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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type.
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1. Name and address of issuer:
Nationwide Investing Foundation
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2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Nationwide Growth Fund
Nationwide Fund
Nationwide Bond Fund
Nationwide Money Market Fund
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3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-435
Securities Act File Number: 2-17356
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4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: 10/31/95
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5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the issuer's fiscal year for purposes of reporting securities sold after
the close of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2
declaration:
[ ]
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6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see instruction A.6):
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7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning
of the fiscal year:
None
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8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2:
None
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9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year:
637,530,191 ; 763,655,179
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10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
637,530,191 ; 763,655,179
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11. Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal
year in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
instruction 6.7):
36,523,638 ; 116,065,668
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12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10): $763,655,179
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(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection with
dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11, if applicable): + 116,065,668
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(iii) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year (if applicable): - 705,835,541
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(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased and
previously applied as a reduction to filing fees pursuant
to rule 24f-2 (if applicable): + -0-
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(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during
the fiscal year in reference on rule 24f-2 (line (i), plus
line (ii), less line (iii), plus (iv) (if applicable): 173,885,306
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(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act
of 1933 or other applicable law or regulation (see
instruction C.6): x 1/5000
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(vii) Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by line (vi)]: 34,777
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Instruction: Issuers should complete lines (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) only if the
form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's fiscal year.
See instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository as
described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other
Procedures (17 CFR 202-3a).
[X]
Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lockbox
depository:
11/15/95
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) _____________________________________________________________
William G. Gaslee, Assistant Treasurer
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Date 11/15/95
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Please print the name and date of the signing officer below the signature.
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