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   811-23195

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nuveen Investments

333 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Mark L. Winget

Nuveen Investments

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:    December 31                                

Date of reporting period:    December 31, 2020                   

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Closed-End Funds

31 December 2020

Nuveen Closed-End Funds

JCO Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund

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Table of Contents

Chair’s Letter to Shareholders	4
Portfolio Managers’ Comments	5
Fund Leverage	9
Common Share Information	11
Performance Overview and Holding Summaries	14
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	16
Portfolio of Investments	17
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	22
Statement of Operations	23
Statement of Changes in Net Assets	24
Statement of Cash Flows	25
Financial Highlights	26
Notes to Financial Statements	28
Shareholder Update	35
Additional Fund Information	51
Glossary of Terms Used in this Report	52
Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process	53
Board Members & Officers	56

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Chair’s Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has kindled the promise of a more normal economy in 2021. Until then, the economic shortfall is expected to be bridged by a combination of fiscal relief measures and easier financial conditions aimed at supporting individuals, businesses and state and local governments. The measures taken to date have already helped the U.S. economy make a significant, although incomplete, turnaround from the depths of a historic recession. In late December 2020, the U.S. government enacted another $900 billion in aid to individuals and businesses, extending some of the programs enacted earlier in the COVID-19 crisis, and more stimulus is anticipated. The U.S. Federal Reserve, along with other central banks around the world, have pledged to keep monetary conditions accommodative for as long as necessary.

While the markets’ longer-term outlook has brightened, we expect intermittent bouts of volatility to continue. COVID-19 cases are still alarmingly high in some regions, and recent economic indicators have shown the dampening effect of renewed restrictions on social and business activity in the latter months of 2020. The pandemic’s course can still be unpredictable, and achieving sufficient inoculation of the population depends on many variables, including logistics, public confidence, real-world efficacy and the emergence of variant virus strains. Additionally, the Biden administration’s full policy agenda and the potential for Congressional gridlock remain to be seen, which could cause investment outlooks to shift. Nevertheless, short-term market fluctuations can provide opportunities to invest in new ideas as well as upgrade existing positioning, within our goal of providing long-term value for our shareholders. For more than 120 years, the careful consideration of risk and reward has guided Nuveen’s focus on delivering long-term results to our shareholders.

The beginning of the year can be an opportune time to assess your portfolio’s resilience and readiness for what may come next. We encourage you to review your time horizon, risk tolerance and investment goals with your financial professional. 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

February 22, 2021

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (JCO)

The Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (JCO) features portfolio management by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (NAM), an affiliate of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). On December 31, 2020, the Fund’s previous sub-adviser, Symphony Asset Management, LLC (“Symphony”), also an affiliate of the Adviser, was merged with and into NAM (the “Reorganization”). Effective as of the date of the Reorganization, NAM assumed the portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund’s investment portfolio and, as previously approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the Fund entered into an amended and restated sub-advisory agreement with NAM, the terms of which were substantially identical to the prior sub-advisory agreement with Symphony.

The NAM management team for the Fund is led by Scott Caraher, Kevin Lorenz, CFA, and Jake J. Fitzpatrick, CFA, each of whom was previously affiliated with Symphony.

Here the portfolio management team reviews U.S. economic and financial markets, key investment strategies and the performance of the Fund for the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020.

What factors affected the U.S. economy and financial markets during the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020?

The U.S. economy rebounded more quickly than expected from the deep downturn caused by the COVID-19 crisis and containment measures, but it was not fully recovered by the year’s end. U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.0% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 33.1% (annualized) in the third quarter, but remained down 3.5% in 2020 overall (from the 2019 annual level to the 2020 annual level) as measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis “advance” estimate. GDP measures the value of goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes. The economy fell into a deep recession in February 2020 due to the restrictions on business and social activity to mitigate the COVID-19 spread. In the first and second quarters of 2020, annualized GDP shrank 5% and 31.4%, respectively. Government relief programs provided significant aid to individuals and businesses as the economy began reopening in May 2020, which helped the economy bounce back strongly over the second half of the year.

Consumer spending, the largest driver of the economy, remained resilient despite the disruption caused by the health and economic crisis. Consumer spending declined significantly and unemployment rose sharply starting in March 2020. These measures rebounded markedly in the second half of the year, although the momentum slowed toward year end amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in

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 Fund disclaims any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or views expressed herein.

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings disclosed are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (Moody’s) or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch). This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as for Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

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)

December 2020 from 3.6% in December 2019. As of December 2020, slightly more than half of the 22 million jobs lost in March and April 2020 have been recovered. The average hourly earnings rate appeared to increase, growing at an annualized rate of 5.1% in December 2020, despite the spike in unemployment. Earnings data was skewed by the concentration of job losses in lower-wage work, which effectively eliminated most of the low-wage data, resulting in an average of mostly higher numbers. The overall trend of inflation remained muted, as decreases in gasoline, apparel and transportation prices offset an increase in food prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.4% over the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020 before seasonal adjustment.

Prior to the COVID-19 crisis recession, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) had reduced its benchmark interest rate to support the economy’s slowing growth. The Fed also stopped shrinking its bond portfolio sooner than scheduled and began buying short-term Treasury bills to help money markets operate smoothly and maintain short-term borrowing rates at low levels. As the health and economic crisis deepened, the Fed enacted an array of emergency measures in March 2020 to stabilize the financial system and support the markets, including cutting its main interest rate to near zero, offering lending programs to aid small and large companies and allowing unlimited bond purchases, known as quantitative easing. In August 2020, the Fed announced a change in inflation policy to average inflation targeting. Under this regime, the Fed will tolerate the inflation rate temporarily overshooting the target rate to offset periods of below-target inflation, so that inflation averages a 2% rate over time. Fed officials remained cautious, acknowledging the economy’s improvement but concerned about near-term weakness, and left policy unchanged over the remainder of their meetings in 2020.

In March and April 2020, the U.S. government approved three aid packages. These included $2 trillion allocated across direct payments to Americans, an expansion of unemployment insurance, loans to large and small businesses, funding to hospitals and health agencies and support to state and local governments, and more than $100 billion in funding to health agencies and employers offering paid leave. In December 2020, the government enacted a $900 billion relief package extending some of these programs. With Joe Biden winning the U.S. presidential election in November 2020, more fiscal stimulus is anticipated in 2021.

The COVID-19 crisis rapidly dwarfed all other market concerns starting in late February 2020. Equity and commodity markets sold off and safe-haven assets rallied in March 2020 as China, other countries and then the United States initiated quarantines, restricted travel and shuttered factories and businesses. The potential economic shock was particularly difficult to assess, which amplified market volatility. An ill-timed oil price war between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC member Russia, which caused oil prices to plunge in March 2020, exacerbated the market sell-off. At year end, the announcement of high efficacy rates in several COVID-19 vaccine trials, followed by regulatory authorizations and public vaccination drives across Western countries, improved the outlook for 2021 and led to risk-on sentiment in the markets.

Geopolitical uncertainty remained elevated during 2020 in anticipation of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020 and the Brexit transition period set to expire in December 2020. Political risks eased somewhat toward the end of the reporting period, as markets ultimately viewed a Biden administration positively and the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (U.K.) finalized a trade deal in the final days of the transition period. Although China and the U.S. signed a “phase one” trade deal in January 2020, tensions continued to flare over other trade and technology/security issues, Hong Kong’s sovereignty and the management of the COVID-19 crisis.

For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2020, the high yield bond market, as measured by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issuer Capped Index, generated a return of 4.49%, reflecting an impressive recovery following the unpreceded loss during the first quarter 2020. The Index lost -12.82% during the first three months of the reporting period following the COVID-19 outbreak, which resulted in large portions of the economy being shut down, with companies closing either temporarily or permanently and most of the U.S. population under stay-at-home orders. Additionally, an ill-timed oil price war between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting

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Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC member Russia, which caused oil prices to plunge in March 2020, exacerbated the market sell-off. Capital markets began to recover following an array of emergency measures enacted by the Fed combined with unprecedented fiscal stimulus. Most notably, the Fed’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) provided support to high yield bond prices. While the bulk of the securities purchased by the Fed will involve investment grade corporate bond funds, some high yield corporate bond ETFs were included, signaling the Fed’s strong willingness to support credit markets. Within high yield bonds, higher rated (BBB-/BB-) issues were the first to recover, although bifurcation in spread between high quality and lower quality issues (B-/CCC-rated) began to narrow in May 2020, as investors became more comfortable adding risk. Capital markets continued to recover between July and December 2020, amid continued improvements in economic data, the emergence of multiple vaccines for COVID-19 and a relatively market friendly U.S. elections outcome. High yield bond prices advanced across industries and the quality spectrum, while lower rated bonds led the rally. Demand for high yield bonds was strong following the announcements of unprecedented monetary and fiscal support, which helped support a robust new issue market of nearly $380 billion on a gross basis for the period between April and December 2020. Roughly two third of issuance, however, was related to refinancing, bringing net new supply closer to $125 billion. Heavy refinancing activity and a material extension in the maturity wall have allowed companies to improve liquidity runways at attractive funding costs, as well as alleviate fears that previously solvent companies would default.

What key strategies were used to manage the Fund during the twelve-month reporting period ended December 31, 2020?

The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income from a portfolio of shorter maturity, high yield corporate debt and return the original $9.85 net asset value per common share on or about June 1, 2022.

The Fund generally invests in a portfolio of below investment grade corporate bonds and senior loans. The Fund may invest in other types of securities including convertible securities and other types of debt instruments and derivatives that provide comparable economic exposure to the corporate debt market. At least 80% of its managed assets will be in corporate debt securities and separately, at least 80% in securities that, at the time of investment, are rated below investment grade or unrated but judged by the managers to be of comparable quality. No more than 15% will be in securities rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower at the time of investment. Up to 30% may be in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including up to 20% in emerging market issuers, but 100% of managed assets will be in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

In seeking to return the original net asset value on or about June 1, 2022, the Fund intends to utilize various portfolio and cash flow management techniques, including setting aside a portion of its net investment income, possibly retaining gains and limiting the longest maturity on any holdings to no later than December 1, 2022.

Recent market conditions have materially increased the risk associated with achieving the Fund’s objective to return Original NAV. This objective is not a guarantee and is dependent on a number of factors including the extent of market recovery and the cumulative level of income retained in relation to cumulative portfolio gains net of losses.

How did the Fund perform during the twelve-month reporting period December 31, 2020?

The table in the Performance Overview and Holding Summaries section of this report provides total returns at net asset value (NAV) for the period ended December 31, 2020. The Fund’s total returns on NAV are compared with the performance of a corresponding market index.

For the twelve-month reporting period December 31, 2020, the Fund’s common share at NAV underperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issuer Capped Index and its secondary Blended Benchmark, which is further described in the Glossary of Terms Used in This Report.

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Portfolio Managers’ Comments (continued)

The Fund invests in a combination of high yield bonds and senior loans with maturity profiles that are consistent with the Fund’s target term structure in an effort to maximize current income and return while protecting capital, consistent with the investment objective. At the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s portfolio had 24.0% in senior loans and 68.9% in high yield bonds.

During the reporting period, the Fund continued to be actively managed. As capital markets began to sell-off in February and March 2020, the Fund took steps to reduce credit risk and leverage. As the market began to recover in late March and early April 2020, the Fund sought to invest in constructive opportunities within high yield bonds and senior loans that met its maturity target, while also looking to avoid credits that could potentially devolve into distress situations in the event of renewed volatility. During the second half of the reporting period, the Fund added positions in the auto, diversified financials, pharmaceuticals and communications sectors, while reducing exposure in the leisure and metals & mining sectors.

Notably detracting from performance during the reporting period was exposure to issuers within the transportation sector. Most notably, the bonds of Hertz Corporation and American Airlines, Inc. detracted from relative performance due to the sharp decline in business and leisure travel due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Fund has exited these positions. A detractor within the energy sector was the Fund’s loan exposure to Fieldwood Energy LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company. Despite having a highly attractive portfolio that became increasingly economical as oil prices recovered, Fieldwood’s loans remained under severe pressure as the company worked with lenders on potential restructuring. The Fund continues to hold positions in Fieldwood Energy.

Holdings that contributed to performance included the bonds of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, which rallied towards par following an anticipated announcement that the pharmaceutical company reached refinancing arrangements with major lenders for its short-dated bonds. This position has been called and paid down. In addition, the bonds of Occidental Petroleum Corporation rose following the strong recovery in oil prices. These bonds were purchased at dislocated levels during the sell-off. The Fund continues to hold positions in this issuer. Lastly, a short dated bond of Ladder Capital Corp., a commercial real estate company, was paid down following an announcement of a $32 million investment in the company by Koch Real Estate Investments.

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Fund Leverage

IMPACT OF THE FUND’S LEVERAGE STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE

One important factor impacting the returns of the Fund’s common shares relative to its comparative benchmarks was the Fund’s use of leverage through bank borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund uses leverage because our research has shown that, over time, leveraging provides opportunities for additional income. The opportunity arises when short-term rates that the Fund pays on its leveraging instruments are lower than the interest the Fund earns on its portfolio securities that it has bought with the proceeds of that leverage. This has been particularly true in the recent market environment where short-term rates have been low by historical standards.

However, use of leverage can expose Fund common shares to additional price volatility. When the Fund uses leverage, the Fund’s common shares will experience a greater increase in their net asset value if the securities acquired through the use of leverage increase in value, but will also experience a correspondingly larger decline in their net asset value if the securities acquired through leverage decline in value. All this will make the shares’ total return performance more variable over time.

In addition, common share income in levered funds will typically decrease in comparison to unlevered funds when short-term interest rates increase and increase when short-term interest rates decrease. In recent quarters, fund leverage expenses have generally tracked the overall movement of short-term interest rates. While fund leverage expenses are somewhat higher than their recent lows, leverage nevertheless continues to provide the opportunity for incremental common share income, particularly over longer-term periods.

The Fund’s use of leverage had a negative impact on total return performance during this reporting period. The negative impact of leverage during the brief but severe COVID-19 induced market downturn in March was greater than the positive impact of leverage during the remainder of the reporting period. More specifically, this net negative contribution of leverage was amplified during the market downturn in part because the Fund used proceeds from portfolio sales to pay down borrowings and reduce its elevated leverage ratio, which rose as prices of portfolio securities, including those sold for de-levering purposes, declined. Conversely, as financial markets recovered and asset prices steadied, the Fund maintained its lower leverage ratio through the end of the period. Management believes, however, that the potential benefits from leverage continue to outweigh the associated increase in risk and total return variability previously described.

As of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s percentages of leverage are as shown in the accompanying table.

	JCO
Effective Leverage*		26.72	%
Regulatory Leverage*		0.00	%

* Effective leverage is the Fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage and the leverage effects of reverse repurchase agreements, certain derivative and other investments in the Fund’s portfolio that increase the Fund’s investment exposure. Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued or borrowings of the Fund. Both of these are part of the Fund’s capital structure. The Fund, however, may from time to time borrow on a typically transient basis in connection with its day-to-day operations, primarily in connection with the need to settle portfolio trades. Such incidental borrowings are excluded from the calculation of the Fund’s effective leverage ratio. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set forth in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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Fund Leverage (continued)

THE FUND’S LEVERAGE

Bank Borrowings

As noted previously, the Fund employs leverage through the use of bank borrowings. The Fund’s bank borrowing activities are as shown in the accompanying table.

Current Reporting Period

Subsequent to the Close of the Reporting Period

Outstanding Balance as of January 1, 2020

Draws

Paydowns

Outstanding Balance as of December 31, 2020

Average Balance Outstanding

Draws

Paydowns

Outstanding Balance as of February 25, 2021

$110,000,000

$    —

$(110,000,000)

$    —

$90,524,183**

$    —

$    —

$    —

** For the period January 1, 2020 through November 1, 2020.

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Note 8 – Fund Leverage for further details.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

As noted previously, the Fund used reverse repurchase agreements, in which the Fund sells to a counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date.

The Fund’s transactions in reverse repurchase agreements are as shown in the accompanying table.

Current Reporting Period

Subsequent to the Close of the Reporting Period

Outstanding Balance as of January 1, 2020

Sales

Purchases

Outstanding Balance as of December 31, 2020

Average Balance Outstanding

Sales

Purchases

Outstanding Balance as of February 25, 2021

$    —

$252,000,000

$(168,000,000)

$84,000,000

$79,509,091***

$118,600,000

$(118,600,000)

$84,000,000

*** For the period October 23, 2020 (initial purchase of reverse repurchase agreements) through December 31, 2020.

Refer to Notes to Financial Statements, Note 8 – Fund Leverage for further details.

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Common Share Information

COMMON SHARE DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

The following information regarding the Fund’s distributions is current as of December 31, 2020. The Fund’s distribution levels may vary over time based on the Fund’s investment activity and portfolio investment value changes.

During the current reporting period, the Fund’s distributions to common shareholders were as shown in the accompanying table.

Monthly Distributions (Ex-Dividend Date)	Per Common Share Amounts
January 2020	$	0.0470
February		0.0470
March		0.0470
April		0.0470
May		0.0470
June		0.0470
July		0.0470
August		0.0470
September		0.0470
October		0.0470
November		0.0470
December 2020		0.0470
Total Distribution from Net Investment Income	$	0.5640
Current Distribution Rate*		7.01	%

* Current distribution rate is based on the Fund’s current annualized monthly distribution divided by the Fund’s current market price. The Fund’s monthly distributions to its shareholders may be comprised of ordinary income, net realized capital gains and, if at the end of the fiscal year the Fund’s cumulative net ordinary income and net realized gains are less than the amount of the Fund’s distributions, a return of capital for tax purposes.

The Fund seeks to pay regular monthly dividends out of its net investment income at a rate that reflects its past and projected net income performance. To permit the Fund to maintain a more stable monthly dividend, the Fund may pay dividends at a rate that may be more or less than the amount of net income actually earned by the Fund during the period. Distributions to common shareholders are determined on a tax basis, which may differ from amounts recorded in the accounting records. In instances where the monthly dividend exceeds the earned net investment income, the Fund would report a negative undistributed net ordinary income. Refer to Note 6 – Income Tax Information for additional information regarding the amounts of undistributed net ordinary income and undistributed net long-term capital gains and the character of the actual distributions paid by the Fund during the period.

All monthly dividends paid by the Fund during the current reporting period were paid from net investment income. If a portion of the Fund’s monthly distributions is sourced from or comprised of elements other than net investment income, including capital gains and/or a return of capital, shareholders will be notified of those sources. For financial reporting purposes, per share amounts of the Fund’s distributions for the reporting period are presented in this report’s Financial Highlights. For income tax purposes, distribution information for the Fund as of its most recent tax year end is presented in Note 6 – Income Tax Information within the Notes to Financial Statements of this report.

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Common Share Information (continued)

NUVEEN CLOSED-END FUND DISTRIBUTION AMOUNTS

The Nuveen Closed-End Funds’ monthly and quarterly periodic distributions to shareholders are posted on www.nuveen.com and can be found on Nuveen’s enhanced closed-end fund resource page, which is at https://www.nuveen.com/resource-center-closed-end-funds, along with other Nuveen closed-end fund product updates. To ensure timely access to the latest information, shareholders may use a subscribe function, which can be activated at this web page (https://www.nuveen.com/subscriptions).

COMMON SHARE REPURCHASES

During August 2020, the Fund’s Board of Trustees reauthorized an open-market share repurchase program, allowing the Fund to repurchase an aggregate of up to approximately 10% of its outstanding shares.

As of December 31, 2020, and since the inception of the Fund’s repurchase program, the Fund has cumulatively repurchased and retired its outstanding common shares as shown in the accompanying table.

