Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund
Sponsor: Nuveen · Inception Mar 28, 2007 · Pays quarterly
Market priceShare price
$17.06
-0.52% ($-0.09)
NAVAsset value per share
$18.08
as of Oct 14, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol
Premium / discountPrice vs. assets
5.64% discount *
Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV
Distribution rate (price)Payout rate
8.53%
regular, annualised · on NAV 8.05%
Expense ratioAnnual cost
Not reported
no tagged fee table
LeverageBorrowing
Not reported
senior securities not tagged
Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 16, 2026, 6:54 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.
Full portfolio as filed on SEC Form N-PORT for the month ending Jun 30, 2026, filed Aug 27, 2026. 144 positions; weights are percent of net assets as reported. Weights sum to 100.0% — leverage, cash, derivatives and short positions mean totals need not equal 100%. This is a historical report, not a live portfolio.
Top 10 holdings
| # | Security | Type | Country | Weight | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp | Equity | United States | 8.01% | $24.2M |
| 2 | Apple Inc | Equity | United States | 7.10% | $21.5M |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | Equity | United States | 4.92% | $14.9M |
| 4 | Amazon.com Inc | Equity | United States | 3.96% | $12M |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc | Equity | United States | 3.33% | $10.1M |
| 6 | Alphabet Inc | Equity | United States | 3.25% | $9.8M |
| 7 | Broadcom Inc | Equity | United States | 3.10% | $9.4M |
| 8 | Micron Technology Inc | Equity | United States | 2.68% | $8.1M |
| 9 | STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | Repo | United States | 2.17% | $6.5M |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | Equity | United States | 1.96% | $5.9M |
Asset class
| Asset class | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 97.96% | $296M |
| Repurchase agreement | 2.17% | $6.5M |
| Short-term investment vehicle | 0.00% | $0 |
| Derivative (equity) | -0.13% | $-385K |
Country (top 12)
| Country (top 12) | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100.00% | $302M |
Region
| Region | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100.00% | $302M |
Issuer type
| Issuer type | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate | 98.30% | $297M |
| Registered fund | 1.70% | $5.1M |
Fair-value level
| Fair-value level | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 97.83% | $296M |
| Level 2 | 2.17% | $6.5M |
Level 3 = valued with unobservable inputs (typically private or illiquid).
Long / short
| Long / short | % net assets | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Long | 100.13% | $303M |
| N/A | -0.13% | $-385K |
All allocation percentages use net assets as the denominator (N-PORT convention). A position's share of invested assets may differ from its share of the whole fund including cash and leverage.
All 144 positions
| Security | Identifier | Type | Issuer | Country | Balance | Units | Value (USD) | Weight | FV level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 67066G104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 120,950 | shares | $24.2M | 8.01% | 1 |
| Apple Inc | 037833100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 74,178 | shares | $21.5M | 7.10% | 1 |
| Microsoft Corp | 594918104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 39,825 | shares | $14.9M | 4.92% | 1 |
| Amazon.com Inc | 023135106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 50,260 | shares | $12M | 3.96% | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc | 02079K305 | Equity | CORP | United States | 28,140 | shares | $10.1M | 3.33% | 1 |
| Alphabet Inc | 02079K107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 27,780 | shares | $9.8M | 3.25% | 1 |
| Broadcom Inc | 11135F101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 24,800 | shares | $9.4M | 3.10% | 1 |
| Micron Technology Inc | 595112103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,010 | shares | $8.1M | 2.68% | 1 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | 85748R009 | Repo | CORP | United States | 6,545,327 | principal | $6.5M | 2.17% | 2 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 46625H100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 18,110 | shares | $5.9M | 1.96% | 1 |
| Applied Materials Inc | 038222105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,470 | shares | $5.4M | 1.79% | 1 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 464287200 | Equity | RF | United States | 6,860 | shares | $5.1M | 1.70% | 1 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 478160104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 20,139 | shares | $5.1M | 1.69% | 1 |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 30303M102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,790 | shares | $4.4M | 1.45% | 1 |
| Visa Inc | 92826C839 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,560 | shares | $4.3M | 1.43% | 1 |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 532457108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,380 | shares | $4.1M | 1.34% | 1 |
| Tesla Inc | 88160R101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,920 | shares | $3.8M | 1.24% | 1 |
