,111
5,467   Origin Bancorp Inc       121,859
20,606   PennyMac Financial Services Inc       621,683
3,819   People's Utah Bancorp       82,032
16,207   Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc       652,332
18,425   PRA Group Inc, (2)       511,110
4,610   Primerica Inc       479,025
6,805   Pzena Investment Management Inc       33,481
949   QCR Holdings Inc       29,210
2,065   Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc       52,658
7,362   Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida, (2)       165,424
16,886   ServisFirst Bancshares Inc       599,791
14,720   Simmons First National Corp       275,264
7,855   South State Corp       454,333
110,392   Starwood Property Trust Inc       1,428,472
35,150   Sterling Bancorp/DE       433,400
26,930   TCF Financial Corp       799,552
9,497   Texas Capital Bancshares Inc, (2)       263,827
9,992   Triumph Bancorp Inc, (2)       276,878
5,659   UMB Financial Corp       287,704
36,967   Umpqua Holdings Corp       463,012
3,596   United Bankshares Inc/WV       107,736
7,510   Valley National Bancorp       62,784
6,038   Victory Capital Holdings Inc       91,113
1,484   Virtus Investment Partners Inc       120,605
1,262   Washington Federal Inc       33,746
4,017   Webster Financial Corp       113,480
11,309   WesBanco Inc       279,106
12,808   Western Alliance Bancorp       459,551
2,646   Westwood Holdings Group Inc, (2)       60,937
17,431   Wintrust Financial Corp       730,359
9,788   WisdomTree Investments, Inc       31,713
2,671   WSFS Financial Corp       77,940
    Total Financials       32,681,976
    Health Care – 16.2%        
10,001   Acadia Healthcare Co Inc, (2)       240,124
18,992   ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       917,503
2,995   Accelerate Diagnostics Inc, (2)       32,675
18,959   Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc, (3)       8,721
8,615   Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       131,293
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
8,326   Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       $342,532
7,966   Akcea Therapeutics Inc, (2)       135,900
13,184   Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc, (2), (3)       11,602
53,985   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc, (2)       350,902
1,545   Amedisys Inc, (2)       284,527
4,259   AMN Healthcare Services Inc, (2)       200,088
9,914   AnaptysBio Inc, (2)       154,857
7,640   AngioDynamics Inc, (2)       79,685
59,594   Antares Pharma Inc, (2)       193,085
6,899   Arvinas Inc, (2)       362,197
9,566   Assembly Biosciences Inc, (2)       167,501
17,926   Atara Biotherapeutics Inc, (2)       148,607
13,953   AtriCure Inc, (2)       601,653
605   Atrion Corp       382,257
9,001   Avrobio Inc, (2)       115,843
1,328   Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc, (2)       42,775
2,798   Axsome Therapeutics Inc, (2)       265,894
62,597   BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       244,754
9,152   BioTelemetry Inc, (2)       427,490
8,618   Bluebird Bio Inc, (2)       464,338
10,316   Brookdale Senior Living Inc, (2)       37,241
15,987   Bruker Corp       628,609
7,682   Cantel Medical Corp       284,234
9,793   Cardiovascular Systems Inc, (2)       411,306
9,523   Catalent Inc, (2)       658,515
9,734   Cerus Corp, (2)       59,864
2,969   Chemed Corp       1,236,796
18,615   Coherus Biosciences Inc, (2)       309,009
6,940   Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)       143,519
5,235   Computer Programs and Systems Inc       125,797
2,429   CorVel Corp, (2)       127,984
31,574   Covetrus Inc, (2)       375,415
21,631   Cymabay Therapeutics Inc, (2)       38,287
24,380   Denali Therapeutics Inc, (2)       532,947
16,385   Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       322,784
4,478   Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc/DE, (2)       228,288
10,373   Encompass Health Corp       687,211
5,283   Ensign Group Inc/The       197,637
20,274   Envista Holdings Corp, (2)       394,735
5,110   Evolus Inc, (2)       21,258
17,148   FibroGen Inc, (2)       632,590
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
11,784   Flexion Therapeutics Inc, (2)       $125,382
11,089   G1 Therapeutics Inc, (2)       145,599
9,999   GenMark Diagnostics Inc, (2)       125,087
5,593   Glaukos Corp, (2)       205,207
11,057   Global Blood Therapeutics Inc, (2)       846,082
6,031   Globus Medical Inc, (2)       286,231
5,611   Guardant Health Inc, (2)       431,823
8,519   Haemonetics Corp, (2)       969,292
43,842   Halozyme Therapeutics Inc, (2)       993,240
13,760   Hanger Inc, (2)       252,634
597   Heska Corp, (2)       42,268
5,211   Hill-Rom Holdings Inc       586,185
10,589   HMS Holdings Corp, (2)       303,640
10,771   Horizon Therapeutics Plc, (2)       388,187
32,911   Immunomedics Inc, (2)       999,836
21,847   Insmed Inc, (2)       502,481
12,399   Intersect ENT Inc, (2)       142,341
1,156   LeMaitre Vascular Inc       32,934
7,286   Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       718,181
2,815   Magellan Health Inc, (2)       170,955
3,315   MEDNAX Inc, (2)       48,134
5,138   Meridian Bioscience Inc, (2)       61,656
12,643   Merit Medical Systems Inc, (2)       516,087
5,596   Mirati Therapeutics Inc, (2)       475,884
3,524   MyoKardia Inc, (2)       221,378
5,212   National Research Corp       268,887
26,379   NeoGenomics Inc, (2)       721,202
5,482   NextGen Healthcare Inc, (2)       57,835
4,918   Odonate Therapeutics Inc, (2)       138,442
140,056   OPKO Health Inc, (2)       310,924
6,643   Optinose Inc, (2)       26,838
8,273   Option Care Health Inc, (2)       118,304
24,472   OraSure Technologies Inc, (2)       390,084
5,684   Orthofix Medical Inc, (2)       201,498
2,649   OrthoPediatrics Corp, (2)       129,404
13,110   Owens & Minor Inc       92,819
6,333   Patterson Cos Inc       115,767
3,230   Pennant Group Inc/The, (2)       63,922
3,537   Penumbra Inc, (2)       627,181
7,856   PetIQ Inc, (2)       224,682
4,932   Phibro Animal Health Corp       131,734
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Health Care (continued)        
2,630   Premier Inc, (2)       $87,211
34,064   Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       134,212
14,808   Prothena Corp PLC, (2)       166,146
13,213   Quidel Corp, (2)       1,836,607
12,808   Quotient Ltd, (2)       118,538
29,863   R1 RCM Inc, (2)       308,186
3,019   RadNet Inc, (2)       42,628
2,629   Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       415,803
13,211   Repligen Corp, (2)       1,534,458
5,698   Revance Therapeutics Inc, (2)       105,470
11,696   Sage Therapeutics Inc, (2)       455,910
21,273   SIGA Technologies, Inc, (2)       125,723
6,334   STAAR Surgical Co, (2)       242,719
8,426   Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc, (2)       197,168
2,248   Surgery Partners Inc, (2)       26,526
3,731   Surmodics Inc, (2)       142,151
3,935   Tactile Systems Technology Inc, (2)       203,125
5,672   Tandem Diabetes Care Inc, (2)       452,512
7,092   Teladoc Health Inc, (2)       1,167,272
3,519   Theravance Biopharma Inc, (2)       102,614
6,341   Tilray Inc, (2)       51,045
16,108   Tivity Health Inc, (2)       144,489
8,431   Triple-S Management Corp, (2)       142,737
5,022   Turning Point Therapeutics Inc, (2)       258,683
9,730   Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc, (2)       587,984
6,882   uniQure NV, (2)       437,970
2,777   US Physical Therapy Inc       209,663
15,434   Varex Imaging Corp, (2)       403,290
12,147   Vocera Communications Inc, (2)       230,307
8,255   Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc, (2)       277,203
53,984   ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc, (2)       151,155
1,888   Zogenix Inc, (2)       53,298
    Total Health Care       37,783,879
    Industrials – 14.2%        
2,050   AAON Inc       97,662
6,341   AAR Corp       124,157
6,578   ABM Industries Inc       226,875
35,724   ACCO Brands Corp       264,358
61,330   ADT Inc       351,421
5,610   Advanced Drainage Systems Inc       227,429
2,976   Aegion Corp, (2)       47,765
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
3,002   AeroVironment Inc, (2)       $180,901
2,861   Alamo Group Inc       281,637
28,835   Allison Transmission Holdings Inc       1,047,864
4,288   Arcosa Inc       159,814
7,137   Armstrong World Industries Inc       550,120
1,350   Astec Industries Inc       54,148
6,249   Astronics Corp, (2)       56,116
9,521   Axon Enterprise Inc, (2)       692,272
2,282   Barnes Group Inc       87,583
21,472   Bloom Energy Corp, (2)       164,690
9,526   Brady Corp       414,762
25,545   Builders FirstSource Inc, (2)       468,751
9,507   Carlisle Cos Inc       1,149,967
3,146   Cimpress PLC, (2)       228,997
1,469   Columbus McKinnon Corp/NY       39,781
7,944   Comfort Systems USA Inc       264,535
7,513   Cubic Corp       287,072
637   Curtiss-Wright Corp       66,025
1,164   Deluxe Corp       32,790
13,881   Donaldson Co Inc       608,404
8,515   Douglas Dynamics Inc       314,714
1,751   Ducommun Inc, (2)       49,448
9,352   EMCOR Group Inc       594,133
11,841   Enerpac Tool Group Corp       202,007
7,172   ESCO Technologies Inc       547,224
7,103   Federal Signal Corp       191,284
4,268   Franklin Electric Co Inc       216,814
3,380   FTI Consulting Inc, (2)       430,477
13,787   GATX Corp       817,569
16,858   Generac Holdings Inc, (2)       1,642,644
17,521   GMS, Inc, (2)       322,036
3,242   Granite Construction Inc       53,298
10,841   Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp, (2)       95,834
15,936   Healthcare Services Group Inc       406,209
5,054   Herman Miller Inc, (2)       113,917
13,897   Hexcel Corp, (2)       480,697
3,727   Hub Group Inc, (2)       179,306
12,582   IAA Inc, (2)       485,665
1,715   IES Holdings, Inc, (2)       33,871
10,033   KAR Auction Services Inc       150,294
7,146   Korn Ferry       206,019
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
8,646   Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, (2)       $129,863
2,280   Landstar System Inc       235,547
7,213   Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc       580,719
1,525   Lindsay Corp       137,250
30,606   Macquarie Infrastructure Corp, (2)       844,420
5,292   Manitowoc Co Inc/The, (2)       48,792
12,962   Matthews International Corp       310,310
3,821   Maxar Technologies Inc       48,183
5,432   McGrath RentCorp       296,316
7,110   Mercury Systems Inc, (2)       633,928
8,309   Meritor Inc, (2)       170,334
16,521   Mobile Mini Inc       472,005
1,628   Moog Inc, (2)       80,553
8,219   MSA Safety Inc       924,884
1,918   MYR Group Inc, (2)       57,540
18,200   Navistar International Corp, (2)       432,614
6,466   Oshkosh Corp       436,649
71,390   Pitney Bowes Inc       252,007
41,193   Plug Power Inc, (2)       172,393
12,198   Quad/Graphics Inc, (2)       45,377
20,551   Quanta Services Inc       747,234
12,594   Raven Industries Inc       280,468
42,258   Resideo Technologies Inc, (2)       216,784
28,804   RR Donnelley & Sons Co, (2)       49,255
12,980   Ryder System Inc       459,492
8,673   Schneider National Inc       190,025
13,494   SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc, (2)       1,195,973
14,856   Steelcase Inc       162,673
31,922   Sunrun Inc, (2)       447,866
10,723   Team Inc, (2)       66,161
5,220   Tennant Co       308,867
6,007   Tetra Tech Inc       452,207
24,014   Toro Co/The       1,532,333
8,654   Trex Co Inc, (2)       824,034
8,250   TriNet Group Inc, (2)       404,002
9,207   TrueBlue Inc, (2)       142,985
1,561   UniFirst Corp/MA       262,482
8,712   Valmont Industries Inc       1,021,395
22,010   Wabash National Corp       180,482
10,875   Watts Water Technologies Inc       896,100
15,747   WESCO International Inc, (2)       407,375
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Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Industrials (continued)        
15,250   Woodward Inc       $ 923,540
    Total Industrials       33,190,773
    Information Technology – 18.4%        
27,817   ACI Worldwide Inc, (2)       762,186
9,956   ADTRAN Inc       102,348
7,419   Anaplan Inc, (2)       303,140
12,925   Anixter International Inc, (2)       1,200,216
30,330   Arlo Technologies Inc, (2)       83,104
3,706   Aspen Technology Inc, (2)       378,939
45,131   Avaya Holdings Corp, (2)       448,602
11,625   Avnet Inc       348,983
11,594   Badger Meter Inc       684,394
8,982   Benefitfocus Inc, (2)       97,275
7,200   Blackbaud Inc, (2)       397,872
7,276   Blackline Inc, (2)       441,944
11,663   Bottomline Technologies DE Inc, (2)       485,531
12,643   CalAmp Corp, (2)       84,961
10,585   ChannelAdvisor Corp, (2)       109,343
5,845   Ciena Corp, (2)       270,331
16,714   Cirrus Logic Inc, (2)       1,263,578
33,870   CommScope Holding Co Inc, (2)       372,909
75,197   Conduent Inc, (2)       189,496
7,607   Coupa Software Inc, (2)       1,339,517
20,282   Cree Inc, (2)       874,763
3,967   CTS Corp       91,876
16,324   Daktronics Inc, (2)       73,785
13,558   Dolby Laboratories Inc       813,887
3,711   Elastic NV, (2)       238,024
51,149   Entegris Inc       2,773,810
18,772   Envestnet Inc, (2)       1,173,625
5,018   ePlus Inc, (2)       355,024
13,928   ExlService Holdings Inc, (2)       859,775
3,333   Fair Isaac Corp, (2)       1,176,349
22,923   First Solar Inc, (2)       1,008,841
23,329   Fitbit, Inc, (2)       156,071
11,055   Five9 Inc, (2)       1,024,467
3,488   HubSpot Inc, (2)       588,181
18,369   Infinera Corp, (2)       113,245
11,093   Insight Enterprises Inc, (2)       602,239
12,897   InterDigital Inc       745,060
9,371   Itron Inc, (2)       654,283
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Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
9,199   KEMET Corp       $248,465
7,943   Kimball Electronics Inc, (2)       107,389
26,404   Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc       632,904
8,028   Limelight Networks Inc, (2)       40,702
14,895   LivePerson Inc, (2)       356,586
19,966   LogMeIn Inc, (2)       1,706,294
7,563   Lumentum Holdings Inc, (2)       611,922
8,914   Manhattan Associates Inc, (2)       632,359
7,302   Methode Electronics Inc       219,206
12,170   Mimecast Ltd, (2)       497,753
7,569   MobileIron Inc, (2)       38,526
7,104   Model N Inc, (2)       205,021
7,871   MTS Systems Corp, (2)       167,416
10,967   National Instruments Corp       421,352
34,141   NCR Corp, (2)       700,573
4,436   NETGEAR Inc, (2)       106,375
11,271   New Relic Inc, (2)       605,140
2,644   Novanta Inc, (2)       229,737
36,530   Nuance Communications Inc, (2)       737,906
25,621   Nutanix Inc, (2)       524,974
21,071   Onto Innovation Inc, (2)       683,965
5,790   OSI Systems Inc, (2)       419,080
1,134   Paylocity Holding Corp, (2)       129,877
13,903   Plantronics Inc, (2)       196,310
14,328   Progress Software Corp       586,159
6,510   PROS Holdings Inc, (2)       223,879
787   Qualys Inc, (2)       82,981
42,947   Rambus Inc, (2)       538,126
23,717   Ribbon Communications Inc, (2)       86,448
1,469   Rogers Corp, (2)       163,118
8,800   Smartsheet Inc, (2)       463,936
14,464   SPS Commerce Inc, (2)       802,897
7,663   SVMK Inc, (2)       120,309
16,352   Sykes Enterprises Inc, (2)       468,158
5,965   SYNNEX Corp, (2)       522,295
5,118   Tech Data Corp, (2)       719,796
33,615   Teradata Corp, (2)       826,593
6,739   TTEC Holdings Inc       262,686
7,074   Universal Display Corp       1,061,949
6,533   Virtusa Corp, (2)       215,589
1,691   Vishay Precision Group Inc, (2)       39,096
88


Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Information Technology (continued)        
9,849   WEX Inc, (2)       $1,303,220
2,274   Workiva Inc, (2)       87,208
21,400   Yext Inc, (2)       273,920
7,868   Zendesk Inc, (2)       604,892
5,959   Zscaler Inc, (2)       399,730
13,760   Zuora Inc, (2)       145,443
    Total Information Technology       42,906,234
    Materials – 4.4%        
10,281   AptarGroup Inc       1,100,889
5,270   Balchem Corp       470,295
5,669   Boise Cascade Co       177,270
25,073   Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc, (2)       109,820
39,864   Coeur Mining Inc, (2)       167,827
9,358   Compass Minerals International Inc       460,039
8,509   Domtar Corp       198,770
27,825   Graphic Packaging Holding Co       371,464
6,603   Greif Inc       223,776
1,701   Greif Inc       67,615
21,127   HB Fuller Co       777,262
10,176   Innospec Inc       737,964
8,447   Koppers Holdings Inc, (2)       133,125
13,113   Louisiana-Pacific Corp       262,260
7,403   Materion Corp       383,031
5,390   Minerals Technologies Inc       237,376
35,518   PolyOne Corp       827,214
12,173   Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co       1,090,457
4,628   Royal Gold Inc       567,069
4,634   Ryerson Holding Corp, (2)       21,409
14,477   Sonoco Products Co       707,057
8,433   Stepan Co       804,508
16,305   Trinseo SA       333,437
1,486   US Concrete Inc, (2)       28,501
    Total Materials       10,258,435
    Real Estate – 9.5%        
610   Agree Realty Corp       39,717
28,312   Alexander & Baldwin Inc       372,020
1,139   American Campus Communities Inc       40,195
31,610   Americold Realty Trust       966,950
6,157   Armada Hoffler Properties Inc       59,169
3,591   Brandywine Realty Trust       40,076
38,253   Brixmor Property Group Inc       437,997
89


