(JCE) Nuveen Core Equity Alpha - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Fund • ISIN: US67090X1072

Equities, Large-Cap, US Stocks

Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 14.4%
Value at Risk 5%th 24.9%
Reward
Sharpe Ratio 0.49
Alpha -0.75
Character
Hurst Exponent 0.293
Beta 0.767
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 19.01%
Mean DD 4.25%

Description: JCE Nuveen Core Equity Alpha October 28, 2025

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Closed Fund (NYSE:JCE) is a U.S.-based closed-end fund that follows a large-cap growth style, aiming to capture capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-cap growth equities.

Key metrics that investors typically monitor include an expense ratio of roughly 0.79%, total assets under management around $3.5 billion, and a sector tilt toward technology, which often accounts for about 30% of the portfolio. Recent performance is closely tied to macro drivers such as U.S. GDP growth and corporate earnings trends, especially in the tech and consumer discretionary sectors.

For a deeper dive into the fund’s risk-adjusted performance metrics, you might explore the ValueRay platform.

JCE Fund Overview

Market Cap in USD 254m
Style Large Growth
TER 0.98%
IPO / Inception 2007-03-27
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -3.51%
Analyst Rating -

JCE Dividends

Dividend Yield 8.04%
Yield on Cost 5y 16.84%
Yield CAGR 5y 8.46%
Payout Consistency 87.4%
Payout Ratio -

JCE Growth Ratios

CAGR 16.67%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio 0.88
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio 3.93
Current Volume 24.6k
Average Volume 30.3k

What is the price of JCE shares?

As of November 11, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 15.93 with a total of 24,600 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.31%, over one month by +5.01%, over three months by +4.63% and over the past year by +11.15%.

Is Nuveen Core Equity Alpha a good stock to buy?

Yes. Based on ValueRay's Analyses, Nuveen Core Equity Alpha (NYSE:JCE) is currently (November 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of 76.56 and therefor a clear technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of JCE is around 17.27 USD . This means that JCE is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 8.41%.

Is JCE a buy, sell or hold?

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the JCE price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 19.3 21.2%

JCE Fundamental Data Overview November 11, 2025

Market Cap USD = 254.3m (254.3m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
Beta = None
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 254.3m USD (254.3m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 254.3m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 254.3m / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 8.84% (E(254.3m)/V(254.3m) * Re(8.84%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.84% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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