Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund — Investor Relations & Filings

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company with an objective to provide an attractive level of total return. The fund primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation, with a secondary focus on income and gains. It invests in a portfolio of large-capitalization U.S. common stocks selected using a proprietary quantitative process designed for potential outperformance. A key feature of its strategy is selling call options on up to 50% of its equity portfolio. This option-writing approach is intended to enhance risk-adjusted performance, reduce return volatility, and manage downside risk, though it may also limit some potential for capital appreciation.