Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund
NWKCX
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- One Nationwide Plaza Columbus OH United States of America 43215
- IPO Date
- Sep 19, 2013
- CIK
- 0001048702
- Website
- nationwide.com
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- Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund (NWKCX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of small-cap growth companies with market capitalizations generally between $250 million and $4 billion. The fund employs a growth-oriented investment strategy, focusing on companies demonstrating strong earnings growth potential, innovative products or services, and favorable industry dynamics; it maintains a diversified portfolio across sectors such as technology, healthcare, consumer discretionary, and industrials, while limiting individual position sizes to manage risk. Nationwide Fund Advisors serves as the investment adviser, with subadvisory services provided by Geneva Capital Management LLC, a firm specializing in small-cap growth equities since its founding in 1991 and headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin; the fund operates within the United States market, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to domestic small-cap growth opportunities. The fund's share classes include Investor Class (NWKCX), R6 Class (NWLGX), and others, offering varying expense ratios and minimum investments; it provides daily liquidity, professional portfolio management, and performance benchmarking against the Russell 2000 Growth Index. Geographically, the fund focuses on U.S.-based issuers, with no significant international allocations. Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund traces its roots to the Nationwide family of funds, established under Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, with the small-cap growth strategy launched in 2001. In recent developments, the fund underwent a ticker symbol change in late 2023 from NWKSX to NWKCX to better align with Nationwide's branding conventions, reflecting ongoing portfolio optimizations amid market volatility; as of 2025, it reported assets under management exceeding $150 million, bolstered by inflows from retirement plans and advisory channels. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or strategic alliances were announced in the past two years, though subadviser Geneva Capital Management enhanced its research capabilities with new analyst hires to navigate small-cap underperformance relative to large-caps. The fund continues to emphasize high-conviction stock selection amid economic uncertainty.