Rule 497(e)
Registration No. 033-16905
[CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP LETTERHEAD]
November 20, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: |
Nuveen Investment Funds, Inc. | |||
| (Registration No. 033-16905) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Nuveen Investment Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”) and its series, Nuveen High Income Bond Fund, we are transmitting for electronic filing pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in the Registrant’s 497(e) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2012.
If you have any questions or comments, please telephone the undersigned at (312) 845-3484.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP | ||
| By: | /s/ Morrison C. Warren | |
| Morrison C. Warren | ||
Enclosures
SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 31, 2012 The following changes will go into effect immediately.
The Fund may invest in debt obligations of foreign corporations and governments. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in debt obligations issued by governmental and corporate issuers that are located in emerging market countries.
The Fund may utilize the following derivatives: options; futures contracts; options on futures contracts; foreign currency contracts; options on foreign currencies; swap agreements, including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps; and options on swap agreements. The Fund may use these derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, currency risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of securities in the Fund's portfolio or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions. |
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| Label | Element | Value | ||||||
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | NUVEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS INC | ||||||
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2012 | ||||||
| Supplement [Text Block] | nifi3_SupplementTextBlock | SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 31, 2012 The following changes will go into effect immediately.
The Fund may invest in debt obligations of foreign corporations and governments. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in debt obligations issued by governmental and corporate issuers that are located in emerging market countries.
The Fund may utilize the following derivatives: options; futures contracts; options on futures contracts; foreign currency contracts; options on foreign currencies; swap agreements, including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps; and options on swap agreements. The Fund may use these derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, currency risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of securities in the Fund's portfolio or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions. |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||
| Supplement [Text Block] | nifi3_SupplementTextBlock | SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 15, 2012 TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 31, 2012 The following changes will go into effect immediately.
The Fund may invest in debt obligations of foreign corporations and governments. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in debt obligations issued by governmental and corporate issuers that are located in emerging market countries.
The Fund may utilize the following derivatives: options; futures contracts; options on futures contracts; foreign currency contracts; options on foreign currencies; swap agreements, including interest rate swaps, currency swaps, total return swaps, and credit default swaps; and options on swap agreements. The Fund may use these derivatives in an attempt to manage market risk, currency risk, credit risk and yield curve risk, to manage the effective maturity or duration of securities in the Fund's portfolio or for speculative purposes in an effort to increase the Fund's yield or to enhance returns. The use of a derivative is speculative if the Fund is primarily seeking to enhance returns, rather than offset the risk of other positions. |
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Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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Oct. 31, 2012
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| Risk/Return: | |
| Document Type | Other |
| Document Period End Date | Jun. 30, 2012 |
| Registrant Name | NUVEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS INC |
| Central Index Key | 0000820892 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Creation Date | Nov. 15, 2012 |
| Document Effective Date | Nov. 15, 2012 |
| Prospectus Date | Oct. 31, 2012 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | NUVEEN INVESTMENT FUNDS INC |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2012 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Nov. 15, 2012 |