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Real Estate (continued)        
4,452   CatchMark Timber Trust Inc       $34,993
7,567   Chatham Lodging Trust       56,828
12,022   City Office REIT Inc       121,422
84,992   Colony Capital Inc       196,332
19,122   Columbia Property Trust Inc       273,253
8,136   CoreSite Realty Corp       986,002
31,718   Corporate Office Properties Trust       837,990
41,761   Cousins Properties Inc       1,259,929
2,183   CubeSmart       55,012
14,243   Cushman & Wakefield PLC, (2)       173,337
19,097   CyrusOne Inc       1,339,655
79,167   DiamondRock Hospitality Co       493,210
19,814   Douglas Emmett Inc       604,129
26,332   Easterly Government Properties Inc       708,594
16,770   Empire State Realty Trust Inc       140,197
17,361   Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc       255,033
6,918   First Industrial Realty Trust Inc       261,293
3,503   Five Point Holdings LLC, (2)       19,757
10,909   Four Corners Property Trust Inc       244,252
5,623   Franklin Street Properties Corp       30,589
27,467   Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc       768,801
5,804   Howard Hughes Corp/The, (2)       314,345
22,803   Hudson Pacific Properties Inc       560,498
25,805   iStar Inc       258,566
1,685   JBG SMITH Properties       57,206
16,178   Kilroy Realty Corp       1,007,242
42,676   Macerich Co/The       318,790
805   Marcus & Millichap Inc, (2)       23,385
31,891   MGM Growth Properties LLC       802,696
49,608   Outfront Media Inc       778,349
59,928   Park Hotels & Resorts Inc       569,915
27,796   PotlatchDeltic Corp       975,918
13,656   QTS Realty Trust Inc       853,910
36,400   Rayonier Inc       874,692
11,893   Realogy Holdings Corp, (2)       51,616
4,502   Redfin Corp, (2)       95,127
18,773   Rexford Industrial Realty Inc       764,437
69,341   RLJ Lodging Trust       644,178
31,203   Sabra Health Care REIT Inc       400,022
29,681   Service Properties Trust       205,689
2,637   SITE Centers Corp       15,980
90


Shares   Description (1)       Value
    Real Estate (continued)        
93,286   Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc       $857,298
1,893   Tejon Ranch Co, (2)       25,934
80,056   Uniti Group Inc       565,195
63,518   Washington Prime Group Inc       54,613
6,043   Washington Real Estate Investment Trust       140,923
26,164   Xenia Hotels & Resorts Inc       253,791
    Total Real Estate       22,287,047
    Utilities – 2.8%        
11,347   New Jersey Resources Corp       383,301
23,729   NextEra Energy Partners LP       1,193,331
22,001   ONE Gas Inc       1,753,700
15,909   Ormat Technologies Inc       992,881
21,766   Southwest Gas Holdings Inc       1,649,863
28,434   TerraForm Power Inc       492,477
    Total Utilities       6,465,553
    Total Common Stocks (cost $256,997,296)       233,483,934
    
Shares   Description (1)       Value
    COMMON STOCK RIGHTS  –  0.0%        
1,243   First Eagle Private Credit LLC, (2), (3)       $ 299
    Total Common Stock Rights (cost $-)       299
    Total Long-Term Investments (cost $256,997,296)       233,484,233
    
Principal Amount (000)   Description (1) Coupon Maturity Ratings (4) Value
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.1%        
    U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY OBLIGATIONS  –  0.1%        
$ 280   Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Discount Notes 0.000% 5/01/20 N/R $ 280,000
    Total Short-Term Investments (cost $280,000)       280,000
    Total Investments (cost $257,277,296) – 100.0%       233,764,233
    Other Assets Less Liabilities – (0.0)%       (3,727)
    Net Assets – 100%       $ 233,760,506
91


Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (continued)
Portfolio of Investments    April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
  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) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared a dividend within the past twelve months.  
(3) Investment valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by, or at the discretion of, the Board. For fair value measurement disclosure purposes, investment classified as Level 3. See Notes to Financial Statements, Note 2 - Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements for more information.  
(4) For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest of Standard & Poor’s Group (“Standard & Poor’s”), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) rating. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Ratings below BBB by Standard & Poor’s, Baa by Moody’s or BBB by Fitch are considered to be below investment grade. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by any of these national rating agencies.  
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust  
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
92


Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Assets                
Long-term investments, at value (cost $36,564,268, $50,203,495, $13,661,835, $187,481,851, $194,113,489, $96,900,702, $89,114,527 and $256,997,296, respectively) $36,321,290 $44,381,737 $13,418,157 $193,904,165 $177,980,673 $102,932,313 $79,096,494 $233,484,233
Short-term investments, at value (cost approximates value)  —  —  — 310,000 365,000 120,000 140,000 280,000
Cash  —  — 21,686 4,624 1,344,296 1,235 7,399 1,248,042
Cash denominated in foreign currencies (cost $413,434, $119,314, $—, $—, $—, $—, $and $—, respectively) 413,387 119,603  —  —  —  —  —  —
Receivable for:                
Capital Gains Tax Refund 23,337  —  —  —  —  —  —  —
Dividends 49,407 190,226 15,300 83,355 414,826 7,465 78,146 57,408
Reclaims 436 83,857 388 4,343 122 10  — 20
Shares sold  — 2,620  — 2,023,560  — 1,718,840  —  —
Other Assets 2,121 2,051 2,434 1,612 1,514 1,878 1,934 1,157
Total assets 36,809,978 44,780,094 13,457,965 196,331,659 180,106,431 104,781,741 79,323,973 235,070,860
Liabilities                
Payable for investments purchased - regular settlement 31,850 56,179 16,121 2,019,600 1,648,337 1,717,853  — 1,241,845
Accrued expenses:                
Management fees 13,119 13,340 1,965 49,127 46,564 28,595 22,513 67,100
Trustees Fees 427 372 93 1,040 994 478 410 1,409
Total liabilities 45,396 69,891 18,179 2,069,767 1,695,895 1,746,926 22,923 1,310,354
Net assets $36,764,582 $44,710,203 $13,439,786 $194,261,892 $178,410,536 $103,034,815 $79,301,050 $233,760,506
Shares outstanding 1,600,000 2,000,000 500,000 4,800,000 6,650,000 3,050,000 3,500,000 9,400,000
Net asset value ("NAV") per share $ 22.98 $ 22.36 $ 26.88 $ 40.47 $ 26.83 $ 33.78 $ 22.66 $ 24.87
Net assets consist of:                
Capital paid-in $46,538,057 $52,016,500 $13,439,816 $183,013,700 $193,317,715 $ 95,406,102 $88,499,007 $261,122,487
Total distributable earnings (9,773,475) (7,306,297) (30) 11,248,192 (14,907,179) 7,628,713 (9,197,957) (27,361,981)
Net assets $36,764,582 $44,710,203 $13,439,786 $194,261,892 $178,410,536 $103,034,815 $79,301,050 $233,760,506
Authorized shares Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Par value per share $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
93


Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Investment Income $ 527,897 $ 768,280 $ 145,397 $ 673,174 $ 2,099,338 $ 224,203 $ 751,684 $ 1,462,789
Foreign tax withheld on dividend income (63,952) (66,907)  —  —  —  —  — (1,230)
Total investment income 463,945 701,373 145,397 673,174 2,099,338 224,203 751,684 1,461,559
Expenses                
Management fees 122,869 110,863 12,533 229,190 235,426 127,960 112,520 389,487
Professional fees 577 667 134 1,192 1,258 776 736 2,003
Trustees fees 657 655 147 1,589 1,561 708 593 2,207
Total expenses 124,103 112,185 12,814 231,971 238,245 129,444 113,849 393,697
Net investment income (loss) 339,842 589,188 132,583 441,203 1,861,093 94,759 637,835 1,067,862
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                
Net realized gain (loss) from:                
Investments and foreign currency (5,539,588) (671,281) 65,307 4,716,389 (809,306) 550,014 292,932 (546,208)
In-kind redemptions (293,179) 1,935,815 85,192  — 1,455,427 1,601,784 1,728,447  —
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency (856,991) (9,582,568) (829,102) 1,550,645 (20,996,197) 2,566,704 (12,609,200) (27,812,209)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) (6,689,758) (8,318,034) (678,603) 6,267,034 (20,350,076) 4,718,502 (10,587,821) (28,358,417)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations $(6,349,916) $(7,728,846) $(546,020) $6,708,237 $(18,488,983) $4,813,261 $ (9,949,986) $(27,290,555)
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
94


Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
  NUEM   NUDM
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
Operations          
Net investment income (loss) $ 339,842 $ 1,113,538   $ 589,188 $ 1,629,590
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
Investments and foreign currency (5,539,588) (3,154,477)   (671,281) (2,732,365)
In-kind redemptions (293,179)  —   1,935,815 453,307
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency (856,991) 5,508,424   (9,582,568) 8,050,579
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (6,349,916) 3,467,485   (7,728,846) 7,401,111
Distributions to Shareholders          
Dividends (1,191,300) (781,600)   (1,843,400) (1,207,140)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (1,191,300) (781,600)   (1,843,400) (1,207,140)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from shares sold 11,165,263 17,891,627   14,215,997 22,035,244
Cost of shares redeemed (23,113,970)  —   (26,786,180) (4,760,320)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions (11,948,707) 17,891,627   (12,570,183) 17,274,924
Net increase (decrease) in net assets (19,489,923) 20,577,512   (22,142,429) 23,468,895
Net assets at the beginning of period 56,254,505 35,676,993   66,852,632 43,383,737
Net assets at the end of period $ 36,764,582 $56,254,505   $ 44,710,203 $66,852,632
    
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
95


Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)
  NULC   NULG
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
For the period 6/3/19
(commencement of operations)
through
10/31/19
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
Operations          
Net investment income (loss) $ 132,583 $ 46,218   $ 441,203 $ 518,869
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
Investments and foreign currency 65,307 6,148   4,716,389 520,420
In-kind redemptions 85,192 232,511    — 8,035,976
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency (829,102) 585,424   1,550,645 2,621,173
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (546,020) 870,301   6,708,237 11,696,438
Distributions to Shareholders          
Dividends (91,800)  —   (1,371,300) (2,078,290)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (91,800)  —   (1,371,300) (2,078,290)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from shares sold 12,304,250 11,510,375   119,797,435 57,491,685
Cost of shares redeemed (6,630,100) (3,977,220)   (14,661,710) (42,532,205)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions 5,674,150 7,533,155   105,135,725 14,959,480
Net increase (decrease) in net assets 5,036,330 8,403,456   110,472,662 24,577,628
Net assets at the beginning of period 8,403,456  —   83,789,230 59,211,602
Net assets at the end of period $13,439,786 $ 8,403,456   $194,261,892 $ 83,789,230
    
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
96


Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)
  NULV   NUMG
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
Operations          
Net investment income (loss) $ 1,861,093 $ 1,578,380   $ 94,759 $ 100,000
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
Investments and foreign currency (809,306) (717,879)   550,014 (615,383)
In-kind redemptions 1,455,427 2,065,646   1,601,784 5,884,898
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency (20,996,197) 5,052,201   2,566,704 3,659,213
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (18,488,983) 7,978,348   4,813,261 9,028,728
Distributions to Shareholders          
Dividends (1,925,600) (1,852,310)   (158,565) (2,222,550)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (1,925,600) (1,852,310)   (158,565) (2,222,550)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from shares sold 115,386,735 64,336,100   55,315,220 26,478,635
Cost of shares redeemed (11,130,970) (21,887,605)   (10,156,730) (29,451,580)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions 104,255,765 42,448,495   45,158,490 (2,972,945)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets 83,841,182 48,574,533   49,813,186 3,833,233
Net assets at the beginning of period 94,569,354 45,994,821   53,221,629 49,388,396
Net assets at the end of period $178,410,536 $ 94,569,354   $103,034,815 $ 53,221,629
    
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
97


Statement of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited) (continued)
  NUMV   NUSC
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months
Ended
4/30/20
Year Ended
10/31/19
Operations          
Net investment income (loss) $ 637,835 $ 1,220,313   $ 1,067,862 $ 1,339,535
Net realized gain (loss) from:          
Investments and foreign currency 292,932 (1,668,847)   (546,208) (3,851,333)
In-kind redemptions 1,728,447 2,972,359    — 4,301,196
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency (12,609,200) 3,943,286   (27,812,209) 7,566,647
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations (9,949,986) 6,467,111   (27,290,555) 9,356,045
Distributions to Shareholders          
Dividends (1,230,460) (1,671,950)   (1,786,255) (2,978,020)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders (1,230,460) (1,671,950)   (1,786,255) (2,978,020)
Fund Share Transactions          
Proceeds from shares sold 49,030,490 23,919,765   97,580,515 107,483,270
Cost of shares redeemed (13,121,635) (21,460,765)   (2,258,560) (26,792,655)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions 35,908,855 2,459,000   95,321,955 80,690,615
Net increase (decrease) in net assets 24,728,409 7,254,161   66,245,145 87,068,640
Net assets at the beginning of period 54,572,641 47,318,480   167,515,361 80,446,721
Net assets at the end of period $ 79,301,050 $ 54,572,641   $233,760,506 $167,515,361
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
98


Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:
                   
