Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF

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Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NUEM)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Sustainability mandate
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

48
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

Unranked

Not ranked due to low data coverage

% Equileap coverage
1.39%
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
21/40
See the score criteria
Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
10/30
See the score criteria
Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
17/20
See the score criteria
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
See the score criteria
Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 7 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Santander Bank Polska SA
    0.16% of assets
    $501,791 invested
  • 2. Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd
    0.12% of assets
    $378,229 invested
  • 3. CD Projekt SA
    0.25% of assets
    $762,873 invested
  • 4. Allegro.EU SA Ordinary Shares
    0.23% of assets
    $694,943 invested
  • 5. LPP SA
    0.24% of assets
    $740,183 invested
  • 6. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd
    0.29% of assets
    $888,055 invested
  • 7. Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd
    0.09% of assets
    $278,339 invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 7 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd
    0.09% of assets
    $278,339 invested
  • 2. Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd
    0.29% of assets
    $888,055 invested
  • 3. LPP SA
    0.24% of assets
    $740,183 invested
  • 4. Allegro.EU SA Ordinary Shares
    0.23% of assets
    $694,943 invested
  • 5. CD Projekt SA
    0.25% of assets
    $762,873 invested
  • 6. Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd
    0.12% of assets
    $378,229 invested
  • 7. Santander Bank Polska SA
    0.16% of assets
    $501,791 invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on NUEM at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
NUEM
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.01% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
9 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
NUEM
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.01% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
9 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Current fund
NUEM
Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Family
TIAA Investments/Nuveen
Category
Diversified Emerging Mkts
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 3/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 5-yr returns 
2.01% less  in annualized returns
Lower overall gender equality score 
9 / 100 points lower
Lower gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
4 / 40 points lower
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
3 / 30 points lower
Lower policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points lower
Lower commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points lower
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
NUEM - Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF
8.55%
0.53%
8.94%
/
48  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
6.75%
4.94%
11%
4.92%
57  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
1.8%
-4.41%
-2.01%
/
9  / 100 points lower
Find more financial data on NUEM at Morningstar.com
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