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Overview

Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Countries matter: Employs country-specific dynamics which can be a powerful factor in stock performance

Key features

  • "All-weather" international strategy: A flexible, all-weather international core portfolio designed to adapt as global opportunities evolve among broad developed and emerging markets
  • Integrated investment process: Combines quantitative country and stock analysis with qualitative oversight, geopolitically and thematically aware
  • Expertise and differentiation: Led by a seasoned team with deep non-U.S. equity experience, leveraging proprietary, behaviorally driven factors to generate consistent alpha

Fund documentation

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Strategy overview

Bailard’s objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation and outperform the MSCI EAFE Index. The investment philosophy is centered around three uncorrelated sources of alpha: country selection, security selection, and tactical currency hedging. The strategy focuses first on country selection and believes that differences in culture, government policies, fiscal and monetary policy, politics, and local trading create investment opportunities. A dynamic quantitative methodology is used to rank all countries within the investment universe based on value, momentum, and risk factors. Stocks are screened for value, earnings quality, earnings revisions, and momentum factors. The stock selection criteria is tailored to each country. The highest ranked stocks are implemented into the portfolio and up to 20% of currency exposure may be hedged back to U.S. dollars.

The portfolio is a foreign large-blend strategy with an out-of-benchmark weight to emerging markets, and it has a lower market capitalization relative to the benchmark. There are not large regional or sector deviations compared to MSCI EAFE, only strategic over/under weights based on the teams proprietary country modeling. Factor risks will contribute to performance, but the overwhelming majority of performance will be directly attributed to stock selection. This strategy is an all-weather portfolio that has the ability to outperform in any macro-economic environment, driven by stock selection. If selection is poor, or if the country positioning detracts from performance, the Fund may underperform.

Fund management

Portfolio management
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Bailard, Inc.

Founded by three Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni in 1969, Bailard, Inc., has a deep and extensive record of serving the institutional marketplace, beginning in the 1990s with a strategic decision to expand their asset management services to pension funds, endowments and foundations. Today, Bailard offers single asset class strategies on a stand-alone basis.

Nearly all of the research team hold advanced designations, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), PhD, JD, actuary, master's and MBA. They seek to provide solid, consistent returns with limited volatility and conduct extensive testing on their products to help ensure that they perform as designed.

In addition to their flagship international and real estate strategies, Bailard offers a variety of additional single asset class investment approaches to meet specific allocation mandates, including large-growth/technology and science, emerging life sciences and small-value equity.

Founded: 1969

Location: Foster City, CA

Assets Under Management (AUM): $7.1 Billion (as of 6/30/2025)
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Management team

Eric Leve photo

Eric P. Leve, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Investing since: 1987
Fund tenure since: 2006
Education: BA, University of California, Berkeley
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Daniel McKellar, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Investing since: 2007
Fund tenure since: 2015
Education: MA, Stanford University; BA, Wilfrid Laurier University; BA, University of Waterloo
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Performance

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Important disclosure

The results shown represent past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the past performance shown. Share price, principal value, and return will vary, and you may have a gain or a loss when you sell your shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted.

Performance returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized. Total returns reflect a contractual expense limitation for direct annual Fund expenses for all classes for certain periods since inception, without which returns would have been lower. Pre-inception historical performance for newer share classes is based on the corresponding share class performance of a Fund's predecessor fund. If no predecessor Fund applies, historical performance is based on that of the longest existing share class, adjusted for sales charges if applicable.
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Fees, expenses and minimums

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Important disclosure

Sales charges: Class A - maximum front end sales charge of 5.75%. The maximum sales charge would be paid directly from your investment. Investors may be able to reduce or eliminate front-end sales charges on Class A shares based on investment size. Please consult the most recent prospectus for the respective Fund for more details.
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Important disclosure

The expense ratios are as of the most recent prospectus. The difference between gross and net operating expenses reflects contractual fee waivers in place through February 28, 2026.

The Nationwide Mutual Funds and NFA entered into a written contract limiting annual fund operating expenses to 1.10% until at least February 28, 2026. Under the agreement, the expense cap applies to all share classes (excluding 12b-1 fees).
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Portfolio

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Holdings are provided for informational purposes and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities.

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* Portfolio Characteristics are calculated based on the Fund’s Morningstar Category Index using a rolling 3-year time period. If Inception Date of the share class is less than 3 years ago, Characteristic is not available.
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Style details
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Fixed-income style

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The Morningstar Style Box is a nine-square grid that provides a graphical representation of the "investment style" of mutual funds as of the date noted above. For stocks and stock funds, it classifies securities according to market capitalization (the vertical axis) and growth and value factors (the horizontal axis). A darkened square in the style box indicates the weighted average style of the portfolio.

Continent allocation
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For top country overweights and underweights, see fact sheets in "Fund documentation" above.
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Rankings and ratings
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Overall Morningstar rating is based on risk adjusted returns for a weighted average of its applicable 3-, 5- and 10-year ratings as of ..

