Nationwide Destination Ret A (NWEAX)

Fund Assets	214.21M
Expense Ratio	0.96%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	27.87%
Dividend (ttm)	0.28
Dividend Yield	3.48%
Dividend Growth	6.66%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 24, 2026

Previous Close	7.94
YTD Return	5.90%
1-Year Return	10.03%
5-Year Return	19.87%
52-Week Low	7.30
52-Week High	7.97
Beta (5Y)	0.44
Holdings	15
Inception Date	Aug 29, 2007

About NWEAX

Nationwide Destination Retirement Fund Class A is an open-end mutual fund designed to serve as a comprehensive investment solution for individuals in retirement. Its primary objective is to achieve a balance between capital appreciation and income while maintaining a risk profile suitable for retirees. The fund accomplishes this through professional management and a diversified approach, investing in a tailored mix of asset classes that reflects the needs of those who have already retired. The portfolio typically allocates a significant proportion of assets to fixed-income securities for stability and income, complemented by allocations to U.S. and international equities to provide growth potential and inflation protection. By investing primarily in underlying funds, it achieves broad diversification and regular asset allocation adjustments as needed. This structure makes the fund particularly relevant for those seeking a single, managed option to help preserve capital and support withdrawals in retirement, playing an important role in the lifecycle and target-date fund segment of the financial market.

• Fund Family: Nationwide
• Category: Target-Date Retirement
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Above Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: NWEAX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: S&P Target Date Retirement Income TR

Performance

NWEAX had a total return of 10.03% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.26%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
NWEIX	Class R6	0.46%
NWESX	Institutional Service Class	0.71%
NWEBX	Class R	1.21%

Top 10 Holdings

93.56% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Nationwide Bond Portfolio R6	NWBDPR6	38.22%
Nationwide Fundamental All Cap Equity R6	NWFACR6	13.42%
Nationwide Inflation-Prot Secs R6	NIFIX	5.93%
Nationwide Strategic Income R6	NWXGX	5.81%
Nationwide International Equity Port R6	NWINTEQ	5.42%
Nationwide Large Cap Equity Portfolio	NWLACEQ	5.40%
Nationwide U.S. 130/30 Equity R6	NW130R6	5.36%
Nationwide International Index R6	GIXIX	5.28%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	IVV	5.25%
Nationwide Loomis Short Term Bd R6	NWJUX	3.48%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jun 24, 2026	$0.02286	Jun 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026	$0.01104	Mar 26, 2026
Dec 23, 2025	$0.22497	Dec 24, 2025
Sep 11, 2025	$0.01712	Sep 12, 2025
Jun 12, 2025	$0.02067	Jun 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025	$0.00874	Mar 14, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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