	JCO
Common shares cumulatively repurchased and retired		—
Common shares authorized for repurchase		2,770,000

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not repurchase any of its outstanding common shares.

OTHER COMMON SHARE INFORMATION

As of December 31, 2020, and during the current reporting period, the Fund’s common share price was trading at a premium/(discount) to its common share NAV as shown in the accompanying table.

	JCO
Common share NAV		$8.30
Common share price		$8.04
Premium/(Discount) to NAV		(3.13	)%
12-month average premium/(discount) to NAV		1.43	%

The Fund has an investment objective to return $9.85 (the original net asset value following the Fund’s initial public offering (the “Original NAV”)) to common shareholders on or about the end of the Fund’s term. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to return the Original NAV to common shareholders, and such return is not backed or otherwise guaranteed by the Fund’s investment adviser, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”), or any other entity.

In connection with the objective of returning Original NAV, the Fund currently intends to set aside and retain in its net assets a portion of its net investment income and possibly all or a portion of its gains. This will reduce the amounts otherwise available for distribution prior to the liquidation of the Fund, and the Fund may incur taxes on such retained amount, which will reduce the overall amounts that the Fund would have otherwise been able to distribute. Such retained income or gains, net of any taxes, would constitute a portion of the liquidating distribution returned to investors at the end of the Fund’s term. In addition, the Fund’s investment in shorter term and lower yielding securities, especially as the Fund nears the end of its term, may reduce investment income and, therefore, the monthly dividends during the period prior to termination. Investors that purchase shares in the secondary market (particularly if their purchase price differs meaningfully from the Original NAV) may receive more or less than their original investment.

The Fund’s ability to return Original NAV to common shareholders on or about the termination date will depend on market conditions and the success of various portfolio and cash flow management techniques. Recent market conditions have materially increased the risk associated with achieving the Fund’s objective to return Original NAV. This objective is not a guarantee and is dependent on a number of factors including the extent of market recovery and the cumulative level of income retained in relation to cumulative portfolio gains net of losses.

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JCO Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund Performance Overview and Holding Summaries as of December 31, 2020

Refer to the Glossary of Terms Used in this Report for further definition of the terms used within this section.

Average Annual Total Returns as of December 31, 2020

	Average Annual
	1-Year		Since Inception
JCO at Common Share NAV		(7.48)%		1.38%
JCO at Common Share Price		(14.12)%		0.20%
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issuer Capped Index		4.49%		4.96%
Blended Benchmark1		4.37%		4.81%

Since inception returns are from 3/28/17. Past performance is not predictive of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the data shown. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that shareholders may have to pay on Fund distributions or upon the sale of Fund shares. Returns at NAV are net of Fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Comparative index return information is provided for the Fund’s shares at NAV only. Indexes are not available for direct investment.

Common Share Price Performance — Weekly Closing Price

1 The Blended Benchmark consists of: 1) 75% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issue Capped Index, 2) 25% Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index.

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This data relates to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments as of the end of the reporting period. It should not be construed as a measure of performance for the Fund itself. Holdings are subject to change.

For financial reporting purposes, the ratings shown are the highest rating given by one of the following national rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s Group, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch, Inc. This treatment of split-rated securities may differ from that used for other purposes, such as Fund investment policies. Credit ratings are subject to change. AAA, AA, A and BBB are investment grade ratings; BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D are below-investment grade ratings. Holdings designated N/R are not rated by these national rating agencies.

Fund Allocation

(% of net assets)

Corporate Bonds	94.0%
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests	32.7%
Convertible Bonds	3.0%
Common Stocks	1.6%
Warrants	0.0%
Investment Companies	5.0%
Other Assets Less Liabilities	0.2%
Net Assets Plus Reverse Repurchase Agreements	136.5%
Reverse Repurchase Agreements	(36.5)%
Net Assets	100.0%

Portfolio Composition

(% of total investments)

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels	15.1%
Media	9.6%
Specialty Retail	7.1%
Consumer Finance	5.6%
Health Care Providers & Services	4.8%
Pharmaceuticals	4.3%
Containers & Packaging	4.1%
Diversified Telecommunication Services	4.1%
Distributors	4.0%
Commercial Services & Supplies	3.5%
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust	3.1%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure	3.1%
Airlines	2.9%
Automobiles	2.9%
Aerospace & Defense	2.6%
Other1	19.5%
Investment Companies	3.7%
Total	100%

Portfolio Credit Quality

(% of total long-term investments)

BBB	14.7%
BB or Lower	82.0%
N/R (not rated)	2.1%
N/A (not applicable)	1.2%
Total	100%

Top Five Issuers

(% of total investments)

Petsmart Inc	4.5%
DISH DBS Corp	4.3%
CSC Holdings LLC	4.3%
Spin Holdco Inc	4.0%
CenturyLink Inc	4.0%

1 See Portfolio of Investment for details on “other” Portfolio Composition.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from March 28, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2020, the results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the three-year period then ended and the period from March 28, 2017 to December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2020, by correspondence with custodians and brokers or other appropriate auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the auditor of one or more Nuveen investment companies since 2014.

Chicago, Illinois

February 25, 2021

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JCO Nuveen Credit Opportunities
2022 Target Term Fund   Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020

Principal Amount (000)		Description (1)	Coupon		Maturity		Ratings (2)		Value
		LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS – 131.3% (96.3% of Total Investments)
		CORPORATE BONDS – 94.0% (69.0% of Total Investments)
		Aerospace & Defense – 3.5%
$	3,000	Bombardier Inc, 144A		8.750%		12/01/21		B	$	3,120,000
	5,000	Bombardier Inc, 144A		6.000%		10/15/22		B		4,908,250
	8,000	Total Aerospace & Defense								8,028,250
		Airlines – 4.0%
	5,000	Delta Air Lines Inc, (3)		3.400%		4/19/21		Baa3		5,032,675
	4,000	Delta Air Lines Inc, (3)		3.625%		3/15/22		Baa3		4,115,130
	9,000	Total Airlines								9,147,805
		Auto Components – 2.3%
	5,249	ZF North America Capital Inc, 144A		4.500%		4/29/22		BB+		5,398,334
		Automobiles – 3.9%
	9,000	Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, (3)		3.813%		10/12/21		BB+		9,101,250
		Building Products – 1.8%
	4,150	Hillman Group Inc/The, 144A		6.375%		7/15/22		CCC		4,118,875
		Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.3%
	3,009	APX Group Inc, (3)		7.875%		12/01/22		B–		3,016,523
		Construction & Engineering – 0.9%
	2,000	Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp		8.000%		5/15/22		B		2,051,160
		Consumer Finance – 7.7%
	2,695	DAE Funding LLC, 144A		4.500%		8/01/22		Baa3		2,726,532
	3,000	Ford Motor Credit Co LLC		4.250%		9/20/22		BB+		3,096,480
	4,400	Navient Corp, (3)		6.625%		7/26/21		Ba3		4,493,500
	2,000	Navient Corp		7.250%		1/25/22		Ba3		2,090,000
	5,000	Navient Corp, (3)		6.500%		6/15/22		Ba3		5,291,200
	17,095	Total Consumer Finance								17,697,712
		Diversified Financial Services – 2.0%
	2,000	Avation Capital SA, 144A		6.500%		5/15/21		CCC–		1,460,000
	3,000	Sasol Financing International Ltd		4.500%		11/14/22		BB		3,059,100
	5,000	Total Diversified Financial Services								4,519,100
		Diversified Telecommunication Services – 5.6%
	4,000	CenturyLink Inc, (3)		6.450%		6/15/21		BB		4,080,840
	8,000	CenturyLink Inc, (3)		5.800%		3/15/22		BB		8,340,000
	375	Cogent Communications Group Inc, 144A		5.375%		3/01/22		Ba3		385,781
	12,375	Total Diversified Telecommunication Services								12,806,621
		Electrical Equipment – 1.8%
	4,000	Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd, 144A		5.250%		8/15/22		BBB–		4,197,912
		Equity Real Estate Investment Trust – 1.3%
	3,000	SBA Communications Corp		4.000%		10/01/22		BB–		3,030,000
		Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%
	5,000	Molina Healthcare Inc		5.375%		11/15/22		BB–		5,293,750
		Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.5%
	5,599	International Game Technology PLC, 144A		6.250%		2/15/22		BB		5,780,912

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JCO	Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (continued)
	Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020

Principal Amount (000)		Description (1)	Coupon		Maturity		Ratings (2)		Value
		Media – 12.9%
$	12,787	CSC Holdings LLC, (3)		5.875%		9/15/22		B	$	13,538,236
	13,000	DISH DBS Corp, (3)		5.875%		7/15/22		B2		13,585,000
	2,594	Nielsen Finance LLC / Nielsen Finance Co, 144A		5.000%		4/15/22		BB–		2,600,822
	28,381	Total Media								29,724,058
		Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust – 4.2%
	2,073	Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp, 144A, (3)		5.875%		8/01/21		BB+		2,073,000
	7,500	Starwood Property Trust Inc, (3)		5.000%		12/15/21		Ba3		7,625,775
	9,573	Total Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust								9,698,775
		Multiline Retail – 1.2%
	2,875	Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC		3.450%		1/15/21		BB		2,860,625
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 18.7%
	2,800	Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP / Calumet Finance Corp		7.625%		1/15/22		B–		2,772,000
	5,000	Cenovus Energy Inc		3.000%		8/15/22		BBB–		5,108,955
	3,215	CITGO Petroleum Corp, 144A		6.250%		8/15/22		BB		3,150,700
	366	Continental Resources Inc/OK		5.000%		9/15/22		BBB–		366,549
	679	Marathon Oil Corp, (3)		2.800%		11/01/22		BBB–		697,902
	2,000	NGPL PipeCo LLC, 144A, (3)		4.375%		8/15/22		BBB–		2,083,634
	5,000	Occidental Petroleum Corp, (3)		3.125%		2/15/22		Ba2		5,037,500
	3,000	Occidental Petroleum Corp		2.700%		8/15/22		Ba2		3,003,750
	3,000	Occidental Petroleum Corp		1.671%		8/15/22		Ba2		2,940,000
	2,000	Ovintiv Inc		3.900%		11/15/21		BBB–		2,025,120
	1,800	QEP Resources Inc		5.375%		10/01/22		B+		1,874,628
	2,000	SM Energy Co		6.125%		11/15/22		B–		1,940,000
	3,000	Southwestern Energy Co, (3)		4.100%		3/15/22		BB		3,015,000
	8,737	Western Midstream Operating LP		4.000%		7/01/22		BB		8,977,267
	42,597	Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels								42,993,005
		Pharmaceuticals – 3.7%
	4,321	Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co BV		3.650%		11/10/21		Ba2		4,375,013
	4,058	Teva Pharmaceutical Finance IV BV		3.650%		11/10/21		BBB		4,108,725
	8,379	Total Pharmaceuticals								8,483,738
		Road & Rail – 1.1%
	600	DAE Funding LLC, 144A		5.250%		11/15/21		Baa3		610,500
	2,000	Transnet SOC Ltd, 144A, (WI/DD)		4.000%		7/26/22		BBB–		2,022,080
	2,600	Total Road & Rail								2,632,580
		Specialty Retail – 3.6%
	8,000	L Brands Inc, (3)		5.625%		2/15/22		B+		8,290,000
		Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.9%
	2,000	Dell International LLC / EMC Corp, 144A		5.875%		6/15/21		BB+		2,003,600
		Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.9%
	4,398	Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp, 144A, (3)		5.250%		3/15/22		Ba2		4,419,990
		Trading Companies & Distributors – 2.2%
	2,000	AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, (3)		4.500%		5/15/21		BBB		2,025,139
	3,000	Aircastle Ltd, (3)		5.125%		3/15/21		BBB		3,023,908
	5,000	Total Trading Companies & Distributors								5,049,047
		Wireless Telecommunication Services – 2.7%
	3,000	Hughes Satellite Systems Corp, (3)		7.625%		6/15/21		BB		3,075,000
	3,100	MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd, 144A, (WI/DD)		5.373%		2/13/22		Ba2		3,191,915
	6,100	Total Wireless Telecommunication Services								6,266,915
$	212,380	Total Corporate Bonds (cost $212,445,266)								216,610,537

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Principal Amount (000)		Description (1)	Coupon (4)		Reference Rate (4)		Spread (4)		Maturity (5)		Ratings (2)		Value
		VARIABLE RATE SENIOR LOAN INTERESTS – 32.7% (24.0% of Total Investments) (4)
		Banks – 0.3%
$	721	iQor US, Inc., Exit Priority Term Loan		8.500%		3-Month LIBOR		7.500%		9/15/27		N/R	$	715,257
		Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.4%
	2,003	iQor US, Inc., Second Out Term Loan		8.500%		1-Week LIBOR		7.500%		11/20/25		N/R		1,917,542
	5,181	Wash Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., Initial US Term Loan, First Lien		4.250%		1-Month LIBOR		3.250%		5/16/22		B2		5,155,462
	803	Wash Multifamily Acquisition, Inc., Initial Canadian Term Loan, First Lien		4.250%		1-Month LIBOR		3.250%		5/16/22		B2		798,816
	7,987	Total Commercial Services & Supplies												7,871,820
		Communications Equipment – 0.6%
	1,488	Riverbed Technology, Inc., Term Loan B, First Lien		4.250%		3-Month LIBOR		3.250%		4/24/22		B2		1,443,632
		Containers & Packaging – 5.6%
	6,211	Berry Global, Inc., Term Loan W, (WI/DD)		TBD		TBD		TBD		TBD		BBB–		6,213,144
	6,732	Kloeckner Pentaplast of America Inc., Dollar Term Loan		5.250%		6-Month LIBOR		4.250%		6/30/22		B–		6,728,395
	12,943	Total Containers & Packaging												12,941,539
		Distributors – 5.4%
	12,560	Spin Holdco Inc., Term Loan B1, First Lien		4.250%		3-Month LIBOR		3.250%		11/14/22		B2		12,514,833
		Diversified Financial Services – 0.3%
	1,737	Ditech Holding Corporation., Term Loan B, First Lien, (6)		0.000%		N/A		N/A		6/30/22		N/R		545,017
		Energy Equipment & Services – 0.5%
	1,476	Petroleum GEO-Services ASA/PGS Finance, Inc., Term Loan B		2.754%		3-Month LIBOR		2.500%		3/11/21		N/R		1,226,965
		Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.6%
	3,606	Greatbatch Ltd., New Term Loan B, (DD1)		3.500%		1-Month LIBOR		2.500%		10/27/22		B+		3,609,324
		Health Care Providers & Services – 4.3%
	9,809	Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Term Loan B		3.500%		1-Month LIBOR		2.500%		8/18/22		Ba2		9,816,746
		Health Care Technology – 0.6%
	1,510	Onex Carestream Finance LP, Term Loan, First Lien		7.750%		3-Month LIBOR		6.750%		2/28/21		B1		1,450,018
		Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%
	3,901	Life Time Fitness, Inc., Term Loan B		3.750%		3-Month LIBOR		2.750%		6/10/22		B		3,813,280
		Media – 0.2%
	641	Affinion Group Holdings, Inc., Consenting Term Loan, (cash 7.000%, PIK 1.750%)		8.750%		3-Month LIBOR		7.750%		5/10/22		N/R		422,873
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.7%
	597	Fieldwood Energy LLC, DIP Term Loan, (6), (12)		3.000%		N/A		3.000%		8/05/21		N/R		595,057
	67	Fieldwood Energy LLC, DIP Term Loan, (6)		9.750%		1-Month LIBOR		8.750%		8/05/21		N/R		66,782
	4,000	Fieldwood Energy LLC, Exit Term Loan, (6)		0.000%		N/A		N/A		4/11/22		N/R		937,500
	4,664	Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels												1,599,339
		Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%
	249	GGP, Initial Term Loan A1		3.147%		1-Month LIBOR		3.000%		8/24/21		BB+		244,522
		Road & Rail – 0.7%
	1,209	Kenan Advantage Group Holdings Corp., Initial U.S. Term Loan		4.000%		1-Month LIBOR		3.000%		8/01/22		B–		1,201,003
	287	Kenan Advantage Group Holdings Corp., Initial Canadian Term Loan		4.000%		1-Month LIBOR		3.000%		7/29/22		B–		285,598
	1,496	Total Road & Rail												1,486,601

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JCO	Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (continued)
	Portfolio of Investments    December 31, 2020

Principal Amount (000)		Description (1)	Coupon (4)		Reference Rate (4)		Spread (4)		Maturity (5)		Ratings (2)		Value
		Software – 0.6%
$	1,461	Skillsoft, Takeback Second-Out Term Loan		8.500%		1-Month LIBOR		7.500%		4/27/25		B–	$	1,462,551
		Specialty Retail – 6.1%
	6,449	Petsmart Inc., Term Loan B		3.236%		3-Month LIBOR		3.000%		3/11/22		B1		6,373,593
	7,704	Petsmart Inc., Term Loan B, First Lien		4.500%		3-Month LIBOR		3.500%		3/11/22		B1		7,722,837
	14,153	Total Specialty Retail												14,096,430
$	80,402	Total Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests (cost $78,838,783)												75,260,747
Principal Amount (000)		Description (1)					Coupon		Maturity		Ratings (2)		Value
		CONVERTIBLE BONDS – 3.0% (2.2% of Total Investments)
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.8%
$	2,000	SM Energy Co						1.500%		7/01/21		B	$	1,883,052
		Pharmaceuticals – 2.2%
	5,000	Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co LLC						0.250%		2/01/26		Ba2		4,975,000
$	7,000	Total Convertible Bonds (cost $6,933,544)												6,858,052
Shares		Description (1)											Value
		COMMON STOCKS – 1.6% (1.1% of Total Investments)
		Banks – 0.3%
	63,918	iQor US Inc, (7), (8)											$	709,490
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.3%
	30,780	Whiting Petroleum Corp, (8)												769,500
		Software – 1.0%
	13,687	SkillSoft Corp, (7), (8)												2,189,920
		Total Common Stocks (cost $6,625,560)												3,668,910
Shares		Description (1)											Value
		WARRANTS – 0.0% (0.0% of Total Investments)
		Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%
	17,291	Denbury Inc											$	51,873
		Total Warrants (cost $2,609,135)												51,873
		Total Long-Term Investments (cost $307,452,288)												302,450,119
Shares		Description (1), (9)					Coupon						Value
		SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 5.0% (3.7% of Total Investments)
		INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 5.0%
	11,481,736	BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund						0.015% (10)					$	11,481,736
		Total Short-Term Investments (cost $11,481,736)												11,481,736
		Total Investments (cost $318,934,024) – 136.3%												313,931,855
		Reverse Repurchase Agreements – (36.5)% (11)												(84,000,000	)
		Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.2%												436,545
		Net Assets – 100%											$	230,368,400

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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 applicable to common shares unless otherwise noted.

(2) 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. Ratings are not covered by the report of independent registered public accounting firm.

(3) Investment, or portion of investment, has been pledged to collateralize the net payment obligations for investments in reverse repurchase agreements. As of the end of the reporting period, investments with a value of $100,808,532 have been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(4) Senior loans generally pay interest at rates which are periodically adjusted by reference to a base short-term, floating lending rate (Reference Rate) plus an assigned fixed rate (Spread). These floating lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate referenced by the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more major United States banks. Senior loans may be considered restricted in that the Fund ordinarily is contractually obligated to receive approval from the agent bank and/or borrower prior to the disposition of a senior loan. The rate shown is the coupon as of the end of the reporting period.

(5) Senior Loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. Because of these mandatory prepayment conditions and because there may be significant economic incentives for a borrower to prepay, prepayments of senior loans may occur. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of senior loans held may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

(6) Defaulted security. A security whose issuer has failed to fully pay principal and/or interest when due, or is under the protection of bankruptcy.

(7) 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.

