Category | Fund Name | Summary | Net Assets ($ M)* | YTD (%) |
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Mixed-Regions | TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Fund | 1590 | 6 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation and current income through investing in companies located in emerging markets around the world. The investment process reviews companies across all market capitalization and but the fund generally prefers to invest in large- and mid-size companies. The fundamental research driven process focuses on companies with long term growth prospects, strong financial statements, established market presence and management with a successful track record of reinvesting capital. The fund invests across all economic sectors and in regions with 75% of assets allocated to Asia Pacific and 15% to Mexico and Latin America. Nearly 36% of investments are in China and 11% in India, 9% in South Korea and 8% in Taiwan. |
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Mixed-Regions | TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund | 5040 | 4.3 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in emerging markets. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The fund buys but not necessarily all of the stocks in the index and attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Equity Index Fund | 32860 | -5.2 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in the U.S. based companies across all market capitalization. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of Russell 3000 Index. The fund not necessarily buys all of the stocks in the index and the fund attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. |
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Large-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Fund | 6300 | 0 | |
The fund’s objective is to generate total return through investing in the U.S. based companies. The investment process reviews companies across all market capitalization but generally invests in companies valued higher than $5 billion. Then the research team looks for companies with strong financial statements, above average growth rate and management with a track record of creating shareholder value. The team then looks for companies with a dividend payment track record with a potential to increase on a sustained basis. The fund favors companies that are estimated to sustain growth for the long term and generate free cash flow. The fund invests across all economic sectors and has the flexibility to invest as much as 20% of total assets in foreign securities. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund | 5220 | 6.8 | |
The fund’s objective is to generate total return through investing in international markets outside the United States. The investment process focuses on companies included in MSCI EAFE Index covering the regions of Western Europe, Australia and Far East. The fund looks at companies across all market capitalization but most of the investments are in the large- and mid-capitalization stocks. The fundamental research driven process then reviews companies for the long term growth prospects but not reflected in stock prices. The fund favors companies with innovative product portfolios, shareholder focused management, sustainable competitive advantage, and generating strong free cash flows. About 65% of total assets are invested in Europe and 33% in Asia Pacific. About 68% of total assets are in Japan, France, Germany, U.K. and Switzerland. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF International Equity Index Fund | 18080 | 11.6 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in developed regions of Europe and Asia. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of MSCI EAFE Index. The fund buys not necessarily all of the stocks in the index and the fund attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The fund is designed to track foreign markets as a whole or a segment of these markets. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. The fund allocates across all economic sectors and geographically has assets allocated to companies in Japan, U.K., France, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Sweden and Denmark. |
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Multi-Cap-Growth | TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund | 2260 | 2.7 | |
The fund’s objective is to generate total return through investing in international companies outside the United States. The investment process is designed to discover companies with sustainable earnings, structural long term growth opportunities and differentiated products and/or services with margin expansion opportunities. The research team then applies qualitative research in evaluating management track record and the durability of the early stage of structural change. The fund invests across all economic sectors. Geographically, the fund is diversified with about 50% allocation in Western Europe, 33% in Asia Pacific and 15% in Mexico and South America. |
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Large-Cap-Growth | TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Fund | 4290 | -8.7 | |
The fund’s objective is to generate capital appreciation through investing in mega- and large-size companies in the U.S. The investment process is driven by financial screens, quantitative analysis and qualitative review. The research team looks for financially strong companies with above average earnings and cash flow growth and determines the durability of the long term business growth. Then the team compares the current market price of stocks of select companies with growth durability. The companies offering the largest discount to their long term intrinsic values are favored for the portfolio inclusion. The fund invests across all economic sectors and is prepared to allocate between 5% and 8% to top holding. |