Fund risks

The Fund is subject to the risks of investing in equity securities. The Fund also is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities (currency fluctuations, political risks, differences in accounting and limited availability of information, all of which are magnified in emerging and frontier markets). The Fund may invest in more aggressive investments such as derivatives (many of which create investment leverage and are highly volatile). The Fund may concentrate on specific sectors, subjecting it to greater volatility than other mutual funds. Please refer to the most recent prospectus for a more detailed explanation of the Fund's principal risks.
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Distributions

Distribution information

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[1] MSCI EAFE® Index: An unmanaged, free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of large-cap and mid-cap stocks in developed markets as determined by MSCI; excludes the United States and Canada.

The Fund is not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, and MSCI bears no liability with respect to any such funds or securities or any index on which such funds or securities are based.
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Read this important information

Performance represents average annual total returns, assumes the reinvestment of all distributions and reflects applicable sales charges. Total returns reflect a waiver of part of each Fund's fees for certain periods since inception, without which returns would have been lower. Average annual total returns illustrate the annual compounded returns that would have produced the cumulative total return if each Fund's performance had remained constant throughout the period indicated. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
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Additional disclosures

Returns prior to the first offering of a specific share class of a Fund are based on the previous performance of other share classes of that Fund as noted below. This performance is substantially similar to what the specific share class would have produced because all share classes of a Fund invest in the same portfolio of securities. Performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Performance has not been adjusted to reflect differences in applicable sales charges for individual classes, which if reflected may have resulted in higher or lower performance for the specific share class. Performance has been adjusted to reflect different expense levels for individual classes.
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Class A

Nationwide Schroders Global Equity Fund Class A shares performance prior to inception (11/19/12) is based on performance of Class A shares of the Fund's predecessor fund. Nationwide Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund Class A shares performance prior to inception (4/24/13) is based on performance of the Fund's Class R6 shares (which is based on performance of the Fund's predecessor fund). Nationwide Bailard Cognitive Value Fund, Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund, Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund, Nationwide Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund, Nationwide NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index Fund, and Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class A shares performance prior to each Fund's inception (9/16/13) is based on performance of Class A shares of each Fund's predecessor fund. Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund Class A shares performance prior to inception (12/13/19) is based on performance of Shares of the Predecessor Fund.
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Institutional Service Class

Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Core Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (11/30/11) is based on performance of the Fund's Class R6 shares. Nationwide Schroders Global Equity Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (11/19/12) is based on performance of the Fund's Class R6 shares (which is based on performance of Class Y shares of the Fund's predecessor fund). Nationwide Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (4/24/13) is based on performance of the Fund's Class R6 shares (which is based on performance of the Fund's predecessor fund). Nationwide Bailard Cognitive Value Fund, Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund, Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund, Nationwide Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund, Nationwide NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index Fund, and Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (9/16/13) is based on performance of Fiduciary Class shares of each Fund's predecessor fund. Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (12/13/19) is based on performance of Shares of the Predecessor Fund.
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Class R6

Nationwide Schroders Global Equity Fund Class R6 shares performance prior to inception (11/19/12) is based on performance of Class Y shares of the Fund's predecessor fund. Nationwide Invesco Core Plus Bond Fund Class R6 shares performance prior to inception (4/22/13) is based on performance of the Fund's predecessor fund. Nationwide Bailard Cognitive Value Fund, Nationwide Bailard International Equities Fund, Nationwide Bailard Technology & Science Fund, Nationwide Geneva Mid Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Geneva Small Cap Growth Fund, Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund, Nationwide NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index Fund, and Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class R6 shares performance prior to inception (9/18/13) is based on performance of the Fund's Institutional Service Class shares (which is based on performance of Fiduciary Class shares of the Fund's predecessor fund). Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund Class R6 shares performance prior to inception (12/13/19) is based on performance of Shares of the Predecessor Fund.
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Eagle Class

Nationwide Loomis All Cap Growth Fund Eagle Class shares performance prior to inception (6/27/18) is based on performance of the Fund's Institutional Service Class shares. Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Core Fund Eagle Class shares performance prior to inception (9/28/18) is based on performance of the Fund's Institutional Service Class shares. Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund Eagle Class shares performance prior to inception (12/13/19) is based on performance of Shares of the Predecessor Fund.
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Class K

Nationwide BNY Mellon Dynamic U.S. Equity Income Fund Class K shares performance prior to inception (12/13/19) is based on performance of Shares of the Predecessor Fund.
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Morningstar Ratings disclosure

Morningstar Ratings reflect risk-adjusted performance. The Morningstar RatingTM is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with the Fund's 3-, 5- and 10-year (if applicable) periods.

Morningstar Ratings metrics: Morningstar Ratings are based solely on a proprietary mathematical formula based on measures of risk and performance that it recalculates each month. The ratings formula measures the amount of variation in a fund's monthly performance (excluding the effects of sales charges and loads) emphasizing downward variations and rewarding consistency. Ratings are subject to change every month. The top 10% of funds in the category receive 5 stars; the next 22.5%, 4 stars; the next 35%, 3 stars; the next 22.5%, 2 stars; and the bottom 10%, 1 star.

Ratings are based on specific class performance of each fund. Current fund performance may be higher or lower, which may change a fund's star rating. Despite high ratings, funds may have experienced negative performance during the period. Performance may reflect a waiver of part of a fund's fees for certain periods since inception, without which returns would have been lower. The Morningstar Rating does not include any adjustment for sales loads.

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