| Lam Research Corp | 512807306 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,470 | shares | $3.7M | 1.21% | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc | 172967424 | Equity | CORP | United States | 23,480 | shares | $3.3M | 1.09% | 1 |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 437076102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 9,160 | shares | $3.2M | 1.07% | 1 |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 007903107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,180 | shares | $3M | 1.00% | 1 |
| Morgan Stanley | 617446448 | Equity | CORP | United States | 13,660 | shares | $2.9M | 0.94% | 1 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 084670702 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,660 | shares | $2.8M | 0.94% | 1 |
| RTX Corp | 75513E101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 14,710 | shares | $2.8M | 0.92% | 1 |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 949746101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 32,480 | shares | $2.7M | 0.89% | 1 |
| Netflix Inc | 64110L106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 37,460 | shares | $2.7M | 0.88% | 1 |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 14149Y108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 10,870 | shares | $2.6M | 0.85% | 1 |
| Centene Corp | 15135B101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 37,780 | shares | $2.4M | 0.80% | 1 |
| Sandisk Corp | 80004C200 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,030 | shares | $2.3M | 0.77% | 1 |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 375558103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 17,760 | shares | $2.2M | 0.74% | 1 |
| Valero Energy Corp | 91913Y100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,600 | shares | $2.2M | 0.74% | 1 |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | 701094104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,280 | shares | $2.2M | 0.74% | 1 |
| ServiceNow Inc | 81762P102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 21,680 | shares | $2.2M | 0.71% | 1 |
| nVent Electric PLC | G6700G107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,480 | shares | $2.1M | 0.70% | 1 |
| PepsiCo Inc | 713448108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 15,400 | shares | $2.1M | 0.69% | 1 |
| Blackrock Inc | 09290D101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,150 | shares | $2.1M | 0.68% | 1 |
| S&P Global Inc | 78409V104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,070 | shares | $2.1M | 0.68% | 1 |
| Ross Stores Inc | 778296103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 9,680 | shares | $2.1M | 0.68% | 1 |
| 3M Co | 88579Y101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,660 | shares | $2M | 0.68% | 1 |
| General Dynamics Corp | 369550108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,690 | shares | $2M | 0.67% | 1 |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | G7997R103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,020 | shares | $1.9M | 0.64% | 1 |
| F5 Inc | 315616102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,640 | shares | $1.9M | 0.64% | 1 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 194162103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 20,720 | shares | $1.9M | 0.63% | 1 |
| Phillips 66 | 718546104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 11,230 | shares | $1.9M | 0.63% | 1 |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 25746U109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 27,680 | shares | $1.9M | 0.63% | 1 |
| Johnson Controls International plc | G51502105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,770 | shares | $1.9M | 0.62% | 1 |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 46120E602 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,640 | shares | $1.8M | 0.61% | 1 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | 169656105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 53,870 | shares | $1.8M | 0.61% | 1 |
| McKesson Corp | 58155Q103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,410 | shares | $1.8M | 0.60% | 1 |
| CBRE Group Inc | 12504L109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 13,490 | shares | $1.8M | 0.60% | 1 |
| Sempra | 816851109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 19,460 | shares | $1.8M | 0.60% | 1 |
| AMETEK Inc | 031100100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,280 | shares | $1.8M | 0.58% | 1 |
| Sysco Corp | 871829107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 20,990 | shares | $1.8M | 0.58% | 1 |
| VeriSign Inc | 92343E102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 6,920 | shares | $1.7M | 0.58% | 1 |
| American International Group Inc | 026874784 | Equity | CORP | United States | 22,940 | shares | $1.7M | 0.57% | 1 |
| Tyson Foods Inc | 902494103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 29,700 | shares | $1.7M | 0.56% | 1 |
| Linde PLC | G54950103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,250 | shares | $1.7M | 0.56% | 1 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 45866F104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 13,650 | shares | $1.7M | 0.56% | 1 |
| Boston Scientific Corp | 101137107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 38,870 | shares | $1.7M | 0.55% | 1 |
| HF Sinclair Corp | 403949100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 23,430 | shares | $1.6M | 0.54% | 1 |
| MSCI Inc | 55354G100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,850 | shares | $1.6M | 0.53% | 1 |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 666807102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,130 | shares | $1.6M | 0.53% | 1 |
