Nuveen Large Cap Select Fund

 

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Summary Prospectus    |    February 28, 2013 , as supplemented March 5, 2013

Ticker: Class A–FLRAX, Class C–FLYCX, Class I–FLRYX

 

This summary prospectus is designed to provide investors with key Fund information in a clear and concise format. Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s complete prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.nuveen.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) 257-8787 or by sending an e-mail request to mutualfunds@nuveen.com. If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the prospectus and other information will also be available from your financial intermediary. The Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated February 28, 2013, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus and may be obtained, free of charge, at the website, phone number or e-mail address noted above.

Investment Objective

The investment objective of the Fund is capital appreciation.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Fund or in other Nuveen Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts, as well as eligibility requirements for each share class, is available from your financial advisor and in “What Share Classes We Offer” on page 99 of the Fund’s prospectus, “How to Reduce Your Sales Charge” on page 102 of the prospectus and “Purchase and Redemption of Fund Shares” on page S-100 of the Fund’s statement of additional information.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)

       Class A      Class C      Class I  
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)      5.75%         None         None   
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of the lesser of purchase price or redemption proceeds)
1
     None         1.00%         None   
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Reinvested Dividends      None         None         None   
Exchange Fee      None         None         None   
Annual Low Balance Account Fee (for accounts under $1,000) 2      $15         $15         $15   

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

       Class A      Class C      Class I  
Management Fees      0.75%         0.75%         0.75%   
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees      0.25%         1.00%         0.00%   
Other Expenses 3      0.41%         0.41%         0.41%   
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses      1.41%         2.16%         1.16%   
1 The contingent deferred sales charge on Class C shares applies only to redemptions within 12 months of purchase.

 

2 Fee applies to the following types of accounts under $1,000 held directly with the Fund: individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Coverdell Education Savings Accounts and accounts established pursuant to the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA).

 

3 Other Expenses have been restated to reflect current contractual fees.

Example

The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated

and then either redeem or do not redeem your shares at the end of a period. The example also assumes that your

 

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investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

          Redemption             No Redemption         
      A      C      I             A      C      I         
1 Year   $ 710       $ 219       $ 118          $ 710       $ 219       $ 118      
3 Years   $ 996       $ 676       $ 368          $ 996       $ 676       $ 368      
5 Years   $ 1,302       $ 1,159       $ 638          $ 1,302       $ 1,159       $ 638      
10 Years   $ 2,169       $ 2,493       $ 1,409            $ 2,169       $ 2,493       $ 1,409        

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 127% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in common stocks of large-capitalization companies, defined as companies that have market capitalizations of $5 billion or greater at the time of purchase.

The sub-adviser will select companies based on a combination of value and growth objectives, seeking companies that meet at least two of the following criteria:

 

 

Attractively valued relative to other companies in the same industry or market.

 

Strong or improving cash flows, revenue and earnings growth, or other fundamentals.

 

Strong competitive position.

 

An identifiable catalyst that could increase the value of the company’s stock over the next one or two years.

The Fund’s sub-adviser will generally sell a stock if the stock hits its price target, the company’s fundamentals or competitive position significantly deteriorate, or if a better alternative exists in the marketplace.

The Fund may invest up to 15% of its total assets in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers. In addition, the Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets, collectively, in non-dollar denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers and in dollar-denominated equity securities of non-U.S. issuers that are either listed on a U.S. stock exchange or represented by depositary receipts that may or may not be sponsored by a domestic bank. Up to 15% of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in equity securities of emerging market issuers. A country is considered to be an “emerging market” if it is defined as such by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc.

The Fund may utilize options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“ derivatives ”). The Fund may use these derivatives to manage market or business risk, enhance the Fund’s return, or hedge against adverse movements in currency exchange rates.

Principal Risks

The value of your investment in this Fund will change daily, which means you could lose money. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Derivatives Risk —The use of derivatives involves additional risks, such as liquidity, interest rate, counterparty, market, credit and management risks, and transaction costs which could leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used these instruments. Derivatives may entail investment exposures that are greater than their cost would suggest. As a result, a small investment in derivatives could have a large impact on performance. Recent legislation requires the development of a new regulatory framework for the derivatives market. The impact of the new regulations is still unknown, but has the potential to increase the costs of using derivatives, may limit the availability of some forms of derivatives or the Fund’s ability to use derivatives, and may adversely affect the performance of some derivative instruments used by the Fund as well as the Fund’s ability to pursue its investment objective through the use of such instruments.

