SEC ownership of Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0001385763.

Comparable stake leader

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP

Disclosed value leader

Shaker Financial Services, LLC

Comparable rows

24/24

Latest evidence

30 Jun 2026

Ownership snapshot CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings. 3 signals
Comparable ownership rows
24 of 24
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
Latest 13D/G holder
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
Latest parsed ownership date
30 Jun 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
Issuer Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Issuer CIK
0001385763
Issuer location
Chicago, IL

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
Disclosed value leader
Shaker Financial Services...
Comparable rows
24/24
Latest evidence
30 Jun 2026
13D/G 13F Lead comparable stake: 2.9% 13D/G row: FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Showing 1-8 of 24 holder rows.

Quick read

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 2.9%.

24 of 24 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP's linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership Top 5
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 2.9%
Shaker Financial Services, LLC 3.1%
RETIREMENT PLANNING GROUP, LLC / NY 1.5%
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC 0.68%
LPL Financial LLC 0.55%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 24 holder rows
Holder Evidence Ownership % Position 12M Net Δ As of
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP
13D/G
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
2.9%
$7,953,938
486,182 shares
$0 30 Jun 2026
Shaker Financial Services, LLC
13F
Company
13F
3.1%
$8,709,218
519,128 shares
30 Jun 2026
RETIREMENT PLANNING GROUP, LLC / NY
13F
Company
13F
1.5%
$4,183,077
250,109 shares
30 Jun 2026
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC
13F
Company
13F
0.68%
$1,888,778
115,451 shares
30 Jun 2026
LPL Financial LLC
13F
Company
13F
0.55%
$1,518,708
92,831 shares
30 Jun 2026
INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
13F
Company
13F
0.31%
$854,413
52,194 shares
30 Jun 2026
Spire Wealth Management
13F
Company
13F
0.3%
$843,751
51,574 shares
30 Jun 2026
Z3 Capital Partners, LLC
13F
Company
13F
0.24%
$677,482
41,411 shares
30 Jun 2026
How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

Insider buy and sell flow is broadly balanced over the last 12 months. No Buy or Sell transactions have been reported since 15 Aug 2025.

Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value Sell value
Shares: 0 Shares: 0
Window (months) Buy shares Sell shares Buy value Sell value Net value
0-3 0 0 $0 $0 $0
3-6 0 0 $0 $0 $0
6-9 0 0 $0 $0 $0
9-12 0 0 $0 $0 $0

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-15 of 15 reporting-owner rows connected to Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows
15
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Mary Beth Ramsay
Net 12M change
$0
Latest report
16 Oct 2025
Name Relationship Holdings Value Past Year Net Change Change % Valuation Report Date
Mary Beth Ramsay Vice President Mixed 28 Feb 2024
Amy B.r. Lancellotta Trustee Mixed 02 Jun 2021
Trey Stenersen III Vice President Mixed 04 Aug 2022
James N. Nelson III Vice President Mixed 28 Feb 2024
Cardella Marc VP and Controller Mixed 02 Dec 2024
Black Brett Chief Compliance Officer Mixed 01 Jun 2022
Joanne Medero Trustee Mixed 02 Jun 2021
John M. McCann Vice President Mixed 14 Apr 2022
Joseph A. Boateng consultant Mixed 01 Jan 2024
KENNY THOMAS J Trustee Mixed 01 Jan 2024
Loren M. Starr Trustee Mixed 01 Jan 2024
Michael A. Forrester consultant Mixed 01 Jan 2024
Nazar Suschko MD, Multi Asset Portfolio Mana Mixed 30 May 2025
Page Robert Tanner VP and Treasurer Mixed 10 Sep 2025
Joseph Castro EVP, Chief Risk & Compliance Mixed 16 Oct 2025

Recent insider transactions for Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider Symbol Class Transaction % SEC-reported value SEC-reported price Shares Shares owned Date Ownership
No insider transactions were found in the last 12 months for this issuer.
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
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