Skip to main content

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

JCE
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0001385763

No open-market purchases or sales by Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 50 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $79.4M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2026

Institutional positions in Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund as of Mar 31, 2026. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
50
+1 vs. Q4 2025
Shares held
4.73M
+316.5K (+7.2%) vs. Q4 2025
Total value
$70.2M
−$158.9K (−0.2%) vs. Q4 2025
New holders
7
15 more added
Sold out
6
14 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting JCE on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2026: 50 institutions
Q1 2021: 39 institutionsQ2 2021: 37 institutionsQ3 2021: 34 institutionsQ4 2021: 39 institutionsQ1 2022: 37 institutionsQ2 2022: 41 institutionsQ3 2022: 40 institutionsQ4 2022: 38 institutionsQ1 2023: 44 institutionsQ2 2023: 47 institutionsQ3 2023: 44 institutionsQ4 2023: 46 institutionsQ1 2024: 48 institutionsQ2 2024: 46 institutionsQ3 2024: 48 institutionsQ4 2024: 42 institutionsQ1 2025: 44 institutionsQ2 2025: 45 institutionsQ3 2025: 49 institutionsQ4 2025: 50 institutionsQ1 2026: 50 institutionsQ2 2026: 50 institutions
Value heldQ1 2026: $70.2M
Q1 2021: $64.6MQ2 2021: $57.5MQ3 2021: $45.8MQ4 2021: $46.7MQ1 2022: $36.8MQ2 2022: $37.0MQ3 2022: $28.9MQ4 2022: $33.8MQ1 2023: $33.0MQ2 2023: $40.0MQ3 2023: $40.6MQ4 2023: $44.4MQ1 2024: $45.0MQ2 2024: $43.1MQ3 2024: $47.5MQ4 2024: $57.1MQ1 2025: $55.9MQ2 2025: $62.0MQ3 2025: $66.9MQ4 2025: $70.4MQ1 2026: $70.2MQ2 2026: $79.4M
Institutions holding JCE and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202650$79.4M
Q1 202650$70.2M
Q4 202550$70.4M
Q3 202549$66.9M
Q2 202545$62.0M
Q1 202544$55.9M
Q4 202442$57.1M
Q3 202448$47.5M
Q2 202446$43.1M
Q1 202448$45.0M
Q4 202346$44.4M
Q3 202344$40.6M
Q2 202347$40.0M
Q1 202344$33.0M
Q4 202238$33.8M
Q3 202240$28.9M
Q2 202241$37.0M
Q1 202237$36.8M
Q4 202139$46.7M
Q3 202134$45.8M
Q2 202137$57.5M
Q1 202139$64.6M

Institutions, Q1 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund; share changes are against Q4 2025.

Institutions holding JCE in Q1 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Shaker Financial Services, LLC615,664$9.31M3.25%+54,947+9.8%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc572,512$8.46M0.00%+35,764+6.7%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.481,939$7.12M0.01%−89,746−15.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley374,239$5.53M0.00%−9,332−2.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC317,568$4.69M0.04%+48,676+18.1%Added
1607 Capital Partners, LLC288,211$4.26M0.31%+288,211New
Invesco Ltd.261,599$3.87M0.00%−8,521−3.2%Reduced
Retirement Planning Group, LLC255,078$3.86M2.49%−13,037−4.9%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.184,196$2.72M0.08%+135,119+275.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.178,747$2.64M0.00%−3,122−1.7%Reduced
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC116,571$1.72M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company108,899$1.61M0.00%+6,618+6.5%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC103,118$1.52M0.02%+13,100+14.6%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC90,778$1.34M0.01%+100+0.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC90,037$1.33M0.00%−13,415−13.0%Reduced
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans85,856$1.26M0.00%+12,600+17.2%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC52,025$779.9K0.05%−977−1.8%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management51,574$762.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc46,108$672.6K0.00%−2,123−4.4%Reduced
UBS Group AG41,113$607.6K0.00%−13,808−25.1%Reduced
Z3 Capital Partners, LLC40,593$600.0K0.15%+4,300+11.8%Added
Bank of America Corp35,792$529.0K0.00%+2,285+6.8%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC35,028$517.7K0.00%−165−0.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada32,786$485.0K0.00%+390+1.2%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers30,526$451.2K0.00%+50.0%Added
GWM Advisors LLC30,515$451.0K0.00%+862+2.9%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.30,483$450.5K0.01%+30,483New
PMG Family Office LLC29,369$443.7K0.50%+1,924+7.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.25,991$384.0K0.00%−1,501−5.5%Reduced
Two Sigma Investments, LP18,921$279.7K0.00%+18,921New
Centurion Wealth Management LLC12,480$184.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC11,172$165.1K0.02%−41−0.4%Reduced
Daymark Wealth Partners, LLC10,790$159.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
David J Yvars Group11,000$155.2K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC10,298$152.2K0.03%+10,298New
NWF Advisory Services Inc.10,100$149.3K0.02%−2,000−16.5%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.9,363$138.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.6,040$89.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC5,816$86.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp3,969$58.7K0.00%+3,969New
FNY Investment Advisers, LLC3,000$44.0K0.02%+3,000New
Eastern Bank1,869$27.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC1,792$26.5K0.00%+1,792New
Centerpoint Advisors, LLC1,000$15.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.948$14.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.393$5.81K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co371$5.24K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co306$4.52K0.00%+159+108.2%Added
St Germain D J Co Inc125$1.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.91$1.41K0.00%−61−40.1%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−141,473−100.0%Sold out
Calamos Advisors LLC0$00.00%−17,253−100.0%Sold out
Sowell Financial Services LLC0$00.00%−16,957−100.0%Sold out
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−11,330−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−11,132−100.0%Sold out
Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO0$00.00%−995−100.0%Sold out
Comerica Bank––––Not filed