| Adobe Inc | 00724F101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,460 | shares | $1.5M | 0.51% | 1 |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 747525103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,050 | shares | $1.5M | 0.49% | 1 |
| Fortinet Inc | 34959E109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 9,680 | shares | $1.5M | 0.49% | 1 |
| Ingram Micro Holding Corp | 457152106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 52,000 | shares | $1.4M | 0.47% | 1 |
| SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc | 78467J100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 22,460 | shares | $1.4M | 0.46% | 1 |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 92537N108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,040 | shares | $1.4M | 0.45% | 1 |
| Halliburton Co | 406216101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 37,970 | shares | $1.3M | 0.43% | 1 |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | 808513105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 13,490 | shares | $1.2M | 0.41% | 1 |
| Keysight Technologies Inc | 49338L103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,510 | shares | $1.2M | 0.41% | 1 |
| Medtronic PLC | G5960L103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 15,360 | shares | $1.2M | 0.40% | 1 |
| Airbnb Inc | 009066101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,960 | shares | $1.1M | 0.38% | 1 |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 30231G102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,280 | shares | $1.1M | 0.37% | 1 |
| Jabil Inc | 466313103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,930 | shares | $1.1M | 0.37% | 1 |
| CME Group Inc | 12572Q105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,020 | shares | $1.1M | 0.37% | 1 |
| Genpact Ltd | G3922B107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 39,810 | shares | $1.1M | 0.36% | 1 |
| Everus Construction Group Inc | 300426103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 6,560 | shares | $1.1M | 0.36% | 1 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 31620M106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 27,980 | shares | $1.1M | 0.36% | 1 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 883556102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,140 | shares | $1.1M | 0.35% | 1 |
| Intel Corp | 458140100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,650 | shares | $1.1M | 0.35% | 1 |
| Kilroy Realty Corp | 49427F108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 27,630 | shares | $1M | 0.34% | 1 |
| Viatris Inc | 92556V106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 63,330 | shares | $1M | 0.33% | 1 |
| AECOM | 00766T100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 14,140 | shares | $987K | 0.33% | 1 |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc | G0378L100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,180 | shares | $985K | 0.33% | 1 |
| Accenture PLC | G1151C101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,810 | shares | $972K | 0.32% | 1 |
| Expand Energy Corp | 165167735 | Equity | CORP | United States | 10,440 | shares | $952K | 0.31% | 1 |
| Walmart Inc | 931142103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,807 | shares | $884K | 0.29% | 1 |
| Exelixis Inc | 30161Q104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 15,420 | shares | $839K | 0.28% | 1 |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc | 45168D104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,590 | shares | $837K | 0.28% | 1 |
| Dropbox Inc | 26210C104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 27,220 | shares | $748K | 0.25% | 1 |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc | 11133T103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,400 | shares | $740K | 0.24% | 1 |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc | G39387108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 8,740 | shares | $720K | 0.24% | 1 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 539830109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,410 | shares | $718K | 0.24% | 1 |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 025537101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,040 | shares | $690K | 0.23% | 1 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 69608A108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 5,760 | shares | $672K | 0.22% | 1 |
| Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc | 314352105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,450 | shares | $672K | 0.22% | 1 |
| Kroger Co/The | 501044101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 11,760 | shares | $653K | 0.22% | 1 |
| Newmont Corp | 651639106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 6,910 | shares | $645K | 0.21% | 1 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 38141G104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 600 | shares | $607K | 0.20% | 1 |
| PPL Corp | 69351T106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 16,400 | shares | $596K | 0.20% | 1 |
| Southern Co/The | 842587107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 6,180 | shares | $591K | 0.20% | 1 |
| Teradata Corp | 88076W103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 16,560 | shares | $574K | 0.19% | 1 |
| Merck & Co Inc | 58933Y105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,431 | shares | $569K | 0.19% | 1 |
| Arista Networks Inc | 040413205 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,250 | shares | $552K | 0.18% | 1 |
| Docusign Inc | 256163106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 12,030 | shares | $534K | 0.18% | 1 |