Equity Security Risk —Equity securities may decline significantly in price over short or extended periods of time, and such declines may occur in the equity market as a whole, or they may occur in only a particular country, company, industry, or sector of the market.

Non-U.S./Emerging Markets Risk —Non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may be subject to risks in addition to those of issuers located in or that principally operate in the United States as a result

 

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of, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad and different legal, regulatory and tax environments. These additional risks may be heightened for securities of issuers located in, or with significant operations in, emerging market countries. Also, changes in currency exchange rates may affect the Fund’s net asset value, the value of dividends and interest earned, and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities.

Fund Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the potential risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at www.nuveen.com/performance or by calling (800) 257-8787.

The bar chart below shows the variability of the Fund’s performance from year to year for Class A shares. The performance of the other share classes will differ due to their different expense structures. The bar chart and highest/lowest quarterly returns that follow do not reflect sales charges, and if these charges were reflected, the returns would be less than those shown.

Class A Annual Total Return

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During the nine-year period ended December 31, 2012, the Fund’s highest and lowest quarterly returns were 17.42% and -23.26%, respectively, for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008.

The table below shows the variability of the Fund’s average annual returns and how they compare over the time periods indicated with those of a broad measure of market performance and an index of funds with similar investment objectives. All after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Your own actual after-tax returns will depend on your specific tax situation and may differ from what is shown here. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold Fund shares in tax-deferred accounts such as IRAs or employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Both the bar chart and the table assume that all distributions have been reinvested. Performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect during the periods presented. If any such waivers were not in place, returns would be reduced.

 

          

Average Annual Total Returns

for the Periods Ended
December 31, 2012

 
       Inception
Date
    1 Year        5 Years        Since
Inception
 
Class A (return before taxes)      1/31/03        11.46        (1.19 )%         5.39
Class A (return after taxes on distributions)        11.38        (1.24 )%         4.74
Class A (return after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares)        7.55        (1.02 )%         4.44
Class C (return before taxes)      1/31/03        17.36        (0.76 )%         5.20
Class I (return before taxes)      1/31/03        18.52        0.25        6.29
S&P 500 ® Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)        16.00        1.66        7.45
Lipper Large-Cap Core Classification Average
(reflects no deduction for taxes or certain expenses)
             14.95        0.68        6.84

 

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Management

Investment Adviser

Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

Sub-Adviser

Nuveen Asset Management, LLC

Portfolio Managers

 

Name

    

Title

    

Portfolio Manager of Fund Since

David A. Chalupnik, CFA      Managing Director      January 2003
Anthony R. Burger, CFA      Senior Vice President      October 2004

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund on any business day, which is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open for business. You may purchase, redeem or exchange shares of the Fund either through a financial advisor or other financial intermediary or directly from the Fund. The Fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows, although the Fund may reduce or waive the minimums in some cases:

 

       Class A and Class C    Class I
Eligibility and Minimum Initial Investment   

$3,000 for all accounts except:

 

• $2,500 for Traditional/Roth IRA accounts.

 

• $2,000 for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts.

 

• $250 for accounts opened through fee-based programs.

 

• No minimum for retirement plans.

  

Available only through fee-based programs and certain retirement plans, and to other limited categories of investors as described in the prospectus.

 

$100,000 for all accounts except:

 

• $250 for clients of financial intermediaries and family offices that have accounts holding Class I shares with an aggregate value of at least $100,000 (or that are expected to reach this level).

 

• No minimum for eligible retirement plans and certain other categories of eligible investors as described in the prospectus.

Minimum
Additional Investment
   $100    No minimum.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions are taxable and will generally be taxed as ordinary income or capital gains, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred account, such as an IRA or 401(k) plan.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank or financial advisor), the Fund, its distributor or its investment adviser may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

 

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