                   
    Investment Operations   Less Distributions    
Year Ended
October 31,
Beginning
NAV
Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
Total   From
Net
Investment
Income
From
Accumulated
Net Realized
Gains
Total Ending
NAV
Ending
Market
Price
NUEM                    
2020(d) $25.57 $0.16 $(2.21) $(2.05)   $(0.54) $  — $(0.54) $22.98 $22.63
2019 23.78 0.58 1.70 2.28   (0.49)  — (0.49) 25.57 25.71
2018 27.69 0.59 (4.31) (3.72)   (0.18) (0.01) (0.19) 23.78 23.92
2017(e) 24.95 0.20 2.54 2.74    —  —  — 27.69 28.05
NUDM                    
2020(d) 26.74 0.27 (3.73) (3.46)   (0.92)  — (0.92) 22.36 22.13
2019 24.10 0.75 2.44 3.19   (0.55)  — (0.55) 26.74 26.86
2018 26.39 0.71 (2.87) (2.16)   (0.12) (0.01) (0.13) 24.10 24.12
2017(e) 24.88 0.17 1.34 1.51    —  —  — 26.39 26.57
NULC                    
2020(d) 28.01 0.29 (1.19) (0.90)   (0.21) (0.02) (0.23) 26.88 26.91
2019(f) 24.96 0.19 2.86 3.05    —  —  — 28.01 27.99
NULG                    
2020(d) 38.97 0.13 1.83 1.96   (0.20) (0.26) (0.46) 40.47 40.51
2019 33.84 0.29 5.96 6.25   (0.24) (0.88) (1.12) 38.97 39.00
2018 30.47 0.25 3.31 3.56   (0.09) (0.10) (0.19) 33.84 33.87
2017(g) 25.21 0.24 5.02 5.26    —  —  — 30.47 30.53
NULV                    
2020(d) 31.52 0.41 (4.62) (4.21)   (0.48)  — (0.48) 26.83 26.87
2019 28.75 0.74 3.00 3.74   (0.57) (0.40) (0.97) 31.52 31.52
2018 27.83 0.71 0.56 1.27   (0.27) (0.08) (0.35) 28.75 28.80
2017(g) 25.09 0.53 2.21 2.74    —  —  — 27.83 27.88
NUMG                    
2020(d) 33.26 0.05 0.57 0.62   (0.10)  — (0.10) 33.78 33.88
2019 29.93 0.06 4.62 4.68   (0.06) (1.29) (1.35) 33.26 33.32
2018 28.44 0.07 1.58 1.65   (0.04) (0.12) (0.16) 29.93 30.12
2017(g) 25.10 0.09 3.25 3.34    —  —  — 28.44 28.46
NUMV                    
2020(d) 29.50 0.30 (6.42) (6.12)   (0.72)  — (0.72) 22.66 22.66
2019 27.04 0.64 2.78 3.42   (0.62) (0.34) (0.96) 29.50 29.57
2018 27.00 0.65 (0.38) 0.27   (0.19) (0.04) (0.23) 27.04 27.09
2017(g) 25.04 0.48 1.48 1.96    —  —  — 27.00 27.01
NUSC                    
2020(d) 29.65 0.15 (4.65) (4.50)   (0.28)  — (0.28) 24.87 24.87
2019 28.23 0.34 2.06 2.40   (0.27) (0.71) (0.98) 29.65 29.70
2018 27.84 0.35 0.30 0.65   (0.18) (0.08) (0.26) 28.23 28.27
2017(g) 25.01 0.27 2.56 2.83    —  —  — 27.84 27.89
99


           
    Ratios/Supplemental Data
Total Return   Ratios to Average Net Assets  
Based
on
NAV(b)
Based
on
Market
Price(b)
Ending
Net
Assets
(000)
Expenses Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
Portfolio
Turnover
Rate(c)
           
(8.34)% (10.26)% $ 36,765 0.45%* 1.25%* 48%
9.68 9.70 56,255 0.45 2.30 53
(13.55) (14.18) 35,676 0.45 2.12 65
11.03 12.42 24,917 0.45* 1.86* 13
           
(13.55) (14.78) 44,710 0.40* 2.13* 35
13.71 14.10 66,853 0.40 3.03 57
(8.25) (8.79) 43,384 0.40 2.71 56
6.07 6.78 23,755 0.40* 1.65* 9
           
(3.30) (3.13) 13,440 0.20* 2.11* 26
12.22 12.14 8,403 0.20* 1.75* 9
           
4.99 5.01 194,262 0.35* 0.67* 42
19.57 19.53 83,789 0.35 0.82 61
11.70 11.61 59,212 0.35 0.73 65
20.88 21.10 24,380 0.35* 0.98* 30
           
(13.64) (13.51) 178,411 0.35* 2.77* 29
13.80 13.59 94,569 0.35 2.51 66
4.57 4.56 45,995 0.35 2.46 59
10.90 11.11 27,828 0.35* 2.30* 33
           
1.83 1.96 103,035 0.40* 0.30* 39
16.93 16.41 53,222 0.40 0.19 67
5.84 6.41 49,388 0.40 0.23 60
13.30 13.38 21,330 0.40* 0.38* 53
           
(21.35) (21.53) 79,301 0.40* 2.27* 30
13.51 13.57 54,573 0.40 2.31 70
0.97 1.13 47,318 0.40 2.30 69
7.82 7.86 22,951 0.40* 2.12* 46
           
(15.37) (15.51) 233,761 0.40* 1.10* 9
9.24 9.26 167,515 0.40 1.17 32
2.32 2.30 80,447 0.40 1.17 54
11.34 11.54 30,629 0.40* 1.17* 36
(a) Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Total Return Based on NAV reflects the change in NAV over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at NAV on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total Return Based on Market Price reflects the change in the market price per share over the period, including the assumed reinvestment of distributions, if any, at the ending market price per share on each ex-dividend payment date during the period. Total returns are not annualized.
(c) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 5 - Investment Transactions) divided by the average long-term market value during the period. Portfolio Turnover Rate excludes securities received or delivered as a result of processing in-kind creations or redemptions of Fund shares (as disclosed in Note 4 - Fund Shares).
(d) For the six months ended April 30, 2020.
(e) For the period June 6, 2017 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2017.
(f) For the period June 3, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019.
(g) For the period December 13, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2017.
* Annualized.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements    
(Unaudited)
1.  General Information
Trust and Fund Information
The Nushares ETF Trust (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). The Trust is comprised of Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM), Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (NUDM), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap ETF (NULC), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF (NULG), Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (NULV), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NUMG), Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF (NUMV) and Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), as diversified funds, among others. The Trust was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on February 20, 2015. Shares of the Funds are listed and traded on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange").
The end of the reporting period for the Funds is April 30, 2020 and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements for NUEM, NUDM, NULC, NULG, NULV, NUMG, NUMV and NUSC is the six months ended April 30, 2020.
Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser
The Funds' investment adviser is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of Nuveen, LLC. (“Nuveen”). Nuveen is the investment management arm of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America ("TIAA"). The Adviser has overall responsibility for management of the Funds, oversees the management of the Funds' portfolios, manages the Funds' business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services. The Adviser has entered into sub-advisory agreements with Teachers Advisors, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), an affiliate of the Adviser, under which the Sub-Adviser manages the investment portfolios of the Funds.
Other Matters
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and subsequent global pandemic began significantly impacting the U.S. and global financial markets and economies during the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2020. The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has created significant uncertainty in the global economy. The duration and extent of COVID-19 over the long-term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. There have been no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have on the Funds' financial performance. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Funds' normal course of business, results of operations, investments, and cash flows will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict. Management continues to monitor and evaluate this situation.
2.  Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require the use of estimates made by management and the evaluation of subsequent events. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company and follows accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The net asset value (“NAV”) for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and creation unit transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and creation unit transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and creation unit transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds.
Compensation
The Trust pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the Trust from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Board has adopted a deferred compensation plan for independent trustees that enables trustees to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from certain Nuveen-advised funds. Under the plan, deferred amounts are treated as though equal dollar amounts had been invested in shares of select Nuveen-advised funds.
Distributions to Shareholders
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
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Foreign Currency Transactions
As of the end of the reporting period, the following Funds’ investments in non-U.S. securities were as follows:
NUEM Value % of
Net Assets
Country:    
China $13,905,096 37.8%
Taiwan 5,022,526 13.7
Korea, Republic Of 3,941,914 10.7
India 3,172,118 8.6
Brazil 1,861,857 5.1
South Africa 1,537,226 4.2
Saudi Arabia 1,036,498 2.8
Thailand 841,802 2.3
Malaysia 698,581 1.9
Mexico 681,613 1.9
Other 3,622,059 9.8
Total non-U.S. securities $36,321,290 98.8%
    