(8) Non-income producing; issuer has not declared an ex-dividend date within the past twelve months.

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

(10) The rate shown is the seven-day subsidized yield as of the end of the reporting period.

(11) Reverse Repurchase Agreements as a percentage of Total Investments is 26.8%.

(12) Investment, or portion of investment, represents an outstanding unfunded senior loan commitment. See Notes to Financial Statement, Note 4—Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives 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.

DD1 Portion of investment purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

LIBOR London Inter-Bank Offered Rate.

N/A Not applicable

PIK Payment-in-kind (“PIK”) security. Depending on the terms of the security, income may be received in the form of cash, securities, or a combination of both. The PIK rate shown, where applicable, represents the annualized rate of the last PIK payment made by the issuer as of the end of the reporting period.

TBD Senior Loan purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date of the transaction. In addition, Senior Loans typically trade without accrued interest and therefore a coupon rate is not available prior to settlement. At settlement, if still unknown, the borrower or counterparty will provide the Fund with the final coupon rate and maturity date.

WI/DD Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2020

Assets
Long-term investments, at value (cost $307,452,288)	$	302,450,119
Short-term investments, at value (cost approximates value)		11,481,736
Cash		6,103,911
Receivables for:
Interest		3,453,675
Investments sold		5,219,948
Other assets		8,995
Total assets		328,718,384
Liabilities
Reverse repurchase agreements		84,000,000
Payables for:
Investments purchased – when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement		13,044,934
Unfunded senior loans		597,148
Accrued expenses:
Interest		6,212
Management fees		174,408
Trustees fees		10,959
Other		516,323
Total liabilities		98,349,984
Net Assets	$	230,368,400
Common shares outstanding		27,750,492
Net asset value (“NAV”) per common share outstanding	$	8.30
Net assets consist of:
Common shares, $0.01 par value per share	$	277,505
Paid-in-surplus		271,414,978
Total distributable earnings		(41,324,083	)
Net assets applicable to common shares	$	230,368,400
Authorized common shares		Unlimited

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Investment Income	$	21,996,705
Expenses
Management fees		2,101,072
Interest expense		1,317,411
Custodian fees		57,106
Trustees fees		8,911
Professional fees		71,432
Shareholder reporting expenses		44,869
Shareholder servicing agent fees		159
Stock exchange listing fees		7,646
Investor relations expenses		16,692
Other		18,193
Total expenses		3,643,491
Net investment income (loss)		18,353,214
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from Investments		(39,722,253	)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of Investments		615,685
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)		(39,106,568	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations	$	(20,753,354	)

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

	Year Ended 12/31/20			Year Ended 12/31/19
Operations
Net investment income (loss)	$	18,353,214		$	18,326,919
Net realized gain (loss) from investments		(39,722,253	)		(6,579,656	)
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments		615,685			19,095,920
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations		(20,753,354	)		30,843,183
Distributions to Common Shareholders
Dividends		(15,644,915	)		(15,620,637	)
Decrease in net assets applicable to common shares from distributions to common shareholders		(15,644,915	)		(15,620,637	)
Capital Share Transactions
Net proceeds from common shares issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions		303,754			290,427
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from capital share transactions		303,754			290,427
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares		(36,094,515	)		15,512,973
Net assets applicable to common shares at the beginning of period		266,462,915			250,949,942
Net assets applicable to common shares at the end of period	$	230,368,400		$	266,462,915

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares from Operations	$	(20,753,354	)
Adjustments to reconcile the net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shares from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Purchases of investments		(287,718,451	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments		321,214,368
Proceeds from (Purchases of) short-term investments, net		(4,616,806	)
Payment-in-kind distributions		(3,000	)
Taxes paid		(768,552	)
Amortization (Accretion) of premiums and discounts, net		(5,429,942	)
(Increase) Decrease in:
Receivable for interest		484,102
Receivable for investments sold		(4,967,440	)
Other assets		(596	)
Increase (Decrease) in:
Payable for investments purchased – regular settlement		(1,386,916	)
Payable for investments purchased – when-issued/delayed-delivery settlement		9,067,662
Payable for unfunded senior loans		597,148
Accrued interest on borrowings		(1,247	)
Accrued management fees		(34,255	)
Accrued Trustees fees		(1,202	)
Accrued other expenses		429,689
Net realized (gain) loss from investments		39,722,253
Change in net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments		(615,685	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		45,217,776
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
(Repayment of) borrowings		(110,000,000	)
Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements		252,000,000
Purchase of reverse repurchase agreements		(168,000,000	)
Cash distributions paid to common shareholders		(15,341,161	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(41,341,161	)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash		3,876,615
Cash at the beginning of period		2,227,296
Cash at the end of period	$	6,103,911
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest (excluding costs)	$	1,318,658
Non-cash financing activities not included herein consists of reinvestment of common share distributions		303,754

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period:

			Investment Operations								Less Distributions to Common Shareholders								Common Share
	Beginning Common Share NAV		Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)		Net Realized/ Unrealized Gain (Loss)			Total			From Net Investment Income			From Accumulated Net Realized Gains		Total			Offering Costs			Ending NAV		Ending Share Price
Year Ended 12/31:
2020	$	9.61	$	0.66	$	(1.41	)	$	(0.75	)	$	(0.56	)	$	—	$	(0.56	)	$	—		$	8.30	$	8.04
2019		9.06		0.66		0.45			1.11			(0.56	)		—		(0.56	)		—			9.61		10.03
2018		9.93		0.66		(0.97	)		(0.31	)		(0.56	)		—		(0.56	)		—			9.06		8.46
2017(b)		9.85		0.46		0.02			0.48			(0.38	)		—		(0.38	)		(0.02	)		9.93		9.49

	Borrowings at the End of Period
	Aggregate Amount Outstanding (000)		Asset Coverage Per $1,000
Year Ended 12/31:
2020	$	—	$	—
2019		110,000		3,422
2018		110,000		3,281
2017(b)		91,400		4,008

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						Common Share Supplemental Data/ Ratios Applicable to Common Shares
Common Share Total Returns								Ratios to Average Net Assets(d)
Based on NAV(c)			Based on Share Price(c)			Ending Net Assets (000)		Expenses			Net Investment Income (Loss)			Portfolio Turnover Rate(e)
	(7.48	)%		(14.12	)%	$	230,368		1.59	%		7.99	%		92	%
	12.47			25.70			266,463		2.29			6.90			66
	(3.33	)		(5.33	)		250,950		2.11			6.80			42
	4.69			(1.42	)		274,948		1.62	*		6.14	*		35

(a) Per share Net Investment Income (Loss) is calculated using the average daily shares method.

(b) For the period March 28, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017.

(c) Total Return Based on Common Share NAV is the combination of changes in common share NAV, reinvested dividend income at NAV and reinvested capital gains distributions at NAV, if any. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending NAV. The actual reinvest price for the last dividend declared in the period may often be based on the Fund’s market price (and not its NAV), and therefore may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

Total Return Based on Common Share Price is the combination of changes in the market price per share and the effect of reinvested dividend income and reinvested capital gains distributions, if any, at the average price paid per share at the time of reinvestment. The last dividend declared in the period, which is typically paid on the first business day of the following month, is assumed to be reinvested at the ending market price. The actual reinvestment for the last dividend declared in the period may take place over several days, and in some instances may not be based on the market price, so the actual reinvestment price may be different from the price used in the calculation. Total returns are not annualized.

(d)	•	Net Investment Income (Loss) ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to reverse repurchase agreements and/or borrowings (as described in Note 8 – Fund Leverage).
	•	Each ratio includes the effect of all interest expense paid and other costs related to reverse repurchase agreements and/or borrowings, where applicable, as follows:

Ratios of Interest Expense to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares
Year Ended 12/31:
2020	0.57	%
2019	1.27
2018	1.10
2017(b)	0.64	*

(e) Portfolio Turnover Rate is calculated based on the lesser of long-term purchases or sales (as disclosed in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives) divided by the average long-term market value during the period.

* Annualized.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. General Information

Fund Information

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “JCO.” The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on September 28, 2016.

The Fund seeks to return its original $9.85 net asset value (“NAV”) per common share on or about June 1, 2022 (the “Termination Date”).

The end of the reporting period for the Fund is December 31, 2020, and the period covered by these Notes to Financial Statements is the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “current fiscal period”).

Investment Adviser and Sub-Adviser

The Fund’s 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 Fund, oversees the management of the Fund’s portfolio, manages the Fund’s business affairs and provides certain clerical, bookkeeping and other administrative services, and, if necessary, asset allocation decisions.

Prior to December 31, 2020, the Adviser had entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Symphony Asset Management, LLC (”Symphony”), an affiliate of the Adviser, under which Symphony managed the investment portfolio of the Fund. Effective as of December 31, 2020, Symphony merged into Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM” and the “Sub-Adviser”), also an affiliate of the Adviser, and assumed management responsibilities for the Fund’s investment portfolio. In connection with the transfer of sub-advisory responsibilities from Symphony to NAM, the Fund entered into an amended and restated sub-advisory agreement with NAM that is substantially identical to the prior sub-advisory agreement with Symphony.

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. The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The NAV for financial reporting purposes may differ from the NAV for processing security and common share transactions. The NAV for financial reporting purposes includes security and common share transactions through the date of the report. Total return is computed based on the NAV used for processing security and common share transactions. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund.

Compensation

The Fund pays no compensation directly to those of its trustees who are affiliated with the Adviser or to its officers, all of whom receive renumeration for their services to the Fund from the Adviser or its affiliates. The Fund’s Board of Trustees (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 Common Shareholders

Distributions to common 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.

In seeking to achieve its investment objectives, the Fund currently intends to set aside and retain in its net assets (and therefore its NAV) a portion of its net investment income, and possibly all or a portion of its gains. This will reduce the amounts otherwise available for distribution prior to the liquidation of the Fund, and the Fund may incur taxes on such retained amount. Such retained income or gains, net of any taxes, would constitute a portion of the liquidating distribution returned to investors on or about the Termination Date.

Indemnifications

Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

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Investments and Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for as of the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the “primary market” is considered the date on which the loan allocations are determined. Trade date for senior and subordinated loans purchased in the “secondary market” is the date on which the transaction is entered into. Realized gains and losses on securities transactions are based upon the specific identification method. Investment income is comprised of interest income, which is recorded on an accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and the amortization of premium for financial reporting purposes. Investment income also reflects payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest, paydown gains and losses and fee income, if any. PIK interest represents income received in the form of securities in lieu of cash. Fee income consists primarily of amendment fees, when applicable. Amendment fees are earned as compensation for evaluating and accepting changes to an original senior loan agreement and are recognized when received.

Netting Agreements

In the ordinary course of business, the Fund may enter into transactions subject to enforceable master repurchase agreements, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) master agreements or other similar arrangements (“netting agreements”). Generally, the right to offset in netting agreements allows the Fund to offset certain securities and derivatives with a specific counterparty, when applicable, as well as any collateral received or delivered to that counterparty based on the terms of the agreements. Generally, the Fund manages its cash collateral and securities collateral on a counterparty basis.

The Fund’s investments subject to netting agreements as of the end of the reporting period, if any, are further described in Note 4 – Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Rule Issuances

Reference Rate Reform

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“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 changes 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. For new and existing contracts, the Fund may elect to apply the optional expedients as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management has not yet elected to apply the optional expedients, but is currently assessing the impact of the ASU’s adoption to the Fund’s financial statements and various filings.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Adopts New Rules to Modernize Fund Valuation Framework

In December 2020, the SEC voted to adopt a new rule governing fund valuation practices. New Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act establishes requirements for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. Rule 2a-5 will permit fund boards to designate certain parties to perform fair value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. Rule 2a-5 also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, which requires a fund to fair value a security when market quotation are not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth the recordkeeping requirements associated with fair value determinations. Finally, the SEC is rescinding previously issued guidance on related issues, including the role of a board in determining fair value and the accounting and auditing of fund investments. Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 will become effective on March 8, 2021, with a compliance date of September 8, 2022. A fund may voluntarily comply with the rules after the effective date, and in advance of the compliance date, under certain conditions. Management is currently assessing the impact of these provisions on the Fund’s financial statements.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements

The Fund’s investments in securities are recorded at their estimated fair value utilizing valuation methods approved by the Board. 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. U.S. GAAP establishes the three-tier hierarchy which 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 management’s 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.).

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Level 3 – Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs (including management’s assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major classifications of assets and liabilities measured at fair value follows:

Equity securities and exchange-traded funds listed or traded on a national market or exchange are valued based on their sale price at the official close of business of such market or exchange on the valuation date. Foreign equity securities are valued at the last sale price or official closing price reported on the exchange where traded and converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing rates of exchange on the date of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and that valuation adjustments are not applied, they are generally classified as Level 1. If there is no official close of business, then the latest available sale price is utilized. If no sales are reported, then the mean of the latest available bid and ask prices is utilized and are generally classified as Level 2.

Prices of fixed-income securities are generally provided by an independent 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, 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. 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.

Investments in investment companies are valued at their respective NAVs on the valuation date and are generally classified as Level 1.

Any portfolio security or derivative for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith using procedures approved by the Board. 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. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; otherwise they would be classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period, based on the inputs used to value them:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Long-Term Investments*:
Corporate Bonds	$	—	$	216,610,537	$	—	$	216,610,537
Variable Rate Senior Loan Interests		—		75,260,747		—		75,260,747
Convertible Bonds		—		6,858,052		—		6,858,052
Common Stocks**		769,500		2,899,410		—		3,668,910
Warrants		51,873		—		—		51,873
Short-Term Investments:
Investment Companies		11,481,736		—		—		11,481,736
Total	$	12,303,109	$	301,628,746	$	—	$	313,931,855

* 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, when applicable.

4. Portfolio Securities and Investments in Derivatives

Portfolio Securities

Unfunded Commitments

Pursuant to the terms of certain of the variable rate senior loan agreements, the Fund may have unfunded senior loan commitments. The Fund will maintain with its custodian, cash, liquid securities and/or liquid senior loans having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of unfunded senior loan commitments. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had $597,148 in outstanding unfunded senior loan commitments.

Participation Commitments

With respect to the senior loans held in the Fund’s portfolio, the Fund may: 1) invest in assignments; 2) act as a participant in primary lending syndicates; or 3) invest in participations. If the Fund purchases a participation of a senior loan interest, the Fund would typically enter into a contractual agreement with the lender or other third party selling the participation, rather than directly with the borrower. As such, the Fund not only assumes the credit risk of the borrower, but also that of the selling participant or other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund had no such outstanding participation commitments.

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Zero Coupon Securities

A zero coupon security does not pay a regular interest coupon to its holders during the life of the security. Income to the holder of the security comes from accretion of the difference between the original purchase price of the security at issuance and the par value of the security at maturity and is effectively paid at maturity. The market prices of zero coupon securities generally are more volatile than the market prices of securities that pay interest periodically.

Investment Transactions

Long-term purchases and sales (including maturities) during the current fiscal period aggregated $287,718,451 and $321,214,368, respectively.

The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis may have extended settlement periods; interest income is not accrued until settlement date. Any securities so purchased are subject to market fluctuation during this period. The Fund has earmarked securities in its portfolio with a current value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued/delayed-delivery purchase commitments. If the Fund has outstanding when-issued/delayed-delivery purchases commitments as of the end of the reporting period, such amounts are recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Investments in Derivatives

The Fund is authorized to invest in certain derivative instruments such as futures, options and swap contracts. The Fund limits its investments in futures, options on futures and swap contracts to the extent necessary for the Adviser to claim the exclusion from registration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a commodity pool operator with respect to the Fund. The Fund records derivative instruments at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized on the Statement of Operations, when applicable. Even though the Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent economic hedges, they are not considered to be hedge transactions for financial reporting purposes.

Although the Fund is authorized to invest in derivative instruments, and may do so in the future, it did not make any such investments during the current fiscal period.

Market and Counterparty Credit Risk

In the normal course of business the 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 the Fund to counterparty credit risk, consist principally of cash due from counterparties on forward, option and swap transactions, when applicable. The extent of the 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.

The 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 the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain above a pre-determined threshold. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge assets of the Fund 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

Common Share Transactions

Transactions in common shares during the Fund’s current and prior fiscal period were as follows:

	Year Ended 12/31/20		Year Ended 12/31/19
Common shares:
Issued to shareholders due to reinvestment of distributions		36,367		30,306

6. Income Tax Information

The Fund intends to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income to shareholders and to otherwise comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. In any year when the Fund realizes net capital gains, the Fund may choose to distribute all or a portion of its net capital gains to shareholders, or alternatively, to retain all or a portion of its net capital gains and pay federal corporate income taxes on such retained gains.

For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions, management of the Fund 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

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then). Furthermore, management of the Fund 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 the recognition of premium amortization and 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 NAV of the Fund.

The table below presents the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the Fund’s investment portfolio, as determined on a federal income tax basis as of December 31, 2020.

Tax cost of investments	$	319,092,669
Gross unrealized:
Appreciation	$	5,918,201
Depreciation		(11,079,015	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	$	(5,160,814	)
Permanent differences, primarily due to federal taxes paid and bond premium amortization adjustments, resulted in reclassifications among the Fund’s components of common share net assets as of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s tax year end.
The tax components of undistributed net ordinary income and net long-term capital gains as of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s tax year end, were as follows:
Undistributed net ordinary income1	$	11,062,409
Undistributed net long-term capital gains		—
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 Fund’s tax years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was designated for purposes of the dividends paid deduction as follows:
2020
Distributions from net ordinary income1	$	15,644,915
Distributions from net long-term capital gains		—
2019
Distributions from net ordinary income1	$	15,620,637
Distributions from net long-term capital gains		—
1  Net ordinary income consists of net taxable income derived from dividends, interest, and net short-term capital gains, if any.
As of December 31, 2020, the Fund’s tax year end, the Fund 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.
Not subject to expiration:
Short-term	$	17,865,928
Long-term		29,350,757
Total	$	47,216,685

7. Management Fees

The Fund’s management fee compensates the Adviser for overall investment advisory and administrative services and general office facilities. The Sub-Adviser is compensated for its services to the Fund from the management fees paid to the Adviser.

The Fund’s management fee consists of two components – a fund-level fee, based only on the amount of assets within the Fund, and a complex-level fee, based on the aggregate amount of all eligible fund assets managed by the Adviser. This pricing structure enables Fund shareholders to benefit from growth in the assets within the Fund as well as from growth in the amount of complex-wide assets managed by the Adviser.

The annual fund-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated according to the following schedule:

Average Daily Managed Assets*	Fund-Level Fee Rate
For the first $500 million		0.5000	%
For the next $250 million		0.4875
For managed assets over $750 million		0.4750

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The annual complex-level fee, payable monthly, is calculated by multiplying the current complex-wide fee rate, determined according to the following schedule by the Fund’s daily managed assets:

Complex-Level Eligible Asset Breakpoint Level*	Effective Complex-Level Fee Rate at Breakpoint Level
$55 billion		0.2000	%
$56 billion		0.1996
$57 billion		0.1989
$60 billion		0.1961
$63 billion		0.1931
$66 billion		0.1900
$71 billion		0.1851
$76 billion		0.1806
$80 billion		0.1773
$91 billion		0.1691
$125 billion		0.1599
$200 billion		0.1505
$250 billion		0.1469
$300 billion		0.1445

* For the complex-level fees, managed assets include closed-end fund assets managed by the Adviser that are attributable to certain types of leverage. For these purposes, leverage includes the funds’ use of preferred stock and borrowings and certain investments in the residual interest certificates (also called inverse floating rate securities) in tender option bond (TOB) trusts, including the portion of assets held by a TOB trust that has been effectively financed by the trust’s issuance of floating rate securities, subject to an agreement by the Adviser as to certain funds to limit the amount of such assets for determining managed assets in certain circumstances. The complex-level fee is calculated based upon the aggregate daily managed assets of all Nuveen open-end and closed-end funds that constitute “eligible assets.” Eligible assets do not include assets attributable to investments in other Nuveen funds or assets in excess of a determined amount (originally $2 billion) added to the Nuveen fund complex in connection with the Adviser’s assumption of the management of the former First American Funds effective January 1, 2011, but do not included certain assets of certain Nuveen funds that were reorganized into funds advised by an affiliate of the Adviser during the 2019 calendar year. As of December 31, 2020, the complex-level fee for the Fund was 0.1557%.

