Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class R6 (NWKEX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
24.23
+0.17 (0.71%)
Feb 17, 2026, 8:07 AM EST
Fund Assets52.76M
Expense Ratio0.80%
Min. Investment$1,000,000
Turnovern/a
Dividend (ttm)5.94
Dividend Yield24.53%
Dividend Growth223.45%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 18, 2025
Previous Close24.06
YTD Return3.15%
1-Year Return-3.28%
5-Year Return16.77%
52-Week Low20.09
52-Week High25.11
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings33
Inception DateSep 18, 2013

About NWKEX

Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class R6 is a mutual fund dedicated to investing in equities of U.S. small-cap companies. The fund's primary objective is to seek capital appreciation by targeting companies that the subadviser believes exhibit strong earnings growth potential and attractive valuations. As a small-blend fund, it maintains a portfolio that balances both growth and value characteristics, focusing on firms at the lower end of the market capitalization spectrum—typically the bottom 10% of the U.S. equity market. Its investment approach emphasizes careful stock selection within various sectors, with notable allocations in areas such as retail, real estate, industrial distribution, and business services. The fund’s diversified sector exposure aims to capture opportunities across the small-cap landscape, contributing to its role as a potential diversifier within broader equity portfolios. By targeting emerging and evolving small-cap companies, the fund plays a significant role in connecting investors to the growth prospects of innovative businesses that may not be widely followed by larger market participants.

Fund Family Nationwide
Category Small Blend
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol NWKEX
Share Class Class R6
Index Russell 2000 TR

Performance

NWKEX had a total return of -3.28% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 16.67%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VRTIXVanguardVanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund Institutional Shares0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
NWGSXInstitutional Service Class0.88%
NWGPXClass A1.16%

Top 10 Holdings

45.84% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Addus HomeCare CorporationADUS6.18%
ePlus inc.PLUS5.47%
Verra Mobility CorporationVRRM5.38%
Cushman & Wakefield LimitedCWK4.62%
Element Solutions IncESI4.58%
ICU Medical, Inc.ICUI4.28%
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.WTM4.01%
CASHn/a3.97%
Hayward Holdings, Inc.HAYW3.68%
Hillman Solutions Corp.HLMN3.67%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 18, 2025$5.94332Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2024$1.83748Dec 20, 2024
Dec 20, 2023$0.59932Dec 21, 2023
Dec 21, 2022$0.53496Dec 22, 2022
Dec 21, 2021$0.66911Dec 22, 2021
Dec 18, 2019$1.12727Dec 19, 2019
Full Dividend History