Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 19, 2026 · prospectusObjective. The Nationwide International Index Fund seeks to match the performance of the MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East Index (MSCI EAFE Index) as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
Strategy. The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, approach, which seeks to match approximately the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index before the deduction of Fund expenses. The MSCI EAFE Index includes equity securities of large- and mid-cap companies located in Europe, Australia and Asia (including the Far East). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of securities of companies included in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest in all of the countries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund may not, however, invest in all the companies within a country represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, or in the same weightings as … The Fund employs a passive management, or indexing, approach, which seeks to match approximately the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index before the deduction of Fund expenses. The MSCI EAFE Index includes equity securities of large- and mid-cap companies located in Europe, Australia and Asia (including the Far East). Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in a statistically selected sampling of securities of companies included in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest in all of the countries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund may not, however, invest in all the companies within a country represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, or in the same weightings as in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund intends to be diversified in approximately the same proportion as the MSCI EAFE Index is diversified. The Fund may become nondiversified, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act, as amended (the 1940 Act), solely as a result of a change in relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index. A nondiversified fund generally invests a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of one or more issuers and invests overall in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Shareholder approval will not be sought if the Fund becomes nondiversified due solely to a change in the relative market capitalization or index weighting of one or more constituents of the MSCI EAFE Index.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | — | $21.84M | 2.55% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PL | — | $12.27M | 1.43% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | — | $11.49M | 1.34% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | — | $11.21M | 1.31% |
| Novartis AG (Registered) | NVSEF | $11.01M | 1.29% |
| NESTLE SA (REG) | — | $10.19M | 1.19% |
| SHELL PLC | — | $10.08M | 1.18% |
| SIEMENS AG-REG | — | $8.80M | 1.03% |
| COMMONW BK AUSTR | — | $8.18M | 0.96% |
| Treasury Repurchase Agreement | — | $8.00M | 0.94% |
Portfolio moves
Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| SA International Index Portfolio | 96% | 0.48% |
| BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund | 94% | 0.27% |
| iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund | 94% | 0.03% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | Sub-adviser |
| Nationwide Fund Advisors | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 19, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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