About TBIWX
Nuveen Bond Index Fund Class W is an open-end mutual fund designed to deliver broad exposure to the U.S. investment-grade bond market. The fund's primary objective is to achieve a favorable long-term total return, mainly through income, by closely tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index using a sampling approach. This means the fund holds a diverse portfolio of investment-grade bonds in proportions that mirror the risk and return characteristics of its benchmark, without necessarily investing in every constituent security.
The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in bonds that are part of the index, primarily including U.S. Treasury and government agency issues, mortgage-backed securities, and high-quality corporate bonds. As such, it plays a core role for investors seeking fixed income market exposure with moderate credit quality and interest rate sensitivity. The fund features a notably low expense ratio, a hallmark of its cost-efficient index tracking strategy, and pays monthly dividends to shareholders, further enhancing its suitability for income-focused portfolios. Nuveen Bond Index Fund Class W is widely used as a foundational building block in diversified portfolios, retirement accounts, and as a component in multi-asset investment strategies, underscoring its significance in the broader financial market.
Fund Family Nuveen
Category Intermediate Core Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange Nasdaq
Ticker Symbol TBIWX
Share Class Class W
Index Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond TR
TBIWX had a total return of -1.37% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 1.72%.
