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Nationwide Small Company Growth Fund

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Current income is a secondary consideration in selecting portfolio investments.

Investment Strategy

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small-capitalization companies, employing a growth style of investing. In other words, the Fund seeks companies whose earnings are expected to grow consistently faster than those of other companies.

Portfolio Management

Brown Capital Management, LLC, Subadviser
Robert Hall, Kempton Ingersol, Keith Lee and Amy Zhang, CFA are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund, including selection of the Fund’s investments.

Nationwide Fund Distributors LLC is not an affiliate of Brown Capital Management, LLC.

Fund Documents

You can find more detailed information about the Fund in the summary prospectus, prospectus and other fund documents. You should carefully read the documents before investing.

Top Holdings (all classes) as of 04/30/201203/30/201202/29/2012

View all holdings as of 04/30/2012 | 03/30/2012 | 02/29/2012

Holding	Percent
GEN-PROBE INC COM GEN PROBE INC COM	3.83%
ABAXIS INC COM STK USD1	3.67%
NEOGEN CORP USD0.16	3.63%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK.USD0.01	3.60%
BLACKBAUD INC COM STK USD0.001	3.57%
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC COM STK USD0.01	3.51%
COGNEX CORP COM STK USD0.002	2.95%
MEDIDATA SOLUITION INC USD0.01	2.91%
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK USD0.001	2.89%
DIODES INC COM STK USD0.66 2/3	2.83%

Holding	Ticker	Security No	Shares	Market Value	Percent
GEN-PROBE INC COM GEN PROBE INC COM	GPRO	36866T103	1,043	85,056.65	3.83%
ABAXIS INC COM STK USD1	ABAX	002567105	2,288	81,498.56	3.67%
NEOGEN CORP USD0.16	NEOG	640491106	2,064	80,475.36	3.63%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK.USD0.01	TYL	902252105	2,000	79,900.00	3.60%
BLACKBAUD INC COM STK USD0.001	BLKB	09227Q100	2,554	79,122.92	3.57%
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC COM STK USD0.01	MANH	562750109	1,554	77,933.10	3.51%
COGNEX CORP COM STK USD0.002	CGNX	192422103	1,624	65,366.00	2.95%
MEDIDATA SOLUITION INC USD0.01	MDSO	58471A105	2,492	64,567.72	2.91%
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK USD0.001	CNQR	206708109	1,135	64,195.60	2.89%
DIODES INC COM STK USD0.66 2/3	DIOD	254543101	2,818	62,813.22	2.83%
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP CLASS'B'CNV USD0.10	CMN	138098108	2,650	62,222.00	2.80%
QUALITY SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	QSII	747582104	1,663	62,196.20	2.80%
MEASUREMENT SPECIALITIES INC COM STK NPV	MEAS	583421102	1,715	61,276.95	2.76%
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	NTCT	64115T104	2,960	61,242.40	2.76%
ANSYS INC COM STK USD0.01	ANSS	03662Q105	895	60,027.65	2.71%
PROS HLDGS INC USD0.001	PRO	74346Y103	3,012	59,306.28	2.67%
PEETS COFFEE & TEA INC COM STK USD0.001	PEET	705560100	764	58,690.48	2.64%
FEI CO COM STK NPV	FEIC	30241L109	1,149	57,645.33	2.60%
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP COM STK USD0.01	HITT	43365Y104	1,062	56,859.48	2.56%
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK USD0.001	NUAN	67020Y100	2,307	56,383.08	2.54%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM STK USD0.005	ACIW	004498101	1,405	56,003.30	2.52%
FLIR SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.01	FLIR	302445101	2,383	53,522.18	2.41%
NIC INC COM NPV	EGOV	62914B100	4,716	52,772.04	2.38%
TECHNE CORP COM STK USD0.01	TECH	878377100	785	52,547.90	2.37%
SUN HYDRAULICS INC COM STK USD0.001	SNHY	866942105	2,000	50,060.00	2.26%
BALCHEM CORP COM STK USD0.0666	BCPC	057665200	1,661	48,002.90	2.16%
DTS INC COM	DTSI	23335C101	1,538	47,985.60	2.16%
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC COM STK USD0.001 CLASS 'A'	DLB	25659T107	1,219	47,821.37	2.16%
CARBO CERAMICS COM STK USD0.01	CRR	140781105	567	47,679.03	2.15%
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CLASS'A'COM STK	MRX	584690309	1,234	47,471.98	2.14%
ROVI CORP COM	ROVI	779376102	1,652	47,247.20	2.13%
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COM STK NPV	VIVO	589584101	1,890	38,839.50	1.75%
ACCELRYS INC COM	ACCL	00430U103	4,592	37,792.16	1.70%
IRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK USD0.01	IRIS	46270W105	2,092	27,363.36	1.23%
DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP COM STK USD0.05	BOOM	267888105	1,438	26,286.64	1.18%
MEDASSETS USD0.01	MDAS	584045108	2,082	26,254.02	1.18%
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC CLASS'A' COM STK USD0.10	AMSWA	029683109	2,876	23,813.28	1.07%
FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL MMKT PORTFOLIO INST CLASS -	N/A	89199B034	19,764	19,764.08	0.89%
INCYTE CORP COM STK USD0.001	INCY	45337C102	642	14,560.56	0.66%
BRUKER CORP COM STK USD0.01	BRKR	116794108	846	12,715.38	0.57%
ENERNOC INC COM STK NPV	ENOC	292764107	1,942	11,671.42	0.53%
OYO GEOSPACE CORP COM STK USD0.01	OYOG	671074102	100	11,522.00	0.52%
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES COM STK USD0.01	HGSI	444903108	712	10,473.52	0.47%