8. Fund Leverage

Borrowings

The Fund entered into a borrowing arrangement as a means of leverage.

During the reporting period, the Fund had a $110,000,000 (maximum commitment amount) revolving line of credit (“Borrowings”), however by the end of the reporting period, the Fund no longer borrowed under this revolving line of credit.

Interest was charged on these Borrowings at 1-Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) plus 0.75% per annum on the amount borrowed and 0.25% per annum on the undrawn balance. The Fund was only charged the 0.25% per annum undrawn fee if the undrawn portion of the Borrowings on that day was more than 25% of the maximum commitment amount. During the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average annual interest rate on the Fund’s Borrowings were as follows:

Utilization period (days outstanding)		306
Average daily balance outstanding	$	90,524,183	*
Average annual interest rate		1.47%

* For the period January 1, 2020 through November 1, 2020 (final utilization date).

In order to maintain these Borrowings, the Fund had to meet certain collateral, asset coverage and other requirements. Borrowings outstanding were fully secured by securities held in the Fund’s portfolio of investments.

Borrowings outstanding are recognized as “Borrowings” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Interest expense incurred on the drawn amount and undrawn balance are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

During the current fiscal period, the Fund entered into reverse repurchase agreements as a means of leverage.

In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund sells to the counterparty a security that it holds with a contemporaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed-upon price and date, with the Fund retaining the risk of loss that is associated with that security. The Fund segregates or identifies on its books and records cash or other unencumbered liquid assets that have a market value at least equal to the amount of its future repurchase obligations, which enables the Fund to exclude the reverse repurchase agreements from being treated as a senior security under the 1940 Act. Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements are recorded as a liability and recognized as “Reverse repurchase agreements” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Payments made on reverse repurchase agreements are recognized as a component of “Interest expense” on the Statement of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund’s outstanding balances on its reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

Counterparty	Coupon			Principal Amount			Maturity		Value			Value and Accrued Interest
Royal Bank of Canada		0.81	%	$	(34,600,000	)		2/24/21	$	(34,600,000	)	$	(34,606,212	)
TD Securities (USA) LLC		0.80			(49,400,000	)		1/29/21		(49,400,000	)		(49,400,000	)
				$	(84,000,000	)			$	(84,000,000	)	$	(84,006,212	)

During the current fiscal period, the average daily balance outstanding and average interest rate on the Fund’s reverse repurchase agreements were as follows:

Utilization period (days outstanding)		66
Average daily balance outstanding	$	79,509,091	*
Average annual interest rate		0.83%

* For the period October 27, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

The following table presents the reverse repurchase agreements subject to netting agreements and the collateral delivered related to those reverse repurchase agreements.

Counterparty	Reverse Repurchase Agreements*			Collateral Pledged to Counterparty**		Net Exposure
Royal Bank of Canada	$	(34,606,212	)	$	34,606,212	$	—
TD Securities (USA) LLC		(49,400,000	)		49,400,000		—
	$	(84,006,212	)	$	84,006,212	$	—

* Represents gross value and accrued interest for the counterparty as reported in the preceding table.

** As of the end of the reporting period, the value of the collateral pledged to the counterparty exceeded the value of the reverse repurchase agreements.

Inter-Fund Borrowing and Lending

The Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has granted an exemptive order permitting registered open-end and closed-end Nuveen funds to participate in an inter-fund lending facility whereby the Nuveen funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities “fails,” resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the “Inter-Fund Program”). The closed-end Nuveen funds, including the Fund covered by this shareholder report, will participate only as lenders, and not as borrowers, in the Inter-Fund Program because such closed-end funds rarely, if ever, need to borrow cash to meet redemptions. The Inter-Fund Program is subject to a number of conditions, including, among other things, the requirements that (1) no fund may borrow or lend money through the Inter-Fund Program unless it receives a more favorable interest rate than is typically available from a bank or other financial institution for a comparable transaction; (2) no fund may borrow on an unsecured basis through the Inter-Fund Program unless the fund’s outstanding borrowings from all sources immediately after the inter-fund borrowing total 10% or less of its total assets; provided that if the borrowing fund has a secured borrowing outstanding from any other lender, including but not limited to another fund, the inter-fund loan must be secured on at least an equal priority basis with at least an equivalent percentage of collateral to loan value; (3) if a fund’s total outstanding borrowings immediately after an inter-fund borrowing would be greater than 10% of its total assets, the fund may borrow through the inter-fund loan on a secured basis only; (4) no fund may lend money if the loan would cause its aggregate outstanding loans through the Inter-Fund Program to exceed 15% of its net assets at the time of the loan; (5) a fund’s inter-fund loans to any one fund shall not exceed 5% of the lending fund’s net assets; (6) the duration of inter-fund loans will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days; and (7) each inter-fund loan may be called on one business day’s notice by a lending fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing fund. In addition, a Nuveen fund may participate in the Inter-Fund Program only if and to the extent that such participation is consistent with the fund’s investment objective and investment policies. The Board is responsible for overseeing the Inter-Fund Program.

The limitations detailed above and the other conditions of the SEC exemptive order permitting the Inter-Fund Program are designed to minimize the risks associated with Inter-Fund Program for both the lending fund and the borrowing fund. However, no borrowing or lending activity is without risk. When a fund borrows money from another fund, there is a risk that the loan could be called on one day’s notice or not renewed, in which case the fund may have to borrow from a bank at a higher rate or take other actions to payoff such loan if an inter-fund loan is not available from another fund. Any delay in repayment to a lending fund could result in a lost investment opportunity or additional borrowing costs.

During the current reporting period, the Fund did not enter into any inter-fund loan activity.

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CURRENT INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, INVESTMENT POLICIES AND PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND

NUVEEN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES 2022 TARGET TERM FUND (JCO)

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of current income and to return the original $9.85 net asset value (“NAV”) per common share on or about June 1, 2022 (“Termination Date”).

The Fund will attempt to strike a balance between the two objectives, seeking to provide as high a level of current income as is consistent with the Fund’s overall credit performance, the declining average maturity of its portfolio strategy and its objective of returning the original NAV on or about the Termination Date. [Recent market conditions have materially increased the risk associated with achieving the Fund’s objective to return Original NAV. This objective is not a guarantee and is dependent on a number of factors including the extent of market recovery and the cumulative level of income retained in relation to cumulative portfolio gains net of losses.] The objective to return the Fund’s Original NAV is not an express or implied guarantee obligation of the Fund or any other entity.

Investment Policies

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets (as defined below) in corporate debt securities (including bonds and senior loans), and separately, at least 80% of its Managed Assets in securities that, at the time of investment, are rated below investment grade (BB+/Ba1 or lower) or are unrated but deemed equivalent by the sub-adviser.

“Managed Assets” mean the total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than Fund liabilities incurred for the express purpose of creating leverage). Total assets for this purpose shall include assets attributable to the Fund’s use of leverage (whether or not those assets are reflected in the Fund’s financial statements for purposes of generally accepted accounting principles), and derivatives will be valued at their market value.

Under normal market conditions:

• The Fund will invest no more than 15% of its Managed Assets in securities that, at the time of investment, either are rated CCC+/Caa1 or lower, or are unrated but judged by the Fund’s sub-adviser to be of comparable quality.

• The Fund will not invest in defaulted securities or in the securities of an issuer that is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, other than to pursue the control of the issuer in the workout of a debt security that the Fund already owns.

• The Fund will invest no more than 30% of its Managed Assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, including no more than 20% of its Managed Assets in securities of emerging markets issuers.

• The Fund will invest 100% of its Managed Assets in U.S. dollar denominated securities.

• The Fund will not invest in securities with an effective maturity date extending beyond December 1, 2022. “Effective maturity” takes into consideration corporate debt securities and other types of debt instruments with mandatory call dates, or other features obligating the issuer or another party to repurchase or redeem the security at dates that are earlier than the securities’ respective stated maturity dates.

• The Fund will not invest in common equity securities. This policy does not apply to shares of other registered investment companies.

The foregoing policies apply only at the time of any new investment.

Approving Changes in Investment Policies

The Board of Trustees of the Fund may change the policies described above without a shareholder vote. However, with respect to the Fund’s policy of investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in corporate debt securities (including bonds and senior loans), such policy may not be changed without 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders.

Portfolio Contents

The Fund generally invests in a portfolio of below investment grade corporate debt securities commonly referred to as “high yield” securities or “junk bonds.” High yield securities or “junk bonds” that are rated below investment grade involve a greater degree of risk (in particular, a greater risk of default) than, and special risks in addition to, the risks associated with investment grade securities.

The Fund may invest in corporate debt securities, including corporate bonds. Corporate debt securities are fully taxable debt obligations issued by corporations. These securities fund capital improvements, expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions that require more capital than would ordinarily be

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available from a single lender. Investors in corporate debt securities lend money to the issuing corporation in exchange for interest payments and repayment of the principal at a set maturity date. Rates on corporate debt securities are set according to prevailing interest rates at the time of the issue, the credit rating of the issuer, the length of the maturity and other terms of the security, such as a call feature. Corporate bonds come in many varieties and may differ in the way that interest is calculated, the amount and frequency of payments, the type of collateral, if any, and the presence of special features (e.g., conversion rights).

The Fund may invest in a wide variety of bonds of varying maturities issued by foreign corporations and other business entities, governments and municipalities (during the initial investment period or for temporary defensive measures) and other issuers. Bonds are fixed or variable-rate debt obligations, including bills, notes, debentures, money market instruments and similar instruments and securities. Bonds generally are used by corporations as well as governments and other issuers to borrow money from investors. The issuer pays the investor a fixed or variable rate of interest and normally must repay the amount borrowed on or before maturity.

The Fund may invest in securities of non-U.S. securities and emerging market issuers. The Fund will classify an issuer of a security as being a U.S. or non-U.S. issuer based on the determination of an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider. Such determinations are based on a number of criteria, such as the issuer’s country of domicile, the primary exchange on which the security predominately trades, the location from which the majority of the issuer’s revenue comes, and the issuer’s reporting currency. Furthermore, a country is considered to be an “emerging market” if it has a relatively low gross national product per capita compared to the world’s major economies and the potential for rapid economic growth. The Fund considers a country an emerging market country based on the determination of an international organization, such as the IMF, or an unaffiliated, recognized financial data provider.

The Fund may invest in senior loans. Senior loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the issuer that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the issuer.

Senior loans generally include: (i) senior loans made by banks or other financial institutions to U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, partnerships and other business entities (each a “Borrower” and, collectively, “Borrowers”), (ii) assignments of such interests in senior loans, or (iii) participation interests in senior loans. Generally, an assignment is the actual sale of the loan, in whole or in part. A participation, on the other hand, means that the original lender maintains ownership over the loan and the participant has only a contract right against the original lender, not a credit relationship with the Borrower. Senior loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a Borrower, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower. The capital structure of a Borrower may include senior loans, senior and junior subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock issued by the Borrower, typically in descending order of seniority with respect to claims on the Borrower’s assets. The proceeds of senior loans primarily are used by Borrowers to finance leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, stock repurchases, refinancings, internal growth and for other corporate purposes. A senior loan is typically originated, negotiated and structured by a U.S. or non-U.S. commercial bank, insurance company, finance company or other financial institution (“Agent”) for a lending syndicate of financial institutions which typically includes the Agent (“Lenders”). The Agent typically administers and enforces the senior loan on behalf of the other Lenders in the syndicate. In addition, an institution, typically but not always the Agent, holds any collateral on behalf of the Lenders. The Fund normally will rely primarily on the Agent to collect principal of and interest on a senior loan. Also, the Fund usually will rely on the Agent to monitor compliance by the Borrower with the restrictive covenants in a loan agreement.

Senior loans typically have rates of interest that are redetermined either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium or credit spread. These base lending rates are primarily the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate or other base lending rates used by commercial lenders. The base rate for senior loans after 2021 has not yet been determined with the discontinuation of LIBOR. As adjustable rate loans, the frequency of how often a senior loan resets its interest rate will impact how closely such senior loans track current market interest rates.

The Fund may invest in second lien loans and unsecured loans. Such loans are made by public and private corporations and other non-governmental Borrowers for a variety of purposes. As in the case of senior loans, the Fund may purchase interests in second lien loans and unsecured loans through assignments or participations. Second lien loans have similar characteristics as senior loans except that such interests are junior in priority to debt secured with a first lien. Second lien loans are second in priority of payment to one or more senior loans of the related Borrower and are typically secured by a second priority security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower’s obligation under the indebtedness. They typically have similar protections and rights as senior loans. Second lien loans are not (and by their terms cannot become) subordinate in priority of payment to any obligation of the related Borrower other than senior loans of such Borrower. Second lien loans may feature fixed or floating rate interest payments. Because second lien loans are junior to senior loans, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. In addition, second lien loans of below investment grade quality share many of the risk characteristics of other below investment grade debt instruments.

Unsecured loans generally have lower priority in right of payment compared to holders of secured interests of the Borrower. Unsecured loans are not secured by a security interest or lien to or on specified collateral securing the Borrower’s obligation under the indebtedness. Unsecured loans by their

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terms may be or may become subordinate in right of payment to other obligations of the Borrower, including senior loans, second lien loans and other interests. Unsecured loans may have fixed or adjustable floating rate interest payments. Because unsecured loans are subordinate to senior loans and other secured debt of the Borrower, they present a greater degree of investment risk but often pay interest at higher rates reflecting this additional risk. Such investments generally are of below investment grade quality. Unsecured loans of below investment grade quality share many of the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.

The Fund may invest in subordinated loans that are primarily unsecured and that provide for relatively high, adjustable rates of interest, providing the Fund with significant current interest income. The subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest may have interest-only payments in the early years, with amortization of principal deferred to the later years of the subordinated loans. In some cases, the Fund may acquire subordinated loans that, by their terms, convert into equity or additional debt instruments or defer payments of interest for the first few years after issuance. Also, in some cases the subordinated loans in which the Fund may invest will be collateralized by a subordinated lien on some or all of the assets of the Borrower.

The Fund may invest in U.S. government debt securities, U.S. local government debt securities and U.S. government agency securities of any maturity, including U.S. government mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”). U.S. government securities are debt securities issued and/or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government that are supported by the full faith and credit of the United States. U.S. government agency securities include debt securities issued and/or guaranteed as to principal and interest by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and U.S. government instrumentalities that are not direct obligations of the United States. These securities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and instrumentalities are not agencies of the U.S. government.

The Fund’s investments may include investment grade and below investment grade securities. Below investment grade securities (such securities are commonly referred to as “high yield” or “junk”) generally provide high income in an effort to compensate investors for their higher risk of default, which is the failure to make required interest or principal payments.

The Fund may invest in illiquid securities (i.e., securities that are not readily marketable), including, but not limited to, restricted securities (securities the disposition of which is restricted under the federal securities laws), securities that may be resold only pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of seven days.

The Fund may invest in structured notes. Structured notes are privately negotiated debt obligations where the principal and/or interest is determined by reference to the performance of a benchmark asset, market or interest rate (an “embedded index”), such as selected securities, an index of securities or specified interest rates, or the differential performance of two assets or markets. The interest and/or principal payments that may be made on a structured product may vary widely, depending on a variety of factors, including the volatility of the embedded index and the effect of changes in the embedded index on principal and/or interest payments.

The Fund may also invest in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies (including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”)) that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Fund may invest directly, to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), the rules and regulations issued thereunder and applicable exemptive orders issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The Fund may enter into certain derivative instruments in pursuit of its investment objectives, including to seek to enhance return, to hedge certain risks of its investments in fixed-income securities or as a substitute for a position in the underlying asset. Such instruments include financial futures contracts, swap contracts (including interest rate and credit default swaps), options on financial futures, options on swap contracts or other derivative instruments.

Use of Leverage

The Fund uses leverage to pursue its investment objectives. The Fund may use leverage to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Fund may source leverage through a number of methods including borrowings, the issuance of preferred shares of beneficial interest and entering into reverse repurchase agreements (effectively a secured borrowing). In addition, the Fund may also use certain derivatives that have the economic effect of leverage by creating additional investment exposure. The amount and sources of leverage will vary depending on market conditions.

Temporary Defensive Periods

During temporary defensive periods the Fund may deviate from its investment objectives and policies, and in order to keep the Fund’s cash fully invested, the Fund may invest up to 100% of its Managed Assets in short-term investments, including high quality, short-term securities, or may invest in short- or intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities. The Fund may not achieve its investment objectives during such periods.

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PRINCIPAL RISKS OF THE FUND

The factors that are most likely to have a material effect on the Fund’s portfolio as a whole are called “principal risks.” The Fund is subject to the principal risks indicated below, whether through direct investment or derivative positions. The Fund may be subject to additional risks other than those identified and described below because the types of investments made by the Fund can change over time.

Risks of Nuveen Credit
Opportunities 2022
Target Term Fund
(JCO)

Portfolio Level Risks

Basis Risk

Below Investment Grade Risk

Bond Market Liquidity Risk

Call Risk

Concentration Risk

Credit Risk

Credit Spread Risk

Debt Securities Risk

Defaulted and Distressed Securities Risk

Deflation Risk

Derivatives Risk

Duration Risk

Emerging Markets Risk

Financial Futures and Options Transactions Risk

Hedging Risk

Illiquid Investments Risk

Income Risk

Inflation Risk

Interest Rate Risk

LIBOR Floor Risk

Loan Participation Risk

Loan Risk

Non-U.S. Securities Risk

Other Investment Companies Risk

Reinvestment Risk

Second Lien Loans and Unsecured Loans Risk

Senior Loan Agent Risk

Senior Loan Risk

Subordinated Loans and Other Subordinated Debt Instruments Risk

Swap Transactions Risk

Unrated Securities Risk

Valuation Risk

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Risks of Nuveen Credit
Opportunities 2022
Target Term Fund
(JCO)

Fund Level and Other Risks

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Borrowing Risk

Counterparty Risk

Cybersecurity Risk

Global Economic Risk

Investment and Market Risk

Legislation and Regulatory Risk

Leverage Risk

Limited Term Risk

Market Discount from Net Asset Value

Recent Market Conditions

Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk

Tax Risk

Portfolio Level Risks:

Basis Risk. As short-term rates change, interest income from floating rate loans may not increase in concert with increases in the costs of floating rate leverage or other borrowings, introducing basis or imperfect hedging risk.

Below Investment Grade Risk. Securities of below investment grade quality are regarded as having speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal, and may be subject to higher price volatility and default risk than investment grade securities of comparable terms and duration. Issuers of lower grade securities may be highly leveraged and may not have available to them more traditional methods of financing. The prices of these lower grade securities are typically more sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer’s revenues or a general economic downturn. The secondary market for lower rated securities may not be as liquid as the secondary market for more highly rated securities, a factor which may have an adverse effect on the Fund’s ability to dispose of a particular security. If a below investment grade security goes into default, or its issuer enters bankruptcy, it might be difficult to sell that security in a timely manner at a reasonable price.

