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Nationwide International Small Cap Fund, a series of Nationwide Mutual Funds, and which is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, CNPJ 26.755.063/0001-41, has become aware of the misuse of its name by third parties to commit fraud within the Federative Republic of Brazil, in particular, a "fake loan scam." The Nationwide International Small Cap Fund has already adopted the appropriate criminal measures to clarify the facts and establish the truth. Nationwide Mutual Funds advises Brazilian consumers that it does not offer loans in Brazil and has no office in Brazil. As with all series of Nationwide Mutual Funds, Nationwide International Small Cap Fund is a mutual fund that offers its shares solely to investors residing within the United States of America. Furthermore, Nationwide encourages the general public to pay attention to signs of fraud, as widely reported by the media and official government channels. Any person who receives a loan offer on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Funds or its affiliates should contact the competent authorities. It is also recommended not to make any type of payment as a way of facilitating the release of supposed amount in your favor.
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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.
Expense Ratios
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 29, 2024. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more details.
Class A
Except as noted below, Class A shares have up to a 5.75% front-end sales charge and a 12b-1 fee of 0.25%.
Nationwide BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond ESG Fund Class A shares have up to a 4.25% front-end sales charge and a 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
Nationwide Amundi Global High Yield Fund, Nationwide Amundi Strategic Income Fund, Nationwide Bond Fund, Nationwide Bond Index Fund, Nationwide Inflation-Protected Securities Fund, Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund and Nationwide Loomis Short Term Bond Fund Class A shares have up to a 2.25% front-end sales charge and a 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
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.
Class C
Except as noted below, Class C shares have a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) and a 1.00% 12b-1 fee.
Nationwide Loomis Core Bond Fund and Nationwide Loomis Short Term Bond Fund Class C shares have a 1.00% CDSC and a 0.75% 12b-1 fee.
Class K
Class K shares have no sales charge and a 0.10% 12b-1 fee.
Class R
Class R shares have no sales charge and a 0.50% 12b-1 fee.
Class R6
Class R6 shares have no sales charge and no 12b-1 fee.
Eagle Class
Eagle Class shares have no sales charge and no 12b-1 fee.
Institutional Service Class
Institutional Service Class shares have no sales charge and no 12b-1 fee.
Investor Shares
Investor Shares have no sales charge and no 12b-1 fee.
Service Class
Except as noted below, Service Class shares have no sales charge and a 0.25% 12b-1 fee.
Nationwide Government Money Market Fund and Nationwide S&P 500 Index Fund Service Class shares have no sales charge and up to a 0.15% 12b-1 fee.
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 share 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 share classes.
Class A
Nationwide Global Sustainable 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 BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond ESG 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.
Class C
Nationwide Global Sustainable Equity Fund Class C shares performance prior to inception (11/19/12) is based on performance of Class C shares 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 C shares performance prior to each Fund’s inception (9/16/13) is based on performance of Class C shares of each Fund’s predecessor fund.
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.
Class R6
Nationwide Global Sustainable 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 BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond ESG 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.
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 Janus Henderson Overseas Fund Eagle Class shares performance prior to inception (6/3/19) is based on performance of Institutional Class shares of the Fund’s predecessor fund from 2/2/15 through 6/2/19. 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.
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 Global Sustainable 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 BNY Mellon Core Plus Bond ESG 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 Janus Henderson Overseas Fund Institutional Service Class shares performance prior to inception (6/3/19) is based on performance of Institutional Class shares of the Fund’s predecessor fund from 2/2/15 through 6/2/19. 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.
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 or ETF’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 and ETFs 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. As of November 1, 2016, Morningstar no longer provides ratings for load-adjusted share classes.
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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