TEIHX Mutual Fund — Nuveen Equity Index Fund I Class

Nuveen Equity Index Fund I Class (TEIHX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

TEIHX is a low-cost Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.10%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 335.8% over the past 10.9 years, 0.2 points ahead of SPY at 335.6%.

Nuveen Equity Index Fund I Class is a mutual fund that tracks the Russell 3000 Index by investing at least eighty percent of its assets in the stocks comprising that broad U.S. equity benchmark, with an expense ratio of 0.09%. The fund pays distributions annually at a modest current distribution rate. It appeals to investors seeking broad U.S. equity market exposure with low costs and minimal ongoing management.

TEIHX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 335.8% over the past 10.9 years, 0.2 points ahead of SPY at 335.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

TEIHX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.99%

Issuer

Nuveen

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

2.10%

Last close

$52.77 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$53.62 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$18,711,410,688

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$1.11

Ex-dividend date

12/12/2025

Beta

1.02

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.10%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Nuveen; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

TEIHX risks and drawbacks

TEIHX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider TEIHX — and who may not

TEIHX may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TEIHX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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