Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
NUSC CBOE - exBATS
The Index uses a rules-based methodology that seeks to provide investment exposure that generally replicates that of small-cap benchmarks through a portfolio of securities that adhere to predetermined ESG, controversial business involvement and low-carbon screening criteria
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- Fund size
- 202M as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.40% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.00% Yearly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 16.3% Average Risk
- Beta
- 1.02 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 41.7153.27
How NUSC has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, NUSC returned +13.4% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±16% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −10.1% on Mar 30, 2026 — 38 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 20% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 1.02 means NUSC has moved roughly in line with the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average49.22 −0.1%
- 26-day average49.64 −1.0%
- 50-day average50.13 −1.9%
- 200-day average48.72 +0.9%
The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
US Equity · Sustainability Commitments — tracking the TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index.
- Assets under management202MUSD
- Expense ratio0.40%per year
- Holdings646
- Risk score4.2Medium
Launched December 2016. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
Where NUSC shows up
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About Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
The Index uses a rules-based methodology that seeks to provide investment exposure that generally replicates that of small-cap benchmarks through a portfolio of securities that adhere to predetermined ESG, controversial business involvement and low-carbon screening criteria
- Featured in 1 curated theme
- 646 holdings
- Ticker
- NUSC
- Exchange
- CBOE - exBATS
- ISIN
- US67092P6079
- CUSIP
- 67092P607
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- US Equity
- Industry
- Sustainability Commitments
- Benchmark
- TIAA ESG USA Small-Cap Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.