Bond Market Liquidity Risk. Dealer inventories of bonds, which provide an indication of the ability of financial intermediaries to “make markets” in those bonds, are at or near historic lows in relation to market size. This reduction in market making capacity has the potential to decrease liquidity and increase price volatility in the fixed income markets in which the Fund invests, particularly during periods of economic or market stress. In addition, recent federal banking regulations may cause certain dealers to reduce their inventories of bonds, which may further decrease the Fund’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result of this decreased liquidity, the Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on performance. If the Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds to raise cash, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and hurt performance.

Call Risk. The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to call risk. Such securities may be redeemed at the option of the issuer, or “called,” before their stated maturity or redemption date. In general, an issuer will call its instruments if they can be refinanced by issuing new instruments that bear a lower interest rate. The Fund is subject to the possibility that during periods of falling interest rates, an issuer will call its high yielding securities. The Fund would then be forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

Concentration Risk. The Fund’s investments are concentrated in issuers of one or a few specific economic sectors, so the Fund may be subject to more risks than if it were broadly diversified across the economy.

Credit Risk. Issuers of securities in which the Fund may invest may default on their obligations to pay principal or interest when due. This non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of a security experiencing non-payment and potentially a decrease in the net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund. To the extent that the credit rating assigned to a security in the Fund’s portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected.

Credit Spread Risk. Credit spread risk is the risk that credit spreads (i.e., the difference in yield between securities that is due to differences in their credit quality) may increase when the market believes that securities generally have a greater risk of default. Increasing credit spreads may reduce the market

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values of the Fund’s securities. Credit spreads often increase more for lower rated and unrated securities than for investment grade securities. In addition, when credit spreads increase, reductions in market value will generally be greater for longer-maturity securities.

Debt Securities Risk. Issuers of debt instruments in which the Fund may invest may default on their obligations to pay principal or interest when due. This non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of a debt instrument experiencing non-payment and, potentially, a decrease in the NAV of the Fund. There can be no assurance that liquidation of collateral would satisfy the issuer’s obligation in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal or that such collateral could be readily liquidated. In the event of bankruptcy of an issuer, the Fund could experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a security. To the extent that the credit rating assigned to a security in the Fund’s portfolio is downgraded, the market price and liquidity of such security may be adversely affected.

Defaulted and Distressed Securities Risk. The Fund may hold investments that at the time of purchase are not in default or involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, but may later become so. Moreover, the Fund may invest in low-rated securities that, although not in default, may be “distressed,” meaning that the issuer is experiencing financial difficulties or distress at the time of acquisition. Such securities would present a substantial risk of future default which may cause the Fund to incur losses, including additional expenses, to the extent it is required to seek recovery upon a default in the payment of principal or interest on those securities. In any reorganization or liquidation proceeding relating to a portfolio security, the Fund may lose its entire investment or may be required to accept cash or securities with a value less than its original investment. Defaulted or distressed securities may be subject to restrictions on resale.

Deflation Risk. Deflation risk is the risk that prices throughout the economy decline over time. Deflation may have an adverse effect on the creditworthiness of issuers and may make issuer default more likely, which may result in a decline in the value of the Fund’s portfolio.

Derivatives Risk. The use of derivatives involves additional risks and transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Derivative instruments can be used to acquire or to transfer the risk and returns of a security or other asset without buying or selling the security or asset. These instruments may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in derivatives can result in losses that greatly exceed the original investment. Derivatives can be highly volatile, illiquid and difficult to value. An over-the-counter derivative transaction between the Fund and a counterparty that is not cleared through a central counterparty also involves the risk that a loss may be sustained as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the contract to make required payments. The payment obligation for a cleared derivative transaction is guaranteed by a central counterparty, which exposes the Fund to the creditworthiness of the central counterparty.

It is possible that developments in the derivatives market, including changes in government regulation, could adversely impact the Fund’s ability to invest in certain derivatives.

Duration Risk. Duration is the sensitivity, expressed in years, of the price of a fixed-income security to changes in the general level of interest rates (or yields). Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to interest rate (or yield) changes, which typically corresponds to increased volatility and risk, than securities with shorter durations. For example, if a security or portfolio has a duration of three years and interest rates increase by 1%, then the security or portfolio would decline in value by approximately 3%. Duration differs from maturity in that it considers potential changes to interest rates, and a security’s coupon payments, yield, price and par value and call features, in addition to the amount of time until the security matures. The duration of a security will be expected to change over time with changes in market factors and time to maturity.

Emerging Markets Risk. Risks of investing in securities of emerging markets issuers include: smaller market capitalization of securities markets, which may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital. In addition, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales; and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization, or creation of government monopolies. Certain emerging markets also may face other significant internal or external risks, including a heightened risk of war, and ethnic, religious and racial conflicts. In addition, governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant degree in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment and economic growth, and which may in turn diminish the value of the securities in those markets. The considerations noted below in “Non-U.S. Securities Risk” are generally intensified for investments in emerging market countries.

Financial Futures and Options Transactions Risk. The Fund may use certain transactions for hedging the portfolio’s exposure to credit risk and the risk of increases in interest rates, which could result in poorer overall performance for the Fund. There may be an imperfect correlation between price movements of the futures and options and price movements of the portfolio securities being hedged.

If the Fund engages in futures transactions or in the writing of options on futures, it will be required to maintain initial margin and maintenance margin and may be required to make daily variation margin payments in accordance with applicable rules of the exchanges and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). If the Fund purchases a financial futures contract or a call option or writes a put option in order to hedge the anticipated purchase of securities, and if the Fund fails to complete the anticipated purchase transaction, the Fund may have a loss or a gain on the futures or options transaction that will not be offset by price movements in the securities that were the subject of the anticipatory hedge. There can be no assurance that a

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liquid market will exist at a time when the Fund seeks to close out a derivatives or futures or a futures option position, and the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed.

Hedging Risk. The Fund’s use of derivatives or other transactions to reduce risk involves costs and will be subject to the investment adviser’s and/or the sub-adviser’s ability to predict correctly changes in the relationships of such hedge instruments to the Fund’s portfolio holdings or other factors. No assurance can be given that the investment adviser’s and/or the sub-adviser’s judgment in this respect will be correct, and no assurance can be given that the Fund will enter into hedging or other transactions at times or under circumstances in which it may be advisable to do so. Hedging activities may reduce the Fund’s opportunities for gain by offsetting the positive effects of favorable price movements and may result in net losses.

Illiquid Investments Risk. Illiquid investments are investments that are not readily marketable and may include restricted securities, which are securities that may not be resold unless they have been registered under the 1933 Act or that can be sold in a private transaction pursuant to an available exemption from such registration. Illiquid investments involve the risk that the investments will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Fund or at prices approximating the value at which the Fund is carrying the investments on its books from time to time.

Income Risk. The Fund’s income could decline due to falling market interest rates. This is because, in a falling interest rate environment, the Fund generally will have to invest the proceeds from maturing portfolio securities in lower-yielding securities.

Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the common shares and distributions can decline.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that securities in the Fund’s portfolio will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. Generally, when market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities will fall, and vice versa. As interest rates decline, issuers of securities may prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower-yielding securities and potentially reducing the Fund’s income. As interest rates increase, slower than expected principal payments may extend the average life of securities, potentially locking in a below-market interest rate and reducing the Fund’s value. In typical market interest rate environments, the prices of longer-term securities generally fluctuate more than prices of shorter-term securities as interest rates change.

LIBOR Floor Risk. Many floating rate loans issued after 2008 include a “LIBOR floor,” based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), or a minimum interest rate to which the loan’s spread is added, to calculate the loan’s overall interest rate. As short-term market rates rise, such loans will not pay higher interest until prevailing rates exceed the floor rate stated in the loan documents. If the Fund uses floating rate leverage, the Fund’s leverage costs will likely increase before its loan portfolio income increases, and the additional income provided by leverage may diminish until market rates exceed the LIBOR floor level.

Loan Participation Risk. The Fund may purchase a participation interest in a loan and by doing so acquire some or all of the interest of a bank or other lending institution in a loan to a borrower. A participation typically will result in the Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not the borrower. As a result, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the lender selling the participation in addition to the credit risk of the borrower. By purchasing a participation, the Fund will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the lender selling the participation, the Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not have a senior claim to the lender’s interest in the loan. If the Fund only acquires a participation in the loan made by a third party, the Fund may not be able to control the exercise of any remedies that the lender would have under the loan. Such third party participation arrangements are designed to give loan investors preferential treatment over high yield investors in the event of a deterioration in the credit quality of the borrower. Even when these arrangements exist, however, there can be no assurance that the principal and interest owed on the loan will be repaid in full.

Loan Risk. The lack of an active trading market for certain loans may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of the need to sell a loan and may make it difficult to value such loans. Portfolio transactions in loans may settle in as short as seven days but typically can take up to two or three weeks, and in some cases much longer. As a result of these extended settlement periods, the Fund may incur losses if it is required to sell other investments or temporarily borrow to meet its cash needs. The risks associated with unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral, are higher than those for comparable loans that are secured by specific collateral. For secured loans, there is a risk that the value of any collateral securing a loan in which the Fund has an interest may decline and that the collateral may not be sufficient to cover the amount owed on the loan. Interests in loans made to finance highly leveraged companies or transactions such as corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse changes in economic or market conditions. Loans may have restrictive covenants limiting the ability of a borrower to further encumber its assets. However, in periods of high demand by lenders like the Fund for loan investments, borrowers may limit these covenants and weaken a lender’s ability to access collateral securing the loan; reprice the credit risk associated with the borrower; and mitigate potential loss. The Fund may experience relatively greater realized or unrealized losses or delays and expenses in enforcing its rights with respect to loans with fewer restrictive covenants. Additionally, loans may not be considered “securities” and, as a result, the Fund may not be entitled to rely on the anti-fraud protections of the securities laws. Because junior loans have a lower place in an issuer’s capital structure and may be unsecured, junior loans involve a higher degree of overall risk than senior loans of the issuer.

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Non-U.S. Securities Risk. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers involve special risks, including: less publicly available information about non-U.S. issuers or markets due to less rigorous disclosure or accounting standards or regulatory practices; many non-U.S. markets are smaller, less liquid and more volatile; the economies of non-U.S. countries may grow at slower rates than expected or may experience a downturn or recession; the impact of economic, political, social or diplomatic events; and withholding and other non-U.S. taxes may decrease the Fund’s return. These risks are more pronounced to the extent that the Fund invests a significant amount of its assets in issuers located in one region.

Other Investment Companies Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including ETFs. Investing in an investment company exposes the Fund to all of the risks of that investment company’s investments. The Fund, as a holder of the securities of other investment companies, will bear its pro rata portion of the other investment companies’ expenses, including advisory fees. These expenses are in addition to the direct expenses of the Fund’s own operations. As a result, the cost of investing in investment company shares may exceed the costs of investing directly in its underlying investments. In addition, securities of other investment companies may be leveraged. As a result, the Fund may be indirectly exposed to leverage through an investment in such securities and therefore magnify the Fund’s leverage risk.

With respect to ETF’s, an ETF that is based on a specific index may not be able to replicate and maintain exactly the composition and relative weighting of securities in the index. The value of an ETF based on a specific index is subject to change as the values of its respective component assets fluctuate according to market volatility. ETFs typically rely on a limited pool of authorized participants to create and redeem shares, and an active trading market for ETF shares may not develop or be maintained. The market value of shares of ETFs and closed-end funds may differ from their NAV.

Reinvestment Risk. Reinvestment risk is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if and when the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called securities at market interest rates that are below the portfolio’s current earnings rate. A decline in income could affect the common shares’ market price, NAV and/or a common shareholder’s overall returns.

Second Lien Loans and Unsecured Loans Risk. Second lien loans and unsecured loans generally are subject to the same risks associated with investments in senior loans, as discussed below. Because second lien loans and unsecured loans are lower in priority of payment to senior loans, they are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the borrower and property securing the loan, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior secured obligations of the borrower. This risk is generally higher for unsecured loans, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral. Second lien loans and unsecured loans are expected to have greater price volatility than senior loans and may be less liquid. Second lien loans and unsecured loans of below investment grade quality also share the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.

Senior Loan Agent Risk. A financial institution’s employment as an agent under a senior loan might be terminated in the event that it fails to observe a requisite standard of care or becomes insolvent. A successor agent would generally be appointed to replace the terminated agent, and assets held by the agent under the loan agreement would likely remain available to holders of such indebtedness. However, if assets held by the terminated agent for the benefit of the Fund were determined to be subject to the claims of the agent’s general creditors, the Fund might incur certain costs and delays in realizing payment on a senior loan or loan participation and could suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. In situations involving other interposed financial institutions (e.g., an insurance company or government agency) similar risks may arise.

Senior Loan Risk. Senior loans typically hold the most senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the issuer that is senior to that held by subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the issuer. Senior loans are usually rated below investment grade, and share the same risks of other below investment grade debt instruments.

Although the Fund may invest in senior loans that are secured by specific collateral, there can be no assurance that the liquidation of such collateral would satisfy an issuer’s obligation to the Fund in the event of issuer default or that such collateral could be readily liquidated under such circumstances. If the terms of a senior loan do not require the issuer to pledge additional collateral in the event of a decline in the value of the already pledged collateral, the Fund will be exposed to the risk that the value of the collateral will not at all times equal or exceed the amount of the issuer’s obligations under the senior loan.

In the event of bankruptcy of an issuer, the Fund could also experience delays or limitations with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of any collateral securing a senior loan. Some senior loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws, could subordinate the senior loans to presently existing or future indebtedness of the issuer or take other action detrimental to lenders, including the Fund. Such court action could under certain circumstances include invalidation of senior loans.

Subordinated Loans and Other Subordinated Debt Instruments Risk. Issuers of subordinated loans and other subordinated debt instruments in which the Fund may invest usually will have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the subordinated loans or other subordinated debt instruments. By their terms, such debt instruments may provide that the holders are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which the Fund is entitled to receive payments in respect of subordinated loans or other subordinated debt instruments in which it invests. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of an issuer, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to the subordinated loan or other debt instrument in which the Fund invests would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before the Fund receives any distribution in respect of its investment. After repaying such senior creditors, such issuer may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its

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obligation to the Fund. In the case of debt ranking equally with subordinated loans or other subordinated debt instruments in which the Fund invests, the Fund would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant issuer. In addition, the Fund will likely not be in a position to control any issuer by investing in its debt instruments. As a result, the Fund will be subject to the risk that an issuer in which it invests may make business decisions with which the Fund disagrees and the management of such issuer, as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve the Fund’s interests as a debt investor.

Swap Transactions Risk. The Fund may enter into derivative instruments such as credit default swap contracts and interest rate swaps. Like most derivative instruments, the use of swaps is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. In addition, the use of swaps requires an understanding by the investment adviser and/or the sub-adviser of not only the referenced asset, rate or index, but also of the swap itself. If the investment adviser and/or the sub-adviser is incorrect in its forecasts of default risks, market spreads or other applicable factors or events, the investment performance of the Fund would diminish compared with what it would have been if these techniques were not used.

Unrated Securities Risk. The Fund may purchase securities that are not rated by any rating organization. The investment adviser may, after assessing such securities’ credit quality, internally assign ratings to certain of those securities in categories similar to those of rating organizations. Some unrated securities may not have an active trading market or may be difficult to value, which means the Fund might have difficulty selling them promptly at an acceptable price. To the extent that the Fund invests in unrated securities, the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives will be more dependent on the investment adviser’s credit analysis than would be the case when the Fund invests in rated securities.

Valuation Risk. The securities in which the Fund invests typically are valued by a pricing service utilizing a range of market-based inputs and assumptions, including readily available market quotations obtained from broker-dealers making markets in such instruments, cash flows and transactions for comparable instruments. There is no assurance that the Fund will be able to sell a portfolio security at the price established by the pricing service, which could result in a loss to the Fund. Pricing services generally price securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional “round lot” size, but some trades may occur in smaller, “odd lot” sizes, often at lower prices than institutional round lot trades. Different pricing services may incorporate different assumptions and inputs into their valuation methodologies, potentially resulting in different values for the same securities. As a result, if the Fund were to change pricing services, or if the Fund’s pricing service were to change its valuation methodology, there could be a material impact, either positive or negative, on the Fund’s NAV.

Fund Level and Other Risks:

Anti-Takeover Provisions. The Fund’s organizational documents include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to open-end status. These provisions could have the effect of depriving the common shareholders of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over the then-current market price of the common shares.

Borrowing Risk. In addition to borrowing for leverage, the Fund may borrow for temporary or emergency purposes, to pay dividends, repurchase its shares, or clear portfolio transactions. Borrowing may exaggerate changes in the NAV of the Fund’s shares and may affect the Fund’s net income. When the Fund borrows money, it must pay interest and other fees, which will reduce the Fund’s returns if such costs exceed the returns on the portfolio securities purchased or retained with such borrowings. Any such borrowings are intended to be temporary. However, under certain market circumstances, such borrowings might be outstanding for longer periods of time.

Counterparty Risk. Changes in the credit quality of the companies that serve as the Fund’s counterparties with respect to derivatives or other transactions supported by another party’s credit will affect the value of those instruments. Certain entities that have served as counterparties in the markets for these transactions have incurred or may incur in the future significant financial hardships including bankruptcy and losses as a result of exposure to sub-prime mortgages and other lower-quality credit investments. As a result, such hardships have reduced these entities’ capital and called into question their continued ability to perform their obligations under such transactions. By using such derivatives or other transactions, the Fund assumes the risk that its counterparties could experience similar financial hardships. In the event of the insolvency of a counterparty, the Fund may sustain losses or be unable to liquidate a derivatives position.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund and its service providers are susceptible to operational and information security risk resulting from cyber incidents. Cyber incidents refer to both intentional attacks and unintentional events including: processing errors, human errors, technical errors including computer glitches and system malfunctions, inadequate or failed internal or external processes, market-wide technical-related disruptions, unauthorized access to digital systems (through “hacking” or malicious software coding), computer viruses, and cyber-attacks which shut down, disable, slow or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes or website access or functionality (including denial of service attacks). Cyber incidents could adversely impact the Fund and cause the Fund to incur financial loss and expense, as well as face exposure to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future.

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Furthermore, the Fund cannot control the cybersecurity plans and systems put in place by its service providers or any other third parties whose operations may affect the Fund.

Global Economic Risk. National and regional economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country, region or market might adversely impact issuers in a different country, region or market. Changes in legal, political, regulatory, tax and economic conditions may cause fluctuations in markets and securities prices around the world, which could negatively impact the value of the Fund’s investments. Major economic or political disruptions, particularly in large economies like China’s, may have global negative economic and market repercussions. Additionally, events such as war, terrorism, natural and environmental disasters and the spread of infectious illnesses or other public health emergencies may adversely affect the global economy and the markets and issuers in which the Fund invests. Recent examples of such events include the outbreak of a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 that was first detected in China in December 2019 and heightened concerns regarding North Korea’s nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile programs. These events could reduce consumer demand or economic output, result in market closure, travel restrictions or quarantines, and generally have a significant impact on the economy. These events could also impair the information technology and other operational systems upon which the Fund’s service providers, including the investment adviser and sub-adviser, rely, and could otherwise disrupt the ability of employees of the Fund’s service providers to perform essential tasks on behalf of the Fund. Governmental and quasi-governmental authorities and regulators throughout the world have in the past responded to major economic disruptions with a variety of significant fiscal and monetary policy changes, including but not limited to, direct capital infusions into companies, new monetary programs and dramatically lower interest rates. An unexpected or quick reversal of these policies, or the ineffectiveness of these policies, could increase volatility in securities markets, which could adversely affect the Fund’s investments.

Investment and Market Risk. An investment in the Fund’s common shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest. Common shares frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. An investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. Common shares at any point in time may be worth less than your original investment, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions.