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Large-Cap-Growth | TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Growth Index Fund | 8490 | -1.7 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in large-size U.S. company index. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of Russell 1000 Growth Index. The fund buys not necessarily all of the stocks in the index and the fund attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The fund is designed to track growth stocks as a whole or a segment of growth stocks in the index. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. |
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Large-Cap-Value | TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Fund | 4710 | 3.5 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in large-size companies in the U.S. The investment process focuses on evaluating large-size companies based on different value criteria. Research team applies quantitative and financial metrics in selecting a list of companies for detailed review. Then the team applies various valuation measures based on earnings, assets and cash flow. The companies trading at the greatest discounts to their intrinsic values are researched more for management track record, long term structural growth prospects and risk-reward profile. The fund invests across all economic sectors and generally invests about 75% of total assets in companies above the market capitalization of $50 billion. |
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Large-Cap-Value | TIAA-CREF Large-Cap Value Index Fund | 7830 | 2.5 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in large-size U.S. company index. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of Russell 1000 Value Index. The fund buys most but not necessarily all of the stocks in the index and the fund attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The fund is designed to track value stocks as a whole or a segment of stocks in the value index. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. |
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Mid-Cap-Growth | TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Growth Fund | 1090 | -9.6 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation through investing in the mid-size companies in the U.S. The investment process starts with a list of companies between market capitalization of $2 billion and higher but the fund generally invests in companies with market capitalization between $5 billion and $50 billion. The research team then ranks companies based on financial metrics and identifies companies with above-average growth in earnings, return on capital and cash flow. These companies are evaluated more for the quality of management and durability of the growth profile. The narrow list of companies are then evaluated for the long term valuation based on the expected long term growth and near term catalysts that could lead to revaluation of the stock higher. |
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Mid-Cap-Value | TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Value Fund | 1720 | -2 | |
The fund seeks capital appreciation and total return in the long term by investing in mid-size companies in the United States. The investment adviser Teachers Advisors, LLC’s process is designed to identify undervalued companies not yet recognized by the market but are expected to have strong growth potential. The research team is using quantitative research to evaluate a company’s stock price-to-book value, stock price-to-earnings, free cash flow, debt-to-capital, and dividend yield. Next, the team uses a variety of comparative valuation criteria to analyze historical valuations of the same security; and of comparable securities in the same sector or the overall market. The fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in foreign securities. |
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Small-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Quant International Small-Cap Equity Fund | 1150 | 5.1 | |
The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation through investing in small-size international companies outside the U.S. The rules-based systematic process is designed is to build a portfolio of stocks that are likely to discover companies that are trading at a discount to their peers or the market and generate favorable long term returns and provide an incremental return to the fund’s benchmark MSCI All Cap Weighted ex USA Index. The process uses proprietary quantitative models based on econometric and statistical techniques to evaluate and score a broad range of securities in the MSCI ACWI ex US Index in which the fund invests. These models take into account various factors including valuations, future growth prospects and the momentum in price and trading volume. The score or the ranking on individual stock is used to form the portfolio. |
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Small-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Quant Small-Cap Equity Fund | 2550 | -1.9 | |
The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation through investing in small-size companies in the U.S. The rules-based systematic process is designed is to build a portfolio of stocks that are likely to offer an opportunity growth and generate favorable long term returns and provide an incremental return to the fund’s benchmark Russell 2000 Index. The process uses proprietary quantitative models based on econometric and statistical techniques to evaluate and score a broad range of securities in the Russell 2000 Index in which the fund invests. These models take into account various factors including valuations, future growth prospects and the momentum in price and trading volume. The score or the ranking on individual stock is used to form the portfolio. |
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Mid-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Quant Small-Mid-Cap Equity Fund | 1.15 | -6.9 | |