NUDM Value % of
Net Assets
Country:    
Japan $11,570,764 25.9%
United Kingdom 6,312,783 14.1
France 4,879,959 10.9
Switzerland 4,608,705 10.3
Germany 3,637,230 8.1
Australia 2,833,768 6.4
Netherlands 1,835,292 4.1
Hong Kong 1,615,837 3.6
Spain 1,227,583 2.8
Sweden 1,179,277 2.6
Other 4,680,539 10.5
Total non-U.S. securities $44,381,737 99.3%
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Assets, including investments, and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the end of each day. Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at each prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of the transactions.
Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates associated with (i) foreign currency, (ii) investments and (iii) derivatives include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date of the transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amounts actually received are recognized as a component of "Net realized gain (loss) from investments and foreign currency" on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.
The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and changes in foreign exchange rates associated with (i) investments and (ii) other assets and liabilities are recognized as a component of “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. The unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates associated with investments in derivatives are recognized as a component of the respective derivative’s related “Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)” on the Statement of Operations, when applicable.
Indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
Investments and Investment Income
Securities transactions are accounted for as of the end of trade date for financial reporting purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as possible after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration. Non-cash dividends received in the form of stock, if any, are recognized on the ex-dividend date and recorded at fair value. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions.
New Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances
Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The main objective of the new guidance is to provide relief to companies that will be impacted by the expected change in benchmark interest rates at the end of 2021, when participating banks will no longer be required to submit London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) quotes by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new guidance allows companies to, provided the only change to existing contracts are a change to an approved benchmark interest rate, account for modifications as a continuance of the existing contract without additional analysis. In addition, derivative contracts that qualified for hedge accounting prior to modification, will be allowed to continue to receive such treatment, even if critical terms change due to a change in the benchmark interest rate. For new and existing contracts, the Funds may elect to apply the amendments as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has not yet elected to apply the amendments, but is currently assessing the impact of the ASU’s adoption to the Funds’ financial statements and various filings.
3.  Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
The fair valuation input levels as described below are for fair value measurement purposes.
The Funds' investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. 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, credit spreads, etc.).
Level 3  –     Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).
Common stocks and other equity-type securities are valued at the last sales price on the securities exchange on which such securities are primarily traded and are generally classified as Level 1. Securities primarily traded on the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”) are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price and are generally classified as Level 1. However, securities traded on a securities exchange or Nasdaq for which there were no transactions on a given day or securities not listed on a securities exchange or Nasdaq are valued at the quoted bid price and are generally classified as Level 2. Prices of certain American Depositary Receipts (“ADR”) held by the Funds that trade in the United States are valued based on the last traded price, official closing price or the most recent bid price of the underlying non-U.S.-traded stock, adjusted as appropriate for the underlying-to-ADR conversion ratio and foreign exchange rate, and from time-to-time may also be adjusted further to take into account material events that may take place after the close of the local non-U.S. market but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), which may represent a transfer from a Level 1 to a Level 2 security.
Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from an independent pricing service (“pricing service”). As a result, the NAV of a Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of securities traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the NYSE is closed and an investor is not able to purchase, redeem or exchange shares. If significant market events occur between the time of determination of the closing price of a foreign security on an exchange and the time that the Funds’ NAV is determined, or if under the Funds’ procedures, the closing price of a foreign security is not deemed to be reliable, the security would be valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by the Board. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Prices of fixed-income securities are provided by the pricing service ("pricing service") approved by the Board. The pricing service establishes a security’s fair value using methods that may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, cou-
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pon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2. In pricing certain securities, particularly less liquid and lower quality securities, the pricing service may consider information about a security, its issuer or market activity, provided by the Adviser. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs.
Certain securities may not be able to be priced by the pre-established pricing methods as described above. Such securities may be valued by the Board and/or its appointee at fair value. These securities generally include, but are not limited to, restricted securities (securities which may not be publicly sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) for which a pricing service is unable to provide a market price; securities whose trading has been formally suspended; debt securities that have gone into default and for which there is no current market quotation; a security whose market price is not available from a pre-established pricing source; a security with respect to which an event has occurred that is likely to materially affect the value of the security after the market has closed but before the calculation of a Fund’s NAV (as may be the case in non-U.S. markets on which the security is primarily traded) or make it difficult or impossible to obtain a reliable market quotation; and a security whose price, as provided by the pricing service, is not deemed to reflect the security’s fair value. As a general principle, the fair value of a security would appear to be the amount that the owner might reasonably expect to receive for it in a current sale. A variety of factors may be considered in determining the fair value of such securities, which may include consideration of the following: yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity and rating, market quotes or indications of value from security dealers, evaluations of anticipated cash flows or collateral, general market conditions and other information and analysis, including the obligor’s credit characteristics considered relevant. These securities are generally classified as Level 2 or Level 3 depending on the observability of the significant inputs. Regardless of the method employed to value a particular security, all valuations are subject to review by the Board and/or its appointee.
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 each Fund’s fair value measurements as of the end of the reporting period:
NUEM Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $35,503,697 $816,988** $ 605*** $36,321,290
Common Stock Rights  —  —  —****  —
Total $35,503,697 $816,988 $ 605 $36,321,290
    
NUDM Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $44,380,477 $ — $1,260 $44,381,737
    
NULC Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $13,418,157 $ — $ — $13,418,157
    
NULG Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $193,904,165 $  — $ — $193,904,165
Short-Term Investments:        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations  — 310,000  — 310,000
Total $193,904,165 $310,000 $ — $194,214,165
    
NULV Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $177,980,673 $  — $ — $177,980,673
Short-Term Investments:        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations  — 365,000  — 365,000
Total $177,980,673 $365,000 $ — $178,345,673
    
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
NUMG Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $102,932,313 $  — $ — $102,932,313
Short-Term Investments:        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations  — 120,000  — 120,000
Total $102,932,313 $120,000 $ — $103,052,313
    
NUMV Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $79,096,494 $  — $ — $79,096,494
Short-Term Investments:        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations  — 140,000  — 140,000
Total $79,096,494 $140,000 $ — $79,236,494
    
NUSC Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Long-Term Investments*:        
Common Stocks $233,463,611 $  — $20,323*** $233,483,934
Common Stock Rights  —  — 299*** 299
Short-Term Investments:        
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations  — 280,000  — 280,000
Total $233,463,611 $280,000 $20,622 $233,764,233
    
* Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.
** Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 2.
*** Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 3.
**** Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for securities classified as Level 3. Value equals zero as of the end of the reporting period.
4.  Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives
Investment Transactions
Long-term purchases and sales (excluding in-kind transactions) during the current fiscal period were as follows:
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Purchases $24,446,978 $19,439,524 $3,398,343 $56,526,625 $41,045,834 $25,896,960 $17,848,580 $57,390,172
Sales 34,875,547 21,344,655 3,328,735 56,772,433 40,019,716 25,902,218 18,130,130 18,130,130
In-kind transactions during the current fiscal period were as follows:
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
In-kind purchases $2,638,454 $13,569,266 $12,280,388 $118,918,514 $114,120,837 $55,188,501 $48,680,008 $97,144,734
In-kind sales 5,450,239 25,590,058 6,631,738 14,636,259 11,083,074 10,137,803 13,086,043 2,257,197
Investments purchased on a when-issued/delayed delivery basis may have extended settlement periods. Any investments so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Funds have earmarked securities in their portfolios with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
As of the end of the reporting period, the Funds did not have any outstanding when-issued/delayed delivery purchase commitments.
Investments in Derivatives
Each Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments. The Funds record derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Funds' investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.
Although each Fund is authorized to invest in derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, they did not make any such investments during the current fiscal period.
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Market and Counterparty Credit Risk
In the normal course of business each Fund may invest in financial instruments and enter into financial transactions where risk of potential loss exists due to changes in the market (market risk) or failure of the other party to the transaction to perform (counterparty credit risk). The potential loss could exceed the value of the financial assets recorded on the financial statements. Financial assets, which potentially expose each Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of each Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk in respect to these financial assets approximates their carrying value as recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Each Fund helps manage counterparty credit risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties the Adviser believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by having the Adviser monitor the financial stability of the counterparties. Additionally, counterparties may be required to pledge collateral daily (based on the daily valuation of the financial asset) on behalf of each Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when each Fund has an unrealized loss, the Funds have instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Funds as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss above a pre-determined threshold. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the valuations fluctuate, either up or down, by at least the pre-determined threshold amount.
5.  Fund Shares
Each Fund issues and redeems its shares on a continuous basis at NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares or multiples thereof (“Creation Units”). Only certain institutional investors (referred to as “Authorized Participants”) who have entered into agreements with Nuveen Securities, LLC, the Funds' distributor, may purchase and redeem Creation Units. Once created, shares of the Funds trade on the Exchange at market prices and are only available to individual investors through their brokers.
Creation Units are purchased and redeemed in-kind for a designated portfolio of securities included in each Fund’s respective Index and/or a specified amount of cash. Authorized Participants are charged fixed transaction fees in connection with purchasing and redeeming Creation Units. Authorized Participants transacting in Creation Units for cash may also pay an additional variable charge to compensate the relevant Fund for certain transaction costs (i.e., taxes on currency or other financial transactions, and brokerage costs) and market impact expenses it incurs in purchasing or selling portfolio securities. Such variable charges, if any, are included in “Proceeds from shares sold” on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
Transactions in Fund shares during the current fiscal period were as follows:
  NUEM   NUDM
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Shares sold 500,000 $ 11,165,263   700,000 $17,891,627   600,000 $ 14,215,997   900,000 $22,035,244
Shares redeemed (1,100,000) (23,113,970)    —  —   (1,100,000) (26,786,180)   (200,000) (4,760,320)
Net increase (decrease) (600,000) $(11,948,707)   700,000 $17,891,627   (500,000) $(12,570,183)   700,000 $17,274,924
    
