Nationwide S&P 500 Index Fund 

The primary objective of this fund is to replicate the total return, encompassing both price changes and dividend income, of publicly traded common stocks as represented by the Standard & Poor's 500® Index (S&P 500 Index). It achieves this by employing a "passive" investment strategy, where its subadviser builds a portfolio intended to closely mirror the index's performance, avoiding active stock selection. At least 80% of the fund's net assets are invested in the equity securities of companies that make up this benchmark index. This benchmark itself consists of roughly 500 common stocks chosen by Standard & Poor's, most of which are listed on prominent exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.