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Nuveen Credit Income Fund (FJSYX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US6706782348

Issuer

Nuveen

Inception Date

Aug 30, 2001

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

FJSYX has an expense ratio of 0.75%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Nuveen Credit Income Fund (FJSYX) returned 1.28% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.48% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FJSYX returned 4.38% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


FJSYX

YTD

1.28%

1M

1.40%

6M

2.06%

1Y

9.48%

3Y*

7.69%

5Y*

6.40%

10Y*

4.38%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of FJSYX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.36%0.61%-1.17%-0.28%0.76%1.28%
20240.98%0.67%0.91%0.27%1.35%0.43%1.95%1.62%1.61%-0.32%1.66%-0.13%11.54%
20233.58%-1.30%0.58%0.73%-0.76%2.13%1.94%0.35%-0.59%-1.07%4.44%3.02%13.63%
2022-1.78%-1.82%-1.01%-2.33%-1.05%-5.60%4.32%-1.06%-4.22%1.50%2.66%0.04%-10.25%
20210.26%0.53%-0.01%1.36%0.67%1.07%-0.01%0.80%-0.01%-0.67%-0.58%1.36%4.83%
2020-0.54%-3.07%-15.12%4.22%5.31%0.73%5.05%0.84%-1.00%0.28%4.31%2.21%1.44%
20195.08%1.93%1.09%1.90%-2.14%3.02%0.54%0.27%0.54%0.13%0.74%2.76%16.88%
20181.11%-0.94%-0.95%0.61%0.08%0.22%1.01%0.48%0.48%-2.03%-2.01%-2.48%-4.43%
20171.75%1.73%-0.42%0.97%0.46%-0.55%1.49%-0.30%0.98%0.97%-0.30%0.59%7.56%
2016-4.40%-0.81%5.99%5.25%1.50%1.77%2.71%2.38%1.28%1.27%0.61%2.84%21.93%
2015-0.39%2.26%-0.27%1.28%0.56%-1.57%-1.61%-3.38%-3.13%1.57%-2.57%-4.72%-11.58%
20140.93%1.79%0.68%0.90%1.19%0.97%-0.75%0.85%-2.08%-0.35%-1.16%-2.82%0.04%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 94, FJSYX is among the top 6% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of FJSYX is 9494
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of FJSYX is 9494
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of FJSYX is 9595
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of FJSYX is 9494
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of FJSYX is 9393
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of FJSYX is 9292
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Nuveen Credit Income Fund (FJSYX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Nuveen Credit Income Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.39
  • 5-Year: 1.38
  • 10-Year: 0.72
  • All Time: 1.16

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Nuveen Credit Income Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Nuveen Credit Income Fund provided a 9.72% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.64 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.60$0.7020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.64$0.57$0.48$0.36$0.35$0.35$0.47$0.54$0.55$0.55$0.56$0.67

Dividend yield

9.72%8.42%7.32%5.80%4.73%4.74%6.20%7.84%7.07%7.09%8.14%8.02%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nuveen Credit Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.25
2024$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.57
2023$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.48
2022$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.36
2021$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2019$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.47
2018$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.54
2017$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.55
2016$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.55
2015$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.56
2014$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.05$0.12$0.67

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Nuveen Credit Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Nuveen Credit Income Fund was 36.44%, occurring on Nov 21, 2008. Recovery took 204 trading sessions.

The current Nuveen Credit Income Fund drawdown is 0.69%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-36.44%Jun 5, 2007371Nov 21, 2008204Sep 16, 2009575
-25.66%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020188Dec 17, 2020232
-24.29%Jul 8, 2014404Feb 11, 2016211Dec 12, 2016615
-14.51%Sep 16, 2021263Sep 29, 2022304Dec 14, 2023567
-12.61%Jun 1, 201188Oct 4, 201187Feb 8, 2012175
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

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