  NULC   NULG
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  For the period 6/3/19
(commencement of operations)
through
10/31/19
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Shares sold 450,000 $12,304,250   450,002 $11,510,375   3,000,000 $119,797,435   1,550,000 $ 57,491,685
Shares redeemed (250,000) (6,630,100)   (150,002) (3,977,220)   (350,000) (14,661,710)   (1,150,000) (42,532,205)
Net increase (decrease) 200,000 $ 5,674,150   300,000 $ 7,533,155   2,650,000 $105,135,725   400,000 $ 14,959,480
    
  NULV   NUMG
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Shares sold 4,050,000 $115,386,735   2,150,000 $ 64,336,100   1,750,000 $ 55,315,220   850,000 $ 26,478,635
Shares redeemed (400,000) (11,130,970)   (750,000) (21,887,605)   (300,000) (10,156,730)   (900,000) (29,451,580)
Net increase (decrease) 3,650,000 $104,255,765   1,400,000 $ 42,448,495   1,450,000 $ 45,158,490   (50,000) $ (2,972,945)
    
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
  NUMV   NUSC
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Six Months Ended
4/30/20
  Year Ended
10/31/19
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Shares sold 2,100,000 $ 49,030,490   850,000 $ 23,919,765   3,850,000 $97,580,515   3,750,000 $107,483,270
Shares redeemed (450,000) (13,121,635)   (750,000) (21,460,765)   (100,000) (2,258,560)   (950,000) (26,792,655)
Net increase (decrease) 1,650,000 $ 35,908,855   100,000 $ 2,459,000   3,750,000 $95,321,955   2,800,000 $ 80,690,615
6.  Income Tax Information
Each Fund is a separate taxpayer for federal income tax purposes. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. Open tax years are those that are open for examination by taxing authorities (i.e., generally the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Funds is also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
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 recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts as detailed below. Temporary differences do not require reclassification. Temporary and permanent differences do not impact the NAVs of the Funds.
The table below presents the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of each Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis, as of April 30, 2020.
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Tax cost of investments $37,027,682 $50,538,632 $13,661,892 $187,878,126 $194,632,048 $97,117,157 $ 89,323,878 $257,973,444
Gross unrealized:                
Appreciation $ 4,232,861 $ 2,394,018 $ 455,429 $ 13,298,775 $ 4,610,287 $ 9,348,942 $ 1,708,510 $ 15,298,123
Depreciation (4,939,253) (8,550,913) (699,164) (6,962,736) (20,896,662) (3,413,786) (11,795,894) (39,507,334)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments $ (706,392) $ (6,156,895) $ (243,735) $ 6,336,039 $ (16,286,375) $ 5,935,156 $(10,087,384) $ (24,209,211)
Permanent differences, primarily due to foreign currency transactions, redemption in-kind, capital gain tax expense, federal taxes paid, distribution reallocations and investments in passive foreign investment companies, resulted in reclassifications among the Funds' components of net assets as of October 31, 2019, the Funds' last tax year end.
The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of October 31, 2019, the Funds' last tax year end, were as follows:
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Undistributed net ordinary income1 $969,939 $1,653,889 $52,423 $367,571 $1,322,606 $79,346 $1,010,407 $1,107,309
Undistributed net long-term capital gains  —  —  — 758,290  —  —  —  —
    
1 Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.
The tax character of distributions paid during the Funds' last tax year ended October 31, 2019 was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
  NUEM NUDM NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Distributions from net ordinary income1 $781,600 $1,207,140 $ — $2,009,424 $1,759,621 $1,876,412 $1,564,746 $2,491,947
Distributions from net long-term capital gains  —  —  — 68,866 92,689 346,138 107,204 486,073
    
1 Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.
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As of October 31, 2019, the Funds’ last tax year end, the following Funds had unused capital losses carrying forward available for federal income tax purposes to be applied against future capital gains, if any. The capital losses are not subject to expiration.
  NUEM NUDM NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Not subject to expiration:            
Short-term $1,498,332 $1,533,715 $284,311 $473,781 $1,032,793 $2,605,462
Long-term 1,823,881 1,282,807 240,713  — 516,941 390,016
Total $3,322,213 $2,816,522 $525,024 $473,781 $1,549,734 $2,995,478
7.  Management Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Management Fees
Each Fund's management fee compensates the Adviser for its investment advisory services to the Funds. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Funds from the management fees paid to the Adviser. The Adviser is responsible for substantially all other expenses of the Funds, except any future distribution and/or service fees, interest expenses, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, fees incurred in acquiring and disposing of portfolio securities, fees and expenses of the independent trustees (including any trustees' counsel fees), certain compensation expenses of the Funds' chief compliance officer, litigation expenses and extraordinary expenses.
The annual management fee, payable monthly, for each Fund is based on a percentage of average daily net assets according to the following rates:
Fund Management Fee
NUEM 0.45%
NUDM 0.40
NULC 0.20
NULG 0.35
NULV 0.35
NUMG 0.40
NUMV 0.40
NUSC 0.40
Other Transactions with Affiliates
Each Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other funds or accounts managed by the Sub-Adviser (“Affiliated Entity”) under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board ("cross-trade"). These procedures have been designed to ensure that any cross-trade of securities by the Fund from or to an Affiliated Entity by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common officer and/or common trustee complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act. These transactions are effected at the last sales price or other current market price without incurring broker commissions.
During the current fiscal period, the following Funds engaged in cross-trades pursuant to these procedures as follows:
Inter-Fund Trades NULC NULG NULV NUMG NUMV NUSC
Purchases $649,694 $8,069,119 $2,679,921 $ 677,789 $ 542,080 $130,290
Sales 193,702 9,275,033 3,423,072 3,314,304 1,095,818 964,563
As of the end of the reporting period, TIAA owned shares of the Funds as follows:
Fund NULC
TIAA owned shares 190,000
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Additional Fund Information    
Investment Adviser
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Sub-Adviser
Teachers Advisors, LLC
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
200 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Adminstrator, Custodian
and Transfer Agent
Brown Brothers Harriman
50 Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02110
Legal Counsel
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago, IL 60603
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004


The tables below show the number and percentage of days during the current fiscal period that each Fund's market price was greater than its NAV per share (i.e., at premium) and less than its NAV per share (i.e., at a discount). The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the applicable Fund's listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
  NUEM   NUDM
Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 Number of Days % of Total Days   Number of Days % of Total Days
Premium/Discount Range:          
Greater than 3.00% 2 1.6%   1 0.8%
1.01% to 3.00% 31 25.0%   20 16.1%
0.51% to 1.00% 40 32.3%   49 39.5%
0.26% to 0.50% 12 9.7%   24 19.4%
0.00 to 0.25% 7 5.6%   10 8.1%
(0.01)% to (0.25)% 9 7.3%   4 3.2%
(0.26)% to (0.50)% 6 4.8%   2 1.6%
(0.51)% to (1.00)% 5 4.0%   6 4.8%
(1.01)% to (3.00)% 10 8.1%   8 6.5%
Less than (3.00)% 2 1.6%    –   – 
  124 100%   124 100%
    
