UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ~~of the~~

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~October~~December 2916, ~~2012~~2019 (December 13, 2019)

NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts	811-22482	27-4486669
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification ~~Number~~No.)
333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois	~~333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois~~	60606
(Address of principal executive offices)	~~(Address of principal executive offices)~~	(Zip Code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code (800) 257-8787

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~~Section~~ Item 8.01. – Other Events

~~Item 8~~On December 13, 2019, Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund (NYSE: JMF) (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund, announced the attached information regarding results of a special meeting of the Fund’s shareholders.01 ~~Other~~At ~~Events~~the meeting, shareholders voted to approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement with Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C.

OnItem ~~October 29, 2012, Nuveen Investments, Inc~~9. ~~(“Nuveen~~01 Investments”), the parent company of Nuveen Fund Advisors, Inc., the Registrant’s investment advisor, conducted a conference call discussing an overview of the Master Limited Partnership (MLP) market, as well as reviewing the Registrant’s recently completed merger, investment strategy, management and performance. A copy of the script for the conference call is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. MLP’s are the primary investment focus of the Registrant. Leading the discussion were James Cunnane, Jr., Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer from FAMCO MLP, Quinn Kiley, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager from FAMCO MLP and Dave Lamb, Senior Vice President, Financial ~~Modeling~~Statements and ~~Analysis~~ ~~from Nuveen Investments~~Exhibits. ~~FAMCO MLP serves as the sub-adviser for the Registrant.~~

~~Section 9~~(d) ~~– Financial Statements and~~ Exhibits

~~Item 9.01~~The ~~Financial~~following ~~Statements~~exhibit ~~and~~is ~~Exhibits.~~furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

~~(d)~~99.1 ~~Exhibits~~Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund Announcement dated December 13, 2019

~~Exhibit 99.1 Script~~SIGNATURE ~~for Conference Call of October 29, 2012~~

2Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES


	NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND

Date: December 16, 2019	By:	/s/ Mark L. Winget
	Name:	Mark L. Winget
	Title:	Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Script for Conference Call of October 29, 2012

Nuveen Energy MLP Total Return Fund

Date: October 29, 2012

/s/ Kevin J. McCarthy

Kevin J. McCarthy

Vice President

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