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Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Fund Class A NPSAX
Historical return decomposition and an investable replication portfolio, using data through 2026-10-09.
Fund and replication metrics
| Measure | NPSAX | Replication |
|---|---|---|
| Annualized growth | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| Annualized volatility | 6.1% | 5.0% |
| Sharpe ratio | 0.49 | 0.83 |
| Maximum drawdown | 16.7% | 11.1% |
| Replication fit (R²) | 0.65 · Tracking error 3.6% | |
Replication portfolio
The published portfolio below is the investable basket used to model NPSAX’s historical return behavior.
| Ticker | Building block | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| BKLN | FI · Senior Bank Loans | 58.1% |
| PFF | FI · Preferred | 26.0% |
| VWOB | FI · EM Bonds USD | 10.9% |
| DBEF | Intl · Dev Hedged | 5.1% |