The fund seeks to generate capital appreciation through investing in small- and mid-size companies in the U.S. The rules-based systematic process is designed is to build a portfolio of stocks that are likely to discover companies that are trading at a discount to their peers or the market and generate favorable long term returns and provide an incremental return to the fund’s benchmark Russell 2500 Index. The process uses proprietary quantitative models based on econometric and statistical techniques to evaluate and score a broad range of securities in the Russell 2500 Index in which the fund invests. These models take into account various factors including valuations, future growth prospects and the momentum in price and trading volume. The score or the ranking on individual stock is used to form the portfolio. |
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Real Estate-NA | TIAA-CREF Real Estate Securities Fund | 3040 | 4.8 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital and earn current income through investing in the real estate industry. The fund invests in owners, developers, brokers, operators and real estate linked pools of loans or mortgages. But, the fund does not own directly real estate. The fund invests through equity securities of real estate trusts or mortgage real estate trusts. The investment process focuses on identifying companies with a high quality portfolio of real estate and analyzing track record of development of new real estate. The diversified fund invests across all sectors including industrial, commercial, residential, technology and healthcare. The companies with a track record of rising cash flow and dividend are favored by investment managers. |
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Small-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Blend Index Fund | 3130 | -2.9 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in small-size U.S. company index. The index-focused fund replicates holdings of Russell 2000 Index. The fund buys most but not necessarily all of the stocks in the index and the fund attempts to closely match the overall attributes and market weight characteristics of its benchmark. The fund is designed to track value stocks as a whole or a segment of stocks in the value index. The use of a particular index by the fund is not considered by the investment team as a fundamental policy and may be chanted without shareholder approval. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund | 5810 | -4 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in U.S. based companies that meet the fund’s environmental, social and governance criteria. The fund specifically does not invest in business activities including but not limited to the production of tobacco, alcohol, casino and gambling activities, military weapons, fire arms, nuclear power, and thermal coal. The ESG criteria that the fund applies are considered non-fundamental investment policies and such criteria and the universe of investments that the fund utilizes may be changed without the fund’s shareholder approval. Moreover, the fund is not required to invest in all companies that meet the ESG criteria. The fund essentially tries to replicate overall risk characteristics of the benchmark Russell 3000 Index. The investment process then applies an additional overlay of ESG criteria and excludes companies that do not meet the guidelines. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Social Choice International Equity | 1340 | 6.8 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in international companies outside the United States that meet the fund’s environmental, social and governance criteria. The fund specifically does not invest in business activities including but not limited to the production of tobacco, alcohol, casino and gambling activities, military weapons, fire arms, nuclear power, and thermal coal. The ESG criteria are implemented based on data provided by independent research vendors. The ESG criteria that the fund applies are considered non-fundamental investment policies and such criteria and the universe of investments that the fund utilizes may be changed without the fund’s shareholder approval. Moreover, the fund is not required to invest in all companies that meet the ESG criteria. The fund essentially tries to replicate overall risk characteristics of the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE (Europe, Australia, and Far East) Index. The investment process then applies an additional overlay of ESG criteria and excludes companies that do not meet the guidelines. |
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Multi-Cap-Core | TIAA-CREF Social Choice Low Carbon Equity Fund | 1060 | 0 | |
The fund seeks to appreciate capital through investing in U.S. companies that meet the fund’s environmental, social and governance and carbon emissions and fossil fuel reserves criteria. The fund specifically does not invest in business activities including but not limited to the production of tobacco, alcohol, casino and gambling activities, military weapons, fire arms, nuclear power, and thermal coal. The ESG criteria are implemented based on data provided by independent research vendors. The ESG criteria that the fund applies are considered non-fundamental investment policies and such criteria and the universe of investments that the fund utilizes may be changed without the fund’s shareholder approval. Moreover, the fund is not required to invest in all companies that meet the ESG criteria. The fund essentially tries to replicate overall risk characteristics of the benchmark Russell 3000 Index. The investment process then applies an additional overlay of ESG criteria and excludes companies that do not meet the guidelines. In addition, the fund favors companies that demonstrate in mitigating current carbon emissions and have limited exposure to oil, gas and coal reserves. |
* Net Assets include for all classes