Legislation and Regulatory Risk. At any time after the date of this report, legislation or additional regulations may be enacted that could negatively affect the assets of the Fund, securities held by the Fund or the issuers of such securities. Fund shareholders may incur increased costs resulting from such legislation or additional regulation. There can be no assurance that future legislation, regulation or deregulation will not have a material adverse effect on the Fund or will not impair the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objectives.

The SEC recently adopted rules governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, which could affect the nature and extent of derivatives used by the Fund. The full impact of such rules is uncertain at this time. It is possible that such rules, as interpreted, applied and enforced by the SEC, could limit the implementation of the Fund’s use of derivatives, which could have an adverse impact on the Fund.

Leverage Risk. The use of leverage creates special risks for common shareholders, including potential interest rate risks and the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of, and distributions on, the common shares. The use of leverage in a declining market will likely cause a greater decline in the Fund’s NAV, which may result at a greater decline of the common share price, than if the Fund were not to have used leverage.

The Fund will pay (and common shareholders will bear) any costs and expenses relating to the Fund’s use of leverage, which will result in a reduction in the Fund’s NAV. The investment adviser may, based on its assessment of market conditions and composition of the Fund’s holdings, increase or decrease the amount of leverage. Such changes may impact the Fund’s distributions and the price of the common shares in the secondary market.

The Fund may seek to refinance its leverage over time, in the ordinary course, as current forms of leverage mature or it is otherwise desirable to refinance; however, the form that such leverage will take cannot be predicted at this time. If the Fund is unable to replace existing leverage on comparable terms, its costs of leverage will increase. Accordingly, there is no assurance that the use of leverage may result in a higher yield or return to common shareholders.

The amount of fees paid to the investment adviser and the sub-advisor for investment advisory services will be higher if the Fund uses leverage because the fees will be calculated based on the Fund’s Managed Assets — this may create an incentive for the investment adviser and the sub-advisor to leverage the Fund or increase the Fund’s leverage.

Limited Term Risk. Because the assets of the Fund will be liquidated in connection with its termination, the Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities when it otherwise would not, including at times when market conditions are not favorable, or at a time when a particular security is in default or bankruptcy, or otherwise in severe distress, which may cause the Fund to lose money. Although the Fund has an investment objective of returning Original NAV to Common Shareholders on or about the Termination Date, the Fund may not be successful in achieving this objective. The return of Original NAV is not an express or implied guarantee obligation of the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to return Original NAV to Common Shareholders, and such return is not backed or otherwise guaranteed by Nuveen or any other entity.

The Fund’s ability to return Original NAV to Common Shareholders on or about the Termination Date will depend on market conditions, the presence or absence of defaulted or distressed securities in the Fund’s portfolio that may prevent those securities from being sold in a timely manner at a reasonable

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price, and various portfolio and cash flow management techniques. The Fund currently intends to set aside and retain in its net assets (and therefore its NAV) a portion of its net investment income, and possibly all or a portion of its gains, in pursuit of its objective to return Original NAV to Common Shareholders upon termination. This will reduce the amounts otherwise available for distribution prior to the liquidation of the Fund. In addition, the Fund’s investment in shorter term and lower yielding securities, especially as the Fund nears its Termination Date, may reduce investment income and, therefore, the monthly dividends during the period closely prior to termination. To the extent that lower distribution rates may negatively impact Common Share price, such reduced yield and monthly dividends may cause a reduction of Common Share price. The Fund’s final distribution to Common Shareholders will be based upon the Fund’s NAV at the Termination Date. Any investors who purchase Common Shares (particularly if their purchase price differs meaningfully from the original offering price) may receive less than their original investment. Rather than reinvesting the proceeds of its securities, the Fund may also distribute the proceeds in one or more distributions prior to the final liquidation, which may cause the Fund’s fixed expenses to increase when expressed as a percentage of net assets attributable to Common Shares. Depending upon a variety of factors, including the performance of the Fund’s portfolio over the life of the Fund, the amount distributed to Common Shareholders may be significantly less than Original NAV, or their original investment.

Because the Fund will invest in below investment grade securities, it may be exposed to the greater potential for an issuer of its securities to default, as compared to a fund that invests solely in investment grade securities. As a result, should a Fund portfolio holding default, this may significantly reduce net investment income and, therefore, Common Share dividends; may prevent or inhibit the Fund from fully being able to liquidate its portfolio at or prior to the Termination Date; and may severely impact the Fund’s ability to return Original NAV to Common Shareholders on or about the Termination Date.

Market Discount from Net Asset Value. Shares of closed-end investment companies like the Fund frequently trade at prices lower than their NAV. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Fund’s NAV could decrease as a result of investment activities. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the common shares will depend not upon the Fund’s NAV but entirely upon whether the market price of the common shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the common shares. Furthermore, management may have difficulty meeting the Fund’s investment objectives and managing its portfolio when the underlying securities are redeemed or sold during periods of market turmoil and as investors’ perceptions regarding closed-end funds or their underlying investments change. Because the market price of the common shares will be determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for the common shares in the market, general market and economic circumstances, and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether the common shares will trade at, below or above NAV. The common shares are designed primarily for long-term investors, and you should not view the Fund as a vehicle for short-term trading purposes.

Recent Market Conditions. In response to the financial crisis and recent market events, policy and legislative changes by the United States government and the Federal Reserve to assist in the ongoing support of financial markets, both domestically and in other countries, are changing many aspects of financial regulation. The impact of these changes on the markets, and the practical implications for market participants, may not be fully known for some time. Withdrawal of government support, failure of efforts in response to the crisis, or investor perception that such efforts are not succeeding, could adversely impact the value and liquidity of certain securities. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations, including changes in tax laws and the imposition of trade barriers. The impact of new financial regulation legislation on the markets and the practical implications for market participants may not be fully known for some time. Changes to the Federal Reserve policy may affect the value, volatility and liquidity of dividend and interest paying securities. In addition, the contentious domestic political environment, as well as political and diplomatic events within the United States and abroad, such as the U.S. government’s inability at times to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal government’s debt limit, may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree.

Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years in the United States and abroad but there is consensus that interest rates will increase during the life of the Fund, which could negatively impact the price of debt securities. Because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact of a significant rate increase on various markets.

The current political climate has intensified concerns about a potential trade war between China and the United States, as each country has recently imposed tariffs on the other country’s products. These actions may trigger a significant reduction in international trade, the oversupply of certain manufactured goods, substantial price reductions of goods and possible failure of individual companies and/or large segments of China’s export industry, which could have a negative impact on the Fund’s performance.

The impact of these developments in the near- and long-term is unknown and could have additional adverse effects on economies, financial markets and asset valuations around the world.

Reverse Repurchase Agreement Risk. A reverse repurchase agreement, in economic essence, constitutes a securitized borrowing by the Fund from the security purchaser. The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements for the purpose of creating a leveraged investment exposure and, as such, their usage involves essentially the same risks associated with a leveraging strategy generally since the proceeds from these agreements may be invested in additional portfolio securities. Reverse repurchase agreements tend to be short-term in tenor, and there can be no assurances that the purchaser

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(lender) will commit to extend or “roll” a given agreement upon its agreed-upon repurchase date or an alternative purchaser can be identified on similar terms. Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the purchaser fails to return the securities as agreed upon, files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent. The Fund may be restricted from taking normal portfolio actions during such time, could be subject to loss to the extent that the proceeds of the agreement are less than the value of securities subject to the agreement and may experience adverse tax consequences.

Tax Risk. The Fund has elected to be treated and intends to qualify each year as a Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a RIC, the Fund is not expected to be subject to U.S. federal income tax to the extent that it distributes its investment company taxable income and net capital gains. To qualify for the special tax treatment available to a RIC, the Fund must comply with certain investment, distribution, and diversification requirements. Under certain circumstances, the Fund may be forced to sell certain assets when it is not advantageous in order to meet these requirements, which may reduce the Fund’s overall return. If the Fund fails to meet any of these requirements, subject to the opportunity to cure such failures under applicable provisions of the Code, the Fund’s income would be subject to a double level of U.S. federal income tax. The Fund’s income, including its net capital gain, would first be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates, even if such income were distributed to shareholders and, second, all distributions by the Fund from earnings and profits, including distributions of net capital gain (if any), would be taxable to shareholders as dividends. Although the Fund intends to distribute sufficient amounts to qualify for treatment as a RIC, it will be subject to U.S. federal excise taxes and U.S. federal corporate income taxes to the extent it sets aside and retains in its net assets (and therefore its NAV) a portion of its net investment income in pursuit of its objective of returning Original NAV.

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EFFECTS OF LEVERAGE

The following table is furnished in response to requirements of the SEC. It is designed to illustrate the effects of leverage through the use of senior securities, as that term is defined under Section 18 of the 1940 Act, as well as certain other forms of leverage, such as reverse repurchase agreements, on common share total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (consisting of income and changes in the value of investments held in the Fund’s portfolio) of -10%, -5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. The table below reflects the Fund’s (i) continued use of leverage as of December 31, 2020 as a percentage of Managed Assets (including assets attributable to such leverage), (ii) the estimated annual effective interest expense rate payable by the Fund on such instruments (based on actual leverage costs incurred during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020) as set forth in the table, and (iii) the annual return that the Fund’s portfolio must experience (net of expenses) in order to cover such costs of leverage based on such estimated annual effective interest expense rate. The information below does not reflect the Fund’s use of certain other forms of economic leverage achieved through the use of other instruments or transactions not considered to be senior securities under the 1940 Act, such as certain derivative instruments.

The numbers are merely estimates, used for illustration. The costs of leverage may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the estimated rate. The assumed investment portfolio returns in the table below are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of the investment portfolio returns experienced or expected to be experienced by the Fund. Your actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing below.

	Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (JCO)
Estimated Leverage as a Percentage of Managed Assets (Including Assets Attributable to Leverage)		26.72	%
Estimated Annual Effective Leverage Expense Rate Payable by Fund on Leverage		1.47	%
Annual Return Fund Portfolio Must Experience (net of expenses) to Cover Estimated Annual Effective Interest Expense Rate on Leverage		0.39	%
Common Share Total Return for (10.00)% Assumed Portfolio Total Return		-14.18	%
Common Share Total Return for (5.00)% Assumed Portfolio Total Return		-7.36	%
Common Share Total Return for 0.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return		-0.53	%
Common Share Total Return for 5.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return		6.29	%
Common Share Total Return for 10.00% Assumed Portfolio Total Return		13.11	%

Common Share total return is composed of two elements — the distributions paid by the Fund to holders of common shares (the amount of which is largely determined by the net investment income of the Fund after paying dividend payments on any preferred shares issued by the Fund and expenses on any forms of leverage outstanding) and gains or losses on the value of the securities and other instruments the Fund owns. As required by SEC rules, the table assumes that the Fund is more likely to suffer capital losses than to enjoy capital appreciation. For example, to assume a total return of 0%, the Fund must assume that the income it receives on its investments is entirely offset by losses in the value of those investments. This table reflects hypothetical performance of the Fund’s portfolio and not the actual performance of the Fund’s common shares, the value of which is determined by market forces and other factors. Should the Fund elect to add additional leverage to its portfolio, any benefits of such additional leverage cannot be fully achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of such leverage have been received by the Fund and invested in accordance with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies. As noted above, the Fund’s willingness to use additional leverage, and the extent to which leverage is used at any time, will depend on many factors.

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Shareholder Update (continued)

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

Nuveen Closed-End Funds Automatic Reinvestment Plan

Your Nuveen Closed-End Fund allows you to conveniently reinvest distributions in additional Fund shares. By choosing to reinvest, you’ll be able to invest money regularly and automatically, and watch your investment grow through the power of compounding. Just like distributions in cash, there may be times when income or capital gains taxes may be payable on distributions that are reinvested. It is important to note that an automatic reinvestment plan does not ensure a profit, nor does it protect you against loss in a declining market.

Easy and convenient

To make recordkeeping easy and convenient, each quarter you’ll receive a statement showing your total distributions, the date of investment, the shares acquired and the price per share, and the total number of shares you own.

How shares are purchased

The shares you acquire by reinvesting will either be purchased on the open market or newly issued by the Fund. If the shares are trading at or above NAV at the time of valuation, the Fund will issue new shares at the greater of the NAV or 95% of the then-current market price. If the shares are trading at less than NAV, shares for your account will be purchased on the open market. If Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) begins purchasing Fund shares on the open market while shares are trading below NAV, but the Fund’s shares subsequently trade at or above their NAV before the Plan Agent is able to complete its purchases, the Plan Agent may cease open-market purchases and may invest the uninvested portion of the distribution in newly-issued Fund shares at a price equal to the greater of the shares’ NAV or 95% of the shares’ market value on the last business day immediately prior to the purchase date. Distributions received to purchase shares in the open market will normally be invested shortly after the distribution payment date. No interest will be paid on distributions awaiting reinvestment. Because the market price of the shares may increase before purchases are completed, the average purchase price per share may exceed the market price at the time of valuation, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares than if the distribution had been paid in shares issued by the Fund. A pro rata portion of any applicable brokerage commissions on open market purchases will be paid by Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”) participants. These commissions usually will be lower than those charged on individual transactions.

Flexible

You may change your distribution option or withdraw from the Plan at any time, should your needs or situation change. You can reinvest whether your shares are registered in your name, or in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee. Ask your investment advisor if his or her firm will participate on your behalf. Participants whose shares are registered in the name of one firm may not be able to transfer the shares to another firm and continue to participate in the Plan. The Fund reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time. Although the Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants, there is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan at this time.

Call today to start reinvesting distributions

For more information on the Nuveen Automatic Reinvestment Plan or to enroll in or withdraw from the Plan, speak with your financial professional or call us at (800) 257-8787.

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CHANGES OCCURRING DURING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR

The following information in this annual report is a summary of certain changes during the most recent fiscal year. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased shares of the Fund.

During the most recent fiscal year, there have been no changes to: (i) the Fund’s investment objectives and principal investment policies that have not been approved by shareholders, (ii) the principal risks of the Fund, (iii) the portfolio managers of the Fund; (iv) the Fund’s charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Fund that have not been approved by shareholders except as follows:

Changes to Portfolio Managers

Effective August 17, 2020, Kevin Lorenz and Jake Fitzpatrick were named as portfolio managers of the Fund. Their bios are as follows:

Mr. Lorenz is a portfolio manager, head of high yield and is responsible for retail and institutional high yield bond focused portfolio management. He has served in a variety of roles since joining the firm in 1987. He has been investing in high yield over his entire career and has focused exclusively on high yield since 1995. Mr. Lorenz is also a member of the global fixed income investment committee, which discusses and debates investment policy for all global fixed income products. He began his career at the firm as a generalist focusing on the private placement market. He has been quoted in The New York Times, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other financial press as well as appearances on CNBC for his seasoned views on the high yield asset class. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from Rider University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University. He holds the CFA designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Mr. Fitzpatrick is an associate portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and a member of the leveraged finance sector team. He began working in the investment industry in 2006 and joined Nuveen in 2015. Previously, he worked as a co-manager of structured product portfolios at Allianz Investment Management. In that role, he was responsible for the investment strategy and allocation of insurance product premiums within the core capital markets. He began his career at U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, where he was a corporate and municipal bond trader for the firm’s mutual funds and wealth management group. He graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and holds the CFA designation.

Effective October 1, 2020, Jenny Rhee was no longer a portfolio manager of the Fund.

Amended and Restated By-Laws

On October 5, 2020, after a rigorous and deliberative review, and consistent with the interests of the Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund (the “Fund”) long-term shareholders, the Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws.

Among other changes, the Amended and Restated By-Laws require compliance with certain amended deadlines and procedural and informational requirements in connection with advance notice of shareholder proposals or nominations, including certain information about the proponent and the proposal, or in the case of a nomination, the nominee. Any shareholder considering making a nomination or other proposal should carefully review and comply with those provisions of the Amended and Restated By-Laws.

The Amended and Restated By-Laws also include provisions (the “Control Share By-Law”) pursuant to which, in summary, a shareholder who obtains beneficial ownership of common shares of the Fund in a “Control Share Acquisition” may exercise voting rights with respect to such shares only to the extent the authorization of such voting rights is approved by other shareholders of the Fund. The Control Share By-Law is primarily intended to protect the interests of the Fund and its long-term shareholders by limiting the risk that the Fund will become subject to undue influence by opportunistic traders pursuing short-term agendas adverse to the best interests of the Fund and its long-term shareholders. The Control Share By-Law does not eliminate voting rights for common shares acquired in Control Share Acquisitions, but rather entrusts the Fund’s other “non-interested” shareholders with determining whether to approve the authorization of the voting rights of the person acquiring such shares.

Subject to various conditions and exceptions, the Control Share By-Law defines a “Control Share Acquisition” to include an acquisition of common shares that, but for the Control Share By-Law, would give the beneficial owner, upon the acquisition of such shares, the ability to exercise voting power in the election of Trustees of the Fund in any of the following ranges:

(i) one-tenth or more, but less than one-fifth of all voting power;

(ii) one-fifth or more, but less than one-third of all voting power;

(iii) one-third or more, but less than a majority of all voting power; or

(iv) a majority or more of all voting power.

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Shareholder Update (continued)

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The Control Share By-Law generally excludes certain acquisitions of common shares from the definition of a Control Share Acquisition, including acquisitions of common shares that occurred prior to October 5, 2020, though such shares are included in assessing whether any subsequent share acquisition exceeds one of the enumerated thresholds.

Subject to certain conditions and procedural requirements set forth in the Control Share By-Law, including the delivery of a “Control Share Acquisition Statement” to the Fund’s Secretary setting forth certain required information, a shareholder who obtains or proposes to obtain beneficial ownership of common shares in a Control Share Acquisition generally may demand a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of considering whether the voting rights of such acquiring person with respect to such shares shall be authorized.

This discussion is only a high-level summary of certain aspects of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated By-Laws. Shareholders should refer to the Amended and Restated By-Laws for more information. A copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws can be found in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2020, which is available at www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained by writing to the Secretary of the Fund at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

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Additional Fund Information(Unaudited)

Board of Trustees
Jack B. Evans	William C. Hunter	Albin F. Moschner	John K. Nelson	Judith M. Stockdale
Carole E. Stone	Matthew Thornton III	Terence J. Toth	Margaret L. Wolff	Robert L. Young

Investment Adviser Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Custodian State Street Bank
& Trust Company One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111 Legal Counsel Chapman and Cutler LLP Chicago, IL 60603 Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm KPMG LLP 200 East Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Transfer Agent and
Shareholder Services Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 150 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021 (800) 257-8787

Distribution Information

The Fund hereby designates its percentage of dividends paid from net ordinary income as dividends qualifying as Interest-Related Dividends and/or short term capital gain dividends as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k) for the taxable year ended December 31, 2020.

	JCO
% of Interest-Related Dividends		71.6%

The Fund had the following percentage, or maximum amount allowable, of ordinary dividends treated as Section 163(j) interest dividends pursuant to Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year ended December 31, 2020:

	JCO
% of Section 163(j) Interest Dividends		99.1%

Portfolio of Investments Information

The 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 directly from 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 on 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.

CEO Certification Disclosure

The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has submitted to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) the annual CEO certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The Fund has filed with the SEC the certification of its CEO and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Common Share Repurchases

The Fund intends to repurchase, through its open-market share repurchase program, shares of its own common stock at such times and in such amounts as is deemed advisable. During the period covered by this report, the Fund repurchased shares of its common stock, as shown in the accompanying table. Any future repurchases will be reported to shareholders in the next annual or semi-annual report.

	JCO
Common shares repurchased		—

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

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∎ 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.

