Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund Class A
NWSAX
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- One Nationwide Plaza Columbus OH United States of America 43215
- IPO Date
- Jan 3, 2012
- CIK
- 0001048702
- Similar Companies
- Business
- Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund Class A (NWSAX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of small companies exhibiting a growth style of investing. The Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies whose earnings are expected to grow consistently faster than those of other companies; it focuses on exceptional small companies purchased early in their corporate life cycles, with secondary consideration given to current income. It offers Class A shares with a minimum initial investment of $2,000 and additional investments of $100, alongside other share classes including Institutional Service Class; shares are purchased and sold through Nationwide Investment Services Corp. The Fund operates within the U.S. equity small-cap growth segment, targeting investors seeking capital growth from domestic small company stocks, and is part of the Nationwide Mutual Funds complex managed under a subadvisory structure. Offered by Nationwide Mutual Funds, a product line of Nationwide Financial Services, headquartered at One Nationwide Plaza in Columbus, Ohio, the Fund's adviser is Nationwide Fund Advisors, with subadvisory services provided for its growth-oriented small-cap strategy; specific subadvisers and portfolio managers, such as Robert Hall, Kempton Ingersol, and Damien Davis, have been associated with the strategy since around 2012. Nationwide traces its origins to 1926 as Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, evolving into a major financial services group by 1955 under the Nationwide name, with mutual fund operations supporting a broad range of equity and fixed income products. In recent years, the Fund has maintained its core small-cap growth mandate without major strategic shifts, name changes, or reorganizations specific to NWSAX, amid ongoing oversight of subadvisers by Nationwide; performance data reflects share prices such as $8.40 on June 16, 2025, and $11.29 on June 9 and June 6, 2025, indicating market-driven fluctuations. Nationwide as a whole continues to emphasize rigorous manager selection and monitoring, with no reported acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or new product launches directly impacting this Fund in the last 1-2 years. The strategy persists with a focus on fundamental analysis of small company growth potential, aligning with Nationwide's multi-subadviser model for diversified mutual fund offerings.