Holding	Ticker	Security No	Shares	Market Value	Percent
BLACKBAUD INC COM STK USD0.001	BLKB	09227Q100	2,554	84,869.42	3.80%
NEOGEN CORP USD0.16	NEOG	640491106	2,064	80,640.48	3.61%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK.USD0.01	TYL	902252105	2,000	76,820.00	3.44%
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC COM STK USD0.01	MANH	562750109	1,554	73,861.62	3.31%
QUALITY SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	QSII	747582104	1,663	72,722.99	3.26%
GEN-PROBE INC COM GEN PROBE INC COM	GPRO	36866T103	1,043	69,265.63	3.10%
COGNEX CORP COM STK USD0.002	CGNX	192422103	1,624	68,792.64	3.08%
ABAXIS INC COM STK USD1	ABAX	002567105	2,288	66,649.44	2.98%
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP CLASS'B'CNV USD0.10	CMN	138098108	2,650	66,488.50	2.98%
MEDIDATA SOLUITION INC USD0.01	MDSO	58471A105	2,492	66,386.88	2.97%
DIODES INC COM STK USD0.66 2/3	DIOD	254543101	2,818	65,321.24	2.92%
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK USD0.001	CNQR	206708109	1,135	65,126.30	2.92%
FLIR SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.01	FLIR	302445101	2,383	60,313.73	2.70%
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	NTCT	64115T104	2,960	60,206.40	2.69%
CARBO CERAMICS COM STK USD0.01	CRR	140781105	567	59,790.15	2.68%
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK USD0.001	NUAN	67020Y100	2,307	59,013.06	2.64%
ANSYS INC COM STK USD0.01	ANSS	03662Q105	895	58,192.90	2.60%
MEASUREMENT SPECIALITIES INC COM STK NPV	MEAS	583421102	1,715	57,795.50	2.59%
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP COM STK USD0.01	HITT	43365Y104	1,062	57,677.22	2.58%
NIC INC COM NPV	EGOV	62914B100	4,716	57,205.08	2.56%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM STK USD0.005	ACIW	004498101	1,405	56,579.35	2.53%
FEI CO COM STK NPV	FEIC	30241L109	1,149	56,427.39	2.53%
PROS HLDGS INC USD0.001	PRO	74346Y103	3,012	56,324.40	2.52%
PEETS COFFEE & TEA INC COM STK USD0.001	PEET	705560100	764	56,306.80	2.52%
TECHNE CORP COM STK USD0.01	TECH	878377100	785	55,028.50	2.46%
ROVI CORP COM	ROVI	779376102	1,652	53,772.60	2.41%
SUN HYDRAULICS INC COM STK USD0.001	SNHY	866942105	2,000	52,320.00	2.34%
BALCHEM CORP COM STK USD0.0666	BCPC	057665200	1,661	50,245.25	2.25%
DTS INC COM	DTSI	23335C101	1,538	46,478.36	2.08%
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC COM STK USD0.001 CLASS 'A'	DLB	25659T107	1,219	46,395.14	2.08%
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CLASS'A'COM STK	MRX	584690309	1,234	46,386.06	2.08%
ACCELRYS INC COM	ACCL	00430U103	4,592	36,644.16	1.64%
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COM STK NPV	VIVO	589584101	1,890	36,628.20	1.64%
DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP COM STK USD0.05	BOOM	267888105	1,438	30,356.18	1.36%
IRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK USD0.01	IRIS	46270W105	2,092	28,262.92	1.26%
MEDASSETS USD0.01	MDAS	584045108	2,082	27,399.12	1.23%
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC CLASS'A' COM STK USD0.10	AMSWA	029683109	2,876	24,676.08	1.10%
FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL MMKT PORTFOLIO INST CLASS -	N/A	89199B034	23,076	23,075.94	1.03%
ENERNOC INC COM STK NPV	ENOC	292764107	1,942	13,982.40	0.63%
BRUKER CORP COM STK USD0.01	BRKR	116794108	846	12,952.26	0.58%
INCYTE CORP COM STK USD0.001	INCY	45337C102	642	12,390.60	0.55%
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES COM STK USD0.01	HGSI	444903108	712	5,866.88	0.26%

