Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC)
The fund aims to generate income through investments in fixed income and public equity markets, emphasizing senior secured loans, preferred securities, and convertible securities, while employing fundamental analysis and leveraging to enhance returns.
Expense Ratio
JQC has a high expense ratio of 4.34%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC) returned -3.98% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.73% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, JQC returned 5.26% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.70%.
JQC
-3.98%
5.72%
-4.03%
3.73%
9.67%
5.26%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.52%
11.90%
15.34%
10.70%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of JQC, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.82% | 0.25% | -2.11% | -0.98% | -0.38% | -3.98% | |||||||
| 2024 | 3.92% | 3.83% | 1.88% | 0.07% | 1.88% | 0.60% | 4.24% | 1.84% | 1.11% | -0.46% | 3.60% | -2.00% | 22.29% |
| 2023 | 7.66% | -0.96% | -3.20% | 0.35% | -2.42% | 3.84% | 1.55% | 1.14% | 0.47% | -2.31% | 3.97% | 4.85% | 15.35% |
| 2022 | 0.29% | -4.51% | 1.32% | -3.59% | -7.10% | -4.06% | 6.62% | -1.27% | -4.44% | -0.54% | 7.14% | -3.96% | -14.17% |
| 2021 | 1.53% | 2.39% | 2.16% | 3.14% | -0.30% | 3.76% | -2.51% | 0.26% | 1.57% | 1.06% | -0.62% | 0.31% | 13.33% |
| 2020 | -0.76% | -6.73% | -16.97% | 5.59% | 2.75% | -0.86% | 2.10% | 5.13% | -1.83% | -0.73% | 10.10% | 1.93% | -2.97% |
| 2019 | 5.72% | 2.92% | -0.10% | 4.72% | -2.23% | 4.10% | -1.75% | -0.99% | 1.11% | -0.05% | 2.10% | 4.81% | 21.87% |
| 2018 | -0.87% | 0.47% | -1.35% | 2.04% | 0.88% | -1.28% | -0.29% | 1.24% | 0.74% | -3.41% | -0.68% | -1.74% | -4.29% |
| 2017 | 0.49% | 2.19% | -2.64% | 2.57% | -0.53% | -1.11% | 1.55% | -2.03% | 0.93% | -1.09% | -1.22% | 0.83% | -0.20% |
| 2016 | -3.55% | -1.17% | 8.05% | 0.92% | 3.45% | -0.23% | 5.00% | 0.86% | 0.98% | -0.10% | 3.50% | 2.82% | 21.98% |
| 2015 | 0.38% | 4.45% | -0.01% | 0.88% | -1.22% | -2.93% | 0.35% | -2.80% | -3.27% | 1.63% | -2.61% | 1.20% | -4.17% |
| 2014 | -1.80% | 1.74% | -0.49% | -0.39% | 0.24% | 0.16% | -2.85% | 0.60% | -0.95% | -0.63% | 0.05% | 0.28% | -4.04% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of JQC is 46, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (JQC) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund provided a 12.34% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.65 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.65 | $0.65 | $0.60 | $0.50 | $0.65 | $1.02 | $1.24 | $0.49 | $0.62 | $0.63 | $0.59 | $0.58 |
Dividend yield | 12.34% | 11.39% | 11.49% | 9.78% | 10.06% | 16.10% | 16.22% | 6.57% | 7.49% | 7.06% | 7.54% | 6.58% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.22 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.65 |
| 2023 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.60 |
| 2022 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.50 |
| 2021 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.65 |
| 2020 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $1.02 |
| 2019 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 | $1.24 |
| 2018 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.49 |
| 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 | $0.62 |
| 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 | $0.63 |
| 2015 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.59 |
| 2014 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.58 |
Drawdowns
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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 Strategies 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 Strategies Income Fund was 75.18%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 538 trading sessions.
The current Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund drawdown is 7.01%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -75.18% | Mar 27, 2007 | 492 | Mar 9, 2009 | 538 | Apr 26, 2011 | 1030 |
| -47.99% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 239 | Mar 1, 2021 | 259 |
| -20.04% | Apr 2, 2004 | 26 | May 10, 2004 | 123 | Nov 3, 2004 | 149 |
| -19.79% | Jan 19, 2022 | 186 | Oct 13, 2022 | 324 | Jan 30, 2024 | 510 |
| -18.63% | May 1, 2013 | 702 | Feb 11, 2016 | 127 | Aug 12, 2016 | 829 |
Volatility
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