| Zillow Group Inc | 98954M101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 16,790 | shares | $527K | 0.17% | 1 |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc | 443201108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,880 | shares | $505K | 0.17% | 1 |
| ATI Inc | 01741R102 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,430 | shares | $479K | 0.16% | 1 |
| Amentum Holdings Inc | 023939101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 22,590 | shares | $467K | 0.15% | 1 |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 22160K105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 490 | shares | $458K | 0.15% | 1 |
| AbbVie Inc | 00287Y109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,790 | shares | $450K | 0.15% | 1 |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 872590104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,550 | shares | $428K | 0.14% | 1 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 110122108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,040 | shares | $406K | 0.13% | 1 |
| Marvell Technology Inc | 573874104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,330 | shares | $396K | 0.13% | 1 |
| Mastercard Inc | 57636Q104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 771 | shares | $396K | 0.13% | 1 |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 09857L108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,190 | shares | $390K | 0.13% | 1 |
| Silgan Holdings Inc | 827048109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 7,650 | shares | $355K | 0.12% | 1 |
| Target Corp | 87612E106 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,580 | shares | $337K | 0.11% | 1 |
| Park Hotels & Resorts Inc | 700517105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 21,900 | shares | $312K | 0.10% | 1 |
| Trade Desk Inc/The | 88339J105 | Equity | CORP | United States | 16,770 | shares | $303K | 0.10% | 1 |
| Landstar System Inc | 515098101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,350 | shares | $279K | 0.09% | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc | 717081103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 10,400 | shares | $250K | 0.08% | 1 |
| General Electric Co | 369604301 | Equity | CORP | United States | 650 | shares | $243K | 0.08% | 1 |
| Bank of America Corp | 060505104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,155 | shares | $237K | 0.08% | 1 |
| O'Reilly Automotive Inc | 67103H107 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,470 | shares | $227K | 0.08% | 1 |
| Zoom Communications Inc | 98980L101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,600 | shares | $224K | 0.07% | 1 |
| Nutanix Inc | 67059N108 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,050 | shares | $206K | 0.07% | 1 |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc | 09061G101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,560 | shares | $204K | 0.07% | 1 |
| Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc | 681116109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 2,350 | shares | $181K | 0.06% | 1 |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 21037T109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 670 | shares | $166K | 0.06% | 1 |
| Versant Media Group Inc | 925283103 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,190 | shares | $151K | 0.05% | 1 |
| Super Micro Computer Inc | 86800U302 | Equity | CORP | United States | 4,180 | shares | $123K | 0.04% | 1 |
| Insulet Corp | 45784P101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 790 | shares | $120K | 0.04% | 1 |
| Solventum Corp | 83444M101 | Equity | CORP | United States | 810 | shares | $62.5K | 0.02% | 1 |
| Coupang Inc | 22266T109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 3,130 | shares | $54.4K | 0.02% | 1 |
| Versigent PLC | G9600F104 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,080 | shares | $45.4K | 0.02% | 1 |
| CoStar Group Inc | 22160N109 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,260 | shares | $35.7K | 0.01% | 1 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics Inc | 803607100 | Equity | CORP | United States | 1,460 | shares | $26.2K | 0.01% | 1 |
| International Business Machines Corp | ticker IBM US 07/17/26 | Equity deriv. | CORP | United States | 20 | contracts | $2.2K | 0.00% | 1 |
| Walmart Inc | ticker WMT US 08/21/26 | Equity deriv. | CORP | United States | 20 | contracts | $760 | 0.00% | 1 |
| STATE STR NAVIGATOR SECS L TR | 857509301 | Short-term inv. | RF | United States | 0 | shares | $0 | 0.00% | 1 |
| S&P 500 Index | ticker SPXW US 07/31/26 | Equity deriv. | CORP | United States | -130 | contracts | $-354K | -0.12% | 1 |
| Russell 2000 Index/Old | ticker RUT US 07/17/26 | Equity deriv. | CORP | United States | -20 | contracts | $-34.2K | -0.01% | 1 |
Equities show share counts; bonds and loans show principal amount. Coupon, maturity and ratings are shown where the filing discloses them. Source: SEC N-PORT via market-data vendor re-serve, position-level.
Holdings reports on file
| Report date | Filed | Positions | Σ weight | Net assets (calc.) | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | 144 | 100.0% | $302M | full |
| Mar 31, 2026 | May 28, 2026 | 136 | 100.0% | $275M | full |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Feb 25, 2026 | 117 | 100.0% | $288M | full |
Net assets here are calculated from position values ÷ reported weights (median across positions), not a reported figure.
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