UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F

                               FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2010

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: _____

This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
                                  [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Nuveen Investments, Inc.
Address: 333 W. Wacker Drive
         Chicago, IL 60606

13F File Number: 028-11405

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

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:  Mary E. Keefe
Title: Managing Director and Director of Compliance
Phone: 312-917-7700

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:


/s/ Mary E. Keefe                         Chicago, IL    February 1, 2011
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[Signature]                              [City, State]   [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report)

[X]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
     holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager is reported in this report and a portion is reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section]

Form 13F File Number   Name
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028-01474              NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC
028-05958              Symphony Asset Management, LLC
028-05621              Santa Barbara Asset Management, LLC



Form 13F File Number   Name
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028-12572              Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC
028-12742              Nuveen HydePark Group, LLC
028-03676              Winslow Capital Management, Inc.
028-13469              Nuveen Investment Solutions, Inc.

                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:               7
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:          0
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:         $0
                                        (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.

No.   Form 13F File #   Name
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None