∎ Blended Benchmark: A blended return comprised of: 1) 75% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issue Capped Index, which tracks the performance of U.S. non-investment grade bonds with maturities of one to 4.99 years and limits each issue to 2% of the index and, 2) 25% Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index, which consists of approximately $150 billion of tradable term loans with at least one year to maturity and rated BBB or lower. Index returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not include the effects of any applicable sales charges or management fees.

∎ Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 1-5 Year Cash Pay 2% Issuer Capped Index: An index that tracks the performance of U.S. non-investment grade bonds with maturities of one to 4.99 years and limits each issue to 2% of the index. Benchmark returns assume reinvestment of distributions, but do not reflect any applicable sales charges or management fees.

∎ Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO): A security backed by a pool of debt, often low rated corporate loans. Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are similar to collateralized mortgage obligations, except for the different type of underlying loan.

∎ Duration: Duration is a measure of the expected period over which a bond’s principal and interest will be paid, and consequently is a measure of the sensitivity of a bond’s or bond fund’s value to changes when market interest rates change. Generally, the longer a bond’s or fund’s duration, the more the price of the bond or fund will change as interest rates change.

∎ Effective Leverage: Effective leverage is a fund’s effective economic leverage, and includes both regulatory leverage (see below) and the leverage effects of certain derivative investments in the fund’s portfolio.

∎ Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country/region in a given year, equal to total consumer, investment and government spending, plus the value of exports, minus the value of imports.

∎ Leverage: Leverage is created whenever a fund has investment exposure (both reward and/or risk) equivalent to more than 100% of the investment capital.

∎ 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.

∎ Regulatory Leverage: Regulatory leverage consists of preferred shares issued by or borrowings of a fund. Both of these are part of a fund’s capital structure. Regulatory leverage is subject to asset coverage limits set in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process

(Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board,” and each Trustee, a “Board Member”), which is comprised entirely of Board Members who are not “interested persons” (as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)), is responsible for determining whether to approve the Fund’s advisory arrangements, including sub-advisory arrangements. At a meeting held on May 19-21, 2020 (the “May Meeting”) at which it conducted its annual review of the advisory arrangements of the Fund, the Board approved the renewal of the Fund’s management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) and the Fund’s sub-advisory agreement (the “Symphony Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Symphony Asset Management LLC (“Symphony”), an affiliate of the Adviser. (A discussion of the Board’s approval at the May Meeting of the Investment Management Agreement and the Symphony Sub-Advisory Agreement is included in the Fund’s semi-annual report for the period ended June 30, 2020.) Subsequent to the May Meeting, the Adviser discussed with the Board the proposed merger (the “Reorganization”) of Symphony with and into Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“NAM”), also an affiliate of the Adviser, and the transfer of a number of Symphony’s existing mandates to NAM. In this regard, the Adviser (i) proposed, upon the closing of the Reorganization, the transfer of the Symphony Sub-Advisory Agreement to, and assumption of such agreement by, NAM (the “Transfer”) and (ii) requested that the Board approve an amended and restated sub-advisory agreement, effective as of the closing date of the Reorganization, between the Adviser and NAM (the “New Sub-Advisory Agreement”). Accordingly, at a meeting held on November 16-18, 2020 (the “November Meeting”), the Board approved the Transfer and New Sub-Advisory Agreement.

Although the 1940 Act requires that approvals of the Fund’s advisory arrangements be approved by the in-person vote of a majority of the Board Members, the May Meeting and the November Meeting were each held virtually through the internet in view of the health risks associated with holding an in-person meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic and governmental restrictions on gatherings. The May Meeting and the November Meeting were held in reliance on an order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2020, as extended on March 25, 2020, and in conjunction with the November Meeting, as further extended on June 19, 2020; such order provided registered investment companies temporary relief from the in-person voting requirements of the 1940 Act with respect to the approval of a fund’s advisory agreement in response to the challenges arising in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

In conjunction with their evaluation of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement at the November Meeting, the Board Members had received, in adequate time in advance of the November Meeting and/or at prior meetings, materials that covered, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided by NAM; (b) the organization of NAM; (c) certain performance-related information (as described below); (d) the proposed sub-advisory fee of NAM and the profitability of Nuveen and its affiliates (including NAM) for their advisory activities; and (e) the soft dollar practices of NAM. At the November Meeting and/or at prior meetings, the Adviser made presentations to and responded to questions from the Board.

In connection with its review of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board was advised by independent legal counsel. In addition, prior to the November Meeting, the Board Members had received a memorandum from independent legal counsel outlining their fiduciary duties and legal standards in reviewing advisory agreements. The Board’s decision to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement was not based on a single identified factor, but rather the decision reflected the comprehensive consideration of all the information provided, and each Board Member may have attributed different levels of importance to the various factors and information considered in connection with the approval process. The following summarizes the principal factors and information, but not all the factors, the Board considered in deciding to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement and its conclusions.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of the services expected to be provided to the Fund by NAM under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, including the portfolio management services. The Board acknowledged that while portfolio management services would be provided by NAM rather than Symphony following the Reorganization, no changes were expected to be made to, among other things, the nature and level of sub-advisory services provided to the Fund or the

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Annual Investment Management Agreement Approval Process (continued)

(Unaudited)

day-to-day management of the Fund. In this regard, the Board was aware that it was expected that the Symphony personnel who provided portfolio management services to the Fund prior to the Reorganization would continue to do so as personnel of NAM following the Reorganization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board Members recognized that personnel changes may occur as a result of, for example, normal business developments or personal career decisions. Further, as NAM already serves as a sub-adviser to other Nuveen funds overseen by the Board Members, the Board has a good understanding of NAM’s organization and operations. As the Board Members meet regularly throughout the year to oversee the Nuveen funds, including Nuveen funds sub-advised by NAM, the Board Members also have relied upon their knowledge from their meetings and other interactions with respect to NAM in evaluating the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.

In addition, the Board noted that in connection with the Reorganization, management intended to bring together Nuveen and Symphony’s high-yield credit and leveraged loan capabilities to create a unified leveraged finance sector team, thereby combining Symphony’s credit expertise with the capabilities of the Nuveen Global Fixed Income platform. It was also anticipated that the Reorganization would provide for a central fixed income platform, with the scale to more effectively position Nuveen’s capabilities.

Based on their review, the Board Members found that, overall, the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement were satisfactory and supported approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.

B. Investment Performance

At the May Meeting and at various other meetings, the Board considered the Fund’s performance over various time periods. In connection with approving the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board recognized that there is no performance record for the Fund with NAM as the sub-adviser. The Board Members, however, were familiar with the performance records of other Nuveen funds sub-advised by NAM. Further, as noted above, the Board was aware that the Symphony personnel providing portfolio management services to the Fund prior to the Reorganization were expected to continue to do so as personnel of NAM following the Reorganization.

C. Sub-Advisory Fees and Profitability

At the May Meeting, the Board Members considered the Fund’s management fees and net expense ratio. In this regard, the Board had considered, among other things, the sub-advisory fee schedule paid to Symphony in light of the sub-advisory services provided to the Fund and any applicable breakpoint schedule, as well as comparative data of the fees Symphony charged to certain other clients. At the November Meeting, the Board considered the proposed sub-advisory fees to be paid to NAM. The Board recognized that NAM’s sub-advisory fee under the New Sub-Advisory Agreement would be the same as Symphony’s sub-advisory fee under the Symphony Sub-Advisory Agreement. Further, the Board observed that the appointment of NAM would not change the management fees incurred by the Fund as the Adviser pays the sub-adviser out of the management fee it receives from the Fund and the compensation paid to NAM would be the responsibility of the Adviser, not the Fund. In addition, due to their experience with other Nuveen funds, the Board Members were familiar with NAM’s fee rates for portfolio management services provided to other Nuveen funds. Further, the Board Members had previously considered information regarding fee rates charged to certain other types of clients (which may include retail and institutional managed accounts advised by NAM; investment companies offered outside the Nuveen family and sub-advised by NAM; foreign investment companies offered by Nuveen and sub-advised by NAM; and collective investment trusts sub-advised by NAM). In evaluating the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, based on its review, the Board concluded that NAM’s sub-advisory fee was reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of services expected to be provided to the Fund.

With respect to profitability, at the May Meeting, the Board Members considered the profitability of the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds (including NAM) from their relationships with the Nuveen funds. In this regard, the Board Members had reviewed, among other things, NAM’s revenues, expenses and net revenue margins (pre- and post-tax) for its advisory activities for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 as well as its pre-tax and after-tax net revenue margins for 2019 compared to such margins for 2018. The Board Members had also reviewed a profitability analysis reflecting the revenues, expenses and revenue margin (pre- and post-tax) by asset type for NAM for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 and

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the pre- and post-tax revenue margins from 2019 and 2018. Based on their review, the Board Members had noted that NAM’s level of profitability was acceptable and not unreasonable in light of the services provided; this conclusion did not change as a result of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.

D. Economies of Scale

At the May Meeting, the Board considered whether there had been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Nuveen funds and whether these economies of scale had been appropriately shared with the funds. The Board had recognized that although economies of scale are difficult to measure, there are several methods to help share the benefits of economies of scale, including, among other things, breakpoints in the management fee schedule. The Board had noted that Nuveen generally has employed these various methods. In this regard, the Board was aware that, subject to certain exceptions, the management fee of the Adviser charged to the Nuveen funds (including the Fund) is generally comprised of a fund-level component and a complex-level component, each with its own breakpoint schedule. The fund-level breakpoint schedules are designed to share economies of scale with shareholders if the particular fund grows, and the complex-level breakpoint schedule is designed to deliver the benefits of economies of scale to shareholders when the eligible assets in the complex pass certain thresholds even if the assets of a particular fund are unchanged or have declined. With respect to closed-end funds (including the Fund), however, the Board has recognized that although such funds may from time to time make additional share offerings, the growth of their assets would occur primarily through the appreciation of such funds’ investment portfolios. Further, with respect to the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, given that the Fund pays a management fee to the Adviser and that the Adviser in turn would pay NAM, the Board recognized that the sharing of benefits from economies of scale is reflected in fund-level and complex-level breakpoints in the management fees at the Adviser level and the appointment of NAM would not change the management fees paid by the Fund or the sharing of economies of scale reflected in the corresponding advisory fee schedule.

Based on its review, taking into account the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that the Fund’s fee arrangements would appropriately reflect economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders.

E. Indirect Benefits

At the May Meeting, the Board Members considered any indirect benefits that the various sub-advisers to the Nuveen funds (including NAM and Symphony) or their respective affiliates may receive as a result of their relationship with the Nuveen funds. Additionally, the Board Members have noted that various sub-advisers (including NAM and, prior to the Reorganization, Symphony) may engage in soft dollar transactions pursuant to which they may receive the benefit of research products and other services provided by broker-dealers executing portfolio transactions on behalf of the applicable Nuveen funds, although the Board Members have recognized that certain sub-advisers may be phasing out the use of soft dollars over time. The Board Members have also noted that when transacting in fixed-income securities, the benefits for a sub-adviser that engages in soft dollar transactions may be more limited as such securities generally trade on a principal basis and therefore do not generate brokerage commissions. Further, the Board Members have considered that although a sub-adviser that engages in soft dollar transactions may benefit from the receipt of research and other services that it may otherwise have to pay for out of its own resources, the research may also benefit the Nuveen funds to the extent it enhances the ability of the sub-adviser to manage such funds or is acquired through the commissions paid on portfolio transactions of other clients.

Based on its review, taking into account the New Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board concluded that any indirect benefits to be received by NAM as a result of its relationship with the Fund were reasonable and within acceptable parameters.

F. Approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement

The Board Members did not identify any single factor discussed previously as all important or controlling. The Board Members concluded that the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable, that NAM’s fees are reasonable in light of the services to be provided to the Fund and that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement should be and was approved.

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Board Members & Officers

(Unaudited)

The management of the Funds, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Funds by the Adviser, is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Funds. None of the trustees who are not “interested” persons of the Funds (referred to herein as “independent board members”) has ever been a director or employee of, or consultant to, Nuveen or its affiliates. The names and business addresses of the trustees and officers of the Funds, their principal occupations and other affiliations during the past five years, the number of portfolios each Trustee oversees and other directorships they hold are set forth below.

Name, Year of Birth & Address	Position(s) Held with the Funds	Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1)	Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member
Independent Board Members:
∎  TERENCE J. TOTH			Formerly, a Co-Founding Partner, Promus Capital (investment advisory firm) (2008-2017); Director, Quality Control Corporation (manufacturing) (since 2012); member: Catalyst Schools of Chicago Board (since 2008) and Mather Foundation Board (philanthropy) (since 2012), and chair of its Investment Committee; formerly, Director, Fulcrum IT Services LLC (information technology services firm to government entities) (2010-2019); formerly, Director, Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc. (asset management) (2008-2013); formerly, CEO and President, Northern Trust Global Investments (financial services) (2004-2007): Executive Vice President, Quantitative Management & Securities Lending (2000-2004); prior thereto, various positions with Northern Trust Company (financial services) (since 1994); formerly, Member, Northern Trust Mutual Funds Board (2005-2007), Northern Trust Global Investments Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Japan Board (2004-2007), Northern Trust Securities Inc. Board (2003-2007) and Northern Trust Hong Kong Board (1997-2004).
1959 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Chairman and Board Member	2008 Class II		149
∎  JACK B. EVANS			Chairman (since 2019), formerly, President (1996-2019), The Hall-Perrine Foundation, (private philanthropic corporation); Director and Chairman (since 2009), United Fire Group, a publicly held company; formerly, Director, Public Member, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (2015-2020); Life Trustee of Coe College and the Iowa College Foundation; formerly, President Pro-Tem of the Board of Regents for the State of Iowa University System (2000-2004); formerly, Director (2000-2004), Alliant Energy; formerly, Director (1996-2015), The Gazette Company (media and publishing); formerly, Director (1998-2003), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; formerly, President and Chief Operating Officer (1972-1995), SCI Financial Group, Inc., (regional financial services firm).
1948 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	1999 Class III		149
∎  WILLIAM C. HUNTER			Dean Emeritus, formerly, Dean, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa (2006-2012); Director of Wellmark, Inc. (since 2009); past Director (2005-2015), and past President (2010-2014) Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc., The International Business Honor Society; formerly, Director (2004-2018) of Xerox Corporation; Dean and Distinguished Professor of Finance, School of Business at the University of Connecticut (2003-2006); previously, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1995-2003); formerly, Director (1997-2007), Credit Research Center at Georgetown University.
1948 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2003 Class I		149

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Name, Year of Birth & Address	Position(s) Held with the Funds	Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1)	Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member
Independent Board Members (continued):
∎  ALBIN F. MOSCHNER			Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Northcroft Partners, LLC, (management consulting) (since 2012); formerly, Chairman (2019), and Director (2012-2019), USA Technologies, Inc., (provider of solutions and services to facilitate electronic payment transactions); formerly, Director, Wintrust Financial Corporation (1996-2016); previously, held positions at Leap Wireless International, Inc., (consumer wireless services) including Consultant (2011-2012), Chief Operating Officer (2008-2011), and Chief Marketing Officer (2004-2008); formerly, President, Verizon Card Services division of Verizon Communications, Inc. (2000-2003); formerly, President, One Point Services at One Point Communications (telecommunication services) (1999-2000); formerly, Vice Chairman of the Board, Diba, Incorporated (internet technology provider) (1996-1997); formerly, various executive positions (1991-1996) and Chief Executive Officer (1995-1996) of Zenith Electronics Corporation (consumer electronics).
1952 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2016 Class III		149
∎  JOHN K. NELSON			Member of Board of Directors of Core12 LLC. (private firm which develops branding, marketing and communications strategies for clients) (since 2008); served on The President’s Council of Fordham University (2010-2019) and previously a Director of the Curran Center for Catholic American Studies (2009-2018); formerly, senior external advisor to the Financial Services practice of Deloitte Consulting LLP. (2012-2014); former Chair of the Board of Trustees of Marian University (2010-2014 as trustee, 2011-2014 as Chair); formerly Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., North America, and Global Head of the Financial Markets Division (2007-2008), with various executive leadership roles in ABN AMRO Bank N.V. between 1996 and 2007.
1962 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2013 Class II		149
∎  JUDITH M. STOCKDALE			Board Member, Land Trust Alliance (national public charity addressing natural land and water conservation in the U.S.) (since 2013); formerly, Board Member, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (national endowment addressing forest health, sustainable forest production and markets, and economic health of forest-reliant communities in the U.S.) (2013-2019); formerly, Executive Director (1994-2012), Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (private foundation endowed to support both natural land conservation and artistic vitality); prior thereto, Executive Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund (1990-1994).
1947 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	1997 Class I		149
∎  CAROLE E. STONE			Former Director, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (2006-2017); and C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (2009-2017); former Director, Cboe, Global Markets, Inc., formerly, CBOE Holdings, Inc. (2010-May 2020); formerly, Commissioner, New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform (2005-2010).
1947 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2007 Class I		149
∎  MATTHEW THORNTON III			Formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2018-2019), FedEx Freight Corporation, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) (provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services through its portfolio of companies); formerly, Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations (2006-2018), Federal Express Corporation, a subsidiary of FedEx; formerly, Member of the Board of Directors (2012-2018), Safe Kids Worldwide® (a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing childhood injuries). Member of the Board of Directors (since 2014), The Sherwin-Williams Company (develops, manufactures, distributes and sells paints, coatings and related products); Director (since November 2020), Crown Castle International (provider of communications infrastructure)
1958 333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606	Board Member	2020 Class III		149

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Name, Year of Birth & Address	Position(s) Held with the Funds	Year First Elected or Appointed and Term(1)	Principal Occupation(s) Including other Directorships During Past 5 Years	Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Board Member
Independent Board Members (continued):
∎  MARGARET L. WOLFF			Formerly, member of the Board of Directors (2013-2017) of Travelers Insurance Company of Canada and The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company (each, a part of Travelers Canada, the Canadian operation of The Travelers Companies, Inc.); formerly, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (legal services, Mergers & Acquisitions Group) (2005-2014); Member of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital (since 2005); Member (since 2004) and Chair (since 2015) of the Board of Trustees of The John A. Hartford Foundation (philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults); formerly, Member (2005-2015) and Vice Chair (2011-2015) of the Board of Trustees of Mt. Holyoke College.
1955 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2016 Class I		149
∎  ROBERT L. YOUNG			Formerly, Chief Operating Officer and Director, J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. (financial services) (2010-2016); formerly, President and Principal Executive Officer (2013-2016), and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2005-2010), of J.P.Morgan Funds; formerly, Director and various officer positions for J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly, JPMorgan Funds Management, Inc. and formerly, One Group Administrative Services) and JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc. (financial services) (formerly, One Group Dealer Services, Inc.) (1999-2017).
1963 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Board Member	2017 Class II		149