Holding	Ticker	Security No	Shares	Market Value	Percent
BLACKBAUD INC COM STK USD0.001	BLKB	09227Q100	2,554	80,578.70	3.71%
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK.USD0.01	TYL	902252105	2,000	75,540.00	3.48%
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC COM STK USD0.01	MANH	562750109	1,554	72,043.44	3.32%
NEOGEN CORP USD0.16	NEOG	640491106	2,064	71,620.80	3.30%
QUALITY SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	QSII	747582104	1,663	71,292.81	3.28%
GEN-PROBE INC COM GEN PROBE INC COM	GPRO	36866T103	1,043	71,216.04	3.28%
DIODES INC COM STK USD0.66 2/3	DIOD	254543101	2,818	69,999.12	3.22%
COGNEX CORP COM STK USD0.002	CGNX	192422103	1,624	69,247.36	3.19%
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK USD0.001	CNQR	206708109	1,135	66,908.25	3.08%
SUN HYDRAULICS INC COM STK USD0.001	SNHY	866942105	2,000	65,720.00	3.03%
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.001	NTCT	64115T104	2,960	62,840.80	2.89%
FLIR SYSTEMS INC COM STK USD0.01	FLIR	302445101	2,383	62,363.11	2.87%
ABAXIS INC COM STK USD1	ABAX	002567105	2,288	60,769.28	2.80%
HITTITE MICROWAVE CORP COM STK USD0.01	HITT	43365Y104	1,062	60,725.16	2.80%
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK USD0.001	NUAN	67020Y100	2,307	59,797.44	2.75%
ROVI CORP COM	ROVI	779376102	1,652	58,612.96	2.70%
NIC INC COM NPV	EGOV	62914B100	4,716	57,016.44	2.63%
ANSYS INC COM STK USD0.01	ANSS	03662Q105	895	56,546.10	2.60%
TECHNE CORP COM STK USD0.01	TECH	878377100	785	56,198.15	2.59%
MEASUREMENT SPECIALITIES INC COM STK NPV	MEAS	583421102	1,715	55,771.80	2.57%
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP CLASS'B'CNV USD0.10	CMN	138098108	2,650	53,503.50	2.46%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM STK USD0.005	ACIW	004498101	1,405	53,080.90	2.44%
PROS HLDGS INC USD0.001	PRO	74346Y103	3,012	52,800.36	2.43%
CARBO CERAMICS COM STK USD0.01	CRR	140781105	567	51,965.55	2.39%
FEI CO COM STK NPV	FEIC	30241L109	1,149	51,153.48	2.36%
MEDIDATA SOLUITION INC USD0.01	MDSO	58471A105	2,492	49,690.48	2.29%
PEETS COFFEE & TEA INC COM STK USD0.001	PEET	705560100	764	49,193.96	2.27%
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC COM STK USD0.001 CLASS 'A'	DLB	25659T107	1,219	46,407.33	2.14%
BALCHEM CORP COM STK USD0.0666	BCPC	057665200	1,661	45,262.25	2.08%
DTS INC COM	DTSI	23335C101	1,538	43,187.04	1.99%
MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CLASS'A'COM STK	MRX	584690309	1,234	43,115.96	1.99%
ACCELRYS INC COM	ACCL	00430U103	4,592	36,460.48	1.68%
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COM STK NPV	VIVO	589584101	1,890	34,057.80	1.57%
DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP COM STK USD0.05	BOOM	267888105	1,438	32,081.78	1.48%
MEDASSETS USD0.01	MDAS	584045108	2,082	29,730.96	1.37%
AMERICAN SOFTWARE INC CLASS'A' COM STK USD0.10	AMSWA	029683109	2,876	23,899.56	1.10%
IRIS INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK USD0.01	IRIS	46270W105	2,092	23,367.64	1.08%
FIDELITY INSTITUTIONAL MMKT PORTFOLIO INST CLASS -	N/A	89199B034	16,765	16,764.86	0.77%
ENERNOC INC COM STK NPV	ENOC	292764107	1,942	15,283.54	0.70%
BRUKER CORP COM STK USD0.01	BRKR	116794108	846	13,561.38	0.62%
INCYTE CORP COM STK USD0.001	INCY	45337C102	642	10,888.32	0.50%
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES COM STK USD0.01	HGSI	444903108	712	5,610.56	0.26%

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Principal Risks

Equity investments are subject to stock market risk.

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investing in stocks of small companies.

Growth funds may underperform other funds that use different investing styles.

The Fund may invest in particular industries or sectors and may be more volatile than the overall stock market.

The Fund also is subject to risks associated with using a targeted strategy for stock selection.

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