  NULC     NULG     NULV
Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 Number of Days % of Total Days   Number of Days % of Total Days   Number of Days % of Total Days
Premium/Discount Range:                
1.01% to 3.00%  –   –    1 0.8%    –   – 
0.26% to 0.50%  –   –     –   –    2 1.6%
0.00% to 0.25% 37 29.8%   113 91.1%   109 87.9%
(0.01)% to (0.25)% 87 70.2%   9 7.3%   13 10.5%
(0.26)% to (0.50)%  –   –    1 0.8%    –   – 
  124 100%   124 100%   124 100%
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Additional Fund Information (continued)
  NUMG     NUMV     NUSC
Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 Number of Days % of Total Days   Number of Days % of Total Days   Number of Days % of Total Days
Premium/Discount Range:                
Greater than 3.00% 1 0.8%    –   –     –   – 
1.01% to 3.00%  –   –    1 0.8%   1 0.8%
0.26% to 0.50%  –   –     –   –    2 1.6%
0.00% to 0.25% 110 88.7%   114 91.9%   110 88.7%
(0.01)% to (0.25)% 13 10.5%   9 7.3%   11 8.9%
  124 100%   124 100%   124 100%
Portfolio of Investments Information: Each Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. You may obtain this information on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
Nuveen Funds’ Proxy Voting Information: You may obtain (i) information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, without charge, upon request by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787 or Nuveen's website at www.nuveen.com and (ii) a description of the policies and procedures that each Fund used to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities without charge, upon request, by calling Nuveen toll-free at (800) 257-8787. You may also obtain this information directly from the SEC. Visit the SEC on-line at http://www.sec.gov.
FINRA BrokerCheck: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) provides information regarding the disciplinary history of FINRA member firms and associated investment professionals. This information as well as an investor brochure describing FINRA BrokerCheck is available to the public by calling the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline number at (800) 289-9999 or by visiting www.FINRA.org.



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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report    
Average Annual Total Return: This is a commonly used method to express an investment’s performance over a particular, usually multi-year time period. It expresses the return that would have been necessary each year to equal the investment’s actual cumulative performance (including change in NAV or market price and reinvested dividends and capital gains distributions, if any) over the time period being considered.
MSCI EAFE Index: The MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) EAFE (Europe, Australasia, Far East) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the large and mid cap segments of the U.S. market. With 637 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the U.S. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Growth Index: An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics in the U.S. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Mid Cap Growth Index: An index designed to measure the performance of mid cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics in the U.S. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Mid Cap Value Index: An index designed to measure the performance of mid cap U.S. securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Small Cap Index: An index designed to measure the performance of the small cap segment of the U.S. equity market. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
MSCI USA Value Index: An index designed to measure the performance of large and mid cap U.S. securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
Net Asset Value (NAV) Per Share: A fund’s Net Assets is equal to its total assets (securities, cash, accrued earnings and receivables) less its total liabilities. NAV per share is equal to the fund’s Net Assets divided by its number of shares outstanding.
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TIAA ESG Emerging Markets Equity Index: A custom index that is owned and calculated by MSCI Inc., based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, and aims to increase exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and exhibit lower carbon exposure as compared to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (“Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by or affiliated with MSCI Inc. MSCI Inc. does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG International Developed Markets Equity Index: A custom index that is owned and calculated by MSCI Inc., based on the MSCI EAFE Index, and aims to increase exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and exhibit lower carbon exposure as compared to the MSCI EAFE Index. The Nuveen ESG International Developed Markets Equity ETF (“Fund”) is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by or affiliated with MSCI Inc. MSCI Inc. does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the Fund. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Index: A custom index that is primarily composed of equity securities issued by large capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges. The Index uses a rules-based methodology that seeks to provide investment exposure that generally replicates that of large-cap benchmarks through a portfolio of securities that adhere to predetermined ESG, controversial business involvement and low-carbon screening criteria. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index: Based on the MSCI USA Growth index, its parent index, which captures large cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics in the U.S. The TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index is designed to represent the performance of a TIAA strategy that aims to increase the Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Parent Index. The index also aims to minimize the tracking error relative to the Parent Index through an optimization process. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index: Based on the MSCI USA Value index, its parent index, which captures large-cap U.S. securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics. The TIAA ESG Large-Cap Value is designed to represent the performance of a TIAA strategy that aims to increase the Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Parent Index. The index also aims to minimize the tracking error relative to the Parent Index through an optimization process. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth Index: Based on the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Growth Index, its parent index, which captures mid cap securities exhibiting overall growth style characteristics in the US. The TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Growth is designed to represent the performance of a TIAA strategy that aims to increase the Index’s exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors as well as exhibit lower carbon exposure than the Parent Index. The index also aims to minimize the tracking error relative to the Parent Index through an optimization process. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index: Based on the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index, its parent index, which captures mid-cap securities exhibiting overall value style characteristics in the U.S. The TIAA ESG USA Mid-Cap Value Index is designed to represent the performance of a TIAA strategy that aims to increase exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and exhibit lower carbon exposure as compared to the MSCI USA Mid-Cap Value Index. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report (continued)
TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index: Based on the MSCI USA Small-Cap Index, its parent index, which captures small-cap securities exhibiting overall style characteristics in the U.S. The TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index is designed to represent the performance of a TIAA strategy that aims to increase exposure to positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and exhibit lower carbon exposure as compared to the MSCI USA Small-Cap Index. The index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program    
Discussion of the operation and effectiveness of the Funds’ liquidity risk management program
In compliance with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), each Fund covered in this Report (the “Funds”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”), which is designed to manage the Fund’s liquidity risk. The Program consists of various protocols for assessing and managing each Fund’s liquidity risk. The Funds’ Board of Trustees previously designated Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Funds’ investment adviser, as the Administrator of the Program. The adviser’s Liquidity Monitoring and Analysis Team (“LMAT”) carries out day-to-day Program management with oversight by the adviser’s Liquidity Oversight Sub-Committee (the LOSC”). The LOSC is composed of personnel from the adviser and Teachers Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of the adviser.
At a May 20, 2020 meeting of the Board, the Administrator provided the Board with a written report addressing the Program’s operation, adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for calendar year 2019 (the “Review Period”), as required under the Liquidity Rule. The report noted that the Program has been and continues to be adequately and effectively implemented to monitor and (as applicable) respond to each Fund’s liquidity developments.
In accordance with the Program, the LMAT assesses each Fund’s liquidity risk no less frequently than annually based on various factors, such as (i) the Fund’s investment strategy and the liquidity of portfolio investments, (ii) cash flow projections, and (iii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents, borrowing arrangements, and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions.
Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories (including the most liquid, “Highly Liquid”, and the least liquid, “Illiquid”, discussed below). The classification is based on a determination of how long it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment into cash, or sell or dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the market value of the investment. Liquidity classification determinations take into account various market, trading, and investment-specific considerations, as well as market depth, and use third-party vendor data.
Any Fund that does not primarily hold highly liquid investments must, among other things, determine a minimum percentage of Fund assets that must be invested in highly liquid investments (a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum”). During the Review Period, each Fund primarily held Highly Liquid investments and therefore was exempt from the requirement to adopt a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum and to comply with the related requirements under the Liquidity Rule.
The Liquidity Rule also limits a Fund’s investments in Illiquid investments. Specifically, the Liquidity Rule prohibits a Fund from acquiring Illiquid investments if doing so would result in the Fund holding more than 15% of its net assets in Illiquid investments, and requires certain reporting to the Fund Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission any time a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid investments exceeds 15% of net assets. During the Review Period, no Fund exceeded the 15% limit on Illiquid investments.
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Notes    
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Nuveen is the investment manager of TIAA. We have grown into one of the world’s premier global asset managers, with specialist knowledge across all major asset classes and particular strength in solutions that provide income for investors and that draw on our expertise in alternatives and responsible investing. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources that a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create solutions which help them secure their financial future.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to this filing.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

(a) See Portfolio of Investments in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to this registrant.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to this Item.

Item 11. 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 Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (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 period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

File the exhibits listed below as part of this Form.

(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Not applicable to this filing.

(a)(2) 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)) in the exact form set forth below: See EX-99.CERT attached hereto.

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons: Not applicable to this registrant.

(a)(4) Change in registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)), and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an Exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registration specifically incorporates it by reference: See EX-99.906 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) Nushares ETF Trust

 

By   (Signature and Title)   /s/ Christopher M. Rohrbacher  
   

Christopher M. Rohrbacher

Vice President and Secretary

 

Date: July 7, 2020

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/ Jordan M. Farris  
   

Jordan M. Farris

Chief Administrative Officer

(principal executive officer)

 

Date: July 7, 2020

 

By   (Signature and Title)   /s/ E. Scott Wickerham  
   

E. Scott Wickerham

Vice President and Controller

(principal financial officer)

 

Date: July 7, 2020