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Name, Year of Birth & Address	Position(s) Held with the Funds	Year First Elected or Appointed(2)	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers of the Funds:
∎  DAVID J. LAMB			Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2020); Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President of Nuveen, LLC (since 2006), Vice President prior to 2006.
1963 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Chief Administrative Officer	2015
∎  MARK J. CZARNIECKI			Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2016) and Nuveen Fund Advisors (since 2017); Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen, LLC (since 2013) and Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management (since 2018).
1979 901 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55402	Vice President and Assistant Secretary	2013
∎  DIANA R. GONZALEZ			Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2017); Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen, LLC (since 2017); Associate General Counsel of Jackson National Asset Management, LLC (2012-2017).
1978 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President and Assistant Secretary	2017
∎  NATHANIEL T. JONES			Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2016-2017), formerly, Vice President (2011-2016) of Nuveen, LLC; Managing Director (since 2015) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Chartered Financial Analyst.
1979 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President and Treasurer	2016
∎  TINA M. LAZAR			Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Senior Vice President (2014-2017) of Nuveen Securities, LLC.
1961 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President	2002
∎  BRIAN J. LOCKHART			Managing Director (since 2019) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director (since 2017), formerly, Vice President (2010-2017) of Nuveen, LLC; Head of Investment Oversight (since 2017), formerly, Team Leader of Manager Oversight (2015-2017); Chartered Financial Analyst and Certified Financial Risk Manager.
1974 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President	2019
∎  JACQUES M. LONGERSTAEY			Senior Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, Nuveen, LLC (since May 2019); Senior Managing Director (since May 2019) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; formerly, Chief Investment and Model Risk Officer, Wealth & Investment Management Division, Wells Fargo Bank (NA) (2013-2019).
1963 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262	Vice President	2019
∎  KEVIN J. MCCARTHY			Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Secretary and General Counsel (since 2016) of Nuveen Investments, Inc., formerly, Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (2008-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Assistant Secretary (since 2008) of Nuveen Securities, LLC, formerly Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director (2008-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017), and Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC, formerly, Co-General Counsel (2011-2020), Executive Vice President (2016-2017), Managing Director (2008-2016) and Assistant Secretary (2007-2016); Senior Managing Director (since 2017), Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC, formerly, Associate General Counsel (2011-2020), Executive Vice President (2016-2017) and Managing Director and Assistant Secretary (2011- 2016); Vice President (since 2007) and Secretary (since 2016), formerly, Assistant Secretary, of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC and Winslow Capital Management, LLC (since 2010). Senior Managing Director (since 2017) and Secretary (since 2016) of Nuveen Alternative Investments, LLC.
1966 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President and Assistant Secretary	2007

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Name, Year of Birth & Address	Position(s) Held with the Funds	Year First Elected or Appointed(2)	Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Officers of the Funds (continued):
∎  JON SCOTT MEISSNER			Managing Director of Mutual Fund Tax and Financial Reporting groups at Nuveen (since 2017); Managing Director of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2019); Senior Director of Teachers Advisors, LLC and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC (since 2016); Senior Director (since 2015) Mutual Fund Taxation to the TIAA-CREF Funds, the TIAA-CREF Life Funds, the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 and the CREF Accounts; has held various positions with TIAA since 2004.
1973 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262	Vice President	2019
∎  DEANN D. MORGAN			President, Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since November 2020); Executive Vice President, Global Head of Product at Nuveen, LLC (since 2019); Co-Chief Executive Officer of Nuveen Securities, LLC since March 2020); Managing Member of MDR Collaboratory LLC (since 2018); Managing Director, (Head of Wealth Management Product Structuring & COO Multi Asset Investing. The Blackstone Group (2013-2017)
1969 730 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017	Vice President	2020
∎  CHRISTOPHER M.  ROHRBACHER			Managing Director (since 2017) and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (since 2017) General Counsel (since 2020), and Assistant Secretary (since 2016), formerly, Senior Vice President (2016-2017), of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2020); Managing Director (since 2017), and Associate General Counsel (since 2016), formerly, Senior Vice President (2012-2017) and Assistant General Counsel (2008-2016) of Nuveen, LLC.
1971 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President and Assistant Secretary	2008
∎  WILLIAM A. SIFFERMANN			Managing Director (since 2017), formerly Senior Vice President (2016-2017) and Vice President (2011-2016) of Nuveen, LLC.
1975 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 6o6o6	Vice President	2017
∎  E. SCOTT WICKERHAM			Senior Managing Director, Head of Fund Administration at Nuveen, LLC (since 2019), formerly, Managing Director; Senior Managing Director (since 2019) of Nuveen Fund Advisers, LLC; Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer (since 2017) of the TIAA-CREF Funds, the TIAA-CREF Life Funds, the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 and the Treasurer (since 2017) to the CREF Accounts; Senior Director, TIAA-CREF Fund Administration (2014-2015); has held various positions with TIAA since 2006.
1973 8500 Andrew Carnegie Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262	Vice President and Controller	2019
∎  MARK L. WINGET			Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Securities, LLC (since 2008), and Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (since 2019); Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (since 2020); Vice President (since 2010) and Associate General Counsel (since 2019), formerly, Assistant General Counsel (2008-2016) of Nuveen, LLC.
1968 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606	Vice President and Secretary	2008
∎  GIFFORD R. ZIMMERMAN			Formerly: Managing Director (2002-2020) and Assistant Secretary (2002-2020) of Nuveen Securities, LLC; Managing Director (2002-2020), Assistant Secretary (1997-2020) and Co-General Counsel (2011- 2020) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC; Managing Director (2004-2020) and Assistant Secretary (1994-2020) of Nuveen Investments, Inc.; Managing Director, Assistant Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (2011-2020); Vice President and Assistant Secretary of NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC, Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC (2006-2020) and Winslow Capital Management, LLC (2010-2020); Chartered Financial Analyst.
1956 333 W. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer	1988

(1) The Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II, and Class III, with each being elected to serve until the third succeeding annual shareholders’ meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed, except two board members are elected by the holders of Preferred Shares, when applicable, to serve until the next annual shareholders’ meeting subsequent to its election or thereafter in each case when its respective successors are duly elected or appointed. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the board member was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen complex.

(2) Officers serve one year terms through August of each year. The year first elected or appointed represents the year in which the Officer was first elected or appointed to any fund in the Nuveen complex.

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. There were no amendments to or waivers from the Code during the period covered by this report. The registrant has posted the code of ethics on its website at www.nuveen.com/fund-governance. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant’s Board of Directors or Trustees (“Board”) determined that the registrant has at least one “audit committee financial expert” (as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR) serving on its Audit Committee. The registrant’s audit committee financial experts are Carole E. Stone, Jack B. Evans and William C. Hunter who are “independent” for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Ms. Stone served for five years as Director of the New York State Division of the Budget. As part of her role as Director, Ms. Stone was actively involved in overseeing the development of the State’s operating, local assistance and capital budgets, its financial plan and related documents; overseeing the development of the State’s bond-related disclosure documents and certifying that they fairly presented the State’s financial position; reviewing audits of various State and local agencies and programs; and coordinating the State’s system of internal audit and control. Prior to serving as Director, Ms. Stone worked as a budget analyst/examiner with increasing levels of responsibility over a 30 year period, including approximately five years as Deputy Budget Director. Ms. Stone has also served as Chair of the New York State Racing Association Oversight Board, as Chair of the Public Authorities Control Board, as a Commissioner on the New York State Commission on Public Authority Reform and as a member of the Boards of Directors of several New York State public authorities. These positions have involved overseeing operations and finances of certain entities and assessing the adequacy of project/entity financing and financial reporting. Currently, Ms. Stone is on the Board of Directors of CBOE Holdings, Inc., of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and of C2 Options Exchange. Ms. Stone’s position on the boards of these entities and as a member of both CBOE Holdings’ Audit Committee and its Finance Committee has involved, among other things, the oversight of audits, audit plans and preparation of financial statements.

Mr. Evans was formerly President and Chief Operating Officer of SCI Financial Group, Inc., a full service registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser (“SCI”). As part of his role as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Evans actively supervised the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) and actively supervised the CFO’s preparation of financial statements and other filings with various regulatory authorities. In such capacity, Mr. Evans was actively involved in the preparation of SCI’s financial statements and the resolution of issues raised in connection therewith. Mr. Evans has also served on the audit committee of various reporting companies. At such companies, Mr. Evans was involved in the oversight of audits, audit plans, and the preparation of financial statements. Mr. Evans also formerly chaired the audit committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Mr. Hunter was formerly a Senior Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. As part of his role as Senior Vice President, Mr. Hunter was the senior officer responsible for all operations of each of the Economic Research, Statistics, and Community and Consumer Affairs units at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In such capacity, Mr. Hunter oversaw the subunits of the Statistics and Community and Consumer Affairs divisions responsible for the analysis and evaluation of bank and bank holding company financial statements and financial filings. Prior to serving as Senior Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Mr. Hunter was the Vice President of the Financial Markets unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he supervised financial staff and bank holding company analysts who analyzed and evaluated bank and bank holding company financial statements. Mr. Hunter also currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Xerox Corporation and Wellmark, Inc. as well as on the Audit Committees of such Boards. As an Audit Committee member, Mr. Hunter’s responsibilities include, among other things, reviewing financial statements, internal audits and internal controls over financial reporting. Mr. Hunter also formerly was a Professor of Finance at the University of Connecticut School of Business and has authored numerous scholarly articles on the topics of finance, accounting and economics.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The following tables show the amount of fees that KPMG LLP, the Fund’s auditor, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years. For engagements with KPMG LLP the Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that KPMG LLP provided to the Fund, except for those non-audit services that were subject to the pre-approval exception under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (the “pre-approval exception”). The pre-approval exception for services provided directly to the Fund waives the pre-approval requirement for services other than audit, review or attest services if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Fund to its accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the audit is completed.

The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chair (or, in her absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).

SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE FUND

Fiscal Year Ended 5	Audit Fees Billed to Fund 1			Audit-Related Fees Billed to Fund 2			Tax Fees Billed to Fund 3			All Other Fees Billed to Fund 4
December 31, 2020	$	31,960		$	0		$	0		$	0
Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%
December 31, 2019	$	31,340		$	0		$	0		$	0
Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%

¹ “Audit Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements and services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

² “Audit Related Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include offerings related to the Fund’s common shares and leverage.

³ “Tax Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax advice, tax compliance, and tax planning. These fees include: all global withholding tax services; excise and state tax reviews; capital gain, tax equalization and taxable basis calculation performed by the principal accountant.

⁴ “All Other Fees” are the aggregate fees billed for products and services other than “Audit Fees”, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees represent all “Agreed-Upon Procedures” engagements pertaining to the Fund’s use of leverage.

SERVICES THAT THE FUND’S AUDITOR BILLED TO THE

ADVISER AND AFFILIATED FUND SERVICE PROVIDERS

The following tables show the amount of fees billed by KPMG LLP to Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (formerly Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc.) (the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years.

The tables also show the percentage of fees subject to the pre-approval exception. The pre-approval exception for services provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider (other than audit, review or attest services) waives the pre-approval requirement if: (A) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to KPMG LLP by the Fund, the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee; (B) the Fund did not recognize the services as non-audit services at the time of the engagement; and (C) the services are promptly brought to the Audit Committee’s attention, and the Committee (or its delegate) approves the services before the Fund’s audit is completed.

Fiscal Year Ended	Audit-Related Fees     Billed to Adviser and     Affiliated Fund Service Providers			Tax Fees Billed to     Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers			All Other Fees Billed to Adviser     and Affiliated Fund     Service Providers
December 31, 2020	$	0		$	0		$	0
Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception		0	%		0	%		0	%
December 31, 2019	$	0		$	0		$	0
Percentage approved pursuant to pre-approval exception		0	%		0	%		0	%

NON-AUDIT SERVICES

The following table shows the amount of fees that KPMG LLP billed during the Fund’s last two full fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve non-audit services that KPMG LLP provides to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Services Provider, if the engagement related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting (except for those subject to the pre-approval exception described above). The Audit Committee requested and received information from KPMG LLP about any non-audit services that KPMG LLP rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating KPMG LLP’s independence.

Fiscal Year Ended	Total Non-Audit Fees     Billed to Fund		Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service     Providers (engagements     related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund)		Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and     Affiliated Fund Service     Providers (all other engagements)		Total
December 31, 2020	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
December 31, 2019	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0

“Non-Audit Fees billed to Fund” for both fiscal year ends represent “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees” billed to Fund in their respective amounts from the previous table.

Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. Generally, the Audit Committee must approve (i) all non-audit services to be performed for the Fund by the Fund’s independent accountants and (ii) all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Fund’s independent accountants for the Affiliated Fund Service Providers with respect to operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Regarding tax and research projects conducted by the independent accountants for the Fund and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (with respect to operations and financial reports of the Fund) such engagements will be (i) pre-approved by the Audit Committee if they are expected to be for amounts greater than $10,000; (ii) reported to the Audit Committee chair for her verbal approval prior to engagement if they are expected to be for amounts under $10,000 but greater than $5,000; and (iii) reported to the Audit Committee at the next Audit Committee meeting if they are expected to be for an amount under $5,000.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

The registrant’s Board has a separately designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)). As of the end of the period covered by this report, the members of the audit committee are Jack B. Evans, William C. Hunter, John K. Nelson, Judith M. Stockdale and Carole E. Stone, Chair.

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.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is the registrant’s investment adviser (also referred to as the “Adviser”). The Adviser is responsible for the on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Sub-Adviser”) as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. As part of these services, the Adviser has delegated to the Sub-Adviser the full responsibility for proxy voting on securities held in the registrant’s portfolio and related duties in accordance with the Sub-Adviser’s policies and procedures. The Adviser periodically monitors the Sub-Adviser’s voting to ensure that it is carrying out its duties. The Sub- Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures are attached to this filing as an exhibit.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (“NFALLC”) is the registrant’s investment adviser (NFALLC is also referred to as the “Adviser”.) NFALLC is responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of the Fund’s investment portfolio, managing the Fund’s business affairs and providing certain clerical, bookkeeping and administrative services. The Adviser has engaged Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen Asset Management” or “Sub-Adviser”), as Sub-Adviser to provide discretionary investment advisory services. The following section provides information on the portfolio managers at the Sub-Adviser:

Item 8 (a)(1). PORTFOLIO MANAGER BIOGRAPHIES

The following individuals have primary responsibility for the day-to-day implementation of the registrant’s investment strategies:

Scott Caraher is head of senior loans and responsible for retail and institutional bank loan-focused portfolio management and co-PM on the firm’s Long-Short Credit Strategy. When Scott joined Nuveen affiliate Symphony Asset Management in 2002, he was a gaming and industrials analyst providing long and short credit ideas to the investment team up and down the capital structure. Scott began trading loans for the platform in 2003 and in 2005 was named an associate portfolio manager on the firm’s loan strategies. He became the lead portfolio manager on the firm’s loan strategies in 2008. Prior to joining the firm, Scott was an investment banking analyst in the industrial group at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in New York.

Kevin Lorenz, CFA, is a managing director and is a portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team. He heads the leveraged finance sector team, which selects high yield and leveraged loan securities for all portfolios. He is also the lead portfolio manager for the High Yield strategies, co-manager of the Multi-Sector Bond strategy and a member of the Investment Committee, which establishes investment policy for all global fixed income products. Kevin has served in a variety of roles since joining the firm in 1987.

Jacob Fitzpatrick, CFA, is an associate portfolio manager for Nuveen’s global fixed income team and a member of the leveraged finance section team. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, he worked as a co-manager of structured product portfolios at Allianz Investment Management, where he was responsible for the investment strategy and allocation of insurance product premiums within the core capital markets. He began his career at U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, where he was a corporate and municipal bond trader for the firm’s mutual funds and wealth management group.

Item 8 (a)(2). OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED BY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

In addition to the Fund, as of December 31, 2020, the portfolio managers are also primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the following accounts:

OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED as of 12/31/20
	Scott Caraher		Kevin Lorenz		Jacob Fitzpatrick
(a) Registered Investment Companies
Number of accounts		14		12		3
Assets	$	6.31 billion	$	16.03 billion	$	1.19 billon
(b) Other pooled accounts
Non-performance fee accounts
Number of accounts		3		0		0
Assets	$	551.3 million	$	0	$	0
Performance fee accounts
Number of accounts		1		0		0
Assets	$	120.5 million	$	0	$	0
(c) Other
Non-performance fee accounts
Number of accounts		3		0		0
Assets	$	1.48 billion	$	0	$	0
Performance fee accounts
Number of accounts		0		0		0
Assets	$	0	$	0	$	0

POTENTIAL MATERIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple accounts are presented a number of potential conflicts, including, among others, those discussed below.

The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Nuveen Asset Management seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most accounts managed by a portfolio manager in a particular investment strategy are managed using the same investment models.

If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one account, an account may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible accounts. To deal with these situations, Nuveen Asset Management has adopted procedures for allocating limited opportunities across multiple accounts.

With respect to many of its clients’ accounts, Nuveen Asset Management determines which broker to use to execute transaction orders, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts, Nuveen Asset Management may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, Nuveen Asset Management may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a Fund and other accounts which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the Fund or the other accounts.

Some clients are subject to different regulations. As a consequence of this difference in regulatory requirements, some clients may not be permitted to engage in all the investment techniques or transactions or to engage in these transactions to the same extent as the other accounts managed by the portfolio manager. Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where Nuveen Asset Management has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of some accounts, with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.

Conflicts of interest may also arise when the Sub-Adviser invests one or more of its client accounts in different or multiple parts of the same issuer’s capital structure, including investments in public versus private securities, debt versus equity, or senior versus junior/subordinated debt, or otherwise where there are different or inconsistent rights or benefits. Decisions or actions such as investing, trading, proxy voting, exercising, waiving or amending rights or covenants, workout activity, or serving on a board, committee or other involvement in governance may result in conflicts of interest between clients holding different securities or investments. Generally, individual portfolio managers will seek to act in a manner that they believe serves the best interest of the accounts they manage. In cases where a portfolio manager or team faces a conflict among its client accounts, it will seek to act in a manner that it believes best reflects its overall fiduciary duty, which may result in relative advantages or disadvantages for particular accounts.

Nuveen Asset Management has adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts common among investment managers. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Item 8 (a)(3). FUND MANAGER COMPENSATION

As of the most recently completed fiscal year end, the primary portfolio managers compensation is as follows:

Portfolio managers are compensated through a combination of base salary and variable components consisting of (i) a cash bonus; (ii) a long-term performance award; and (iii) participation in a profits interest plan.

Base salary. A portfolio manager’s base salary is determined based upon an analysis of the portfolio manager’s general performance, experience and market levels of base pay for such position.

Cash bonus. A portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus that is based on three variables: risk-adjusted investment performance relative to benchmark generally measured over the most recent one, three and five year periods (unless the portfolio manager’s tenure is shorter), ranking versus Morningstar peer funds generally measured over the most recent one, three and five year periods (unless the portfolio manager’s tenure is shorter), and management and peer reviews.

Long-term performance award. A portfolio manager is eligible to receive a long-term performance award that vests after three years. The amount of the award when granted is based on the same factors used in determining the cash bonus. The value of the award at the completion of the three-year vesting period is adjusted based on the risk-adjusted investment performance of Fund(s) managed by the portfolio manager during the vesting period and the performance of the TIAA organization as a whole.

Profits interest plan. Portfolio managers are eligible to receive profits interests in Nuveen Asset Management and its affiliate, Teachers Advisors, LLC, which vest over time and entitle their holders to a percentage of the firms’ annual profits. Profits interests are allocated to each portfolio manager based on such person’s overall contribution to the firms.

There are generally no differences between the methods used to determine compensation with respect to the Fund and the Other Accounts shown in the table above.

Item 8 (a)(4). OWNERSHIP OF JCO SECURITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

Name of Portfolio Manager	None		$1 - $10,000	$10,001 - $50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001 - $500,000	$500,001 - $1,000,000	Over $1,000,000
Scott Caraher		X
Kevin Lorenz		X
Jacob Fitzpatrick		X

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

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 because the code is posted on registrant’s website at www.nuveen.com/fund-governance and there were no amendments during the period covered by this report. (To view the code, click on Code of Conduct.)

(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: 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.

(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 registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. 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) Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund

By (Signature and Title)	/s/ Mark L. Winget
	Mark L. Winget
	Vice President and Secretary
Date: March 5, 2021

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/ David J. Lamb
	David J. Lamb
	Chief Administrative Officer
	(principal executive officer)
Date: March 5, 2021
By (Signature and Title)	/s/ E. Scott Wickerham
	E. Scott Wickerham
	Vice President and Controller
	(principal financial officer)
Date: March 5, 2021