Real Asset Income & Growth Fund
Overview
• Actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of publicly traded securities across the capital structure of global issuers with significant exposure to income producing physical assets in the infrastructure and real estate sectors • Portfolio managed by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC (“Nuveen” or the “Portfolio Manager”) Infrastructure & Monthly Cash Distributions Investments Across The Real Estate Sectors (5% Initial Target Yield With No Grind) Capital Structure
Real Assets Represent an Important Addition to a Diversified Portfolio
• Real assets including asset in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, are tangible, location-specific fixed assets • It is expected that the Fund will have no direct exposure to commodities, as Nuveen focuses on assets it believes generates relatively stable current income
Transportation Energy & Utilities Communications Social & Govt. Outsourcing Toll roads Gas storage and distribution Data centers Prisons Bridges & tunnels Electricity distribution & Broadcast & wireless towers Senior & military housing Airports & seaports transmission Satellite systems Public private partnerships Rail systems Water supply & treatment
Renewable energy Infrastructure
Office Industrial Retail Multi-Family Lodging Healthcare Net Lease Central business Bulk distribution Malls Apartments Hotel REITs Nursing homes Stand-alone retail district Flex Strip centers Student housing Hotel C-corps Long-term care Restaurants Suburban office Outlets Manufactured facilities Convenience
homes Senior housing stores Real Estate Real
Benefit from Nuveen’s Real Asset Experience
• The Portfolio Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nuveen Investments, Inc., which was founded in 1898 as a firm that advised public entities on financing infrastructure projects Today, Nuveen manages ~US$9.3 billion in real assets • Nuveen is a U.S. registered investment advisor and had ~US$130 billion of assets under management as at December 31, 2014 in strategies and products for both retail and institutional clients around the world
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund Nuveen Real Asset Income Fund • In managing the Portfolio, Nuveen will employ • Nuveen Real Asset Income Fund, a U.S. mutual fund, substantially the same investment strategy as the employs similar investment strategies as the Fund Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund (NYSE: JRI) 1 Year Annualized Return Return Since Inception #1 out of 534 Funds 1 year performance JRI 17.7% 16.6% #2 out of 454 Funds Real Asset Income 11.8% 9.9% 3 year performance Blended Benchmark1 World Allocation Category – Morningstar Note: Return data as at February 28, 2015. Inception on April 25, 2012. 1 Refer to definition on Page 3.
CIBC RBC Capital Markets National Bank Financial Inc. Scotiabank BMO Capital Markets TD Securities Inc. GMP Securities Inc. Raymond James Ltd. Desjardins Securities Inc. Canaccord Genuity Dundee Securities Ltd. Mackie Research Capital Corporation Manulife Securities Incorporated Disclosure: This fact sheet shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy these securities in any province or territory of Canada. This offering is only made by prospectus. The prospectus contains important detailed information about the securities being offered. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from your financial advisor using the contact information for such advisor. Investors should read the prospectus before making an investment decision. This investment may not be suitable for all investors. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with this Investment. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, its value changes frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Investment Highlights – Continued
Nuveen Believes That a Portfolio Containing Real Asset May Offer Comparable or Better Returns with Less Risk
Base Portfolio 10% Real Asset Income 20% Real Asset Income
60% Stocks / 40% Bonds 55% Stocks / 35% Bonds 50% Stocks / 30% Bonds
Annualized Return 7.50% 7.94% 8.37%
Standard Deviation 9.83% 9.70% 9.59%
Sharpe Ratio 0.78 0.83 0.88
Source: Morningstar Direct. For the five year period ending February 28, 2015. Real assets are represented by the Real Asset Income Blended benchmark1. Please refer to the Preliminary Prospectus for detailed notes.
The Investment Case for Real Assets
Strong Relative Performance vs. Stocks and Bonds Higher Cash Flow and Capital Appreciation Potential
Bonds Stocks Infrastructure Property Income Return Value Appreciation Current Yield 18% 12%
12% 8%
6% 4% Total Total Return 0% 0% 3-Year 5-Year 10-Year Bonds Stocks Infrastructure Property Source: FactSet. As at December 31, 2014. Please refer to the Preliminary Source: FactSet. Represents contribution to return (January 31, 2005 to December Prospectus for detailed notes. 31, 2014). Please refer to the Preliminary Prospectus for detailed notes.
Real Asset Have Shown Attractive Risk/ Return Characteristics
Returns Sharpe Ratio Standard Deviation Real Asset Income Blended Benchmark1 9.64% 0.69 12.27% Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index 8.66% 0.73 10.01% MSCI ACWI Index 6.47% 0.38 16.09% Barclays Global Aggregate Index 5.43% 0.68 5.91% Source: Morningstar Direct. For the period 2001-2014. 1 The Real Asset Income Blended benchmark is 33% S&P Global Infrastructure Index, 20% BofA ML Preferred REIT Index, 15% MSCI U.S. REIT Index, 12% BofA ML Preferred Fixed Rate Index and 20% Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index.
Indicative Portfolio
By Sector By Geography By Type of Security
Malls 2% Outsourcing 2% Diversified 2% France 1% Cash Tech Infrastructure 2% Other 15% 1% Toll Roads 3% Spain 1% Alt. Energy 3% Electric Italy 1% Common Hotel REITs 3% Utilities Hong Kong 2% Shares United Office 3% 10% Debt 51% Singapore 2% States Diversified 18% UK 4% Infrastructure 4% 73% Mortgage Canada 4% Gas Utilities 4% REITs 8% Preferred Australia 4% Electric Shares Transmission 5% Industrial 8% Other 8% 30% Pipelines 5% Community Net Lease 6% Healthcare Centers 7% REITs 6%
Disclosure: This fact sheet shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale or any acceptance of an offer to buy these securities in any province or territory of Canada. This offering is only made by prospectus. The prospectus contains important detailed information about the securities being offered. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from your financial advisor using the contact information for such advisor. Investors should read the prospectus before making an investment decision. This investment may not be suitable for all investors. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with this Investment. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed, its value changes frequently and past performance may not be repeated.